It had been an entire year since the fall of Stark Industries and their brand of superheroics; a new 'Heroic Age' had begun with the company's resources and subsidiaries being acquired by different companies or forming new ones under their new owners. Investigations into the various superheroes who signed up for it with those being genuine and well meaning cooperating and those who helped the newly formed Avengers in the events of the White House going well for them.

Several Stark branded sponsorship deals and shows were cancelled; with some remaining and their content remaining on servers but with disclaimers. There were still heroes smelling of roses with those that sided against Stark or didn't take part in his coup attempt and were happy to denounce him in interviews.

But those who didn't answer Stark's call but were bitter about the fall of super heroics being a quick claim to fame and fortune that it had been before; for whatever reason they weren't able to or were advised against listening to Stark's offer but didn't find a place in this new Heroic Age.

At a facility for the Department of Damage Control (since the fall of Stark Industries the US government acquired full ownership of them); 3 costumed heroes had broken in. The anti-hero Quagmire, Richochet who had white hair, a white mask with lenses that exposed his hair and a black bodysuit with a white 'R' logo and a white jacket and Clash a young man in a white bodysuit with black patterns on it, a white full face mask with yellow lenses and sonic technology connected to his gloves.

They made their way through the facility and Clash found a discarded newspaper and looked it and it showed the Avengers getting medals from the new US President. "I had it set... I was 15 when I got my sonic technology ready and was making a slow but quick road to being a big time superhero... I was to be the first rock star scientist superhero... A success story after spending my childhood home schooled and winning science fair trophies... I won the last season of America's Next Top Superhero and I was on the fast track to being inducted by the Squadron Supreme... Now it's gone... My former agent and manager have me blocked..." Clash snapped as Quagmire scoffed.

"Let's just focus on the matter at hand... So many stuff here that will get us set for life when we sell it on the black market..." Quagmire told him as they then got to the door as Ricochet disabled the security. Clash used sonic sounds to knock it open and were met with the core group of Avengers themselves waiting for them: Steve Rogers as Captain America, Scott Lang the 2nd Ant-Man, Hope Pym the 2nd Wasp, James Rhodes the Iron Man, Zarda the Power Princess and Peter Parker the Spider-Man.

"Thank you... Do you all know how hard it is to keep holding this pose..." Peter quipped as the disgraced heroes were taken aback (though Ricochet's shock seemed rather forced). Quagmire attacked using his Darkforce tar like powers but Steve sent his shield flying to disorient him as Zarda went to punch him out.

"Stark was setting you up to the next big superhero; the big break that I always wanted... Yet you turned your back on him and the fame that it was... You made it so hard for the rest of us to be heroes..." Clash ranted at Peter as he used a miniature little device from his web=shooters to disrupt Clash's technology enough to kick him in the gut and web him up.

"Some heroes... Focusing on getting your checks and caring little about the people you were supposed to be protecting..." Peter snapped as Ricochet then walked up to the Avengers and they greeted him.

"What is going on..." Clash asked confused as there was scoffing from Quagmire.

"Isn't it obvious... He was an inside man..." Quagmire told Clash as Clash looked betrayed at Ricochet.

"It was a relief to find the fall of you Stark brand posers... You went along with making jokes about the 'Muties' getting what was coming to them at the Mutant Massacre whenever it was brought up... I'm a Mutant!" Ricochet told him sternly as Steve had them gather Quagmire and Clash up so that they could be sent to the authorities once they arrive.

"Another day... More villains taken down who a year ago were celebrates as celebrity superheroes..." Peter thought with a sigh about how much things had changed in a year.

"We are in a better time now... Where we can actually be superheroes... Still there are still problems in the world and annoyances from the old system like nozy news outlets and critics... But we will face them together..." Zarda assured her boyfriend and he grinned in return.

In a secret hideout there was Fennhoff and Harry overlooking a containment unit with Kasady's body. "Our friend here Mr Kasady remains on ice until we are ready for him. He is a complicated figure and with your father's work in him him as he has been resurrected; he would have gotten impatient over the past year and been so unpredictable..." Fennhoff then said as Harry looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"I can't blame him... It's been what... A year and we haven't done anything! My patience isn't limitless Doctor... You said that we would stop the Avengers and kill Spider-Man but right now they don't even know who we are..." Harry snapped at Fennhoff.

