With Great Powers, Comes a Great Alliance

by Galloway12

When Tony, Dr. Banner, and Shuri build a dimensional portal to see if other realities exist, their machine malfunctions and sucks away everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man away. Now trapped in another reality where heroes are schooled and paid, Peter Parker must adapt while waiting to be rescued and battling villains along the way.

19. Stain's Purpose and The Aftermath

Anyways, that little rants over with. Here's the next chapter.

"I am. Let's beat him, Nightcrawler." Deku said as he charged One for All.

Both sides stared down one another for the final time before each of them launched at one another to clash once more.

"FIVE PERCENT FULL COWLING!" Deku yelled out with his right hand pulled back for a powerful strike. Nightcrawler flipped the knives from his tail to his hands as the blades collided with Stain's sword. Deku threw his fist forward, but missed for Stain limboed backward with incredible reflexes. Stain broke the tension between him and Nightcrawler as Nightcrawler backed up, stunned from the force used by Stain. Stain was about to cut Deku with his sword but missed because Nightcrawler threw one of the knives at Stain's wrist, lightly slashing it and causing Stain to reel back. Deku flew past the villain and turned around, only to have a knife nearly miss his face.

"Nightcrawler! Be careful!" Deku yelled out as he examined for a weak point in Stain's guard.

"Sorry! I miscalculated your landing!" Nightcrawler apologized quickly as he teleported away from a killer blow by Stain.

"You're really starting to piss me off, demon!" Stain said as Nightcrawler reappeared in front of him and struck him in the face.

"I could honestly care less!" Nightcrawler retorted. Nightcrawler then used a barrage of strikes combined with random teleporting to keep Stain guessing where he was going to appear next. Before Stain could capitalize on anything, Deku charged at him once more and was successful to land a five percent Detroit Smash to the killer's face. Stain flew several feet across the landscape as Nightcrawler quickly grabbed Stain's sword and tossed it on top of a rooftop. When Stain landed and checked his hand, he noticed that his main weapon was gone and not within the battlefield.

"Grrrrrr…." Stain growled as he looked behind him, "This is really pathetic." Stain admitted as he had a face of frustration plastered on. "I have no choice but to retreat." Stain then dashed towards the exit behind him to flee the battle but was stopped when he felt Nightcrawler grip a piece of his clothing, and Stain was suddenly back to where he was before.

"Not a chance murderer!" Nightcrawler said as Stain drew out two shurikens and tossed them at Nightcrawler, only for the blue demon to dodge them effortlessly with his acrobatics. Deku jumped over Nightcrawler and landed a kick on Stain's face before Nightcrawler followed up with a kick of his own to Stain's stomach. Both heroes then began to combo attacks together as they started to beat down on the Hero Killer. Before both could land the final blow, Stain wiped out two more knives and tried to cut both of them. Deku was able to react quickly, but Nightcrawler was not so lucky as he felt the blade slice through the skin of his arm. Blue blood was plastered on Stain's knife, and before the heroes could stop him, Stain licked the blade. Nightcrawler fell onto the floor in a paralyzed state as Deku got in front of his stunned comrade.

"N-N-N-Nightcrawler!" Deku yelled in fear while looking at the now maniacally looking Stain.

Nightcrawler averted his eyes up toward the two, "Deku! Get out of here! Save your own self, he won't chase you!" Nightcrawler told Deku, not wanting the younger hero to suffer a terrible fate because of him. Deku is gifted, but not enough to challenge Stain on his own. Nightcrawler knew that Deku could very well die if he keeps interfering.

Stain chuckled with murderous intent as he looks into Deku's eyes, making the green hero pause in slight terror, "I know you will not leave him. You have that look in your eye that tells the story. He is right though, I won't chase you because I have no intentions of killing you. However, I can not say the same for him." Stain explained before taking one step forward, Deku slightly backing up, "One way or another, he is going to die!" Stain lunged towards the two.

Deku quickly turned around, picked up Nightcrawler, and ran away from Stain. Stain quickly passed Deku as he tried to slice Deku's right side with a knife, but Deku instinctively moved to the left to not get cut.

"Just leave, Deku!" Nightcrawler yelled, trying to force his own body to move.

"I'll never leave my friends to die," Deku said as he recalled the sludge villain incident, "And this isn't the hero part of me talking!" Deku retorted, quickly dodging knife strikes from Stain.

Stain growled as he kept his assault up, "Will you just stay still, or run away?!" Stain would usually praise such efforts, but these two were really getting on his last nerves. Nightcrawler needed to pay for his sins for the Hulk incident, and Deku was just being annoying.

"Damn it! I have to get away, but he's too fast!" Deku thought to himself, "I can't outrun him nor can I engage him one on one, he'll take me down in no time! What do I do?!" Deku was running out of options as most of the plans he was coming up with in his head seemed to end in disaster. "Gah! What would Peter do?!"

Flashback

"You're too predictable." Peter scratched the back of his head. "You fight like every other thug I go up against in New York, so it is easy for me to read your moves. You may be faster and stronger, but you act the same."

Flashback End

"He's right, I am too predictable, I am too easy to read! But that does not mean I can not predict what Stain will do next! Maybe instead of me planning things out right now, I should go with the flow of battle and improvise, then when there is an opening for me to turn the tide, I advance on it and give myself room to escape with Kurt!"

Stain lunged forward with his knives ready to plunge into Deku's shoulders. Deku quickly full cowled and not only rush Stain to avoid the attack on his shoulders, but also manage to get some offense in by slamming his head against Stain's stomach, knocking the man back.

Stain fell back to the ground and held onto his stomach. "Damn it, I got cocky for a second." Stain quickly got up and watched Deku running towards the exit once more, near the end of it. "No, you don't!" Stain grasped the last of his shurikens and threw them as Deku's legs. Deku yelled out in pain as most of them sliced his legs, calves, and ankles, but one managed to stick itself into Deku's left achilles heel, effectively making the young hero fall over as Nightcrawler hit the ground hard.

Deku looked back to his legs and saw the shuriken deep in his heel, "Arrrg! This isn't good!" Deku tried to stand up on his two legs but fell onto one knee as he could not place any pressure on his left leg. "It hurts so much, but I can't give up!" Deku said as he noticed that Stain was next to him with a bloodied shuriken in his hand.

"You have heart kid, you really do." Stain said as Deku looked on in horror. Stain licked the shuriken slowly before gulping down some of the blood. Deku quickly felt his body stiffened as he was frozen in his kneeling position. "I hope to see you on the news in the future about how great you are as a real hero, but not today." Stain turned his focus towards the still paralyzed Nightcrawler. "Now, to finish off this wretched demon." Stain gripped both knives in his hands as he made way towards Nightcrawler.

"No! Please!" Deku pleaded as he watched Stain stalking a helpless Nightcrawler, "He's just my age, he can make up what he did!" Deku yelled with tears forming in his eyes.

"Maybe he could pay off the damages if he works all his life, but no amount of cash can replace those lives." Stain answered before standing over Nightcrawler's body.

"Stain I am begging you, don't kill him! He's my friend, and I know he can do better! What happened with Hulk was partly his fault, but he was trying to stop Hulk as well! He did not mean for Hulk to appear, he never had that plan! It was all just an accident!" Deku was desperately trying to fight them off the paralyzation in his body but to no avail. Deku wanted to bring up Endeavor being the reason why Hulk happened, but that would just put another target on Stain's hit list. Besides, the hero killer most likely knows that already.

"I know. I watched the news when the event was going down, I heard the reports and saw the videos of him fighting Hulk." Stain growled, "The real culprit is Endeavor. The number two pro hero is walking a fraud, and I know there is something else going on in his life, but that is beside the point. My mind has been made up regarding this waste."

"Izuku…" Nightcrawler spoke, his pupils managing to make eye contact with Deku, "It's okay. I…I'm okay with this. You may not know this, but I have done some bad things before, very bad things that I regret. Although I praise and follow the lord, only he can say if I am a good soul or not." Nightcrawler said as he glared up to Stain, "You don't have that right; you don't get to decide who is good or not, who lives or not! Do you see yourself as some type of crusader?!" Nightcrawler barks.

