Issue 12: Viridi, Goddess of Nature
Skyworld
BGM-Mega Man ZX Advent Tunes OST-Dive into Depth (DNA Copy)
Pit stands inside a lab Spider-Man set up during his time in Skyworld, constantly staring at the Exo Dream Stone floating in a cylindrical containment field. He silently marvels at its rainbow beauty, fascinated by the what appears to be a galaxy contained within the small radiant-cut gem. He slowly points his finger to touch the Stone and what it could do before he was scolded by Spider-Man.
"Pit!" Spidey shouted from his computer desk, which caused the angel to flinch away from the Exo Stone. "What did I say about touching the mystical gem that could destroy the universe?" He scolded him like he's his little brother.
"Sorry!" Pit apologized while scratching his hair.
"That's okay, as long as you've learned your lesson." Spidey said before returning to his computer to further analyze the Dream Stone.
While that's happening, Ero was mediating on the ceiling like a sleeping spider until he was interrupted by the arrival of the other D-Avengers and Palutena, who came in to check on Peter's research. "Spider-Man. What have you discovered about the Dream Stone?" Palutena asked with a hint of somberness dwelling in her voice, something Ero picked up as he can tell she is still upset about Loki's recent trickery on humanity while masquerading as her.
Peter briefly turns away from his computer to speak to the goddess, "It's a powerful one, no doubt, but what do you expect from a gem that houses power equivalent to the Big Bang. The readings I've gathered are off the charts, just like the other Exo Stones we've recovered."
"Makes sense. The Exo Stones are fragments of a destroyed multiverse, which we, kinda had a hand in causing." Sonic frowned, as they did play a part in the creation of a new multiverse during the Goblin War, which inadvertently caused the formation of the Exo Stones.
"That was mostly Goblin's fault for trying to play god." Weiss said to cheer up Sonic. "Anyways, what does the Dream Stone do exactly?" She turned to Peter.
"From what I gathered, its main source of power is light, as in "light energy", similar to the same power Palutena's in charge of but on a much GREATER scale. You could say the Dream Stone outshines her light." Spidey joked but no one laughed because of how terrible it was.
"Now's not the time for jokes, Spider-Man." Palutena glared.
"Right, right. Actually, it's power also reminds me of Dagger. The hero, not the weapon." Spidey said.
"The Lightforce." Ero remarked from the ceiling.
"What's the "Lightforce"?" Lucina asked as the divine spider hops down from the ceiling to properly answer her.
"An extra-dimensional source of pure light energy. It's counterpart, the Darkforce, was the same power as the one you recently fought, Mr. Negative, used against you." Ero explained.
"I thought it was some Chinese Gangster Disease." Spidey joked.
"That makes no sense." Ero replied before returning back on topic. "It was probably because of the Lightforce is why Loki couldn't use the Stone's power, even though he's born from a dimension that allows him properly access to an Exo Stone. Those corrupted by darkness and evil cannot use the Dream Stone. Only for those pure of heart and righteousness."
Sonic chuckled, "So it's a good guy-exclusive Exo Stone." He smiled.
"Simply put." Ero smiled.
"What else can it do?" Pit asked Spidey about the other abilities the Dream Stone possess.
"Like the other Exo Stones, it's secondary ability allows you to control different elements of nature. This one specializes in rearranging atoms into any construct you can imagine." Spidey explained while looking at his computer notes.
"Uh, in English?" Pit asked, not understanding scientific terms.
"It can manipulate matter is what you're saying." Weiss said to Peter in complete understanding of his explanation.
"Pretty much." Peter nodded. "Any forms of matter that exist you can control." He shoots a quick webline onto the Dream Stone and throws it to Sonic. "Here, Sonic. You're an expert in controlling mystical stones of unknown and dangerous origins. Try it out."
Sonic ponders what to create for a moment until he snaps his finger of what he wants to create. He points the Stone straight at Palutena's staff, and in a few seconds, he transforms it into a freshly-baked chili dog and takes a bite out of it, seemingly enjoying the food he created. "Too cool! I can pretty much create anything with this!" He said, giving a thumbs up to Pete while Palutena growlingly creates herself a new staff.
"It really is a dream stone. So is it true it can magically grant wishes?" Lucina asked Spidey if what Loki said about it being a wish-granting stone is really true.
"I'm not an expert on magic, but from my understanding of science, apparently it can. One, SINGLE wish before that function shuts down for a WHOLE year, and there's a catch. If you want to make a wish, it requires spirit energy. Your own life force. And depending on how big the wish, it's gonna take a lot, to point of death." Spidey informed, shocking his friends of this revelation about the Dream Stone.
"Th-That's crazy!" Pit groaned. "It's like the universe doesn't WANT me to fly on my own!"
"There's always a price to pay for ultimate power." Palutena remarked. "Still, the Dream Stone is a very dangerous gem without its wish-granting abilities. We should be careful how we use it."
"I'll have to give it to Dr. Richards for further analysis when we get home." Peter said.
