It's not the fact that they're outnumbered that scares Peter; he's been outnumbered before. It's the fact that up until now, he had never, ever fought anyone with someone non-superpowered close enough to get in real, serious danger. Sure, there was Delmar and his cat, but that was different; he didn't consider the potential danger to a building across the street.
But now, the potential danger to Liz was staring him right in the face. Hitting that guy holding Liz was going to be difficult as long as he had her in his grasp.
You can do this, Peter, he tells himself, trying to will himself to be calm.
And he spins around, prepared to deal with the two goons first before going after the guy he's determined would be the big baddy.
With the flick of his wrist, he sends a streak of white towards the folded arm of one of the two Meiki -- then another towards the other's chest.
In two seamless, calculated motions, Peter uses his webslinging fluid to swing the one Meiki's arm out the way someone might a marionette -- just as he pulls the other Meiki forward; the punched Meiki falls face-forward onto the metal floor, and Peter webs him to the floor to keep him there.
One down.
Peter briefly glances behind him; Liz's struggling is keeping him from getting too far away too quickly, but he doesn't have a lot of time if he wants to be able to catch up, especially with the gathering crowd. Peter feels his chest tighten slightly. All these people, and no one else was trying to help her.
When Peter turns back around, though, the Meiki he used as his personal marionette is taking a swing at him -- and unfortunately, with the arm he isn't still tethered to with webslinging fluid.
The punch lands, and for a single second Peter sees stars. Disoriented, he tries to regain his focus -- and manages to duck before the Meiki can land another hit.
A siren starts to go off and it's impossible for him to tell where it's coming from because it sounds like it's coming from everywhere. He's got to finish this up quick, because it's probably equally-likely that the sirens are going off because of the fight he's having with these guys as they are going off for Liz's abduction.
"Hey, sorry, but I gotta get out of her quick," Peter tells the Meiki. He flips over the cat-man (who nearly manages to catch his jacket with a single clawed hand) and instead of landing solidly on the floor, slides between his legs -- back to where he started, pulling the Meiki's tethered arm (and the rest of him) with him.
The act is perfectly-executed; when Peter turns around, it's a half-second before the Meiki lands around just in time to see the Meiki land face-down on the ground.
Peter sends a spray of webslinging fluid at him to keep him grounded, looks up at the weird, alien faces staring at him curiously from a safe distance away, and plows through the crowd, his eyes scanning for some sign of Liz. The walls aren't high enough in this area for him to get up high and get a good view of her.
"Liz?" he calls out uncertainly. He'd been okay in the combat with the two goons before, but now that Liz is out of his sight, the panic he managed to push aside before is finally beginning to settle in.
Re: Closed to Liz Parker
It's not the fact that they're outnumbered that scares Peter; he's been outnumbered before. It's the fact that up until now, he had never, ever fought anyone with someone non-superpowered close enough to get in real, serious danger. Sure, there was Delmar and his cat, but that was different; he didn't consider the potential danger to a building across the street.
But now, the potential danger to Liz was staring him right in the face. Hitting that guy holding Liz was going to be difficult as long as he had her in his grasp.
You can do this, Peter, he tells himself, trying to will himself to be calm.
And he spins around, prepared to deal with the two goons first before going after the guy he's determined would be the big baddy.
With the flick of his wrist, he sends a streak of white towards the folded arm of one of the two Meiki -- then another towards the other's chest.
In two seamless, calculated motions, Peter uses his webslinging fluid to swing the one Meiki's arm out the way someone might a marionette -- just as he pulls the other Meiki forward; the punched Meiki falls face-forward onto the metal floor, and Peter webs him to the floor to keep him there.
One down.
Peter briefly glances behind him; Liz's struggling is keeping him from getting too far away too quickly, but he doesn't have a lot of time if he wants to be able to catch up, especially with the gathering crowd. Peter feels his chest tighten slightly. All these people, and no one else was trying to help her.
When Peter turns back around, though, the Meiki he used as his personal marionette is taking a swing at him -- and unfortunately, with the arm he isn't still tethered to with webslinging fluid.
The punch lands, and for a single second Peter sees stars. Disoriented, he tries to regain his focus -- and manages to duck before the Meiki can land another hit.
A siren starts to go off and it's impossible for him to tell where it's coming from because it sounds like it's coming from everywhere. He's got to finish this up quick, because it's probably equally-likely that the sirens are going off because of the fight he's having with these guys as they are going off for Liz's abduction.
"Hey, sorry, but I gotta get out of her quick," Peter tells the Meiki. He flips over the cat-man (who nearly manages to catch his jacket with a single clawed hand) and instead of landing solidly on the floor, slides between his legs -- back to where he started, pulling the Meiki's tethered arm (and the rest of him) with him.
The act is perfectly-executed; when Peter turns around, it's a half-second before the Meiki lands around just in time to see the Meiki land face-down on the ground.
Peter sends a spray of webslinging fluid at him to keep him grounded, looks up at the weird, alien faces staring at him curiously from a safe distance away, and plows through the crowd, his eyes scanning for some sign of Liz. The walls aren't high enough in this area for him to get up high and get a good view of her.
"Liz?" he calls out uncertainly. He'd been okay in the combat with the two goons before, but now that Liz is out of his sight, the panic he managed to push aside before is finally beginning to settle in.