Invasion Coming
Johnny had called for his allies at Thor's request, though he was still somewhat concerned as to why Thor was here, and why it was so urgent that they see The Crew, especially since The Avengers made it clear they weren't sure how ready this Crew was.
It wasn't long before each of The Crew were in the Baxter Building, a little curious as to what's been going on, though they had an idea since they heard of a mishap that happened near a bank, and were told The Avengers took care of it. But they wondered, why The Avengers? They don't deal with Street Level crime.
"What's going on Thor?" Spider-man asked, "Why did you call us here? Where are the other Avengers?"
Thor clutched his hammer and told his story, "They have been captured by my brother Loki".
That took the heroes by surprise, the Avengers being captured? How could Loki capture Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
"Loki's got your teammates?" Johnny asked, then a thought occurred to him, "Wait was Loki behind The Bank Robbery we heard about?"
Thor nodded, "Yes, The Bank Robbery was intended to be a trap for all of you, Loki wanted you to have come".
That worried The Crew, what does Loki want with them? What could he want with them?
"Since when is Loki interested in us?" Black Cat asked.
"Yeah, that just seems weird, we're just a street level group, no way we could pose a threat to Loki, what need would he have for us?" Iceman wondered.
Thor shrugged, "I am not sure, but I do know you're all in danger, if Loki finds you he may exact his initial plan", Thor sighed and spoke sternly, "You must defeat Loki, before he takes you in like he took my comrades".
The Crew looked around, then back to Thor and nodded. "We'll handle it Thor", Spider-Man reassured.
The others nodded in agreement, this battle wouldn't be easy, but they can manage. Thor gave his nod of approval, "Good, then let us prepare, get some rest, tomorrow meet me at S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, we shall make our battle plans there!"
With that Thor made his way out of The Baxter Building, leaving the others to discuss the situation amongst themselves.
"Man, quite a goal we have now, to take down the God of Mischief", Spider-Man said.
Johnny nodded, "Won't be easy, Loki's always been a tough opponent, with The Avengers by his side that's gonna make things even tougher".
Venom scoffed, "The way we see it, this is our opportunity to prove ourselves superior to The Avengers, to show we can handle anything they can, only better".
Black Cat nodded, "Venom's got the right attitude, with all due respect to The Avengers, this is our moment and opportunity".
"We can finally be the hero group we were destined to be", Johnny stated with some pride. That got a sign of approval from several within the group.
"This is a big opportunity, which means we have to work extra hard not to blow it", Spider-Man stated.
Gwen stepped up, "That means a lot of focus and determination", she turned to Spider-Man, "And I'm sure Spider-Man can lead us in the right direction".
Spider-Man nodded and stood before all of them, "This means listening to my orders and not giving me a hard time about it".
"But giving you a hard time is fun, it causes you to get a humorous headache", Johnny said while joking.
Spider-Man's eye started twitching but took a breath to relax, "Seriously, work with me everyone, every team needs a great leader, granted I may not be the best leader, I do care enough to make sure you all get through this", Spider-Man said.
The group nodded, Iceman spoke up, "We'll trust you on this Pete, I just hope you know how to deal with The Avengers".
"I can get advice from Thor about that, but we've all had run ins with them at some points, remember Civil War?" Spider-Man asked. They all remembered Civil War, except Venom, sorta, the host body was different but the suit remembers. Spider-Man continued, "Not the first time we've faced them, maybe being mid-controlled makes them a little more vulnerable because they're not themselves".
Johnny raised his hand, "Or Loki increased their strength and made them more violent". That got him a few glares, "Just being honest".
"Johnny, seriously, this isn't helping", Black Cat said.
Spider-Man lifted his mask a bit to rub the sweat off his face, this was gonna be really stressful, but he had to try his best with it.
With Loki, he was at his HQ with The Avengers standing guard nearby him, "I have The Earth's Mightiest heroes in my grasp, all except my brother Thor", he rubbed the top of his staff, "No matter, I will deal with him soon enough, not to mention he's likely getting the same group of heroes I want, so it's a win for me regardless".
Loki sat back, "I've got so much more planned, but not today, I've had enough fun for one day, gotta save something for tomorrow", he looked over his plans with a sinister smile, "And boy do I have something planned".
Back at the Baxter Building, the heroes are just about to leave; everyone had gone home except Spider-Man, X-23 & Gwen.
Spider-Man had quite a bit of things on his mind, not just the Loki situation, but the situation with his newly formed Harem of Gwen & Laura. He needed some guidance on this, so he went to the one guy he can trust with his problems.
"Hey, Johnny, mind if I ask you something? In private?" Spider-Man asked.
Johnny nodded, "Sure thing", he called to the two girls, "I need to speak with Peter on something personal, you two mind waiting?"
The girls shook their heads. "We don't mind, go on!" Gwen said.
The guys nodded and walked off to another room. Gwen herself sighed and removed her mask. She then turned her attention to Laura, "So Laura, I'd like to know your thoughts about this Harem thing? Are you fine with it?"
Laura shrugged, "Part of me likes it, another part finds it degrading, why should we have to share a guy?"
Gwen started to explain, "I know it's not normal, and it's a bit weird, but at this point we're running low on options. Peter can't choose between us and if we take turns dating him it might get too competitive and it will stress him out. The way I see it is that we share him for a bit and see how it works, if it can work then good on us. But if it doesn't work, then we break it off and just accept whatever he decides to do".
