Spidey's Life is a Game!

by RebukeX7

Spider-Man's life has never been easy, but what if one day a tournament began with stakes so high that it could mean the absolute destruction of the world as he knew it ? Watch as he and his two unlikely allies strive to reach the top! 5th in the LIAG series! Can be read alone! Crack-with-plot! Spidey/harem, X-23/femharem, eventual Spidey/X-23. Guest reviews deleted automatically.

11. Date Night Part I

AGAIN I'll Re-check it later, but I wanted to get this out so a few can enjoy. If grammar mistakes bother you, wait until this chapter is replaced by a correctly proofread one. (I will replace this heading once that is done) It's late at night so I decided to just go and say fuck it, I wanted this out by Valentine's Day-but it just wasn't meant to be. I'll spell check it, but any other errors won't be fixed until I actually proofread it tomorrow.

Guest: Don't worry I'll address the whole new teams fighting ranked teams thing in this chapter.

El Elegido: no the romance isn't canon; it should be considering they are both going to be alive for a while and could really help each other out. No the Jubilee and Laura thing was inspired by a Chapter in Laura's comic where she had Jubilee drink her blood.

Ryuus2: How deep the butterfly effect has been woven is unfathomable.

Ynnj: not sure yet

BlueInfernoX: I don't know I guess no one in Marvel wants to contact me lol

Disclaimer: After this chapter you'll wish I owned Spider-Man.

"This is so fucking unfair!"

*Sigh* what now Deadpool?

"I mean cool, I understand you need to bring another character from Marvel limbo to replace Kiden for now, but really? Spider-Man actually gets-"

Spoilers!

"Fine…but I better get an omake or something I need a girl too!"

Hehe alright, but remember you asked…

"-Reads ahead- oh please not that PSYCHO!"

Chapter 10: (Pick a title) honestly so much content in this chapter I couldn't even make a decision so here are some choices pick.

One More Chance (What I was going to use Applies to Spidey)

The cycle of a Hero (Applies to Chun-Li)

To hell and Back (Applies for Laura)

Immortal Hearts (Talon 2099)

Body and Soul (Ero)

Date Night (Ms. Marvel/Spidey + Laura/Jubilee + Deadpool/?)

(Note this is a very delicate chapter because this will tie the story into my series. Don't get me wrong it can still be read alone, but this sets up the final chapter much more easily for me.)

-1 day later-

-Rebuff's flat-

Rebuff was currently lying back on her couch watching television as she delivered her status report.

"And now Gamora, Anansi, and Ameterasu have formed a team." Rebuff explained while attempting to rush the last name by her boss. For some reason Rebuke gets edgy whenever someone mentions the gods from the Shinto religion.

"Wait what? Are you positive she's on our side?" Rebuke asked for clarification, making Rebuff groan in annoyance.

"She's kind've been doing the whole saving the world thing for a while…you need to get over your blatant prejudice against Shinto deities. What's done is done."

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Rebuke said seriously as his third seat rolled her eyes.

"Do I need to bring up how I had to stop you from contributing to the eradication of a certain ninja clan? You thought they were a cult that prayed to Sasanoo and I had to strap you down until they were wiped out." Rebuff said in exasperation. "Listen I know you are still hurt about what happened to the previous leader of X7, but think about what she would want for her successor-"

"I really don't want to talk about it now; we'll go over it later." Rebuke finished abruptly before hanging up.

"Son of a bitch…" Rebuff muttered to herself before throwing her phone across the room. "*Sigh* time to get back to work."

-Peter's Apartment-

"You tackled Wolverine, off Avenger's Tower!?" Peter said angrily as he paced in front of Laura who was staring at the ground. Hell even Chun-Li looked pissed as she stared at her team mate. After Iron-Man broke the two ferals up he placed Laura in a holding cell, after handcuffing her arms and legs together of course, and Peter had to retrieve her a day later after making sure Kiden's condition was stable. Safe to say Laura's team mates were far from amused when they got back to the apartment the following morning.

"I'm sorry, I let my emotions get the best of me and attacked Wolverine, an ally-"

"Screw Wolverine!" Spider-Man interrupted her, causing the feral to look up at him with wide eyes. "Even I have thrown Logan through a window at the top floor of Avenger's tower!"(LIAG Fun Fact: That was fucking hilarious by the way.) "Your Healing Factor is too busy helping you evolve to be able to heal additional injuries! You could have died! If Logan didn't hold on to you as you fell you would have!"

"Calm down Peter, I'm sure you have done your fair share of idiotic and completely stupid things in your life." Chun-Li said as she placed a hand on his shoulder, however she stressed the words Idiotic and completely stupid, so that Laura would know how she felt about her actions.

"I know Chun-Li, but I want her to be better than me. Not for New York, but so that she won't make the same stupid mistakes I have." Peter sighed and looked at Laura. "Listen Laura, we both know that Wolverine cares for you, but in the end if you become a threat he wouldn't hesitate to end you. We both know he could, and could do it easily. He just has too much experience and durability for you to beat him right now." Peter said seriously making her look up at him with wide eyes. "One day you will be the best, but that day is not now." Laura clenched her eyes as she heard his words.

"How can you be the best if you can't even protect the ones you love from yourself?"

Her older self's words hit her hard especially when they were said after being completely demolished and then healed by the woman.

"That's enough for today I can tell you've learned your lesson and that's good. Now as for Kiden…" Peter began tiredly making his pupil look up at him. "She is in a coma and there is no telling when or if she'll wake up. We are going to keep this a secret between those that were there because if your older self finds out she might come back to end her."

"Something is seriously wrong with that woman." Chun-Li muttered before giving an apologetic look to Laura. "No offense."

"Of course." Laura nodded; she wasn't too fond of the older feral either.

"She is virtually indestructible and can cut through nearly anything add on top what I assume is a very strategic mind she will be a very powerful opponent. I still don't even know how we could even beat her. She has no exploitable weaknesses." Peter groaned.

"She is the perfect weapon." Laura muttered "And that's just her, her other two team mates aren't any pushovers either.

"And let's not forget Team Arachnophobia. They actually have four members seeing as "The Queen" is allowed to use Cammy as a weapon." Chun-Li growled out. "Juri is strong enough that I could be demolished if I slip up."

"Ero is a more skilled version of me that is physically and mentally equal to me. Beating her will be either luck or a miracle."

"Maybe we've finally reached our limit? Maybe we weren't supposed to win?" Chun-Li said helplessly.

"We can't give up." Laura said with a glare. "We have made it this far and this time I have to win. If anyone can fix Kiden, it's Wanda. Kiden wants to die so outside help is practically pointless right now Wanda will at least be able to wake her up so I can beat some sense into her."

"Beat some sense into her?" Peter blinked owlishly.

"Talking obviously didn't work." Laura said dryly. Silence rang through the room before Chun-Li began to giggle.

"What's so funny?" Peter asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"It's just that when we first became a team, Laura was the last person I thought would ever give me a pep talk. It's just amazing seeing her grow up." Chun-Li smiled, making Peter chuckle.

"Our little girl is growing up!" Peter sniffed in mock sadness as he and Chun-Li held each other in mock despair.

"I hate you both." Laura groaned as she walked away.

-Outside the Apartment Building-

Laura stealthily left the building so that none of her fans would see her and consequently link her to Peter and reveal his identity and as she walked, she froze as she smelt a familiar scent and followed it quickly.

"Impossible! Peter is still in the apartment!" Laura frowned as she followed the trail.

-Aunt May's apartment-

Ero steeled her nerves as she prepared to do the unthinkable. She knew that her other side was still just as strong as her if he put his mind to it, so she had to destroy him emotionally.

She had to rid the world of Aunt May.

"Old woman is living on borrowed time anyway." Ero muttered as she heard someone approaching the door.

"Oh back already Jay? I could have sworn-"Aunt May's voice stopped when the elderly woman opened the door and stared at the blonde with wide eyes. Ero sighed and unsheathed one of her stingers. (LIAG helpful info: Aunt May married Jay Jameson Sr. after OMD)

"Your time has come-"

"Oh please come in dear I was just making some tea." May smiled as she turned around and re-entered her apartment leaving a shocked Ero behind. It took the blonde a minute for her brain to reboot before she hesitantly entered the apartment. Ero took a quick glance around the expensive apartment and noticed the large television.

"So you have access to T.V?" Ero questioned nonchalantly as May came out with two steaming cups of tea.

"Please dear have a seat, and yes I do." May smiled as she sat on the sofa. Ero looked at her with a raised eyebrow before shrugging and doing what the woman asked, it wasn't like she'd live long anyway.

"Then you know about the tournament going on?" Ero asked with mock innocence as she accepted the cup.

"Yes, it's truly a barbaric thing, but someone important to me is in it." May said with a tired smile as she took a sip.

"Spider-Man? It's understandable since he's saved your life so much." Ero said seriously although she was beginning to feel something was amiss.

"Well him and my niece."

Niece?

"Oh, something's definitely up." Ero frowned into her cup before giving the woman a curious smile "Niece?"

"You dear. Honestly I wondered what it would be like to raise a niece instead of my nephew…I wasn't expecting someone so…"

"Evil?" Ero smirked. There was no point in playing any games anymore. May knew who she was and more than likely knew why she was here.

"Blonde." May finished with a chuckle making the younger woman gape for a second.

"Ignoring that, I'm kind of curious about how you figured out Spider-Man's identity." Ero said as she sat the cup down.

"Well at first I didn't notice but when I read Spider-Man's background information, I knew it had to be Peter, too many coincidences. We can talk about him later, what's important is what I have to tell you." May said seriously before taking another sip.

"Oh?" Now Ero was curious, she was surprised a bit about how brave May was being, but from her memories May had always been a brave little woman.

"It's not too late." May smile smiled and something about the simple statement hit home with the blonde.

"Too late for what?"

"To be a hero." May said simply making Ero blink in shock.

"Do you realize who you are talking to?"

"You may not be Peter, but you are his body and I have raised you the same way as him." May said seriously as Ero glared at her.

"No…you raised Peter." Ero bit out as her stingers released themselves.

"Were you or were you not physically present throughout all of his memories of me?" Ero glared at the elderly woman.

"Technically, but that doesn't change the fact that I am a being born from death and Chaos." Ero growled out as she rested her stinger just under May's throat. "I am not allowed to be a hero!"

"Ero Parker! Have you forgotten already?" May asked sadly as she held her gaze. "I believe there is a hero inside all of us; courageous self-sacrificing people, setting examples for all of us." Ero widened her eyes as her resolve seemed to falter slightly. "You were there every time Peter saved a life, you were there every time he cried, and you were there every time I comforted him." May said as she stood up and placed Ero's stinger on her heart. "You can kill me, but I will always love you just as much as Peter, dear." Ero moved closer to the woman and raised her stingers…

-2 Hours Later-

Jay Jameson Sr. walked into his apartment and noticed that the window behind the couch was open. Walking to the couch he saw the prone form of his wife lying down with her eyes closed. He gave her a few nudges but there was no movement.

