Spider-Man

When Worlds Collide

New York City had become a vast, metallic mass with enough lights to make seem like day time. Spider-Man couldn't keep up with it all as Miguel sped ahead of him. Miguel knew the city inside from out and decided to act as a guide to Spider-Man. The two wall crawler's web swung over what appeared to be traffic but not in the usual sense. The cars and roads were replaced with oddly shaped vehicles that moved in two lines at incredible speeds. They were so high up that they couldn't see a street below, only a black mass. Miguel Perched himself on top of a slim, gold, fast express elevator. Spider-Man joined him and the two sped upwards at 40mph speed.

"I can't get used to this surrounding." Spider-Man said. "What happened to make this city so advanced?"

"Stark Enterprises took full control city back in 2080." Miguel explained. "Tony Stark had retired from being Iron Man and won the Presidential election. Soon he had full control and transformed this city into what he called "A Technological Paradise. "

"Wow."

"I know, and check this out. He respects me but the people don't."

"Sounds a bit like my New York."

The elevator reached the top floor of the building and the two wall crawlers leaped onto the service platform. Miguel started to scale the wall as he continued to make his way towards the roof. Spider-Man was still confused as to where they were going, but I followed him closely. As the two made it to the roof, Spider-Man was amazed to see what he could only guess as an airship.

The airship was massive. The front half was shaped like a plane and the back half had more of a rectangular shape. The back had six thruster jets, all were fully lit up. The wings were situated under the craft in the middle section. Judging by the layer of yellow glowing windows, there were three levels. The ship itself was silver and metallic as the city lights reflected off its shiny surface.

"Are we going on that?" Spider-Man asked.

"Yeah." Miguel replied. "We're going to hitch a ride. That ship is going to Stark Island, formally Liberty Island. We need to seek his help."

"That bastard has even replaced the lady Liberty." Spider-Man quipped. "Don't tell me he's replaced the lady with a statue of himself holding a play boy magazine and a Costa coffee?"

The two sneaked aboard the ship and hid in one of the massive ventilation ducts to avoid detection. The thrusters ignited, propelling the ship upwards and before they knew it, they were on their way.

The year 2099 also had its fair share of villains and maniacs. One maniac happened to gliding his way over the city at an amazing speed. The man was perched on a glider with an enormous wingspan. He was the Hobgoblin of 2099 and he had a mission of his own.

He had heard of Mysterio's arrival and decided to greet him himself, goblin style. Looking at his onboard tracking system, Hobgoblin was able to pick up Mysterio's location and dived towards the lower rooftops. Mysterio had materialised in the industrial area of the city, where Stark's weapons and numerous technology were manufactured. The area was heavily guarded and was surrounded by an electronic barrier. Guard towers and camera bots were placed all around the warehouses. Mysterio knew that he wouldn't have a problem getting in and disguised himself as a security guard. He crept towards the guard post and stated his face ID code. The guard was fooled and let the master of illusion into the complex.

The Hobgoblin had hovered towards the area to avoid detection. Enhancing his sight scopes, he noticed Mysterio, entering the main power building.

"He's going to lower the electronic barrier ha ha ha!" he muttered to himself. "What a clever and crafty guy."

He then made his way towards the barrier only he didn't have a disguise. Instead he dived towards the main generator and launched a plasma missile. A huge explosion occurred which knocked out the generator and the guards themselves. Mysterio had heard the explosion and went outside to investigate. As he stepped outside the door, he saw the Hobgoblin, hovering infront of him, with an evil grin on his face and his arms were folded.

"Welcome my dear friend." He said as Mysterio levitated to his level. "I knew you would be coming here so I had to greet you."

"How did you know that I going to materialise here?" Mysterio asked. "And don't give any of that time travelling crap because I'm not going to buy it."

"Well actually, no." Hobgoblin replied. "I had been tracking your dimensional transit tunnel for many days and I just knew that you were the guy to even cause such a thing."

"And you want to greet me here because?" Mysterio asked, knowing that he knew the answer.

"Because I want to help you." Hobgoblin replied.

"What, rule the world or destroy the world?" Mysterio asked.

"Hmmm. Both." Hobgoblin simply answered.

"Do you even know what I have here with me?" Mysterio said as held out the tablet.

"That appears to be the inter-dimension Beyonder tablet." Hobgoblin explained with surprise. "It was made over fifty billion years ago by a spiritual tribe in Indiana."

"Really?" Mysterio asked intrigued. "I just happened to find it in a cruddy museum."

"Well with that, we can literally walk over President Tony Stark's power." Hobgoblin pointed. "We should work together to rule the city."

"You're so eager!" Mysterio barked. "How do I know that you just don't want the tablet for yourself? Whoever you are?"

"I am Hobgoblin and this is the year 2099. I don't want the tablet. I just want to help you make the most of its power without wiping out our dimensions."

"Well you do seem to know a lot about the tablet." Mysterio said as he thought the proposal over for a minute. "Ok, but one move of deceit and I'll kill you with its power."

"I guess it's a deal then." Hobgoblin replied as the two villains shook hands on their deal.