Cresskill, NJ
Pym Laboratories.....

Priya: Nadia. Time to get up!

Priya Aggarwaal. Botanist. GIRL member.

The young girl opened the door to Nadia's room to find said scientist asleep on the floor, wearing a sleeping gown with bumblebees, hugging a stuffed gator.

Nadia Van Dyne. Wasp. Founder of GIRL. Champion.

She then looked up and saw you asleep in your Leviathan gear, minus the jacket, as you slept on a bed of lining from your gloves. You also had a line stabbed into the fall to prevent you from falling off and hitting the floor below.

Y/N L/N. Leviathan. Nadia's boyfriend? Champion.

Nadia: Five more minutes.

Y/N: Let me sleep.

Priya ignored you and looked at her friend.

Priya: You said, specifically, "I will ask for five more minutes, but if I'm not up before you leave, I'll sleep til noon."

Nadia lifted herself up a bit as drool fell from her mouth.

Nadia: I said that?

Pyiya: Last night. You used the words "upmost importance" like five times.

Y/N: It's a nice word. Crap. I got drool in my helmet.

Nadia stood up and yawned as she rubbed her eyes.

Nadia: Night time Nadia is morning time Nadia's worst enemy. Someday I will face her in a battle to the death. Until then, I need my trimethylxanthine.

Y/N: Say coffee like everyone else you nerd.

You unhooked your line and jumped down. You retracted your strings and streached which caused your body to pop. It was a month after Slim had left the Champions and you got Viv back to normal and you and Nadia had since gone on a few more dates. You had you lost your key card last night so you crashed in Nadia's room. You were pretty sure Janet would kick you ass if she found out but, who cares at this point?

Nadia began to pour a pot of coffee into a mug that read, "World's Best Great Aunt" before filling up your mug that you had bought after fighting Poundcakes.

Nadia: Priya, do you ever think about the fact that coffee works by tricking our brain into being unable to recognize a chemical that it created?

Y/N: It's too early for science. I need coffe before we science.

You picked up the mug and activated your helmet so your mouthpiece was open. You then drank the steaming hot coffe. It hurt so bad, but tasted so good.

Priya: That's why I drink Chai.

Nadia: But...

Y/N: Don't ruin Chai for the poor girl.

Priya: Trust me. Your life depends on it. Also, what's up with the mug?

Nadia: Viv and Vision got it for me. I'm not sure if she meant it as a joke, but I love it.

Y/N: It suits you.

Pryia: Right. Anyway, Shay and Taina already left for school. Hailey is working on her project. Ying hit a roadblock in her project so she's down in the gym with Mockingbird.

Nadia: The gym? What are they doing down there.

Y/N: Why do people go to the gym Nadia?

Priya: I assume they're being scary as usual. Now, I'll leave you two love birds alone to do, whatever it is you do.

She left without another word. You just yawned as you finished drinking your coffee.

Y/N: There is school today. Hmm. I should go.

Nadia: But will you?

Y/N: Nope. School sucks. Besides, I get to help you with your project now that we don't have any Champions problems to deal with.

Nadia: You're gonna help me?!

You nodded.

Y/N: But first, we should get some breakfast.

Nadia: No. First, I need to talk to Bobbi.

Y/N: Fine. But we're getting breakfast after.

Nadia: It's a date.

You laughed a bit.

Y/N: Is it now?

Nadia: Yep!

She left the room and you rolled your eyes. You followed her. You both made it to the gym and saw Ying and Bobbi finish up a sparing session.

Ying. Fellow chemist. Nadia's best friend. Former Red Room assassin.

Bobbi Morse. Mockingbird. Science Advisor.

Ying: Nadia! I just had a breakthough!

Nadia: I heard! And you broke Bobbi.

Ying: Not really. She just never aims for my head, so I can anticipate her moves.

Ying rushed out of the room to go work on her project as you watched Nadia talk to Bobbi. You smiled a bit as you took off your helmet. You set it down and sat on a bench. Suddenly, your phone went off.

Y/N: Really? Champions?

You sighed as you stood up and turned to Nadia who was already looking at her phone. Well. So much for breakfast.
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An hour later.
Durham, North Carolina...

You stood on top of the building that overlooked the teacher protest below.

Nadia: I don't know a lot about statues of farm animals, but this is unusual right?

Viv: In my records there have only been three instances of statues of bulls coming alive and assaulting people.

Viv Vision. Vision's synthezoid daughter. Nadia's favorite Great-Niece. Champion.

Riri: Three? That's more than I would have thought.

Riri Williams. Iron Heart. Fellow genius. Champion.

Y/N: If I had a quarter for every time a bull statue came to life and attacked people, I would have three which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened three times.

Riri and Viv looked at you.

