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Anne woke up, yawning and stretching on the bed, instantly noticing that Eddie wasn't with her.

She got out of the bed and went into the kitchen, expecting to see Eddie there, cooking breakfast, even giving Venom a sample. But the kitchen was completely empty.

Anne noticed something on the table and picked it up. It was a note.

Went to the city to get some morning meals. Venom made me.

-Eddie

"Typical." Anne chuckled to herself.

She broke out of her musings when a knock came at the door.

'Back so soon?' she thought before walking towards the door. "Coming!"

As soon as she reached the door, she opened it up to see a familiar face.

"Oh, my God… It's you!"

"Did we really have to leave her all alone? Again?" Eddie asked quietly to his other as he walked down the streets of Metropolis, avoiding the gaze of passersby.

Eddie was now wearing his grey hoodie, blue jeans and white sneakers.

'I was hungry.' Venom said. 'Besides, we should stay alert for any crime at this time of day.'

Eddie then looked around as people were walking to get where they needed to as well as cars going down the street.

"Better than moping around in Gotham." Eddie muttered. "You never know what'll hit you the moment you turn your back."

As Eddie continues to think, he is unaware of his surroundings, as evident as he bumps into a woman, causing her to fall to the ground.

"Oh, Jesus!" Eddie gasped. "I'm sorry, miss!"

'You were saying?' Venom asked, and Eddie could tell that the symbiote was smirking right about now.

He sees in front of him a raven-haired woman dressed in a pair of black pants, a brown blouse and black-heeled boots.

As the woman scratches her head, Eddie offers his hand to her, "Need a hand?"

She smiled, "Yes, thanks." she takes Eddie's hand as she gets up.

"Sorry… about bumping into you." Eddie apologizes.

The woman shakes her head, "No, it's my fault. I got too caught up with something on my mind that I wasn't paying any attention."

"Guess we have something in common: not paying attention to anything." Eddie joked, which made the two of them chuckle for a bit before shaking hands. "Eddie Brock."

"Diana Prince." the woman greeted. "I love your show by the way. Even when it went off the air, people still remember the good you've done for them."

'I like this woman.' Venom said. 'Try asking her out or something.'

"So, are you doing another story?" Diana asked.

"Yeah, and it's on finding the best diner this city has to offer." Eddie joked as he scratched his head in embarrassment. "I'm… sort of new here."

'Way to make a first impression, Einstein.' Venom quipped.

The woman smiled, "I can show you where the nearest diner is at here. Just follow me."

"Thanks, Diana. You have no idea how much my stomach has been bugging me lately, almost like it's getting really bossy with me." he said.

'I might as well eat your liver if we keep waiting.' Venom hissed as Eddie and Diana started walking.

The two arrived at the diner a few minutes later, and are now sitting at their table eating their food; Eddie had ordered a breakfast sandwich, tater tots and a chocolate milkshake, while Diana ordered an omelette with orange juice.

"Tell me, Eddie. Do you live around here?" Diana asked.

"In a way, almost outside of city limits." Eddie replied as he took a bite out of his sandwich. "A friend of mine gave me my own place now. Tons of money, more rooms, better conditions, all that."

"Really?" Diana asked with surprise. "How'd you manage that?"

"Sean. Sean Kruger." Eddie answered. "Been friends with him since we were younger, but I was a bit old enough to watch over him. Kinda like brothers, really."

"The Sean Ashburn Kruger?" Diana asked incredulously. "The CEO of Global Tech? He's your friend?"

"Yeah." Eddie said without a hint of surprise. "I gotta admit, he's done a lot more for this planet than we have."

Diana smiled, but decided to focus on the main subject at hand.

"So, why are you here, Eddie? What brings you to Metropolis?" Diana asked the reporter.

"I… uh… kind of wanted to see what it's like here, you know. Probably do a piece on that Venom guy who's been around here." Eddie explained to her, which is not far from the truth.

Diana raised an eyebrow, "A story on Venom, huh? How do you suppose you do that?"

Eddie smirked, "I have my ways."

Diana giggled at his response, which in turn made him smirk.

'Look at her. She's into us already.' Venom said.

Diana turns her head away from Eddie as they continue to eat, "Venom… ever since the past week, people have been talking non-stop about him."

