Ok, so you may be wondering why the crazy chapter title. Well, you'll find out soon. Also, if you remember when I said I was sad about Stan Lee in the first chapter, I'm still hurting. I'm sure we all miss him. But, I've decided to do something for Stan Lee in this story. Hope it goes well. So let's get into this!
***Haight Street Market***
So after everyone got their stuff pack and ready to go, they prepped the transportation. Using the cars in Hank's old Hot Wheels Rally Case, they pulled out the Jeep
and the Hyundai Santa Fe that Hope kidnapped Scott in back in 2018.
Bill drove the Hyundai with Z and Jimmy, and Scott drove the Jeep with Cassie and PJ.
Once they were all in, they headed for a store. With a bunch of options, they decided to go to the Haight Street Market.
They grabbed a few things. Some sandwiches, strawberries, chips for James. Two Flashback Reuben Sandwich, a Sicilian salad, and three apples for Tori. (Jimmy knew she'd love it.) A Meatball Sub, some chips, and few oranges for PJ. A 1906 Sandwich, a Hippie Hill, and a grapefruit for Z. A Spicy Veggie Sandwich, a green apple, and two bags of chips for Frankie. (Cassie got it for him.) And a cheese sandwich, smoked mozzarella salad, a block of Muenster cheese and an apple for Cassie.
Scott and Bill got a few things for themselves before they headed to the checkout aisle. They paid for their stuff first and headed to the vehicles that were in a parking garage around the block.
Meanwhile, the kids finally got their shopping done and headed to the checkout.
"Wow, looks like you kids have quite the appetite," The clerk said as he scanned their items. "So, where you kids heading?"
The kids looked at each other suspiciously. Why would this man who doesn't know them and who they don't know, ask them something like that?
"Why?" Z asked.
"With this much food, you kids are either starving or you're going on a trip." This man was at least in his 80s. And he seemed nice.
"Yeah. We're taking my friends back home, and we're just getting some food for the road," Cassie explained.
"Oh! Well, that's nice. Uh, you kids aren't driving yourselves, are you?" The Man's face became concerned, as if he were genuinely worried about the kids. That was different.
"Oh no, sir!" Jimmy cut in, "Her Dad and Uncle are taking us."
Once Jimmy said that, the clerk nodded in understanding as he rang up their bill. They paid and headed out.
But not before the clerk said one last thing to them. "You kids be careful out there. It's a crazy world and it'll knock you down if you don't keep up."
What he said had some depth and truth to it, and they appreciated that.
"Thanks, Mr..." Z read the clerk's name tag, "Stan. We appreciate it."
"Anytime," Stan replied with a smile, "Seeya!"
The kids, Scott, and Bill walked out with their hands (and arms for some of them) and headed to the cars. They put their food up in the cars and waited for Tori and Frankie. But once they settled, something landed right in front of them. It was a grenade!
Swiftly, a black and purple suit encased Z as he dove down and covered the grenade with his body.
The explosion was muffled under him. Fortunately, the suit took most of the blast. But there was a crack created in the street. With no injury or pain as of yet, Z jumped up and joined his family in a fight stance. They looked around and kept a sharp eye out, ready for anything that would happen.
For a moment, nothing happened. Until a car exploded not too far down from them on their right.
That got their attention. But they didn't realize it was a distraction for the adversary that was coming on the left. Thanks to his enhanced senses, Z heard footsteps running towards them.
"Brace yourselves!" He yelled.
That was a signal for the team to break into twos, bend down and hold on while he stayed in his place. But when the guy coming at them threw a punch, he was met with a purple energy blast that blew him away.
When he landed, Z got a good look at the man. He was wearing a one piece black motorcycle suit with black and red armor.
Looking back, Z checked to make sure the others were okay.
"You good?" He asked, helping PJ and Cassie.
"Yeah. Thanks, Z." PJ replied, patting Z on the shoulder.
"Cassie?"
The purple-clad girl nodded as she patted herself down. "Good to go."
"Jimmy?"