Stain looks down at Nightcrawler with a bored expression, "Yes, but not for God. I hold no opinion on religion, I prefer to keep my thoughts about it to myself. I do, however, believe in good and bad. Light and darkness. Hero and villain. There is a fine line between the two, but everyone sees it in black and white whereas I see it in color. In the old times, the word 'hero' meant something. It meant that those who put their lives on the line for others despite sacrificing everything, including their own lives, shall be worthy of praise and forever be immortalized. Today, it means nothing. In today's world, the word 'hero' is just a toy. Anyone can be a hero, and that is great. But not everyone is worthy to be called such." Stain glared at Nightcrawler and crouched to his level with a knife towards his throat, "People who help just for fame, money, popularity, parties, and whatever a celebrity does are not worthy of the title hero. The biggest example being Captain Celebrity. What a fake hero he is. He may have changed, but his sins will never go away. He is the best example of an unworthy hero, a person who is just part of the infection and helps spread it." Stain stood up and looked towards Deku, "I hope you don't turn up like one of them, it will be a real shame." Stain took a deep breath, "Now. Let's end this." Stain gripped Nightcrawler by his shirt and lifted him up to look him in the eyes, the blue demon not able to teleport out of his grasp.

"K….Kurt…" Deku mumbled as he shut his eyes with a river of tears flowing out his eyes.

"Don't cry for me, mein freund." Nightcrawler said calmly, "Just tell X-23 I'm sorry I couldn't keep her promise." Nightcrawler spoke as Stain raised his knife, getting ready to end it. The knife was coming down at full force towards Nightcrawler's heart, but it never pierced him. Just as the tip was about to tear through Nightcrawler's skin, a familiar 'Thwip' sound was heard as the knife was covered in a thick web and yanked out of Stain's hand.

"Woah! Looks like I am late to this party!" Spider-Man said as Deku and Nightcrawler turned their pupils towards him while Stain twisted his head fully towards him. Spider-Man examined the scene and was somewhat confused. "Uh...Deku, why are you kneeling while this man is about to kill one of my dearest friends?" Spider-Man thought for a moment, "Better question, why aren't you teleporting, Nightcrawler?"

"You're a sight for sore eyes, Spider-Man." Nightcrawler signed in relief as he fell back to the ground due to Stain relieving his grip on him.

"Doesn't answer either of my questions," Spider-Man said.

"Spider-Man, his quirk is paralyzation! He does it by drinking your blood!" Deku quickly informed Spider-Man.

"Like a vampire?" Spider-Man said as he eyes Stain, "You look like the furthest thing from a vampire though."

"So, we finally meet, Spider-Man." Stain said, sounding awfully pleased.

"Always nice to meet a fan, despite their social status," Spider-Man replied.

"Name is Hero Killer: Stain: though I would assume you have heard of me." Stain said, gripping onto his single knife tightly as he expects another fight.

"I have, but you look like nothing I would have expected." Spider-Man said with honesty, "I was expecting some Deathstroke looking guy, not a human version of an evil Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle." Spider-Man jokes, much to Stain's annoyance.

"Oh. You're a talker aren't ya?" Stain grunted.

"Why have a mouth if you aren't going to use it for what it's meant for," Spider-Man answered.

"Hey!" Nightcrawler shouted, "How did you find us anyway?!"

"Yeah!" Deku added in, "Last time we saw you, you were fighting a Nomu!"

"Well…" Spider-Man rolled his head, "I was, but then it just let me go and fled the scene. It was like something called out to it mentally and told it to return to where it was from. I tried to tail it for most of the time, but it got away after it flew too high into the sky for me to see it. After that, I came to find you guys getting beaten into pulps." Spider-Man turned towards Nightcrawler, "I'm assuming you evacuated Iida?"

"Correct," Nightcrawler replied.

"Alright." Spider-Man looked at Deku, "Are you okay, Deku?"

"I could be better." Deku replied but managed to smile, "But thanks for the save."

"No problem." Spider-Man locked eyes with Stain, "So, want to dance, stabby." Spider-Man got into a fighting pose.

Stain looked at his lone knife for a moment before turning his gaze towards Spider-Man, "I would if I was better prepared." Stain replied before quickly jumping from wall to wall to attempt an escape, but right as he about to reach the rooftop, Spider-Man jumped to where he was and smacked him back down to Earth.

"I like how you thought that was a question," Spider-Man said while sticking to the wall behind him.

Stain got up and looked towards his current rival with distaste, "I admire you, but I will fight if I have to."

"I'm not trying to provoke a fight. I just want you to surrender yourself so this can be easy. It is obvious that I will beat you since you are down to one knife; and not to mention that I am faster, stronger, and probably more handsome than you under the mask." Spider-Man jokes.

"Surrendering will put my mission in the grave." Stain said with a fiery passion, "And I will not allow that to happen. So if I have to go through you to achieve that, so be it!" Stain then flipped the knife around his hand so he could gain a better grip on it, "Just know that I will not kill you." Unbeknownst to Stain, Deku was slowly moving his body as was Nightcrawler, but none noticed the hidden figure above watching them.

"Hehe. Seems they got you cornered, Stain." All four combatants turned to see a new figure on top of the rooftop with Stain's sword in his hand, "You lose this? Here ya go!" He chucked the sword at Stain as the hero killer caught the sword.

"Well, well, you are finally here," Spider-Man said as the figure jumped down and landed in front of Stain. "It's been awhile Taskmaster, how have you been?"

"I could be better." Taskmaster said while gripping the sword on his back, "Trying to wrap my head around interdimensional travel is quite confusing, but hey, I found a job. The biggest job I ever had, so there is some solace in this. How about you?"

"Well I was stuck here for over a year, you know that." Spider-Man replied, "I made a couple of friends, and somehow got forced back into a high school." Spider-Man rolled his head.

"Geez. Ain't that crappy." Taskmaster laughed, "I'll be honest, it is great to see you despite being enemies. I missed fighting you; you really give me a challenge." Taskmaster pulled out his sword and held it in front of him, "Let's make this a classic battle."

Spider-Man looked behind him and saw Nightcrawler had teleported behind him and was back up. Deku struggled to get up but did so despite most of his strength being on one leg. Nightcrawler nodded his head while Deku clenched his fists. Spider-Man averted his gaze back to the mercenary and assassin, "You're on." Spider-Man accepted the challenge as both parties ran at each other to clash once more.

X-23

X-23 has seen and done many things. She has slaughtered small militias, has tried to kill her father when she first met him and fought with the devil once just to name a few; yeah she has been a through a lot. What she never expected though was to be running away from the fight while holding onto a little girl whom she has no direct relationship with, and reminds her of herself when she was that young, except with a few differences like facial and hair looks.

When X-23 ran into the alleyway, she wasted little time in escaping. Thanks to her special training from the bastards that made her, she was able to scale the walls with Eri with ease quickly and quietly. Once she was on the rooftops, X-23 ran away still carrying Eri. The father of this little girl, or so he calls himself, was not giving chase. Either she lost him already, or he is below and waiting for them at the end. Whatever it may be, X-23 is ready to fight, and possibly kill, in order to keep this little girl safe.

X-23 looked down at Eri for a moment and noticed that not only was she holding on too tightly to her shirt, but she was looking up at her with a hypnotic look. X-23 blinked and looked forward again as they jumped off the last rooftop and landed onto the concrete below with a soft thud. X-23 looked around and sniffed the air. No signs of danger. X-23 put Eri down gently to catch her breath, "You okay, kid?" X-23 asked in between her breaths.

"Y...Yeah." Eri responded. X-23 noticed fear and anxiety were in her voice, but not as much as before.

"Good." X-23 heard a soft roar from the east. No doubt a Nomu was still roaming around somewhere. Eri latched onto X-23's leg when she heard it. X-23 looked down at her and studied her for a moment. Eri's skin looked pale, her body was a little too skinny, her eyes expressed tiredness both physically and mentally, and the way she was holding onto her leg screamed for protection and maybe even for some type of love. "This poor kid." X-23 brought her fist close to her face, "If I see that man again, I'll slit his throat for hurting her." X-23 opened her hand and gently placed it on Eri's head. Eri looked up to X-23 in curiosity. "Kid, just stay by me. I'll get you somewhere safe."

"O-okay," Eri responded nervously.

X-23 grabbed Eri's hand softly as the two began to walk towards the train station with the latter keeping herself close to her new protector.

