22 - Ultimatum

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Peter's P.O.V

We were pulled over by the side of the road because Anya needed to pee when a long since used billboard crackled to life.
A video of a colossal, muscled monster appeared on the screen. It had black-green fur sprouting from its body, long curved horns, and sharp tusks protruding from its mouth that contorted into a snarl "This is a message for Peter Parker." It growled in a deep, powerful voice "We have your friends." The camera zoomed out to show Ned, Aunt May, and Happy, badly bruised and bleeding but still alive, tied up and gagged "Hand yourself in to the Daily Bugle building by sunset tonight. Or they die."
Aunt May looked like she was barely fighting off unconsciousness, but still managed to shake her head, staring straight through the camera and right at me.
"We'll be waiting." And then the screen sputtered dead again.
I glanced over at Lucas (who looked resolute), then at Pippa (who looked excited), and then at Anya (who still hadn't gotten to go pee).
A silent agreement passed between the 4 of us and we were back in the car, speeding towards Queens, before I could even consider the consequences, or how wrong this could possibly go.

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