Chapter 2:
It was time to make her debut, she had been doing things obviously, but it had mostly been batman style.
Never seen, but always there.
Like a shadow, which was fitting considering that her powers came from the world of ninjas, ninjas that were conspicuous granted, but ninjas nonetheless.
"I am the hero New York- *cough* *cough* the batman voice is not meant for me." She sat in the shadows as she watched over the city another night, she was sure that sheild allready knew of her existence.
Probably, they are a super organization.
Anyway she had been building up her notoriety, creating myths of her symbol, you know the usual thing. She jumped from building to building a simple whisper in the wind, leaving thugs tied up, with their eyes open in fear a the sight of the vigilante.
Because they had heard.
Oh they had, but they had not believed.
She, he, it was simply something they had thought was a tall tale, a myth, something of a rumour to fill the streets with dread.
It wasn't.
A myth that is.
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The night was silent and tense, a man walking down a dimly lit street, a woman walking down the same road.
They passed ignoring each other's presence, the woman walked on but the man was dragged into the dark alleyway.
A knife was held to his throat as a man spoke in a gruff and breathy voice that spoke of indecent intent, "Look here, if you shout your dead, if you tell you'll be ridiculed, in the end this situation is a win-win for me. I get what I want, and you keep silent, understand. Now stand nar the wall, and don't worry it'll feel good soon..."
There tears in the young man's eyes, he hoped, no he pleaded, he whispered for the man to not do it, don't please stop.
The hands were roaming, and touches he knew would be ghosting over his skin long after the man had finished, scraped and bruised the mans skin.
They neared.
And then he was so close to giving up hope of it being stopped.
It did.
He heard a grunt and a body fall to the ground.
He didn't dare look around afraid that it was simply a trick of his mind, a last ditch atempt of his brain to protect him from the reality of the situation.
But then a voice broke throught the fog of, NonoNoNononononononOnoNoNonPLEasePLEASEpleasepleasestopstopStOPSTTOP,
"Hey, hey look at me, it's alright he can't hurt you, I tied him up and the police is on the way. Do you hear me, hey listen to me, I'm going to move you out onto the street okay. You'll be better seen there. Do I have your permission to guide you there, or can you do it yourself?"
A firm, and low voice asked the young man.
He looked at the masked hero, his hero, and nodded, a bit unsurely at first but then firmly. He was still breathing hard, but his head had cleared enough to at least agree, the masked vigilante nodded and put a firm, but soft hand slowly on the males shoulder. Making sure of doing it slowly so as not to startle the man, "Sir I need you to breathe in and out slowly with me, ok."
In.
Out.
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Out.
His breathing had calmed down tremendously, but he was still shaky and his eyes darted around.
He led him to the better lit street, and the young male could see the hero better. He had a grey suit and a hoodie with orange detailing, the hood was pulled up and his eye holes were colored white, outlined to look menacing.
"Sir, are you alright? If you would like I will stay with you until the authorities arrive, the perpatrator has been handeled and handing him in will be easy."
The man nodded.
Now that the 'hero' could see him better, he could see the young man was actually, a young teen, he had tan skin, black hair, and green eyes. He observed the teen in silence, they had sat down on the curb, when finally the sound of sirens approached.
The teen looked up, his eyes slightly relieved, and then looked towards the stoic looking hero. "Thank you, I-I don't- no I know what would have happened if you weren't there, so thank you."
The 'hero' nodded, just as the police cars pulled in, "Put you hands up and back away from the kid." The officer was aiming the fire arm at the, now standing, figure she sighed, "I mean no harm to the boy, I have only stayed to help and hand over the man resposible for the attack. Now I must be going."
A small tornado surrounded the body of the vigilante, before the wind disappeared, there was no trace of the hero left.
"Thank you." The teen whispered as he was taken by the officer to the squad car, the bound man, was also brought along, put in a different car.
The hours after consisted of the attempted rape, and the man being put in a holding cell till a trial.
The teen was released, and was met by the sight of a man with brown hair, and a strict and composed aura. The man looked at him and moved his head, they arrived at the helicarrier.
The next second the teen was accosted by several concerned faces of his teammates, and dare he say it friends.
"What happened?!"
He looked at them but sighed an dshook his head, "I-I don't want to talk about it can I just go to sleep?" He looked at them with pleading eyes, and two of them looked as if this wouldn't stop them till the blonde one nodded. "Let him, he needs his rest."
They sigh, but let him walk off.
It was late and the others had fallen asleep long ago, he looked at his hand, "Who was- *sigh*" he rubbed his weary face, "No use, I need sleep..."
And so he was lulled to sleep by the even breathing of his fellow roommates.
