No time for shoutouts
rushing to go to a wedding
Sorry for the wait
Please dont kill me for this Chapter
Ch. 5
"Nightmare"
She was running, running faster than she's ever gone before...she had to get there to save them...to save him. She turned the corner and her entire body froze at what she saw. Death and destruction filled the hallway; the dismembered bodies of dead SHIELD agents littered the floor. Soon she saw Coulson, Maria Hill and Nick Fury dead she then heard a loud cry from the other hallway. Quickly dashing over the bodies over her allies she turned the corner and her heart broke as she saw Sam with his neck broken, Danny with a whole in his chest his heart having been ripped out. She then saw Luke being strangled as a bomb was shoved in his mouth he was then tossed into wall as his insides were incinerated smoke coming out of his body. White Tiger stood in horror at the carnage the bringer of death turned to face her and her entire world shattered.
"You are all that stands in my way White Tiger"
Ava removed her mask "Please why are you doing this Peter"
Spider-man lurked closer to her and she was unable to move. "Don't act like you haven't realized it this is who I really am, everyone else accepted it..." he kept walking towards her the waldoes on his back slowly slinking out of the red metallic spider sac on his back "...everyone except you, you who would still cling to the love you have for me...it's sickening"
He finally stood directly in front of her "I know you don't believe that this...all of this..." she pointed to all the death and destruction "...it's not you Peter come back to me please be the man I fell in love with again"
"Oh silly Tiger still clinging to hope..." he leaned in close to her ear "...hope will not save you because. I. never. loved. you..."
Ava gasped trying to breathe but to no avail not only did his words shatter her heart...he had stabbed her in the back with all four of his waldoes.
Ava shot up in her bed drenched in sweat her chest heaving. "It...was just a nightmare..."
"FOOLISH CHILD YOU ARE LETTING YOUR FEAR CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS"a growling voice called out to her
"Oh it's you" Ava calmed herself as her amulet began to glow and an ethereal jade colored Tiger's head appeared in front of her
"YES ITS ME THE SOURCE OF YOUR POWER THE PRISONER OF THIS ACCURSED AMULET"
"There you go complaining again"
"ILL STOP COMPLAINING ONCE YOU LET ME HUNT YOU CAN ONLY RESIST MY URGES FOR SO LONG CHILD"
"Whatever...what did you mean I'm letting my fear control my thoughts?"
"YOU FEAR THAT YOUR MATE HAS TRULY TURNED AGAINST YOU DO YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT?"
"I don't believe it but if he really is still alive what would make him to turn to crime"
"GRRR I HAVEN'T THE TIME FOR YOUR DILEMAS MY ADVICE TO YOU CHILD LOOK UNDERNEATH THE UNDERNEATH"
The glowing head then disappeared leaving the distressed heroine confused at what her 'partner' meant. She got out of bed and walked to the kitchen to get a bottle of water; she then walked to the window of the tall tower and looked down on the city.
It had been two days since they saw Spiderman and they hadn't seen him since. Ava after talking to MJ snuck out and went throughout almost all of New York searching for her boyfriend and nothing she had no scent, nothing to go off of and if Luke hadn't come after her she would have still be looking without rest. But she couldn't just give up...she wouldn't.
New York City
June 28 2014 23:15 pm EST
The night air was crisp as Spiderman swung through the city. He was on his way to fulfill his mission to kill Nick Fury...even thinking about it made him sick to his stomach. He web swung until he found the carrier and landed on a short building twhipping two web lines to two taller buildings and pulled all the way back and then slingshot like a bullet right towards the TriCarrier. He activated his cloaking tech and overshot the carrier as planned and upon reaching his maximum accent he began to fall back down and activated his glider web and made his decent to an access point in the TriCarrier. Upon reaching the surface he clung to it and quickly entered the building, he made his way past any guards on post...his time working for SHIELD giving him complete knowledge of the Tricarrier's layout. As he crawled his way to his target he thought back to how all of this started.
