I stood in the middle of the New York Sanctum and sighed as Strange came rushing back in, "t-that's New York outside. We're back in New York."
I nodded, "yeah, Wong told you didn't he? Three sanctums."
"What are we to do now?" Strange asked.
"I guess…,well if Kaecilius is coming after the sanctums, we need to inform Master Drumm he might be in danger," I told him, looking around, "but ah...he doesn't seem to be here at the moment...strange."
"Yes?" Strange asked.
"No, not you, I mean strange, it's weird," I sighed, "God, so many puns, so little time."
"Right…." Strange shook his head, taking off to search the sanctum for Drumm. We quickly found the teleporting cupboards, each mirror serving as a portal to several locations all around the Earth.
We then went upstairs, to the armoury. Strange got quickly distracted by all the trinkets present there, and to be honest, I was a little taken as well. The items here were of amazing power and quality, few would ever select an owner for itself as most lacked the will power to use them.
I saw Strange pass by the cloak of levitation, his soon to be item of power. The cloak was almost alive in the way it moved, I always suspected it held a certain sentiance to it's manner.
"Hello?!" Strange cried out once more, only to get no response.
"It's pointless," I told him, "either Drumm is dead, which is unlikely since this place still stands, or he's getting ready, which means he won't hear us anyway."
"What are these things?" Strange asked.
"Items of power," I quickly replied.
"You have gotta be joking," he gasped, looking at the cases, "all of them?"
I shrugged, "one would think." I walked by when suddenly I felt something. A feeling of familiarity as I looked around and found what looked to be a pure black blade at least four feet long suspended vertically by magic
The blade was pure blade, the only break in the colour was the golden crossguard it had which was in the shape of a pair of thin and sharp bat wings with a bright red gem in the middle.
The metal was odd, the blackness didn't seem to reflect...well, anything. I suppose it was similar of vantablack, the material I knew the scientist in my world were just discovered. However, it didn't feel scary, not at all. In fact...it felt...welcoming.
But just before I could do anything to address this sensation I was feeling, I was broken out of the trance. "Peter," Strange called out, "I sense something happening downstairs."
I hummend, stepping away from the metal weapon, "right, coming." I walked with him as we both went down the stairs, back to the ground floor. We stopped as we recognized Drumm standing there with a staff in hand, I was about to call out to him when the entire building suddenly flipped on its own head.
Strange and I grabbed the railings of the steps and steadied ourselves as the house shifted. Drumm took several steps back as the floor, walls and windows bacme copies of themselves, shifting across the surface repeatedly.
And just then, the doors flung open as Kaecilius and his disciples studded in, there were two red robed apprentices behind the former master, one male, one female, and Kaecilius himself locked eyes with Drumm.
"Daniel," the man bowed, "I see they have made you the master of this sanctum."
"Do you know what that means?" Drumm asked.
"That you'll die protecting it," Kaecilius grumbled as he clapped his hands and brought them away slowly, summoning a transparent crystal like staff.
I knew what was going to happen, I watched as the two students attacked Drumm with similar weapons. The Master held off at first, but I knew it was just a matter of time as one student snuck up behind him and knocked him to his knees.
Kaecilius was brought back his hand to stab him when I jumped in, a whip of Vastha already wrapping around Drumm's chest and pulling him away form the strike that would have ended his life.
"Stop!" Strange yelled as he joined me on top of the stairs. Drumm back flipped, i disengage my whip as the man landed next to us, the three of us looking down, the attention of the three traitors now on us.
"Thanks," Drumm nodded.
"Don't mention it," I replied.
Kaecilius looked up, amused, "much tricks you have. I'm honestly surprised, I didn't think you would have assistants Daniel."
"Shut your mouth traitor," Daniel hissed, "you will not pass the three of us."
"Maybe," he shrugged, "but we shall see." Without another word the three of them attacked. Strange immediately smacked his hands together, conjuring a whip similar to mine, though it seemed to lack control and structure that I had.
The two traitors apprentices climbed along the wall, running with great speed as they came right at us. I leaped away from the female as she swung for my head. I ducked and swirled away from her attacks. Moving back as I let her think she gained the advantage
I saw Drumm take on Kaecilius once more while Strange seemed to have his hands full with just one apprentice.
I ducked under a swipe and smirked, "you're not very good at this are you?"
"Shut up!" she growled, trying, and failing, to stab me.
"You know maybe I can show you a thing or two about fighting," I ducked under a swipe and reached up, grabbing her arm and holding it tight.
She tried to break free but couldn't. Her eyes widened as I brought my fist up and hit her right in her jaw with a mean uppercut.
The traitorous magician was sent flying backwards, but I pulled her back to me with my tightened grip, spinning around and leveling her against the wall, headbutting her hard enough to break her nose.
I stepped back, watching her sink down unconscious. I summoned a few more whips of Vastha and bound her tight, I took out the sling ring and formed a portal to the middle of the monastery and kicked her through. I'm sure they would make sure she was well taken care off.
I turned turned and saw Strange being thrown into the corridor with the teleporting cupboards. Knowing he would take care of himself I went to help Drumm with Kaecilius, jumping into the fry by sending a kick at the man's back, knocking him to his feet.
"You are agile," the man turned nad narrowed his eyes. He blocked Drumm's staff without even looking and threw his hands at me, out of which several hundred small spike of crystal structure flew out.
"Nope!" I summoned a portal before me through which they flew through. Drumm moved back and swung his staff, striking Kaecilius across the face.
"Two against one seems unfair," Kaecilius growled as he crossed his arms in a flurry, causing the entire room to suddenly shift, pushing both Drumm and I away from each other while Kaecilius vanished into a curtain of reflective glass.
I looked around, panting as I knew he wouldn't just run. Suddenly, Drumm cried out, "argh!" he dropped to his knees, holding his side in pain as blood seemed to rush out.
"Master Drumm!" I called out, about to run to his side when my spider sense wanted me of an attack. I moved aside, just in time to see a hand appear out of nowhere, with a very sharp crystal dagger at the end.
Then suddenly a large crystal blade came right at me, pinning my large robes to the ground. I was halted for a second before I got back on my feet, ripping the robes as I did.
"ARGH!" Drumm cried out again, I looked up in horror as I watched Kaecilius come back to our realm, a blade in hand that sheated itself into Drumm's chest.
"NO!" I cried out, charging at Kaecilius in rage. The man jumped back, vanishing into his mirror dimension. I skidded to the floor, reaching Drumm as he feel to the ground, bleeding out.
"Kaecilius is using the mirror dimension to perform sneak attacks," Drumm told me as he gasped, blood pouring from his chest like an open faucet, staining my hands, "don't let him win, protect the sanctums. I beg of you."
"No, don't say that," I begged, holding the man in my arms, "you'll make it through this, I swear. Just let me get you to Kamar Taj and the Ancient One will heal you!"
"No time," Drumm grunted, "let me go...save the sanctum," and without another word his eyes became vanct as he dropped down, his body growing still.
"No," I whispered. I wanted to change destiny, but it would seem certain things would never change. I put Drumm down and got up, "Kaecilius, come out and face me you coward!"
And just then Strange came running in, painting, "I got him!"
"Duck!" I cried out, just in time as the moment Strange dropped down Kaecilius came flying into our reality, twin blades in hand ready to strike Strange down.
Skit!
My stingers came out as I jumped, leaping across the room and bringing them down over the traitorous master.
The man turned and in the last moment managed to hold back my stingers with hsi crystal blades. He dropped to one knee from the force of the attack and grunted as I kept pushing him down.
Creck!
His eyes widened in shock as he saw my blade cut into his blades, "w-what are you?" I did respond, instead I kicked him, he flew backwards, gasping for air.