"Does that mean you're leaving?" Pit asked, sadden that his new friends might leave since they've accomplished their mission of securing the fifth Exo Stone.
"Heck no!" Peter replied. "Not with Loki still out there! Not after what he's done!"
"Tricking humanity while impersonating as their goddess to fight a bloody war! That cannot stand, not while I still draw breath!" Lucina said, angered and determined to stop Loki and Hades of their malicious schemes on humanity.
"This is all my fault." Palutena said, turning her figure away so her friends couldn't see the pain and suffering she's suffering from within as she blames herself for the human in-fighting.
"This isn't your fault, Lady Palutena!" Pit said to cheer up his beloved goddess.
"He's right, it's Loki's. If there's anyone to blame, it's him and Hades for this mess." Sonic said.
"They tricked us all. There was nothing you could've done about that." Weiss said, but nothing they say helped her move an inch from her depressive state.
"He used my voice. The trust I've forged between humanity for centuries, now shattered like the broken bodies I've sworn to protect. It'll be impossible to rebuild that trust like it used to, no matter how hard I try. No one will ever trust the goddess of light again." Palutena somberly said, making her fellow allies feel depressed on how dark this situation has become, everyone except Ero, who still shows his usual indifferent expression.
"It's not like that trust was strong to begin with." Ero said, shocking the people in the room of his harsh and outright insulting words.
"Hey! Take that back!" Pit angrily demanded from the divine spider.
"Or what?" Ero retorted, showing his monster-like fangs that scare Pit into silence then turns back to Palutena, who's still wallowing in depression. "Look at you. You disgust me. You're the goddess of light, protector of humanity. But even with that power, you failed to live up to your responsibilities. You never "truly" knew how to connect with the humans. It wasn't until recently you grasped at what I've been telling you for all these eons. If you really want to regain humanity's trust, then stop wallowing in your tears acting like you're giving up! You're stronger than this! Stop infuriating me with wasted potential before I put you out of your misery!"
Ero's harsh, but encouraging words managed to get a rise out of Palutena while she feels Spidey's hand on her shoulder and turns over to him, "Ero's right. Harsh, but right. This isn't the time to give up, not while there's still a threat that can cause more damage than what's already occurred. I know what it's like holding shattered trust, but no matter how tiny the pieces, it's entirely possible to put them back together. We WILL stop Loki and his new best buddy, but we can't do it without your help."
After wallowing in despair of almost giving up when there's still a war to stop, Palutena warmly smiles once again and hugs the surprised web-slinger, "Thank you everyone." She said before letting go of Pete. "You're right. Loki and Hades must be stopped at all cost."
"That's the spirit!" Sonic smiled like everyone else, giving her a happy thumb up.
"Yeah!" Pit said.
"Let's head out and check how bad things gotten." Spidey suggested.
"Right. Let's move, Avengers!" Palutena said as everyone but her and Ero walk out the door. As the two gods are about to join up with their mortal friends, Palutena gives a surprise kiss to Ero's cheek, angering him.
"What was that?!" Ero angrily shouted at her.
"You really do care for me." Palutena smiled as she was a bit surprised that Ero, as stubborn and arrogant as he is, really does have a soft spot for her.
"Don't make me sick. I could care less about you. You're just an extra tool that won't be missed when dismantled." Ero replied.
"You can act tough all you want. You like me, don't deny it." Palutena teased.
"As much as I like garbage." Ero muttered, angering her as they head for her temple.
BGM End
"Officer Pit and the D-Avengers Squad reporting for duty!" Pit said, holding the Divine Bow while the heroes head for the door.
"Yahooo!" Spidey exclaimed as he materializes his Spider Armor and flies over the huge war between humans. "Oh lord…It's worse than I thought…" Peter whispered as the heroes are silently horrified of the bloody war Loki and Hades started.
'The humans have fallen for Loki's hoax. They're killing themselves over that fantasy.' Palutena sadly said.
"It looks like entire nations are fighting each other." Pit said.
"It's no different how wars in my world were fought, but this…all because of a fake relic." Lucina somberly said while flying over the war-torn battlefield.
'The Underworld Army wanted this to happen, to gather the souls of the dead. Clearly, they expect many casualties.' Ero said.
"We have to stop this!" Sonic declared.
'We can't stop a war this big right now. Focus on the Underworld Army.' Palutena replied.
"Roger!" Pit answered.
"Guess we have no other choice." Weiss said, sadden.
Spidey growled as he desperately wants to help his fellow humans, but until Loki and Hades are defeated, the humans will keep on fighting each other. "Loki. Mark my words you're going to pay for this!" He whispered.
During their flight, they soon encounter some Underworld troopers. "Look! The Underworld Army!" Weiss pointed out.
"Good! I was in the mood to kick something!" Sonic said as the team quickly enters battle to dispose of the monsters terrorizing the skies and lands.
"So things are going exactly as Loki planned." Pit said.
