Good Evening, Good Afternoon, Good Morning ya'll, I finally read Bleach vol. 74 and saw Venom, they're both decent. Well here's a new chapter. I own nothing in this story and please enjoy. Also I'm sorry to say to the guest review, no Ben 10 characters will be appearing in this story. I already have enough franchises that are already and are going to be in here it'd be a bit tumultuous if I added one more. So sorry if you were hoping for Professor Paradox to show up. If it's any consultation, a character in the same vein as him will appear in the story. Anyway here's chapter 2 (technically 3).
2: The Gift
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The brocoli-haired befreckled face of one Izuku Mirodiya looks into the mirror of his bathroom, his teeth a bared and white like processed milk from the store. He smirks, trying to do his best All-Might.
"Izuku, dear?" his mother called out from downstairs
"Yeah Mom?" he replied with a toothbrush in his mouth.
"It's 8."
Izuku's corneas shrink for a second as he takes a quick shot of listerine before spitting it out, "Thanks Mom!" He rinses of his tooth brush and puts it on the other side of the mirror before heading back to his room to check-off the final step of his morning routine.
He comes out a few minutes later, his garb that of the standard U.A. uniform for boys and with an unassuming smile.
He heads down stairs, grabs his bag off the coat rack before giving his mom a quick hug and waving as he heads off for another day in Japan's top hero school for another of learning to be the best you can a in society of wonders.
Izuku dodged and shimmied as he passed his way through people on the streets as they went about their day. Some even recognizing him and cheering or chiding him about what he did in the sports festival.
He paid no head to the comments, his sole focus being on making to homeroom on time. It then a figure seemed to pop into existence.
"oof!"
Izuku fell flat on the ground. A shadow loomed over him for only a moment before the figure seemed to phase fron existence itself just before the young hero could open his eyes. "I'm truly sorry." the voice was saddened, like it was making the worst mistake of it's life.
"Sorry? What do you mean...huh?" His head went like a swivel, searching for whomever he had ran into. "Wait what?" He felt small doodad in his right hand.
He opened up his palm, with puzzled pupils he saw a white ring in his hand. 'How'd I get this...!?' He flipped the ring over to look at the top, it had symbol of some kind on it, an upside down triangle with 7 lines point towards said triangle. A round line went through the 7.
Izuku seemed become entranced by the symbol, his eyes flickered a slim bright white as he continued to sit down on the ground.
An old man with a cane tapped him on the back, it took 10 taps before Izuku came back to reality, "Hey youngster? Are you alright?"
Izuku shook his and rubbed his eyes before looking pocketing the ring. "I-I'm fine--WAIT WHAT TIME IS IT?!"
The old man looked at his watch, "it's 8:26." The old man nearly jumped out of his skin as the teen yelped a cry of horror before running off in a trail of dust.
The old man just stared, "huh."
Elsewhere at that very moment
The day started out normal as per usual. With people going about about their own businesses and and making their own way through the city that never sleeps.
Sure their were a few robberies here and there and maybe some crimes of the fantastical kind. Nevertheless, it wasn't anything unusual.
Still, it wasn't until the afternoon when shit really hit the fan.
With great speed and even greator velocity, a flaming skullman in black found himself going headlong into--
boom*
"AGH!" his pained voice crackled like wood on a fire.
"Ah hell!" was all he said as he picked himself up and looked around. He was in a pizza joint with the civilians who didn't get away hiding under tables and against the wall. "afternoon...sorry about the glass on the flo--"
kaboom*He looked out window with wide eyes, "aw that sounded like a biggy." He turned back to the civilians and gave them a salute. "If the owner comes back, tell him to the bill to..."
Chains with scythes at the end forms from nothing around his body, and with good through on this scythe he began sailing through the air.
"...Tony STAARRRRRKKKKKK!" his voice trailed through the air as the skullman left.
After a minute a guy under a table turned to his friend and asked, "didn't Ghost Rider look more like Hell's Angel before?"
His friend looked at him, "you ask this now, while the city's under siege?"
He just shrugged in response.
New York City was under siege now
"What are we looking at Tony?" a star-spangled legend asked as he butted his mighty shield against another green clad attack, and then another and then another one and--
Tony flew over the area and viewed the battle, "Friday tells me we got over a hundred Hydra soldiers on Times Square and three-- so that's where those went!"