I jumped onto him, but at the very last second a sheen of mirrors appeared over him as I landed in the mirror dimension, a reflection of the real world.
I looked around and saw what happened in the real world, Strange ran away and Kaecilius followed him. I reached down and took out my sling ring, reaching out and creating a portal out of this nightmare world.
But for some reason I found resistance, the moment I opened a portal into the New York sanctum it immediately changed locations, opening up in what I recognized as the forest in Central Park.
I realised Kaecilius must be blocking portals from getting into the sanctum somehow, which was probably why the Ancient One didn't come sooner, but only after the lunatic was dealt with. Strange created a portal to the hospital from the inside and then kept said portal open, I'm guessing that was the exception from the warding.
I jumped through and closed the portal behind me. I looked around and knew I had to go stealth, not only was I the most famous criminal on the nation's watch list, I was in New York, where I was considered a legend by some. I'm sure someone would recognize me.
I looked down, my robes were torn to shreds and covered with blood...but not my own. I sighed, these were the days I wish I was still just a regular teenager and not a superhero.
I took off my robes and placed them aside. "Activate Black Spider mode. Password: # $!%! %." The costume shimmered alive, covering me while, displaying the white spider logo on my chest proudly.
I couldn't go to the Sanctum directly, it was for one too far away and for another if Kaecilius warded it from the inside, the outside was probably equally unbreakable. But I did have a way in.
"Sexy, enter stealth mode and find out which hospital Strange worked for before his accident," I ordered the AI as I grabbed my clothes laying on the ground and stuffed it inside the pocket of infinite storage I had on my back.
"Right, Strange worked for Metro-General hospital, do you want me to form a route?" it asked as my costume shimmered and became invisible.
"Damn right," I replied, jumping into the trees and quickly rushing towards Strange's former workplace. If my calculations are correct, by the time I reach there Strange should have arrived there with his stab wound needing emergency surgery.
I swung threw New York city once more, smiling at the sight of the buildings around me. It's been a few months since I was here and yet I took to it like a fish to water.
I swung over to Metro-General and snuck in through an open window near the tenth floor. I rushed inside, making sure not to bump into any of the doctors or nurse who couldn't see me.
As I rushed threw I felt a spirit pass by. Squinting my eyes i noticed it was the astral form of the red male student of Kaecilius, here to try and kill Strange. I didn't have time for this, Strange could handle himself, Kaecilius was mine.
I rushed to where I guessed the portal was and sure enough, five feet above the ground in a janitorial closet was a glowing portal right into the heart of the New York Sanctum. I jumped in, rushing through the corridors as I noticed Strange's cloak fight against the body ot the traitorous apprentice.
I rushed through to armoury where Kaecilius has just taken off the last of his restraints. He looked up in shock as I opened my palms and sent two repulsor blasts right at him.
BOOM!
He opened a portal the mirror dimension absorbing the energy. I used my telekinesis and banished a large drum to him, the man ducked, allowing it to sail over his head as I then summoned a whip to grab his leg.
I swung with all my might, sending the maniac into a wall. He grunted in pain before immediately getting back up and sending a wave of crystal shards right at me. I brought up a shield before shooting out a web line to his robes and pulled.
He came flying at me as I kicked him to the side. He crashed into a exhibition of a giant golden mace. He grabbed the item and roared, "beat that who vexes me!" quickly chanting a mantra in sanskrit, causing the weapon to suddenly come flying right at me like a cannonball.
I grabbed it by the sides, but was immediately swept off my feet as it made me fly back.
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
I landed in a pile of glass and wood. I looked up and saw the black blade from before. I noticed Kaecilius rushing at me, weapons in hand. Acting on instinct I grabbed the blade by the handle and swung.
CLACK!
It struck Kaecilius' shard of energy. I watched in surprise as the blade seemed to cleave through it like butter, cutting into his body and slicing his forearm deeply.
"ARGH!" he cried out, jumping back.
He looked down at his bloody hand, by now I was back on my feet, ready to defend myself, but he never struck back.
He looked at me and then the blade, "that relic...will be your death," he then turned and ran, jumping right through the giant circular window with the seal for the New York sanctum present on it.
"That's right! You better run!" I cried out and rushed to the window, waiting for Kaecilius to return, but to my surprise, he never did.
I sighed and sat down on the steps, leaning back as I relaxed for a moment with the blade at my side. I looked down at it and blinked, "what are you?"
Just then a portal appeared behind me and out of it stepped the Ancient One and Mordo. I got up, the masters turned to me in shock. Mordo spoke first, "you're alive."
I snorted, "don't' be too surprised, I used to face morons like Kaecilius every other week I'll have you know."
"I apologise, we couldn't come sooner," the Ancient One replied, "Kaecilius had wards all around..." she looked down and saw the blade by my side, "oh my...the Ebony blade."
Mordo's eyes grew wide as he looked down, shock obvious on his face, "how? It is...that relic is said to be-"
"-Dead, yes," she narrowed her eyes and then looked at me, "how did you gain access to it?"
"I honestly have no idea," I replied.
"That blade was forged by Merlin himself, given to Sir Percy of the Round table."
I blinked, "woah."
"Sir Percy inhibited the true codes and ethics of a Knight, serving to be the purest and noblest, well deserving of his title. It is said only the pure of heart could wield the blade, someone who could match it's original owner...if not, well then they would be consumed by their own evil…."
I blinked, "what the hell is this thing even made off?!"
"Starstone," the Ancient One hummend, "apparently it was a meteorite that Merlin used to forge the weapon. It's said to cut through magic, the perfect weapon to use when dealing with magic users."
"I did manage to get a good swing in," I replied as I looked at the blade, it's properties seeming to be better and better every second, "tell me, what happened to the last owner of this blade?"
"Dane Whitman...he was a good man, but as time went on, the power the blade granted him got to his head...he died soon after."
"The blade is like an amplifier Parker," Mordo stepped in, "it takes what little vile emotions you have and applies to them. If you intend to use the blade at all, well then be warned as is has turned better men than you into killers."
I sighed, "damn, you don't make things easier do you...fine, anything else I should know about?"
"A lot," the Ancient One nodded, "after this is over, I'm sure you'll have a chance to find out."
Just then we heard footsteps approach, turning to the steps we found Strange rushing up the stairs towards us, clock around his shoulders.
"The cloak of levitation," Mordo observed in what seemed to be a supring day for him, "this is...most impressive."
"A notable achievement indeed," the Ancient One smiled, "though be warned, it is a fickle thing."
Strange painted, looking around as he noticed the empty trap which held Kaecilius. He turned to me, "who are you?"
I blinked for a second before I realised I still had my mask on, and I don't think Strange knows who I really am. That guy really doesn't pay much attention to use these days.
My helmet drew back, revealing my face, "it's me Strange."
The man blinked, "oh. Parker, I didn't realise...you're Spider-man?"
The Ancient One and Mordo chuckled, the latter speaking, "you really must remove your nose from the books once in a while Strange."
Strange panted, "he's escaped."
"Kaecilius?" the Ancient One asked.
Strange nodded, "yeah...he's he's something else. He can fold space and matter at will."
"No," the Ancient One's eyes widened, "if he can do that outside the Mirror dimension then...how many more?"
"Two, that I know off," Strange sighed.
"I capture one and sent her to Kamar Taj," I informed them.
"Yes, we subdued her as soon as she arrived," Mordo nodded.
"And the other is….is lying downstairs," Strange said, shaken to his core, "dead, and Drumm-"
"His body will be taken back to Kamar Taj," Mordo assured the doctor.
"The London Sanctum has fallen," the Ancient One said cautiously, "only New York and Hong Kong remain now. You both defended the New York sanctum, Parker has his duties elsewhere, but with Drumm gone this sanctum will need another protector, Master Strange."
