Chapter 4

The Sinister Twelve

Last Time on Infinite Crisis

After another week passed since the tablets broke, each Spidey from the Amazing, Ultimate, 2099, and Noir universes saw another villain disappear with yet another tablet piece...though the pieces are becoming unstable it looks like. After a fiery tablet piece shot around sporadically coming in and out of reality the Amazing Shocker fund himself taken away. With yet another resurrected villain, this time Noir Chameleon found himself being twisted into an abomination by the black ooze on a tablet piece before disappearing. After watching a malnourished Asian Man holding a tablet piece entering and exiting reality, Vulture 2099 found himself crashing into the tablet and disappearing. Thankfully just as things seem their grimmest, the Spider-Men of Amazing, Noir, 2099, and Ultimate find themselves before the very woman they have been waiting on...

Amazing Universe: The Woman Appears

"Spider-Man, you've really done it this time!" Madame Web says not sounding happy.

Standing in the Amazing Universe in a rather poorly decorated apartment, the four Spider-Men of this universe, Noir universe, 2099 universe, and Ultimate universe stand before the blind old woman with psychic powers.

"How did all four of you manage fail at taking care of the Tablet of Order and Chaos? Don't you recall last time!" Madame Web asks0 continuing to berate the four heroes.

"Sorry?" All four Spider-Men say in unison.

"Sorry? Sorry! All four of you have created your own individual crisis that could lead to the end of all space and reality! And all you can say is sorry?"

As the more inquisitive Spidey, Noir steps forward to speak, "I don't know what you want us to say Madame Web but things look bad...I believe that the tablet pieces are becoming unstable."

"Tell me about it," Amazing continues, "I just spent a few minutes watching a piece on fire literally comet across space and time right across from my very face."

"I just spent the last minute having to save the same guy over and over again," 2099 adds.

Ultimate jumps in stating, "I'd rather deal with that than a giant robot and a even larger ball of electricity! Time even rewound and put me back with the symbiote."

"I know what you mean, I've gotten an increase to my spider powers," Noir adds in.

"It is true that the pieces of the Tablet of Order and Chaos are becoming unstable, due to four tablets breaking apart across four different dimensions. The very fabric of Space and Time is being pulled apart in four different directions." Madame Web states before continuing, "It was because of this I faded away from my dimension because I had to use what power I have to keep reality intact. In eight hours a tablet piece will appear in down town New York, each from a different dimension. I am not sure what is about to happen...though it won't be good. The tablet pieces that have appeared so far are now in the hands of a villain. We must unite all four tablets before it is too late!"

With that all four Spider-Men return to their respective New York prepared to grab the tablet piece set to appear in eight hours

Day 16 (Time of Temporal Anomalies: Midnight)

Amazing Universe: Raining with Ooze

Sitting atop of a skyscraper, Amazing Spider-Man looks on as the clock nearly strikes midnight waiting for the next tablet piece to appear. Thinking back to who has disappeared with a tablet piece, there was Electro, Hobgoblin, and Shocker...and all three of those guys with that kind of power made him nervous...Electro's electricity, Hobgoblin with the tablet brought by that man, and Shocker with the fire tablet. This time Amazing won't let any super villains touch this one.

Spotting a radiant blue light flashing and pulsing just a block from the skyscraper, Amazing goes swinging in as he's sure it must be a tablet piece. As he gets closer, a time tornado shoots to the sky from the ground with some kind of black ooze flying from. Spotting the tablet piece in the epicentre of the time tornado, Amazing bravely goes leaping into it. After spinning around the tornado, Amazing manages to web the tablet piece and pull it to him. As he grabs the tablet piece seemingly covered in black ooze, the tornado comes to an end but still flings the hero high into the air. Disoriented, Amazing is in mid fall to the concrete but still manages to hold onto the tablet...with a web shot out, Amazing finds himself saved by what seems like Ultimate in his black suit...or its not...