Laura looked to the side a bit unsure, "Still, it just seems like a weird idea".
"Like I said, just an experiment, if it works then good on us, if it doesn't then life goes on. Besides I may end up going home soon, so you'll probably have him all to yourself then", Gwen said.
Laura sighed, "Fine".
Gwen smiled in relief, "Good…now then let's discuss this later, we have to focus more on figuring out a plan to stop Loki".
Laura thought a moment, "Think he's the one you were destined to battle? Think he's the reason you came here?"
Gwen realized that point, "That's a good point, maybe he's out for the Multiverse…this might be my big mission".
Laura extended her claws, "Looks like we got a hell of a fight to get ready for, now use that brain of yours and figure something out".
Gwen nodded and began to think of ideas and strategies to use against Loki.
Meanwhile Peter is explaining his situation to Johnny, "Here's my situation Johnny. Gwen likes me, Laura likes me, so in order for them to settle things calmly, they decided on one…solution", Peter started to trail off.
Johnny looked curious, "Which is?"
Peter sighed and spat it out, "They both want a Harem relationship with me".
Johnny looked at Peter very confused, "I fail to see the problem here".
"Johnny, they both want to date me, at the same time!" Peter explained.
Johnny looked like he couldn't understand this situation, "I see; two very attractive and damn fine looking chicks want to date you at the exact same time, any other problems? Did you recently win The Lottery as well?"
Peter glared angrily, "Dammit Johnny! I can't handle two girlfriends, I could barely handle one, besides what if Felicia wants in on that!?"
Johnny once again looked confused, "Gee that would be terrible, to have three lovely ladies by your side, oh the tragedy of it all!"
Peter wasn't happy with Johnny's sarcasm, "Johnny, maybe you'd like three girls at your side, but it's not my thing".
"Just try it out, see where it goes", Johnny said.
Peter sighed, "That's what Gwen said, to treat it like an experiment".
"There you go, you're a nerd, you love experiments", Johnny said.
Peter was displeased at the 'nerd' comment, "Gee thanks Johnny", he sighed, "Either way I gotta get home and make some battle plans, Loki's gonna be a tough challenge for sure".
Johnny nodded, "Sure thing, oh and don't forget your harem, I bet you wanna break those girls in tonight", he joked.
Peter face palmed, "I hate you…so much".
He then left the room while Johnny smugly smiled, "he's luckier than He knows".
Later on after Spider-Man left with his two ladies, Johnny went to his living room and plopped himself on the couch and turned on the TV to watch the Football game.
After a few minutes he heard a knock on his door, "Dammit, what now?"
He walked to the door and after he opened it, much to his surprise he found Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch.
"Hello Johnny, it's been a while", Scarlet Witch said.
Johnny was surprised, "Pietro? Wanda? What brings you both here?"
"For the record, it was her idea", Quicksilver said while gesturing to Scarlet Witch.
Scarlet glared and turned to Johnny, "We're here because of the whole Loki situation, we know you're about to battle him, and we want to help".
Johnny raised his eyebrow, "What for? What do you have to gain?" he then had a sly smile, "Or do you just want another round with The Human Torch?"
Quicksilver grabbed him in a threatening way, "Watch it Storm! I still haven't forgotten what you did to my sister!"
Johnny put his hands up defensively, "Hey easy there! I'm just joking!"
Scarlet sighed, "Pietro, put him down". Quicksilver reluctantly let Johnny go, allowing Scarlet to continue, "I assure you Johnny, that has nothing to do with it, not that it wasn't enjoyable, truth be told I was mainly curious, that has since faded though".
Johnny felt dejected, "Fine then, let's just talk, but you should know that the others might not trust you both so easily".
"You have Black Cat & Venom on your team, what's wrong with us?" Quicksilver stated.
"For one you've fought all of us before, except X-23 & Spider-Woman but the fact that you tried destroying our group once doesn't help, two you're the son & daughter of Magneto", Johnny said.
"Just because our father's an evil villain and nearly wiped you all out doesn't mean we can't be of assistance, even our father would realize this danger", Scarlet said.
"Loki's a threat to all of us, he already has The Avengers under control, who knows who else he can control, we just want to stay out the way and fight with a somewhat capable team", Quicksilver said.
Johnny raised his eyebrow, "What do you mean somewhat capable?"
Scarlet raised her hand defensively, "Ignore him, you are a great group, you did defeat us after all".
Johnny nodded, "Yeah, and you were capable enemies, you'll be even greater heroes".
Quicksilver groaned, "Fine then, let's just get this planning underway".
Johnny wondered if bringing these two in was a good idea, but he'll discuss it with his team later, besides he thinks he can trust them, at least Scarlet Witch, "Head to the kitchen, we'll talk for a bit, then head to The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier tomorrow, hopefully they don't attempt to arrest or kill you".
That made the siblings a bit concerned but decided to trust Johnny on this. "Will do Johnny", Scarlet said.
As Quicksilver went to the kitchen, Johnny approached Scarlet, "After all this, you think you and I can try, you know, dating again?"
Scarlet offered a sly smile, "We'll see what happens".
Johnny could live with that, "Fine by me".
The three went to discuss plans in the kitchen; they had a big moment the next day.
The Crew looks to be growing a bit, even if it's temporary.
