Chapter 16: Magic Duel
Hey everyone I'm back, sorry about the wait I was dealing with a bit of writer's block on this one, but I'm very happy with how this turned out. Also this is a harem story, so if you don't like you don't have to read it. I'm adding one of my favorite DC girls who I am shocked never made it into the show as well as a big surprise at the end. I'm happy to say that this story now has over 20,000 views! Thank you all so much for your support. Hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
It was a peaceful night as Jaden was riding in a limo with Harry, Miles and Zack.
"Man Osborn you know how to travel in style." Zack said.
"One of the perks of being rich." Harry said.
"Thanks for inviting me guys." Jaden said looking out the window.
"Thanks for still tutoring Zack and me." Harry smirks. "So, Jaden you gonna tell us how awesome it is being the IT guy for a school of Super Heroes?"
"Guys it's not that great, it's just like our school." Jaden said.
"Stop trying to make it sound boring." Miles smirks.
"Alright…it is pretty cool. The school has a giant statue of Superman up front." Jaden smiles.
"Are there any cute girls?" Zack asks.
"Well Katana is kinda…no I-I mean I already have a girlfriend." Jaden said snapping out of it.
"Uh oh looks like Barbara has some competition." Harry smirks.
"So Harry what are we going to see anyway?" Jaden asks trying to change the subject.
"My dad got tickets for some Magic show, but like always Dad decided to skip out on it and gave them to me." Harry said.
"Magic? Seriously? What are we four?" Zack asks.
"Yeah everyone knows Magic is just science that's not explained yet." Jaden said.
"Really Jaden? I thought you used to love it when your dad would pull the quarter out of your ear." Miles smirks as they pulled up at the place.
"Well that was different." Jaden said.
"Come on guys, this way." Harry said leading them inside.
"Maybe this magician will saw someone in half." Zack said as the lights dimmed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming. Now without further ado let me introduce the entertainment for tonight. The one, the only, Zatanna!" An announcer said as a flash of light a teenage girl with long black hair, a magician's tux and hat appeared leaving Jaden speechless while everyone else cheered and whistled.
'Wow.' Jaden thought as Zatanna waved to the audience.
"Alright folks for my first trick I'm gonna start with pulling a rabbit out of my hat. Trust me, it's a lot harder than it looks." Zatanna said taking off her hat. "Come here you." Reaching her hand deep into her hat everyone expected her to pull out a rabbit but were shocked to see a giant hand reach down towards Jaden and grab him causing him to appear on stage in Zatanna's hands. "Oh well you're not a rabbit, but your defiantly cute." Zatanna said waving her wand and changes Jaden back to normal size. "Give it up for our volunteer." She said as everyone cheered.
As Jaden looks to Zatanna the magician girl winks at him making him bright. "Uh uh well it was no trouble at all really." Jaden stutters as he made his way back to his seat.
"Man Jaden you lucked out." Zack said playfully shoving him.
"So Jaden where's the science behind that?" Miles asks.
"Alright you got me." Jaden said brushing it off and turning his attention back to the magic show.
For the next 2 hours Zatanna dazzled them all with a series of magic tricks that seemed unbelievable. As everyone was watching Zatanna's tricks Jaden couldn't take his eyes off her.
After performing her last trick Zatanna took a bow as the audience cheered.
"Thank you all so much for being such an amazing audience, but I'm sorry to say this will be my last magic show for a long time." Zatanna said causing the entire audience to groan. "I'm sorry, but there's somewhere else that needs me." Zatanna takes her hat off and bows before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
As everyone was getting ready to leave Harry looks to see Jaden still in his seat. "Hey Jaden, you coming?"
"Huh? Oh yeah sorry." Jaden said getting up and following them.
The next day as Super Hero High Spider-Man was crawling on the ceiling making his way to class when he heard Flash, Starfire and Miss Martian talking.
"Hey what's so interesting?" Spider-Man asks hanging upside down startling Miss Martin to the point she disappears.
"Hello Man of Spiders today we are blessed with a new student." Starfire smiles.
"Well actually an old one, she had to leave for awhile and is coming back today." Flash said.
"Cool. I hope I meet her soon." Spider-Man said as he made his way into Commissioner Gordon's class.
"Alright class today we're gonna try and solve this sample case I have handed out." Commissioner Gordon said as all of them went to their desk.
