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Spider-Moon 2 – The Tri-ad Connection.
The usual disclaimer stuff:
Sailor Moon and all related characters were created by Naoko Takeuchi; and are copyright to Naoko Takeuchi, PNP, Kodansha, Toei, DiC and many others for a list way too long to put down.
Spider-Man and all related characters were created by Stan Lee and the wonderful minds at Marvel and are copyright to Marvel Entertainment and Sony Entertainment, as well as a bunch of other people too long to list.
This story that is presented to you in multi-part fashion as it is presented to you, (all be it edited for grammar content) is owned entirely by me. No violation of any said copy rights has be taken and or implied. Permission granted to copy this to other web sites as long as the entire content is left as is with disclaimer and e-mail on here.
And for those keeping track of where and when everything takes place. This story takes place a few months after the first story and still during the Sailor Moon S season, but has nothing to do with the S season at all.
Prologue:
The bank had been the easiest job of all time to pull off. However it should have brought someone to them that they were supposed to be getting in touch with. The job however didn't do that. Not only were they able to get clean away with the money that they had, they hadn't even been stopped once, all of the police cars and everything dealing with the police had just gone right by them. Even the police radio had stated that there was something else going on other then the job that they had pulled, and they had made sure to trip all of the alarms just to make sure that they could get the attention that they needed. However they were now at their hideout with a little over 2.5 million in cash and wondering what in the world was going on. Turning on the old television that they had there, they discovered why no one had even stopped them. Half the city was dealing with something else on the other side of town, even the one that they wanted to talk to was there dealing with everything that was going on over there. There was one person though that wouldn't take this at all, and since he was at the back of the group, he was the first to slip out and head towards that part of town to make sure that he could get word back to the hero that he had needed to talk to in the first place.
About 30 minutes later, the lone figured walked up to the police barricade and looked at everything that was going on. This is nothing compared to what he must face in Tokyo the guy thought. Slipping around the barricade with out being noticed wasn't that hard since the police and the people that were standing there were all only looking at one thing and that was what was above them over head. Making his way towards the building that was there, he noticed that no one was even looking at him which made his trip even easier to make. Once he got to the roof and looked over he noticed more then he had even seen before. The one that he needed to talk to was in a battle for not only his life, but also for the fate of the entire city. If he fails, then this is going to have serious problems on the plan. He thought as he saw everything going down. The wall crawler must not fail. However I cannot decide if he fails here, it's not my place, but I can guide these events. I just hope that I can guide it in the right direction. He thought.
Spider-Man landed on the side of the building that he was currently at. He knew that there were people inside of the building, however the maniac that was trying to get to him, wasn't about to let him pass currently at the moment. Why is it always these kinds of guys that want to do this to me? He thought as he shot a web line out and swung away as the guy flew towards him. "Why do you even try Spider-Man? Even you know that you cannot win at this battle." The guy stated, as he pulled a tight turn and followed Spider-Man in his arch swing. Spider-Man realized that the guy was following him, and pulled a zip line move that went right under him. "Come on, this whole thing that you're doing here, it's been done before." He stated as he landed and then back flipped and landed on the guys back. "Besides I have a feeling that Iron Man is going to want this back eventually...ah whoever you are. Hey you never even told me your name, and usually the guys that want to kill me tell me there name before the fight even starts." He finished as he stayed attached to the guys back. The guy didn't like what had just happened. "Names are meaningless to me Spider-Man; just know that I am your death." He stated, as he started making turns that would normally have tossed anyone else. "Look, the death name has already been taken, namely by death himself. Now I know that you have a name of your own, after all, it's not exactly like you're on the winning side here." He told him. "But if you want to be called death, then I'll just consider you iron death, even though it won't do you much good." He finished. His Spider-Sense was already tell him that they were about to run into something that would do a lot of damage. The only thing that Spider-Man wondered was how much damage it would do to the guy to take him out of commission for a while. Looking up Spider-Man saw the iron wall that they were about to run into. However the only thing was that this guy was known for his tight turns. Making sure that he was well and truly attached to the guy, he shot out a zip line and started dragging the guy towards to the wall. Realizing that he couldn't do anything, the guy actually hit the boosters on the feet. "Do you think that that iron wall will do anything to me Spider-Man, I'll just punch right through it?" He stated as he continued increasing in speed. Spider-Man had already known was the thickness of the wall was since he had taken photos of the wall getting placed into the building. He already knew that the guy wasn't going to be able to punch through it. But it was kind of late to tell him anyway. Leaping off the guy, the guy realized what was going on, but a bit too late to do anything. Slamming in to the iron, it sent a ripple out through the place that actually shook the rest of the place and shattered glass out and all over the place. Spider-Man, when he leaped off, had sent a zip line out and was still zipping over when the ripple over came him. He knew at that point that the only way to get out was to drop down, hard and fast. Taking a dive off the side of the building, Spider-Man started falling like a lead rock heading for the street level at speeds that Spider-Man never liked. One of these days I'm really going to have to look into getting flyer miles for all of this stuff. He thought as he continued to drop. The one thing that he didn't like was the fact that he was dropping through the glass, and there were some pieces that were big enough to cut through the web line if he tried to swing out at that point. He knew that in order to shoot a line out that he had to get beyond the glass to get where he needed to get to. Once he cleared the field at least an inch, Spider-Man brought his arm and hand out at an angle going mostly down and over. The only thing that he was going to need was more time at the swing and that was the one thing that he was going to get with this swing. Shooting the ling out, he noticed that it snagged the building that he was aiming at a bit too soon and that his arch