Chapter 25.5: Chain Reaction.
A/N: I apologise for any spelling mistakes I make.
3rd POV: The screens paused across the Marvel omniverse, more specifically the spectacular, ultimate, TAS, and EMH things were a tad awkward. When the screen showcased Spiderman kissing Storm and Psylocke, the spidermen of those respective universes could not look at anyone and stared at the screens.
For the spiderman of the spectacular universe, he was slightly grateful that Evan wasn't in the room as he would not know what to say and do to the nephew of Ororo Munroe. The downside was the following, Storm happened to be in the room when the scene was shown, and she suddenly found the wall rather interesting to look at. Another thing was liz Squeezing his arm when it happened, and surprisingly, gwen followed the action by grabbing his other arm. Peter gulped as he also felt the states of MJ and kitty, and at the corner of his eye, he spotted his aunt May staring at him, an eyebrow raised but a glint of teasing and amusement behind it. Pete groaned. Why him?
In the world of TAS, Peter said nothing elsewell. What was he supposed to say? The fact that he could feel psylocke's and Storm's gazes on his back made him keep quiet and don't get him started on the glare that black cat was giving the screen same thing with....rogue? What was up with her? The muffled snickering of Bobby was heard close by, and he shot his friend a glare who gave an innocent smile and did a zipping motion of his lips. Peter sighed and leaned back in his chair. Why did he get into odd situations?
For ultimate Spiderman, he was currently getting his hands crushed by white tiger and MJ due to their strong grips on them. The feeling of Storm and psylocke glancing at him made him sit up straight, making a point not to look at them. He could also hear the snickers and muffled chuckling coming from Iron Man, Nova, Power Man, Amadeus Cho, Agent Venom, Miles, and Ben. Pete silently questioned what the hell did he do to get into this situation. It wasn't even him!!
Lastly, in the EMH universe, he was perhaps the only one who didn't feel entirely awkward about it. Sure, he got teased about it by Stark, Janet, and his aunt, but one, he didn't have anyone romantically interested in him with him at the moment and 2, there was no Storm nor Psylocke in the avengers mansion to make things awkward, so he dealt with the teasing and just waited for the screen to continue, though he was oblivious to the slightly concentrated gaze of one ms marvel who stared at the screen of Peter sleeping with the 2 X women then glancing at the Spiderman she's sitting next to. The avenger let out a low hum and rested her back against the cushion behind her and continued to watch.
In the universe of 616, various reactions occurred at seeing the relationship between the trio.
With the Avengers, Iron Man and hawkeye scoffed at what they saw. What the hell did those 2 see in the bug? They could do better than him!
Thor raised a mug mead in the air, congratulating Spiderman for claiming the hearts of 2 maidens. Cap wasn't sure how to exactly feel about Spiderman dating 2 women, but he could at least be happy Spiderman found happiness.
With the xmen, cyclops and Rachel summers were internally cursing at the wallcrawler. What right did he have to date 2 homo superiors? He was a homo sapien, an insignificant speck compared to them. When Storm and psylocke return, they will force them to stop this foolishness and leave the wallcrawler immediately.
Within the baxter building, Susan Storm was smiling, but on the inside, she was angry and a little sad. She had been conflicted when it came to Peter Parker. She was thankful for him, for he had been her best friend, he listened to her problems, helped when she needed it and even when she didn't and to top it all off, when Reed focused on his inventions instead of their marriage and their children, Peter was there. She had confided in him, cried on his shoulder as he comforted her, watched over her children, taught them right from wrong, played with them, loved them, and practically became the father that they needed. It was because of these actions that she had begun to see the man in a different light, but she stopped herself, for she kept reminding herself that she was married and that she shouldn't feel this way but the feelings wouldn't go away.