"Tony!" a stern female voice outraged through his suit's com.
"Sorry--I just found the jackasses who stole my hulkbusters a few months back. They even painted them green!"
"Then--Thor, She-Hulk, Rider I need you on those Hulkbusters!" Captain America ordered as he took down another Hydra stooge. "Take them down!"
While busy with the other goons, one goon aimed his gun at the star-spangled hero and readied himself before he was quickly knocked out by a hero in clad. "keep your eyes open Captain!" his voice deep and accented from his Wankandan homeland.
The Captain just gave his friend a smirk and thumbs up before continuing the beatdown.
The hulkbusters meanwhile were busy moving through the streets as the armorments on their body shot and destroyed the buildings around them.
Ghost Rider ran to his Hellcharger and fired it up once more before putting the petal to the metal and launching the flaming vehicle at the giant suit that had sent him flying before. This time he wasn't going to get smacked into another pizza parlor.
The car zoomed forward and with hot oil in it's fire as Ghost Rider smashed into the Hulkbuster and sent it flying back towards Times Square. "Heads up! Got one of 'em comin' back at ya!"
"Already on it Robbie!" the same stern female said as the red, blue and yellow starred form of Captain Marvel caught the flying hulkbuster in midair before slamming the scrap into the concrete.
The Kree-powered heroine, ripped the chest open to reveal the hydra goon within. "Aw crap!" he sputtered.
"And that's just the half of it buster!" Carol quipped as she tossed the hydra goon to the ground, knocking him out.
Carok looked around and only saw few stragglers that were quickly taken down by Captain America and Black Panther. A satisfied smile came to her lips.
Their coms buzzed to life as a triumphant yell boomed in the speaker and in the air, "Huzzah! I've felled another one of Hydra's illgotten gains."
Iron Man came on the line, "then that mean one's still le--" Stark was cut off as hulking green brute of a woman sailed across the street and passed the middle before hitting a building.
In response to this action the brute of a woman stood up and looked pissed. Jen Walter's was her name andand she was the Savage She-Hulk "Hulk Mad Now!"
The Hulkbuster that threw She-Hulk walked on to the battlefield with what seemed like a swagger.
The Hulkbuster spoke, "Activate Overhaul mode!" the hulkbuster had a sudden burst of electricity and arc enerfy as the the armor from the other hulkbusters flew at it in an instant and after a second the hulkbuster became a goliath. "come face your doom at the might of Hydra!"
Ghost Rider, Thor and Iron came on to the scene as She-Hulk came trudging back angry as the group came together to face the goliath hulkbuster "Not like we haven't that one before!" the iron avenger quipped as he fired up his repulsars.
Captain America readied his shield, Ghost Rider revved up his engine, Thor began swinning his new golden urur metal hammer with gold uru arm as Captain Marvel cracked her knuckes and She-Hulk yelled a battle cry. And the King of Wakanda readied himself to pounce with claws out.
"Take him down Avengers!" Black Panther exclaimed as Earth's Mightiest Heroes launched themselves at the goliath.
Meanwhile
The red and blue spandex form of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man scanned the nearby streets of time square from the building he clung to as he and other street level heroes evacuated the civilians while A-listers took down the baddies.
From Daredevil to even the Punisher and Moon Knight (who both violently killed any Hydra soldier that came their path, Moon Knight more so then Punisher, who just roughed them up and ended them quickly--while MK cut a few of their faces off) they were successful in getting out most of the regular folk out (Him and Daredevil would have to go after Moon Knight and Punisher later though).
Spidey stayed behind to make one final round of the area.
He could hear the Avenger's fighting as he crawled his way to the empty streets to get a closer view of any irregularities in the area. You know, stuff like a hydra mook trying to escape while the party was still going, a villain trying to use the chaos to loot or some cases...the start of entirely different villainous scheme that had nothing to do with Hydra. What? That does happen sometimes. Especially in this city.
Landing flat on the ground, he waited and let his spider-sense do the talking. 'alright no hydra mooks. Cool.' He made funnel with his hands and put it to his concealed maw, "HEY IF ANYBODY'S STILL HERE AND HIDING, YOU CAN COME ON OUT--IT'S JUST YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN!"
