CHAPTER 3:
Venom.
Raven

"Stand together, or fall alone, Pete. That's why we wanted to talk," Danny put his hand on Peters shoulder.

"You wanna talk?! How about when you made me blow off my best friend, Harry? My time is my time, that's the deal I made with Fury," Peter was frustrated, well, angry was more like it, but I could sympathize with him.

Being taken away from someone you care about can make you act out.

"We also made a deal to work together, remember?" Luke reminded.

"Yeah, you got a job now, Parker. Don't need to kiss up to money bags anymore for cash," And Sam had to open his big mouth just as Harry walked by, and he slammed his tray on the table before running off.

"Harry! Wait!" Peter ran off.

"There are many parts between the mind and the mouth. You should try using them sometime," Danny pointed at Sam.

"Great job, Sammy," I glanced at him.

"Oh, she speaks?" He smirks.

"Why are you so interested in my past?" I questioned.

"Uhm, let's see, you're crazy powerful, you're not even fully human, and you used to be in the Titans-" My eyes widened.

"How did you know that?"

"Not exactly something Fury could have hidden from us, Rach. You and your team are all over YouTube," Luke told me.

"You and that Robin kid had some crazy combos. You matched up perfectly in battle," Ava commented.

"He's a great fighter," I shrugged.

"Or maybe more than that? Hm?" Sam tried guessing, and I tried staying as stoic as possible.

But my pink cheeks gave it away.

"Ha! Knew it! So you had a thing with Batmans kid, huh?" He grinned widely.

"So what if I did?" I snapped.

"Sam, she doesn't wish to talk about her love life," Danny came to my defense.

"Besides, I had to end things," I crossed my arms.

"Okay, now I'm curious. You dated Robin, protégé of Batman, who looks quite fine in that suit, if I may add. He's so strong and there's no hesitation when he fights. Why end things?" Ava asked.

And despite Danny coming to defense, I did feel his curiosity start to mix with our teammates.

"He just. . .he started to become unavailable. Emotionally and physically. He had other duties, other responsibilities, and I didn't want to get in the way of them," I confessed, and although that was the partial truth, it still felt good to let off my chest.

"Sorry if I sound a bit rude, but any guy who can't even see how miserable his girl is and putting everything else before her, even a superhero, is a major idiot," I chuckled.

"So dating as a hero is easy for you guys?" I quirked my brow with a smirk, already knowing the answer.

"Well, I haven't exactly, uhm. . ."

"I mean, have you ever. . .?"

"Nah, but like. . ."

They all turned to Danny.

"I've never dated either," He admitted and they all groaned.

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A party?

"Ew," I crossed my arms.

"Lighten up! Ooh, they got nachos!" Sam was immediately making himself comfortable in this penthouse, while I just stood there with my arms crossed.

"You dressed up for the occasion," I looked down at my black skirt and blue top matched with my leather jacket.

"So did you. . .?" I tried giving Danny a compliment, but he was wearing the same clothes as earlier.

"I do apologize for Sam-"

"No need, and besides, everyone was curious. It actually felt kinda nice to let some stuff out," I revealed and he smiled.

"Good to know. Although, if I may?" I nodded.

"I was quite shocked to find out your relationship with Robin. He seems so troubled when he fights and is always full of aggression."

He isn't wrong.

"Well, I do have a thing for green eyes," I tried making a joke out of it, but then my heart skipped a beat once I realized that one, I just revealed one of Robin's assets to his identity, and two, Danny has green eyes.

"Oh shit. I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, I was just saying that he had green eyes so, I was just, uhm-" He chuckled.

"Don't worry, Rachel. Two percent of the world has green eyes, so your desire for them isn't that uncommon."

This is awkward.

But just at the right time, a roar sounded through the penthouse and my guard was up.

"Ooh! Tell me he rented a lion!" Sam shouted in excitement.

Ugh.

"What? Rich people rent lions."

Peter then fell down the stairs and into a random persons arms, and something emerged soon behind him.

"What the hell. . .?" I mumbled as some type of black sludge built up, covering the body of a person and i could feel their thoughts.

It was Flash, and he was terrified.

"I know who's in there," I told Danny as we rushed people out.

"Who is it?"

"Flash. But I felt it, it doesn't want Flash, it wants someone else," He nodded as we rejoined our teammates.

"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Within a second, my suit was on.

"What?! No fair! I want to do that!" Nova yelled.

"Learn some magic, and then we'll talk," I smirked.

"Look out!" Nova suddenly shouted and before I could comprehend what was happening, he shoved me out of the way and my back slammed into the bookshelf.

"Nova!"

It was going for me, but Nova pushed me out of the way.