'He spread the rumor about the Wish Seed. And the humans were gullible enough to believe it because they thought he was me.' Palutena said as she still feels partially responsible for this catastrophe.
"We told you. It wasn't your fault." Spidey quickly said before she could re-enter godly depression. "If we just had the chance to tell them that wasn't you and the Wish Seed was fake. Now look at them. It's like they've lost their humanity, and all they have left is…"
"Brutality." Pit finished while witnessing people being killed by flaming cannonballs.
"Guess there's no other way to put it." Spidey replied. Then to his great headache, his Spider-Sense tingles to heavy danger approaching from somewhere.
"Spidey, what's wrong?" Sonic asked his spider buddy.
"My Spider-Sense is going through the roof! Something…massive is approaching!" His spider-sense directs him to the sky to see a very large bright light shining from within, leaving him stunned beyond belief, "Holy..."
"What's wrong?!" Pit asked what's going on.
"We have to MOVE! Get out of here! GO! GO!" Spidey urged everyone to quickly escape from what appears to be a giant flaming meteor descending from the sky at an accelerated rate.
"What is THAT?!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Who cares! Move!" Weiss shouted.
As the Avengers make their escape, Peter's instincts make him stop for a brief moment when he notices the people who were just trying to kill each other now running for their lives from the meteor. 'I'm gonna hate myself. Let's go, Ero!' In an act of bravery and selflessness, he hurries back to the battlefield to save some lives, leaving his friends behind to watch.
"Spider-Man! What are you doing?!" Pit shouted at him.
Spider-Man quickly unleashes his Aura Arachnid Mode and creates a giant spider made out of his aura. With not enough time to spare, he quickly webs up as many people as he can and throws them out of the incoming blast radius. "C'mon! C'mon!" He told himself but time ran out as the meteor about to make impact. "This is what I get for being a good person! A giant meteor! Usually it's pepper spray!" He made a last-second joke as he uses all of his limitless aura to surround the remaining humans inside his spider avatar as they are quickly consumed by the giant pink explosion.
BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Viridi, Goddess of Nature
The rest of the D-Avengers, Pit, and Palutena are the only ones left that survived the explosion, hovering outside the humongous blast zone while overwhelmingly stunned at Spider-Man's apparent sacrifice.
"H-He…I can't…Is he…" Pit tries to speak a word if Peter managed to survive the blast but is too consumed by emotions to complete a single sentence.
'I-I-I don't know! I can't sense him OR Ero!' Palutena said, feeling just as shocked as the rest.
"Why…Why did he do that…?" Pit asked, still in shock.
Sonic clenches his fist in silent rage over Spider-Man's sacrifice, "Because with "Great Power comes Great Responsibility"."
"No…" Lucina muttered while looking away from the pain and Weiss tries her best to hold back her tears as Peter wants her to stay strong no matter the situation. Their grieving is quickly put to a halt when a childish laughter hits their ears.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA! NICE SHOT, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF!" A large projection of what appears to be an eight-year-old girl appears near the explosion she created. "GOOD RIDDANCE, HUMAN SCUM! THE WORLD'S BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU!" She said before the projection disappears.
"Who was that kid?" Sonic asked.
'That was the goddess of nature, Viridi. Avengers! Go check things out!' Palutena ordered them.
"We're on it!" Pit said as they fly back to where the explosion lingers, now fighting acorn-like enemies called Nutskis among other nature monsters that work for Viridi. Speaking of which, the goddess of nature herself interrupts the heroes' telepathic group chat.
'So you're the famous Palutena. I hear you've been busy, y'know, tricking humanity and all.' Viridi taunted Palutena.
The goddess of light was at first angry of that false accusation but decided not to argue about that as they have more important business to deal with, 'And you're Viridi, ruler of the earth and all living things.'
'Hmph! I didn't know I had a fan club.' Viridi replied with some smugness in her voice.
"WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS?! YOU'VE KILLED SPIDER-MAN!" Pit yelled, demanding an answer for Viridi's extreme action against humanity.
'Should I care? He probably deserved it.' Viridi said, instantly getting on everyone's nerves. 'Humans are driven by selfish desire. They think only of themselves. They were killing each other for what? A wish?! A FAKE wish?! They've strayed too far from their intended path.'
"That's where you're wrong! Spider-Man's different! He sacrificed his own life to save everyone!" Weiss shouted.
'You really think I buy that?' Viridi asked, arrogantly not believing that Spider-Man is any different from other humans. 'He was the host of The Other, a monster that's a threat to all nature! That's where my Reset Bombs come in—to eradicate it and help return Earth to its natural state!'
'You're wrong about Ero, and you're definitely wrong about humans. Aren't they living beings too? Yet you think nothing of exterminating them.' Palutena said.
'Ha ha! That's rich coming from you! You don't seem to have much of a problem slaughtering Underworld forces.' Viridi replied.
"Because they are demons! Monsters!" Lucina said.
