I DON'T OWN ANYTHING.
Chapter Eight: Time Bomb.
The Atlantic Ocean, on a black ops helicopter, General Hodge was standing as the symbiotic spec ops soldiers Mercury Team along with Scorn await their briefing. The tone was obviously cold as all of them have a score to settle with the Carnage symbiote, especially Tanis Nieves and her own cybernetic symbiote.
"All right men and lady…" General Dodge began the briefing "…With info given from SHIELD and Horizon Labs, it seems that government fugitive Norman Osborn has reverse engineered the technology of the deceased Otto Octavius by transferring his consciousness into the comatose body of Carnage and has retaken operations of his Goblin based criminal army."
"So it's the Green Goblin in Carnage's body in control of an army of Goblin thugs? Sounds like a bad comic book." Rico Axleson aka Phage joked as he reloaded his sniper rifle.
"Not now Rico…" James Murphy aka Agony groaned as he was putting his chaingun together.
"As I was saying…" Dodge continued with annoyance "…As far as we know, the current high level criminals of this "Goblin Underground" include former Hobgoblin and second in command Phil Urich aka Green Goblin, Osborn's mentally unstable son Gabriel Stacy aka Grey Goblin, Lily Hollister aka Menace, the Spider-Man Doppelganger organism, and the unnamed serial killer Jack O Lantern. There are also rumors of genetic terrorist Miles Warren aka Jackal and clone Carrion are part of this organization but we can't confirm or deny it."
"What about Shriek?" Tanis Nieves asked coldly.
"You still have a score to settle with that nut job?" Howard Ogden aka Riot asked smugly, only to have Scorn's symbiote hiss at him.
"Down you too! We already know she's beyond help for them so she's not a priority!" Marcus Simms ordered as his dog Lasher growled at them. Marcus then turned to General Dodge and asked "When we land sir?"
"In a few hours, also you will be joined with another team to snuff out Carnage." Dodge said as he smirked, knowing what shock Mercury Team will experience. In fact that "teams" meeting was about the have a briefing in a secret location in New York.
"So why did you told me to make my symbiote red and black?" Mania asked as she was confused to have her mentor ask her to change her appearance to a red and black color as Venom did the same.
"Because we're in uniform and my boss likes that color." Flash said jokingly as the two were outside a metal door.
"And who is your boss?" Mania groaned in boredom.
"That would be me Ms. Mania." A deep voice was heard as the metal door opened to show the Red Hulk as he escorted Venom and Mania into a chamber containing the likes of Deadpool, Punisher, Elektra, Ghost Rider, and Red Leader in a highly military style room.
"Whoa…" Mania said in shock of seeing her mentor's "team".
"I bet you guys are shocked to see this." Deadpool whispered to himself as he winked at an "empty space".
In New York City above, a certain clone was having a not so enthusiastic time.
'Why the hell did Peter put me through this!' Kaine mentally cursed as he was with MJ, Aunt May, Mr. Jameson, Aracely and even an invited Carlie Cooper were at the doctors for Mary Jane's weekly ultrasound while Peter had important business with The Avengers. Kaine being board was and understatement as he decided to stay in the back and watch Aracely's interest in the ultrasound likes a child waiting to see a newborn sibling.
"You seem uninterested in this?' Aunt May asked her adopted nephew as she noticed Kaine's boredom.
Kaine sighed as admitted "I just want to help Peter and Flash stop Osborn as the last thing I want is to have him commence whatever damn plan he got."
"Dollar!" Aracely yelled out of nowhere.
May smiled as she placed a hand of Kaine's shoulder and said "I know you want to make sure no want gets hurt or taken like what happened to Ms. Allen and her son, but there comes a time for a hero to never let that concern dictate their lives."
"But I am not here…" Kaine said with some distaste with the title of "hero".
"Nonsense!" Aunt May said sternly "You saved my nephew from that horrible Octavius and I am grateful of that as I am proud of my adopted nephew!"
