Just turned 12 so in Chicago it means the holidays officially have begun!
Happy Holi-
"Fuck you, its Merry Christmas."
-days…why do I even try with you Wade?
"2016 is coming and for that year I am making a stand against PC!"
Wade, your entire character is a stand against PC.
"Exactly!"
*Sigh*
Disclaimer: I own…..nada
NOTE: To avoid confusion let me state the incursion that resulted in their horrible future where everyone pretty much died IS NOT the incursion that takes place during Secret Wars.
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[Featured BGM's
Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz- Riff Raff
Book of Love- Peter Gabriel
Theme of Dante- Marvels vs. Capcom 3 OST
It's On Again (Epic Version) - Alicia Keys Feat Kendrick Lamar (YouTube it to find the epic version)
This is How We do it-Montell Jordan
Confessions part II (Instrumental) - Usher
I Just had Sex- Lonely Island]
MT issue 1: Heroes (Alternate Titles: Deadpool's Book of Love, Renew Your Vows, Good God the Banter)
-Deadpool: Day 1-
-Deadpool's hideout-
"Okay they made it." Deadpool said after Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and Wolverine entered the time line. "Gotta make this quick and quiet then." Deadpool said as he suddenly put on a new pair of extremely clean and expensive sneakers.
BGM: Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz- Riff Raff
Opening the door to the rundown apartment, Deadpool over-exaggeratedly tip-toed into the apartment and made his way to the living room. Once there he found himself knocked out on a leather chair. Half of the younger Deadpool's mask was rolled up as the remains of a chimichanga covered his mouth and costume.
Continuing his stealthy trek forward, the older Deadpool pulled out a golden spider before tensing as his counterpart rolled over.
"Oohh~ Domino…Rogue…one at…a time…." The younger Deadpool muttered in his sleep as he scratched his ass. The Older Deadpool sighed in relief before cocking his hand back and throwing it at his counterpart. Instantly, the machine attached itself to his face, startling the younger Deadpool awake but it was too late, the light turned on and his mind was bombarded with memories.
BGM: END
"Woohooo! I just caught a Deadpool-Mon!" Deadpool cheered as his counterpart slumped over in his chair.
Deadpool: Day 2
"Ah…Damn, what the hell hit me!? Oh yeah that's right, my future. Is that how college grads feel?" Deadpool wondered as he pulled himself out of his chair before stretching. "Well damn this is gonna be interesting. What should I do first?" Deadpool wondered before snapping his fingers in realization. "I know! I'ma go get hitched!"
Deadpool: Day 11
-Greece-
"God damn that took longer than I expected." Deadpool muttered to himself. Honestly he had completely forgotten where the hell he had met the love of his life over the many years and just knew that it was somewhere in Greece. As luck would have it, however, Deadpool actually managed to figure out where he needed to go after getting on a tour bus. As he meandered through some ruins, he eventually came across an ancient casket. "Honey~ I'm home~" Deadpool called out as he ripped off of the lid causing a burst of magic to release and send him crashing back.
"Who…who has freed me from my slumber?" A sultry voice questioned before a black haired woman arose from the casket as a demonic looking lizard like creature crawled out from behind her. She was wearing a tight purple and black outfit, her irises were bright gold and her sclera were pitch black. Around her eyes were two purple markings that extended down her face and on her forehead was a gold crown of three medallions that each had an eye imprinted on them.
The sheer sight of her was enough to make Deadpool lose his train of thought and just look up at her in genuine awe for a moment.
(MT Fun Fact: The Succubus queen, Shiklah is extremely beautiful even by Marvel standards and has been known to make both genders look at her with lust with no effort. She was sealed around the time humanity began to take over after a war between demons and vampires.)
"That would be me my sexy Queen of the night." Deadpool said as he stood up and cracked his neck. The woman frowned a bit as she tilted her head and looked at him with curious golden eye.
"And who are you-"Shiklah stopped herself from speaking when she suddenly gasped.
"Just the greatest mercenary period, babe." Deadpool said not noticing her sudden surprise. Suddenly out of nowhere, Deadpool found himself being slammed against a wall, his neck held tightly in Shiklah's grip as she glared at him, horns protruding from her head. Instantly she used her free hand to grab the side of his mask. "W-wait…s-stop!" Deadpool choked out before she ripped his mask off and stared at his disfigured face. Her eyes flashed with something that looked like fear before she dropped him and stepped back away from him.
"I must go." Shiklah muttered before disappearing with her pet in a spiral of hellfire. Leaving a wide-eyed Deadpool behind.
"Okay…that hurt." Deadpool muttered with a frown.
Deadpool: Day 30
-Deadpool's Apartment-
BGM: Book of Love- Peter Gabriel
Deadpool was moping on his couch eating a tub of ice-cream and watching old romantic comedies. He didn't even bat an eye when his door was suddenly ripped off of its hinges as an irritated Peter Parker stormed into his apartment.
"Alright, that's enough moping around." Peter said as he narrowed his eyes at the merc who released a sad sigh.
"Oh hey Pete…need me to be a decoy again?"
"No, what I need is for you to get over yourself and get back to being the psychopathic mercenary I somehow respect." Peter said as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"You don't understand Pete, heart-ache like this-"
"-I don't understand heartache?" Peter asked as he raised a skeptical eyebrow making Deadpool pause as he remembered who he was talking to.
"…Touche…but even you never had to deal with some you had feelings for leaving you in disgust after seeing your face." Deadpool argued and Peter had to admit he had a point.
"True but then again, that's not what you are dealing with right now." Peter said as he leaned back against the wall. "What you are dealing with is a classic case of misunderstanding."
"Kinda hard to misunderstand revulsion."
"Yet you did it, why? Cause you're an idiot." Peter sighed as he rubbed his temples before flipping through his Web-Ware. "What do you know about Succubi?"
"Plenty, thank you very much. Was married to one for years."
"I mean that doesn't have to do with sex." Peter said dryly.
"…"
"As I scanned through Strange's library, I found some interesting information about Succubi." Peter said as Deadpool turned to face him.
"Even I gotta ask, Strange didn't ask any questions about you flipping through his things? Hell why were you looking up Succubi anyway?" Deadpool questioned as Peter continued tampering with his Web-Ware.
"Well one, Strange doesn't know I've been through his things…" Peter trailed off as he looked up at Deadpool and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Nor will he. Two, the reason I was looking them up is because Succubi and the Spider-totem seem to be charged by the same mysterious energy that I am researching, but that is neither here nor there." Peter said as he waved off the question. "The point is I found out that marriage bonds and Succubi have a very intimate relationship."
"What?" Deadpool asked as he sat up.
"Yeah turns out if you marry a Succubus, they keep their bond to you forever. In fact it transcends space and time, so when you came back in time with us you were still bonded. I take it she must have been very surprised to wake up married." Peter said nonchalantly.
"Wait, wait, wait, hold the fuck up. If she still felt our bond, why did she run away is fear?" Deadpool questioned, concern showing through his mask
"Succubi can relive the entire bond by simply staring into their mate's eyes." Peter said as he stared at Deadpool intently. "I've personally witnessed that woman stay by your side through literal hell. In fact, not only does she live in Hell she has pet demons that she finds…cute. She has her own demon army for crying out loud. Does that sound like someone who would run from you just cause your face could use a metric ton of Proactive?"
Deadpool said nothing as the pieces began to come together in his head.
"Now where would your wife go if she suddenly found herself in the past?" Peter asked as Deadpool shot to his feet.
"Dracula! Shit, I gotta gather a team and help her!" Deadpool said before suiting up in an instant. "Pete if this was a Spideypool story, I'd let you be top." Deadpool stated before disappearing in a red flash, leaving a disgusted Peter behind him.
"Uh…ew…"
BGM: END
-Deadpool: Day 35-
-Japan-
Deadpool was now sitting on a bench in a park. After a few moments, he felt someone sit down next to him.
"A little spider told me you had something for me." Deadpool said as he turned to face Logan.
"Yup. I passed Blade not too long ago so I can tell you where he is so you can catch up to him. He should be able to help you track down Dracula." Logan said before pulling out a blade that was wrapped in a black cloth.
"Whoa is that-"
"My Muramasa blade? Yup. Carol stopped her training for a day and came back to help Pete put it all back together again. This is a loan, Wade. I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm trusting you to bring this back to me…in one piece." Logan said with a growl as he handed the blade to a surprised Deadpool. "We all stopped our routines to help you get your girl, you better not fuck this up."
"Don't worry Wolvie, I'll definitely put this to good use." Deadpool said as he grabbed the blade tightly.
