Answers to reviewers' questions or statements:
Hero of the Multiverse: Jameson and Stark aren't friends or allies, he just happens to see Stark flying by and well…as for the lemon, hopefully it's good
Galabrax: No, he has his powers that he gained from the Other like night vision, stingers and organic webs, but with his suit why would he need those at the moment. He'll use them but it won't be for a while. Spider-man will first encounter the person Mephisto wants at the beginning of the next arc. Spider-man will meet several of the bat fam this chapter and the rest next arc like Batwoman, Orphan, Nightwing, Spoiler, Azrael, and Robin.
nightmaster000: What the girls found will be finally revealed next chapter, and blood will be demanded in gallons from quite a few pissed off Marvel heroes and later DC heroes.
Jestalnaker94000: Actually, Superman one million is the most powerful incarnation of Superman to date, he's like on par with the likes of Jean Grey as the Phoenix or the Sentry giving himself completely to the Void. Earth two Superman is closer to the likes of All Star Superman but is maybe still more powerful and Kingdom Come Superman but not by much if at all. Superboy prime vs King Hyperion, that may come down to who's more vicious since they seem to be close to equal in power.
Dark King Marcel: Yes, May and MJ will show up again, but not until after what the Marvel women discovered about Stark is revealed and we'll see how they are taking Peter's death now that it's marinated for them for a time.
Shimmering Dawnstar: Who says he is sane? He thinks working with a guy dressed like a bat is a good thing for Gotham City and went as far as to make a light to call him with.
Karlos1234ify: You'll see what was on the drive next chapter, finally but we will get a small sneak peek as to what to expect. As for Peter trolling Bruce to the point the guy has to let him help, it's more like he recognizes what Peter is capable of and so he's willing to suck up his pride and work with the man, doesn't mean he'll like it at first
DannyPhantom619: A story with Spider-man and X-23 will happen, but I'm waiting until after Logan comes out and I see it because I have something in mind and I want to wait and see if that movie will work with my possible story. As for a Spider-man and Spider-Gwen story…no just no. I'm really, really not a fan of Gwen in any form, sorry. Not to the po9nt I'd bash her character but I just really don't find her all that, I mean rally until she became Spider-girl or whatever she's called in Spider-Gwen what did she really bring to the table for Peter? And don't say intelligence, half the women Spider-man knows have genius level intellect to some degree, and while they don't put it towards science as much as Gwen, doesn't mean they're any less smart
gunman: Yeah, that tumor of his is still present and he's aware he has a time limit and well lets just say that it's sort of why Peter is staying in Gotham, it'll start to become clear as time goes on. No Julia's powers allow her to see into other universes and alternate futures and the like, it's just that Peter is outside her sphere of influence, the Marvel Multiverse, and even that wasn't the entire case, Mephisto has a hand in it. It's multiple things that Stark has done that the girls found, part of it does relate to Peter but the rest is to an extent even bigger and it's affected all of the Marvel girls in some way, some big and some minor but no less important. I'm keeping the summary because starting sort of this chapter and going forward Peter and Bruce will start to act a little friendlier towards each other and build from there, but their near polar personalities makes things difficult for them, plus I always feel that a friendship started off with both guys at each other's throats will be all the stronger when they finally realize they have a lot in common.
paladin3030: As for how the marvel girls and others will get to the DC universe and vice versa, that'll be shown soon but you are on the right track in that Reed will have a hand in it, them getting there at least.
Guest: I actually have a scene like that planned for my Spider-man CW story.
Guest: While Peter won't be finding any Adam West Batman clips, that song and a few other things from that show will be appearing and Peter will have a field day with them…plus a certain little 5th dimensional imp may have a hand in that, but Spider-man has his own dark skeletons in the closet and it comes from an old show of his made in japan a while back, look it up if you get the chance, it's sort of ridiculous but interesting at the same time for some reason
chimera629: Peter will have his reasons to head back to the Marvel universe on occasion, he still has friends there that can't leave because their entire lives are rooted there, plus he may want to get away from some of the drama that plays out in the DC universe occasionally.
Cajun Strong Man 2: Batgirl is Barbara Gordon in this story and yes there will be a lemon
superspiderfan: The Marvel and DC women's meeting will be…interesting to say the least and a few women on both sides may get a little overzealous
keyblade master cole: Silk is right now with the Web Warriors (Spider-man 2099, Spider-man Noir, Spider-Gwen, that Captain Britain Spider-man and a few others) and she'll be none too pleased, along with the rest to see that Peter is seemingly dead
Mister K: Next chapter we'll finally see what it is that's on the drive. Yeah, Jameson may be a bit peeved that Parker cheated him with selfies all these years but a part of him can't help but find if funny to some degree and a bit genius.
