"Wotta revoltin' development this is."
Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, Reed Richards and Sue Storm sit inside a dirty jail cell, the air dark and cold. Johnny lights a fire with his fingers, allowing the team to stay warm and giving them the ability to see. Sue sits with her arm around Reed, who listens as Ben punches the cell bars but to no avail, due to the large force field surrounding the cell.
"Oh no Ben, it's not that bad!" Johnny exclaims, throwing his hands up in the air. "It's not like we're trapped here without a way to escape. It's not like we can't contact anybody to come and help us! Oh, wait. Yes it is."
"You're overreacting, Johnny," Sue sighs, rolling her eyes.
"Sue's right," Reed continues. "I'm sure the Avengers have noticed our disappearances. They'll send help. Right now, we need to focus on a way of getting out of here."
"Of course you would side with Sue..." Johnny grumbles, folding his arms.
Sue sighs, shaking her head and turning in Reed's direction. "Reed, is there any way for us to get out of here?"
"Not from my calculations," Reed starts, putting his hand on his chin. "I can't see a thing in here-"
"Yeah? I see a 'Thing' right here," Johnny laughs, poking Ben in the shoulder.
"Oh, shuttup," Ben replies, softly punching Johnny's arm.
"I can't see," Reed repeats. "It would help if Johnny could flame on right now, but as of the moment, the heat-sensors won't allow him to."
"Yeah, too bad I figured that out the hard way," Johnny sighs, shaking droplets of water from his hair.
"Why do we even have'ta be here?" Ben asks. "I get better treatment on Yancy Street!"
"Ben's right," Sue agrees. "I don't understand the Chameleon's motive. Why does he need us here?"
"Maybe he was mad because all the good super villain names were taken," Johnny smirks.
"Nah, Doctor Doom already tried that last week," Reed says with a slight grin on his face. "It's something much more complex than that. Perhaps he stole our identities because rather from working from the outside-in-"
"-He's working from the inside-out," Sue continues. "He's not trying to cause major destruction in the streets by fighting us, but he's stealing our identities, forcing us against the other superheroes. That must mean... he's going to move on to other superhero teams, isn't he?"
"It appears so," Reed sighs. "I have to admit, he's an intelligent man."
"Why don'cha just praise him some more?" Ben sighs. "You guys pipe down, I can hear somebody comin'," he adds, quieting the rest of the team. "Listen."
The distinct sound of footprints can be heard as a mysterious figure makes its way to the cell. His footsteps echo with each step, along with the sound of a body being dragged along with him. Once the figure reaches the cell, he looks down at his prisoners, a wicked smile forming across his face.
"Chameleon." Johnny stands up in the cell, throwing his hands on the force field. "Why are you here? Kidnapping us wasn't enough for you?"
"Don't be so naive, Johnny. I'm not here to torture you," Chameleon grins. "I merely wanted to drop something off for you." He reaches for the light switch on the opposite side of the cell, allowing light to filter into the room.
"Consider that a gift. Along with this." Chameleon disables the force field around the cell, throwing a body into the cell. He reactivates the force field before any of the members of the Fantastic Four have time to act, a sinister chuckle escaping from his mouth.
"I'll be off now," he grins. He presses a button in the middle of his chest, allowing his appearance to change completely. The team's eyes widen when they see his new appearance, and Chameleon grins, clearly amused by their reaction. "I have a place to swing by."
Chameleon leaves the room, leaving the Fantastic Four alone with New York's only web-spinning arachnid. Sue turns back to the cell floor as she hears movement, a worried expression on her face. Spider-Man softly groans as he opens his eyes, the world blurred around him.
"Uh... hey guys... I'm here to save you," he says sheepishly, looking up at four equally confused faces.
"So, is that redhead chick your girlfriend?" Black Cat asks, dodging a swing from Wrecker's crowbar.
"Wha- no!" Agent Venom exclaims, webbing up Thunderball's wrecking ball to the ground. "She's just a friend."
"Whatever you saaay," she grins, as she hops over the Wrecker's large form, landing on all fours. "Y'know, I thought you guys would put up more of a challenge. 'Cause as of right now, I'm just bored," she taunts, adding a fake yawn.
