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Year Two…
"You know this may end up coming to bite us in the ass, right?" Lex Luthor told Superman as they wandered through the halls of the super max prison that was holding the rouges that they've been able to round up
"I know…" Superman said with a worried expression on his face
"God only knows how Wonder Woman will take this when she wakes up" the billionaire continued as they passed a heavily secured cell that housed the Juggernaut himself, The only man on earth at the moment aside from Shazam that could physically go toe to toe with Superman at the moment
"What's worse is that this man is one of the most brutal and vicious men we have contained here! And considering what happened to him the last time, there's no telling what he might do once he finds him" Lex said as they finally came to the door of the man they were here to see
"I know…but right now he's possibly our only way of tracking down Spider-man and by proxy Batman" Superman said as he took a deep breath and had the door open to reveal a barren cell with no window and one light on the ceiling.
The cell itself was sealed tight, even on the atomic level so someone like the Atom could get in or out. It's metal walls were also re-enforced and held dampers to help cushion any impacts and used the kinetic energy to help strengthen the atomic bonds to make the wall even stronger. Now in theory, a being of say the Juggernaut or Superman's level or higher could over power the dampers if they hit hard enough either too many times or too strongly. Which is to say nothing of people that can either warp matter or use magic
And in the center of the room, shackled to the ground and covered from head to toe in a strait jacket that completely restricted movement was a single man who looked to be about 6'5 and possessed shoulder length black hair
The man, whose face was still uncovered narrowed his eyes at the two men before him "What do you want?"
Superman's eyes narrowed at the sight of Kraven the Hunter already string to second guess his decision
…
"Well that could have gone better" Spider-man said dryly as he and Black Cat quietly swam towards the beach that was almost seventeen yards ahead of them which was now barely noticeable thanks to the storm that had erupted on the team's way down
"Which part? When we landed in the water right on top of a freakin shark of all things or the fact we sky dived through a thunderstorm and I nearly got zapped in mid-air?" Black Cat asked annoyed at the rain pelting her head and the waves starting to get larger as they approached the beach
"Both" Spider-man said, his form visible thanks to the red lights on his suit that made it look like something out of Tron
"Could be worse" Scarlet Spider said over the radio "It could be freezing"
"Or we could have been shot at by anti-air craft guns" Grifter chimed in "Trust me, that ain't no way to go when your free falling through the sky"
The two had landed near the tree line and were taking cover under a large palm tree and watched as Spider-man and Black Cat made their way out of the water
"Flash, Wildcat, what's your status?" Spider-man commed his older teammates
Flash was the one to answer "Me and Grant toughed down half a mile from you, be there in a sec"
"Wait don't you-" Wildcat said before he and the Flash had appeared before the other four
The cat dressed man groaned and leaned over. Scarlet Spider saw this and gave the man a concerned look
"You alright pops?"
"Peachy" Wildcat said as he shot a mild glare of annoyance at Flash who was chuckling
"Sort Grant but we're short on time" the old speedster said as he turned towards Spider-man "So off to meet your contact and get what we came here for?"
Spider-man nodded "Yeah, after we link up we hit the first area by a small river about half a kilometer that way"
Spider-man pointed towards the west where the faint glow of the lights from the mining operation could be faintly seen through the rain
"So, when we do find this Kryptonite, what then?" Grifter asked as he attached silencers to his pistols "From what you've said, there's a lot of it and uh, I didn't bring my shopping cart"
"True, but we only need a couple pounds of it. Just a sliver the size of a penny can incapacitate Superman" Spider-man said as he gestured for the others to follow him towards the rendezvous point "The rest…we leave and hope it isn't found by the big blue bastard and destroyed"
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Not too far away from the Ultimates a figure cloaked in the shadows of several large trees watched the new arrivals with narrowed eyes under his helmet.
