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Frankie shrieked as she was reformed after being glitched through time and space once again. Cisco hit her with a Vibe-Blast to try and see if it could help her control this... you know what, let's call it Time Slipping. She groaned and wasn't sure what happened as she looked around and realized she was in STAR Labs still. The only main difference was that it was now night, and there seemed to be something going on.
"Hello?" Frankie called as she walked down the halls of STAR Labs. She found herself in the treadmill room and saw that there was a computer. She reached over and saw what was going on the computers and became confused. They were searching for... "Deathstorm?" She looked around the area and was confused. "How could that be?" She whispered as she remembered what happened before Deathstorm showed up...
"Can the Spider-Men come out to play!?" The cry from the Hobgoblin asked as he came swooping down and sending several razor bats flying in their direction.
Everyone reacted differently, as half of them dodged the attacks coming in from the sudden surprise villain, followed by some of them shielding those who couldn't move out of the way fast enough.
Sadly, for the Kryptonians though, it turns out that the blades were embedded with Kryptonite to slow them down. As they worked on getting the kryptonite out of them, the spider-themed heroes all shot webs out, including Maggie using her powers, to shoot at the glider.
They were holding him back with all their might, but it only ended in his favor as Hobgoblin spun around and cut all of their webs, and flew away, cackling the entire time.
Inside the Labs, the four of them felt the ground shake and watched the roof start to fall.
"We need to get out of here!" Miles cried as Caitlin was the first one to make it out when their exit was blocked by another bomb going off.
"May!" Frankie cried and held her hand for her to take.
May started to climb over the debris and made it over towards Frankie, only for a portion of the ceiling to fall on top of her.
"May!" Frankie cried in panic as she ran over to her, only for another Bomb to go off and the ceiling to fall on her.
"Frankie!" Miles cried as he ran and punched the debris falling and tried to save her as more debris came down on top of both of them.
STAR Labs was destroyed before Deathstorm came around. In fact, the destruction of STAR Labs was what Cisco theorized was what brought Deathstorm into their world. He is a Fifth-dimensional being, so there is no chance that he has doppelgängers in their universe. She then began to wonder if this was like Earth-S with the Warriors and Agents of SHIELD with the Flash on their team she met during Battleworld that came from another dimension similar but different to their world. Is this possible she is in another dimension? She was Time Slipping, so it was possible that she is capable of glitching through dimensions.
Frankie then got an idea when she thought that if this world is at least similar to her world, then Peter might be able to help. She ran into the halls and looked left and right, wondering where Peter would be. If Deathstorm was a threat and he was likely still coming after Caitlin Peter would be working on a way of saving her. She then ran down the halls to try and find him.
When she ran down the halls, she found herself in the med labs where she saw Caitlin was resting in the bed. She smiled as she sighed and walked over to see her vitals were reading like they did a year ago when she watched over her when Deathstorm tried to take her from them.
"Hi, Mom," Frankie whispered to her in sorrow. "I know you aren't her, in fact, you look much younger than her. But... It's been a minute since I last saw you." She sighed as she remembered the fear of losing her mom when Deathstorm struck. "I'm worried about what is happening at home, and I can't seem to find a way to control this power. I keep glitching and seeing random times. And I don't know what could be going on at home. You and Dad likely think I am dead considering what happened..." She then took a seat in the chair aside from Caitlin. "I kinda wished we could talk, because you may not be my Caitlin, my mom, but... you were always good at finding some way of finding a solution even by accident."
The only sound in response was the heart monitor.
"You're right. I can't wallow in pity." Frankie filled in what Caitlin might have said. "I have to get home." She then stood up and nodded. "Thanks for the chat, Caitlin."
Frankie then made her way out into the hallway and began to walk around in a rush to try and find Peter. Then she looked down the hall and heard someone working in the workshop. She knew that had to be her dad, and ran her way down the hall as fast as possible.
"Dad?" Frankie called out. "Dad!" She tried to get his attention, running into the doorway and saw him. "Dad!"
But the second she reached him, Frankie grunted and felt that her Time Slipping was taking control again and she vanished. He turns around to find the source, only to find nothing there. He soon realized that the voice was of Frankie.
Earth Prime: National City:
Kara and Peter flew back to the DEO with the horror of what they discovered. Alex ran over so that they could discuss what they saw.
"It was horrible," Kara said to her sister. "It was right out of a horror movie."
