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[Queens, New York]
What is a hero? They are those who embody hope, courage, and a great desire to do good...
They are the champion of the oppressed!
They are the defender of the weak!
They have been present since the beginning of time itself!
In the 3rd Cosmos, Lifebringer One fought against Anti-All, prevailing against destruction as all life was allowed to exist!
In the 4th Cosmos, the very templates of modern day heroics fought against the very templates of evil as once more good prevailed!
1 million years ago, countless great beings from Odin of Asgard, Firehair of the Phoenix Force, and Agamotto the first sorcerer supreme joined forces to defend the young Earth from countless evil forces!
In 1500s, the brotherhood of the SHIELD drove away the interdimensional invader known as Gah Lak Tus.
During WW2, countless extraordinary individuals formed the Invaders and fought in both fronts of the war against not just HYDRA but against tyranny itself.
In 2006, Earth Mightiest Heroes were formed to fight against Loki and the Chitauri invasion of Earth.
In short, so long as evil exist to threaten the innocent, so long as there are those who wish to terrorize the people and so long as there are those who look down on the common man... There will always be those who rise up against tyranny. Even if god no longer exist, so long as one person believe in them, heroes will always rise up!
"Wow... so did yall get an upgrade or something? I mean don't get me wrong the new team is great and everything but I really miss the Paste-Pot Pete man." Spider-Man wiped the spit out of his mouth as he took a good look at the new opponent as that was definitely not the Wizard.
"Little Spider, you think you can defeat me? Graviton!? I can control the fundamental forces of the universe itself! You are nothing but an insect to be crushed beneath my boots!" The bearded man spoke as Peter felt the very road he was standing on crack. "Do you feel that boy? That is a mere drop of my power, just by increasing your personal gravity by 10 times its powers, I can already crush your bones. You are not a hero, you are not even a man! What made you think you could defeat me, let alone all four of us when it took the so called 'Earth Mightiest Heroes' all of their members just to knock me out?"
"Oh please mortal, we have heard enough of your delusion spiel about being a God, compared to the real gods you are nothing compared to a real God like my father." Hippolyta spoke as Graviton turned on her his hand shaking with anger.
"You bitch! You dare take that tone with a god like me!? No wonder why your precious Hercules always rejected you, you have no respect for your superiors." Graviton scoffed as Hippolyta was pissed
"You are the one who is daring!"
The two were about to fight when Baron Helmut Von Zemo stepped in between the two as he risked his mortal body to wedge himself in between the two gods as he shouted at them "For the love of the actual gods! Are you two going to brawl in the middle of New York where countless heroes live? What if the Fantastic Four, Avengers or god forbid the government shows up! We need to get out of here now!"
"Hey so are we going to ignore the actual hero on the scene or are we going to get the money out of here, like why are we even doing this? Why do we even need money? I doubt most of us even need money anyway. Well I mean I love money don't get me wrong and I would very much love to get out of here with my new fortune so can we get going now? Actually can I kill the Spider real quick? He is the biggest menace I have ever seen aside from that damn Stark." Living Laser said with a smile as he seems to be glitching in and out of existence as there was some damage present in his suit. Indeed out of all the members of this iteration of the Frightful Four - he was the one most affected by the fight against Spider-Man since his suit is the only thing keeping his body together instead of dissipating into the world.
"Oh please, why waste all of that effort to squash a bug?" Hippolyta questioned her 'teammate' as Living Laser shook his head.
"Nothing personal really, just wanted to after what him and Stark did to me." Living Laser said as he charged a singular beam as thin as a bug aimed toward Spider-Man head.
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[Spider-Man POV]
'I... I need to get up.' Spider-Man thought, the reason why he need to get up? Because it is currently 10:00 AM, and in 30 minutes he is expected to return back from Martial Arts lesson and meet up with Gwen Stacy as they go out for their study date. Where he would help her prepare for the upcoming exam - helping her with chemistry as they hung out with one another.
