On Monday Gwen asked for urgent backup at the police station, 10th precinct to be precise. She shouldn't be there, should be in school, in fact the tracker she'd planted on Gwen placed her close to her school, so Daisy didn't know what to think. She decided to still respond to it.

When she and Patriot arrived on the scene only America was there. She didn't see Gwen or the emergency.

"Do you have a clue of why we're here?" America asked.

"No," she answered. "And I don't like that I can't see Ghost-Spider anywhere near here either."

"Don't worry about that chika." America pointed behind her and she just barely saw Gwen swing by, heading west.

"Let's follow her," she said.

"Coming in hot," Squirrel girl's voice said over their comms, just before she, Ms. Marvel, Inferno, and Lockjaw materialized about two meters ahead of them.

"This way," Patriot said as they flew past the group on his glider. They'd gotten there in her car but, despite how good of a vehicle it was, it wasn't designed for combat use.

"Can somebody tell me where we are going and why Ghost-Spider asked us to come here?" Ms. Marvel asked.

"We'll find out soon." Daisy had a bad gut-feeling about it. She hadn't realized at first but when they passed the building there was no mistaking it, they were at Captain Stacey's precinct.

There was a crash from somewhere to their left and Ghost-Spider abruptly changed direction. Just two turns later they saw two Avengers, Black Widow and Captain America, fighting the Wrecking Grew.

Ghost-Spider wasted no time engaging, trying to web down Thunderball's arms.

"We appreciate the help," Cap threw his shield, "but these guys are dangerous. Keeping civilians away is a better use of your time."

Patriot was the next to engage, teaming up with his mentor who, by the looks of it, was fine with Patriot assisting them. Ghost-Spider, on the other hand, was likely to get in the way of the Avengers, but it didn't look like she was going to back down.

"America, you're with Ghost-Spider. Focus on Thunderball, try to separate him from his team, and leave the rest to the Avengers."

"On it." America flew over to where Ghost-Spider was struggling against her opponent. Their powers weren't much stronger than Gwen's, but they had an edge both in experience and strength, and that seemed to be enough.

"Everybody else, help civilians evacuate and keep them from getting too close."

Daisy herself observed the situation for a bit to get a sense of how things were going. Patriot worked well with Cap, as you'd expect, and was following his lead. Together with Black Widow it looked like they'd beat the Wrecker and Bulldozer.

As for Ghost-Spider and America, the battle wasn't going as well but unless things changed drastically they'd definitely hold him off until the others won their battle. She briefly considered joining the fray, or subbing out America for herself, but she decided against it because of how her powers might affect Ghost-Spider.

She turned to go help the rest of her team with the civilians.

By the time the Avengers' backup, Thor and Iron Man, arrived the battle was mostly over already. They quickly subdued all three of them and Ghost-Spider webbed them up.

Rayshaun relaxed but Ghost-Spider didn't, she was anxious about something. "How long is the Wreckers range?" she asked Black Widow.

"It should be about two blocks, why?"

Ghost-Spider breathed a relieved sigh. "Thank god. M-" She stopped herself.

"What's the matter Ghost-Spider?" He asked.

She jogged up to him. Too close, he tensed. "Piledriver's locked in the station. He's de-powered now but if he manages to recharge he could get out, they need to make sure that doesn't happen."

"How do you know that?"

"Gwendolyn's dad told me." So that's why she didn't just tell the Avengers, she's not supposed to know. "According to him the power dampeners aren't strong enough to guarantee that he won't be able to get out, and if he does he could destroy the whole building.

"You have to make sure they keep the Wrecker away."

"You're worried for your dad. So that's why you called us here." Quake said.

Ghost-Spider jumped away. "Quake!"

"Yeees?"

"Nothing, just, don't suddenly appear like that, please. Think of my poor heart." Ghost-Spider over-dramatized the last bit, going so far as to pose with the back of her hand at her forehead with her other hand clutched over her heart.

"You get jump scared despite your Spider-Sense?" Rayshaun asked.

"No, but that doesn't mean my heart can take Quake suddenly being really close to me." She continued in almost a whisper, "Remember that I have a crush on you..."

"I remember," Quake said, "but that doesn't mean I won't tease you about it.

"And you don't need to worry about the wreckers range, Ghost-Spider. It takes more than the couple of minutes they might be close by to recharge without direct physical contact so as long as they don't put him in the same building as the Wrecker, which the Avengers wouldn't do, Piledriver won't recharge."

Once she was back in school Gwen rushed over to her friends.

"I've made a huge mistake." They were between classes, she'd missed almost the whole of third period but that didn't matter.

"What's up Gwen?" Glory asked.