"You taunting us, girl?!" Piledriver yells, his face red with anger. He charges for Black Cat, his footsteps leaving craters in the ground.
"Wow, you know what that word means?" Black Cat grins, jumping over his body and using her grappling hook to wrap around his legs. "I'm surprised."
"You holding up okay, Agent Venom?" she asks, turning to her teammates. She grins as she watches Agent Venom web Piledriver to the wall, the villain's entire body covered in white goo. "I'm guessing that's a yes."
"So, who's ne- hey!" Black Cat's eyes widen as she feels her body getting picked up off the ground, looking into the eyes of Thunderball as he lifts her in the air. "Hey! Let go of me!" she exclaims, kicking him repeatedly, but he doesn't budge.
Thunderball's sinister grin is turned into a frown when a white substance is thrown onto his face, blinding him. "Hey- what the!" He lets go of Black Cat, angrily tearing at the webbing on his face.
"Y'know, you probably shouldn't leave this lying around," Agent Venom grins, picking his wrecking ball up off the ground. "Because then, people could do this!" He swings the wrecking ball directly into Thunderball's body, knocking him into the air and back down to the ground.
"We make an awesome team," Black Cat grins, high-fiving her teammate. "So that's three down... did we forget somebody?"
"You forgot about me." Wrecker steps into view, a menacing grin on his face as he drags his crowbar across the ground.
"Oops, sorry. We were just too busy beating the crap out of your friends here," Black Cat grins. "I'm sure you'll be just as easy."
Meanwhile...
"Don't you think you have too many photos?" Harry groans, slumping against a tall tree.
"You can never have too many photos, Harry!" Mary Jane exclaims, snapping another picture with her camera. "The more pictures, the better."
After a few more shots of the masked teens fighting against the Wrecker, Mary Jane slings her camera over her shoulder, a huge smile on her face.
"I'm done. Now, was that so hard, Harry?" she teases.
"Whatever. Can we go now?" Harry asks, turning back to walk towards the city.
Mary Jane walks in step with Harry when she turns on her heels, her eyes widening.
"Wait! We need to tell Flash and Felicia that-" Mary Jane's eyes widen when she looks over to the pier, only to see nobody there. She turns back to Black Cat and Agent Venom, raising an eyebrow. "You know what, Harry? Before we go, I need to ask them something," she says, narrowing her eyes at the two fighting teens. "Something... important."
"Peter...? Peter?"
May Parker wanders the street around the bank, a worried expression on her face as she searches for her nephew.
Where did he go? What if he got hurt? she worries, looking for any sign of Peter.
Her eyes light up when she spots Ava along with the boys, walking across the street. May crosses the street quickly, in hopes of getting some answers from the teenagers.
"Have any of you seen Peter?" May asks, catching their attention.
Ava, Danny, Luke and Sam look from one another to May, each desperately trying to come up with a suitable lie.
"He went to the gym."
"He's at yoga class."
"He's taking pictures of Spider-Man."
"He- uh- he's Spider-Man, I mean he's with Spider-Man! He's not Spider-Man, obviously. He takes pictures of Spider-Man for the Bugle, so he's just swinging around – with Spider-Man, I-"
Sam stops rambling once he sees the incredulous looks on his teammate's faces, imitating zipping up his mouth and throwing away the key.
Ava steps up to May, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Sorry about that. Peter texted me that he had to take some pictures of Spider-Man for Jameson. He would've told you, but you know how Jameson can be, right?"
May looks down at the ground before looking up at Ava and flashing a small smile. "Yes, I know. What are you kids up to today?"
"We are participating in a common teenage ritual," Danny answers.
"He means we're going to the movies," Luke says with a laugh.
Ava steps off to the side as the boys engage in conversation with May, her communicator vibrating on her wrist. "Fury, this is Ayala. What is it?"
"I need you guys on a mission right now. Looks like the Wrecking Crew has been spotted on the other side of town. Get there. Now. Fury, out," Fury turns off his communicator before Ava can protest, a scowl flashing across her face.
