Peni Parker & Her Amazing Friends
"Man..." Mina groaned as she looked out at Mei Hatsume's form flying off into the distance. "How come the Support Department gets such cool stuff!? I want rocket boots!"
"Yeah they are pretty cool..." Uraraka admitted with a frown. "But are all members of the Support Department like that?"
"Aw man, Mei-chan got here first!?"
Even though the two should be focusing on getting past the drop, the two looked behind to see a short and petite girl of 126 centimeters running to them. Her hair was short and black, and her eyes were a light brown. Her cheeks were also only slightly red. Her forehead was covered in a slight sheen of sweat and her UA tracksuit was also slightly damp. However, she had a few additions to her outfit. On her left wrist was a large metal grey bracelet with yellow segments in the middle, and on her waist was brown utility blue utility belt with red highlights and a variety of pouches. Her shoes were also different, red sneakers with blue bottoms which were also the same color as her gloves.
"Wait, you know that crazy girl!?" Mei shouted as she pointed at Mei in the distance.
The girl seemed to notice them and smiled brightly. "Oh! Hello!" She winked at them and threw a peace sign. "I'm Peni! Peni Parker! Nice to meet ya!"
"Parker...? Are you an exchange student?" Uraraka could guess that. In spite of her rather excellent Japanese, the girl did have a bit of a stilted accent.
"Yup! Me and Harry came here together as part of the Support Department!" Peni nodded enthusiastically before bowing. "I hope we can be friends!"
Before Uraraka could respond, she noticed on the back of Peni's head...
...was a giant black tarantula the size of her hand!
"GYAAAH!" Uraraka shouted in shock and horror as Peni stood back up straight, and the spider climbed on top of Peni's head.
"Harry says hi!" Peni said cheerfully as the tarantula known as 'Harry' waved its left front leg in greeting "Sorry we can't talk more, but I have to win this! We should go to a karaoke bar later! I heard Japanese girls love that!"
Before they could respond, the girl then reached into her front right pouch and threw a red disk with a blue spider symbol on it. It landed at the edge of the cliff and Peni pressed on her bracelet. It opened up and Peni said, "Face front, increases angle up by two inches and launch thirty feet with a width of six feet!"
At that, the disk turned and spat out numerous white strings. "No... those aren't normal strings! They look wet!" They reminded Uraraka of a spider's webbing! They even had the same structure, weaving like a giant quilt with unique designs and shapes. However there were no gaps, and the white wall stretched to the top of the next platform.
The small disk then inclined down and there was a vague sound of cutting. Peni then rushed forward and grabbed it from the ground. "Mei-chan makes neat stuff, but they aren't cute or efficient!"
Then, she stepped on the webbing and continued to run. The white material didn't even seem to strain as she jogged across to the next platform, grinning all the while. "But my Web Spinners are both! They can shoot up to sixty meters at a time at a width up to ten feet, and you can shoot them up to seven times before they need a refill!"
"Jesus! Those Support Department guys are something else!" Mina shouted before running forward. "But we aren't going to let them beat us!"
Uraraka then noticed that she was running to the white webbing. She was being followed by several other competitors, but Uraraka could see something they didn't.
When the wind blew, several pebbled rolled onto the webbing and they didn't dislodge when there was another gust. "Wait, don't...!"
But it was too late.
When Mina jumped onto the webbing to get a bit of a head start, Mina began began lifting her feet but the bottoms were stuck. "Waaaaaa!" She shouted as she wheeled her arms, but it was no use. She fell forward, her entire body sticking face-first onto the webbing. "Ow! What the hell is this stuff!?"
Her followers, at least the first ones, quickly followed suit. Their shoes got caught on, and those who fell quickly found that they couldn't lift their feet, arms, or knees from the material.
"What the hell!?"
"What's going on!?"
"My hair! It's in my hair!"
"SHIT!"
That's when the spiders came in.
Hundreds of spiders, black and brown of varying size, began crawling down the webbing and all over the captured contestants. Everyone began screaming, and Uraraka and the other contestants took a step back from the edge.
"KYAAAA!"
"OH FUCK!"
"SPIDERS! SO MANY SPIDERS!"
"NOW THEY'RE IN MY HAIR!"
"I HAVE AN INTENSE PHOBIA OF SPIDERS! PLEASE HELP ME MOMMY!"
"Sorry! But the only way you can't get stuck on the webbing is if you wear these special Spidey Sneaks and Gloves!" Peni shouted from the distance, and Uraraka looked to see the girl cupping her hands around her mouth. "But don't worry! My friends have the compound that'll help free you!"
Uraraka glanced at the spiders and saw on their backs was a single drop of blue liquid on them. "Did she plan this!?"
