Welcome back, folks! Here we are with the next chapter involving the insanity of Regime Peter Parker finally unleashed, and the betrayal of two Regime members. That's right. I decided to take another liberty with Injustice and rather than just have one hero betray the Regime. I decided to make it two. How will this work, I'm hearing you ask? Read on to see what happens. Oh, and I own NOTHING. This is for fan-purposes only, so PLEASE don't sue! With that said, enjoy.
Stark Tower…
Normally, the Regime would be meeting on the Helicarrier, but seeing as how the Insurgency Avengers blew it up, they were forced to meet here in Stark Tower. Right now, Captain Marvel, Jessica Jones, Super-Skrull, Thor, and Winter Soldier were situated around a table as they discussed the next course of action. Peter sat at a nearby desk, thinking hard about what had just happened. They had destroyed the Infinity Gauntlet by tossing it into a black hole, but now the problem remained of what to do with the Insurgency.
"The Duplicates." Captain Marvel explained, "They've incited Insurrection."
"We must suppress this filth." Super-Skrull said.
"Willfulness leads to anarchy." Thor agreed, "It must not be allowed to spread."
"I made them safe." Peter explained, in a low voice.
Everyone turned to hear his opinion.
"I shielded them. Protected them." He continued, "But are they grateful? Do they appreciate my protection?"
His expression turned once more into a sneer.
"No." He said, banging a fist on the table, "They whine. Complain. Side with those criminals."
Every word he spoke seemed to be nastier and nastier. Peter rose from his chair to face the others as Red Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Abomination, and Wolverine were entering.
"If they prefer chaos, I'll give it to them." Peter told his team, "Manhattan…I'll flatten it. Set an example. Then…we're going into their world. They'll PAY for their interference."
"Wait," Red Hulk declared, "So we're destroying whole cities?! Invading other dimensions?!"
"You have a problem with that, Ross?" Spider-Man demanded, not wanting to hear another word right now.
"Yeah." Red Hulk said, "It's going too far!"
"This world cannot be trusted!" Thor declared, "We will preserve order."
"No!" Red Hulk exclaimed stepping up. Tony wanted to join, but Wolverine held him back.
"There have to be limits!" Red Hulk said, "Especially on us!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Spider-Man declared.
"ARE YOU NUTS?!" Red Hulk asked, "Mary Jane wouldn't want…"
Peter grabbed Red Hulk by his neck and began to choke him. Red Hulk gave out a yell, attempting to blow himself up…
And Peter shot a web-line into his mouth. Red Hulk suddenly choked on the webbing until finally, he was breathing no longer, and Peter dropped his body to the ground. Peter smirked at how foolish Red Hulk had been to try and resist him.
"Anyone else?" Peter asked.
Nobody dared to say anything. Peter had already ruthlessly killed two traitors today, and they knew he would be willing to kill more if needed.
"Good." He replied, turning to each of his comrades, "Jessica, Winter Soldier, take control of all media broadcasts. I want everyone to see this. Captain Marvel, Thor, you're with me."
He turned to Super-Skrull.
"Kl'rt." He ordered, "Prepare your ground forces."
He then turned to the last of his Regime members gathered.
"Logan, Tony, Wanda…get Banner ready."
He took one last look at Ross before they walked off. Abomination soon came in and took Red Hulk's body away. Tony took one last look at the lifeless body, and turned away while Logan and Wanda worked on some machines.
"He's right." Tony said, shaking his head, "This isn't what we signed up for."
He went over to the minibar and pulled out a drink. It was a whisky labeled Devil in a Knight's Armor. Tony had been saving this for a bad day, and was ready to drink it, when he remembered Pepper. Happy. Rhodey. Jarvis. Bethany. All his old friends and colleagues. The ones who stuck with him through the tough times.
Tony knew what they would say to him. They would say not to do it. That there was still a chance Tony could redeem himself and that drinking his way out would be the coward's way, and he would be damned forevermore after allowing Osborn and Ross to die like they did.
Slowly, Tony put the scotch back down, and supported himself on the minibar.
"It don't matter anymore, Stark." Wolverine growled, "We eliminated all crime."
"No." Tony replied, "You're wrong. Ross wasn't a criminal he was a…"
"A casualty of war, Rich Boy." Logan said.
"IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT?!" Tony screamed forcing Wolverine to turn and face him seriously.
Iron Man took a deep breath and sighed.
"I thought I was doing the right thing." Tony admitted, "But I wasn't. I can't do this anymore. We're done, Logan. We're leaving."
He turned, only for Wolverine to grab his arm.
"Are you out of your mind, Stark?" Logan asked, "There is no 'done!' And what makes you think I'M leaving with you?!"
"I wasn't referring to you, Logan." Tony admitted, "I was referring to her."
He pointed at Wanda.
