Chapter 08: Relaxation
"Geez Matchstick, I'm alright." Peter said on the phone as he sat down watching TV.
"Dude we saw how you were getting knocked around by a pink guy on the news." Johnny said and while he would normally make fun of the guy's color he saw the damage the guy was capable of from the property damage. "How are you still alive?!"
"Upgraded my suit to take a beating." Peter replied before wincing. "I just have a few ribs injured, maybe broken so I'm not Spider-Man for the next few days. Just my luck to have to fight a Pink furred Hulk."
"I wonder who would win in a fight between them." Johnny said causing Peter to shudder.
"I pity whatever city that happens in." Peter answer as the girls came in. "So how's it going in the good ol NY?"
"There was a riot at Rykers." Johnny answered and after a slight hesitation he continued. "Cletus escaped."
"WHAT?!" Peter shouted in shock causing the girls to look at him. "Kassidy escaped prison?!"
"Calm down, Daredevil is working on it alongside Fist and Cage." Johnny told him.
"Calm down? You just told me that the Carnage Killer escaped prison and you want me to calm down?!" Peter asked rapidly. "I had trouble bringing him in and the guy has no powers at all. This man is insane."
"Yeah but Daredevil has experience with people like him." Johnny said before groaning. "And I have to go, Paste-Pot Pete is trying to attack the Baxter Building... Again."
"Huh, you have to give him credit for his dedication." Peter remarked as he hung up.
"What happened?" Miyako asked causing Peter to turn towards them.
"An enemy of mine just escaped prison." Peter said causing them to tense.
Karou narrowed her eyes. "Which one?"
"Cletus Kassidy."
They looked confused before Momoko's eyes widened in recognition. "That serial killer you caught in your first few days as Spider-Man?!"
"That's the one." Peter confirmed with a nod. "He isn't the usual criminal or a super-villain. He's just a person who kills just because he could. Because to him it's fun."
"But that's so cruel." Miyako stated with wide eyes.
"A lot of people are." Peter said getting up before he winced.
"You shouldn't move that much." Momoko told him sternly. "It's only been a day since what happened with Fuzzy."
"Speaking of which, did the search turn him up?" Peter asked curiously.
Karou shook her head. "No, for a giant pink furred guy, he knows how to hide."
"That's too bad." Peter muttered before frowning. "Whatever happened to Mojo anyways? It's been way too quiet the last month."
"Maybe he decided to stop taking over the world." Miyako suggested happily.
"As if." Karou said rolling her eyes. "That monkey made too many declarations of taking over the world that there's no way he will stop."
"I have to agree with Karou on that Miyako." Momoko said with an apologetic look at her friend.
"I wonder what's on the News." Peter remarked as he turned it on to show a reporter.
"And in other news today a company called Dex Labs has climbed from a no named town of Chicago and is now a major company soon to move to Japan." The reporter said before looking at the camera. "Here's Hatake with the weather."
"Dex Labs?" Miyako asked curiously.
"Never heard of it." Peter remarked as he changed the channel to show the fight against Fuzzy. "Huh-."
"And that Blasted Web Head-." Jonah began before Peter changed the channel.
"Shut up JJ." Peter said in annoyance.
"I really hate that guy." Momoko remarked with a glare.
"He really does have a personality to match his mustache." Peter joked causing Karou to snort while Miyako looked confused.
"I don't get it." She said considering History wasn't her best subject.
"It's nothing." Momoko said not wanting to explain it to her.
Peter shrugged and tossed the remote to Karou. "You can switch to the game if you want, I'm going to work on my suit."
"Are you sure you should be doing that?" Miyako asked as Peter moved while holding his ribs.
"I'm tired of sitting around doing nothing." Peter answered with a shrug. "Plus, I'd rather have it fixed for just in case something happens after I'm healed up."
'And I hate waiting to heal.' Peter thought as he exited the room to the lab where his suit was on the table torn up. 'But I can use the time to make improvements to prevent this from happening again.'
