Spider-Man Holiday One Shot Stories

Independence Day – Shannon Carter

Co-Writer GreyKing46

We do not own these Marvel characters.

It was July the month that the people of America associate with Freedom, because today was Independence Day: The day that the Declaration of Independence was finalised and America was separated from The British Isles. Everyone in New York had been preparing this for a week, shops had been selling food and drink at a reasonable price so that people can have an outside BBQ with their families. Pyrotechnics were being bought by professionals who were putting on a show for the public for today. But unfortunately for today some villains don't get the idea and decide to go and rob New York banks for a quick pay day.

"WARNING: MORONS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR!" a taxi driver shouted as Doctor Octopus and Hobgoblin were fighting Spider-Man

"HEY JOEL! SORRY MAN!" Spidey called down, dodging a tentacle

"No problem Spidey. Need a hand?" Joel called up

"No thanks. I got this." Spidey responded

"Silence you annoying pest!" Doc Ock responded only to get a kick to the gut

"Yeah? Why aren't you at the celebrations?" Hobgoblin threw a pumpkin bomb at Spider-Man.

"I'm British!" Joel responded backing his car away from the fight

"Excuse me; may you let me out in a sec?" A female voice asked from behind Joel, the man looking in the rear view mirror for a second to see a flash of female skin as the woman was getting changed in the back making him look away from the mirror right away

"Of course Ma'am." He nodded "Oh and if you need anything of help, there's some stuff in the boot." he added

"Oh...Thank you. Like what?" the woman asked as she pulled down a blue mask with a white "A" on her forehead

*With Spidey*

"I thought you blew up on Arbour Day!" Spidey asked as he dodged his Goblin Glider

"I got better!" Hobgoblin answered

"Of course." He rolled his eyes, dodging a pumpkin bomb

"I've got you now Spi-DAH!" Doc Ock spoke readying his robotic tentacle and was hit in the back by a SHIELD blaster

"I don't think so Ock." The woman from Joel's taxi spoke

"Who..." Hobgoblin said before a familiar shield slammed into his gut with the shield flying back to the owner

Its owner was a Captain America suited woman; she wore a blue suit with white sleeves and star on her C-Cup chest, on her waist were the red and white stripes. Her boots and arm-guards were a solid red, but the latter seemed to have disc protrusions nearing her elbow. Her mask was like Captain America's original helmet, freeing her long blonde hair down the back. "The name is: American Dream, Goblin." The woman answered

"Hey err, you Cap's cousin or something?" Spidey asked as he landed on a lamppost next to the American flag dressed woman

"More like: I was influenced by him." American Dream answered "Down!" She shouted him down and shot Hobgoblin off his glider.

"GAH!" the villain shouted as his glider flew towards her

"Hold on!" Spidey grabbed her with his web and thwipped her away.

"Whoa! Thanks." American Dream responded

"No problem...Where'd you get the blaster?" Spidey asked

"The driver. he said "You can salvage a lot of stuff before Damage Control comes along." Guess he's got a collection." she responded

"Joel has ALL the luck." Spidey laughed before he called to the driver "What, no presents for me?!" He called to his friend

"You'll get one." Joel answered rummaging through the technology in his car-boot. "Here ya go." he threw a pair of electro gloves at the web-head. "Use them."

Peter looked at the devices in confusion before he put them on

"What the heck are these?" Peter asked as Doc Ock and Hobgoblin got up.

"Stun Gloves. Use them." Joel answered

Peter shrugged and punched Ock's tentacle

The impact of the gauntlet on the tentacle shot a volt of electricity through the mechanical limb and stunned Ock to the floor, causing him to smoke lightly. "Whoa! Where'd you get these?" Spider-Man asked

"Last week from the HYDRA invasion." Joel answered

Spidey chuckled, shrugging

"You...Little...Doof!" Hobgoblin got up slowly but he was knocked down by American Dream's shield to his face.