Y/N: What?

Viv: Do you not go to school?

You shrugged.

Y/N: Honestly at this point, it's more of a hobby.

Viv looked at you and then at Nadia.

Viv: You both shared a room last night.

Riri: What?!

Y/N: Not in that way. I lost my keycard last night so I crashed at her place. It's not a big deal.

Riri: So...you two dating or....

Nadia: Well, we do go on dates so by definition....

Viv: Are you two in a stable relationship?

You and Nadia looked at each other.

Nadia: Are we?

Y/N: Uh...hey look! A bull!

Riri: Don't snake your way out of...

Viv: There is a bull below.

Everyone looked down and saw a bronze statue rampaging through the street below. The teachers who were protesting for higher pay, all ran out of the way to avoid getting hit.

Riri: Who's leading?

You and Viv looked at each other.

Viv: I will follow.

Y/N: Alright then. Go for Champions!

You swung down as the others flew to the streets below. You landed and pulled out one of your knives as the others got ready for a fight.

Nadia: Hey you big bully!

Riri: Nice.

Nadia: You're about to get mooved.

Riri: And you lost me.

Viv: What is the plan?

Y/N: First step is to get this damn thing away from the protesters. After that, we can probably blast it.

The bull noticed the four of you and stomped it's foot before it charged at you.

Riri: Look out!

You, Viv, and Riri jumped out of the way while Nadia shrunk down and grabbed the bull's horn.

Nadia: Ok. Let's see if I can at least steer you. Ha! Steer!

Riri: Erg. Stop it.

Y/N: Yeah. I can't take another pun.

Nadia grew to full size and rode on the bull's back as she tried to steer the bull away.

Nadia: Come on! Get away from them!

Viv: Nadia, bring it toward me and I will attempt to...

Nadia: He's not being very cooperative! I think we're going to....

Y/N: Nadia!

The bull headed right through the window of a China shop as the three of you stood there.

Y/N: Huh. There's a joke to made here.

Viv: There is a common English idiom...

Riri: I know Viv. Now he's contained, you wanna phase him and I blast?

Y/N: I'll do my best to keep him in place.

Viv: Affirmative. I hope that Nadia remains uninjured. There was a lot of crashing.

You just sighed.

Y/N: So much for our breakfast date.

Riri just smirked under her mask.
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An hour and a half later...

Nadia was laying on a hospital bed as a doctor got ready to stitch up her arm with Viv sitting at her side. Nadia was still wearing her bumblebee night gown since she didn'thave an extra change of clothes. You had left the room to grab something to eat finally.

Nadia: It's all going wrong Viv.

Viv: Perhaps you are thinking about this incorrectly. Is it not fortunate that you were injured in a segment of the world so densely populated with hospitals?

Nadia: That's not what I mean Viv....I don't know what I'm doing. I feel like everything is falling apart.

Doctor: Ok miss. Please hold still.

The doctor started with the stitches and Nadia slightly winced.

Viv: This observation seems unlike you. You are optimistic in most undesirable circumstances.

Y/N: She's right.

You entered the room with a granola bar in your hand. You weren't wearing your gear since you didn't see a reason to. Everyone was so busy with the bull situation that no one would be able to piece two and two together.

Y/N: You're being uncharacteristically down. What's up Baby Wasp?

Nadia: You're right. I hate feeling like I'm complaining. I just feel, off. And I'm having trouble coming up with..ouch!

You had to look away from the stiching.

Viv: Would it be of comfort if I held your hand.

Nadia: No. I've been through worse. I can handle it on my own.

Y/N: Sometimes having a hand to hold can make the situation easier to deal with.

You thought back to the tunnels below counter-earth. Nadia swallowed before she let Viv take her free hand.

Nadia: Thanks Viv.

Viv: You are welcome.

Nadia: Remind me to start shrinking extra clothes, just in case this happens again.

Viv: I have set a reminder.

You smiled at the aunt and niece before the doctor finished up her work. She cleaned up and told Nadia to lay for a bit longer before she left. You watched her go before you notcied Nadia looking at you.

Nadia: Sorry for not being able to go to breakfast.

You smirked as you pulled pulled out a second granola bar.

Y/N: Who says we have to go somewhere for breakfast?

You handed her the bar and she smiled before opening it. You leaned against the wall before you jeard a quiet beeping noise.

Viv: It appears I must return to school.

Nadia: It's fine. Me and Y/N will head back to Cresskill once we're done here.

Viv: Affirmative.

She stood up and turned to you.

Viv: I trust her in your hands.

You nodded as she left the room. You decided to take her seat next to Nadia and sighed.

Y/N: It seems we really can't catch a break.

Nadia: Just another day in the life of a hero.

You laughed slightly.

Y/N: Yeah.