Looking over Spider-Man saw that a new station next to him was set up. 'Hmm guess that new student will be joining us.' He thought.
"Ah there you are." Commissioner Gordon said as under his mask Spider-Man's eyes widen to see Zatanna walking in.
"Sorry I'm late just got my class schedule and had trouble finding the room." Zatanna said.
"Alright, well there's a station set up for you near Spider-Man. Feel free to have a seat." He said.
Walking over Zatanna sat down next to him. "Hi, nice to meet you." Zatanna said.
"Uh nice to meet you too." Spider-Man nods before going back to his paper.
'Hmm that stutter, where have I heard that before?' Zatanna thought looking at Spider-Man curiously.
After class Spider-Man saw many students looking at something at the end of the hall.
"What's going on?" Spider-Man asks when Beastboy, Cyborg and Hawkgirl walks towards him with a smile on their faces.
"Oh yeah! Dock patrol!" Beastboy said as the three of them high five.
"Hola Spider-Man." Hawkgirl said noticing him.
"What's got everyone so excited?" Spider-Man asks.
"Every week they pair students of the school in groups of two to three and have them patrol the city at night for any suspicious activity." She explains.
'Oh man, so much for hanging out with Barbara tonight.' Spider-Man thought when Cyborg walked over. "Any tips for dealing with patrol?"
"Yeah, hope you get a good partner and try to work with them." Cyborg said.
"Later Spidey." Beastboy said as they walked away.
Spider-Man walks to the crowd to see a board. Scanning it for his name his eyes widen as he saw who he was paired with.
That night on the streets of Metropolis, Spider-Man was jumping from building to building with his phone in one hand and his other hand shooting webs allowing him to swing across.
"Hey I'm sorry but I won't be getting back in until late tonight. It's my first patrol night." Spider-Man said.
On the other line Barbara was sitting at her IT desk fixing someone's phone.
"It's fine, I'm just working on repairing Harley's phone, girl has seriously got to learn to lay off the pie." Barbara said causing Spider-Man to chuckle.
"Never a dull moment when Harley Quinn's around. Anyway, I'll see you later." Spider-Man said hanging up as he landed near the museum of Natural History. "Now where's my partner for tonight?"
"Raeppa ni tnorf fo mih." A female voice said as his Spider sense went off. Jumping back Spider-Man took a fighting stance when Zatanna appeared in front of him. "Whoa there Spider-Man, I'm not the bad guy." She said holding her hands up.
"Oh sorry, you kinda surprised me back there. Pretty neat trick." Spider-Man said calming down. "You didn't pull something out of your sleeve, did you?"
Zatanna giggles before showing there was nothing up her sleeves. "Nope, I'm clean."
Sitting down at a spot overlooking the museum, they looked down to see trucks moving paintings in for the new exhibit.
"So Zatanna, I thought you were just a performing magician." Spider-Man said.
"I am, but what I really want is to one day become a member of the Justice League." Zatanna said.
"You and everyone else in this school." Spider-Man said.
"Well what about you?" Zatanna asks.
"Me? Well…I'm not really sure at the moment." Spider-Man said as he thought back to when he met Nick Fury.
Flashback:
At his father's grave Jaden was being approached by Nick Fury.
"Uh look Mr. Fury was it? I think you have me mixed up with someone—"
"You can drop the act Spider-Man I know all too well who you are." Nick said causing Jaden to groan.
"I really thought I was good at keeping my identity secret." Jaden said.
"You are…as long the person looking for you isn't a top-notch superspy like me or Batman." He said.
"Alright Fury what's this Avengers thing you wanted to talk to me about?" Jaden asks curiously.
"Tell me Jaden, you ever hear of an old Hero by the name of Captain America?" Nick asks as Jaden raises an eyebrow.
"Is that a trick question? Everyone knows who Captain America was, he was one of the greatest heroes of all time." Jaden said.
"And he was also the world's very first Avenger. Someone who could fight the battles that regular people couldn't fight. Which is what I'm offering you Spider-Man, a chance to be the next Captain America." Nick said.
"Me? Wait, but we've already got the Justice League why would we need this?" Jaden asks.
"While it's true the Justice League are a remarkable group of individuals who protect the Earth, who do we have to protect the Earth when they aren't there?" He asks.
"Uh well?" Jaden rubs the back of his head thinking.
