Chapter 2 – Tensions Arise

Avengers Mansion, Republic City

Several of the Avengers had gone out and had left Korra, Thor and Spider-Man in watch duty until the others came back. Thor and Korra were talking about daily things while Spidey was in the kitchen sitting on the ceiling while eating an ice cream bar.

"Man these are good." Spider-Man said, he was without his mask knowing that everyone inside the mansion would be trustworthy enough to keep his identity secret. Then he heard Korra shouting, that was odd considering that she never yelled at anyone unless they were either on her way or…

"You're such a jerk!" Korra yelled.

"Oh I'm the jerk now?! Why don't you go back to your home in Bitch Island then?" Thor responded, Spider-Man was peeking at them from the kitchen. Spidey did not like where this was going but he knew better not to get in the way of these two demi-gods.

"If that's how you feel then don't even try to come back!" Korra replied, stomping her way into the botanical gardens in the mansion's backyard.

"Fine!" Thor shouted back, he sat on the sofa brooding.

"Just my luck." Spider-Man said to himself looking both ways, he had to do something. It was either comfort the testosterone full, hammer wielding, thunder cracking Asgardian or comfort the slightly less intimidating but as dangerous Avatar? "Well then…I'm not Problems-Man. Not my beef." Spider-Man said resuming in eating his ice cream bar.

'But we are teammates…" Spidey thought to himself, 'And something like this would blow us up sky high.' He sighed. "The Avatar it is then."

R&D Sector, The Triskelion

The Captain and Colonel Fury were looking at several plans of defense, special projects blueprints and tactics. "You see Captain, with these Helicarriers…" Fury said pointing at the blueprint on the desk. "…we are going to stop a lot of bad things from even occurring in the first place."

"I thought that the punishment came after the crime." The Captain replied.

"After what happened, we can't look at the world as we wanted to but as it is." Fury responded. Then he led Cap into a hangar beneath the Triskileon's R&D Sector…It was full with both completed and in-complete Helicarriers. "We are saving lives, Captain, and we are going to ensure freedom for everyone."

"This isn't freedom, this is fear." The Captain replied. "This is not what I fought for; this is not what many brave men died fighting for."

"The world has changed Cap, we just have to adapt with it." Fury said leaving the Captain alone with his thoughts.

Sun District, Republic City

Nova and Spider-Woman patrolled the Sun District as Iron Man had ordered; their meeting with Fury would later in the night so this was a perfect way to kill time. On their way through the district, people on the streets applauded them for saving them and the city from the dark beasts weeks ago.

"The people love us." Nova said hovering over the streets. "This is better than pro-bending!"

"It's nice." Spider-Woman replied, they continued their way patrolling.

"So how did you and Spider-Man meet?" Nova asked.

"It was some months ago when I first got my powers, I was on the streets by myself crying my eyes out since I neither remembered who I was and what had happened to me. Then he appeared and offered me sanctuary." Spider-Woman told. "Since then we've been like family."

"Spidey sounds like a cool guy, a bit annoying in the talking department." Nova replied.

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Even though you go out with that Sato girl I can see that you have an eye for the Avatar." Spider-Woman said.

"What?! You're crazy." Mako responded.

"My powers allow me to feel the pheromones coming out of people's bodies and your armor does little to prevent them from getting out." Spider-Woman said.

"Just keep your focus on patrolling." Nova firmly said wanting the conversation over.

The Triskelion

Colonel Fury made his way towards the main elevator, pushing the button up to the top floor of the Triskelion. The elevator's doors opened and the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. stepped out entering the office of Secretary of Defense Karr.

"Secretary." Fury said.

"Director, come take a seat." Kerr offered, Fury sat on the chair in front of the Secretary's desk. "The President has asked me of Operation: Insight."

"It's going as planned; we are going to meet the deadline." Fury replied.

"Good, he wanted to know that we were making progress or he would've placed the operation on complete hold." Kerr said.

"You know me Kerr, I always rise above expectations." Fury stated.

"And the Avengers?"

