answers to revewiesr questions and statements:
rmarcano321: Mine's Lara too. Only character in the series I like.
Spawn Hades: Peter's character, like Lara's will go through some pretty serious changes as the sotry goes on.
Krolikson: Nathan Drake is real in this story's world, Indiana Jones is still just a movie character here. No the guy is worse than a tool, he was willing to let the rest of the crew die and take credit for discovering Yamatai just to be famous again. Tool would be if he was just an ass.
spiderverse: Yes, he is.
Harbinger of Kaos: Peter is working with Trinity out of circumstance, if he had the option he'd tell them to screw off. She says it as someone who exsists in their world. He'll make a few breif appearnces as the story goes.
Guest: No, Peter never dated their daughter and she's younger than Lara in this story, like only nine. We'll see who Sable is in this story soon. The X-men won't be very involved in this story, they exsist here, but Mutants are largely unknown at the moment except by Governments and conspiracy theorists. The events of the Avengers movie hasnt happened yet. Also why would he be involved in saving the city? He's not a hero in this fic, he's a archelogist slash mercenary that happens to have spider based powers.
KasugaRomio: Peter isn't getting too close to the people on the Endurance incase Trinity thinks they need to be dealt with. So he's keeping sort of detatched from them. I never said he was good at everything, aside from adding archeology to his list of skills, he's not perfect. I mean, look who he's working for, that right there screams how poor his decision making skills are.
Yohart Meltz: The Oni aren't that powerful, to Lara yes vecause she's human but Peter is super human. The only Oni on the island that will be able to go head to head with Peter is the Stalker, the giant Oni with the massive club. I don't think Peter would be able to infiltrate the Solarii, they'd likely notice he isnt one of there's pretty quickly since they've been around each other for years and will notice a new face pretty fast. Trinity is more of using powerful anceint artifacts to take over the world, they rather not outright destory it if they can find a way to use it for themselves.
Esquire-man: Peter's ship know how isn't all that great, he's never been at sea as often or for long periods of time for him to learn. I know, but Peter isnt aware that Trinity as sent people to the island before.
N4M3L355: How can he powers use more work, he hasn't even actually shown them or displayed them in a way that's obvious.
henchman213: They just setted out for Yamatai, they havent even entered the Philipenses sea yet. No, Trinity is keeping Peter in the dark on this one, it'll be shown why when he gets there. Dick is putting it mildly, he's a lying, cheating jackass that was willing to sacrifice the rest of the crew if it kept himself alive long enough to gain credit for Yamatai's discovery and make him famous again. His show only got that thrid season until the numbers for the second were recieved and the funding for it was cut, hence canclement.
Crieger: Peter has his reasosn for working with Trinity, they'll be shown soon enough.
Cyclopz: Ezekiel will be connected to Trinity but he won't be Peter's boss.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or Tomb Raider characetrs seen, mentioned or used.
"So, how do we do this?" Peter asked as he stared at the massive engine of the Endurance.
"No idea" Alex said with a shrug as he examined a few dials and readers "I can fix the electrical aspects of it, if that's the problem. But mechanical, yeaaah no... bit out of my league"
Peter hummed at that "Well I've gotten pretty good at fixing car engines, that could help a little"
Alex snorted at this "I think a jeep's engine is a bit different then a massive research vessel's"
"Hey, they both make things move and run on gas, close enough for me" Peter said with a grin as he crouched down to examine the engine better "How old did Reyes say this was again?"
"Not sure, but from the sounds and look of it, older than Roth, maybe even Grim" Alex said.
Peter nodded at this as he stood up and cracked his knuckles "Welp, this thing ain't gonna fix itself"
"With how old it is, I think it's gain the senteince to do so" Alex commented as he watched Peter reach for one of the toolbags.
"Probably" Peter snickered as Reyes entered the engine room with several more crewmen.
"Alright, let's see what's wrong with this damn thing now" she said as she eyed the old machine with narrowed eyes.
"It might be fuses again" one man said "Or filter's bad"
One of the crewmen kneeled down with a flashlight in his hand and scanned the spaces underneath the engine "I don't see any major leaks, so it isn't fuel lines"
"Maybe it's something electrical?" Alex offered.
"Maybe" Reyes said with a sigh as she pinched the ridge of her nose before she glanced at Peter with a quirked brow "You know how to fix engines doctor?"
