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Chapter 6: Mysterious Attack Part 2
A mighty boom echoed through the city as Peter rose from the crater he created, he panted hard, he put up a good fight but in the end it was…
"That was most exhilarating Peter, it has been a while since I have gotten serious."
'No freaking way…' Peter couldn't believe that this man stood up dusting himself off like nothing had affected him actually no he was doing an effect, the Queen's superhero saw bruises on his face and his clothes were in tears in certain places.
"This is what I've been waiting for, a great hunt! When I am finished with you I'll be superior to my siblings for I will have defeated Cosmic Spider-Man!" He laughed that would put Norman Osborn to shame, "Now Totem prepare to get devoured!"
Faster than the eye can see, the man of the 19-century latched on to his wrist, "I will enjoy draining you."
Intense moments have passed Peter was sweating bullets as the mysterious man held him place, though he was reassured by The Enigma Force, 'Don't fret my chosen one, my power is far greater than his and he cannot devour you for it.'
'What do you mean?'
'Exactly what I mean, he cannot contain my power, he nothing more…how do your villains put it? A mere bug.'
"I don't understand you should be withering in pain! You should be screaming in AGONY!" The man roared
"Sorry to disappoint!" Peter backhanded him sending him flying across the street 2000 ft away, "That's for the destruction that you are causing I think I'm going to have to give you a ticket once this is over."
Overhead Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, the Fantastic Four, Scarlet Witch and Vision watched as New York number one 'menace' fought with the unknown attacker.
"*Whistle* I've seen Spidey pull off amazing feats but this takes the cake, backhand a super villain in the face with one hand. Does he do this often Reed?"
The leader of the Fantastic Four watched with great interest as Peter and the unnamed man grappled each other for dominance. Peter then kneed him in the stomach then used his weight to throw him over his shoulders to the ground before he climbed on top to pound the attacker to the ground.
"Hey are going to let this guy show us off or are we going to help?" Johnny jumped off the Fantasticar model 3, "FLAME ON!"
"Guys got a point." Spider-Woman flew in after him to help their suspended fellow Avenger.
Meanwhile on the Omega base
"We're on the Omega Base Wyatt." Cap radioed in
"Good. One thing I want to point out before you guys left the Quinjet we took the liberty of adding watch that allows you to access a S.H.I.E.L.D Port. It's an experimental device that allows the team to instantly transport back to headquarters." Wyatt replied
"Should come in handy in case we get in over our heads."
"Okay, good luck in there Wyatt out." The transmission was cut off
"Team, satellites recon shows that the Omega Base is now a collision course with Vondrak Dam. Thousands of lives are in danger. You must stop the base at all costs. Fury Out!"
Cap looked at the team in back of him, Storm, Daredevil, and Wolverine watched his every move, and "We don't have a lot of time we got to find Dungan, he'll fill us in on what's been happening here and stop this base before it hits the Dam. Let's Move!"
"Let me see if I can pick up a scent." Logan sniffed the air then unsheathed his claws then he pointed in a particular direction with a door opened, "That way!"
The rest followed behind Logan as he led the group through the hissing and groaning of the Omega Base lower parts. It wasn't long before they reach a hallway to find Dum Dum Dugan going towards them.
"Wolverine, never thought I be so glad to see your ugly face." Dugan piped
"Keep up with the sweet talk, Dugan, you're going to make me blush. Now what's the story here?" Logan asked
"A knockout gas was spread through the ventilation system of the base. I woke up to Doctor Doom demanding I bring Colonel Fury here or he'd ram the Omega into the Vondrak Dam."
Logan snorted, "Well the tin man must have forgotten his part of the bargain cause the base is heading straight for that dam."
"I should have known. It was stupid of me to believe him."
"Don't sweat it. If weren't for your message, we wouldn't have come at all." Logan sheathed his claws crossed his arms and smirked
Dugan deadpanned, "That's real assuring Logan, real assuring." He straightened out, "Get me to the primary engineering control room and I'll stop the Omega Base before it can do any damage."
Daredevil sensed that they were about to have company, "There at least nine different soldiers guarding that hallway."
"Finally something to hit." Logan let his claws loose, "I've been itching for a fight and looks like my wish came true."
"Be careful we don't know what we are dealing with."
No sooner that Steve said that AIM troops started to pour in the location that they were in.
"AIM Troops!"