'We're defending the earth and heavens from those who seek their destruction.' Palutena said as the heroes take a closer look inside the Reset Bomb Forest.
"Is this really nature? It's nothing like I ever saw. It's all twisted and horrifying." Sonic said as they pass by the mutated vines and disfigured trees. "For someone called the goddess of nature, you sure don't know what it looks like."
'Quiet, you dirty rodent! HUMANS are the ones who massacre Earth's creatures, decimate the trees, and exploit the land. THEY'RE the twisted ones. They're enemies of life itself!' Viridi angrily retorted.
"Maybe some, like a giant talking egg. He doesn't like nature one bit and would replace it all with machines." Sonic said.
'See? That's what I'm talking about!'
"But not all people are like him. Some of us REALLY love nature, like me, and would do everything in our power to protect it!" Sonic said.
'That's what I'm trying to do!'
"No you're not! You're ruining it! Without us, nature can't properly prosper into its true beauty!" Sonic retorted.
'Shut your mouth! You don't know a THING about nature!'
"Same could be said about you!"
Viridi growled, 'You're not making any sense! Why do the humans deserve special treatment?!'
'Because, of all creatures, humans are closest to the gods.' Palutena answered. 'Spider-Man and Ero taught me that. In fact, Spider-Man has proven to be better than us GODS! You shouldn't intervene with mankind's affairs like this! You have no right!'
'No right?!' Viridi angrily repeated. 'Humans are trampling over the rights of every other living thing! One lousy human can't make a difference, and never will! Should I just sit back and watch as they continue to destroy the earth? No, I must exterminate them all before it's too late!'
Weiss exasperate, "There is just NO reasoning with her! Doesn't she know we saved ALL of reality, something a GOD couldn't do?"
'And wasn't there a rumor saying that a "human" almost brought reality to destruction in the first place?' Viridi smugingly replied, angering the human heiress.
"I have to admit; she has a valid point. But Weiss is right! We wouldn't be alive without the humans! Wiping out humanity is NOT the answer. Spider-Man wouldn't approve, and so would I!" Pit said.
'I agree completely. You've given us no choice but to oppose you, Viridi.' Palutena said, challenging the goddess of nature.
'Oh! That's brave of you, but the Forces of Nature…We're not what you're used to.' Viridi said.
"Living vine monsters I fight every other weekend! Give us your best shot!" Sonic boasted with a cocky grin, exploring the forest area with his friends, taking down every Forces of Nature they come across.
'I'm surprised you've survived this long, Avengers.' Viridi said.
"We'll take that as a compliment!" Pit replied.
'I think it's time you meet one of my finest warriors. Come on out, Cragalanche!' Viridi smirked in enjoyment as she summons a bright yellow sphere hurling down past the heroes, causing them to lose their balance and fall down the sky screaming.
'Pit! Avengers!' Palutena shouted.
BGM End
Reset Bomb Forest
BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Reset Bomb Forest
Sonic, as tradition would have it, was the first to land head-first to the ground, and as he gets up, one by one his other three friends land right on top of his back. "Why does this always happen to me…?" Sonic muttered as the team stands up.
'Are you guys okay?' Palutena asked them.
"We're fine, except for my back." Pit said as he straightens his aching back.
'Now, Pit, you are the captain of Palutena's guard, yes? I look forward to seeing how you fare against Cragalanche.' Viridi said.
"We're here too!" Sonic exclaimed to remind her of the Avengers' presence.
"You should be more worried about how HE fares against US!" Pit exclaimed.
'Careful, Pit. I need you in good shape. Besides you, all I've got are the centurions, and the Avengers won't be here forever. You know, maybe I should open a boot camp to toughen them up.' Palutena said.
"Still wouldn't give them muscles like these!" Pit said, flexing his muscles after they've destroyed some Nutski.
"What muscles?" Weiss insulted him.
"Hurtful!" Pit replied.
As they explore more of this mutated forest, they come across more of Viridi's minions. The team quickly takes care of them, and while Lucina delivers the final blow to a Pew Pew, she notices a surviving human tied up by some vines. "Guys! We have survivors!" She called out as she frees the unconscious soldier from his nature imprisonment. "This looks like one of the soldiers Spider-Man managed to save before he died."
'They're a stubborn bunch, hanging on like that. Set as many free as you can.' Palutena instructed.
"Uh…stubborn?" Weiss asked suspiciously.
'Oh, I didn't mean it like that.'
'Maybe what you meant to say was "insignificant"." Viridi added.
"Wait. Hold on a second." Sonic said. "If this guy survived, there's a very good chance Spidey did too."
"Yeah! I mean, out of all of us, he's the most stubborn person we know." Weiss smiled, feeling hopeful that Peter could still be alive.
Viridi scoffed, 'Oh please. There's no way a human could've survived the full force of my Reset Bomb.'
"This one did." Sonic smirked while pointing at the surviving human.
'He was probably hit at the very edge.'