FLASHBACK
"I'm sorry Ava...I love you tell Aunt May for me okay Kitten" Peter turned and saw everyone but Taskmaster on the ground, the villain's gun trained on Spiderman
"You're all alone Spiderman nowhere to run...nowhere to hide"
"You're right Tasky and this island is 60 seconds from exploding now we can either fight till the death or I can finally accept your offer and we can escape"
"You must think me a fool to think you'd turn against Fury so quickly"
"You saw me just send my friends away they've been holding me back and so has SHIELD with your skill and teaching I can become a better Spider-man free and on my own"
Taskmaster thought for a second "Very well..." he then blasted Spider-man with an electric current knocking him out "...I won't make you better...I'll make you a Superior Spider-man"
Sometime Later
Peter felt groggy he felt his senses coming back to him. He tried to open his eyes and the light blinded him then his hearing kicked in.
"...you have what you need Warren now leave..." Spiderman heard what sounded like Taskmaster the sound kept going in and out
"...sters you really can be a Taskmaster sometimes" he assumed this Warren man spoke
Taskmaster gave a hearty cackle "Leave you crazy Jackal before I end you"
Soon Peter regained full consciousness and tried to move but looked down and saw that he was strapped down to a table. "Finally you wake I was beginning to think my new pupil was dead before we even got started"
"Where are we Taskmaster?"
"In due time Mr. Parker...for now you will listen to every word I say" Peter's eyes widened only now realizing his mask was off this not going unnoticed by Taskmaster "...yes Spider-man I know everything and I will admit I was surprised to find out that little Parker who couldn't even begin the obstacle course has been the pain in my ass for so long"
"Well since the cats out of the bag I guess there's no need to hold back" Peter shatters the restraints and leaps towards Taskmaster who easily sidesteps the wall crawler and knees him in the gut.
"I would advise against trying to attack me again boy, less you want me to kill your friends and Aunt" Taskmaster points to a screen behind Peter and as he turned he sees screens of what looked like a human blood stream but something was off there were some kind of nano bots attaching themselves to each blood cell
"What have you done?" he asked his voice shaky
Taskmaster smiled beneath his mask "I have ensured that you will not disobey me see I knew you would not readily join me as my pupil so while you were out I hatched a contingency plan by secretly having some of my agents skillfully inject your family and friends with nanoscopic probes see with the push of a button I can destroy them from the inside out...only if you join me, if you swear to serve me, if you never speak to your friends again I will allow them to live..."
Spider-man was seething with anger he had no choice...
"...So do we have a deal?"
Present Day - New York City
June 28 2014 23:25 pm EST
Spider-man shivered at the thought as he continued towards his target. He finally reached Fury's office and slipped through the vents as he reached he contemplated how to enter the room until he heard and saw Coulson in the room handing a file to the Director.
"These are the files you were looking for sir" Phil spoke
"Thanks Coulson it may not be much but it's a start for the Academy Initiative" Spider-man narrowed his eyes at this but remained quiet "Spider-man didn't really know what he had started being a teenaged superhero...that's all for tonight Coulson see you tomorrow"
Coulson nodded "Understood goodnight sir"
"Goodnight Phil"
He watched them converse and then watched Coulson leave and suddenly he finally figured out how to go about this. Spider-man releases 5 Spyders into Fury's room and once he saw them in position he ignited them in smoke bomb mode. Fury's office went up in smoke startling him; he soon heard a metal clank.
"Alright who's dumb enough to attack me in my own castle" Fury said as he got up quickly grabbing his gun
In rapid succession his gun was knocked away, he was kicked in the face and knocked back into his chair. Regaining his composure he prepared his next move but found that he couldn't move looking down he saw that he was webbed to the chair.
"Your time has come Director" Spider-man said in a distorted voice through his mask as he leaned by the super spy's ear a waldoe lifting from his spider sac
Before Fury could utter a word he felt himself be impaled through his chest. "Grk" he said in a gargled grunt blood dripping from his mouth
Spider-man pulled the waldoe from Fury's chest; he circled the desk and saw that blood stained the webbing holding him to the chair.
"Par...ker...nng...kid...hng...what...have you...huff...done...?" Fury staggered with his last few breaths
Peter sighed internally he slowly raised his hand and pointed his fingers like a gun at Fury's head "...Goodbye Nick" he pressed the two fingers against his web shooters he normally uses them for web slinging but all that was heard was a single gunshot.
