A/N: Let me begin by saying that Marvel:Winding Roads is not cancelled. I just had this idea for a fic when I finished my long, but really geeky/awesome Marvel Animated Marathon which included Thor Tales of Asgard, SSM, Hulk vs Wolverine, Doctor Strange Animated Movie, EMH, Hulk vs Thor, WaTXM, and finally Planet Hulk. Headcanon was involved(which explains why I watched SSM and Doctor Strange thinking of them belonging in this universe), but all around, I enjoyed it and still think to this day that it's a real bummer that this MAU died so fast. So this will be the first in upcoming fics that'll take place in that Animated Universe, so expect more to come! And yes, this will have the Parker/Pryde pairing.

The plot was mostly inspired by Spider-Man:TAS (90's cartoon). You'll see it's influence later on ;)

Timeline wise, this story takes place 4 years after SSM S2 and a month after the first season of Wolverine and the X-Men. All the origins of other heroes and the First Class X-Men would happen in the same year as SSM S2(Peter'd be 16 at the time). As for Avengers EMH, it all happens in one year. Season 2 of the show was later down that year, which is how Peter is 17. The X-Mansion explodes the following year, Peter's 18, Hulk vs Thor happens, Surtur Battle, etc. Logan wakes up from one year coma, kicking off Wolverine and the X-Men, with Peter now being 19.

Phew. Now with that timeline breakdown out of the way, hope you enjoy!


"You're into history? Since when?" Bobby asked with his eyes half shut out of boredom

I didn't pay attention.

Bobby sighed. "Kitty, you do know we have an evil-filled future to prevent right? What are you doing staring at dinosaur fossils?"

Yeah, I took a bunch of boys over to a museum. I was probably the only one that stayed awake for the whole thing. Now we're in the hallway, staring at Dinosaur fossils, specifically the T-Rex.

"We'll have enough time Bobby. Let me be myself." I tell him, raising my arms with my eyes closed.

"Ugh, this is too boring. We all know what happened to the dinosaurs. Asteroid fell on the planet, they all died." Bobby crossed his arms.

"No, there must be more to it." Bobby stared at me blankly, which made me sigh and turn to my left. "Okay then, Peter?"

Next to me walked a man wearing leather jacket that was tight over his muscles. His hair combed upright. This was Peter Rasputin - otherwise known as the X-Man Colossus - and apparently, he just came back from getting a can of soda.

"What do you think?" I asked him.

"I don't know Kitty, I am no archeologist," he said in his thick Russian accent.

I turned to them both. "Oh c'mon! Imagine if they're still out there. Maybe on an island separated from society itself!"

Bobby snickered and Peter just scratched his neck staring at the side.

"You know, I'm starting to think leaving my family for this was a bad idea," Peter said.

"Yeah, Kitty might be fantasizing a little too much," Bobby said

"Fantasizing? You've seen gods of thunder, men who can change in size, alien shape shifters invading the earth… Even giant planet-eaters and time travelers! Seriously, ask Logan about that. And suddenly, believing dinosaurs may still be alive is fantasizing?"

Peter shrugged. Bobby said, "Yeah, as fake as your chances with Spider-Man."

I bolted towards Bobby. "That was a temporary celebrity crush I had when I was really, really young. I'm sure you were drooling over Ms. Marvel when she first showed up on the news."

"I feel like I should exit before this becomes too much for me." Peter started walking back to where he came from.

"No Peter, you stay and try to participate," I said.

"But I - fine, Kitty." He walked over to a bench. "I'll wait."

"I said participate, damn it."

"No."

"I'm sure there's others who believe me." I turned to the passerbys surrounding us and caught the one person snapping pictures of a fossil. He had a green jacket on, black shirt underneath, jeans, and brown hair.

Why was he the only snapping pictures of that thing? And with a big, expensive camera? I don't have a clue, but he seemed extremely interested in the subject

"You," I said to him.

He stopped taking pictures. "Excuse me?"

"Yes, you. Come over here." He sheepishly walked towards us, thoroughly confused. To be honest, I think I'd feel the same. "What's your name?" I asked.

"Um… Peter Pa-"

"Okay, cool. Peter, do you believe dinosaurs are still here?"

