So let's continue shall we?
Geass Directorate
"Mr. Thompson, everything you see, and hear from now on is of the utmost classified in the Britannian army. If you speak of any of this outside of this facility you will be court-marshaled and sentenced to death, you have been warned."The man in the dark lavender robes spoke, Flash nodded attentively. He was not new to classified information, but he understood the reason.
"I understand, sir."The man in front of him thanked him before leaving the room, he was alone.
Flash sat up and still, he had no idea why he was brought here, but he still obliged. This was an order from the top, who was he to say no? He was a soldier, and he never questioned orders…well, only once.
The door into his waiting room opened and walking through the door was Charles zi Britannia.
"Your highness!"Flash bowed as much as he could, it was almost pathetic seeing a handicapped man bow. But Flash stuck it out, this was the king!
"Rise, soldier," Flash sat straight up again, looking at Charles in the eye. "Do you know why you are here, Captain Thompson?"
"No sir, I was instructed to follow orders given to me by my Commanding Officer."Flash curtly responded.
"Follow me, and I will show you what you are here for."Charles moved out the door and Flash followed behind him.
"When I was a young boy, the royal family was no stranger to backstabbing, lies, and cheats. Those who called themselves family were actually enemies who killed to take the throne. My mother was a victim of this, and from that day on I swore to take the throne. I used the tactics of my enemies. Lying, cheating, killing. Nothing was beyond me. After I took the throne I founded this order, with it I dealt with the more unruly and unusual aspects of society. I am hoping you can help me with a particular problem I've been having."
Flash listened as the two of them watched over this secret base from an office window high above. So this was his secret police? Flash never considered it, why have a secret police when the kings very Knights were above the law? But Flash didn't question his king; he was just a soldier after all.
"Sir, if I can. What do you expect me to do? I'm…unfit for duty."Suddenly his legs (or lack thereof) felt a lot more sensitive than a minute ago.
"Alone you can do nothing; you are like a babe needing its parent to care for it. One may consider you dead. But with the right resource you may yet live again. The only question is, will you accept my offer?"
"Yes sir."Flash was not hesitant, if his king asked he would obey.
"So optimistic for a man who does not know what contract he's signing."Charles chuckled.
"I'm yours to command sir."
Charles looked at him for a moment longer before moving to his desk. "Mr. Thompson, I present you with the means to not only walk again, but to serve again." A few taps on the desks surface provided a hologram of…well Flash didn't know what it was.
"Sir?"
"I want you to kill Spider-Man."
Flash didn't know what to say, he was stunned.
"You said you were mine to command. So I give you an order, kill Spider-Man. He has been a thorn in the side of Britannia, and I believe he means to kill me."
"Kill you?"The accusation was strong, it wasn't lightly said that someone planned to commit regicide.
"Yes that's what I said."
"But why me? I'm just a soldier, your Knights are better prepared-"
"My Knights have better issues to fix and I doubt they would kill him. They simply cannot beat him. Which is why I would choose you, you have the necessary DNA to kill Spider-Man."
"Is that the weapon?"Flash pointed to the thing that was being projected.
"Yes, this is Venom. A symbiote that was once bonded to a man named Eddy Brock, he died years ago. It itself is a weapon of untapped potential, able to change its shape to best suit the scenario. The scientists here have been searching for a candidate, that candidate is you ."
Stark Mansion
Tony was used to being the center of attention but this was a bit much. Who knew revealing themselves as a super hero was exhausting. A sea of reporters crowded the front gate of his mansion in California, all trying to get an interview with him.
"J.A.R.V.I.S. shoot out a load of extinguisher foam to get rid of the racket outside will you?"
"Yes sir. Also Schneizel called; do you want me to patch him through your T.V.?"
Tony thought about it, and decided against it. "No, keep him waiting, right now I'm busy. J.A.R.V.I.S., play some tunes for me, I got some creativity to work out."
A.S.E.E.C. Command
Suzaku had little in the way of experience in Brittanian parties, so when he was surprised by the entire Special Division it was very awkward for him.
"What's all this for Lloyd?"Suzaku asked.
"Well my boy, you single handedly proven that we are useful and worth the pay. More funding means we can keep the Lancelot running, which means you can still pilot, which means we all aren't fired. Hip hip!"Lloyd threw his hands in his usual flamboyant ways.