The hedgehog quickly opens up a holographic screen from his wrist device to track down Spidey's signal. Sure enough, he did and it's not too far from their current location. "I knew it! He's alive!"
'What?! Impossible!' Viridi exclaimed.
"He's not too far off. Let's go!" Sonic grinned, revving up a figure-eight and dashes through the nature zone with his friends trying their best to catch up. They take on many dangerous foes that briefly hinders their path to find their missing friend. After a bit of searching, they've finally located Spider-Man lying unconsciously on the ground, still wearing his extremely durable Spider-Armor.
"Spider-Man!" Pit exclaimed, ecstatic as the rest to see Spider-Man okay.
'He survived?! How hard is it to kill a spider?!' Viridi exclaimed.
Weiss quickly checks his vitals using her Webware's scanners. "Vitals are low, but he'll live." She informed while smiling.
Palutena sighed, relieved to see both him and Ero still alive, 'Thank goodness.'
"Yo, Spidey. You alright pal?" Sonic asked while shaking his body.
"…Owwwwwww…" Spidey weakly groaned as Lucina lifts him up, putting his arm around her shoulder to help him walk.
"Don't worry, Spider-Man. We'll take you to a safe place to heal." She said as they walk towards a town area.
"I can still make out buildings in this forest." Pit said.
'There must have been a town here.' Palutena said.
'Reset Bombs won't harm wildlife or natural habitats. Their only purpose is the obliteration of humankind.' Viridi said.
"Oh, is that all?" Pit replied, rolling his eyes.
'I suppose that accounts for all the life in here.' Palutena said.
"Lost Jungle is prettier than this dump." Sonic said.
'YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH BEFORE I DO IT FOR YOU!' Viridi yelled.
"Many have tried." Sonic smirked.
'For your information, this place will be completely covered in green. Flowers will bloom, trees will grow, and the natural food chain will take over. It will be mankind's winter and the beginning of MY spring!'
Spidey groans in pain as he begins to talk, "What's with the attitude…from this sassy little girl in my head…?" He quipped which got his friends to snicker.
'She's Viridi, the goddess of nature who almost killed you with her Reset Bomb.' Palutena told him.
"Guess I'll file the complaint to her parents then…" Spidey joked.
'ZIP IT! Who are you calling a little girl, bug boy?!' Viridi yelled as the heroes wander to a destroyed area with small Hot Spring puddle remaining.
'It looks like there used to be a hot spring here.' Palutena said.
"Wait! There's a little water left! Let's put Spidey in!" Pit suggested as Lucina puts the weakened webhead inside the sacred puddle.
"You know a magic spell that can heal him?" Sonic asked the Schnee Supreme.
"Just the one." Weiss coughed. "Shield of the Seraphim!" She incanted as a divine shield surrounds Peter, slowly restoring his health to its maximum. After a few more seconds, a fully rejuvenated Spider-Man stands up from the puddle as he de-materializes his armor. "You okay, Spidey?"
"Hah! Better than okay! I'm back up to full strength!" Spidey said, flexing his amazing muscles.
"Good." Weiss said as she slaps him hard in the face. "Don't ever be that stupid again! Clear?!"
"Sorry. Didn't mean to make you guys worry." Spidey apologizes as Weiss hugs him, happy to see her surrogate brother still alive.
'How are you feeling, Ero?' Palutena asked her divine spider friend as she was worried about him too.
'I'll live.' Ero said as he cracks his neck into shape. 'It's a good thing we finalized to Red Joker before the impact.' He said as the Red Joker Form's defensives are through the roof to the point of surviving a nuclear explosion.
'Red Joker? Is that the finalized form you talked about before?' Palutena asked.
'One of them, yes.'
"You took what was the equivalent to a nuclear bomb and survived. Your Finalized Totem Forms are amazing! Thanks to you, a lot of people survived Viridi's attack." Sonic grinned.
"Never underestimate my genius and Ero's stubbornness." Spidey said.
Viridi exasperates, 'Guess I'll have to try harder to get rid of you.'
'Keep trying. You will only serve digging your own grave.' Ero threatened the goddess of nature, actually terrifying her as she hears him cracking his own fists.
"No one throws a nature bomb at me and gets away with it. You just earned yourself a spider-spanking." Spidey said as the reunited Avengers proceed through the forest, hoping off jump pads to a higher level. "It's strange." Peter began as he combos a Blader into submission. "After being hit by that plant nuke, I dunno, my sinuses are acting up. I feel stronger around here."
'Your spider instincts have evolved, forming a link with nature.' Ero said.
'You spiders are considered a natural part of nature, as much as I hate to admit it.' Viridi replied, and is correct on how spiders of any kind are as associated with nature as much as flowers and grass.
'This makes for some good training. Enter your Aura Arachnid Mode.' Ero instructed as Peter does just that. 'Good. Now start gathering energy from the environment, from the atmosphere to the terrain, and try to balance the mixing energy.'