Over time, the feelings grew, and she just stopped caring about stopping them because she had begun to realise that her marriage had ended a long time ago when Reed became committed to his work and never paid attention to her or her children but Peter always made time, no matter what he was doing, no matter how tired he was, if the children asked for uncle Peter, best believe he would drop whatever he was doing and make a beeline straight to them and it was because of that she fell for the wallcrawler. To see him now coupled with 2 women, she felt angry with herself because she felt like she could never get the chance to confess and was sad that perhaps she never will, she let out a sigh. At the end of the day, all she could do was support Peter and at least have him as her friend. It's not like Betsy or Ororo would allow another woman to be with their man.......right?
Black widow stared at the screen, and the scene of Spiderman with the 2 mutants brought an ache in her chest. Whilst she looked calm on the outside, on the inside, she was in turmoil. It also didn't help that the 2 voices inside her head, those being Nancy Rushman and red cat, were voicing their opinion on the subject. Nancy was upset. She reminisced about the time wallcrawler and herself had, the fond memories, the good and bad before it was taken away when Natasha Romanoff came back, now that she's back, perhaps she can speak to her former lover, although she'll have to take over the body and gain control from the black widow.
Red Cat was a lot more vocal in her dislike for what she was seeing through black widows' eyes. She could've given her spider the perfect life and unlike a certain cat who copied her (she refuses to believe that she was the cheap knockoff), she wouldn't play the game of cat and mouse, and she would definitely NOT just love the mask, she loves both sides, the spider and the man for they were both sides of the same coin, you couldn't have one without the other. Once Peter returns to their omniverse, she'll speak to the spider. There was one thing she was reluctant to admit, though, and that is, whilst she wanted Peter back, it was mostly likely that his relationship with the 2 mutants wouldn't end any time soon and she'll have to live with that, won't stop her from trying to at least speak to him though. She'll need to attempt a body takeover with black widow and beat Nancy rushman to the punch.
Black Widow herself was dealing with a lot of mental backlash with her 2 alter egos. Before they came about, she never liked the wallcrawler, but over time, seeing him action when he joined the avengers and the temporary team ups they had, she grew to tolerate him but it all changed when she gained amnesia and became Nancy Rushman. She saw a whole new side to the man and loved it. However, all good things came to the end when the black widow rose once more and snuffed Nancy Rushman, hurting Spiderman and losing a part of herself. When it came to Red Cat, the circumstances were complicated as it was a temporary alternate timeline where she was also in a relationship with Spiderman but could never remember that reality, thinking it was just a dream and nothing more, to find out now that it was real.....
Black widow discreetly wiped her eyes to make sure no one could see the tears that spilt out. Natasha truly believed she killed Nancy rushman, and that red cat was just from a dream, but now that they're back, all the feelings that they carried for Spiderman hit her like train, and as much as she wanted to deny it, she also loved spiderman. Both Nancy Rushman and Red Cat were her after all, and she also felt the same things they did for the wallcrawler. There was one question she had on her mind. How was she going to speak to Spiderman when he returned, whilst making sure that neither of her alter egos tried to take control of her body.
All 3 knew of the others' intentions, and the war for mental control was on.
Meanhwile, in another part of New York City, Moon Knight was about to sneeze before he managed to stop it and sighed in relief. He did not want to sneeze in his mask. The feeling came back, and he quickly lifted his mask up and sneezed. He sighed as he put his mask back down. Either someone was talking about him, or they were going through a similar predicament as he did with multiple personas.
Within the mind of a red-headed mutant telepath, the pheonix seething. Who did those 2 lowlifes think they were? Spiderman was hers, not theirs. This would not be allowed to continue. She'll need to see her beloved immediately and reunite with him, and she will not stop until she gets the chance.
Bast stared at the screen with a raised brow, her eyes letting out a slight glow before her body stiffened, feeling 2 very familiar presences behind her. The panther goddess whipped her head around and came face to face with the god of the night sky, Konshu and the Spirit of vengeance, Zarathos.
"What are you 2 doing here?" Bast asked, her tone neutral, remembering the exchange of words the trio had with each other after the disappearance of anansi.