-Deadpool: Day 40-
-Spain-
"You want me to help you save a Succubus Queen who was once betrothed to Dracula?" Blade asked for the third time, not believing at all what he was requested. "I, who would rather have all three of you be dead instead?"
"Look, I get it you hate everyone involved but let's be honest all of us going away isn't gonna happen. So ask yourself would you rather Dracula have her or me?" Deadpool questioned as the vampire hunter rubbed his temples. Looks like he was going to have to pick the lesser of two evils.
"Fine, but don't ever bother me again after this." Blade muttered as he turned around and gestured for Deadpool to follow him. "I've been tracking him down for weeks but I think I've finally found his newest lair."
"Alright lead the way, but before we raid it there is someone I think we can find an ally in."
"Oh? Who? And why do I feel as though I'm gonna hate whoever you say." Blade questioned with a frown.
"Well, the person I have in mind is kinda maybe Dracula's daughter?" Deadpool said though it sounded like a question making Blade sigh.
"Of course it is."
-Deadpool: Day 50-
-Dracula's Lair-
Lord Dracula sat on his throne with a smirk as Shiklah knelt before him, leveling him with a blazing glare as her hands were chained down to the floor while a room of vampires looked at her with glowing red eyes.
"When you first contacted me, I was ecstatic. Positive that our reunion would mean you have accepted your fate to be my bride." Dracula began as she struggled against her bindings. "But alas it was not to be as you allowed yourself to defiled, bonded to a mere human and then even had the gall to attack me with your demons. But now here we are after the bloodshed and I find myself being rather merciful."
"You? Merciful?" Shiklah asked with a scoff ignoring the threatening hisses of the vampires for her attitude.
"Yes, merciful. I will give you one final chance. Break that disgusting bond and take your rightful place as my Queen of the night." Dracula said as he rose from his throne. Despite the predicament, Shiklah chuckled.
"I would rather die."
"Then so be it." Dracula said with a shrug, though she could see his eyes narrow in confusion and irritation. "But before you die, tell me who it was that got to you first? Who you are so deeply in love with despite the fact they aren't even here to witness your demise or defend your love." Dracula said making Shiklah flinch a bit. Thanks to her impulsiveness and thirst for vengeance she had left her beloved alone and probably caused him to have the worst possible conclusion; that she didn't want him.
"Wade…my love..." Shiklah thought as her eyes began to glisten. In her haste she had forgotten that she was bonded to a human and wrongfully assumed he could sense her emotions through their bond. "I'm sorry…I should have stopped and explained."
*VROOOOOOOOOOOM*
*CRASH!*
Everyone looked up when Blade suddenly crashed into the room on his motorcycle as an ebony haired woman with pale skin and red eyes rode behind him.
*SCREEEEEECCCCCHHH*
Skidding to a stop, he instantly hopped off of the bike with his guns ready while the woman followed suit, powerful claws popping out from her finger tips.
"Blade? Why is he here? He is the last person who would try to save me." Shiklah thought in confusion.
*Flash*
"Yeah but I'm the first." Deadpool said as he appeared next her in a crimson flash. She looked up at him with wide eyes as he unsheathed the Muramasa blade that was strapped to his back and cut through the magically reinforced chains that were binding Shiklah down. "Honey, after this we're gonna have a long talk about proper communication." Deadpool said with a laugh as he extended a hand to her, which she accepted with a tearful smile before getting up and hugging him.
"I thought my impulsiveness cost me you." Shiklah whispered as she stepped back while Deadpool turned to face the room of vampires.
"Would have if a certain Spider didn't give me a reality check."
"Then I shall be indebted to this spider." Shiklah said with a smile before her hands ignited with hellfire.
"You actually delivered on your promise, you brought me to Dracula." The daughter of Dracula said as she leveled a dark glare upon Dracula whom returned it with just as much hatred. "Miss me, daddy?"
"Lilith…" Dracula growled out as his eyes shone with power. "Once more you stand before me in defiance."
(MT CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: Lilith
Lilith was the daughter of Dracula and a woman named Zofia. This woman was Dracula's first wife, while Dracula was still a human being hundreds of years ago, but the two were brought together by an arranged marriage by Dracula's late father and Dracula began to resent and even hate Zofia. A baby was born out of the marriage: Lilith. While she was still a young child, Dracula made her look upon a group of impaled prisoners.
He treated his daughter harshly, and when he had been married for the required one year of their social custom, he told both Lilith and her mother to take their belongings and leave him. They complied and left. Lilith was given to a woman named Gretchin - who was a gypsy - while Zofia wondered the Earth and eventually committed suicide so that she didn't have to live as a peasant. Lilith grew to hate and despise her father.
After becoming a vampire, her father began to attack gypsy villages and killed the son of the very same gypsy that took Lilith as her own. As a way of revenge, Gretchin used her powerful gypsy magic to turn Lilith into a vampire-like being as well, but since she felt like Lilith was her daughter, she made her immune to most of the vampires' weaknesses. Lilith on her hand promised Gretchin that she would cause trouble for her father for all eternity.
(Breakdown: End)
"Today is the day you die and stay dead and by my hand!" Lilith boomed. "There won't be enough of you left to even send to Hell."
"Big talk for a little girl." Dracula said with a glower. "Kill them all."
"You've made some interesting companions, my love." Shiklah muttered as the dozens vampires converged upon them.
"Well I had to make due, the Deadpool Corps aren't assembled and the Trinity is busy at the moment."
"Trinity?" Shiklah asked in confusion.
"Long story, clear out this trash first." Deapdool said making her smirk as she blasted off in to the air and cocked her fist back while spinning around to face the battlefield.
BGM: Theme of Dante- Marvels vs. Capcom 3 OST
"Gladly." Shiklah said as horns protruded from her head as her golden eyes blazed with power and ill-intent. Blasting down, she slammed her fist into the battlefield.
*BOOOOOOOOM*
The lesser vampires screeched in agony as pillars of fire shot up from the ground engulfing them and instantly reducing them to ash. The ground shook as the battlefield began to sink down into the earth and into the very pits of Hell itself while a large wall of Hellfire trapped the combatants inside of it.
"It's time for a boss battle!" Deadpool shouted as Lilith shot towards the infuriated Dracula while Blade hopped back and began to release a storm of specialized bullets at the Vampire Lord. Lilith appeared before Dracula in a burst of speed with her right claw mid-swipe, prepared to maim him. Before she could make contact, however, Dracula turned into a bat and flew over-dodging bullets as he did so- before returning to his normal form and preparing to deliver a powerful axe-kick to Lilith. Before the kick could land, however, Lilith exploded into mist causing the blow to pass harmlessly through her.
*Flash*
Dracula barely had enough time to duck before the Muramasa blade went sailing above his head. Deadpool didn't let the miss deter him as he vanished in another flash before reappearing in front of Dracula with the blade poised to skewer the vampire Lord through his face. Leaning back at the last moment, Dracula managed to avoid massive damage from the blow but still managed to get a shallow cut to his cheek. Dracula growled before teleporting to the opposite side of the battlefield. His anger only intensify when he realized his wound was not healing.
*BANG!*
*BANG!*
Dracula stumbled to the side when two bullets ripped into his rib-cage making him turn to face the impassive form of Blade.
*BANG*
*BANG!*
Two more ripped into his shoulders before he regained his footing and lunged at Blade only to be slammed into the ground by Shiklah whom had dive-bombed him before he could reach Blade. Floating back, Shiklah kicked him into the air and the transformed into a large purple demonic reptile. With a roar she released a colossal torrent of fire at the Vampire Lord whom attempted to dodge but was unable save his lower half from being burned.
"AHHHHH YOU ALL DARE TO FACE THE GREAT DRACULA!?" Dracula shouted as his palpable rage seemed to make the entire battleground tremble.
*Flash*
*SHING*
Deadpool immediately appeared behind him and cut him in half, permanently separating his top half-from his bottom half before his legs could heal.
"Not too hard when we get a leg up on you...or two in this case." Deadpool before getting batted back when two colossal wings ripped from Dracula's back keeping him afloat even as blood poured from his abdomen. Before Dracula could follow up with his attack he was forced to swoop down low to avoid a torrent of fire from Shiklah. Unfortunately for him, avoiding Shiklah's attack put him the perfect position to have both of his wings cut off by both Deadpool and Blade. His torso rag dolled a bit before sliding right in front Lilith. He went to claw up at her only for her to grab both his wrists tightly before placing her heel on his chest.
*CRACK!*
With an enraged roar, Lilith ripped his arms off but before she could deliver the final blow, her body locked up making her curse.
