Hello there fans, readers and followers! Welcome to a brand new One-Shot story starring my "Alt-616 Universe" favorite couple, Spider-Man and Kitty Pryde! As you have already seen over the month, the X-Men's Hellfire Gala has gone on full swing with a cavalcade of guests, ranging from celebrities, royal characters like Namor and Doctor Doom and even the Avengers and the Fantastic 4, but they don't bother to invite Spider-Man!? Marvel's flagship character stays out of the Gala? Come on!
Well, I can't allow that to happen, not on my "Alt-616 Universe" so you can expect a whole different ball game in this version of the Hellfire Gala, so I hope you enjoy it.
But before we go with the actual story, let's go with the usual disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS; THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OF MARVEL COMICS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATORS.
Enjoy the reading!
SPIDER-MAN AND KITTY PRYDE: A (HELLFIRE) GALA TO REMEMBER
Chapter 1: Preparations are in Order
Ever since the inception of the mutant nation of Krakoa, the Hellfire Trading Company has been working hard to maintain the leverage they have with humankind through their life-saving medicines, but for Emma Frost, in order to truly leave their mark in this new 'Krakoan Era', they must do so with style, flair and a show of force, and for that she has brought back one of the oldest traditions from her old days as the White Queen: The 'Hellfire Gala', an event like no other where both mutants and humans, friends and enemies alike, will be present to be witnesses of mutantkind's next step into the future.
Emma already dispatched all the invitations to everyone involved for the event, from celebrities to political figures and of course, members of the superhero community like the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Fantastic Four; however, there was one invitation she wanted to deliver in person and for that, she invited her for a brunch at the Hellfire Tower. Once her guest arrives, Emma makes sure to greet her directly as soon as she steps out of the elevator into her office.
"Katherine, thank you so much for accepting my invitation" Emma greets her guest, her former Red Queen Kitty Pryde, with a smile and a hug.
"Thank you for inviting me; it's being a long time since I was here" Kitty comments after the hug.
"This is the first time you've been here, darling" Emma tries to correct her but Kitty shakes her head in denial.
"First time as the Hellfire Tower, but may I remind you that Peter and I fought Doc Ock on the very top of this building before you took it from Fisk?" Kitty is the one who corrects Emma when she reminds her of the time she and her boyfriend fought against Octavius when he tried to harm the Krakoan Medicine while Emma and her allies fought against Shinobi Shaw's Upstarts.
"Right, right, forgot about that one" Emma replies "Come, Saucier already made quite a menu for us" she quickly changes the subject, inviting Kitty inside so they can discuss the plans she has for the Gala. Once they begin with the brunch, Emma takes a deep breath before she can do her 'sales pitch' to her friend "Kate, you remember the early days as the Red Queen and what we were working right?" she asks her.
"I think I do…" Kitty replies, yet she has a bit of doubt "Can you remind me?"
"I was planning on reviving one of the greatest events the Hellfire Club was known for, darling" Emma replies with her usual confident tone.
"Oh, right, your famous 'Hellfire Gala', I remember now" Kitty replies, having recalled comments about it during her early days "I was too young to attend those parties back in the day but what does this has to do with me?" she asks her with curiosity.
"Well, I already have sent the invitations to everyone across the globe worth inviting, but I wanted to give you the invitation myself" Emma replies as she finishes her plate.
"You're inviting me?" Kitty asks sounding a bit surprised.
"Of course I am, darling" Emma replies with a smile "In fact, follow me…" she then stands up and walks to the other side of her office where she activates a panel, opening a secret door that reveals a mannequin with a dress and other details on "You remember my personal designer Jumbo Carnation, right? Well, he's making the attires of every mutant in Krakoa, but I insisted in having a dress made for you" she then proceeds to show her the dress.
The attire comprises a dress fused with a long sleeved jacket in different shades of red covering her hands with a pair of gloves with X's on the back of the hands, long brown boots, gold patches on the left arm sleeve and a diamond brooch with a silver bullet embedded on the right side, adding a couple of diamond pins for her ponytail and a red 'eyepatch' design for her left eye.
"WOW… it's great" Kitty comments, stunned at the design of her dress but her eyes focus on the brooch "How'd you get the X shaped diamond?"
"You can thank Proteus for the X cut" Emma explains it to her "I wanted to add a more personal touch on this, a token of my appreciation even through the hard times after… you know" she makes the reference of how their friendship hit a roadblock after her death and manipulated resurrection.