The fight was on; the World War II veteran launched his shield into one of the Soldiers knocking him down in the process as the iconic shield ricochet off into the arms of the wielder. The Captain proceeded to run up to one the AIM troops to double kick in the chest effectively knocking the agent down.
One thing Steve Rogers knew if Aim was part of this ordeal with the Master of Evil something big was going and whatever Doom was planning it couldn't be good.
Latveria 2:30AM Doom's Castle
Located between the nations of Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. It also borders Symkaria, home of Silver Sable. Surrounded by the Carpathians to the north and the Malhela range to the south, Latveria has remained protected from the strife of neighboring countries.
Its current reigning monarch, Victor von Doom, has kept the nation protected from international affairs and economic downturns. Doom's personal patents in the field of high technology and specially robotics are the main export of the country.
Though he has been dethroned a number of times, von Doom has inevitably managed to return to the throne of his country and restore the nation to economic prosperity within a matter of months. The population consists of mixed European stock and gypsies, in whose welfare von Doom takes a particular interest.
Latveria boasts freedom from the racism that the Romas are greeted with in other countries. Due to technological advancements far beyond anything in any other nation Latveria has managed to remain unpolluted by industrial pollutants. Because of Doom's many weapons and his mere presence in Latveria the country is considered a world superpower, rivaling that of the United States of America.
However his evilness watches intently from a lab with one arm crossed and the other is stroking his metallic chin as he watches the fight between two mysterious figures and the Avengers. Though he has no particular interest in the Avengers, someone has peaked his interest one thing he cannot figure out is who is this new Avenger that wears a white band navy blue suit that feels as if it were alive?
If one thing Doom hated was not being the first to know! He has many spies in different countries all of them relaying information back to him, last he heard one of them by the name of Spider-Man was in a coma after that no report.
He watches with interest as the man with long hair wearing 19th century clothing battles this new Avenger toe to toe. The man was able to resist the heat of the Human Torch, punch the Thing into submission, bring Susan to her knees which is no an easy feet to do and finally his most hated rival tangle in against a lamppost which Doom had to chuckle watching his old foes being pick apart by this man.
What really surprised the monarch was that he was able shake off the blows of Ms. Marvel, Vision and Scarlet Witch combined, even he swatted the Spider-Woman with ease with an open palm strike to the chest. He seemed eager to finish off the newest member of the Avenger at same time he will make it his business to find out who the man was, before he could ponder any further a presence was felt.
"Well, well, it seems that the Enigma Force has chosen a vessel to carry out its mission to protect all life on earth." A dark chuckle rumbled, "I wonder who it has chosen this time. There is no apparent pattern in Captain Universe's appearances you know."
"What is this Enigma Force you speak of Loki? Doom commands you to speak!" Doom turned to face the god of mischief, "Tell me!"
"My, my, my why so hasty to find out, jealous that someone is superior to you? After all of Asgard and the nine realms know of its existences."
"No one is superior to Doom, I will see to it whoever is the vessel will be capture and brought for the removal of their powers."
"It won't be that easy my good Doctor Doom the Enigma Force is something that cannot be removed or contain. It willing chooses the partner if I remember correctly so your chance of getting it are very low."
"Nothing impossible for Doom." He said
"When the Uni-Power chooses a partner, it endows that person with the powers, memories, and costume of Captain Universe. The partner can use the powers of Captain Universe until the peril is surmounted. However, if the partner tries to use those powers for personal gain or for evil, the Uni-Power immediately deserts him or her or them." This came from a voice of a female, "You cannot simply take it by force either."
"Amora how lovely of you to join us, care to enlighten our clueless leader about..."
"Careful with your tongue trickster my patience for insulting Doom only goes so far…"
"Apologies Doctor but as you know if we're suppose to dominant the world you are going to need a power source that will not leave per say."
"What exactly do you have in mind?"
"There are other cosmic beings out in the universe to gain power from, who among them is the greatest of them all?" Loki grinned darkly as he exaggerated with hands
"You are insane. He will destroy Doom before you get a chance to be near him!" Amora replied, "That is suicide if you think that you can walk into Asgard stealing Odin's power!"
"Oh my dear sorceresses, you must look at the bigger picture. They are very hard to miss especially of one gigantic proportion."
Doom understood what he meant, "See that no one disturbs Doom, I must start on a new project and keep the moving forward with the plan. See that all information is relayed to my Doombots they will alert me via link."
