answers to reviewers questions or statements:
rmarcano321: Because out of all of them, Peter has the only actual relationship with Venom.
Master Skywalker 121: No, he wont be joining the Light. Yes Talia will be showing up again.
mr unknow: Not that I'm aware of.
MeteorElDrago: Yes but not out of any kind of malice, it's more of he's unconcerned if the guy he hits can't take a hit from him. Peter's been more or less raised to neutralize a target in the most efficient way possible. If that means killing them, he'll do it. Now, is the League gonna be okay with this? No, but Venom is nothing but a master at not caring.
Omni-Creator Kami of Anime: No the X-Men won't be in this story, or any associated characters like Wanda.
90skid4life: Not in a romantic sense.
Badger10: Yeah, Venom is going to be a less than ideal person to have in on the telepathic link.
Zayden StormVoid: Peter only trusts one person and that's Venom and that's more of being around him for so long and having him literally in his head all the time. Madam Webb isn't with the Justice League, she just asked to tag along to meet with Peter and she will be acting as a sort of mentor to him, at least in helping him further develop his powers. Osborn works with the Light like Black Manta does, he's not a member... yet.
DougDustin: Not really.
DivinebahamutXZ: How about I don't do some so basic like pairing Miss Martian with Peter.
CRUDEN: I guess some people are expecting me to have them hook up within the first three chapters for some reason. Don't know why, I'm more of a long game player than a short one.
TheFoolishDreamer: It'll be a bit until Peter goes full Venom. It'll make the police scene we saw in the Venom movie look like it was committed by a cuddly rabbit in comparison.
superpirece: Yes Catwoman is Helena's mom and the Blockbuster puts Desmond on a similar level to Peter with Venom, not their not equal. And if Venom was in complete control, he would have wrecked Desmond easily.
Optimus Prime: Zatanna will be a little older to match Peter's age.
Biaster: Meh, I hate it when people automatically assume that the main character in my stories are gonna be hooked up with the older woman right out the gate instead of having it build up and have him actually pursue a relationship after he becomes of age.
LL: Venom is gonna troll so hard with these cryptic types. venom's appetite for brains can be stated with chocolate, it apparently contains a similar chemical in it that can be found in brains.
Earthly Entity: What made you think he was a clone? And how could Cadmus be able to erase his memories when Venom can just 're-upload' them back into his mind?
monkiepawn: Yeah, because the Spider-man your thinking of was raised very differently to this one, a Spider-man that's been bonded to Venom for years and has grown accustomed to it's effects on his powers, such as enhancing his strength.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or DC characters seen, mentioned or used.
Peter blinked at the name that Kid Flash said before he glanced back at the elderly woman and quirked his head to the side.
"Madam who huh now?"
"Madam Webb!" Kid Flash said, cutting off anyone else before they could get a word in as he sped in front of Peter with wide eyes and used both arms to gesture towards the elderly woman behind him "The Madam Webb, the mistress of spiders, the seer of fate, the-"
"-Bunch of other useless names come up by news paper reporters and editors with far too much time on their hands" Madam Webb interrupted the yellow clad speedster with a soft smile as she patted Wally on the shoulder "Thank you dear, but I can take it from here. What I have to say is more for Peter here than anyone else"
She than glanced at Batman for a brief second with a weighted gaze that caused the dark night's back to straighten just a little more if that was even possible. With that, Madam Webb turned her attention back to Peter and gestured the super powered teen to follow her a little ways from the rest of the Justice League so that they could speak with a bit more privacy and so the League members who's protégés took part in this little adventure can properly chew their rears out.
"Madam Webb?" Peter said towards the elderly woman as he followed her towards the other end of the sink hole slash crater that was once Cadmus's top side office.
"My real name is Cassandra Webb, but someone somewhere back in the day thought Madam Webb sounded like a good head liner" Madam Webb said with a snort "And they were right... for all of one issue before something more important came along to cater their interests"
Peter nodded at this "Ah"
"I'm sure you'll get an equally ridiculous name soon enough. Everyone dressed oddly and has powers seem to now a days" Madam Webb said with a laugh as she stopped and turned towards Peter "Hmm, I'd say Black Spider, but there's already someone called that and that'd just get confusing too fast"
"Yeah..." Peter said with a frown as he drowned everything out and focused on Venom's mutterings in the back of his mind.