"I get it and I appreciate it" Kitty kindly replies "The only thing is, well, the bullet does bring back memories" she mentions how the bullet reminds her of the time she was trapped inside a giant bullet hurling through space.
"I know it can be overwhelming" Emma tries to explain "But to me, and I'm sure lots of others, including that boyfriend of yours, consider it your greatest feat" she points that out to her "And that is the reminder that every person on this planet owes you their lives" with that Kitty sighs and then turns her face to look at Emma.
"And who else is invited?" Kitty asks her.
"Pretty much every 'who's who' across the globe and the superheroes as well" Emma replies shrugging her shoulders "I already sent the invitations to Avengers Mountain and 4 Yancy Street" she mentions the locations of the top superhero teams, and that brings something to Kitty's mind.
"And what about Spider-Man?" Kitty asks her "Is he invited?" she throws another question but Emma's facial gesture of disdain give her the answers "Seriously? Look, I know I may sound biased because he's my boyfriend but Peter has saved lots of lives and does a lot more than you, me or anyone else can even think about" she indirectly makes the reference of how he even fights for the Multiverse, something she helped him with recently "Hell, he teamed up with us X-Men for a good chunk of his career and he doesn't get invited to be a part of this?" she looks appalled at the disregard and apparent lack of trust, prompting Emma to take a deep breath.
"Kate, dear, there are two reasons why your dear arachnid partner is not invited" Emma gestures with her fingers "First, I'm aware that you see something in him that the rest of us don't, but for everyone else at the Gala, he's the annoying clown who spits stupid jokes every five seconds and I don't want my guests to be annoyed" that response prompts Kitty to scoff, knowing that it is a valid point as she even admitted it herself when she started to get along with Peter, yet she apologized after realizing his true value, which led her to fall in love with him "And second, in his first and only visit to Krakoa, he called Charles Xavier an #$%+*" she points out the moment when he appeared on Krakoa and, after being rebuked, he insulted him in front of a crowd of mutants "I applaud it actually, but for the rest that's an affront" she concludes her argument, making Kitty frown at her.
"Hey, he did it for a very good reason" Kitty replies, recalling that he snapped because he pleaded to them to accept Kitty back and Xavier rejected him "Still is very unfair" she crosses her arms "So here's the thing, do you really want me in that Gala?"
"Kate, your work helped shape all the accomplishments of the Hellfire Trading Company, which means that you helped bring this Gala to fruition, of course I want you in!" Emma tries to plead to her friend, who remains with a serious look on her face.
"Well, the only way I'm coming to the Gala is if I'm allowed to bring Peter, so either he's coming with me or I'm not showing up at all" Kitty throws her ultimatum at her, prompting Emma to sigh.
"I knew you'd say that" Emma mutters but ultimately decides to relent "Fine, bring that clown of your boyfriend, bring whoever you want, as long as you're there" she replies, prompting Kitty to show a triumphant smile on her face.
"Deal" Kitty replies, walking towards Emma "You'll have us at the Gala" she then looks back at the dress "Now, how am I gonna take this home?" she throws the question but Emma already had a box ready for her, but at least she managed to ensure that her close friend attends the Gala, even if she has to deal with Spider-Man in the process.
MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE CITY
While Kitty spends her day in a brunch with Emma, Peter spent the day helping his classmate Jamie Tolentino to re-acclimate himself after his ordeal with Chance and the Foreigner. After Doctor Connors and Ned Leeds helped to drop the charges against him, Jamie returned to the Empire State University and, with the Clairvoyant Project now over, he and Peter decided to work with Connors and the Isotopic Genome Accelerator.
After a long day of work, Peter left his classes to patrol as Spider-Man, taking care of the city as he always does, but when he decided to swing by the Fantastic 4's home at 4 Yancy Street, he notices a particular visitor leaving those premises.
"Will you look at that? Wolverine doing a house visit? At 4 Yancy?" Peter quips at his longtime friend and ally Wolverine.
"Just doin' a visit ta drop somethin' Bub" Logan replies with his gruff tone.
"Drop something?" Peter asks with curiosity as he follows Logan down the street, knowing that he is heading to the Krakoan Gate at the Washington Square Park "Is it the costume Reed gave you back when the living murder salads were invading the planet? Because I still have mine, you know?" he makes the reference to the Black-and-Blue suits Reed Richards gave to Peter and Logan to help the Richards children fight the Cotati Invasion.