"Is there something wrong with seeing an old acquaintance?" Konshu asked, twirling his staff idly.
Bast let out a quiet scoff, her gaze shifting to zarathos.
"Well, unlike konshu here, who just spouts out Bullshit-" zarathos started, ignoring the glare he was getting from konshu. "I'm here because all of us just found out our old friend is alive and came to seek you all out to see how you guys are taking it. I mean, it certainly shocked me." Zarathos said.
Konshu looked off to the side, and Bast glanced back at the screen.
"It is difficult to comprehend." Bast said, her emotions remaining steady. "I thought I'd never see him again. She said.
"We all did, Bast." Konshu said, glancing at the panther goddess. "When you showe the mask..." He paused, not wanting to remember the words that the 3 of them said to each other.
The panther goddess raised her hand as purple energy swirled around it before a familiar mask appeared in her hand, and she held the object close to her.
"To think that he came back to life, but not as God, but as a mortal once more." The spirit of vengeance said. "And we never realised." He added.
"He was good at hiding his presence when he wanted to." Bast said, memories of a time long gone coming back.
"Yes, I do believe he put that to good use when he ran away from you when you attempted to hunt him down." Konshu recalled, and if he could smirk, he would. "All because he wanted to break your tough exterior." He added.
"He shouldn't have kept talking when I was in a bad mood." Bast retorted, a little smile on her face remembering anansi constantly chatting to her when she didn't listen and even when she was in a bad mood. It would only be a few years later that she would discover it was a way for Bast to release some pent-up aggression and a way to have some fun as she always enjoyed hunting.
It was quiet between the 3, the animosity between them temporarily gone. Animosity that was built over the loss of their friend, each one blaming the other for their incompetence in not reaching and saving anansi in time.
"Sooooooo." Zarathos started. "You're gonna kick his ass when he gets back, right?" Zarathos asked.
"Yes, yes I will." Bast said, her smile becoming vicious. "He has to pay for making me believe he was dead after all, and the best part is that he won't see it coming." She finished.
"How? Once he sees you, he will just run as fast as he can." Konshu questioned.
"True, but what he doesn't know is that, just he has taken a mortal form, I have as well." Bast said. "And he will never see me coming until it's too late." She finished. Her smile became predatory. She would get her prey one way or another.
Zarathos and konshu glanced at each other. Bast had taken up a mortal form as well? When was this, how long had she taken it, and at what points in time did she temporarily become a mortal?
And finally, with a certain ex of Spiderman's, Mj stared at the screen with an impassive look. She wasn't entirely sure what to feel at the sight of her former lover getting into a relationship with the 2 mutants of the xmen. On one hand, she didn't feel any sort of jealousy as she once again reiterated the fact that she was with someone else to herself mentally. On the other hand, she was a little upset, watching the actions of her former lover. The way he stared at them was so full of warmth, the way he returned their kisses with an equal amount of passion, the way he held them close to his frame before sleep claimed them, it reminded her too much of the times-
MJ held her breath, now aware of where her thoughts were taking her. She exhaled and closed her eyes, working to get her thoughts off of her ex and back in order, mentally chanting to herself once again that she was in love with someone and that she had 2 children and that peter was her ex, nothing more, nothing less.
Many more people had reactions to the relationship between Spiderman, Storm, and psylocke, some good, some bad, some didn't care, but there was one thing that no one would see coming and would have to eventually mentally prepare to see the chaos unfold.
For the invasion of earthrealm, I was about to begin.
A/N: Right, another chapter out. Sorry if itfeelsl like I repeated myself in certain points as well. This was supposed to be done during the weekdays, but work got in the way. Anyway, the next chapter will be the beginning of the invasion, and we are soon reaching the conclusion of MK9 and can move on to other things, but I will need to set things in motion.
A/N: Anyway, thanks for reading this chapter. Feel free to leave a review and, as always.....PEACE✌️✌️
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