At 12:15 PM he would return back home to his uncle Ben and Aunt May to eat lunch, for today was chicken parm and french fries, Aunt May always make the best food and he wouldn't miss a single day eating them.
At 2:00 PM he would go to Harry place and play some video games while attempting to help him study as they would discuss their plans for the future, how they would use Harry money and Peter intellect to create a start up so they can help the world.
At 4:00 PM he would arrive at F.E.A.S.T and volunteer at the soup kitchen, fix some electronics, help the staff when he can and provide therapy for mister Li.
At 7:30 PM he would then return home to his aunt and uncle, eat a hearty dinner of steak and onion rings, before going to his room to continue searching for his lost sister.
In short... He can't fall today! He won't die! He is going to... He is going to live!
"I... I AM GOING TO SURVIVE!" Peter Parker roared out to the world as with a shaky stomp of his foot, he began to get up as he glared at the Frightful Four who were shocked that he could even move at all. He was supposed to have been beaten half to death and then put under 10 times gravity. Just how was he able to even stand up?
"Just some worthless struggle from an insect!" Graviton said his voice as stable as ever since if 10 times gravity can't keep him down then how about 100 times? At 100 times gravity, blood would stop flowing into ones brain, the skeleton would collapse immediately and internal organs would rupture.
"Hey... Spiders... ARE... ARACHNIDS!" Peter shouted as he bypassed the 100 times gravity as if it wasn't even present on his body despite the very street he was on collapsing as it cracked around him! He straightened his back, his face full of hate and resolve for what was occurring within Peter Parker was something that these villains would not understand was the power present in humanity! Their courage and their resolve allows their bodies to break through all limits!
For the sake of a loved one, a mother could lift a car for her baby...
For the sake of another, a man saved another in a helicopter crash...
So for the sake of his family, friends and those who need him... Peter Parker stood proud against the 100 times gravitational pull of Graviton!
"1000 times! 1000 times gravity!" At this point Graviton showed off that beneath his narcissism and god complex, he was still a man, a scientist who has never seen a true display of such raw strength. If it were not for his own ego, he would have ran away crawling as not just Spider-Man but the entire road structure collapsed to the pipelines and sewers beneath as infrastructure began to get pulled inward by the strong gravitational pull, impacting the center of that gravitational well: Spider-Man as he was covered in debris.
"Shit! We might have company soon! We need to go!" Living Laser shouted as Baron Zemo agreed, despite the crude wording, at this point with all kind of news station and people filming this to upload onto their twitter and youtube - how could anyone ignore this scene? Baron Zemo would activate a small cube like device when suddenly.
*Bonk*
Something impacted his head as he was careless, he almost thought that a pesky hero actually arrived but when he looked at it, it was actually just a child who threw it? Tch, he doesn't have time for some kids, if the reason that accursed Captain America defeat him once more is due to his ego then he would never live it down! A stain upon his family bloodline for the rest of his lifetime and beyond, what would father say?
Then suddenly, a barrage of junk and verbal insults were thrown by the crowd toward the frightful four as it did not do much, but it was certainly annoying as 3/4 of them had thoughts of 'teaching' the gathered crowd what would happen when they mess around in stuff they are not even allowed to interfere. Who gave these trash the rights to deface them?
"Go Spider-Man!" "Yeah Spider-Man whoop their ass!" "Spider-Man, fuck them up!" "Stand up Spidey! Stand up!" "C'mon Spider-Man! We believe in you!" "Spider-Man! You can do this!"
"You are going to get fucked Hydra scum!" "Boo! You fucking simp!" "What a third rate criminal! You can't even beat Daredevil!" "If the Avengers can beat you, so can Spider-man!"
"Spider-Man please..." A child prayed quietly as amidst the cheering and jeering of the crowd it seems that her words, her voice reached Spider-Man ears as he gasped beneath the rubble and began to once more rise up!