"In what sense?" Eddie asked her.

"He's been helping out everyone in the city: stopping crimes, saving people. All that." She explained. "People are calling him a hero for doing the unthinkable."

'Would you look at that?' Venom commented. 'I've got my fans and you have yours. Can this day get any better?'

"Isn't that a good thing?" Eddie asked Diana as he took a sip of his milkshake.

"It is, but… it's the way he does things that I find troubling." She answered. "And I thought you have some answers to that."

Eddie nearly spat his drink upon hearing that.

'Shit/Shit.' both Eddie and Venom cursed mentally.

'She's onto us.' Venom panicked. 'Do something!'

After a few moments of recollecting himself, much to Diana's amusement, Eddie regained his composure. "Alright. What do you wanna know?"

"What I want to know is why he kills so brutally. What caused him to do this." Diana said making him sigh.

"That's simple: he gets results that people want. With the Justice League, animals like the Joker never stay locked up for long. Only in a matter of a few weeks or months, they're out again killing innocent people. The system's screwed up, so he takes matters into his own hands." Eddie said. "Of course, the Big Leagues are just too focused on their moral compass ramblings to see the big reality."

"Is that why Sean stood up for him when he stopped one of his banks from being robbed?" Diana asked curiously.

"It's not just that, but Sean thinks that the League's not trying hard enough to keep the people safe. Stopping invasions? Yes. Stopping scum like Joker from walking free? No way." Eddie said, making Diana frown slightly.

"What are you saying?" she asked.

"What I'm saying is… if people like the Joker were killed and people stop dying every day because of him, is it not worth it?" Eddie asked.

Diana's eyes shifted in different directions, as if trying to think of an answer.

'Looks like we win!' Venom declared.

"But what if he ends up going too far?" Diana asked.

'Great.' the symbiote hissed. 'Any ideas?'

"He can tell the difference between a thief that steals to feed his family and a murderer that kills for the hell of it." Eddie clarified. "Trust me. There's nothing to worry about. Still, what makes you think otherwise?"

"Well…" Diana sighed. "My… friends, told me that if these villains were killed, so would many innocent people after that."

"That's a bunch of bull." Eddie said firmly. "I told you, Venom knows which kind criminal is redeemable and which is not. Don't let anyone cloud your judgement like that."

Diana smiled before the two fell into some comfortable and some awkward silence.

"Well, it's a pleasure meeting you." Eddie said, getting up out of his seat. "I need to go to work."

"Then don't let me keep you." Diana said in an understanding tone.

"Have a nice day, Diana." Eddie said pleasantly.

"Hope to see you around." Diana said.

"Don't worry, we'll be seeing each other soon." Eddie said as he exited the diner, looking at Diana through the window before going back to walking.

'Curious.' Venom spoke.

"Why's that?" Eddie asked quietly.

'Almost nobody would ask you about us.' the symbiote said suspiciously. 'You don't think there are spies after us, do you?'

"C'mon. Diana's confused, that's all." Eddie reassured. "She'll probably get it afterwards."

Back at the diner, Diana got up from the table and walked out with a troubled look on her face, recalling Eddie's words about Venom being in the right.

"Diana, come in." a voice came from her communicator. "Superman calling, come in."

"Reporting." Diana said quietly.

"Any word on Venom yet?"

"No, but I just met Eddie Brock. Turns out he's a friend of the CEO of Global Tech." Diana said. "He made a few points about our friend."

"What points?"

Diana sighed, knowing this would not fit well with the other heroes.

"That people like the Joker shouldn't deserve a second chance after murdering more innocents." she answered. "We can't always rely on a broken system to deal with these monsters, like Sean keeps saying."

There was a slight pause between the two, and she could feel the Man of Steel glaring at the suggestion.

"Don't let those two cloud your judgement." Superman said firmly, and Diana flinched, as these were the same words Eddie told her. "We must preserve life."

"Fine, maybe we can try a peaceful approach." Diana said. "You know, give him a spot in the League to keep his bloodlust in check."

"I doubt it." Superman said. "He joins, we make sure his appetite is in control. He refuses, we take him another day."

"Understood." Diana said dejectedly before cutting the connection.

She still had her doubts, but she put those thoughts in the back of her head and kept walking in silence.