'We shall be know as Venom' Peter's 'Other' said with a scoff in a way that Peter knew that if he could have his chip raised and arms folded, he would 'I refuse to be bonded to someone with such a dumb and unimaginative name such as 'Black Spider'
'Yeah because going by your name is soooo much better' Peter replied with an eye roll 'Also, why does this even matter? I thought the plan was once we got out of Cadmus we'd split? Not join the Justice League, which it's starting to sound like you and this lady want us to do'
'What can I say, fighting people, feeling their bones break under our grasp, their muscles tear from our claws, their screams emanating from the pain we inflect upon them, it's so much fun' Venom said with a dark chuckle.
'Since when you lazy alien?' Peter thought with a frown.
'Since shut up and listen to what the hag in front of us is saying. Sounds important and I'd rather not have to hear this all a second time. I'm semi immortal not semi patient' Venom said.
'How would you know what she's saying is important?' Peter asked.
'I'm basing it off that look on her old wrinkly face, the one that all old 'wise' and 'mystic' people seem to have when they say stuff that's supposed to be really important. Unless she suffers from resting old people face'
'What?'
'Pay attention!'
'Fine, but this conversation is not done by a long shot buddy' Peter snapped with annoyance before he withdrew from the inner parts of his mind that he used to speak with Venom and focused on the world around him and the person speaking before him.
"-As for how I know your name, well I've been told and seen your coming for quite some time now. Since the death of your predecessor, Ezekiel" Madam Webb explained.
"Predecessor?" Peter said with confusion "What do you mean by that? Far as I know, I'm a one of a kind"
'She doesn't mean you and me in that regard boy. You would know if you were paying attention, idiot' Venom stated.
"Yes" Madam Webb said with a nod, unaware of the second conversation the boy before her was having "You see Peter, you are the next in a line of ancient warriors who are responsible for..."
'Ugh, not even three minutes into meeting her and already she's boring me to tears' Venom said with a grumble.
'Stop being rude, she clearly put a lot of time into what she has to tell us' Peter said with a scowl directed towards the alien life form as Madam Webb continued to speak to Peter, taking his silence as a sign that he was giving her his full undivided attention.
Cassandra is willing to admit that she had her reservations about having this boy become the new Center for the Web of Life, but seeing such concentration on the boy, how he grasped on to every word she said with uncanny focus and understanding, it started to put some of those doubts to rest. He was already taken this whole thing far better than Ezekiel did when she first told him of his role as the Center for the Web of Life, an ancient title and position held by an even more ancient and powerful warriors. She was starting to see what the Master Weaver had apparently seen in this child and perhaps would continue to surprise her and her eventual successor.
If only she knew the real reason for his silence... she'd be asking the Master Weaver to try again in picking a Center for the Web of Life.
'And why the hell is she wearing sun glasses at night?' Venom said with confusion as he noticed the covered woman's eyes 'It's not that bright out'
'Maybe it's a fashion thingy' Peter said with a mental shrug.
'A stupid one, almost as stupid as wearing sandals with a lab coat' Venom said with a snicker.
'And have a pony tail' Peter agreed with a grin under his mask before he saw that Madam Webb was still talking 'Oh crap, she's still talking?'
'Has been for a while now. She was going on about you being part of some old mystic cosmic warrior caste but now she's on this tantric energy and chaos energy crap and how their the life blood of some big cosmic web thing and how you can harness said energy' Venom said in a bored tone 'While we're on that, I'm still hungry'
'Oh my god, would you just wait? I'll get us some chocolate later you fat alien' Peter said with a mental groan.
