Spider-Man's Fall
Deadpool has a quirky personality and a quick mind; he's often on completely different wavelengths.
After spending a few days with him, Russell gradually summarized some experiences, which, if published as a book, would probably be titled "How to Get Along with Silly Bird".
Take Deadpool as an example. This neurotic can never be quiet. If he doesn't speak for more than 30 seconds, he's definitely brewing some bad idea.
The main reason Deadpool is acting crazy and unruly is that he knows he is a fictional character and, relying on his Immortal Body, routinely mocks superheroes and villains he believes to be real.
Everyone else is drunk, but I am the only one who is sober!
He does whatever comes to mind, completely disregarding the opinions of others, and lives a life of unbridled freedom.
Of course, this is Deadpool's own opinion. To outsiders, he is an absolute chatterbox and Silly Bird.
It was impossible to shut Deadpool up, so Russell resorted to flattery, letting him indulge in self-admiration. The effect was obvious: for every compliment Russell gave Deadpool, he could bask in self-satisfaction for five minutes. During this time, to maintain his image, he would usually keep quiet and act aloof.
Having talked about Deadpool, let's now talk about Spider-Man, Parker!
Spider-Man is living a very happy life lately because of his life-saving act, and mainly because his identity was exposed, Mary Jane chose to become a superhero's girlfriend.
Because it sounds cool!
The newspaper owner's son had a terrible stroke of bad luck: on his wedding day, the church was packed with relatives and friends, but the bride ran away...
Parker didn't think so. When he learned that Mary Jane had given up her privileged life and would rather run away from her wedding than be with him, he was so happy that his heart melted.
At that moment, the two embraced in their dilapidated bachelor apartment. Parker felt like he had reached the pinnacle of his life, and his gloomy mood vanished. The sky seemed bluer, the water greener, and even Mary Jane's freckles looked more beautiful than before.
Unfortunately, beneath this beautiful love story lurked a deadly crisis.
Parker was cursed by his uncle with the saying "With great power comes great responsibility." His sense of responsibility made it impossible for him to ignore the people who needed saving. He dedicated himself to New York and had little personal time.
This means that Parker is busy every day, busy fighting criminals, busy with disaster relief, busy looking for new part-time jobs, but he has no time to spend with Mary Jane.
Aside from the meager income he earns as a freelance photographer for the newspaper, he is penniless after deducting rent, barely better off than a homeless person.
Reality is cruel; material foundation determines spiritual will, and vows of eternal love are no match for a piece of green paper.
When the honeymoon phase ended, Mary Jane was shocked to discover that being a superhero's girlfriend wasn't glamorous at all; in fact, it was quite miserable. Since she got together with Parker, she'd been struggling to make ends meet and constantly spending money on herself. Candlelit dinners, cosmetics, designer bags, jewelry, and clothes were all nonexistent.
This is worse than marrying the newspaper owner's son; at least the newspaper owner has the ability to make his daughter-in-law famous...
Now, the newspaper owner, having lost face because of the elopement incident, hates Mary Jane to the core and publishes half a section of sarcastic remarks every day, causing her budding acting career to fall back into a slump.
Mary Jane's reputation was ruined; fans turned to indifference, and indifference turned to hatred, with no one wanting to watch her performances. The theater owner, focused on future profits, promoted a newcomer and then conveniently fired Mary Jane.
After losing her job, Mary Jane re-examined herself, wondering which was more important: love or career.
To put it simply, which is more important, Parker or money?
Mary Jane pondered for a moment, and then Parker was heartbroken!
To make matters worse, his best friend Harry fell in love, and coincidentally, Harry's girlfriend was also named Mary Jane!
Parker was struck dumb, feeling as if the sky had darkened, the water had become murky, and even Mary Jane's freckles seemed to have multiplied.
The setback in love is only one aspect; Parker's superhero journey is also not going smoothly. In the past two days, a very capable robber has appeared in New York — Sandman.