(Fun Fact: Lilith was cursed so that she could not be the direct cause of Dracula's death.)
BGM: END
"How does it feel? To get this close?" Dracula taunted. "You can't even have the satisfaction of being given the illusion of killing me. You all think you have won? That you accomplished something? As long as I am the Vampire Lord one of my minions will find my remains and bring me back. Your whore of a mother is rolling in her grave at how pathetic you are."
"Shut up! Even if you come back, I will still be here waiting, ready, and even stronger than I am now so I can send you right back to Hell." Lilith said as Blade frowned a bit to himself. Deadpool took that moment to approach Lilith and place the hilt of the Muramasa blade into her frozen hand. She looked up at him in surprise when she found herself able to move once more.
"Well technically since I'm handing you the murder weapon, it's about a fifty-fifty on who's responsible for killing him, right?" Deadpool questioned making Dracula's eyes widen slightly in horror. "Loop-holed, bitch!" Deadpool claimed making Lilith smirk before she flipped the blade around and stabbed down into Dracula's chest, piercing his heart. Lilith actually laughed as she twisted the blade deeper and deeper.
"God damn this is satisfying!" Lilith said as she watched the life leave her father's eyes.
-Astral Plane-
Dracula glowered as his spirit left his body while he gazed down upon them from the astral plane.
"You may have won this round, fools, but I will return-"
*SNICKT!*
"*GAK!* W-what?" Dracula questioned incredulously as three crimson blades shot through the chest of his spiritual body. Glancing back weakly his eyes widened in confusion as he saw the ethereal form of a short feral looking man stabbing him through his back. A horrible realization dawned on him as he noticed that the being seemed to be tethered to that cursed blade. "Of course…I see it clearly now…a fragment of a soul…bonded to a weapon…I c-couldn't heal…because you were attacking me on both planes…" At that moment Dracula simply laughed.
There wasn't more he could do at that point.
"I wonder where you go…when you die in the after-life…" Dracula mused before his very soul shattered.
-Dracula's Lair-
"It's finally done." Lilith muttered as Shiklah brought them back to earth. Nearly as soon as they made it, she stumbled forward as she felt a massive weight fall on her shoulders. "What is this….this power?"
"Your inheritance." Shiklah stated as though confused. "Is that not why you fought your father?"
"Inheritance? No I just wanted revenge!" An extremely confused Lilith said with wide-eyes.
"What are you talking about?" Blade asked with a frown making Shiklah turn to him.
"When she walked in she challenged Dracula, if unknowingly, for his throne when she threatened to kill him. Add in the fact that she did kill him and was the strongest and closest vampire nearby and his own blood, Lilith is now the new Vampire Lord." Shiklah explained making Blade grit his teeth.
"What is this shit, I don't want this-"
"So that's it then. I will let you off because of your role in bringing down Dracula." Blade interrupted her, his sunglasses reflecting her surprised expression. "But the next time we cross paths, I am taking your head." Blade swore as he went to leave. He only made it three steps before bumping into Deadpool whom appeared before him in a crimson flash. "Move, fool. I kept my end of the bargain and got your…wife…and you kept yours by promising that Dracula would die. Our business is done."
"Look, Blade, I know and believe me if this was another time, place, hell another me I would let you go since our contract is done." Deadpool said before sighing as they all turned to him with varying degrees of shock when he began to show a surprising amount of seriousness. "However, now? The man I am today? I can't willing let you go through that door and make the biggest mistake of your life."
"What are you talking about?" Blade asked impatiently as Deadpool crossed his arms.
"Vampires are not going anywhere no matter how much you want them to, sorry but that's reality. There are thousands of them and one of you. If you think you can take them all out you're the real fool. There is also the matter that not all vampires are evil either, some just want to live." Deadpool explained as frustration began to show on Blades face.
"Get to the point!"
"The Vampires are nomads but they are only as organized as they are because of Dracula and his reign…with him gone they could be more chaotic than ever. That is unless Lilith steps up and accepts her new responsibility." Deadpool explained before placing a hand on Blade's shoulder. "Help. Her." Deadpool said firmly surprising both Blade and Lilith. "Death is the cure for Vampirism but order is the prevention, and an ounce of prevention will always be better than a pound of the cure. Get it?" Deadpool said as he turned to Lilith. "You have a lot of power now, and to quote my buddy "With great power, comes great responsibility." Together you can help keep this madness contained and save way more lives."
"I get what you're saying in theory, but I don't know a damn thing about ruling." Lilith said with a frown.
"I can help." Shiklah finally spoke up after getting over the shock of her husband's attitude switch. "I am Succubus royalty, I can-how do you say- show you the ropes? And in the process we can bring the tensions between our factions to rest."
"In this crazy super powered and super natural world, just know you ain't alone. That's what the Trinity stands for." Deadpool said confusing them.
"You will have to go into detail about this...Trinity…you keep mentioning love." Shiklah said making him laugh.
"Well its going to be all over the news in a couple weeks but fuck it, let me explain." Deadpool said as he got their attention. "What it is...is a promise…" Deadpool began as they continued to listen in rapt attention.
Deadpool: Day 60
-Hell: Shiklah's Domain-
"I still can't believe we get cable down here, Comcast really stepped their game up." Deadpool said as he sat on a sofa in Shiklah's castle and watched the news. Currently it was showing an empty podium at City Hall.
"So we're about to see these new allies of yours? The ones who want to save us from ourselves?" Shiklah questioned as she curled up into his side as her pet slept on the ground in front of them.
"Well that's the secondary mission, the real plan is to stop the incursions." Deadpool said, hugging his wife closer when she tensed. "Don't worry honey, you'll make it this time. That final one that wiped out most of the planet will not happen this time, Spidey's seeing to that with whatever machine he is making."
"Spider-Man…that makes twice he has saved our marriage in this time-line alone. I really must repay him." Shiklah mused making Deadpool snap his fingers suddenly.
"I got it, there is an old saying an eye for an eye. Well how about marriage for a marriage?" Deadpool questioned curiously confusing her.
"He's married?"
"Yeah but Mephisto got involved…" Deadpool trailed off making her shudder a bit at the mention of the Devil's name. "Think you can do something about it?"
"Depends, if it was a regular marriage than no. There isn't enough power that would allowed any of my spells to reverse whatever deal they made. That said, if it was true pure love, holy love coveted by God…then I can easily use it to power a spell to shatter Mephisto's power at least as much as possible any way." Shiklah said before pausing. "Though if I do go through with it, we will have to move."
"Huh, why?"
"Mephisto would torture us for an eternity should he find out I am responsible. At least on Earth he has no power, thus making it a safe haven for us." Shiklah said making him frown in thought.
"What about your army, shouldn't you be down here with them? We never really had to move in the last time line so I never gave it any thought." Deadpool said making Shiklah laugh.
"Love, I can summon my army to me wherever I need them. Mephisto has been forbidden to be on the surface since Earth's creation. Demons like myself, however, once lived there before the dawn of man-kind. There are no restrictions where we can be we just choose hell because there are too many humans for comfort now." Shiklah explained. "If I ever need my army or need to order them, I can do it from the surface. You can as well as my husband and war counselor."
"Huh, neat." Deadpool said as he rubbed his chin in thought. "A demon army at my disposal…that's gonna be fun."
"So are we moving?"
"We're moving. Should have enough cash to get us a great apartment on the good side of town." Deadpool said before rolling up his mask and kissing his wife on her forehead.
-City Hall-
In a dark hallway footsteps echoed throughout it as a blinding light shone at the end of it through an open door.
"Explain to me again why I am taking point in this conference that you called for again web-head?"
"Because as far as the world is concerned you're our leader."
"The hell? I don't want to be the damn leader! When was this even decided!?"
"In a meeting that the guys and I had without you so you wouldn't object."
"Oh you dicks-"
"Calm down you two, it's show time."
A crowd of hundreds upon hundreds stood gathered in front of the large building as Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, and Wolverine exited the hallway.
"Big turn out." Captain Marvel said as she turned to Spider-Man with a raised eyebrow.
"You know how long these people have probably been waiting to have a conference with me? This is long overdue in hindsight." Spider-Man said with a shrug as the crowd grew even louder once they realized more than one hero was attending this surprise conference.
"So you should take point, give them what they have been waiting for." Captain Marvel said as she gestured to the podium making Spider-Man shake his head with a snort.
"Nice try."
"Damn." Captain Marvel muttered as she walked to the podium with Wolverine and Spider-Man at her sides. When she made it to it, she rested her arms on it as the other two stood with their arms crossed. "Everyone, everyone….please settle down." Captain Marvel asked only for no one to listen as the commotion grew. Eyebrow twitching in irritation, Captain Marvel rose her hand to the air.