Spiderman finally lowered his arm after a moment. "It's done" he said his voice void of any feeling
"Good return to base soon your final task will be upon us" Taskmaster ordered through the com in Spidey's ear
Undisclosed Location
June 29th 2014 00:05 am EST
Alistair Smythe was working hard on several new projects while under Norman Osborn's employ.
"Still working Alistair" he heard Norman's voice
"Yes Mr. Osborn everything is showing tremendous progress I dare say we'll be ready in the next few months"
"No need to rush Alistair we need to take all the time with can to make sure this plan is full proof and I believe I have two things to help progress along please come with me"
The two traveled down the hall to another lab once they entered Alistair saw it "Is that..."
"Yes Alistair the prototype hover chair your father had planned to build for you I felt it was only right bestow his final gift to you" Norman said placing a hand on the young scientist shoulder
"Thank you Mr. Osborn I can't thank you enough" Alistair said almost in tears
"You thank me each day you continue to work on these projects which brings me to the next one..." Osborn replied while pressing a button on a controller in his hand as a holo screen appeared with 5 bios on it each with a picture and under it read their names.
Humberto Lopez
Elijah Bradly
Thomas Shepherd
Felicia Hardy
Sylvie Lushton
"...I believe it's time we built a team of our own wouldn't you agree?"
Ultimates Tower
June 29 2014 08:30 am EST
The tower was quiet even with the team all sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast. They all sat around the island avoiding the major issue in the room, Sam was about to speak up and say something about bringing Spiderman home when a holoscreen appeared with Coulson's face and he had a grim look on it.
"Team this is acting Director Coulson we need you to report to the TriCarrier immediately"
"Were on our way?" Luke responded
"Wait acting Director where's Nick Fury" MJ asked
Coulson sighed "Director Fury...was found in his office this morning...dead..."
"What...!" they all screamed out
"What the hell happened" Ava asked
"Were not entirely sure that's why I need you to come in and..." Coulson responded before the feed cut
"Mj what happen to the feed?" Sam asked franticly
MJ activated the keyboard within the island trying to reconnect with Coulson "I don't know the signal is being jammed"
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Danny said his eyes shifting side to side he sensed something
"Agreed..." Harry responded
Before anyone could say anything an explosion rocked the building and created an opening in the side wall of the kitchen. The team took cover and soon heard the roar of a chopper as it appeared hovering beside the hole, several men hopped out of the chopper and soon they were joined by...
"Taskmaster!" Ava growled popping her claws ready to shred him. Luke stood ready to throw down, both Danny's fist glowed, Sam instinctively stood in front of MJ despite not having his helmet, Mary Jane herself sported a SHIELD issue pistol she pulled out of a compartment in the table. Harry pressed a button on his watch and simply waited
"How the hell are you still alive Spider-man took you down...way down!" Sam asked seething with rage.
"Reports of my demise were...greatly exaggerated...you children have been thorn in my side for far too long your deaths will be the prelude to the death of the Avengers"
"Shut up you demented freak where is Spider-man if you survived so did he" Ava growled out
"Ahh yes his little girlfriend so weak so fragile so..."
"WHERE IS HE!" she roared her voice mixing that of the tiger within causing worry from her friends
The almost demonic voice very slightly worried Taskmaster but his mask didn't show his face "Foolish girl he's closer than you think...Parker show yourself!" Taskmaster responded cryptically
'Parker'Harry wondered
Danny's eyes glared at Taskmaster 'He knows his secret and by proxy ours...'
'So it's true it is Peter...but where...'Ava's stance lowered a bit her heart racing her feelings becoming even more confused should she be happy he's alive or is her nightmare coming true
Soon the team heard the sliding doors to the hallway open and saw the red and black suit Spider-man standing there with a group of SHIELD guards lying behind him knocked out...or worse. They looked on surprised at the conformation that the Spider-man that attacked them was indeed Peter Parker and that he was working with Taskmaster. He stalked up to them his waldoes behind him ready to strike; the Ultimates looked back and forth between the attacking forces taking a back to back position not even worrying about the fact that Taskmaster knows who they are out of costume.
