The Crew's biggest mission yet
What happens when a group of young heroes get together to form a greater power? A wave of action and emotional events start to occur. Peter Parker, AKA Spider-man knows that feeling all too well.
What started as Spider-man dealing with two villains, Shocker & Electro, led to a team up with the 'Human Torch' Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four, after the two villains had caused a major ruckus when it came to stealing a weapon that Mr. Fantastic had made for S.H.I.E.L.D.
The two villains were then joined by Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, Rhino & Dr. Octopus to form The Sinister Six. After a battle at a museum, Spider-man & Human Torch were joined by burglar Black Cat AKA Felcia Hardy, anti-hero Venom AKA Eddie Brock & the mysterious duo, Cloak & Dagger AKA Tyrone & Tandy.
After defeating the Six, they went after Dr. Doom and were able to defeat him, getting the start they needed as a team.
Soon when it came to The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, they were joined by X-Men member 'Iceman' Bobby Drake and had several battles, including a building battle against core members Avalanche, Toad, Pyro, Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch. Then came a battle with The Juggernaut, then a battle with Mystique and a battle against Magneto which ended in almost a draw.
Then came the time they teamed with Wolverine to take on Team Weapon X; Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Omega Red, Deadpool & Zero. Deadpool had betrayed his team to side with The Crew, who themselves had also been joined by X-23 AKA Laura Kinney as the newest member. Deadpool served as an ally to the group just like Wolverine & Gambit.
The thing about The Crew was the friendships they had when they weren't in costume. Sometimes Peter Parker just wants to hang out with Johnny Storm or Laura Kinney. Even budding romance happened between Peter & Laura, but that took a derailment when Peter's old flame Gwen Stacy returned. This Gwen however is from another dimension and has Spider powers just like Peter does.
While a love triangle between Peter, Laura & Gwen formed, the group had to battle against The Green Goblin. It took a while and a few battles but Goblin was eventually defeated. Gwen stuck around, she wanted to fight the battle she's meant to fight, but doesn't know what.
Gwen did drop a bombshell though, when she goes back to her world, she wants Peter to come with, but Peter would rather Gwen Stacy stick around, tough choice. Peter discussed with his friends and hope they can find a way for both heroes to stay in their respective dimensions and still be together.
Despite everything the group did well with each other, soon The Avengers themselves took notice of their progress. Even Nick Fury now believes they can be a big deal with the right type of training. Soon The Crew were gonna get the respect they longed for.
One day they were invited onto the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, very curious as to what they wanted. While waiting, Colonel Nick Fury approached the group, "Spider-Crew, glad you can make it", he pulled out his badge, "Of course you know me, Colonel Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the man behind The Avengers Initiative"
Spider-man nodded, "Sure thing Colonel Eye patch", that caused snickering from him, Johnny & Iceman. Black Cat smirked from that but the others rolled their eyes.
Fury also wasn't amused, "Watch it web-head", he cleared his throat, "Anyway it's not really me who wants to speak with you, come with me", he lead them through the Helicarrier.
Everyone followed closely until they reached what looked like a training area and watched The Avengers do their thing. Captain America tossing his shield at targets, Iron Man blasting the targets, Thor smashing with his hammer, Hulk causing his brand of destruction, Hawkeye practicing his archery, Black Panther showcasing his panther abilities, Ant Man shrinking and growing, Wasp flying around and blasting everything, and even Black Widow practicing her abilities.
"Wow, look at The Avengers go!" Spider-man said. Everyone looked impressed by what they saw, though Johnny & Venom maintained the belief they can handle that stuff as well.
Once they finished up, The Avengers met up with The Crew, Cap approached Spider-man and saluted him, "Greetings"
Spider-man saluted back, "Yeah, greetings Cap...uh did you call us over?"
Cap nodded, "Yes, you see we heard about all your heroics and believe you have a lot of potential as a group, we'd like to see that up close for ourselves"
Spider-man looked surprised, "Wait, we get to train here!? Seriously!?"
Cap nodded, "That's right, we wanna see what you youngsters can do".
Spider-man looked excited, "This is so awesome, we get to show off to The Avengers!" he turned to his team, "Spider-Crew, Assemble!"
