Co-Writer: GhostKaiser23
Disclaimer: We do not own Spider-Man or anyone else who appears in this story
Authors Note:
Welcome my ghosts and ghouls, to a Halloween horror show! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *starts coughing* Oh god, that kills your throat.
Damn
Okay, okay. Back on track
This year for a special spooky treat, here is a new story!
In this story, taking place five years in the future, Spider-Man and the Avengers have to deal with a viral infection of the zombie variety. And this will not be going the same way as Marvel Zombie's
Also, ignore the opening italic bit if you want. It is something Ghost and I do for fun and to tie together our stories.
Here is an Author's Note from Ghost:
Happy All Hallows Eve, everyone! Well, it's that time of year again for our yearly holiday story. The tradition started over on my profile and now it's continuing on Grey's! *thumbs up*. We're going a bit old-school with this idea, a zombie flick inspired story. As well as re-including an old favourite of ours from past stories. But right now, sit back, relax, enjoy the story and I'm going to listen to some Danny Elfman. *chuckle*
Marvel: Zombie Chaos
Chapter 1: Birth of a Plague
It was that time of year again, the time of tricks and treats. Inside of a cinema corridor, we see four people dressed in Halloween costumes. One was a brown haired and brown eyed man wearing a light blue hoodie, a black shirt underneath, grey jeans and a red and black plaid jacket around his waist. The second man was black haired with grey eyes, wearing a brown jacket over a striped black and white shirt, a white scarf, and blue trousers, red and blue sneakers.
"Well, I think it's safe to assume we won first place." The first man spoke with a smile.
"Yeah." The second nodded, looking around "Where are the girls?"
"Hmm? Oh, I think they're in the bathroom, Grey." The first responded, giving the first man's name. "It's a good thing these costumes are easier to take on and off."
"Unlike that Arkham Knight costume from last time, Ghost." A woman's voice spoke, it was a blonde haired woman with horn curls, blue eyes, wearing a black shirt with white and black striped sleeves, a blue denim vest and skirt, black stockings and brown boots.
"I learned from last time. Okay?" Ghost groaned, remembering the pain of that costume and how Grey ridiculed him about it.
Grey, the other guy, laughed while tapoing the toe of his red shoe agaisnt the floor gently "That was funny."
"I didn't." Ghost frowned.
"What're you guys on about?" A second voice responded, a second blonde girl wearing a different costume.
"Cat and Grey are being mean to me." Ghost frowned.
The second woman walked forward dressed in flowing grey cloths. A grey tattered shirt, a long sleeve grey jacket, grey near white stockings with tears in them and a knee length grey skirt. Her hails and lips where painted black, her skin highly pale from make up and some other make up accents to make her look thinner "Come on, I think we've got a spoopy story to get to." The ghostly woman spoke with a light hearted and whimsical voice
"Ooh! Sweet. I hope it's a good one, Luna." 'Cat' responded
"Hey, why not this one?" Ghost pointed to a door with a zombie-faced door knocker.
"Let's go." Grey nodded. The four headed inside and began to sit down, Ghost grabbed the information sheet from the door and looked it over "So, what's up?" Grey asked as he sat down
"Well, it's a zombie story in the Marvel Universe. And before you say it, it's NOT 'Marvel Zombies'. It's technically zombies starting in Manhattan and spreading out to New York." Ghost explained. "OOH! SpideyXLaura!"
"Did you know she was recently revealed to be a lesbian? Or at least she would be if her creator was still writing her." Grey said casually
"...You DID mention that, so yeah." Ghost nodded slowly as he put the chart back. "Guess our OTP is 'N.O.P.E.'." He sighed
"Her CREATOR said that. Marvel has not been going that way." Grey assured
"Hmm. I guess." Ghost sighed and walked off. "Anyone want a drink?"
"Sure." Each responded
"Brains..." A weak voice echoed from the corner of the room, the four turning around in shock
The cinema doors had slammed shut, hordes of zombies standing in the darkness
"Oh... Poo." Luna pouted
"You guys enjoy the story." Grey said to the readers as he attaches a black buckle to his waist, the buckle having a red handled crank on the right side, with Ghost doing the same "We need to deal with this."
"So enjoy. Ready?" Ghost asked Grey, holding up an orange knuckle duster
BOTTLE BURN!
CROSS_Z MAGMA!