"I gave back that suit a couple of days after the fight" Logan replies, leaving Peter a bit confused "I came to drop Emma's invitation to the Gala" he replies.
"A Gala? Emma Frost is throwing a Gala at the Tower that used to be Tony's then Fisk's and now hers?" Peter asks him, prompting Logan to sigh with a hint of frustration.
"The Hellfire Trading Company's throwin' the Hellfire Gala at her private island, every citizen of Krakoa is goin' and she's invitin' pretty much every big name out there, includin' the Avengers and the Richards Fam" Logan replies, to which Peter looks dumbfounded under his mask.
"Hang on, hang on, you're saying that the mutants of Krakoa are throwing a giant party and you're inviting even the heroes?" Peter throws the question but then decides to make the important one "Am I invited?"
"Sadly for you, no" Logan replies with brutal honesty.
"WHAT!?" Peter reacts in shock "Come on, man! I've spent a good chunk of my career teaming up with you guys, I even once played substitute teacher back at Westchester because you asked me to, I'm even dating one of your former teammates and protégés!" he points out what he has done over the years with the X-Men "And I'm not invited? This feels like Ben Grimm's wedding all over again…" he mutters feeling dejected.
"Listen Bub, if it were my choice, I'd help you sneak in but I'm doin' security with X-Force, meaning that if I sneak you in, I'd be failin' at my job" Logan comments as they both approach the Krakoan Gate "If it's any consolation, I'm there just to work, those kind of parties ain't my thing" he then turns his back and walks towards the gate, waving his hand to say his farewell "Say hi to Kitty for me" he tells him as he crosses through the gate, leaving Peter down on his luck.
"Awwww man!" Peter sighs in frustration after that rejection to assist at the Gala "Oh well, I'll probably end up reading about it on the internet anyway" he comments to himself as he jumps to the top of the monument that houses the Krakoan Gate "Probably Kitty's not invited either, so maybe we'll watch it over the net" he comments as he begins to swing towards the apartment he now shares with his girlfriend.
THEN, AT PETER AND KITTY'S APARTMENT
Peter reaches the apartment, entering through the window as he usually does when he arrives after patrolling. And as it has become usual since he and Kitty moved in together, he catches the house pets Lockheed and Gog struggling with another stuffed animal.
"Lock! Gog! Cut it out!" Peter nags at the Flock dragon and the Tsilin, with Gog stopping at his command but Lockheed snatches the stuffed animal, yet before Peter could get in, Kitty opens the door to walk in, prompting the dragon to stop and fly towards her.
"Hey Baby" Kitty greets her boyfriend and then looks at Lockheed "Hey Boy" she greets her draconian companion and then looks at Gog "Hey Gog" she greets him, walking inside to put the box she is carrying onto the table.
"WOW, that must've been quite a brunch, Frost couldn't afford for a doggie bag?" Peter jokes as he takes off his mask to give his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek, prompting her to giggle.
"Actually, it's a gift from Emma" Kitty replies, turning to hug her boyfriend "Let's just say that she invited me to a very important event" she comments, prompting Peter to frown since he just heard about it
"Let me guess, the Hellfire Gala" Peter comments, to which Kitty raises an eyebrow wondering how did he knew about it "I bumped with Wolverine on the way here, he was leaving the invitation to the Fantastic 4 and told me I wasn't invited" he then sighs in frustration "I know I don't have the best of reputations but man, I thought all these team-ups we had meant something and it sucks to be left out" he mutters with a bit of resentment, but Kitty caresses his face and gives him a loving kiss.
"That's sort of what I told Emma" Kitty comments "She wanted me to come and I agreed under one condition" she points that out to him "I told her that I'm not going without you" she smiles at him, a gesture he returns in kind, ye he remains somewhat skeptical.
"And she actually agreed?" Peter asks her, to which Kitty nods in response.
"Peter, like I told you, you are very important to me and everyone in this world" Kitty gently caresses his face as she looks into his eyes "There's no way I was gonna let them keep you out of something this big and I don't care what people will say, I want to let them know that my partner is the Greatest Hero there is" she giggles, giving him a couple of pecks on his lips "And you know? I have a crazy idea about this…" she adds with a mischievous tone.
