The Monster left behind the Black Cat to find a path of his own. He was found by the Iron Maiden who welcomed him into a tower of brave heroes. The Monster said his goodbyes and traveled to the tower.

He had no idea how much his life would change forever.

Monster:
Year 1

What the absolute fuck is all of this shit?

You stood in front of the elevator looking in at the empty living room area.

Where was everyone?

You slowly walked forward and looked around confused. Your senses then went off suddenly but you had no time to react. You found your face pushed to the floor and your arm bent behind your back.

???: So, who are you and what are you doing here? Scratch that, how did you get in?

Y/N: I had the code!

???: So do the delivery drivers and I know them all by name. You aren't one of them. Now how did you get the code?

You groaned as she pushed your arm up.

Y/N: Okay, Lady. Last chance to let me go before I get mad.

???: Yeah? Go ahead. Get mad.

She wants mad? Fine. You give her mad.

You lifted yourself up off the ground with her still hanging onto you. She was surprised of your strength but she wasn't giving up. She then tried to break your arm, but to no avail.

???: What?

You reached back and grabbed her before you threw her off of you. You then watched as she caught herself and stood back up.

Y/N: The hell are you?

???: Seriously? Bow you're just being hurtful.

Y/N: No, seriously. Who are you?

The woman rolled her eyes and brought out two batons. You clenched your fists as she charged at you. You popped out your claws and caught her baton before you pulled them away and threw them across the room. Her eyes widened when she saw the metal claws.

???: The hell?

You kicked her in the gut which created some distance. The woman stood back up and spat on the floor before she smirked. She ran towards you but your senses alerted you. You went to try and dodge her blow, but she was quicker than anyone else you ever fought.

She managed to kick your leg which caused you to stagger back. She used the chance to jump up and trap your head between her legs which she used to throw you into the coffee table.

It broke under your weight but you jumped back up immediately. Looks like this was a fight.

She moved to you again but you knew better now. She went to swipe your legs, but you jumped back and landed on your hands. She then tried to sweep those but you got back to your feet. She then tried to slam a palm into your jaw but you avoided it.

She instead used the chance to punch you in the chest before she kicked up and got you right in the face.

You stumbled backwards and shook your head as she retrieved her batons. You sighed and cracked your knuckles. Two both circled around the room as you popped out your claws.

???: I have no idea who you are, but you'll be in a world of pain in the next two minutes.

Y/N: You can try.

She smirked.

???: Oh, I like you.

She charged at you and you charged at her. You were then hit with a bolt of electricity which caused your body to go stiff and you to hit the ground.

Y/N: What....the....fuck?!

You twitched some more as the woman looked down at you. She then turned to her right.

???: I had that.

???: Sure you did. Why are you fighting with the new guy?

???: New guy?

You turned your head to see a young girl standing there with a red and gold gauntlet. She looked like she was your age.

Y/N: Who....

The girl looked at you and sighed.

???: I'm sorry, but you might have killed her. Um, it's me!

Wait, that voice.

Y/N: Ironheart?

???: Yep. But, my name is actually Riri. And, uh, sorry about...all this.

The electricity stopped and Riri helped you sit up. You rubbed your neck after Riri pulled the metal device from your skin.

Riri: Widow, this is the kid Spidey and I told you about.

The woman hummed and sighed.

Widow: Right. You did say that was today.

She held out a hand and you looked up at her.

Widow: I'm Natasha. The Black Widow.

You sighed and took her hand.

Y/N: Y/N.

She helped you to your feet as you rubbed your neck.

Y/N: Why does it itch so much?

Riri: It's the way I designed it. So, I see you made your choice. Welcome to the Program.

You raised a brow as you looked around.

Y/N: Right. Uh, where is everyone else?

Riri looked around.

Riri: Uh, well, there's only a few of us. So far.

Y/N: How many?

Widow: Besides you? Spider-Man Jr., Nova, Ms. Marvel, and Ironheart here.

There was only, five people here? Not much of a program, really.

Y/N: Huh.

Riri: Nova and Spidey are off doing some stuff on their own. Spidey should be here tomorrow and Nova shouldn't be too far behind. Ms. Marvel won't be here until later once school is out.

Y/N: So, it's just me and you here?

Widow: Me, too. I'm still here.

Y/N: Right. Uh, so, what happens now?

Widow: Well, I actually need to go check in with Tony. Riri here will stay here and get you adjusted to everything.

Riri: Yeah. Of course.

She turned to you.

Riri: Wanna go look at your room?

