Written in response to ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', ''Breaking the Deal'' is Creator/{{NKSCF}}'s way of showing what should have happened to ComicBook/SpiderMan after the derailment of his characterization that led to Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson and him giving away their marriage to Comicbook/{{Mephisto}}, Marvel's closest analogue to the Devil. Ten chapters, one epilogue, and one Q & A session long, the story follows Spider-Man as he figures out that he sold away his marriage to Mephisto thanks to the intervention of the former Dr. Strange and current Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Voodoo, as his allies work on a way to give him a chance to restore reality to its proper place. Mephisto, meanwhile, has used the deal as a means of gaining power and is now working on a way to control the entire multiverse, and has kidnapped Mary Jane as a means of making sure Spider-Man can't stop him before he succeeds in taking over all of reality. Going out alone into Mephisto's dimension, Spider-Man does whatever it takes to get her back and restore reality to its proper state.

Written by a continuity buff, especially of the old ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'' series, ''Breaking the Deal'' is a FixFic premise and attempts to show the consequences for the incident that needs fixing.

You can read it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5852792/1/Breaking_the_Deal here]].

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!!This series provides examples of:

* TenMinuteRetirement: Spidey goes through one once he loses Mary Jane to Mephisto, but he gets pulled out of it [[spoiler:during a dream, where he encounters his future daughter and Uncle Ben, who both encourage him to save Mary Jane and reclaim their marriage.]]
* ActionGirl: Mary Jane handles herself well for a non-powered human going against demons, even managing to hold off [[spoiler:several of N'astirh's demons and a group of Dire Wraiths by herself for a while before she got overwhelmed and knocked out by N'astirh himself after he gets tired of waiting for her to lose!]]
* AuthorAppeal: The author flat out [[WordofGod admits]] that he loves BigDamnHeroes moments, the original run of ''Marvel Team-Up'', and Spider-Man in general.
* AuthorFilibuster: This fic contains a number of the the author's opinions and are discussed at length.
* AvengersAssemble: [[spoiler:Spider-Man gets to say the line once the gathered group of every hero he has ever worked with has arrived to help him rescue Mary Jane from Mephisto.]]
* BigBad: Mephisto, naturally, because this fic is about undoing ComicBook/OneMoreDay.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[WordofGod NKSCF has admitted]] that he is [[AuthorAppeal in love]] with this trope. Just when things look like they're at the worst possible point, expect a large group of heroes or villains to arrive and save the day.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Spider-Man and Mary Jane's marriage is restored, no one gathered to stop Mephisto dies, and they all return home safely, but as a consequence of allowing it to happen in the first place, Aunt May has to die, just like she should have in the original time line.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: During his fight with Blackheart, Spider-Man recalls the time when Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} and he had managed to fight off Blackheart in his first appearance, eventually realizing that [[spoiler:pure intentions and positive thoughts are anathema to the demon and uses it to defeat him by focusing on his desire to save Mary Jane and restore reality to its proper place. He later uses this to great effect against Mephisto, defeating the demon lord.]]
* ContinuityPorn: One of the [[WordOfGod author's]] specialties. For example: N'astirh, Rom, and even Dr. Bong get thrown into the mix.
* CosmicHorrorStory: The Cancerverse beings are allied with Mephisto and fight against Spider-Man and his allies many times in the course of the fan-fic.
* CurbStompBattle: When Prowler and Rocket Racer attempt to save Mary Jane from N'astirh, this is what happens. The scene was compared by one reviewer like this: "It's like sending Crimson Avenger and Speedy against {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}."
* DeadpanSnarker: Spider-Man doing what he does best, especially when he remarks on New York's ability to be the only city that can have several superhero battles going on at once:
-->'''Spider-Man''': "What is it with this city that makes every nut job for miles around think it’s a good idea to start blowing things up?" Spider-Man asked himself. "I mean seriously, I’ve gone past like three fights in the span of three seconds. What’s up with—Is that Howard the Duck fighting Drom the Backwards Man with Tagak the Leopard Lord? I give up; why bother complaining when it’s just gonna keep happening whether I like it or not?"
* DealWithTheDevil: Shown as one of the worst things that could ever happen to the multiverse because the devil in question is going to do awful things with whatever he gets.
* DemBones: Spider-Man sings a mechanical version of this when he disables White Rabbit's gigantic rabbit robot.
* TheDeterminator: As befits his nature, Spider-Man uses his natural resolve and will to defeat [[spoiler:N'astirh, Blackheart, and even Mephisto. In fact his inability to accept defeat almost caused him to be killed slowly and painfully by Hybrid, but he was weak from defeating Blackheart at the time and was saved thanks to the intervention of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Doctor Doom, ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight, Elixir and Comicbook/GhostRider.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Doctor Doom is one of many individuals that come to save Spider-Man, but he claims that he's only in it to get back at Mephisto for manipulating him during the events of ComicBook/OneMoreDay, and not allowing him full control of his own mind.]]
* EvilPlan: According to this fic, the deal for Parker's marriage was step 1 of a bigger TakeOverTheWorld plan.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The only reason this fan-fic exists in the first place is to correct Joe Q's meddling.