"You lobotomized her years ago with the nanites you injected into her, Stark." Wolverine pointed out, "Those nanites are what Peter uses to keep people like her in check. You said it was unbreakable."
"Turns out I made a white lie, Logan." Tony shrugged, "Override code; Wanda Maximoff 051965."
Suddenly, Wanda began twitching violently.
"Come on, Wanda." Tony pleaded, "Please still be in there."
Instantly, memories of her life up until the point filled the mutant's mind. Her brother being slaughtered by Peter's Regime, spending years as a guinea pig to Stark's experiments, eventually succumbing to his brainwashing and killing many friends and foes alike. It was all too much for her and she collapsed to the ground, in pain.
"WANDA!" Tony yelled.
"Tony…" Wanda said, clearly distraught, "What…what did I do?!"
"Wanda!" Tony pleaded, "I'm sorry. I admit I was wrong. When this is over, you can do whatever the hell you want to me, but right now, we have to leave!"
"You ain't going anywhere, Stark!" Logan responded, stabbing him in the shoulder.
Tony let out a scream of pain as Wanda suddenly realized what was going on, and pushed herself off the ground. She fired a hex-blast at Logan, knocking him to the ground.
"Logan," Wanda declared, "Get the hell away from him. Now!"
ROUND 1: SCARLET WITCH (REGIME) VS WOLVERINE (REGIME)-
Wanda responded first with a quick kick to Wolverine's face, and then gave a magically-enhanced slap to his cheek, sending him flying backwards. Wolverine tried to counter, but Wanda simply slapped him in the face again.
She gave two more slaps, and then grabbed Logan by his shoulders. The Scarlet Witch then casted a spell which caused a portal to fall over Wolverine, making him disappear from sight. A second later, a portal appeared through the ceiling, and Wolverine fell through it, slamming into the ground hard. Wanda then gave two extra punches to Wolverine's chest, and then gave an upper cut to his jaw.
Unfortunately, Wolverine then managed to stab her repeatedly with a series of quick jabs before knocking her back a bit.
Wanda recovered and punched Logan in the chest again. Wolverine stabbed her in the gut and threw her over his shoulder. Wanda recovered, only to be stabbed again with another series of quick jabs to the chest. Logan then punched The Scarlet Witch, knocking her down to the ground again. However, Wanda recovered and fired another spell which hit Wolverine in the chest. Suddenly, Logan found himself lifted into the air, while being restrained by an unseen force. Wanda smirked using hand gestures and Wolverine suddenly found himself trapped inside a Pentagram-like figure. Wanda then said a spell in some sort of language, and flipped Wolverine over, sending him slamming down into the ground hard.
Wanda gave a few more punches and then sent a wave of fire into Wolverine's face, lighting him on fire. She then kicked at Logan and then knocked him down to the ground with an elbow blow to his back. Wanda attempted to punch him again, but Logan countered, pushing her back.
"Gonna do what Parker should've done years ago." Logan declared.
"Wanna see a magic trick?" Wanda smirked.
The two clashed at each other, and ended with Wanda making the first strike, and knocking Logan back.
Before Logan knew what was happening, Wanda delivered a quick series of punches and kicks before Logan could take no more, and collapsed from exhaustion.
Smiling over his body, Wanda nodded and helped Stark up.
"You know where the Insurgency is?" Wanda asked.
"Stole it from Blonsky's computer." Tony said.
"We're helping them," Wanda told him, "And then we're turning ourselves in."
"Fine by me." Tony admitted.
"HEY!" A voice yelled.
The two turned to see Abomination running towards them. Seeing as how his armor was recovering, Tony stepped up to take the fight this time.
"Don't try it, Abomination." Tony declared.
ROUND 2: IRON MAN (REGIME) VS ABOMINATION (REGIME)-
Abomination managed to strike first with two hits. However, Tony managed to kick him back into a nearby glass window and made him bounce back forward. Iron Man then gave two repulsor blasts to the Gamma Monster, and then smacked him overhead, knocking him down to the ground.
Iron Man then fired two more repulsor rays, and then did a flying spin, slamming through Abomination. Tony slammed Abomination to the ground, and then grabbed a nearby table, lifting it over his head and slamming it down over the brute's head as well. Tony hit Abomination and then grabbed him by the neck, lifting him into the air and throwing him back down to the ground. Tony responded with a couple of blows to the creature's head, and then fired a repulsor ray at him, knocking him down to the ground.
Iron Man fired more repulsor rays at him, and then punched Abomination down the right side of his face, knocking him to the ground. Tony once more lifted him up and threw him to the ground. Abomination went in for the kill, but Tony reacted quicker, and punched Abomination with a strong upper-cut, sending him to the ground. Iron Man then brought out a stinger missile and fired at Abomination, resulting in a big bang attack. Fortunately, the other Avengers had left so Tony knew he had to wrap this up now.