Eddie kept walking down the streets, avoiding the attention of passersby as he searched for any criminal activity that may be in progress.

"You've been really quiet, buddy." Eddie said to his other.

'It's about Diana.' Venom said with concern. 'The look she was giving us, the questions she asked… you wouldn't think she's-'

A loud explosion caught their attention and they saw Superman fighting what looked like a large grey muscular humanoid robot that was probably around his size or a bit taller with a head that resembled a skull with green eyes and wore black pants and boots. His arms looked just like a person's aside from the clawed hands. His chest was open and he saw a large green rock that made Superman groan in pain from the light that it was giving off.

"It's Metallo!" one of the citizens cried, recognizing the robot, people began to run away in fear of what might happen next, as Metallo approached the downed Superman.

"Well, Superman, looks like today's the day you finally die." the robot spoke, having a British accent.

Eddie was about to leave and just let the fight play out on its own, but before he could he heard Superman scream and looked over his shoulder and saw the Man of Steel hit with a beam of Kryptonite that came out of Metallo's chest.

Then he came to his ultimatum. "We gotta help him."

'Why should we?' Venom sneered. 'He tried to jail us!'

"We may not be on good terms, but we can't let him die!" Eddie argued.

'Well, how about we let Wonder Hottie take things from here?' Venom asked.

Confused at what he meant, Eddie looked up and saw Wonder Woman flying into battle with her sword and shield at the ready.

When she got close, Metallo gave a right hook to knock her into a wall. That was the moment something inside Eddie made him snap.

"Having second thoughts now?" Eddie asked his other.

'You know it.' Venom said in defeat.

Wonder Woman burst through the rumble and went for Metallo once again, but he shot a beam of the Kryptonite at her, which burned her skin. She screamed in pain as she is sent flying backwards. Before she was about to crash into another building, something grabbed her. She was placed gently on the ground and she opens her eyes a little bit, and her eyes widened at her savior.

"A lady like you shouldn't be handling things like this." Venom said with a grin. "We'll take care of this."

Metallo hit Superman with another beam of the Kryptonite, making the Man of Steel scream in pain as the android stood over him victoriously.

"Hey, tin can!"

Superman and Metallo turned to the voice and saw Venom holding a car over his head. He threw the car at Metallo and before he could react the car slammed into him, sending him into a wall as Superman got up.

"What are you doing?" he questioned weakly, still suffering from the effects of Kryptonite.

"Look, we don't like you, and you don't like us, but only we can do the close fighting, so you stay back." Venom said.

As long as that Kryptonite was out, Superman had to keep his distance or else Metallo could beat him easily.

Superman looked like he wanted to protest, but knew that he was right and reluctantly nodded to the symbiotic anti-hero.

Metallo threw the car to the side and glared at Venom who grinned at him.

"Well, you must be Venom." Metallo said. "What are you doing in Metropolis?"

"Touring the place mostly. Looking for new marks besides the scum of Gotham." Venom replied, glaring at Metallo.

Metallo charged at them and Superman rushed forward to meet him. Superman managed to punch him in the chest and then hit his chin, but he then stumbled back, no doubt being affected from the Kryptonite.

Before he could attack him again, Venom got in his way and punched him, sending him back and then kicked him away.

Metallo changed one of his arms into a large hammer and the other into a large saw blade and then charged at the two.

Unlike before Venom charged forward this time and ducked as the android swung his saw blade arm as Superman threw another car at him, but Metallo hit it aside with his hammer, and was then punched by Venom. Venom hit him again, but Metallo retaliated by hitting kicking him away.

Venom landed on the ground and got off and saw a parking meter. He grabbed the pole it was attached to and ripped it out of the ground. Metallo slammed Superman with his hammer arm, sending him down onto the ground and then hit him with gain, making a small crater.

Metallo then proceeded to pound Superman's face in with it, making the crater a little bigger with every hit. He heard someone running toward him from behind and when he turned around to face him, Venom swung the parking meter like a bat and hit Metallo's head, making him stumble back dislodging his jaw for a moment, before it quickly fixed itself.

Venom kept swinging the parking meter at the robotic android as he dodged the androids hammer and his saw blade, until the upper part of it broke off. That didn't stop Venom however as he dodged the hammer and then charged forward and rammed what was left of the parking meter into what would be its stomach. Normally, Metallo wouldn't be affected due to his body, but with the power behind it, it managed to pierce through him.