Mordo looked offended, "Master no, Strange isn't ready. Parker is more qualified to gaurd this sanctum than him!"
The Ancient One sent Mordo a glare, shutting the man up. She turned to Strange and raised an eyebrow, "well?"
Strange looked down before turning, fury in his eyes, "no. It is Doctor Strange, not Master Strange, and Mr. Strange, Doctor Strange. And when I became a doctor I swore an oath to do no harm to another life and I have just killed a man! I am not doing that again, I became a doctor to save lives, not take them."
The Ancient One shook her head, "you became a doctor to save one life above all others, your own."
Strange scoffed, "still seeing through me are you?"
"I've seen what I've always seen, your overinflated ego," she pressed, "you want to go back to the delusion that you can control anything...even death," she turned to me, "not Peter Parker, and not even the great Doctor Stephen Strange can do such a feat."
Strange glared, "not even Dormammu?" the Ancient One went stiff, "he offers immortality."
"It is our fear of death that gives Dormammu life, he feeds off it."
"And you feed off him," he approached her, "I know how you do it, I've seen the missing pages in the book of Time, I know-"
"-Strange," I cut in, "that's enough."
He turned to me, "you knew?"
I looked at them, each wearing a different emotion, Mordo in confusion, Strange in anger and the Ancient One wearing a brilliant poker face. I sighed, "I suspected."
"What are they talking about?" Mordo asked.
"Her life, the source of her immortality," Strange turned to Mordo, "she draws power from the dark dimension to stay alive."
Mordo scoffs, "that's not true..." he turned to his master to see her face cold, "is it?"
She didn't say a word to Mordo, "once they regroup, the zealots will return...you will need reinforcements..." she turned and left, summoning a portal and vanishing threw it.
Strange turned to Mordo, "you don't know her."
"You have no right to judge her," Mordo defended his master, "you have no idea the responsibilities she has as Sorcerer-"
"-No, and I don't want to know," Strange snapped back.
"You're a coward!"
"Because I'm not a killer?"
I sighed, "enough," they both turned to me, "Strange, we honestly have no time for this….Kaecilius and his army of morons will come for us again and we need to be ready. Fighting amongst ourselves will just make it easier for them to kill us. You want answers, let's try and survive long enough to get them."
Mordo and Strange glared at each other. The green robes sorcerer hissed, "you are still nothing more than a coward Strange."
Vrarom!
"They're back," I covered my face once more, blade in hand I leaped down the stairs as Mordo and Strange followed right behind me.
We looked down from the stairs as Kaecilius and his zealots formed a large ball of energy, enough to destroy this building.
"No!" Mordo yelled, gaining their attention. He and I jumped down, quickly engaging two red robbed zealots while Kaecilius got ready to blow us all away. "Strange! Get down here and fight!"
"I have a better idea," Strange hissed, sending out a wave of energy that surrounded us all. My spider sense blared, I jumped away and out the sanctum's window just in time.
I rolled out into the streets and looked up, seeing Strange and the others being absorbed into the mirror dimension. I cursed, I moved before I realised what I was doing. But either way I doubted I could last long in a fight with those people in such a kaleidoscopic realm.
"Hey, is that Spider-man?" someone on the streets called out. I turned and realised almost everyone on the street was looking at me. I cursed, I quickly blade the Ebony Blade on my back, the suit automatically forming a back holder for it. I then activated the suit's stealth feature before anyone could take a picture and jumped onto the building, crawling my way out the roof.
From there I tried to open a portal to the mirror dimension, but to my utter shock found myself unable to go in. It seemed Kaecilius didn't want me there at all. No choice: plan B.
I shot a web line and began swinging around the neighborhood. If I recall correctly they have a big fight in the mirror dimension and then result of which is the Ancient One getting hurt...falling and then dying.
I need to keep an eye on making sure that doesn't happen. I looked around but couldn't identify the building she would be falling from. So I did the next best thing. Everything.
I swung down the street and engaed my expecndale back arms. I had them shoot our large web nets that were a bit unstrudy, but should be able to hold a single person's weight.
I moved down the street building the web nets right above the streets, serving a role similar to suicide nets, expect in this case it was to help an immortal awesome sorceress instead. I knew by doing this I would be alerting SHIELD to my preceness, but this was priority.
I moved from street to street, the extra four arms helping my quadruple my time. I covered nearly three square blocks when I felt the shimmer of a dimensional portal activate.
I looked around before spotting the tell tale sign of it opening a street away. I saw a single figure dressed in yellow come fly down. And fall right into one of my nets.
I jumped into the air, "yes! Hell yeah! Take that destiny!" I leaped into the air and swung my way down, landing on the net right next to the Ancient One and dismissing my stealth mode.
"Peter," she gasped, holding her side, "what have you done."
"I told you," I looked down, I saw a stab wound on her abdomen, deep, blood rushing out, "I refuse to accept destiny's ruling."
"Then you will suffer for it," she warned.
"I doubt destiny can be such a bitch," I shoot webbing into her shoot to clog the blood. Immediately I saw Strange approach us through the air, looking down in concern, "she needs medical attention."
"Give her to me," Strange nodded as he picked her up and took off.
"Parker," Mordo approached me, leaping on magical platforms created by his shoes, "perhaps it is best if you waited for us back at Kamar Taj," he looked down at the several cameras now pointing at me, "you draw too much attention."
I nodded, "ah right, I guess you two have it from here," Mordo nodded and vanished, a minor invisibility spell.
I saved her life, Strange would be able to stop the bleeding for sure, and Mordo would refuse to let her die before she told him what he wanted to know.
I looked down at the people staring up at me, I stepped to the edge of my web and revealed my face once more, "remember...the Age of Heroes is now." And with that I took of web swinging away.
Almost immediately I found a helicopter in the air, looking for me. I hide in the shadows of a roof top underneath a water tank, watching as slowly the entire NEw York skyline became infected with SHIELD and local law enforcement aircrafts.
Hell of a response time for little old me. I reached into my backpack and took out my sling ring, summoning a portal to Kamar Taj and slipping right through to the library on the other end. I sighed, looking up to see Wong there waiting for me.
"What happened?" he asked.
"It's a long story...and it's not over yet," I retracted my mask, "bring every able fighter we have on hand. The New york sanctum is under attack and-"
Ding!
The bells rang once more. Wong and I rushed to the dias and saw the New York sanctum's seal fall.
"Shit!"I hissed, "they must have gone right back after defeating the Ancient One and destroyed the place."
"The Ancient One has been defeated?" Wong asked in shock.
I nodded, "she's been stabbed, she'll be fine," I waved his worry away.
"Then we need to hurry," Wong nodded, "only Hong Kong is left. I'll gather the students… perhaps it would be wise to bring your friends as well."
I nodded, "I was thinking the same thing," we went our separate ways, Wong to the main hall while I found Jean's telepathic connection and contacted her, "Jean?"
"Peter? Oh thank god, we were all so worried."
"I'm fine, great actually. Where are all of you?"
"Your room, hurry," Jean cut the connection as I rushed to the room.
I threw the door pen and found Jean, Wanda, Ben, Tandy and Felicia all waiting for me inside.
"Kid, you okay?" Ben asked quickly.
"I'm fine," I nodded, walking in, "but we have a big problem."
Felicia sighed, rubbing her temples, "what now?"
"An interdimensional being that wants to consume Earth is nearly here. His followers are going after the Hong Kong Sanctum and we need to protect it or else we'll be taken into what is basically hell," I explained.
Jean blinked, "oh, is that all?"
"Every day it's something new isn't it?" Wanda sighed.
"Wait, Peter, is that a sword?" Tandy pointed at the black blade jutting out over my left shoulder.
