An extra bit of power in the next swing had him letting go of the web at the top of its arc before he performed a complete somersault and coming to land on the roof on a nearby building in a crouch.
Rising, he moved to the edge and looked out and down. The city was never still, never at rest, but there were times, like now at three in the morning, when there were next to no cars or people around, that it seemed as though the city itself was taking a bit of a breather.
The hint of movement in the shadows caught his attention and he focused in on it.
There were two men huddled against a wall, both dressed in black. Peter frowned at them, wondering what they were doing there. When one shifted to reveal an ATM, he knew exactly what they were doing.
Flinging out one hand, he shot a web before leaping from the top of the building to cross the street.
This time, he landed on the wall, directly above the men before turning about and beginning to creep down towards them.
"I'm telling you that it's just not safe for good, honest crooks around here!" one said.
It was obvious that the two enjoyed a good conversation while they worked and Peter paused, curious about what a couple of guys intent on breaking into an ATM had to talk about. And it wasn't as though they'd be able to escape him if they saw him and decided to run.
"It's a heck of a lot safer on this side of town than it is in Hell's Kitchen," the other countered.
The first grunted. "Between the Devil and the Kingpin 'taking care of anyone' who he thinks is trying to muscle in on his territory, that's a given."
"And no one wants to get in the middle of a pissing contest between Kingpin and the Devil," the second stated.
"There's a rumour out that Kingpin's aiming to hire some professional help to deal with the Devil."
"That right? Well, I wish 'em luck. They're gonna to need it."
"Well, until it's sorted, I say that we confine our wealth accumulation to this side of the city," the thief stated, giving his head an emphatic nod for emphasis.
Peter sighed to himself. Whatever was going on in Hell's Kitchen was forcing criminals over to his side of town. Seemed that once the Lizard was taken care of, he could easily find himself fighting crime on a nightly basis.
Having heard enough, Peter flipped off of the wall to land behind the pair. What little noise he made was enough to alert the two and they spun about, one even having the nerve to pull and point a gun at him.
"It's that Spider guy!" the one with the guy pointed out.
"Spider-Man," Peter corrected.
"Where'd he come from?" the other asked.
"Seriously? I'm Spider-Man. I swing from webs attached to the tops of buildings. Why does no one ever look up?" he wondered.
"Well, whatever you do, you've got no business here," the gun-wielding thief snarled. "Unless you want to be filled with holes, I suggest that you get lost!"
Peter sighed and shook his head. He half-turned before whipping up an arm and shooting a glob of web, pinning the hand and gun to the wall behind the man. An additional half dozen web shots had both men pinned to the wall by their hands and waists on either side of the ATM that they'd been attempting to rob.
"These things are not toys," Peter said, plucking the gun from the immobilised hand.
The sound of a siren in the distance decided Peter on what to do with the gun. A quick web burst stuck it to the wall above the ATM for the police to find and deal with.
"Well, gotta go. It's been fun," Peter said to the two would-be crooks. He shot out a line, but just before swinging off, he turned back. "And if you get the chance, spread the word to the rest of your buddies. Just like Hell's Kitchen, the rest of New York isn't your personal playground anymore."
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