"Patience my young student... We are almost ready to put the plan into action... A world chaotic shall be created by Mr Kasady... The Avengers will fall and me the one true Nighthawk will save this world with you by my side... The one true example of human potential and the new heroic Green Goblin..." Fennhoff assured him as Harry shook his head. "I have good news for you... The Jackal clones have said that the Gwen clone is ready..." Fennhoff said as Harry's eyes widened excitedly.

The lab given to the Miles Warren clones was off any grid or files that Tony Stark had and he managed to cover his tracks well there with the resources they were given; Fennhoff managed to find it though and became their new benefactor. Able to acquire the blood of Gwen for them to use and even had her old Nightbird suit acquired to put in the lab.

Harry's eyes lit up but asked "as good news as that is... You know that Gwen hated Warren right... Plus they think that the clone is for them..."

"Well that's why pawns are meant to be disposable once they have served their purpose..." Fennhoff said as Harry understood the implication.

The Avengers got teleported back to the Rocket Central; formerly the headquarters of the Squadron Supreme and it now acted in that role for the Avengers. There were the carryovers from the Squadron Supreme and the new recruits. Peter greeted former villains of his Scorpion, Electro and Sandman as he carried on. He got to his personal lab area followed by Zarda to find Peter's Aunt May talking to Jennifer Walters the She-Hulk.

"Sorry I was here waiting for Peter and I met up with Jennifer... Back from one of her cases..." May explained as Jennifer smirked to Peter.

"She was just telling me that she hopes to be a grandmother some day as you are basically his son... Maybe giving the hint that us 3 needs to step up our game..." Jennifer laughed and Zarda smirked while Peter groaned at that; Jennifer ending up becoming Peter's lover as she had been his girlfriend's before.

"Don't worry Peter; I understand that your really private life is no business to your aunt... Just be the man that you are and hope you and the others are ready for the benefit..." May told Peter going to kiss him on the cheek off his mask as Peter nodded. They said their goodbyes and she left through the teleportation. The Avengers were due for a fundraiser for FEAST at a special event.

"Maybe she is onto something... I have been alive longer than any human today and so maybe it's time that I try motherhood..." Zarda then said with her smirk as Peter groaned. There was an alert on Peter's phone and he saw that there was a heist in New York by the Black Cat. Peter's eyes widened as he hadn't dealt with her in a long while.

Not since...

"Another rogue you stole from Nighthawk... Jen and I will be ready in my room for when you get back..." Zarda said as they trusted him to handle this as Peter then nodded and teleported away.

Gwen sighed with a headache as she got up; last she remembered she was dropped by the Green Goblin with Peter there in his suit. Was the Goblin suspicious of why they were together; did he know? She still wasn't able to admit to her mentor that the Goblin may suspect who she was thanks to a slip up when she was chasing after him while he was busy.

She was in a hospital gown and found herself surrounded by... Miles Warren or rather various of them in his Jackal form. "Did Warren escape and perfect his cloning process..." Gwen thought in shock.

"She is awake! I finally got her back!" one of them spoke out in happiness.

"What are you talking about? I am the real Miles Warren! You are the clones!" snapped another.

"No you are!" shouted out another one as they were arguing causing Gwen to groan; she hated how posessive Warren was off her. She found herself bound to the table but it seemed like it could be night as she was able to use the strength of hte secret mystical potion that Nighthawk had given her to break free and kick the nearest Warren in the head.

Gwen ran and found a sight that was odd to her; her Nightbird suit. How did these Warren clones get to it considering it should still be in the Nightcave? Whatever she managed ot use her strenght to break the glass and got her suit as she dodged the Warren clones' attempts to gang up on her.

Thankfully Warren was never a skilled fighter so outfighting the nearest ones enough to continue her escape was no problem. SHe managed to use her gymanstics to get herself up to the ceiling. She used Hawakrangs from her utility belt to destroy the lights as she jupmed down and got through the door. She quickly changed into Nightbird worrying if Warren knew who she was; she then decided to jump through the window to escape.

She landed on the ground and swallowed her throat as she thoguht that she might as well call her mentor to let him know about what had happened; wil lbe awkward considering she quit the last time they communicated to eachother. She found it odd that her signal to hte NIghtcave was just not there but it picked up a PDNY signal saying about a heist by the Black Cat.

"Well I can at least take care of that..." Gwen sighed as she made her way to the location...