Author's note: Yahoo! My 100th review for my second story. Once again thanks for your support it really motivated me. What could I say, I love writing fiction. Each chapter I like to think as an episode. So here is something special for you. For those of you, I included, who are really anticipating the New Avengers movie. Another two parter.
"Get the shipment ready! We have to get these weapons in by deadline!"
A lead man shouted to his followers. Several men carried a box full of illegal arms to the cargo boat. It was a night, underground smuggling operation. No law enforcement was aware of their activity, even if the city of New York has been quiet. Gaining a lead, Spidey and Chun Li kept in the shadows monitoring men. She instructed Spider-man for the first task.
One man walked by the holding creates for inspection, but Spider-man quickly webbed up the man. Two guards checked on the other man for the progress report. Upon discovery, that he was tied in the web. They tried to call for backup.
"Hey boys, nice night we're having." He greeted.
"It's Spider…!" they paused as Spider-man webbed up the criminals in his grasp.
"What's taken so long with that delivery? We need to get it to China pronto." He asked.
Before the lead man could pull his gun, Chun Li got him from behind. She caught him by intense grapple. He was unable to escape her grasp.
She said, "Sorry, but the delivery is going to be very late."
"Kill the bitch! Don't waste any time!" he ordered.
Spider-man had trapped all the criminals before he could call for reinforcements. All of them were struggling to get free. Spidey's thick webbing kept them in place.
"I'll think about lightening your sentences, if you tell us who your supplier is." He teased.
"Screw you! I rather go to jail, then squeal on my boss." He shot back.
Spider-man suddenly remembered. "Hmm, if memory recalls, you said you were getting the supplies to China was it?
The man grunted keeping his mouth shut further. Spider-man and Chun Li checked the crates of weapons. The two heroes were persevering to find out who was in charge. Each of the crates was labeled Shadaloo and S.I.N. A thought came to Chun Li's mind as she glanced at the labels.
"I never thought that major crime organizations would be supplying illegal arms to super villains." Spidey observed.
Chun Li replied, "Neither do I, but we at least know where we must go from here."
"Parker! Get in here you nincompoop!"
Mr. Jameson exclaimed smoking his cigar. Once again, Peter was expecting another Spider-man insult to be hurled his way. But he was given a different assignment. No matter what, Peter was the only photographer that he could rely on? He always had shown hidden compassion for his employees by his old grouchiness.
"There is a big story in China Parker. It is something about a Chinese Dynasty. And I need you to get the big story pronto. Your ticket has already been paid for." Mr. Jameson announced.
"Okay, Mr. Jameson, I'll do my best." He replied softy.
"Than what are you waiting for…Get Out There Now?" he shouted.
Peter rushed out of the Daily Bugle office. He wanted to avoid as much of his rage as possible. It was rare that Mr. Jameson was in any calm moods, or to send his photographer to another country just to get a story. But still time was money.
Chun Li waited downstairs for Peter and asked, "You ready to go?"
Chun Li inquired approaching Peter, not wearing her typical fighting clothes. Instead, she wore a pinkish-whitish spaghetti strap shirt, red straight pants, and purple tennis shoes. Peter was so mystified by her beauty, that he could not take his eyes off of her. It was the second time he seen her without her fighting clothes. Peter was about asked how did she know, but she answered.
"I convinced your boss that an incident was going on in China, after doing some digging I found out there is more to the smuggling operation that meets the eye."
"So you suspect that a super villain is behind this?" he inquired.
"We won't know until we find out, but for the time being. You get a trip with me. Isn't that great?" she smiled.
Peter turned his head hiding his blushing face. He had to face facts that he was starting to harbor a crush on her, but didn't know how to say it. For the time being, work came first. And all Peter could do is just be himself.
She grabbed Peter's hand. "Come on, we're gonna miss our flight."
"By the way, you said China was your home town?" he inquired.
"Yeah, China is my original birthplace. It's quite a nice country."
Fifteen hours later, the two of them got off their flight off of the China airlines. Thus, they were gonna begin their investigation. Peter had read so much about China, but has never been to it in person. He was at a loss for word as two beautiful things were with him. He quickly shook his head to focus.
He asked hesitantly, "So um, where should we start first?"
"We'll check the slum area first. That is…right after I give you the grand tour." She winked. "Just like you gave me a tour of New York, I'll give you a tour of China."
"Wait, but weren't we supposed to…?" before Peter could finish his sentence, Chun Li whispered the plan to Parker. He nodded in reply as he decided to play along.
The two began explored the nice country. First, they visited some famous Historian Chinese Temples. Second, they explored beautiful Open Fields of China. And finally the Great Wall of China. Both of them had a good time on their tour. It was like they were on a date.
Later on that day, Peter and Chun Li took a break from touring the country. The two stopped by a restaurant and had ramen together. As they sipped ramen peacefully, Peter's spider sense suddenly went off alerting him of danger nearby.
"You sense something?" she inquired whispering.
He answered cautiously, "Yeah, we're not alone."
"Yes sir, targets have been sighted sir. We await your further instruction my lord." A man reported from the shadows.
"Excellent, remember the plan. Bring the women to me." The boss ordered.
Two black suited men left the restaurant in suspicion as Peter and Chun Li followed their trail.
Spider-man and Chun Li approached the docks of China. They kept tabs of the black suited men watching them. Spidey knocked out a couple of guard loading the shipment of weapons. Chun Li knocked down the men in charge of the shipping. Before they could attack further, a thick smoke cloud appeared over them. Spider-man's spider sense was barely able to detect the danger. They collapsed from the thick smoke gas. The thugs took Chun Li, but they left Spider-man behind.