His cape fluttered as he walked away from the two, Amora crossed her arms as she looked at the god of mischief, "What are you planning Loki?"
"Me? Why my beautiful Amora what makes you think that I am plotting? I was merely suggesting that the good Doctor look at a bigger picture is all, nothing more nothing less to could benefit him in the long run." The god of trickery smiled but the blonde Asgardian was no fool! Loki doesn't help people unless it benefited him in the long run.
"Watch wear you step son of Laufey Doom is not a man to be trifled with." She left leaving the old trickster to himself.
"Prepare yourself Amora things will soon change I will have you by my side soon for now I will let the pieces fall into place." He chuckled darkly, he watched the sorceresses retreating back, "Very soon…"
Back in New York
What a day Peter was having right now, this guy knocked out most of the Avengers down the only standing were himself, Ms. Marvel, and Spider-Woman. Two out of the three were breathing hard whoever this man was he wasn't joking around, they threw everything they had at him and still wasn't enough to take the guy down.
"Look I don't know what you want but I know you are going to pay for making waste to this city or at least part of it."
"Not another joke from you!" Ms. Marvel said, "I just had it with this guy and one way or another he is going down! You on the other hand need to shut up!"
"I assure you Ms. Danvers I am much harder to defeat than I lead you to believe." The mysterious man dusted his suit off he looked at a fierce half breed, "As for you totem if I cannot have your life force I'll settle for Spider-Woman or should I say Jessica Drew…"
"How did you…"
"Know? Please I faced you many times before in the past in different dimension I know your moves set by heart making you easy prey to this glorious hunt."
"Hey king of the crazy you'll have to go through me to get to her! Two wrongs don't make a right, take your parents as an example."
"Hmph your petty jokes are not amusing insect who is to stop me from draining her you? You haven't even mastered the control of the Enigma Force! It may shield you from me but you cannot protect everyone in the current state that you are in." The man said as matter of fact
"Oh yeah well…oh yeah…" Peter stuttered, "Your brother blows bubble gum!"
"Nice come back, dork."
"That's not nice you know I haven't done anything to you Ms. Marvel!"
"Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent." She replied, "Then we'll see if you are intelligent behind the mask so shock me, say something intelligent."
"You know if I can take off my mask and stick out my it will be at your face, because I can't I won't!"
"Real mature Spidey. I would love to insult you more... but that would be beyond the level of your intelligence."
Jess was getting very fed up with the nonsense, "Would you two stop! You are acting like a married couple!"
"He/She started it!" They said simultaneously
The attacker for the first time in this life had to palm his face, "I'm surrounded by complete morons…"
"You better have not included me in that because the only idiot I see is one who can shoot webs and can't shut that mouth of his even if you paid him."
"Hey I can stay quiet if I wanted too. I choose not to, it's in the job the description you know." Spidey answered back
Jessica had to really palm her face because she was at her wits end with these two jokers, if these two wanted to keep on arguing with each other then she'll let them be for now she had more pressing matter to attend to.
She charged at the 19th century man at full speed, she heard Spidey to hold her horses but she ignored him.
The man smirked at her motioning with his hand to come get him.
She was happy to obliged, she started out with a kick to the face after she twisted in the air firing her famous Bio-webbing hoping to stun the man if she can, then she went up to him punching him in the gut full 7 tons of her strength.
The man grunted once then he grabbed her by the throat cutting her air supply, he smiled evilly at her, "I will enjoy draining you my dear Ms. Drew."
"LET HER GO!" Ms. Marvel aimed for the face as she came charging in however he caught her fist then proceeded to head-butt her causing her to bleed from the nose, Ms. Marvel touched her tip of the nose now she saw red, "You'll regret that…"
"I'm sure I will." He mocked, "Come save your precious friend Avenger if you dare!"
He switched his stance with Spider-Woman on the right hand side of his turned torso still her airway being cutoff her face was turning blue. Ms. Marvel let out a warrior cry then proceeds to let him have it. She threw her jabs; her punches and kicks but the man blocked every single one with just one hand. Spider-Man couldn't sit back and do nothing he had to help in anyway he could so he sprung two web lines to catapult himself to wrestle the maniac to release Jessica.
As he flew through the air his Spider-Sense tingled another vision appeared this it was the same structure that he saw back at the mansion earlier only a section of the base was shown and inside he could see a computer having a cure for something with six super soldiers trying to damage it then it switches to a flying creature circling the base and his other fellow Avengers fighting it.
