AN: It's been a while since I've done a challenge, and one guy by the name of johnnyescamilla5 asked if I could do one of Naruto and Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes... so here we are! I originally intended for this to start at "The Man in the Ant Hill" episode, but decided to start four years before that, also known as Janet's freshman year of college... Enjoy!


"You know, it's funny. This reminds me of a joke...

See, there were two guys locked in a lunatic asylum. And one night, one night they decided they didn't like that anymore - they decided to escape. So they made it up to the roof and there, just across this narrow gap, they see rooftops stretching across town - stretching to freedom. Now the first guy, he jumps right across no problem. But his friend - hoho, no way - he's afraid of falling.
So the first guy, he has an idea! He says: 'Hey! I got this flashlight with me! I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings and you can walk across the beam and join me!'

But the second guy says: 'What do you think I am, crazy? You'll just turn it off when I'm halfway across!'"

-Joker, The Killing Joke


Chapter Start

-Vortex-

Homo superior, more often called 'Mutants', are what some scientists believe to be the next step of human evolution. These Mutants possess powers ranging from intangibility to telekinesis, yet they are looked down upon society as outcasts...

And Naruto Uzumaki is one of them.

At sixteen years old, he discovered that he was a Mutant, and his abilities were... extraordinary, to say the least.

He couldn't move things with his mind, nor could he teleport, but what he could do was still quite magnificent...

"Ohh! I can't believe my baby boy is all grown up!"

He quickly snapped back to reality, courtesy of his highly emotional mother enveloping him in a hug.

Why was she trying to snap his back? Well, it was going to be a long time until she saw her baby again, college always made sure of that.

"Urgh! Mom..." Naruto groaned out as the life was ever so swiftly crushed out of him.

"I'll see you during the parent weekend! Goodbye, sochi!"

As he waved goodbye to his mother, only one thought was on his mind...

'College Move-In Day-'

'-is such a hassle.' The cars packed with family and belongings, the clingy parents and tearful goodbyes... thankfully that was all said and done now.

Janet "Jan" van Dyne sighed in exhaustion, collapsing to the ground outside her new room. Her other roommates weren't here yet, so she had her choice of which bed in her room she wanted.

She was actually quite nervous. It was the start of her first year at Greyburn College, so her fear was understandable.

"Welcome to college, Jan..." she said to herself...

That was the sight that he happened upon - a beautiful blue eyed, auburn haired girl that stood at 5'4" wearing a plain yellow shirt, blue jeans and sandals.

"Hi there!" Jan perked up and saw a man that stood at 5'8" with spiky blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a grey jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and dark shoes.

What really caught her attention, however, was the three whisker marks on either side of the man's cheeks.

"O-Oh! Hi..." Jan stuttered in surprise.

"You're in the room across from mine it seems. I'm Naruto Uzumaki, nice to meet you!" he said cheerfully, a fox-like grin on his face as he extended his hand to the auburn haired woman.

"Nice to meet you too. I'm Janet van Dyne, but most people just call me Jan." Jan replied, shaking Naruto's hand as a smile formed on her face...

Maybe college wouldn't be as bad as she thought it would be.

-Vortex-

"*BOOM*!" Jan broke from memory lane when the sound of an explosion reached her ears.

It's been nearly two years since she met Naruto, and she would admit that he is now a close friend of hers, but...

There were just some secrets that had to be kept hidden.

During her Sophomore year, she came under the tutelage of Dr. Hank Pym, a scientist who had worked with an organization called the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, or S.H.I.E.L.D. for short.

One thing had led to another, and eventually she became the superhero alias of Hank Pym's, Ant Man, partner in crime, Wasp.

And it. Was. Boring!

She could be stopping super villains, catching crooks and just fighting crime in general, but Hank would rather spend time furthering his research than cleaning up the streets.

The few stories she had heard from S.H.I.E.L.D. members about their adventures made her envy them! What good were these new powers if she couldn't put them to good use?!

That was when her prayers were answered! A salvation to her increasingly frustrating boredom!

There was an attack down at the docks! S.H.I.E.L.D. was fifteen minutes from the site, but she could get there in five!

She practically jumped at the chance to fight a super villain, or evil organization, or whatever the hell was terrorizing the docks!

This was her big chance, she wouldn't mess it up!

-Vortex-

"P-Please, sir... let us go!" a frightened fisherman begged, cowering on the ground like the others who couldn't escape in time as this new villain loomed over them.

"Yeah, you see, I would, but... then I'd lose whatever leverage I have when the police arrive... I think."

Being a mutant in today's world was never easy. People would go to great lengths to hide the fact they're mutants from friends and family, and for good reason too. It was a stigma to be a mutant...

Which was why Naruto never told anyone, not even his friends, not even his brother or sister... not even his parents.

His mutation had only become active at the start of high school, and he began to practice using it in secret shortly after.

It was called 'Hydrokinesis', if he recalled correctly, and one of the things he found quite profound was that he had yet to reach its limits. He could control water in all of its forms, but to what extent?

In fact, this situation he was in right now would be the first true test of his powers. He decided to cover his whisker marks with skin tone makeup just incase, and flexing his powers was going swell! Though he could do without the crying and whimpering and begging and - for the love of everything why wouldn't these people shut up?!