"But only after I pass the finish line! And don't worry! The webbing won't disintegrate until an hour has passed!"
"AN HOUR!?" The captured contestants shouted in horror.
"Don't worry! It's as strong as concrete so you won't fall! And I'm sure I'll get past the finish line before then!" Peni then threw her disk onto the ground and another bridge of webbing stretched to a different pillar. She threw then a wink and stuck out her tongue, flashing them another peace sign. "Bye~!"
Peni Parker! Her Quirk? Spiders-Man!
This super creepy Quirk allows her the ability to communicate with and control any eight-legged crawly within a mile radius of her location! Brrr... Hope you brought your brown pants when you are on the wrong side of this chick!
Snippet by Dramatic_Spoon
"Without Iida, who am I going to-"
"TEAM UP WITH ME, ONE MILLION!" Two voices yelled out in unison.
Midoriya let out a quick yep of surprise at the two girls in front of him: A Pink haired one and another with short black hair. Both were adorn with gadgets of different shapes and sizes.
"I don't know you, but I'm Hatsume Mei!"
"And I'm Peni Parker!"
"And because you're in first place, you'll get all the attention I need to put my super cute babies in the spotlight!"
"Not just her babies, but all of mine too!"
"...Babies?"
"That's right, with my gear..."
"And my Spiders..."
"We're sure to take first place!" the two yelled in unison.
"...Hold on, can you really use your spiders in this part of the tournament?"
"...They didn't say I couldn't use them..."
Izuku could not help but look between Peni and Mei. "Um... don't get me wrong, I'm grateful and all... but wouldn't you two be competing against each other for attention since you're from the same Department? We can't have that in a contest like this..."
"Oh absolutely!" Mei said cheerfully, and Peni looked at her with shock and dismay. "I will do everything I can to make sure my Babies are on top."
"So blunt!" Uraraka commented in exasperation.
"Buuut..." Mei sighed in exasperation. "My Babies wouldn't look nearly as good if they just kept getting hampered by Peni-chan's little puny..."
"They're not puny!" Peni huffed in frustration, her cheeks puffing out as she stomped about. "They're cute and compact! Anyone can have them and they look stylish! And you wonder why the sponsors like my stuff more! If you would just think about others...!"
Mei then began pinching Peni's cheeks, her wide grin turning scary. "I'm sorry, but who are you to tell me how to shape my Babies! Each one are as beautiful as the image I imagined them in! I don't neeed to worry about aesthetics for them!"
Normally, Izuku would consider this to be a case of bullying. But the defiant look and little raps of Peni's fists on Mei's arms indicated that this was a rather common and harmless thing between the two Support Department students. "Um..."
Mei let go of Peni, and the young girl gave the eccentric inventor a final glare before smiling at Izuku. "Oh and... um... Midi-kun!"
"Midi...?" Izuku half muttered to himself as Peni continued.
"To be honest, I was worried about the same thing too! I tried to join Kat-kun's team to avoid it, but he turned me down. Said I had too puny arms to be a horse." Peni huffed as she crossed her arms. "And Todo-kun already filled out his team, so if I want to show off my inventions and for everyone to see I have to be with you." Peni then looked worried and stammered out, "D-Don't think that means I don't like you or anything! I think you're a very cool guy, but I need to show off my stuff and have investors notice me and..."
The tarantula on her head placed its right leg on its head, as if palming its face in exasperation.
"I-It's okay." Izuku assured her with a smile. Despite being on the same department as Mei, this foreign-born girl was a lot more tactful and nervous. "I would love your help! Thank you so much!"
"Really!" Peni breathed out happily, a wide smile on her face.
"But we'll have to be careful." Uraraka pointed out with a frown. "If we get caught in your webbing, then we'll be stuck in one place."
"No problem!" Peni then reached into the pouch on her left hip and brought out six disks. "I brought extra Spidey Sneaks and Gloves! Just tell me your sizes! Oh... this is so exciting! When we win this, we should go for bubble tea to celebrate!"
"Gh!" Iida grimaced as his engines sputtered and his body lurched, but his feet were stuck to the ground by a mass of webbing. "I'm stuck!"
"Can you get out?" Todoroki asked, but the class representative of 1-A shook his head.
"Not without tearing off the skin of my legs! I'm truly sorry!"
"Yup! That's the power of my Web Mine for you!" Peni cried out in glee. "As strong as cement, and it acts like a mouse trap to ensnare its capture target to the ground! It can hold anything up to a speeding truck!" She then glanced at Izuku. "But it cracks up under freezing tempatures and can melt with enough heat, so he won't be down for long.