"Peter if it's you please answer me..." Ava cried out
He remained silent...
"Come one Webhead why are you doing this is he controlling your mind" Sam called out
Spiderman lifted both his arms up and pointed his web shooters in gun mode at his former team
"Come on Pete were your friends don't do this" Harry called out glancing back and forth from his best friend to the wall over the stairs
"You fools are out classed and outmatched you were always holding him back now you'll meet your end from your former leader"
The team tensed up ready for a fight "Any Ideas" Luke asked to any of them
"I may have something up my sleeve" Harry whispered
Mj looked at him "Like what"
"Wait for it..." Harry replied
Just then the wall over the stairs exploded and in flew a suit of armor and it quickly began firing at both Spiderman and Taskmaster and his goons. Both Taskmaster and Spiderman dodged out of the way and with that the battle began. Danny and Luke lept into battle against his soldiers with Luke tackling Taskmaster. Tiger chased after Spiderman, Sam ran to get his helmet with Mj covering him, meanwhile Harry ran hopped into the suit. He fired two repulsor blasted and a couple soldiers before he turned and punched another one.
"Jocasta have you tried to reconnect to SHIELD" Harry asked while flying towards the Taskmaster fight
"Sorry sir but I cannot reestablish a connection it would seem Taskmaster has jammed all outside communications"Jocasta responded
"Argg damn it..." Harry cursed as he flew in and attacked Taskmaster with his repulsors actually managing to catch Taskmaster off guard impressing his two teammates "...this may be Ultimates Tower but it is still my home so I'm only gonna say this once get the hell out of my house" The villain rebounded and faced the young Osborn.
"Trying to be a hero will get you killed Osborn" the villain said grabbing his shield taking several swipes at Harry with his sword the HUD in his suit being the only reason he's dodging them.
Taskmaster brought his sword down for a high slash only for Harry to grab it with both armored hands "My father left this armor me and I wear it proudly as the new Iron Patriot" He ignited the jets in his right jet boot preparing to kick him but Taskmaster saw it coming and blocked it with his shield but he was still knocked back. Harry had used the shoulder mounted gun to blast him back. (Yes the same one IP uses in Ironman 3)He then unleashed a barrage of concussive missiles causing small explosions and shaking the building.
With Sam and MJ
Elsewhere in the building Sam and MJ headed to his room to get his helmet as they felt the building shake. "We've really gotta find you a better way to keep that thing on you at all times" Mj called out as she fired her laser pistol at the intruders
"Yea babe I know we're almost there"
Soon they turned the corner and made it to Sam's room, quickly entering the door shut cutting the goons off. They tried their best to get into the room but couldn't, suddenly the door opened and the squad of soldiers were all blasted by blue energy. Nova exited the room his hands still glowing. "Ahh feels good to power up"
"Sam go help the others" Mary Jane responded worried about her friends
Sam nodded "On it be careful MJ"
"You to Nova" she replied as the two shared a quick kiss before Sam flew off, MJ headed to the sounds of another fight
With Spiderman and Tiger
Ava chased Spiderman to the upper levels away from the battle hoping to try to talk to him. The chase stopped as he stopped bounced off the way and sent a roundhouse kick to her head. He sent several more attacks her way she blocked all of them the last kick forcing her backward with sheer force.
"Slinger I know you can hear me please tell me why...you were our leader, our friend...my love...how could you betray us" Ava asked trying to remain calm
"I do this of my own free will I wanted to become Superior and you were holding me back" he shot a web at her wrist and she quickly swiped it away with her claw
"No I don't believe that, you're trampling all over what your Uncle taught you...what is making you do this..."
He didn't reply he just stood there his waldoes coming out of his sac as if on instinct.
"ANSWER ME..." she cried out tears slightly falling from her eyes as she lept for another attack
Spiderman easily dodged the move and grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back pulling her toward him her backside resting on him almost as if she was back in his arms. One of his waldoes rested right in front of her face than moved to her chest right in front of her heart
"Peter no please...don't do this" Ava whimpered the her fear was coming true her nightmare the man she loved was truly evil
"PETER!"