"You mortals, learn the price of defiance against a god!" Graviton said as Baron Zemo, Hippolyta and Living Laser couldn't help but groan, did this fucker get brain damage from Thor & Hulk? Well considering how he was basically locked up for over a decade by SHIELD... It might not be out of the realm of possibility.
Then suddenly, Hippolyta face greeted the street as all three of the frightful four turned around in shock and horror as it was clear for all to see, as Spider-Man fist was caving in Hippolyta skull as there was a feral look in his eyes as his fist slowly glowed blue as the hero glared at Graviton as he raised a hand, even though he was still subjected to 1000 times gravity, he pointed at Graviton as he then muttered just loud enough for only Graviton to hear it.
"You're next."
A thousand images of Thor Hulk Wonder Man Spider-Man fist on his face, pummeling his body, and knocking him around like a toy appeared as
"GET AWAY FROM ME! YOU MONSTER! YOU CAN'T BE HUMAN! I CAN'T FALL LIKE THIS! I AM A GOD! I AM THE MASTER OF GRAVITY! I AM BEYOND MERE BUG LIKE YOU! I AM A GOD!" Graviton ran away as he was having an episode of hysteria as his true face was shown. What a shame, that someone like him gained these incredible powers and used them to only satisfy his own ego... Truly the higher they are, the harder they fall.
"Oh fuck this, I am getting out of here!" Living Laser shouted as he flew out with his bag of cash, he does not want to fuck with whatever weird shit Spider-Man suddenly showcased. Living Laser consider himself at the very least smarter than the average mook, so he can acknowledge that except for speed, Graviton and Hippolyta could straight up beat him. Graviton needed the full force of the Avengers which included the likes of Thor, Hulk, Wonder Man and Scarlet Witch just to defeat him. Hippolyta on the other hand fight against the likes of Hercules and have been in a love/hate relationship with the God of strength for who knows how long and is the son of an actual Greek God who was the cause of Earth near destruction.
In short, when Spider-Man could easily make Hippolyta eat dirt and Graviton cry like a baby...
There is no way he is going to stay like some suicidal maniac!
"Living Laser! Arthur! Get your ass back here! You fucking coward!" Baron Zemo shouted as he ran to the teleportation device, only for the blue energy on Spider-Man arm to brighten as electricity began arcing from it as it struck the teleportation pad as it short circuited as Baron Zemo, amidst the mocking laughter decided that at the very least he is going to kill Spider-Man and nobody can stop him!
Taking out his sword that has been passed through Arthurian time and made out of a material that could resist even Wolverine claws as he struck at Spider-Man as... His sword broke.
That was the last thing his father has ever given to him...
Looking at the broken blade on the ground, the hand gripping the hilt shook with rage and grief as he knelt down and let out a scream of defeat and pure rage before just going to still.
"Helmut Von Zemo! Do not move! You are surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D!" An agent shouted as they began to surround the villains as they secured the scene.
Cordoning the street and preventing the crowd from rushing forth to their hero, attempting to secure a still hysterical Graviton, carrying Zemo away into a secure cell and moving Hippolyta for medical attention.
"Excuse me, Spider-Man? Our director would like to talk with you... Spider-Man?" One of the agent said to Spider-Man who just stood there as the sun rose to just the right height as it casted a shadow over Spider-Man face. "Excuse me, Spider-Man? Listen we have your-"
Spider-Man then fell backwards as the agent just stood there shocked, despite his tenure as an agent being well over a decade having seen all kinds of actions from the sands of the middle east to even magical alien bullshit that is above his paygrade to understand, he could not hide the shock emanating from his body as it turns out that... Upon closure inspection, Spider-Man has passed out.
In fact he has been passed out for the past 60 seconds and that his last few actions were done out of pure instincts. Even when he gave out, his body didn't give out for the sake of the people cheering for him, and for the people who believe in him! The reason he didn't fall back then was because behind him were the ten of thousands of people supporting him up.