When they reached the station, it was quiet and empty. Everyone who was here scattered and evacuated on the trains when the explosions occurred. X-23 and Eri walked inside and sat down where she and Kurt were before the attack. "I would go back to help you, Kurt, but I have another problem to handle first," X-23 told herself as she looked to her left side, and to her surprise, the leftovers both she and Kurt had packed earlier today were left unscathed, untouched by the panicking populace. X-23 took them out of the bag and opened it; sure enough, everything was still in place just as they filled it. At least dinner is still on the table, but now there are three mouths instead of two. X-23 then looked over to Eri to see the little girl was having a hard time staying awake.

"Hey," X-23 said as Eri looked at her with a tired expression, "Are you tired?"

Eri nodded her head, "But I'm afraid that if I fall asleep, I'll be with him again…" Eri said with a whimper.

X-23 signed, "I won't let that happen. I said I'll take you somewhere safe, but we have to wait for the train to get to the safehouse faster." At that moment, she could hear a train coming, "Speaking of which." X-23 place the leftovers back in the bag and picked them up in one arm while lifting Eri up with her arm. Eri held onto her neck but not as tightly as before. When the train stopped and opened its doors, X-23 walked into the train and sat down on the nearest seat. It was almost empty save for a few people who paid no attention to them. X-23 placed the leftovers in between her legs and sat Eri on her right side. The trains doors closed, and not a moment later, started to move.

Eri looked up to X-23, "Um…."

X-23 looked back down to her, "Yeah?"

"...What's your name?"

X-23 was silent for a moment. She preferred to keep her name a secret from those she did not trust. It was something she grew accustomed too for the longest time ever since she destroyed the facility that bred her. It also had to do with identities, and if your enemy figured out who you are through anonymous sources. The fewer people who know your name the better in X-23's eyes.

X-23 looked forward, "Laura. Laura Kinney." But this one will have to be the exception. X-23 doesn't know why, but something was telling her to say her real name.

"Oh." Eri slowly placed her head on X-23's lap, "It's a nice name…" Eri mumbled before sleep took her over.

X-23 lightly chuckled and stroked the little girl's hair gently. "Goodnight, Eri." As she was doing so, X-23 felt a bump on her head. X-23 looked down and saw a very small horn on her forehead. "A horn? I guess she is a mutant too." X-23 then had a moment of realization, "I can't take her back to my place, it's just a run down warehouse with no beds or simple needs like water! Guess I'll have to go to that other place I know."

Uraraka and Tsu

It was unlike Uraraka and Tsu to worry about their friends in any case, especially Peter considering he is a hero where he is from, but when both Peter and Deku mentioned a Nomu attacking the city, both ladies became slightly afraid. Things took a turn for the worst when the news station aired the events happening in Hosu City and both girls saw two more Nomu's attacking the city along with reports that Hero Killer: Stain may be in Hosu City.

"If things couldn't be any worse…" Tsu said on the phone with Uraraka on the other side.

"Peter always mentions something about his bad luck, I think this is one of those cases." Uraraka replied from the other line, "I hope they are alright."

"They shouldn't even be fighting to begin with. It's against the law to use Quirks without a license." Tsu and Peter had talked about this issue about using powers without a permit or license, and it always ends up with the two dropping it before a fight breaks out. "They know this, so I don't understand why they continue to do so."

Uraraka pondered the thought for a moment before speaking, "I think you have to see it from their view."

"Their view?" Tsu asked, "I mean, I have done that, but I never changed my opinion though."

"I don't think you are looking at it correctly." Uraraka said, "From Peter's point of view, he needs to live up to his Uncle's words. 'With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility,' and he can't necessarily do that if he is being held back every day. I think it kills him greatly on the inside to not be Spider-Man every day. It is easy for us to tell him to follow the law, but that's because we grew up in this environment whereas Peter did not. Where he is from, they do not have our laws. They have no laws regarding Quirks, and if they do, Peter has not mentioned them. You know Peter better than me, why do you think he does what he does?"

Tsu was silent on the phone. She began to recall all of the talks they had about Quirk usage outside the law and tried to understand why Peter felt the way he did. "It's because it is the right thing to do. If someone needs help, Peter sees it as his job to help despite the consequences. It's his belief that he mustn't turn down anyone's help because if he does, he will relive the guilt he felt when his uncle was killed."

"Exactly Tsu." Uraraka got up from her bed and looked outside her window, "Telling him to abide by the law isn't going to change how he feels. That guilt is acting as his moral compass, and whether you like it or not, Peter is always going to do what he believes, even if he gets in trouble by the law."

Tsu took in what Uraraka said, which was surprisingly well thought out for someone who hardly gives pep talks. Tsu did know why Peter is the way he is, she just can't understand why he allows his guilt to guide him. When people let guilt lead their lives, a lot of times, it makes their life miserable. Peter isn't miserable here, she knows that, but he will be if lands himself on the wrong side of the law. But it's a risk he is willing to take to save someone.

Tsu signed, "I understand. I didn't really look into it as much as I should have. I should apologize to him."

Uraraka giggled, "I don't think you have too. Just tell him you see it his way now."

"Kero."

Uraraka's room suddenly shook violently as the poor girl yelped in fright. Although Gunhead's agency was just outside of Hosu City, the fight was taking place near the outskirts where the agency was located. Uraraka was terrified that the fight was nearby, and maybe someone or a Nomu would suddenly come crashing into her room. Of course, when the fight began, Gunhead told her and his apprentices to stay within their dorms at all times. Though it did very little to save her nerves.

"Uraraka," Tsu's voice changed from her usual calm demeanor to worriedness, "Are you okay?"

Uraraka caught her breath as the room stopped vibrating, "Yeah. The room just shook." Uraraka shook her head, "I'm so scared, Tsu. The fight is near the dojo, and I do not want to witness a Nomu suddenly burst into the building or my room no less."

"Everything is going to be okay, Uraraka." Tsu said, trying to reaffirm her friend, "You have a pro-hero in your building along with well-trained pupils of his. Plus, if there's a Nomu, no doubt pro heroes are tailing it, and maybe even Midoriya and Peter." Although what Tsu was saying was supposed to help Uraraka, she shuddered at the thought of her boyfriend facing another Nomu. Last time Peter faced one, he was hospitalized and did not wake up until the next morning. That was something she did not want to go through again, and she definitely did not want Midoriya to be his roommate.

"You're right." Uraraka was taking a couple of deep breaths, "You're right. Everything will be okay." Uraraka then let out a nervous laugh, "I mean, what are the odds that a Nomu will crash into my room?"

Bad luck seemed to plague everyone tonight because, in an act of irony, the wall furthest from Uraraka was smashed into pieces as a Nomu with wings came crashing in. Uraraka dropped her phone with a shriek and fled to the door, but the Nomu was faster as it quickly grabbed one of her legs and pulled her away.

"Oh god please no!" Uraraka said as she struggled to get free, "SOMEONE HELP ME!" Uraraka screamed as a few of her roommates burst through her door along with Gunhead.

"Uraraka!" Gunhead said as he fired several rounds from his revolver braces. Sadly, they had no effect on the beast as it simply turned away and flew out of the room and into the night sky with Uraraka in its grasp with the poor girl screaming for her life.

"Uraraka! Uraraka!" Tsu was yelling from the other side, but her worst fears were realized when no answer came from the other side. Tsu's fell back onto her bed in a state of shock. "Is this really happening?" Tsu asked herself whilst one of her partners came rushing in after hearing her terrified screams.

Spider-Man, Deku, Nightcrawler

Both sides charged at one another as the final fight had begun. Nightcrawler and Deku continued their fight with Stain while Spider-Man took on Taskmaster alone.

"Rrraaaag!" Stain flashed his sword and swung at Deku to cut him. Deku barely dodged the attack but was forced to put more pressure on his injured heel so he stumbled to the ground in agony.

"Deku!" Nightcrawler saw his friend fall under his own weight this wasn't good. "Spider-Man, Deku is hurt! We need to retreat!"

"No!" Deku said as he forced himself back up, "We need to beat them! They'll just hunt down more people if we don't stop them now!" Deku could not place any pressure on his left heel, and it was only proven further by him hopping to a wall and leaning against it to keep himself up.