Izuku smiled gratefully at her. "It buys us some time, so that's good enough for me!"
And with the fact that all the other teams were gunning for them because of the one million point headband, every second they bought counts.
The team of four had been running around trying to keep themselves on top relying both on the fact their competitors were fighting each other as much as gunning for them. However, Todoroki's persistence to defeat him made the half-haired teen a particularly difficult opponent. The fact that he partnered with Iida, Yayorozu, and Kaminari made things even harder.
Luckily, Mei had her jet pack and Peni had her Web Mines, providing the team with much needed distance and time.
But still, the fact that Peni obviously wasn't that great in the areas of endurance and stamina was showing. She was huffing and puffing, her body read and shaking while holding Izuku's weight. They were even getting slower!
"If only we could rest up a bit...!"
"DEKU!"
The four turned to see Bakugou's team racing towards them comprised of Sero, Tokoyami, and Kirishima. "Crap!" Peni threw another one of her Web Mines at Bakugou.
"SOY SAUCE FACE!"
"GODDAMNIT! MY NAME IS SERO YOU ASS!" Sero shouted at Bakugou, but shot his tape from his elbows. One strand wrapped around the mine, rendering it useless. Then another shot out and slapped on Peni's bracelet.
"No!" Peni shouted in fear.
"Big Bird!"
"Tokoyami!" Tokoyami shouted back in annoyance, but followed it up with, "Dark Shadow!" The shadow that was his Quirk then threw Bakugou forward, who then followed it up by using explosions from his palm as thrusters.
"Amazing! He planned this whole thing in such a short time!" That was certainly Bakugou for you. Shouted a lot and seemed to not care, but he had an analytical mind underneath the spikes of his hair. Izuku then activated the thrusters, only for his eyes to widen when they sputtered.
"No my Baby! Don't give up on Mama! Speak to me!" Mei pleaded, seemingly oblivious to everything else.
Thinking quickly, Uraraka then slapped her hands together and touched Izuku. Getting the idea, Izuku leapt up and avoided Bakugou, who passed under him. "Release!" She shouted while having her fingers touch again, and Izuku fell. At this point, Bakugou would have changed his course to nab Izuku at his new height while making his return trip. He should just pass over Izuku's head and...
"I ain't that stupid you damn nerd."
Izuku's eyes widened as he saw Bakugou pass by him at the exact same height, and Izuku could feel the tugging of the million point headband. The headband Uraraka, Mei, and Peni had spent so hard helping him protect! Their shot at making it to the finals!
But Bakugou tugged and took it, and Izuku could faintly hear Present Mike screaming about the turn of events.
His three teammates grabbed him on his way down. "Damn it...!" Izuku cried out in despair as Bakugou returned. "We were so close! We can't... We can't just let Kaachan take it from us!"
"Don't worry!" Peni shouted and Izuku turned to her. She had a confident grin. "Harry's got this!"
"Harry...? You mean your pet?" What could a tarantula do that would help?
"He's not my pet!" Peni then held up her left arm, which had a small strand of webbing on it. "He's my partner!"
"Yes! Got it!" Bakugou shouted as he tied the headband to his forehead, grinning in victory. "Just like I said I wou-!"
"Dude! What the heck is that on your neck!" Kirishima shouted in shock, and Bakugou looked to see a giant tarantula just finishing with untying the headbands around his neck.
"You sneaky little...!" Bakugou raised his left hand, fully intent on smashing the thing, but Harry then slammed his left legs on Bakugou. Surprisingly, what should've been a useless gesture made Bakugou lurch as if he had been shoved. The tarantula leaped back, a strand of webbing attatched to its body and the headbands within its curled arms. "Fuck! It's the Spider-Loli! She did this!"
Peni then pulled, and before the others could react the spider had returned to her. "That nickname is mean and not cute at all!" Harry then landed on Izuku's shoulder, presenting the young man with Bakugou's other headbands. "Come up with a better one Kat-chan!"
"Fuck you!"
Peni Parker's Pet and Bond Partner: Harry! His Quirk? Man-Spider!
This unique Quirk allows for this creepy crawly the ability to have the strength of the human he's bonded with within its tiny little body and be able to actually think complete, and coherent, human thoughts! But if it gets separated from Peni for too long, both of them can black out!
Note: This is pretty much just a collection of snippets I did on Spacebattles expanding on the idea of Peni Parker from Into the Spider-Verse being part of the Support Department. I made this before Into the Spider-Verse came out, so I think it's a miracle that Peni's character actually came close to how she was depicted in the movie.
Be prepared for the next chapter which has the work of a fellow fanfic writer who made it as a gift to me.
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