This first chapter is Betaed by are born Dark Phoenix.
Consider this a sort of remake of DC & Marvel: When Worlds Collide.
Spider-Man & Supergirl: A Bond Beyond Time
*Stark Tower Plaza. Manhattan, New York City, USA. Marvel Universe*
Clear blue skies stretched above Manhattan, signs of what promised to be a calm and peaceful day. Across the island, towers and skyscrapers reached up to greet them, ranging from no name buildings to famous landmarks such as the Empire State Building, OsCorp Tower and the Baxter Building. One, however, stood proudly above them all, a landmark not of New York but of the world, recognizable by Earth and even multiple worlds.
Avengers Tower gleamed in the afternoon sunlight, a symbol of the Earth's Mightiest. On this particular day, a large crowd of reporters, cameramen and journalists stood in the tower's outer plaza, with a larger crowd of civilians behind them, waiting anxiously for the one who had called forth this event. A special press conference had been called for by the Avengers, arranged by billionaire Tony Stark, the CEO of Stark Industries and the armored superhero Iron Man.
All of a sudden, concealed speakers began blaring across the plaza, hidden from view. As the familiar "Shoot to Thrill" song echoed in the air, the reporters looked upwards at the sound of repulsor jet engines whining. Within seconds, the world famous Armored Avenger descended from the skies onto the plaza, landing right behind a podium set up with several microphones, encased in a silver-colored armor that glistened in the sunlight. Seconds after the billionaire landing, his armor began peeling away from around him, retreating under the black and crisp businessman suit he wore.
Once more reveling in the success of his new Mk 50 suit, the Endo-Sym Armor, the goatee wearing man approached the podium. The many journalists and reporters started shouting questions and remarks, and everything in between the two, with the crowds of civilians cheering on the superhero. Several Stark security guards in black suits stood around the podium, keeping the reporters, civilians and journalists at a reasonable distance. After several moments and gestures from Stark for the masses to be calm and quiet, the noise finally died down, allowing for Stark to finally speak.
"Hello, everyone, and thank you all for being here today. As I'm sure you all know by now, as does the rest of the world probably, I've called this conference because of a special announcement on behalf of the Avengers." The crowds cheered again, and Stark waited a few more moments before continuing. "Now as a scientist, businessman and superhero with a futurist mentality, I always work to make sure that the world's future, our future, secure. I've worked to that goal through the Stark Expo, my company's continuous scientific breakthroughs and, of course, through the Avengers. It's hard to believe that it's been a whole decade since the Founding Five came together."
Tony then paused for a moment to take a deep breath before continuing. "It's my dream that the Avengers stand for generations to come, to protect Earth and mankind well past our time. I speak for all my fellow teammates when I say that it's our intention, our hope, that when the next generation of Avengers stand here before you, they stand prepared and ready. It's our hope that tomorrow's heroes are ready when we're no longer here. And in taking the first of many steps towards that goal, I've decided to take on a young apprentice. I'm sure you're all very familiar with him, since he's been at the hero gig for about a year now."
At that, the crowds buzzed and murmured with excitement. A new hero was joining the ranks of the Avengers, if this was anything to go by. And Tony Stark said that it was one of the more well-known ones?
"Underoos!"
Any shock that resulted from the billionaire's unexpected outburst into the mike immediately disappeared as several in the crowds began pointing upwards. All eyes turned to the skies above, were a figure was descending from the towers above and around them, swinging towards them with specially made webbing from custom-made web shooters. Clad in a newly furnished red and blue body suit, complete with a full face mask, the vigilante known across New York City as Spider-Man landed gracefully next to Stark within moments, his lens locked onto the crowds.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the planet Earth," Stark declared with pride, grabbing the vigilante's arm and raising it into the air. "Let me introduce you to my newest apprentice and the first of a new generation of tomorrow's Avengers…your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!"
Tony then almost shoved the young vigilante into the podium, gesturing him to speak into the mic and address the crowds. Eyes wide under his mask, Spider-Man stared blankly at the crowds, many of them in surprise, shock and awe.
"Uh...Hey everyone..." the vigilante said sheepishly, raising his hand in a small wave.
'...well, it's a start,' the billionaire thought with a small chuckle as the reporters then started going crazy with pictures and questions.
*Penthouse Levels/Headquarters, Avengers Tower. Several days later.*
A sigh rang through lounge, the latest of many as Steve Rogers entered. Wearing a body-armored uniform stylized in the image of the American flag, shield on his back and his cowl off his head, the co-leader of the Avengers known as Captain America was quick to find two of his fellow teammates on one of the many plush couches watching tv. Specifically, they were watching was a replay of the news conference Stark had given only a few days ago.
"Can't stop watching, huh?" Steve mused.
The two turned from the tv to their leader. An African American man and a faux hawk haired blonde woman, wearing casual clothes, both veterans of the US Air Force and the Avengers. James "Rhodey" Rhodes and Carol Danvers, War Machine and Captain Marvel.