"Really? What kind of idea?" Peter asks out of curiosity.
"Well, Emma did mention that I could bring 'whoever I wanted'" Kitty points out Emma's response to her condition "So I was thinking about how I can bring the new friends I made to the party" she indirectly mentions to invite the members of the Order of the Web "I'll call Cindy, Anya and Jess, you can call Miles and, hopefully any of them can call Gwen"
"I gotta say, that's quite the move for a troublemaking girl" Peter comments, laughing a bit.
"And I'm eager to bring trouble at that party" Kitty giggles "Come on, I wanna show you the dress" she then grabs the box and walks to the bedroom with Peter right behind her, both starting to make their plans for the upcoming Hellfire Gala.
HOURS LATER, AT BROOKLYN
When he is not spending his days at his dorm at the Brooklyn Visions Academy, or patrolling as Spider-Man, Miles Morales spends his days at home with his family and taking care of his baby sister Billie. He received the videocall from Peter and they talked about Kitty's plan of inviting the members of the Order of the Web to the Hellfire Gala. While a bit odd of a plan, Miles was not gonna refuse to join a party, especially after looking at an old picture of him with Ganke and an old friend of them: Fabio Medina, then known as Goldballs.
"So let me get this straight, you guys want to go to this Hellfire Gala thing and you want me to join?" Miles asks him.
"Kitty's idea" Peter replies "She wants to have us there representing the Webbed-themed heroes, she already called Jess, Cindy and Anya and they all agreed, I think Cindy's calling Gwen as well" he comments about how Kitty already contacted most of the members.
"And we're gonna show up with our hero suits?" Miles makes another question but Peter shrugs his shoulders.
"Maybe, although Kitty has a dress from this Jumbo-Mumbo Plantation guy" Peter replies.
"He's Jumbo Carnation!" Kitty's voice is heard across the room correcting him.
"She gets a dress and we get to wear our costume?" Miles crosses his arms, but right then, an idea begins to pop up in his mind "You know? I think I have an idea" he snaps his fingers "I know someone who could give us a hand, he's a kid but bruh, his style's on fire! ¡Te deja vuelto loco!" he adds "Let me check on him and I'll call you back" he then ends the call, suiting up as Spider-Man to take off "Mami, Pa, I'm out patrolling! Be right back!" He calls out so his parents can hear him before he leaves.
"Be careful out there Miles!" his father Jeff replies.
"Watch out for any crazy people, ¿Me oíste?" his mother Rio adds to her husband's words just as he jumps off and heads to his destination.
The goal was to reach the home of Kenneth Kingston, a young kid he helped with his confidence issues after being bullied for his way of dressing, which he made himself. Miles complimented his style, which made him a follower through his social media to keep track of the young aspiring fashion designer and that brought him an idea for this Hellfire Gala. After checking with him, they agreed to meet at the park nearby his school when they can discuss about the idea he has.
"Hey Kenny! My man!" Miles greets the young designer with a fistbump as he lands in front of him.
"Can't believe we're having another chat man" Kenny replies in amazement of this moment happening "You know how people say 'It does get better'? Well, it's really getting better!" he giddily comments.
"I'm really glad bruh" Miles replies "Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something" he then jumps to the bench to take a seat "Have you heard of something called 'The Hellfire Gala'?" he asks him, to which Kenny gasps in response.
"Oh-Em-Gee, is it true then?" Kenny poses the question "There's been a lot of flow on the rumor mill about a guy called Jumbo Carnation" the name rings in Miles' mind because he just heard it from Peter and Kitty "He's been on a roll designing for the people of that mutant nation for some big party" he explains what he heard about the Gala "So, inspiration struck" then he pulls out his notebook where he draws his designs "And… Well… after you helped me I wanted to show you my appreciation so… check this out" he then shows him the design he made inspired in him.
While it looks like a tuxedo, the blazer carries web patterns on the sleeves that fade out as they go to the shoulders, with the blazer's flaps carrying the spider's legs matching the suit and tie. The pants also carry the same fading out web pattern from the ankles going all the way up and the cufflinks bear the spider insignia. The 'Spider-Tux' has Miles' black-and-red color pattern with the blazer and pants being black with the web pattern in red, a red shirt underneath and a black tie, adding his mask and gloves to the suit. To say that Miles was impressed would be an understatement because that was exactly the idea he had in mind for the Gala.