Having easily flung Amazing through a window, the symbiote from the future smiles at the fallen hero. Amazing looks up and stares at the mutated form with a skull for a head of his old foe...Venom 2099. As Venom leaps at his prey, Amazing shoots a web in Venom's eyes. Choosing to hold the tablet and run, Amazing webslings out of the window. Ripping the webs off his eyes, Venom is in close pursuit. Faster and stronger than Amazing is used to, Venom tackles Spidey in midair and they both crash to the hard ground. They both leap to their feet, with Amazing still in possession of the piece from earlier...then notices Venom has one of his own!

As the two battle for the other's tablet piece (but really for Venom it's more for a century long revenge), a man in green armor with a stinger tail and a tablet piece appear in between them. Amazing is shocked to see who is in the armor...a younger version of himself...Ultimate Scorpion! Unsure what to make of this, Amazing stumbles backwards as Scorpion leaps at Amazing, but Venom pulls back on Scorpion's tail. The two begin to battle as Amazing gets to his feet, then suddenly a flash of blue light brings forth a mutating form holding onto a tablet piece screaming in agony. Amazing watches on as his spider-sense goes haywire, unsure if it's from Venom combating Scorpion or from this new being. The mutating being ceases to mutate any further and forms into an all too familiar being...Chameleon Noir. With his new found powers, Chameleon's arm morphs into a bat and takes a swing at Amazing. It hits! Amazing stumbles back dazed as Chameleon's arm morphs into a sword charging at him, with Scorpion's stinger going right Amazing's chest, and Venom leaping into the air to pounce on his prey. Dodging the sword, ducking the stinger, but taking a punch from Venom, Amazing staggers knowing he can't win this fight. Venom spits acid at Amazing which burns past the suit to the skin. Holding his acid ridden arm, Amazing screams in pain and slowly backs away as Venom surrounds him, with Scorpion and Chameleon not far behind. Just when Venom jumps and goes to wrap his teeth around Amazing's neck, instead a purple smoke appears. Surrounded by the purple gas, Amazing finds himself standing just inches from Madame Web.

Noir Universe: Downtown Bomb

The seconds were ticking down. Otto Octavius being fused to his chair and arms. Kraven's decomposing body. Chameleon's body being swirled and morphed together into some monstrosity. The horrifying images torture Spider-Man Noir as he waits for the next tablet piece. What power the tablet had, to bring about life, death, and torture.

Spying a radiating blue impulse of light around the corner, Noir swings around to find thunder reigning down around a tablet piece. Though painfully shocking, Noir manages to web the tablet and pull it away from the storm. Suddenly from the sky comes a man surrounded by electricity and lowering himself to the ground. Seemingly trying to not allow the electricity to break out of him, Amazing Electro tries to stay in control. Believing Electro will fail to do so, Noir's spider-sense goes off.

Running and swinging as fast as possible Noir tries to escape the blast range, he manages to spot a giant reptile pulling up a sewer hole. Lizard 2099 looks up at Noir hissing proudly before it disappears into the underground sewers. Unsure what to think Noir keeps swinging. Suddenly the building beside Noir comes crashing down as a giant robotic rhino comes running through it, Ultimate R.H.I.N.O. The emotionless robot looks up and keeps charging as a golden aura goes over it.

Just then the electric pulse from the human thunderbolt breaks free and engulfs the surrounding city blocks, Noir included. As he's absorbed into the light, Noir feels nothing. As purple smokes surrounds the fallen hero, Noir finds himself standing before Madame Web.

2099 Universe: Fires of Hell

Swinging around the city waiting mere minutes before a tablet piece is supposed to appear, Spider-Man 2099 reflects on the villains now roaming free in the space, time continuity. Kron Stone returning to his previous Venom persona. Dr. Locke-Connors apparently returning to his family roots by becoming the Lizard like his ancestor before him. The disappearance of the cannibalistic Vulture. All of this because of the Tablet of Order and Chaos.

While swinging, a blue light bursts in front of the hero as a flaming tablet piece flies at 2099. Catching the tablet piece, 2099 throws it from side to side till it cools down. Fireball to the back! Falling after being attacked from behind, 2099 thanks the lord almighty he has a strong suit. Turning in midair 2099 sees a giant goblin-like creature holding onto a fireball, Ultimate Green Goblin. Throwing another one, Green Goblin tries to light 2099 on fire. Web slinging out of the way, 2099 evades the fireball and lands on the side of a building.