"There were no signs of any approaching vesicle from our scanners," An agent told them informed them. "No ship could have gotten that close."
"So whoever this was didn't fly or boat there." Peter was worried to say. "Neither of those gives me confidence."
Then a breach formed in the middle of the DEO. Kara and Peter went into defensive mode while Alex drew her gun. Several more DEO agents aimed their weapons at the breach.
"Think this has something to do with what happened?" Alex asks.
"Only one way to find out," Kara said, preparing to strike.
But then a bag came flying through, and they heard a squeak come from the bag. Peter and Kara both used their X-ray powers to look into the bag. It was a... diaper bag?
"A diaper bag?" Peter asks.
"Well, what did you expect?" MJ's voice filled the portal, getting them to lower their defense. Peter and MJ stepped through the portal with their kids around their elbows in carriers. "We've got twins."
"Hey, guys." Peter-616 greeted them.
"Stand down," Alex told her men. "They're friendly."
"Well, not really, just not dangerous," MJ stated as everyone stood down and walked off.
"Peter? MJ?" Kara asked as she stepped forward. "What are you two doing here?"
"We needed a break," Peter-616 explained with a sigh. "Let's say that after everything that happened with Weirdmageddon, people are less than kind to me."
"Well, if you wanna, you are more than welcome to stay with us." Kara offered.
"Just a point of warning, the kids are sneaking out and exploring their powers," Peter-38 warned them.
Peter-616 chuckled. "Hey, I basically raised the Avengers, I can handle some kids."
"Alex, do you mind...?" Kara looked over towards Alex.
"There's not much that you can do here, so go ahead," Alex confirmed. "We'll let you know when we find something tangible."
"Is something going on?" MJ asked the two.
"Just life of National City," Peter-38 answered as they walked off.
A few blocks away from them, the Dream Team was looking through the chaos of what went down against Crossbones while they were trying to interrogate him. He seemed to have given himself some blocks in his mind that managed to keep M'gann and J'onn from searching his mind for why he would attack the National. The younger heroes left after the job was done as they had no need to stick around. And they weren't entirely sure if he even had anything to do with what went down against the Syndicate, nor were they yet to be informed on the incident.
"Just tell us why you did it, Crossbones, and we can get you to your cozy cell in Iron Heights," Gwen begged him at this point.
"Why did you attack the King of Wakanda?" Nia wonders.
"Why would a mercenary do anything?" Crossbones reminded them. "Could it be that someone paid me to do it?"
"Who?" Morg'Ann asked, stepping forward and pushing Crossbones against the wall. "Tell us!"
"Hehe, you think I fear you three?" Crossbones asked them with a laugh. "I'm more scared of what he will do to me, rather than what the three of you will do."
"He?" Nia asked. "Now we are getting somewhere."
Gwen then sensed something, getting her to look around. "Guys? Something isn't right here."
"What is it?" Nia asks.
As the room's atmosphere shifted, a mysterious gas permeated the air, causing the occupants to feel lightheaded and eventually succumb to slumber. Gwen, equipped with her protective mask, remained unaffected, while Nia swiftly channeled her mouth-manipulating abilities to conjure a makeshift mask for herself. Meanwhile, Morg'Ann seized a TASKFORCE mask to prevent herself from losing consciousness. Crossbones collapsed to the ground, overcome by the gas.
"Okay, this is weird." Morg'Ann commented in confusion. "Alex, you there?" She tried to contact someone on the outside, only to get static in return. "That's ominous."
"They're alive," Gwen said, checking the pulse of the people in the room. "Just unconscious."
"But why?" Nia asked as the gas calmed down, allowing them to remove their masks. "Who's doing this?"
Then Gwen's senses went off, getting her to look over at Nia in fear. "Watch out!" She then leaped over and tackled Nia right before a spear impaled Crossbones, revealing to be made out of pure Vibranium. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm good," Nia said as she saw the spear killed Crossbones. "All things considered."
Morg'Ann ran over to her friends and raised her shield up from where the spear fell from. "Who threw that?"
Gwen's heart raced as she suddenly felt a presence behind her. Whirling around, she instinctively lashed out with a punch, only to have her fist effortlessly caught in a grip much stronger than her own. Agonizing pain shot through her hand as she struggled in vain to break free. Nia and Morg'Ann spun around, their expressions a mix of horror and disbelief as they witnessed Gwen being overpowered by an unseen assailant. Desperate, Gwen continued to strike at Kraven, but her blows seemed to have little effect as if he barely even noticed her relentless assault.