'Oh Knull forbid you tell someone to shut if with their life story or whatever so not to appear rude. If it's so important, they can tell us later' Venom grumbled before he gave the impression he was grinning to Peter 'Let's just bite her head off and be done with it. Sure it'll be a little leathery because of how old she is but meh. Better than fresh out of the womb infant, all mush and little flavor. Come on, we can get a few good chunks down before anyone here can stop us'
'Okay first of all, no. Second of all, eww and third of all... no' Peter said with a shake of his head.
'I want food now dammit!' Venom hissed.
'And you'll get it when the old lady with odd fashion sense looks like she's done' Peter said before he decided to refocus on whatever it was that Madam Webb was saying.
"-You'll have a long road ahead of you my boy and I cannot promise it'll be easy" Madam Webb said as she placed a comforting hand on Peter's shoulder "But I know you'll do Amazingly. And you will not be alone, I can promise you that"
Peter blinked as he realized that he tuned in at the literal end to the conversation "Oh, uh, thanks. That uh, that means a lot"
At least Peter thinks it does. For all he knows, she was talking about how he's going to die in agony and it'll get worse once he reaches the afterlife.
Madam Webb smiled warmly and nodded before she reached into her sleeve and pulled out a small card and handed it to Peter. The teen took it and looked it over to see it was an address to some kind of tea shop located out in Queens New York. Peter frowned at this before he glanced up at Madam Webb with confusion under his mask.
"Uhh, thank you?"
"You can find me there should you ever need to talk" Madam Webb said as she patted Peter on the head "Don't be a stranger dear"
"Sure thing..." Peter said as had the card stored in Venom by having the suit absorb it to keep it safe.
With her task complete, Madam Webb turned towards Giovanni Zatara and nodded towards the accomplished mage "All right than, I'm ready to go"
Zatara blinked at this before he cleared his throat "I'm sorry Madam Webb, but I was going to help the League transport the man Desmond to-"
"They have two Green Lanterns that can do that young man" Madam Webb huffed "Now make a circle and take me home. I left a kettle of tea out that I wish to finish before it goes cold"
Zatara blinked at this "Wouldn't it be better if I just make you a portal and-"
"No!" Madam Webb suddenly yelled before she caught herself and cleared her throat "No, my body's a bit too old to take that kind of transportation anymore"
Zatara sighed at this "Yes Madam Webb... I'm starting to see why Nelson complained about you so much"
The elder woman nodded as she turned back to Peter and gave him one last parting smile before she approached the circle that Zatara conjured up for them to ride back to Madam Webb's home. Peter watched her go before he glanced at the others and saw that Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash were explaining to the League what just happened here and why they were there even to begin with in the first place.
'So, now what?' Venom asked as he and Peter noticed a few of the League members give the pair odd looks at parts of the story where he was involved.
'I guess get to meeting my Aunt that Dubbliex mentioned' Peter said as he watched both green Lanterns, some silver chrome colored guy with a red shape on his chest and Hawkman and Hawkwoman depart to escort the mutated Desmond off to god knows where to be examined while Zatara escorted Madam Webb back to New York, all the while looking less than happy as she began to pester the man about his daughter and how she was doing, was she with anyone and when she was going to be brought over again.
'Can't wait...' Venom said with a growl 'What are you going to lead with? Hi, I'm your long lost thought to be dead nephew oh and I have the powers of a spider and a several hundred year old alien attached to me!'
'...'
'...'
'...Let's start with 'hi I'm your long lost nephew' and go from there' Peter thought with a sigh as he glance back at the group of teens and their mentors 'As soon as we find a way to get out of here. Assuming they lest us leave'
'They will, or we'll just start ripping their heads off and feed them to their loved ones and watch them throw their mutilated brains up after having them jammed down their throats' Venom giggled darkly.
Peter blinked at this before his shoulders slumped 'Venom, why did I have to be bonded to you?'
'Grrr, just be gland you weren't given to my child. You'd go insane from how warped the little monster is. I'm a saint in comparison'
'Yeah, I'm sure he or she is sooo much worse than you' Peter thought with an eye roll.
The day that Peter meets a symbiote that's even worse than Venom when he's hungry and cranky is the day that Peter will eat a raw brain.
...