"Consider this the first of many successful missions. You did extremely well out there."Cecile chimed in after Lloyd.
"Thanks but I didn't save anyone."Suzaku wasn't worthy of the praise, that all went to Spider-Man.
"True, but you destroyed the cannon where many others couldn't. That alone proves you're an Ace pilot. Relax and have fun Suzaku, you've earned it."Cecile grabbed a piece of cake that was sitting on a nearby table and pushed it onto Suzaku. He guessed this was as good a time to get acquainted with parties.
Ashford Academy
Who knew one week was long enough to forget a hostage situation?
Miles sat in the student council room with his friends, who not too long ago had a gun pointed to their head. And none of them knew he was the one who saved them. But did they consider Spider-Man their hero or Zero? Miles wasn't necessarily jealous, but Miles didn't think himself a fan. In the time since the Kawaguchi hotel, he's stopped drug dens and fought for justice, was that not enough? How was he one to judge? Miles was fighting outside the law too; it'd be hypocritical…wouldn't it?
And then there was Kallen, she was a Black Knight! He recognized her from her hair back during the Shinjuku Ghetto. Could he rat her out? But she was his friend…or was it just a cover? But then that asked the question, why is she here? If the Black Knights could recruit Britannians, who else was involved? Maybe-
"Miles!"A newspaper swatted him on the head and brought his train of thought back to the present.
Miles looked up from the paperwork he'd been mindlessly working on for the last 30 minutes. Milly stood beside him leaning towards him with a mild annoyance.
"Oh, uh, sorry Milly I was just thinking. What did you say?"Milly continued to show her disapproval but backed off.
"Well now that I have the audience of all our members, I have a little announcement. Next week I will be gone for a dinner."Milly explained.
"Is it with that stupid Earl again? Ugh I hate that guy."Rivalz said.
"Lloyd is a smart man; he's not too bad when you get to know him. Anyways I am going out to dinner and Miles you are invited."Milly handed him a mail with his name on it.
"Me? Why me?"Miles asked.
"Well for one I wanted a plus one," Behind her Rivalz could be heard groaning at his misfortunate fate, "And secondly Lloyd wanted you, said he like to talk with you." Milly handed him an envelope, when Miles tore it open he could see his name written in cursive. From the note alone Miles could guess wherever he was being treated wasn't just a casual affair.
"Thanks, I guess. I don't think I packed a fancy outfit though, just my uniform."Miles looked down to his black and gold Ashford uniform, one quick glance told him all he needed to know, this wouldn't be a suitable outfit.
"Leave that to me, just come by my place and I'll make you look like a million bucks!"Milly winked at him before continuing on with her work, when it came to fashion who better to look to then Milly Ashford?
In between the vigilantism, the student council (thanks Lelouch), and drawing up more tags (note: definitely not graffiti) Miles depended on one source of entertainment to take his mind off of the confusing politics that was Area 11.
"Miles! Welcome back, I was beginning to wonder when you'd come."Jacob strolled from behind a science table meeting Miles halfway.
Jacob Connors hadn't been Miles most confident vote for: New Friend, but he certainly fit that role. They shared some interests, music being one of them, but Miles figured it was Jacobs new project that fascinated Miles the most.
"Sorry I was late, student council and all. We're still booking caterers for the dance, then Shirley and Milly talked about the press not letting them leave the school…it's been a weird two weeks. So how has your little gecko project been going?"Miles sat on a table.
"It's Lizard, not-I know you're trying to get a rise out of me."Jacob sighed before pulling out a laptop from a bag on the side of his wheelchair. He planted it on the table and quickly pulled up his Lizard project.
"I have simulating the effect; program shows a 100% match! I mean, there are a few kinks in the works a better binding agent perhaps or stronger dosage but it's been going great! Just a matter of time before we get to living trials."The anticipation on Jacobs face was not lost on Miles.
He understood why he wanted this project to work; wouldn't anyone want to walk again?
Elsewhere in Ashford, Lelouch had plans for the night, namely the busting of another drug smuggling ring. He needed to prepare for The Black Knights, but before that it was putting Nunnally to bed.
Lelouch gave a short sigh before pushing the door open to his home.
"And look who finally came back."Lelouch's heart spiked up and analyzed the situation before him.