"Is this... all you can do?" Kraven asked her, twisting Gwen's fist as she screamed in pain.
Nia then stepped in as she and Morg'Ann prepared to strike. She quickly conjured up some dream energy and swung it towards Kraven like a rope to try and stop him. It did warp around Kraven's fist, getting him to look at it curiously before then yanking it and pulling Nia along it and causing her to fall on her face. Morg'Ann readied her shield and tossed it across the room, watching it bounce off a few walls before striking Kraven in the back. Only Kraven was prepared for that and dodged the shield, allowing it to slam into Gwen's head. Rendering their friend unconscious.
Nia became frightened by how fast this man was and how he managed to avoid Gwen's reflexes. Kraven chuckled as he picked up the shield and threw it back over towards them. Nia and Morg'Ann quickly dodged the shield as it slammed into the ground underneath them. It seems that Kraven wanted them to fight with their weapons at full strength, rather than fight them without them.
"Pick it up." Kraven dared Morg'Ann. "And show me what this valiant team of yours is capable of!"
"Why are you doing this?" Morg'Ann asks.
"Because I am a Hunter, and you have become my prey," Kraven answered.
"Hunting season is over, pal!" Nia cried, quickly conjuring a panther using her Dream energy. The creature was more or less a bit of irony on the idea of a hunter like Kraven brought up.
But to their shock, the panther didn't even stand a chance as when it approached Kraven, he grabbed it with his palm. Then with one swift motion, while it was still struggling to fight back, he snapped its neck with his palm. He then tossed the panther away as it turned into dream energy and vanished once again.
"Okay, not my best choice of energy," Nia agreed.
"Just keep fighting, while trying to contact Alex," Morg'Ann said, running in to try and fight Kraven again.
Morg'Ann quickly drew her shield and went to ram into Kraven when he grabbed the spear he threw earlier and slammed into the shield, causing feedback from the Vibranium to occur. Pushing Kraven back a little, Morg'Ann thought she had a shot to try and overpower him when Kraven planted himself and got Morg'Ann to freeze in fear when she saw he was stronger than she thought.
Kraven then got prepared to strike when Nia came in and conjured up a spear of her own as she swung and blocked Kraven's strike. Morg'Ann then leaped back and slammed Kraven again, throwing him back a little.
"Whoever you are, stand down!" Morg'Ann demanded.
"I never stand down," Kraven smiled as he then raised a remote, quickly activating it.
Then Nia watched as a wall of tranqs came up out of the walls and fired themselves. Nia quickly formed a shield in front of her while Morg'Ann raised her own shield to block the tranqs from hitting them. But while they were distracted by that, Kraven threw his spear and pierced Nia. She screamed in pain as she fell down and saw that the spear was embedded into her shoulder.
"Dreamer!" Morg'Ann cried as she turned towards Kraven in anger. Kraven seemed proud of what he managed to do to her friends, earning a growl of anger from her. "You're going to pay for that!"
Without warning, Kraven lunges forward, closing the distance between them in a heartbeat. Morg'Ann reacts instinctively, raising her shield just in time to deflect a powerful punch aimed at his jaw. The impact reverberates through his arm, but he stands firm, countering with a swift kick to Kraven's midsection.
Kraven grunts but quickly recovers, rolling with the blow and springing back to his feet. "Good! But you will need more than that to defeat me!" He launches into a flurry of strikes, a mix of punches and kicks that keep Morg'Ann on the defensive.
Morg'Ann blocks and dodges, relying on her agility and experience, but she can feel Kraven's relentless strength pushing her back. The hunter is faster than expected, and each blow lands with a ferocity that rattles her. Morg'Ann retaliates with a series of well-placed punches, but Kraven weaves through them like a skilled dancer, avoiding most with ease.
"Impressive, but I have studied you and your men, Captain!" Kraven taunts, sidestepping another swing and grabbing Morg'Ann's arm. With a swift motion, he twists it behind her back, forcing her to bend at an awkward angle. "You are strong, but your heart clouds your judgment."
With a surge of adrenaline, Morg'Ann kicks back, breaking free from Kraven's grip. She then takes a moment to assess the situation, realizing she's not just fighting a man—she's battling a man who believes he is a predator. She then throws her shield, aiming for Kraven's head, but the hunter ducks, and the shield ricochets off the wall.