Justafan: The New 52 Superman died because he turned to dust after getting into this fight with some weird energy being that thought he was Superman himself, it was odd but hey we got the Pre-New 52 so I ain't complaining. Yeah, some heroes in the past have just upped and left in their team up with Spider-man because their interest were no longer aligned or because they believed they had better things to do.
LL: Yeah Jameson finding out from Julia that his cousin in law is dead because of Stark's inactions will be something that the former owner of the Daily Bugle won't take too kindly, he and Peter had their differences and clashes but even Jameson isn't that much of a dick. No Peter has never held back in fights with the like of Rhino, Venom, Carnage and Sandman because they can actually take a hit from him at full strength, he just never went for the kill when it was presented because well that's now what he does, Green Goblin and now Octavius on the other hand…well he wouldn't rush to save him from dying a horrible death any time soon, especially now after what Otto did to him
cabrera1234: SHEILD or most of it, believe it or not isn't even aware what Stark is hiding in their databases, the ones that do know something's there but most have either never bothered with it, couldn't break the encryption or are connected with it, to what extent will be shown when the secret or more specifically secrets comes to light next chapter.
Harbinger of Kaos: No, the guy that Peter has to take down isn't the guy who has Doomsday and Red Robin but they are aware of each other
Warning: Lemon at the beginning of this chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or DC characters seen, mentioned or used in this story
"Soooo…were you actually serious about having sex or were you just saying that to rattle their feathers?" Peter asked as he and Selina landed on a rooftop
Selina strode right up to Peter and wrapped her arms around his neck and a leg around his waist
"Oh I was dead serious about fucking you, question is where do you want to do it?" Selina purred as she leaned in and gave Peter a lustful look "A rooftop, an alley, or are you up for spinning a giant web over somewhere and fucking on it instead?"
"Wow kinky… not that I'm complaining or anything, because really I'm not it's just this seems a little fast is all. I mean we just met" Peter said as he rubbed the back of his head while Selina rubbed his armored chest and licked her lips at what his body might look like underneath
"Trust me hon…I've fucked guys in the past for just making eye contact with me. This is pretty much the eighth date for me" Selina chuckled as she stared into his glowing lenses "Now, do you want to keep the helmet on or blindfold me?"
Peter stared at her for a moment before speaking "I'll…take the helmet off. Not like I exist here anyway so what's the worst that can happen if someone happens to see my face?"
"Find a way to your universe and hurt your family?" Selina asked softly
Peter chuckled grimly at that "Afraid I really don't have a family left for anyone to hurt really…the guy who ruined my life made sure of that"
The two stared at each other in silence before the suit retracted Peter's helmet and then much to his and Selina's surprise detached itself from the wall crawler and quickly formed into a small little hovering ball with an arc reactor acting as it's propulsion system before shooting off into the sky
Peter and Selina watched it go for a moment before the cat thief spoke with amusement "Guess he'll be back later"
"Hope he or she will be alright and now that I think about it, I really need to give that suit a name" Peter said before turning towards Selina "So, where did you say wanna-"
"Fuck like we're in a porno?" Selina said and laughed at the blush that formed on his face
She had to admit, he had a cute boyish charm to him and his upper torso which was bare was something to truly marvel at. The solid feel of his muscles, watching them move with every breath he took. Plus, if what she was feeling in his pants was anything to go by, he'll definitely being leaving her sore in the morning, far as she was concerned he was a definite keeper
'Hmm if I play my cards right maybe I can get that threesome with both him and Batman…or Wonder Woman, either's good for me' She thought with a grin as she took his hand "Come on, my place isn't far from here. And the bed is reinforced so it won't break easily"
Peter nodded at that "Okay but quick question…if you have cats, how many will there be? Cause seven is my limit no matter how hot you are!"
