Y/N Romanoff Creed was taken by the Ten Rings and turned into a Godslayer. After he escaped, he lived a life of crime before turning it around and become.....

Monster

After a trip to an alternate world where he is an X-Men, Monster and the Strikers returned home. Monster learns that he was bonded with a Symbiote known as Toxin, a mix of Venom and Carnage.

Now, with someone watching his moral decisions, Monster continues his work to become stronger.

Strikers: Monster, Scarlet Witch, Cloak, Dagger, Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Toxin

SHIELD: Mockingbird

Unaffiliated: Sabertooth

Monster:
Strikers

You whistled as you cleaned your claws. As odd as it sounds, Laura made it a point to keep hers clean so you gave it a try.

But you and Laura did also make notes that your claws seemed to be darker than hers. A mystery you never really solved.

Toxin: Papa?

You looked up to see that Toxin was holding up a piece of paper. It was six stick figures, all different colors, with names over them. However, they were all misspelled.

Toxin: They're the Strikers!

You took the paper and looked at it. You smiled at Toxin.

Y/N: This is good, bud. Which one am I?

Toxin reached out an arm and pointed to the one in the middle. The one that was labeled as Manotr. Not even close.

As you looked at the drawing, Toxin gathered up the crayons he was using as Laura walked in.

Laura: S'up, loser?

You handed her the drawing and she looked at it.

Laura: Oh. Which one am I?

Toxin: The one who isn't smiling.

You and Laura looked at it and sure enough, the shortest figure had a frown. Claws, too.

Toxin: Do you like it?

Laura folded it up and placed it in her pocket.

Laura: I'm keeping this.

She took a seat next to you with her mug of coffee. Eventually, Bobbi and Victor walked in. You lifted your head and looked at them as they both walked towards the fridge.

Your father was shirtless and Bobbi was seemingly only wearing a shirt that reached her thighs.

You and Laura looked at each other but decided not to question it.

Bobbi: So, any plans today?

Y/N: No. None today.

Toxin: Grandpa.

Victor looked at Toxin which caused you and Laura to sit up.

Laura: He responded to Grandpa.

Y/N: What the hell?

Toxin held up another picture which Victor took. It was a bigger stick figure which had claws and what seems to be a hairy chest.

Toxin: Do you like it?

Victor: Why do I look mad?

Toxin: You always look like that.

Victor slowly lowered the paper, revealing the tears starting to form in his eyes.

Victor: It's nice. Thank you.

He walked over to the fridge and stuck the drawing to it. You and Laura just watched before you turned back to Toxin.

Bobbi: Well, Fury wanted to know if you guys could check out an emergency over in LA.

Y/N: LA? Again?

Bobbi: Which is exactly why he wanted to send you kids. Figured you guys would know the area.

You gave it some thought and shrugged.

Y/N: Sure. Why the hell not? I can take Robbie, Tandy, and Tyrone.

Wanda: Not me? Ouch.

You turned over to see Wanda walking into the room. You smiled awkwardly.

Y/N: Uh, well, I just figured we should keep a low profile. And Robbie grew up in LA.

Wanda walked over and pinched your cheek.

Wanda: I'm just teasing, Darling. Besides, I want to investigate Burns a bit more.

Laura: I can help. I'm a pretty good tracker and I can...I dunno...stab things?

Wanda and her fist bumped while you smirked.

Y/N: Heh. Hopefully nothing too crazy goes on while we're gone.

Toxin: Can I go too, Papa?

You raised a brow.

Y/N: With me or...

Toxin: Wanda! She's fun.

Wanda picked him up and held him close.

Wanda: Of course you can go with us.

You nodded and stood up. Looks like you had a mission.
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User Monster updated his message board.

Looks like Escape from LA is getting a sequel. Yep. The Strikers are going back to LA! Apparently there's some kidnapping going on there. Maybe we'll get a mission out in NYC soon.

The Progam and the Strikers working together. That would be pretty cool.