"Come on dear, Wake up." Jameson said as he nudged her a little more. After a bit May finally began to move. May sat up and gave a yawn before tiredly rubbing her eyes.

"Jay? Oh glad to see that you are finally home."

"Glad to see you're still alive, you were out like a light." The old man joked as he wife gave him a mock glare. "Why is the window open?"

"Oh my niece visited while you were gone she must have opened it before she left."

"You have a niece?" Jay asked in confusion as she nodded her head.

"A lovely young woman, you should meet her one day."

-Flash Back-

Ero moved closer to the woman and raised her stingers…

…Before sheathing them and giving the older woman a tight embrace. May patted her soothingly on her back as she helped the woman onto the couch, as the blonde's shoulders shook with sobs.

"I'm Sorry, Aunt May. I just don't know who I am anymore."

"It's okay dear, I understand. The past doesn't matter it's who you are now that defines who you are and who you can become." Aunt May held the woman until she fell asleep, an action not unlike the one she did for Peter when his parents died and every pain filled day he's had since.

Unbeknownst to the two, a young black haired feral was standing outside of the apartment before walking away silently.

-Flash Back: End-

"That's nice to hear." Jay said sincerely making his wife smile.

-New York: Alley-

"Somebody please, help me-*Mmph*" A brown haired woman's scream was cut short as a tall man covered her mouth as his two friends chuckled at the sight.

"It looks like we're going to get lucky tonight boys!" The man said evilly making the woman's eyes fill up with tears. The man took out a knife and began to cut the woman's top when suddenly the knife was snatched away by a web line. "What!?"

"Shit! It's Spider-Man!" One of his friends shouted in horror before five separate web lines snatch him in the sky.

"You wish." A cold voice said and they all looked up to see a woman with short blonde hair glaring down at them with blazing red eyes. She had a web line coming from each of her fingers that connected to the man that was now cocooned in web. She stuck the thug to the side of the building she was on before descending upon the other two.

"Take this bitch!" one of the thugs shouted as he pulled out a gun and shot at Ero, only for her to twirl as she fell, dodging each bullet effortlessly.

"You'd think you'd all learn from Spider-Man that guns don't work!" Ero shouted before giving the man a heel drop that sent his head slamming into the ground, now doubt breaking his jaw and a few teeth. The last thug released the girl and tried to run away…

*THWIP!*

…Only to get dragged back by a bored looking Ero nearly instantly. Ero glanced to the side at the gaping girl as she held him up by his throat.

"You sick bastard, she can't be more than fifteen!" Ero growled out as her eyes shined brighter.

"I-I'm Sorry! Please don't kill me! I won't do it again!" The man cried as tears fell from his eyes.

"I know you won't!" Ero bit out as she grabbed the man by his crotch. The girl wasn't sure what happened but the man began to scream bloody murder as steam seemed to be released from the blonde's hand.

*Thud*

Ero dropped the man and began to walk away when the teen called out to her.

"Wait! W-who are you?" Ero looked at her from the corner of her eye as a sense of Déjà vu hit her. Ero turned and gave her a smirk.

"Just your resident badass, Ero" Ero said with a mock bow before leaping on the wall and swinging away.

-Night Time: Team Amazing 2099's Apartment: Roof-

Talon was staring at the moon while smoking a cigarette. After a few more minutes she stabbed the cigarette into her hand with a smirk.

"Honestly, I thought you would be here by now I smelt your corpse a mile away." Talon drawled as she glanced back at a frowning Jubilee. "What can I do for you, love?" Talon said tauntingly as Jubilee growled a bit before sighing.

"Laura fought with Logan after what you did." Jubilee began making Talon quirk an eyebrow.

"Your point being…?" Talon asked with a shrug.

"Her blood naturally got over him and I had to force myself to not drain him before going off to find and jump her."

"You always had a way with words." Talon deadpanned making the young vampire shrug.

"No point in skating around the subject, you are from the future and judging by your not so subtle comments my condition must be common knowledge for you." Jubilee said bluntly before walking towards the feral. "The point is I decided to find you first and imagine my surprise when instead of thirsting for your blood, I find myself repulsed by it."Jubilee was now glaring up into Talon's eyes as hers crimson eyes shined brighter. (LIAG fun fact: There are a lot of people who get crimson eyes or their natural red eyes shine brighter when pissed off in marvel, I just noticed).

"Oh?"

"What the fuck did you do to my mate?" Jubilee growled making Talon laugh loudly.

"Wow another person doubting my existence, and this time an undead stalker." Talon said dryly. "Tell me is this better?" Talon questioned before her own eyes boiled red causing Jubilee to be assaulted by quite possibly the sweetest scent she had ever smelt.

"W-what?" Jubilee gasped out as she tried to stop herself from attacking the woman

"Still doubting who I am?" Talon asked with a smirk making the vampire growl at her. Talon shrugged off part of her jacket and tilted her head to the side. "Come on you're hungry right, hurry up you might get the chance to see something interesting. Drain me like the predator you are." Jubilee refused to move, making the feral sigh. "If you continue to not accept what you are, you will end up hurting those closest to you."

*Snickt*

Making a small incision on her neck, Talon allowed some blood to flow free and nearly instantly Jubilee had clamped her mouth around her neck.

"Good girl." Talon said with gritted teeth as Jubilee's eyes snapped open as she was assaulted with memories.

-FLASH-

Talon's P.O.V

Blood, blood, and more blood that is all I smell as I run closer to the house where Chun-Li's granddaughter and her family were supposed to reside. Just as I reach the door I hear a little girl's scream and I slash through the door just in time to see a little girl, Chun-Li the second I think her name was, faint.

"You just missed me prove my existence." A voice growled and my eyes widen] as I see the most terrifying sight ever. A woman Identical to me in every way smiling with blood covering her mouth, she was surrounded by the remains of what I assume were the little girl's parents.

"You Bitch! We split for the greater good; why the fuck would you do this!" I roar in pure hatred, I had been tracking my other half ever since Wolverine's murder. She had a sick twisted need of trying to prove herself as her own person. "I don't care anymore, you end now!" I bit out as I lunged at her. I don't know how many days we will fight, but in the end all that matters is that she is locked away from this world.

No matter what the cost.

-Flash: End-

BGM: Emiya Fate-Stay/Night (Guitar Version.)-Crow's Claw

Jubilee fell to her knees as she looked up at the older Laura in horror.

"In this world there exist two types of people; Predators and prey. I know this now. No matter how many crimes you stop this reality will never cease to be. This is the futility of Heroes. There will always be villains, but there is a chance that heroes will cease to exist." Talon said coldly as she put her jacket back on.

"But why do you not want things to change? That future was horrible and you know it!" Jubilee growled as she stood up and glared at Talon.

"Because I want to live." Talon said coldly. "If Laura doesn't break I will not get the chance to live."

"Wait, Laura?" Jubilee questioned making the older woman curse slightly. "So I was right, who the hell are you?"

Silence.

"Speak damn it!" Jubilee roared. Talon widened her eyes as the vampire disappeared in a blur.

"Shit I forgot how fast vampires were!" Talon didn't move when she smelt the vampire appear behind her with a clawed hand cocked back. Jubilee slammed her hand into the woman's head, intent on taking her head off, but frowned when Talon didn't even budge. Talon grabbed the vampire's hand and spun around quickly as she unsheathed her foot claw, intent on ending the vampire. Just as the claw connected, Jubilee turned into mist and quickly escaped Talon. (LIAG helpful info: after becoming a vampire, Jubilee gained the ability to transform into a type of mist that could not be hurt.)

"Yeah you are definitely not Laura; I'd like to think that she wouldn't try to murder me." Jubilee said dryly as she floated into the sky and looked down at the growling feral. Seeing the position she put herself in, Talon decided to try a different approach.

"You are right; she wouldn't attempt to murder you. She also wouldn't attempt to murder every other mutant that doesn't affect her existence if you don't keep your damn mouth shut." Talon growled out making the vampire widen her eyes.

"You're a monster." Jubilee muttered as she landed on a nearby roof and solidified.

"Look who's talking." Talon countered. The two held each other's gaze until it became clear to the vampire that the feral's threat was not hollow.

"I killed the girl closest to Laura's heart, what makes you think I wouldn't take any of you less important people out?" Talon asked seriously and her words burned the young vampire. Finally releasing a sigh Jubilee turned around.

"Fine, but you won't get away with this. You will be stopped." Jubilee swore before she blurred away.

BGM: END

"By the time I'm stopped, it will already be too late." Talon said to herself as she walked away however after taking two steps her body jerked in pain making her hold her head in agony. "I released too much of my other side I won't be able to hold it back much longer…"

-On a rooftop on the other side of New York-

Spider-Man wore a suit over his costume as he waited for Ms. Marvel on top of a building.

"Honestly, you really came in costume?" Carol asked dryly as she landed on the roof.

"Well it's true we're friends, but looking back on our relationship I think it's best that you don't know who I am in case another Civil War breaks out. I can't have you arresting in my home after all." Spider-Man quipped making the blonde flinch slightly. "Sorry that was a low blow."

"No its okay, I kind of deserved that one." Carol said with a small smile. Suddenly Spider-Man was in front of her poking her in her face. "Can I help you?"

"Sorry, it's just I am wondering if you are a skrull. Who are you, and what have you done with M&M?" Spider-Man interrogated making the woman glare at him, a glare that crumbled nearly instantly.

"You're a dork." Carol shook her head with a smile.

"A dork that you want to go out with." Spider-Man grinned as he wrapped an arm around her.

"Moving a little fast aren't you? Need I remind you that I can completely annihilate you?" Carol asked skeptically making Spider-Man chuckle.

"Hey how else am I going to get us to our date? I'm "Driving" after all."

"You do realize I can fly right?" Carol crossed her arms.

"Trust me my other costume still has sand in it, I am quite aware you can fly. However flying is too main stream, live a little!"

"What are you a hipster?" Carol quipped making Spider-Man laugh.

"Nice one, I knew I'd rub off on you after a while!" Spider-Man said happily making the woman shake her head with a smile.

"Fine, let's go." Carol said as she held on to Spider-Man. Spider-Man nodded his head before leaping off of the building.

"Also don't worry about the bet. I'll pay." Spider-Man told her as they swung.

"But-"

"Lalala can't hear you!"

-Avenger's Tower-

"Alright, place your bets everyone! Fifty grand he lasts 2 hours." Tony said as he, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Captain America, Wolverine, Dante, Trish, Deadpool, and Spider-Woman watched the date from a large screen.