…
It was several minutes later that Peter found himself standing in Selina's room while the jewel thief was on her knees, clad only in a black lace thong and strapless bra with his hardened member in her mouth and her hands caressing his ball sack with years of experience as a prostitute and stripper operating out of East End
"Damn…" Peter groaned as he ran his hands through Selina's short hair while she looked up at him with a sexy smirk while she sucked on his cock head that seemed to make his cock even harder
She than released him with a 'pop' and pumped his length "What can I say, I've had years of practice"
"Well it's paying off" Peter said as he watched Selina wink at him before taking him in her mouth again and moaned, the vibrations of her throat around his cock added to the pleasure he was receiving from the world class thief
'I'm starting to think this is Felica in disguise' Peter thought as he lightly thrusted into Selina's mouth who started to take him in her throat while she ran her hands up his abs and thighs
She than released his organ and began to trail a series of kisses across his abs and thighs while she continued to pump his saliva drenched cock. She stopped briefly to remove her bra and toss it aside before resuming her manipulations with his cock. Peter stared down that the beautiful ant-hero who returned his gaze with a playful wink
"Enjoying yourself handsome?"
Peter chuckled "Yeah, I think I am"
Selina giggled as she stood up and kissed Peter on the lips, driving her tongue into his mouth while his hands made their way down to her toned rear and gave it a squeeze, causing her to moan into the kiss and wrap one of her legs around his waist, his cock pressing against her wet clothed pussy.
"So, tell me…Spider…was your…sexy cat thief…this good?" Selina asked as she and Peter's tongues ravaged each other's mouths and faces
Peter trailed a series of kisses up the side of Selina's face, stopping just short of her ear and whispered huskily "Yeah, hoping to outdo her?"
Selina laughed as she pushed Peter back on to her bed and removed her soaked panties "Maybe I am..."
She tossed her lower underwear aside before licking her fingers and trailed them down her body in a sultry manner and began to play with her clit, rubbing it and teasing herself by having one of her fingers partially entering herself. Peter watched with rapt attention, his cock nearly throbbing in desire as Selina stared him in the eye while she pleasured herself
"You ready for me Spider? Ready for me to sit on that cock and rife it for all it's worth?"
Peter's response was an eager nod which caused Selina to giggle
"I bet you are Spider, I can see that cock of yours just begging to have a wet cunt around it, hugging it nice and tight, you do this with Wonder Woman yet?" Selina teased as she crawled on to the bed and aligned her pussy with Peter's cock and took the fingers she used to masturbate with and placed them in Peter's mouth who began to hungrily suck on them
"I'll take that as a no then, don't worry Spider I'm sure she'll be riding you soon enough, maybe I can join in" Selina said as she pulled her fingers from Peter's mouth
"I think…I would really like that" Peter said as his hands trailed up Selina's sides and gripped her breasts, they easily rivaled the likes of not only Felica's but also Natasha, Carol and Jessica…
'Hmm come to think of it, I know a lot of voluptuous women, not that I'm complaining or anything. Just funny that me the resident nerd of Midtown has gotten this lucky in life, least in terms of women…mostly' Peter thought as he felt Selina rub her pussy lips against his cock's shaft before she slowly engulfed him
Wrapping his cock in her tight warm cavern and causing both to moan in pleasure
"Ah fuck baby!" Selina said as she leaned down and kissed Peter who returned it with the same enthusiasm
Peter pulled out of the kiss and had one hand cup Selina's face, a look of bliss on it, and the other hand cupped one of her tits that were heaving from her labored breathing as she slowly sunk down his length until he was fully inside of her
The two stayed still as they basked in the feeling of each other's sex joining, Peter's cock stretching and reaching depths in Selina that very few have achieved, Selina's pussy caressing and accommodating his size
Selina rose and placed her hands on Peter's chest and purred in ecstasy as she rubbed his chest, tracing a few faded scars that dotted his torso "Hmm baby…so big, you must have gotten a lot of pussy in your universe"
"Wish I could say that I have" Peter said as he thrusted into Selina's snatch, causing her eyes to roll in the back of her head and her toes to curl in delight "But until now, I haven't had sex in almost a year and a half at least"
Selina looked down at him with a grin and leaned into his face and planted a seemingly sweet kiss on his cheek "Where then, looks like we have a lot of time to make up for…"
Peter smirked as he increased the force of his thrusts and speed, causing Selina to moan in delight "Think you can take it?"
Selina giggled as she took Peter's face and smothered him in between her chesty globes of warm flesh "Oh Spider…you have no idea!"
Peter peppered her chest with a series of licks and kisses before moving to one of her nipples and began to suck on the erect bud, causing Selina to moan
"Oh yes!"
