"We need to talk?" Serpent's glared at Spider-Man. Speaking in his nonchalant tone. Though it was pretty clear through his words he hated Spider-Man right now. "What more could you possibly want besides humiliating me!"

"Well a lot of things actually."

Serpent rolled his eyes to that. Before scoffing at the teen. "Okay, Speak! Are you here to scold me? Or Are you here to tell me what I'm doing is bad or whatever generic shit you Superheroes say!"

"First of all. I'm not a Superhero." Spider-Man retorted. "Second of all...." He trailed off. Reaching for his mask. Flash slowly pulled it off to reveal his face at Serpent. It was move that made Serpent widen his eyes as it was completely unexpected.

Once he had taken his mask off. Flash nodded at Serpent. Giving him a smile. "I'm Flash Sentry....I'm you nephew."

Serpent definitely did not expect that. Off all the twists. This was the most unexpected one if all. He was unspoken at this."

Flash approached Serpent. Not to attack him or anything. Instead, to free him. Walking up to him. He used his sheer strength to rip the webbing off of Serpent. Before taking a step back.

Serpent stared at the unmasked Spider-Man. His eyebrows furrowed at the scene. "You're....my nephew?"

Flash again nodded. "Aunt Spark. She told me everything. From how you had been bitten by a snake, from your recovery and how you had changed forever." Serpent looked away upon hearing that. Looking to the ground in disappointment. Flash saw this and kept persisting. "Why? What happened between you and your Sister."

Serpent frowned behind his scarf. In fact, he decided to follow in the gesture that Flash had. Taking his checkered scarf off. It revealed another scar on his face. A now pale huge scar to his left cheek. Flash's eyes widened. Before prompting to kneel down beside his Uncle Flare.

Flare opened his mouth. Breaking the momentary silence. "When I had recovered. I felt like I was on the top of the world. I was stronger and faster. It....It resulted in me becoming more arrogant. I saw myself above everyone else. So much so that....that eventually. I ran away from it all.....

Flare stood in front of his Father. An imprinted scowl on his face.

His father was yelling at him. "どうやって？ どうすれば学校から追放されますか！？(How? How could you get expelled from school!?)

The troublemaker merely rolled his eyes to that. Shrugging."まあ学校は私に感謝していないと思います(Well I guess school doesn't appreciate me)"

His Father was growing increasingly frustrated by his son by the second. Meanwhile, both his Sister and Mother watched from the doorway. As the two clashed heads on a weekly basis.

"Me and my Father had began to fight a lot more as the years had gone by. I was growing a lot more cockier and arrogant and he didn't like it one bit."

"学校は戦いの場ではありません！ 知識を得たり、新しい人と出会ったりする場所です。 フレアはなぜそれを理解するのが難しいのですか？(School isn't a place for fighting! It's a place where you go to get knowledge and meet new people. Flare why is that so hard for you to understand.)"

To that. Flare retorted. Keeping his nonchalant tone. "いいえ。学校は私の時間の浪費であり、どこにも行きません。(No. School is just a waste of my time and will get me nowhere.)

Flare's father took a step closer. Continuing to scold him. "なぜあなたはいつもこのように行動するのですか？ 私が覚えていることから、あなたは良い家族に育てられました！ あなたには良い兄弟がいて、良い街に住んでいます！ なぜ反抗的な行動をとるのですか？(Why do you always act like this! From what I remember you were raised into a good family! You have a good sibling and you live in a good city! Why do you want to act rebellious?!)

"My father had then brought up a point. About how I had everything good going for me. But I hated it in Canterlot. I didn't like anything about the city at all. I used to get bullied when I was a kid due to my ethnicity. Because of that, I became more and more of a hothead. Anytime someone would bully me, I'd act up and punch them back. It was a turning point in my life. Once people had realized that I wasn't to be messed with because of how strong I was. They eventually tried to get on my good side. And that's what ultimately changed me. Seeing people submit to me rather than bully me was nice for a change. So much so that it got to my head. So when he had mentioned the fact that I lived in a good city. I snapped"

"いい街? いい街!? (Good city? GOOD CITY?) His voice had gotten louder. Stunning his father a bit as he began to go off. "私はこの街が嫌いです!ここで私に何も良いことは起こっていません!?私もここにいたくない、私は日本に滞在したかった!しかし、いいえ、代わりに私たちはここに来ます! (I HATE THIS CITY! NOTHING GOOD HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME HERE!? I DON'T EVEN WANNA BE HERE, I WANTED TO STAY IN JAPAN! BUT NO, INSTEAD WE COME HERE!)"