"WHOOOOOOA!" Miles flips out in excitement "This is maaaaaaaad, bruh!" he then pulls out his phone and takes a picture to send it to Peter "This is what I wanted to ask ya, my man!" he then looks at Kenneth "Me, the Big Spidey, his partner and some friends got invited to the Gala and we don't want to show up wearing this, you know?" he points at his own costume "We wanna go with style, with flair, with all eyes on us, know what I mean?" he talks to Kenny who nods in amazement, but right then Miles gets a notification on his phone "Hang on, bro" he then check his phone, reading the response from Peter "Uhhhh Kenny… you're no gonna believe it…" he then hears the phone ring and Miles picks it, opening the video call so he can show it to Kenny.
"Hello? Oh hey there!" Peter, now wearing his Spider-Man mask, salutes the young designer "My protégé sent me an image of your design and I have to ask… you made that one?" he asks him, to which Kenny eagerly nods in response "I have to say, I'm amazed, really, I am, I never thought I'd see a cool tux based on the Spider-Heroes" he compliments him.
"WOW! I mean, to being friends with the young Spidey now having the OG Spidey here! WOOOO!" Kenny can barely hide the excitement.
"I mean it, kid, you're going places" Peter once again compliments him "Now, I really don't want to impose but my young friend must've told you about an event we're going, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, the Gala, I was talking to him about it and he just told me that you guys are going" Kenny replies, feeling a bit nervous yet excited.
"Well, after I looked at that tux, an idea came to mind…" Peter replies to his comment "The Gala is in about a month so… how long would it take to make those tuxes and four dresses?" his question widens Kenny's eyes after hearing that Spider-Man just requested him to create new outfits for him and his friends at the Gala.
"WHAT!? FOR REAL!?" Kenny starts to jump up and down "You want me to do the suits and dresses for your friends? Wait, are you taking about the Spider-Women swinging around? 'Cause I saw like four of them" he comments, to which Peter and Miles nod in response "OK, OK, this is huge…" he whispers "OK, hear me out… if I have the material, and by material I mean a lot of clothes, doesn't matter if it's second hand… if I have the material and your measurements, I can have them done in 2 or 3 weeks starting tomorrow"
"Can you find the material?" Miles asks Peter, who laughs in response.
"Of course I can!" Peter replies "I know the perfect place where I can find everything he'll need and then some" he adds, having planned to visit the F.E.A.S.T. Center for that "I'll tell my partner to call the girls and send them your way for the measurements and thanks Kid" he gives a thumbs up and ends the call.
"Hey, seriously, thanks for this bruh" Miles fistbumps with Kenny who still looks ecstatic about the new task he has in front of him.
"Hey, it's a pleasure and an honor to do this, man!" Kenny thanks Miles, who bids his farewell and jumps off to swing away, leaving Kenny to sigh in contentment "Man, I better start working on those sketches for the dresses!" he then goes home and start working on his new project, starting the Spiders' road to the Hellfire Gala.
THE NIGHT OF THE GALA, AT WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
After all the long work Kenny Kingston put on the outfits for the Spider-Themed heroes, they were ready to show off their style at the Hellfire Gala. Peter and Kitty already arrived at the scene with Kitty decked in Jumbo's dress while Peter was wearing his custom-made 'Spider-Tux'. The design matches Miles' but the colors change: A red blazer with black web patterns, blue pants with the same design, a black shirt underneath and a white bowtie alongside his usual gloves and mask.
"Never thought I'd say this but this is the first time I feel good in a tux and with my mask on" Peter jokes, prompting Kitty to giggle as they walk down the park.
"No matter what you wear, you always look good Hun" Kitty replies "But credit where credit is due, that Kenny Kingston kid really knocked it outta the park" she compliments the attire, giving Peter a new sense of style as Spider-Man.
"What'd I tell ya?" Miles' voice is heard in another point, causing both Peter and Kitty to look up, watching Miles as he lands in front of them wearing his own 'Spider-Tux' "My man Kenny is L-I-T LIT!" he then looks at Kitty "Looking fancy Miss Pryde, toda una señorita bonita" he compliments her in Spanish.
"I'll take that as a compliment so, Gracias" Kitty replies as they walk down towards the area where the media has gathered near the Krakoan Gate.