His mind and heart were torn he wanted to help Jessica but what the others? Suddenly the scenario changes instead of being in New York like he was; he was at the structure of the base that has seen near the computer. In flying so he tackled one of the super soldiers to the ground, the two looked at him in complete amazement.
Peter looked around, "No…no…NO! This can't be happening! No I need to get back, take me back, take me back!"
He pounded the floor in frustration making a dent in it, "No Jessica…No I can't worry Carol will save her I just got to figure out how I can get out of here."
He looked up at the experiments, they looked right back at him, "Okay fellas we could do this the easy way or do I have to get medieval on all of you?"
They roared and ran towards him, ready to tear him limb from limb.
"Medieval it is then!"
10 minutes later
It took no more than 10 minutes to dispose of the Super soldiers; he protected the computer which had valuable information again Peter spider-sense tingled again he was transported to another place. This time he heard fighting going on, he jumped to the balcony to see what was going on.
In a computer room
Captain America pounded another Aim troop in the face, they managed to slow down the Omega Base from crashing into the dam however along the way the team was met with another resistance this time it was Radioactive man and his long lost partner Bucky AKA Winter Solider it was fierce battle but they were stalling.
After that fight they found one of Spider-Man rouge villains Mysterio who overload a device that kept the experimental super soldiers dormant, they fought and prevailed next they freed Dr. Bruce Banner from a lab to make matters worse Dugan reported that a gamma bomb was going to go off luckily for them they managed to get Banner to the primary lab to shut off unfortunately the shutoff switch was damaged.
So they had to go to another lab to reestablish the safety lock again they were met with resistance more or less they managed to reach the secondary lab to establish connection and Banner was able to shut down the bomb.
Now they were face with the master of illusions and boy was he getting on their nerves.
"What is the matter heroes? Can't hit what you can't see?" He mocked
Captain turned to Logan, "Can you pinpoint him Wolverine?"
"Negative all these fakes have the same scent I can't tell which is the real one! GRRAAHH I'll make Swiss cheese out of you bub!"
The WWII veteran gritted his teeth then he turned to Daredevil, "Daredevil how about you?"
"Can't talk now Capt my hands are full here!" The blind man dodged another kick from the illusionist and when he trip him, he sent his baton smashing against his back only for this one to disappear in smoke, "Another fake."
Storm wasn't have any luck the more the other were she zapped the man with electricity the more of him popped out, "How does Spider-Man deal with you? You are by far the most troublesome villain to fight!"
"Thank you my pretty and now a little present for you." Mysterio appeared again this time throwing a sphere at the mutant; before Storm had to time to react it unleashed legs to trap the mutants arms to her side.
Storm was going to electrify the machine instead it zap her before anything else was done. She fell into a heap that was until the master of illusion caught her with a knife to her neck.
"How the mighty have fallen." He laughed pointing the knife to the mutant neck, "Ah, ah, one more step and this little trinket goes right through her neck."
"Bub you are going regret that!"
"You are in no…"
"Mysterio…jeez it's good to see you still got a fish bowl for head I see." All eyes turned to the man leaning on the wall.
"Spider-man!" The three heroes said in confusion
"Spider-Man do you always have to be a halfwit?" He answered back, "What's up with your costume traded it up for black and blue?"
Spidey feigned hurt placing his hand over his heart, "Ooo…now that hurt. Speaking of hurt step away from the weather goddess and those plans before I really get medieval on you I already have on the other guys."
Daredevil, Wolverine, The Captain looked at each other in bewilderment. Logan shrugged not knowing what to say to this, Steve was really going to have field day with Peter that was for sure, again he disobeyed direct orders. Furthermore, what the Captain really wanted to know is how the world did the wall crawler know about the plans as well how in the blazes did he get here.
"You idiot, why do you think S.H.I.E.L.D has plans for Ultron?"
He shrugged, "I thought everyone had them I got mine in a box of cereal this morning."
"These plans are upgrades! The "good guys" want to capture Ultron so they could rewrite his programming and turn him into a S.H.I.E.L.D weapon."
"That's impossible Ultron is a sentient-reprogramming him is illegal."
"Yes…yes it is. All I care about is those plans, Ultron wants them for a weapons upgrade."