With that Peter got to work on repairing the suit before he turned to see the girls in the room. "I thought you three were watching the game?"
"It wasn't anything interesting." Karou told him.
"Um, Peter." Miyako spoke up looking a little nervous. "Do you think you can teach us English?"
Peter blinked in surprise at the request. "Uh sure, but why?"
It was Momoko who answered. "Well we figured learning English would be a good idea just in case something happens to the translator that the Professor built you." She said causing Peter to think about that. "We could also teach you Japanese if you want."
After a few seconds of debation, Peter smiled. "Sure, it would be fun to talk to you three and other people without this damn thing in my ear." He said causing them to smile. "Plus if anyone I know comes from New York-."
Then Peter frowned.
"What is it?" Karou asked as he stopped talking and looked deep in thought.
"I was just thinking about Sandman." Peter said getting confused looks. "How the hell did he know Japanese anyways?"
Momoko's eyes widened in realization. "That's right, he only spoke English in the mall before you explained to us what he said."
Peter went to say something else when the doorbell rang.
Raising an eyebrow in confusion, Peter turned the camera on only to grimace when he saw Fury standing there. "Oh great it's him."
"Who's that?" Miyako asked curiously.
"Nick Fury the Director of the Strategic Homeland Inter-... Something." Peter explained looking a bit sheepish at not remembering the full name. "I just call it SHIELD for short... I may have forgot to mention that he approached me asking about your powers."
"WHAT?!"
"How does he know it's us?" Momoko asked in shock earning a look from Peter.
"The only thing that changes is your clothes." Peter deadpanned at her. "I'm surprised Jameson hasn't figured it out yet."
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While they were talking, Prof. Utonium opened the door and stopped. "Fury." Prof. Utonium said with smile.
"Utonium." Fury said in the same way in Japanese. "How's the son?"
"Fury, I've been your friend since Grade School and I know you well enough that this isn't a social visit." Utonium said with his arms crossed. "What do you want?"
"You know my job so you know why I'm here." Fury said with a look. "I spoke to your Nephew while he was still in New York but I need to speak with these three girls."
Utonium looked at him before sighing. "Come in."
"Dad, whose this?" Ken asked as Utonium led Fury through the house.
"He's an old friend." Utonium told his son. "Did you feed Poochie?"
"He already ate." Ken answered as he left.
"Ken is the spitting image of you." Fury stated as they continued towards the lab.
"He takes more after his mother in that department." Utonium answered with a hint of pride before looking at Fury. "You are still his Godfather you know."
"Trust me, putting me in charge of a kid is a bad idea." Fury told him with some humor that none of the heroes he deals with see's.
"Yet being in charge of an World Government Organization that keeps an eye on anyone who may be dangerous isn't?" Utonium asked before taking a closer look at Fury. "I think the stress is getting to you a bit, I remember you with hair and more of a smile."
"Things change in five years." Fury stated causing Utonium to nod.
"That it does." He agreed.
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"Wait, wait, wait." Peter held up his hands as Utonium introduced Fury to the girls. "You two know each other?!"
"Peter, who did you think your parents worked for?" Utonium asked earning a shocked look from the boy.
"My parents were SHIELD Agents?!" Peter asked with more shock.
"As much as I love going down memory lane." Fury said putting his usual attitude back up to Utonium's amusement, he looked at the girls. "I came to speak with you three specifically."
"What took so long anyway Fury?" Peter asked a little sarcastically causing everyone to look at him. "With me it took only a day for you to approach."
"You were easy to find." Fury stated earning a shocked look.
"But we weren't wearing any masks." Miyako said feeling confused.
"I did my own research." Fury said looking at them. "This Chemical Z that gave you powers has a hidden quality that changes brain waves."
Utonium caught on to what he was saying. "So thanks to Chemical Z, unless they tell anyone or someone sees them transform their identities are hidden?"
Fury gave a nod. "Got it in one Prof."