Comments:
Nova: LA? Nice to see you guys get to catch some waves while we're stuck with Shocker.

Spidey: Stop by NYC soon! I found a new pizza place over in East Village.

Hawkeye: If you guys need a place to stay, my apartment is always open.

Wasp: Please stop by soon! I want to meet everyone!
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Detective Flores: So wait, you're telling me that drugs turned you into super heroes? That can't make you popular with parent groups.

You were in LA with your selected team while the detective looked at his notes. You were on the roof of the LAPD center.

Tyrone: Popularity has never been a concern for us.

Y/N: And technically only Cloak and Dagger were turned to this with drugs.

Tandy: Just don't mistake us for the druggies you deal with every night.

Tyrone: The experimental drugs that gave us our powers were forced on us by evil men.

Y/N: Which is why they use their powers for good. Like looking for missing kids?

The detective pulled out a file and handed it to you. You opened it up and looked through it.

It was a young girl.

Detective Flores: Her name is Molly Hayes.

Robbie: You said this girl was taken by other children?

The detective raised a brow at the Spirit of Vengeance.

Detective Flores: Yeah. Three teenage runaways. Alex Wilder, Nico Minoru, and Gertrude Yorkes. Although, uh, there is a chance that more kids might be involved.

You looked at the photos if the other kids confused. Kids kidnapping kids? To make things even weirder, these other kids were your age. Molly was only 14, but why would they kidnap her?

Robbie: Adolescents abducting their own? Seems strange.

Tandy: Typically runaways don't take off in groups. Unless they have similar experiences. Abusive homes and whatnot.

Detective Flores: Well, there's nothing typical about these kids. Before they went awol with Molly, they murdered an innocent girl.

You raised a brow. Murder? Things really did get a lot more complicated.

Detective Flores: And to make matters worse, I think a few of these kids have creepy powers. Uh, no offense, of course. Please. I wouldn't have called in back up like this if you weren't this girl's last hope.

You looked at the file and sighed. You tucked the file away in your coat as Tyrone opened his cloak.

Detective Flores: So, what happens now?

Y/N: We work. Don't call us. We'll call you.

You all vanished into Tyrone's cloak, leaving the detective there alone. He sighed and pulled out his phone and hit call.

Detective Flores: Mr. Wilder? Yes, I have good news, sire. The Pride is one step closer to having their offspring back.
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Elsewhere in LA, in a hidden place known as the Hostel, a group of young runaways hid.

Chase: Well, this bites.

Alex looked up from his book annoyed.

Alex: Keep it down, Chase. I'm only a few chapters away from deciphering the Pride's origin. That might help us figure out their next move.

Chase sat up and looked at the other boy.

Chase: So what, Alex? Even if you do decode our parents' big book of evil, it's not like we're going to be able to stop them.

Gertrude: Yeah. They're 12 of the most dangerous super-villians on the planet. And we were almost killed by a 16 year old!

Long story.

Karolina: He wasn't a kid. He was a monster.

Long. Story.

Nico: Whatever! I'm sick and tired of moping around this dump. We have all this...power! We should be doing something good.

Molly: Yeah! Like freeing all the sea turtles at Sea World.

Alex sighed as he closed his book. He stood up and looked at his friends.

Alex: Nico, if we go out now, we risk being found.

Nico: We risk being found if we stay in the same place. Besides, you're the one who told us that we should be using our powers to make up for all the suffering our parents caused.

Alex: I know. But we can't risk anyone getting hurt. Besides, what are we supposed to do? Go out and look for trouble?

Chase sat up and raised a hand.

Chase: Or we can go patrolling, like guardian angels. We don't have to go fighting terrorist or anything. Just, like, a purse snatcher.

Alex gave it some thought before he shrugged.

Alex: Guess we could go on a supply run. Gert, think you can stay here with Molly?

Molly stood up and stomped over.

Molly: You can't leave us here! What if another monster shows up?!

Not you. Another monster. Doesn't matter. Moving on.

Gert: Kid's got a point. I'm not sure Old Lass could eat something that big again.