You two sat in silence as you listened to the hospital sounds. You never really liked these kinds of places since you spent damn near a month in one after the silver armed man shot your sister.

Nadia: So...about what Viv asked back on the roof....

Y/N: About us being in a relationship?

Nadia: Yeah.

You looked back at the bed for a moment.

Nadia: Are we?

You gave it some thought. Were you? You did go on a date and you both planned to have others. The two of you also got along well and had similar interests. Plus you couldn't say you didn't like her. You both were heroes to so not always being available wouldn't be problem.

Y/N: I, I guess that's up to you. I feel like that's not really my call to make for some reason.

Nadia: Would you be opposed to the idea?

You shook your head.

Y/N: Though I should warn you, I never had a girlfriend before.

Nadia smiled.

Nadia: That's fine. I never had a boyfriend either.

You smiled.

Y/N: Well, I guess that settles it.

Nadia: Yeah. Ha. Boyfriend. That sounds so weird.

You nodded.

Y/N: Yeah. It does.
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New York City....

You let out a long yawn as you sat on the edge of a building eating your lunch. You sent Gib a text about sending your homework to your email later. You also apologized for skipping school. Again. Whatever. You held your roll in your mouth as you scrolled through your phone. It was kinda funny that you now had a social media and a bunch of followers under your Leviathan name.

You had followed Hyde as well so you could help get his name out there. Hell, you followed all the Champions. It really was a new age of heroes. Kamala even showed you Forums. It was like a a social media network but for young heroes.

Y/N: Sitting on a roof. Sitting on a roof. Got no where to go and nothing to do so I'm just, sitting on a roof~

You suddenly heard a commotion and turned to see a van speeding away with several police following.

Y/N: There's a van speeding down the street. There's a van speeding down the street. I was sitting on a roof and now I have to stop a van speeding down the street~

You swallowed your roll whole before activating your mouth piece. You ran along the edge of the building and shot out a line before swinging into action. You followed the van before you were able to move past it and jump on the roof. Suddenly, a thought crossed your mind.

Y/N: I didn't think this through.

You stabbed a knife into the roof and held on for dear life. The van turned the corner quickly and you slid off. Now hanging from the side, you had to push yourself as close to the van as possible to avoid getting hit by any incoming cars. You climbed back on the roof and looked around.

Y/N: Oh! Idea!

You looked down at your watch and activated the laser setting. You began to cut a hole in the roof before the round piece of metal flew off. You jumped through the hole and found yourself in a van filled with several men. They all had guns.

Y/N: Gentlemen.

The man next to you aimed his gun at you but you grabbed the barrel and slammed your elbow into his face. You then kicked the man across from you and used the first man's gun to hit another man who was just out of reach. You stabbed a knife into the side of the van and grabbed one of the men's head before slamming it against the handle.

You then poked your head through the space that led to the front seat.

Y/N: Hey there.

The passenger aimed his pistol at you but you snatched it away. You flipped it around and slammed the handle of the gun right into his nose. You then grabbed the steering wheel and turned it to hit a light post. Suddenly, a second thought crossed your mind.

Y/N: I DIDN'T THINK THIS THROUGH EITHER!

Driver: YOU DUMBASS!

The van drove straight into the light pole and you were thrown through the front windshield. You rolled down the street before you came to a stop. You groaned a bit before you pushed yourself up. You grabbed your head before you looked back at the van.

Y/N: At least, I stopped them.

???: So it was you.

You started to turn you head but were met with a hard kick to the gut that sent you flying back toward the van. You looked up and saw a man dressed in all white. White boots, white dress pants, white dress shirt, white vest, white long coat, white gas mask, white hair, white gloves.

???: You were the one who ruined the deal all those months ago. The Leviathan.

Y/N: Who, the hell, are, you?

Your body was still hurting from the initial crash as you slowly stood up.

???: Me? Let's just say I'm someone you have severely pissed off.

The man rushed toward you and delivered a blow. You leaped up over the hit and tried to deliver your own but the man grabbed your wrist and slammed you to the ground. He picked you back up and delivered punch after punch as you struggled to even gather your surroundings. He finally gave you a roundhouse kick that made you slam against the side of the van.

???: This is all you have to offer? How disappointing.

The police sirens caught the man's attention. He looked down at you before turning away to leave.

???: You better stay out of my way boy. If not, you will pay dearly.

You struggled to look up. Your vision was blurry as you tried to reach out to him.

Y/N: Get, back, here.

The man vanished among the crowd as your arm dropped. Maybe a quick nap would be ok. Yeah. A nap.
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4 hours later...

You woke up on a bed you didn't recognize in a room that you've never seen before. You looked around before you spotted a framed photo of a boy with his parents. It was....

Miles: You're awake.

