Ok, first I have a question. The other day my tv happened to be turned to diary of a wimpy kid, and Rowley said, "hola amigo! Donde estoy la biblioteca?"! He was wearing the tunic thing and everything! Please tell me the ultimate Spiderman people didn't make that a reference in episode 1..? Oh. My. Gosh. Ah, sorry. Spazz attack in progress :)

And on to actual universal webs related business…

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You guys are awesome! As for the rest of you loyal followers and favorite-ers, I love you guys too! Please don't feel left out; I can also be too lazy to review sometimes…

Anyway, about this chapter. I'm bringing in a new villan, not yet in the series.i figured, "hey, they can tweak the Spiderman story a bit, I can too." so I did. Not too much, I hope, just to give a little variation within the series.

Also, it's not as long since I'm not following an entire episode.

Happy reading!

Chapter 15

"Sam, Principal Coulson does not have a cleft chin! I thought you were trying to make an exact replica?" I said as I grabbed my spoon and smoothed out his chin.

"Hey, this is my potato sculpture! I'll give him a cleft chin if I want to." Sam exclaimed, and I flicked a bit of mashed potato in his direction.

"No, it's not a perfect replica then."

MJ laughed at our theatrics, and suddenly Peter was there. "Sam!? At my table-? With MJ and Harry… and Linzy? My best friends…who seem totally ok that you're here?"

We all shot him our best, 'Peter, be nice' faces, but Sam completely missed it.

"Check it! I made an exact mashed potato replica of principal Coulson."

"I helped with the chin!" I added with a smile.

Peter appeared unsettled with this development.

"Hallway, now."

I rose to follow them.

"…Not you."

I sighed and sat back down, then shared a look with MJ and Harry.

"Geez, what's his problem?" Harry asked, and I shrugged. Even with knowledge of the episode, I still didn't get it.

"Maybe he just doesn't like Sam?" I ventured, picking up my spoon again and pouring peas over the replica's head.

"Who knows."

I eyed the wristwatch Nick Fury had given me the day before. Let's see if I can do an accurate count down. 1…2… nope, it started vibrating on 2.

I stood up from the table and walked away, not even bothering to give an excuse when MJ called after me to ask where I was going. I hurried down the hall at a brisk pace, then dove into the girl's bathroom. After checking to make sure no one was around, I clicked the red button on the side of the watch. A small hologram popped up and Nick Fury appeared. "Hello R.E. Report to the detention room; I'm sure you can find a way to get there unseen. Agent Coulson will tell you what to do."

"Yes sir. Understood."

The image fuzzed then disappeared, and I tapped the center of my necklace to activate my suit. I sucked cool air between my teeth as the painful application process started, and after a few seconds my muscles stopped burning. "At least it's getting easier to put on." I said thankfully, still a little out of breath from the experience. I then took T.B and turned him inside out, changing him into a fanny pack which I clipped around my waist. 'Alright buddy. Can you please activate stealth mode for me?'

'You got it, Miss R.E.' T.B chuckled, and I held still as my body turned invisible. "Alright, let's get this show on the road."

As I exited the bathroom and slinked into the hall, I used the thrusters on my feet to hover soundlessly over the tiled floor. "Heh, it makes me feel like a ghost. Danny would be so proud~!" I sighed happily, allowing myself a moment to fangirl before becoming serious again. "Ok, wrong universe. Focus on Spiderman…at this rate you'll visit Amity Park in no time anyway. Focus-" When I finally arrived at the detention room, I accidently *cough* oh please, it was on purpose *cough* startled Coulson when the door opened by its self. "Who's there?" he asked, looking startled. "Oh, didn't Director Fury tell you I was coming?" I asked innocently as I became visible again. "Oh, R.E! No, I'm afraid he left out that little detail. I'm glad you accepted his invite to join shield though; I was worried you would decline. Thank you."

Huh? I cocked my head and looked around the empty classroom. He was still talking to me?