Kraven seizes the opportunity, launching himself at Morg'Ann with a powerful tackle that sends them both crashing to the ground. The impact knocks the wind out of Morg'Ann, and Kraven quickly rolls on top of her, pinning her arms to the floor.
"You are a worthy adversary, but tonight, you will know defeat!" Kraven growls, his face inches from Morg'Ann's. He pulls back his fist, preparing to deliver the final blow.
In a desperate move, Morg'Ann twists her body, using her legs to push Kraven off her. She scrambles to her feet, but she's winded, and Kraven is right back on her, launching a series of brutal strikes that leave her reeling. Each punch lands with a sickening thud, and Morg'Ann's vision begins to blur.
Kraven senses victory and presses his advantage, delivering a crushing blow to her midsection. The superhero doubles over, gasping for breath. "This is the end, Captain!" Kraven roars as he lifts Morg'Ann by the collar of her uniform, preparing to finish the fight.
With a final surge of willpower, Morg'Ann manages to bring up her shield, but it's too late. Kraven's fist slams down, and the force sends Morg'Ann sprawling to the ground, her shield clattering away.
As she lies there, weakened and defeated, Kraven stands over her, chest heaving with exertion. "You fought well, better than your friends," He complimented while Morg'Ann tried to weasel herself away, "...but the hunter has triumphed over the hunted. Remember this day—there are always greater predators."
Kraven advanced the downed Dream Team, ready to complete the task. He snatched Nia's mask, tore off Gwen's hood, and claimed Morg'Ann's shield as his trophy from each of them to prove their defeat. As he prepared to end their lives, Black Panther emerged from the shadows and launched a fierce attack on Kraven. Kraven heard him approaching, but since he wasn't prepared, T'Challa managed to strike back and clawed his face, causing Kraven to groan as he felt the blood go down his cheek. He then looked over to the King of Wakanda as he prepared to strike again.
"Ah, the Black Panther." Kraven snarled. "You're a long way from home, Black Panther."
Black Panther narrows his eyes, shifting into a defensive stance, claws at the ready. "As far as I am concerned, you're in Wakanda now, Kraven." He knew Kraven, as they have a small history as back in the day, Kraven tried to hunt him before he moved on to hunt Spider-Man. "Which is my territory. You'll find it's not so easy to hunt the hunter."
Kraven kept his eyes fixed on Black Panther. "You think your gadgets and speed can match my instinct and skill?" He then spun the spear in his hands. "Let's see if you can survive this night..."
The two circle each other, tension palpable in the air as T'Challa sees that the Dream Team is injured and is going to be of no use to him. Suddenly, Kraven lunges forward, launching a series of rapid strikes. Black Panther counters with agility, dodging and weaving through Kraven's attacks, retaliating with sharp claws that glint in the low light.
The first clash is fierce, but Kraven's experience as a hunter shines through. He anticipates Black Panther's movements, sidestepping and landing a solid punch to the Wakandan's midsection. Black Panther grunts, but quickly recovers, flipping backward to regain his footing.
"You may have strength, but I have the heart of Wakanda!" T'Challa cried as he raced in.
Unfazed, Kraven smirks, wiping a trickle of blood from his lip. "Heart? That won't save you now."
With newfound ferocity, Kraven charges again, this time using his environment to his advantage. He kicks off a nearby wall, launching himself into a spinning kick that catches Black Panther off-guard. The hero stumbles, momentarily disoriented.
Seizing the opportunity, Kraven pulls out a pair of specially designed nets and throws them at Black Panther. The nets ensnare the Wakandan hero, immobilizing his arms and legs.
"This… isn't over!" T'Challa promised.
With a surge of strength, Black Panther struggles against the nets, but Kraven steps forward, a predatory glint in his eye. "Oh, but it is. You see, it's not just your body I'm after. It's your spirit."
Kraven draws a dagger, its blade shimmering in the moonlight, and approaches cautiously. Black Panther, still trapped, narrows his eyes defiantly. "You underestimate me, Kraven. I-AAAHHH!"
The net then shocked the King with a thousand volts of electricity that would kill a normal person. But Kraven, relishing his victory, kneels beside Black Panther, holding the pushing the Vibranium dagger through his suit and into his stomach. T'Challa screamed in pain as he felt the blade enter his stomach.