"If you say so." Spidey said as he unleashes his aura spider legs and strikes them to the ground to gather the natural energy from the environment into his body, and as he does his eyes are slowly surrounded by a black pigmentation as he finishes connecting with nature. "Okay. Finished." Peter said.
'Excellent. You've become one with nature. All your natural skills have been enhanced, allowing you to control natural energy. Try forming a Kumodama and mix it with the wind.' Ero instructed.
Spidey nods and forms a dark energy sphere filled with negative energy, then quickly surrounds it with white wind-nature webbing. Once that's complete, he spots some incoming Dibble Drops and throws the Wind Kumodama at them and releases an explosive vortex that blows them across the forest.
'My children! What have you done?!' Viridi exclaimed at the Spider.
"Aren't I considered your child too? Spiders are part of nature, after all." Spidey replied with some snarkiness as he turns off his aura.
'You are no child of mine! You're an abomination!' Viridi said.
"You're so adorable when you're angry since this was your fault." Spidey quipped to further annoy the goddess of nature as they approach a nearby grind rail.
'You can't go any further, so I've set up a grind rail.' Palutena said.
"Thank you kindly!" Pit smiled as they start grinding on the rails.
'It's tangled in there, so I had to wind it around the trees.'
'Calling you a snake would be an insult to snakes! But you are crafty. I'll give you that.' Viridi complimented the goddess's craftiness.
"We can be crafty too, ya know!" Sonic said.
'No one was talking to you, hedgehog!' The nature goddess said as they hop off the rail to rescue another human trapped behind vines but first have to deal with a Jitterthug.
"Would you look at Mr. Handsome over here?" Sonic quipped.
'That's a Jitterthug. Melee attacks won't hurt him at all when he's red. And when he's green, shooting him won't work! What are you going to do NOW?!' Viridi mockingly asked them.
"Uh…We use melee attacks when it's green and shoot when it's red?" Lucina replied, unsure if she's right or not.
'What?! There's no way a HUMAN could've figured that out!'
"We're not all dumb like you!" Weiss replied.
'What did you call me?!'
"I think she called you dumb." Spidey said while freeing the trapped human while Lucina and Pit take care of the Jitterthug.
'I heard what she said!'
With the human solider saved, the Avengers continue exploring the dreaded forest when they approached an Aether Ring. "An Aether Ring!" Pit exclaimed in happiness as he hops inside.
"Can I ride it? You don't have a driver's license." Peter asked.
"I don't need a license to drive this. It's so smooooth!" Pit said as he mows down enemies with its blasters.
'Plus, they provide protection AND firepower. Is that good design or WHAT!' Palutena said as the Avengers ride down a slope to another level to a large area.
"This place is pretty big." Sonic remarked on their location.
'There's another Aether Ring in the middle of that giant tree.' Palutena informed.
"I call dibs!" Peter quickly zipped to the top of the tree to pilot the second Aether Ring. "But I have to ask, why is this here?"
'Ask Viridi.' Palutena replied.
'I installed it for my army to use. ...But no one passed Driver's Ed.' Viridi answered.
"Why are we not surprised? None of them really have hands." Spidey said while blasting plant monsters into oblivion with Pit.
"I can't believe you didn't think of that before." Pit said.
'You and the humans were attacking! I was busy!' Viridi yelled. '…Leave me alone…' She quietly said as Peter and Pit hop down their Rings when they can't ride them any further and take out more enemies up ahead.
"So where should we go now?" Spidey asked as they approach what appears to be a dead end.
"Hmm…" Sonic glances at the surrounding view until he looks below the edge their standing on and looks in surprise, then smiles. "Hey, Pit." He calls out to him. "I think I found your favorite heaven." He said, pointing down the cliff.
"What are you talking-?" Pit pauses for a moment when he looks down to see a giant Hot Spring pool. "What is that? A hot spring! A HUGE hot spring!" He said in delight.
'It's nature's bathtub.' Palutena smiled.
Pit wastes no time to jump down to enjoy the large hot spring before the others quickly join him, except for Sonic and Weiss. "You kids have fun. I'll find another dry path." He said, not wanting to get near any pool of water.
"Nope." Weiss said as she casually pushes a screaming Sonic to the pool and jumps down to meet his angry glare. While she laughs at him, Sonic splashes some water on her. And while Sonic laughs as she dries her hair, Weiss uses her glyphs to unleash a giant tidal wave to blast Sonic through the air to a maze-like area.
"Great. What's this?" Sonic asked with an annoyed tongue before rapidly vibrating his body to dry himself.
'It's a maze. Try not to get too lost.' Palutena answered as the other D-Avengers approach Sonic and traverse the maze together.
"Don't ever do that again." Weiss threatened while glaring at Sonic.
"Maybe don't push me next time!" Sonic shouted.
"Guys, settle down. We still have Vicky and the plant kingdom to up-root." Spidey said.
'My name is not "Vicky", it's "Viridi"!' Viridi retorted.'
