Episode 17: The Debut of Spidermin!
Loki then picked up a gold-colored PDB and pressed the upside-down triangle. What came forth was a creature that resembled a wolf with light-gray fur and gold-colored armor along its body. It had one eye covered by a gold-colored patch, and carried a golden spear in its mouth. Though like the Warriors Three, its visible eye was bright blue.
"Wow, what is that?" Peter wondered, and consulted his MarGuide.
"Odinspear, the All-Seeing Marémon," EDITH described. "Once the ruler of all the Marémon from Asgard, this God/Weapon-Type is capable of transporting living things across space and time with its spear Gungnir."
"Yes, and it is this same power that allows the extra-dimensional Realms in the Marvo Region to exist," Loki added. "Now, Odinspear, use Matter Transport to bring Thor here."
The one-eyed wolf Odinspear nodded and slammed the staff end of Gungnir into the floor. In an instant, Thor appeared in front of Peter and MJ only he looked different. His beard had been shaved and his hair was cut short. Attire-wise, his sweater jacket and sweatpants had been traded for a tight-fitting blue vest over a dark-gray quarter-length shirt, black pants and hiking boots.
"What did they to do you, Thor?" MJ said in surprise.
"My sister called it a makeover, while I thought it was torture," Thor grumbled as he tried to unzip the vest. "This is really pressing into my gut…."
"Well, maybe if you didn't let yourself go it would fit perfectly fine," Hela said in a snide tone. "And don't bother unzipping the vest. I've enchanted it to stay in place."
"Enchanted it?" Peter looked confused. "Does that mean…you can use magic?"
"Correct," Loki confirmed. "Some Asgardians are gifted with magic, like Hela and myself, while others like Thor don't have such talent."
"That may be true, but I don't need magic to beat you guys," Thor declared, and glanced back at Peter. "You ready for battle, Pete?"
"Absolutely," Peter grinned, holding up a PDB. "I caught a Shadusk named Cassie, and I'll be using her to battle you guys."
"Very well, then," Loki responded, holding up a regular PDB. "Let's get started."
Hela grabbed a PDB from a fold in her skin-tight suit and pointed it at the space between the throne and Thor. "Elarein!"
"Lokeen!" Loki cried as he pointed his PDB at the same spot.
From Loki and Hela's PDBs emerged two creatures. One resembled a bipedal fox with black fur that had green accents. A pair of curved golden horns grew from its forehead, while its eyes were bright-green and it gave a mischievous grin. The other creature was a majestic deer that had long metallic black antlers that complemented its black fur while the upper-half of its body was emerald-green. Immediately, Peter consulted the MarGuide by pointing it at the fox-like creature then the deer-like one.
"Known for being incredibly mischievous, the fox-like Lokeen is able to cast illusions that are so powerful it can fool Marémon and humans for the purpose of stealing their stuff. But when its illusions fail, this Magic/Weapon-Type can also use small blades for protection," EDITH stated. "Resembling a deer, Elarein is considered an omen of death in many cultures and is usually avoided. Not only can it resurrect the dead but also summon various bladed weapons and therefore is classified as an Element/Weapon-Type."
"Hold on," MJ realized. "Thor, you told us that Loki's Marémon was Element/Weapon and Hela's was Magic/Weapon."
"Well, I...forgot," Thor admitted, causing MJ to groan. "The two Types are very similar, so give me some slack!"
"Then why didn't Jane correct you?" MJ questioned.
"Because when I made her promise to not say anything to SHIELD about what Hela and I did here, I used the Mind Stone to make her forget our Marémon's exact types in case she met up with Thor again and tried to help him in a rematch against us," Loki explained.
"It doesn't matter, because I've still got a chance," Peter claimed. "Now, show them what you got, Cassie!"
Before Peter could summon Cassie the Shadusk from her PDB, though, Spidi swatted the PDB away with its forelegs.
"Spidi!" Peter exclaimed, picking up his PDB. "What are you doing?"
Immediately, Spidi leaped off Peter's shoulder and stood next to Thor. Next, Spidi's body suddenly grew rapidly while its skin tore into pieces.
"What's wrong, Spidi?" Peter wondered out loud.
MJ blinked. "I think Spidi is Maturing, Peter."
"Looks like it," Thor confirmed. "When a Marémon has gained a certain amount of experience, it'll Mature into a better Marémon with stronger attacks."
"Oh, wow," Peter remarked, feeling tears in his eyes. "So the reason Spidi didn't want me to use Cassie is because he wanted to help me win this match by Maturing."
When its skin was fully shattered, Spidi now resembled a much larger spider that was three feet tall with four blue legs and a red body covered in web-like patterns. On its back and chest was a small black spider-shaped emblem while its white eyes were outlined in black.
"That was certainly not expected," Loki remarked. "Peter's little Spidi Matured into Spidermin…this match just got more interesting."
Not sure what Loki meant, Peter immediately checked the MarGuide.
"Spidermin, the Friendly Neighborhood Marémon and the Matured form of Spidi," said EDITH. "Possessing unusual power and technological prowess, Spidermin is considered a Mutant/Tech-Type. It is capable of spinning powerful webs that are extremely difficult to get out of and comes with a symbiotic spider-shaped drone that can be used for reconnaissance purposes."
"Cool," Peter remarked. "That means Spidermin might be able to beat Loki's Lokeen, because Tech-Types are strong against Weapon-Type Marémon."
"But Lokeen is also a Magic-Type, which are stronger than Element-Types," Loki pointed out. "Therefore, it will come down to the individual strengths of our Marémon as opposed to Type advantage. Still want to challenge me?"
"You bet I do," Peter said, clenching his fist. "This may not be the ideal situation, but I'll do my best and Spidermin will do the same!"
In response, Spidermin reared its forelegs as large Stingers emerged from them.
"Okay, then I'll take on Hela's Elarein with Thunderthor," Thor decided, and called the hammer-wielding Marémon from its PDB.
"You lost to me before," Hela smirked. "It will be no different this time."
"Don't count on it, big sis!" Thor responded.
To be continued…