"We have heroes. Heroes like you who risk everything to protect those in need and who don't even ask for so much as a thank you." Nick said poking Jaden's chest.
"With great power comes great responsibility." Jaden sighs.
"I saw you save the school and defeat 6 supervillains all by yourself. You have the potential but if you want to be something more step outside your comfort zone and let me help you. You can be like every other hero or you can be an Avenger. Think about it." Nick said leaving Jaden with his thoughts.
Flashback End:
'I guess my days of just being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man are over.' He thought when he saw Zatanna stand up.
"Looks like we got something." Zatanna points.
"Hmm." Spider-Man snaps out of his thoughts to see a green fog entering the museum. "Well one thing's for sure, that is the strangest gas leak I've ever seen."
At the new exhibit the green fog made its way through the various artwork until it came to a stop in front of a painting of sunflowers.
From the green fog a figure in a green scaled bodysuit, a purple cape and a plexiglass dome on his head appeared, this was Mysterio.
"Ah Art is such a wondrous thing, some express it with brush while I prefer a more "practical" way of expressing it." Mysterio said as his arms glowed disabling the security system. "So simple."
"Gnitniap etativel." Mysterio was about to grab the painting when it floated up the ceiling where Spider-Man and Zatanna caught it.
"You know if you wanted to see this painting so badly you could've just come in the morning and bought a ticket like everyone else." Spider-Man said.
"Foolish young heroes, do you honestly think your novice skills can muster up to mine?" Mysterio asks as his hands glowed.
"I got this." Zatanna said narrowing her eyes surprising Spider-Man.
"What? But we're a team." Spider-Man said.
"It's been a long time since I faced someone in a magic duel, let me see how well I fight." Zatanna asks.
"Well…I guess you can." Spider-Man shrugs.
Smiling Zatanna jumps down and lands across from Mysterio and takes a stance.
"Dnib mih!" Zatanna said as multiple bandages shot out and wrapped around Mysterio's arm.
Using a chant of his own Mystrio conjures up a sword and slices the bandages trapping him. "Amateur at best." Mysterio said before conjuring multiple swords and launched them at her.
"Tcelfed eht sdrows!" Zatanna said as he creates a shield deflecting the swords before spinning around and throwing the shield at him hitting Mysterio knocking him backwards. "How's that for an amateur?" She smirks.
"Wow, she's good." Spider-Man said hanging the painting back up.
Shuffling a deck of cards Zatanna coats them with magic and throws them at Mysterio but he releases a fire spell burning the cards into ashes before it flew towards Zatanna.
"Look out!" Spider-Man shoots a web and swings in grabbing Zatanna at the last minute before the flames got her.
"Thanks, he surprised me with that one." Zatanna said as they landed in the Egypt exhibit.
"That's the thing with bad guys, they aren't very big on playing fair against people like us. You have to be ready for anything or else people or in our case this museum are in serious trouble." Spider-Man said.
Nodding Zatanna got what he meant. "If that's the case I might need an assistant for this." Zatanna said as Mysterio appeared at the entrance.
"Even with your ally your magic isn't enough to best me!" Mysterio said firing blasts of green magic at them.
"Hey buddy I've already seen her magic show, I don't need to see another." Spider-Man said dodging them.
'He has?' Zatanna thought getting more curious.
"Fool! I am no mere Magician, I am a master of the mystic arts!" Mysterio declares extending his hands causing Spider-Man to hold his sides in pain as he drops to his knees.
"Esaeler ruoy lleps!" Zatanna gasps as Spider-Man lets out a deep breath as Mysetrio's spell on him was released.
"You little!" Mysterio blasts them both with bolts of green magic knocking Spider-Man into an empty sarcophagus.
"Ugh I bet that guy wears that helmet to protect his giant ego." Spider-Man groans when Zatanna is blasted into the same sarcophagus knocking the lid shut on the two of them trapping them inside.
Under his mask Spider-Man's eyes widen to see Zatanna's face was mere centimeters from his face and her chest was pressing against his.
"Uh Zatanna n-n-not that I'm not flattered we have a bad guy to catch." Spider-Man stutters.
Instantly Zatanna looks at him and even though he was wearing a mask she knew why she thought he was familiar.
Outside the sarcophagus Mysterio walks towards them with glowing hands. "Time to end this."
"Spider-Man, do you trust me?" Zatanna asks.