"For what? Joining shield?"

"Yes, and for saving my life. You left before I could properly thank you last time."

"…Oh. Right. Your welcome, sir." I said awkwardly, losing my cool for a moment. I may be good at improv, but I don't like taking praise for something I didn't do. Consciously, at least.

"Erm… how am I supposed to get to the helicarrier from here?" I asked, feigning ignorance.

"Oh, of course. Take a seat; I'll get you there in no time."

I shrugged, sat down in the nearest chair, and promptly bit off a scream as it gave out below me.

Audibly: "…aaaaahh….ha…"

Inaudibly: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I fell on a chair with a rocket on it, (seriously shield? How is this necessary!?), and prepared myself to dismount as soon as it stopped.

And stop it did.

Even though I was prepared for it, and even though I had outrageously enhanced agility, I still somehow managed to epically fail at… well, not falling on my face.

Thankfully the suit made the spill painless, but it was still quite embarrassing considering the whole team had witnessed it.

"Oh…hi guys… what's up?"

"Not you, apparently." Quipped Spiderman, who then gave me a scrutinizing look.

"And, who're you exactly?"

I frowned under my mask. Did they really not-

"-we already told you, webs-for-brains. This is R.E, she's also a part of our team." White tiger said, and I could almost hear her roll her eyes. Almost.

"…What she said. Nice to meet you, arachnid." I laughed, taking his hand and giving him a handshake.

"Finally, someone gets it right!" he said, the usual amusement lacing his tone. "I think you and I'll get along just fine."

"…whatever you say, spidey. Um… why are you all on the floor?" I asked, referring to the dog pile consisting of all the guys on the team.

"Also-"

"-where are we?" white tiger finished.

I took a moment to look around. The walls surrounding us were made of sheet metal, as were the floors. What really got me were the large windows; there was a lone fish swimming there. Were we under water?

We got an answer, in the form of Nick Fury's voice.

"ATTENTION, ALL SHIELD PERSONNEL. PREPARE TO SURFACE."

"The Helicarrier! I love this job." The Tiger said enthusiastically, and I couldn't help but agree.

Meanwhile, the boys seemed to be having a squabble in the back. "I don't know what your problem is, webs, but if you want to throw down, let's get it over with." Geez, Nova. That's a little over dramatic… pfft; yeah right. Peter gets on my nerves sometimes too.

"In a feisty mood?" Fury interjected, appearing on a screen by the boys. "outstanding. The court is precisely where you'll train to focus that aggression."

…oh joy. I know where this is going.

I hate this episode…

"Court? Like, Like B-ball court?"

"I don't think that's what he means" I muttered, then frowning when I saw Fury's eye flicker to me.

"Correct, R.E. "Court", like you come here to be judged." He furrowed his brows. "Harshly."

Oh joy.

"SPIDERMAN, NOVA- YOU IDIOTS! HE DIDN'T SAY TO ATTACK THE DARN ROBOTS! WHY AREN'T YOU LISTENING TO ME?!"

…Guess I'd have to take matters into my own hands; maybe I could prevent the following catastrophe.

"YOU ASKED FOR IT!"

I leapt into the fray immediately. First I grabbed Nova's arm and clenched down tight, holding him still as he tried to detach himself.

"Aww, R.E, come-on! I was gonna win~!"

"ARE YOU AN IDIDOT? NO ONE WAS GOING TO WIN!" I yelled back, then I began to chase down the spider, grabbing his arm as well and flying up despite their protests.

"NOW SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!" I screamed when I set them down again, by the rest of the team.

"You weren't supposed to attack them, you dolts! Argh! Stay here and let me show you how it's done."

I turned in mid-air and flew back into the chaos.

'Evasion mode it is.'

'Thank you, captain backpack.' I thought, still a little ticked. I don't care what I have to change; this team needs to pull together sooner than later or I'm gonna go insane!