"WOW, suddenly I'm beginning to understand those Red Carpet Shows… Aunt May loved those ones, especially with Joan Rivers, 'OOOOH! She looks like a roadkill flawsh'd down the twoilet; I could just dwye by looking at hawr'" Peter jokes with his impersonation of the late Joan Rivers, causing Kitty to chuckle.
"Did you just make a Joan Rivers impersonation?" Jessica's voice is heard nearby, announcing her arrival, and alongside her, the rest of the female spiders come, all wearing their brand new dresses inspired by their attires and designed by Kenny.
Jessica has a strapless form fitting dress, mostly red but with the yellow triangle of her hero attire, flowing down her ankles but with slits on both sides of her legs for mobility, as well as fingerless yellow gloves that go all the way up to her elbows and black high heels, accompanied by her typical mask.
Anya's dress is a bit more loose, with two thin straps going to her neck, connected to a choker with a spider pendant and a large white spider on her chest and abdomen with the legs going down on the dress, which actually ends slightly under the knees; she also carries black fingerless gloves that cover up to her elbows and strapped heels covering her ankles, as well as her typical mask and her hair tied up in a bun
Cindy's dress is more of a corset fusion with a long skirt, the corset is white while the skirt is black, both with red web patterns, adding regular-sizedred fingerless gloves and black heeled boots, however her mask resembles Anya's and Jessica's but it's red with black details and her hair being curled.
Gwen's dress is more akin to a 'Prom Type' of dress, strapless with a puffy skirt that goes slightly over her knees, mostly white with black and purple details, adding regular-sized black fingerless gloves and black-and-white Converse boots, with her mask similar to Cindy's but white with purple details and her new hairdo, bringing the undercut style.
"Ladies, you all look Amazing" Peter compliments the freshly arrived women.
"I gotta say, I love my new dress" Cindy comments as she checks her attire.
"Seriously, I can't believe he built this dress out of spared clothes" Gwen comments "Not even my Prom dress was this fabulous"
"By the way, isn't Julia coming?" Anya asks the group but they all shrug their shoulders except Jessica, who provides the answer.
"I called her and her response was, and I quote, I'd rather stick daggers through my brain than spending my time in a party hosted by Emma Frost" Jessica replies, giving them the reason why Julia Carpenter chose to decline the invitation to the Gala.
"But we have arrived" a male voice interrupts the talk, t which Peter gasps in reaction.
"Who invited them?" Peter asks as he sees his clones, Ben Reilly and Kaine, walking towards the group. Both men also carry their own 'Spider-Tuxedos' albeit in their respective color schemes.
Ben's tux has a blue blazer and red pants, both with the black web pattern, a black shirt underneath and a white bowtie while Kaine's tux has a dark red blazer with black web patterns, a red shirt underneath, black pants with red web patterns and a black bowtie.
"I did" Jessica replies "They're part of the group too and I brought them to the Kingston kid for the tuxedos"
"How'd you manage to come all the way from Vegas?" Kitty asks with curiosity.
"Working with Tony gave me frequent flyer miles so if I was gonna spend them, might as well start now" Ben replies, recalling his recent team-ups with Iron Man against Korvac.
"Alright, fine, let's just hope they don't mess around" Peter replies with a hit of frustration since in spite of having worked together against Verna he has not mended fences with either clone.
"Very well then, this is it… Let's do this" Kitty comments, leading the way as the group walks to the Green Carpet and prepares to join the highly expected celebration of mutantkind: The Hellfire Gala.
And here they are folks! Kitty's bringing her beau to the Gala, and the Order of the Web is following suit! So you can expect a lot of things going through the night of the event. Now, before I wrap it up, here are some author notes:
The Kenny Kingston character actually appeared in the "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" series being helped by Miles after dealing with bullies, so I decided to bring him back to the spotlight and make him the Spiders' own Jumbo Carnation.
Also, I decided not to add Julia; I doubt she would've enjoyed the party like the rest did. Teresa is also absent but here is because of her duties with the Agents of Wakanda (although in reality she's watching the livestream with her fellow agents LOL!)
Now, this story was originally conceived as a One-Shot but, just like it happened with the "Ladies Night" one, it got longer as I kept writing it, so now's a 3-parter! Tomorrow comes Chapter 2 and the Finale comes the following day so stay tuned!
NEXT CHAPTER: THE SPIDERS MINGLE! ROMANCES BLOOM! FRIENDSHIPS GROW!