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Chapter Six: Collision

The Daily Bugle

Jameson stepped out of his office after taking the call from Randy Green. The woman was a hell of a negotiator. He admired that. Luckily, she was not demanding too much blood from him. Having her turn up in Bayville was a godsend. It meant he didn't have to pay an expense account to send someone from the home office to give this Bayville thing a good looking over. Randy Green would do the legwork. Next he needed to assign a staff reporter to handle everything Green dug up and to see if anything more could be found on this end.

"Ellis!" He barked to a thirty something reporter.

''Yes Mr. Jameson?"

Jameson tosses a folder on his desk. "You're taking lead on this Bayville thing. Randy Green is already there. She'll be sending you whatever she turns up. "

"Yes sir Mr. Jameson."

As Jameson grunted and went back to his office, Ellis began reading the few sketchy reports in the file. He took a fresh sheet of paper and typed a heading... SCARLET SPIDER.

Bayville

Unaware of his new appellation, the web swinging hero in question had spent the next few nights patrolling, attempting to get a lead on the Sirens. They were certainly causing quite a bit of commotion and he suspected that at some point they might run into each other. So it only made sense to scope them out first... Besides... Peter Parker was a photographer and old habits were hard to break...

Xavier Institute

"Did you talk to the Professor?" Kurt asked as he got into Scott's car.

"Yeah. He said he was going to talk to everyone this afternoon and then he said he was going to try to locate Spider-man with Cerebro."

"That's good. So you think Spider-man would join us? Become an X-man?"

Scott frowned. "I'm not so sure that's a good idea. He doesn't exactly strike me as a team player Kurt."

"You can't be a team player if no one lets you on the team Scott..."

Bayville later that day...

Tabby pulled up to the Burger Shack having once again taken off before Lance could say a word. She was going to have to get a spare set of keys made before Lance wised up and hid his. Still, she was here and waiting for the others. They arrived in the van a short time later.

"What kept you guys?"

Kitty shrugged. "The Professor called an assembly. He wanted to talk about the stories about Spider-man in Bayville. "

"And how we shouldn't follow that as an example of how to use our powers." Jean said folding her arms.

"Do you think he knows?" Amara asked.

"No. If he did he would have called us in privately. But I'm betting someone knows..." She frowned.

"Who?" Kitty asked.

"An overgrown boyscout who needs to stop trying to protect us when we don't need protecting... THAT's who." Jean said firmly.

Tabby popped her gum. "So are you guys still in or what?"

"We're in. We've got something to finish and besides... We can take care of ourselves!" Jean answered.

"All right!" Tabby grinned. "Get in and let's go nail some bad guys!" As they pulled out, a small bird followed them.

In his private study, Johnny Turreno waited impatiently. Tonight everything was in place. He now could only wait to see if the so called 'Sirens' would oblige him and step into his trap. They had hurt his business and worse yet was the knowledge that his competitors; as well as some larger outfits from New York were gearing up to take over his territory. He had to send a message loud and clear that he was still running Bayville and that message was going to be a bloody one. Finally the phone rang.

"Talk to me."

"They just took the bait boss."

"Good... wipe 'em out Tony."

"Yes sir." Turreno's man pocketed his cell phone and picked up a headset. He spoke into the mic. "Rabbits are running... Wait til they're all in the bag... Terminate the lot..."

"Come on creeps... lead us right back to that rat's nest of yours..." Tabby grinned as she sped up in pursuit. Next to her Jean frowned.

"Something's wrong here..." They watched as the carjackers pulled into an isolated warehouse. Her eyes opened wide as the hostile thoughts of dozens of armed men directed at them.

"It's a trap!"

Tabby swerved the Jeep as the doors started to close behind them. A LAWs rocket narrowly missed the jeep and slammed into the huge metal door.

Outside Scott and Kurt watched with alarm. "They're in trouble!"

"Shouldn't we call the mansion for help?"

"No time Kurt!" He accelerated and pulled up to the back of the warehouse...

Across town...

"Well just another boring night in Bayville for your friendly neighborhood wall crawler." Ben mused as he patrolled over quiet streets.

"I guess the crooks must have taken the night off..." It was then that he saw a large fire shoot up in the distance.

"So much for the quiet night." Reilly thought as he began to swing toward the conflagration.

The warehouse

"What do we do?" Kitty asked calling out to Jean.

"Phase out and give us a diversion! Tabby! Amara! Left and Right... Give us some cover fire!"

"We're on it!" Tabby said sending a volley of energy bombs into the rafters. They detonated blowing big holes in the roof and sending gunmen scurrying for cover.

"Come on Rogue! Let's take them out!"

"Ah'm right behind ya!"

Quickly the tide turned in favor of the Sirens. As Scott and Kurt watched unobserved from an upper story balcony, the girls seemed to have taken total control. Vell should ve help them?"

"No... I think they've got this." Scott and Kurt slipped out unobserved. It was just at this point that Mystique was about to make her move...

Unfortunately not all of Turreno's men were quite ready to pack it in... Above and behind Rogue, a sniper rifle trained on the young mutant as she walked back towards the Jeep.

"Nuh uh! It's not polite to point!" Rogue and the Sirens turned at the sound as the startled gunman was struck by a shot of contact webbing and stuck to the wall behind him. "Stick around why don't you?" He said and scanned the room. "Well... Looks like I missed the whole party."

Mystique slipped into the shadows to observe. She had been prepared to use the spectre of arrest to scare the girls out of their game but that would have to wait. Still she DID have her camera handy...

"So... What are nice girls like you doing in a place like this?" Ben asked smiling under his mask as he leaned over the railing.

"Hiya hot stuff!" Boom Boom grinned. Whoever the Spider was, his body was easy on the eyes.

"Wow! You're Spider-man!" Kitty said excited.

"No, I'm Tuxedo Mask, my tux is just at the cleaners..." He remarked jokingly. "And you girls are either a special unit of the FBI with those shades or the Bayville Sirens..." He said lightly. "You know... I'd like to chat but I'd suggest you get going before the police show up...

To Be Continued...