"Did you actually think that would hurt me?" Metallo asked rhetorically, and began to absorb the metal stake into is body.

"Crap/Crap." both host and symbiote muttered, and if Metallo had a face he was sure that he would be smirking right now.

Metallo hit him with his arm, sending Venom stumbling back.

Metallo raised his saw arm and was about to gut Venom like a fish, but before he could, Superman used his heat vision to cut Metallo's saw arm off. Metallo screamed for a moment as his hammer arm returned to normal and held the stump for a moment.

Venom grabbed Metallo's other arm and then threw a hook with it, hitting Metallo's elbow with all of his strength.

Metallo's arm broke from the blow, severing it in half from the elbow. Venom threw the severed limb to the side and grabbed the android's legs before slamming him to the ground repeatedly until the limbs snapped off as well, leaving Metallo as nothing but a limbless shell struggling to get away.

"You know, we're considering tossing you into a crusher to finish the reference." Venom said as he grinned down at the limbless android when he used a tendril to whip a long piece of rebar towards him before raising it high in the air. "Guess we'll have to improvise."

He swung down.

CHUNK!

Metallo let out a roar of pain as the rebar pierced the Kryptonite in his chest while Venom shoved the pole further until it pierced the ground, and the green mineral finally shattered to bits.

Venom stood over the android, whose glowing green, menacing eyes began to fade.

"You're terminated." Venom muttered with a victorious grin.

Once the android powered off completely, Venom moved from the body as civilians began cheering and taking out their cellphones to record or take pictures before he turned to Superman once more.

"You're welcome." Venom said.

With a huge leap, he jumped on top of another building before dashing into another direction.

Superman was about to fly after him when Wonder Woman put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't. You need to recover from the Kryptonite." she insisted. "Let me take care of this."

Superman wanted to protest, but he nodded before flying off in the opposite direction, while Wonder Woman flew to where Venom ran off.

Venom jumped from building to building until he came to a stop on a rooftop in downtown Metropolis overlooking the various bridges and harbors of the city.

Then he felt a slight breeze and the sound of boots walking behind him.

"Can we help you?" Venom asked nonchalantly without looking back at the Amazon.

"I just want to talk to you." Wonder Woman said. "I thank you for saving me and Superman and shutting down Metallo, but killing isn't the way."

"Oh, having second thoughts now?" Venom asked as he turned to face her. "We saved your life and this is how you thank us?"

"The League just wants to keep you from making another mistake." Wonder Woman argued.

"You're one to talk. The League made so many mistakes by letting scum like the Joker or Luthor walk free for years." Venom said heatedly. "Besides, are you not an Amazon? A warrior of the ancient world tasked with making the choices no one else is willing to make?"

Diana was surprised at this statement, not really sure on how to respond to that.

"We both fight for the same thing, except we know just how cruel this world can be to the weak and defenseless."

"Why are you telling me this?" Diana asked finally.

"Because we saw in your eyes that you agree with our methods. You're a trained warrior and you know certain things need to be done for the greater good." Venom said. "We don't have to fight. We just want you to understand why we do what we must to protect the innocent our way. Most importantly, we don't want you to look weak fighting these monsters by holding back."

Diana looked conflicted. Firstly, she knew that there were monsters wearing human skin that needed to be slain, like the Joker. Secondly, without said monsters, there would be no more pain, no more suffering, and no more fighting on a global scale. Lastly, she was greatly worried about the Justice League's reaction, culminating in them trying to find Venom themselves, and she knew he was right, but…

"I… I need time to consider this." the Amazon concluded.

"That's all we ask. You won't regret this, Diana." Venom said.

The air grew silent as the Amazon stared at the symbiotic vigilante in shock.

"…Eddie?"

'Nice job blowing our cover, you big black blob!' Eddie scolded subconsciously.

"That's better than being called a parasite." Venom mused as he retracted into his host, who stared at the Amazon before him, who in turn stared back at him in shock.

"Eddie… you're Venom?" Diana asked incredulously.

What added to her shock was the tendril that emerged from behind Eddie before forming the familiar grinning face.