'Hmm…so Peter has made his move' the figure was briefly illuminated by a flash of lightning to reveal green and black armor 'And he's brought some rather interesting allies with him…it'll be interesting to see Ben and Felica again though'
Scorpion chuckled quietly to himself as he raised a hand to the side of his helmet and contacted the commander of his militia "Colonel…ready the men. We have a few guests to entertain"
"Yes sir, right away sir" the man responded
Scorpion cut the connection before he glanced up at the raining sky 'Let's just hope Superman and his men remain ignorant of our presence here…though if there's one thing I've come to learn and loath about Parker…it's that his bad luck as a tendency to spread to others'
Scorpion snarled at that last statement before he quietly shadowed the group, waiting for the opportunity to strike
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"Betty mentioned that you and Superman threw down in Batman's cave" Scarlet Spider said as he pulled his hood up and stuffed his hands in his hoodie's pockets
"You'd be right…I also kicked his ass while I was at it" Spider-man said with a snort as he ducked under a tree branch
"After he tossed you and Batman around according to Alfred" Black Cat said with a smirk on her face, her thermal lenses scanning the jungle for any other heat signatures
"Ouch" Grifter chuckled
The group continued on in silence for a few minutes before they came upon a small clearing that was occupied by several men clad in black and green Kevlar with what looked like small green scorpions on their shoulders. They were all armed with automatic rifles and one of them seemed to have some sort of harness on him with small syringes
Peter's eyes narrowed at that as he gestured the team to take cover
"We take them out or wait for them to move on?" Grifter asked as he aimed both his pistols at the men, targeting their heads and upper chest area
Spider-man was about to say something when suddenly a lone figure dropped between the startled men and before any could react, the figure drew a sword and cut two men down and severed the leg of another
The man who lost his leg let out a yell of pain while the final one tried reach for his harness only for the figure to draw a heavy pistol with a silencer on it and put two in his head, one in each eye. The man fell to the ground heavily while the unknown assailant aimed at the last man still alive on the ground and put a bullet in his head as well
Peter couldn't help but snort at the speed and brutality of this person's assault 'Like father like daughter I suppose'
Peter gestured for the rest to follow him as they made their way into the clearing and caught the attention of the unknown figure who was quickly identified by a strike of lightning illuminating their appearance
It was a woman with white hair held in a ponytail and stood at about 5'10 and clad in black and orange armor. They were armed with a pistol on each side, two holsters on their chest, the sword that she was placing on a pair of magnetic clamps on her back and a belt along her waist that held several clips of ammunition
This was Rose Wilson aka Ravager, daughter of Deathstroke the Terminator and a good friend of Peter and Ben's… most of the time
"Hey Ravager" Spider-man nodded at the woman who nodded in return while Ben appeared before her in a blur and brought her into a bear hug
"Rosey!" Ben spun the young woman around which caused her to groan in slight annoyance
"Hello Scarlet, nice to see you back in action" the deadly woman said as the Scarlet Spider let her down
"So, this is where you've been" Black Cat said as he gave the younger woman a wave "Nice to see ya again hon"
Ravager nodded towards the woman and seemed to beam at the sight of Grifter "Hello Cole"
"Rose" the masked man gave the girl a two finger salute as he clicked the safeties on his pistols back on "Welcome to the party"
"If it means sticking it to Superman there's nowhere else I'd be. Side's his whole dictatorship is making it hard to earn a descent paycheck" Ravager shrugged with a grin as she walked over and hugged Wildcat and Flash "Nice to see you both as well"
"Same pipsqueak" Wildcat joked
"Been well I hope" Flash said as he tipped his hat at his former teammate's daughter
"For the most part" Ravager chuckled before she turned towards Spider-man with a slightly grim look "We may have a problem"
"What's that?" Spider-man inquired
"On the way here I encountered a third party" Ravager said as she folded her arms across her chest
"Who?" Flash asked as he scanned the tree line
"Waller's little Suicide Squad" Ravager revealed
The Ultimates were taken back by this information, Spider-man's lenses narrowed along with Scarlet Spider's while Wildcat made a 'hmm' sound in the back of his throat
"Ah hell" Grifter groaned as he pinched the ridge of his nose "Just what we need, our sorry excuse of a successor sticking their nose in our business"
"I'm surprised that their still around at all" Black Cat said with a thoughtful expression on her face "You'd think that Superman would have done away with it by now or at the very least imprison Waller for the crap she's pulled over the years"
"Again, we're assuming that Superman is smart" Spider-man said with a snort as he looked at Ravager "Think they know we're here and why?"