"Sorry Aunt May, but we have to go," Ava says, turning to the older woman. "We have a... project to finish." Ava raises her eyebrow at the boys, signalling for them to start changing into their suits.
"Okay," May smiles. "You kids have fun."
May watches as the teens run to the other side of the street, disappearing behind a building. They're always disappearing. Just like Peter... hmm... She raises an eyebrow, thinking back to the teenage superheroes trained by S.H.I.E.L.D. White Tiger, Power Man, Iron Fist, Nova...
They do seem familiar... she shakes her head, shaking off the thought. That would be ridiculous.
"They sent you?!" Johnny groans, holding his head in his hands. "I was expecting the cavalry! Y'know, the Avengers? Defenders? Power Pack?"
"Uh, for your information," Spider-Man starts, sitting up in a cross-legged position. "I am an Avenger, Flame Brain."
"Webhead."
"Matchstick."
"Bug."
"Spiders aren't-"
"Bug breath. Bug boy. Bug brain."
"What?!" Spider-Man gasps, raising his fists. "You take that back!"
"That's enough," Sue interrupts, rolling her eyes. "We have enough fighting from Ben and Johnny already, we don't need any more," she adds, turning to the masked teen. "Spider-Man, how did you get here?"
"The Avengers ordered me to keep an eye out for you guys. So I followed you-" he points to Johnny. "-uh, I mean, the Chameleon-"
"Of course he would use my face," Johnny grins. "It is the most beautiful."
"Yeah, and the most punchable," Spider-Man sighs, rolling his eyes.
"I can vouch fa' that," Ben grins, fist-bumping Spider-Man.
"Anyways, like I was saying, I followed the Chameleon out of a bank he was trying to rob, but he knocked me out and brought me here," Spider-Man explains.
"So we're back 'ta square one, huh?" Ben sighs.
"Not exactly," Reed says. "Spidey, do you have any equipment with you? A communicator, perhaps?"
"Uh... nope," Spider-Man says, raising his arms. "He took my web shooters and my communicator," he sighs. "And he didn't even say please.
"Can't imagine a super villain that would," Sue smiles. "Reed? What were you planning to do with his communicator?"
"I wanted to contact the Avengers to see if they could rescue us," he explains. "But I suppose we'll have to find another way to get out of this place."
The cell remains quiet for a few minutes as the group tries to find a way out of the room, or at least, Ben does. He repeatedly punches the force field in hopes of cracking or destroying it, punching harder with each orange fist, irritated by the lack of change. Sue rests her head on Reed's shoulder, while Johnny stares at Ben, a scowl on his face.
"Could you not do that?" he asks, irritated.
"Sorry Mr. President, am I botherin' ya?" Ben grumbles, punching the force field even louder. "This is what I'm best at."
"More like the only thing you're good at," Johnny sighs, rolling his eyes.
"You want me ta test this out on you, Flame Brain?" Ben asks, turning to the blonde-haired boy with a sinister grin on his face.
"Uh... nope!"
Spider-Man smiles behind his mask, lying down on the cold cell floor. They're just like my old team... Man, what I wouldn't give to be with them right now. Or y'know, anywhere else.
Reed searches the cell for an idea of escape, but sighs when he doesn't find one. He looks up to the ceiling, a frown on his face, but his eyes widen when he spots something interesting. An air vent. He stands up in the cell, gaining the attention of the others.
"Reed? What is it?" Sue asks, standing beside him.
"A vent." Reed points up to the ceiling, guiding the others' eyes as they look up to the air vent.
"Huh. I guess it really is true nobody looks up," Spider-Man jokes. "I can get up there-"
Reed extends his hand out in the air, interrupting the masked teen. "That won't be necessary, Spidey. I've got it." He stretches his arms upwards towards the ceiling; stopping once they reach the vent. Spider-Man watches in awe as the man uses his stretchy arms to rip the vent from its encasing, his arms returning to normal size once Reed reels them back down to the floor.
"Okay, woah," Spider-Man says, gaining a small chuckle from Reed and Sue.
"Try not to drool all over the place, webhead," Johnny teases as he walks over to Reed. "Why'd you do that for?"