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The 'hero' felt the clone's memories, "Huh, Sam Alexander, what were you doing wandering in the night?" She sat in the shadows of the building it was nearing morning, and he headed hom, each of his clones that were spread out in the city popping in seperated intervals so as to not overwhelm their main body's mind.
She reached her apartment, it had become a bit more homely, couch bed took up most of her living room/sleeping quaters, but a small closet was in the corner. She had gotten one of those cheap portable closets, and her home shoes were near the door. The kitchen looked less bare, she started removing her costume, a gift from her proprieter, and looked over to the digital clock, 3:00 a.m., "Shit, I'm so glad I recover faster than the normal person but still tomorrow is going to be rough *yawn* Night, I guess."
The next morning she awoke at 7:30, "Shit, I'll be late if I don't hurry," she took a quick shower and made sure no one was looking before leaping across buildings to her school. She put on her normal clothes a long sleeved polka dot button up, that had a slouchy look about it, and normal straight legged jeans her hair, which unsurprisingly didn't show when wearing her suit, wildly swept around her in the wind. She had it held back with a hair tie but even then it still loked as if it had a life of it's own.
She barely passed the closing doors and headed into first period, ready for a sneaky nap.
'Ah the wonders of first being free...'
At lunch.
She sat nxt to MJ a pleasant smile on her face as she took out her lunch, "Ooh that looks yummy, you wouldn't be so kind as to share with this poor redhead would you, pretty please Lu." She pouted at her, Lu laughed at the girls antics, "Fine, fine you mooch, have some. I tried some new recipes so it'll be good to have someone else's opinion." She giggled and took a bite of the pasta, "Mmmm... so good, what is it!" She looked at her, "Spaghetti Michoacano, a recipe from my mom, it's good isn't it. My ma's was better, but I tried recreating it, since I don't have the exact recipe."
The girl nodded, she looked torwards the approaching boys, "Hey Peter, Harry come over here and try Lu's food!"
Their eyes brighten at the thought if their friends uncannily good ability of cooking, she sighs as she watches them eac take a bit from her lunch. "you know when I said you ould have some I didn't mean to eat it all. Oh well, how is it?!" She smiles brightly at the pair, they give her a thumbs up, "Better than school lunch that's for sure!" Peter pats her back and she laughs, "I'm glad-"
She was tackled to the ground as the wall to the lunch room was blasted away.
She looked up to see the newly made entrance being blocked by the Frightful Four, now thre since this morning.
Tables started floating and the principle was flinged into the wall, leaving a crater as he fell. "We have on very good information that Spider-Man attends this school, and unless he gives himself up. We'll tear this place down brick by brick."
Claw attacked.
"STOP IT!" Peter yelled, distracting the student body enough for Lu to make a clone and make it shunshin to the outside, in order to change.
Just as claw was string his attack on Peter, she striked. From behind she sent a kick that sent him into the wall, and out the other side. She stood her dark suit and imposing figure brought forth a sense of trepidation from the villains, before they shook out of it.
"Hmm, your not Spider-Man, what are you a wannabe?"
The figure ignored the man, instead tended to the teen, "Are you alright?" She helped him up and sent him to the group who embraced them, she turned back to the two remaining villains.
"I plead that you leave these students unharmed, if you wish to fight we may take it elsewhere."
The voice was low and firm, but somehow had an effeminate quality to it, "HAHAHA! you plead us to leave, no chance. Not until we get what we came here for!" The female of the group growled and rushed to the figure.
her punch was dodged and subsequent sweep kick as well, the Wizard had attached a disk to make her float, "Hah, now you will not inter- WHAT!"
The device fell to the ground short circuiting from the electrical current that now surrounded her body. "I will not ask again, I plead you to leave."
The man looked slightly worried before gaining a confident grin, he then lifted up the students and used them as a barrier, "Now you will not attack me!"
She ignored him for now, and headed torward the woman, she dodged the attacks and got closer until finally she could bind her down, a metal wire wrapped around her arms and legs.
"I tell you once, do not move or you will harm yourself," she struggled against the bindings, they cut her skin, tiny rivulets of blood dripped from her, the 'hero' sighed, befor eknocking her out.
She turned to the Wizard who now looked worried, "You will not attack or-"
"Or what." A whisper near his ear made him spin around rapidly, "Wha-" She knocked him out with a single punch, "For the genius you are your body is weak."
She helped the students down making sure to check for injuries, she had reached the last one and the sirens sounded near, she turned to leave, but was stopped by the hand of an eager looking redhead.
"Who are you? Do you know Spider-Man? Do you know why he wasn't here?"
She looke dat the teen and gave the impression of raising a brow at her, "I know of the Arachnid, why he was not here I do not know, but remeber for all that he does he is still one man." She turned to leave.