Tony attempted to punch Abomination, but the brute responded quicker and blocked him, sending Iron Man back a little bit.
Tony stared at Abomination, readying his armor.
"Poor excuse for a Hulk." Tony cracked.
"I'll tear your armor off, Stark." Abomination responded.
With that, the two clashed, and Tony struck first, sending Abomination flying back. Tony then preformed a series of quick blows and punches until finally, Abomination was down for the count.
"Never was a big fan of you." Tony cracked.
With that, he and Wanda left the tower.
…...
Soon…
As they were flying upstate to the direction of the Insurgency base, Wanda noticed a light in the distance.
"Tony…" She told him.
"I see it." Tony agreed, "Time for a detour!"
With that, the two broke off and soon found themselves hiding behind a nearby Insurgency jeep. Positioned in front of them were a bunch of Insurgency forces, who were all standing before Super Skrull who hovered before the crowd.
"Those who are gathered here are the elite." He explained, to the crowd, "The best and bravest soldiers this planet offers. Your mission is a heroic mission. It requires that you embody the highest of the W.E.B.S. Government Principles; obedience, order, and control."
He turned to see a few more Regime soldiers bringing up another group of soldiers who had burlap sacks over their heads.
"But those who defy the High-President's orders will suffer for their insolence."
"Guy does like to hear himself talk." Tony said softly.
"Firing Squad!" Super-Skrull ordered, "Ready yourselves. Teach these traitors what happens when they rebel."
The soldiers who had brought the targets out stepped forward and aimed their rifles at the hostages.
"I don't think so." Wanda whispered, pointing a finger at the crowd.
She fired a spark of red energy and all of a sudden, all the soldiers rifles exploded, having backfired on them by a small chance.
Wand and Tony stepped forward, standing before Super-Skrull.
"Now then, Super-Skrull," Tony said, "Enough talk."
Before they could react, Super-Skrull stretched his arms out and grabbed the two former Regime members.
"Yes." He agreed, "Quite enough."
With that, he threw them into the ground face-first and then did the same to their backs. He then tossed the two into the distance. Tony and Wanda fell through the air, and crash-landed at the X-Mansion which was abandoned for some reason. Wanda got up first, only to see that Tony was passed out.
"Great." She said sarcastically.
"Desertion, Maximoff?" Super-Skrull asked, "Poor timing for you and Stark, don't you think?"
"You're right." Scarlet Witch agreed, "I needed to do this a long time ago. This is just me working off years of unresolved anger management."
ROUND 3: SCARLET WITCH (REGIME) VS SUPER-SKRULL (REGIME)-
Super-Skrull threw a fireball which hit Wanda first, however, Scarlet Witch recovered and kicked Super-Skrull in his knees. Wanda then teleported behind him, and delivered a back-handed slap to his face, before sending him to the ground with a downward punch.
Wanda then tried to perform a series of kicks and punches, but Super-Skrull kept managing to block every single attack. Super-Skrull then slammed Wanda to the ground by swiping his hands and enlarging them so as to sweep The Scarlet Witch around effortlessly. Wanda suddenly appeared behind The Skrull and delivered another quick series of kicks and punches to him. Wanda's attacks were so super-enhanced that parts of the X-Mansion were actually beginning to fall off. Finally, Wanda delivered a punch that sent Super-Skrull into a nearby motorcycle where he bounced right back to her, and Wanda fly-punched him on his return, sending Super-Skrull to the ground. Wanda then fired a series of magic bolts at Super-Skrull, knocking him down again.
The Scarlet Witch then fired a bolt of energy into Super-Skrull's face, as he suddenly felt disoriented.
"Feeling the magic yet?" She asked sarcastically.
Super-Skrull snapped awake quick enough to see Scarlet Witch kick him in the face and send him down to the ground once more. Wanda then got Super-Skrull backed up into a corner where she began to continually rain down upon him with a series of punches and spells. Although Super-Skrull was successfully blocking them, it was clear that it was taking quite an effort to enseure ALL the blows were blocked. Wanda then jumped over him and delivered another quick series of kicks and punches laced with magic until finally, The Super-Skrull went down.
Wanda smirked at her handiwork.
"Can't leave you lying there like that." She pointed out.
Seeing how the X-Mansion was damaged, she concentrated her energy and the whole building suddenly collapsed, falling on top of Super-Skrull.
Wanda helped Tony up as he looked at her.
"Well, no more flying for me." He said, "But I do have one last option. We teleport."
"Tell me the location." Wanda said, "I'll do it manually."
…
The Insurgency HQ…
Hawkeye was alone in the meeting room, polishing up his arrow shaft with a brick. He always got picked on for this but ironically, this gave him brief moments of calmness. A chance to relax before a big battle.