If one more person brings that up....

Nico: All for one and one for whatever.

Alex looked at his friends, plus the dinosaur, before he turned back to Molly.

Alex: Fine. But you have to promise to not leave the van. Got it?

Molly smiled widely as she chered.

Molly: Yes! We finally get to wear our costumes!

Everyone looked at her oddly. Molly blushed a bit.

Molly: Am I the only one who made a costume?
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You stood on the edge of the building you had Tyrone teleport you to. You touched the com on your ear.

Y/N: Any movement?

Robbie: Nothing on my end. Still standing by.

You nodded. Robbie was parked in an alleyway nearby, laying low. This area had a few reports of strange encourages which was a good enough start. At least, for now.

You sighed and spotted Tyrone telelort a few blocks away. He then teleported away again. You stood there for a moment before you kneeled down to watch the street.

Tandy: Quiet night, huh?

You looked over your shoulder and found the woman in white herself. She walked over to you and took a seat, her feet hanging off the side.

Tandy: What's on your mind?

You just shrugged.

Y/N: I guess I'm just trying to piece everything together. Seems a bit weird, doesn't it?

Tandy nodded. She kept her eyes on the street for a moment before she turned to you.

Tandy: Hey, can we talk about happened in that other world?

You raised a brow.

Y/N: Which part? A lot kinda happened.

Tandy looked at you unamused.

Tandy: What do you think?

You blushed a bit when you suddenly realized what she meant. Right. You both almost....had a moment. You turned back to the street.

Y/N: I mean, if you want to.

Tandy: Do you not?

You didn't say anything. Tandy opened her mouth but you put up a finger.

Y/N: Sorry. I'm just...trying to figure out the right answer. Give me a second.

Tandy watched as you thought hard on the situation. Finally, you nodded.

Y/N: Yep. Yeah. Let's talk about it.

Tandy blinked once or twice before she sighed.

Tandy: You are so weird.

Y/N: I was raised on the streets!

Tandy: Still weird.

You just shrugged. Tandy sighed and turned to you.

Tandy: What we almost did, I never had that kind of moment with anyone. And, I was kinda scared about bring this up.

Y/N: I don't blame you. I, uh, I have trouble with emotions and feelings and stuff like that. So, sorry if I'm....not good at this.

Tandy looked at you confused.

Tandy: What do you mean?

Y/N: Well, I....I really liked this girl, once. Like, a lot. And I wasn't able to tell her how I felt. And I lost her.

Tandy: Oh.

Y/N: Yeah. So, sorry.

Tandy just nodded. Before she could continue, however, she heard something. You both looked down the street and found two kids spray painting on a sign.

Nothing too big and you weren't here to stop taggers. However, a white van suddenly parked across the street.

This ought to be interesting.
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Kid: Heh. "Stark Naked." Get it? We should get somekind of award for this.

The boy laughed as he sprayed the Stark Industries sign. Across the street, the kids watched them.

Alex: Finally. Some crime.

Gert looked at him unimpressed.

Gert: What? Defacing an ad for some evil corporation that's in bed with the military industrial complex? That's not a crime, it's a public service.

Alex rolled his eyes and got out of the driver seat and moved to the back where the others were preparing.

Chase: Come on, Arsenic! This is the first action we've seen all night. We're gonna run out of gas before we find something better to fight.

Gert just scoffed.

Gert: Knock yourself out, Talkback. But I'm not going to help you guys play junior fascists.

Chase just ignored her and followed Alex out of the van. Nico followed and Molly sat up.

Molly: Should I put my costume on now, Lucy in the Sky?

Karolina: Um, sure, Bruiser. As long as you promise to stay here and help Arsenic and Old Lace on guarding the wheels, okay?

Molly pouted as she crossed her arms.

Molly: What a rip.

Alex pulled his hood on and turned to his team.

Alex: Let's get in character.

He looked around to make sure no one was around. You and Tandy watched as the four kids walked across the street towards the two boys. You pulled out the files and held them up.