I sighed, "yes, it is. Long story, but it's useful. Look, whatever may be the case, we need to suit up," I nodded to them, "Wanda, Felicia, Jean, you have your suits?"
"Right here," Felicia, Jean and Wanda stood, their robes shimmered, transforming into their costumes. Felicia in her Black Cat suit while Wanda was dressed in a skin tight black suit with several belts around her hip with small pouches strapped to them and a large red overcoat with a hoodie attached to it.
Jean had decided to change her look, now dawning a black suit with a green overcoat and a green 'X' across her chest.
"What the shit?" Tandy blinked, "how-what-how….wah?!"
"UMF suits," I shrugged, bending down and pulling out a chest from underneath my bed, taking out two more suits, tossing one to Tandy and Ben.
"Thanks, but no thanks kid," Ben grumbled, tossing the suit aside, "I don't need it."
"Ben theses suit's can keep you from bleeding to death and turn into any design you want," I insisted.
"Plus it stretches," Felicia nodded.
"No, it doesn't," Wanda scoffed.
"No offence kid, but I don't need the protection. Plus, I'm not much of a fashion model," he grunted.
"This is freaking awesome," Tandy whispered, looking at her suit, "so it can transform into any design?"
I nodded, "just scan a picture and let the suit do the rest. Anyway, we don't have time, get suited up and met us outside, we're heading out."
Tandy nodded as the rest of us left, meeting up with Wong outside.
"Is that all?" Wong asked.
I shook my head, "no, Tandy is coming."
"We dont' have time to wait," Wong nodded to his amassed army, "we shall go on ahead, you come in when you are ready."
I nodded and watched as they all charged into the library, accessing the portal that lead it right to the Hong Kong sanctum.
A few moments later Tandy came rushing into the courtyard, wearing a white full bodysuit with a grey cross down the middle and what seemed to be a quarterstaff on her back.
"You know how to use that?" I asked her.
She nodded, "oh yeah. I've been practising."
"If we're already then let's go already!" Wanda said impatiently as we rushed to the library. The portal to the Hong Kong sanctum was open, but before we could jump through there was an explosion from the other side, killing the portal.
"Shit!" I cursed, stopping before the portal, "Kaecilius must have gotten through already."
"What do we do?" Felicia asked.
"I-" I stopped as a new portal opened up in the middle of the dias. We got ready for another confrontation, drawing our weapons, but out of the portal stepped Strange and Mordo, and limping behind them with a cane was the Ancient One.
I sighed, "thank god."
She smiled, "I should be thanking you...or rather pity you..."
"I told you, I'll deal with it...now we have bigger fish to fry, Kaecilius has attacked Hong Kong. They need back up."
"Then there isn't a moment to lose," Mordo nodded as he formed a portal to Hong Kong. We stepped through, and greeting us was a scene of utter destruction and chaos.
The street we were on was utterly destroyed. And the sanctum that was at the end of the road was leeled to nothing with the bodies of our former students on the ground before us.
"We're too late," Mordo whispered, we looked up at the sky, the world was shimmering, changing as slowly a window into Dormammu dark dimension showed us the infinite horror that awaits us all.
"No, not yet," the Ancient One stepped forward, "hope must never die..Strange, you know what to do."
The Doctor looked down and groaned, "yes, I think I do." He stepped forward, activation the Eye of Agamotto, causing his arms to be covered with a spinning circular band of time energy.
"No!" Kaecilius stepped out of the ruins of the sanctum and charged at us, spear at the ready, he was about to jump at Strange to kill him when the Ancient one, Mordo and I all moved in front of Strange, each sending out a blast of energy right at the zealot.
BOOM!
The man roared in pain as he went flying back, rolling on the ground to his apostles. Strange's spell then took effect, slowly time began to receiver as Kaecilius suddenly flew back into the air, came towards us and then began running backwards.
We all watched in awe as the world around us turned backwards in time, the destruction caused slowly being eased.
"Look!" Tandy cried out, we saw the zealots start to shimmer, their slow reversal in time changed, allowing them to break free of Strange's spell and move forward in time.
"Did they seriously just break through a spell cast by an infinity stone?" I asked in disbelief as I drew the Ebony blade and stood next to Strange.
"Dormammu's power is dangerous, nearly unstoppable," the Ancient One surmised, "Strange, keep going until the sanctum has returned, the rest of us shall cover you."
"Right," Strange nodded as he began to sweat, somehow maintaining the complex spell.
"Well then, I guess it's CLOBBERIN TIME!" Ben roared as he charged, tackling two sellouts to the ground.
"Jean, Wanda, help him out! Tandy, you and Felicia are with me," I quickly ordered out, my team took off, pouncing into the fight.
Kaecilius came right after Strange, only to have Mordo and the Ancient One stand in his way. The old woman was slower this time, but her skill was still much more than Kaecilius, and thanks to her and Mordo working together, they managed to keep Kaecilius at bay.
Felicia and I confronted two zealots, quickly engaging in hand to hand combat. They summoned their crystal weapons, but we easily evaded them.
Felicia grabbed her opponent's outstretched arm and coiled around it into a lock, brining the zealot to their knees. She flexed her fingers causing claws to spring out the tips, she brought it down and scratched into the zealot's meatly neck, and then, the claws glowed a neo-blue.
"ARGH!" the zealot screamed as he was electrocuted and knocked unconscious.
I so love it when I upgrade things.
I kicked and knocked back two zealots, my advanced strength helping make my attacks much more dangerous. I kicked the one getting up in the chest, dropping her to the door and quickly webbing her up to the ground.
My Spider sense flashed, I turned and brought up the Ebony blade, just in time.
Klinck!
The glass structure was halted inches from my neck. I growled as I began pushing back, slowly cutting the shard in half. The apprentice noticed this as well and immediately disengaged and jumped back.
He summoned a blade into his other hand and was about to charge when he stopped mid step and fell flat on the ground with several glowing light daggers sticking out of his body.
I looked up and saw Tandy standing behind him, "be more careful Pete."
I grinned and turned, more zealots coming our way. We moved forward as more and more of the street began to clear up. I noticed a pile of rubble clear up, recognizing Wong trapped underneath straight away.
"Wong!" I cried out, rushing to his side. Tandy joined me as she helped pull up, the man blinked, a large gasp escaped his mouth as life came back into his body.
"W-what happened?" he asked desperately.
"Strange," I motioned over, the sorcerer was focused, increasing his reversal of time to twice its initial pace.
I saw Ben and the others take down the rest of Kaecilius army while Kaecilius himself was bound by the Ancient One's spell, brought down to his knees and knocked unconscious.
We saw the pieces of Hong Kong slowly being brought back together, the sanctum restored, all the destruction and the lives lost, reversed. And as the Hong Kong sanctum reformed, the window to the Dark dimension vanished.
But then, something happened. The Time Stone died out, the window refused to close. Strange and everyone was shocked, the only one who seemed to understand what happened was the Ancient One.
"Dormammu is refusing to give out his footing," she brought up her magica circle before her, "I'll deal with him," she tried to move but gasped in pain, her magical weapon dismissed as she held her side, gasping in pain.
"I...I have an idea," Strange replied, using his cloak to fly into the Dark dimension.
"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
I looked at everyone and sighed, "this is going to be such a pain."
Reverse:
"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
Reverse:
"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
Reverse:
"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
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"What's he doing?" Wong asked.
"Saving us all," I replied.
Many times later:
Strange came back down as slowly the rift in the Dark dimension begum humming, slowly shrinking in size.
"No!" Kaecilius cried out, wiggling on the ground like a worm, "no! We were so close!" And then, suddenly, he and the rest of his apostles rose into the air.
We didn't try to stop them as they were drawn into the dark dimension, turning into these black feature less things. We watched them vanish into the other world and with it, the window to Dormammu.