Peter's response was a grunt as he set a nice pace with his thrusts that seemed to be hitting Selina's sweet spot over and over again if the yelps, moans and curses were anything to go by. The two stayed in this position for a while, Peter alternating between ravishing Selina's tits like a half-starved man and engaging in an intense make out session of the buxom thief all the while thrusting into her at a steady pace that saw her cum at least twice
Selina rubbed some of the sweat building on her brow and looked down at Peters own sweaty form with lust "Hmm baby…nothing hotter than seeing a man work up a sweat as he pleasures me…"
"I could…say…the same" Peter grunted in between thrusts
Selina leaned back, allowing Peter to better view her moving breasts as she bounced on his hips, the sounds of flesh echoing through the room and into the apartment outside the door
It didn't take long for Peter to pick up the pace and Selina's moans became screams and curses of ecstasy. She looked down at him with a wild lustful look, her nails digging into his chest to the point they nearly drew blood
"Yeah, give it to me Spider…fuck that little pussy with your giant spider cock!"
Peter chuckled as he suddenly flipped them over and began to fuck Selina into the mattress, her legs wrapping around his waist "Man, you were joking when you said you wanted to fuck like we're in a porno"
Selina's response was a laugh as she drew him into another kiss and moaned into it as she came again, her juices coating his cock which was starting to throb even harder, her clue that he was coming close to his own orgasm
Selina then leaned in and began to sensually whisper into his ear "Cum inside me you fuckin Spider, coat my vaults with your web"
"B-But-" Peter began only to be interrupted by Selina's mouth smashing into his
"On…the…pill" Selina said as she met his thrusts with her own, increasing the pleasure both were feeling "And it's…full proof…with metas….ah fuck baby you make me feel so good!"
Peter grunted in acceptance as he leaned down and kissed Selina again as his pace became frantic and his orgasm finally hit while Selina reached hers as well
"Ahh fuck!" Selina shouted as her's and Peter's fluids mixed
"Son of a bitch" Peter growled out as he buried himself in Selina's neck and shoulder and continued to ride out his and Selina's orgasm until his ejaculation came to an end and he pulled out and fell down next to the heavily panting woman with a huff "Damn…been way to long since I've done that"
Selina laughed as she wiped her brow and looked at Peter's still hard cock "How…many…more times…can you go at it?"
Peter looked at her for a moment before chuckling "Honestly…six. Superhuman stamina and all that comes in handy"
Selina chuckled at this as she snuggled into Pete and gripped his cock with a shaking hand "Shit…I have one, maybe two more of those kinds of heavy orgasms left in me before I either pass out from exhaustion or sensory overload…haven't felt that since I dated Bats"
"Heh dated or fucked him and when he got too controlling bailed and left him a case of blue balls?" Peter said with a chuckle
"…Mostly the second" Selina said sheepishly before she leaned in and gave Peter a very passionate kiss "Not one for being cuddle and feels after a rut, but after what you just gave me, I'll make an exception…don't get used to it"
The two stayed there in Selina's apartment in silence, the only sounds being their labored breathing, or light panting in Peter's case. After a few more minutes Selina finally spoke
"So you staying anywhere while in Gotham?"
Peter shook his head as he wrapped an arm around Selina and pulled her in close, she responded by wrapping a leg around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder
"Nah, I figured I'd just sleep up in the Watchtower or something" Peter said as he stared up at Selina's ceiling
"Well, you can stay here then if you want" Selina suggested as she began to kiss Peter's chest again
Peter quirked a brow at that before looking at the smiling face of Selina "Really, you'd let me stay here?"
Selina shrugged "Yeah, my previous roommate is gone for the next few weeks and while I love my nine cats, two of which are about to have kittens in the next week, I need some actual human contact every once in a while, I don't want to end up being that crazy cat lady that's as good as interacting with humans as the Joker was at being heroic"
Peter nodded at that "Okay, but do I have to pay rent, because I don't have a job yet and to be honest I don't see myself getting one anytime soon sadly…"
Selina chuckled "Your rent is fucking me…every morning…every afternoon…every night!"
She than crawled don top of Peter and cupped his face and kissed him long and hard before pulling back slightly and resting her forehead on his, looking right into his eyes with a playful look "Your rent's going to be in hoe may times you can get me to cum, the more you give it to me, the longer you stay"
Peter looked at her for a second before laughing "Seriously, you want me to pay my rent for staying here by fucking you?"