"What do you think, Mandarin, wants with this woman?" he asked
"Who knows, just shut up and follow orders." The other man shot back.
Chun Li woke up then found herself tied up.
"Did I frighten you dear? My deepest apologies." The boss approached from the darkness. He had long black hair, a sorcerer's coat, and held ten different colored rings on both of his hands. All the rings contained different abilities.
Chun Li struggled and grunted, "I assume you must be the boss behind this operation."
"Indeed so, but I came to discuss some business with, since we are after all one of the same." He answered clenching his fist.
Chun Li raise an eyebrow in confusion, "What the hell are you talking about?"
The boss left ring finger lit up, "Silly girl, I sense it in your blood."
"Can you sense…this?" Chun Li exclaimed swing a powerful kick. However, the boss was only an illusion.
His laugh echoed as a shroud of darkness covered the room. Chun Li got into her fighting stance, keeping cool under pressure. But she could not see her target.
The boss placed his hand on Chun Li shoulder, "We should not be fighting like this. Join me; together we will create a new world order. We have strong connection you and I."
"Sorry, but no." Chun Li shot back.
She heard footsteps as she quickly turned around to face her foe. She was caught by a familiar person, thus leaving her stunned. The person appearing before her was her father.
"You let me die daughter." He said.
"No! Father?" she said softly.
In the meantime, Spider-man was left behind by the thugs. He swung from building to building in China. He found out that the thugs took only Chun Li. This left him head scratching. Each moment away from Chun Li he feared the worse. "Come on, come on, there has to be clues to where they are."
Spider-man came across a Chinese library. He logged on the computer to do research on who was targeting them. He browsed through different super criminal files. Spider-man than came a name database in the Chinese dictionary.
He read the name Chun Li listed in the Chinese dictionary. He soon found out that, it stood directly for Mandarin. This reminded Spidey of someone named Mandarin. He now knew what to do.
The room continued to shroud itself with darkness. The atmosphere grew even dimmer by every second. Chun Li stood paralyzed by the sight of her father. Her head was spinning. One side told her that her father was dead, while the other side told her that he was right in front of her. She was almost at a compete loss for words.
"You let Shadaloo take me away Chun Li. I am most disappointed with your actions." Chun Li's father said.
"No, that's not that at all!" She cried.
Chun Li's father scuffed in disappointment, "Really, you have the stench of failure on you. After all my demise was your fault. You're no different than those Shadaloo mindless puppets."
Chun Li shook her head in denial, "No it's not that, I just was not…"
"Strong enough? You were too late; it almost makes it almost look like you wanted them to take me away. He taunted.
Chun Li fell to her knees, "Stop it! Stop this now!" she held her hands over her head.
"You choose to follow in my footsteps, but you can't even protect someone from dying. You are better off on your own." He continued.
Chun Li held her head down into depression hurt by her father's words. Chun Li's body started to tremble. She was starting to realize that he was right. Maybe she was a failure. The pressure overwhelmed her, as she screamed very loudly. Spider-man spider sense detected Chun Li location as he quickly rushed to her aid. He just hopes that he was not too late.
"Hang on Chun Li, I'm coming!" Spider-man called out.
"You're not going anywhere." A voice shouted.
"Yeah, no entry allowed under the Mandarin's orders." Another voice replied.
Spider-man turned around as he was greeted by five super villains. All of them, working under the Mandarin. One of the super villains was, Whiplash. Second, villain was, Blizzard. The third super villain was, Grey Gargoyle. The forth super villain was, Abomination. And the finally super villain was a newly improved, Scorpion. He was given new cyber armor for his old suit.
Scorpion barked, "I'm going to shed you to pieces web-head!"
Spidey sighed, "Back again after Venom deserted you? You never learn, do you Gargan? I guess I'll have to teach you!" He launched at the five super villains.
"This pain will be further avoided. Submit to me and say, 'Mandarin you are superior.' And this nightmare will be over. We Mandarin will rule this world." He offered.
"Mandarin you are…" she paused weaken state.
"Yes, go on." He instructed.
Her heart weaken as she was about to concede to Mandarin. Chun Li suddenly remembered the good things she had done. Like Spider-man, she thought of the positive things, and less of the negative things. She thought about her true reasons for fighting. Thus, her body had stopped shaking.
Mandarin eyes widened in surprise, "What, the negative energy had vanished."
Before he could react Mandarin was sent hailing to the walls. Chun Li had delivered a powerful kick towards the villain. She held a fearless scowl on her face.
He wiped the bruise off his mouth, "Impressive little one, I'm amazed that you were able to conquer my illusion. You mind is strong after all."
"I won't let evil go unchecked." She announced.
Mandarin rings lit all at once, "You have no idea of the powers you face little lady."
Spider-man then came crashing into the building. He was constantly being kicked around by the Mandarin's super villains. He found Chun Li upon impact.
"You're late." She reminded.
"Sorry I had to do my research to get here, and I even found out something very interesting about your name." he replied.
Chun Li rolled her eyes, "We'll discuss it later."
"I'm glad that you're safe nonetheless." Spider-man said in relief.
Chun Li gave kind smile at Spider-man in reply. Mandarin and his five super villains stood before the two ready to fight. The odds were against them, but still stood fearless.
"Six against two doesn't seem fair doesn't Mandarin?" a voice exclaimed.
BOOM! Five super heroes busted inside the Mandarin's hideout. Iron man appeared with his team. The four team members were the living legend, Captain America, the cunning Hawkeye, the mighty Thor, and the incredible Hulk.
"Iron man! You have an annoying tendency to show up when you're not wanted." Mandarin yelled.
Iron man held his finger and shouted, "Yeah I get that a lot. Avengers Assemble!"
To be continued…