*BOOOOOM!*
The crowd was instantly silenced after she released a powerful blast of energy into the air. A smile, firmly etched onto her face as she gazed over them.
"Thank you." Captain Marvel said after getting their attention. "Now many of you may be confused, so please ask your questions in an orderly manner. What is being discussed today is a change. A change in how your city will be protected and eventually the rest of the world one day."
"Excuse me, Natalie Long here with Fact Channel News, can you explain what you mean by change and why this…change…is deemed necessary?" A blonde woman questioned curiously making Captain Marvel nod.
(MT Fun Fact: Natalie Long is one of lead reporters of the fact channel)
"Tell me, do you know how many heroes are in this city?" Captain Marvel questioned curiously.
-Avenger's Tower-
"Hey do you all see this?" Hawkeye questioned suddenly as he turned up the volume of the television making Spider-Woman, Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow all turn to it in confusion.
-Baxter Building-
"Oh don't tell me she's actually about to do it." Johnny Storm said with a grin slowly appearing on his face, confusing his family greatly. If what he thought was about to happen did happen he was going to laugh his ass off. He had been trying to get Peter to do this for years after getting so much bad publicity.
-City Hall-
"Between the Avengers and other independent heroes running around, you have a pretty large roster here. Please note I am purposely excluding the Future Foundation and the X-Men, they will be discussed in a bit. The point is, you have more heroes here than any other city on the entire planet." Captain Marvel said as they all listened to her words intently. "So why is it, that over eighty percent of all the crimes that had been handled here by heroes….were all handled by Spider-Man?"
A stunned silence.
"You see the issue here?" Captain Marvel asked dryly. "He's sure as hell not the strongest, and his power set is…well you get the idea."
"You know, I'm right here." Spider-Man said dryly making her smirk as Wolverine snorted.
"Daredevil has dealt with another ten percent by locking down Hell's Kitchen. But I digress, I think we can all see this is wrong. I for one know I am definitely part of the problem." Captain Marvel said as she raised a glowing hand. "I'm strong, really strong, and I live down the street so I can tell you exactly what's going on through our heads when crime breaks out down here. It's either two thoughts, either it's not worth my time as I have bigger things to deal with or Spider-Man will handle it."
"But isn't that true, don't you normally handle more global threats as an Avenger?" Natalie questioned with a frown making Captain Marvel jerk a thumb over at Spider-Man.
"He's an Avenger and a member of the FF."
"Hell almost had him join the X-Men." Wolverine spoke up with a smirk.
"Also whether its one life or one thousand, it shouldn't matter if you have the means to help, you do it. That's what it means to be a hero. To steal web-head's words, with great power comes great responsibility."
-Aunt May's Penthouse-
The elderly woman gasped as she watched the breaking news conference. Her eyes widened as tears filled them, she had heard that phrase too many times to count in her life. As she looked at Spider-Man on the screen she couldn't form any words, but somehow she just…knew…
"Peter…"
-Avenger's Academy-
"Hey, I thought you came up with that?" One of the students asked Hank Pym with a frown whom blinked in confusion before his eyes widened as he realized he never gave credit to who told him that.
"Actually, about that…" Ant Man began sheepishly.
(MT Fun Fact: Ant-Man actually has been wrongfully taking credit for that phrase. Though it is more than likely not intentional, he just never cited his sources.)
-City Hall-
"This is the issue we are addressing today, a city this big that has faced threats from every scale has pretty much one or two people that are always defending it and when they run themselves ragged or get hurt, they are condemned for not being there in time or for causing a bit more collateral damage." Captain Marvel said as she shook her head. "This however is only a small part of what's being addressed today."
"Robbie Robertson, Daily Bugle, what else are you addressing today?" Robbie questioned as others seemed to be stuck in thought after what Captain Marvel told them.
(MT Fun Fact: Robbie Robertson is the current head of the Daily Bugle after Jameson went on to be mayor of NYC.)
(MT Bonus Fun Fact: At this point in the time-line, Jameson is the Mayor of NYC.)
"Hero on Hero violence." Captain Marvel said and as one she, Spider-Man, and Wolverine, all face-palmed. A few people in the crowd looked more than a bit annoyed at the mention of that. "This part I'm actually addressing to the heroes listening in on this. Stop it. Just stop. Once again I'm guilty of this as are my two companions here along with anyone that had participated in the super hero Civil War."
"I'm sure it's a rite of passage amongst heroes to have fought Wolverine at least once at this point." Spider-Man quipped.
"Up yours Web-head." Wolverine growled out.
"But didn't that stop after that whole fiasco?" Robbie questioned curiously.
"Hell no, it's just generally out of the public eye. This is the main reason we three are here. I'm an Avenger, Spider-Man is too but he is also a member of the FF, Wolverine here is part of the X-Men. It's not all the teams by a long shot, but between those three groups you get most of the super powered community. Starting from this day forth we are going to work together and help this city and each other. We hope that by doing this, other members from our respective teams learn to work with others as well."
"So leading by example? That's actually pretty admirable." Robbie said sounding a bit impressed as everyone began to look at the three in a new lights.
"I think, and this may sound a bit confusing, that many heroes have made a mistake of letting you see our…human…side if you will. To you we make mistakes just like others do and unfortunately that doesn't give you much confidence in us since you know how humans can be. Now this is a bit tricky, see all of that is true, at the end of the day we make mistakes like anyone else but our mistakes are on a completely different level of severity. We can't afford to make them."
"So what are you saying?" Robbie asked with a frown hell even Spider-Man and Wolverine were confused at this one.
"We need to be heroes that inspire you not relate to you." Captain Marvel said stunning them before turning to her companions knowing she was about to mind fuck them as well. "Spider-Man, do you get why people take your mistakes so seriously?"
"Uh because they think I'm a menace?" Spider-Man said making her snort as more than few people looked at him with a mix of confusion and disbelief.
Had he actually thought…?
"No one with half a brain cell believes in Jameson's fear propaganda Spider-Man. You've saved countless times more lives than you have hurt. They fault you because you make so many mistakes when they know you can do better but it's been ten years and though you've improved it's not the level it should be. It's not fear or hate, its disappointment." Captain Marvel explained shocking him before she turned to the crowd, glad to see a few people nodding their heads. "You all, however, never understood that the reason he can't improve is because he has no help. Many of you who were given Spider powers during the Spider-Island fiasco know first-hand how hard it is to be him."
They hadn't thought of it like that.
"Now on to Wolverine. He's a teacher and a leader to his people that gives hope to young mutants everywhere, but here is the issue. The young mutants around the world don't really know who he is until after the X-Men save them. "He's here-"
"-Because I wanna show them not to be scared or afraid of what they are." Wolverine said with a frown.
"Exactly. This…hate…for the mutant population has to go and though I know one press conference won't change a thing, hopefully we can get some understanding between the species, no matter how little. Many fear mutants, thinking they want to end humanity when the only difference between them and most Avengers are that they were born with powers." Captain Marvel said as she shook her head. "My friend here can live a very…long time… thanks to his mutation. He's fought for this country in both World Wars. Now tell me, do you hate him for being a mutant or love him for being possibly the greatest Vet of all time?" Captain Marvel questioned as they all gaped at Wolverine.
"A question for mister…Wolverine. Can you give us some insight on what struggles mutants have had to face that may have been different or unique to them? I just would like some clarity on rather it's the same issues most marginalized people experience in this country or if there are some things unique to mutants only" Natalie questioned curiously making him shrug.
"Personal experience or general?"
"Personal if you don't mind." Natalie said making him nod before he raised a fist as his three Adamantium claws ripped out.
"See these, girl? They were bone when I first got them." Wolverine drawled. "Got captured and experimented on in an attempt to become a weapon of war." Wolverine explained making their eyes widened as cameras went off.
"Do…do they hurt?"
"Every time." Wolverine said with a humorless smirk. "I've also seen a girl I consider a daughter literally crucified on my front lawn with her friends, saved her but one of them died. Had my genetic material stolen from me my some group who wanted make another me, God knows why, and ended up making me a flesh and blood daughter who too hunted me down and tried to kill me." Wolverine explained before chuckling. "We're good now, but still not something I want someone else to experience. Look we can be here for hours, talking about my tragedies I'm an old man don't make me start rambling."
"And yet he and the X-Men have saved this planet dozens of times as well. They have no help either, so even though we are not mutants Spider-Man and I will help them whenever we can as long as it does not conflict with our own ideals." Captain Marvel explained.
