A little death in here but nothing graphic. Also I won't go into too much detail with how this ties into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Until it airs and explains the Extremis connection. Okay this is because I am too impatient to wait till Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs before working on this. Also have anyone else seen the pictures of the men in red masks?
The next day in the late afternoon Peter was in his room wearing his glasses, white shirt and blue shirt over it (he also had his Spider-Man suit underneath his clothes). He was remembering that he Aunt May was accepting with Kitty even after finding out she was a mutant and as it turned out she had figured out Peter was-Spider-Man after he first stopped the Lizard.
Also Kitty had told her parents of him being Spider-Man after she got home with Lockheed who seemed accepting of their daughter going out with a vigilante. Waiting for Kitty to come over for a date he was watching the news:
"In response to the sightings of the Hulk in New Mexico yesterday CEO of Stark Industries, armoured avenger and close friend of the Hulk Doctor Bruce Banner, Tony Stark has stated whatever caused the attacks was not Doctor Banner and even gave CCTV evidence that placed him at Stark Industries during the time o this attack.
General Ross has this to say 'both Stark and Banner are a danger to the safety of the American people! Ever since Stark built his little weaponised toy people have been giving him a free pass to do whatever he likes! 'Mark my words Banner will endanger innocents and I will have no pleasure in having to say 'I told you so!'"
He shook his head glaring at the TV, General Ross sounded like he was obsessed with locking up Bruce. Hear a knock on the downstairs door he turned off the TV and picked up his backpack.
He then walked downstairs and answered the door to see a smiling Kitty in a winter jacket, green shirt and jeans. "Kitty and I are going out Aunt May!" Peter yelled to his Aunt in the living room.
"Okay Peter, you both have fun!" Peter heard his aunt's voice as he exited through the door and shut it. They began walking through the streets when they came across someone familiar in a wheelchair.
"Flash?" Peter asked as he spotted his former tormentor who was in a wheelchair.
"Hey Parker!" Flash greeted with a hand wave "just go back from the doctors; they said my feet should be good again in a couple weeks."
"Good to know!" Peter said smiling as Flash was rolled away by someone Peter recognised as Flash's mum.
"Who was that?" asked Kitty confused at the jock that along with wearing a jacket also had a spider shirt.
"Flash Thompson star of the Midtown High Basketball team and chief tormentor of nerds." Peter clarified as they continued walking "was in an accident last week and got both of his legs injured!"
Soon after walking they came across the sounds of some sort of mugging. They went to an alley and saw a man down being beaten down by several thugs in grey hoodies with the letters "FOH" in red print at the back and had red scarfs covering their mouths. They heard words of "mutie" being uttered.
They then rushed to another alley and Peter changed into his Spider-Man costume and after giving Kitty his backpack he told her "wait here!"
He then went back to the alley and sneaking up on them he said "what are you guys doing here as Halloween was months ago?"
"Spider-Man!" yelled one of the thugs in surprise.
"He's probably a mutie freak, let's get him!" commanded one of them and Peter used his spider sense to dodge their hits and started fighting them.
"You can't stop the Friends of Humanity!" yelled one of the thugs as he was then kicked in the face by Peter. Peter then noticed Kitty had come back wearing his backpack on her back and a ski mask with a hole at the back letting her ponytailed hair through.
"I thought I told you to wait!" Peter said glaring at her underneath his mask. Kitty only chuckled as she phased through some thugs and then kicked them.
"I can take care of myself and I thought I could help!" Kitty responded and soon all the thugs were down and the person they were beaten down on then ran back home.
"Let's look up on who these idiots are." Peter said as he looked through his backpack and took out a communication device Tony made for him, that could be used to contact Tony or JARVIS
"Good evening Mr Parker Sir." Said the robotic voice of JARVIS to Peter.
"Good Evening JARVIS." Peter said back to the robotic A.I. having the device to his ear "what can you find on the Friends of Humanity?"
"Certainly sir." JARVIS said and after a minute he continued "the Friends of Humanity is an anti-mutant group founded during Senator Robert Kelly's campaign to register mutants made up of his supporters. The group's membership includes former soldiers of the late Colonel William Stryker and deflected S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. The group has lost support after the mutant battle at Alcatraz Island. The group was founded and currently led by anti mutant activist Sebastian 'Bastion' Gilbert."