Spider-Man looked back to see Deku in terrible shape. "Darn it." Spider-Man knew that if Deku stayed any longer his condition would worsen, or even more dreadful, be killed in the fight. "So much for a classic fight. Nightcrawler, get us out of here!" Spider-Man commanded as he swung a hook at Taskmaster, but was countered when the mercenary blocked it with his shield.

Nightcrawler nodded and teleported away from Stain and to Deku, "Let's go." Nightcrawler took him by his shirt.

"But-"

"Deku, you could be killed here! And I will not stand by that. I'm not letting another death I could have stopped occur! Live to fight another day rather than die for nothing!" Nightcrawler stated loudly. Deku silenced his protests as Spider-Man jumped backward and landed next to his blue friend, "Okay, grab my-arrrrgh!" Nightcrawler felt two bullets fly into his arm that was holding onto Deku causing his grip to release.

"I'm not letting you get away!" Taskmaster said with a pistol aimed at Nightcrawler. Taskmaster charged at the trio with the shield in front of him. Spider-Man shot a massive web to try and trap his enemy, but Stain's sword sliced through it before Taskmaster was entangled in it. Taskmaster got close enough to strike but did not attack them. Instead, he grabbed Deku by the arm and held him close to his chest with the pistol next to his skull. "Not a move, kid, or by any of you!"

Nightcrawler, who was holding his injured arm, and Spider-Man were left stunned. Neither moved an inch as they watched their friend being taken as a hostage. "Aw crap…" Spider-Man mumbled and began to think of ways to save his best friend.

Stain was eyeing Taskmaster closely. They may be partners now, but he will attack Taskmaster if he means to harm the next great hero.

"Good." Taskmaster said with a chuckle and looked at Deku's terrified expression, "The League wants you dead, but they told me to bring you in if I can, and seeing as how I have you captive, I can do just that." Deku's face worsen when Taskmaster said those words. He was working for the League of Villains?!

"The League!" Spider-Man asked in his shocked state, "How did they-"

"Find me?" Taskmaster finished his sentence, "Their scout found me and offered me a big contract after I proved to him my skill set. How they found me is beyond me, but hey, I'm getting paid well for this job."

"Like another scumbag." Stain hissed.

Taskmaster laughed, "That may be so, but I could care less about what any of you have to say. Now then," Taskmaster gripped Deku tighter, "Let's go, shall we?"

"Nightcrawler," Spider-Man whispered to his longtime ally, "We have to do something! They're going to take Deku!"

"I know!" Nightcrawler whispered back, "But we won't be fast enough to stop him from splattering Deku's brains all over the floor!"

Deku looked at his friends. They couldn't do anything, they are not going to be able to save him if they move an inch. "Damn it! How could I let this happen?! We were about to evacuate, but I didn't try to stop myself from being taken as a hostage!" Deku felt Taskmaster walking out of the alleyway and into the open.

"Hey, Kurogiri," Taskmaster said as he clicked his communicator on quickly, "I have the kid. Take us away." Taskmaster said and hung up.

"Crap!" Deku's heart was beating faster now. If Taskmaster isn't stopped, it'll be the end of the road for him! "Guess I have no choice! I need a way out of here!" Deku flicked his fingers towards the ground. A burst of wind was set out underneath him and Taskmaster. Taskmaster lost his grip on Deku while in the air.

"Now!" Spider-Man yelled out. Nightcrawler teleported to Deku and was able to take him back just in time. "Yes!" Spider-Man cheered as Taskmaster landed without a scratch. Suddenly, a crash was suddenly heard next to them. Everyone put their arms in front of their faces to cover the dust. When the dust settled, everyone looked to what appeared before them. What stood before made each of them back up in fear.

"Is that?!"

"Not again," Spider-Man said with frustration.

Standing in the crater was the last sight anyone wanted to see. The Hulk was back.

Dr. Banner

Dr. Banner did not expect danger to, once again, be near him just a few days later. But he should have known better.

He left Hosu City after a sweet girl named Uraraka helped him with the many boxes he had, but when he arrived at U.A, Principal Nezu told him to find living spaces for him and the X-Men. U.A would cover the first three payments, but after that, he and Deadpool would have to do it themselves. Seeing as he saw Hosu City to be a great spot considering it was twenty minutes away by train, had plenty of heroes watching it, and had great stores and people. When he arrived and began to look around for housing, the attack happened. Dr. Banner quickly got into his car and drove until he ended up near a hero agency, Gunhead was it? It doesn't matter. There is protection nearby, and the villain attack is not around him.

"Oh who am I kidding, danger follows me everywhere." Dr. Banner signed as he slumped next to a wall. "I'm just a magnet for it, huh? The universe wants to see the Hulk rampage through the cities." Dr. Banner was depressed. He hasn't been in this new world for a month, and already the world hates the Hulk. U.A knows his secret because of the Aizawa guy, but he was lucky to make a compromise despite X-23's protest of attending a school. "Better going to school than being thrown in jail." Dr. Banner chuckled lightly. "I'm just surprised they want me to teach there. Science teacher for the general studies department? It is interesting but frightening. Kids can be ruthless, and some take unnecessary risks. I hope none of them are able to provoke me." Dr. Banner laid his back against the wall.

Dr. Banner looked towards the city and saw something flying towards them. He squinted his eyes to get a better look at it. What he saw made him shiver, "That's not good." Dr. Banner quickly got up and ran behind a nearby trashcan to avoid being seen. "Alright. Hopefully, it didn't see me." Dr. Banner said as he heard the creature flapping its wings closer and closer before it crashed into the building above him. He heard shrieks of terror and voices screaming for that thing to put someone down. Dr. Banner got up and looked at the scene. He saw the creature fly out of the building, but with a hostage, a young brunette girl. He looked at captive and recognized it was Uraraka!

"Uraraka!" Dr. Banner yelled.

"SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!" Uraraka pleaded in absolute terror as the creature flew away with her.

"Why get her?! What does it want with Uraraka?!" Dr. Banner asked as he quickly ran to his car and got in. "I have to save her!" Dr. Banner discarded any concerns for his safety, a kid was in danger now. Dr. Banner turned it on before speeding away to follow the flying creature into the city.

Many cars were speeding out of the city, but luckily for Dr. Banner, he was the only one going inside the city so traffic was not a concern. As he drew closer to the city, Dr. Banner saw the carnage. There were fires blazing, many civilians were evacuated and treated for wounds, and pro heroes were aiding in any way they can. It was a mess. "I hope I don't regret this." Dr. Banner prayed that Hulk would not be unleashed once more.

The creature fled deeper into the city as Dr. Banner gave pursuit, ignoring signs from any authoritative figure trying to stop him. "How could they not see that thing flying overhead with a screaming child?!" Dr. Banner asked himself. The creature suddenly stopped in an empty area and began to descend to the ground below. Dr. Banner stopped his car just out of its range and got out. The area was surrounded by tall buildings but was also deserted and littered with debris. A perfect spot. The creature let go of Uraraka as she looking up at in terror and with tear filled eyes. She was beyond scared, and she had every right to be. "Okay, let's do this." Dr. Banner told himself as he quietly exited the car. He snuck closer and hid behind a wall. Dr. Banner stuck his head slightly to get a peek at the two. The creature wasn't moving an inch nor looking at the poor girl. She had a look of confusion on her face too but was too scared to move.

"What do I do?" Dr. Banner looked around for anything and saw a rock. He picked it and spotted a window, "I hope this works." Dr. Banner aimed the rock at the window and chucked it as hard he could. The glass shattered to pieces as the creature looked in its direction. It slowly began to move towards the noise. Without hesitation, Dr. Banner ran towards Uraraka.

Uraraka looked towards the sound of someone running towards her and was shocked to see Dr. Banner, "Bruce?!" Uraraka asked in shock and relief.

"No time to waste," Dr. Banner said as he helped her up, "Come on!" Both ran into a nearby alleyway since the Nomu was near the car and they could be spotted. "What does that thing want with you?!" Dr. Banner asked.

"I don't know what that Nomu wants!" Uraraka replied with shakiness in her voice, "How did you even find me?! I thought you were at U.A!"

"I was, but then I came back to look for a place to live when this happened all of a sudden! I drove out of the city and just so happened to hide where you were interning at! I saw it grab you and I just had to act!" Dr. Banner explained to her.