They each groaned a bit, Johnny spoke up, "Dude, seriously, knock that off".
Spider-man looked a bit annoyed and glum, "Come on guys, I'm your boss, you're supposed to be doing what I say".
"Hey we didn't elect you", Venom stated. The others muttered in agreement, causing Spider-man to groan loudly, "Really? Now? In front of The Avengers!?"
Cap patted Spider-man, "Don't worry, it happens to the best of us, sometimes I myself have trouble keeping The Avengers under control".
Iron Man scoffed, "Sometimes? Be honest Cap". Cap glared at Iron Man, "Not helping".
Spider-man gestured to his team, "Let's just go, we still gotta do the training thing". Spider-Gwen spoke up, "Peter's right, let's get off his case and do what we need to do". The others agreed to it and decided to get the training over with.
The Crew stood in the training room as several bots arrived, these were battle bots made specifically for training, there were a lot, so The Crew had a lot on their plate right now.
Johnny demonstrated first, as the robots fired at him, he zig zagged through the air and blasted the robots with his fire balls and flew down to fire punch the other robots.
Venom approached a set of robots and attacked with his claws and tongue and even used his webbing substance. He also punches holes through several of them or punched their heads off and even ripped several in half.
Cloak & Dagger went in and used the teleportation into light daggers trick on many of them; Cloak would teleport the robots, Dagger would sent the light daggers at them, destroying them.
Iceman glided around, shooting icicle blasts at the robots and also freezing a few so he can punch them to shattered pieces. Then he froze his hands to punch several of them, taking them all out.
Black Cat used her agility and battle prowess to take out several robots, utilizing several strong punches and kicks, and also making good use of her whip.
X-23 just slashed through the robots in pure fury, doing several combinations of hand slashes and the foot slashes, taking them down one by one.
Gwen used her powers to punch the robots a good distance, and used her webs to fling a few of them around.
Spider-man also used his webs, though he was a bit aerodynamic, launching a few robots into the air and punching them around and slamming them down.
Some teamwork moves were used. such as Spider-man knocking them into the air and Johnny blasting them down, Iceman freezing a few and Black Cat kicking them to shatter them, Venom tossing a few at X-23 so she can destroy them with her claws, it was pretty good synergy.
The Avengers, Cap, Iron Man & Thor, looked really pleased so far based on what they saw, they all had great talent. Hawkeye, Ant Man & Wasp watched from nearby as well, sharing some popcorn. Black Cat & Black Widow also paid mind, wondering how far they can possibly go as a team. Even Nick Fury seemed impressed at the development of the heroes, especially in a group, they showed great teamwork.
After a few more drills, the group was finished, though Spider-man looked disappointed, "Is that it? I was hoping for a little more".
"That's enough for now, but you all did well, just the type of skills I wanted to see", Cap said. The Crew approached Cap as he saluted them, "Good work, very proud of you all".
"Thanks Cap, means a lot", Spider-man said. Gwen nodded, "It's an honor to be evaluated by a great hero such as yourself".
Iron Man approached them, "One day, you'll be as good as us, you're almost there at least".
Venom didn't look pleased, "Almost? I think we're already at your level, between dealing with Dr. Doom, Magneto, Weapon X & The Green Goblin, I think we've proven we're at your level".
Spider-man turned to venom almost panic like, "Venom! Don't antagonize them! Remember they're The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes! They were nice enough to evaluate us let's not throw it back in their face!"
Black Cat scoffed, "I'm with Venom on this honestly, I mean I think we're at a point where we're not 'young kids starting out', especially since we've been at this almost all year, I think we're ready to be taken a bit more seriously".
Thor took note of their attitude, not too happy with what they're saying, "You youngsters need to mind your tongue, you may be great heroes but you still have arrogance, not to mention complete disregard to what your leader says".
Johnny chuckled a bit, "Arrogance? Disregard for the words of our leader? I've worked alongside you people before, you're not that perfect either".
Spider-man turned to Johnny, "Come on! Quit screwing this up! They're just giving some constructive criticism!"