His Father widened his eyes. Before taking another step forward. Reaching out his hand for his son. "息子...(Son...)"

However, Flare did the unthinkable. Shoving his Dad away. "触らないで！(Don't touch me!)

"I shoved him. Making him stumble and fall into a table. As soon as I did that he shot me a look. A surprised one."

Flare widened his eyes at what he had just done. Looking at his hand as he had just hit his father. The man who had raised him. He looked back at his father. Who gave him a look of complete shock. He then glanced behind to look at his sister and mother who gave him the exact same look as well.

"Everybody gave me the exact the same face. It was like my worst fear come true. I didn't know what to do in the moment. I didn't know whether I should talk or not. So I acted on instinct."

Flare began slowly backing up. Hyperventilating. Before turning around and running away from the scene. Running past his mom and sister.

Tears began to swell out of his eyes as he kept running. Running out the door.

Flare himself had tears in his eyes. "I....I heard my Mother screaming my name as I ran. But I didn't turn back. I just kept going and going. After what I did I knew I had sealed my fate. I didn't want my family to suffer because of me. SO I ran away from it all." He looked Flash in the eyes. "There are days. I wish I had never done that. That I could take it all back and apologize to him. But It's too late for that now...."

Flash listened. Hearing that whole thing. He could kind of connect to that. He could really connect to that. He let out a heavy sigh. "I know what you mean...." He fully plopped down to take a seat next to his Uncle. "When I had gotten these Spider-Powers I felt like I was at the top of the world. I wanted to become something famous. Like an Icon. To show people that I wasn't just some dork. There was this wrestling thing that was being advertised and I wanted to be a part of it. So I made my own suit and everything. I ended up winning. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was at the top of the world. For a moment I had actually envisioned what my life could become. But....I ended up paying the biggest price for it. And that was my Father's death."

Flare titled his head up a little. "What had happened?"

"Right before I was about to leave. There was this robber who had robbed the guy who had just payed me. I saw him run out of the guy's office. And I watched as he ran past me, I didn't even put up a fight. To be honest I didn't really care about that. I just wanted to go home and finally tell my parents everything. But as soon as I left. I found my Father's corpse laying in a pool of his own blood. I was devastated, everything in my world came crashing down. The officer at the scene had told me a carjacker had shot him. And that's what changed me. I was on a blood lust. I wanted to make the guy who killed my Dad pay! I had chased his down to a warehouse and confronted him myself. That's when I found out the identity of the man....." Flash let out another sigh. "I still regret every decision I had that day. And I wished I could take it all back and start over." He then got up. "But that doesn't mean it's still too late to make a change." He gave out his hand to Flare. "Uncle. You can still apologize. You're not defined by your powers or the clothes you wear. You're defined by who you are as a person."

Flare right then and there. Would've gotten up. Take his Nephew's hand and take up the offer of starting over.

However, he declined.

He frowned. "I-I can't!"

Flash's eyes widened to that. He kept his hand in the air. But even so, he questioned his Uncle. Speaking with an earnest tone. "Why not?"

"It's because I've already done too many terrible things. The person I am is someone dangerous and blood thirsty."

Flash again persisted. "There's goodness in everyone's heart Uncle Flare. Anybody is allowed to switch sides!"

Uncle Flare let out a sigh. He stood up on his own. He was gonna walk away. But not as the same man. "I appreciate your willingness to forgive me. But, I must walk the road I already stand on. Alone."

"But--"

"I've done things. Things that....I regret greatly." He handed Flash his checkered scarf. "Give this to Spark. As a way of telling her I've given up as Serpent."

Flash took the scarf. Looking at Flare. "Wait....Just wait for one moment." Flare let out a sigh. However he elected to stay silent. With that, Flash pulled out his phone. "I know you refuse to see your sister again. But please Apologize to her. I don't want you to regret not doing so."