As it returned to her she smiled and turned to Spidey. "That was easier, I expect." She smiled

"It's easier when you've got help." Spidey shrugged

"So err...Do you want these back or...?" American Dream turned to Joel, handing out his blaster

"Would you mind?" Joel responded kindly

"Isn't this SHIELD and these HYDRA?" Spidey asked gesturing the gun and gauntlets.

"True...But this is New York. I'm gonna need more than my healing-factor to stay on top in this city." Joel answered as he took back his blaster.

Peter shrugged and gave the gauntlets back

"Thanks Spidey...Anyway, I'll see you two later." Joel smiled and headed back to his car. And then he drove off

"Err...So..." Spidey scratched the back of his head

"Yeah...So um..." American Dream almost copied

"Do you want to get out of here?" Spidey asked

"Yeah...Yeah if that's okay." she responded "My ride IS gone."

"And he's supposed to be a taxi driver..." Spidey chuckled "Hold on." He looped his arm around her and web-swung off.

"At least hadn't charge me yet." American Dream shrugged "Unfortunately... My civilian clothes where in his cab."

"Ah...yeah...That...That's a good point...Hey, the Avenger's are having a BBQ in a couple of hours. Why not join me there?" Spidey suggested

"... Sure." She shrugged a bit nervously

*Elsewhere*

"You think Spider-Man is going to come?" Jess Drew AKA Spider-Woman asked Captain Marvel

"Hopefully, he said he'd come." Carol Danvers answered

"Thor...WHY did you bring a giant cow to the BBQ?" Tony asked in shock

"It is no mere cow. It is an Asgard Auroch!" Odinson answered proudly "More meat and less fat on their bones."

"Come on Tony, at least he's trying." The current Thor, Jane Foster reassured them

"We don't even have enough room/time to cook it all!" Tony groaned

"Which is why we're to make a pyre." Odinson answered

"We're not making a pyre Odinson..." Tony deadpanned

"Ah!" He groaned

"Lucky I'm here. Raw is not a bother for me." another females shrugged, using the metal claws from her hand to carve some of the raw meat. This was Laura Howlett, the daughter of Logan, formally known as X-23 but she was the new Wolverine "Hmm...This is good..." Laura commented with a bloodied grin

"See, she likes it." Odinson answered

"...Alright...Alright...If Laura carves, we can get maybe...a THIRD of this thing cooked." Tony sighed

"Isn't Hulk here?" Odinson asked

"Should be...But he's got a BBQ with his own family at this point." Tony answered

"Because Hulk's." Sam Wilson, former Falcon current Captain America, nodded

"Hey while we're on the subject...Think Steve will be coming along? I mean he WAS Captain America." Jane asked

"I think he's got prior engagements. He might be along later though." Sam answered

"Hey, sorry I'm late. But Ock and Hob-Gob were holding me up." Spidey came down still holding American Dream.

"No worries...Peter...Who's this?" Carol answered and double-blinked seeing the woman around his waist.

"American Dream. She helped me. Apparently she knows Steve." Spidey explained

"Oh right...Sorry about the mess. We're just sorting out." Jess answered

"Oh I don't mind. I can help out as well." American Dream responded

"Brilliant." Peter nodded

Laura raised an eyebrow at the woman, sniffing as everyone as working

Peter and American Dream were currently plating out or everyone and had gotten talking about just various different parts of their life. Laura was maintaining a vigilance on the Captain America Fan-Girl while still eating her section of Great Auroch.