"But what if it does?" Robbie spoke up. "Let's say that you all are successful in this…task force…you make up, say the others fall in line. What's stopping a disagreement from igniting another battle that will destroy us all?"
"Discourse." Captain Marvel said with a shrug. "We've made an agreement. Should something that puts us at odds show up we'll talk about it. That simple, we're adults not children and we need to act like that, I don't care if it takes weeks. We'll talk it out until we can compromise. There is no perfect set up, I wish there was but there isn't, every system has faults we just hope ours has as little of them as possible."
"You spoke of the city, but what of the world at large that you mentioned? How will you get the resources for such a thing?"
"Ah, I can answer that!" Spider-Man said with a chuckle. "I actually set up a go fund me for us. Just look for 'Trinity International'. "
"Seriously?" Captain Marvel deadpanned.
"Hey we got some good donations, including Parker Industries. The CEO of P.I. believes in working for a better world, I agree with him." Spider-Man said with a shrug.
"What's with the new clothes Ms. Marvel!?" A voice shouted from the distance making the crowd blink as they realized they never actually asked Captain Marvel about her knew costume.
"I decided a change was necessary, especially if I'm going to lead these two around. So in honor of my mentor, I'm taking his mantle as Captain Marvel. Before you ask, I've already decided who I want to be Ms. Marvel, in fact, they should be receiving a package today with more details."
-Miles upon miles away-
A young brown skinned girl with long brown hair and hazel eyes was watching the conference from her room with wide-eyes. All around her room was Ms. Marvel memorabilia. She nearly went hoarse cheering when Carol announced she took the Captain Marvel title and was already engulfed with envy for whoever was lucky enough to be Ms. Marvel.
"Kamala you have a package!" A voice called out making her frown in confusion. That's weird she didn't order anything-
Kamala stopped with wide-eyes as she looked back at the conference in disbelief.
No…
Nooo…
There was just no way.
"On my way mom…don't open it." Kamala said as she raced out her room.
-City Hall-
"Damn I can hear her shouting from joy from here." Captain Marvel thought with a small wince. "Hope she opened it in her room, alone." Captain Marvel mused before retuning her attention to the people before. "Look, we're taking this one day at a time, we're only here so you won't be blind-sided. We're going to do our best to change how things are done around here but you may need a little patience, we're still in the learning phase. Now any questions?"
"Just one." Natalie and Robbie said at the same time before turning to each other in amusement. Natalie gestured for the older man to continue making him nod as he turned back to the heroes.
"This all sounds great, but my last concern really is that you all have some vastly different powers. Are you positive that you can work together?" Robbie questioned. Captain Marvel was about to respond when she was interrupted by a loud siren.
"Robbery." Spider-Man piped up as he looked up from his Web-ware.
"Sorry to cut this short, duty calls." Captain Marvel said before grabbing Wolverine by his arm and flying off of the stage as Spider-Man web-zipped behind them.
"Don't stand there, follow them!" Natalie snapped at her cameraman making him jump before rushing after them along with many of the other reporters.
-Outside-
"Thinking what I'm thinking?" Wolverine questioned as he and Captain Marvel flew.
"Fast-ball special? Of course, it's why I picked you up in the first place." Captain Marvel said as she narrowed her eyes at the armored vehicle. Spinning around in the air once, Captain Marvel threw Wolverine at the vehicle with a resounding boom.
*SNICKT*
*SHING!*
*SCREEEECH*
Wolverine instantly tore through the hood of the truck, making it go completely out of control.
"Need a road block Spidey!" Captain Marvel said making him nod as he zipped in front of the truck as his perception of time and the world around him slowed to a crawl. Firing a web-line across the street to the side of a building, Spider-Man hopped back thus making a tight cable that the truck slammed into forcing it to flip over into the air.
*SHING!*
Wolverine tore through the bottom of the truck before hopping out with the two robbers. Wolverine threw them towards Spider-Man whom wasted no time in making a large web-net to catch them as Captain Marvel blasted forward and caught the truck effortlessly while Wolverine landed on the ground without a scratch.
"Huh they didn't make it down the street, new record. I could get used to this." Spider-Man mused as he crossed his arms while Wolverine approached him.
"Looking back on it, I'm just amazed people still rob banks like this, thought everything went high-tech and white collar at this point." Captain Marvel mused as she gently placed the vehicle down before floating over to her friends.
"Think we still have a decade before that happens." Spider-Man stated with a chuckle. "Alright I updated your Web-Wares-"
"The hell? When?" Wolverine asked with a frown.
"During the conference, remember Web-Wares have unlimited data plus I was bored." Spider-Man said with a shrug. "There is an app now that links of with the local police scanners, new stations, and P.I. satellites. This should keep you up to date with the crimes. Wolverine, I also gave you an app to call your bike from anywhere. This should make traveling this city easier." Spider-Man said before glancing down at his wrist when all three got a crime alert.
"That was fast." Captain Marvel deadpanned.
"Don't you love this city?" Spider-Man asked in a dreamy voice making her roll her eyes.
"We'll split up for now and handle different parts of the city." Captain Marvel explained making them nod.
"Divide and conquer." Wolverine said with a smirk.
"We can contact each other through the web-ware, I've already updated your address books with our personal numbers. Call if you need assistance." Spider-Man said as Wolverine tapped his web-ware. In an instant they could see his bike flying through the air towards them.
"Alright, move out. We'll meet back up at P.I. at nine." Captain Marvel ordered before taking to the skies as Spider-Man swung away. Wolverine hopped off his spike and spun around before driving away through the city. All three left behind a stunned crowd of reporters whom they had completely forgotten about in the heat of the moment.
"That was…really fast." Natalie said as she turned to her cameraman. "Did you even get that?"
"Somehow, got all thirty seconds of it." The Cameraman said with a frown.
"That was damn near a vine. Whatever we'll use it on the Fact Channel tonight." Natalie said as she looked back towards where the heroes departed.
"What angle are we going to spin on this, Nat?"
"The city has been forced to endure Jameson and the Bugle's smear and fear campaign for years concerning our Hero. I say we go against the curve, give them some good news for once." Natalie said with a smirk. "There is enough bad news going around, give the people a little hope."
"Wow, Nat, that was pretty insightful-"
"-I can hear the ratings sky-rocketing now." Natalie continued with a smirk and a gleam in her eyes which made the cameraman sigh.
BGM: It's On Again (Epic Version) - Alicia Keys Feat Kendrick Lamar (YouTube it to find the epic version)
-Pier-
Bullseye could be seen with his sniper rifle ordering around the Kingpin's men as they continued to move young women from one cargo freight to another. The women were crying as they found themselves about to be sold to a life of drugs and prostitution.
"Hurry up! The Boss wants this done quickly." Bullseye snapped in irritation.
"*SNICKT!*"
"Where there is a problem with that, bub." A voice growled out startling him and the other worker as they looked up to find Wolverine standing on top of one of the container. His claws were brandished and shone in the sunlight.
"Get him!" Bullseye shouted as Wolverine dove at them, shrugging off the gunfire as he ran them down while the women looked on in surprise, fear, and even hope.
-Queens-
Spider-Man released an exasperated sigh as he swung next to a runaway train before flipping forward and landing on top of it.
"Why do people still take this train!?" Spider-Man asked incredulously as he looked for a way to stop it before a proverbial lightbulb went off in his head. "Hey Cap, what are you doing?"
["On my way to a hostage situation, what's up?"]
"Runaway train, tag?" Spider-Man asked curiously before looking up as he heard a sonic boom in the distance.
["On my way."]
"Web-head!" Captain Marvel called out suddenly as she appeared above the train before flying down towards him with her hand outstretched. Wasting no time, Spider-Man hopped off and grabbed it and with mighty toss, Captain Marvel threw him back in the direction she came from. Flying forward, Captain Marvel grabbed the back of the train before digging her heels into the tracks as frightened passengers looked out of the window at her.
*SCREEEEECH*
Quickly the train slowed to a stop just before it reached the end of the tracks. Stepping back, Captain Marvel took a moment to admire her handiwork before looking up at the passengers.
"Seriously, take a bus or a cab." Captain Marvel said as she shook her head before waving at them and blasting off.
-With Spider-Man-
The still airborne vigilante quickly fired a web-line towards a nearby building before swinging down towards the bank where masked gunmen were holding people hostage.
"Seriously? Two bank robberies in one day?" Spider-Man asked himself incredulously as the robbers noticed him.