"Correction: we are Venom." the tendril said as he stared at the Amazon with a grin.

"Thought you'd figured it out by now." Eddie said. "I mean, me defending Venom, pointing out the flaws your League makes, you should've known the obvious."

"Should've sent the World's Greatest Detective." the symbiote grinned.

"How did you know who I was?" Diana asked.

"I'm a reporter, it's what I'm good at." Eddie responded. "Besides, why else would any of the Justice League turn to me to get to Venom?"

"Next time, tell them to ask properly." Venom said. "It's rude to send one of their own to find us."

"You're… you're not going to tell anyone, are you?" Diana asked worriedly.

"I may be a reporter, but I don't give away my friends' secrets." Eddie said firmly. "You can count on us."

Diana let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Eddie. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"Ahem."

"Oh, you too, Venom." Diana added.

"A friend's gotta do what a friend's gotta do." Eddie said with a warm smile as Venom retracted back into him, and before he could go anywhere, Diana stopped him by putting a hand on her shoulder.

"And Eddie…" she whispered, and the reporter turned to face her, only to meet with a set of lips crashing into his.

Once she pulled away, Eddie stood there with a dazed look on his face as Diana walked past him with a warm smile.

"I hope you're right." Diana finished before taking off, leaving the reporter in silence.

'Good thing we didn't tell her about starting a harem of strong girls.' Venom spoke, snapping Eddie out of his stupor.

"You're being such a pervert, V." Eddie said with a smirk.

'Says the guy who fantasizes about bedding them one day.'

"Aw, shut up!"

Nearly an hour later, Eddie finally arrived at the mansion. Pressing the button to the com, he was rewarded with Anne's voice.

"Who is it?" She drew the words out.

"It's Dr. Jekyll. May I come in?"

"You're late. You got lost didn't you?" He could practically see the triumphant glint in her eyes.

"Y… yeah." He said defeated.

"You're lucky there is someone I want you to meet, or I would leave you out there." The gate buzzed and unlocked, allowing Eddie entrance.

"Wonder who our visitor is today." Eddie said as he walked towards the front door.

'It better not be Dan.' Venom hissed. 'I don't want to be called a parasite again.'

When he reached the front door, he slowly opened it. "I'm back."

"Eddie, come here." Anne called from the living room. Eddie slowly moved from the door, and froze halfway to the living room.

In the recliner, with legs crossed and sipping on a cup of tea was a woman wearing a top hat, tuxedo and fishnets.

"Are you just gonna stand there, or are you gonna greet an old friend?" Eddie's jaw hung agape, just pointing a shaking finger at her, his expression shocked.

"Zatanna?" Eddie asked in disbelief.

"The one and only." the beautiful magician said with a bow.

'I don't know which is hotter, an Amazon or a magician dressed as a stripper!' Venom teased.

Eddie never mentioned it to anyone besides his friends, but he actually dated the magician one time when he met her during a performance at Pier 39 back in San Francisco four years ago.

They talked, drank, and somehow one thing led to another before boom! They ended up sleeping together and decided to have a relationship. Unfortunately, they couldn't stay together forever, as Zatanna would have another performance in another part of the world, and also aid the Justice League on a few missions, while Eddie decided to remain in San Francisco to continue with his show.

Until now.

"So… what brings you here, Zee?" Eddie asked, breaking the silence.

"My next performance is next month, so I decided to drop by to your place." Zatanna said. "I never expected for you to move to a mansion, of all places."

"Yeah." Eddie said with a chuckle. "Surprising when your friend's the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation."

The magician giggled before setting her cup down and standing up.

"Introductions aside, I think it's time for me to change into something more comfortable." Zatanna said before closing her eyes.

"Egnahc fo sehtolc." Raising her arms out wide, a spiral of glitter spun around her body starting from her toes, and her clothes changed.

She now wore jeans that clung to her like a second skin and a black shirt that was so tight that it drew attention to her cleavage.

'Don't know why you two split up.' Venom said with mock disappointment before his voice turned into that of eagerness. 'Hope she makes your night magical sooner!'

"You're… dazzling." Eddie breathed out, earning giggles from both women.

"I get that a lot." Zatanna said with her hands on her hips.

Then there was another call from Sean on the television, prompting Eddie to grab the remote to answer.

