(A/N: This chapter contains spoilers for the second season of Invincible. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you watch it and come back. It's very good.)

(A/N: This is based on the Marvel Team-Up: Spider-Man Meets Invincible comic)

Normal dialogue
'Thoughts'
Radio/Phone
'Telepathic link'
Computer
[Foreign language] <Dialogue in foreign language>

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New York City
September 19, 17:31 EDT

Spider-Man: You can't keep this up all night, Adrian. You're not exactly the young man you used to be.

In an alleyway in New York, Spider-Man flipped up off the ground and onto a wall as Adrian Toomes, aka Vulture, threw a wing blade at Spider-Man but missed. What neither of them noticed was a green circular portal appearing in the same alley they were fighting in.

Spider-Man: OOP! Maybe you still can get it up after all. I'll have to remember that.

Adrian Toomes, the man Spider-Man is currently fighting, was an inventor who used to work at Oscorp (because that wasn't a bad sign already). He had presented Norman with a prototype wingsuit, but it was deemed too dangerous to test. That angered Toomes, who was already in a rough spot after being diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer, and he was eventually laid off for being "psychologically unstable" when he attempted to test the wingsuit on a random Oscorp employee. Having no other option, Adrian decided to test the wingsuit on himself, but it malfunctioned. Now, it's permanently stuck to him, endlessly pumping adrenaline into his bloodstream and slowing down the growth of the tumor inside his brain at the same time.

Toomes had made his first appearance nearly a month after the Lizard's defeat when he attempted to rob a bank on Wall Street. Fortunately, Spider-Man stopped him, which angered him even more. Ever since then, he had grown an incredible hatred towards the web-slinger.

Spider-Man: Let's see how well you perform with the lights out.

He shot a web at Vulture's face, blinding him. Vulture tried to blindly swipe his bladed wing at Spider-Man, who flipped over it and landed behind him.

Spider-Man: Alright, that wasn't bad at all. Honestly, if it weren't for my Spider-Sense, you might've actually hit me. I'd say you're out of—

He was interrupted when a blade from Vulture's wings hit him in the shoulder, knocking him down to the ground.

Spider-Man: Lucky shot, Adrian. No skill whatso—

He was immediately pinned against the wall by Vulture, who had one hand wrapped around his neck.

Spider-Man: Still luck. You're yet to impress me, old man.

Vulture angrily removed the webbing from his face and glared at Spider-Man, who noticed the portal growing behind Vulture.

Vulture: You just never seem to shut up, do you? I couldn't even hear half the nonsense you were saying through that webbing, and I still got annoyed. But if it puts you at ease as I snuff the life out of you, please keep running your mouth.

Spider-Man: Ooh, shiver me timbers. What's that behind you?

Vulture: (scoffs) Do you seriously believe I'm foolish enough to fall for—

Suddenly, a black-blue-and-yellow figure flew from the portal and tackled Vulture out of the alley.

Spider-Man: WHOA!

He looked in the direction where Vulture and the figure flew when he heard a crash followed by car alarms blaring.

Spider-Man: Talk about timing. Who was that, though?

He started swinging towards the sound of the alarms. When he arrived, he got a better look at the figure. It was a guy about a year or two with a blue-and-black suit with a yellow shape in the chest area as well as a yellow mask with lenses over the eyes that left his black hair, mouth, and ears exposed. The yellow shape on his chest and the yellow mask resembling a lowercase I. He was looking down at the downed Vulture while apologizing profusely.

Guy: Are you okay, sir? I am so sorry! I was fighting this one guy, and I ended up flying through a portal and...It's a long story.

Spider-Man: Yo! You alright?

The guy looked up and saw Spider-Man.

Guy: I'm good, thanks. You know this guy? I didn't mean to attack him. I mean, he has those metal pigeon wings, and I just assumed he has superpowers. Does he?

Spider-Man landed in front of the guy and tilted his head in confusion.

Spider-Man: Who are—Yeah, I know him. He was trying to kill me a few seconds ago. He's still breathing, though, so don't worry. And don't call them pigeon wings. I did that one time, and he almost ripped me to shreds.