"Alright, so I haven't gotten around to telling you yet but I have a crush. On my manager at work."

"You mean... Am I the only straight person in the band?!"

"Don't worry Betty, we can keep you as a token straight girl," MJ said with a smirk.

"For the record I'm not sure if I'm a lesbian, or bi, or what, but that's beside the point," Gwen said. "Point is, I sort of had to tell everyone at work because of what happened last week, and apparently she likes to tease me about it!"

"Has she at least taken you out on a date yet?" MJ asked.

"No, and I don't think she will either. Not sure if she even trusts me yet, or bought the fact that I have a crush on her, for that matter. Come to think about it, I don't think she did it on purpose at first either, but she definitely laughed at my reaction."

"Well I'm sure she believes you now, if that makes it any better." Glory rubbed her back. "And with a bit of luck she's considering her response to your feelings right now."

"And if you're really lucky I'll be the only single band member by the time we get to music collage," Betty said.

Gwen smiled. It felt good to have their support, to have friends she could tell everything without having to worry that they'd see her as a villain. To be fair that might in part be because if she was one there'd be nothing they could do to stop her, but she didn't feel any less loved because of that.

The bell rang, marking the start of the next period, so they made their way to class.

"Oh, and just a heads up but I might not go to music collage with you guys."

She felt a bit queasy just saying it. Not because she didn't want to join S.H.I.E.L.D., obviously. She'd been Ghost-Spider for a long time and enjoyed it so S.H.I.E.L.D. should be right up her alley. She hoped.

"Wait what!" MJ grabbed her wrist, pulling her back. "Are you sure you don't want us to find a new drummer?"

"Of course I'm sure. I love the Mary Janes."

"I don't know Stacey, first you can't handle loud noises and now you won't even go to music collage. Doesn't look like you're too serious about the band to me."

"I... I am serious about music, and about our band. It'd be a dream-come-true if we went pro, but I also have other things going on, like my job . I was thinking of maybe taking classes to get better at that for now and keep practicing in my spare time. It's not like every great drummer went to music school, and I might still have some time for drumming lessons."

MJ put her arm around her shoulder. "So what? You signing up for the young Avengers now?" she whispered.

"I was actually thinking of S.H.I.E.L.D. I could even use the Mary Janes as a cover while on missions for them. Wouldn't be the first time someone's done that."

When they got back, Daisy and Rayshaun sat down on the couch.

"So what do you think, can we trust her?"

"I don't know," He said. "I think it's good if we stay weary for a bit longer, at least two weeks, before completely dropping our guards."

"But her concern for her dad seemed pretty real. Not sure how she knew they'd attack but she must have rushed to get there from school so fast."

"Assuming she requested backup the moment she left, sure, but aren't we assuming a bit too much here?"

"Actually we aren't. I put a tracker in her Secret Warriors emblem before I gave it back to her, and according to that tracker she had been at school when she asked for backup." It made her feel dirty for saying it out loud but it helped clear her suspicions.

"And what if she found it?"

Daisy went to the computer to check the tracker data. "Then the tracker still somehow moved from the school to the police station faster than she'd normally move while web-slinging."

"I'm still not convinced."

"Good." It didn't feel good. She sighed. "I agree that it's for the best if we keep our guards up for a couple of weeks, but mine's already slipping." She slumped down on the couch again. "It's just... She acts like Gwendolyn would most of the time, and she seems to care about the same things."

"And then suddenly she attacks Iron Heart and you don't recognize her at all."

"Right! That was so unlike her. Back when she was wanted for murder she never attacked people just for coming after her, even when it was S.H.I.E.L.D. or superheroes, not like that."

She silently thanked Rayshaun for getting her guard up again but she knew it wouldn't last, she'd treat 'Gwen' like her story was true whether she wanted to or not, and that meant confronting the fact that Gwen had told her she had a crush on her.

Daisy spent most of Tuesday looking for Exile. They still didn't have much to go on, so she was chasing old leads and flagging down known associates of all members in his team.

When she wasn't doing that she considered what dating Gwen would be like. She could see herself going on several dates with her, maybe even being her girlfriend, but would it last? Would it be worth it if it didn't? She didn't know.

She didn't sleep much that night, letting her thoughts wander on both subjects.

Betty loved Gwen. Really. It was platonic love, but still, she loved her friend.

That didn't mean she was blind to the many problems with having a superhero in the band. And after thinking about it for two whole days, Gwen didn't have an answer for the latest among them. Not even a potential plan.

She still couldn't actually perform on stage because of the noise from the speakers. And as much as it would hurt to force Gwen out for something she had no control over, they needed a solution if they ever wanted to become professionals.