Chapter 4: Cat meets the Team
(2014 present day) It's been 5 day's since Spiderman/Peter vanished from Madame webs parlour and things haven't exactly been easy.
The rumour of his disapperence had been leaked out to the public and the criminals saw fit to take advantage of his absence, So far it was just the street criminals robbing jewelry stores and banks but Fury was worried that the increase in crime but spark a powder keg of trouble should the wrong people find out Spiderman was gone.
Tiger and the team were out on the roof tops under going one of Spiderman's more amusing trainning methods, Nova flew over head as the others tried to catch him. He wasn't quiet as capable as Spiderman at evading the others but he was the fastest one.
"Nova at least try to make it a challenge!" Tiger shouted as she pulled him down by his ankles to the roof top,
"OW! come on Tiger seriously! ease up will you" Nova growled as he picked himself up off the ground, Tiger was always the hardcore trainning enthusiest but lately she's been going a little over board, the last few sessions have been pushing the teams limits.
"heya Tiger I agree with Nova ease up a little at this rate it will be you who puts us in the med bay rather than the criminals" Powerman said,
Tiger just brushed off what they said she knew if they were going to save the city they had to pick up the slack that was left after Spiderman disappeared.
There was alot of slack left over none of them realised just how much Spidey did for this team to keep it in balance,
"Team we just had an alarm at Stark towers, somebody robbed his vault. get over there and aprehend the theif" came Fury's overbearing voice from the communicators.
With that the team ran off to Stark tower, Tiger couldn't help but wonder who was insane enough to rob Stark towers as well as have the skill to rob his vault. The team ran across the roof tops until a blue motorcycle came speeding up beside them, "what the..." Tiger was confused but jumped on the bike none the less and sped away to Stark tower.
Her name was Black Cat, She was a master cat burgalar then again it was her family business.
Cat loved to steal partly because she was kleptomaniac but mainly because everytime she allowed a robbery to go wrong her favourite playmate and on again off again boyfriend Spiderman would come and stop her. But much to Cats dismay Spiderman didn't come instead she was met by four unknown and uninteresting heroes,
"who exactly are you?" Cat asked disappointedly "and where's my Spiderman?" she pouted playfully thinking Spiderman was just hiding on her.
"What do you mean your Spiderman!" Tiger snapped with a little to much venom causing the guys to look at her oddly and Cat to glare at her vengefully.
Cats eyes narrowed and zeroed in on Tiger she didn't like competion when it came to Spidey, She didn't even the like the fact that Peter was still friends with Mary Jane. " I meant it like it sounded Spideys mine and no Kitty cat knock off is going to steal him from me" Cat snapped before back flipping on to the side of the building and running straight up the wall.
"are... you.. kidding me?" Nova said watching this astoundingly beautifull women run up a 90 degree building "did web head offer classes on wall walking?" he asked confoundedly, Tiger wasn't so interested in her wall climbing abilities she was just looking forward to the new challenge.
Tiger tore off after the thief driving the Spidercycle up the building after her, the bike shot stright up and came crashing down on the roof inches from flattening the thief, "you're under arrest" Tiger growled as her claws sprang out but the theif just smiled as her claws sprang out "nice of you to at least keep the claws before you ripped off my design" Cat hissed.
the two feline based teens glared at each other with looks that were either spitefull envy or a terrortorial agression, "look snow leapord, alibino jaguar or what ever you call yourself, I'm waiting for Spidermn so can you and your cheerleaders go play somewhere else" Black Cat said in a teasing tone waiving Tiger away.
"the names White Tiger and I'm not going anywhere until you tell me who you are! and how you know Spiderman!" Tiger growled. She wasn't exactly in the best of moods as it was, with Peter being gone, the recent jump in street crime and having some bimbo in a black skin tight suit with a low cut parting top nearly exposing her clevage to the whole world saying Spiderman was hers was over whelmingly agrivating.
"my name is Black Cat and Spiderman is somebody to me that I'm guessing you only wish he was to you" Black Cat taunted, she to was getting agrivated Spiderman was late again to meet up with her but now she had to compete with a goodie two shoes Tiger girl she was more Spiderman's type and that only made her madder, she hated competion especialy when it came to Spideys affection.
Rather then give Tiger's cheering crowd a chance to catch up and interfere Black Cat tackled Tiger and threw her into an air duct, Tiger got up and went on the offencive, remarkably Black Cat was just as well trained as her in martial arts she was blocking & countering every move Tiger knew.
"not bad for a knock off" Cat said almost sounding genuine before kicking Tiger backwards, "we'll have to settle this later, it would seem my date has stood me up" she said diving off the roof.
Tiger raced over to the edge just in time to see Black Cat swinging away on some kind of high tension cable, leaving Tiger to stare after her as the guys finally caught up to her.