After returning back, Insurgency Steve was still wondering what to do, and had to attend to the many other resistance fighters who were injured and teleported away during the fight. So Clint had been here polishing up his arrows, making sure they were sharp.
As he looked at his quiver, he saw a photo sticking out from there. It was of a young blonde woman with beautiful blue eyes smiling at him. She was dressed in a black-blue-and-white full-body outfit, with large white framed glasses that were tinted yellow. She also carried twin batons in both hands and she posed in the shot.
Bobbi Moorse. Clint's former wife.
Bobbi was part of a SHIELD Training program as one of the most elite agents. Perhaps not as popular as Clint or Natasha, but she was definitely on the #3 spot right after Natasha.
Right. Clint thought to himself, So I've got no excuse for that. Sue me.
Bobbi had joined the Avengers as a freelance agent and had begun a relationship with Clint even marrying him at one point. Unfortunately, like most problems in marriage, Clint and Bobbi broke up and Bobbi filed a divorce before she was kidnapped and replaced by a Skrull during the early stages of their Secret Invasion. Bobbi had been recovered shortly afterwards, but it was clear that things would never be the same with them after that incident.
Still, Bobbi at least gave Clint something to smirk at as he looked at his polished arrow.
"Whaddaya think, pretty bird?" Clint asked, "That sharp enough for you?"
Suddenly, there was a burst of light as Clint saw the Regime Versions of Tony and Wanda standing before him.
"Tony!" Wanda gasped, pointing at Clint as he quickly took out his bow and strung an arrow along the string.
"My god!" Tony declared, almost not believing it himself, "Clint! Is that you?!"
"In the flesh." Clint said, sarcastically.
He launched the arrow at them, but Wanda managed to catch it.
"Clint, please!" She begged, "Where's Captain America? Our Captain America."
"He's out somewhere not being a murderer." Hawkeye responded, loading another arrow.
"Come on, Clint." Tony said, "You know you can't hit us like that."
"Wasn't trying to." Clint responded, ducking down and covering his ears.
Wanda looked at the arrow and noticed that there was a countdown timer on there which had just reached 0 on the LED screen. A message then popped up that read 'Get ready for a surprise!'
Before she or Tony knew what was happening, the arrow exploded, knocking Wanda out, and disorienting Tony.
"Gotta think fast to be fast like me." Hawkeye remarked.
ROUND 4: IRON MAN (REGIME) VS HAWKEYE-
Tony responded by doing the spinning flying lunge through Clint knocking him down to the ground. He then slammed his fists down on Clint's back and fired a repulsor on him before backing up. All the while, Tony made sure to pull his punches so as to not inflict great damage upon Clint, but give just enough to subdue him and allow them to talk.
Hawkeye then fired an arrow at Iron Man, which froze him upon impact. Clint then punched Tony, knocking him into the far wall where he bounced off and back towards Clint again. However, Tony managed to punch Clint and then gave him a kick with his boot, sending him flipping in the air before he hit the ground again.
He fired a few more repulsor beams at him, and then kicked Clint back down to the ground again. Clint fired an arrow at Tony, knocking him back, but Tony fired a repulsor ray sending Clint down to the ground as well. Tony then preformed two punches to Clint's back, and then sent him down to the ground and almost out of breath.
However, Clint wasn't ready to go down that easily and fired one exploding arrow at Tony. However, Tony managed to dodge and then gave Clint a love tap of a knee uppercut, finally pushing Clint to the point of exhaustion.
"That's enough, Clint." Tony begged, "We're on your side."
He walked over and offered his hand to Clint.
"Tell me," Tony asked, "How was it like when you first joined The Avengers? Your Avengers?"
Clint looked away but sighed and told Tony the answer.
"You were a stinking rich millionaire and I was a criminal because you didn't know that I was trying to help people." Clint responded.
"Exactly." Tony said, "So when you came into Avengers HQ uninvited and unannounced, I had every reason to throw you out, but I trusted you. Now I'm asking you to trust me. Please."
Clint looked at his hand. Tony seemed genuine enough, despite the bruised pains Clint was gonna be feeling. Clint took his hand and Tony helped him up.
"What's going on?" Clint asked.
So there we have it, folks! Time for the penultimate chapter! And for one night only, we've flown them in from The Marvel Universe! It's the villains! So, in the words of The Master "HERE. COME. THE DRUMS!" (Starts playing Voodoo Child.) So read on for the penultimate Chapter. Here is where the crap begins to hit the fan! The Regime attacks New York, aliens coming down to destroy us, Gods descending to destroy us all! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes! Volcanos! Human sacrifice! Dogs and Cats living together! Mass hysteria! Okay, those last bits might not happen, but I had to give a tribute to Mr. Ramis after all, didn't I? Anyways, reviews and comments are always appreciated.