You looked at your bag and then back at her.

Y/N: Uh, sure. Yeah.

You picked up your bag and Widow cleared her throat.

Widow: Sorry about, trying to kill you.

Y/N: Yeah. I get it. You were just.....wait. You were trying to kill me?!

Widow waved and headed for the elevator.

Widow: Welcome to the Program.

She left the room and you were left with Riri. You just shook your head.

Y/N: Alright.

Riri smiled as she began to give you the tour.

Riri: Alright, so, this is the common room. This is kinda where we all hang out when we're actually here. No one really lives here. It'll just be you and Widow. When she's actually here.

Y/N: Oh. Okay.

Riri: Over there is the kitchen area, we have a full fridge, and the training room is the floor below us. Besides that, it's just the bedrooms.

You nodded to show that you were listening.

Riri: Your room is over here.

She lead the way and you followed. You eventually reached a door that slid open and revealed the bare room inside.

You stepped in and looked around at the empty room. There was an empty bed, desk, and a clock. There was also a small closet space.

Y/N: Wow.

Riri: Yeah. Not the most fancy room. Definitely feels like a dorm room more than anything...

Y/N: It feels too big.

Riri looked at you as you placed your bag down in the chair that was at the desk. You were looking at the bed. No blankets or even a pillow.

Riri: Right. We might have to go and buy some stuff. Do you have any shampoo or conditioner or...anything like that?

You looked at your bag and shook your head.

Y/N: Nope. Nothing like that. I uh, just brought my clothes.

Riri looked at the bag again. It didn't seem like much. Then again, you honestly didn't seem very well off when she met you.

Riri: Okay. We can go buy some stuff later.

You nodded and sat on the bed.

Y/N: So, what is all this?

Riri: The Program? Well, it was something SHIELD and the Avengers crafted up after Tony and Cap ran into this dude with fire hands or whatever. They figured there might be some more kids out there looking to do good. And they were right.

Y/N: And what's your story? Why are you doing this?

Riri placed a hand on her cheek and sighed.

Riri: I'm smart. Smart enough to make a suit of armor. My dad, before he died, told me that I should use my brain to do good. So that's what I do.

She then looked at you.

Riri: What about you?

You shrugged.

Y/N: I had a man who took care of me. He called himself the Creator but...I just called him the Old Man. He always pushed me to do good. And I...I want to do good. To be a hero.

Riri smiled.

Riri: That's great to hear, Y/N. I'm glad.

She rubbed her eyes and looked over at the clock.

Riri: Geez. I need to sleep. Uh, hey.

You looked up.

Riri: I'm going to go take a nap cause I haven't slept in about two days.

Y/N: Go ahead. I'll get my stuff unpacked.

You both looked at your bag.

Y/N: You have two minutes.

You both laughed.

Y/N: I'll be good. Get some rest.

Riri: Thanks. When I wake up, we'll go shopping for the stuff you need. Maybe Ms. Marvel will be here. She can come with us.

Y/N: Sounds good.

Riri nodded and left the room. The door slid close and you sat there for a moment. You rubbed your hands together and sighed. You then stood up and started to unpack.
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???: Hello? Anyone? I'm here. Why am I here?

A young girl wearing a blue mask walked into the common room and looked around. She then found Riri fast asleep on the couch.

???: Oh. Cool. Yeah, just leave me here on my own so I can awkwardly stand around with nothing to do.

She then looked up when she heard a door open.

Y/N: Riri? I forgot to ask but where's the bathroom?

You walked into the common room without your shirt on. You were going to wait until that Marvel girl showed up or whatever. You stopped when you found a masked girl standing there with her bag.

You both stood there for a moment before you waved.

Y/N: Hey. You must be Ms. Marvel. I'm Y/N. The new guy.

You held out your hand but the girl just looked at you with red cheeks as she looked at your body.

???: U-Um....where's your shirt?

You looked at her confused. You looked down and shrugged.

Y/N: It got hot in my room.

???: Uh, huh. Well, um, yeah. I'm Ms. Marvel. Nice to...meet you.

Y/N: You too.

You then looked at Riri and sighed.

Y/N: Right. She's been asleep in here for a while now. She said that you might tag along with us to go shopping for some stuff.

Ms. Marvel didn't respond to which you looked at her. She was staring at your body again. You waved your hand to make snap out of it.

Y/N: Did you hear, any of that?

Ms. Marvel: Um...yeah. Yep! Going...shopping.....can you put a shirt on?