'And her plant kingdom is called the Forces of Nature. Many of her troops are made of natural resources, like wood, dirt, and rocks.' Palutena said.
"Eco-conscious down to her troops! Everyone's going green these days." Pit said.
'I'm not GOING green; I've always BEEN green. I use cloth shopping bags. I compost my food scraps. And I separate my recycling into 15 types!' Viridi said.
"Now THIS is a goddess who sweats the details." Pit replied.
'I could learn a thing or two from her.' Palutena said.
'Like acting like a spoiled, naïve brat?' Ero insulted.
'Who are you calling brat, you brat?!' Viridi retorted.
"Urgh. That has to be the weakest comeback I've ever heard. You really are a little kid." Peter said.
'You take that back, or I will destroy you and throw your disgusting pieces to the wind!' Viridi threatened.
"And that has to be the weakest threat I've ever heard." Spidey responded, still not taking Viridi seriously, not one bit.
"What did you expect? She's like eight-years-old." Weiss said.
'I am NOT eight-years-old!' Viridi yelled as the Avengers enter the final area containing several Forces of Nature troops before they reach the commander.
'I think you're getting close to Cragalanche!' Palutena said.
"We'll just take care of these guys first! How about you show off more of your new power, Spidey?" Pit asked the webhead.
"Alright, Icarus. Stand back!" Spidey advised as he instantly transforms into Aura Arachnid Mode, striking the ground to absorb and enter its nature variant, forming a one-handed Webshuriken made of flames. "Take this! Flaming Webshuriken!" He throws the shuriken to the middle of the battle zone where it explodes and causes a fiery explosion, scorching the whole area while burning the nature troops into nothingness as he deforms to normal. "Who's the god of nature now?" He smugingly asked.
'Not you.' Viridi said. 'You still have a lot to learn about nature, so don't get carried away.' She said.
BGM End
With no more resistance forces, the D-Avengers are welcomed to walk into an area with a large pile of rocks in the center, which quickly falls apart and reveals to be the silent rock commander, Cragalanche.
"Cragalanche, huh? What are you, a monster truck?" Pit punned, much to the disgust of his friends.
'Pit, huh? What are YOU? A hole in the ground?' Viridi punned as well.
"You two are terrible in the pun department." Spidey said.
'Like you're any better.' Viridi replied as they get ready for a rocky brawl.
BGM-One Piece: Pirate Warriors OST-The Challengers 1
The silent Cragalanche rolls towards the heroes until he got close enough to reveal himself for a hard punch that Spidey catches and kick-flips off of. "Guy's not much of a talker, he is?" Spidey said.
'He's a rock. Last I checked, they're more the strong, silent type. Tell you what, I'll do the talking for him.' Viridi grunts as she clears her throat. 'Cragalanche crush!' As she said that, the rock giant hovers in the air and brutally slams the ground to cause a giant earthquake that knocks the teens off their feet.
Pit shakes his head in pain when he spots Cragalanche darting towards him at an alarming rate, forcing the young angel to leap away before the pain. "Wow! Nice moves!" He complimented.
'Yes, he's been practicing this routine all week.'
Lucina lets out a loud war-cry as she leaps for a frontal slash on the rock commander but it didn't leave a simple dent as it backhands her out of sight. Weiss forms a zigzag of glyphs aiming straight for Cragalanche. Sonic revs up and bounces off each glyph and performs an air boost spin attack at Rock Man's chest, barely damaging him but did cause him to skid backwards for a few seconds until he punched the blue ball to the ground.
"He's as hard as a rock!" Sonic grunted.
'Well, duh, that's because he is.' Viridi said as Sonic rolls his eyes in response while low growl.
"Who's bright idea was it to NOT bring Yang, or Knuckles, or the Hulk?!" Weiss asked while avoiding the rocks Cragalanche is throwing at her. Spidey ties up the rock monster with large amounts of webbing, strong enough that not even the Rhino could break free so easily, but Cragalanche did managed to break free so easily and burrows himself underground.
"We don't need them to win! We just need to find a weak spot!" Spidey said as his spider-sense tells him to jump away when it senses Cragalanche about to launch from beneath his feet. 'Attacking him head-on won't do us any good. But maybe from his back…' Spidey thought of an idea as he rolls away from the blade-like projectiles traveling along the ground and quickly web-zips behind Cragalanche to find a vulnerable red spot on its backside. "Found it! He has a weak spot on his…butt?" He said, a bit shock to learn that's where his weakspot is on.
'Arrgh! Oh, he was supposed to get that fixed!' Viridi growled.
"Thanks for the tip!" Pit said.
'I didn't say anything!'
"Alright! It's butt-kicking time! Literally!" Sonic grinned while making a pun.
'Oh, shut up! You're not clever at all!' Viridi said as Spidey jumps into the air to dropkick Cragalanche in the butt, managing to considerably damage to rocky.
