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Sun sets on the city of Queens. The masked hero lays on the roof of an apartment complex, taking in the view around them, scouting for crimes that needed someone like himself to step in. Across the way, the mysterious figure sees something. Or rather someone. A smile creeps up onto his face as he pulls the mask up slightly so his mouth was uncovered.
"Tyler!" He yells simply. It was enough though as the person he was looking at disappeared from out of sight. The hero looked around, confused as to where they had gone. A hand touches his shoulder and he jumps, letting a surprised Yelp escape his mouth as he turns to face his attacker. He comes face to face with a girl. Blonde hair framing her small face, her big blue eyes standing out against her pale tone, a smirk dancing across her dainty lips as she folds her arms.
"Really Spider-Man?" She asks, head tilted to the side, amusement evident in her voice. Spider-Man glares playfully at the girl.
"I thought you were someone else, Shadow." He pokes back. She pushes him again.
"Don't call me shadow doofus." She says seriously, letting him know she wasn't playing around anymore.
"Shoot, sorry Ty." Tyler shares a small smile which the man of spiders returns.
"Don't sweat it Pete. Come on. It's late. We better get back before Conrad realises we're missing." Just as she's about to jump off the edge of the roof, Peter grabs her hand, pulling her back to him.
"We can kill 10 minutes." He says calmly, wrapping his arm around her bony shoulders. Tyler nods her head in defeat and leans on her older brother, closing her eyes and savouring these blissful moments before they go back and the torture begins.
Who knows how long they were sat there for. Neither of them really cared but both knew they had to go back sooner or later. Standing up, the pair take a final look at what's around them, breathing in the polluted air of the city and without another word, they jump off the building. Peter swings along using his webs and Tyler teleports from one rooftop to the next, not having figured out how to safely make it long distances yet. They move in silence, neither wanting to ruin the last moments of freedom. After around 5 minutes, they arrive at the place they had called home for the past 7 years; Ms Conrad's Orphanage. I'll spare you the details of their sob stories for now. Unwillingly, the duo say their goodbyes and crawl through their respective windows, landing softly in their rooms. Tyler sighs and runs her hand through her golden locks ripping off her leather jacket and throwing it to the floor. Getting changed out of shadow's gear and into pyjamas seemed to take the teen longer than she originally anticipated. A soft knock echoed through the room. The girl smiled, walking towards the door, yanking it open then pulling her brother inside, checking the halls to see if anyone had noticed. Closing the door soundlessly behind her, the blonde let's out a breath she didn't even know she was holding as her older brother chuckles slightly at her, pulling a computer out of his bag and setting it up. Tyler flips over to where Peter has sat on her bed and takes the vacant one next to him. And without a sound, the pair open up the database and start logging any crimes they saw earlier that evening. It didn't take long but it was far past midnight when they came in from patrol and tomorrow is adoption day which means both teens will be up at the crack of dawn to clean up the younger children's mess, like usual. Both bid their farewells and Peter retreated back to his room. The younger did not waste any time. Jumping up from her spot and clambering into bed, pulling the bear Pete got her close to her chest as her eyes start to close, sending her into a dreamless slumber.