"So Rob, how much trouble are we in?" Kid Flash asked after the teens gave the League a rundown of what happened since they infiltrated Cadmus and discovered both Superboy and the teen called Peter Parker.
Helena hummed in thought as she glanced over at her father who was in a muted conversation with Red Tornado, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Flash, Aquaman and Guardian. Where he came from was anyone's guess, he apparently made his way back to the surface somehow around the time Robin and Kid Flash were explaining to her father and Flash about how they were overpowered by Superboy on their first meeting. Speaking of which, she looked over to where Superman, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter were, having their own conversation about Superboy no doubt.
"Well, Batman didn't growl too much during our explanation, so I'd say not too much. At least you guys. I know I'm gonna hear about this when we get back to Gotham" the third barer of the Robin mantle said with a depressed sigh.
Wally winced at this "Yeaaaah I do not envy you right now"
"I'm more curious on what they are going to do about Superboy and Peter" Kaldur said as he glanced at the Kryptonian clone and the black clad teen who was still a bit of ways from the rest but watching them all with those oddly expressive white lenses of his.
In all honesty, Kaldur was beginning to wonder if that really isn't a suit the teen was wearing but his actual skin. Helena assured him it wasn't, stating his mouth movements say he has a fully developed jaw underneath and his peripherals don't seem to match the range his white 'eyes' seem to have. How she was able to put all that together was beyond him but he was willing to trust her judgement, she was rarely wrong.
"Well Superboy's got Superman" Kid Flash said as he scratched the back of his head "That Peter guy, yeah I'm drawing a blank on him"
"We'll figure something out with him" Helena said with a nod as she glanced at the black clad teen "I doubt Batman is gonna let a guy like him run loose on his own. Too many people out there would love to have someone like him under their control"
"Like Luthor?" Kid Flash asked.
Helena nodded as more names flashed through her mind "Or Ra's, Osborn, Waller, Bane, Deathstroke-"
"Okay we get it, lots of super power hungry psychopaths want a guy that's apparently on par with a Superman clone or Atlantean" Kid Flash interrupted with a sigh.
"And that's just individuals" Helena said with a shrug "I can also give you the names of a few countries that'd love to slice him up and see how they can replicate him on a larger scale"
"Let's hope that it never comes down to that" Kaldur said before he noticed Superboy was looking at Superman talk to Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter.
Manhunter noticed the audience and placed a hand on Superman's shoulder and nodded towards the super powered teens, or more specifically the teen with an 'S' on his chest. The Man of Steels stood there for a moment, unmoving before a look from Wonder Woman caused him to sigh and turn towards the four. Superman approached the group until he came to a stop in front of Superboy and stared at him with a look that wasn't nervous but it wasn't quite as confident as it usually was. Even the tone he spoke in held the odd departure from the norm as the Man of Steel spoke to... his clone.
"We'll uh... we'll figure something out for you. The League will I mean. For now..." the Man of Steel paused as he tired to think of something else to say "I better make sure they... het that Blockbuster creature squared away"
And with that, Superman turned and took off into the air, leaving behind the teens.
"Wow..." Helena said with a blink "Throw a kid in the guy's lap and he's so overwhelmed he can't even be in the say state as them. God help us all if Lex figures that out"
"I'll say. Wonder how Kara will react when she meets him" Kid Flash said with a nod before he noticed Batman, Flash and Aquaman approaching them and paled at the looks on their faces "Uh oh..."
"Cadmus will be investigated" Batman said, getting straight to the point "All fifty two levels. But let's make one thing clear-"
"You should have called" Flash interrupted with a look of disapproval towards the teens.
Batman glanced at the fastest man alive with his version of annoyance before he turned his attention back to the group of superpowered teens and his daughter with a glare "End results aside, we are not happy"
"Are you ever?" Helena muttered under her breath, thought not quiet enough for her father to hear, whose glare darkened even further.