"Ready." He responded and nodded, holding up a yellow and blue block
GREAT! ALL YAY!
GENIUS!
The two began to turn the cranks of their belts, the zombie's walking closer
ARE YOU READY!?
"HENSHIN!" The two proclaimed and raced at the zombie horde.
*In the Story*
New York, a place normally filled with heroes
A not perfect but excepts an place... The sky was red, streets filled with blood as monsters walked the street
One man leaned against a wall, tears in his red and blue costume, as he tried to regain his breath.
Oh how he wished he could go back three days ago, it was so much better then. That was the thought in his mind as he jumped down, diving into a hoard of monsters
While the ticking hands of a clock can be turned back, time can not. This hero knew this.
However we can at least take a look back, casting our view of time back three days to see how this all began
It was a bright Sunday morning as the sun rose above New York, two figures curled up in bed together in a very expensive looking apartment "Hmm~." A black haired woman mumbled contently as she snuggled up to a brown-haired man.
CLICK
And on the side, the radio played soft rock music, filling the apartment.
"Ah...Peter. The alarm." The woman mumbled, snuggling close.
"I-I got it." The now named 'Peter' grumbled gently and turned the radio off. "Good morning."
"Good morning." She mumbled and sat up slowly, the sun illuminating her
"Breakfast?" Peter offered as he got up.
"Sounds good. But no toast today." The woman answered
"Sure." Peter rolled his eyes and kissed her cheek. "Coffee, Laura?"
"Always." Laura nodded. Laura was a woman with long black hair and sparkling green eyes. Her skin was slightly tanned and VERY muscular but still as curved and feminine as you'd want. Overall she looked like she played lots of sports or worked out a lot. She had a nice ass and a large C-Cup chest. She got up slowly, her hair flowing over her shoulder and one of her eyes seductively
"I hate to see you go, but I LOVE to see you leave." Peter smirked playfully as he got out of bed.
"Same." She smirked and kissed him, getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom
Peter chuckled and headed to the kitchen, putting the kettle on and turned on the TV.
"Good morning, New York. It's a BEAUTIFUL day today, a reasonable 25 degrees, the sun is shining and it's all ripe for sunbathing in Central Park or the beach." The newscaster spoke cheerfully.
Peter got out the milk and cereal, ready for both of their day. His brown hair waved in the slight wind from his open window. Peter Parker's life had been amazing the last few years. He founded his own company, fell in love with Laura, kept on a good up and up. His own company, Parker Industries, was the latest in computing and medical breakthroughs. While he was not AS big as the other companies like Stark Industries, he was basically on the same level. He and Laura had teamed up a few times after Logan has passed down the title of Wolverine to her. He had all but retired, the new head master of Xavier school and married to Jean Grey with a wonderful daughter called Kate.
Anyway, Laura had taken up the roll and had a new feel of freedom to her life in doing so
Peter heard the click of the kettle stop and the rumbling of the water cease, pouring two cups of coffee, he waited for his girlfriend to exit the bathroom.
Their first team up had been... Eventful.
The two stumbled across the same plot by the Hand and Laura tried to push him away, to prove she could do this by herself as she saw Peter there as Logan sending a 'babysitter' to look after her
Peter had stumbled across the events as the Hand had sent an assassin after a local politician.
Neither remembered what their plot had been, partially because they spent most of the time arguing because Laura was being stubborn. It was...A sight. For the both of them.
True, they managed to foil The Hand's plot, but it sparked something between the two.
They did part on good terms, however, as Peter assured her she didn't have to try and copy Logan. She was a hero as she was. This lead to more team ups in the future, Laura able to work out his identity rather easily once she met Peter out of costume. And thanks to that they began to met up out of costume whenever they had the chance
And three months later, when Peter's company got off the ground, the two moved in together and had LOTS of time together. And that was where they made their relationship official.
Time skip two years later and there are the results
"Coffee?" Peter handed the mug over.
"Thank you." Laura took the mug, wearing only a towel around her chest.
"A bit over dressed this morning?" He joked, kissing along her shoulder as she turned her back to him in an attempt to change the channel
"Really? Why don't you help me out of it?" She moaned, as she changed the channel to something else "Or at least that's what I'd say, if we didn't have an Avengers meeting soon."
"Yes, at 10." Peter nodded and kissed her neck "It's half 8. We have time."
"Hmm~, I like the way you think, Peter." Laura moaned, grinding against his waist.