Peter blinked at her before he blinked at the Endurance's engine before he shrugged "Eh, can't be all that hard"
Reyes stared blankly at Peter for a moment before she sighed "I swear, Roth owes me big for this shit"
"Oh come on, it can't be that hard" Peter said as he patted the engine only for a nob to fall off and roll on the floor.
Reyes and the rest of the Endurance crew stated at Peter as he sheepishly picked the nob up and placed it back in the hole it fell out of. After a few seconds of struggling to put it back in, he turned back towards the shorter woman with a embarrassed grin "Though it couldn't hurt to learn a few things to add to what I already know... hehehehe…"
Reyes sighed as she rubbed her temples to stem the growing annoyance she was developing for the man's antics 'I swear Welt better haven't brought a even more useless idiot on this ship'
After a few deep breaths she turned towards several crewmen behind her "I want a few of you to go and check the generator, make sure the damn thing still works"
"On it boss" one of the crewmen said with a nod as he gestured for a few to follow him towards the other end of the compartment where the generator laid while Reyes turned towards Alex and Peter with narrow eyes.
"So uh, what do you need us to do Reyes?" Alex asked sheepishly.
The older woman stared at both men before she sighed "Just help me see what's wrong with this damn thing so it'll get this oversized tub moving again"
"Aye, aye ma'am!" Peter said with a salute while Alex snickered.
Reyes felt her brow twitch ever so slightly at the two men's antics 'I swear this expedition better pay off'
…
Several decks above the engine room in a rather spacious compartment Sam hummed a low tune as she switched on her camera and gave it a quick look over to make sure the settings were good before she began her documentary.
"Day two on the Expedition for Yamatai" Sam said as she gazed into the camera's lenses while she strolled around Lara's room while the woman in question was busy pouring over a few anceint and modern maps of where Yamatai might be.
She pointed the camera towards Lara as she made a few notes "And here we find the ever beuatiful and single Lara Croft hard at work looking for the anceint home of my ancestors!"
Lara rolled her eyes at this "Sam, why do you keep saying I'm single everytime you show me on that thing?"
"Cause you are and it's funny" Sam teased as she walked over and pressed her face against Lara's as she filmed them both and spoke to the camera "Freght not eager veiwers, for Lara may have uncovered her future hobba!"
"Your rediculous" Lara groaned out as Sam placed a kiss on her cheek.
"No I'm not sweetie, simply optomistic" Sam said as she scanned the rest of Lara's room before she ceentered it on the bed "Hmm something tells me that if Lara plays her cards right, that matress will be getting used quite frequently on this little-"
"Oh my god, stoooop!" Lara said as she held her face in her hands, casuing Sam to laugh.
"Oh don't tell me you haven't been thinking about it since you've met your school girl crush in the actual mouth watering flesh" Sam said as she looked back at the camera "That's right ladies and gentlemen, our esteemed Lara Croft has become smitten with a fellow archeologist, the one and only Peter Pakson!"
"It's Parker, Peter Parker" Lara said with a scowl towards Sam "And I don't have a school girl crush on him!"
"Suuure" Sam said as she winked towards the camera and mouthed 'She's totally crushing on him'.
Lara saw this and narrowed her eyes at the woman "I don't! A woman can admire a man without it being considered a crush you know!"
"True, but this is different" Sam said with a laugh "Especially with the little drunken confession you gave me back in college after you heard he discovered some temple thing in the dessert"
"I don't know what your talking about" Lara said a little too defensively as a blush began to grow on her face.
"You sure, because I could of sworn that at one point you were going on and on, after downing seven shots of scotch, that you'd love for him to discover your 'tomb's hidden secrets'" Sam said with a laugh "And you hoped he mouthed the Egyptian alphabet as his tongue delved deep into your mysterious cavern-"
Lara interrupted the woman's statement by loudly slamming her head against her desk with a groan "I'm never going to go drinking with you again Sam"
"I know, you'll soon have a new drinking buddy" Sam said with a laugh "And a cute one at that. Hmm, wonder if he has a twin... or a clone, I'm good with either"
"He probably doesent even drink" Lara said as she lifted her head back up and glanced at Sam "Also, what makes you think he'd want to have a drink with me?"