"Well, uh, that's pretty farfetched. But I've seen a lot weird stuff, so I can't really say."

"Weird stuff? Why do you say that?" Bobby asked.

"Freelance photographer. For the Bugle."

"Wait a second, what was your full name again?" I asked.

"Peter Benjamin Parker?"

From these bits of information, I knew who he was. My dormant fangirl was suddenly coming back to life. "Aren't you the one who takes pictures of Spider-Man?"

He chuckled. "Yeah, been doing it for some time now. Y'know, trying to afford living the New York City life."

I took my phone from my pocket "Number?"

He raised his eyebrow and I sighed. He probably thought I was asking him out. "You probably know Spider-Man, so how about we go sightseeing one day?"

Bobby planted his palm into his face. Rasputin hardly reacted and stayed sitting down, sipping on his snack and more interested in its taste than anything else around him.

"Uh…sure?" Peter replied.

After he gave me his number, he left without even saying goodbye. He just waved and walked backwards. While whistling. Yes, he was actually whistling

"That was totally not awkward, right?" I said to Bobby, giggling.

He frowned. "Temporary Celebrity Crush," he said while making quotation marks with his fingers.

"You're telling me you don't want to meet Spider-Man? He's an icon!"

"Kitty has a point," Rasputin remarked.

"Shut up. You're irrelevant to all this," Bobby snapped.

"I'm just saying..." Rasputin raised his arms. "Anyway, can we go now?"

I frowned at both of them for some time before I said, "Yeah, let's go"

Before we headed off to leave the museum, the ground started shaking and the white wall next to us burst into thousands of pieces.

Rasputin activated his metal skin and blocked all the debris without breaking a sweat.

"Bobby!" I pushed him and a giant rock phased through both of us. Out the massive crater of the museum was a man in blue and silver - Archangel. His forehead was full of shining red light as two massive, silver wings emerge from his back.

"Warren." Rasputin emerged with his silver skin coating him entirely. "I can't believe Sinister has turned you into one of his puppets." He jumped towards Archangel and socked him in the face. "But you will still not stand my might!" He punched Arcangel another time.

He was in the middle of an uppercut, but Arcangel grabbed his hand, turned his face to Colossus and threw him aside, making him hit a nearby display of a fossil. I see Bobby coating himself with ice and sliding towards our opponent. He started shooting ice at him while in motion, first at Warren's left arm and wing. His right wing managed to shoot some razor blades, but Bobby froze them in mid-air.

He then proceeded to freeze Archangel into a pose - he was yelling, raising his left arm, and spreading his wings gloriously. Bobby slid next to his frozen body. "Beautiful, isn't it? Belongs in an art museum."

Suddenly, Archangel broke free from the ice, grabbed Bobby's head, and threw him straight into Rasputin

Obviously, it hurt Bobby much more than it did Rasputin.

"You okay?" Rasputin looked over to Bobby who was laying flat on the ground.

"My ribs..." he said in agony and he coughed.

Arcangel started to fly towards me next. I easily phased through his attack and Rasputin went ahead and slammed his fist into his jaw. Arcangel crashed into a Triceratops fossil display, breaking it apart. He stood back up, his expression showing no emotion. Hard to believe this was once the fun-loving and mutant-proud rich boy.

A strand of webbing hits Archangel's face and he suddenly flew to a man in a red and blue suit who kicked him in the stomach. He landed. It was Spider-Man himself. Guess I didn't need that "date" with that Parker guy after all.

"Alright, you… uh..." Spider-Man stuttered as Archangel twisted out from the rubble, staring directly into the spider hero's eyes. "Okay, you need a therapist."

Archangel threw his silver wing feathers at Spider-Man. He dodged them all with ease, and he ran towards Archangel, finally slipping below him to web his feet and flip him over. The web just broke. Spider-Man jumped to a nearby wall and Warren bolted into him.

I turned to Bobby and Rasputin. They just stood there watching. Bobby was trying to recover from getting thrown at Rasputin.

"Aren't we going to help him?" I asked them.

" On it!" Rasputin charged towards Archangel while Bobby sighed at me. "Get on." He slid into the fight while I jumped on his ice slide with him