"I do my best." Peter joked and seductively caressed Laura "Your bring out the best in me."
"So. An hour and a half?" Laura asked
"An hour and a half." Peter smiled and lifted her to bed
*In New York*
We go to a cold, dark laboratory where a scientist was working on a project, examining it carefully in his microscope. The man was balding a bit, his eyes grey. He wore black pants and a fancy shirt with a long white lab coat "Hmm, this reaction is good." The scientist spoke with an insane glee while looking at his creation, a sickening bubbling green liquid that hissed and popped. He backed up slowly and turned to his findings on his computer and typed away...and there was a 100% on the screen. "I-I did it. I DID IT!" He cheered as he held the concoction into the air "I DID IT! The virus is created! With this-with this!" The scientist laughed almost maniacally.
In the background a red skinned figure grinned. He flicked his fingers, smoke filling the room
"W... what?!" he gasped and coughed, feeling the room spinning... and then screamed. He stumbled back, waving his arms at the imaginary monsters he saw... and fell out of the window, his experiment smashing next to him
*Elsewhere, Avengers tower*
Inside the tower were a group of heroes, the latest team of Avengers, and all of them were waiting on their leader turning up. The Avengers currently consisted of 10 members, although they where waiting for two more
"So where is Spider-Man and Wolverine?" Thor asked, being a little impatient.
"You can guess. Those two moved in together, remember?" Jessica Jones answered
"That was two years ago Hun." Luke Cage, her husband, chuckled
"They still act as though they are newly weds." The newest Black Panther grumbled, the child of T'challa and Storm known as T'roca and a teenager
"And it's kinda adorable." Carol teased gently.
"Sorry, we're late." Peter's voice apologized as he and Laura walked in the meeting room in costume. Peter had a new, sleeker suit. It was the same colour scheme he always had: a red upper torso, gloves and boots, a red spider on his back; blue trousers with a blue back background, and a black spider on his chest with a glowing blue edge to it.
"Showing off a little, Spidey?" Luke Cage asked with a grin
"What? It's new tech." He shrugged and sat down, Laura sitting next to him in her costume
Laura's costume was mainly a dark blue, nearly black costume with a yellow eye mask, a blue belt with a red 'X' on the buckle, dark blue gloves with silver knuckle openings between her first and second knuckles and her third and fourth knuckles.
Peter's place was at the 'top of the table', where the leaders sat "So, what did we miss?" Peter asked
"Not much, we only just got here." Captain America answered. He was the forth Captain America, after Steve became president of the US. No one knew who he was, as he was always clad in armour themed after the classic Captain America suit with a visor and helmet covering all of his face
"Waiting for you mainly." Jessica mumbled
"Ah, sorry guys." Laura apologised.
"What's first on the agenda?" Asked Nadia Van Dyne-Pym-Stark...Yes. She REALLY has that last name. It's a nightmare writing it out for other people, she found it fun
So the group went into their meeting, talking and working on training sessions, keeping tabs on villains and even catching up on stuff. They finished by talking about their towers security and new equipment that was incoming
"Ah, looks like Parker Industry's latest tech." Carol smirked, seeing Peter's gifts to the group.
"Yep. Just some new tools for the job." Peter nodded
"What do we have?" Jessica asked as each opened the cases to see new gear. Inside where the latest communicators and hacking equipment, individual tech to help each individual member in their lives as both civilians and heroes as well as other small items
"Wow, this looks expensive." Carol chuckled as she took out a PDA.
"Yeah, kinda is. But it's more capable AND secure than one of those flat screen phones you got." Laura joked
"... I broke that last week." She flinched
Jessica, Luke, Laura and Peter chuckled at Carol's misfortune. "Alright, alright. I think this meeting is over." Captain America spoke
"Yes." Peter nodded "Our next meeting will be on..."
EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!