"I…." Uraraka looked down for a moment before flashing a smile, "Thank you so much. I promise to repay you for this when I can!"

Dr. Banner smiled back, "Don't mention it."

Both froze slightly when the heard a gust of wind behind them. The Nomu had found them. Dr. Banner quickly looked back to see its big hand aiming to grab Uraraka again, "Get down!" Dr. Banner yelled as he pushed himself and Uraraka to the ground. The Nomu flew past them but made a quick turn around to try again.

"Bruce, move!" Uraraka exclaimed. In her hands, she had a green dumpster. Dr. Banner moved out of the way as Uraraka threw the hunk of metal at the Nomu and hit it. The Nomu was fazed slightly, but that was enough for Uraraka and Dr. Banner to go the other way.

Dr. Banner was feeling his heart racing as the two tried to escape the Nomu's sight, "Crap! This isn't good! If my heart rate doesn't slow down anytime, I'll Hulk out!"

Uraraka and Dr. Banner were forced back the way they came with the Nomu was quickly gaining on them. Bruce was trying to think of a way to escape the Nomu before he remembered his car, "Uraraka, follow me! I came here in a car let's go!"

"Right!" Uraraka nodded her head as they ran towards Bruce's car.

The Nomu exited the alleyway and scanned its surroundings to spot its target and the other individual. It wasn't too long before it saw them running towards a vehicle. The Nomu let out a roar and flapped its wings before taking off.

Dr. Banner and Uraraka made it to the car. Dr. Banner quickly unlocked it and jumped into the driver seat whilst Uraraka was on the passenger side. Both quickly put on their seatbelts as Dr. Banner put the key in the ignition and twisted it to activate the battery and engine. Without another thought, he slammed his foot on the pedal and sped away from the area.

Dr. Banner and Uraraka were panting heavily as they looked back and did not see the Nomu. Both let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Phew. That was close." Dr. Banner said, but then heard something land on the roof of the car, "Son of a-!" The roof was ripped open as the Nomu looked down at the two. Uraraka jumped up, tapped its leg, and pushed it away. The Nomu was left floating in the air as it tried to regain itself.

"Bruce, that will not hold it for long!" Uraraka informed.

Dr. Banner was panting heavily. His heart could not take it anymore and felt the monster within awakening from its slumber. One more action might just be enough to put him over the edge.

Uraraka looked at Dr. Banner with concern, "Bruce, deep breaths. You need to calm yourself."

"I'm trying!" Dr. Banner yelled with a little bit of anger. Uraraka flinched slightly, but could not blame him regarding the situation they are in. The car suddenly stopped as the two felt their bodies jolt violently to the front. Both looked back to see that the Nomu had caught the car and stopped it dead. It used one of its claws to slash the tires off as the rubber flew off and the metal barrel was exposed. Both quickly ripped their seatbelts off and jumped out of the car. The Nomu disregarded the car and walked towards Uraraka like a predator stalking its injured prey.

That was enough for Dr. Banner to feel his heart take a massive leap in his chest. "Oh no, not now!" Dr. Banner clenched his head and yelled out in agony.

Uraraka took her mind off of the Nomu and focused her attention to her friend clutching his skull, "Bruce!"

"Uraraka! Run! Run as far as possible!" Dr. Banner said as he got up and began to stumbled a bit.

"Bruce, what are talking about?! I can't just leave you!" Uraraka exclaimed. What was happening to Bruce?!

"NOW!" Dr. Banner yelled, but his voice sounded disoriented. Like there were two voices coming from his mouth. Uraraka yelped in shocked but saw his eyes. They were brown at first, but now they suddenly turned green and were glowing. This was then Uraraka remembered something that Peter told them before, "Wait! I remember Peter talking about a Dr. Banner before and this man is called such! He said he shared a body with...oh god!" Uraraka was frozen in fear as she witnessed Dr. Banners change.

Dr. Banner lifted his head to the sky and let out a mighty roar as his skin began to turn green. His body was expanding rapidly as his shoes were ripped shreds along with his shirt and the lower part of his pants. His arms and legs were increasing in muscle mass as they grew several feet larger along with his overall height and width. The man who was once Dr. Banner panted for a moment before turning his face towards the Nomu and Uraraka. "ROOOOOOOOOOOAR!" Hulk quickly got up and tackled the Nomu to the ground. Uraraka hastily got up and ran for her life.

"Dr. Banner is the Hulk?! Why didn't I remember what Peter told us?!" Uraraka yelled to herself as she heard the Hulk smashing the Nomu into the ground. Uraraka stopped and looked back to see Hulk getting off the ground, the Nomu caved into the cement. Hulk looked at Uraraka and caused the young girl to freeze in place. Hulk walked towards her with his nostrils flaring. Uraraka was as stiff as a statue. Her mind and body were paralyzed seeing the monster that ended All Might's career as a hero, and he is a new staff member at U.A?!

In a few short steps, Hulk was towering over an overly terrified Uraraka. Uraraka was expecting herself to be crushed at any moment as she covered herself with her hands and shut her eyes tightly. She felt the Hulk's massive palm on her head, but he did not crush her. Instead, she felt the Hulk gently pat her on the head. Uraraka slowly opened her eyes and was surprised to see she was not flattened like the Nomu. Uraraka sluggishly lowered her hands and moved her head back to the Hulk's direction. Hulk had not moved an inch and was staring at her. Uraraka did not know what to do as her breathing was staggering. Uraraka flinched as Hulk moved his hand away.

"Little girl friends with puny Banner, she help Banner." Hulk said in broken English, "Will little girl help Hulk, different question."

Does the Hulk want her help? Uraraka knew better than to say no, "Uh...sure, what do you need?" Uraraka forced herself to say. Uraraka could not stare into Hulk's eyes. Her body was already feeling as though it was on fire, and looking into his eyes would probably set her on fire.

Hulk kept his gaze on Uraraka, "Hulk need to find bugman." Hulk answered, "Bugman know everything. Hulk was home, then Hulk not home. Hulk is confused. Bugman was gone for long time and now he is here. Hulk need answers, and Hulk knows little girl knows bugman." Hulk inched his face closer to Uraraka, "Where is bugman?"

"He is looking for Peter?" Uraraka thought to herself. That is a good and bad thing. Good because Peter knows how to stop the Hulk, but bad because this is the Hulk!

"Does little girl know where bugman is?!" Hulk asked again, his patience wearing thin.

Uraraka let out an audible squeak, "Y-yes! I do! Well...not exactly, but I know he is in this city!" Uraraka answered.

Hulk moved his head back and looked around the city, "City big. No problem for Hulk." Hulk then looked back at Uraraka, "Little girl help Hulk find bugman. Hulk take little girl to bugman."

"H-huh?!" Uraraka looked surprised as she was suddenly in Hulk's hand as he placed her on her back, "What are you doing?!"

"Little girl hold on tightly." Hulk simply said as he took a massive leap with Uraraka hanging on for dear life.

Everyone

Everyone stood still either with fear or shock or both. Spider-Man and Nightcrawler looked at Hulk as they expected him to rampage once more.

Hulk then pointed to Spider-Man, "Bugman!" Hulk announced, "Help Hulk!"

Spider-Man blinked underneath his mask, "Uh….what?"

"Pet-Spider-Man" Yelled Uraraka as she appeared from Hulk's back with a face that read a mixture of many emotions.

"Uraraka!" Deku cried out in terror, forcing himself to stand on his two legs. "Uraraka are you okay?!"

Uraraka nodded her head, "I am," Uraraka took a deep breath, "A Nomu had snatched me from my room, but then Hulk saved me." Everyone was caught off-guard by that statement, but Spider-Man and Nightcrawler recovered quickly.

"This is not the first time Hulk saves people, he actually helps quite a bit, huh big guy?" Spider-Man said.

"Bugman help Hulk." Hulk ignored the question, "Hulk confused. Where is Hulk? Hulk was in Big Apple, but now Hulk in new place? Is this where Bugman been since he left?" Hulk asked Spider-Man.

"You could say that." Spider-Man signed, "It's a long story…"

Stain was looking at Hulk with rage, but he could not feel the courage to move. Hulk was different from anyone he's ever seen, and he even ended All Might! What chance does he have to defeat such a beast!? A better question is how does Spider-Man know Hulk, and why are they having a civilized talk?! Stain looked to his left to where Taskmaster was but saw that the white mercenary was gone. "Where the hell did he go?!" Stain asked himself. Most likely scared off by the Hulk. Stain growled under his breath, "Out of my league or not, he needs to pay!" Stain said as he pulled out his sword and looked at Hulk.