Flare again sighed. Frowning. "Do you really think she'd ever forgive me?"

Flash nodded very earnestly. "Uncle Flare. She cares greatly about you. I believe she would. So please, take responsibility for your actions. And apologize"

Flare glanced at the ground. For his whole life, he did his best to stay away from his family. He didn't want to make them suffer for anything he did.

But he was coming to a slow realization. The fact that that whole chapter in his life was over. Meeting Flash and talking to him. It opened him up to the bigger picture. That he had to his best to go forward. Just as his nephew had.

He again glanced at Flash. Nodding. "Okay Kid....let's do this."

Spider-Man landed on another building. One that overlooked the Kia Sedona that he had ridden in. He smiled behind his mask. He couldn't wait to tell his Aunts that all of this was over. That they could just have a normal family vacation. Well, normal was more or less relative. But still.

He jumped off the building. Turning his dive into a smooth somersault. He landed on the ground. In one hand holding the scarf that his Uncle Flare had left him.

He ran up to the car. Taking off his mask.

Running up to the driver's seat on the right side of the mini-van. He saw that both his Aunts were snuggled up together. And well, Flash was about to somewhat ruin.

Knocking on the door. He watched as both Aunt's got startled. With Thunderstar getting off her wife. Both turning around to See Flash standing with the biggest grin on his face.

Their eyes widened to that. Immediately, the two opened the doors of the vehicle. Lunging straight for Flash. Both screaming his name out simultaneously.

"FLASH!"

First it was Spark. But Thunderstar soon followed as the embraced him in a hug. This is what the two wanted. To see that their nephew was okay. That all this was over now. That they could go back to Firestar and tell her that everything was all over and that they could resume the exciting vacation they planned.

"Oh Flash you're okay!" Thunderstar held onto him tighter. "You don't know how happy we are to see you!"

"Well....you two looked pretty comfortable when I got back."

The two Aunts chuckled to that. But it was kind of an emotional chuckle. Because that's what they were overwhelmed with.

Spark then spotted something in Flash's hand. The checkered scarf. She widened her eyes. Looking up at Flash. "But, where's Serpent? How did everything go?"

Flash gave her a smile. Holding the scarf in his hands. He proceeded to hand it to her. "He's Serpent no more."

Her eyes again widened. "What?"

Flash chuckled. Looking down with an earnest demeanor. "I talked to him. We both took off our masks and we both talked to each other one on one."

The two both widened their eyes to that. With Thunderstar commenting. "Flash? You revealed your identity to him?"

Flash nodded. Before continuing. "You were right Aunt Spark. He wasn't bad at all. He didn't want to take the path he did. But he had remorse for what he did....I think he's really changed...." Spark opened her mouth to say something. But before she could. Flash proceeded to glance towards the building that he had stood at. Calling on Flare to reveal himself from the shadows. "Uncle Flare could tell you."

To that. Spark and Thunderstar's eyes widened. Looking in the same direction Flash. They saw the silhouette of Flare standing at the top of the building. Before watching the same silhouette leap down onto the ground.

Flare's figure became more and more visible as he approached the group. He went for straight to his sister. Stopping in front of her. A sigh escaping out of his mouth thereafter. Before speaking. "ちょっとスパーク。(Hey Spark.)"

Spark's eyebrows furrowed. This was something that she hadn't done in a while. She and her brother hadn't had a confrontation in a very long time. She didn't speak at all. Instead, she did what she had wanted to do for a long time.

Lunging forward. She went in to hug her brother. Giving him the most biggest and tightest hug she could ever give. One that she had wanted to give since he had ran away. She began tearing up. Finally opening her mouth. "Flare!"

