Author's Note: Here, Abby explains what happened to her in the past, but I did so at the begining of the last chapter because this document manager just doesn't take well to rambling and took out a lot of the words in the run-on thing.
Marvel owns everything.
Realization
ShadowGirl was paralyzed by the situation. With permission, she hopped onto Spider-Man and he gave her a ride to the shoreline. Hopefully Spider-Woman would be in New York by this point, so they waited by the docks, which was earlier set as the rendezvous point. Spider-Woman and her recruits were nowhere to be found. The troopers stormed along, so the two needed to find cover until reinforcements arrived, but curiously enough, Brent noticed what was left of a plane constructed by what looked like papery vines.
They headed into the warehouse, which by chance was the same one that Melody was investigating.
"Spider-Man, what am I supposed to do?"
"Why are you asking me?"
"Because you're the descendant of a real hero and I'm a girl with no powers, Sarah's gone, and I just don't know what to do! Oh God, I sound like a total feeb."
"You sure do."
"Ok Spidey, it's not like you're supposed to agree with me!"
"What? I didn't say that."
"You didn't? Then who – "
"ME! And I really wish I didn't hear that confession of yours, ShadowGirl. It feels a lot less satisfying destroying you when I knew I would slaughter you from the start!"
"Wait, why are you after me? You work for SHIELD?"
"No, but you've interfered with my plans too much, you need to be out of the way. Name's PowerStrike, and I guess I know today's first hit!"
Standing on a crate above them, ShadowGirl was looking at a girl in entirely black leather, kind of like her, but had red goggles to conceal her identity…..and the prototype from Malstrom Tech! It was a staff, again, like Melody, only it was double-bladed and glowing on both sides. This'll be fun. Only there was something really familiar about her. She just couldn't put her finger on it.
Spider-Man decided to make the first move to use his webbing to snatch away her prototype, but it projected a force field and knocked him into ShadowGirl who was still paralyzed by mystery, being deep in thought trying to place the face, or what she could see of it. PowerStrike used her staff by spinning it, and out of both ends came blasts of plasma. Brent's spider-sense kept him out the way, but ShadowGirl struggled to keep her distance. Out of her boot, she grabbed her collapsible staff, and started hand to hand.
They kept blocking each other's moves, and PowerStrike made ShadowGirl lose her balance and she fell to the ground. She was able to dodge the plasma bolts by mere inches and got back up onto her feet to fight. Spider-Man, on the other hand, caught a flash of a yellowish-blonde color and ran after it. Maybe it is someone else to team up with, careful not to be running into SHIELD agents. Then his heart sank and digestive fluids unsettled as he saw a familiar face.
"Oh noooooo…Abby Morden? I thought you took a private jet to the Bermuda Triangle, or Texas, or something like that."
"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh,'thavetoworryabouttheCreature,,lightiningstrucktotakemeback,butitletmerealizewe''swhattheaudiencecalls"BreakingtheFourthWall"soreallyI'mthemostintelligentpersonhere,statuswiseanyways."
"Travel through time? Role playing game? Fourth wall? Abby, forget it! For your sanity, or what's left of it, just forget everything you just said!"
"Oh Bre-ent!" she sang lovingly. "I was able to realize who you are too! Since you and Sarah aren't together now, how about we – "
"NO!" screams Spider-Man, who tries to swing away, but is chased by the levitating psycho psychic. Meanwhile, Melody was chased by PowerStrike across the docks. ShadowGirl now stood on a narrow plank above the freezing cold ocean waters, a good 10 feet above.
"Let's END this!"
"PowerStrike, c'mon! Did I really interfere that much? This is the first time I met you!"
"You've seen too much, you and that new Spider-Man. You've even shown prowess in defeating my minion, Fangs!"
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but he said partner."
"Whatever! I just needed him for muscle, and now that that's done he's just as expendable as you!" said Powerstrike as she used her new tech to blast ShadowGirl off the docks. At the same instant, Fangs jumped on her, slashing her stomach into a bloody mess, but she is still conscious, and strong enough to pull herself onto the edge, dangling over the ocean.
"WE ARE NO ONE'S MINION! WE will Dominate! WE need not prove ourselves to the likes of You!"
The fight knocked off her power-staff and goggles, revealing her true identity…Nebula! When Melody was blasted off, she used her staff in a horseshoe effect, and circled around the pole and up onto the safety of the platform. She stood over Nebula, at first not realizing what was happening. The she helped her up to safety.
"Why are you helping me!"
Before Mel could answer, the two of them realized what was happening behind them. As ShadowGirl helped up PowerStrike, Fangs was ready to attack. Before he could, troopers used sonic waves to bring him into custardy. They fired off guns that sprung wires that hoisted him to the ground as the symbiote separated from his body. Fangs was Brian Johnson once more. PowerStrike couldn't move in fear of what would become of her after the battle.
A single trooper stood in front of his men facing the girls, then barked one last statement before battle. "Troop #24873 Private Williams Speaking! Costumed vigilantes are prohibited on the earth as of the Hero Relocation Act! Unless you volunteer your bodies to the government, you either surrender now, or fight to your last breathe by order of General Jason Core, Commander of SHIELD! "
Guns pointed toward the two, powerless as they were, and ShadowGirl hesitated when deciding surrender would not be an option if the world would truly be free for all people, mutant or otherwise. Like a wind of hope, the sound of skin freezing below zero aided them. It was none other than Yuri, the little mutant from Australia, who froze the entire troop standpoint to let Mel and Nebula go free.
The two felt themselves being lifted as Shanon used her psychic abilities to levitate the group, saying "C'mon, we need all the help we can get on the front end. I'm not sure how long Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, or the others can hold off an army!" The group of four floated to the battle scene, where Abby, Brent, Sarah, and about 4 others were fighting to their full. Most outfits were torn and bodies bloodied by the seemingly never-ending battle as the sun begins to set.
"Neb….Miss, I'm sure you think you can't do much, but there is more at stake here. I don't know why you would want to take control of criminals and steal stuff like that, but if you could take me down, you're good enough to help! We may not be mutants, but you and Creature would be here whether heroes were or not. What do ya say? Wanna help?"
"Count me in….." she said with indecisiveness in her voice.
Whatever happens next, it's going to decide the fate of heroes everywhere.