"I just can't get it out of my mind, Cap," Rhodey sighed with a shake of his head. "This was completely out of nowhere, even for Tony. I mean, isn't this Spider-Man a sixteen year old kid?"
"I heard he was seventeen," Carol replied. "Yeah, I thought you said he was seventeen, Steve."
"He's fifteen," Steve replied.
That earned looks of shock and surprise from the other two. "Are...what…?" Carol said in shock. "And he's just running around out there?!"
"I've seen videos of this kid in action, Carol," the Captain replied. "He's not that bad, I'll admit; but that doesn't explain Tony's decision at all. This came completely out of the blue." Steve then sighed with slight frustration; this was just another thing about Tony that was completely abnormal.
Several months ago, the Avengers had fended off a Kree invasion led by their Accuser Corps. They had been armed with a Cosmic Cube created by the Kree Supreme Intelligence, a weapon the Avengers had only barely been able to overcome and destroy. Stark, however, had been caught in the cosmic energy blast resulting from its destruction. Since then, Tony had been acting more arrogant and smug; he also started designing the Endo-Sym Armor from alien symbiotic creatures he had studied.
The sounds of repulsor jets rang out from outside the windows. The three Avengers watched as Iron Man entered the Tower, the glass panels sliding open to let him in. "Hey, guys, how's everything going?" Tony smiled as his armor retracted under his business suit. He turned to the tv and saw the TV report, he and Spider-Man. It was then he noticed the glares that Steve, Rhodey and Carol were sending his way.
"Right...sorry I didn't tell you about this sooner, guys. But I didn't want to ruin the surprise."
"What were you thinking, Stark?" Carol asked as Tony headed for the kitchen. "The kid's not old enough to drive, but you're fine with bringing him into this? Look, Steve says he does with street crime, but he's just a kid. He's nowhere near ready to be in the big world of the Avengers!" Tony simply poured himself a glass of wine before turning back to Carol, who had followed him. "Well, are you going to say something?" Carol sighed.
After a large swig, Tony frowned before replying. "Look...sure, Underoos is-"
"And what kind of a nickname is 'Underoos?'"
"Did you see his old costume? Anyways, he might not be ready to tackle alien invasions yet, that's what I'm for; what we're for. I'll be helping him get ready, mentor him so he will be in the next decade. There are future Avengers out there; I'm just trying to help them fill that potential. We all had to start our careers without guidance on how to be a hero, but now he could learn from our experience, our mistakes."
"I'm still not so sure about this, Tony," Steve sighed, crossing his arms.
"Well, I think you're hurting his feelings," Tony replied, pointing to the window. " I mean, imagine hearing your heroes doubting your potential."
The other three Avengers turned to see Peter Parker, in his full Spider-Man attire, waving at them from the same window entrance Tony had come in through minutes ago. Tony's AI JARVIS had allowed Peter entrance into the Tower in the middle of the Avenger's discussion about him. Peter remembered how excited he was when one of his personal heroes said he wanted to train him to be an Avenger; he had been the happiest he ever was in a long time. To hear three of the Avengers doubt him, however, hurt him and made him question himself.
"Hey, Underoos," Tony greeted, raising his glass at him.
"Hey, Mr. Stark," Peter replied before turning to the other three. "Hey, everyone," he added sheepishly.
Steve, Rhodey and Carol exchanged looks before the Super Soldier sighed and approached Peter. "Listen, son," Steve said as he placed a hand on the teen's shoulder. "We just feel...We're not sure if you're ready to handle being involved in Avengers business yet. But we still think at what you do you are doing a good job."
"But it doesn't mean we won't try to help you get there," Tony added, motioning Peter over to sit with him at a table.
'Maybe I am not ready,' Peter thought as he sat down with Stark, followed by Steve and the others. 'But there had to be something in me that Iron Man saw, or else he would not have recruited me in the first place. I just need to show them the first chance I get that I have what it takes.'
XXX
*Metropolis, Delaware, USA. The DC Universe*
Meanwhile, in another Earth in a parallel universe, a colossal battle was happening in the city of Metropolis. A city specifically unique to this Earth, a world vastly different to the Avengers' universe, but also populated by superheroes.
Kara Zor El, now known as Supergirl, had crashed to Earth only a year ago in her escape pod. She had been the only other Kryptonian to escape Krypton's destruction long ago. Accidentally trapped in the Phantom Zone due to unknown reasons, her ship had finally escaped after decades, crash landing on Earth. Kara got out not having aged a day, due to her kept in stasis. Eventually, she had encountered her cousin Kal-El, known as Clark Kent and, to the world, Superman.
Donned in a white shirt with the "S" shield coming to her midriff, white gloves, a dark blue skirt and red boots, Kara had fallen under her cousin's wing as Supergirl.