"What?" Spider-Man asks not sure what she meant.
"Do you trust me?" She repeats.
Snapping out of it Spider-Man nods as Zatanna wraps her arms around him. "Tropelet su!" Zatanna yells as they teleported out of the sarcophagus just as Mysterio blasted it turning the sarcophagus to rubble.
"And with that two heroes have fallen." Mysterio said turning around to leave.
"That's what you think Bubble brain!" Looking up he saw Spider-Man swing in and deliver a punch to the face knocking Mysterio backwards.
Levitating some chairs Zatanna throws them at Mysterio, but he blasts them to sawdust.
"Enolc Nam-Redips!" Zatanna yells as two more Spider-Man appeared next to the original.
"Oh now this my kind of magic." The original Spider-Man said.
"Alright Spider-Men let's wrap this up." A copy said as the three Spiders shot their webs into the air and swing in surrounding Mysterio.
Mysterio gets up and tries to attack them with his powers, but the spiders skillfully dodged the attacks.
Firing their webs, the three spiders tie up Mysterio before unleashing their electro webs zapping Mysterio making him scream in pain.
Using this opening Zatanna holds out her hands and a powerful magical blast smashes Mysterio into the wall knocking him unconscious.
An hour later the police had come to arrest Mysterio and Commissioner Gordon was talking with the young heroes.
"Impressive work, you two. I knew when we picked the teams you would make an interesting team." He said.
"If you don't mind me asking, why did you pair us together?" Spider-Man asks.
"Simple really, Zatanna has a lot of practice but not much experience while you've had tons of real-world experience, we thought you could show her the ropes and help her learn a valuable lesson." He smiles.
"And boy did I ever." Zatanna nods.
"Then I think tonight was a success. You two get back to school and get some rest we'll take if from here." Gordon said as the two heroes left.
"You know Spider-Man, you never did tell me why you didn't want to be in the Justice League." Zatanna said as they entered the halls of Super Hero High.
"Uh well I guess it's because someone told me that I had the potential to be something else." Spider-Man said.
"It's you." Zatanna said getting Spider-Man's attention. "My volunteer from my last magic show."
"What? No, you must have me confused with someone else." Spider-Man said surprised.
"It's your stuttering, you acted the same way you did when you were at my magic show." Zatanna giggles causing Spider-Man to groan.
"It's getting harder and harder to keep this secret." He sighs as he lifted his mask up to reveal his face. "Please Zatanna, I can't let the public know about this."
"Don't worry a magician is very good at keeping secrets. Though I am wondering one thing, why do you keep stuttering whenever you're near me?" Zatanna asks.
"Well I mean your magic is pretty amazing and well…I think you're very…pretty." Jaden said causing Zatanna to blush.
'Wow nobody has ever said that to me. He's really sweet.' Zatanna thought.
"Well if that's all I think I'm gonna go to—" Before Jaden could go back to his room Zatanna leans in and pecks him on the cheek surprising him.
"Good night, partner." Zatanna smiles before walking away swaying her hips.
Jaden couldn't help but stare before shaking his head. "What am I doing? I have a girlfriend." Jaden said snapping himself out of it.
Entering his room Jaden lays down on his bed when he heard footsteps. By his door.
"Long night?" A male voice asks.
"Yeah…." Jaden's eyes widen as he jumps up to see a man with short brown hair in a suit at his door. "Who are you?"
"My name is Phil Coleson from S.H.I.E.L.D, director Fury wanted me to come here to keep an eye on you as well as any other possible candidates for the Avengers Initiative." He said.
"Wait does Principal Waller know about this?" Jaden asks.
"She does and she's fine with it. Get some rest Spider-Man, my new class will push you harder than ever before." Phil said closing the door causing Jaden to groan.
As Phil walks out of the room, he sees Principal Waller at the end of the hall. "Amanda, long time no see."
"Hello Phil." Amanda smiles as they hug. "So what's he up to this time?"
"Oh you know your husband, he's a very busy man, S.H.I.E.L.D keeps him busy." Phil said.
"Yet he has enough time to monitor my students?" She raises an eyebrow.
"Come back Amanda, you were one of our best agents." Phil offers.
"I appreacitate it, but my place is here." Amanda said walking away.
"See you tomorrow…Amanda Fury." Phil whispers that last part before walking away.