I wove in and out through the laser beams, crossed the area where they'd yet to set off any traps and got safely to the other side of the room before landing and turning back around.

"See? That's what this course was all about; Crossing the room without setting off any traps. Aside from the ones you two set off, none were activated." I said, gesturing towards the still weaponry before me.

"He said that? Wh-when did he say that?"

"I believe that was when you two began giving each other death glares." I deadpanned.

"…Oh. My oops."

"I was going to send you out into the field today," Fury frowned, "But until you start working together, you're grounded."

"That's not fair! It was dork one and dork two." White tiger complained.

"No, the Director is right. None of us are used to working as a team. At this rate we'll never get anywhere as a crime-fighting group." I said, shaking my head. Hey, I actually agree with him on this one.

"Exactly. And that's why the rest of you are going to clean up your mess as a team. R.E," The team fumed and complained behind me, and I shied away from their evil auras. "… While they're doing that, come up to the observation platform. I'd like to talk to you."

"Pfft. Fury's pet~" Spiderman sang, and I was behind him in a second. I grabbed his forearm and bent his arm behind his back.

"Ah! Uncle! I'm sorry- Uncle!"

I released him with a smile. My cousin can be so stupid sometimes.

"Anyone else care to comment?" Fury asked, and they all shook their heads. "Good. Maybe I should make you the leader, R.E."

"Hey- no take backs!" Spiderman said, pointing at fury. He turned to me and repeated himself, still pointing. "NO TAKE BACKS."

I shook my head quickly and held up my hands. Fury was putting me into some dangerous waters with his choice of words.

"Um, no. I'm more like the easily-annoyed-older-sister type. Heh heh…" I laughed it off uneasily. Kass would have a cow and die laughing if she ever heard me say that, but she'd definitely agree.

"So what was it you wanted to discuss, Director?" I asked curiously. We were sitting at a table on the observation deck, Fury with a cup of coffee and me with a mug of hot coco.

I stared at the drink sorrowfully; I couldn't even drink it without taking off my mask, and I really didn't want to do that in front of the other agents milling around.

"You're an amazing fighter, you already commandeer you're team's respect, and on top of that you trusted me with your identity. Also, even though those kids are all older than you by at least a year, you are the most responsible. You could be the best; even lead your own team one day."

I blinked at him in surprise.

"Um… Huh? Director Fury, no offense, but I've only been on this team for less than an hour. How on earth have you come to these conclusions? I might have a cool suit, yeah, but as you've seen I'm otherwise pretty normal. I'm not some "amazing fighter", especially outside the suit; and I'm definitely not a leader."

He set his coffee down on the table and leaned forward conspiringly.

"But you could be. Linzy, you're cousin agreed to join shield so he could become the ultimate Spiderman. You joined because I asked you too, unselfishly. You may be right; that he's the better leader for this team... right now. But later on, I believe you could be so much more."

Under my mask, my mouth was hanging open and my eyebrow was twitching. I was in complete and total shock.

Is he bating me for something?

I know myself, I'm not a leader. Sure, I took ROTC for two years so I have some knowledge of leadership values and all that jazz, but I'm not a fighter. And sure, I'd told him my identity, but come on! He was Nick Fury, a super spy AND the Director of shield.

We all know he would have found out before the end of episode five, at most.

"Sir, I'm not trying to undermine you, but you're giving me too much credit. You're Nick Fury, a superspy AND the director of shield, and you would've figured out my secret id anyway. As for all that other stuff; it's simply not me."

"You're modest."

"…Kinda, yeah. But that's just who I am."

"Well, I don't have to convince you. That's not the reason I wanted to talk to you anyway. You see, there's a mission I feel you are better suited for than the rest of the team."

"…what is it?"

"There's someone I need you to meet." He said, sliding a manila folder across the table. I opened it and took a look at the portfolio inside. Fury continued to speak as I read. "Frances "shriek" Barrison. 15 years old. foster child. She's bordering on becoming a dangerous threat to New York; a new villain if you will. Linzy, I need someone with a clear head to take care of this mess, and so far you're the best for the job. Are you willing to give it a try?"