At that moment, the minimal amount of respect the agent had for Spider-Man increased 1000 fold by as the position Spider-Man now had in his heart was second to none.
"We need to get this hero to a medical facility!" The agent shouted as he princess carried Spider-Man to help.
[Later]
Before the beginning there was but one and none - an empty void filled with possibility, infinite possibility.
In the beginning there was nothing but darkness and light, of chaos and order, of destruction and creation, of nothing and everything.
Then, from the hand that united came the first firmament, the first thing to ever be made in all of reality.
From the first then came the royal Aspirants and the rebellious Celestials.
Weapons of untold destructions were created as one became ma-
Peter Parker gasped as he woke up and touched his face as he couldn't feel his mask, getting up as he began crawling all over the ceiling, tearing the IV drip and monitors from his limbs. He was confused, especially after that dream sequence, not only that but for some reason it just felt natural to go to the corners and-
"Peter, I need you to focus." A familiar, familial voice rang out as Peter Parker turned around as he saw Uncle Ben also on the ceiling with him as the shock was enough to knock him out and make him fall down as exhaustion hit him; fortunately, Uncle Ben caught Peter before he crashed onto the floor. "Ah damn, I should not be doing this at my age right now." Uncle Ben said as he placed his nephew back on the bed as Peter began stammering, clicking his tongue in an attempt to convey his confusion as Uncle Ben then gripped Peter hand "Peter, remember when you spoke your first word? Remember when you asked your mother - Mary Parker - where your older sister - Teresa Parker - was? Only for your father - Richard Parker - to come in with your sister? I remember that moment fondly... You and Teresa always had a close relationship. Not only that but your parents were so proud of your first word, that they regret not filming it, they were so proud of it... Your father bragged how smart his son was for days on end and your aunt May was so proud that she gave you a giant cake that you couldn't finish."
...
"Uncle Ben... How? Are you also Spider-Man?" Peter asked nervously as Uncle Ben nodded, holding out his hand which in it grasped a black mask... It was worn out and has not seen use in many MANY years, but it was undoubtedly...
"In another life, I was Spider-Man, but I gave up the mask a long time ago." Uncle Ben said with a nostalgic smile as he remembered everything... "Peter, one day when you grow up or hopefully right now, you will realize that there are things more precious than being just Spider-Man."
"How long have you... How long did you know that I was Spider-Man?" Peter asked as their Spidey sense both flared up, communicating with one another as Uncle Ben then said
"I have long since known, both me and Aunt May have known since you were first bitten. To be honest, I am ashamed to say that we didn't want to interfere... We both hoped that you would eventually tell us about it, we both hoped that this day would never come, we both hoped that you would abandon the mask but... I know that you would never do that, you are a braver man than I could ever be."
"Uncle Ben, I... You... I am so sorry!" Peter began to wail, tears streaming down his face as he apologized "I meant to tell you later but I didn't want to alarm you! I didn't want to face you! I thought that you would disapprove of me being Spider-Man!"
"Peter, we would never disapprove of you being a hero! We are more proud of you than we could ever hope to express in words, and if my brother and sister-in-law were still alive then so too would they be proud of you. Although, your aunt is still definitely a bit ticked off that you didn't tell us earlier and had to get yourself hurt. You know how she is like already so prepare for a small scolding."
Peter chuckled a bit as he knew that this was probably the best case scenario when he suddenly asked "Wait what about... Ah shoot, that warrior woman! Is she... I wasn't myself that time, so I-"
"It is fine, this is perfectly natural, if anything I was much worse when I started out, I didn't have control of my arachnid instincts like you did when starting out. Anyway, she is currently in a medically induced coma but she is recovering, Graviton is currently being transferred into a psychiatric ward, Zemo is currently held under arrest and Living Laser was later beaten by your 'martial arts instructor' Shang-Chi." Uncle Ben said as Peter rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Oh yeah... You probably already knew that... So my friend Shang-Chi is not... A normal martial artist. He is actually-" Peter began as he would suddenly cover his face as he sensed the door being opened as Nicholas J Fury would enter the door.