Kaine couldn't help but smile as the idea of him having a family is so alien and yet so familiar. It could be Peter's genetic memory but he was glad he has a genuine family.
Meanwhile in Avengers Tower, Spider-Man along with Sarah Stacy was sharing his intel of Carnage to his team while they tried to formulate a plan to take down Osborn. The problem was the team has faced Carnage and Osborn multiple times when they were separate beings, but with them together is a horse of another color.
"So how do we take this bastard down?" Wolverine growled as he cracked his knuckles.
"Well we all know the symbiote's weakness to sound and light and how cuckoo Norman is, however the thing is we have no clue where his band of trick r treaters are." Spider-Man tried to explain to Wolverine.
"Actually I am everywhere…" Osborn's distinctive voice said sinisterly as all the heroes got up to see where it came from while all the Avenger Tower's computer screen showed Carnage/Osborn's face.
"Show yourself Osborn!" Captain America threatened.
"He's not here but I'm detecting massive hacks in the tower's computer and its hell trying to shut him out!" Iron Man interjected as he tried to remove the virus infecting the systems.
"Oh I'm not just hacking you pathetic system Stark, but all this city's systems are mine to spread my message!" Carnage proclaimed as they realized Osborn has been broadcasting all of the television, computer, cellphone, and even Time Square's screens.
"What do you want Osborn!?" Sarah Stacy demanded.
"Such a rebellious child Sarah…" Osborn sighed with disappointment "…but what I want? I want this city and you heroes are now dead!" In that moment Carnage pressed a red button off screen as in that instant Avengers Tower began to rumble before massive explosions erupted from the cement below as the building began to crumble to lack of foundation.
"Everyone out and start evacuating the building!" Rogers ordered as the hroes tried to get out quickly before they meet certain death.
"Cheap move Osborn!" Spider-Man growled as he grabbed Sarah and web swingged her out of the falling tower. He then got several calls as he pressed his earpiece and asked "Not now?"
"Peter you know what the hell is going on!" Ben Grimm, The Thing, yelled as he was trying to save Baxter Building's children along with the rest of the Fantastic Four and the FF.
"You too!? Hold on I have another call!" Peter tried to tell Thing as he switched calls "Hello?"
"Peter, we need help! The lab is falling apart!" Maxwell Modell yelled for help as he tried to get the staff of Horizon Labs out of the building with a now powered Cardiac helping out.
"Oh god!" Sarah said in shock as Peter turned to her "The Daily Bugle building has been bombed as well!"
'He's after everyone affiliated with me!' Peter deduced as he couldn't believe just how much destruction Osborn is causing.
"I need to get to MJ!" Peter yelled in fear before suddenly he was basted with red webbing along with Sarah Stacy. The then saw Carnage along with Grey Goblin and dozens of what look like symbiote/goblin soldiers on their own Goblin Gliders.
"Oh you and everyone in this city are going nowhere! Now Jack!" Carnage/Osborn ordered as unknown to the heroes, Jack O Lantern was flying outside of New York with several other Goblin thugs.
"New York bridges are falling down!" Jack O Lantern sang as he pressed his own detonator as all the bridges to Manhattan fell apart along with the tunnels as well, killing hundreds of people.
"NO!" Spider-Man tried to struggle from Carnage's web, only to have Osborn kick him down.
"Oh don't worry; your family is safe as I sent a doctor." Carnage grinned as she place a foot on Peter's neck.
Back to the hospital, Kaine and Carlie escorted Peter's family as he heard of the massive explosions throughout the city.
"What's happening!" Mr. Jameson asked in confusion.
"Osborn showed his hand." Kaine hissed as he knew what the madman is capable of.
"And it's time to show mine hahaha!" A maniacal voice laughed as Kaine instantly shot out his claws and Carlie pulled out her pistol.
"Who's there!"Kaine and Carlie demanded.
"Just a doctor needing test subjects I mean hostages!" Jackal chuckled as he appeared along with Carrion and Doppelganger.
To be continued.