I looked up and met his gaze. "What exactly do you want me to do, if I go?"

He sighed. "…That's the part you may not like."

… 5 seconds later…

"YOU WANT ME TO WHAT?!?"

"Be her friend."

"NO, THE OTHER PART!"

"…You need to be Linzy Parker for this."

"FURY, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I-"

I sucked in a breath and looked around. People were starting to stare; I turned my head and glared at them before lowering my voice and continuing the conversation.

"Listen, Director, I may be here as a "superhero" now, but as soon as I take off this suit I'm defenseless. This girl's file says that she's able to flatten a skyscraper with sonic energy, she can fly, AND she can control people's emotions! How can you expect me to be able to do anything,( let alone survive), without the suit?!"

"First of all, it's not proven that she can control one's emotions. Second of all, I wouldn't offer you this mission if I didn't know you can do it."

"I-" I let out a sigh. "…do you have someone else? Anyone else?!"

"Anyone else would be a threat, and Frances is likely to react violently to any sort of disturbance. You would be the easiest person to get along with; you're kind, smart, the same age as her, and very similar in body structure so she won't be offended."

"…huh?"

"she's very defensive about her weight. What we don't know how she gained powers, and why she's using them to wreak so much havoc. I need you to find out, and then try and convince her not to be a villain. If you think she's dangerous now, think about how she'll be if she decides it's not worth it to hold back anymore?"

"…There's no one else…"

"No one else. I can promise you back up; nothing will happen that we can't take care of."

"Are…are you sure I can even help? It's a tall order to change someone once they're on a certain path. You know that."

"Let's find out."

Should I let him convince me to do this? I could die, in a different universe, at the hands of a villainess I've never heard of.

I sighed.

"…Why not? May as well try, right?"

"Great. Oh… and one more thing…"

"You need me to tell one other person my identity, don't you." It wasn't a question. A mission this large would require it, and I had a pretty good idea of who I'd be working with.

"Wow! I… I truly never expected, or dreamed, oh my… Linzy, how..?"

"I hope this doesn't change your perception of me, Principal Coulson." I sighed, glaring out of the corner of my eye at the white box floating inconspicuously over my shoulder. Why is the camera following me? Shouldn't it be with my cousin?

…it's just because It's a reveal moment, isn't it?

"No, not at all! Well, maybe a little, but in a good way!" my eyebrow twitched again, this time visible since I'd removed my mask. Coulson's such a spaz sometimes…

"Right. So, what do I have to do? Fury said you'd take me to Frances."

"That's correct. We'll be taking the- where is it!?"

Oh. Apparently we were supposed to take the same jet thingy- I have no clue what it's really called- that Spiderman and the other's took when they (stupidly) went after doctor doom.

"Um… I don't know?" I think I'd ruined their macho enough for the day; they don't need me to tattle on them.

Meanwhile…

"I AM DOOM."

Well, they bit off more than they could chew. What else can I say?

Back to Linzy…

As soon as Coulson found a replacement, we were on our way to the surface. I took off my necklace, the one the suit was in, and stuffed it into T.B.

'Keep track of that for me, will you? I have a feeling I may need it…'

"You can count on me." He replied, and I settled back down in my seat.

"Um, Agent Coulson?"

"You can call me Phil, R.E."I winced. Oh no, please, please, PLEASE tell me he's not going to fanboy up like he did with captain America!? I can't handle that weirdness!

"Um, Mr. Phil, when I meet Frances, who's my backup, exactly?"

"Backup? Oh, that'd be me."

"…and?"

"Just me."

What?! Wha- Ok, ok…think. He is an accomplished shield agent. Calm yourself, Linzy. Everything will be fine.

…Dear lord, take pity on me and please let everything be fine!

I let out a huff.