Flare widened his eyes a little to that gesture. However he continued. "遅いのはわかりますが、申し訳ありません。 すべてについて。(I know this is late, but I am so sorry. About everything.) 私はあなたを傷つけるつもりはありませんでした。 ママとパパ。(I never meant to hurt you. Mom and Dad.) 自分がした道を進みたくなかった。 私は自分の傲慢さによって堕落し、謝罪しました。(I never wanted to take the road I did. I became corrupted by my own arrogance and I apologize.) お母さんとお父さんに謝罪しなかったことは嫌いです。 私は彼らとの機会を逃し、私はそれを嫌っています。 しかし、私はあなたと同じ過ちを犯したくありませんでした。(I hate myself for never apologizing to Mom and Dad. I missed my opportunity with them and I hate myself for it. But I didn't want to make the same mistake with you.) 犯罪の人生に戻ることは決してないだろうと約束します。 私は自分を警察に連れて行くつもりです。 皆の最善の利益のために。(I promise you I will never, ever go back into a life of crime. I have the intentions of turning myself in to the police. For the best interests of everyone.) 私はあなたとあなたの家族のために最高のものを求めています。(I want the best for you and your family.) 最も重要な。 私はあなたをとても愛しています。(And most importantly. I love you, so, so much.)"

Spark's eyes swelled more and more tears. Hearing all of that, she wished her parents were hear to see this. She looked up at her brother. Giving him a smile. "フレア。 私たちの誰もあなたが私たちを離れることを望んでいませんでした。 私たちは皆あなたを愛していて、あなたはまだ心の底が良かったことを皆知っていました。 お母さんもお父さんも知っていました。 彼はその場であなたを許したでしょう。 私たちは皆、あなたが家に帰って一緒にやり直すことができるようにしたかったのです。 会いたかったです。(Flare. None of us wanted you to leave us. We all loved you and we all knew you were still good at heart. I knew, Mom knew and Dad knew. He would have forgiven you right then and there. We all wanted you to come home so we could start over together. We all missed you.)

To that. Flare began tearing up for the second time this whole night. Hearing that only made him more guiltier than he already was. He closed his eyes. Sobbing as he kept hugging his sister. "ごめんなさい。(I'm so sorry.)

Flash and Thunderstar both watched the emotional scene. Both with smiles on their faces.

Eventually. The two broke off the hug that had been long awaited. Serpent glanced at the other two standing. First going to her Sister's wife. "サンダースター。 それはあなたの名前ではなかったのですか？(Thunderstar. Wasn't that your name?)

Thunderstar gave him a standing bow. Before responding. "以前カンタロットで会った。(We saw each other in Canterlot before. )

Flare nodded understandably. "はいはい。 両親はいつもあなたを好きだったようです。(yes, yes. My parents always seemed to have liked you.)" He walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. "姉をここ数年も幸せにしてくれてありがとう(Thank you very much for keeping my sister happy for all these years)"

Thunderstar again nodded. Thereafter, the two went in for a hug. Displaying their mutual respect.

After they had broken it off. Flare finally glanced at his nephew. Walking up to him. Placing his hand on his shoulder. "You're an interesting person to say the least."

Flash nodded. Exchanging a smile. "You're something of a work of art yourself."

Flare chuckled at that. Before giving Flash a piece of advice. "If you're gonna keep doing the things you're doing. Then I want you to remember something...."

"And what would that be?"

"This crime business is very complicated. Be careful of who you go after. Because in the end, punching one person could be like punching 1000 people."

Flash again nodded to that. The two slowly began to hug each other as well. Letting their bygones be bygones. With Flare speaking his gratitude to Flash. "And I just want to say thank you for all that you've done."

"It was a pleasure, Uncle."

Once the two broke off their Hug. Flare slowly began walking back. Giving them one final wave. And one bidding Farewell. "All of you take care." Turning around. He outstretched his arm, revealing his wrist grappling hooks. Looking at the building he had leapt off of. He fired the rope.

The Hook caught onto the lip of the building. In-turn sending him away flying. Going his separate road.

The three watched with smiles on their faces. As Flare retreated away into the night sky as a different, more better person. Watching his figure slowly turn back into a silhouette. That silhouette getting smaller and smaller the further he went.

The shadowy silhouette of Mr. X sat at his desk. He had heard of everything that had happened. So in-turn. He was awaiting Serpent's return. So he could go through with the termination of his mercenary.

But Serpent wouldn't be the one he'd be met with.

Flare would.

"CRASH!"

The window shattered. But that was as usual. As most of the times. Flare would go out the window of the tall vacant building. In fact there were multiple holes that was left by the former mercenary.