Thor nodded, "I suggest you mind what your friend says, he seems to know what's best for all of you".
Gwen stepped forward to face her teammates, "Thor's right, we need to show Spider-man a little respect as our leader and not disrespect those who only wish to help, The Avengers have a lot of experience so it's best if we heed their advice".
X-23 also stepped up, "I'm also with Spider-man, we should pay mind to The Avengers and like Thor said, we need to respect Spider-man as our leader".
Iceman glared a moment, "Are you saying that because you agree with them? Or you just wanna get on Spider-man's good side?"
X-23 extended her claws and glared at Iceman, "What was that Drake!?" Johnny & Black Cat approached her to hold her back.
Spider-man sighed and looked to The Avengers, "Is it ok if we leave so I can try to get things under control here?"
Cap nodded, "That's fine, it's not easy being a leader, my advice is that you shouldn't be too nice, sometimes as a leader you need to step up and lay down the law, make hard choices, once you achieve that, you will be a great leader and your team will be as cohesive as this team".
Spider-man nodded eagerly, "Thank you Cap, I won't let you down!" Spider-man turned to his group, "Spider-Crew, roll out!"
They all glared at him a moment, sans Gwen, X-23 & Johnny, but regardless made their way out. Spider-man sighed, "This won't be easy".
They finally made their way out the Helicarrier, Spider-man groaned big time, "That wasn't smart back there, we could have really ticked off The Avengers!"
"Hey they did sorta disrespect us", Black Cat admitted. The others seemed to slightly agree.
"You can't be serious, they're just trying to help!" Spider-man argued. Dagger shook her head, "Seems like they're just talking down to us, maybe they don't wanna lose their spot".
"Seriously thought Pete, I think we've proven our worth, and The Avengers aren't even that great, they're pretty dysfunctional as well, or should I remind everyone here of Civil War?"
Spider-man face palmed, "We're not gonna grow as a group unless we drop our arrogance and show a little respect to me as your leader".
"And that's another thing", Johnny started stating, "Why are you the leader? I found this group too, I should be co-leader, Like The Avengers have Captain America & Iron Man, this should be The Spider-Torch Crew if anything".
"And honestly Parker, you're not that capable as a leader, sometimes we all had to take charge for ourselves", Venom was saying, "Between not being able to take down Magneto, needing Wolverine's help to bring down Weapon X and the fact that Gwen is the one who stopped Goblin, seems like you still have some leader issues".
Spider-man sighed, "I do my best, but I need your help too, I want this group to be great, we have so much potential". Gwen patted Spider-man, "I'm with Peter on this". X-23 also patted him, "Same here, I think you can do it Peter".
Johnny rolled his eyebrows, "Surprise, surprise, your harem agrees with you". That enraged X-23, "What was that Storm!?" Johnny backed off a bit, "Hey it's no secret you two are heads over heels in love with Peter, so of course you're gonna take his side".
X-23 stepped forward with her claws out, ready for a fight, "You wanna go Storm!?" Johnny didn't back down, he just started going into Flame On mode when Spider-man shouted, "Enough! Maybe we just need a break from each other, let's split up, get the hostility out of our systems, and meet again later on, maybe in the Baxter Building".
Everyone seemed to agree on that. "Ok Peter, we'll take that order, but we need to talk more later", Johnny said. The heroes started leaving one by one, though Gwen & X-23 stayed with Spider-man.
"You want us to go too Pete?" Gwen asked. Spider-man shook his head, "No, since you're still here, I need to talk with both of you, I have some concerns to get off my chest".
The two nodded and followed Spider-man to his apartment complex.
Meanwhile a man is watching various events in New York City from his throne room, clutching to his staff.
"Looks like there's some trouble brewing in New York City, this should be a bit interesting, I look forward to meeting This Spider-Crew, though I have some business to take care of with my brother Thor and his friends first". He stood up and grinned, "How will they fair against The God of Mischief, Loki?"
Loki let out an evil laugh, ready to make a few plans for his domination of the Midgard Realm.
Rivalries between Groups, Dysfunction in a team, Love Triangle & an invasion from Loki, things aren't looking good right now.