"Yeah," Jimmy replied. Suddenly, his eyes widened before he jumped up in front of Z and activated his shield, blocking another blow. Using the full force of his body, he pushed the guy away, right-hooked his chin, and double kicked him in the chest.
The guy stumbled back a bit and grabbed his chest. He took a few breaths before recovering quickly and running back into the action. He charged before jumping and throwing his booted feet at Jimmy. Jimmy held up his holographic shield and stood firm and ready for the attack. But when his boots made contact with his shield, an opposing force pushed Jimmy forward which sent the man backward until he landed on his feet.
Jimmy looked behind him to see Z holding him up with a smirk.
"Thanks, Z."
"No probs, bro."
They both looked just in time to see the mercenary come at them again.
"Man, this dude don't give up! Do he?" Z complained.
"I guess not," Jimmy replied as he held up his shield. "He has training. Ex-military. It's him."
"Cross?"
"Yup."
Z let out a surprise scoff before he pulled back his hands, clasped them together and bashed them against the shield, unleashing an even bigger blast that was purple and red. This sent the assailant flying.
They didn't see behind them another one coming. This one was a woman. Z, once again hearing footsteps motioned for Jimmy to turn around. The red-haired boy saw the woman charging at them.
She had a metal rod in hand, probably a no staff of sorts. The two took their stance and were ready for action. But as they did, they saw her ponytail lifted and pulled backward, causing her feet to come up and it looked like an invisible force slammed her down to the ground.
Jimmy and Z looked at each other in confusion. They turned their gaze back to her and watched her stand up before she jerked to her left like she'd been punched in the jaw. Then, out of nowhere, a few bright yellow rays shot at her!
Now, Jimmy and Z knew exactly what was going on, and it made them smile.
"What the hell's happening to me?" The lady screamed.
"Looks like you've got a bug problem," Z smirked.
The female looked at them confused before PJ appeared right in front of her with a smile. His wrist-blasters were smoking from the energy blasts they shot. So he dramatically put up his hands in a gun-like fashion and blew them like pistols.
"Who the hell are you?" The last asked. You couldn't tell she was ticked off.
"Well, my name's PJ. But my hero nickname is either Stinger or Waspling," He explained.(AN: Those are nicknames that I literally just made up. Pym never really had a superhero name, so I made a couple up for him.) "Trust me, my sister has a WAY better and than me."
Her face changed from slightly annoyed to confused. "Sister?"
Suddenly, a purple clad body appeared and threw a left hook at the lady, knocking her out. Seeing this made them wince and go "OOOooo!" as she went to the ground.
But they smiled as they looked at the girl in purple. Turning around, the helmet retracted to show it was Cassie!
They smiled and patted her back as they came in on each other.
"Alright, Cassie!" Jimmy cheered.
"Nice job, sis!" PJ added as he hugged his sister.
Cassie smiled at her family as she hugged her little brother back. "Thanks. But she had a real bug problem."
"And looks like you've got a gun problem." They heard a gun cock behind them and saw it was the red mercenary from earlier.
As he pointed the gun at them, the sky went gray and thunder clapped. Normally, when it turns into a thunderstorm instantly, people would be worried and afraid. But to the kids, it just made them smile even more.
"What're you smiling for?" He asked.
Z took his gaze from the sky back to the man with the gun. "That's our backup." He smiled.
The mercenary just re-aimed his gun and fired.
Z's helmet rematerialized and Jimmy held up his shield as they felt the bullets pepper them.
The mercenary kept his finger on the trigger until one of the bullets was impaled by something that stuck into the car that was next to him.
That was enough to catch the merc's eye and take his finger off the trigger. When the bullets stopped, Jimmy and Z looked up to see an arrow that was impaled in the gas door of a car.
Looking at it closely, they saw a red light slowly flashing on the arrow. Once again, that confident smile returned.
"Tick tick, boom!" They said in unison before running the other way.
This alarmed the merc to where he turned to run, but the arrow exploded which caused an even bigger explosion from the gas tank of the car.
Car scraps and debris flew and landed everywhere. The female merc ran over to the red one and tried to pick him up.