was already starting up as it started pulling him away from the glass field. Once he was fully clear of the glass field in all directions. He fired a zip line up towards the top of the building that he had snagged with the first shot. Once he arrived at the top of the building, he noticed that the fire and police choppers were already on the scene. Never fails, I nail the bad guy and they swarm in and take the credit in the end. Some times I wonder why I do this at all. He thought as he watched the rest of what was going on. "I do not believe that there is anything else that you can do here." A voice stated behind him. Spider-Man spun around with his hands at the ready. "Who are you and how in the world did you slip beyond my Spider-Sense?" He asked the new comer. "I believe that the only way your Spider-Sense is triggered is if there is any direct danger to you. And since I present no danger to you, it will not trigger at all." He told Spider-Man. "Besides, I am here with information for you. Information that will help your friends over in Japan, the Sailor Senshi." He told him. Spider-Man looked at the guy. "For one thing, they're Sailor Scouts, not Sailor Senshi. And what in the world is going on with them that they'll need my help anyway?" He asked the guy. The guy looked at him. "My name is Asgrone, and this is not my real appearance. However if I was to show what I really looked like then I would end up setting up a beacon here for all to know where I happen to be." He told Spider-Man. "Besides over in Japan they are known as the Sailor Senshi. And with what you had just told me, I'm wondering if you even know what in the world their Japanese names happen to be at all. However that's not important right now. What is important is that a group over in Japan that is trying to pass of as the Chinese Tri-ad is trying to assert their hold in Japan calling themselves the Japanese Tri-ad. You must help the Senshi bring these fakes to justice in China." He finished. Spider-Man looked at the guy before he turned back to face the building that was by now in flames after everything that had happened. "Just what kind of threat do these wanna bes bring to my friends?" He asked. However when he got no reply, he turned around and saw that the guy was now gone. "Dang, talk about a disappearing act." He stated to no one else but himself.
Chapter 1: Japanese bound Spider-Senshi
"Are you out of your mind Parker?" Jay Jonah Jameson yelled at Parker as he worked about half a dozen other things from his desk at the Daily Bugle. "Just what could be the possible reason for going to Japan in the first place? After all Spider-Man is here in New York not Japan. Parker knew that this was going to be hard, but he also knew that he had to make sure that he was sent to Japan at all costs. "Look Mr. Jameson, I have it under very reliable source that Spider-Man is heading to Japan. Now wouldn't you like to know just why he happens to be going there in the first place?" He asked the man. Jameson looked at him and Peter could see that he was contemplating what Peter had just said to him. "You know you're right. That wall crawling freak could be up to just about anything." He told him. "Since you were the one that dealt with the last time Spider-Man was in Japan, go, and get me some decent pictures of him." He said as he ushered Peter out of the room.
Peter couldn't believe that he was now bound for Tokyo Japan once again; only this time is wasn't for a conference, it was to hook up with the Sailor Senshi, as he remembered being told. I'm wondering, what are their names if they happen to be Senshi instead of Scouts? He thought as he headed home to pack up.
Three hours later he was on a plane heading for San Francisco that was going to transferee him to a plane heading for Tokyo, Japan. He already had his translator in his ear to make sure that he didn't forget about it when he got there. However he found out that the translator was always working when it picked up a language other then his own and translated it for him. Something tells me that this is going to be a very, very long trip. He thought as he settled back into his seat and just waited out the trip.
Twelve hours later Peter woke as he felt the plane bump onto the ground. He noticed that this was now the second time the plane landed which meant that he was now back in Tokyo, Japan. He knew that he was going to have to get to the hotel and check in then find the scouts. Once he got off the plane he saw that there was someone there waiting for him. Walking over to the guy, Peter did the bow that he thought they usually did. "I'm Parker." He told the guy knowing that his voice would get translated to the guy. The guy smiled. "Ah yes Parker San. I didn't know that you spoke the Japanese language?" The guy stated as they started walking. "Actually I don't. I have a translator in my ear that is letting me understand everything around me and them me. It's got a 25 foot distance. Once someone comes within that 25 foot distance I can understand everyone around me no matter who is talking to me or not." Peter explained to the guy. The guy smiled and then stuck out his hand. "Now that is truly wondrous. My name is Soutaka. I believe that you meet my friend back in New York. We're apart of an organization that is trying to keep everything in tact while the heroes go around saving the world. I believe that you have something similar in New York known as Damage Control. I believe that they are the ones that send out work crews to repair and fix the damages that are done to the city from the super heroes that are living over there." He said to Peter as they walked out to the parking lot after getting his bags. "The so called Damage Control that is here in Japan works the same way, only it happens to be with the Sailor Senshi instead since they are the only ones here that deal with everything that goes down. They have no idea about us I can tell you that, but if they were to find out, I truly wonder what would end up happening if they found out." He finished. Peter was amazed by what the guy knew, but he also had mentioned something else as well that Peter didn't like, he knew that he was Spider-Man. This was the one thing that Peter was going to have to avoid at all costs if possible. "I'm actually here on an assignment from the..." "Daly Bugle. I know, you work as a photographer for them taking the shots of Spider-Man. That's how we figured out who you were, don't worry, your secret is still safe. We know who all of the heroes are and make sure that nothing happens to them that shouldn't." He told Peter. Peter wasn't convinced at that, he knew that there had to be more, but didn't bother to press it right at the moment. "Do you know where they are?" He asked him. Soutaka looked up at the sky for a moment. "Depends on which ones you're looking for at the moment." He told Peter. Peter looked at him sideways. "You know who I'm talking about." He stated, not leading into anything else. "Other wise we're just heading around in circles right now and that's the last thing that anyone needs." He told him. Even me. He added in after thought. Once they got to the car the guy loaded Peter's baggage into the trunk and they headed off for the hotel that Peter was staying at. The entire trip, Soutaka said nothing. Which for the moment didn't surprise Peter at all; the one thing that he knew was that he had to find the Senshi and fast.