"You hacked Justice League systems" the Dark Knight said, placing extra emphasis on 'You' when looking at his daughter "Disobeyed orders and endangered lives. You will not being doing this again"
"I'm sorry, but we will"
Helena blinked at the sound of Kaldur's voice and turned towards him with surprise, a look that was mirrored on Wally's face. It took some serious courage to talk back to the Batman when he was in a mood. The only people that Helena knew that dared to were her mom, Alfred and Jason, though the latter did so out of spite if anything else. Aquaman didn't seem to like the tone he read in his protegee's tone and frowned at the young Atlantean.
"Aqualad, stand down" he ordered.
"Apologies my king... but no" Aqualad said with a small bow of his head before looking back towards the ruler of Atlantis who quirked his brow in surprise at the insubordination "We did great work here tonight. The work you trained us to do. Together on our own, we forged something powerful. Important"
"If this is about your treatment at the hall, the three of you-" the Flash began before he was interrupted by Kid Flash.
"The five of us. And it's not"
"Batman..." Helena said as she stepped forward and with a deep breath looked her father up in the eye with a steely expression "You and the others didn't take us in for the hell of it, or because you thought it made you look cooler. You took us in, trained us, guided us to stand with you one day, not only as equals but as your successors, to continue the fight. Well, this is us doing just that. Is it a little earlier than what any of you had planned? Probably, but it's happened. I understand your less than happy about it, but..."
"Why let them tell us what to do?" Superboy said in an angered tone, still unhappy with Superman's reaction to him. He stepped forward and glared at the assembled heroes "It's simple. Either get on board, or get out of the way"
"I want it on record, I'm not with them. I literally just met them like an hour or two ago" Peter said as he took a few steps back with his hands raised "If yall feel like bating the ever loving hell out of them, go for it. Just please leave me alone. I bruise easily"
"Dude, the heck?!" Kid Flash said as he turned towards the teen with a look of disbelief "Why you bailing on us? Especially now?"
"Cause you guys clearly like to start fights, something I'm against" Peter said with a frown before he pointed towards the League "Also, I am not getting on these guys bad side when I've literally haven't been up here in years. Plus when Desmond finally regains consciousness, I want to laugh at him and let him know that on top of beating him, just last week I slipped water from a urinal into his coffee"
'I can already imagine the look on is face when we tell him. I hope you have a camera so we can get a picture' Venom snickered.
'I will go to my grave with that being one of my crowing achievements in life' Peter agreed with a silent chuckle.
Helena couldn't stop the snort that escaped "You did what?"
"You heard me" Peter said as he turned towards the young hero "Wasn't easy, but thankfully the doc liked to drink his coffee with as much cream and sugar as humanly possible, so the taste was covered up"
Helena smirked a little at this "I gotta remember that one"
"Leave credit where credit is due and you can" Peter said with a nod towards the girl as he turned on his heel "Now if anyone needs me, I'm gonna head for New York and meet someone that I didn't even know was alive, let alone existed until all like an hour ago by some creepy mind reading horn guy"
"And how do you intend to get there kid?" Green Arrow spoke up with an amused look on his face.
"I'll think of something" Peter said with a shrug "I always do"
'More like I do and you take credit for it' Venom growled in annoyance.
"Well, if you heading for New York I think you should know your heading in the wrong direction" Black Canary said with a small grin as she folded her arms across her chest.
Peter stopped mid-step and turned towards the blonde before he looked back in the direction he was going and shrugged "Meh, the world's round. I'm sure I'll get there eventually. Maybe. Kinda. Hopefully"
"We can give you a lift" Robin offered before she shot a glare towards Batman "I owe you for saving my life after all"
The Dark Knight scowled at the look his child was giving him before Green Arrow spoke up.
"Wait, he's trying to get to New York, right?" the archer asked with confusion on his face.
"Yes" Peter said with annoyance "That's the topic for this whole conversation"
"And Madam Webb lives in New York, right?" Green Arrow said as he looked around at the other heroes, seeing if they would catch on.
"Uh yeah?" Kid Flash said with a frown.
"Well then why didn't she take him with her?" Green Arrow pointed towards Peter who's lenses widened at this before his shoulders slumped.