"I have plenty of money handsome, I live a very enriching lifestyle" Selina said with a grin "So what do you say handsome, stay with me and fuck like we're in a never ending porno when you're not saving this shithole of a city with Batman and his band of little yes men or stay in the Watchtower where your watched twenty-four seven by Batman's secret cameras and can only get out with the resident babysitter's consent?"
Peter was quiet for a moment before answering "Well when you put it that way…the first option doesn't sound too bad"
Selina grinned as she leaned in and kissed Peter before standing up and heading for her door "I'm gonna make waffles, you want some? Then we can get back to fucking like animals in heat"
Peter nodded and sat up just as his wrist started to beep, much to Selina's puzzlement "The hell is that?"
"My suit" Peter answered as he pushed a space on his arm and revealed a black band he had camouflaged to his arm and brought up a holoscreen. It was a map of the entirety of Gotham City
And right where Wayne Manor was located, was small a beeping red dot
"Heh, was starting to wonder if he may have found it and destroyed it" Peter said with a grin "Guess it was just waiting for the right moment"
"Who found what now?" Selina asked as she looked over Peter's shoulder, her breasts pressing into his back and looked at the map and saw what had his attention
'Oh…well Bruce ain't gonna be too happy Spider-man here found him, then again he's likely less than happy I'm now fucking him' Selina mused as she began to rub said man's shoulders "Found Batsy's hideout I take it?"
"Yeah and it looks like you aren't too surprised which means you know who it is already" Peter said as he sent a command for his suit to come pick him up
"Yes I do, but question I should really be asking is, how did you get a tracker on Batman in the first place? You would need like magic or something to pull that off" Selina asked with curiosity
Peter smiled at that as his mind flashed back to his and Batman's meeting after the two's fight with Solomon Grundy at the cheap knock off of the Statue of Liberty with the aid of Gotham and Gotham Girl
…
Peter watched Batman approach his car carefully before leaping off the building he was crouched on and landed on the hood of the armored vehicle, shaking the several ton machine slightly "You could have been nicer to him you know"
Unknown to Batman who was busy arguing with Spider-man, a small piece of his suit, barely the size of a dime, right under his heel slowly began to melt off and smear itself across the hood of Batman's car and slowly made it's way up the body of the car before coming to a rest right next to the car's cockpit
…
"Let's just say, I'm really happy my suit is very much like a borderline homicidal alien goo I know back home" Peter said as he looked to see his suit, still in ball form, approaching
He quickly stood up and grabbed his pants and threw them on before looking towards Selina, who was still bare and starting to develop a number of hickeys across her neck and chest "Might wanna stand back, we're still trying to get this thing down"
Selina took several steps back and watched as the suit flew in…and slammed right into Peter's chest
"Ow…why suit, why do you hurt me? I'm starting to think Otto implanted some sort of protocol in you to do this on purpose" Peter said after the suit sent him skidding back several feet and right into the wall, creating a large crack as the suit covered him and activated
"Okay, that you're paying for" Selina said with a giggle as she heard Peter let out a groan that sounded both slightly pained and annoyed
"Fantastic" Peter said as he brushed some of the dry wall of his suit before looking towards Selina with a grin "I'll be out late babe, don't wait up"
"Funny, I was about to say the same thing" Selina said as she kicked her own cat suit on to the bed before walking up and kissing Peter's glowing spider symbol "Don't be out too late handsome, I wanna see just how long I can really go with you"
"And if Wonder Woman in that time happens to sink her claws into me?" Peter asked with a snort
"Well then I guess I better get a bigger bed" Selina joked as before Peter leaped out of her window and shot a web line out and swung off into the early morning sky "At this rate I may end up falling for the smart ass…"
…
"…Great…Batman's a billionaire" Peter said with some annoyance as he stared at Wayne Manor with a critical eye half an hour later.
The manor was close to the same size as Avengers Mansion, granted the area of the land it occupied was far larger but then again, it's not in the middle of a city like Stark's mansion was in his own universe
"Hmm I can either find a way inside all James Bond style and use the vast away of infiltration techniques that Natasha, Felica and Jessica have taught me over the years…or I can just walk right up to the door, knock, call them out on what I know and go from there" Peter said as he cupped his chin before looking to his side to see a large black Great Dane that he stumbled across a few seconds ago and checked to see it's dog tag showed it was from here "Which one do you think I should go with…Titus, was it?"