But instead of attacking me, currently vulnerable, he dove straight for Peter and they both went through the window.

Shit!

Flying out, Peter was talking some nonsense about what had attached itself to Sam and he aimed a blast towards him.

"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" I used my own blast to counter his, pushing away his energy charged blast with as much natural power I had.

"Spiderman! Just shut up and start climbing!" I grunted, still keeping him at bay.

"That's it!" I let go and the blast went straight through a part of the tower and I joined my teammates on the roof with Sam in tow.

"How do we get that thing off without hurting Nova? Ideas?" Ava asked.

"My irresistible comedic banter seems to have no effect. That's all I got," Peter shrugged.

"I can take it," Luke stepped up.

"Let's not be too hasty. Make him promise to clean your room or something first."

Idiot.

"Kidding! Don't touch it or it'll stick to you!" He warned.

"Not if you touch it hard enough!" He grunted as he gripped onto the symbiote and yanked him off of Sam, but it quickly started sticking to him.

"Powerman! No!"

"Raven, go check on Nova!"

"On it," I ran towards him and knelt down, pressing my hands against the sides of his helmet.

Fuck it.

I took it off and pressed them back on the sides of his head, reading his mind and consciousness.

Okay, he's okay.

A bit hurt, but alive.

"Hng. . .Rachel?" He mumbled out.

"Just stay down, Sam. It's-Iron Fist!" Just as Danny went in for a punch, Luke was faster and he was just about to fly over the edge.

"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" My hand launched out and the black mass that is my power grabbed him and gently set him down on the roof.

What am I? A medic today?

After gently setting Sam down, I went over to Danny and did the same.

Your mind is a bit harder to get into, but nothing I can't handle.

He was okay, same as Sam, but quicker to get up.

"Thanks," He grunted as he got up.

"No problem. Let's just get this thing."

"All life is sacred, creature, but what you're doing is wrong. Let him go before I forget I'm a pacifist," Danny warned.

Danny struck the final blow and Luke hit the side of the roof, but was overall okay. But the symbiote wasn't done and started chasing after Danny.

"Keep it up, Iron Fist! We'll find a way to contain it!" Peter encouraged.

Shit.

It latched onto Dannys' foot, yanking him down and enveloping his body.

"Iron Fist!"

"I can hear it's thoughts. . .they're. . .they're confused. Spiderman, it wants. . .you."

Of fucking course it does.

It let out a screech before attacking him, and with Dannys' speed ans agility, it was harder for Peter to dodge him.

"Ouch!" I heard a crack when Peters wrist and Dannys' leg collided.

"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Grabbing his body, I launched him in the air and let him fly down. Danny got the message and punchdd the roof as he landed, sending a mass of vibrations throughout the creature and causing it to let go.

"No! You aren't hurting anyone else tonight! If you want me, come and get me," Peter let it capture him, encasing his body but there were white markings on the outside that weren't there before.

Shit.

He has it.

The perfect host.

"I. Am. Venom!"

No screeching or screaming nonsense, but now talking.

That doesn't make any sense.

"Friends. . .yummy."

"Spiderman, I know you're in there," Ava said.

"There is only Venom," It answered.

Wait. . .

Why do I sense two others up here?

I looked around and saw MJ and Harry, both peeking over and MJ recording the whole fight.

"Hey! Get out of here! It's too dangerous!" But that only caught the attention of Venom and he started marching over.

"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" I put up a bubble shield around us and Venom was banging on it, making me stumble back a bit.

"AAAAH!"

Peter?

That scream was too recognizable and just as I turned around, Harry started to fall.

"Gotcha!" We both grabbed him and started to hull him up.

"Ouch! I think you pulled out my only chest hair."

"Sorry."

"Get to safety. Now!" They both nodded frantically and ran down the stairs, and when I looked back, Venom was long gone.

I miss that much action by saving two people?

"Hey, where's Iron Fist?" I questioned, seeing only Mr. Osborn with Sam and Peter, but then my gaze went over to Ava and Luke just as they ripped the sludge off of Danny.

Ripping off his clothes in the process.

"It's a monk thing," He shrugged at his very revealing and very interesting choice of underwear.

O-oh.

All monks are. . .abs-absolutely ripped?

"Raven? Yoohoo?" Ava waved her hand infront of my face and I awkwardly coughed before turning my head to the side and trying my absolute best to ignore the rising heat in my cheeks.

Thank God it's nighttime.

"Here," A white robe, bigger for him, appeared in my hand and I handed it to him.

"It'll cover you till we get to the helicarrier."

"Thank you, Raven," He just smiled innocently while Luke and Ava both gave me the look.

"What?" I growled.

"Nothing, nothing."

"Yeah, nothings wrong. We're all cool here."