Guy: (scratches the back of his head) Cool. So he does have powers. I was worried there for a sec. And, uh, you said he was trying to kill you? Is he dangerous?

Suddenly, Vulture threw a wing blade at the guy, sending him into a wall.

Spider-Man: OH, OKAY!

Vulture: He asks if I'm dangerous! Who is this fool?!

Spider-Man: Your guess is as good as mine, buddy. I don't even recognize the guy.

The guy in question flew straight into Vulture and punched him so hard that he flew into another building a few blocks away. Spider-Man saw the guy dusting his hands as he landed on the ground.

Guy: That ought to do it. He won't be trying to kill anyone for a couple days at least.

He and Spider-Man heard sirens in the distance.

Spider-Man: You wanna get out of here before they start asking questions?

Guy: Yeah, sure.

He immediately held Spider-Man by his armpits and flew away while carrying him.

A few moments later, they landed on a rooftop. Spider-Man immediately started pacing.

Spider-Man: Did you really have to armpit me? I had my own means of travel!

Guy: Oh, sorry.

Spider-Man: And what did you do to Vulture?! You can't hit him that hard! You could've killed him! Heck, you probably did! And if you didn't kill him, that means he's on the loose, and I don't have a way to track him!

The guy lowered his head as he sat down on an AC unit, while Spider-Man leaned against the railing.

Guy: Sorry. I thought you said he had powers. I think I hit one of his wings, anyway. So it took the brunt of the blow.

Spider-Man: Don't worry. I'm sure you didn't hurt him that badly. Who are you, anyway? You new, or are you—

He stopped when he noticed tears flowing down the guy's cheeks.

Spider-Man: Are you crying?

Guy: I—God, yes. It's...It's my mom. I'm just...I'm worried about her.

Spider-Man: Is she okay? Where is she? Was she here?

The guy wiped his tears.

Guy: No. I...I'm from another dimension, I guess. This guy I've been fighting, Angstrom Levy, he's got this power to access other dimensions and he...He kinda threw me into this one.

Spider-Man: And your mom?

Guy: I don't know how you got your powers, but I was born with mine. Well...I didn't have them when I was born, but they...My dad was a superhero. I got my powers from him. I grew up being told that my father was this great superhero, and that one day, when I was older, I'd get powers just like him, and I'd be able to do everything he could do.

Spider-Man: Sounds like a sweet deal so far.

Guy: Yeah, so far. So a while ago, during my senior year in high school, I get my powers. Everything's cool for a while. My dad teaches me some tricks, shows me the ropes a bit. Life is good. I'm a superhero.

Spider-Man: And then?

Guy: Then my dad kills a bunch of other superheroes and tells me he's there to take over the world...And that I'm supposed to help him.

Spider-Man: Whoa. That must've been quite a shock.

Guy: It's terrible, yeah. We fought, he left the planet...And just like that, I end up without the father I thought I knew...and left wondering if he ever really existed. But my mom...My mom loses her husband. And before my father leaves, he says my mom was nothing but a pet to him—that he never loved her. She had to hear that.

Spider-Man: Jesus...

Guy: It broke her heart...She still hasn't recovered. Not really. And this...This Angstrom Levy guy...He threatened her. He used information he got from other dimensions to figure out who I really was, where I lived. He attacked her. I was out of town, she didn't know where I was. He didn't hurt her, but he could have. When I came home, he turned his focus on me. I think she's safe, but...I don't know. She's been through so much already.

Spider-Man: And Angstrom is just tossing you into different dimensions, hoping you end up dead in one of 'em?

Guy: I think so. This is the second dimension he tossed me into. Until he decides to open another portal, I'm stuck here.

Spider-Man took in the guy's story before finally speaking.

Spider-Man: Okay, then. While you're here, stick with me. I understand what it's like to lose family and have them threatened because of what you do.

Guy: Thanks. I really appreciate that. Wait a minute, you believe me? You're not even a little suspicious?

Spider-Man: You asked Vulture if he was okay if he was okay after you tackled him. I've only been doing this for a year, but from my understanding, bad guys don't do that. And good guys don't lie. Most of the time, at least. So yeah, I believe you. The name's Spider-Man. Nice to meet you.