Both Tiger and Spider looked up to see MJ holding her pistol aimed at Spider-man. "Peter stop this she's the woman you love, the woman that's been out every night looking for you, the woman who wants nothing more than you be back in your arms...don't do it"
Spider-man moved the waldoe out of the way he grip releasing slightly, giving Tiger the chance to back away
"You've got to fight this Peter whatever hold Taskmaster has on you...you have to fight it" MJ said pleading with her best friend
"Get down here Parker and deal with your friends" Taskmaster ordered over his com
Spiderman shot a web ball at them only for it to expand and block them from seeing his escape.
"Where is he going" MJ asked
"I don't know MJ but we need to regroup" Ava responded to which her friend agreed and the two headed back to the living area
Living Area
Danny quickly took out 3 more hydra soldiers as more had appeared, Luke tried again to take Taskmaster head on but even with his strength he was taken down. Iron Patriot tried to come in with a punch and he's already done this and Taskmaster was ready this time and took his momentum and tossed Harry at Power Man which was like hitting a brick wall. Nova fired a blast at Taskmaster only for him to block it and fire at him with his laser pistol which Sam dodged just like the villain wanted. The blast bounced off the way hitting the flier knocking Nova out of the air. Ironfist was about to attack until he was kicked away by Spider-man who landed in front of Taskmaster. Soon Mj and Ava arrived and the whole team stood opposing them.
"I must say you've been trained well but none of your training can compare to his training and now the time has come to finish this Spider-man...kill them all"
The team all tensed up would he really do it being the question on all their minds. Spiderman began stalking up to them again...then he began to sprint and he lept at them his waldoes out ready for the attack. Luke was the first to go he tried to punch him but Spiderman was well aware of the attack and took the arm and spun Luke around and tossed him out of the window.
"Power Man!" Nova scream as he prepared to go after him he was hit in the face by a web glob and then he felt a kick to his gut knocking him back into a wall knocking him out. Mj was quickly to his side firing blasts at her best friend to which he easily evaded, Danny and Ava tried to double team him but were quickly dispatched and knocked aside by the waldoes. Ava got back up and lept up ready to pounce but Spiderman jumped and kicked her in the gut knocking the breath out of her. Peter landed and turned to face Harry in the armor he had his hand up charging a repulsor.
"Stop it Peter this is not you..." he said lifting his orange face plate up.
Spiderman remained silent he readied his web shooter in gun mode prepared to kill his best friend.
Harry was shocked "...you're my best friend Pete I've already lost my father to the darkness I can't lose you too if you're truly evil now..." he disengaged his repulsor and dropped his arm "...then finish it"
Peter saw the look in his best friend eyes and it broke his heart "Harry I..."
"FINISH HIM NOW!"
Spiderman aimed his shooter and fired hitting Harry directly in the head.
"NOOOOOOOOO" Mj screamed out as she watched Harry's lifeless body fall to the floor
Spiderman turned around and fired at her hit her in the chest, he then fired at Sam. He walked over and shot Danny in the back of the head finally he stood over Ava she was speechless at what she had seen frozen in fear of her Nightmare coming true only her eyes moved as they looked up at her lover. She managed a horse "no" before he lined his shooter up to her chest and fired.
Taskmaster smiling beneath his mask ordered a full retreat. The two and what other hydra soldiers were left standing all grappled to the building across the street, once there they began to load into the waiting chopper.
Taskmaster stopped and put a hand on Spiderman's shoulder "You hesitated back there...prove to me that it was merely a small fluke"
Spiderman who beneath his mask was seething with anger turned and faced Ultimate Tower and pulled up his holo screen on his web shooter and input several codes, he then prepared to press a button...
"You bastard how could you" he heard Luke say as he turn and saw Powerman climbing up the building they were on. Wasting no time Peter shot a web and him and using his strength swung Powerman back into the same floor of Ultimates Tower he dropped him out of.
Going back to his holo screen Spiderman watched as soon as Luke landed in the Tower he pressed the button and all you heard was...BOOM!