Flare did a roll across the floor. The two both were shadowy silhouettes as the room they were in had no light source whatsoever. The night sky barley made their figures visible.

Mr. X chuckled upon the entrance of Flare. Speaking to him. "Ahh My favorite Mercenary! I didn't expect you to be so giddy about being terminated."

Flare stood to his feet. Though his face could not be seen. He arched his eyebrow. Sounding confused. "Terminated?"

Mr. X leaned forward in his chair. Revealing his eyes as they were narrowed right on the silhouette figure of Flare. "I had anticipated that my trust in you would be reinstated. However, after learning the target had gotten away and you directly disobeyed my orders. I've come to the solid decision that your services are no longer required."

From the shadowy corners of each room two shadowy men came out. From their posture, it appeared they were holding two machine guns of some sort.

But Flare wasn't underprepared. In fact he was never overly prepared. He held both his hands behind his back. Hiding them, but in his hand was a trademark gold desert eagle he'd usually carry on him.

Flare chuckled before shrugging. "Well I guess this easier than me quitting."

*BANG*

He wasted no time at all. In one fast motion. He revealed the gun that he had held. Only to shoot one of the men in the stomach. In turn prompting the other one to immediately fire.

But of course. His ploy had failed rather quickly. Serpent's enhanced speed really payed off for him in the situation. As he began to move around the room. Evading the bullets from the firearm trying to shoot him.

Taking one final step he jumped up in the air. Using the split second of grace. He again pulled the trigger and fired the other man. Firing it right over the ducked head of Mr. X. Hitting the man right in the dome.

Flare landed on another roll. He saw that the first man he shot was still very much alive. He chuckled to that. He decided to attend to him first. Kneeling down and lifting him up by the cloth of his shirt. Before proceeding to lay a hard punch right to the man's jaw. Getting a grunt to escape from him.

Mr. X widened his eyes. But he realized that there was free firearm to the left of him. So he took his chances. Getting off the chair. He ran straight for the gun. Nearly slipping on the smooth polished floor of his office.

But of course. Flare acted first.

His eyes didn't leave the figure of the man he had just socked a punch on. Merely raising his arm. He pulled the trigger once more.

*BANG*

Mr. X was hit in the back. He again slipped. This time falling onto the floor hard. Letting out a grueling scream.

To that Flare rolled his eyes. Rising to his feet, he turned around to go attend to Mr. X.

Mr. X saw this. Widening his eyes in fear. He began to back up the best that he could. His back was in grueling pain though. So it made it really hard for him to move.

Seeing Flare approach him menacingly. He squealed. Usually he was the on the other side of things. He didn't really know how to defend himself. And that would be his ultimate downfall. "What-What are you gonna do to me!"

Flare giggled to that. "Don't worry Mr. X. It wont be short and sweet. You're death is gonna be long and painful. I think you need to learn a lesson for everything you've done. Wouldn't you agree?"

His eyes widened even more. But before he could even react. Flare lifted him off the ground. Only to thrust his fist forward into his face thereafter.

The Police Station had been relatively. Quiet for the most part. A few calls tonight but nothing too serious. Well that was until right now at this very moment.

There were a few officers inside. Mostly conversating with one and other as the night seemed casual.

That was, until Flare walked in. Blood all over his turtle neck. Having a duffle bag slinked over his shoulder. Upon his arrival. Every officer widened their eyes at the sight of him. Not knowing who he was and what had happened.

An officer approached him immediately. Ready to ask the many questions that had already formulated themselves in his head. But before he could.

Flare dropped all duffle bag entirely. Everything from heavy weaponry such as firearms and knives to money, drugs and multiple papers all fell out and onto the floor.

There after Flare punched the officer in front of him. Knowing full well of the events that would follow.

Because after that. the few officers who were inside the lobby of the station all rushed Flare. One of them pinning him onto the ground. All of them swarming him with hands.

One eventually got handcuffs onto him. Declaring his arrest. But All's Flare could do, was smirk. Chuckle actually.

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Author's Note

Oh my god that took a lot out of me. So uh....

I wanted to give Flare/Serpent a better ending with his relatives cuz why dafuq not? Uh yeah that's kinda it for me