"Seriously Tony, why do you think you can hack SHIELD's spy cameras for something like this?" Steve asked completely bewildered.

"Because I'm Tony fucking Stark!"

"You're also that jackass from Civil War." Hawkeye grinned as he pulled out a wad of cash. "Three fifty he lasts an hour and a half."

"Seriously, Clint?" Spider-Woman questioned as she looked at her boyfriend in disbelief.

"I'll take those odds, especially if he's dating Carol." Wolverine muttered as he tossed in five hundred bucks."

"I have faith in the web-head, three grand for three hours." Dante said as he tossed his own money into the pile, making Trish look at him in shock.

"Where the hell did you get that?" The blonde asked in disbelief.

"Deadpool helped me get into the mercenary business; there aren't as many rampant demons here so I need a new way to make some money." Dante shrugged. Said merc waited until everyone put their money in before dropping a sack of cash onto the table.

"Two-hundred grand that Spidey gets laid." Deadpool said seriously making the heroes gape at him in shock.

"Five more grand that he makes it to her front door." Dante added quickly, after being on a team with Deadpool he realized that the merc tended to be correct about some pretty insane shit.

"Alright, let's see how short this date is, I need some more change." Tony smirked as he turned back to the screen.

-Spidey & Carol-

-Luigi's Pizza-

"You I could have sworn it was supposed to be a five star dinner." Carol said dryly as the waiter sat the sausage and pepperoni pizza on the table.

"What can I say, Luigi's got five stars." Spider-Man pointed out as he rolled up his mask.

-Avenger's Tower-

As Hawkeye and Tony laughed their asses off, Dante tossed another ten grand into the pot ceasing their laughter,

"Web-head's getting laid." Dante said seriously.

"Dante…he took her out for pizza." Trish deadpanned making the merc look at her blankly.

"Pizza….is the food of the gods, if I were a chick id let him in too." Dante said simply making the woman shake her head.

"If he gets laid, I'll pay for your pizza for the rest of your life." Trish said humorously.

"Deal."

-Spidey and Carol-

"I gotta admit…this is actually pretty good, actually." Carol said in disbelief as she ate another slice.

"What did I tell you? Luigi! Good news I converted another non-believer!" Spider-Man said as the chef walked up to him as Spider-Man pulled out some money.

"What did I say mister Spider-Man? Your money is no good here!" Luigi said passionately.

"But-"

"No buts! You saved my life from those robbers; anything you buy is on the house!" The chef said with a smile making the hero sigh while Carol watched the exchange with wide-eyes.

"Fine you win." Spider-Man said as he crossed his arms childishly. The Chef nodded and walked away.

"What was that about?"

"I stopped his family form being murdered once and ever since then he's been determined to make me eat for free." Spidey shook his head, but his smile could be seen from beneath his mask. "He's probably one of the few people that don't hate me in this city."

"I thought their opinion of you changed during this tournament?" Carol said in confusion.

"The kids all think I'm cool, but many of the adults still blame me for everything wrong that's going on in this city." Spider-Man shrugged.

"That's not right."

"Right or wrong, as long as someone is there to protect them, that's all that matters." Spider-Man said seriously as he stood up and held out a hand. "Come on the evening is still young." Carol accepted his hand and the two left, but not before Spidey placed the money for the pizza into the tip jar.

"But I thought you didn't have to pay?" Carol asked in confusion making the hero turn to him.

"I don't but his wife is sick so I help out as much as I can. I'll admit I'm not the wealthiest person in the world, hell I'm pretty much poor, but even I can pay for my food." Spider-Man said with a shrug before grabbing Carol. "Hold on!"

*THWIP!*

"SPIDER-MAN!" The angry voice of the chef shouted, making the web-head chuckle.

-Avenger's Tower-

"So what are you going to do with your money Dante?" Deadpool asked as he turned to the demon hunter.

"I'm probably going to get a new bike, you?" The white haired man questioned as the heroes continued to watch the screen with wide-eyes.

"Don't know, but seeing how this date is approaching the end of its first hour I might decide on either a strip club or a boat."

-Spidey and Carol-

As they continued to swing through the city, Spider-Man frowned when he noticed a familiar platinum blonde crouching on the edge of a roof. Carol looked at him in confusion as they landed suddenly behind the woman.

"Freaking amateurs…" Black Cat muttered as she watched a group of robbers attempt to break into a museum.

"If it isn't my little bad luck charm, what are you up to? Not falling back into your old habits are you?" Spider-Man questioned as he crossed his arms.

"I'm hurt Spider, haven't I been a good pussy lately?" Black Cat purred as she glanced back at the two making Spider-Man shake his head and causing Carol to narrow her eyes.

"Really, even when I have someone else with me you talk like that?" Spider-Man deadpanned making her wave him off.

"Just how I am Spider, continue on with your date I think I can handle these idiots." Black Cat said nonchalantly.

"Hmm, you're taking this pretty well considering you have a history of being the jealous type." Spider-Man deadpanned making her laugh.

"It doesn't matter, in the end you'll eventually be back under my sheets anyway and maybe then I can teach you how to live a little." Black Cat said with confidence as Carol clenched her fist harder.

*Crash*

"Bout time." Black Cat muttered as she used her grappling hook to swing off of the building.

"I'll be right back, when she stops robberies things have a tendency to go missing." Spider-Man sighed as he prepared to follow her.

"Wait I can help!" Carol shouted as he ran forward.

"You're a great hero, there's no doubt, but you aren't a street leveler, no point in causing any accidental injuries, don't worry this will be quick." Spider-Man said as he leapt off of the building.

"Aww you're helping out that's so sweet." Black Cat purred as she drop kicked one of the robbers.

"Your hands are stickier than mine, so I thought I might need to be insurance." Spider-Man deadpanned as he webbed up another robber.

"Hmm. Not too long ago my hands didn't seem to bother you." Black Cat said innocently as she stepped in front of a robber that was pointing a pistol at her.

*Click*

"Out of Ammo? That's some real bad luck." Black Cat said with a smile before back handing the man.

"You're just having a field day with those luck puns aren't you?" Spider-Man groaned as he dodged gunfire at point blank and flicked the gunman in the forehead, knocking him out.

"Hey, you're the one who was too dumb to put a copyright on quipping." Black Cat said as she punched the last robber.

"Alright that's all, I'll go against my judgment and put faith in you that you will not take anything, I swear if one thing goes missing you'll be web you up too." Spider-Man threatened as he webbed all of the robbers to the ground. Black Cat smirked and sauntered over to him and whispered something into his ear. "Oh that's just downright nasty." Spider-Man shook his head in distaste.

"Sorry but you gotta admit you set yourself up for that one, don't worry I'll finish things up here finish your date."

"Alright." Spider-Man said as he swung back to his date.

-Avenger's Tower-

"Who the hell is he, Batman?" Trish questioned with wide eyes as she watched the scene.

"No he's one lucky ass mother-"

"Dante!" Trish interrupted him with a glare.

"What? I'm just talking about Spidey!" Dante defended with wide eyes.

"You know I'm beginning to wonder, who the hell has gotten laid more? Tony or Spider-Man? I'm just talking about during their super hero careers mind you." Hawkeye questioned as he looked at the other heroes.

"Well it's safe to say that Deadpool and Dante have lost." Tony said as he blatantly ignored Clint. "I may not know much about women." He pointedly ignored the snorts from the women in the room. "But you never leave your date to go flirt with your Ex. In fact I'm placing another hundred grand that he doesn't even make it to her door."

"Oh you are so on." Deadpool said enthusiastically.

-Spidey and Carol-

Spider-Man and Carol continued their date, although Spidey was beginning to think that he may have pissed of Carol somehow. He was going to question her when suddenly he heard the loud screech. Looking up he saw that a train was speeding towards a large gap in the tracks.

"What are the odds!?" Spider-Man thought in disbelief as he quickly dropped the wide-eyed Carol on to a roof and web-zipped after the train.

"What are you doing, Damn it Spider-Man!" Carol yelled in shock as her costume appeared on her. Spider-Man leapt in front of the train and shot multiple web-lines to other buildings. The train slammed onto his back and his feet dug into the tracks as he tried to slow the train down. Carol flew to the back of the train and pushed her hands into the back and began to fly backwards in an attempt to slow it.

*SCREEEEECH!*

"Shit! I got here too late; I might not be able to stop it!" The pain was unbearable and his muscles felt like they were about to rip, but he refused to let go.

"I have to stop it come on!" Ms. Marvel roared as she doubled her efforts, and to her relief the wheels finally stopped with Spider-Man five feet from the edge of the tracks. Ms. Marvel fell to her knees as she collected her breath before ripping the back door off and walking through each car, ignoring the stunned looks of the passengers, until she finally reached the front car where the passengers had Laid Spider-Man's unconscious body.

"He's still alive." One of the passengers said as they gestured to his body, making Ms. Marvel nod her head.

"I'll take it from here…also if I were you guys id think about moving." The blonde deadpanned as she picked up the hero before blasting a hole in the ceiling and blasting off.

"You know…she has a point, why do we still live here?" One the passengers questioned making another one shrug.

-Avenger's Tower-

"Well that's one way to end a date…" Tony said with wide eyes.

"Back in my day, we'd just promise to meet each other later and go our separate ways." Steve muttered while Deadpool and Dante began cheering.

"Why are you two so happy? Spider-Man almost died." Black Widow pointed out making them grin.

"Think, she's not taking him to the hospital and she doesn't know where he lives…" Deadpool trailed off making Tony's eyes widen.

"Oh son of a-"

-Carol's apartment-

Spider-Man groaned as he opened his eyes and saw Carol looking down at him. He noticed that his chest was wrapped in bandages and the tattered remains of his costume's top were on the ground next to the bed he was lying on.

"Oh what hit me?"

"A train." Carol said bluntly with a smirk. "You know you are an idiot, right? Did you even have a plan when you leapt in front of the train?"

"I figured I could improvise when I got there." Spider-Man said sheepishly making the blonde shake her head.

"You need to know your limits; it's okay to ask for help every now and then." Carol said seriously as she gazed down at him.

"I've been doing this by myself this long, I think I still have a few more years in me." Spider-Man chuckled, although it seemed to be slightly forced.

"Even heroes need saving."

"Oh and who is going to save me, and from what?" Spidey questioned as he struggled to sit up. The two held each other's gaze before Carol released a sigh and held his right hand.

"Looks like I'll have to save you from yourself." Carol said softly making Spider-Man tense a bit. She grabbed his head and looked deep into his eyes, as if the mask wasn't even there. "You are a hero, a very good one despite what anyone else thinks, but you are too self-sacrificing. You have already given everything for New York-"

"This is where you are wrong Carol." Spider-Man said softly as he placed her hand over his heart. "You feel my heart beat?"