As soon as Peter was inside his room with Soutaka alone, he looked at him. "Right now the Senshi are dealing with something that you need not get involved with." He started. "Do you remember what happened the last time that you had met up with the Senshi?" He asked. That was the one thing that Peter was never going to forget any time soon. He had been there at least a month before hand. He had been there not only as a simple assignment for the Bugle, but also to find out about what he then knew them as the Sailor Scouts. It hadn't been hard to find them; the only thing that he hadn't expected was the hostile greeting that he had gotten from one of them the first time around. Things had worked out eventually, however he was introduced to one thing that he had never thought was possible. Heart Crystals, the living essence of the heart that could be forcefully removed from a person and would contain three object weapons that would come together and produce something of incredible power. From what he had been able to learn over the past month was that the objects still hadn't been found at all and the search was ever continuing. However something told him that it was supposed to be Serena that would be getting the object in the end, but he still had no idea about it at all. "Yeah I remember what happened, and I know what's going on when it comes to everything still." Peter told Soutaka. Soutaka grinned. "Good, which means that you've been kept informed as to what was going on. This means that nothing is going to be getting in their way when it comes to obtaining the Holy Grail of power." He said in a tone that tripped off something for Peter. Peter's Spider-Sense had only just started buzzing, and it was a low buzzing that he felt, and he knew that something was seriously wrong here. He could tell from the way that Soutaka had said the last part that Soutaka was planning on pulling something now. Then it click for him, Soutaka was apart of the Japanese Tri-Ad. I've got to make sure that this guy doesn't pull or do anything stupid at all. Peter thought as he backed away from the guy. "Mr. Parker, is there something wrong?" Soutaka asked him. "No nothing at all," he lied. "Just checking the place out is all." Soutaka turned in a spin taking in the entire room. "Why Mr. Parker, you can see everything very well from here." He stated as he stopped where Peter had been. Looking around at first, Soutaka didn't understand how one person could just disappear. However when he looked up he smiled. "Now Mr. Parker, what are you doing up there?" He asked him. However Peter was in no mood right at that moment to say anything. Instead with lightening speed Peter shot out webbing that made the guy stay in one place, at least for an hour. However Peter knew that he had right now all the time in the world. Jumping down, Peter decked the guy.
Half an hour later, Soutaka slowly woke up; however it wasn't something that he really wanted to do at that moment. "Ah good you are awake." Came a voice. Looking around he noticed that Spider-Man was now standing on the side of the building. "By the way that webbing there will last at least an hour before it dissolved and drops you all the way to the ground. Now I can help you, however I need information, the only thing is that the only way that you're going to get out of this is to help me, but we only have an hour ok." Spider-Man stated as he walked back and forth on the wall. Soutaka couldn't believe what was going on. "This is not happening. You would never do this." He cried out. Spider-Man shook his head. "Come on, I've been back in Japan only a few hours here and I'm already meeting up with the Tri-ad here in Japan. But what I need to know is what you're planning with the Senshi?" Peter asked him. Soutaka started panicking as he looked around for some kind of ledge to grab onto. "Please you can not do this to me." He cried. "Look I do not mean the Senshi any harm at all. I was only sent here to delay you and make sure that you never make it to meet up with them." He stated. Spider-Man knew he had a problem then. With a half hour delay something might already be happening with the girls and he would never know. Grabbing the guy, he tossed him up and back into the room. Once Spider-Man was back in the room, he webbed the guys mouth shut and then webbed him to the wall. Picking up the phone he lifted the mask back above his mouth and spoke into the mouth piece. "Call the police I have an intruder in my room." He stated as he finished and put the phone back down. Moving back over to the window he shot a line out and swung down. Gotta get to them before anything happens. He thought as he sailed through the city as fast as his web line could carry him.
* * * She was late and she knew it. They're really gonna give it to me this time. She thought as she continued to run. I can't believe that I'm this late. As she crossed over the street to the next block, she turned and saw the others. Ami, Rei, and the others were standing there waiting for her. However as she started running towards them waving her hand, a car at the other end of the street flew out from the corner and gave a sharp turn. Usagi saw the car and noticed that the side window was coming out. However she also realized that her friends still couldn't hear her at all.