No Answer.
'Hopefull that's a good si--' "AGH!" He collapsed to his knees, Spider-Sense blaring like train hitting a thousand cows atat highspeed while trying to hault so the humanity can end. Basically it was bad.
Spidey's teeth grinded and his vision blurred. His body tensed up and became numb as he tries to dissuade where danger was coming from. Was it an Inheritor? No, that wouldn't make any sense, they were trapped.
His muscles tensed and his neck nearly broke itself as he himself towards Hell's Kitchen.
He nearly broke his own bones just to stand and start moving again. 'It's overwhelming! What the HELL!?' He held his and stumbled as he starts walking towards the area of NYC protected by the guardian devil.
When walking became to slow, he began jumping and leaping from building to building at increasing speeds. He felt like his body was on freaking autopilot as his head still rung like a church bell.
He crashed down on to the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen. The ringing was maddening. He heaved himself to his feet and tumbled downwards towards the streets.
He recieved a few odd looks from Hell's Kitchens occupants, he gave a shaking thumbs up "Heh...just had a bit of motion sickness." He mustered in a shakey tone.
He headed towards the back alleys in predatory fashion, leaving the sight of the civilians as the ringing seemed to lessen as he got closer to what he was looking for? What was he looking for exactly?
After a hop and a crawl, he hunched himself over the back side of a local bar, the now miniscule ringing of his Spidey-Sense leading him there. His mask's pupils quirked when he saw a very odd sight.
Knocked down, bruised and bloodied, two-bit thug Turk Barret laid atop garbage covered concrete. He swore up a storm as the boot of his opponent was digged into his back.
"Now I'm going to ask again, before I take it from your unconscious body--give me the gem or I drive another spear down your back." he warned as the slits of his mask glowed a disturbing white.
Spider-Man instantly recognized the man, how couldn't he with the purple mask and gold tiara he wore. 'Zemo! Then the attack on Time Square was a distraction to get...Turk Barret? Questions for later.'
He leapt from the building, thwipped a web and seconds later he sent Baron Zemo flying across the alley with a hefty kick. With another few shots, the Hydra leader was webbed up against a wall.
"*sigh* superheroes..." Zemo deadpanned.
Spidey landed besides the fallen body of Turk. He raised the thug up, he looked like something a wet dog dragged just after being accidently let outsid. "Turk, what does Zemo want?"
Turk laughed and clutched his chest. His free arm rested upon his cane "Why should I tell you...You'd take it away from me!" He clenched his grip around the cane's shaft.
The arachnid hero bit his lip, "Come on Turk--is it worthing having your...what's that on your cane?" Spidey zeroes in on the yellow gem embedded to the top of Turk's cane.
The thug's eye widen, "Hurl!" Turk commanded, the gem shinning.
Spider-Man held his mouth closed with his hand suddenly, 'Oh sweet christmas!' He tasted todays breakfast and yesterdays dinner.
Turk slunk himself away from Spidey and Zemo with a shit eating grin plastered across his face, "Thanks webhead, I owe you one!" He then laughed.
The world became dizzy mess of blurrs for the wall-crawler. He side-stumbled into a wall and felt his heart beating and his head pleading for Turk to stop.
Spidey barely noticed Zemo just casually walking past him, giving him a wink before exclaiming, "Chaos Spear!" a yellow spear formed in Zemo's hand and he tossed it at the slow body of Turk Barret.
The spear hit the back of the thug's leg. "Shit!" Turk cussed as he came tumbling down to the dirty asphalt.
Spider-Man snapped back to reality as the effects wavered. "Okay...that's an Infinity gem...I'd recognize that power anywhere." Hell he died once because of them. The web-slinger stood strong and immediately went into run and tackle mode.
Zemo saddled up towards Turk and grabbed him by the collar, "I tried to play nice I really did. Then you sent your goons out, tried to...what's that purple guy in this universe called again? Well you did that? Now I'm taking the gem without your..." Spidey leaped for Zemo, the Hydra Leader not even turning back as he back hands spandex clad hero. "...consent--ya freaking jackass."
In hand movement that too fast for Spidey's sense to react to, he felt himself fly across the alley and into a wall, leaving a cartoonish indent of himself in the bricks. 'Okay, when did sheet-face get super powers?' He shook his bruised face as he stood back up.