"...Well, looks like my urinal water in the cup prank is due for a sequel, this time with tea"
'And then we can bite her head off and eat it'
'Oh my god, would you stop!'
...
Four Days later...
...
Mount Justice, July 8, 08:04 am...
Peter was not a happy camper at the moment.
After his escape and 'team-up with a few sidekicks at Cadmus back in Washington, Peter had hoped that he'd be given a ride back to New York where he then could introduce himself to his long lost Aunt, even if he was the one that was technically lost, and go on about his life like the past ten years were all some sort of bad dream. Instead, he was taken to the Hall of Justice where he spent the better part of three days being examined and studied like some sort of rat, asked a ton of questions about what Cadmus had been doing as far as he knew and what exactly was he. The only highlight from the whole affair was when the Flash tried to cut a piece of Venom off Peter's arm to analyze after picking up odd readings from it. Venom reacted accordingly by sending a barbed tendril out of Peter's shoulder and nearly impaled the scarlet speedster.
And now he was standing in some mountain overlooking the ocean with a black shirt that Venom changed into, black jeans that were also Venom and a pair of black shoes that were again made of Venom with over half the Justice League and Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Superboy, this time dressed in regular clothing instead of their 'other clothes'. At least, Aqualad, Kid Flash and Superboy's clothing was normal, Robin was dressed in a purple blouse that screamed expensive, gold ear rings, black aviator sunglasses, black pants, opened toed heels and some kind if designer handbag.
'Weird, I thought she'd be goth or something' Peter thought as he found himself staring at the lone female of the group.
'Weird how much you keep looking at her like you've never seen a female before' Venom snickered.
'Not one my age' Peter said with a scowl on his face as he tore his eyes from Robin before she noticed his gaze on her... again.
Venom hummed at this as Batman approached the five with an unreadable expression on his face and stared at them all for a moment before he began to pace before them while Red Tornado, Black Canary, Aquaman, Flash and Hawkman stood behind him, watching.
"This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League. We're calling it into service again" Batman revealed to the teens as the rest of the League busied themselves with getting the old stronghold up and running again.
"Oh joy, we get the League's hand me downs" Helena said with an eye roll that caused her father to glare at her in annoyance before he took a silent breath and resumed his pacing.
"Since you Five are determined to stay together-"
"I have no say in the matter. If I did, I'd be gone by now" Peter interrupted dryly as he looked around the cave as various members of the Justice League added, modified and improved the systems that were going to be needed to utilize the cave again.
"Shut up" Batman gritted his teeth at teen's interruption.
"And now I'm having my right to speak taken from me, pfft some heroes you people are" Peter said with a scoff, causing Helena to snicker again.
"How come you laugh at half the things he says but for me you just roll your eyes or tell me to shut up?" Wally frowned at Helena as she struggled to regain her composure.
"Because he's actually funny" Helena said with a grin.
Wally stared at the dark haired girl with a blank expression "Riiiiight…"
"As I was saying" Batman said with a growl of annoyance at the teens "Red Tornado has volunteered to live here and be your supervisor. Black Canary will handle your training, while I will deploy you on missions"
"Real missions?" Helena said with a frown as she folded her arms across her chest "Because with you there's a difference between 'missions' and 'missions'. One involves taking on actual bad guys or stopping some evil plot while the other is a waste of time or some overly complicated training exercise that you simply could have condensed down to a damn training session"
"They will be real missions" Batman said with a frown "But covert"
"The League will handle the obvious stuff" Flash said before he pointed towards his chest "There's a reason why we have these big targets on our chests"
"Really? I thought it was to help you remember who you are after getting hit in the head so many times" Peter said with a snicker before suddenly Venom formed a white spider symbol very similar to Madam Webb's spider on his chest. Peter stared down at the symbol with a scowl 'Oh your hilarious'
'I try'
"Man, how do you do that?" Kid Flash asked as he leaned in towards Peter's shirt and poked at it "Make it change like that? Is this suit of your connected to your brain through a series of implanted nodes that allow it to react based on your thoughts and the material it has available?"