"Not tonight, my friend. Tonight, you will understand the true meaning of being hunted." Kraven promised.
With a swift motion, Kraven presses the dagger against Black Panther's throat, just as he hears sirens and looks to see police approaching. Kraven groaned as he reached and took his blade, seeing that the blood of the king was going to have to settle for his trophy. He then retrieved his spear where he backed off and vanished into the shadows while the DEO Agents came into the building with guns raised and saw the injured heroes.
"We got a heartbeat!" One cried.
"We need a CCU in here, stat!" Another screamed.
Kara and Peter entered their home where they found Brainy. Since they were busy, he offered to keep an eye on the twins for them while they were doing the quick favor for Alex.
"Brainy, hey," Peter-616 greeted as he entered with Maybelle in his hands. "Good to see you."
"Director Parker?" Brainy was surprised to see him. "What a surprise." He said, approaching and shaking his hand. "What brings you to our neck of the multiverse?"
"We needed a break from the cameras trying to catch Peter working on another doomsday weapon," MJ answered as she approached them with Annie in her hands. "So, Kara and Peter offered us a place to crash while we are here."
"And we wanted to avoid Central City," Peter-616 admitted. "Especially after Weirdmageddon, I don't think the Snow-Parker family would be happy to see us."
"A wise decision," Brainy said. "The city is chaotic right now as it is, National City is your best option."
"So, where are the kids?" Kara asked in concern.
"Oh, I had them placed in the Augmented Reality room," Brainy answered. "Put them in one of the safer simulations."
"You guys just have one of those in the house?" MJ questioned.
"It's really in the basement, and we use it for when we want to get out of the house but can't leave," Kara explained and then gave Peter an eye full. "I should have had you get a vasectomy after we had Angelica."
"You'd think after everything we've been through that I wouldn't need one," Peter-38 responded as his phone started to ring. "Oh, it's Alex." He then turned to take the call. "Hey, Alex, did you find something?" Then his face dropped when he heard what happened. "What?"
M'gann flew into the Watchtower where she saw the rest of the kids were hanging out. "Hey, guys!"
"M'gann!" Angelica was happy to see her friend as she flew over and wrapped her in for a hug. "Oh, it is so good to see you!"
"Great to be back," M'gann said to her friends.
"So, how was Mars?" Cessily wonders.
"Oh, you know, not exactly flourishing, but at least not suffering." M'gann shrugged. Then she noticed the Prince of Wakanda. "And it seems you guys picked up a new stray?"
Azuri saw M'gann as she walked over. "I am Prince Azari of Wakanda."
"Wakanda?" M'gann asks. "How come I have never heard of it?"
"It is not exactly a place we put on our recommended places to visit when visiting Earth," Roberta shrugged.
Azuri then got an alert on his bracelet as his Kimoto Beads alerted him of something. "What...?"
"What is it?" Angelica wonders.
The two adults and kids returned to the DEO where they saw that the Dream Team and King T'Challa were in critical condition. The Dora Milaje heard of it through their prince and they came to protect their king from anyone who attempted to strike him again.
"How did this happen?" Kara asked Alex.
"We don't know," Alex was sorry to say. "We... we got an alert from their suits, but couldn't make any contact."
"Whoever this attacker was... they were quick, knew what they were doing," Brainy said as he saw the damage. "Research was done for this. Crossbones was meant to fail. They were led into that area as a trap."
"And they killed Crossbones to cover their tracks." Peter-38 said in worry. "This has to be the same person who attacked the Syndicate."
"But... who?" Alex wonders. "Who has the resources? The time?"
"I don't know, but something tells me that this isn't over," Kara whispered in fear.
"The real question is... who's next?" Roberta wonders.
Then they got a distress signal and got everyone to race to see who was getting attacked. "Who's signal is that?" Cessily wonders. "I don't recognize it."
"It hasn't been active in a while." Alex recognized it. "It's Cable's."
Cable was currently running down the street a few blocks away from where he was living. His weapons were mostly left in the apartment, meaning he didn't have all the means he would usually have to defend himself. But he luckily kept a few stash locations spread around the city. He has been collecting the pieces needed for his weapon while rebuilding the panic button that Alex gave him.
When he was fishing for another one of his gun fragments, he felt someone nearby and looked to see he was surrounded by Hunters. They were carrying Vibranium swords, spears, and crossbows as they closed in on him.
"Eyes on the Traveler," one of them said, watching them close in on him. "Our Master wishes an audience."
