[The police weren't about to let Aleksei's moment of arrogance go to waste. The moment he exposed himself, officers immediately opened fire again. Realizing his mistake, Aleksei quickly dropped his hood back into place.]
[He wasn't here to die—just to show off. He retaliated with heavy firepower, forcing the police into cover. Suppressed by his relentless assault, the officers found themselves unable to return fire.]
[Meanwhile, the little boy George, watching from behind the police barricade, suddenly crouched down and crawled through a gap beneath the railing. The moment his mother noticed, she screamed in horror, "No! Stop! Come back!"]
[Desperately, she tried to climb over the railing, but a police officer held her back while another rushed forward, attempting to intercept the boy before he got too close to Aleksei.]
[The commanding officer quickly assessed the situation and shouted, "Cease fire! Hold your fire! There's a civilian in the line of fire!"]
[The little boy ran out into the open, drawing gasps from onlookers. The police commander immediately relayed new orders: "Team Two, lift the alert! Do not fire—there's a civilian in the area!"]
[Aleksei also noticed the child. He stopped shooting and raised his armored head, tilting it slightly as he examined the boy curiously.]
[The child was dressed in a makeshift Spider-Man costume, holding a replica mask in his small hands. A nearby officer tried to rush forward to grab him.]
["Kid! You need to—" Before he could finish, Aleksei fired again, forcing the officer to retreat and take cover. At the same time, Aleksei laughed, amused by the child's actions.]
["Look, New York! Spider-Man is back!" Aleksei taunted, watching as the boy unintentionally mocked everyone around him.]
["Let him go! That's my son! Please, someone help him!" The boy's mother was on the verge of collapse, but two officers held her back, preventing her from making any rash moves.]
[The boy trembled slightly but gathered his courage. Slowly, he pulled his mask over his head, standing firm despite the fear in his eyes.]
[Aleksei smirked, nodding approvingly. "Brave boy, huh? Are you scared of Aleksei, little one?"]
[The child didn't answer. He simply clenched his fists and stared at Aleksei, refusing to back down. Aleksei chuckled and began walking toward him, his massive Rhino armor shaking the ground with every step.]
[At that moment, the gathered crowd gasped and looked up. Even the police officers wore surprised expressions.]
[Aleksei's smug grin faltered. His eyes darted upward, just as the sound of a web shooter hissing through the air reached his ears.]
[Aleksei turned, his gaze locking onto an all-too-familiar figure landing gracefully behind the boy.]
["Hey, Spider-Man!" The little boy turned in excitement, his eyes lighting up as he saw Peter standing there. He lifted his mask slightly, grinning in disbelief. "I knew you'd come back!"]
["That's right, kid," Peter said warmly. "And thanks for standing up for me. You're the bravest kid I've ever met." He crouched down, looking him in the eye. "But now, let me take care of this mess. You go find your mom, alright?"]
[The boy nodded eagerly. Peter extended his fist, and the boy bumped it with his own. "Alright! Get outta here! Go! Go!"]
[The boy immediately turned and ran. A nearby officer scooped him up and rushed him back to his frantic mother, who pulled him into a tight embrace, tears streaming down her face.]
[The onlookers erupted into applause and cheers. New York's hero had returned.]
[Peter leaped onto the hood of a police car, and one of the officers handed him a megaphone.]
[Aleksei growled, his previous amusement replaced with pure rage. "You wanna fight me?! Right now?!"]
[Standing confidently, Peter smirked and spoke into the megaphone. "On behalf of the good citizens of New York and the real rhinos of the world, I formally request that you raise your paws and surrender!"]
["NEVER!!! I will crush you!!! Kill you!!! Destroy you!!!" Aleksei roared, slamming the ground with his armored fists in a furious rage.]
["Oh? So, you want me to come down there and let you squash me?" Peter teased.]
["YES!" Aleksei barked, motioning aggressively.]
[Peter sighed dramatically. "Well, guess there's no place like home." He tossed the megaphone back to the officer and turned to face Aleksei directly.]
[Aleksei, knowing he couldn't afford to underestimate Spider-Man, immediately went all-in. He fully armed himself, equipping his rhino horn attachment, and charged at full speed, missiles launching from his shoulders.]
[Peter swiftly flipped into the air, grabbed a manhole cover, and hurled it at the incoming missiles. The explosion lit up the street, but Peter remained unharmed, somersaulting gracefully above the chaos.]
[In mid-air, he fired a web to retrieve the manhole cover, then swung it around and used it to knock the remaining two missiles off course. With a final spin, he sent the cover hurtling toward Aleksei...]
As the screen froze on that moment, Tony Stark frowned. "That's it? That's where it ends? No follow-up? What happens to Aleksei?"
Rhodey shrugged. "Don't look at me, I have no idea."
The screen remained unresponsive to Tony's questions. With no immediate answers, he had no choice but to suppress his growing impatience. What he didn't realize was that The Amazing Spider-Man's story had ended there.
Still, something caught Tony's eye. He rewound the footage, focusing on Aleksei's Rhino armor and the equipment in the special project rooms controlled by Oscorp. His eyes narrowed.
"Banner! Come take a look at this," Tony called. "Tell me if that doesn't look exactly like the octopus tentacle Dr. Otto used before." He pointed at another piece of tech. "And that wing over there—looks familiar, doesn't it?"
Bruce Banner walked over, examining the images. After a brief pause, he nodded. "Yeah. That's definitely the same tentacle design Otto used. I wonder if their universe has an Otto Octavius."
"Maybe," Tony muttered. "But that's a problem for second-gen Peter Parker to deal with."
He continued analyzing the Rhino armor via holographic projection, breaking it down piece by piece.
"Eh. Not impressive," Tony concluded after a few moments. "This is just basic tech. Nothing special." He shrugged, unimpressed. "Honestly, it's about as primitive as the Iron Monger suit I built ages ago."
Bruce smirked. "Not everyone can be you, Tony."
Tony grinned smugly. "Exactly! Not everyone gets to be the Tony Stark."
Rhodey rolled his eyes. Here we go again.
Meanwhile, in Mexico, Aleksei wasn't having the best time.
After an intense brawl, he was tossed, bruised and battered, onto the steps of the local police station by a group of burly Mexican men. News of his capture spread quickly. The Mexican government wasted no time in processing his deportation back to the United States.
Back in New York, little George's mother pulled him into another tight embrace, her face still pale with fear. She scolded him harshly, her voice trembling.
"Never do something so dangerous again! Do you understand me?!" she snapped. "If you ever pull a stunt like that again, you won't just be facing the bad guys—you'll be facing me!"
The little boy gulped. Facing off against Aleksei had been one thing… but his mother's wrath?
Now that was truly terrifying.
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