Later that night Ava tossed and turned in her bed, "Spiderman is somebody to me that I'm guessing you only wish he was to you" Black Cats words were repeating in her ears and it made Ava revaluate her feelings for Peter something she never did before now... "before now he was always around I never had a chance to think about it. I'm closest to him then the others and I've known them longer" she thought to herself as she rolled over trying to get comfortable "but it was Peter who helped me deal with Kraven and kept me on the hero path... awe damn it Parker how'd you do this to me... how?" she whispered to herself rolling over once more her eyes went half lidded and she let out a soft yawn "...idiototic jerk" she mumbled before allowing sleep to take hold of her.
Black Cat however was still out on the streets doing what ever she wanted in an attempt to draw Spiderman's attention, but so far nothing was working finally she got tired of playing around and wanted answers. Black Cat swung through the city towards Queens.
She found her destination and landed on the roof with feline finnesse not making the slightest sound, Cat crawled through the window leaping onto Peter's bed "you have some nerve standing me up Spider!" she growled ripping the sheets off of the bed only to find Peter wasn't there.
"Peter! who's in there with you?" came Aunt May's voice from outside his door,
Black Cat quickly launched herself out Peter's window seconds before Aunt May came in, "Peter!"
Cat heard Aunt May scream which told her that Peter hadn't been home for a while.
Ava was awaken by the sound of her cell phone blarring at her bedside table, "ugh hello" she mumbled grogily,
"Ava It's May Parker sorry to wake you but the boy's turned their phones off, is Peter still at Luke's?" she asked.
Ava finally became clear headed and realised that the team had been lying to May about Peter's absence by having him stay the night at the guy's "house's"
"Oh sorry Mrs. Parker, kind of asleep still, Peter's still at Lukes" Ava lied,
the line was open for a brief minute until May spoke again "...ok dear could you have him call home thank you and sorry to wake you" May replied ending the call.
Ava hated lying to May especially considering May was like a second mother to her when she and the team needed a place to live after the helicarier went down,
"I can't sit around and wait anymore!" Ava said to herself rolling out of bed and changing into her costume " the man in the green suit with the oddly shaped helmet, he's still out there".
Tiger left the Tri-carrier on Spidermans motor bike, she had no leads on the man in the suit except for Madame web, which was as good of place as anywhere to learn something.
Tiger speed across the city trying to relocate Madame web, but she met with an unexpected detour, Black Cat seemed to be on the same path as her over looking the rubble that was Madame webs parlour,
"what are you doing here?" Tiger snapped stopping just beside her, Black Cat just looked at Tiger "by the looks of it the same as you looking for the old woman who used to live here".
Tiger went the offensive first throwing a solid punch lifting Cat clear across the roof, Cat retaliated with her claws drawn she moved with her lightning speed and engaged Tiger. The two fought with great speed and precison, Their martial arts skills at an impass neither one could land a punch It would be several minutes before the two Cat girls created enough space between them and allow them to breathe at a steady pace.
Tiger was ready to attack when a familiar red smoke surronded the two "if two insist on kiling each other then who will save Spiderman?" Madame webs head appeared floating in the mist,
"why does Spiderman need saving?" Cat asked, turning to Tiger like it was her fault.
"Spiderman is lost to a distant future of an alternate time line, one that can easily be Alterd for the better by the unfolding events of today, you two must put aside this petty feud and allow yourselves to work along side one another" Madame Web said.
"work together, she is a thief" Tiger snapped,
"A thief who shares a common destiney as you" Madame Web replied before the smoke parted ways,
"a common destiney?" Cat asked confoundedly, Tiger just shrugged it off she really didn't want to work with Black Cat but if it meant saving Spiderman she could swallow her pride just this once.
"Maybe we can make this work... for Spidey's sake" Tiger said reluctently offering Black Cat her hand,
Cat eyed Tigers hand suspeciously Before extending hers " For spider's sake" she said as the two shook hands.
"good, Now i shall keep searching the other dimensions for Spiderman, you two need to find a way to bring him home should i fail to do so" Madam Web ordered fading into thin air,
"how are we supposed to do that?" Cat scoffed, Tiger rolled her eyes under her mask, she wasn't liking this partnership already.
"we start by finding out how possible time travel is outside of Madame Webs psychic abilities" Tiger said, she heard Cat faintly scoff at her plan,
"Peter you're sooo going to have to make this up to me" she thought to herself.
Black Cat took another look at White Tiger, She was Spiderman's type, a goodie two shoes just like him, but what she and Spiderman have was real(ish) sure they were more or less just playmates or on and off couple but that was the realest relationship she'd ever had since her high school freshmen boy friend and as far as Cat was concerned that putrid scumbag doesn't count. Only Spiderman/Peter ever mattered to her.
"So when do we decide who gets Spider?" Cat asked.
So Tiger met Cat and so far they don't seem as compatible as their 2030 counter parts, in fact they almost seem hostile towards each other and over the web head no less
ladies and gentlemen what's the verdict so far? review/comment really do want to her any suggestions/opinions