"Yes?" Carol asked in confusion.

"As long as my heart beat is still there it is proof that I still haven't given everything; not yet. I don't have the luxury of dying of old age, and I'll be damned if I leave New York in a worse state than I found it." Spider-Man said seriously.

They stared at each other silently before Carol began to slowly roll up his mask, without him trying to stop her. She got it above the bridge of his nose and placed her lips on his while he guided her to the bed.

"Spider…?" Carol's unasked question was answered as he began to pull the rest of his mask off…

-Avenger's Tower-

Captain America turned off the screen just as he saw a flash of brown hair.

"It's disturbing that these people have cameras everywhere." Trish muttered as Dante and Deadpool continued to jump and cheer as they rolled in the pile of money.

"Pizza for life!"

"Son of a bitch." Trish muttered as she glared at Dante, her pocket already felt empty and he hadn't even eaten anything yet.

"I can't believe he actually did It." That seemed to be Tony's mantra as he gaped at the dark screen.

"Honestly, knowing those two I shouldn't be surprised. I could almost smell the tension between them sometimes." Wolverine growled out.

"Well as interesting as this night was, I have a country to go run." Black Widow said suddenly as she exited the room.

"Huh, what crawled up her ass?" Clint questioned making his girlfriend smack him on the back of his head.

"I'm glad Carol finally got somebody worthwhile in her life, especially after everything she's been through." Jessica said as she nodded her head. "But…why does it hurt so much?" Jessica frowned, a frown that went unnoticed by everyone except Wolverine, and Deadpool for obvious reasons.

"Well, well Web-head's life is starting to get more interesting, can't wait to see how this ends up." Wolverine grinned into his can of beer.

-Earlier that evening: Laura-

"I'm going to go sightseeing for a bit, I'll bring back some food later." Chun-Li told the mutant as she exited the apartment.

"Enjoy, and remember to exited through the alley." Laura called out making the woman nod. Laura was about to go back to reading her book when the scent of death and blood reached her nose. Going to Peter's bedroom, a room he had lent to Chun-Li and Laura while he took the couch, she saw the familiar face of Jubilee tapping on the window. Opening it up, she raised an eyebrow at the former mutant.

"What can I do for you Jubilee?" Laura asked in concern, especially as she picked up on the slight scent of fear being emitted.

"I wanted to-"Jubilee was about to explain the mess with Talon until something occurred to her. "She's still connected to Laura…if I tell her now then her future self would no doubt remember me telling her." Jubilee shook her head and forced a smile "…To see how you are doing?"

"Okay, but what are you doing in New York?"

"I ended up entering this tournament with Logan a few days ago, and decided to come and check up on you after…you know…" Jubilee trailed off making the feral sigh.

"Well come in it must be cold out there." Jubilee gave Laura a blank look, and the feral realized what she said and widened her eyes. "Sorry-"

"Haha don't worry about it, gotta admit seeing you lose your composure is almost worth losing my humanity." Jubilee grinned as she stepped into the apartment, making Laura shake her head. "Listen I can't even think about how you must be feeling right now, having your best friend killed by yourself. However just remember this and please never forget it."

"What?" Laura questioned in concern as the vampire seemed to nearly beg that whatever she was about to say got taken to heart.

"Nothing matters but the present. The past is irrelevant and your future is shaped by your present. You can be whoever you want if you put your mind to it." Jubilee said seriously, making the clone widen her eyes.

"Thank you. I needed that." Laura smiled slightly as Jubilee began to step away as her throats began to burn. "Are you alright?" Laura asked in concern as she noticed the vampire fidget.

"Never better!" Jubilee rasped out her mouth became drier. "What the hell made me think this was a good idea? I should have just told her this over the phone! I'll just leave now before I do something we both regret."

"Sit down." Laura said suddenly as she turned around, Jubilee widened her eyes when her body did so without protest, Laura rummaged through one of the drawers and pulled out a pair of scissors. "For someone who can't see their reflection, you have done a good job of keeping your hair in order but it could still use a little trimming."

"Oh and you are going to style my hair?" Jubilee asked skeptically. Laura, bless her soul, despite looking the way she does was still quite possibly the least feminine woman in existence.

"My team mate has been helping me get in touch with my feminine side in our free time." Laura said with obvious distaste. "She said something about near eternal youth not being wasted on a tomboy."

"Amen." Jubilee nodded. If she were mortal and could age again, she'd admit that would be one thing that would make her jealous about Laura. Laura rolled her eyes and got behind Jubilee and began to trim the vampire's hair slightly. "Are you sure you know what you are doing?"

"You don't trust me?" Laura frowned making the vampire flinch slightly.

"More than I would like actually." Jubilee groaned internally. "I do, I do sorry." Jubilee was sure that God was messing with her as her throat burned for blood making her tremble slightly. Jubilee was stuck in her personal hell for a bit longer until Laura finally put the scissors down and grabbed the vampires head.

"There, it's done. I guess I am not so bad at this after all." Laura said with a small smile that to Jubilee would have made her heart stop, if it could still beat of course.

"G-good!" Jubilee smiled as she moved a shaky hand inside her coat in an attempt to quench her thirst with a flask of Wolverine's blood. "Oh, shit I didn't re-stock!" Seeing her look of horror, Laura realized that her friend must have gotten hungry.

"You know; if you just wanted blood you could have asked." Laura said as if she were reprimanding a child.

"Trust me, I wish it was just blood I wanted." Jubilee muttered and thanks to Laura's hearing she managed to pick up on it.

"What do you mean?" Laura asked in confusion as she tilted her head.

"Crap, don't worry about it." Jubilee tried to stand but was pushed back down by Laura.

"Jubilee, I know you fear being a predator, but if you keep denying who you are and what you want, you will never have a fulfilling existence. You thirst for blood and I'm right here, just go for it."

"When the hell did she get so profound?" Jubilee wondered with wide eyes as she gulped nervously. "Listen, I know you mean well, but I think we are talking about two completely different things."

"Does it matter? Whatever it is it's obviously an urge connected to you vampirism. You might fear becoming a monster, but to use your own words against you the only thing that matters is the present." Laura said simply.

"Oh fuck my undead life!" Jubilee swore she'd be crying right now if she were a little less of a person. "Listen Laura you are right it is an urge caused by me being a vampire, but believe me this is one you really don't want me to act on." Jubilee said with gritted teeth.

"What could be worse than wanting to eat me?" Laura asked skeptically.

"Exactly what you just said." Jubilee deadpanned.

"What do you-Oh." Laura said with wide eyes as the light bulb went off in her head.

"Yeah oh."

"So right now…you're?" Laura trailed off as she gestured between the two.

"Horny as hell?"

"And before now when you entered the room…"

"Please see my previous answer." Jubilee said bluntly.

"How the hell did this even happen?"

"You got your blood on Logan a few days ago; it was so tasty I nearly drained him."

"…Oops."

"Listen I'll just be on my way and try to see if Logan can donate any blood to remove this urge." Jubilee sighed as she stood up. "I might end up killing the guy." Jubilee muttered to herself. She was getting ready to leave when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"How much does it hurt?"

"A lot." At this point it was nearly impossible for the vampire to speak with her mouth as dry as it was. Laura closed her eyes and released a sigh. An image of Kiden flashed in her mind for a split second.

"Why must I always be the cause of my friends' pain? I refuse to let it happen anymore." Laura shook her head and looked at the Vampire. "Listen, I still have a lot of work to do to fix my emotions, but if the act itself is all you need then I can at least relieve you of that-" Laura couldn't even finish the statement before the crimson eyed vampire descended upon her.

(LIAG Fun Fact: Vampires always get laid.)

-Team Arachnophobia's Penthouse-

Ero re-entered the penthouse just in time to see Juri about to kick the emotionless Cammy in the face.

"Whoa! What are you doing?" Ero bit out and Juri turned to look at her innocently. One vibrant purple eye met two blazing red ones.

"Adriana said I could use her to release my stress so I decided that I would use Blondie here as my punching bag, sadly you interrupted us before I could." Juri purred as she sauntered towards the glaring Ero. "What's got your panties in a bunch?"

"Simple you all don't think, not only do you risk wasting energy on a lifeless opponent you damage a potential weapon of Adriana's." Ero bit out before turning to a bored Adriana who was watching the exchange from a couch. "And you, you really didn't think about this?"

"I was bored and thought it would be a humorous sight." Adriana shrugged making Ero face-palm.

"Alright Juri, Adriana meet me on the roof. Adriana, you can watch Juri and I spar, how's that sound?"

"Ooh a strong opponent? Sure I've always wanted to see how well you do against me." Juri grinned as she ran to the elevator with Adriana in tow.

"This should be interesting." The Queen muttered as she entered the elevator.

"I'll be right up; I have to check something down here first." Ero told them making them nod. She waited until they went up to turn to Cammy. The drone's eyes widened slightly at Ero, letting her know that there was still some sort of consciousness inside the soldier. "Listen and listen well, as long as I am here and leading this team, nothing bad will happen to you, but you have to be patient, nod your head if you understand." The blonde nodded her head making the red-eyed woman smile. "Good now come watch me kick Juri's ass." Ero commanded as the drone followed behind her.

-The Next Day-

Peter stretched as he sat up in the bed.

"Oh man, I feel great! What did I do last night?" Peter asked himself before looking down and noticing the bandages on his chest. As soon as he did all of his memories came rushing back to him making him gape. Ripping the bandages off of him, Peter was shocked to see that his injuries had healed so quickly, normally he'd have them for at least another day if they were as severe as they felt last night.

"Oh what time is it?" Carol questioned as she sat up next to Peter.

"Oh my God." Peter muttered as he stared at her.

"Thank God, you actually look pretty decent and here everyone else was expecting you to have eight eyes." Carol smirked as she covered herself with the blanket.

"Oh my God." Peter said once again as he stared at his friend.

"You know, I don't think we have been properly introduced. Carol Danvers." Carol grinned as she held out a hand snapping Peter out of his shock.

"No point in hiding it now. Peter Parker." Peter grinned as he shook her hand. "So…"

"So…?" Carol raised an eyebrow.

"What now?" Peter asked and before Carol could answer his phone rang.

-Insert ringtone: Catherine Love is over-

"That's a very morbid ringtone you got there." Carol blinked as Peter removed his from his belt. "Aww you got your own utility belt with your face on it." Carol teased making the man give her a mock glare.

"Hello?"

"Peter! Where the hell is your team? Your next match starts in 30 minutes!" Mary Jane informed Peter making him jump from the bed in shock.