"Shit! It's Spider-Man, get him!" The apparent leader of the group shouted as they all began to shoot at Spider-Man whom dodged around the bullets effortlessly as he fell towards them. Landing before them in a crouch, Spider-Man flipped to a handstand before springing forward and slamming both of his feet in to the leader's chest sending him flying back into a wall knocking him out instantly.
"It's just not your day, pal." Spider-Man said with a chuckle.
-Manhattan-
*BOOOM*
"Sentinels? Why the hell are sentinels attacking my city!?" Spider-Man asked sounding completely lost as he swung into the area with Captain Marvel and Wolverine next to him. The three quickly landed on top of a nearby building before Wolverine got off of his bike with a growl.
"Guess some racists didn't much care for Wolverine being active in this city." Captain Marvel muttered as her mask appeared on her face. She clenched her fists causing them to glow with golden power as two bright blue lights were release from her eye-holes.
"Doesn't matter, I'll put an end to them." Wolverine growled out as he saw four sentinels look up and lock on to him as they registered his presence.
"No." Spider-Man denied as he stepped forward with Captain Marvel.
"We'll put an end to them." Captain Marvel corrected making him smirk. "Boys, move out." And with that the three sprang into action. Now, I would love to explain the long winded battle that commenced but the truth of the matter is that the sentinels were completely overwhelmed by the might of the three heroes and were dealt with in moments.
"The hell did these things even come from?" Wolverine asked with a frown.
"A section of the Friends of Humanity." Spider-Man as he looked through his Web-Ware. "I've hacked into their databases and triangulated their locations."
"Let's go deal with them then." Captain Marvel said making Spider-Man shake his head.
"No need, Remember we do have a fourth guy." Spider-Man said making their eyes widen.
"Well shit." Wolverine muttered knowing everyone responsible was about to die. "And you're okay with that?"
"We're in the past but don't confuse me with my younger self. I don't want the innocent to die or even the guilty, but believe me if a monster puts themselves in a position that will get them killed I'm not about to be their hero." Spider-Man said matter-of-factly, in fact it was almost calm and calculated.
"Let me ask then, web-head, are you Spider-Man or are you the CEO?" Wolverine asked curiously confusing Captain Marvel as Spider-Man turned away from them.
"I'm whichever the situation calls for."
"I can live with that." Wolverine said with a feral smirk.
-Bayville-
Deadpool whistled the whistle tune from Kill Bill as he strolled towards the Friends of Humanity hideout, twirling his Katanas.
It was about to be a bad day to be a member.
-Alphabet City, New York-
Black Cat smirked as she snuck out of a museum with a bag of gems and a few cat themed artifacts. Her smirk grew as she heard someone land behind her.
"Well, well it's been a little while Spider. You sure you really want to try to stop me?" Black Cat asked lecherously as she turned around only to pale a bit when she saw Captain Marvel standing behind her with her arms crossed.
"Yeah, Web-head isn't here to play games with you. Fortunately for you I agree with him that you do more good out of prison than in it. So put the jewels back and be on your way." Captain Marvel said as if she was a woman who caught their child stealing a cookie. Black Cat tensed as she debated using her powers to escape. "You…really…don't wanna try that." Captain Marvel said as she quirked an eyebrow. "No amount of luck can make up for our difference in power."
"Damn it." Black Cat said with a pout as she went back to the museum knowing full well she didn't stand a chance.
BGM: END
-Parker Industries-
BGM: This is How We do it-Montell Jordan
"The look on their faces when I stormed their meeting was priceless!" Wade said as he sat on a couch with an arm around Shiklah. "By the way, put your sword back in your apartment." Wade informed Logan making him nod.
"I don't know, I think the one on Cat's face when she realized I wasn't her boy toy probably beat it." Carol said as she and Logan played a game of pool.
"Hey, I resent that!" Peter said though his face showed nothing but amusement as he sat on his table while Anna sat in his chair.
"I don't know slick, not sure anyone could blame you. Hell I'm straight and I gotta admit her body is bangin'." Anna said with a shrug. Part of her still couldn't believe she was hanging out in a room full of super heroes. She felt out of place but Peter had reassured her that since she knew his secret and helped design their tech, she was just as much a part of the group as anyone else. "Speaking of bangin' bodies…you're an actual honest to God succubus? Like a legit magical sex demon?"
"Indeed I am." Shiklah said with a warm smile.
"Wow." Anna said a as she looked at her drink. "If I'm hanging out with you guys, I'm gonna need something stronger than this, slick."
"Haha, I'll keep that in mind." Peter said with a smile. "By the way Logan, I pulled a few strings down at ESU. Tell Laura to keep her grades above a three point five and she will have a full ride when she graduates." Peter said causing Logan to miss his shot making Carol laugh.
"Step to the side." Carol said with a smirk as she nudged Wolverine away from the table and took her place.
"No kiddin', web-head?"
"Nope. Until she finds the drive to be a hero on her own because she actually wants to, Laura should have no problem getting a good and normal life." Peter explained. "I've hacked into the Facility as well, sending them false-bread crumbs. Right now they have Kimura hunting her down in Germany. I can keep this up until we decide when to deal with them."
"Hmph, well I'll be, you're useful after all." Logan smirked making Peter wave him off.
"Aww you're making me blush. Besides she deserves it, all of the women in our lives do looking back at it…well except for Carol anyway." Peter said good naturedly making her flip him off. "Speaking of women in our lives, how's our girl doing?" Peter asked as he turned to Anna.
"Great, after hacking into her cell I started running tests on her to make sure she is mentally and physically okay." Anna explained.
"Oh and what are the results?"
"Everything is like you said. She's faster than you with a better spider sense. Her spider side is a bit more prominent than yours giving her organic web, control over which trumps anything you've done with your shooters and she has claws. Still trying to find out why her eyes go completely white sometimes though." Anna said with a frown.
"Inconsistent art?" Wade supplied helpfully.
"Right…anyway." Anna continued ignoring Wade. "Mentally…she's getting there. Gotta understand she's been here since she was fifteen, her intelligence is barely high school grad level. Safe to say you got the brains and brawn while she has the speed and natural skill, you two should be able to work out fine. You should visit more often, she misses your conversations."
"I will now that things are finally getting stable." Peter said as he nodded his head. "Just finished a specialized Spider-armor suit for her."
"Oh, I almost forgot. This woman you are speaking of, is she your wife?" Shiklah asked innocently, eager to return her favor to Peter.
BGM: END (Insert record scratch)
"…what?" Peter questioned with a frown. "I'm not, nor have I ever been, married." Peter said as he turned to Wade. "What stuff have you been telling her?"
"Yeah…funny story…" Wade began awkwardly as Carol snapped her finger.
"You know, I vaguely recall Jess mentioning that to me in passing once upon a time." Carol muttered. "It's really hazy though, in fact she seemed to forget about almost as soon as she mentioned it."
"Carol…listen to me…if I was married you and I would not have gone on that date that one time." Peter said slowly as if speaking to a child making her roll her eyes.
"I know that, I was just saying Jess mentioned it once-"
"…But you are married. I can sense the bond on you now." Shiklah said sounding confused as Anna looked around the room in confusion before turning to her friend and Boss.
"Well this got awkward fast." Anna said as she blinked in confusion.
"Maybe its cause you're mated to Cindy?" Logan guessed getting Peter's attention.
"Hold up, mate? When the hell did that happen? She's been locked in her cage the whole time!" Anna said in confusion.
"I'll explain later Anna. But could that be it?" Peter asked Shiklah making her shake her head.
"No I feel that bond as well but it's more primal and not as strong since you two haven't actually consummated that bond." Shiklah informed him.
"Well the closest I've been to marriage is my friend MJ. Made it all the way to the altar before my old Parker luck stopped it." Peter informed her.
"I was told Mephisto was involved-"
"What the heck does he have to do with anything!?" Peter interrupted incredulously as Anna looked up at him in disbelief.
"Hold the fuck up. Mephisto? As in the Devil? He's legit?" Anna asked as she paled. "That's it I'm going to church after this."
"According to my beloved you made a deal with him to save the life of your aunt. In exchange for her life he took your marriage. I guess it was too powerful for even him to take so he settled for obscuring it. He must have changed your memories, and parts of the world as well." Shiklah said with a frown. "It must be powerful if God personally tried to stop you."
"G-God? Like capital G? Not like Thor?" Anna asked again for clarification. "Slick, what the hell did you do?"
"Nothing! None of this makes since, look I've never met God-"
"-Well technically the appropriate term is The One Above All." Shiklah said as Wade stood up.
(MT Fun Fact: The One Above All, Marvel's strongest and highest entity, did take the form of a homeless man to get Peter to see reason and not make the deal.)
