Ok, some people have apparently been getting confused with what I've been doing with the characters I've been using. I'll try and give you a rundown.
Setting: Earth 717 – An alternate version of Earth 616, with elements of Ultimate Marvel, Marvel Adventures, and anything else I think to add.
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Characters
Peter Parker / Spider-Man: Main character you've been reading about (hopefully).
Kaine Parker / Scarlet Spider: "Brother" of Peter (because we don't use the C word in this house). They were both in the background during the Spider-Verse event. They got separated and Kaine took the long way back home, picking up a few hitchhikers along the way. Because of Mr. Fantastic's record hacking he is now legally the younger brother of Peter's that was separated at birth. Works at Mary's club as a bouncer. Somewhat dated Maria Hill before they parted ways on good terms.
Mary Parker (Formerly Mary Jane Watson) / Spider-Woman (subject to change): An alternate dimension version of MJ. She originally hails from an alternate world similar to Earth 8545, except the Exiles never arrived to help save the planet. She was one of, if not the only, surviving hero who remained unaffected when Kaine arrived on her Earth. Currently posing as a distant cousin of Peter's and older sister of Pete and Jessica. Owns a club and appears to be in a relationship.
Pete Parker (formerly Peter Parker) / Spider-Man (subject to change): An alternate dimension version of Peter. He's from a similar universe as Ultimate Marvel, Earth 1610. On his Earth, the tidal wave that crashed in New York took the lives of his Aunt May and Mary Jane. Living on the streets with his "sister" (no C word), they spent a few months before Kaine appeared and offered them a new place to call home. Currently posing as a distant cousin of Peter's, younger brother of Mary, and twin brother of Jessica. Going to ESU and is dating Doreen Green.
Jessica Parker (formerly Jessica Drew and kinda Peter Parker… it's complicated) / Spider-Woman (subject to change): "Sister" (by now you should know what the quotations mean) of Pete. They were on their own until Kaine showed up on their Earth. Now, she's going to ESU with Pete. As an unintended side effect with a cure for cell degeneration, she lost her Spider powers. Seems to be hanging out with Karolina Dean. Has been showing an interest in Peter's work.
Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099: The Spider-Man of a possible future. Has teamed with this Peter from time to time (pun!). Was(?) stuck in the present trying to find a way home through a "Time Storm". Kaine appeared and helped him before the Time Storm could consume him. He decided to avoid his relative at Alchemax and work for Steve Rogers' Marvel Knights. Seems to be flirty with Carlie Cooper. There is not another Miguel, or Mike O'Mara, working at Alchemax during this time.
April Parker (formerly two different people, May and April Parker) / Mayhem (formerly Spider-Girl and Mayhem separately): A fusion of May and April Parker from a possible future Earth similar to Earth 982. An endgame scenario by the original Green Goblin destroyed their home and family. They only survived by April bonding her half symbiote biology to May. After the attack, they spent time in hiding trying to sort out their memories and personalities. They became more violent and lashed out at heroes and villains that came near them. After awhile they appeared to stabilize and resumed being Spider-Girl, only much more dangerous. Her Kaine found them and took them in and tried to give them a home until his cellular degeneration finally ended his life. A bit later, Earth 717 Kaine appeared and offered them to come with him. After some time coming to terms with everything (and some off screen counseling at the X-Men's school) they accepted their new family and spent time bonding with them. During an attack, they volunteered to try and produce a cure for cellular degeneration. The process bound May and April in one mind, bringing both a measure of peace. Becoming a form of Anti Venom, she decided to take the names April and Mayhem and join the Marvel Knights. She calls Peter "dad" and considers the Spiders her family now.
Miles Morales: Native to Earth 717 and attending ESU. Happened to be the guy Pete and Jessica asked to show them around the campus, and were joined by Doreen and her friend Nancy Whitehead. Nancy (eventually with some pushing from Doreen) asked him out and they have been dating since. During an attack, it was found that he had been bitten by a spider during the Spider Island event, but the abilities appeared dormant until then. After being cured from a monster spider form, he found he had similar abilities to Pete and the rest of the Spiders. After hearing about the lives of the Spiders, he's decided to hold off on any kind of heroics and focus on his education, along with his new best friend Pete.
Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel: A-list hero with an attraction to Peter. After a night with "Spider-Man" she found she was expecting. Waiting for the right moment to tell him she found out the body she had known was his, but the mind was someone else. Around this time, their mutual friend Logan (Wolverine, of course) had apparently been messaging her about "seeing" Peter swinging around with a "Spider-Woman" like person. She confessed to Tony Stark about what had happened and he advised her to stay away from Peter. Eventually she told Peter (the real one) anyways. Keeping away from him afterwards, she was visited by April, still going by May, and Kaine. May struck a quick friendship with her and she continued to visit and talk about what was happening. During a visit May seemed to collapse in pain and Carol brought her to the Future Foundation and ran into Peter once more. Working through several issues together, they now believe that Stark is trying to drive them apart. She's still unsure about the future and what she will do, but she appears to be warming up to Peter again. She's currently living with him, Laura, and April.
Laura Howlett (formerly Laura Kinney and several variations) / Wolverine (Formerly X-23): The "daughter" of the Wolverine. After his death she received her part of his will. He had several instructions for her, one of which was to keep an eye on Peter. After making this known to him, she moved in to his apartment and took a job as his personal assistant. She's discovering a new way to live and appears to have someone she has been spending time with.
Carlie Cooper: An ex-girlfriend of Peter's. After Peter returned to his body, she left New York deciding she couldn't be a part of his life. After some soul searching, and a recommendation to join the Marvel Knights, she returned and started working beside Peter. The awkwardness soon faded when she revealed she didn't blame him for what happened. She's become his friend once again and attends the "family" meetings with the Spiders. Seems to care for Miguel.