"Because Spidey can fit up there," Reed replies, turning towards the masked teen. "And judging from how this place was built, I suppose that vent leads outside of this cell. Could you climb up there for us?"
"It would be my honour," Spider-Man says, using his stick hands and feet to attach to the wall beside him. He climbs up the wall quickly, looking back down at the Fantastic Four. "Anything to get away from the Flame Brain for a while," he grins before crawling into the air vent.
"I wish I could go with him," Ben grins.
"Shut up," Johnny grumbles, folding his arms.
Civilains look up and gasp in awe as they watch the red and blue blur swing past them, his speed leaving a gust of wind trailing behind. But little do they know, that swinging figure isn't their resident arachnid.
Chameleon swings through the city as Spider-Man, using the web shooters he stole from the real Spider-Man earlier.
His head snaps around as he hears civilians from the street chanting his name, or rather, Spider-Man's name, some of them even pumping their fists in the air.
How annoying, he scowls. I don't know how he deals with this.
Chameleon puts on a welcoming demeanor, waving down to the fans below on the streets. He drops from his web, landing in front of the crowd of people.
"Spider-Man, help! That man just stole my purse!" a voice rings out from the crowd, drowning out all praise for the webslinger. Chameleon looks to the fleeing criminal, a scowl on his face.
"I don't have time for that," Chameleon says before jumping back into the air and swinging away from the crowd.
"I thought he was the 'friendly' neighbourhood Spider-Man," a man from the crowd frowns. "Didn't look friendly to me."
I don't care about those people, Chameleon thinks as he swings quickly towards Avengers Tower. My main priority is infiltrating Avengers Tower, and I won't let anybody get in my-
"Oof!" Chameleon grunts as he crashes on top of a building, rolling to the edge.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" he exclaims, getting up from the floor and dusting himself off. He looks up to see the figure that hit him, one he should recognize.
"Sorry, I was trying to catch a – Spider-Man?" White Tiger asks, her eyes widening behind her mask. "Uh, what are you doing here? You know your Aunt is-"
"Can't talk now," he says, jumping off of the building.
"Um, okay. Nice talk," she mutters under her breath. What's his deal? White Tiger wonders, raising an eyebrow.
"Okay, maybe this isn't as easy as I hoped it would be," Black Cat says as she ducks, dodging a swing from Wrecker's crowbar.
The two masked teens frantically dodge the Wrecker's relentless attacks, jumping over him and ducking under his massive crowbar. The two pant with exhaustion, finding this assailant much harder than the rest of his team.
"You guys think you can take me down, huh?!" he exclaims, wildly swinging his crowbar around in the air. "I'll have you know, I took down Thor once!"
"You did?" Black Cat asks, scratching her head. "That's surprising. And this should be as well," she adds with a sly smile.
Agent Venom stands behind the villain, shooting a massive amount of webs at his feet, webbing him to the ground. Wrecker grins and cracks his knuckles, easily stepping out of the webbing and turning towards Agent Venom.
That wasn't supposed to happen, Agent Venom gulps.
"Agent Venom, just be careful! I don't want you to get hu-"
Black Cat's eyes widen in surprise when the Wrecker comes charging for her instead, swinging his crowbar furiously at her body. Black Cat jumps in the air, attempting to dodge his attack, but lets out a gasp of pain as his crowbar connects with her leg with full force. She instantly falls to the ground, cradling her leg with her hands.
"Okay, that hurt," she winces, biting back tears. "That really hurt."
"Cat!" Agent Venom exclaims, reaching out for her. His eyes widen behind his mask when his danger-sense goes crazy, alerting him of nearby danger. The teen turns around to see the Wrecker standing before him, his face contorted into a sinister grin.
"You come to my part of the city?" he rumbles, lifting Agent Venom up off the ground by his neck. Wrecker tightens his grip on the teen's neck, watching as he desperately fumbles to be released. "You think you're powerful?" he looks over to Black Cat, who sits on the ground, cradling her leg.
"I'll show you what true power is."
Meanwhile...
"Oh no! They're in trouble!" Mary Jane exclaims, pointing to the forms of Black Cat and Agent Venom.
"What are we supposed to do?" Harry asks, a worried expression on his face. "We don't have super powers..."
