Contest submissions are beginning to slow down so I'll start putting together the next official chapter soon, in the meantime here's more of what's happening with the team back in the present. Enjoy!
At the Parker house, the team was trying to come up with a way to explain Peter's disappearance to his aunt May. So far they'd come up with nothing.
"Maybe we just tell her the truth?" Sam said, figuring someone had to put that idea out there.
"Yeah we might as well just give her a heart attack ourselves buckethead." Ava scolded him.
"Since when do you use Parker speak?"
"Shut up Sam, we need to figure this out." Ava tried to hide the fact that she was blushing.
"Maybe we tell her Peter saw what went down at Central Park and the police have him for questioning?" Luke thought this made sense. "It's not a complete lie if you think about it considering he was actually there." He added.
"I kinda like that one, it's not too unbelieveable, but we need a more long-term explanation." Ava pointed out.
"This should do in the meantime until a solution presents itself." Danny tried to calm everyone down, but he was as concerned as they were about what might happen.
Ava woke up the next morning and still no sign of Peter. After having a bowl of cereal she decided patrol would be good to take her mind off the current problem. White Tiger suited up and jumped out her window.
After jumping from building to building for almost an hour, White Tiger had grown bored.
"Of course the one day I really need something to happen, New York City's as quiet as a mouse." Tiger thought out loud.
"Well maybe I can help with that." Ava heard a man's voice behind her. She turned around quickly to see a man in a black suit standing in front of her.
"And just who are you supposed to be?" Tiger asked, taking a fighting stance.
"Nobody special, but I know what happened to Parker."
Tiger couldn't hide her shock at this statement. "Who are you talking about? Who's Parker?"
"Parker, Spider-man, it makes no difference Ava."
Tiger immediately charged at him, she electrified her claws and swiped at his face. The man dodged them with ease and grabbed her arm to send her across the rooftop.
"Where is he!?" Tell me!" White Tiger yelled at him as she came back for another attack.
"He went where I came from, and he's never coming back." The man used his own claws to swipe at her, as she dodged he took the opening to web her feet to the roof.
"You! You were fighting Spider-man last night!" Tiger deduced as she ripped the webs off her.
"As smart as ever, and I'll give you the same gift I gave him!" The man jumped forward, as Tiger threw a kick at him he jumped over it and landed behind her. The man then kicked her right in the ribs, Tiger doubled over in pain.
"Gotta love the ones you really feel." The man chuckled and walked over to White Tiger.
As he knelt by her he said; "I remember when you were this good, a pity really." He stood up and began to walk away. "Oh yeah, definitely gonna have fun here."
Ava watched the man jump off the roof and called the team.
"Guys...I need help...please…" Tiger said weakly, her broken ribs causing her intense pain.
"TIGER WE'RE COMING!" The team said. Within minutes they'd tracked her signal and brought Ava to the Tri-Carrier.
Ava was in the med bay, bandaged up and lying a bed. The team was there with her when Fury walked in.
"You mind explaining to me what happened out there!?" Fury demanded.
"I was on patrol when this guy came up behind me, he said he knew where Peter was and he knew our identities. I don't know how." Ava enlightened the group on his powers, his gear, and what he said to her. None of them took it without surprise.
"This is serious, that's two of us he's taken out and we don't even know who he is!" Luke exclaimed. Everyone just looked at him, clearly saying what they were thinking.
"Team none of you are to go anywhere near this guy until we know more. I want to see any video of this guy so we can see what we're up against." Fury was serious, and nobody had any intention of disobeying those orders, not even Sam.
Fury left the room along with the rest of the team so Ava could rest.
Peter was fighting that guy for 10 minutes? I barely lasted 5. I gotta give him credit, he may be an idiot but he's one of the strongest heroes I know.
Ava fell asleep, wanting to heal as fast as possible. She'd hate for Peter to come back and find her like this, if he was ever coming back at all.