Makoto looked up and saw Usagi coming towards them and then suddenly stop. She couldn't understand why she would do that instead of coming towards her friends. Suddenly a feeling beyond that of dread came to her realization. Turning towards where Usagi was looking, she saw what Usagi was seeing and noticed the guns as well. "EVERYONE GET DOWN!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Meanwhile while everyone was focused on the car that was barreling down the street towards them, no one was focused on the sky where another attack was coming from in the form of a super hero named Spider-Man. "Incoming." He called out as he yelled down to the people below and landed on the car's hood. "Man what does a person have to do around here to catch a ride?" He stated as he realized that all of the guns were now pointing at him. "Was it something I said?" As the first bullet flew out of the gun, Spider-Man leaped up and onto the roof of the car. As long as no one else gets the shots. He thought as the windshield was suddenly gone. "Hey now, someone could loose an eye that way, or just the entire body." He stated as he punched through the top of the car and pulled a hole open. Reaching in, he grabbed the driver of the car and yanked him out and gave him a toss to the side of the road. "I really hope that everyone has got their seat belts on." He said as he grabbed the steering wheel and pointed it at a nearby street light.
As all of the sudden action on the street went down with Spider-Man and the car, Usagi finally reached her friends. "Did anyone know that Spider-Man was in town?" She asked her friends? Rei gave her a look. "Even if we did hear about and had told you, you still wouldn't have heard us anyway." She told Usagi. Usagi gave her a pained look, but then looked back at the scene with the car just in time to see the car crash into a street light. Spider-Man had leaped onto the nearby wall before the impact and was completely fine. Running up to the scene, Usagi and friends couldn't believe what in the world happened here. "What happened Spider-Man?" Makoto asked. Spider-Man turned to look at her. "Sorry about that girls just had to make sure that I got here in time and there was no way to get in contact. As for your question Lita, These guys were hired by someone to try and take you guys out. I was informed by someone over in New York that it might be the Tri-Ad. I won't know till I can get further information on everything." He told them
* * * Everyone had decided to head back to Peter's hotel room. He still couldn't believe that their names were actually different from what he had known a least a month ago. "So what you're telling me is that except for Rei and Ami, everyone here has a different name?" He asked again. Usagi looked him and had a sad look in her eyes. "I'm sorry about all of this; it's just that sometimes when we travel around or meet people from outside of the country, we give them those names." She told him. Peter understood, but it was just going to be hard for him. "I know, it's just that except for Usagi, Ami and Rei, everyone else is going to be harder to learn and remember." He told them as he got up and started pacing around. "Now the one thing that we do have to figure out is if this is the Tri-Ad like I was told then why didn't they try anything over a month ago when you all got back here. I mean that would've been the perfect time to try something. They could've snagged everyone and then sent word to me of what they had done and then I would've come out here to help save all of you." He finished as he stopped to look out the window, the same one that he had tossed the guy out before hand. Makoto looked over at him. "Michiru, that's Amara, was telling us about the Tri-Ad and that they don't like to do anything stupid like hitting before a perfect time. However with what you were telling us about what happened in New York, I have a feeling that someone wants to jump the gun and start the Tri-Ads moving around here." He finished. Artimus has been quite up to this point and been thinking on the entire thing and what had been going on. "I think that for right now Peter, you had better stay here in Tokyo for the time being." Peter looked over at the white cat. "Actually I'm here on assignment for J.J. I told him that there might be something going down when it comes to the Scouts here in Tokyo and that Spider-Man might end up getting involved with it. He figures that Spider-Man might end up trying to off the Scouts somehow." He told the cat. Luna was looking down but looked up at him with a grin on her feline face. "I take it that you haven't been told yet what the Scouts are called here?" She asked him. Peter looked at her and smiled. "Yeah I have been and sorry, it's just going to take time to start calling you all Senshi instead of Scouts." He said. "Look either way, we're going to have to gain information and the only way that we're going to be able to do that is by heading around the city and getting information the hard way, asking around. I know that by doing that someone on the Tri-Ad is going to come to us instead of us going to them." It was at this point that Luna stepped forward and pointed her crescent mooned forehead at the table top in front of her. As the crescent started to glow, the spot in front of her also started to glow, and seconds later there were what looked like several pink items and one that was blue and red with silver webs over it. "Use these to communicate between each of you." She said as she backed off. Peter could see that there was one just for him there as well. "Gee I take it the pink ones are for the Senshi, while the last one is for me." He stated as he picked his up. These aren't just any kind of communicator and cell phones. These also have a special ability in them that allow each of you to change to what ever you need to change to. Think of it as a way of getting into a place in disguise." She told them. "Just point the lens on the top there at the person that you would like to become and push the button on the side and look at the screen on the inside. The image that gets recorded on the screen will change instantly how you look." She finished telling them. Peter wondered about this, but then realized how it would've helped him out earlier in his time as Spider-Man. "Gee where was this when I needed it as I first started out." He said as he placed it in his pocket. "I guess it's time that we started off and head out looking for answers." He stated as he headed over to the window. He was still dressed as Spider-Man except that he had taken off the mask since they already knew who he was. "Also if any of you happen to run into Michiru or, what was her name oh yeah, Haruka. Then call me up and let me know. I need to talk to them about this since they seem to have the most information in regards to this entire thing." He said as he pulled on his mask and leaped out of the window and started his search. Minako walked over and watched as he shot a web line out and swung away. "Looks like I go back to hunting the old fashioned way." She said. "I just hope that some of my old contacts haven't dried up since I last talked to them." She finished as she turned and gathered up Artimus and left with the others.
To Be Continued...
Next up: Information Hunt. As the Senshi continue to go around the city in groups. They know that they are getting close when an explosion rocks the shopping area of the city. Can Spider-Man really help them out, or will the Japanese Tri-Ads win in the end?