"What the hell? I wasn't informed about any match today!" Peter said hysterically as Carol looked at him with wide eyes.

"What were you guys doing? Did none of you watch T.V yesterday?"

"I don't know about them, but I was…Uhh, preoccupied yesterday." Peter said nervously as he struggled to put his costume pants on while Carol had to stifle a giggle.

"Yeah I heard about the train thing, I hope you are alright, but you gotta move! How close are you to Avenger's Tower?" Peter looked out the bedroom window, and to his immense relief he saw the tower in the distance.

"About two minutes if I go there Spider-Style, I'll talk to you later MJ." Peter said quickly as he hung up the phone. Carol held up the tattered remains of his top before using her powers to recreate it.

"Here take this." The blonde said as she tossed him his shirt, which he put on instantly followed by his web-shooters, gloves and mask.

"So…?" Spider-Man trailed off as he gestured between them.

"How about we save this talk until after your team loses or wins the tournament. That way you won't have too much on your mind when you fight." Carol offered making Spider-Man pick her up and twirl her around.

"You're officially a new level of awesome! I'll talk to you later!" Spider-Man said as he leapt from the window leaving a grinning blonde behind.

-Meanwhile: Peter's apartment-

Chun-Li, who was so tired from traveling the city that she crashed on the couch almost as soon as she made it back, was startled awake when her phone began to ring.

-Insert Ring tone: Mortal Kombat main theme-

"N-Nani?" Chun-Li was startled awake as she picked up her phone. "Hello?"

"You are aware that you only have a few minutes to make it to your next match right?" Crimson Viper said obviously trying her best not to laugh. Chun-Li jumped up at that and banged her shin against the coffee table.

"Kuso!" Chun-Li Muttered as Viper began laughing loudly. "Arigatō!" Chun-Li muttered as she hung up and ran to Peter's bedroom. "Laura we have to hurry-WHOA!" Chun-li said in shock as she opened the door to see Laura struggling to get her clothes on while a petite brunette with pale skin opened the window.

"I know I know, I heard!" Laura said as Jubilee grimaced at the sun. "How bad is it? You think you can make it to the tower?"

"Yeah if I take the alley ways, it's cloudy enough for me to make it, but it won't be pleasant." The vampire answered before she was yanked back and he mouth was forced to Laura's neck.

"Hurry and drink; that should help you enough!" Seeing that she really didn't have much say in the matter she bit down on the scar that was already there from the previous night and drank just enough so Laura could still function efficiently. Luckily for Laura, it turns out that her healing factor actually worked better than ever when it came to poisons and venoms, something she noticed when she didn't transform into a vampire after the previous night's…activities.

"Okay we have to go now Chun-Li!" Laura said as she sped out the room zipping up her armored costume as the vampire dived into a nearby alley after shutting the window form the outside. As she and Chun-Li ran, the Asian woman just had to ask.

"So are we just not going to talk about that or what?" Chun-Li asked as she blinked in shock.

"You saw nothing." Laura said so seriously that the officer realized that continuing the conversation might be bad for her health.

-25 minutes later-

*Ding*

Spider-Man, team enlightenment, and Rebuff turned to see the two remaining members of team Amazing run up to them. Chun-Li, seeing the slightly non-caring and relaxed form of Spider-Man had to bite back a curse.

"Seriously? Am I the only one on our team that didn't get laid last night?" Chun-Li questioned incredulously making Spider-Man and Laura turn to each other in shock.

"Please tell me you changed the sheets…" Spidey groaned.

"I'll get right to it after this." Laura muttered as Rebuff shook her head at them.

"Son of a bitch, I need a vacation. I can't even remember the last time I got any action." Rebuff muttered to herself before putting a grin on her face.

"Alright before I begin, let me introduce the new team-"

"Hey how come new teams can fight us despite the fact that we've won three matches?" Spidey questioned suddenly making the announcer flip him off.

"Fuck you, that's why." Rebuff said without missing a beat before continuing her speech. "Alright now we have team Enlightenment this team is so badass that their theme is the sound of nature itself! I'll introduce them by starting off with…"

Ameterasu!

An image of the white and red wolf appeared, making Spider-Man tilt his head.

"Oh she can't be that bad-"

"Ameterasu, also known as Shiranui is the Shinto goddess of the sun. She has saved her world countless times with the use of numerous godly weapons. This is no simple wolf ladies and gentlemen because this wolf comes from Izanagi himself! Her tale is filled with happiness and sorrow and she entered this tournament to find a worth wielder for her totem!" Spider-Man's team mates glared at him viciously making him bow his head. "Next we have…"

Gamora!

"The sole surviving member of the Zen Whoberi, Gamora, was saved as a child by Thanos. Through Thanos' augmentation and training she became a highly skilled and feared galactic assassin. Using her new formidable skills and abilities, she knows 83.4% of ALL armed and unarmed techniques and wants to test her skill against "The most powerful woman on Earth." Also she has obtained the title "Deadliest woman in the universe" How about that?" Rebuff grinned while Chun-Li gaped.

"Oh….fuck my life…." Chun-Li stuttered out as the green skinned woman grinned at her.

Chun-Li's Frustration meter: 80%

"Finally the leader of team enlightenment…"

Anansi!

"Better known as the Great Weaver, patron god of all spiders, spider-like individuals, and those with the Spider-Totem. He has come to finally confront Spider-Man, whose life he has been manipulating since birth." Rebuff grinned at Spider-Man as if she hadn't just completely blown his mind.

"Wait you're the reason I'm the so-called center of the web?" Spider-Man questioned in disbelief making Anansi nod his head. "Oh you are just too many different kinds of asshole."

"Your life has not been easy young hatchling, but soon you will see that your importance is virtually unmatched."

"Now that we're all introduced let's get this party started! This will be a three on three battle, and I'll be fair and let you all dictate the rules, no one permanently dies either. Begin!" Rebuff shouted as she disappeared. Ameterasu wasted no time and pounced on Talon before they were both engulfed by a bright light. Gamora just stretched a bit before glancing at Anansi.

"Alright send us away." Anansi nodded his head and both women were cocooned in a golden web before fading away.

"And then there were two…" Spider-Man muttered in shock at how fast his team had disappeared.

-Chun-Li vs. Gamora: ten minutes later-

The two women were standing in a barren waste land as a heavy tension hung in the air.

"I'll get right to the point; you can't in any plausible way beat me as you are now." Gamora deadpanned making the Chinese woman narrow her eyes.

"Oh? And how do you know that?" Chun-Li questioned as she quirked an eyebrow.

"Simple, even I can tell you lack discipline." Gamora's words actually made Chun-Li take a step back as if she were smacked. Being one of the best martial artists in her world, it's safe to say Chun-Li was rarely ever called out on her fighting skills and even then no one had ever said it with such confidence that even she began to believe it for a split second. "But this is why we're here. So I can train you."

"W-what?" Chun-Li stuttered out.

"Anansi didn't give me all of the details when he asked for my help, but basically you need to reach the end of the tournament with your team….or we all die." Gamora said with a frown. "Quite frankly I plan to live for a while so I'll teach you how to obtain serenity because let's face it, that other fighter from your world that helped kidnap your friend? She is stronger than you are that's a given." Chun-Li clenched her fist s in anger as she remembered how Juri sent her to the emergency room and later beat both Cammy and Guile consecutively.

"So what good would serenity do for me? How could that possibly give me an edge in this tournament?" Chun-Li questioned skeptically.

"Simple, by obtaining serenity you can remember the "Truth" or at least that's what Anansi told me. Apparently you found out and understood the truth behind the cycle of Heroes; again he didn't tell me what that meant. I'm just here to make sure I don't die." Gamora dead panned. "You figured the truth behind heroism against your second opponent in this tournament, but you couldn't handle it so your mind created false memories to keep you safe." Chun-Li could swear she felt a headache coming on and released a sigh.

"Fine, let's say everything you just said was true, just how does serenity help me?"

"If you understand everything, you would consequently gain complete control of your Chi." Now that made Chun-Li blink in shock. Complete control of chi was something only the deadliest martial artists had obtained. Sure she knew how to channel chi, but it was limited to only being usable in the fighting style that she used. "Now enough talk, we begin now. I will kill you and then you will be brought back this will only end in your victory once you understand the universal cycle of heroes."

"Hold up! Why the hell do I have to get killed?" Chun-Li questioned with wide eyes.

Chun-Li's frustration meter: 98%

"True serenity only comes from death. If I kill you when your frustration reaches the breaking point it will disappear and once it does part of the truth will re-surface. In other words, you will remember parts of the truth every time you die." Gamora said before giving Chun-Li a cocky smirk. "Come on kid, I don't have all day.

That was it.

Chun-Li's headache reached the breaking point from being treated so lightly and all she saw was red before charging at the green skinned woman. As she ran forward she could swear she felt something cracking in her mind.

Chun-Li's frustration meter: 100%!

"Spinning Bird Kick!" Chun-Li roared as her legs ignited with pink chi. Gamora rose up her arm and blocked the attack, she frowned slightly when she felt the Chi collide with her.

"So this is how strong humans are? They are much less fragile than I imagined, but still no match for me." Gamora grabbed Chun-Li's leg tightly.

*CRACK*

"GAHHH!" Chun-Li screamed in pain as her leg shattered before she was flung into the air. Gamora unsheathed Godslayer and leapt after Chun-Li.

"Death number one." Gamora said coldly as she thrust her blade into Chun-Li.

*SCHTIK!*

Chun-Li's mind went blank as her brain overloaded with pain.

Chun-Li's frustration meter: 0%

Before Chun-Li's eyes closed she felt as though she was remembering something important.

Thro…..A….n…..a….ero

….gh …eath….a…ero…..mes..a…..end

….ugh…..me…..a…end….mes…a…th

…nd…y…..ing….om…he….my…a…an…akes…tion

Gamora waited for a second after yanking out her blade and in a flash of gold light Chun-Li reappeared holding her head with wide eyes.

"N-Nani?"

"So, you figure it out yet?" Chun-Li just stared at her with fearful and shocked eyes, making Gamora sigh. "Well we have all the time in the world. Let's go." Gamora said as she lunged forward and swung at Chun-Li, only for the Asian woman to barely dodge under her slash. "Oh? She can actually dodge that? Was she this skilled or did her death make her stronger?"

-Spider-Man vs. Anansi-

"This will be simple young Halfling, if you can land a single punch on me you will win." Anansi said simply making Spider-Man's jaw drop behind his mask. "And no, that is not a joke. Come."

"Well if you say so." Spider-Man said before speed blitzing Anansi with his fist cocked back. The dark skinned deity simply shut his eyes and right before Spidey's fist hit him…

! Web of Life!

…he stepped to the side.