"Hey, not to be forward or anything but...What's your name? I can't keep calling ya Ms Dream or Ms America. Both sort of sound like beauty pageant contestants." Peter spoke

"Why should I give you my full name?" American Dream asked

"Not your WHOLE name, just your first. I guess you know mine due to Carol." Peter answered

"Shannon." She sighed

"Shannon...That's a nice name." Peter commented kindly

"Thank you." She nodded with smile

"Nice shield." Sam noted since Shannon had what looked just like his

"Oh thanks. It was given to me by SHIELD after it came to them from an alternate dimension." Shannon answered

"Wow...Alternate universes...Those can REALLY help at times." Spidey quipped

"So, which universe is your shield from?" Sam asked

"Not sure. But it's the same composition as yours I imagine." Shannon answered

"Easy way to test." Sam smirked, raising his shield

"Nothing TOO strenuous or destructive. We ARE off the clock here Sam." Peter answered

"We can do it after the BBQ." Sam waved off

"I can agree to that." Shannon smiled, that was when a car turned up from the side of them

"Sorry about the party crash...But you left these back in my taxi." Joel turned up holding a bag in his hand and passed it to Shannon

"My cloths." She sighed happily

"AND...I've waived your fare. Enjoy." Joel smiled

"Hey, hey...Where're you going? There's plenty to go around." Sam spoke

"Thanks...But I've got rounds..." Joel added

"Dude, just because you're British doesn't mean you can't join." Peter answered

Joel rolled his eyes and gave Spidey a farewell wave before he got into his car and drove off

"Very mature, Ragdoll!" Peter shouted back in a kind manner

"That... was interesting." Laura deadpanned

"What was? The fact Joel's British or the fact that he turned down a BBQ?" Jess asked

"Just the exchange." he shrugged

"Nah...Joel's always been like that...Him shrugging off a BBQ was different." Jess responded

"VERY weird..." Shannon added

"Odinson...!" Tony groaned as said hero was currently scoffing down his third Auroch steak

"This all seems interesting." A wise male voice said from behind them

"Huh? Sorry who's this?" Shannon asked

"Steve Rogers man." He nodded. He was an old, greying man with some wrinkles. He was dressed in an armoured blue suit with a silver star on his chest

"Captain..." Shannon gasped seeing her idol before her. "It...It's Captain..." Shannon backed up into a chair and sat in awe seeing him.

"You said you knew him." Peter frowned

"Well...MY Captain America...I-I'm not sure about your Universe's Captain." Shannon answered

"... You're from an alternate universe." Laura deadpanned

"Same difference." Shannon answered

"So you're American Dream...Guess Tony wasn't joking about your appearance." Steve smiled

"Yep. A fem-Cap." Peter joked

"Well, it's nice to meet you." Steve extended his hand in good faith.

She nodded and hugged him

Steve chuckled and patted her back.

"Hey Steve; fancy a burger?" Peter asked

"Sorry, no. I can't handle the fat right now." Steve chuckled good naturedly

"Chicken burger then?" Jess asked

"Or veggie burgers? Tony's got QUITE the selection." Carol suggested

"I will have a veggie one. Thank you Carol." Steve nodded, letting go of Sharron

"Captain! Ah-HA! Welcome friend!" Odinson called out to his companion, as Steve began to pile up his burger.

"So...How's it feel to see your idol?" Peter chuckled

"Amazing." She smiled

'That's my title, but no matter.' Peter thought "Cool...Drink?"

"Oh thank you." Shannon smiled and took it.

Sometime later, with the Avengers having filled bellies and some of them with non-alcoholic drinks; Peter and Shannon were sitting on a hill near a tree looking out over the New York skyline.

"So, since you're from another world you mind if you tell me your real name?" Peter asked

"Only if you tell me yours." Shannon answered

"Seems fair." Peter nodded "Peter Parker."

Shannon gave a small smile and a nod "Shannon Carter."

"Beautiful name." Peter smiled

"I was lucky. At least I didn't have an "exotic name" like some." Shannon smiled

"Exotic name? Like what?" Peter chuckled

"Cinnamon. Spelt like the spice and with a "Cy"." Shannon shuddered

"Urgh! Who? Who does that?" Peter laughed

"No idea." She smiled, holding back her own laughter

"You know...It's been...It's been a great day." Peter smiled

"It has...It really has." Shannon agreed

The two stayed there as the sun set and fireworks began to go off

"Happy Independence Day, Shannon." Peter smiled

"Happy Independence Day, Peter." Shannon answered

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