"Uh hello Lara, look at you" Sam said as she gestured to the simple black tank top and yoga pants that Lara was in that did a great job at displaying the body she was gifted with "Your like hotter than the sun in the middle of the dessert to him probably since half the women in your guys' fields are all old and stuffy"
"Not all archeologists are old Sam" Lara said with a eye roll "Or stuffy"
"Well most of them seem to be" Sam said with a huff "Heck, your professors were probably there the day they made the Great Wall of China or something"
"That's... debateable" Lara snickered before she returned her attention back to her research "Now if you don't mind Sam, I have work to do. Yamatai isn't going to magically appear before us"
"Oh fiiiine" Sam whined as she turned to leave "Stay in here and brood over anceint maps and texts. I'm going to go see if they've fixed the engine yet"
"Have fun!" Lara called back.
At this, Sam smirked "Oh I will. It's going to be all hot and humid down there. I might get to see Doctor Parker without a shirt on all covered in sweat-"
"Sam!"
Sam's laughter echoed through the halls as she ran from Lara's room before the young Croft could grab her.
Lara watched her go before she sighed as she closed her door and made her way to her bed. She removed her tank top and let it fall to the floor and she fell on to her bed topless and stared up at the ceiling. She laid there for a few moments before she wiped some sweat off her face as the lack of air circulation was starting to affect her. She glanced at the 'window' her room had and once again wished she could open it and allow the cool ocean breeze to roll in.
"At least Roth could afford a ship with windows" Lara said to herself with a dry chuckle as she laid there on her bed before she turned on to her side and began to drift off to sleep, her research for the moment put on hold in favor of rest.
...
"So Peter, what's it like working in Eygpt?" Alex asked after a few minutes of the two working to see if thet can fix the engine, the rest of the work party having departed for a break and to get out of the slowly becoming unberable heat only minutes before.
"Hot" Peter responded as he checked a few wires to make sure they weren't very coroaded as the others he's found are "Hotter than it is in here at least"
"I mean, besides that" Alex said with an eye roll as he used a wrench to tighten a few loose nuts he's found, it was a wonder the engine didn't shake itself apart with how many loose fittings there were scattered throughout the engine.
"Sandy" Peter said as he wiped some sweat off his brows.
"Seriously?" Alex said with a dry look thrown towards the man.
"Contrary to popular beleif, the Egyptian dessert isn't all that glamouerous" Peter said with a snort "And most of the tombs and temples I have found were long since robbed of anything of real worth"
"Damn" Alex said with a low whistle "That has to suck. All that effort and time put in only to find the thing your looking for has already been scrapped clean"
"Yeah, it can be a little infuriating" Peter said with a nod before he frowned "Also didn't help that some of the guys I worked with, mainly the ones that handled the actual digging portion of the expeditions, would try to steal some of the artifacts"
"They do?" Alex said.
"Oh yeah" Peter said with a snort "There was this one guy on one of my trips into the dessert where we found this old tomb of this Set worshipping cult that tried to steal some of the pottery in one of the cultists tombs"
"Why?" Alex said with a forwn "You not pay him enough?"
"Oh he was paid pretty well, but the pottery he tried to take would have earned him at least twice that money on the black market" Peter said with a shake of his head "You'd be surprised how far and how much some private collectors will pay for things like that. The more one of a kind, the better in their books"
"Man, and here I thought archeology was borning" Alex said with a shake of his head.
"Oh it is, for the most part. Lots of research and digging around in libraies, but it occassionally can get pretty cut throat" Peter revealed as he noticed that there was a loose nut but he didnt have a wrench.
Peter casted a brief glance at Alex to see that he was busyw ith something else before he discreetly placed his thumb and index finger and slowly began to turn the bolt. Peter winced a little at the faint sound the metal made as it was turned before it locked into place. He quickly let go of the bolt and went about checking the rust on some hinges when Alex turned back towards him.
"So, what's the most dangerous thing on these digs of yours?" Alex asked.
"Depends" Peter said with a shurg "You asking enviromentally or the possible traps in some of the tombs I've explored?"
"I don't know, both I guess" Alex said with a shrug.
"Well the tombs arent as bad as Hollywood makes them out to be" Peter said with a thoughtful gaze "Most of the traps have long since degratted. It's usually elaborate mazes, false rooms and used the illusion of superstitious 'curses' that were used by the Egyptians to try and deteir grave robbers from robbing their lords and what not"
"So no legit curses?" Alex said as he took a moment to wipe the sweat off his brow.
