Arana: Spider-Girl of 2099

Summary: A girl from the year 2099 showed up in the Parkers' living room...through a freaking portal in their television at two in the morning. And said future girl traveled back in time to be trained by the orignial Spider-Girl. There's just one problem, the original Spider-Girl is dead. AU Teen Heroes Universe. Rated T for Language.

Author's Note: Hello, readers. This is a fanfic centered around the arrival of Anya Corazon aka Arana into the Teen Heroes Universe.

Constructive Criticism welcome.

Disclaimer: I own my own characters.

Chapter Two

Parker Residence...

The sound of something exploding in the kitchen was enough to jostle Sami from her sleep. She grabbed her gun and bolted out of her room, muttering something about how she knew the intruder couldn't be trusted. Once downstairs, she saw smoke billow out from the kitchen, setting off the fire detectors. Bloom could be seen fanning air at the detectors in order to prevent the smoke from further reaching the little alarms. She coughed wildly.

"What's going on? I heard something explode!" a voice said from behind Sami. The brunette whipped around to stare at Anya in shock. If she didn't do it, then who-

The sound of a younger person coughing made the two girls turn their attention to the noise. From behind Bloom, Esther covered her mouth, coughing as well. Sami let out a sigh as she lowered her gun yet again, relieved that she didn't have to use it. She was still surprised that the intru-Anya wasn't the cause of the explosion, but she wasn't surprised that Esther was involved. Trouble followed that girl around like a bad smell.

"What happened, Mom?" Sami asked, tucking the gun into the back of her pants.

After Bloom's coughing settled down, she explained that she was in the middle of making breakfast and that Esther had wanted to help as well. The young girl had been in charge of making pancakes. Well, Bloom turned her back to the other for just a couple minutes when all of a sudden, the pancake batter had exploded on the stove and caught fire. Though, she wasn't sure how the batter had exploded, it was the same old recipe.

Mindy came trudging down the steps, "Esther probably loaded the batter with C-4 in order to take us all out." She grumbled tiredly, leaning against Sami's side. Sami patted the girl's hair fondly.

"I did no such thing!" Esther protested with a stamp of her foot. She glared at the blond girl, who just stuck her tongue out at the elder.

Anya just looked between the two girls, not really sure about what to make of them both. Though from another time period, she didn't recall ever hearing about these two girls. She also did not remember the death of Spider-Girl. Well, she did remember, but May Day Parker was originally set to die of old age, not murder. But like the Parker children had mentioned, maybe her trip back altered the timeline somehow.

The thought made her cringe, not wanting to think about stuff like that right now. For now, she was to remain on mission if she wanted to alter the dark future that waited ahead. While in her own thoughts, she somehow missed the little blond, Mindy, go flying across the room at Esther, Sami at the young girl's heels. What had she missed in such a short amount of time?

"Don't you dare talk about my father like that, Russian bitch! He was a good man!" Mindy hollered, yanking on one of Esther's pig-tails.

Esther returned the gesture, trying to pry the younger off, "Your father was a murderous bastard who probably never really loved you. He probably only kept you around to..." she was backhanded repeatedly by the little blond who screamed more obscenities at her.

Meanwhile, Sami was having a bit of difficulty getting a grip on Mindy, her constant thrashing making it difficult to grab her and yank her off. Bloom was attempting to pull Esther out from under the other, but found that difficult as well. Anya jumped in to help Sami grab the deadly little girl. Sami gave the Latina a thankful look as they both finally pried Mindy off of Esther.

"Mindy…ugh…control yourself, damn it!" Sami said, attempting to cease the child's wild thrashing. Anya just stood next to Sami awkwardly, not sure what to do now.

"Alright! Alright! I give up! I'll behave now!" Mindy exclaimed as Sami wrestled the other to the floor, successfully trapping the other's arms behind her back.

Anya just stood next to Sami awkwardly, not sure what to do now.

"Alright! Alright! I give up! I'll behave now!" Mindy exclaimed as Sami wrestled the other to the floor, successfully trapping the other's arms behind her back.

For such a little girl, Mindy could sure hold off against a meta-human like Sami. Never mind the fact that Sami wasn't using her full strength. It was the fact that Mindy could be such a hassle against the older girl. And the girl was strong too. She probably could've escaped that hold Sami had her in, but chose not to for some reason.

