(Hey guys, I'm on Winter Break now so I'll hopefully be able to update my stories more frequently now. Here's the next chapter.)

Lost In Elysium: You'll see what happens.

Adamh619: Only time will tell.

Man285: Here it is.

Gold Testament: Huh?

Death Fury: (Same thing I told Adamh619).

Chapter 22: News Update

(New York City, S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, an hour later)

The group had been called to the conference room by the Director. They were discussing the possible nature of the situation.

"So what do you guys think this new update is?" Cloaks asked.

"Maybe it's the Goblin? Maybe he's attacking another location?" Agent Venom said.

"Or Hobgoblin's been sighted?" Dagger added.

"Maybe their location has been discovered?" Iron Fist suggested.

'God, please don't let it be what I think it is.' White Tiger whimpered in her mind.

"What do you think it is, White Tiger?" Squirrel Girl asked.

"Umm…I uh…" White Tiger stuttered.

The group hadn't seen her like this before. They'd seen her calm, passionate, and angry before…but not like this. Squirrel Girl looked at her worriedly.

"Are you ok?" Squirrel Girl asked.

"I uh…" White Tiger stammered.

Before a complete answer could be given they entered the conference room. Director Fury had a grim look on his face, well…grim for him. The young heroes were nervous; they hadn't seen the Director like this before.

"Sir? What's wrong?" Dagger asked.

"Peter has been taken prisoner by the Goblins. Hobgoblin captured him after Mr. Parker ventured near the area where my men were killed in his civilian identity." Director Fury explained.

Everyone was in shock, their voices were raised to new levels as they gasped, murmured, and cried out in horror & panic. However, White Tiger was silent. Her eyes were wide with worry, what she had feared earlier had come to pass.

'No…oh god no…' White Tiger whimpered in her mind.

"For some reason he went out into that area where we saw my men…well…" Director Fury sighed.

"Why did he do that?" Squirrel Girl asked.

"Because of me…" White Tiger sighed.

The group turned to her.

"Spidey has been off his game lately, and this has created a horrible effect on him. He was so depressed about this…I challenged him…if Spider-Man couldn't do something…maybe Peter Parker could…" White Tiger explained.

"He…oh god…" Dagger gasped.

"It's all my fault." White Tiger whimpered, lowering to then sat on the floor.

Iron Fist walked over and place a calming hand on her shoulder.

"My friend, you thought he needed a push in order to end this crisis. You believed you were helping him." Iron Fist said, in a comforting voice.

Director Fury pinched the bridge of his nose with his left pointer finger and thumb.

"We'll discuss that later. I was able to communicate with him. He says the Goblins are planning something, but at the time he didn't know." Director Fury said.

"Great…just great…" Nova groaned.

"So let's go in there and bust him out!" Agent Venom grunted.

"Are you serious?" Dagger scoffed.

"Oh yeah! Guns blazing!" Agent Venom chuckled, punching the air.

"No! He's staying there." Director Fury grunted.

White Tiger's demeanor completely changed. She began to growl, her claws extruding.

"WWHHAATT?!" White Tiger roared.

All but Fury leapt back in shock. Her reaction was explosive and echoing in her anger. The angry feline heroine leapt onto her feet.

"Calm yourself Ms. Ayala." Director Fury said.

"It's my fault he's in there! I'm getting him out!" White Tiger grunted.

"He's a position to learn the enemy's plan. It's not ideal, but it's the best shot that we have at stopping them." Director Fury said.

White Tiger softly growled, then smashed her fist onto the table, making a very large dent in it.

"I know you're angry, but this is the best course of action." Director Fury said.

"If he doesn't come back in one piece I'm gonna kill him!" White Tiger growled.

The group looked at one another in fear and timidity.

"Remind me to never joke about Tiger mating season when she's around Spidey." Nova whispered to Power Man.

White Tiger slowly turned towards him. Nova realized what she was doing, but was too terrified to run. The look on White Tiger's face made Squirrel Girl's squirrel friends leap behind their friend to hide and made Nova nearly shit himself.

"H-Hey T-Tiger. I was j-just joking. N-No need to, oh god!" Nova stammered then yelped in fear as he flew away.

"NNNNOOOOVVVAAAA!" White Tiger roared as she raced after him.

"Umm, ssoo…don't you realize Peter is playing with fire?" Dagger asked.

"I know what I'm asking of him. I don't want this, he's one of my best…but I know this is our best chance…I just hope Mr. Parker can get the information we need before the Goblin knows who his son has brought home as a house guest." Director Fury sighed.

The group looked to one another…they weren't sure what they needed. Their two leaders weren't in the best of shape, Spidey kidnapped and Tiger…well…ballistic. As they continued to think they heard a cry of terror and pain.

"Sounds like she caught him." Power Man sighed.

"Why does he do that to himself?" Dagger asked.

"He tends to forget what happens when he jokes about Tiger's…personal issues." Power Man sighed.

"Oh…" Dagger gulped.

"Normally she'd just growl at him…but with what's been going on…she's lashing out willy nilly." Power Man replied.

"Well just growling she scared my friends. It's ok guys, calm down." Squirrel Girl said, rubbing her squirrel companions gently.

"What did Pete say exactly?" Agent Venom asked, his question directed at Fury.

"Something big…he sounded fearful." Directory Fury answered.

"If he's fearful, than we should all be fearful." Agent Venom said.

"Perhaps, but Mr. Parker knows Goblins better than the rest of us. I've been having Conners working on a synthesized serum that will directly attack the parts of the Goblins' DNA which gives them their…'powers'. It should also hopefully knock them unconscious in the process." Director Fury explained.

"So what do we do?" Cloaks asked.

"We wait…and we hope…that's all we can do right now." Director Fury sighed.

The group look to one another, unsure of what was to happen next.

"No! No! No, no, no, no! Not the face!" Nova cried out as he flew past the door, his costume decorated with scratches.

"NNNOOVVAA!" White Tiger growled as she raced after him.

To be continued…