"Tell your boss that I'm busy," Cable cried in anger.
Then they raised their bows to shoot him. But then when they fired, a giant gust of wind appeared and Kara was standing there with the arrow in her clutched fist. She looked over to the hunters and back to Cable. "You okay?"
"Dandy," Cable said sarcastically.
Roberta came flying in as she threw her shield, ricocheted off of the men, then came back towards her. Angelica came flying down and slammed into the Hunters. She was carrying one of Cable's weapons and tossed it to him.
"This is yours," Angelica said, shooting a web to yank another Hunter.
Cable charged up a sonic blast, getting everyone to duck as the weapon went off, sending a shockwave to send the Hunters flying. He then stood up with a sigh in anger, "What the hell is going on?"
"We're not entirely sure," Peter-38 said as he came over. "These guys have been popping up everywhere. They're hunting people with powers it seems."
"Not them," Cable corrected. "They said their boss wanted me."
"So, they're capturing prey for someone else," M'gann commented. She flew over and started to reach into the Hunter's mind. "Let's see if I can shed some light..." She then started to peer into the Hunter's mind. "I see... something. I don't know who it is, but...maybe if I..." Then she feels her entire body get shocked, and forced out of the mind. "AAAAAAHHHHHH!"
M'gann then fell unconscious while Roberta quickly caught her. "What was that?"
Peter-38 approached and did a quick scan of his head. "These guys aren't messing around. They have some of Lena's mind-manipulating chips in their heads."
"Those anti-psychic chips?" Cessily clarified. "God, if all of them have it..."
"We can't get anything from them psychically." Peter-38 sighed as he checked M'gann's condition. "She'll live. But she is gonna have a serious headache."
"Targets are located," One of their radios went off. That got their attention on the radio on the ground. "Securing process has begun."
"Who else is there?" Azuri wonders.
None of them were sure who was left in the city that could be of interest. The city was full of aliens that could make an interesting hunt.
Peter-38 walked over and woke up the Hunter. "Hey, hey, look at me, freak!" He then picked up the Hunter from the throat and lifted him. "Who are you hunting?"
"Hunt to live. Live for the Hunt." The Hunter stated before taking a knife and before they could react, he slit his own throat.
Kara gasped as she backed in shock. "Oh, my god!"
Peter-38 dropped the Hunter and backed off. "Oh, my god."
"This isn't some hunting party, this is some cultish stuff," Roberta stated.
"And I have a feeling doing the same to the others, is only gonna get us the same result." Peter-38 sighed. "Best wait for the DEO to arrive."
"But... who are the targets?" Cessily wonders.
Back at the Parker-Danver household, a Hunter chopper was cloaked and was descending upon the household. Inside the household, Peter-616 was trying to get some peace. He was trying some meditating techniques, working on trying to forget the horrors. He has been plagued by the nightmares caused by Weirdmageddon. No matter how hard he tried to forget, they always came back. As he was doing so, MJ was quieting Maybelle who began to get seriously fussy all of a sudden. Brainy was watching the twins as they were outside playing. He didn't want to chance them somehow escaping and playing hero again.
The chopper was silent, and Brainy wasn't paying much attention until he noticed Astra's eyes focus on something behind him. Brainy turned and noticed some movement in the bushes, quickly followed by a crossbow shooting. Brainy dodged the arrow and quickly caught it, assuring it didn't harm the kids.
"I must implore you from doing that again, sir," Brainy said, taking a few steps towards the attacker. "And to please leave."
That was when another crossbow was fired, causing Briany to dodge it and several Hunters to come out of hiding. They started to surround him, but it didn't seem to spook him.
"Sprock," Brainy sighed.
"Securing target." One of the Hunters says.
"I can assure you, you will not be getting hands on me," Brainy promised.
One of the hunters with blades charged at Brainy, while he began to quickly calculate how to best them. He quickly dodged the strike and watched one of the Hunters readying to fire the crossbow again. He grabbed the Hunter he dodged and then used them as a shield as the Hunter shot the crossbow and embedded the arrows into the man's chest. Brainy then shoved the Hunter who was shot into the others, going in to knee the other by using his Legon ring to float and knee him.
Inside, MJ was beginning to hear the commotion outside and was beginning to get worried about what was happening. "What the hell?" She then walked over towards the doors, readying to head out when she noticed men in lion skin advancing on the kids. "Oh, god!" She placed Maybelle down where she then drew her ICER and was preparing to save them. Opening the door, she shot two times and took the Hunters down advancing on the twins. "Kids, come on, inside!"