He saw Turk on the ground yet again, but now without his cane. That would be in Zemo's hand as he stripped the stone from it with the other hand. A sharp flash of electricity flow from his hand as he fully grasped the stone. His body cringed as the electricity seemed to change Zemo into...someone Spider-Man didn't recognize.
He was a gaunt caucasian man in what seemed to be his forties. Wearing dark green and blue slacks. "Ah for crying out loud! Really it knocks me out of my transformation?" The man that was Zemo turned to Spidey, rolling his eyes and sighing. Spidey saw that had a bit of widows peak and glowing white eyes. He wore a black button up shirt that was unbuttoned a little to reveal a white gem embedded in his chest. He honestly looked like a guy you would see on the CW. "Yeah I'm not that Hyrda--Zemo guy. Nope! Just a guy looking for a better tomorrow!"
"What do you want with the stone?" Spidey asked gravelly, looking for a chance to strike.
"Didn't ya hear what I said? Better tomorrow. World peace--all that crap my dad told me and brothers when we were just brought from matter itself...you don't know my brothers do you? Jeez, I'm being esoteric aren't I?"
Spider-Man quickly reloaded his web shooters and aimed them at the man. "Give me the stone or you get walled again?"
"Uuhhh nope!" He cracks his neck and shakes his limbs like he has the jitters. "CHAOS CON--"
schlink*
The man looked down and found a black blade goo through the left side of his chest.
"Did anyone say deus ex MACHINA!" Spidey knew that, oh how he knew it.
"Deadpool?"
"Yo Spidey, thank's for saying my name so Treck doesn't have to explain my appearance really helps save on time! (PLUS HE'S A BIT LAZY)" He loudly whispers as he continued to drive the blade into the man. "I really feel bad about this, since I know you died during season 14 Gabriel. But hey you're a mook!" Deadpool then looks out to the horizon, "Spoilers for Supernatural I guess--Sorry." He just shrugs.
"How the hell do you know me?" Gabriel asked in shock.
"Questions for later mein freund as Zemo would say...I think, or is it Red Skull who would say that?" Deadpool shrugs once more, "Wait, was that racist?"
"Keep him there and I'll knock him down!" Spidey commanded before webbing Gabriel's chest and zipping towards him.
Gabriel's eyes widened, he clenched his teeth and then said the phrase again. "CHAOS CONTROL!" As Spidey got close and Deadpool cussed to himself that he should have seen this coming.
In a blast of energy, Gabriel, Spider-Man and Deadpool vanished without a trace. Leaving only Turk Barret to lay in the alley.
Time Square
The cops and a few organizations that same vein as shield before it fell came to pick up the defeated Hydra agents.
Tony, Thor and untransformed Jen Walters talked to the press while T'Challa, Steve Rogers and Danvers talked to the feds about the attack.
Robbie Reyes meanwhile, checked for any scratches on his de-hellcharged dodge charger. 'Cool, baby didn't get a dent from that hulkbuster. Gotta love magic, seriously!' He thought cheerfully as he admired the crowds of people gathering to see the big shots. "To think I'm with legends. Never would have thought that when I was still streat racing. Heh."
He let the sound of the city take him in, until a burning started. "AGH!" His body suddenly flamed into his ghost rider guise. His knees buckles and his head shot fire into the air.
The same occured with Black Panther and Thor as they fell to their knees and screams of pain.
Robbie didn't even care about the well-being of his teammates. He only cared for the pain to stop, and it did when saw the structures in front of him. And those around them.
He was looking up when a ghostly visage of a shadowy towers appeared out of thin air. It was haunting with how tall they were, with people of strange forms walking past them like phantoms. Some had insectoid faces while others were fish in look. There were others who didn't match those two categories as well.
Both the god of thunder and the king of Wakanda saw the towers. They were unnatural, they shouldn't have been even an idea in someone's head. They were gothic, they were like H.R. Giger and H.P. Lovecraft went into architecture.
Then it was gone, the pain leaving the three who stood up and looked at each other with their four other teammates asking what happened.
T'Challa spoke first, and what he said was an order. "I say we meet with Strange."
End Chapter Two
Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Please leave a review if you would like to and I'll see you all next time. Adios!