"That doesn't mean we can't help!" Mary Jane exclaims, turning back to the city and breaking into a full sprint.
"MJ, wait! Where are you going?" Harry asks, running beside her.
"Harry, Oscorp has a delivery business, right?" Mary Jane asks, a mischievous grin creeping across her face. "The kind that uses trucks?"
"Uh, yeah, why...?"
"I have an idea," she grins, taking her driver's license out of her pocket. "But we're gonna have to act fast."
A loud clang echoes through the room, the shield narrowly missing the Chameleon's red and blue form and sticking into the wall behind him. He dashes away from Steve, still in his Spider-Man attire, using 'his' web shooters to swing around the room.
"Hey! Did I forget to send you a birthday card or something?" Chameleon asks, his voice sounding like a perfect impression of the real Spider-Man. "Geez Cap, all I did was come inside the Tower, you'd think people would have some manners..."
"I've been expecting you. I know it's not Spider-Man in there. His communicator went offline about an hour ago. I want to know where he is, and what you did to him," Steve says, ripping his shield out of the wall. "Just for the record. I've dealt with impersonators in the past. Some good ones, too. It's too bad you aren't one of them."
He throws his shield once more, and Chameleon retaliates by webbing up the shield and sending it right back. Steve catches it with a grunt, the impact sending him skidding back a few feet.
"I thought I was the one who did the witty banter around here!" Chameleon exclaims, keeping up his Spider-Man impersonation, running to the other side of the rom. His eyes widen when an explosive arrow sticks into the wall beside him, the explosion sending him flying.
"No. That would be me." Chameleon looks up to see a purple and black form standing before him, the man's bow pointed right at his face.
"Something wrong, 'Spider-Man'?" Hawkeye asks, raising an eyebrow. "Spidey-senses didn't tingle?"
Chameleon panics as he watches the rest of the Avengers enter the room, all suited up and equipped with their gear. He looks to one particular member, an idea forming in his head.
"No, I'm just surprised that you would do that!" Chameleon exclaims, taking the appearance and voice of one Natasha Romanoff.
"Wha... Nat?" Clint puts down his bow slowly, a confused expression on his face. "But you were just-"
Chameleon rises up and kicks Hawkeye in the face, sending him to the floor. "Whose spidey-senses aren't tingling now?" he taunts, sprinting away from the other Avengers.
He watches as the Avengers pursue his fleeing body, looking over his shoulder for a way to escape. He looks to the elevator door, and the stairs on the other side of the room. Ultimately, the imposter decides to go for the window, assuming there must be some level of security in the Tower. Chameleon jumps out of the window, the glass shattering and falling to the ground below.
I need something, or rather someone to break my fall... Chameleon closes his eyes, shifting into the only rock-based superhero of the Fantastic Four. He lands on the ground, his large figure sending a resounding BOOM!throughout the city. Chameleon looks back to the Avengers Tower in his 'Thing' identity, and makes a sprint for the other side of town, in a desperate attempt to escape the Avengers.
"Aw man..." Iron Man sighs, putting his hands on his hips. "I just replaced this."
The Avengers stand before the window of Avengers Tower – or rather, what used to be the window before Chameleon jumped out of it.
"And you can replace it again," Captain America says, standing in front of the rest of his team. "Right now, we have much more important issues to handle. Our main priorities – finding Spider-Man and stopping the... the, uh..."
"Chameleon," Natasha continues. "I've done some of research on him. He steals people's identities, whether it be to get money, inside information about a specific organization or group, or y'know, the usual," she explains. "Trying to eliminate superhero teams. Original," she adds with a smirk.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Falcon grins, jumping off of the Tower. "Let's go."
Spider-Man crawls through the air vent on all fours, moving quickly to his destination.
If vent crawling was an Olympic event, I'd get the gold medal for it, he thinks as he crawls through the dusty vent. Can't imagine this vent would win the medal for being clean, he frowns, wiping away the various spider webs lining the interior of the vent. At least I know my people are here.
The masked teen continues crawling through the air vent, thinking to himself to pass the time.