Miles Morales. The Second Spider-Man. Champion. Homie.

You looked over and saw Miles sitting at his desk with his headphones around his neck.

Y/N: What am I...

Miles: You got your butt kicked earlier. I was swinging by so I brought you here. My parents didn't see your face so don't worry.

You sat up and groaned at the pain. You looked down and noticed most of your torso was covered in bandages.

Miles: My mom is a nurse. She patched you up.

Y/N: I should buy her some flowers then. Sorry for the trouble.

Miles: No trouble. What happened exactly?

You shook your head as you pulled on your shirt.

Y/N: Some guy dressed in all white came along after I, like an idiot, drove a van into a light post.

Miles: Ouch.

You sat on the bed and looked at your phone. Looks like that new case and screen you created was working pretty well. You looked at the time and sighed.

Y/N: I need to get back to the lab. I was working on some stuff for the GIRL expo.

Miles: You're a part of that?

Y/N: Kinda. Janet wants Leviathan to make an appearance since I've apparently become popular with the kids.

Miles laughed.

Miles: Oh. And sorry about your uniform.

You raised a brow.

Y/N: What happened to my uniform.

Miles looked around a bit before he found your jacket. He lifted it up and you saw it was absolutely torn to shreads.

Y/N: That, That was my favorite jacket!

Miles: Must've messed it up in the crash.

You whined as you slowly grabbed it. You sighed before you remembered something.

Y/N: Wait a sec. Hyde!

Miles: Hide from what?!

You shook your head.

Y/N: No. Not hide. Hyde. He's a friend of mine who was working on a new costume for me.

You threw on your helmet and whatever was left of your jacket.

Miles: Wait! You're gonna go out like this?

Y/N: I've been through worse.

Miles just looked at you for a moment. He turned back around and waved.

Miles: If you say so. Good luck.

You smirked before giving a thumbs up.

Y/N: Thanks for the help. I'll send the flowers later.

You jumped out of the window and swung through the city.
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Y/N: WOAH!

Hyde: You like it?

You looked at the new costume as you spun around in the mirror. You were now wearing a pair of black tactical looking pants with your boots. You also had on a F/C form fitting shirt that allowed you to stay both warm and cool depending on the weather. It didn't have sleeves but you didn't need them. You had a black jacket that had one button on the top and reached down to your knees. The sleeves were F/C as was your hood.

Y/N: THIS IS AMAZING!

Hyde: Really?!

Y/N: Yeah man! It fits perfectly and it's so light. It also has enough room for new gear to!

Hyde: You have no idea how much that means to me to hear you say that.

Y/N: Dude, never stop designing. You seriously have a gift.

You turned to Hyde and smiled under your mask.

Y/N: Let's take a picture! Put your name out there some more.

Hyde: Really?!

Y/N: Yeah! Come on!

You and Hyde stood in front of the mirror as you snapped a shot. Hyde posed like he was pointing at you while you gave your signature thumbs up. You posted it on your social media before you had an idea.

Y/N: Hey, I have a question for you.

Hyde: What's up?

Y/N: There's this thing where all us young heroes can talk and share stuff. Would you mind if I post this there and give them your name?

Hyde: As in, like setting me up to be a costume designer?

You nodded.

Hyde: I, would, be, honored. Designing costumes for superheroes?! That would be so cool!

You smiled as you posted the picture on Forums. You also gave them the address Hyde gave you.

Y/N: Cool. Well, I have to go now. I got some work to do.

Hyde: Right. Well good luck with whatever it is you're doing.

Y/N: Thanks man. You sure you don't want me to pay?

Hyde: No way dude. Consider it a thank you for saving me way back when.

You smiled.

Y/N: Thank you. I'll be in touch.

Hyde: Totally.

You jumped out the window in your new costume, and a big smile on your face.
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Cresskill, NJ....

Y/N: Finally!

You lifted up your boots into the sky but groaned in pain. You slowly lowered them back down to the table. You looked at your boots before you put them on.

Y/N: Leviathan.

The system turned on in your helmet.

Y/N: Put boots online.

The screen was red for a moment before it showed a green checkmark. You looked down at your boots and smiled. You walked over to the wall and tapped your boots together before you splaced one foot on the wall. You took a deeo breath before you put your other one on as well.

You stayed. You smiled as you ran up the wall and all around the room.

Y/N: I did it! Whoo!

You jumped, swung, and skipped around the entire room from the floor, to the walls, to the roof. You laughed as you hung upside down.

Y/N: Ok. So I got my ass kicked today. Big deal. Today has definitely had more ups than downs.

You placed your hands on your hips as you looked up, or down, at your lab.

Y/N: I think I can say today was a good day.

Suddenly, there was an explosion.

Y/N: Of course.