The Ancient One turned to Strange, the man dropping to his knees, exhausted, "well….now that was impressive. Congratulations Doctor Strange, the Earth is safe once more, thanks to you."
"But at what cost?" Mordo asked, confronting the Ancient One, "your powers are spitting on the rules of nature itself. What Strange did defies the laws of nature, of balance!"
"Mordo...I know you feel betrayed, I know you feel like I owe you an explanation and I do," the Ancient One sighed, "I owe you all...but now is not the time," the turned out the sanctum where the previously dead students of Kamar Taj walked out, "we need to tend to them now."
"Fine," Mordo spat, "after this, we will speak."
The Ancient One modded, "indeed we will."
A few days later:
We stood in the inner chambers of the library at Kamar Taj, I, Jean, Felicia, ben, Wanda and Tandy along with the Ancient One, Mordo, Strange and Wong.
It took a while, but the other students had finally recovered from their battle with Kaecilius. They suffered a great load of mental stress, being dead would do that to you, but eventually they all recovered well.
"He seemed to have calm down," Jean leaned in and whispered, motioning to Mordo with her eyes.
I nodded, "apparently he and the Ancient One had a nice long talk."
"They totally did it," Tandy giggled, Wanda rolled her eyes while Felicia gave her a subtle high five. Who knew those two would bond over something like a bet?
"Doctor Stephen Strange," the Ancient One spoke in a clear voice, her health fully restored, no longer requiring a cane to walk.
Strange walked up to her, his cloak billowing behind him as he approached the raised dais the Ancient One stood on.
"In our time of greatest need, you came up to the challenge," the Ancient One began, "and as a reward, if you wish," she took the Eye of Agamotto and wore it, "I will return to you, your hands."
Strange's eyes widened, he looked down and was about to extend them when he stopped. He looked at them and sighed, shaking digit retracted back as he shook his head, "no...I...no..."
The Ancient One smiled, "well it seemed I was wrong about you Master Strange, I am glad."
Strange snorted, "I live to defy expectations."
"If you're interested, the New york sanctum steal requires a Master to protect it..."
Strange seemed to think about it for a second before nodding, "yes...I accept."
"Wonderful," the Ancient One modded, "speaking of which, the London sanctum has been now restored to its original state and lacks a protector," she turned to me.
I blinked, "I'm not half as skilled as a Master."
"And yet you are more qualified to be the sanctum's defender if needed, yes?" the Ancient one raised an eyebrow.
I blinked, "I ah...I guess. I mean, you'll need someone qualified to properly take over, but I don't mind helping out until then."
The Ancient One modded, "understandable. And if you wish you may have someone from the monastery serving as your assistant. Ms. Grey and Hardy perhapes?"
I blushed, covering my mouth with my hand and coughing, "argh, yeah, sure."
"Hey! What about me!" Tandy cried out.
The Ancient One gave a smile that seemed oblivious, "you have still yet to learn control over the Life Force, while you have improved, you have a long way to go Tandy Bowen, as such, you shall stay here….until you are mature enough in mind to bare your powers."
"But-" Tandy began, only to stop as the Ancient One glared at her. She sighed, "yes master…."
"Also...you wouldn't happen to know something about an ongoing wager regarding myself and Master Mordo do you," the Ancient One spoke and a thinly veiled threat behind her smiled, "if you do….I would very much like to hear about it."
Tandy gulped, "y-yes master."
"That is just cruel," Strange chuckled, shaking his head.
Soon after the ceremony we were all dismissed, Strange and I however were asked to remain to be keyed into the wards at the sanctums. After which the Ancient One left as well.
"Don't worry too much," Strange told me as he unlocked the portal to the New York sanctum, "you're...something. When you showed up out of the blue so many months ago I was confused as to who exactly you were. I had never heard of you before and yet you were very skilled. Tell me, who exactly was your master?"
I smiled, opening the doors to the London sanctum, "his name was Doctor Stephen Strange."
"Oh, I see-wait what?!"
I chuckled, walking through the portal, "a story for another time. See you soon, Master Strange!" closing the doors behind me. I smiled, that would make him panic for a while.
I huffed, carefully placing the huge stack of boxes in the middle of the London sanctum's inner chambers.
"Is that the last of it?" Jean called out from upstairs.
"Yeah," I yelled back, closing the portal I had made, "is everyone finished?"
"Almost! Wanda just finished up,come and see for yourself!" Jean called out.
The London sanctum wasn't anything like the New York one. For one, it was located in the middle of a very small neighborhood and was very very small, basically squeezed into two identical building with narrow walkways and narrower windows.
It was cozy to be honest, maybe something a family of five would find comfortable living in. Which was why it was also decorated as if a family was meant to be staying her. Lilly yellow wallpapers and a set of antique furniture, all of which I knew to be magical.
The house itself had three floors, the first being the ground floor with a door, the kitchen and dining area along with a single room that served as my private lab, which I had to trade Jean and Felicia the master room for.
And pushed up against the back of the ground floor was a hidden panel that opened up to the portal to Kamar Taj. Simple design really.
The steps leading upstairs were pushed to one corner, the cupboard underneath said stairs served as a small closet for cleaning materials and to hang coats and a shoe rack.
The first floor had the living quarters. The previous master had this area used for martial arts practise, a small dojo. However the moment we moved in we all decided it would be nothing else be a living room to watch TV and veg out.
The first floor had my room, which was a small confined space, big enough for one in wall closet, a queen sized bed and a bookshelf. Jean and Felicia got the Master bedroom, sharing it. It was three times bigger than mine with a single large king sized bed. They hadn't been here for a day but they already had posters up and clothes lying every which corner.
The second floor had two bedrooms, one was empty while Wanda took the other. And the rest of the space had various smaller rooms for things such as a smaller but still impressive collection of relics and weapons as well as a large library.
The third floor had many more mystical rooms I had yet to explore, a set of teleporting cupboards like I had seen in New York, a couple of rooms for storage and a telescope that looked at the sky through a giant circular window where one of the mystical seal of Agamotto was present, like the largest jewel on a crown.
There was also an attic where older spokey items were kept. But I mostly kept away from that, too much dust and all. Plus very much a hassle.
I picked up the boxes I was carrying and walked up to the first floor. Jean and Felicia were relaxing on the couch, Wanda however seemed bored, skipping through channels without a second glance.
"You guys settling in alright?" I asked, putting the stack down and telekinetically lifting them and banishing them away, two boxes to the Master bedroom and three to mine.
"TV is shit," Wanda shrugged, "shouldn't there be something interesting? Why does London have such shitty programs?"
I rolled my eyes, Wanda was…. Well, a surprise to be honest. She hadn't been asked by the Ancient One to become a guardian of this sanctum, but she insisted. And after a small argument, which Wanda won, the Ancient One allowed her to join us here...which was...odd to be fair.
I hummed, "well if you want I can take a loot at the dish later. Make it so that it pick's up America networks instead, shouldn't be a problem," I sighed leaning down on the couch between Felicia and Jean, the girls sent me a smile before cuddling into my sides.
Wanda looked at us and scoffed, "you three planning on bringing Ben and Hope quicker into this world?"
I blushed, "W-Wanda!"
"If I seem to recall, you also had a time traveling child Wanda," Jean teased with a grin, "or did you forget Stephen?"
"Jean!"
Wanda shrugged, "the kid was cute, but that doesn't mean I'm going to join your polygamous relationship just yet. I have standards you know and I don't like sharing, ever."
"Can we please talk about anything else? Weather? Food? It's lunch time isn't it?"
"I'm not cooking," Felicia snorted, looking through a magazine.
I raised an eyebrow, "thank God, I didn't want to die to food poisoning anyway. And considering my healing abilities that's saying something."
"Hey!" Felicia cried out, hitting my arm playfully.