So now I have ANOTHER animal themed villain? he sighs, shaking his head. At least the Spot was original. Now this is just getting old. I could fit all of those guys into a zoo.
But the Chameleon is different from the others, with the whole stealing identities shtick. Spider-Man's eyes widen behind his mask, a horrible realization coming to mind. Oh man. He took my identity too, didn't he? It's fine though, right? I mean, if he did, the Avengers would notice, right? ...Right? Maybe I should stop talking to myself.
Spider-Man continues his venture through the vent, a smile appearing on his face when he sees a room below through the gray bars. He kicks down the vent door, dropping into the room. The masked teen looks around the room, his jaw dropping at the sight before him. "Now this is just worse than Doc Ock and Smythe combined."
Spider-Man turns in a complete 360, his mouth agape as he eyes the various pictures of super humans on the room walls. From Storm to Rocket Raccoon, pictures along with information cover the four walls of the room completely.
"He's been studying our movements, actions, the way we speak..." Spider-Man observes, eyeing each of the superheroes. "I wonder what he said about me."
The teen curiously walks over to his table, stepping on his tippy-toes to read the information gathered. "Young... lame jokes... athletic... He forgot handsome," Spider-Man jokes to himself, turning away from the profile. "And my jokes are not lame. At least, not all of them are."
Alright, let's not get carried away, Pete. You still have a team to save, the masked teen thinks as he exits the room.
Spider-Man enters the room where the Fantastic Four are held, watching their faces light up as he enters.
"Hey guys! Your knight in shining armour is here to save the day," he grins. Spider-Man disables the force field of the cell, allowing the Fantastic Four to step out freely.
"Oh man, I missed this," Johnny grins, clenching his fists. "FLAME ON!" he exclaims, his body turning into pure fire. He flies around in the air, a huge smile on his face.
"Do you really have to say 'FLAME ON!' every time you do that?" Spider-Man asks, imitating Johnny's voice. "That would be like me saying 'Go web!' every time I shot a web shooter."
"You don't do that?" Johnny asks, lowering himself down to the ground beside Spider-Man. "You're so lame I thought it'd be in your blood."
"Alright boys, that's enough," Reed sighs, using his extended arms to push the two boys away from each other. "Now that we've escaped the jail, we need to find a way to get to Chameleon."
"Yeah!" Ben exclaims, punching a fist into his palm. "I've got something 'ta teach that creep." He marches towards the door when he feels a soft hand on his orange arm, pulling him back.
"Ben, be rational," Sue says, putting her hand on his arm, trying to ease him. "We can't just spring into battle like that."
"Sue's right. Now isn't the best time," Spider-Man says, putting a hand on Ben's rocky shoulder.
"Then when is?" Ben grumbles, folding his arms.
"Like you don't already know," Spider-Man grins. "Clobberin' time."
A/N: So here's part 2 of True Colours! I hope you're enjoying it so far, I enjoy putting out more chapters for you guys :)! This is off-topic, but did anybody get a chance to read Amazing Spider-Man 1 today? I did, and I really enjoyed it! I looooooved Superior Spider-Man, but I love Peter Parker as well ;).
Onto reviews:
sport21: Aww, thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the villains so far.
latinoheat151: Thanks for the review! As for the Uncle Ben thing, I think I'll definitely be doing a chapter like that in the near future. And if you want something like Sinister Syndicate, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised in the future ;).
Welcome to the New: Yup, there's a lot more really bad villains in the comics, haha. And it looks like 2015 will be a good year for comic book movies as well, with Avengers 2 coming out and the new Fantastic Four :). Although I'm a liiiitle skeptical about how the new Fantastic Four will turn out, haha.
corymerlin: Oh my gosh, thank you! That really means a lot to me :).
ilikehats2: Yes, maybe I am just waiting for the right moment ;). And I'm glad you're enjoying this so far!
Guests: It's finished now :).
Purple Pixie5: Here's an update!
OMAC001: This chapter should answer your question!
ArianandXaia: I'm glad you enjoy that :). And stay on the lookout for more Spidey villains! As for that quote, the second time when Steve said it absolutely destroyed me, haha. It was sooooo emotional, but of course, that is a good thing :)
-ThatOneGirl32