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You want to know the most annoying crime to deal with? car chases. Which also usually goes with a bank job. They're annoying because when I deal with them the cops are chasing them on top of the fact I'm chasing a moving car. The cops don't really like me for obvious reasons but for some reason for the past couple of days they've been really after me but I don't know why. Not the point though. And they just hit another set of trash cans.

Better end this before it gets worse. Strangely these guys didn't bring guns. Must have thought they would be in and out before the police showed up, amateurs. Jumping to the next rooftop I was running side by side with the car. Thanks to them having to swerve to dodge any cars it's allowed me to easily catch up. Getting a little distance ahead of them I jumped through the air performing a spin before landing on their hood. This caused them all to freak out and swerve out of control.

Staying onto the hood I looked behind me to see them heading straight toward a light post. Just before they hit it I flipped into the air making them crash into the post before I landed on top of the car. They all opened the door, stepping out disoriented. Stepping down I grabbed one by the back of his head slamming it through the car window leaving him there unconscious. His friend in the back saw this and decided to run for it. Reaching down I tore the hubcap off one of the wheels and threw it hitting him in the back of the head knocking him out. Looking at the last guy he raised his hands, surrendering.

"Just take it! I ain't risking my life if you're here!", he said which confused me.

"I'm not here to take the money, I don't do that. You stay here for the cops or if I have to chase you down I'll make sure you can't run away ever again, got it?", I said with a glare. He just nodded before speaking again.

"But I heard you take another jobs score two nights ago"

"Ok buddy if you don't stop talking nonsense I'm going to knock you out anyways", I said, cracking my knuckles.

"Wait! One of my buddies was on the job and he sent me this!", he said reaching into his pocket to grab his phone. Opening it he showed me a photo in his text messages. Walking around the car I grabbed his phone looking at the photo to see me? Me with money bags. What the hell?

"Freeze spook!"

"Fuck my life", I said dropping the phone turning around to see two cops. They both had their guns raised so I raised my hands, this is going to get messy. One cop stayed at the car taking cover behind the car door while the other came up to cuff me with the other covering him. Good luck with that.

Putting his gun away he pulled out his cuffs but the minute he tried to grab one of my hands I spun around getting behind him while grabbing the cuffs. Once behind him I cuffed his hands together while keeping him in front of me so his partner doesn't shoot me. Sure enough his partner hesitated as I used him as a body shield. Pushing forward once I was close I pushed the cop into the door pinning him while I jumped on top of the police car grabbing the others gun while he was pinned by a door and tossing it into the car.

"Look, I really don't want to beat on you guys so I'm going to go", I said but before I did I snatched one of their police radios. Thankfully I did it when they weren't looking. Looks like I don't need a police scanner now.

Jumping off the police car I ran up a building vanishing onto the rooftop. I made sure to run as far away as possible. A police chopper might come by and I'll be running all night to try and shake it off. Getting a good distance away I sat down listening to the radio. Maybe the cops can fill me in on what's going on.

"Did you get him?". Looks like it's Captain Stacy again. Guys been after me for a while, both of me.

"No sir, Spook got away. He did stop the bank thieves though but we may need an ambulance. Some of them were pretty ruffed up"

"Typical, why couldn't he have stuck to dealing with petty thugs. Now he's moved up to thief now. Bring the thieves in, I'll want a detailed report"

"What is going on here?"

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The rest of the night was quiet so I headed home for the night. The police radio didn't really give me any more information so I just turned it off. Also tried to look up some more information on my possible doppelganger but there wasn't anything else on that job Spook2 ruined. Not sure what to call my doppelganger so that'll be his name for now. Guess I'll leave it be for now, though I will need to stop this guy before things get worse. I just don't know why someone would do this? just doesn't make any sense.

"Hey Jack, you ok?", Aunt May said, knocking me out of my thoughts.

"uh yeah, just thinking about the test today is all"

"I have to say I'm proud of you, you've turned your grades around. They aren't all As but they're very good. What led to your change of heart?", she asked while putting some dishes away.

"Just realized I needed to change is all. Better head out, don't want to be late to school". Grabbing my bag I turned around to Aunt May hugging me. Returning the hug I shook off the surprise not expecting this from Aunt May. Don't get me wrong she's hugged me before but this one felt different. Backing up she had her hands on my shoulder looking at me with a smile.

"What was that for?", I asked surprised.

"Just wanted to let you now I love you Jack. I'm happy to see you trying to be better, just like your mother would have wanted"

"Love you too Aunt May". She just continued to smile as I left for school but I stopped at the door to say one last thing. I've been making her worry the whole time I've been soaking in my own anger and grief. Even when I distanced myself from her she still cared for me no matter what. 