Guy: Nice to meet you—Wait a minute..."Spider-Man?" Really? That's your name? Isn't that a little lame?

Spider-Man: Lame? What about you, then, hair-do boy?

Guy: (grins) I'm...

Spider-Man just stared at the guy, now known as Invincible, for a few seconds.

Spider-Man: Right. Well, I don't think you're in any position to be talking right now. What the heck kinda name is that? What, you think my name should be "Webbing?" Would that ring your ears a little better?

Invincible: Sorry. I didn't think you'd take offense.

Spider-Man huffed as he looked away from Invincible and crossed his arms.

Invincible: Really, I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that...You've got spider powers, right? So you go by Spider-Man. It just seems kind of...lazy. It'd be like if I said, "Hey, I've got superpowers...I'll be Superman." It's just not very creative...Right? I mean...Am I wrong?

Spider-Man: I know at least two people in this dimension who might slap you across the face just for saying that. Besides, Spider-Man sounds pretty catchy to me.

Invincible: (smirks) Not as catchy as Invincible.

Spider-Man put his hand on his forehead and groaned.

Spider-Man: No puedo más...

Invincible: Well...Since I'm stuck here anyway, I could help you out. If you want, I mean. I'm pretty strong, so if there's anything that needs doing—Superhero-wise, I mean.

Spider-Man: Well...I could use your help tracking down Vulture. I did soften him up a bit before you even showed up, but he could be anywhere at this point.

Invincible: I'm your man. What do we do first?

Spider-Man: Vulture isn't gonna have an easy time hiding, and it's not exactly his style anyway. Let's head over to the Cave and see if they got anything.

He jumped off the rooftop and shot a wed line as he swung away, and Invincible flew after him.

Invincible: What's the "Cave"?

Spider-Man: You'll see. Follow me.

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After a while, Spider-Man landed in the alleyway where the zeta tube is. He walked toward the out-of-order phone booth as Invincible landed behind him.

Invincible: This is the place? Doesn't seem very cave-y to me.

Spider-Man: This is just something that can take us there.

Invincible: A phone booth?

Spider-Man: That's what it looks like. I'm gonna go in there first, you get in after me.

Invincible: Ohhh-kay?

Spider-Man entered the phone booth and closed the door. The second he did, a bright yellow light engulfed him for a second before dimming, taking Spider-Man with him, much to Invincible's surprise.

Invincible: Whoa!

He cautiously opened the door and looked around inside the phone booth.

Invincible: A teleporter. (smiles) That's awesome.

He stepped into the phone booth and closed the door behind him. He waited patiently for something to happen, but nothing did happen.

Invincible: Okay...Is there a hidden button somewhere in here or—

He was interrupted when the yellow light engulfed him.

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Mount Justice
September 19, 17:52 EDT

In the Cave, Valeria and Kaldur (he's topless, while she's in a white tank top and black leggings) were in the training area sparring, while Conner, Wally, Dick, M'gann, and Artemis watched them.

Wally: 10 bucks says Kaldur knocks her down.

Dick: I got 20 on Valeria.

Artemis: Are you seriously taking bets right now?

Wally: Yeah. You want in?

Artemis: (smirks) You know what, Baywatch? Count me in. My money's on Val.

M'gann: Mine, too.

Conner: I'm betting on her.

Wally: Alright, you all wanna bet on spider powers beating Atlantean physiology? (shrugs) Fine. Easiest 80 bucks I ever made.

Right at that moment, Valeria jumped over Kaldur, landed behind him, wrapped her arms around his waist, and did a German Supplex to toss him back-first onto the ground.

Computer: Fail: Aqualad.

Kaldur groaned a bit as Valeria kipped herself back up to her feet and dusted her hands before holding her hand out to Kaldur. Kaldur took her hand and let her pull him up to his feet.

Kaldur: Well fought, Valeria.

Valeria: You weren't so bad yourself, Kaldur.

Wally looked around and saw Dick, M'gann, Conner, and Artemis smirking at him with their hands outstretched.