Not long after, a man holding a tablet himself appears in front of Green Goblin. Leaping to save the man, 2099 swings and saves the man figuring his spider-sense what going off because of Green Goblin. Suddenly 2099 finds a dagger digging into his side as Kraven Noir looks into the futuristic Spidey's face. Kraven falls and lands on his feet as 2099 crashes onto the same roof. Kraven goes for the finishing job when Green Goblin leaps high into the air and lands on the roof. Choosing to avoid danger, Kraven goes off to hide. Just as Goblin goes to finish 2099, a blast of energy hits him. Amazing Shocker stands tall unsure what he just shot at...and why it isn't the Amazing Spider-Man he was shooting at a second ago. Goblin charges at Shocker. Shocker shoots again at Goblin, but Goblin leaps high into the air to avoid the blast. Shooting a web to his feet, Shocker is pulled to safety by 2099. Injured and still pulling Shocker to safety, 2099 is unable to avoid a giant fireball created and being thrown by Green Goblin at him. The flames flare across his body somehow causing no harm and 2099's dagger wound stops hurting. Surrounded by purple smoke, a defeated 2099 finds himself in front of Madame Web.

Ultimate Universe: Morbid Discoveries

It's a Tuesday Night, a School Night, a Night before the Big Exam and what is Ultimate Spider-Man doing? Waiting for a rock, Oye! Without the time to tell S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he just found out, Ultimate is on his own. Not like he wasn't before. He fought Green Goblin alone, though the tablet broke. He saved the hellicarrer, though got his butt whooped by Scorpion. He managed to fight to a standstill with R.H.I.N.O, though he failed to stop the machine from destroying who knows how many buildings. Man it sucks being a superhero sometimes.

Then out of nowhere, BAM, blue light dead a head and no one around. The tablet is hovering 30 feet in the air with a Arabian man holding on for dear life. In one swoop, Ultimate saves the man and grabs the tablet. Putting the man down, Ultimate starts to think maybe this job won't be so hard. Suddenly crying in agony, a man warped and wrapped in a metal chair and arms stands behind Ultimate, Doctor Octopus Noir! Throwing an enlarged arm at the young hero, Doc Ock strikes Ultimate down and starts dragging the Arabian man away. Jumping to his feet, Ultimate grabs the man and pulls him away from Doc Ock, though another metal arm grabs Ultimate by the leg and starts drilling into the side of his leg.

Screaming in pain, Ultimate drops the man who manages to run away and escape. Webbing Octavious' eyes, Ultimate manages to swing away and gets tackled by midair by a flying glider. Amazing Hobgoblin turns around and goes to ram into Ultimate again. Twisting in midair, Ultimate dodges the glider though fails to notice the bomb left behind. The pumpkin bomb explodes and Ultimate is thrown faster to the ground. Ultimate is saved at the last second by a flying man with wings, by a man licking his lips who looks like he wants to snack on a spider right now. With a punch to the face, Ultimate gets Vulture 2099 off of his back. Falling again to the ground, Ultimate gets scooped up again by another metal arm of Doc Ocks. Being wrapped up; Ultimate is being squeezed tight and hears his ribs break. Soon a purple cloud appears enclosing Ultimate as he feels his ribs being put back into place. Here stands before the young hero, Madame Web.

Aftermath:

With each Spidey taking a beating from three villains who are each from a different dimension, at least they got a piece of the tablet down. Luckily Madame Web was able to save them from a deadly fate. Can they survive the Sinister Twelve from across fur different dimensions?

To help you understand where everyone is...

Amazing Universe: Venom 2099, Ultimate Scorpion, and Chameleon Noir

Noir Universe: Amazing Electro, Lizard 2099, and Ultimate R.H.I.N.O.

2099 Universe: Ultimate Green Goblin, Kraven Noir, and Amazing Shocker

Ultimate Universe: Doctor Octopus Noir, Amazing Hobgoblin, and Vulture 2099