! Spid-

*WHAM!*

"Ahh! Dang it!" Spider-Man shouted as he held his head in pain, as soon as his punch missed, Spider-Man was hit with a devastating blow from Anansi's staff.

"It's worse than I thought." Anansi said with a sigh. "You fear your new power and attempt to hold yourself back to your strength before your rebirth. Problem is that you don't know how to moderate your strength efficiently and end up fighting clumsily."

"What are you saying?"

"I am saying that you are making yourself even weaker than you were before your death. The first time you gained your new powers you were the same way but after a while you managed to use them efficiently." Anansi began as he lifted his staff…

!Spi-

…and faster than Spider-Man's eyes could track, he smacked the hero again with the cane.

"Damn it!" Spider-Man groaned as he fell down.

"Even your "Spider-Sense" is weaker than before." Anansi muttered in disappointment. "With great power comes great responsibility. This is a great rule to live by and I applaud you for trying, but you failed to do so."

"W-what?" Spider-Man asked in shock, which could be seen through his mask.

"You have power yet you never train. You never hone your skills to perfection and you don't know your limits. You just use brute force that you think will be enough and then rely on that sad excuse for precognition for everything else." Anansi revealed as Spider-Man stood up.

"How am I supposed to train? I don't have time to do so because I'm always protecting New York and attempting to make a living!" Spider-Man said angrily. "All you people who are affiliated with this "Web of Life" Keep lecturing me on how important I am, yet none of you ever try to help!"

"Hmm, you make a valid point."

"And another-wait what?" Spider-Man asked dumbfounded.

"You weren't ready before but time is no longer a luxury. Even though you didn't train before, your control over your more advanced powers reached perfection through time and experience. However we can no longer wait for you to relearn your former skill." Anansi said seriously as the two became surrounded by a golden web. "It's time for you to remember the life you lost to Mephisto." Spider-Man stood still for a second before shakily pointing a finger at Anansi.

"That's whose behind this? What did I do to piss him off?"

"Nothing. You made a deal to erase your marriage willingly in order to save the life of your Aunt May."

"Shh! Secret identity remember? This fight is being broadcasted globally." Spider-Man said as he looked around frantically.

"Don't worry Halfling, our fight is no longer being seen; the web of life is shielding us." Anansi spoke calmly making Spider-Man relax before remembering their previous conversation.

"Wait won't this break my deal with Mephisto and consequently kill my aunt? If so then I don't want the help."

"Calm down. Mephisto wanted your marriage; your memories were just the means of which he could pull it off. You can remember and even remarry your former mate without any consequence since you have already technically fulfilled your end. Mephisto always loved making deals that would harm those who accepted them, but at the same time they are always filled with loopholes which can be exploited."

"Sounds like you two have history." Spidey quipped as he crossed his arms.

"Let's just say being able to see every possible outcome of any action hasn't made me his favorite person to make deals with." Anansi smirked before the web began fading. "We're here."

"What-"

-Africa: Temple of the Great Weaver- (LIAG fun fact: This is actually in Marvel, seriously why aren't there more fics? Any plot device you need is canon.)

"Whoa." Spider-Man muttered has he found himself at the ancient temple. "Never thought I would end up here again."

"Lord Anansi! You grace us with your presence?" A woman with long black hair, black eyes, and tanned skin said as she bowed. She had on a tribal bikini top and a very short tribal skirt. It was only because of the web tattoo on her left eye that Spider-Man was able to realize who she was.

"T-taran?" Spider-Man asked in shock honestly she seemed to have filled out a bit more since he had last seen her. (LIAG Helpful info: Taran is the high priestess at the temple…and of course Spider-Man made out with her once before she was sentenced to Marvel limbo… #TheStruggle-sorry inside joke.)

"Spider-Man! It is good to see you again!" Taran said as she gave the man a hug, she stepped back and turned to Anansi. The two seemed to have a silent conversation before Taran nodded her head determinedly.

"It is time for you to remember. Are you ready? Are you both?" Anansi questioned seriously.

"It was the reason I was born…I cannot fail this mission that you have given me Great Weaver." Taran spoke up seriously, making Spidey seriously confused.

"Good then let us enter the temple." Anansi said as he walked into the building with Spider-Man and Taran trailing behind.

-Temple-

"Tell me Spider-Man you have become familiar with various types of energy have you not?" Spider-Man hummed in thought as he began counting them off on his fingers.

"There has been Gamma, Cosmic, Magical, electrical, Phoenix and a lot more. Yup I have seen and been hit by at least all of them." Spider-Man said making the other two laugh slightly.

"Good!" Anansi said before they entered a room. "Tell me, did you know that spiders and those with the Spider-totem like yourself have a special energy that empowers them as well? Think hard." Spider-Man thought hard before a light bulb went off in his head.

*Flash*

"Peter Parker…" A voice said ominously, making Peter turn to see possibly the largest fucking spider he had ever seen, crawling down a tree. "You have been exposed to high amounts of chaotic energy, forcing me to awaken again prematurely…" The Spider spoke as it walked closer to Peter, who stepped back as it got closer.

*Flash*

"Chaotic energy?" Spidey asked making the taller man smile.

"No but you are on the right track. Those with the Spider totem must defend against the power of Chaos. We are here to protect order-the web of life. When faced with chaos our bodies adapt accordingly to fend it off." Anansi began before turning to Taran.

"But there is an Energy that empowers those who wield the Spider-totem." Taran began before she picked up a nearby bowl that was filled with various herbs. She nodded at Anansi who left the room and closed the door behind him. "The Spider-totem is charged by Tantric energy." Taran said as used to rocks to create a spark and light up the contents of the bowl.

"Tantric energy..?" Spider-Man questioned in confusion making her nod.

"Today we are going to release your sealed memories by overloading your mind with high amounts of my tantric energy through a ritual. As one with the Spider-totem you should be able to feed from my reserves without a problem." Taran said as she approached Spider-Man.

"But what is Tantric energy?" Spider-Man questioned.

"Inhale." Taran said suddenly as she raised the bowl to his face. A little put off about her seemingly ignoring him, Spider-Man took a deep breath only for his body to instantly become numb sending him crashing to the floor.

*Thud*

"W-what?"

"Tantric energy is a divine power that is released during a certain…ritual. The less this ritual is performed in one's life the more energy they have. Every living being has this energy." Taran said as she reached behind her back.

"R-ritual?" Spider-Man asked but gasped in shock as Taran's top fell to the ground. Taran said nothing as she straddled Spider-Man's hips and pulled off his mask revealing dazed brown eyes that were beginning to glow red from her close proximity.

"The ritual you know as…sex. You underestimate Anansi but it's to be expected you don't truly know of him." Taran began as her hand began sliding underneath Peter's pants. "Anansi has foreseen this very moment when you would need the energy. I was blessed enough for him to choose me; my duties were simple. Teach others of his existence and save myself from temptation until the moment that the web's center would need it." Taran said as she grabbed him from underneath his pants, making the hero gasp and his eyes shine brighter. She rose up slightly and leaned forward until they were eye to eye. Black mixed with red and she smiled at him gently.

"T-Taran w-wait-"

"I was born to serve you." Taran said before she sat down making Peter's body thrash for a second. "I-I w-will purge the evil that c-clouds y-your m-mind!" Taran said before she pressed her lips to his hungrily. (LIAG fun fact/helpful info: Ero once tried to have sex with Flash Thompson because he was formerly in a coma for months and thus filled with high amounts of tantric energy. Yup. Honestly I should have a drinking game where people attempt to spot the shit I actually did make up and the stuff that is canon, both are insane. I don't think I've even made anything up yet I've just been bending canon. Well except for Chun-li 2 and Talon 2099)

"*MMPH*!"

*FLASH!*

-Peter's mindscape-

Peter found himself floating above a golden web before a single pitch black web line slid down in front of him. Raising his hand hesitantly he touched the web only for it to also shine gold and assault his mind with various memories. Memories both sad and happy coursed through his mind, Peter wasn't sure how long he was there but he knew he had relived years long forgotten.

*FLASH*

-Hell-

"ANANSIIIIIIII!" Mephisto roared.

-Temple-

Spider-Man groaned as he sat up, his mind hurt yet his body felt nearly weightless.

"The transfer is complete." Taran gasped out as she stood up tiredly and began to put her clothes back on. As soon as she had placed her top back on Anansi re-entered the room.

"How do you feel, besides the headache of course?"

"Honestly…?" Peter panted as he placed his mask back on. "Never better, but please ask before you rape me." Spider-Man deadpanned at Taran making her giggle.

"Sorry, but I didn't think you'd allow me to perform the ritual if you had control over your body so I took matters into my own hands."

"Do you remember your limitations now Spider-Man?" Anansi questioned making the hero hum in though.

"Yup, it's just like riding I bike."

"Then let us continue our battle." Anansi smiled as he teleported both himself and Spider-Man back to New York.

-New York-

BGM: I'll make a man out of you- Mulan (LIAG fun fact Marvel is owned by Disney; hey some people might not know don't give me that look!)

"We're back, are you ready to show myself and the world the true you?" Anansi questioned as Spider-Man nodded his head in determination before crouching into his fighting stance. "Then let us begin, remember you only need a single blow." Anansi said before tightening his grip on his staff. "Amazing thirty three point three percent of the possible outcomes are now in his favor; much better than the previous zero."

"Alright, let's do this." Spider-Man said as he blitzed Anansi who swung at him with his staff.

! Spider-Sense!

Time seemed to slow as Spidey bent back, causing the staff to sail over his head before flipping to a handstand and springing up at Anansi.

! Web of Life!

-Slow-Mo-

Anansi whipped his staff down at impossible speeds only for his smirk to grow as Spider-Man flipped back to his feet and crossed his arms in front of him to block the blow; as Anansi's staff rested on his arms, Spidey's muscles tensed and two stingers ripped from his wrists. Anansi laughed and leapt back.

-Slow-Mo: End-

"Oh so you can use your stingers at will now?" Anansi questioned as he teleported in front of Spider-Man.

! Web of Life!

Anansi sidestepped the stab from Spider-Man and the two began trade blows. Spider-Man's stingers met Anansi's staff as the buzzing in Spidey's head went into overdrive.

"Well like you said…" Spider-Man began as he ducked under another swing. "If Chaotic energy and Tantric energy go hand and hand then using a little of the energy Taran gave me should be enough to bring them out."

"You are a fast learner!" Anansi laughed. "However, obviously Tantric energy isn't something you can create alone. I suggest you put away your stingers before you waste anymore of your reserves; you're going to need it later." Anansi said as he flipped over Spider-Man. "Unless you plan to recharge later. Hmm?"