As she tried to lift her partner up, she felt like she was being watched. Looking over her shoulder she saw someone standing on the roof. It looked like a boy.
A bolt of lightning cracked, making her look up at the building across the street. And she saw another person standing on the edge of the roof. It was a girl.
They both jumped down and landed in the behind the fire. She couldn't see them anymore. But then, the rain came down and suppressed the fire. Looking closely through the smoke, she could make out a group of people walking towards them.
Her heart started racing. Her eyes widened as she saw them walk through the smoke and come into sight. It was the kids. Jimmy, Z, Cassie, PJ, and two more. A thin blond boy with a bow and arrow and a tall blonde girl with a sword. A SWORD!
"No way," she said as the stopped a few feet away.
They just stood there, frozen. Z, Cassie, and PJ had their helmets on. While the blonde girl held up her sword and the rain stopped completely.
The lady in green looked at the sky and it became white cloudy skies once again. Almost like it never happened.
She looked back at the group in front of her.
"Next time, we'll be coming harder." She stated.
The only reply she got was the blond boy pulling back his bow and shooting the arrow close to her leg.
"We'll be ready," Jimmy replied.
After that, they all turned around and walked down the street.
She watched as they walked away. They were just kids. Teens and a preteen. And yet, they seemed so brave. Fearless. Little did she know that she would experience it more first hand in the future.
With the kids, they all hugged and patted each other on the back.
Z looked at the blond archer, "That was a great shot as always, Frankie."(AN: Frankie. Real name: Francis Clinton Barton, aka Hawkeye.)
"Nothing but the best, Z!" Frankie chuckled and fist pumped with his friend.
"Yeah, and the rain added a nice dramatic touch, Tori," Jimmy added to the blonde.
"Thank you, James." The blonde warrior replied before pecking his cheek.
The red-haired boy blushed as red as his hair. Tori saw this and held Jimmy by the shoulder and set her head on his. She was a few inches taller than him, but they didn't care.
With her other hand, she rubbed PJ's hair. He was like a little brother to her. He had fun with her, and he annoyed her a lot too. But at the end of the day, she would care about him just the same.
Frankie did the same to Cassie. Those two were inseparable. Best friends. Frankie taught her a few moves of self-defense and a few exercises. They couldn't be more apart. He didn't "like" her though. She was like a sister to him. And like the others, he looked after her with his own life.
As they all walked down the street, they felt a burst of pride. This was good for them.
When they reached the corner of the street, the Jeep and the Hyundai pulled in front of them.
Scott jumped out of the Jeep and looked down the street in surprise.
"Wow!" He stated. "Jimmy, you were right! You guys can fight. And then some!"
Jimmy laughed as he jumped into the backseat of the Hyundai with Tori behind him, and Z in the front passenger seat.
"Hey PJ, who's that?" He asked referring to Tori.
PJ looked behind him before replying, "Oh that's Tori! She's with us too. And this is Frankie."
The yellow-clad preteen motioned to the blond archer in between him and Cassie.
"Oh, nice to meet you, Frankie."
"You too, Mr. Lang."
"Oh, Scott's fine." He looked back down the street and the smokey car parts and debris. "Uh, let's get outta here before the cops come."
He motioned for them to get in the Jeep. Frankie and PJ jumped into the back and Cassie in the front.
Scott jumped in the driver seat and floored it with the Hyundai following suit.
As they drove off, sirens could be heard in the distance.
It's official, the Next Avengers are here! Just so y'all know, Frankie is played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Tori is played by Peyton List. Thomas does have a pretty good American accent and Peyton has some great qualities to play the daughter of Thor. We're gonna be seeing more family fun, action and danger in the later chapters.
So I hope you guys enjoyed this and want more cause it'll be coming soon. The next story to be updated will be Fast 9, and it's gonna be loaded with fast cars, chase scene, and reinforcements. Also, did you like the Stan Lee cameo I did? I wanted to do something for him and I felt like this might be that. I'm wondering if I should do a Stan Lee cameo in my future Marvel stories. Should I? Let me know guys!
So until next time, NinjaBoy out!