"It's fine," Jean chuckled getting up, "I'll cook," she stretched her hands, causing her shirt to ride up her perfectly smooth stomach, I had to admit, Jean had an amazing stomach. "So what do you all want?"
"Anything's fine," I shrugged.
"Pizza!" Felicia cried out.
"Anything edible," Wanda shrugged.
"Pizza it is," Jean grinned as she went down to the kitchen.
I sighed, "I'm going down to my lab okay, if anyone needs me just call," I placed a gentle kiss on Felicia's head and got up. The girl smiled at me as I walked downstairs, opening the door to my private lab and shutting it behind me.
As I closed the door behind me,the machinery inside began whirling to life the moment I stepped in.
"Welcome Peter," Sexy greeted me as the lab grew brighter and brighter displaying everything inside.
After we got this place set up I went back to New York and got my equipment back piece by piece form the Baxter building. It was a risk, but I wasn't just about to let half a billion dollars worth of equipment stay there unused, or worse, to be taken away by SHIELD.
The room was smaller than I was used to but good enough. It had several computer processors up against the back and a single terminal to access them. There were several sectioned off areas, each dedicated to various projects with beakers, chemicals and other tools resting on the table.
Using the tech I was about to make a lot of progress in my research to help my newly minted journey to find the power to stop Thanos.
I decided to use the materials I had on hand. Vibranium, the Mind Stone and the vial of Franklin Richards blood.
In order to better understand Vibranium I began researching metallurgy on a fundamental level, drawing connections to it and physics, trying to figure out just how the metal work. And a few days ago as we just finished moving in bar a few boxes, I got it.
All this time I've been looking at it as nothing more than an indestructible material to be used in making a cool suit. But I never considered the other avenues it could be implemented in. Not once. But my new found knowledge about the Black Panther movie changed all of that.
I remember the movie I saw in the Mind Stone well. So many varied fields in which the metal could be used. It could be used to augment plants, animals, even humans. The metal could absorb and distribute energy in such a unique way I barely understand it, and I already know it can behave in such a way!
This was why half my lab was dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of vibranium and it's unique composition. I used five canisters so far out of the hundred canisters I had on hand. And with those five...well, let's just say things have taken a turn for the weird.
The way vibranium reacted with everything around it was...well, to put it simply, it is literally a metal out of my own heart. It can adapt to any situation, the most versatile element indeed.
I had just began experimenting with them, to see what they could do.
The other projects I had in mind was also progressing well, the Mind stone being chief among them and even advancing in the mystical arts. But right now, as of this moment, they all took a backseat.
And as for the vial of Franklin Richard's blood...
"Sexy," I began typing away at my terminal, pulling my medical record and gene squeezing tools, "check my toxicity level," I took a small injector and drew a drop of blood, inserting it into the machine.
"You blood has returned to normal Peter, resting at exactly 0.002%, if you're planning on executing the Mutant Spider protocol once more, than I would say now would be the best time."
I humned, nodding in understanding, "right….I understand..." but if I was to do something this dangerous….I should tell Jean and Felicia first, or else I knew for a fact they were going to kill me.
So with that delayed for a little while I decided to go back to work. Vibranium.
The material was hard to come by, but easy to use. I knew already that vibranium infused into the soil served as a sort of fertilizer, while intentional or not. I also knew that Wakanda was extremely fertile while still being a metropolitan, which is in itself a paradox.
As such I have to assume the Wakandans knew some way of using the Vibranium to help spread life, which is exactly what I wanted to try and figure out.
I spent yesterday working the vibranium into a more usable material, a cake layer, a mixture of the growth prompter serum I had made and the precious metal. I had bought several empty pots recently, placing them in an incubation chamber in one corner of my lab. I buried the mixture into the ground, covering it with dirt and then planting seeds into it.
I approached the chamber today and opened it, looking at the plants and finding sprouts coming out of the mud. I carefully took the pots out and brought them to my biology analysis table, checking them thoroughly. This was truly a breakthrough in medical and biotechnology.
And the best part? The deterioration rate was like any other radioactive element, meaning it had a half-life that went on for centuries, according to my calculations at least.
But as I scanned the vibranium cake I found something...odd. A sort of secondary interference in the system. But that didn't make sense, the only active raw untreated vibranium in this room was in my bag of storage and placed aside, other than that it would be….the Mind Stone.
I've been putting it off for sometime now, but finally...I suppose since Franklin's blood was also going to be delayed, I might as well go ahead and try the other method I had in mind.
I turned to the other half of my lab, this one made for the sole purpose of examining the Mind stone which I still had placed in Vibranium lock box, suspending it in an energy field. Now, even if the box broke, the stone would be kept in stasis and stable, though it seemed even the odd strand of radiation leaked out now and then. Almost undetectable, unless you knew what to look for.
I began working on the Stone, finding out just how to activate it and use it. Though it seemed ti was just as stubborn as before, getting me nowhere fast. Sadly.
I sighed and sat back down, I stared at the glowing piece of rock before me and I hummed, the stray piece of radiation it gave out was really intense...but if I used the Vibranium box I could channel..and being an infinity stone...it could be used forever.
An idea came to my head, an awesome unbelievable idea. One I couldn't believe I hadn't thought up off before.
I needed to protect the stone, I swore on my future children that I would do so. I swore to my future self that I would do so. So what better way is there to protect the stone, than to keep it close to me at all times?
"Sexy, new project," I moved to a free table, bringing up several magnetrons and disabling the field around the Virbank lock box and taking out the Mind stone, "Bassasium-Vibranium-Mind core."
"Understood sir, what do you need from me?" the AI asked.
"I want you to run through the exact calculation the system will need," I replied as I placed the stone back in suspension before rushing out the door, locking the lab behind me, "I'm thinking, Vibranium is has excellent durability and the Badassium core tends to overheat whatever housing unit it has. So, what's one plus one Sexy?"
"Infinity," the AI replied.
I smirked as I rushed into my room, "exactly," I opened my closet and grabbed a pair of sweats before rushing out.
"Hey now, what's the hurry?" Feliccia asked lazyly from the couch.
"Eureka moment babe!" I called back, rushing back downstairs without a single look back, cause I knew Felicia and Wanda would be rolling their eyes at my antics right now.
I locked myself in my lab once more as my clothes melted off and moved towards the operations table. I quickly put on some real clothes as my artificial suit rested on the table and unlocked the central energy core, which honestly I had quite a bit of difficulty working on.
But now...now I had even more creative inspirations to draw from. Namely the Ironman armour from Infinity war with a single housing unit for all his nanobots. I was forced to use a more simple design before I didn't want to give a big shiny target, but if I was going to use an Infinity stone to charge my nut, then I can't afford to compromise the core.
So I began working, creating a new power core for the suit, made wholly out of vibranium and a badassium core. The energy output was stable, but not good enough. With a stable disc shaped core ready, I moved to the next step.
I took the Mind Stone, and placed it at the core of the arc reactor. The stone's yellowish glow spread through to the rest of the system. I watched as the signature blue design transformed into a eerie yellow glow similar to the rays of the morning sun.
I then began working on the rest of the suit. It was difficult at first, breaking it apart. I had put in a lot of magic intertwined with science into this suit, so taking it apart was difficult, as was designed. But I managed to do it, and now came the final phase.
I brought the newly made core and held it up to the light. It was around four inches in diameter and nearly half an inch deep. I began carving storage runes into the sides of the core when I heard a knock on my door.
"Peter," Jean's voice came out, "lunch time honey!"
"Right, give me a minute!" I called out.
"No, I know when you say a minute you actually mean three hours. So get out here before I come in there!"
I sighed, putting the material away and activating the wards around the lab, don't want anyone touching this before I was done. I walked out of my lab and found Jean smiling, waiting for me outside.