"Possibly" Ravager said with a frown
"So do we work with them or not?" Flash asked
Spider-man thought about it and weighed the pros and cons of working with the villain inhabited team. The pros were that they can get this job done easier, gain possible allies in their war against Superman, and help them track down the guy Peter was here for in the first place
But the cons were that they'd likely turn on them in an instant either because Waller told them to or because it's members are half the time made up of assholes. Another con was that the squad somehow breaks free of Waller's control, it's happened enough times before, and they possibly join this Scorpion and his men
Just as Peter was about to voice his decision on what to do, his spider-sense tingled and he just narrowly pushed Ravager out of the way of a bullet from piercing her skull. The rest of the Ultimates scattered as several fireballs erupted from the tree line and nearly hit the team
Spider-man leaped over a fire ball and landed in a crouch and zeroed in on the source of the flames. He recognized the man by the name of Chato Santana or El Diablo, a pyrokinetic and former gang member.
Peter narrowed his eyes as he activated his stealth suit's cloaking ability and quickly sprinted towards the fire wielding man. Once he was close enough he grabbed the startled man and slammed him into the ground, extinguishing his flames and likely his will to fight
He was about to question the man when he suddenly stopped a boomerang from hitting him in the face. He could have dodged it true but then he wouldn't have something to throw back at the Australian criminal
"Remember Captain, boomerangs always come back" Spider-man said as he prepared to throw the weapon back at Harkness when he heard a familiar voice call out his name
"Spider-man stop!"
The spider themed hero stopped and looked to see, to his surprise, Steve Trevor approaching him with a hard look on his face. Peter quirked his head at the sight of his wife's first ex
"Hey Steve, how's things?" Spider-man turned towards the man and watched as the rest of the Suicide Squad emerged
There Was Deadshot, Kitanna, Black Spider, Rick Flag who would normally lead the group under Waller's command, King Shark, Killer Frost, Enchantress to his mild surprise and…
"Frank?" Spider-man said in shock at seeing the Punisher there with a group of people he wouldn't have hesitated in gunning down
"Trust me, I hate it" the Punisher said with a dark look directed at Flag and Trevor "You and Waller better hope I'm killed after this…because I have a bullet for each and every last one of you!"
Spider-man snorted at the man's glare being directed at his 'teammates' before he turned his gaze back to Steve "So…mind telling me why you're here Steve?"
Steve's gaze narrowed at his old flame's husband "Something tells me you already know. And I'm willing to bet it's the same reason you're here"
"Maybe…" Spider-man said with a drawl before his lenses narrowed "Also what's the deal with shooting at me?"
"That wasn't my call" Steve said as he shot a glare towards Rick who responded with one of his own "To be honest I was hoping that our teams could work together, but Waller over ruled my command and ordered us to engage you on sight if we had to…Some of us took that as their cue to attack without provocation"
"Oh well in the case…" Spider-man said as he turned towards Rick who tensed at that rather dark glare directed at him "Ricky dear, be a lamb and tell Waller that if she tries that shit again…No amount of firepower or manpower will keep me from wrapping my hands around her fat fold of a neck and squeezing it until either it breaks or the gravy she chows down on bursts from her pores"
Everyone in the group turned towards Spider-man at that with varying degrees of surprise or in the Ultimates case, concern
"…You know I'm starting to think he actually is wearing the black suit and the lights are just for show" Grifter whispered towards Scarlet Spider who nodded
"Okay look there's plenty of Kryptonite on this rock to go around. So how about you guys go get yours while we get ours and we forget all about this little tussle" Wild Cat spoke up as he got in between Spider-man and Rick
"Oh shoot, and here I was hoping to put the original Flash on ice" Killer Frost said with a smirk as ice built up around her fingers
"Good luck with that" Jay said with an unconcerned expression "Wouldn't be the first though…"
"Though you will be the first to die if you try" Rose said as she clicked the safety off her pistol that she was holding
"All right that's enough!" Steve spoke up in a hard tone "Look we're all wasting valuable time here, so how about we all just-"
"INCOMING!" Spider-man yelled as he felt his spider-sense flare and saw multiple RPGs' flying towards them, forcing the group to scatter just as the first rocket hit the ground
KABWOOOOOOM!
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And done.
So next chapter, the battle for the Kryptonite begins and Spider-man finally meets Scorpion