"Look, Pete, I know you're confused but believe me when I say this is real, you were married, and you fucked up." Wade said bluntly.
"No that makes no sense, first off I would never agree to such a deal. I love my Aunt, but she would rather die than have me give up a marriage as strong as you claim and I would respect her wishes." Peter said firmly knowing full well he wouldn't be that dumb.
"Pete…I know you would never agree, but what about the old you?" Logan asked making Peter pale. In his confusion he forgot to account for how foolish his younger counterpart was. The old him doing something like making a deal with the devil was definitely in the realm of possibilities.
"So you're telling me…that I ended my marriage with MJ?" Peter questioned making everyone glanced at each other silently before looking back at him. "What?"
"No one ever said a name." Carol said making him blink in surprise.
"Memories must be attempting to seep through now that he has been made aware of the deal." Shiklah mused.
"The red-head?" Logan asked making Shiklah turned to him in surprise. "That explains a lot, drama tends to follow them." Logan said knowingly.
"Wait she's a red-haired maiden? You've neglected to inform me of this!" Shiklah said as she turned to a confused Wade.
"…It matters?" Wade questioned making her sigh.
"…No forgive me. I'm being foolish, I and many ancient demons have a bad history with…red-haired maidens." Shiklah said as shook her head. "Demonic superstition. Red haired human females are dangerous, many of them tend to bring out much destruction, particularly to those they deem evil."
"…Right…" Peter said skeptically before shaking his head. Logan and Shiklah, however, shared a knowing glance especially when Logan thought about Jean.
"Well damn." Logan thought with a frown.
"One in particular started this fear, but there is no way that…that …she-devil's…bloodline lives on after all these years." Shiklah muttered making Peter shake his head.
"Back to the matter at hand, say what you claim is true. What could you do about it?" Peter questioned.
"Well I can sense the power of your bond and it is powerful. With it I can break Mephisto's hold on your memories but the changes he has done to the world will stay in place, it's far too late to reset them." Shiklah said before frowning in concern. "The real question is, however, do you even want the memories it could complicate your current situation with your mate."
"Understatement." Carol said as she shook her head. "Pete, if you get out of this with your balls in tact I'll personally buy you a steak dinner."
"I'll make a shrine in your honor." Wade piped up.
"Amen." Logan said and despite the situation he couldn't help but laugh. "You're fucked."
"Up yours." Peter muttered before sighing. "Look, I can't in good conscience try anything with Cindy without getting to the bottom of this so just hit me with the spell-"
! Spider-Sense !
*BAM*
Now Peter saw the spell Shiklah suddenly launched at him coming a mile away. It was the sheer utter disbelief that she actually took what he said literally that kept him in once spot. She didn't even let him finish the sentence before blasting him off of his desk. Rolling the chair over, Anna leaned down and poked Peter's face.
"Yo, slick, you okay?" Anna asked with wide eyes before leaning back as he forced himself up and gave Shiklah a weak glare.
"Let me…finish my sentence." Peter said making the Succubus blush in embarrassment. "Looks like I was right, Wade misinformed you. Because whatever that was didn't work."
"Well its effects won't make themselves known until you see whoever it is that you were married to. Once you two make eye contact, you'll both regain your memories." Shiklah explained making him pale.
"Hold up, both of us get our memories back!?" Peter asked with wide-eyes. It was one thing to derail his own life with this information but he didn't want to just force it on MJ without telling her first.
"This is better than cable." Wade said as he walked in between Carol and Logan with a bowl of popcorn. The two said nothing as they both grabbed a handful and ate it as they watched the drama that was Peter's life unfold before him.
*Knock*
*Knock*
Everyone's head snapped to the door when they heard someone knocking on it. Glancing down at his Web-Ware, Peter paled even further as he realized his missed a notification from his secretary that explained that MJ was on his way to his office. He had invited her over to celebrate the last couple months of his life not completely sucking.
*Click*
"Tiger, you in?" MJ, who was wearing a short black dress, asked curiously as she opened the door slightly only to find everyone but Peter staring at her.
"This just gets better and better." Carol muttered as she continued to eat the popcorn.
"MJ? As in Mary Jane, the super model?" Anna asked with a frown as she turned to Peter and pointed an accusing finger at him. "You, slick, are an affront to nerds everywhere."
"Wow Tiger, nice office, you weren't kidding when you said you were making some power moves." MJ said breathlessly before smiling brightly as she waved at the occupants. "Hello, nice to meet you all. I'm Mary Jane but you can call me MJ, hope you all are keeping Tiger out of trouble." MJ said as she walked in with a bouquet of flowers. "I know you're not a flowers guy, but I figured it would brighten up your office a bit."
Everyone continued to stare.
Particularly Shiklah whom looked like she was just bitch-slapped by fate.
"You okay babe?" Wade asked as he nudged his wife.
"She's a fucking mirror image. Hell their scents are the same." Shiklah said incredulously as she paled further before shuddering. "It wasn't a myth, the bloodline lives on...we didn't listen. My love, we didn't listen!"
"Right…" Both Wade and MJ trailed off awkwardly as Shiklah had her mental break down.
"Well this is interesting." MJ mused before turning to Peter whom was blatantly looking everywhere but her face. "I'm flattered, Tiger, but eyes up."
"Believe me when I say it MJ, this might be better for the both of us." Peter said firmly as he blatantly stared at her chest for what he deemed to be the greater good. MJ rolled her eyes as she walked forward and placed the flowers on his desk before turning to face him. She went to tilt his head up, but his super strength was not allowing her to move him.
"You know? This is just great." Logan said looking extremely amused by the situation. "Hey web-head I forgot to mention, when I parked my bike I accidentally scratched the Spider-Mobile."
"You did what?" Peter asked as he looked up at Logan, not realizing his mistake until he made eye contact with MJ. As soon as he did, time seemed to stop as she released a startled gasp when a myriad of foreign yet familiar memories slammed into her mind.
"He's gonna get you back, you know that right?" Carol mused making Logan shrug.
"That's future me's problem." Logan replied without missing a beat. "You know him, he would have been avoiding her for years if I didn't do it. Girl don't deserve that."
"True." Carol said as an eternity seemed to pass between Peter and MJ before two trails of tears slid from MJ's eyes.
"Peter…I remember." MJ said quietly.
"So do I." Peter said just as quietly making her smile weakly. She gently grabbed the side of his face before leaning up to kiss him only to be stopped when he place a finger on her lips, making her look at him in confusion.
"Oooh." Carol muttered with a wince, hell that rejection even stung her. Everyone else seemed to share her sentiment.
"Peter?"
"We need to talk." Peter said seriously before grabbing the confused MJ's hand and leading her towards the door. "Follow me, we'll go somewhere private." Peter said as they left the room.
"Damn, it was just getting good." Wade muttered as Anna's elbow "accidentally" hit a button on Peter's terminal causing the image of the P.I. board room to appear on a nearby monitor.
"Oops." Anna said unapologetically as they all saw Peter and MJ enter the room.
"You know we're homies for life now right?" Wade questioned curiously making Anna smirk. "Hold up." Wade said as he searched through the music he had store don his Web-Ware. "Let me set the mood." Wade said before pressing play.
BGM: Confessions part II (Instrumental) - Usher
-Board Room-
"What's the matter Peter? Aren't you happy?" MJ said with a confused frown. "Despite everything we've been through, we still made it." MJ said as Peter sighed knowing that his nosy-ass friends probably found some way to watch this. Still, he knew MJ was unaware of that and it would allow her to speak freely if he gave her the illusion of privacy.
This really wasn't a conversation that could be had while watching your words in front of others.
"Happy? No. Ecstatic? Enthusiastic? Do I want to go to nearest person and tell them I have the best wife ever? Yes." Peter said making her smile. "But it's not that simple."
"Of course it's not." MJ said dryly before frowning as she searched his eyes. Suddenly she gasped as realization hit her. "God, there is someone else isn't there!? Please tell me it's not Felicia, anyone but her."
"Wait what? No, there is someone else but it's not Felicia and it still isn't that simple." Peter said as he shook his head.
"Then is it Ms. Marvel?"
"What? Ew MJ, way too young." Peter said with a frown.
"She's older than you, isn't she?"
"Oh you meant Carol, she's Captain Marvel now, Ms. Marvel is someone else and no. Tried it once upon a time, life got in the way and stopped that. Personally, between you and me the woman's so far in the closest she's finding Christmas presents." Peter said, inwardly smirking.
-Peter's office-
"Excuse me!?" Carol asked aghast as Logan and Wade laughed loudly.