The dog looked at Peter for a moment before letting out a bark
Peter nodded at the canine as he scratched it's ear "Thought so too…wish me luck boy. Also, whoever named you after a Shakespeare character really needs to update their tastes in plays or get a girlfriend"
Titus's response was to watch the armored man make his way up to the front of Wayne Manor with a quirked head
Humans are odd…least they give good belly rubs and treats, Titus reasoned before following the strangely dressed human that had the faintest scent of a cat and spider on him
Peter slowly made his way up the Manor's front stairs and raised his fist and was just about to knock when suddenly the door opened to reveal a man, mid-seventies and looked to be in fairly good health, and based on his attire and stance he was a butler
Peter stared at the man for a second before speaking "Uh hi, I'm-"
"We've been expecting you mister Parker" the man said in an English accent and as moved aside and gestured Peter and Titus in before closing the door
"You have mister…um…?" Peter said with some measure of surprise as he fished for a name
"Alfred Pennyworth Sir, and yes" Alfred said as he reached for his pocket and pulled out a small black ball that immediately shot what looked like a small tendril of sorts out of it and into Peter's armored suit before it seemingly was absorbed and data began to flash across Peter's HUD "We discovered it just several minutes ago attached to the canopy of the Batmobile…well played, even if Master Bruce will never say it, he's impressed by how long it went unnoticed"
"Oh…well uh thanks for giving it back" Peter said with a cough as he looked around the mansion "So we gonna head down to the cave or what?"
"Cave sir?" Alfred said with a quirked brow
Yeah, the uh little drone after it got here used the security systems that it downloaded from the Watchtower and saw that it used a similar system to Batman's and well it didn't take much for it to fool his security into not seeing it as a threat and allowed it to hack into your guys computer and send out a signal for me to follow to well here or underneath here…BTW's you might wanna fix that issue, cause if I wanted I could have also used that time to take control of a lot of Batman's automated systems and well…from what my suit's showing me, he has a lot of firepower down there"
"I shall inform of this observation sir" Alfred said as he turned and began to make his way to the study "Follow me Master Peter, Master Bruce would like to have a word with you in the cave"
"Sounds fun and please call me just Peter…or Spider-man…or super cool guy that was able to pull a fast one on Batman by sort of playing on his arrogance" Peter said as he followed after the man "Sooooo, what should I expect apart from the whole 'You hacked my systems, potentially compromised my identity and others shtick?'"
"Plenty of glaring and scowls I'm afraid, he's never been very vocal when displeased aside from growling" Alfred said "And don't be surprised if he tries to throw something at you…many times"
"How have you survived with him this long?" Peter asked with a chuckle
"The ridiculously large paycheck I get bi-weekly" Alfred said dryly as they entered the study and made their way to the grandfather clock the hid the entrance to the Bat cave
…
"Allo all!" Peter said as he entered the Bat cave and was greeted to the sight of Batman, or Bruce Wayne if you want to be specific, clad in his bat suit sands the cowl glaring at him while three people stood behind him
One Peter saw was batgirl who sent him a friendly wave, the other two were both males in their teens, nearing their twenties maybe.
The first one was what his suit identified as Red Robin, dressed in a red and green Kevlar bi-weaved suit with a black and yellow inside cape attached and two 'R's on his left breast and a domino mask on his face
"Hello Spider-man" Red Robin gave the man a nod
The other, a dark-skinned male gave Peter a careful nod "Hey…"
Peter then turned his attention to Bruce and smirked "Aww don't be like that Bruce, you would have done the same exact thing…your just pissed to be on the receiving end for a change"
"Poetic justice at it's finest" Red robin snickered
"Really, you think it's funny that this gut was able to find us?" the dark-skinned teen said with a look of disbelief
"Duke, relax, Spider-man isn't the Joker or Bane or even Ra's" Batgirl said with a pat on the young man's shoulder "Aslo I was the one that found that little tracker on the car, nice work by the way"
Peter and Bruce remained in a locked staring contest, neither one moving or saying a thing. The cave soon grew quiet as the three younger members of the Bat Family hold Spider-man's gaze with a slight scowl on his face
Finally, after what felt like an eternity Bruce spoke "…It appears I've underestimated you"
"Yeah, I get that a lot" Peter said with a snort as he scanned the Bat cave "Also nice digs, much cooler than my secret lair back home"
"You had a spider lair? Or did you call it a parlor?" Red Robin asked with a smirk
"Neither, I called it my apartment" Peter said dryly before his shoulders slumped "And when that wasn't available, my room in either Avengers Mansion or the Avengers Tower before I got kicked out…or the attic and basement at my Aunt's house when she still lived there"
Red Robin and Batgirl chuckled at that while Duke went back towards the Bat computer to see what it has so far on the other new residents of Gotham, Gotham Girl and her brother Gotham
Peter then returned his attention to Bruce "So, what is it you wanted to talk to me about at Wayne Tower later, might as well start now"
Bruce sighed tiredly and mentally questioned if he was truly going insane before speaking "I need your help in regards to gaining more information on Gotham and Gotham Girl, their motives, what they can do and why they have decided to help and to what end"
Peter eyed the man "Uh why?"