"KAREN, what's going on?" Peter asked the A.I. of the tower and the alarms turned off
"Boss, trouble near Central park." A female voice echoed through the building, a holographic screen appearing out of nowhere and showing a chilling scene
"Nasty." Quicksilver flinched
"Oh my god." Jessica gasped in shock, T'roca throwing up
"Sweet Christmas." Luke added as he held Jessica's hand
"What the HELL is that?" Captain America added
"It-It looks like a bad B zombie film scene." Carol groaned
"Yes, but this is ACTUALLY happening." KAREN answered
"KAREN. Rewind to how this started." Peter frowned
"Of course." KAREN responded and rewound the live footage to a few hours ago. The group grew silent, watching in slight fear. It started as a stumbling man seemed to be groaning, this looked to be patient zero. But people tried to help him, trying to help him get food or water...but the unusual thing was, no-one got bitten before they all began to become sick. One after another, people were getting worse and then suddenly they had began to attack others
"Oh god." Laura flinched
"URP! BLAHH!" T'roca groaned and threw up again
"Gross." Johnny Storm quipped
"What do we do?" Nadia mumbled
"We need to help people." Peter frowned "No one is being bitten meaning the virus is either magic in nature, airborne or spread through touch. I want every member of the team wearing their outer space or deep sea suits, full body covering and fully functioning rebreathers, helping people."
"Understood." Nadia nodded and pressed a button, bringing out the deep-sea suits and other costumes that covered ell of their bodies
They had to hurry
"Okay, who's going where; cause I don't want to go in blind." Luke spoke
"We'll each take a section of New York." Peter answered. "No-one goes alone." He looked at everyone with a serious eye "We are a team. We can do this."
"Ai, friend Spider-Man." Thor nodded
"And I'VE seen enough monster films to know the black-dude dies first." Luke added
"I'll break faces before that happens." Jessica answered, protecting her husband.
"Nadia, try to gather DNA samples. But don't put yourself in any risk." Peter warned and instructed as he put his armour on "Thor, Panther, QuickSilver, Johnny, you take the left side of the city. The rest of us will handle the right. Now let's head out Avengers! We've got people to save!"
The team nodded and headed out of the tower, going to save New York as best as they can and get as many people out. They faced out of the tower. Some on cars/bikes, Peter swinging and some flying
"Thanks for letting me drive the Spider-Buggy." Laura spoke through her headset
"Hey, no problem. besides, I can get around quicker like this." Peter responded as he swung past a few buildings "Plus I gave the thing some upgrades!"
"You didn't add MORE cupholders, did you?" Laura asked as she used the buggy's webbing to travel through the city
"... no..." Peter laughed lightly
"I'll check this when we save New York, Web-Head." Laura answered as she cut the link with a cheeky, snarky tone
"Why do I feel like I'm sleeping on the coach tonight." He laughed a bit. Peter landed on the side of the building, and the chaos was already spreading, people breaking into buildings and cars, trying to leave New York. But the sheer number of people, zombies and parked cars was making it difficult for people to leave. His masks lenses glowed, information appearing all over them 'Oh boy, this is difficult. All these people are looting and going crazy.' Peter thought sadly to himself as he jumped down
First step? Holding back these zombies. The ones attacking people
Soon, he began to web the ones attacking people, webbing them to the walls and the floor, hoping that would keep them down. They where clearly mindless, almost like random movie monsters "Hey! No grabbies!" Spidey quipped. "Everyone! Stop looting and follow me!" Peter called out. He looked around, his computer continuing its job
"Peter, there are currently 9,014 'zombies' currently in New York. It's slowly gathering more." KAREN spoke in worry
"Already?!" He gasped
"Due to the mass confusion and condensed population of New York, a LOT of people have come into contact with the infected." KAREN answered "Plus we still do not know how this spreads."
"True, but the footage." Peter answered, webbing up and refilling the cartridges. The people began to leave the crashed stores, people tried to push past, and get away; taking any route they could.
Unknown to them, there was a young girl trying to get up and out of the way from the mobs. It was a dirty brown-haired girl, wearing faded greying clothes that looked a few sizes too large for her, she looked to be about 13. She was hidden in an alley, watching the terrified masses 'Oh, oh god.' She thought and tried to get away, reaching up to a fire escape ladder. She climbed as fast as she could, seeing people getting eaten or have their flesh melt off. She felt sick to her stomach, she had to get out of there. Just to be safe and find something or someone to help.
She had to run, like she had for her entire life. She climbed up the fire escape, dodging windows and tried to get over the next building over. She was panting heavily, this stress was getting to her.
The little match girl had to survive
*Time skip, with Laura and Nadia*
"How's it going on your end, Wasp?" Laura asked through her communications
"We've gotten at LEAST 2,500 people out of New York, they're being quarantined as efficiently as possible, but we're overflowing here. How about you?" Nadia responded
"Still in the thick of it." Laura answered "You got a sample yet?"