"Iron Man is doing his part, so are the others under his command. The Captain still needs some time to re-adjust." Fury informed.

"I'm sure he will."

Avengers Mansion, Republic City

Spider-Man crawled his way towards the mansion's backyard which was a great garden. A couple of botanists were looking and taking care of the flowers. It was beautiful in every sense of the word; Spidey jumped down onto the ground and looked around. Shinzou might be a pompous ass but he had taste, that's for sure.

Spider-Man walked through the botanical garden until he found Korra sitting alone on a rock bench. Pabu was sitting on her lap, "Korra?" Spider-Man asked.

"I'm not in the mood right now." Korra responded. She was clearly mad.

"What happened back there?" Spidey asked.

"None of your business." Korra replied.

"No, it is my business. We're a team and whatever happens in here affects all of us. So mind telling me what's going on before Iron Man and Cap get here?" Spider-Man asked.

Korra sighed, she stood up from the bench and looked at the wall-crawler, "Thor is being a real jerk…I don't know why either. Out of nowhere he began to yell at me and told me to jump off a cliff."

"Jeez, who rustled his jimmies?"

"Then upstairs, he slapped me when I told him to shut up. Of course a kicked him on the chin and twisted his forearm until he yelled for his dad." Korra said while smirking a little. "But yeah…"

"Let me knock some sense into him." Spider-Man said.

"Dude, he would pulverize you." Korra replied.

"Wanna bet?"

In his assigned dormitory, Thor looked at himself on the mirror. His eyes weren't on their usual blue color, they were dark green. His facial expression was a mix of both anger and sorrow. He felt how his body and mind had been tangled with, as if someone had went deep into his brain and brought out the darkness within him.

Ironic since he had aided with the defeat of the lord of darkness not too long ago. A woman then appeared from behind Thor and giggled at his expense. She looked at him and ran her fingers down his cheek and into his chest.

"Oh Thor…I told you that I would come back."

She kept running her hands over his torso and smiled sinisterly. "Now, destroy that bitch."

Thor's face turned into one of pure rage, he grabbed Mjolnir from the floor and left the room. The young woman stayed inside laughing.

"I can handle this." Korra said.

"Can't you let me have this one moment of manhood?" Spider-Man asked jokingly.

Korra shook her head at his childish demeanor and just went to him towards Thor's room, on the way there they found the young prince of thunder standing like a statue in the mansion's main floor lobby.

"Hey Goldilocks, think you're the tough guy by beating a helpless maiden!" Spider-Man yelled.

"If he doesn't beat your face in, I will." Korra said.

Thor's head turned to face them, and he smiled. Then Spider-Man's spider sense kicked in and pushed Korra out of the way as Thor struck him with Mjolnir on the chest sending him flying across the lobby hitting the main stairwell to the second floor.

"Ugh…" Spider-Man grunted while he rubbed his chest. "That hurt…a lot."

Thor advanced towards him with electricity coming out of the hammer, ready to smash. Then Korra pulled on his arm, "What in Yue's name are you doing!?" She yelled at him not believing that Thor would kill someone, especially his friend.

"You." Thor said with a gurgled voice, he grabbed Korra by the neck. "End you."

Korra struggled as his grip tightened, then she remembered that he wasn't a good martial artist so she quickly raised her legs over his arm and twisted it. Thor screamed in pain letting go of Korra, she quickly firebended balls of fire at the young prince of thunder.

Each fireball striking him on mark, Thor then fell on his behind from the force of each attack. Spider-Man recovered and shot web at his hands leaving him on the floor unable to get out.

"What in blazes is wrong with you!?" Korra yelled at Thor who was pulling and pulling trying to get his arms out of the webbing.

"When the other's get here you're going to explain what you just did to Cap and Iron…" But Spider-Man was stopped as he jumped out of the way of a small lightning bolt coming out of Mjolnir.

Thor used his hammer to electrify the webbing, evaporating it. This allowed him to get out of the web trap and quickly stand up.

"Crap." Spider-Man said as a mad Thor renewed his assault.