"Let me see the file again." I said, taking it from his hands. I quickly scanned over it.

Frances' picture was paper clipped to one of the pages. It showed a girl with long, slightly curly raven black hair, narrow navy blue eyes with a thin scar over her left eye, a dissatisfied frown, and a very pale complexion.

" Hmmm…"

"We're here. From here on out, you'll be completely on your own. Hand me your communicator."

I frowned.

This didn't feel right at all. What if something went wrong?

…Whatever, Coulson gets his orders from Fury; They're probably just testing me.

….Wait, why didn't I think of this before?

Of course Fury is testing me!

I don't know if I should be mad, or proud that they think I'm worth the effort.

I shook my head at my own denseness and handed Coulson my watch.

"Here. Where am I supposed to go?"

Agent Coulson's eyes flicker down to a map inside the folder.

"Every day at about this time, Frances cuts class and goes to the library behind this building," He said, pointing to a spot on the map, "and that's where you're going to meet her. Remember, she's very unstable at the moment. Any little thing could set her off." I bit my lip and looked warily over at the library. Coulson noticed and put his hand on my shoulder, reassuringly. "Hey kid, don't worry about it. I've seen how well you do around others. Just be yourself, and everything will be fine."

"Um…thanks, I guess. Alright, I'm off." I grabbed T.B off the floorboard of the transport, (ha! I remembered what it's called!), and walked around the building and into the library.

"Oops, sorry!" I said, accidentally bumping into someone who had waayyy too many books piled in their arms, (and this is coming from the girl who invented having way too many books in their arms).

In a dramatic slo-mo moment the pile toppled over and crashed onto the floor "Sorry!" I cried, dropping to my knees quickly and beginning to gather up all the books.

"Eh- I can get it, thanks." The girl I'd bumped into said quietly as I took my pile of her books and set them on a nearby table.

"Heh, I was so excited to start reading I wasn't even paying attention to where I was going. Sorry!" I apologized awkwardly, scratching the back of my neck.

I'd yet to even glance at the girl I'd bumped into, so when I looked up and saw Frances Barrison shyly trying to break away from the conversation I couldn't help but gasp.

Ok, time for a quick cover up.

"Frances? Is that you?" I asked, as if surprised.

"Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you since fourth grade! How are you? Oh, Frances, you haven't changed a bit!" gushing with pure joy, I smiled at Frances. She gave me a confused but polite smile.

"Oh, uh…"

I gave a mock frown, but inside I was smiling. One of the facts I remembered from a book was that if you pretended to know someone, 80% of the time they'd play along.

"No way, you don't even remember me?! Well, that's ok. I only knew you for a few days before my mom switched me out of our school."

"…Oh. Yeah, I think I might remember you…" she said, raising her voice a little. Overall, so far she's only reacted like the stereotypical shy type, even though she looks a bit like a delinquent. The glasses did help to offset the spiky dog collar and multiple piercings, at least.

"Anyway, it's awesome to see you here! I'm still moving in, I was adopted by a family here in New York so I'm not in school today; but what are you doing in the library right now? Isn't school in session?"

She looked up at me with big eyes.

"You were adopted?"

"Yeah, Mom and Dad disappeared a while ago..." I said. The tears that came to my eyes weren't faked; I kept trying to convince myself I'd see them again, but after so long I'm starting to lose hope. I've been in a ton of different universes, for Pete's sake!

I'm no longer Linzy Keeper, now I'm Linzy Parker.

I don't even have my family name anymore, since I shouldn't be able to remember it in the first place.

I sniffed.

I hate all these stupid lies…

My eyebrows furrowed, and I looked up to meet Frances' gaze.

"A-anyway, that's not what matters right now. I get to actually meet you, after all this time!"

"Oh. Um, yeah …"

"Linzy. My name's Linzy. Hey, I know! After you finish with your books why don't we go get some hot chocolate! Or coffee, if you drink that stuff… either way, it'll be my treat. How about it?"