"I heard of those guys." Kitty said through her mask as Peter put the communication device back in his backpack "a gang of them once tried to storm the Institute a week before we were recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. but we stopped them and had them arrested!"
"You are not ready..." said one of the FOH thugs on the ground. Peter then decided to lift him up by his collar.
"Ready for what?" Peter asked with venom in his voice. The thug fearing for his life decided to squeal.
"Okay Bastion has been in talks with A.I.M. since Aldrich Killian died." The thug sang.
"A.I.M. you mean the company that was responsible for the Mandarin Attacks?" asked Kitty remembering the news report.
"Why is your leader talking with A.I.M?" asked Peter and the thug continued.
"A.I.M. agreed to dose up with Extremis so we can better fight the mutant freaks!" with that Peter punched the tug out could before letting him go and fall to the ground.
"I think we may need to speak to Tony about this tomorrow." Peter said changing back into his normal clothes.
"You think this is somehow connected with the Hulk like attack in New Mexico." Asked Kitty thoughtfully as she took off her mask and gave Peter back his backpack.
"I wouldn't bet my money against it." Peter said seriously as they started walking again "who knows what A.I.M. was doing before or even what they're doing right now!"
Then a thug came back up and then Peter and Kitty heard a gunshot. They turned and were shocked to see a bullet had gone through the thug's head and he was now dead. They looked up and saw a dark figure that then went away.
In an apartment which served as the 'headquarters' of the wannabe team of superheroes Tyrone, Tandy, Kyle and Patsy were all seated in their costumes. "I know we have been in obscurity in the last few months." Commented Kyle "but I have a plan to change that with our new member who Hellcat had found!"
Patsy smiled and then entered a black bald man with a little bit of a beard. Tyrone and Tandy both groaned. "Why are we bringing in this loser Nighthawk?" Tandy asked with scorn in her voice.
"Show them Michael!" said Kyle smiling as Michael Peterson glowed red for a second and having the appearance of being on fire in the inside before he went back to normal. The Defenders had their jaws out of their mouths.
"Finally someone with actual powers!" exclaimed Tyrone happily "maybe now we will get some recognition!"
"Stardom and live interviews, here we come!" Tandy smiled sitting back on her chair.
"I don't know Kyle, I think I should go back to see my son." Michael said to Kyle not sure of the idea of being with the Defenders.
"You will be alright Michael so let's talk names." Said Kyle putting his hand on Michael's shoulders "I was thinking the Human Torch, Mr Heat Ray or maybe even Firepower!"
Kade Kilgore was in his office at his desk with Lori and Lana at either side of them. He was facing a man with white hair and a white goatee. He was wearing a black business suit, at the back was a large upside down purple triangle and within it was a smaller black upside down triangle.
"So we have a deal Mr Bastion?" asked the childish genius and billionaire facing the older man glaring at him.
"Yes Tarleton has command over the Friends of Humanity as long as you use your Extremis to give us the power we need to destroy the Mutie freaks!" said Bastion and then Lana and Lori were now glaring at him.
"Please watch your language Mr Bastion as Lana and her mummy are mutants themselves!" smiled Kade signalling to his mother and daughter duo security force.
"What you brought freaks in with me..." exclaimed Bastion in anger as both Lori and Lana's hands began glowing orange.
"It seems there was a complication when Lana was born and so they can only use their powers when they are together." Said Kade now spot a devilish grin "I got a phone call from Mr Tarleton earlier today and I am so sorry!"
"Fo-fo-for what?" asked Bastion stepping back in fear as Lori and Lana slowly walked towards him.
"Now we have the Friends of Humanity to serve as more of our soldiers we don't need you anymore Bastion!" said Kade who's grin turned into an evil smirk "but don't worry we will be sure to let your soldiers know their leader died at the hands of the Mutants they fought against. You will be able to die knowing you have become a martyr for your cause!"
"Please take care of Mr Bastion!" commanded Kade to Lori and Lana who then both shot energy blasts from their hands at Bastion who had ran towards the door in fear.
Soon he picked up his phone and said "Mr Tarleton Mr Bastion has been taken care of, Yeah I think it is time for Agent Venom to make his appearance as well!"
Sorry for another kind of short chapter. Most of the chapters will be focusing on Peter and Kitty and we won't be seeing the Defenders again for a while. Yeah Michael is from the SHIELD pilot and that is how this is tied into that. Also yeah I changed Bastion around in order to fit him into this sort of realistic movie universe.