Parker was no match for him. Then, he encountered Harry, who had transformed into the Green Goblin, and the latter frankly admitted that he had stolen Mary Jane in order to get revenge on him.
Green Goblin Harry, told Parker not to worry because he wasn't really invested in Mary Jane and would eventually get tired of her and dump her.
Parker lost his temper, angrily threw a punch, and then... lost again!
With his superhero career in jeopardy, the freelance photographer's job also fell through. Because he had been preoccupied with romance and his selfies had been sloppy and perfunctory, the newspaper owner hired a new professional photographer to take charge of the Spider-Man section.
In fact, Parker is Spider-Man; no matter how perfunctory his selfies are, they're still the best shots in all of New York.
The newspaper owner fired Parker because he knew Parker's girlfriend was named Mary Jane. Coincidentally, his runaway daughter-in-law was also named Mary Jane, and the two even looked exactly alike. How could the newspaper owner tolerate this?
Parker lost his job, and Spider-Man couldn't beat the villain. He called Mary Jane to tell her about Harry's sinister intentions, but was immediately hung up on. Heartbroken, he lay dead in his bachelor apartment.
The only thing that kept Parker strong was his uncle's curse, "With great power comes great responsibility." He couldn't fall; the people of New York needed him.
Peter Parker is not a hero; he lives for others and is a slave bound to New York!
A dark, murky liquid crawled down the drainpipe into the window and slowly moved toward Parker, who lay lifeless on the bed—it was Venom.
Some time ago, Venom fled to the wilderness to avoid Russell, where it happened to encounter another clump of Venom that had landed on Earth with a meteorite. The two devoured and fought each other, eventually merging into one.
With his abilities greatly enhanced, Venom is brimming with confidence and returns to New York to settle scores. He'll retaliate in kind for whatever Russell did to him.
What an innocent child!
Parker was jolted awake by the alarm bells and instinctively rushed out the window to save people. But as soon as he jumped off the building, he sensed something was wrong.
You've gotten stronger!
Spider-Man's suit had inexplicably turned black, and with it came an endless stream of power. Parker felt incredibly strong now, almost omnipotent, stronger than the strongest person he had ever met, Russell.
The immense power fostered darkness within Parker, or rather, Venom grafted Deadpool's dark side onto Parker, who, clad in a black suit, chose to fight for himself.
The first guy to get beaten up was Harry, who kept his promise and kicked Mary Jane out just two days after she moved into the mansion.
Harry dated Mary Jane for a while before, but knew she wasn't suitable to be a wife. He rekindled the relationship purely to annoy Parker.
Harry was actually very conflicted at that moment. He cherished his friendship with Parker, but he also hated Spider-Man for killing his father. He was caught in a dilemma, which led him to think of doing something wicked.
After a fierce battle, Parker was enhanced by Venom, and Harry was no match for him. He was completely outmatched by Parker and was eventually disfigured by Pumpkin Bomb.
After the battle, Parker realized something was wrong; the black suit had driven him mad and aggressive, so he locked it up.
The next day, news came from the police station that the person who killed Uncle Parker was actually Sandman.
Enraged, Parker donned the Venom Suit and, in a near-massacre, blasted Sandman with a torrent of water.
With his revenge fulfilled, Parker felt an indescribable sense of relief. He had never killed anyone before, but now... he felt that Russell was right; one should not show mercy when dealing with villains.
Parker decided to let go of his burdens and try to live for himself. His dark side grew and flourished, and his temperament changed completely. He was no longer as timid as before. He took action against the photojournalist who had taken his job, making the other party a pariah in the photography industry.
Back to work!
Based on the principle of scarcity, Parker sold his selfies at a high price, making a fortune in US dollars. He then bought himself a new outfit and got a stylish new hairstyle.
Parker's new look has attracted a lot of attention. He has transformed from a nerd into a bad boy, and his increased confidence, coupled with his improved skills, has earned him many flirtatious glances from female passersby.
In the past, Parker had nothing to do with women; he was only in love with Mary Jane, the goddess next door!