Hulk growled as he set Uraraka down near Spider-Man, "Hulk smash ugly scarf man."

"Stain, don't!" Taskmaster yelled out as he came from a portal, "We can pick this up another day, but we're outmatched." Taskmaster placed his hand on Stain's shoulders, "We need to retreat."

Stain looked to Taskmaster and back to the others before deciding on his actions. "You're right." Stain put his sword back on his back and walked to the portal, but before he stepped inside it, he glanced at the heroes once more, "Hey, Spider-Man. Wanna know why I do this?"

"Wouldn't be the first time someone revealed their purpose so, sure why not," Spider-Man replied.

"I do this for heroes like you." Stain said.

"Say what now?" Spider-Man asked.

"You're the perfect definition of what a hero is. One who does not care for celebrity luxuries such as fame or fortune, no, you do this because you have the power too! That kind of purpose is lost." Stain said, his eyes widening and his pupils dilated. "This hero system plays society like puppets! Everyone is strung to their whims as they toy around with them! Fakes, all of them! They're all fakes! Back then the word 'Hero' meant something, and now, now it's just another word in the dictionary! A word that has lost its purpose and nobody can see that! Not me, though, not me!" Stain said with a maddening smile, "I can see clearly! I see the strings on everyone, I see the marionettes, I see all of these false idols corrupting children and adults alike to follow their selfish needs! They put out merchandise, they do late-night talk shows, they star in commercials or movies, they make music with famous musicians, they all take everything in! You can call me a hypocrite and cite that All Might does the same thing, but want to know the difference between him and the rest of these phoneys?! He never ran away from a fight! Not once did he ever run, even when his life was on the line against that monster!" Stain pointed to Hulk as the Hulk grunted, "Everyone else ran away, but All Might didn't! All Might fought till his last breath, right next to the leader of the future generation of heroes!" Stain then moved his finger to Spider-Man, "That speech you gave told me you are the real deal! You are not like them, you are not just another 'hero'! No! You are the next in line to take over All Might's spot!"

Stain looked away and huffed, "But it won't matter!" Stain yelled and ripped off his mask to reveal his face with his smashed in nose. Stain's face looked animalistic. His mouth drooled with saliva, his eyes were glowing in the midnight sky with a heart-piercing glare, the aura that was coming from him began to wear on everyone. Deku and Uraraka fell onto their bottoms in fright as Spider-Man and Nightcrawler hesitated a bit while Hulk did not flinch. "It won't matter as long as everyone is under the majorities control! If All Might couldn't cut the strings, then I will! I will bring back the purpose of the word hero! I will revive the meaning of it, and I will show the world that these heroes are flawed! I am Hero Killer: Stain, and I will bring about a revolution of change!" And with that, Stain walked through the portal.

Everyone watched the portal disappear before them. No one was expecting that kind of energy to be emitting from Stain.

Spider-Man snapped out of his trance, "He really does believe in his purpose, and that is scary." Spider-Man and looked at Hulk to continue the conversation they were having before. "Hulk. We are far from home. We're in a separate dimension, and I don't know if we can ever go back home." Spider-Man said to Hulk.

Hulk looked around as the answers he was looking for were given to him, "That explain why everyone have powers or look like mutant. This is where Bugman been for past year?"

Spider-Man signed, "Yeah. This is where I have been Hulk. I'm honestly surprised to see you guys." Spider-Man then chuckled, "What were the odds you'd fall into the same world as me?"

"The probability was one in infinity." Nightcrawler joked as he walked to Deku, "I'm taking you to the hospital now." Nightcrawler said and put his arm out.

Deku snapped out of his stunned state and looked up to Nightcrawler, "A-alright. Thanks." Deku grabbed Nightcrawler's arm.

"Wait!" Uraraka also came back to reality, "Take me with you."

Nightcrawler held out his other hand, and Uraraka took it. Nightcrawler looked to them both and the three nodded that they were ready. Spider-Man watched the three vanished in a blue mist.

Spider-Man looked back to Hulk, but the green goliath was already in the air in mid-jump. Spider-Man examined the city. It was a mess. The Nomu's really did cause massive damage to the city, and they are lucky Hulk wasn't looking for a fight.

Spider-Man bit his lower lip under the mask, "That Stain guy. He was intense. He truly believes what he is doing is for the greater good, but his methods are not justifiable." Spider-Man shook his head, "What a day." Spider-Man then swung away from the battlefield in the direction of the train station.

It took awhile, but Spider-Man was at his apartment. He walked inside where not a single soul was up and about. As he made his way through the hallways of rooms, he was about to put the handle on his door when his Spider-sense said there was someone inside. Looking at the handle, he saw it was already opened. Signing to himself, Spider-Man quietly entered the room to surprise whoever broke into his room.

"About time you get here." Said a voice in the dark.

"Well, this saves me the trouble of finding you," Spider-Man said as he shot webbing at the voice. A lamp was turned on and sitting in a chair was X-23. "X-23?!"

"Shh!" X-23 hushed him loudly, "Don't yell!" X-23 whispered loudly.

Spider-Man took his mask off and looked at her with confusion, "Why?!" He whispered back as he closed the door behind him. X-23 got up and motioned him to follow her. X-23 led him to his room, and who he saw surprised him. In his bed was a small girl sleeping, and she looked as though as she just took a shower. "Who is this?" Peter whispered, "And why is she here?" Peter looked at X-23, "Matter of fact, how did you know I lived here?"

"Doesn't matter how I knew, I just needed a place to put her," X-23 answered and walked back into the living room with Peter following her. Both sat down on a couch next to one another.

"When the Nomu's were attacking, I ran into her. She was sprinting out of an alleyway, and she just latched onto me and said a monster was following her." X-23 began to explain, "Except it wasn't a Nomu, it was a man. He demanded that I return his 'daughter' to him, but I could tell he was hurting her. It was more than just how she looked and how she held onto me for dear life, but it was the bandages wrapped around her arms." X-23 let out a long sigh, "I grabbed her, ran, and we lost him. I came here because I will not have her stay inside of a warehouse. So, when we broke in, I fed her and took her a bath. When I took the bandages off I…" X-23's voice trailed off. That surprised Peter a lot because X-23 was just as tough as her father so this must be serious. X-23 shook her head and continued, "I saw that underneath them were scars. Scars from surgical tools." X-23 then looked at her wrists and saw the scars she still has from her time in the chamber. "They were hurting her, and I couldn't just leave her alone. She reminds me too much of myself at her age."

Peter took all of this in with a deep sign. A small girl was being experimented on, and it just so happens that one of the two people who can understand that feeling finds her. "Okay." Peter said, "I understand, and I agree with what you did. She can stay," Peter then looked at X-23, "But you need to watch her. I don't understand what she is going through, but I know you do."

X-23 lightly huffed, "I wasn't going to leave her anyways."

"What's her name?"

"Eri. No last name."

Peter got up, "Okay. Well, Kurt is at the Hosu City hospital. Deku got hurt badly and so did Iida."

"Internships are fun." X-23 sarcastically said as she got up too, "Tell me everything later, I'm going to sleep." X-23 walked into the room where Eri was sleeping. X-23 planted herself next to the bed and laid against the wall where she closed her eyes.

Peter shook his head and went into the room to grab some new clothes. Luckily the shower and the bedroom were in separate rooms.

The Next Day

When Peter woke up, X-23 was already up but Eri was still napping. He slept on the couch since Eri had taken his bed, but he didn't mind as long as she had a comfortable night. He made breakfast for himself and informed X-23 he was going to the Hosu City hospital.

On his way there, Peter remembered what happened last night before the Nomu attack. "Hopefully Tsu is awake and not busy right now," Peter said as he pulled out his phone and called her number.

*Riiiing*

*Riiiing*

*Riiiing*

"*Groan* Hello?" Guess she was still asleep.

"Hey, Tsu, sorry to wake you up." Peter apologized.

"*Yawn* It's alright, I couldn't really sleep last night. So much happened." Tsu said before she let out a kero that sounded in distress, "Did you or anyone happen to see Uraraka?!"