Conner: Pay up, West.

Wally groaned as he handed each of them a $10 bill. Just then, they heard the zeta tube activating.

Computer: Recognized: Spider-Man, B-0-7.

M'gann's face lit up as she immediately flew to the zeta tube, where Spider-Man appeared in as he took off his mask.

M'gann: Hey, Nathan.

Nathan: (smiles) Hey, M'gann. Just give me a sec.

He approached the holographic keyboard and pressed a few symbols, which caused the zeta tube to activate again.

Computer: Access granted. Invincible, A-0-2. Authorization. Spider-Man, B-0-7.

Suddenly, Invincible appeared in the zeta tube. He looked around with a look of confusion before chuckling.

Invincible: So cool.

The Team approached the zeta tube and noticed Invincible standing behind Nathan.

Wally: Uh...Not to be rude, but who the heck is that guy?

Nathan: Right. (turns to Invincible) You might as well take off your mask. No one's gonna recognize you, so you'll just be fogging up your lenses for no reason.

Invincible: Right. Good point.

He took off his mask, revealing his face. He was a brown-eyed Asian American.

Mark: I'm, uh...I'm Mark Grayson.

Nathan noticed Dick raising his eyebrows in surprise under his sunglasses but decided not to comment on it.

Nathan: (gestures to himself) Nathan Rollins. This is Kaldur'ahm, M'gann M'orzz, Conner Kent, Valeria Rollins, Artemis Crock, Wally West, and Robin.

Mark glanced between Kaldur, M'gann, and Dick.

Nathan: Kaldur's from Atlantis, M'gann's from Mars, and Robin doesn't even trust us with his secret ID. You can thank his mentor for that.

Mark: Huh.

Kaldur: Nathan. Why was he brought here?

Nathan: Well...I had to go fight Vulture, and—

Valeria: What's Adrian doing out of prison so soon?

Nathan: I don't know, just let me finish. Anyway, Mark here came out of a portal and interrupted the fight before tossing Vulture halfway across the city. He's from another dimension. Invincible, I mean—this guy here. The guy I brought to the Cave?

Wally: Wait, "another dimension?" You're saying there's a multiverse? This is amazing. This changes everything we know about the mechanics of space-time, and it—

Artemis: Wally, you're geeking out.

Wally scratched the back of his head.

Wally: Oh. Sorry.

Valeria: (turns to Artemis) This is your man.

Artemis smacked Valeria's arm.

Nathan: Anyway, Mark and I came back here to see if you guys might've heard anything about Vulture.

Kaldur: Well, we haven't heard anything about Vulture yet.

M'gann: Mark could stay here until something comes up!

Mark: I don't know...I don't wanna impose...

Artemis: You're not. Come on.

She grabbed Mark's wrist and pulled him towards the Cave, while Nathan and Valeria noticed Wally glaring at Mark. They just shrugged before following them along with the rest of the Team.

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During the next couple of hours, Mark has acquainted himself with the rest of the Team. He had told them about how his Viltrumite father, Omni-Man, attempted to conquer Earth before flying off into space after beating him into a pulp. Mark had also them about his half-brother, Oliver, whom Omni-Man conceived with the Queen of Thraxa, a planet inhabited by a bug-like alien species with a very short life span of one Earth year, over months after leaving. He then explained how Angstrom Levy showed up at his mom's house and threatened her and Oliver before tossing Mark into a portal that led him into a world full of talking dinosaurs before sending him back home.

Mark was somewhat reluctant around Kaldur and M'gann, but he quickly explained that he was almost killed by a giant underwater monster after being summoned there by the queen of Atlantis of his dimension, and he had two encounters with Martians, and they both ended with the Martians trying to kill him as he escaped by the skin of his teeth. Mark was put at ease when Kaldur and M'gann reassured him that the Atlanteans and the Martians of this dimension weren't like the ones he had encountered.

