Chapter 4
Spider-Man and The X-Men
Nightfall in New York meant that tonight, the worst of the evil would be roaming the streets, and, as always, there would be someone out there who would try to stop it, and tonight, it would be Spider-Man,
"Get back here!" Spidey shouted, sending a web line to his foe, and catching him as a spider would its prey,
"Let me go, you wall crawling fool." the man said, the man that had been caught, was named Shocker,
"I don't think so, not today." Spidey said, now placing the master of electricity in a huge web, and leaving a note at his feet:
Compliments of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
As the red, and blue clad hero turned to leave, he saw, standing in front of him, a man dressed entirely in black,
"A little early for Halloween, isn't it?" Spidey asked,
"I should ask you the same question." the man replied,
"Okay, you got me, and who are you, a new hero in town?" Spidey said,
"Actually, I've been around for a while now, but not here, I operate out of Gotham City." the stranger said,
"Only one guy I know of operates out of Gotham, and that's Batman." Spidey said, watching the Dark Knight step out of the shadows so that he could get a clearer look,
"The one and only." Batman said, smiling,
"What's up?" Spidey asked,
"I've come to offer you an invitation to join The Justice League." Batman replied,
"What about New York's finest?" Spidey asked,
"You leave the N.Y.P.D. to me, and the Daily Bugle." Batman said,
"Got it, anything else?" Spidey asked,
"Yeah, I need to know the exact location of Xavier's School for the Gifted." Batman said,
"You're not going there to raid the place, are you?" Spidey asked,
"No," Batman said, "I'm going there to offer them the same invitation I offered you."
"I haven't even said that I'd accept your invitation yet." Spidey replied, looking the Caped Crusader up, and down,
"I haven't given you the details yet, this is something I think your wife should know about as well, Peter Parker." Batman said, pronouncing the name slowly, so that it could sink into Spider's head, it seemed to work,
"How did you know?" Peter Parker asked, pulling off the mask, to reveal a young man, in his early twenties, with wavy brown hair, and stunning blue eyes,
"I have my ways," Batman said, reaching for his mask as well, "And by the way, call me Bruce, Bruce Wayne." the mask was completely off Batman's face, revealing the chiseled jawline of Bruce Wayne, millionaire philanthropist,
"I never would've guessed." Peter said, looking at Bruce Wayne, and smiling,
Meanwhile, in The Garment District:
"Are you sure about this, Luthor?" the green skinned man asked,
"Positive, are you in, or out?" Luthor asked, looking at the worst foe Spider-Man ever faced, The Green Goblin,
"Of course, I'm in." Goblin said, looking at the evil genius, and smiling, "Oh, to finally have the wall crawler's head on a pike."
Xavier's School for the Gifted, Westchester, New York;
The Batwing touched down on the basketball court silently, and Batman, and Spider-Man walked out onto the grounds of the school for mutants, the first person they walked up to, was a young man, he stood as tall as batman, with sandy brown hair, and strange red glasses covering his eyes,
"Hi, I'm Scott Summers, Professor Xavier told us that you'd be by, Batman, follow me." he said, leading the duo into the mansion, and through the passageways, to an office at the end of a long hall,
"The Professor's in there." Scott said, gesturing through the door. Batman walked in, followed closely by Spidey,
"Ah, Batman, or should I say, Bruce Wayne, please, have a seat." a voice inside Batman's head echoed,
"How did you do that?" Batman asked,
"I'm a telepathy, I can read peoples minds, and make them do, see, or say whatever I want them to." said a man, turning around in a strange wheelchair, he was very regal looking, and well dressed, his bald head shone in the bright glare of the strip lighting,
"I am Professor Charles Xavier, welcome to my school." Professor X said,
"Hey, Prof, how's it going." Spidey said,
"Good morning, Peter, good to see you again." Professor X said, smiling,
"Do you know the reason we're here?" Batman asked,
"You want the X-Men to join The Justice League." Professor X replied,
"Yes, we've recently taken heavy losses to our ranks, and we would like the X-Men, and all of it's members to join up with us." Batman said,
"I'll need some time to talk to my X-Men, and to my students, I, of course, would need permission from Superman to relocate my school to Middleton, and rebuild there." Professor X said,
"Superman said that I'm to extend to you, all of the courtesies necessary, which includes the ability to speak on his behalf." Batman replied,
"Very well, I'll need to relocate to Middleton, and reestablish my school." the Professor said,
"You have it, we'll secure a building for you, and–," Batman said, but Professor X cut him off,
"I would prefer it be underground, there have been too many raids on this mansion for me to allow my students to be subject to that again." Professor X said,
"Understood, it'll be ready for you when you arrive." Batman said,
"Thank you, we will be in Middleton in twenty four hours, thank you for your time, Batman." Professor X said, motioning for the door.
As Batman, and Spider-Man walked out into the Batwing, Batman turned to Spider-Man,
"He didn't let on to anything, did he?" he asked,
"Professor Xavier is enigmatic, he rarely lets on to much, but it was a good sign that he would be there tomorrow." Spider-Man said,
"How good?" Batman asked,
"He accepted the invite." Spidey replied,
Meanwhile, on Island M, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean;
Lex Luthor walked up to a door on the right side of the building, and knocked,
"Who are you?" came a booming voice,
"Lex Luthor, I'm here to see Eric Lensherr." Luthor said,
"Magneto is in his office, enter, and be warned, do not deviate from your course." the voice replied,
'Excellent, if Magneto agrees, The Legion of Doom will be at full strength again, and The Justice League had better watch out.' Luthor thought, but there was still one thing that nagged at the back of Luthor's mind, would this new Legion of Doom be able to work together, without killing each other?
A/N: The stage is set, and the gangs are all here, now, time for the action to begin.