"Ugh. Look, if you can all shut up for about five minutes, I'll let you go, okay?! Is - Is that fair?!" Naruto suggested angrily, lounging on a platform of water that he willed.

"..."

"... Ah, peace and-"
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"
"Goddammit."

The battle between good and evil was about to commence, at least in Jan's mind, as she grew back to her normal height yards away from the mysterious villain...

In fact, taking a closer look at him, he seemed kinda... familiar. Spiky blond hair covered by a dark blue hood which was attached to a similarly-colored trench coat, dark blue goggles to cover his eyes, and a black shirt, pants, and shoes to complete his attire.

Slap some whisker marks on this guy and he looked like Naruto!

Naruto was thinking something similar as well. This heroine's costume made him think of a bee or a wasp: a black and yellow dress with a yellow antennae-like headpiece and black and yellow gloves, as well as black leggings with yellow boots. And on top of that, she looked very, very similar to another auburn-haired woman he knew...

Buuuuuuuuuut it was a really large city, so he couldn't rule out the possibility of a doppelganger existing.

That, or maybe he just refused to believe it was her...

"... Umm... who are you?" Naruto asked dumbly, mentally commanding the water he was laying on to bring him down to the wooden docks.

"My name is Wasp! Unhand those civilians, you fiend!" Jan/Wasp exclaimed, pointing dramatically at Naruto as she spoke.

Naruto blinked comically, though it was hidden by his goggles, and lightly scratched his face - near his mouth so as to not rub off his makeup.

"Eh? You want 'em, take 'em." Naruto said dismissively. "They've been nothing but annoyances to me."

The very moment those words escaped his lips, the civilians who were once cowering on the ground sprung up and sprinted away.

"Now then! Let us - wait!" Jan yelled when Naruto tried to attack her with a tendril of water.

"What? What 'wait'?" Naruto questioned.

"You haven't, you know..."
"Uhh... no, I don't know."
"It's kinda like, I don't know, a common courtesy to tell me what your super villain name is?"

"Wait, just because you told me your superhero name, I have to tell you my super villain name?"

"I guess... I don't know! I haven't done this enough, but the bad guys always seem to yell out their name or organization or something like that!"

"... Why?"
"What?"
"I'm asking why?"

"... You didn't come up with a villain name, did you?" Jan asked rhetorically, causing Naruto to sigh.

"No, I didn't..." Naruto replied, sitting on a chair of water as he stroked his chin in thought.

...

"... Well?"
"Just give me a minute. I'll come up with one."
"Ugh, this is taking too long, let's just fight!"

"No no no, I feel it's best if I come up with a super villain name beforehand rather than have it be decided by someone else, now that I think about it."

"Well... how about 'Water Guy'?" Jan suggested.

"Do you really want to fight a guy called that?" Naruto retorted sarcastically.

"Hydro dude?"
"Nope."
"Torrent?"
"Doesn't really resonate with me."
"Aquaman?"
"I think that name's been taken already."

"Hmm..."

"Wait! I think I've got it!" Naruto suddenly exclaimed, holding his hands up dramatically. "Vortex!"

"Ahh... whatever. Let's fight already!" Jan said.

"Foolish hero! Now you will face the mighty wrath of Vortex!" Naruto yelled, striking an odd pose as water surged up around him.

"Yes! Finally!" Jan exclaimed...

Just as S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived upon the scene.

"Oh, umm..." Naruto said hesitantly as he saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives running towards them. "Well! Would you look at the time, it's get the heck outta here o'clock!"

"Wait, what?!" Jan yelled, both confused and angry.

"Yeah, I don't want to be arrested anytime soon, soooo... sayonara!" Naruto chirped, giving a mock salute before jumping into the water, merging with the waves and swiftly escaping.

"Hey! Get back here!"

And thus was the beginning of the cat and mouse chase between a wasp and a whirlpool...

-Vortex-

Naruto cheered as he dashed out of his last class for the day, a previous Philosophy test he took gripped in his hands...

It made spotting him amongst the crowds of students quite easy for Jan.

"Hey there, Na-ru-to!" Jan called out as soon as she was close enough for him to hear.

"Oh hey Jan! What's up?" he asked, his smile just a bit wider at seeing her.

"Just wondering what's got you so chipper!" she replied, causing his smile to turn into a grin.

"This!" Naruto showed her the test - one of the hardest tests to date in his own opinion - and written in red on the front was the number 86. "I did better than I thought I would!"

"Heh! Now this-" Jan pointed at the paper. "-calls for a celebration, if I do say so myself!"

"Ichiraku Ramen?"
"Ichiraku Ramen. On. Me."
"Hell yeeesssssss!"

They began to race towards the campus gates, intent on eating at a local restaurant that they both frequented.

And while they ran along, both Naruto and Jan shared a stray thought...

'He must never find out.../She must never find out...'

Chapter End


POST AN: Sorry about this chapter being so short. I promise the upcoming chapters will be longer and more action-packed. In order to get a better understanding of the Marvel universe (Without spending money) I decided to get that Contest of Champions game, but if there are any character consistencies that are overlooked, please inform me and I will do my best to address them or explain why they're there.

Anyways, I'll see you guys next time! Read and Review!

-CrimsonKyuubiSage out!