After sharing stories of his dimensions, he listened to the stories about the Team. Starting with how the Team was founded after Kaldur, Dick, and Wally broke Conner out of Cadmus after learning that he was cloned from Superman's DNA. They then told Mark about Nathan's recruitment, their encounter with Mister Twister, Santa Prisca, meeting Valeria after she was cloned by the Jackal using Nathan's DNA as well as someone else's, AMAZO, defending Dr. Roquette from the League of Shadows, rescuing Valeria from the Shadows, the Tower of Fate, and finally Bialya.

Mark: You guys went through a lot.

Artemis: We did, yeah. So did you.

Mark only nodded, while Wally glanced between him and Artemis before finally asking.

Wally: You got a girlfriend?

Artemis, Valeria, & Nathan: WALLY!

Wally: What? I gotta ask!

Mark: It's fine. (scratches the back of his head) I did...We broke up earlier today. It was mutual.

Nathan: Sorry.

Mark: It's fine.

Suddenly, they were interrupted when they heard the police radio turning on. Wally immediately ran to it and listened closely.

Kaldur: What is it?

Wally: Something about a guy with metal pigeon wings tearing stuff up at the harbor.

Nathan: (sighs) That's our guy.

Mark: (smirks) See? Told you they looked like pigeon wings.

Nathan: Yeah, yeah. Whatever, man. Come on.

He picked up his mask and put it on when M'gann put her hand on his shoulder.

M'gann: You sure you don't need any help?

Spider-Man: Against Adrian? Nah, we'll be fine. (turns to Mark) You ready, Invincible?

Mark smirked as he put his mask on.

Invincible: Let's kick some bird butt.

Spider-Man and Invincible then ran to the zeta tubes.

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New York City
September 19, 19:55 EDT

The second they came out of the zeta tube, Spider-Man and Invincible swung/flew side-by-side toward the harbor.

Spider-Man: Man, I didn't realize how far we'd be from the harbor. Maybe we should've asked M'gann to take us on the Bioship.

Invincible: I can get us there in a second.

Spider-Man: Yeah. Okay, just give me a second. Um...

As he swung, he got an idea.

Spider-Man: Just maintain your speed and altitude, yeah?

He stopped swinging and dove directly towards the ground.

Invincible: SPIDER-MAN!

At the last possible second, he shot two web lines and slingshotted himself high up in the air, zooming past Invincible. He then shot another web line at Invincible's back, attached the other end to his own chest, and deployed his web wings. This allowed Spider-Man to glide behind Invincible without having to worry about falling behind.

Invincible: That's your best idea?

Spider-Man: Better than letting you armpit me again.

Invincible: (sighs) Alright, that's fair. Now which way is the harbor?

Right on cue, a massive explosion rang out in the distance. Spider-Man and Invincible saw a large pillar of black smoke in the direction of the harbor.

Spider-Man: Just follow the smoke.

Invincible: Alright. Hang on.

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As they approached the harbor, Spider-Man and Invincible saw Vulture gliding above the harbor wreaking havoc. He was tossing blades from his wings in random directions and smashing everything with his wings as civilians ran in random directions in a panic while a couple of police officers were on the scene.

Vulture: Run! Run for your pathetic, pointless little lives! You should allow me to put you all out of your misery! You should long for the release death would bring!

Invincible landed on the ground, while Spider-Man cut his web line, retracted his web wings, and landed alongside him.

Spider-Man: Yo, Adrian! You really see a doctor.

Invincible: A couple different kinds, from the sounds of it.

Vulture turned around to face them.

Vulture: I knew if I caused enough damage, you would show up eventually. I see you brought your flying friend so I could kill him too. Thank you for that.

Invincible: Kill me?! I don't even know you!

He flew up to Vulture and tackled him into the ocean under the pier. Spider-Man ran to the railing and faced the officers.

Spider-Man: Can I trust you guys not to shoot us while we fight the bad guy? You can do that, right?

Police Officer 1: S-Sure. Take him down, Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: I've got to find him first.

Suddenly, Vulture was flung out of the water.

Spider-Man: Well, that's that part done.

Vulture landed back-first back onto the pier, while Invincible flew out of the water and hovered next to Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: You gotta stop doing that! We don't wanna kill him!

Invincible: I didn't hit him as hard this time. Besides, I couldn't even get close without those wings getting in the way. I don't think any of my punches actually hit him.