Sailor Moon and all related characters were created by Naoko Takeuchi; and are copyright to Naoko Takeuchi, PNP, Kodansha, Toei, DiC and many others for a list way too long to put down.
Spider-Man and all related characters were created by Stan Lee and the wonderful minds at Marvel and are copyright to Marvel Entertainment and Sony Entertainment, as well as a bunch of other people too long to list.
This story that is presented to you in multi-part fashion as it is presented to you, (all be it edited for grammar content) is owned entirely by me. No violation of any said copy rights has be taken and or implied. Permission granted to copy this to other web sites as long as the entire content is left as is with disclaimer and e-mail on here.
And for those keeping track of where and when everything takes place. This story takes place a few months after the first story and still during the Sailor Moon S season, but has nothing to do with the S season at all.
Prologue:
The bank had been the easiest job of all time to pull off. However it should have brought someone to them that they were supposed to be getting in touch with. The job however didn't do that. Not only were they able to get clean away with the money that they had, they hadn't even been stopped once, all of the police cars and everything dealing with the police had just gone right by them. Even the police radio had stated that there was something else going on other then the job that they had pulled, and they had made sure to trip all of the alarms just to make sure that they could get the attention that they needed. However they were now at their hideout with a little over 2.5 million in cash and wondering what in the world was going on. Turning on the old television that they had there, they discovered why no one had even stopped them. Half the city was dealing with something else on the other side of town, even the one that they wanted to talk to was there dealing with everything that was going on over there. There was one person though that wouldn't take this at all, and since he was at the back of the group, he was the first to slip out and head towards that part of town to make sure that he could get word back to the hero that he had needed to talk to in the first place.
About 30 minutes later, the lone figured walked up to the police barricade and looked at everything that was going on. This is nothing compared to what he must face in Tokyo the guy thought. Slipping around the barricade with out being noticed wasn't that hard since the police and the people that were standing there were all only looking at one thing and that was what was above them over head. Making his way towards the building that was there, he noticed that no one was even looking at him which made his trip even easier to make. Once he got to the roof and looked over he noticed more then he had even seen before. The one that he needed to talk to was in a battle for not only his life, but also for the fate of the entire city. If he fails, then this is going to have serious problems on the plan. He thought as he saw everything going down. The wall crawler must not fail. However I cannot decide if he fails here, it's not my place, but I can guide these events. I just hope that I can guide it in the right direction. He thought.
Spider-Man landed on the side of the building that he was currently at. He knew that there were people inside of the building, however the maniac that was trying to get to him, wasn't about to let him pass currently at the moment. Why is it always these kinds of guys that want to do this to me? He thought as he shot a web line out and swung away as the guy flew towards him. "Why do you even try Spider-Man? Even you know that you cannot win at this battle." The guy stated, as he pulled a tight turn and followed Spider-Man in his arch swing. Spider-Man realized that the guy was following him, and pulled a zip line move that went right under him. "Come on, this whole thing that you're doing here, it's been done before." He stated as he landed and then back flipped and landed on the guys back. "Besides I have a feeling that Iron Man is going to want this back eventually...ah whoever you are. Hey you never even told me your name, and usually the guys that want to kill me tell me there name before the fight even starts." He finished as he stayed attached to the guys back. The guy didn't like what had just happened. "Names are meaningless to me Spider-Man; just know that I am your death." He stated, as he started making turns that would normally have tossed anyone else. "Look, the death name has already been taken, namely by death himself. Now I know that you have a name of your own, after all, it's not exactly like you're on the winning side here." He told him. "But if you want to be called death, then I'll just consider you iron death, even though it won't do you much good." He finished. His Spider-Sense was already tell him that they were about to run into something that would do a lot of damage. The only thing that Spider-Man wondered was how much damage it would do to the guy to take him out of commission for a while. Looking up Spider-Man saw the iron wall that they were about to run into. However the only thing was that this guy was known for his tight turns. Making sure that he was well and truly attached to the guy, he shot out a zip line and started dragging the guy towards to the wall. Realizing that he couldn't do anything, the guy actually hit the boosters on the feet. "Do you think that that iron wall will do anything to me Spider-Man, I'll just punch right through it?" He stated as he continued increasing in speed. Spider-Man had already known was the thickness of the wall was since he had taken photos of the wall getting placed into the building. He already knew that the guy wasn't going to be able to punch through it. But it was kind of late to tell him anyway. Leaping off the guy, the guy realized what was going on, but a bit too late to do anything. Slamming in to the iron, it sent a ripple out through the place that actually shook the rest of the place and shattered glass out and all over the place. Spider-Man, when he leaped off, had sent a zip line out and was still zipping over when the ripple over came him. He knew at that point that the only way to get out was to drop down, hard and fast. Taking a dive off the side of the building, Spider-Man started falling like a lead rock heading for the street level at speeds that Spider-Man never liked. One of these days I'm really going to have to look into getting flyer miles for all of this stuff. He thought as he continued to drop. The one thing that he didn't like was the fact that he was dropping through the glass, and there were some pieces that were big enough to cut through the web line if he tried to swing out at that point. He knew that in order to shoot a line out that he had to get beyond the glass to get where he needed to get to. Once he cleared the field at least an inch, Spider-Man brought his arm and hand out at an angle going mostly down and over. The only thing that he was going to need was more time at the swing and that was the one thing that he was going to get with this swing. Shooting the ling out, he noticed that it snagged the building that he was aiming at a bit too soon and that his arch was already starting up as it started pulling him away from