She looked conflicted. Maybe I shouldn't have sprung that on her so soon…

"Sure! I- I'd like to get to know you better, too."

"Cool! Here, I'll help you check these out..."

"Th-that's not necessary! I was only using them to hide behind, anyway." She said, trailing off.

Geez, that was a little blunt.

"Erm…ok. What were you hiding from?"

"Those guys. They're jerks from my school. They… they like to bully me."

I glanced behind her and saw the girls she was talking about. They looked pretty normal, but by now I'd learned not to judge a book by its cover. I gave them a big smile when I realized they'd been watching our conversation for the past few minutes.

"Ok then. You ready to go?"

"Sure. Where're we headed?"

"How about that coffee place down the road? They have great hot coco."

So, as if it were perfectly normal we strolled out of the library; just my delinquent/future villain friend and I.

A few minutes later…

3rd person pov

Both girls were seated at a booth in the coffee shop, steaming mugs of hot chocolate wrapped in their hands. They were engrossed in deep conversation.

"…even though I may want to say something, usually I'm just not able too. I… I have the image in my head of what I want to do, but I hate that I can't actually do it. That's just how I am, you know?"

"Yeah, I totally understand. Sometimes it just takes a while to make other's get what you mean."

"Exactly! Gosh, Linzy, it feels like I've known you forever. I never talk to anyone so openly…"

"Yeah, I've been told it has to do with my personality. People just trust me, and I trust people." Linzy replied, stirring her melting marshmellows into the drink with a thoughtful look on her face.

"…isn't it dangerous to trust people? Aren't you worried that you'll wind up hurt because of who you trust?" Frances asked.

Linzy frowned and looked up from her mug.

"For the longest time, that's how I thought about it. But recently I've begun to discover that it's worth it. People are worth it."

"…really? Sometimes I feel like…like it's not worth it. Like… I don't know." She sighed, and took a long sip from her mug.

"So… um…" that awkward moment when one tries to lighten the mood…

"What do you want to do after high school?" Linzy suddenly asked.

"Me? Oh, um… I want to be a…well…"

Linzy looked at her sideways and gestured for her to continue.

"Ok, ok, just don't laugh. I want to be… a mom."

"…" Linzy was silent at first, then suddenly beamed "…why would I laugh? That's a perfectly commendable goal!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Me, I want to be an Author."

"That's cool. I like reading, but I'm not so great at writing…"

As the girls continued their conversation, Agent Phil Coulson stood and exited the building.

Linzy was a natural, just as Fury had predicted; she didn't need any help.

And that's where he made his first mistake.

…

Just kidding!

Everything went fine after that, Linzy and Frances became friends (kinda), and her mission was off to a swell start. She just had to continue on with the mission for…

"THREE MONTHS?"

"Yes, I just said that. Why do you have to yell?"

"DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THAT I MAY NOT WANT TO HAVE TO SEE HER EVERY DAY FOR THREE MONTHS?"

"What? You two are getting along great!"

"Yeah, but that means I'd be deceiving her for THREE WHOLE MONTHS!"

"…it's not deceiving her if you're actually her friend."

"YES IT IS! I ALREADY HAVE TO LIE ENOUGH AS IT IS, I DON'T NEED YOU GUYS ADDING ON MORE FOR ME TO DO!"

"Please, stop yelling. I'm sorry, but as I'm sure Director Fury told you earlier, you're the only one who can do this!" I took a deep breath in and let it out. Ok, relax. It's not as if she was as bad as the file described, anyway. I just have to do what I do best and be an optimist- oh who am I kidding…

"I guess you're right. It still doesn't feel right though…"

"…Ok, you may want to get back into costume now. We're getting close to the helicarrier."

"Alright."

I grabbed my necklace from T.B and put it back on, tapping the pendant and grimacing at the pain as it applied.

"The pain's still the worst part…" I muttered to myself. Suddenly a bunch of alarms started going off inside the transport. "I didn't do that, did I?"