"Oh, you got jokes?" Spider-Man asked amused before he quickly sheathed his stingers. "Leave the quipping to the professionals pal, and you're right I don't need them to win this!" Spidey shouted as he dashed forward with his arm cocked back.

"Oh? Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself? You can't hit me like that-"

!Web-

*pop*

"What!?" Anansi asked in confusion as his lower half was suddenly covered in web making him immobile as Spidey's fist raced towards his face.

*WHAM!*

BGM: END

Anansi's eyes snapped open in disbelief as his head snapped to the side from the blow.

"And I guess that means I win, isn't that right?" Spider-Man questioned as Anansi stared at him stunned.

"How did you defy the web of life!?"

"Oh I didn't." Spider-man said bluntly. "You see when we were fighting I noticed something; while it's true you can see any possible outcome it only works to its full power when you are able to focus. In combat however you seemed to move solely on knee-jerk reactions rather than someone who knows the future. My only theory is that when in combat the web of life helps you out not unlike my spider-sense, am I correct?"

"This Halfling is better than I thought." Anansi thought as he nodded his head with a smirk.

"So I did a gamble. When I released my stingers that was just to mask me ejecting a web cartridge onto the ground. I may be able to make my own web but my web shooters have a sentimental value to me." Spider-Man revealed as he pulled off his glove to show the silver machine. "I then used my stingers so that your danger-sense focused solely on them. You never noticed that I was pushing you closer to the single web cartridge that I dropped. And when your sense noticed what was going on it was too late and you stepped on it."

"HAHAHA! Good going child! You have won this bout today." Anansi grinned before ripping the web off of him.

Anansi: Forfeit

Spider-Man: WINSSSSS

Team Amazing: 1

Team Enlightenment: 0

"But what was really the whole point of this?" Spider-Man asked sounding bewildered.

"We are here to teach your team three truths that are necessary for each of you to reach your full potentials. These truths are absolute, as in they are universally true. Yours is simple "With great Power comes Great Responsibility" Anansi revealed with a smile. "You know and understand this, so your test was really to strengthen your body not your mind."

"Oh well…how about that?" Spider-Man chuckled as he clenched and unclenched his hand.

"And now…" Anansi began as he sat down.

"…We play the waiting game." Spidey nodded as he sat next to his patron God.

-Earlier Talons enlightenment-

The wolf and Talon were standing in front of a cave that was sealed by a large boulder. The wolf looked down at the panting mutant sadly.

"Come child. You have eyes but you cannot see, you have ears but you do not hear." Ameterasu said and although it came out as barks Talon could understand it perfectly.

"How am I supposed to beat you? You are a god!" Talon bit out making the wolf sigh.

"You'd be surprised at the power humanity…even fake humanity." Ameterasu said seriously. "There's a threat coming that threatens EXISTENCE itself. Not just your universe, oh gods, not even your multiverse. EVERYTHING." Ameterasu growled out as Talon looked at her in shock.

"Then what am I supposed to do? Why can't you handle it?"

"BECAUSE IM TOO WEAK CHILD!" The wolf barked and the volume of its voice had Laura holding her head in agony. Laura could feel the pain in the wolf's voice and it caused tears to fall down her face. She thought she had felt everything, but nothing was more heartbreaking than that. The wolf seemed to sigh and walked over to her and licked her on her face, instantly making the young feral calm down. "Forgive me, I am not usually run by my feelings."

"Just tell me why are we here? What's the point of this?"

"An army of Existence's greatest heroes are being formed to stop the threat. You are going to join alongside your team, but for you to be any kind of help we need you ready."

"But what-who is this threat and who are my allies? How can you be so sure that you can have me ready to fight something on an inter-multiverse level?" Laura asked as she struggled to stand up.

"No one. No one knows this threat better than myself." Ameterasu growled out. "This threat…is my mother."

"What?" Laura asked, sure that she had heard that wrong.

"This is why we're here; this is where I was born." Ameterasu said as she nudged at the boulder. "A long time ago my parent, Izanagi and Izanami were created to watch over the imagination of mankind, the multiverse as we call it although it is your reality and your emotions so don't let the label of not being real get to you because honestly? No body you have ever met was "real". I'm not "real"

*Thump*

Laura fell to her hands and knees and just stared blankly ahead. Her whole life she had wondered if she was real or not just to learn that the people she compared herself were no more real than her. She felt hurt, vindicated, and relieved all at the same time.

"So wait the other gods like Thor, what are they?" Laura questioned in confusion.

"My Norse brethren along with the other "gods" are descendent of my older brother, Kagu-Tsuchi. He was a god of fire that killed my mother in child birth. My father was enraged and killed my infant brother, and his blood spread across the multi-verse and created thousands of "gods" who later had children of their own and eventually you get the ones like Thor."

"But wait, if your mother died-What did your father do?" Laura bit out; she knew very well that if you loved your wife enough to kill your baby in rage then you weren't a very smart individual.

"He tried to bring her back from the underworld, Yomi."

"No wonder this seems familiar, I've read about the Shinto religion once. When he found her she was decayed and maggot ridden. Izanagi ran from his wife in fear and sealed the entrance with a boulder-"Laura stopped herself as she looked at the boulder blocking the cave. "Are you telling me that behind that boulder is Yomi? The hell that apparently created my hell?"

"While Yomi is a little less…tame…than your hell it is still a fictional one. No one could survive the real hell. Anyway to continue the story he tried to burn the image of his wife from his mind and cleansed his left eye, this action gave birth to me."

"You still haven't explained why this should matter to me." Laura reminded carefully trying her best not to sound rude.

(LIAG Helpful info alright all the info above is directly from the Shinto religion, the rest is how it ties into my series.)

"Enraged, my mother left their planet and took refuge somewhere else. She found out that her beauty would come back if she either became completely good or evil so she gave birth to a pair of twins that held her good side and left them on the planet to rot, but the two would later be saved by one of the planet's inhabitants and raised in an orphanage where they would meet five others."

"Wait; there was never any mention of this." Laura muttered to herself.

"Is the whole story ever told?"

"…point."

"Those seven were later turned into experiments by my mother's followers or X7 as they like to call themselves. The brother would later kill himself to save his twin sister and free his friends, and so seven became six. Eventually the leader of their group would die as well and six became five. The Sister would then lead them to attempt to kill our mother."

"But that's suicide." Laura said in shock. If the Goddess was truly that powerful to wipe out everything what good would five people do?

"They had nothing to lose, and the sister gained a power that would let her summon the embodiment of our mother's good will and attempt to use that to kill her."

"That failed though didn't it?"

"*Sigh* yes it did. Mother used her powers to temporarily turn one of their own against them, my sister's lover and father of her unborn child. He killed them all and when he came to my younger sister transferred my mother's goodwill to him, making him immortal. Now he is building an army that shares the name of his old group and attempts to kill my mother once again. This is where you come in. You must join them alongside your team. It wasn't coincidence that you three met. Think, why were you even in New York that day?"

"I-I don't know…" Laura said with wide eyes. "I was just there."

"I brought you there and removed your confusion. You three needed to form a team, Spider-Man represents light that bares darkness and you represent darkness that bears light."

"So what about Chun-Li? Did she just get innocently dragged into this damn plan? She's a good woman she doesn't deserve to be used like this." Laura said with narrowed eyes.

"Quite the contrary, she's the most important. She represents balance; she has both helped and comforted you and Spider-Man sense your journey began." Ameterasu revealed as she began pushing the bolder to the side. Laura shuddered as the feeling of dread engulfed her. "I will be at the heart of the cave to reach me you must pass ninety-nine trials. Inside Yomi time does not exist you shall age yet you will be in the same time period when you return. When you finally reach me we shall do battle."

"Why didn't the older me join this army? She already this challenge I assume."

"Actually she didn't, I never invited her. Beware of the Reaper child she's a danger to everything."

"What's the point of this then? She'll just learn everything that I do if she still exists." Laura said not unreasonably.

"You mortals see the obvious and believe it as truth. Past and future do these concepts truly mean anything in the current cycle of life? Ameterasu asked ominously "Now it's time for you to begin. If you enter you forfeit your right to live and must earn your resurrection."

"You're telling me to kill myself?" Laura asked in disbelief.

"No I am asking you, how far would you go to save the man you love? Because if my mother wins this war everything is going to end."

"…Fine." Talon muttered to herself as she walked hesitantly into the cave. Ameterasu watched Laura fade into the darkness.

"Will she really be able to overcome the Reaper when they fight? And if she does, can her mind handle the truth?" Ammy questioned as an image of the older Talon appeared snarling with blazing red eyes.

-Trial One-

BGM: Emil (Sacrifice) – Nier soundtrack

Talon found herself in a wide space within the cave, she felt her chest and widened her eyes when should no longer feel her heart beat.

"I-I actually did it. I actually just killed myself and walked into hell for Peter." The clone felt like laughing and crying but she her emotions felt very hard to even grasp inside the cave. "What is the first trial? I don't see anything-"

*RUMBLE*

BGM: END

BGM: The Dark Collosus Destroys All- Nier Soundtrack

Talon gaped as a being with eight snake heads appeared and released a roar that was filled with so much hatred that Laura found herself becoming enraged just from hearing it. Talon didn't get a chance to contemplate on that, however when one of the heads lunged at her. Talon barely dodged in time only for another head to slam her into a wall.

"GAHHH!" The feral screamed as she slammed into the stone, as she struggled to stand she was suddenly flung into the air.

-Slow-Mo-

Talon watched with wide eyes as one of the heads began charging a fire ball in its mouth.

"H-how am I supposed to win this?" Talon asked herself as the flaming ball shot out and collided with her.

-Slow-Mo: End-

"I-I'm going to die alone in this place." The realization hit the young woman hard as her vision dimmed.

"If I learned one thing it's that as long as you have someone that believes or believed in you, you can get through anything." Peter's voice rang through her ears making them snap open in shock.

"People who believe in me?" Talon thought as she struggled to move. As she did, she thought of Peter, Chun-Li, Kiden, Hope, Xavier, Her Mother, Gambit, Jubilee, and hell even Wolverine popped into her mind for a split second.

BGM: END

BGM: Shadow lord's Castle (Roar) - Nier Soundtrack

"I can't kill, there's no telling what I will do once I do, where will I draw the line? I don't know but you understand it way more than I can; you can be responsible with decisions like that." Spider-Man said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "You will be a legend one day Laura, but only if you want it."

"That's right…they need me, I can go to that place that they can't go to. I can go to complete emptiness, I may regret it later and I might need to work up the nerve, but I will do anything to get the job done."Blood seemed to come from everywhere on Talon's body, but she stood strong as the monster's center head charged at her.