'She probably didn't want to anger Sami further.' Anya thought, but suddenly dropped that thought as she heard giggling.

Sami had changed her hold on the younger into a playful headlock, playfully punching the younger softly in the side. Mindy laughed, gripping at the elder girl's arm, as though she was about to escape. In reality, Sami was not hitting the younger hard at all. It looked more like she was being tapped on the shoulder, but with a fist that barely had any force behind it. Anya smiled at the sight. The Latina remembered reading about Sami loving kids and was very good with them as well. She didn't remember much about Mindy though, but could tell that she was a good kid. You know ignoring the fact that she had just attacked Esther not even a couple minutes ago.

Speaking of which, Anya didn't like the vibe she was getting off of said girl. Esther didn't seem so friendly, she seemed almost….hostile. Though she was very polite and dressed like that of a princess, she had an air of malice about her. Anya shuddered. The thought of Esther gave her the creeps.

After Mindy and Esther had both been scolded by Bloom (and by Sami on Mindy's behalf), Sami went to help Bloom make breakfast properly. Dishes were set out, but there were only six plates set out.

Anya looked up in confusion, "There are only six plates set out. Shouldn't there be seven?" she asked.

Bloom chuckled, "Unfortunately, SHIELD called Peter in early, so he had his breakfast to go." She explained.

Anya nodded taking a random seat at the table. She suddenly felt eyes on her, causing her to look up. Mindy quickly looked back down at her food, acting as though she had not been staring at the older girl at all. Shrugging, Anya went back to eating her own breakfast. Anya heard something stumble down the steps behind her, making her turn to look at the source of the noise. Grumbling could be heard as Ben got up from his crumpled heap on the floor. As soon as he got up, Mindy began to giggle and Anya had to repress her laughter.

Ben looked as though he were hungover. He had dark bags under his eyes, his hair was a mess. That wasn't why they were laughing. What made them laugh was the fact that the brunette was covered in chocolate. Around his mouth, on his nose, hands and shirt. All covered in chocolate. It even got on his pants! On the left side of his forehead was a bruise about the size of quarter. That wasn't there when she first saw him last night. The boy took his seat next to Mindy at the table, oblivious to his appearance. Esther sat down with her breakfast next to Anya, ignoring everyone else.

Sami emerged from the kitchen to set down Ben's breakfast, doing a double take when she saw him. She looked down at him in confusion before looking at the three other girls. They all just shrugged, about as confused as she was. The elder brunette chuckled in amusement,

"So, uh, sleepwalking again, Ben?" Sami asked, leaning on her hands on the table.

Ben looked up at her tiredly, "What?"

The elder swiped her finger along his cheek and showed him the chocolate she collected. He looked at it in confusion before looking down at his hands as well as his clothes. He looked back up at the others, who just looked back at him waiting for him to explain. Instead, he got up from the table and headed to the kitchen to wash his hands and face.

"Benjamin! Were you sleep-walking again?!" Bloom yelled.

The girls burst into fits, unable to repress their laughter any longer. Sami chuckled and shook her head, getting off of the table. She went into the kitchen to help her mother clean before eating her own breakfast. The laughter died down into giggles as Bloom took her seat at the table. She smiled at everyone, greeting the girls with a "Good Morning" to which they returned. Ben came back from the kitchen to eat his own breakfast. Sami sat down at the breakfast bar between the kitchen and the dining room. She forgot to put some spread on her toast and went back into the kitchen.

"Oh, Ben! You couldn't have gone for the opened jar?" Sami asked, chuckling slightly.

Ben rolled his eyes, "Sorry, my subconscious only likes fresh Nutella!" he yelled back.

"You jerk!" Sami yelled jokingly, sitting down to eat.

Everything calmed down. Ben asked Mindy and Sami if there was a giant bruise on his head. Mindy said yes, while Sami said it was decent, but not giant. Ben nodded, saying that must have been where the headache came from. Bloom rolled her eyes and chuckled, wondering what her son could have been doing with a whole jar of Nutella while sleeping=walking.