"Cool." Momoko said with a grin. "So it's like how glasses work for Superman."
Fury, already knowing about her obsession with heroes, just gave a nod.
"So what are you here to speak with us about?" Karou asked curiously.
Fury looked at each of them in the eye. "I'm here to tell you that SHIELD will be keeping an eye on you three." He said causing Peter to groan. "We do that to every Metahuman and Mutant."
"Why?" Miyako asked wondering what could come from that.
"SHIELD specializes in being the most paranoid Government Agency in the world." Peter explained, shaking his head. "They'll be keeping an eye on you because of your powers."
Fury nodded at that explanation. "To be ready for if you three turn-."
"WHAT?!" Momoko shot up in shock. "Turn?! But we're Superheroes not criminals!"
Miyako nodded in agreement. "We would never do that."
"Think about it this way." Fury said being blunt. "What if someone besides you three got the exact same powers? What if it was someone like Cassidy." Peter winced at that thought. "Or if someone like the Red Skull got those powers?"
"... He does have a point." Karou said despite herself.
"As long as you don't use them for killing or stealing, SHIELD won't bother you." Fury told them.
"Hang on." Peter looked at him. "What about Mojo and Lumpkins?"
"SHIELD is looking for them to put inside the Negative Zone Prison that Stark and Richards created." Fury explained. "Once we get through the political issues, we'll be doing the same to Octavius and Marko. Electro and Vulture are already there."
"A prison inside of another dimension?" Peter asked in disbelief. "And one where that Anihlus guy that the Fantastic Four fight lives in?"
"If another breakout happens then they won't have anywhere to go." Fury said causing Peter to nod at that before the man looked at Utonium. "I should be going."
As Utonium escorted Fury out to talk and catch up, Peter sighed before looking at the girls. "So you just met Nick Fury and survived, congratulations you're officially heroes in the eyes of the world." He joked.
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That night, Peter yawned as he watched TV, not tired enough to go to sleep.
And some weird show called Adventure Time was on.
It made him feel like he was on something as he wondered briefly whatever happened to the classic ones like Johnny Quest, The Flintstones and The Tick.
Shaking his head as he changed the channel he turned only to nearly jump out of the couch when he saw the girls reading some books at a table.
"I thought you three went home?" Peter asked in confusion at what they were doing back.
"You said you would teach us English." Miyako reminded him with a smile.
"But shouldn't your parents be worried?" Peter inquired.
"My dad think I'm at Momoko's." Karou said with a shrug.
"I told Grandma that I was at Karou's." Miyako had a smile.
Momoko gave a nod. "And I told my parent's I was at Miyako's for the night."
"For the night?" Peter questioned. "You three are sleeping here?"
"It's just like a sleepover." Miyako said in excitement.
"Come on Peter, it'll be fun." Momoko told him.
"Does Uncle Utonium know anything about this?" Peter asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He wouldn't mind." Karou said.
"Wouldn't mind what?" Poochie's voice caused them to turn and see him enter the room sleepily. "What's going on here?"
"Peter's teaching us English." Miyako explained to the dog who paused in thought. "And in return we're teaching him Japanese."
"Huh that sound interesting." Poochie remarked.
"Alright, so let's begin." Peter opened one of the books they brought.
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After two hours they decided to take a break and were just passing the time talking.
"So what are the Fantastic Four like?" Momoko asked curiously while Miyako was trying to get Karou to look at Fashion Magazines.
"Well there's Reed who is the leader and a fellow egghead." Peter said remembering the rumors about this man travelling to different dimensions. "He focuses so much on science that he shuts everything out."
"Kind of like what the Professor does." Karou said looking from Miyako to them.
"Yeah, then there's Susan or as she prefers, Sue." Peter chuckled. "Man she knows how to get Reed out of his lab and into socializing with people. Her powers are pretty cool as well."
"And I love her dress." Miyako stated remembering the fashion magazines that showed her.
