Team Ups with Fellow Heroes

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A/N: Thanks to all of my reviewers last chapter, Jonza, Krista12, L-Dog Z, and JasonTKD. Speaking of JasonTKD, a special thank you for the ideas (which inspired this chapter and the one I have planned after it). Updates will be slower than usual and a bit sporadic, but please bear with me.

Eventually you-even if you consider yourself to be a loner-you will work with someone else to stop the bad guys. Don't fight it, it's practically a law. It's like the person up there controlling our lives makes more money and/or gets more positive feedback whenever we fight alongside someone else or something. So because it's inevitable, here's some proper etiquette involving what we like to a call a "team up".

Don't starts punching the brains out of everyone you meet the minute you meet them. You see, many heroes make the assumption that because someone has powers and they never met them before they're bad guys. And then they fight each other until it becomes clear they're on the same side and fight for peace, justice, and all that other stuff together. This tired old cliché happens every single time two individuals happen to team up together, so try to put an end to it by doing this little civilized thing called talking with each other first.

If you happen to team up with someone established don't go yell squee like a little Twilight fan when you meet the big, cool heroes. Yes, meeting guys like Captain America and Thor is an awesome experience and should be an honor, but show some respect and try to act professional. Showing respect also includes, and I can't emphasize this enough NOT BEATING THEM UP! ...or being a smart mouthed kid…what?

On the opposite end of the spectrum don't be condescending to a newbie for the simple fact they're a newbie. A new hero may bring something interesting and unique to the team up dynamic (as I'm sure you guys as current newbies yourself know) so don't assume you can just boss them around. You may need to help them in some areas, but be sure that it's help as in assisting and not as in babying.

On that note, you should always respect each other's strengths and weakness. If one of you is good at stealth and the other is an efficient fighter make sure it's the stealthy one getting the information and the fighting one doing the, well fighting. Even if you think you're two individuals that are just way too different to work together, try to find some common ground and some way you can use your unique specialties or power sets to fight together. You may be happily surprised by the results.

Team Ups are a great way to make lasting friendships. For all the ragging on each other that Johnny Storm and I do he's pretty much my best friend in the hero business. We wouldn't have ever become friends if it weren't for the constant villain fighting together. I got to know a lot of my other friends like this as well. So in between the explosions and justice bringing, try to do some bonding. A round of Kumbaya, anyone?