"Because I don't trust them…" Bruce said and held up a hand when Peter was about to speak "…But I want to, and to do that I need to know more about them. If I'm going to let them operate here, I need to know what it is they're hoping to achieve aside from 'Save Gotham'"
Peter stared at the man for a moment before speaking "You have some of the worst trust issues I've ever seen in a man, not the worst cause that honor goes to a dick by the name of Fury but man would it kill you to be a little less cynical about everything, maybe take the paranoia down a tad bit?"
"Trust me Spider-man, we've been saying that for years" Red Robin said with a grin
"He's gotten better though, if barely" Batgirl chuckled "Maybe all he really needs is a woman to make him an honest man"
"First we have to find one that can put up with the brooding" Peter snickered
"And doesn't mind kids…or dogs…or a cow and whatever Robin brings home" Red Robin said with a thoughtful expression
"And an iron will and patience of a saint or ten" Alfred said dryly
"Will you help me or not Spider-man?" Bruce looked at Peter with a weighted gaze, ignoring the jabs at his less than fruitful love life, he's working on it…sort of
After a few moments, Peter spoke in a resigned tone "Sure, but I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say that I don't think that's the entire reason you want my help"
Bruce stared at Peter for a moment before speaking "And you'd be right…"
…
Back in the Marvel Universe, Steve Roger's apartment
Steve held back a yawn as he approached his door at three in the morning, while he was normally an early bird, he had just gotten back from a rather hectic mission with SHEILD to Madripoor and would like to spend another four or five hours in a deep sleep
'I swear, this better be important' Steve thought tiredly as he opened the door to see Carol, Jessica, Wanda, Jean, Julia and another woman that Steve swore he's seen before at some point but couldn't quite place it
His exhaustion quickly evaporated as he stared at the women "What's wrong?"
Jessica held up a drive "Steve, what we're about to show you is…well it's gonna be a little hard to explain unless you see it for yourself"
Steve frowned as he gestured for the group to come in, once everyone was inside he closed the door "Okay, what is it?"
"Evidence that proves Stark isn't even half the hero he claims to be and is an accessory to mass murder" Wanda said with a dark growl, her eyes were briefly flashing scarlet
"And before you ask Steve, we had Carol and Jean speak with Fury, the old fury on the moon to verify it. Turns out that bastard was aware of what Stark has done over the years but didn't say anything because Stark's actions were for the 'greater good'" Julia said with a huff
Steve nodded at that "Not too surprising…but before we go any further and you show me what it is that's on that drive, can someone tell me who this is please"
He gestured to the young woman that was leaning against the side of his sofa who took a step forward and spoke
"Teresa Parker, Peter's younger sister sir…present situation aside it's an honor to finally meet you"
Steve stared at the woman in slight surprise before looking towards the others "…Peter has a sister? Since when?"
"When she was born, I imagined" Jean said with a chuckle
Steve sighed as he went to fetch his computer and place it on the table "Not what I meant but fine…now let's see just exactly what you've found that apparently makes Stark an accessory to murder"
Jessica handed him the drive which he inserted into this computer and waited. After several seconds, he spoke "Uh…how do I access this?"
Carol rolled her eyes "Cap, we really need to give you a crash course in modern tech. It was funny at first but now it's starting to get dry"
"Sorry, too busy saving the world to see the latest bullshit from either Apple or Stark" Steve said in an equally dry tone
"Ooh Steve said a bad word" Wanda chuckled
"It's three in the morning, I've only gotten two hours of sleep after a going on a mission that resulted in me getting my ass handed to me by a squad of Winter Soldiers that Bucky conveniently told me about, I've yet to have anything to eat or drink and I'm pushing close to fuckin one hundred years old. I think I'm allowed to swear a little in my own home" Steve said with a snort of amusement
"Yeesh Cap, your snappy in the morning" Jean said with a grin
It was then that Carol brought up what Steve should see. The first Avenger leaned in and began to read what it was the girls found. The room was silent for almost half an hour as Steve read through the information then re-read it another two times to be certain he was reading it right
Finally Steve leaned back and sighed "Well…"
The girls watched him for several more minutes before Teresa spoke with confusion "Well, that's it? That's all you have to say about what we found?"