"You know, he has a point." Logan said with a smirk.
"I can see it." Anna said as she tilted her head. "Tall, strong, military. Bet you even look good with short hair."
"Oh my God…I have nothing against that lifestyle, but that is not me!" Carol snapped making Wade snort.
"Please everyone that really knows you can see your lady-boner for Jessica, except the woman herself." Wade said before tilting his head. "When she switches to a less form-fitting outfit, are you going to be happy or sad?"
"…"
"You're so gay."
"I am not!" Carol snapped.
"Hey if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck-"
"Logan I swear to God if you finish that sentence I'm punching you into orbit again." Carol threatened silencing the feral man.
-Board Room-
"You didn't switch teams and go for Deadpool did you?" MJ asked with a disturbed expression on her face.
"What the fu-no! Ew! First off how the hell could I possibly go from this…" Peter began as he gestured at MJ "To that!? Second we're both straight…well he's iffy but I've only seen him with women. Good looking women at that, hell that woman with the gold eyes is his wife!" Peter said as he tried to shake the disturbing image from his head as MJ sighed.
"Look, even if you did move on, you just broke up with Carlie. Does whoever you have feelings for now really even come close to having what we have? The years we've spent together?" MJ asked desperately.
"If this was normal circumstances, no there is no way anyone could come close to having what we have. But, MJ, I'm not exactly the Peter you know." Peter said with a frown.
"Are you a Skrull?"
"No but I kind of wish I was now so I could turn back to normal and leave this to another Peter. The truth is I am…much…much older than I look." Peter informed her, confusing her greatly. "Let me tell you the funny thing about time travel…" Peter began as he explained to his wide-eyed wife the general story of how he came back to the current time line. "I am Peter, just with the mind of an older one, but it is still me. The other woman…I spent just as much time with her in the future as I have with you in this time–line to date. And even then, if she was anyone else, I would end things with her to be with you fully as she no longer has the memories I do of us."
"So what makes her different?" MJ asked as she wiped her eyes. She was ticked, she'd admit it-she was only human. However, she knew the man she loved. He must have had a good reason and she would hear him out. He seemed just as lost as she did as he never stated that he was giving up on their marriage at all, just letting her know there was someone else who struck a particular cord in his heart.
"You know that spider that bit me?" Peter asked making her nod. "Turns out it bit one more person before it died." Peter revealed making her eyes widen shock.
"What? Where has she been all this time?"
"In the basement of this building." Peter said with a frown. "Since she was fifteen she's been locked here in order to prevent Morlun and his entire family from going on a multiverse rampage." Peter said as MJ shuddered at the mention of Morlun. He scared her more than venom ever could. "She may not have been on the streets like me but she's been saving us all every day."
"That's…admirable." MJ was forced to admit. Irritated wife or not, she wasn't the type of person to look down on a sacrifice like that. "But what does that have to do with why she's special? You pretty much said if anyone else did the same thing you would be able to let go of them."
"I'll admit I am emotionally attached to her, but the main factor is that I am physically attached." Peter explained with a grimace. "Her being bitten made her the only other 'natural' member of my 'species', not even my clone-brothers could be considered members. As a result when nature says go forth and reproduce…it is very hard to ignore it." Peter revealed making her cover her mouth as realization set in.
"You mean…"
"…This is why we needed this talk. Even if I stepped back and only became her guide and mentor as she eventually readjusts to the outside world, the spider would eventually force me to cheat on you. I literally can't control my body when that happens. At first it was hard to ignore it, but we did and we were even able to lead our own lives apart….but eventually the urge returned. That urge is very…very painful if you ignore it." Peter said with a shudder. "It's like ignoring the spider-sense times fifty.
"Ouch." MJ said with a grimace, Peter had told her long ago how painful ignoring the Spider-sense could be.
"That's why no matter how much I love you, and believe me I fucking love you, we wouldn't be able to have a stable love life unless I keep her locked up." Peter explained making her shake her head.
"No…that's…that's inhumane, a life of solitary confinement…she doesn't deserve that for being at the wrong place at the wrong time." MJ said with a slightly pained expression as her inner selfishness clashed with her morals. Peter watched sadly as the emotions crossed her face. Suddenly her expression steeled itself as she looked at him firmly.
-Peter's office-
"Oh he's fucked." Wade said as he saw MJ's expression.
"Yup." Logan muttered with a grimace.
"Damn…wonder if I should go save him." Carol muttered before glaring as she remembered his comment. "Never mind, I'm too busy finding Christmas presents."
"Let him take it like a man." Anna said with narrowed eyes now that she got the full story. "Then I can give him a lesson about full-disclosure, I'm the perfect height to punch him right in his-"
"Hold on something's happening." Shiklah said as she tilted her head, curious as to how humans would handle a situation like this. They were all such prudish creatures after all.
-Board Room-
"If you want to hit me, I won't dodge. Just be careful not to break your hand." Peter said as she walked towards him and raised her hand high. He closed his eyes as he waited for the blow only for them to open up suddenly when he felt her grab the back of his head before her soft lips pressed on to his. After a moment they broke apart with him looking at her with wide eyes.
"Peter, I love you. Let's get that straight." MJ said as she searched his eyes, smirking at the genius' confusion as she knew she was about to drop a bomb on him. "I love Peter Parker, I married Peter Parker, and I almost had a child by Peter Benjamin Parker. And one day I want to actually succeed in doing that as well."
(MT not so Fun Fact: MJ was once pregnant with Peter's child but had an unfortunate miscarriage thanks to the Green Goblin.)
"I don't give a damn about what or…who…Spider-Man…does."
-Peter's Office-
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…This dumbass ended a marriage with a ride or die girl like that?" Wade finally voiced the shocked room's thoughts.
-Board Room-
BGM: END
"M-MJ…w-what?" Peter asked lost for words.
"Listen Tiger, I've always had to view you and Spider-Man as two different people, it's the only way to stay sane in a relationship with you." MJ explained. "From what you've told me, this woman…er…what's her name?"
"Cindy."
"Cindy. Cindy is pretty much Spider-Man's version of me right?" MJ asked stunning him in the process. "I'll never be able to stand by your side out there in the face of danger like she probably could, but I can always welcome you back with open arms. I love you Peter, we have been through far too much to just…let it end. I've invested far too much to just let you…go…"
"MJ-"
"-you are my husband, Peter. This is just another obstacle we have to deal with but if we take it one day at a time, figure out a new routine for us, then maybe this obstacle can turn into a gift." MJ said before Peter suddenly claimed her lips. The two kissed passionately for a moment before Peter broke it and looked down at MJ with a star-struck gaze.
He gave this up?
He almost did it again?
Looks like he has intelligence everywhere but the one place it counts.
"MJ, if I wasn't ninety percent sure we would be giving some nosey friends of mine a show…let's just say you don't know the things I would do to you right now." Peter said MJ shook her head at his words with a smile.
"Honestly…after everything we've been through…I really don't think I could care less." MJ said making him pause for a moment before turning to a security camera and making devil-horns with his right hand.
*Thwip*
-Peter's Office-
"Aww." Shiklah said with a pout as Camera's view was blocked by the webbing. "Do you have another camera?"
"Nah, they're being installed tomorrow, we just had that one for security reasons." Anna said with a shrug.
"I can't believe it." Carol said as she shook her head in wonder.
"Logan…"
"Wade."
"Next time Peter risks ruining things with her, we beat his ass right? Like worse than Steve and Bucky did Iron Man during the Civil War trailer."
"Lost me half-way through that sentence, but I agree." Logan said as he and Wade shook hands.
And that, my friends, is how MJ suddenly gained two protective brother figures in her life.
-Two Hours Later-
-Peter's Office-
BGM: I Just had Sex- Lonely Island
-Peter's Office-
*SLAM*
Peter suddenly kicked his door open and walked in with a blushing MJ on his arm as he smirked with both hands on his hips causing everyone to stop their conversations. They all, minus Shiklah and Wade, stopped and glared at him as they took in their disheveled appearances and the lipstick stains on Peter's neck. Peter took a moment to take a deep breath and grin as he basked and reveled in their hatred and jealousy.
"Now…now… we can really start to make a difference." Peter said as he found a renewed sense of purpose in his life as Logan, Carol, and Anna flipped him off. "Hope you're enjoying the dryspel." Peter told them as Wade gave him a thumbs up.
To be continued…
…2016…
"It's Christmas, that doesn't even faze us anymore."
…2020
"*Cocks gun* I will shoot you where you stand."
…Err…2016…
"Should have just used the gun from the start."
END