the glass field. Once he was fully clear of the glass field in all directions. He fired a zip line up towards the top of the building that he had snagged with the first shot. Once he arrived at the top of the building, he noticed that the fire and police choppers were already on the scene. Never fails, I nail the bad guy and they swarm in and take the credit in the end. Some times I wonder why I do this at all. He thought as he watched the rest of what was going on. "I do not believe that there is anything else that you can do here." A voice stated behind him. Spider-Man spun around with his hands at the ready. "Who are you and how in the world did you slip beyond my Spider-Sense?" He asked the new comer. "I believe that the only way your Spider-Sense is triggered is if there is any direct danger to you. And since I present no danger to you, it will not trigger at all." He told Spider-Man. "Besides, I am here with information for you. Information that will help your friends over in Japan, the Sailor Senshi." He told him. Spider-Man looked at the guy. "For one thing, they're Sailor Scouts, not Sailor Senshi. And what in the world is going on with them that they'll need my help anyway?" He asked the guy. The guy looked at him. "My name is Asgrone, and this is not my real appearance. However if I was to show what I really looked like then I would end up setting up a beacon here for all to know where I happen to be." He told Spider-Man. "Besides over in Japan they are known as the Sailor Senshi. And with what you had just told me, I'm wondering if you even know what in the world their Japanese names happen to be at all. However that's not important right now. What is important is that a group over in Japan that is trying to pass of as the Chinese Tri-ad is trying to assert their hold in Japan calling themselves the Japanese Tri-ad. You must help the Senshi bring these fakes to justice in China." He finished. Spider-Man looked at the guy before he turned back to face the building that was by now in flames after everything that had happened. "Just what kind of threat do these wanna bes bring to my friends?" He asked. However when he got no reply, he turned around and saw that the guy was now gone. "Dang, talk about a disappearing act." He stated to no one else but himself.
Chapter 1: Japanese bound Spider-Senshi
"Are you out of your mind Parker?" Jay Jonah Jameson yelled at Parker as he worked about half a dozen other things from his desk at the Daily Bugle. "Just what could be the possible reason for going to Japan in the first place? After all Spider-Man is here in New York not Japan. Parker knew that this was going to be hard, but he also knew that he had to make sure that he was sent to Japan at all costs. "Look Mr. Jameson, I have it under very reliable source that Spider-Man is heading to Japan. Now wouldn't you like to know just why he happens to be going there in the first place?" He asked the man. Jameson looked at him and Peter could see that he was contemplating what Peter had just said to him. "You know you're right. That wall crawling freak could be up to just about anything." He told him. "Since you were the one that dealt with the last time Spider-Man was in Japan, go, and get me some decent pictures of him." He said as he ushered Peter out of the room.
Peter couldn't believe that he was now bound for Tokyo Japan once again; only this time is wasn't for a conference, it was to hook up with the Sailor Senshi, as he remembered being told. I'm wondering, what are their names if they happen to be Senshi instead of Scouts? He thought as he headed home to pack up.
Three hours later he was on a plane heading for San Francisco that was going to transferee him to a plane heading for Tokyo, Japan. He already had his translator in his ear to make sure that he didn't forget about it when he got there. However he found out that the translator was always working when it picked up a language other then his own and translated it for him. Something tells me that this is going to be a very, very long trip. He thought as he settled back into his seat and just waited out the trip.
Twelve hours later Peter woke as he felt the plane bump onto the ground. He noticed that this was now the second time the plane landed which meant that he was now back in Tokyo, Japan. He knew that he was going to have to get to the hotel and check in then find the scouts. Once he got off the plane he saw that there was someone there waiting for him. Walking over to the guy, Peter did the bow that he thought they usually did. "I'm Parker." He told the guy knowing that his voice would get translated to the guy. The guy smiled. "Ah yes Parker San. I didn't know that you spoke the Japanese language?" The guy stated as they started walking. "Actually I don't. I have a translator in my ear that is letting me understand everything around me and them me. It's got a 25 foot distance. Once someone comes within that 25 foot distance I can understand everyone around me no matter who is talking to me or not." Peter explained to the guy. The guy smiled and then stuck out his hand. "Now that is truly wondrous. My name is Soutaka. I believe that you meet my friend back in New York. We're apart of an organization that is trying to keep everything in tact while the heroes go around saving the world. I believe that you have something similar in New York known as Damage Control. I believe that they are the ones that send out work crews to repair and fix the damages that are done to the city from the super heroes that are living over there." He said to Peter as they walked out to the parking lot after getting his bags. "The so called Damage Control that is here in Japan works the same way, only it happens to be with the Sailor Senshi instead since they are the only ones here that deal with everything that goes down. They have no idea about us I can tell you that, but if they were to find out, I truly wonder what would end up happening if they found out." He finished. Peter was amazed by what the guy knew, but he also had mentioned something else as well that Peter didn't like, he knew that he was Spider-Man. This was the one thing that Peter was going to have to avoid at all costs if possible. "I'm actually here on an assignment from the..." "Daly Bugle. I know, you work as a photographer for them taking the shots of Spider-Man. That's how we figured out who you were, don't worry, your secret is still safe. We know who all of the heroes are and make sure that nothing happens to them that shouldn't." He told Peter. Peter wasn't convinced at that, he knew that there had to be more, but didn't bother to press it right at the moment. "Do you know where they are?" He asked him. Soutaka looked up at the sky for a moment. "Depends on which ones you're looking for at the moment." He told Peter. Peter looked at him sideways. "You know who I'm talking about." He stated, not leading into anything else. "Other wise we're just heading around in circles right now and that's the last thing that anyone needs." He told him. Even me. He added in after thought. Once they got to the car the guy loaded Peter's baggage into the trunk and they headed off for the hotel that Peter was staying at. The entire trip, Soutaka said nothing. Which for the moment didn't surprise Peter at all; the one thing that he knew was that he had to find the Senshi and fast.