"Let's test this thing out some more!" Sonic said as he takes out the Dream Stone and uses its power over matter to grant himself a rock shield. He curls up into a spin dash formation and hits Cragalanche in the butt as a speedy boulder.
'What was that?! Was that one of those Exo Stones I've heard rumors about?!' Viridi asked, surprised of the unlimited power they now possess.
"You guessed it." Lucina smirked as the boulder man comes for her next. Sonic quickly tosses her the Dream Stone and uses its power to transform the natural floor Cragalanche is running on into slippery ice that causes him to slip and fall on its butt.
'That kind of power is meant for the gods! Humans don't even JUSTIFY to have a taste of it! Once Cragalanche destroys you, I'll use that Stone to create an eternal utopia for all of nature!'
"That might be difficult." Weiss replied as Lucina throws the Dream Stone to her next. "I hear this stone can be pretty picky on its owners." She uses the stone's power to manipulate the vines to tangle Cragalanche from motion, preventing him moving a single stone.
'You ANIMAL! How dare you use nature against me!' Viridi yelled.
Weiss tosses the stone to Pit as he runs to see Spidey flip-kick the stationary Cragalanche straight into the air. "He's all yours!" Spidey said to Pit as he arrived.
Pit glares at Cragalanche as he falls down from the sky and charges the Exo Stone to its full power. "Heavenly Light!" He shouted, unleashing a powerful ray of light from the sky to blast rock man into complete submission, defeating him.
BGM End
"In your rock face!" Pit exclaimed.
'THAT'S your idea of a victory taunt? Please.' Viridi said.
The defeated Cragalanche falls over and explodes, with most of his remains flying up into the sky as a projection of Viridi appears before the mortal victors. "What's the matter? Got nothing left?" Sonic taunted the goddess of nature.
'Hmm. You know, for a bunch of humans, an angel, and a dirty rodent, you put on quite a show there.' Viridi said, showing some respect for the mortals that beaten one of her commanders.
"We aim to please our adoring fans, even though some of them act like babies." Spidey said, directly insulting Viridi, but she remains unfazed by his taunting.
'But you should know that the next Reset Bomb is very nearly complete. Hmm. Now where do you think I should drop it this time?' Viridi giggled as her projection fades from sight.
"She can't do that!" Lucina shouted.
"If she keeps this up, she'll destroy all of humanity, maybe the entire planet if she goes too far." Spidey said.
'First Loki, Hades, now Viridi? We need to figure out a plan.' Palutena said as she whisks the heroes away.
Shortly after everyone is gone, Neo Mecha Spider-Man jumps off a tree next to some of the remains of Cragalanche. He kneels down and touches the rocks created from Viridi's divine powers. After a few seconds of scanning the rocks, he stands up back, having accomplished his objective, "Goddess of Nature data…successfully copied."
BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Opening
Spider-Man: Hey, it's Spider-Man. Viridi has another Reset Bomb ready to launch to cause nature armageddon. If we want to stop these things, we have to shut down her factory, attack the source. She doesn't realize the kind of damage she's causing. I understand why she's doing this, but she's causing more harm than good. Hope one day she'll understand, but for now, we have to take action!
Next time on D-Avengers: God Mission:
Wrath of the Reset Bomb
Spider-Man: And this is why I don't open a garden.
KFX Here: Got some things to say and answer, so pay attention:
The Exo Dream Stone-
-Powered by the immense energy of the Lightforce, granting its user incredible light-based attacks
-Elemental Ability: Has the power to control all forms of matter, like turning the ocean into sand or create something as big as a moon
-Grants a single wish of any kind. Requires life force energy to activate that function, and the amount if dependent on how big the wish is. Once the wish has been fulfilled, you won't be able to make another one for a whole year
-Unlike most Exo Stones, only those possessing pure light and goodness (aka, the Good Guys) can use this stone. But you still have to be born of the Earth-616, Mobius, or Remnant dimension to safely use this stone. Otherwise, multiple world-ending disasters could begin.
Answering Review Questions:
-Guest who reviewed Chapter 5: How am I SERIOUSLY making Spider-Man, in ANY of these stories, as a goofball like the Ultimate Spider-Man TV Show. Unless you give me consistent specific examples where I make him constantly break the fourth wall, I can't take your review seriously. Even though this Spider-Man is from the Earth-616 universe, because of events that happened in this series (like a certain Super Genesis Wave that recreated the 616 universe into taking various elements from multiple Marvel media and comics), this is my own interpretation of Spider-Man, so you can't exactly compare him to the comics where he's been an adult for years, while here, he hasn't turned 18 yet. You also can't compare him to his Spectacular Spider-Man TV Show incarnation. This Spidey's still a teenager, still struggling in his life, while having fun with his supersonic hedgehog friend and four girls who fight monsters as an extracurricular activity, and is constantly growing in maturity throughout the series, whether it's obvious or not.
-Sanantx: I am truly excited for Spider-Man PS4. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get it until the money is right. And I have been adding elements from that game into this series as far back as Battle for Remnant.