The front door opened slightly as Sami's best friend, Jack Dublin, came in with her thirteen year-old step-brother, Dick Grayson, right behind him. The new-comers greeted everyone, eyes lingering on the foreign girl sitting where Sami usually sat. Bloom got up and hugged both of them. Dick high-fived Ben before stealing a strip of bacon off of the other's plate. Ben swatted at the other, but missed him by a hair as Dick jumped away with his signature cackle. Jack rolled his eyes, ruffling Mindy's hair. She jokingly whined, "Hey!" as he went to the breakfast bar to hug Sami. She offered him a piece of bacon, which he politely rejected, informing her that he had already ate.

"So, who's the new gal?" Dick asked, leaning on Ben's chair.

Anya gulped down a piece of egg before holding out her hand to the younger teen, "Anya Corazon, from the year 2099."

Dick cackled, "From the future? Okay." but shook her hand anyway.

"Shouldn't you not be interacting with us? You know? So you don't mess with the time-stream?" Jack asked.

Anya shook her head, "It's fine. I'm hoping to change the future in a good way. Which, if everything goes smoothly, I will be changing it for the better." she explained.

Jack nodded. The occupants of the room went into normal table conversation as Dick sat in Peter's empty seat. They spoke of usual things, such as schoolwork and sports and television. Until Mindy brought up Ben's "incident".

"Ha! No way! You were sleep-walking again, Dude? That's the fifth time this month!" Dick cackled.

"What the hell did you plan to do with the Nutella?" Jack asked.

Ben grumbled as he collected plates and took them into the kitchen. Dick helped as he pressured the other to tell him what had happened last night. Jack shook his head, taking Sami's empty plate and utensils and handing them off to Dick. Ben headed up stairs to get changed, Dick tailing right behind him. Mindy excused herself as well, wanting to get changed too. Anya and Esther did the same. Bloom sighed and got up to clean the dishes. Sami offered to do them, but Bloom dismissed her, thanking her daughter for her help with breakfast.

Sami sighed, "I'm worried about Mom. With Dad heading out all the time, she seems less happy."

Jack sat down on Sami's bed as he looked up at the other, "I wouldn't be happy if I was alone all the time, but it's not like he's cheating on her. He's helping to keep the world safe from bigger threats." he said.

"But why wouldn't SHIELD ask us to help?" Sami asked.

"We are helping. The Avengers take care of the space issues while we-"

"Take care of the smaller issues?" Sami asked.

Jack shrugged, "I wouldn't say the Sinister Six were a smaller issue, but..." he trailed off.

Sami looked down at the floor, sitting next to Jack. He trailed a hand down her back, sitting it on her lower back. He gently rubbed circles there as Sami's thoughts went wild in her mind. Jack hated when Sami sat there and did this. She would start to think about SHIELD issues before upsetting herself thinking about scenarios that would possibly never happen. She would get all worked up and upset about nothing. It made Jack upset to see her like that. He rubbed her back with two hands now, trying to coax her out of her thoughts. She seemed to be in a trance, making Jack worry,

"Sami, listen to me. You're in your room in your house. Your family is safe and so are you. There's nothing to worry about. Just, come back. Please." Jack said, rubbing soothing circles as Sami shook off her daze.

She shook her head and blinked a couple of times. She looked at him slightly worried, "I did it again, didn't I?" she asked quietly.

Jack took a deep breath, but nodded. He pulled his one hand away from her while the other settled on her shoulder. He knew she didn't intentionally zone-out, it just happened. It always happened. After the accident a year or two ago, and then the incident with Mindy and the Joker, Sami became darker and more concerned about the team's safety and well-being. She worried about the team so much, she forgot to worry about herself. She constantly trained and worked. The team was worried about their leader. Jack assured everyone that Sami was fine, knowing that her constant working was how she dealt with stress. Though doing it as often as she did could not have been healthy. He just hoped this case with Anya would make things worse.

What if it did?

He sighed, now he was getting in his own head. He pat Sami on the shoulder, encouraging her to get changed as well. She nodded and smiled, getting off of the bed to go get a shower. Jack watched her go, and couldn't help but noticed how beautiful his best friend actually was. You know, when she wasn't threatening to kick some bad guy's ass. Or covered in soot or rubbish.

"Damn it, Dublin. She's your best friend! You've known her so long, you're practically siblings!" Jack said, face-palming himself and falling back on to the bed.

End of chapter. Update coming soon. Feedback appreciated.