Emma Frost / White Queen: Was following Cyclops when Matt Murdock hired her to speak with Peter. Skeptical at first, she soon realized his other identity and genuinely tried to help as a chance to do something outside of the various mutant problems. She helped him come to terms with some of his emotional baggage. In the process she started remembering repressed memories she had of him and a mysterious girl. She was turned into one of Apocalypse's thralls and attacked Spider-Man on the Northern border. Afterwards she fully remembered how her best friend was killed in a motor accident and Peter, the girl's boyfriend, wasn't around to save her. (Angry that he failed her, she ripped his memories of the girls from his mind. Consumed with guilt and rage, she turned her powers on herself to erase her friend and Peter from her mind. In the process, she gave birth to her cold persona as the "White Queen".) Confessing this to Kitty Pryde, she knows that she'll have to tell Peter the truth eventually.
Matt Murdock (Daredevil) / Elektra: Two allies of Peter's who took him into their apartment in Hell's Kitchen when he was on the street. Became his neighbors after he moved across the hall.
Hank Pym (a lot of aliases) / Hank McCoy (Beast) / Bruce Banner (Hulk): Three somewhat shunned geniuses that occasionally get together and talk shop. From what they've found out about Peter (which you should know if you've read this far) they invited him to join in their group.
Future Foundation / Reed, Sue, Ben, Johnny, Franklin, Valeria, and others: Deeply affected by Octavious' tenure as Spider-Man. They kept their distance from Peter until Johnny got fed up and invited him over. Affirming that yes, he was their longtime friend returned, and admonishing him for not seeking them out when he needed help, the family renewed their bond with him.
Raven (formerly Leni Zauber) / Mystique: Native to Earth 717. Most of the time enemy of the X-Men. Before Peter was born she spent some time as Leni Zauber, a German spy. She made friends in the field with Mary Fitzpatrick, who married Richard Parker. After a mission Mary found out she was pregnant. Richard and Logan, whom the couple had recently rescued, were the first to hear of the news. Afterwards Mary confided in Leni about her pregnancy. Mary and Richard named Leni their baby's godmother, and Logan the godfather. After reports of the Parker's deaths Mystique checked on the child and found him in the company of Ben and May Parker. Deciding she didn't want to take the child herself she left and never bothered them. Years later Mystique had heard of Peter Parker receiving items in Logan's will and decided to try and take it. She lost him after he picked up a package and decided to try and use her long abandoned connection to get close. After that failed she tried a more direct approach, but quickly found she could not sneak past him or overpower him. Escaping, she's remained in hiding since. It's noted she is also an enemy of Carol's.
Tony Stark / Iron-Man: Sometime before the period when his personality was "inverted" he appeared to try and help a struggling Peter with Parker Industries. He bought it for a decent amount allowing Peter to pay off everyone involved. During the Inversion the Superior Iron-Man came up with a convoluted story to further cover Peter, making things that more difficult for him. After the Inversion was reversed Tony did not interact with Peter until he revealed to a group of heroes that the UN was close to shunting Apocalypse, and all people, mutants mostly, near him to the Negative Zone as a last resort. He fired Carol off the Avengers afterwards. He hasn't been seen much lately except for leading the Avengers, who have been stripped of mutant teammates. Peter and Carol believe he's trying to mess with them for some unknown purpose. He's also been spending some time with someone who calls him "Tiger".
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Peter's Current Powers
After reawakening his more mystical side, he's gotten even more upgrades than he's had before. He's still got the standard strength, speed, and agility package, but even more so now. Stick'em powers are still a go. His organic webbing is back. His Spider-Sense is heightened. And, even if he hasn't used them yet, his wrist claws are back. But now I've added a few things, trying to go off the beaten path of what's been done before.
See and Speak with the Dead: Really not that surprising considering how much he has already done so. About once a year it seems he talks with Uncle Ben. I just made it an official power. It's possibly tied in with his heightened Spider-Sense. There's been vague rules about what a ghost can do and when he or she can appear, so he can't just summon someone to talk to.
Shove'em Powers: Basically what May can do in MC2. He reverses his sticking and shoves items and such away from his body. Hasn't been actively used much so far, except with…
Extra Arms: Using new systems in his body, Peter can create a shell copy of his arms made from dried, hardened webbing. Ultra-fine webs on the inside of the shell are manipulated with his stick'em and shove'em powers. Through his Spider-Sense he can feel a ghost of tactile sensations. These arms are controlled as subconsciously as his real arms and he didn't take long in getting used to them. He has had prior experience with extra appendages ya know.
Exo-Skeleton: Using the same method he summons his arms, his body can produce a ceramic like shell anywhere on his body. He's only used it once, and it was sufficient to stop a bullet at close range. Tied to his Spider-Sense and so far it appeared when he was in danger.
The "Other": There's no Other in my story. That was already used and explained away in Spider Verse. What Peter can do is coming from him. I'll try to explain this further in coming chapters.
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Well there you go. I hope some of you are caught up and things are explained. If you need anything else, feel free to drop a line, I try to keep up with my messages when I can. I apologize if I haven't responded before. It's a tired line I know, but my internet usage is spotty where I am. Hope y'all continue to read and enjoy.
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And if you're in the mood for something darker and funnier, a real world friend of mine who goes by Rotamis is producing something interesting. It's an "M" rated parody of Fairly Odd Parents and another well-known work of fiction. I told my friend that I would try and get his story out there.
Da Rules of Play: First Shade Dimm
Read it and review please, if you're interested.