Peter questioned how she knew Uraraka was in danger, but maybe they were talking beforehand, "Yeah, she is safe."

Tsu let out a sigh of relief, "Oh thank goodness." Tsu croaked, "We were talking on the phone when one of those Nomu's showed up."

"Yeah, I know. Uraraka told us everything." Peter replied, "I'm heading to the hospital now. Deku and Kurt got injured last night, and….we were right. All of us." Peter heard her give a 'questionable kero' noise, "Iida. Iida was looking for revenge, and he nearly died so he is in the hospital too."

Peter could have sworn he heard Tsu fell back onto her bed. "Ugh…At least he is alive, but that was stupid. He doesn't even have a license or permit, to begin with, and what he did isn't very heroic at all. I'm not saying he has no right to feel that way because it's own brother that was paralyzed permanently, but you have to think about who you're facing first. He wasn't given the name 'Hero Killer' just because it sounded cool."

"Yeah," Peter shifted a bit in his seat, "Hero Killer got away, and he is involved with the League of Villains."

"As if the League couldn't get any worse."

"I know." Peter looked out the window and saw the hospital in sight, "I'm at the hospital now. I'll call you back tonight, okay?"

"Alright. Be safe, and give everyone a 'hi' for me. And a chop on the head for Iida." Tsu said.

Peter laughed a little at the last part, "We'll see about that last part. Bye, Tsu."

"Bye, Peter," Tsu said and hung up.

Peter put his phone back in his pocket, got off the train and made it when visiting hours just opened.

Peter was told where to go, and he found a room that had Deku, Iida, and Kurt. All of them were treated for their wounds and dressed in gowns. Nightcrawler had his arm in a sling, Deku had his right thumb and index finger wrapped up and in splints with his left leg wrapped up in bandages as well, and Iida had both of his arms in slings and chest heavily wrapped.

"Hey, guys," Peter said as he entered the room, "How are you holding up?"

"Hey, Peter." They all said.

"We're doing okay, though sleeping was a bit troublesome." Deku answered as Peter sat down in a chair, "And I noticed you didn't bring any flowers."

The four laughed lightly as Peter shook his head, "It's official, you had character development. You gained sarcasm."

Deku's laughing stop as he sat up slowly and rub a hand through his hair, "I can't believe we were able to walk away from all of that." Deku mumbled as he began to recall yesterday's events.

Kurt got up and placed his good arm on Deku's shoulders, "We did. And we did our best despite the results. We'll get them next time." Deku looked up to Kurt and smiled before he frowns lightly.

"Iida," Deku and two other boys turned to their speedster friend, "I understand you were mad, but why go after Stain alone?"

Iida looked upset by the question, but not at them, but at himself. He was angry, he did want vengeance, but when it really mattered, when he had Stain right in front of him. Iida was knocked down and about to be killed if it wasn't for Midoriya and Kurt. Iida looked down, "I…"

The suddenly opened to reveal Gran Torino and Manuel standing by, "Oh, the wounded are awake, and it seems my other intern is here, including one of the two troubled kids." Gran Torino said.

"Gran Torino!" Peter and Deku said in usion.

"Manuel…" Iida looked up to his teacher.

Gran Torino looked towards Deku and Peter, "I told you two to stay on the train! I got a lot of complaints from both of you!" Gran Torino began to berate the two.

"S-sorry!" Deku meekly said and bowed his head.

"I apologize, sir." Peter lied. Truth be told, he would have still jumped out.

Gran Torino shook his head and entered the room, "But before I give you two a piece of my mind, you all have a visitor." Everyone turned to the door to see a big figure walk in. He was dressed in a black button up suit with his hands in his pockets, and a tie that resembled a dalmatian pattern. The most interesting aspect of the figure was that his head was that of a dog, a beagle. "Hosu's chief of police, Kenji Tsuragamae."

"The chief of police?" Kurt was sweating lightly. Is he going to prison now after he just got through with the 'apologies' yesterday in front of the media?

Everyone stood up in respect aside from Deku, who was having trouble putting pressure on his injured leg. "No, you can sit down young man, woof." The Chief stated.

"Woof?" Peter said with an internal laugh.

"You must be the students who escaped Stain's hands?" The Chief started, "I am happy to see that you are all okay."

"Why is he here though?" Peter asked himself, "The chief of police would have better things to do than sit here and talk to a bunch of high schoolers."

"Manuel." The chief spoke.

"Yes, sir?" Manuel looked to one of his bosses.

"Escort Iida and help Gran Torino with Midoriya to a different room. I wish to speak with Peter and Kurt alone." The chief said. Manuel nodded and pulled a nearby wheelchair to place Midoriya in.

"Peter…" Deku looked towards his friend, "What is happening?"

"Don't worry about it." Peter smiled, "We'll be okay."

Deku got onto the wheelchair as he stared at Peter. "Okay." Deku gave them a smile as he was pushed to the outside by Manuel with Iida and Gran Torino following them. The chief then closed the door and locked before pulling a small device. He placed it on the floor in front of him and moved to the left as a large hologram appeared that showed the board of directors.

"Good morning Peter, Kurt." The main director spoke.

"Good morning, sirs." Both Kurt and Peter said with their heads bowed.

"At ease." The lead director said, "From what we have gathered, you two and the other U.A students encountered the hero killer. You were not able to subdue him, but that is better than to see some U.A students dead." The lead director said as his expression changed, "However, that will not excuse any of you from punishment."

"What?" Peter asked in surprise, "Punishment? For what?"

"We asked you to prove yourself to us that you are worthy of a hero license," The lead director stated, "but we also told you to follow the law which you did not, Spider-Man."

"With all due respects, sir, but we were attacked," Kurt said in their defense.

"He and Midoriya were on a train when the Nomu's attacked, and I don't know where you were, but you knew the law too despite that." One of the directors spoke.

"You may have not been here long, Kurt, but you two knew better, especially you Peter." Another one spoke, "You are a U.A student after all, and they preach about restrictions of using your Quirks without a permit or license like no tomorrow."

"Sirs, I understand, but I couldn't just let those things get away!" Peter said as he held his arms out to the side, "Gran Torino was in trouble, and I know first hand how dangerous those things are! One nearly killed me!"

"Wait, you almost died to one of those things?!" Kurt asked in shocked.

"That's another story, Kurt." Peter quickly said, "And there were three of them when we touched down! I couldn't just sit by and do nothing!"

"You should have!" The lead director slammed his fists on the table, "This is not your home, Spider-Man! You can't use your quirk, or powers, or whatever you call them, without a license or permit! This is our law, and you must follow it!" The lead director removed his hands from the table and continued to speak, "The world believes Spider-Man is the newest Symbol of Peace, the one who will protect them, but what will happen if they find out you are not licensed? It won't be a panic, but it can be worse. A change will happen and many who are not qualified to be heroes will take up arms! We have these laws to protect everyone because if Quirks are used wildly without proper training, then people will get hurt or die all the while destruction will run rampant around the country!"

"So I should have stayed where I was, and let Iida die?!" Kurt fired back, "He was about to be murdered until Midoriya and I intervened! There was another too, a pro-hero named Native! I do not condone Iida's reasons, but he still saved a man from death!"

"There was a Nomu who was about to let a man fall to his death, and because I left that train, he was saved by me!" Peter added in.

"Peter saved my life when the hero killer had me cornered and paralyzed my body!" Kurt backed up Peter as the two heroes from another universe stood side by side.

"So what you are saying is that as long as everything turns out okay, it's okay to bend the rules?" The chief spoke.

"Isn't a hero's job to save people, McGruff the Crime Dog?" Peter retorted and earned a glare from the chief, "Isn't our job to utilize our Quirks for the greater good of humanity despite what might happen?"

"This is why you are not full-fledged heroes." The lead director insulted.

"How dare you say that!" Kurt yelled in a fury, "This man is the definition of a real hero!" Kurt pointed to Peter, "And you say that to him, in front of him?! Just who do you think you are!"

"The lead director of this universe, in my country boy!" The lead director yelled back, "And I advise you to calm down and show respect!" Kurt paused and looked down in frustration, "My goodness what have they taught you in your universe?"

Peter and Kurt both shot intense eyes at the director that made all of the directors flinch despite being holographic projects.