* FinalBattle: [[spoiler: Every single hero that Spider-Man has ever worked with, and even some of his worst villains join together and fight against the many minions of Mephisto, culminating in Spider-Man defeating Mephisto with the help of his unbreakable spirit and pure heart.]]
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Or rather [[spoiler:good thing Elixir can heal anything, which saves Spider-Man's life after he almost dies at the hand of Hybrid.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Spider-Man goes through a one after he learns of the deal with Mephisto and what it has done to reality.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Mephisto has one with Mary Jane about her being one of the reasons why he's become so powerful. However, thanks to her [[spoiler:future daughter's soul-self]], [[DefiantCaptive Mary Jane doesn't break down and keeps fighting his attempts to demoralize her.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Aunt May at the end as a consequence of the deal with Mephisto, since she should have died in the true time line anyways.]]
* LampshadeHanging: One of the author's favorite pastimes when he's discussing the mechanics of the the superhero genre.
* LoveItOrHateIt:[[invoked]] Some of the scenes near the end that showcase ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and his usual goofiness. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in story by the author.
-->'''Christian "NKSCF"''': "Do you know how conceited it makes me look to be inserted into this fan-fic?" I asked. "I'll already probably get a lot of flak for including this inane piece in an otherwise serious fic. This isn't how it was supposed to happen, you know. I'm just the narrator for crying out loud."
* NoFourthWall: Deadpool displays his trademarked FourthWall breaking, even talking to the ''narrator'' and arguing with him about the narration. He also takes over the narration for a paragraph and a piece of dialogue before NKSCF takes it over once again, denying Deadpool's Facebook friend request at the same time. Notably, this only happens when Deadpool is around, so the fic is seriously written for the most part, with the occasional loving LampshadeHanging delivered for good measure.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The main reason why [[spoiler:Anti-Venom and the Kingpin appear later on to help Spider-Man out in the final battle.]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: The events of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' are explained as Mephisto deliberately messing with the minds of Spider-Man and everyone he sought out for help when he tried to save Aunt May. Needless to say, none of the characters effected are happy to have acted that way.
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Spider-Man and Mary Jane learning that their daughter--who has been helping them thanks to the vestiges of her powers that she used to protect herself in the future once she learned of the deal with Mephisto--will become Sorcerer Supreme and destroy Mephisto forever.]]
* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler: The only way that Spider-Man can defeat Mephisto.]] ItMakesSenseInContext because GoodHurtsEvil.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: On his way to [[spoiler:victory over Mephisto]]:
-->'''Spider-Man''': [[spoiler: "Not one more day of this, Mephisto!" Spider-Man yelled as he landed a blow for every word he spoke. "NOT! ONE! MORE! DAY!"]]
* RunningGag: Spider-Man being called an insect and him correcting the other person by saying they mean arachnid.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:NKSCF deliberately left one with Mephisto plotting his revenge against Spider-Man for making him lose his powers, which, along with the fact that N'astirh promised revenge as well, and now Spider-Man is in a new continuity with his marriage restored, leaves many possibilities open for new stories. [[WordOfGod Confirmed by NKSCF.]]]]
* ShoutOut: Many, including to Creator/MontyPython, Creator/DCComics, and past Marvel story lines.
* TakeThat: Despite [[WordofGod saying]] that he enjoys some of the stories that have come about as a result of ComicBook/OneMoreDay, NKSCF has also called out the writers for their mishandling of the deal with Mephisto, the personality changes of some of the more well-beloved characters from the series, as well as some lighthearted shots at UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}} Franchise/{{Superman}}'s powers, such as super-ventriloquism.
* {{Troperiffic}}: Not surprising, considering the fact that the author is a troper himself.
* UnusualEuphemism: "Son of a Brood Queen!"
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Spider-Man and Mary Jane become this when Mephisto manipulates them to make the deal with him, giving him massive power by taking something so pure away, thus causing him to almost take over the multiverse.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Mephisto has one when he figures out that he's been defeated.]]
* WhatHaveIDone: Peter's reaction to finding out the way in which he lost his marriage to Mephisto.
* WhatTheHellHero: Spider-Man expects all of his allies to call him out on what happened with the deal. [[spoiler:However, he soon finds out that they all care about him enough to not ask why they need to help him out. All they needed to hear was that Spider-Man was in trouble and that was a good enough reason for them to mobilize and take on everything Mephisto had to throw at them.]]
* WordOfGod: The author is an avid troper, and even provided a Q & A session to answer some of his reviewer's questions.
* YouAreTooLate: Mephisto tries to tell Spider-Man this, but being himself, Spidey [[ShutUpHannibal tells him that he'll win anyway.]]
* ZigZaggingTrope: Several times in the fan-fic it seems like NKSCF is LampshadeHanging everything, while other times the more inane parts of comic books are not noted on at all, but then Deadpool's doing his thing and the trope begins anew.
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