"Yes, we've got a sample. People have been quarantined for their safety and because of this virus. So we have plenty of time to get a chance to work on an anti-serum." Nadia answered
Laura nodded as she parked the SpiderMobile, noticing something
It was a family
The family were huddled together, their skin looked paler and they looked weaker. She frowned, getting closer
THUD, THUD, THUD!
Laura frowned as she saw their door getting knocked in heavily. She saw the parents skin slowly seeming to just... Pull itself apart 'Oh god. They never show THIS in the movies.' She frowned and tried to think of what would happen next. She pressed a button in her mask, recording. She'd step in, but this could be useful
The family began to change before Laura's sight, seeing the people change into zombies as the doors broke in but even as they physically looked like monsters, the parents charged at their intruders and stood protectively in front of their children
'The virus doesn't affect the mind immediately. That means they can be saved.' Laura thought 'At least I hope.'
"Laura, what's your status?" Nadia asked as she sounded over-rushed
"I huh? I'm fine." She blinked, snapped from her thoughts as she saw the zombie fight
"Good, cause we're containing the infected to Times Square. We might need someone to get others out who're trapped." Nadia answered
"Okay, on my way."
As Laura left the family in the room, she felt hurt. A family was just left to their own devices. She held back tears, wishing she could have done more as she remembered crying into her mothers bloody corpse 'Damn it all.' She thought
*Back with Peter*
Peter was back at the tower, sitting down in deep thought 'This virus. Spread by contact? Air? And the people infected. How can we stop this?' Peter thought. He had to wait for everyone to come back, they had to work this out 'While I'm sitting here, I guess I could check the Web-Wear and see their vitals.' Peter thought. He pressed a few buttons, holographic screens appearing. On the holographic screens, it was divided showing the vitals of people who were still 'human' and those who were infected. "Right, let's break this down."
Peter, with the help of KAREN, began work on the scans. KAREN doing double work as she was instructing with the others. Which was nothing hard for her advanced computing
"Peter, everyone is converging here. They've handled the main bulk of the saved people and blocked off the roads out of New York." KAREN answered. "They've stopped the spread to only New York."
"Good." He sighed
*? ? ?*
In the shadows of New York, or somewhere MUCH darker. We follow dark tunnels and then burning bright of red.
We entered... Hell itself
Amidst the screams of the tortured and damned, stood a being, smiling to himself as his work tore New York apart.
Mephisto
"Well done, my pawns. Bring that place to its knees. That place full of 'hope'." Mephisto smiled darkly, his gnarled toothy grin revelling in his plan "Bring me... My prize!" He began to laugh, seeing through an orb and saw a certain red and blue clad hero.
*with the Avengers*
"So that's it. We've managed to get many of the people out. Well, those who weren't infected." Captain America answered, the team handling the right side of the city having gathered
"As far as we know." Laura said, pressing a button on her mask "KAREN, you mind?"
"Of course, Laura." KAREN responded as holoscreens showing the videos she had recorded played
The Avengers looked on as they saw the footage, feeling disgusted and shocked but one video caught their attention
A person had touched someone who had been infected and they followed him, seeing how over two hours his skin decayed and yet he kept his mind
"And that's where I had to leave. But I left a Tracer on it." Laura explained
"Good work, Wolverine." Power Man answered.
"So it seems we've got a two-hour window before they start decaying." Jessica Jones answered
"... There." Peter said, pointing at near th start of the video "Skin on skin contact. The guys friends where not infected but he was. The only thing they did differently was that he touched that infected woman."
"So that's what we've got to stop." Captain America answered. "But we can't put EVERYONE in a suit like these."
The team frowned, Nadia looking at the sample in her hand
"How did you get that?" Carol asked
"One of them tried to grab me. But I managed to graft a piece of this for analysis." Nadia answered. "My suit isn't compromised, I used my abilities to dodge it."
In the small test tube was a shred of skin
"Can you begin analysis?" Peter asked
"I can. I just need a sterile environment." Nadia answered
"Have you tried Killgrave's pants?" Jessica asked, getting one over her dead villain.
"Use the lab." Peter nodded, everyone ignoring Jessica's quip
"Thank you, Peter." Nadia answered, taking the sample with her.
"So what do we do now? Separate the people who HAVE turned to those who might be saved?" Luke asked
"... I'm not sure." Peter sighed