"There, was that so hard?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No dear," I smiled, reaching around and pulling her closer.
"Oh, someone's feeling handsy," Jean smirked, leaning in and planting a kiss on my lips, biting my lower lips before pulling away, "come, I got some pepperoni."
I smiled, "nice," I followed her into the kitchen and was surprised to see everyone already there, munching on what seemed to be a very large pizza.
"Hey Tiger," Felicia winked, "glad you could join us. Work on something interesting?"
I smiled, "you could say that," I sat down, grabbing a few slices and a plate for myself, "anyway...there is actually something I need to talk to you all about."
"What is it?" Jean asked as she sat down and ate as well.
"Remember...remember what I did with Logan's blood?" I asked, better to bring up something they knew first before addressing the future.
"You mean how it gave you increased healing?" Jean asked.
Felicia blinked, "oh, so that's why you needed him..."
I nodded, "yeah. As some of you might know my blood...kind of adapts to the dna of others, allowing me to gain their skills, or powers, if they have any. That's why when I gained Logan's powers I gained his healing, and..." i held up my hand, releasing my stingers, "these."
"Neat," Wanda whistled.
I smirked as I put the metal weapons away. Jean groaned, "so, why are you telling us this? Are you experiencing some side effects?"
I shook my head, "no...far from it actually. I'm telling you this because...during one of my adventure I visited a parallel Earth."
Wanda snapped her book shut and slammed it down, her eyes focused fully on me, "you have my attention."
I chuckled, "right...well, there I met a mutant with...abilities. Abilities far beyond most others. He was ranked as beyond Omega level and after speaking with him and explaining my powers, he entrusted me with a vial of his blood. So that one day...when I was ready...when I had too-"
"-You could use it for a power boost," Felicia completed for me.
"I didn't want to, all this time I didn't….but after Thanos...and Dormammu I...I don't' want to leave this up to chance," I replied.
They were silent for a moment, and then Jean spoke up, "so why did you tell us?"
I turned ot her, "well...I figured if I did this without telling you, you might just have killed me."
"Got that right," Felicia snorted, she reached over and grabbed my hand in hers, "Peter...whatever you feel you have to do, do it. We're with you all the way...but please, don't' put yourself in danger for our sakes, okay?"
I smiled and nodded, "okay...I'll tell you guys when I'm going to do it, just in case, okay?"
Jean nodded, "yes...sounds fair...and if you need out help-"
"-I won't hesitate to ask," I smiled at the red head who sent me a mental picture of what she wanted to do to me and Felicia tonight.
"So, about this other world," Wanda began, "did you happen to meet people you knew?"
I smirked, "I'll do you one better. I met a future version of me."
"Shut up. No way!"
"Yes way. He did have a goatee though," I hummed, "not very nice. But I did have a kid though, her name was May-Day, she became Spider-girl, so that was nice."
"Of course you had another child," Wanda rolled her eyes, "who was this one with?"
I cleared my throat, "someone, ah...someone I think off as a friend."
Felicia narrowed her eyes at me, "Sue?"
"Felicia-"
"Liz?" Jean guessed.
"Seriously you guys?"
"MJ?" Felicia asked again.
"Dude, stop."
"Oh my god, you and MJ?!" Felicia cried out in shock.
I groaned, "Stan Lee, help me."
After I told them everything that happened in Earth 982 they finally let me go. Though the way Felicia and Jean began to whisper had me worried for both mine and this world's MJ's health.
I got back to my lab and continued my work, carving storage runes all along the edges. I then began storing all the vibranium infused unstable fabric nanobots inside the newly made infinity stone power core.
And when it was all said and done, I had my entire suit stored neatly in the small disc.
"Alright, let's take this baby for a spin," I stood up and took of my shirt, standing half naked and picking up the disc. I carefully placed it in the middle of my chest and grunted as the microbots on the bottom began fixing itself to my skin. Now the only way this thing came off is if someone ripped it off.
"Activae. Password: #$$% $#^ " I spoke clearly. For a moment it seemed like nothing was going to happen. I looked like a half naked idiot standing with his arms spread out. But then, the disc exploded alive.
A wave of black ink like substance moved all over my body, covering my head to toe. It went under my clothes and even my underwear, forming a skin tight black bodysuit. And finally, to complete the costume, a layer of vibram silver covered the Infinity core, making it seem like it wasn't even there in the first place.
I flexed my muscles, finding negligible amount of weight on my body. "Alright Sexy, show me what we got," I opened my palm, allowing the vibram around it to gather around my hand and create an elongated nozzle that would amplify the repulsor blast, another feature I stole from Infinity war.
I smiled, the suit was perfect. I can only imagine what else I could do to improve upon it. And with this done and over with I ordered the suit to change, turning into a plain back shirt with a silver hoodie, the Infinity core now plain as day for anyone to see. Hm, I would need to fix that.
I quickly made a few adjustments and managed to create a layer of vibranium over it to act as a set of retroreflective panels, so why the core might be present, it was invisible to the naked eye. All of this would cost a lot of energy, more that I might have been comfortable with, but with the Mind Stone serving as my fuel, I doubt energy will be a problem anymore.
With that resolved I turned to Franklin Richards blood and got to work, "Sexy, bring up the plans for th recovery chamber," I called out, causing a holographic display of a pod to appear before me. I hummed, examining the design, if I was correct, this thing would allow me to reduce my recovery rate from radiation poisoning by half.
So with determinate and excitement, I got down to work. Excited to see just what would happen next.
A few days later:
"Are you sure it's safe?" Jean asked as the girls and I were all gathered in my lab. It took me a few days to ready myself, but it was finally time.
I turned ot her and sighed, "yeah, I'm sure. Relax Jean, I know what I'm doing. I swear."
"Just don't overdo it, okay?" Felicia pleaded.
"Promise," I smiled, "Sexy ready the recovery chamber," I ordered is out of the floor of my lab a circular disc five feet wide came out, revealing a bed resting along vertically. The pillar came up straight and the glass casing around the bed opened up, a bluish silver glow covered the insides, indicating it was active.
"This is like out of an alien abduction story," Wanda whistled as she looked around, noticing the inside glow with a faint bluish gaze, "have you thought this through?"
I nodded, "trust me, I have."
One of the first things I learnt from Vibranium and its effects on the human body is how it was able to channel energy, the magical kind, into the cells, prompting them to heal. I'm sure Wakanda would have a name for this princess and a scientific explanation, but I didn't, I only had a magical one.
And while I was inside this chamber, laced with vibranium my body would heal faster, which will hopefully subvert any negative effects Franklin's blood might cause in me.
"Sexy prepare the radiation gas," the machine's whirled as it did just that, the chemicals required for the process already loaded up and waiting for me.
I pulled out my bag of infinite storage and reached in. After searching through all the stuff inside, pulled out the indestructible vial of blood I brought with me from Earth 982. The vial filled with Franklin Richard's blood.
I still remember when Franklin gave me this blood. He said to use it when I needed an extra power boost. And if I wanted to protect what I now knew was coming for us all, I would need that power.
I honestly don't' know what this will do to me, it's a lottery I know. It might give me all of his powers, doubtful, or something useless. But I will be changed in some way, of that I am sure.
"Peter, the gas is ready," Sexy called out as a gas mask was dispatched onto my terminal. It was a simple design, made to cover only my nose and mouth, it had a glass casing at one of the evaporator ports and an empty one on the other.
I picked up the mask and sighed, "right..."
"Careful bug boy," Wanda called out.
I smiled, "don't tell me you're growing soft on me now Wanda," the witch glared as I chuckled at her attitude.
"Sir...are you sure you want to go with this? Subject- F's blood is supposed to be extremely powerful, we cannot even calculate how it will react."