At the moment, Supergirl was fighting a bulky, humanoid creature with purple skin and visible yellow veins all over his body; Rudy Jones, Parasite. Kara had been fighting the supervillain for almost twenty minutes, trying to keep him from harming any civilians. Finally, after several punches to his chest, Parasite finally crashed defeated into the street, a crater around him. Flying up as heavily armored officers took over the scene, Kara couldn't help but notice as people looked wary of her.
She would be lying if it didn't hurt her a little.
'I've been here a year, and they're still not used to me,' Kara thought to herself as she flew away, a bit bitterness inside her. 'I'm just trying my best; it's not like I grew up with these powers like Kal did…" After flying for several more moments, she simply decided to activate a signal device on her belt, calling for a teleport.
Within moments, Kara found herself in the orbital space station known as the Justice League Watchtower, headquarters of the worldwide, world famous team of superheroes. Not only used to monitor and respond to threats and incidents on the planet, it also served as a home of sorts to various members. The world's first line of defense.
Walking through the Watchtower, Kara eventually came to the Hall of Justice, the main conference hall where the League met and discussed various items of concern. Only several feet away from the main entrance, she could hear voices from within, all belonging to the current roster of the Justice League.
Kara's cousin the leader of the Justice League, Clark Kent or Kal El, Superman; official leader of the Justice League. Bruce Wayne, the Batman; tactical leader of the Justice League. Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman. Barry Allen, the Flash. Dinah Lance, Black Canary. Green Lantern John Stewart. J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter.
While small now, the roster was ever expanding, ever changing. Only five of the original founding seven were currently active members, but numerous heroes from across the planet and even beyond were always on call, should the need arise.
Kara couldn't help but eavesdrop on the meeting between the Leaguers, keeping well enough away from the entrance to be unseen by either Kal or Batman, using her superhearing to know what they were talking about.
"...and it's getting harder to do what we do," Kara could hear the Flash say. "I mean, what with the threat of Darkseid and Apokolips, the White Martians and even Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom. We won't be here forever; we lost Hal when he became Parallax, and we already had someone here die once before."
At that, everyone looked in Clark's direction.
"Kal may have come back, but how do we know that next time we lose someone, it won't be for good?" Diana questioned as she sighed. "We need to start thinking about the future, about who can take our place when we're no longer here. Barry has Kid Flash, while Bruce has Nightwing and Robin to take over for him. Who else could take the place of the rest of us in the League?"
Again, everyone looked to Clark, something Kara saw when she chanced a glance into the Hall. She realized immediately what they were implying, and she couldn't help the grin on her face and the surge of excitement in her veins. Clark's next words were quick to dash her hopes, though.
"Kara isn't ready," Clark said sternly, almost immediately. "She's still adjusting to Earth; she's nowhere near ready enough to handle being involved with the Justice League." Kara was irritated at this; Clark had been acting like an annoying and overprotective older brother since she arrived.
"Kara can take care of herself," Diana replied. "Kal, you can't protect her forever. She's proven herself as a capable hero, and she already has access to the Watchtower. She could be considered a junior Justice League member already." Kara smiled, having seen Diana as a sister figure since she helped teach Kara to fight on Themyscira when she arrived.
"It's still too dangerous for Kara to be involved in this," Clark replied.
At that, Kara simply took off, flying deeper into the Watchtower. The resulting gush of wind was enough to get the attention of the Leaguers, who then realized that Kara had been listening the entire time.
Clark could only sigh. "I guess I'll have to talk to her soon enough now..."
Kara, meanwhile, had finally stopped, gazing out into space in one of the Watchtower hallways.
"If only I could prove myself to Kal," the young Kryptonian sighed to herself. "I swear to Rao... If only I had someone who could relate to me. But there isn't anyone else on this Earth who could have the same problem…"
Yeah this Spider-Man is as usual for my stories just starting out and having idolised the Avengers since he was a kid (just like the MCU Spidey That was introduced to in Captain America: Civil War). I also admit I liked the Superior Iron Man story that spun out of Axis (I thought the event itself was okay enough but I would recommend the spin off miniseries about Carnage and Hobgoblin, Carnage more so for the hilarity of watching the psychotic murderer try to be a hero). For visualisation, here are the appearances used for the characters in this chapter (I may add more as the story progresses.):
Spider-Man: the Captain America: Civil War Suit
Iron Man: the Superior Iron Man suit
Supergirl: the Superman: the Animated Series look
Parasite: the Superman Earth One: Volume 2 look
Superman: the New 52 look
Batman: the New 52 look
Wonder Woman: the Earth 2 look (only with a normal bracelet instead of the armor piece on her left arm)
Flash: the normal look
Green Lantern: the look from the Smallville comics
Black Canary: the Justice League Unlimited look
Martian Manhunter: the Justice League cartoon look
