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The best thing about being Spider-Chick (Stupid name but that's what they were sticking with until someone thought up of something better) was getting to swing around the city with her brother and best friend. It was the closest thing to flight she'd achieve and Penny envied Raven for her ability to fly. But that wasn't important, what was important was the fact she was called SPIDER CHICK and it was lame. So lame that even J.J. Jameson agreed in an editorial and he didn't even LIKE Spider-Chick or spiderman.

Penny called out as she turned a corner, "Hey Raven!"

"Yes Penny?"

"What do you think I should be called? Spider-Chick is kinda lame."

Raven laughed and swooped after Penny, "Kinda? It IS lame!"

"I know, which is why I need a new name. I'm thinking Super Spider or Better-Than-Spiderman!"

Peter called out from behind them, "Hey!"

The goth girl chuckled at Peter before responding, "You don't HAVE to have Spider in the name Penn. You could be Recluse or Brown Widow, since Black Widow is taken."

Peter suggested as he swung by them, "Or you could be Charlotte or Webby!"

Raven gave Peter a funny look, "Isn't Webby the name of that girl from Darkwing Duck?"

"Yeah bu-CRAP!" as the group travelled between buildings, the web suddenly snapped and Peter plummeted towards the ground

Penny shrieked and swung down to catch him, Raven not far behind. She managed to snag her brother just before he hit traffic and pulled him up into the air, "Are you okay Peter?!"

He let out a shaky laugh, "Yeah, thanks to you. Never thought my baby sister would save me" he motioned towards a large office building "Toss me that way, will ya?"

She threw her brother at the building, "Only by five minutes!"

Raven sounded concerned, "Seriously guys, how did that happen? Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the webbing usually stronger than tha-YIPE!"

Something yanked Raven backwards, throwing her temporarily off course, and a strange voice called out mockingly, "Fun science fact of the day: Some spiders eat other spiders, such as the Portia Jumping Spider! Maybe Spider-Chick should call herself that, if she survives."

Raven managed to right herself and flipped around on her back, pointing up at the roof of a building, "Look!"

A man (presumably from the voice) dressed in a black spider suit with goggles and a red spider on the chest, was pointing a large gun at them and waved cheerfully, "Hey kids!" He fired the gun at them and the orange ammo whizzed by with a familiar scream.

Peter groaned, "Goblin Tech! Just what we needed" He called to Black Spider, "Never thought the Green Goblin would take on my look! Really I'm flattered."

Black Spider liked this kid already. Finally, some quips, "Well you know what they say: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Though I just HATE to disappoint you, I'm not the Green Goblin. I thought it'd be dramatic irony if your greatest enemy's weapon took you and those cuties there out."

Penny clearly made a face under her mask, "Ewwww! You're like, 30!"

Raven snickered, "More like 35, am I right?"

"Actually I'm 19. Thank you for that confidence booster ladies." With that he fired at Penny, again missing. Peter caught the bomb as it went by with his webbing and threw it at Black Spider, who dove away swearing loudly. Peter yelled, "That's for hitting on my sister! She is but a child! Have you no SHAME?!"

His sister snapped, "Five freakin MINUTES Spiderman!"

Raven shouted, "AZARATH METRION ZETHOS" and fired black shots at Black Spider, one catching him in the shoulder and the others missing.

"You witch!" He fired a bomb at Raven, who blocked it easily "Oh..."

Raven snorted as Peter knocked him over with a kick, "Yeah. Oh."

The three teens approached him. Penny said excitedly, "Raven, YOU should quip!"

Peter agreed, "Yes! Quip!" None of them noticed Black Spider laughing to himself

Raven sighed, "Fine..." she pointed at the villain "I guess this is where you go to the insect house at the zoo!"

The Parker sister looked confused "But...Raven Spiders aren't insects. They're like scorpions, I think they're Arcane ids."

Her brother sighed, "Arachnids SC, Arachnids."

Raven shrugged, "Close enough."

The twins chorused "No its not!"

"Well kiddies, its been fun" They turned to see Black Spider holding a round object in his hand, "Have fun diffusing this bomb! I hear it'd take out half a city block."

With that he dropped it and swung out and away. The teens ran to the bomb and read 00:23 SECONDS. Penny immediately panicked, "Spiderman, how do we diffuse a bomb?! I don't know how to do that!"

Peter turned to Raven, "I don't suppose you could toss it into a wormhole?"

"I could but it might kill some interdimensional beings and screw up spacetime, which breaks several interdimensional/intergalactic laws."

He sighed and knelt beside it, "Guess we'll have to eenie meenie the thing" He pried open the side and the timer immediately ran to zero.

Raven grabbed Penny and yanked her up into the air, "See ya Pete!"

Peter rolled his eyes, "Oh thanks a lot Rae. You do realize its not detonated right?"

"Oh" the girl sheepishly lowered herself to the ground, "Right."

The bomb popped open with a burst of confetti, causing the teens to flinch. Black Spider's voice played through the speakers, "Congratulations from myself and my boss for surviving your first encounter! You may not be so lucky the next time..."

"However, we didn't just give you a scare for fun, oh no! This is a message from my boss: Next time you're out playing dress up and you see either Black Spider or some other mid to high tier villain around, say Slade Raven stiffened at this, "You look the other way. My boss has plans, BIG PLANS and some people need to die and some things need to get destroyed for those plans to go through. Don't mess with us kids."

"With that, have a LOVELY rest of your evening catching pickpockets and helping little old ladies across the street!"

Peter carefully picked it up and examined the casing, "This looks like Vibranium but I'm not sure..."

Raven snapped, "Parker we just received a clear threat and you're wondering about the bomb casing?!"

"It might be a clue to who this is...the clue is that they are either with the black market or buy things from it, because vibranium is not what you call a commercially sold item."

Penny said sarcastically, "Oh so that just narrows it down to EVERY BAD GUY EVER."

"Excuse me for trying SpiderGal!"

"I REFUSE to answer to that!"

Raven got between them, "Look, I know people. Follow me and we can go get answers."

A few minutes later, the teens were standing in an alley as Raven flew around, mumbling to herself, "Not here...No..."

Penny looked around nervously and said, "Rae, I don't mean to rush you but this is a super unsafe place, its late, and it smells funny. Can we leave?"

"Where does it smell funny?"

"By Peter."

"Oh same to you!"

Raven sighed and pushed Peter out of the way, "Really you two..." She opened the side door and walked in, "Come on guys."

The room they were in was cramped but Raven didn't seem to notice as she was putting her eyes to a hole. She then looked at them, "Something freaky is about to happen, don't panic."

The room suddenly was awash in light and the twins screamed.

"I SAID DON'T PANIC!"

In a moment they were standing in a hallway. L'gann, possibly Nightwing, and a green kid were standing in front of them. Raven sighed, "Welcome to Young Justice. Lets talk to Nightwing." She floated into the room the twins following her.

Peter shouted frantically at Raven as they walked in, "What, where, how! WHAT. WHAAAT."

Penny was in shock and repeatedly squeaked, "Help" she looked at L'gann, "Help."

"Um..." He awkwardly patted her on the head, "There, there Spiderchick."

She leaned on him and whimpered, "Help."

Nightwing gave Penny a concerned look as she went by, "Raven, I think you might have broken her."

"She's fine."