"No, the helicarrier is under attack! I'm going to try and get us onboard before the entire thing goes on lockdown…"

I screamed as Coulson made the entire ship swivel inside the docking port right before the door clamped down on the entrance. We had barely made it inside.

"Ok, you go ahead of me and see if you can find out what's going on. Try to help if you can."

"Yes, sir." I replied seriously, activating my thrusters and flying at high speeds through the halls. I had an idea as too what might be going on, but I really hoped it wasn't what I thought it was…

Suddenly I heard a round of gunfire coming from up ahead. I flew out into a wide room where a circle of Shield agents surrounded Dr. Doom's main bot.

"Doombots, scatter and destroy!" said the supervillain as he blasted a hole in the floor and jumped down. I jumped out of the way as the bots split in all different directions and flew up to Fury and spider man; the former seeming to surpass his regular frustrated attitude with pure anger.

"Blood pressure, Nick. I got this." Spiderman chided.

"I got this!" countered Nova.

I seethed. "Did you two IDIOTS learn nothing since this morning?!"

"I don't think the word "We" is in their vocabulary." White tiger said as she rushed up next to me. "Guys, Stick Together!"

Why does no one ever listen?

Against her word they all split up to follow the bots, and I helped by jumping in after the main Doombot. Using my thrusters to help me catch up, I dug out my expanding Bo staff and started thwacking the Doombot over the head with it.

"Stay away from the fusion reactor!" I yelled, doing everything I could to avoid his attacks. Screaming as the helicarrier suddenly shifted, I slammed into a beam and nearly passed out before we even reached the floor. As we approached the ground, I had T.B turn my thrusters on maximum to stop my descent. The Doombot simply crouched into his landing, rolling on the ground and sprang up to his feet before continuing on towards the reactor chamber. He turned around and shot a red laser beam out of his hand, which I deflected and started attacking him with my staff again. He simply turned on his shield and ignored my efforts as he continued walking. Nick Fury and other Shield agents were already waiting for us when we arrived.

"R.E, over here!" he called, and I rushed to his side and continued my attacks as he resumed talking into his communicator. "…One of those Doombot is in the fusion reactor chamber. It won't matter if we keep her afloat. That thing hits the core… we're going nuclear."

I let out a frustrated cry and jumped forward, bringing the point of my staff down hard on the top of the energy shield and swiping it across to no avail.

After another long while I fell back into line with the rest of the shield agents to continue holding the bot back. "R.E, get outside. Nova's going to try and hold up the helicarrier; He could use some help." Nick called, and I ducked out of the fight. I would've remembered that earlier, had Coulson given me back my communicator.

I used a hanger exit to get outside the helicarrier, then flew down to the sinking wing. I found Nova there, holding up the belly of the beast with just his hands. I flew up next to him and channeled all of my strength into my arms, then turned my thrusters to extreme maximum override mode in order to relive him.

"Geez, you'd think this thing weighed a few hundred tons or something!" I commented sarcasticly, sweat dripping down my neck.

"Yeah…really…" Nova replied, a bit strained in his response. "How long…do you think… we have to hold this...?"

"Until the team…stops hi-m…" I said, beginning to give into the strain. "y-you go ahead. They- they probably…need…help…I'll try…to hold…it…"

"You…sure?"

"Go!"

Sweat was permeating my costume, and my muscles were shaking from the strain.

"T.B, turn everything up! I need more strength and air conditioning if possible!"

"Ha ha…sure. By the way…"

"What?" I thought exasperatedly.

"R.E, you can let go now."

"Mr. Phil!" I exclaimed, releasing the ship and falling on the hood of his transport. "Eh, hello!"

He laughed at me, and then waived his hand. "Let's get you back inside."

"right." I nodded.

I flew back inside and wandered down the corridor. The damage was incredible; everywhere you turned there was some sort of scar in the metal.