"Third there's Ben." Peter remembered the Thing pretty easily. "Very strong, a sports fan and always speaks his mind, he's a male Karou, if you will.
"And he's strong." Karou had a grin. "Maybe I can get into an arm wrestling match with him."
Peter sweat-dropped at that one before continuing. "Then there's Johnny-Boy, he and I pranked each other a lot in the two month's I've been Spider-Man there."
"What did you do?" Momoko asked.
"Well first he managed to sunburn a message on my back while I was asleep so I snuck into the Baxter Building with a Fire Extinguisher and sprayed him while shouting 'Flame Off!'" Peter laughed at the memory. "Oh his face was so priceless I wish that I brought a camera."
"You miss being in New York don't you?" Miyako asked.
Peter looked down a bit. "Yeah." He admitted. "Don't get me wrong, I think New Townsville is cool and all but New York was where I grew up."
"Well we can go visit sometime." Momoko promised with a grin. "It would be cool to see there and you could show us the different sights."
Peter grinned at that. "I'd like that."
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Off the coast of New York a fishing boat was heading to the sea. "So how's the family?" A random guy asked his friend as they were watching the sky.
"Tch my wife cheated on me with an Oscorp executive and my daughter sits in her room listening to Michael Jackson Albums all day."
"For a dead guy he sure sells a lot of records."
"No shit-." The guy was interrupted as a knife sliced his throat causing his friend to freak out.
"Paul-." He was silenced as the another knife flew into his eye.
"Thank you for being so understanding in my need of your boat." A ginger haired man with a wide grin said as he laughed insanely the moonlight reflecting the bloodied jail suit. "I have this friend in Japan that I want to see, after all what would he do without some good old fashioned Carnage?"
He laughed as the boat disappeared into the night.
To Be Continued...
Well I'm not sure how you all will take this chapter with Peter still healing but I hope you liked my theory on how most people didn't recognize the girls when they transform as well as Fury and Utonium actually being old friends.
Then there's Cletus escaping and making plans to go to Japan and you know things are going to get serious.
Now here's the Reviews.
Cabrera1234: Of course I am. But each of them will go on dates with other people first.
Majin Kurama95: Haha, so true.
Coldblue: 1) If it's about Billy's intelligence I actually plan to make him a bit smarter than his Canon self with a simple explanation... Grim got tired of his idiocy and made him a little smarter, not too much considering what happened last time when Billy became the smartest person in the world, but enough to where he won't be disgusting or dense. 2) Of course Dee-Dee will be alive, I will love doing the famous 'What does this button do?' Line in this story and Mandark is one of the reasons I wanted to bring Dexter in, to have more villains show up. 3) After the symbiote and Man-Spider which may or may not be around Chapter 20-24 or a little earlier... I plan to make this as long as I can. 4) Uh he hasn't met Black Cat yet in this story but I can try to work that out with her father in a part where he visits New York. 5) They will actually have some difficulty, not saying much because I want to show it in the next chapter. 6) Yes Ken will get a power. What it is will be revealed. 7) They will but not with the Rowdyruff Boys, I'm sorry but it just feels a little weird considering they're clones of the girls and all. But as for Buttercup and Bubbles what about Cody and Mitch? 8) I think I already answered that question.
Oh and thanks for liking Buttercup's powers, I found an episode where Canon Buttercup made electricity by rubbing her hands together quickly so I took it from that to make it her special power.
NightMaster000: Yes I will be using Nyx and Bell, thanks again for letting me use Nyx, and I hope that you'll like the way I bring them in later on.
Alright, Spidey is signing out... For now.
A New Criminal is on the streets tearing through buildings as the girls try to stop him while Spider-Man's still injured.
Will they be able to win or will Spider-Man have to disobey Prof. Utonium to save the day?
Meanwhile a killer is on the lose in the city leaving a familiar chilling message for Peter.
Will he survive or will this killer get to him before the criminal?
Find out next time in.
A Rhino's Rampage.