"None of you get to talk about our mentors!" Peter barked, "You don't know them, you don't know what they have done so don't speak like you do!"

"Our mentors are great and wise leaders!" Kurt snarled at them, "My mentor leads a group called the X-Men, a family of mutants that protect the people while being hunted by every government simply because we are different!"

"And my mentor helps lead the Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers! And they earned that name for being the best superhero faction on Earth!" Peter took in a deep breath and looked at the directors, "Let me ask you a question: Would you rather have me do nothing as people are about to die around me, and no other pro heroes can make it in time, or would you let me do my job as a hero and allow me to save their lives?!"

"Enough!" The lead director ignored the ultimatum and decided to end the argument, "It has become clear that we will not be getting anywhere! We are at a crossroads in our beliefs! But that will stand anymore! As of now, you two and the rest of your friends from your world are put on notice! If any of you break our laws one more time, we'll have you arrested and imprisoned!" The lead director declared, "And that goes for anyone else who may appear in the future! I will give you and your friends a pardon this one time, so do not expect another one!"

Peter and Kurt grunted but bowed their heads anyways, "Yes, sirs." Both said with venom.

"Good. Now, tell us about the one in white." One of the many directors spoke in a calm and polite manner.

Peter sat back down in his chair, "His name is Taskmaster. He is a mercenary from my world. He and I go way back along with Deadpool. He is more than just a mercenary, he is the second best behind Deadpool. He has a power that allows him to learn anything in a matter of seconds or minutes. He can how to fly a plane just by watching a youtube video, he can advance his fighting skills to perfection in seconds when it could take someone their whole life to reach near perfection." Peter explained to everyone, "Overall, this guy is bad news. And he is with the League of Villains."

"A photocopy Quirk? How exhausting." The chief said, "What is his weakness?"

"Photographic reflexes, actually, and his weakness are to either outsmart him with traps or have him fight an unpredictable opponent." Kurt said, "Like Deadpool. Taskmaster has never defeated him. Deadpool is too unstable to even process his next move if that makes sense."

"So Deadpool improvises everything he does basically." The lead director looked around his table, "We'll keep a tab on this Taskmaster, and Spider-Man." Peter looked at the lead director with slight anger, "I will not grant you a hero license; however, I will allow you to have a Provisional Hero License." Peter looked surprised as the chief handed Peter a permit, "This grants you permission to use your Quirks in emergency situations only. That does not mean you can go looking around for trouble, or help out if there are more than enough Pro heroes on the scene already. Have a good day you two." And that final message, the holograms vanished as the chief picked up the device.

"Young men, though I may enforce the law…" The chief looked back to Peter and Kurt, "If it were up to me in this situation, I would have thanked you without repercussions. What you two did along with Midoriya is what a hero should be." The chief bowed his body in respect and thankfulness, "Because of unfairness from adults, your right be a full-fledged hero was taken, Spider-Man, but as someone who also protects the peace, I thank you both." Peter and Kurt smiled at the chief. At least one person was grateful. The chief straightened his body and turned to leave, "Oh, and Peter."

Peter perked his head up to meet the chief's focus, "Yeah?"

"Who is McGruff the Crime Dog?" The chief asked.

Peter rubbed the back of his head with a small laugh, "Just a fictional character back in my world. He was a bloodhound who promoted crime awareness and personal safety, mostly around children though. He is very successful as the crime rate lowered significantly. His signature catchphrase was, 'Take a Bit out of Crime.'" Peter explained.

The chief placed his hand on his chin, "Maybe we should do something similar at the police station." The chief before turning around and walking out of the room.

Kurt sat back down on his bed and laid on it, "Was für ein schmerz…(What a pain)."

The door opened once more to reveal Deku, Iida, and a visiting Uraraka.

"Guys," Deku called out to them, "What happened?"

"Nothing." Peter said while putting his permit in his pocket, "What happened to you guys?"

Deku laughed a little, "We got chewed out by the pro heroes, but everything is okay though."

Uraraka walked in and sat next to Kurt, "How are you holding up, Kurt?"

Kurt smiled a little, "Never better, are you alright though?" Kurt asked as he sat up and scooted over to Uraraka's right side.

Uraraka smiled back and nodded her head.

"That reminds me actually," Peter said as he turned to Uraraka, "How did you find Hulk?"

Uraraka moved a piece of hair out of her face, "Actually, he found me." Everyone blinked at the statement as Uraraka twiddled her thumbs, "Well...Not exactly. You see…" Uraraka informed everyone of what happened between her, Dr. Banner, and the Nomu, including how surprised and disturbed she was of Dr. Banner's transformation.

Peter shifted a bit in his seat, "I was actually fighting that Nomu for a second, but it suddenly stopped fighting me and left. I chased it for awhile, but I lost it. I am glad Dr. Banner and Hulk helped you before you got hurt."

"Yeah," Deku sat on Uraraka's left side, "Honestly, I have no idea how any of us would react if we heard you got hurt because of the Nomu." Deku looked at her with a soft smile, "I'm happy you're okay." Uraraka blushed lightly and smiled back as the two suddenly blushed harder and looked away from each other.

Peter and Kurt looked at one another with knowing looks.

"Das ist eine faszinierende entwicklung. (This is a fascinating development.)" Kurt spoke with a mischievous smile.

"Wait, something doesn't feel right." Iida said and grabbed everyone's attention, "Peter, you said the Nomu just stopped fighting you, right?"

"Yeah," Peter replied.

"Then it went after Uraraka, who was outside of Hosu City when all of this was happening. Why would it suddenly do that?" Iida said to the realization of everyone

"Yeah, that is true." Uraraka never thought about it, "Gunhead's agency is at least ten minutes away from Hosu City. Why would it leave the city and target me?"

Kurt began to think, "Do you think someone was giving it orders?"

"That is a possibility," Deku said, "but it does not explain why it went after Uraraka? How could it have known where she was, and even then, what specific room she was located in?"

"Well…maybe it had a quirk that allowed it to see through walls or a quirk that is similar to it, and that is how it knew where she was," Peter suggested.

"Okay. But even then, how would it know who she is?" Iida asked, "If a Nomu's brain is anything like a human brain, then it must have been shown Uraraka on video or a photo. It knew who she was when it saw her."

Everyone began to think about this tricky subject. There was no doubt that it was not just a coincidence that a Nomu would suddenly be disinterested in a battle, and fly out of the city to randomly grab a specific girl, one who was part of Class 1-A and quite known after the Sports Festival.

"Those internships were secretive. No one could have possibly known about them." Iida said as Peter and Deku both looked up as if they figured something out, "Do you guys have an idea?"

Peter and Deku looked at one another and knew that the other had the same answer as the other.

"Yeah," Peter said as he nodded his head, "I think we do."

"Explain then." Iida gave them the microphone.

"You are right Iida, no one should know about our internships," Deku said, going first, "There is no reason for U.A to make that public, and we know they prefer to keep information like this in folders and not online just in case they get hacked and villains know where we all are."

"Yet someone knew where Uraraka was." Peter took over, "Someone had to know where Uraraka was going to be at beforehand. That Nomu acted like it was pre-programmed to do what it did. Remember the USJ where Shigaraki commanded the Nomu? Well, let us say Nomu's only function based on command, we could theorize that there is a possibility that its brain can be set up like a computer to carry a specific order at a certain time." Peter explained his theory to the interest of everyone.

"If that is the case, then the Nomu's immediate lost for battle would be explained." Deku carried on, "A new directive took over its mind, so it only acted upon what it was instructed to do. Although to carry out the mission, it would need details. Details you would only find in person and not online."

"Do you think someone was able to intercept the internship information?" Uraraka nervously.

"No, that would not work again, not after the media making it past the gate." Peter debunked the question, "They buffed up security measures to make sure no outsider would be able to set foot inside U.A without proper identification."

"Which leaves us with only one option," Deku said as he shivered and grimaced at the thought.

"What is it then?" Iida asked.

Peter look at the three of them before signing and looking down to get a breath of air, "That would suggest one scary probability." Peter looked up as his gaze met theirs. "Someone is giving out information to the League. Someone is helping them keep tabs on us." Peter said as Kurt looked slightly disturbed, Iida and Uraraka faces lit up in horror, and Deku's face only contorted more, "Guys, we have a traitor in U.A."