"…AND IF YOU EVER PULL A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN, I WILL PERSONALLY-"

I cringed at Nick's angry yelling and fell into line with my team. Everyone was at attention, silently putting up with each verbal bomb. They really deserved it too.

…We really deserved it.

I'd known what would happen, and hadn't done anything to stop it, so I was resigned to including myself as well.

I ignored Spiderman, who was fantasizing about his jetpack, but I also ignored Fury. Instead I felt the need to inwardly weep for my (non-existent) normality, and I'm sure the audience behind the little white rectangle could hear my sobs in the background.

"Does "we're sorry" help? Maybe "we're really sorry?" spidey ventured, hopefully.

"NO. Whoever started all this step forward. You're off the team."

"…It was me, sir." Spiderman said quietly after a few moments, and he moved to step forward.

We all stepped with him and echoed, "It was me."

A few of them shot me side glances, but I ignored them as well and stuck with my decision.

"No. it was us."

Nick raised his eyebrow at me.

"I'm still at fault." I said, hanging my head. "I had an idea that they'd go off and do something like this, so as their teammate I should've stayed and tried to persuade them otherwise." I looked over at Spiderman. "And if they take the blame, I do as well."

The world paused.

"Wow, they- - they - - wow." He glanced over at us in awed disbelief. "Wow."

Everything resumed.

Nick looked at us, weighing his choices. Finally he spoke.

"Never again… team." He said with a sly smile before he turned and walked away.

The rest of my team looked surprised; I merely smiled and turned to them. "Ok, anyone going to ask how my day went?"

"Nope."

"Nada."

"Sorry."

"Not interested."

Then they all walked away, leaving me and my cousin behind.

"Hey R.E?" he began, and I looked at him inquiringly.

"Um, well, thanks. And, I'm sorry. You were right; we were acting stupid. Because of that we almost lost everything."

I simply smiled and playfully punched his shoulder.

"Don't worry about it, Spider. I still don't know you very well, but I can tell that you'll be a great leader. Experience comes with trial and error; we're all going to be learning together."

His expression brightened and the team started to migrate back towards us. "Yeah. All in all, I'd say that worked out pretty well!"

Oh shoot. I know that line…

"Children." Doom suddenly appeared on the screens behind us. "Let it be known that the eye of the all-powerful doom has fallen upon you this day. I have scanned your every strength, every weakness. Cross my path again, and suffer unspeakable consequences."

Doom is one scary dude; Spiderman was so freaked he'd jumped into the nearest person's arms, which just happened to be Powerman.

"You ok?" he asked him, "you, uh, looked scared."

"That's just 'cause…I was!"

Another awkward moment passed before Spiderman remembered to climb down. "…yeah. Little bit. At least it's over."

"We're just gonna let him punk us like that? To the transport!" Nova declared, then shot off down the corridor.

"…"

"I'll get him." The spider sighed.

"we will get him." Iron fist corrected, and we all shared a look before shouting, "NOVA!" at the top of our lungs as we took off after him.

I had a feeling we would all grate against each other a lot before we learn to get along…

Aw well, its apart of the learning process, right?

Ok, just so we're clear, Shriek (Frances Barrison) is an actual villain that made her first appearance in Spiderman unlimited vol. 1 #1 in 1993.

I figured that if they could add Deadpool and get away with it, I could add a different villain yet to make an appearance and tweak her a bit. Ok, a lot, but I'm sticking to my choice since they've done so much to change Ultimate Spiderman. ( I mean seriously, Peter doesn't even work at the Bugle! I'm still sore over that one, if you couldn't tell. He could at least be an intern, or something! )

Anyway, I feel like this could make my story different than the others. I'm taking a lot of artistic liberty anyway; why stop now?

Unless there's anyone that absolutely hated it, then I might consider not venturing as far from the actual episodes. Or my writing might've been horrible, I dunno.

You have to communicate with your Authoress if you want her to change anything!

-R.E