Peter paused for a moment as he considered Alex's words and he glanced down at his hanhs in silent thought.
For a moment, Peter found himself far away in a remote cavern along the Nile in a long abandoned temple, various boides of his collegues surrounding him and a large heavily decayed spider towering over him.
It hissed darkly at the trembling Peter with dark red eyes as it spoke "You... your soul is impure..."
"W-What makes you s-say that?" Peter asked as he tired to back away only to discover that his back had hit the wall of the tomb. The wall was covered in cracks, holes and scartch marks but benetah all that was various images and scripture that Peter couldnt even begin to idenitify. They weren't heiroglyphics, they were something else, something older perhaps.
"You care only for fame and glory... only for yourself" the spider hissed as it neared Peter, it's fangs dripping with soem odd clear liquid "If you desire such things... then let me give you the means to obtain it!"
Before Peter could ponder on what the massive spider meant, it pinned him to the wall with one of it's limbs before it's fanges embedded themselves into Peter's chest. Peter let loose a agonized scream as it felt like his insides were lit on fire as the spider's venom poured into his body-
"Yo man, you okay?"
Peter jumped at the sudden appearnce of Alex's face so close to his "Whoa, dude! Boundries!"
Alex gave Peter a sheepish grin as he backed away a few steps "Sorry, you just looked really out of it is all"
Peter blinked at this "I was?"
"Yeah, you were standing there for like a good five minutes" Alex said with a nod "Heck, for a second I thought you left with how quiet you got"
"Oh... sorry" Peter said sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head "Mind wandered a bit"
"Anywhere nice?" Alex asked.
"Depends on how you perceive nice" Peter said with a grim chuckle as he returned to checking some of the various sections of the engine to see if it can be switched on again.
Alex hummed at that as he went to check the fuses for the engine while Peter absent mindily rubbed the spot on his chest where he was 'bestowed' the powers of a spider by... whatever the hell that spider really was. Peter at first thought it may have been a god of some sort, but he has yet to uncover any mentions of something like he encountered all those years ago. And it's not like he could go back to the temple to check, not even a week after Peter was dragged out of there, half dead by his Uncle Ben, the temple seemed to collaspe in on itself and slid into the Nile.
'Might have been early Neolithic' Peter thought with a frown 'Too bad I don't know anybody that studies Anceint Neolithic era dieties and cultures. Granted there's little evidence to support that since there's no records of any strucutre liek the one I found existing that far back but hey you never know. not the first time the anceients surprised us'
The next few minutes passed in silence as Peter and Alex checked a few more things and made the small adjustment here and there before Alex spoke again.
"So, those sandstorms I always here about, are they really that bad?"
"The sandstorms can get pretty bad out there. Like you ever seen Fury Road? Minus the lightning, it's roughly the same" Peter said as he brushed some oil on his short as he adjusted another bolt before he noticed a lug that seemed a little rusted "Sand flying everywhere because of gusts of wind that feel like your in a hurricane"
"Dude, that sounds awesome" Alex exclaimed with a laugh.
"Eh not really" Peter replied as he adjusted a few bolts "It gets everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Places you didn't even think could get sand in them"
"Ouch" Alex said with a wince at the thought of sand getting literally everywhere.
"Yeah" Peter said with a snort as he stood back and nodded "Alright, try it now"
Alex nodded as he flipped the switch and for a moment, nothing happened until the engine suddenly sprung to life with a roar.
Peter nodded in satisfaction while Alex let out a cheer of joy "It works-"
His excitment was cut short as another louder sound emerged from the engine followed by the sounds of metal scraping before the noise of the engine suddenly cut off. Peter's eyes widened while Alex blinked in confusion as he looked back and forth between Peter and the now dead silent engine. The smell of something burning began to fill the air along with oil, casuing Peter to frown.
"Well... that sucks"
"I guess a leak sprung up?" Alex asked with a shrug just as Reyes walked in with a scowl on her face. She looked between the two before she folded her arms across her chest and spoke through gritted teeth at the two younger men.
"What the fuck did you two just do?"
Peter and Alex both looked at her for a moment before they pointed towards the other and said-
"He did it/Ask him!"
…
And done.
Next chapter, dinner on the Endurance...