Y/N: That's Alex Wilder and Nico Minoru. Now idea who the other two are, though.

Tandy: Glowing is my thing. That bitch.

You looked at her in shock.

Tandy: No one takes my thing.

Meanwhile, the two boys looked at their work, impressed. However, Alex reached them.

Alex: Lose the art supplies, Warhol! You have five seconds!

The two boys turned around to see Alex, Nico, Chase, and Karolina standing there, or floating in Karolina's case.

Boy: What...what are you? Mutantes?

You gasped.

Y/N: He did not just use the M word.

Alex: Two, one...

Nico: Burst!

She held up her staff and the boy suddenly found his spray paint bursting.

Boy: Oye!

Alex: Leave now or she'll start popping spleens.

One of the boys glared at the kids before he reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun. You hit your com.

Y/N: Robbie, get ready to move in. Tyrone, get ready to assist.

Boy: The only thing that'll be popping around here is a round in your ass!

Tandy: What is this? A bad West Side Story rip-off?

Everyone turned around to see you and Tandy jumping off of the roof. You landed and caught Tandy before you set her down.

Tandy: I hate it when people mess with the classics.

The boys quickly stopped back when they saw you. They all did.

Boy: Monstruo!

Boy: Don't hurt us, man! Piece is just a squirter gun, see?

He pulled the trigger and water came out. You simply walked towards them and looked at them.

Y/N: Batirlo.

The two kids got the message and ran off while you and Tandy focused your attention on the kids. They panicked slightly.

Chase: Isn't he with the Avengers?

Karolina: But who's the skank?

Tandy's eye flinched but you put your arm out. Before they could even think to run, Robbie came around the corner with his car fully covered in flames. Tyrone also appeared to the side of them.

Y/N: Nico Minoru and Alex Wilder. You two are coming with us. And trust me when I say, you don't want this to escalate to a fight.

Nico held up her staff.

Nico: How do you know our names? If you know our parents then you have to know that they're....

Tandy: Worried? You kidnapped Molly Hayes. We're here to take them home.

Alex: Kidnapped? W-Wait! I've read about you. You're Monster. You and Ironheart saved those world leaders. You stopped that invasion on New York. You're a good guy, right?

Chase: Enough! LSD, you take Monster! I got the chick! Nico, handle that Fire dude!

Alex: Chase, no!

Chase: Flame on, skank!

He fired off his gauntlets towards Tandy who leaped over the blasts.

Tandy: What did you just call me?!

Karolina flew towards you but you didn't even move. She fired off a blast but you simply stepped aside, allowing the blast to fly right past you.

Tyrone: I got her.

He suddenly appeared above her and consumed her with his cloak. You just sighed as Tandy threw Chase towards you. You caught him but he quickly pulled away.

Chase: I ain't scared!

He swung at you and ended up hitting you on your face. However, his eyes grew wide when he saw the anger in your eyes. You didn't even budge.

Y/N: Seriously?

You grabbed his arm and threw him at Tyrone, causing him to be consumed as well.

Tyrone: I love the taste of murder.

Nico tried to use her staff, but Robbie threw his chain. It wrapped around the staff and Robbie pulled it to him. He caught it and looked at it.

Robbie: Magic has really become a staple in my life, hasn't it?

Nico: We're not killers!

Tandy: Tell it to Judge Ito.

Alex: W-Wait! Don't you see that this is just a huge misunderstanding?!

Tyrone: Be silent, murderer. And enter the fold.

Tyrone lifted into the sky, and consumed the two teens in his cloak. He landed and the four of you stood there for a moment.

Tyrone: Hn.

Y/N: Hn? Why hn?

Tyrone: They were telling the truth. They aren't killers.

Y/N: Well son of a.....

Molly: Hey!

You all turned around and found Molly and Gert standing there, with the dinosaur behind them.

Y/N: It says a lot that this isn't the weirdest thing I've seen.

Gert: Give our friends back!

Molly: Or freaking else!