As soon as Peter was inside his room with Soutaka alone, he looked at him. "Right now the Senshi are dealing with something that you need not get involved with." He started. "Do you remember what happened the last time that you had met up with the Senshi?" He asked. That was the one thing that Peter was never going to forget any time soon. He had been there at least a month before hand. He had been there not only as a simple assignment for the Bugle, but also to find out about what he then knew them as the Sailor Scouts. It hadn't been hard to find them; the only thing that he hadn't expected was the hostile greeting that he had gotten from one of them the first time around. Things had worked out eventually, however he was introduced to one thing that he had never thought was possible. Heart Crystals, the living essence of the heart that could be forcefully removed from a person and would contain three object weapons that would come together and produce something of incredible power. From what he had been able to learn over the past month was that the objects still hadn't been found at all and the search was ever continuing. However something told him that it was supposed to be Serena that would be getting the object in the end, but he still had no idea about it at all. "Yeah I remember what happened, and I know what's going on when it comes to everything still." Peter told Soutaka. Soutaka grinned. "Good, which means that you've been kept informed as to what was going on. This means that nothing is going to be getting in their way when it comes to obtaining the Holy Grail of power." He said in a tone that tripped off something for Peter. Peter's Spider-Sense had only just started buzzing, and it was a low buzzing that he felt, and he knew that something was seriously wrong here. He could tell from the way that Soutaka had said the last part that Soutaka was planning on pulling something now. Then it click for him, Soutaka was apart of the Japanese Tri-Ad. I've got to make sure that this guy doesn't pull or do anything stupid at all. Peter thought as he backed away from the guy. "Mr. Parker, is there something wrong?" Soutaka asked him. "No nothing at all," he lied. "Just checking the place out is all." Soutaka turned in a spin taking in the entire room. "Why Mr. Parker, you can see everything very well from here." He stated as he stopped where Peter had been. Looking around at first, Soutaka didn't understand how one person could just disappear. However when he looked up he smiled. "Now Mr. Parker, what are you doing up there?" He asked him. However Peter was in no mood right at that moment to say anything. Instead with lightening speed Peter shot out webbing that made the guy stay in one place, at least for an hour. However Peter knew that he had right now all the time in the world. Jumping down, Peter decked the guy.
Half an hour later, Soutaka slowly woke up; however it wasn't something that he really wanted to do at that moment. "Ah good you are awake." Came a voice. Looking around he noticed that Spider-Man was now standing on the side of the building. "By the way that webbing there will last at least an hour before it dissolved and drops you all the way to the ground. Now I can help you, however I need information, the only thing is that the only way that you're going to get out of this is to help me, but we only have an hour ok." Spider-Man stated as he walked back and forth on the wall. Soutaka couldn't believe what was going on. "This is not happening. You would never do this." He cried out. Spider-Man shook his head. "Come on, I've been back in Japan only a few hours here and I'm already meeting up with the Tri-ad here in Japan. But what I need to know is what you're planning with the Senshi?" Peter asked him. Soutaka started panicking as he looked around for some kind of ledge to grab onto. "Please you can not do this to me." He cried. "Look I do not mean the Senshi any harm at all. I was only sent here to delay you and make sure that you never make it to meet up with them." He stated. Spider-Man knew he had a problem then. With a half hour delay something might already be happening with the girls and he would never know. Grabbing the guy, he tossed him up and back into the room. Once Spider-Man was back in the room, he webbed the guys mouth shut and then webbed him to the wall. Picking up the phone he lifted the mask back above his mouth and spoke into the mouth piece. "Call the police I have an intruder in my room." He stated as he finished and put the phone back down. Moving back over to the window he shot a line out and swung down. Gotta get to them before anything happens. He thought as he sailed through the city as fast as his web line could carry him.
* * * She was late and she knew it. They're really gonna give it to me this time. She thought as she continued to run. I can't believe that I'm this late. As she crossed over the street to the next block, she turned and saw the others. Ami, Rei, and the others were standing there waiting for her. However as she started running towards them waving her hand, a car at the other end of the street flew out from the corner and gave a sharp turn. Usagi saw the car and noticed that the side window was coming out. However she also realized that her friends still couldn't hear her at all.