"Hey, Eddie! How's your stay?" Sean asked before turning his attention to Zatanna. "Oh, Zatanna! Wasn't expecting you here. Love your performances, by the way. My sisters are huge fans!"

"Thanks, Sean." Zatanna said with a pleased smile. "Tell them I said hi."

"I will, I promise." Sean said with a smile. "This place has everything you guys need, and there's a room with your name on it upstairs, Zee."

"Great! I'll just grab a bite from the kitchen and I'll get comfy." Zatanna said before leaving the living room, leaving the three friends alone.

"So, Eddie. How's your day going?" Sean asked his friend.

"Nothing too serious." Eddie shrugged. "We got into a fight with Metallo, saved Superman, and managed to uncover Wonder Woman's secret identity."

"What?!" Anne and Sean gawked.

"Yeah. We were talking and eating when she asked why Venom does the things he does. Wasn't that hard." Eddie explained. "I think she's coming around."

"Not to mention we got a kiss from her as well!" Venom blurted out gleefully as he formed into the tendril from Eddie's tendril, as all of them stood there in shock at what the symbiote just said.

"The hell's wrong with you, you mutated Jell-O?!" Eddie hissed quietly, not wanting to attract Zatanna's attention from the kitchen.

"That's fine." Anne said with a shrug after a few moments of silence, shocking her ex even further. "You got an Amazon and a magician down in your little harem, who knows who might be next."

"Yeah, I don't wanna be the only one with a harem." Sean added with a smirk.

"Yes, Eddie. What are you complaining about?" Venom asked his host smugly, who crossed his arms in defeat.

"While you two discuss your relationship goals, I'm gonna go check up on Zatanna." Anne said as she left the room, leaving the two friends alone as Sean got serious.

"Eddie, I got the files on the recruits for our new team and Talbot's permission. I need you and your little friend to come over ASAP." Sean said. "I'll tell Anne while you're at it, and so we can keep Zee occupied."

"Going out again?" Eddie groaned. "And I was hoping for a nice evening with two of my exes."

"Look on the bright side, Eddie." Venom butted in. "We're rich, we already got three ladies, and we have a team underway. What could possibly go wrong?"

Gotham City

The streets and sidewalks were clogged with cars and people moving to get to their jobs. A single… purple… car moved out from the mass of cars on the freeway cutting through Gotham, taking its exit. Turning onto the next street, the car moved into an abandoned section of the warehouse district before turning into an old lot where the door to an old rundown warehouse slowly crept open allowing the car to pull in. The door slowly slid closed again, cutting the sunlight out again and enveloping the warehouse in darkness.

Florescent lighting suddenly began to flicker on throughout the warehouse, brightening the massive place. A single figure sat on the hood of the car reading a newspaper as four other men closed the doors of the car. The figure wore a bright purple suit under a darker purple trench coat. A wide brimmed hat sat on the head of the man as he read the headline of the newspaper he held in one hand and he slowly flipped a playing card with the image of a joker through the fingers of his other one.

"-Venom-"

The Joker suddenly tore the newspaper to shreds in a fit of anger. His men stared at him as he pulled his hat off of his head and dropped it onto the hood of the car. Holding up a shred of the newspaper, Joker looked at his men.

"Do you know how long it's been since the headlines of this newspaper contained the word 'Joker' in it?"

His men glanced at each other… then shook their heads. The Joker stared at his men, anger burning in his sadistic eyes.

"Too long… and now, this whole city has its beady little eyes focused entirely on the wrong individual. This city's fear and terror belongs to me and this mutated gimp needs to learn that fact."

Joker's mouth widened into his large smile.

"Boys… it's time to start making headlines."

The Joker laughed as he jumped up on the hood of the car.

"Get ready… because soon, we'll be stealing the show."

The Joker started to giggle before it soon morphed into a full-blown laugh.

"HEHEHEHEH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

As the title suggests, it looks like Diana has earned a spot in Eddie's harem along with Zatanna, while Venom's appearance has drawn the ire of the Clown Prince of Crime. Only time will tell when these two will face off. In the meantime, Eddie/Venom will start gathering followers for their new team, which will spell trouble for the Justice League. Who do you want to be recruited for this team? For that matter, who should be the first recruit? Please leave a review and stay tuned!