"It's this life of mine, my hell that allows me to be here. This place of absolute misery and emptiness…this is home. And I thrive here." Talon thought furiously as her eyes burned red. "BRING IT!" Talon roared as she leapt forward just as the snake swallowed her whole. Shortly after all of the snakes heads began to scream in pain as a small lump began to thrash wildly in its chest.

"RAHHHHH!" The beast shouted in pain as slashing sounds could be heard from inside its body. The eight heads seemed to freeze for a second before falling forward.

*THUMP!*

The body land lifelessly as a hand with two metal claws ripped from its back, before another one ripped out as well. A blood soaked Talon crawled out just as a white stair case appeared, making her smile slightly before spitting up, what she hoped was hers, some blood. Tiredly, Talon slid down the side of the demon and limped towards the stair case.

"Chun-Li, Peter; don't worry about me I'm just finding myself, when we meet again we will win this tournament. I hope you two are stronger when I return." Talon thought to herself as she held her side.

BGM: END

-Yomi: Years later-

Ameterasu was lying in a patch of grass as she slept, the sun was out and small animals frolicked around her. She opened one of her eyes lazily as she seemed to stare at thin air.

*SLASH*

If she wasn't in her wolf form, she'd have smirked as two pairs of claws ripped through the air in an "X" pattern.

BGM: Rebirthing- Skillet

"You actually did it."

"Yup" A woman that seemed to be in her early twenties with dark gray skin and crimson eyes muttered as she walked into the area on all fours. "And it's time for my resurrection." Wasting no time Ameterasu leapt back as large blade appeared floating behind her around her neck.

"Then let us begin, pup!" Ameterasu howled "Amazing! She actually did it, but judging by her skin she has become tainted by the darkness." Ameterasu brought down her Thunder Edge only for Talon to parry it with her claws; however the blade sent a powerful electric current into the mutant that sent her blasting across the field. Talon growled a bit but managed to roll back over on all fours. "She survived my Glaive, but can she survive the next two weapons?" Ameterasu wondered as her blade disappeared and was replaced by a ring of Tundra beads that floated around her neck.

"Weapon X: Prime!" Talon roared as she burst forward on all fours as the white wolf unleashed a barrage of ice bullets at Talon, who slashed through each one.

*Smash*

*Smash*

*Smash*

"Yes! She is the only one worthy of my totem!" Ameterasu thought to herself before her rosary was replaced by her reflector. Talon's Adamantium claws met Ameterasu's Solar flare. Neither weapon was willing to give in, until Ameterasu howled and tossed the young woman into the air. Ameterasu leapt in to the sky as she re-equipped her tundra beads before turning them into a whip and slamming it into the feral countless times, each hit encasing Talon more and more in ice. The wolf's Thunder edge quickly replaced the beads and with a powerful electric slash, destroyed the ice sending the mutant slamming harshly into the ground. "If she can get up, then that is proof that she understood the truth I wanted her to see."

"RAHHH!" Talon roared as she forced herself up and stared at the wolf with burning red eyes.

"ENOUGH!" Ameterasu howled forcing Talon from her berserker rage. "It's over, you pass. You have truly realized the truth I wanted you to see."

BGM: END

"The truth?" Talon repeated with a frown.

"We each wanted to teach you all a single truth, that if fully understood would help you reach your full potential one day. Yours was "To make stronger, you must first destroy." Ameterasu revealed to Talon. "Your healing ability is still not ready and yet you have taken no visible damage do you know why?" Talon blinked in shock and looked down, and sure enough her body was as good as new.

"Please enlighten me." Talon murmured making the wolf snicker.

"Your body is right here." Ameterasu said as Talon's younger body appeared in a flash of light. "Right now, we are no longer in Yomi as soon as you reached me you had left. No mortal body can survive in Yomi, this was a test to strengthen the mind not body, and you have passed by forging an unbreakable spirit. I have bestowed upon your body the Wolf Totem as soon as you touch your body you will be resurrected." Talon widened her eyes at the wolf and cautiously approached her body, she glanced at the goddess who nodded her head and touched her body's forehead.

*FLASH*

-New York-

Spider-Man and Anansi, who were playing the most epic game of poker ever, looked up to see Talon appear alongside Ameterasu.

*Ba-dump*

"It feels good to hear that again." Talon smiled as she looked at her younger hands.

"So she passed, I assume?" Anansi questioned making the wolf nod. "Please join us in this card game then as we wait for the last two.

Ameterasu: Forfeit

Talon: WINNNNSSSSS

Team Amazing: 2

Team Enlightenment: 0

-Chun-Li and Gamora-

BGM: A Hero will Rise- Future World Music

Through action, a Man becomes a Hero

The words rang through Chun-Li's head as she ducked underneath a slash from Gamora's Godslayer and spun around slamming her heel into Gamora's head only for the green skinned warrior to gran her leg and ram her blade through Chun-Li's chest.

Through death, a Hero becomes a Legend

Chun-Li reappeared behind Gamora in a flash of light and place both of her hands on the woman's back and pumped a large amount of chi into them.

"Chou-Kikosho! (1)" Chun-Li roared as she blasted the woman away from her. Gamora curled into herself as she flew away and quickly flipped back to her feet and continued to slide back a few more feet before coming to a stop.

"Well I'll be damned, she's actually gotten better and she still refuses to give up even despite how many times I've killed her. It must be a human thing." Gamora thought with a smirk as an image of Richard Rider, better known as the deceased Nova (LIAG Helpful info: Obviously not the one from Avenger's vs. X-men.) flashed through her mind. Chun-Li slammed her right foot down, creating a crater under it in the process, and began pumping it with chi.

Through time, a Legend becomes a Myth

"AHHHHHH!" Chun-li roared as her eyes shown with Chi as a pillar of light erupted form her body and shot into the sky. Gamora grinned as she charged forward with her blade as a golden dragon-head made from pure chi began to form on Chun-Li's foot as rose petals seemed to fall around her from nowhere. Chun-Li burst forward towards Gamora.

And by learning from the Myth…

"Show me what you've got!" Gamora shouted as she slashed at Chun-Li, who jumped and performed a round house kick that slammed into Gamora's chest.

"Chou Ryu-Kyaku! (2)"

…A man takes action

*BOOOOOOOOM*

Both Gamora's and Chun-Li's eyes were blinded by a bright light as a golden dragon made form pure chi ripped through the ground and flew into the sky.

BGM: END

-New York-

"You two are cheaters." Talon muttered as Ameterasu barked in agreement while the two Spiders just chuckled. They looked up when they saw another flash of light as both Chun-Li and Gamora reappeared.

"I assume she learned her truth?" Anansi questioned making Gamora shrug.

"The mystical stuff is all up to you I just did what you told me, if it helps she pulled out some new powerful moves near the end." Gamora said making Anansi sigh and turn to the serene Chun-Li.

"Okay I can tell you have earned a state of serenity. To obtain true serenity you need to have a perfect balance of all your emotions." Anansi began as the Asian woman looked up at him. "To balance your emotions you must understand what true balance is. By learn the truth about the "Cycle of Heroes." You are given a perfect example of true balance is. Your test was to strengthen both your mind and body." Anansi began before breaking out into a large grin. "Your father would be proud, Chun-Li. Since I'm not really a martial artist I'll let Gamora finish up." Anansi said confusing the woman.

"Apparently being the deadliest women in the universe lets me do this, Chun-Li for a human you put up an astounding fight and you will continue through this tournament with your friends, but you will do it as a Grand Master; congratulations." Gamora grinned as Chun-Li gaped at her in shock.

"Still regret coming to this world?" Anansi asked with a small smile.

Gamora: Forfeit

Chun-Li: WINSSSSSS

Team Amazing: 3

Team Enlightenment: 0

"Okay we had some technical difficulties and I apologize, but team Amazing wins by forfeit!" Rebuff shouted as she reappeared.

"Our time here is done, I'm afraid. Remember our lessons and we will guide you in your hearts. Go forth and win this tournament." Anansi said as his team disappeared.

"Let's go home and change those sheets." Spider-Man said suddenly as his team began their trek back to his apartment.

-Temple of the Great Weaver-

As Anansi came back to the temple Taran ran up to him and bowed.

"Did everything go as planned, great weaver?" Taran questioned as she looked up at him curiously.

"Better than expected actually."

"Forgive me lord Anansi, but what happens if Spider-Man doesn't make it to the final round?" taran asked as she tilted her head, making Anansi laugh.

"It is okay child, besides rest assured your role is far from over." Anansi began as he placed a hand on her abdomen. "I always have a backup plan." Anansi said simply with a smile, making the young woman's eyes widen.

Next Chapter: Ends of the Earth Part 1

Chou-Kikosho! (1) = Super Spirit Energy Blast!

Chou Ryu-Kyaku! (2) = Super Dragon Kick! (I think)

-Omake: Earlier with Wolverine-

Wolverine raised an eyebrow as he saw Jubilee sneak back into the tower.

"Where have you been, kid?" Wolverine began but stopped as he felt something funny.

*Sniff*

*Gulp*

Jubilee fidgeted nervously as he opened his eyes in shock.

"Oh no way in hell…" Wolverine trailed of as he looked at the younger Vampire who scratched the back of her head sheepishly, before widening her eyes in disbelief.

"Cyclops?" Jubilee questioned making the feral growl and turn around only to see nobody. He growled as her heard the vampire zooming away.

*Flash*

"Hey you might need this." Deadpool said as he teleported next to Logan and handed him a book.

"What to do when your foster-vampire daughter sleeps with your cloned daughter by D. Pool?" Wolverine read out loud before snarling and turning to the merc, only to find no one there. "WADE!"

-Omake 2: Deadpool's apartment after Peter's date-

Deadpool made it to his room and was about to get ready for bed when he was suddenly tackled to the floor.

"There you are honey I've been looking all over for you!" A woman with a blonde pony-tail and bright blue eyes said enthusiastically as she grinned down at the stunned merc.

"Oh no, not this psycho… Please Rebuke, I take it back I don't wanna get laid, help!" Deadpool whimpered as the woman smiled a smile that was slightly too big to be sane.

"Get laid? Wonderful idea Wade!"

"Now Wanda...you wouldn't want to rape a male version of yourself would you?" Deadpool pleaded. (LIAG Helpful Info: Wanda Wilson Is a female version of Deadpool from earth 3010. She is like Deadpool in every way, but with a normal physical appearance and a female.)

"Sorry, but fifty no's and a yes is still yes!"

"But I didn't say yes!"

"I know! I did, isn't it great being the same person?"

Deadpool got laid that night.

Deadpool was also the woman that night.

END

RebukeX7: Tantric energy…an energy used by Spiders empowered by sex and its canon…*Throws Chair* Of all the heroes I've written Spider-Man getting an advantage by sleeping around is Canon he has so much potential for so many types of stories! What's with the shortage of good Spidey fics?

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