Makoto looked up and saw Usagi coming towards them and then suddenly stop. She couldn't understand why she would do that instead of coming towards her friends. Suddenly a feeling beyond that of dread came to her realization. Turning towards where Usagi was looking, she saw what Usagi was seeing and noticed the guns as well. "EVERYONE GET DOWN!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Meanwhile while everyone was focused on the car that was barreling down the street towards them, no one was focused on the sky where another attack was coming from in the form of a super hero named Spider-Man. "Incoming." He called out as he yelled down to the people below and landed on the car's hood. "Man what does a person have to do around here to catch a ride?" He stated as he realized that all of the guns were now pointing at him. "Was it something I said?" As the first bullet flew out of the gun, Spider-Man leaped up and onto the roof of the car. As long as no one else gets the shots. He thought as the windshield was suddenly gone. "Hey now, someone could loose an eye that way, or just the entire body." He stated as he punched through the top of the car and pulled a hole open. Reaching in, he grabbed the driver of the car and yanked him out and gave him a toss to the side of the road. "I really hope that everyone has got their seat belts on." He said as he grabbed the steering wheel and pointed it at a nearby street light.
As all of the sudden action on the street went down with Spider-Man and the car, Usagi finally reached her friends. "Did anyone know that Spider-Man was in town?" She asked her friends? Rei gave her a look. "Even if we did hear about and had told you, you still wouldn't have heard us anyway." She told Usagi. Usagi gave her a pained look, but then looked back at the scene with the car just in time to see the car crash into a street light. Spider-Man had leaped onto the nearby wall before the impact and was completely fine. Running up to the scene, Usagi and friends couldn't believe what in the world happened here. "What happened Spider-Man?" Makoto asked. Spider-Man turned to look at her. "Sorry about that girls just had to make sure that I got here in time and there was no way to get in contact. As for your question Lita, These guys were hired by someone to try and take you guys out. I was informed by someone over in New York that it might be the Tri-Ad. I won't know till I can get further information on everything." He told them
* * * Everyone had decided to head back to Peter's hotel room. He still couldn't believe that their names were actually different from what he had known a least a month ago. "So what you're telling me is that except for Rei and Ami, everyone here has a different name?" He asked again. Usagi looked him and had a sad look in her eyes. "I'm sorry about all of this; it's just that sometimes when we travel around or meet people from outside of the country, we give them those names." She told him. Peter understood, but it was just going to be hard for him. "I know, it's just that except for Usagi, Ami and Rei, everyone else is going to be harder to learn and remember." He told them as he got up and started pacing around. "Now the one thing that we do have to figure out is if this is the Tri-Ad like I was told then why didn't they try anything over a month ago when you all got back here. I mean that would've been the perfect time to try something. They could've snagged everyone and then sent word to me of what they had done and then I would've come out here to help save all of you." He finished as he stopped to look out the window, the same one that he had tossed the guy out before hand. Makoto looked over at him. "Michiru, that's Amara, was telling us about the Tri-Ad and that they don't like to do anything stupid like hitting before a perfect time. However with what you were telling us about what happened in New York, I have a feeling that someone wants to jump the gun and start the Tri-Ads moving around here." He finished. Artimus has been quite up to this point and been thinking on the entire thing and what had been going on. "I think that for right now Peter, you had better stay here in Tokyo for the time being." Peter looked over at the white cat. "Actually I'm here on assignment for J.J. I told him that there might be something going down when it comes to the Scouts here in Tokyo and that Spider-Man might end up getting involved with it. He figures that Spider-Man might end up trying to off the Scouts somehow." He told the cat. Luna was looking down but looked up at him with a grin on her feline face. "I take it that you haven't been told yet what the Scouts are called here?" She asked him. Peter looked at her and smiled. "Yeah I have been and sorry, it's just going to take time to start calling you all Senshi instead of Scouts." He said. "Look either way, we're going to have to gain information and the only way that we're going to be able to do that is by heading around the city and getting information the hard way, asking around. I know that by doing that someone on the Tri-Ad is going to come to us instead of us going to them." It was at this point that Luna stepped forward and pointed her crescent mooned forehead at the table top in front of her. As the crescent started to glow, the spot in front of her also started to glow, and seconds later there were what looked like several pink items and one that was blue and red with silver webs over it. "Use these to communicate between each of you." She said as she backed off. Peter could see that there was one just for him there as well. "Gee I take it the pink ones are for the Senshi, while the last one is for me." He stated as he picked his up. These aren't just any kind of communicator and cell phones. These also have a special ability in them that allow each of you to change to what ever you need to change to. Think of it as a way of getting into a place in disguise." She told them. "Just point the lens on the top there at the person that you would like to become and push the button on the side and look at the screen on the inside. The image that gets recorded on the screen will change instantly how you look." She finished telling them. Peter wondered about this, but then realized how it would've helped him out earlier in his time as Spider-Man. "Gee where was this when I needed it as I first started out." He said as he placed it in his pocket. "I guess it's time that we started off and head out looking for answers." He stated as he headed over to the window. He was still dressed as Spider-Man except that he had taken off the mask since they already knew who he was. "Also if any of you happen to run into Michiru or, what was her name oh yeah, Haruka. Then call me up and let me know. I need to talk to them about this since they seem to have the most information in regards to this entire thing." He said as he pulled on his mask and leaped out of the window and started his search. Minako walked over and watched as he shot a web line out and swung away. "Looks like I go back to hunting the old fashioned way." She said. "I just hope that some of my old contacts haven't dried up since I last talked to them." She finished as she turned and gathered up Artimus and left with the others.
To Be Continued...
Next up: Information Hunt. As the Senshi continue to go around the city in groups. They know that they are getting close when an explosion rocks the shopping area of the city. Can Spider-Man really help them out, or will the Japanese Tri-Ads win in the end?