Aster and Richie ran into the doorway where MJ took notice of Brainy dealing with Hunters outside. She saw he was handling himself, but these kids needed protecting. She closed the door and aimed her gun at the door while the twins clung to her side. Annie's squeals got MJ to turn away and she saw several Hunters in the house. She ducked and dodged the crossbows and ran under the couch which she used for cover. She shot several times and looked to see the kids were gone.
"Oh, shit," MJ said as she looked around.
As she was distracted, a Hunter ran up to her with blades raised and ready to strike. But before they could make contact, they were stopped by a small hand that grabbed their weapon. They looked and saw that ir came from Astra who was wearing her makeshift superhero suit.
"Get away from her!" Astra demanded, kicking the Hunter and sending him flying through the wall.
MJ was surprised to see these kids already had powers, as last she saw they were just normal babies. Then she ducked and dodged a swing from behind as a Hunter struck to try and kill her. MJ then shot the Hunter, knocking him out with one shot.
Back outside when Brainy was being outnumbered, he was managing well before one of the Hunters flew above him with an electrified net. When it was fired, Brainy fell onto his knees and couldn't move. When one of the Hunters went to impale him with a spear, Richie came out wearing his makeshift superhero suit. He then took the Hunter and spun him around, knocking the other Hunters out before throwing him upward, causing him to fall through the home next door.
Back inside, MJ was crawling on her back as she was trying to dodge some strikes by one Hunter with glowing blades. She waited for an opening, which came when the Hunter slammed the ground, embedding his blades into the floor. MJ quickly kicked him in the face, followed by Astra flying over and shooting lasers from her eyes. It wasn't strong enough to kill the man, but strong enough to send him flying and smack into the television.
"Where the hell is Peter?" MJ wonders.
Peter-616 was still in deep meditation, trying to close his mind off from the rest of the world. Ignoring all of his senses, not realizing just what he was ignoring. Then when several Hunters entered the room, they advanced on him, and they didn't know what they were in for.
He felt something was wrong when he felt someone cocking some weapons behind him. Peter then opened his eyes and quickly shot two webs that blinded the Hunters, which meant they couldn't fire their weapons. When he had an opening, Peter jumped in and quickly grabbed both of them and threw them through the wall. He reached the hallway and noticed more Hunters approaching.
"We should have just gone and visited Nat. MJ?" Peter-616 called out as he prepared to fend them off. "We've got company!"
MJ shot another Hunter as she was leading the kids out of the house. "Noticed, dork!"
As MJ heard the front door being kicked in, she swiftly reacted and managed to shoot down one of the Hunters. However, before she could fully recover, another Hunter grabbed her by the hair and pulled her backward, causing her to fall to the ground. As she regained her footing, she skillfully evaded a swing from an axe, and with a quick spin, she managed to knock the Hunter off balance.
Meanwhile, Peter-616 was making his way through the upstairs corridor, encountering resistance from the Hunters blocking his path. He deployed his web to swiftly immobilize a Hunter armed with a crossbow, rendering him unconscious with a forceful impact against the wall. Evading the swings of a glowing axe with remarkable agility, Peter then countered with a well-aimed punch that incapacitated another Hunter.
As the final Hunter, armed with blades, charged at him, Peter deftly struck him in the face, followed by a swift swipe at his legs. Seizing the opportunity, Peter used his legs to latch onto the Hunter's chest, propelling himself upward before slamming the Hunter into the floor, ultimately subduing him.
Peter-616 saw MJ and Brainy still fighting off the Hunters across the house and turned to see the kids fighting a few of them outside. He then quickly turned his attention to the house fight and shot two webs to leap into the danger. He tackled one of the Hunters and knocked them out and saw MJ as she leaped off the wall to get some momentum and knocked out the Hunter she was fighting. Brainy was still fending himself off against a Hunter as he grabbed him by the head and threw him into the wall.
Whilst outside, Astra quickly used her heat vision to melt one of the Hunters' weapons, followed by Richie flying in and quickly using his ice breath to freeze the Hunter. But they missed behind them, Kraven came out of hiding, using his cloaked gunship as he aimed a net that was made specially for them. When it was fired, it was revealed to have been laced with Kryptonite. The twins were wrapped up in the net and immediately grew weaker because of the Kryptonite.