"I know...but...I have to try at the least," I sighed, I won't lose them again, never again. I looked at them all, my present family and them remember my future one. I took the mask and put it on, the vacuum seal kept in place. I took the vial of Franklin's blood and placed it in the empty evaporator port.
The cheimalcs began to mix, I looked down under my nose and saw the green grass and red blood mix, fuse, before the mask sent blast of the gas differently into my nostrils.
I took a deep breath, it stung going down, my head started to throb immediately. I began choking, but I knew it was natural. I removed the mask and threw it aside, slumping against the table.
"Peter!" Felicia cried out, rushing to my side and helping me to my feet, "what now? How can I help?"
"Bed," I said weakly, pointing to the chamber before them. Jean opened the door as Wanda helped Felicia put me inside and shut the door.
I leaned back on the vertical bed stand as my suit came alive and covered my entire body, monitoring my vitals and every single aspect of my body as the glass casing for the chamber closed up and the vibranium inside the chamber started working on healing my body.
"Don't worry," i smiled at their worried faces, "I'll be fine."
My suit helped amplify the energy field, giving a direct influence on my body's surface. My eyes grew heavy, I watched my body start to change, something was happening But before I knew what, I fell back and went to sleep.
Several hours later:
I gasped, I kicked off and hit something hard. I looked around, the recovery chamber glass panel slid open and I dropped down, landing on the ground in a heap.
I was alone, though I could see signs that the girls must have been here just a while ago from the empty coffee cups and boxes of junk food.
I panted as I mentally ordered my suit off my body, "S-Sexy, what happened?"
"You were unconscious for over five hours Peter," the AI replied as a record of my vitals for that five hours came in the form of a hologram before me, "I cannot say for sure, but I believe the vibranium healing chamber has caused a change in the process of acquiring your powers."
"Really? How so?" I asked as the suit moved on its own, not requiring me to make an effort, guiding me to a chair and letting me rest on it instead of the hard floor.
"Well, it seems the radiation vibranium released to heal your body allowed your blood to adapt the radiation infused blood much quicker and easier. According to my scans your body's blood toxicity level is only 20%. It will be only a few weeks before can adapt a new power, instead of the year waiting period before."
I grinned, "well that was the plan. And? What else? Did my body go through some physical changes?"
"Not quite, but your mind on the other hand is a different matter," it displayed a scan of my brain, a live feed of it, "there has been some alterations but I cannot determine what. There is not enough research done on this subject to be in anyway conclusive."
I hummend, "I see...fine, we'll just have to wait and see...damn it, I need a bath," so without another word my suit took me out of my lab and up the stairs to my bathroom. It also placed me in the tub and ran me a bath, after which it retreated back into the Infinity core. Let's see a symbiote do that!
I sighed, sinking into the warm water, letting any and all left over radiation spee out of my body and into the water. After ten minutes I felt my sore muscles cry out in relife. After an hour I felt myself return back to normal.
With a deep sigh I pulled myself out of the tub and wrapped a towel around my waist. I walked out into the living room, the night sky clearly visible through the windows. I didn't notice it before due to still recovering from the process, but it was the middle of the night.
I heard a door creak open and turned, Jean walked out, rubbing her eyes, her hair a mess and her night dress a mess, "Peter?"
I smiled, "hey," she walked towards me, I carefully took her hand in mine and squeezed.
"Are you-are you okay?" she asked, looking me over.
I smiled, "I'm fine. A bit sore, but fine."
"I'm glad," Jean sighed, hugging me tightly, resting her head on my shoulders, "the girls and I waited, but it didn't seem like you were going to wake up any time soon. How are you feeling?"
"I don't think I have any new powers yet if that's what you mean," I sighed, "but it does take a while to kick in, that's for sure."
"Come on, you can sleep with Felicia and me tonight," she pulled me into her room. I had my suit make me a pair of baggy black sweats, cutting out the glowing light the infinity core gave off.
Jean pushed me to the middle of the bed, crawling in and cuddling up to my left while Felicia rested to my right. It seems we woke her up in the process, but she didn't seem to mind. She opened her eyes and looked at me.
"Hey Tiger," she purred, snuggling in closer and holding me tight, "love you."
"Love you too," I kissed Felicia on the head and held them both tight. This, this was why I did what I did. And without another regret I let myself sleep.
The next day:
When I woke up I felt refreshed. I was feeling...well, amazing. No more pain, nothing holding me down. I looked around and found myself flanked on both sides by silver and red and with the slowest of movement, I somehow managed to pull myself out of bed.
I made my way down to my lab as quietly as I could, not wanting to wake anyone. Using the systems there I tried to discover what my new powers might have been, but I got nothing. No, less than nothing. I tried to see if Franklin's blood boosted my telekinesis at all, but no, it was just the same.
I had Sexy scan me again to see if I gained an physical changes, but no, nothing. I grumbled maybe it would take a few days for the powers to kick in, it was after all possible. The same thing happened with Logan's claws after all.
So with that done I continued my research into Vibranium and its various uses. I knew for a fact that it had the ability to control Franklin Richards powers as I seemed to recall him using a vibranium crown to remain in control of his powers. Maybe I could do something like that for myself.
So with that in mind I went back upstairs to the living room where Jean was already awake and curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee in hand watching TV.
"Your awake?" I asked in surprise.
Jean nodded, "just got up. You?"
"A few hours back," I replied, plopping down on the couch next to Jean. immediately she curled into my arms as I held her in my arms.
"What were you doing?" Jean asked, sipping her cup.
"Just trying to see if I developed any new powers," I told her with a shrug, "nothing yet."
"Hm, I'm sure it'll happen, after all, I highly doubt you of all people made a mistake in your calculations Tiger," Jean chuckled as she leaned up and planted a soft kiss on my cheek.
I smiled back and curled up besides her, "so, what are we watching?"
"Nothing special, just bored," Jean replied with a shrug as she began going through the channel before noticing a program that got her attention. It was a news program about New York city, I had fixed the dish to pick up American programs just a few days ago.
"That's right you heard it here first folks, there's a new Spider in town! And this time, it's a she!" the reporter, a young black woman standing on 45th with a small battle scene unraveling right behind her, "around the early hours of this morning, a bank off 45th was hit just as a new batch of bills were brought in for a currency exchange. The robbers were armed and dangerous and the leader of this gang appears to be a known criminal named 'The Shocker', who has personally gone up against the Spider-man, also known as Peter Parker, many many times! He had almost made his escape, when at the last moment he was stopped by a woman dressed in white and black!"
Jeans's mouth was agape, "you have got to be kidding me," the camera changed, now focusing solely on the fight that was going down.
There were car exploding, people running scared. The shocker stood in the middle of the road, blasting street corners like a made man. And moved across the street quicker than the Shocker could aim, was a woman wearing skin tight spandex that was white on top with a black leggings. She had a hood with the inside covered with purple-pink spider webs and blue soles on her feet.
At first I was petrified, scared out of mind. I only know one person who would ever wear that costume, and last I remembered in this world she was just a normal human.
But then I saw her move, dodge the Shocker's blasts and weave threw his punches before knocking him out with a steep uppercut that dropped him like a sack of potatoes. She stood triumphant, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't impressed.
She had powers...I don't know how, but she got them, somehow, some way. I smirked, "well I'll be..."
"Peter, do you know who that is?" Jean asked in confusion.
"Yeah..." I smirked, watching proudly as the newest Spider leaped away and into the night, "I'm pretty sure that's my legacy. The first of the new generation of heroes. That's Spider-woman."
And then the camera caught her miss a landing and slip and fall from the roof to the fire escape, rolling to her side in pain. She got up and hopped away.
Jean turned to me and raised an eyebrow.
"Ah...she may need some training."
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