Milly, Nunnally, and C.C. all sat in his dining room having tea served by Sayako. Lelouch couldn't tell if fate had it out for him or he had been careless, either way he hated the situation in front of him.
"Big brother is that you? Miss C.C., Milly, and I have been having a wonderful conversation, when Miss C.C. said you had a future together I didn't expect it to be full of Bond…"
"Nunnally! What did I say about respecting ones privacy? Lelouch is a young man; there is nothing wrong with what he and C.C. do together. Even if that includes some very passionate privacy."By this point the blood from drained from his face and the implications had hit him like a truck going full speed, so Sayako's words were absolutely lost to him.
He glanced over to C.C., her face neutral but a quick shake of her head told him exactly what he needed to know.
"Milly, did you come here looking for me?"Lelouch tried to derail this fiasco. For a moment he contemplated using Geass on Sayako and Milly but that brought up two problems. Name, his sister Nunnally and the moral ethicacy of Geassing people so close to him. He wondered for a moment if his disregard of the latter to be worrying.
"Oh yes, I was, then I met this lovely young woman."She pointed to C.C. who had quietly drank her tea. "And I just had to know, which one of you are the su..."Sayako's obvious cough told Milly when to stop.
"Well anyway I wanted to talk, but I forgot to hold you after the council meeting today so I came over here. Miss C.C. was walking around like she owned the place and I was about to kick her out, thinking she was just another one of your stalkers…"Milly was interrupted.
"Lelouch gets stalkers?"Nunnally asked.
"…So I told her to get out and that's when Nuna here told me about you two. With my natural deduction I ascertained your relationship and came to my conclusion that you two are into weird bondage play! Her clothes were a dead giveaway, no wonder why you tried to end the meeting so early."Sayako could only sigh and shake her head, Nunnally giggled like a madman, and C.C. kept her face neutral. He may have been seeing things because he swore she was blushing at one point.
Lelouch himself couldn't help but feel like screaming.
Geass Directorate
Flash's throat felt sore from the screaming. The pain was unbearable. But thankfully it had finally passed; it had been the longest 10 seconds of his life. But he felt good; honestly he hadn't felt this good even before he lost his legs.
"How do you feel Mr. Thompson?"The doctors asked.
Flash rolled to the edge of the operating table, as he sat on the ledge the black goo that was injected into him started to form around the ends of his legs. Slowly but assuredly, Venom had reconstructed Flash a new pair of legs.
Hesitantly he pushed himself off the table and stood up, it felt like he never lost them.
We never did.
And there was the downside, the alien in his head.
"I see you're already up."Charles said from beyond the glass walls, watching him as he stretched his legs.
"I'm ready for duty sir."Flash was given a chance, now was his time to take it.
"Good, but first I'd like to introduce your partners in this operation."Charles motioned for the people beside him to walk in.
The first was a thirty-something woman with brown hair, the second a man in a suit with blonde hair.
"May I introduce Olivia Octavia, and Quentin Beck, one half of your team. The other half will be arriving tomorrow. If you would give him the files Mr. Beck?"Beck nodded before handing Flash the manila folder in his hand.
Flash quickly read over the files, Max Dillon, Flynt Marko, and Martin Li. Electro, Sandman, and Mr. Negative…super villains. And he was their leader to kill Spider-Man.
Flash looked back at his King, "When do we start, sir?"
Sorry for the wait, I hope this chapter gave a bit of levity. It seems like in comparison to the anime I was in a clear lack of it. With that being said, we finally have our Sinister Six. The roster:
Flash Thompson-Agent Venom
Quentin Beck-Mysterio
Olivia Octavia-Doc Ock
Max Dillon-Electro
Flynt Marko-Sandman
And Martin Li-Mr. Negative
My choices had to do with a mix of oldies and new characters not featured as much using/mixing different iterations of their character. As you see we have Doc Ock in her Spider-Verse iteration, and Agent Venom from the comic run. For the rest of the characters you'll see what influences I've pulled from to create each one. I did consider other options, namely Julius Kingsley Goblin, Rhino, and Scorpion to name a few. But I settled down on this combination because they seemed the best mix of characters.
Lastly apologies for any errors, I wanted to get this one out and at the time of writing I'm a bit tired. I'll come around and fix this up later. I saw a few errors across other chapters as well so I'm eventually going to go through them all.