You rolled your eyes and headed back to your room. Meanwhile, Marvel walked over to Riri and shook her awake.

Riri: Get me the screwdriver!

Riri shot up and looked around before she noticed her teammate.

Riri: Oh, Marvel. Hey. What are you doing here?

Marvel: You called me here. Well, Widow did but then you sent that text to come over and meet the new guy. Who is, super hot. Why didn't you mention that?

Riri: What are you on about?

Y/N: Is she awake?

The two girls looked over to see you enter the room again, just as you were pulling on your shirt. The two watched the show before you had the shirt on all the way.

Y/N: Ah, she is. Hey.

Riri: Hey.

Marvel: Hi.

You awkwardly stood there confused.

Y/N: Soooo.....when do we head out?

Riri and Marvel snapped out of their daze and looked at you.

Riri: Now, if you'd like. Uh, we can go...now.

Y/N: Cool. I think I have some cash saved up for some stuff.

Marvel: Actually, we just use Tony Stark's money. He has enough of it.

Thank God. You were broke as hell.

Riri: Okay. Uh, let's get going.
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It was already late in the day when you all left the tower. Around 6 or so. The sun was actually setting behind the buildings already but the city was as alive as ever.

Y/N: So, Ms. Marvel, huh? Kinda like Captain Marvel?

Marvel nodded.

Marvel: She's my favorite.

Y/N: But no relation?

Marvel: I wish. Nope. My family is from Jersey City.

Y/N: Right. Riri did say that I would be the only one living in the tower. So, do your parents know about you being a hero?

Marvel: Oh, they would flip if they ever found out.

Riri: My mom knows. My aunt, too. Kinda hard to hide a suit of red and gold armor.

Y/N: Oh, right.

You really need to learn how to talk to people. This was kinda awkward all things considered. Plus, Felicia was the only one that was your age that you actually interacted with. You wondered what she was up to right now.

Riri: First up, we need to get you a bed set and some bathroom stuff. We can get that up at this store.

Y/N: Alright.

Truth be told, you had no idea what you needed. Felicia was the one who dealt with that kind of stuff.

The three of you entered the store and you looked around. This place was big and it felt warm. Almost in a comfortable kind of way. Ms. Marvel went off to help Riri look for stuff for you while you just looked around.

Y/N: This is weird. What do I even do?

You eventually spotted the cashier who was checking a man out. You didn't think much about it, before you heard a click. You stopped and did a double take.

The man had a gun.

Man: Just put the money in the bag and no one needs to get hurt.

Woman: P-Please...

The man signaled to the gun again. The woman looked at the cash register but she didn't need to act. Suddenly, the man was gone from her sight, and the window had a massive hole in it. Everyone looked up at the sound of glass shattering, only to find you standing there with your bandanna covering your mouth.

You looked at the woman.

Y/N: You alright?

The woman nodded and began to thank you while Riri and Ms. Marvel rushed over.

Riri: The hell was that?!

Y/N: That guy was trying to rob the store.

Ms. Marvel looked at the window and chuckled a bit.

Ms. Marvel: You seriously threw him through the window?

You just shrugged.
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You were now back at the tower making your bed as Riri and Ms. Marvel helped decorate the best they could with stuff they found. The boss was thankful for you taking care of the robber and ended up giving you everything for free.

Guess you're the one who made it out like a bandit.

Riri: Welp, that's it.

You all stepped back and looked at the room. It came together quite nicely, actually. Felt like......not really home.

Ms. Marvel: Oh, shoot.

You looked over at her to see she was looking at her watch.

Ms. Marvel: I need to go. My parents will flip if I'm not back by curfew.

She looked at you and smiled.

Ms. Marvel: It was nice to meet you. I look forward to actually fighting with you.

You nodded and she took her leave. It was just you and Riri now.

Riri sat on your bed and looked around for a moment.

Riri: You need a suit.

You raised a brow.

Riri: Like, a superhero suit. You can't just fight in your clothes.

You looked down at your clothes and agreed. You had gone through so many shirts with your flames.

Riri: I can make one by Monday.

You nodded. You then looked at her.

Y/N: Was Widow really trying to kill me?

Riri: I think so.

Y/N: Jesus.

You shook your head and looked at the time. It was getting kinda late. You then looked at your hand. Was this really the start of your career as a hero? This was the path to doing the right thing. To make the Old Man proud. You clenched your hand and smiled to yourself.

Y/N: Well, I guess we should really get this thing started, then.

And I couldn't agree more.