"One of the best martial artist in the wor- Kid, I already know your identity, we have cameras for a reason." Nick Fury said as he would then approached Benjamin Parker "Riley, consider this a courtesy."
"What are you talking about Nick? You clearly invited this old man here right?" Uncle Ben cheekily said as Nick Fury rolled his eye
"Sure, anyway, Spider-Man, my name is Nicholas Joseph Fury and I am the current director of SHIELD. I have known your identity for some time, I was friend with your uncle for some time and even helped them out. Now, if you are interested I have a proposal for you that you wouldn't want to miss out on. So kid lets talk" The one eyed man said as Peter couldn't help but be intrigued by the offer.
The creation of a support team dedicated into turning Spider-Man from local street vigilante slandered by JJJ on the Daily Bugle to a respected figure (more than he already is). The support team will include technical, logistic, and financial support, it will also include the full legal and military backing of SHIELD, as well as a level 6 access to the SHIELD database and free testing and a lab which includes some of the best scientist, researchers and engineers in the world.
Finally... Perhaps the most enticing clause of this offer.
"I am assembling a team of individuals to form a superhero team with SHIELD full backing, like the Avengers of X-Men, and I think that there is a spot for Spider-Man on the team... So how about it kid? What do you say about becoming the Ultimate Spider-Man?"
"... Can I pick the name? Oh and can I also add a friend or two to it?"
"Well... We don't have a names for it, but we can consider your suggestions including your team members, we have already contacted some individuals so the list is a bit-"
"Shang-Chi and Squirrel Girl."
"I think an exception can be made." Nick Fury instantly changed his tune.
"Great! In that case yeah I already have a bunch of cool ideas for the team name, also like I wonder who my new teammates will be! Oh boy, I mean I don't know if I am really fit for the leadership role-"
"Son, I think you should save your enthusiasm for tomorrow kid, you will meet with the team in due time. But first you should probably catch up, after all Peter Parker has been in the hospital for nearly half a day." Nick Fury said as it left Peter Parker alarmed.
Gwen is going to kill him.
[Epilogue]
[SHIELD temporary holding cell]
A 20 by 20 by 20 holding cell made out of fiberglass which has been graded to withstand high caliber bullet, the four corners are lined up with turrets which possess a titanium alloy shell with the tracking ability to catch even a fly ready to shoot its twin barrel which deliver .50 rounds at 50 RPS with over 1000 rounds. In addition to that the walls are lined up with 4 guards per wall, each of them in full body armor which can resist sharp and blunt damage as each guard previously served at least 5 tours in the middle east and have mastered various form of disarming and grappling technique as well as being armed with a customized rifle better than anything the military would utilize.
At the center was a simple bed as the prisoner at the center was tied to the bedpost with each limb being restrained as he was fully nude for the only thing that was clothed was his face for an incident made it so that he could never removed his face mask ever again, not without tearing off his skin.
He has not moved in over 20 hours, any attempt at communication has failed, any attempt at feeding him has failed, he has not fed, drunk nor done anything other than just exist.
"Honestly, I don't know why you even dragged me over here, I mean look at the man." A psychologist said as he approached the cell as his gaze landed on Helmut Zemo "Say Zemo, you still alive?"
Zemo would then turn his face to look at the psychologist as his smiles could be seen through the mask, a perverse mockery of one as he then said "Why of course I am."
35 minutes later, SHIELD agents dispatched to respond to an emergency call would find a grim sight for 130 guards, workers, and prisoners were all found in such a horrific state that it would cost one member to pass out for it was as if Sabretooth went through the place. Countless telltale signs of a struggle were found as the place smelled of so much gunpowder that it was a minor hazard, but it was overpowered by the smell of death.
The entire base was considered unsalvageable due to a mass formation of vengeful wraiths that required multiple exorcism.
Only one was unaccounted for.