"Should I go find Mary Jane again?" Parker muttered to himself, remembering that Mary Jane was single now, and decided to try his luck again.
Sizzle!
A stretched Cadillac was parked on the side of the road. The driver got out and opened the door. Parker quickly stepped aside because he was blocking the way.
Although he was incredibly confident, he had been a loser for so long that his habits couldn't be changed overnight.
After the car door opened, no one got out. An arm stretched out and beckoned. "Parker, get in!"
Inside the car were Russell and Deadpool. The Cadillac was rented. In addition, Russell spent $300,000 to give himself and Deadpool a low-key and understated yet ostentatious gold outfit.
The phrase "low-key and reserved" refers to Russell. He wore ordinary casual clothes that looked no different from a hundred-dollar mix-and-match outfit. Only those in the know would realize that he was actually very expensive from head to toe.
Russell is low-key and reserved, while Deadpool is the only one who can Deadpool the nouveau riche look with his big gold chain, small watch, sunglasses, cigar, and fur coat.
Deadpool wore a white, open-chested suit similar to Elvis Presley's over his red and black uniform, and also tackyly wrapped a mink coat around his neck.
"Mr. Russell, you...you wanted to see me?" Parker swallowed hard. He had never ridden in a stretched Cadillac in his life, and he didn't even dare to touch it. He was very reserved in his speech.
Russell squinted as he scanned Parker's collar, noticing the black Spider-Man suit, and smiled slightly, "Get in the car. Wade and I have some free time, so we're throwing a yacht party and would like to invite you to join us."
Parker wanted to refuse, but when he met Russell's gaze, he couldn't help but get into the car.
Parker sat upright, too stiff to move freely and even dared not breathe, only feeling that the extended Cadillac was so spacious, the leather so soft, and Deadpool so Silly Bird!
"Parker, want a cigar?"
Deadpool unfastened the fur coat around his neck, revealing a dozen or so gold chains of varying thicknesses. He then opened his cigar box, pulled out a long knife from behind his back, chopped off two rounded ends, and lit it through his mask.
Parker: "..."
"Stop messing around, Wade, you're scaring Parker." Russell chuckled and handed Parker a cigar.
Parker blushed and quickly shook his head. "Mr. Russell, I don't smoke."
"Here, take it. I'll let you smoke it."
"Oh!"
Parker struggled to light a cigar, but because he didn't smoke, he coughed violently after just one puff.
Russell took a bottle of red wine from the freezer and considerately poured him a glass, which made Parker quickly shake his head. "Thank you, cough cough... I don't... cough cough, drink!"
"If you don't want to drink it, fine. It's not a good wine anyway, only $5,000 a bottle. I don't like this kind of cheap wine."
Russell chuckled nonchalantly, took the cigar that Parker couldn't possibly enjoy, and casually tossed it into his wine glass. This sight made Parker's eyes widen; he thought Russell's way of extinguishing the cigarette was incredibly cool.
At this moment, Deadpool, with his cigar held in a delicate hand gesture and the air of a gangster boss, spoke up, "Parker, you think that wearing a suit and leather shoes, applying some hair gel, and combing your hair into a side-swept fringe will be enough to pick up girls?"
"..."
Parker's eyes hurt from the dazzling gold chain, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak. At this moment, Deadpool was a giant in spirit.
"Wade, stop messing around, what time is it?"
"Wait, let me take a look."
Deadpool said, pulling up the white sleeve of his suit jacket to reveal a dozen gleaming watches on his right wrist. He stared at them for a moment, then slapped his forehead. "Look at my memory! I almost forgot, the right hand is the European time zone, the left hand is the Asian time zone, Oceania is in the middle... America is... on the right leg or the left leg again? Damn it, how the hell am I so rich!"
Parker: "..."
Deadpool rolled up his trouser legs, first his left, then his right, and finally found the New York time among a dozen watches on his right ankle.
Parker: "..."
Thanks to the generous donation from the guild leader "I still came to see the official version", I will add an extra chapter tomorrow or the day after!