"Tsk…if your Ultron gets weapon upgrades then my Ultron will want those upgrades and that just won't do."
"I've heard enough of your babbling! Prepare to die Spider-Man but first time to kill a outcast!" Mysterio raised his knife Logan pounced at him suddenly out of there a blast knocked the knife out of the illusionist hand confusing him.
A web-line attached itself to Storm while a second blast forced the fish bowl man to the wall imprinting him there and he fell unconscious to the floor. Logan looked around for a bit then at the wall where Mysterio was then he looked at Spidey with Storm leaning on his right arm and his left smoking.
"Well that's new even for you web head. First a new costume now you're getting new power what next? You're going to sing for us Yankee Doodle?"
"Very funny Logan." He reached for the device on Storm chest instantly crushing it in his hands.
'Put your hand on her chest…'
'What?'
'Put your hand on her chest and concentrate…'
'Ooookkaaayyy…not sure what's that going to do…'
'Just do it Peter trust me.' The Enigma Force said
'You and I have a lot to talk about.'
'Later now focus.'
Peter did as he was told; placing his hand above her breast Logan snarled thinking the web head was going to get a feel for his fellow mutant, "Watch where you place your hand buddy we wouldn't want an accident to happen no would we?"
"Relax dog breath you should me better than that." Peter closed his eyes starting to concentrate as he did a faint golden glow was seen surprising the veteran heroes. When it was over Storm let out a small moan her eyes flutter open to see a familiar hero.
"Spider-Man what are you doing here?" She was help to her feet, she felt good as new better than new she felt fantastic
"That's what I want to know you do realize you are in direct violation of your probation Spidey." Captain said
"Before you do anything else hear me out…" Peter began to explain that he was leaving the Mansion when all of sudden he was attacked a by a guy from the 19th century, he also told them he was fighting when the Fantastic Four, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, Vision and Scarlet Witch came along to help him. He told them that the man defeated six out of the nine and that Spider-Woman fought the maniac and is currently at his mercy while Ms. Marvel tried to save her best friend.
"Believe me Cap I know when I'm grounded and I wouldn't be here if I knew it would get me into more trouble. I know this is going to sound weird but when my spider-sense tingled I saw this structure under attack by a flying green monster as well a computer being attacked which had important information on I was going to save Spider-Woman then I got transported here so here I am…"
"I need to see a therapist after this but he's telling the truth Spider-Man wouldn't be here unless he wanted to get into more trouble. He not here on his free will Steve." Daredevil said
Steve Rogers massaged his temple this was going to give him a headache soon enough, "Since you're here I want no horseplay do you hear me Spider-Man? I don't want a repeat at what happen to the Helicarrier."
Spider-Man saluted him
"Let's move out."
Two steps in Spider-Man felt a sharp pain in his he cried out in pain supporting himself against the wall, Steve turned watching him clench and unclenched his hand.
"Are you alright Spider-Man?" HE rushed over the bended hero
"I'm not sure I feel that I life force has disappeared…"
"What…" Logan and Storm looked at each other Daredevil stood still
A beep was heard from the comlink from the ear of The Veteran placed his hand to his ear. "This Captain America go ahead."
"Captain Dugan here I have bad news."
"What is it Dugan?"
"I got contacted by Fury he wanted me tell you that one of the Avengers has fallen."
"What? How can that be? I know each and every one of those men and women they don't die that easily."
"I'm sorry Steve but it's the truth, someone was KIA today in New York."
"Who?"
"Jessica Drew AKA Spider-Woman has fallen."
Steve was silent for only a moment; he thanked Dugan for the relay of information. Peter was panting hard he was helped up there was a silence in the air save for the humming of machines. Everyone looked at their leader.
"What's the word Steve? What did Dugan want that he couldn't relay the information to us?" Logan asked displeased at the tactic.
"Brace yourselves I have grave news." He looked at each and everyone he was stoic and when Captain America was stoic that mean something had gone wrong, "The Spider-Woman aka Jessica Drew has been KIA."
LXD: Ain't I stinker? Well sorry for the long wait but this chapter I had to do careful planning with and yes I had been planning the death of Jessica Drew for quite a while. Next chapter will focus Peter in learning his new powers as well Carol babysitting the wall crawler. In other news I have a poll up that I need opinions it's in my profile so go check it out. Again thank you for your patience's and finally long awaited Chapter 6 Comment, rate, subscribe…