"Sorry for making you worry for so long Aunt may. Thanks for continuing to look after me"

Giving her a final goodbye I walked out to catch the bus. Waiting at the bust stop I listened to some music putting one earbud in. Leaning against the stop sign I watched around me and saw Peter running up. For some reason he was running like no tomorrow with the reason why being close behind him, Flash Thompson and some of his cronies. Been awhile since they tried to beat on Peter. Dropping my bag I got ready to deal with them but then something interesting happened.

Peter reached into his pocket taking out a small device. Flipping a switch he dropped it while still running. Surprised he's able to run for this long. The surprising part came when Flash and his cronies ran over the device setting it off, making it send out an electric current that stopped Flash and his cronies in their tracks as they were electrocuted. Apparently it wasn't a strong voltage because all it did was drop them to their knees groaning in pain. Peter slowed down seeing his device worked before stopping in front of me breathing heavily.

"Want to explain what that was?", I asked.

"I made a small device that transmits an electric field but I made sure it wasn't anything too much. Made it just in case of this", Peter said catching his breath. Looking past him I saw Flash still on the ground with his cronies in pain. The bus soon arrived as we walked on.

"When did you start making little gizmos like that?"

"I've always been making them", Peter said as we took our seats.

"Well, I wouldn't mind having one of those"

"Sorry, I only had the one. It's hard to find the parts to make those. Nearly shocked myself while making them the first time", Peter said with a chuckle. Couldn't help but let out a laugh picturing him tasing himself.

"Oh, did you hear?"

"Hear what?". Peter reached into his pocket taking his phone out. Opening it he went to Youtube finding a video playing it. Watching it my eyes went wide. It was a video of me stopping a bank robbery where the robbers were actually able to not trip an alarm. After taking out the guards it showed me taking the duffle bags of money and jumping away.

"What the fuck!?!", I yelled gaining attention. A quick glare made everyone look away.

"jeez, should have expected you to be a fan of his. You moody types seem to stick together", he joked.

"It just doesn't make sense at all, why would the spook suddenly start turning into a thief? Especially after spending almost a month stopping these types of crimes", I said trying to piece things together.

"Well I think this one is an imposter". I just looked at Peter with a "what?" face. How did he piece that together? Seeing my look he re-winded the video before playing it again but told me to focus on how this spook fought. Watching it I noticed there was a difference.

"Usually when the spook fights he's very brutal but this spook is brutal but only to an extent. He doesn't use excessive force like he usually does. For example, the first robber who took a swing at him he blocked the punch but instead of pulling him in to counter like the spook usually does he pushed him away. Then moving onto his buddy he could have easily sent him into the getaway cars front window, he likes to send people through windows"

"he's not wrong", I whispered to myself.

"Now the last guy he leaves on the ground in pain instead of knocking him out. The spook always leaves everyone unconscious except for a few occasions"

"How do you know all of this? Are you a stalker or something?"

"Are you free after school?"

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After school I texted Aunt May I'll be at Peter's. Now here's the thing, I've been to Peter's multiple times before but there are some areas of the house I just never been in for example the garage. Turns out his parents don't really use the garage so they allowed Peter to use it for his experiments and his workshop for his gadgets he makes for fun. Walking in I could see his workbench with parts and electronics scattered around with another table holding chemistry equipment.

"So what does this have to do with the spoo...whoa". While I was speaking Peter pulled down a screen used for a projector but was repurposed. On it were multiple newspaper clippings of the spook with a map of New york with red circles and lines. Ok, kind of creeped out right now.

"I know it's kind of creepy but I really admire the spook. I've also been trying to figure out if he has powers or not. You know how I like to analyze heroes", he said with a nervous chuckle.

"You never told me that"

"Oh really? well I like to analyze them. Figure out their weaknesses and how they can get over them. The spook though is a mystery since no one is really sure what his abilities are. Criminals have all kinds of stories mentioned in the papers but they all sound like they came out of a fantasy book". Walking up I looked at what he had. It was impressive, he was able to track my movements just by poor photos taken. Thankfully he hasn't pieced together where I live, that would be awkward. On the map I noticed a circle that wasn't red but blue.

"What's this blue circle?", I said pointing it out. Peter looked at it before walking to the side grabbing a laser pointer.

"The red circles I'm sure you've seen are where he's been spotted. It's allowed me to see where he mainly patrols. That blue circle is a guess on where the fake might go next", Peter explained, shining the laser on it.

"Why?"

"So far he's been stopping small jobs taking their money. I have a feeling it may be a build up to a bigger job, one he'll do himself. I think him stealing the money is meant to help finance this bigger one. In that circle is the met where they'll be showing off a famous gem from Egypt, a perfect score. Though I don't know why he's been making himself seen. He usually tries to stay quiet and out of sight. Though of course there are times he is seen because he can't completely stay out of sight. Just wonder what he has planned", Peter said as we looked at the circle. Looking at it I glared at the circle seeing it as my only clue to where I can find my imposter. Time for a personal talk.

"I wonder too"