Spider-Man: He does that.

Suddenly, Vulture sat up and threw a wing blade at the duo. Spider-Man easily dodged it, but Invincible couldn't, so the blade hit him in the face, sending him back.

Invincible: YEOW!

Spider-Man: Whoa there, Adrian! That much adrenaline in your system is really helping you out here.

Vulture: Die! That's all I ask! JUST DIE!

Spider-Man immediately shot a web at Vulture's mouth, gagging him, as Invincible slowly recovered from Vulture's surprise attack.

Spider-Man: Let's cut the chatter, eh? It kinda drowns out my routine.

Suddenly, Invincible flew past Spider-Man and towards Vulture.

Invincible: NO! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! I'M SICK OF THIS GUY!

Before anyone could comprehend it, Invincible quickly smashed Vulture's wings, grounding him for good.

Spider-Man: Nice one, man. Real nice. You sure you don't wanna help out the Team with a mission or two before Levy opens up another portal to get you home?

Invincible: Probably not—Look!

Spider-Man looked at what Invincible was pointing and saw a green, circular portal a few yards away above the open ocean.

Spider-Man: Huh. Would you look at that. Looks like he's ready for you.

Invincible: I don't even know why he's going through all this trouble just to kill me.

Spider-Man: I'm not sure if that's what he's doing. From the sounds of it, he might be trying to tire you out.

Invincible: Either way, it's not working. I don't know what he's gonna do when he realizes that.

Spider-Man: Well, let's hope you don't have to find out. (turns to the police officer) You guys got this covered?

Police Officer 2: Looks like it. Go save the day, hero. I don't feel like getting into Detective Rollins or Captain Watanabe's bad sides by arresting you after seeing you save my hide.

Spider nodded before turning to Invincible and holding his hand out. Invincible smiled a bit before grabbing Spider-Man's hand and shaking it.

Spider-Man: It was a pleasure meeting you, Invincible. And good luck with Angstrom. I'm sure you'll do just fine, though.

Invincible: Thanks. Good meeting you, too. And hey, your name is pretty catchy, Spider-Man. I like it now that I've gotten used to it.

Spider-Man: Thanks.

Once he let go of Spider-Man's hand, Invincible hovered a few inches off the ground.

Invincible: If I can get some speed behind me when I go through the portal, maybe I could catch Angstrom off guard, take him before he even knows I'm through. I kinda fell out of the portal last time. That didn't go well.

He then zoomed towards the portal.

Invincible: Wish me luck!

Spider-Man: Hey, wait! Maybe I should go with you!

He shot a web line at Invincible's back, which pulled him behind Invincible.

Spider-Man: I could HEEEELLP!!!

While he was pulled by a seemingly unaware Invincible, the portal immediately closed the second he got through, cutting off Spider-Man's web line.

Spider-Man: WHOA!

He quickly activated his web wings to glide before turning around towards the city.

Spider-Man: The portal closed too fast, cut my line.

Once he was close to a building, he retracted his web wing and shot a web line before initiating a swing.

Spider-Man: For someone with a high IQ as you, Rollins, that was pretty frickin' stupid. If I had actually gone through that portal, I would've been the one stranded in another dimension. What was I thinking?

He sighed as he swung above the streets of New York City.

Spider-Man: Movie night with my cute Martian girlfriend sounds nice right about now.

He called M'gann with the comms under his mask. It took a few seconds before she finally answered.

M'gann: Hey, Nathan.

Spider-Man: Hey, Meg. How you doing?

M'gann: Everything's good here. What about you and Mark? Did you take down Vulture yet?

Spider-Man: We did. There was another portal, and Mark flew through it.

M'gann: So he's gone home now?

Spider-Man: Yeah, I guess so. Hey, how does movie night sound? I can pick up a few snacks before heading back to the Cave if you want. You can pick the movie.

M'gann: I'd love that. What movie do you want?

Spider-Man: Surprise me.

M'gann: You got it. See you soon.

Spider-Man: See you.

He hung up and continued swinging.

Spider-Man: Good luck, Invincible. Wherever you are.