"You didn't tell us who you were!" She looked back and saw that Peter had yelled this, she chuckled, "I have no name, but you may cal me ghost."
Her figure disappeared in the wind.
"Dramatic, but awesome." Lu looked at the scene, and Harry nodded with her, "Yeah."
"Harry!" A worried looking Norman Osborne, ran to his son, "Hey dad, I'm fine." he blushed slightly at the attention he was getting from his father, "This really menacing looking hero came in and saved the day, she said her name was Ghost or something, can you believe it one person against these 3 and she won!"
Lu smiled a bit at the enthusiasm.
The rest of the school day was canceled, she was saying good-bye to her friends and walked home. She noticed she was being followed and looked behind, "Well the black car isn't exactly inconspicuous..."
She walked to the car and the window rolled down, 'Agent Coulson', she grinned affably at the man, "What can I do for you, sir, ya lost?"
He raised a brow, and she lost the smile, but mirth was still in her eyes, though they had sharp edge to them. "What do ya need?"
He smiled calmly, "Get in Miss Luce, or should I say Ghost." She frowned slightly but shrugged, "Why should I?" his smile stayed on, "Because S.H.E.I.L.D is here to offer you something."
Her eyebrow lifted, but her eyes sparkled, she grinned "Okay then, I guess I'll give ya guys a go."
She was brought up to the Helicarrier.
She met the super spy himself, Director Nick Fury.
"A pleasure to meet you, Ghost."
She inclined her head and grinned brightly, "Nah the pleasures all mine, meeting THE super spy isn't something you do everyday."
He chuckles before raining his serious aura, "Let's get down to business then shall we," He leads her to a room filled with teens sitting in a table, "I'm here with an offer for you to join a new team that I am creating, and you would be a perfect fit." She sat in her chair lazily as she looked at the others, 'Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Ava Ayala, and Sam Alexander, so their bringing me into this too, Pete should be here later. What a surprise he'll get when he finds out...'
The room was silent as she looked around, she nodded.
"Sure why not." She shrugs, and he raised a brow, "You gave in easily, considering you are a super hero who is known to keep under the radar, I would have guessed you would have resisted more."
She shrugs, "I can't leave the new ones to hang out to dry, and besides I don't really mind it, the idea of a team seems like fun." She grins, and a loud outurst erupts from an agitated Sam, he pointed at her, "Who is she, and who says she can join the team?!"
Fury looked at the boy exasperated, and Lu laughs, "He's a feisty one isn't he, heya kid my name is Luce, but you can call me Lu!" She held out her hand for a handshake before retracting it, and scratching her head. One of her curls falls to her face, "This is where you guys introduce yourselves I think, or do we get files or something." She looked toward Fury.
He handed her a file for all of them, including the still absent Spider-Man, and handed the others a file on her and the arachnid themed vigilante.
"WHAT!"
She looked up from skimming the file on Ava, she looked up at the red Sam, he looked straight at her.
"You're, You're WHAT!" She looked over his shoulder, and he seemed to get even redder, "Hmm, what yeah that's me? Why, is the costume not to your liking?"
She looked at him slightly confused, "You- you saved me." he whispered she was near him still so she was able to hear the boys smallvoice, she looked at him and nodded. Still not getting it, "Well yeah, you needed my help, so of course I did."
He looked up at her, and then looked down, "I-I'm sorry." She grinned brightly, and ruffled his hair, "Don't worry about it." he looked up and his eyes took on a rather fanatic sparkle, he held her hand "Thank you!"
She scratched the back of her head, and chuckled nervously, a slight blush dusted her cheeks, "Heh, heh, no problem, it's my job."
She pulled her hand away and walked to Fury, "I have to go, thank you for having me." She bowed slightly, "Wait, here." he gave her a watch, "It will let you know when we need you here, and it'll let you on the helicarrier."
She nodded and smiled and waved to her now teammates.
Sam blushed and waved back, the others waved as well.
Once she had left the room, Luke elbowed Sam slightly, "Somebody~ has~ a~ cruuush~!"
Sam blushes, "No I don't!"
The others start laughing and teasing as well.
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The night was calm, as she sat in the shadows of a bulding, a prescence entered her sensing range. "Spider-Man, a pleasure to make your accquaintance."
He looked at her a bit suspicious, but sighed and sat next to her, he scratched the back of his head which was covered by the mask.
"Thank you."
She nodded, "No problem, it's my job. I didn't start this to get thanks you know, but the appreciation is nice."
She turns to him and he nods and swings away.
She sighs and looks up to the sky, before starting her route.
'Tomorrow will be brighter, I hope.'
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