"I wish I knew, so that way I could get it to stop" Peter said dryly as he batted Kid Flash's hand away "Also no touchy"
'I don't remember you complaining about no touchy when that girl over there put her hand on your shoulder and lightly squeezed it to see how much muscle you were packing' Venom observed.
'She wasn't weird about it' Peter defended.
'Suuuuure' Venom said before he seemed to shiver 'Hmmm...'
'What is it?' Peter said with a frown.
'Martians' Venom said with a level of distaste 'Two of them, behind us'
Peter turned and looked over his shoulder to see Martian Manhunter step more into the light with a young teenage girl with green skin, red hair and dressed in a white short sleeved version of Manhunter's top, a blue skirt, blue gloves and boots and a equally blue cape that reached down to her waist beside him. The rest of the team turned and followed Peter's gaze and saw the red head as well.
"This is Martian Manhunter's niece" Batman revealed "Miss Martian"
"H-Hi" the red head said with a small wave and a nervous smile on her face.
"I'm liking this gig more every minute" Kid Flash said with a elbow bump towards Robin who rolled her eyes under her glasses.
"Of course you are" she said as Wally stepped forward and introduced himself.
"Hey, welcome aboard. I'm Kid Flash, the stereotypical rich girl behind me is Robin, the tall dark and cool guy is Aqualad, but it's cool if you forget their names" the red head said with a grin.
"I'm honored to be included" Miss Martian said as she clasped her hands together and gave the team a more friendly smile.
As Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash walked over towards the young Martian Teen, Peter felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Batman looking at him with a stony expression.
"You and I need to talk" he said in a tone that brokered no room for argument.
Peter frowned at this "Uh, okay?"
The Dark Knight gestured for the teen to follow him while the rest had their attention on the newest addition to the team. The two left the main hall of the complex and wandered down a random hall before the dark knight stopped and turned back towards Peter and folded his arms across his chest.
"I want to speak to you about... your other half" Batman said as he stared at Peter with a hard look.
Peter quirked a brow at this "My what?"
"Guardian told me about your 'suit'" the Dark Knight gestured to Peter's person "About what it was, or at least, what he's been told about it and what he's seen it accomplish. And then there's the few files I was able to recover from Cadmus about it before they were deleted"
'That little snitch sold us out' Venom hissed in annoyance 'Let's go find him and eat both of his arms and legs and then throw him into a lake and watch him drown'
'It was bound to get out eventually. I'm just curious on how much this guy knows about you' Peter thought with a scowl as he folded his arms across his chest "What about it?"
"Can you control it?" Batman inquired with a frown.
"Gee, I don't know. Let me ask it for permission to tell you that" Peter said with an eye roll, causing the caped crusader to growl at him "Hey, if I didn't have it under control, you'd all would know. Trust me, it'd be obvious if I didn't"
"That's not good enough!" Batman snapped as he took a step towards Peter who in turn had Venom manifest around him and cover him in an near instant.
Batman paused as he was now staring into the blank white lenses of Peter's 'suit', his hand drifting towards his belt as the two stared one another down. Tension filled the air between the two as they waited for one another to make the next move before Helena's voice broke through and gained both of their attention.
"Oh my god, would you stop!" Helena said as she marched over and glared up at her dad with narrowed eyes "Yes Batman we get it, your big mean and scary and need to act tough to compensate for your lack of powers. Now stop trying this weird establishing of dominance thing before I tell Catwoman! God, this is exactly why I can't go anywhere with you!"
"Yeah, what she said" Peter said with a nod as Venom retracted back into his body as Helena grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the scowling dark knight "Also, who's Catwoman?"
As Batman watched his daughter pull Peter away, the shirt the boy was wearing formed a small clawed hand that waved at him before it proceeded to flip him off while a small pair of white tear drop shaped eyes formed above the hand along with a tooth filled maw that contorted into a grin before it faded away and the hand retracted as Peter and Helena turned a corner and vanished from the Dark Knight's line of sight, leaving him to his thoughts...
...
And done.
Next chapter, Meeting Aunt May and gaining a 'secret identity'... Venom does not approve.