3. (Side story) Superheroics 101 Part 1

Peter Parker had been having a good streak lately, he had gotten together with MJ (Divorcing her to protect her, what was he thinking? Oh yeah, he wasn't, he was too scared that what happened to Aunt May would happen to her), he killed it at Spider-Man Trivia Night at the Bar With No Name (Ok, maybe being Spider-Man was cheating, but still!), he mended his bridges with Felicia while stopping the Thieves Guild (What were they doing fighting him anyways? He thought they were more of an X-Men problem), Jameson was completely on his side even if it took him some time to understand what that truly meant (But once he did, he all but spat at Mayor Fisk, it was kind of awesome), he was getting his doctorate legitimately this time (Even if his teacher might go feral, but he really hoped that didn't happen) and Kraven had promised him he wouldn't hunt again (He REALLY hoped he didn't honor that promise the same way he did the last time). Really, the only way things could get better was if all the dead people in his life just showed up at his doorstep.

Well, that and if he didn't have to share an apartment with the worst roommate ever, Fred Myers, the supervillain Boomerang and all-around jerk. He was about to start ANOTHER argument with him about not leaving empty milk cartons in the fridge when Randy Robertson, his other roommate, frantically burst through the door yelling.

"Turn on the news! You won't believe what's happening!"

Peter wondered what could have gotten Randy so excited as he turned on the TV.

Oh, that was it.

"Who cares?", was Fred's answer, sensitive as always.

Peter was quick to answer

"An unknown magic user takes over a country and your first answer is 'Who cares'?"

"No, an unknown magic user took over CANADA and my first answer is 'Who cares'. I mean, c'mon, tell me something good that has come from that place"

Peter wanted to answer with a short angry mutant, said to be the best at what he did and who called everyone 'bub', but he knew that he couldn't really answer with that in good conscience.

"That's not the point! Anyways, I'm off to... uhm... collect some data for a class project"

With that lame excuse Peter left the room, but not the apartment, the one who did was none other than Spider-Man, hoping that the Fantastic Four would have some answers.