Steve remained quest for a few more moments before standing "No, I have more to say, I just need a moment to properly process what ti was I just read, give me a few minutes"
The girls watched Steve enter his room and slowly close the door.
Wanda looked towards Carol with some concern "You think he-"
"STARK, YOU GODDAMNED FUCKIN PILE OF BLOODY SOAKED CUNT HAIRS!" the voice of a very enraged Steve came from the room that he just entered a few seconds ago
"Damn…you guys sure Steve wasn't a sailor?" Julia said with some surprise as they heard the man go on and on, his insults and language getting unbelievably more vulgar and
Carol scanned the room and saw to her slight surprise an actual honest to god swear jaw. The Kree hybrid approached the jaw and started to insert several dollar bills into it from her wallet
Wanda saw this and smirked as she heard Steve start to insult Starks man hood "Honey you might wanna add a few gold bars into there while you're at it, I don't think Steve will be stopping any time soon"
It was then that Steve, clad in his Captain America uniform and his triangular shield on his back emerged with a dark look on his face. He quickly approached his computer and handed the flash drive to Jessica before looking towards Jean
"Jean, can you get us to the X-mansion, I think they'll wanna see this"
"Aye cap'n" Jean said with a nod before she frowned and started to look around the room with a careful expression
"What's wrong Jean?" Teressa asked the cosmic entity
"…Nothing" Jean said with some doubt in her voice "Thought I sensed something is all…"
"Cap, what's the plan?" Carol asked as she looked towards the former leader of the Avengers and arguably it's best
Steve looked towards Carol with a grim face "Well I think it's safe to say that what you have will definitely see that Stark spends a decade or two in a SHEILD prison, question is whether or not he and some of his friends that are in on this will put up a fight or not when we confront them on this"
I really hope they choose a fight Cap" Wanda growled
Steve crossed his arms and Jean prepared to teleport them to the headquarters of the X-men "To be honest Wanda…I hope so to. It'll make kicking Stark's ass all the sweeter"
The group then teleported away, leaving the apartment quiet and empty…almost
"Wow…" Mephisto said as he suddenly emerged from the shadows with a smirk "Who thought the sentinel of liberty had such a colorful vocabulary"
Mephisto chuckled as he slowly melted away "Ooh I can't wait to see this play out, but first I have a few things to see to…can't have them spoiling my fun too soon after all!"
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"And that's my conclusion Stephen" Reed said as he stood before the Sorcerer Supreme with a grim expression on his face
Strange cupped his chin and hummed in thought "What you said does seem to fit Mephsito's MO…but the question is, what did he hope to gain by preventing you and by proxy the others from discovering Peter was in actuality Octavius this whole time by aligning himself with Annihilus?"
"I don't know, but I think whatever it is that sent that monster here to fight Peter has some hand in it or maybe he had some grand design for Peter, I don't know yet" Reed said as he rubbed his head in exhaustion
Strange nodded at that as he began to run over the possibilities "While I will help you Reed, I'm afraid my experience with Mephisto compared to most demonic forces is limited…but I do know someone that has plenty of experience with the lord of lies, or at least more than most barring most of the Ghost Riders of course"
Reed's eyes widened "You don't mean-"
"I'm afraid so Richards" Strange said with a sigh as he turned and created a small 'window' and contacted the only other sorcerer that's had the most contact with Mephsito "Let's hope he's in a helping mood"
Soon the window cleared and revealed the face of Doctor Doom himself, his metal mask casting a piercing glare at the duo
Doom didn't seem surprised by the two men contacting him and neither did the woman next to him, Morgan Le Fay herself "Ahh Reed, we were just talking about you…"
'I really hope Stephen is right about this' Reed thought uneasily as strange began to disclose to Doom why they've contacted him
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And done
So next chapter we finally see what it is that Stark has been hiding, we got an idea but now we're going to see it entirely. Also things take a dark turn in regards to Gotham and Gotham Girl, forcing Spider-man and Batman into a very uneasy partnership if they wish to survive, meanwhile Mepshisto continues to pull strings from behind the scenes…