"Take them," Kraven demanded his men.
Back inside the house, Peter slammed through the wall and ended up out back where he saw several turrets aiming at him. "One day." He groaned as he tapped a watch, shedding his clothes and his new Spider-Man suit forming underneath. It was the same suit he gained during Weirdmageddon, as he grew accustomed to the suit and decided it was good enough to keep. He then leaped into action in his hero persona as he went to fight the turrets. "I just wanted one day off!"
Back inside the house, MJ ran out of ICER bullets and quickly grabbed one of the Hunter weapons to then fight back was slammed from behind and knocked down. When the Hunter went to stab her with a blade, someone new came into the household. She came through the hole Peter left and saw a spear that embedded itself into the shoulder of the Hunter MJ was fighting.
This new girl was dressed similarly to the Hunters but seemed to be on their side. This was Anastasia "Ana" Kravenoff. Daughter of Kraven the Hunter. She then dodged a swing of the Hunters and pulled out a blade where she then stabbed him in the back and threw him across the room. Peter was still working on the turrets, running as fast as he could to dodge the darts being shot from the machines. He then shot two webs and yanked the turrets out of the gunships that he then spun around and threw back at. The turrets caused an explosion, taking the two ships down.
"Who are you?" MJ asked Ana as she dodged another Hunter.
"Anastasia Kravenoff." Ana introduced herself as she grabbed her spear again and used it to block a strike. "Who are you?"
"Michelle Jones," MJ introduced herself as she recognized the name. "Wait, Kravenoff. Like Krav-" She was struck due to not paying attention and fell to her knees. "Oof."
"MJ!" Peter-616 cried as he leaped in and tackled the Hunter. "How many of these guys are there?!" He then pointed to Brainy. "Rhetorical question!" Then he felt his senses go off and he looked to see that there was a ship taking off with the twins. "The kids!"
Kara then came flying at full speed and knocked the last of the Hunters when she saw the chaos. "What happened? Where are the kids?"
"Ship!" MJ gestured outside.
Kara noticed the ship and flew at full speed she landed inside to see her kids trapped in a net. She then looked and was shocked when she saw who was behind all of this. "Kraven?"
"Ah, the Supergirl," Kraven said with a smile. "Like a bear coming to protect her cubs. So predictable."
"It was you," Kara finally realized. "You attacked us."
Kraven nodded as he pushed a button and Kara watched the doors close behind her. "Yes. Now come. Seek your vengeance and save your cubs."
Kara wasted no time in springing into action, hurtling toward Kraven and launching a powerful punch at him. Much to her surprise, Kraven effortlessly evaded her attack. Seizing the opportunity, Kraven retaliated with a strike of his own, but Kara managed to evade it and retaliated by aiming a punch at his chest. However, her efforts were in vain as Kraven seized her fist, leaving her feeling increasingly feeble. It was then that Kara noticed the ship was encased with Kryptonite, sapping her strength. With a sense of urgency, she unleashed her heat vision in an attempt to halt Kraven. Unfazed, Kraven deflected the attack with his spear, closing in on Kara as she sank to her knees in agony.
Kraven approached her as he opened the back of the ship, drawing a blade laced with Kryptonite. Kara weakly tried to punch Kraven and he blocked the punch with ease. He grabbed her fist and easily stabbed Kara in the stomach, causing her to gasp in pain.
"Pathetic," Kraven scoffed. "I expected more."
Kraven then grabbed her cape and ripped it off, before pushing her body out of the ship, sending her plummeting and camouflaging his ship. As Kara fell from the skies, Peter-38 came in flying as he grabbed her before she could hit the ground.
"Kara?" Peter-38 noticed the wounds in her stomach. "Kara, stay with me!"
Peter-38 flew as fast as he could to the DEO to save her. The Kryptonite was seeding its way into her body, and if it wasn't taken care of soon, she wouldn't survive. But as she was fainting, she managed to whimper out a simple word.
"Kraven..."
(A/N) Quick explanation for the Frankie opening scene, Frankie has jumped dimensions and ended up in Nightwing Josh's story "The Speedster and The Spider", I suggest checking it out if you want. Her exposure to the Time Drive managed to give her access across dimensions, especially with Cisco's Vibe Blast. This will be explored further in any stories I can to set up her role in Secret Wars 3. See you soon...
