Midtown School
Arthur was walking through the school, sipping water from a bottle. He was wearing a white jacket with a black hood over a white turtleneck with "Star-Imperror" written on it, blue jeans with a belt and black sneakers.
«Arthur! Arthur, freeze! - he heard as he looked round.
Laura was running towards him with a rucksack on her shoulder. She was wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans with a belt and sneakers. She had bracelets on her wrists.
«'Oh, Laura,' Chestnut said, taking another drink of water.
«'Why the hell did you go without me, eh! - she asked, stopping in front of him.
«'So I told you I was going...' - he replied, tilting his head to the right.
«So what!!! Couldn't you have waited?!
«Don't yell at me like that, I've been up all weekend, doing materials and photos.... - Evans yawned, then sipped his water.
«You look like you've been dry... - Kinney said.
«I didn't drink anything, of course I'm dry," he replied, taking another drink.
«Eh... You should get some sleep tonight... - she sighed.
«Yeah, right... - Arthur shook his head.
«Arthur! Laura!" they heard and turned round.
Elena was running towards them.
«Oh, Lena, hi - Laura smiled and waved.
«Hi... - Evans said, turning round.
When Lena saw Arthur, she turned pale and clutched at her heart.
«What's wrong, Arthur? - the white-haired girl asked.
«It's called "I worked all weekend without rest, food and drink, and in the end I survived" - answered the traitor, drinking the remaining water. - Whew...
«Oh you hedgehog.... - she said.
«Yeah... - he nodded. - So, if I fall asleep, wake me up....
With that, Evans headed towards his locker. He opened his locker, after which he put his backpack and bottle in. His whole appearance screamed the desire to sleep or take a nap.
«Shit... I wish I could sleep for half an hour.... - Arthur said, closing his locker.
***
Arthur was lying on a bench, dozing off in gym class with his hands under his head. He was dressed in a tracksuit and had his glasses hanging around his neck. Gwen and Laura were sitting next to him.
«Arthur! - suddenly shouted the coach.
«Ch-sh... - The two girls pointed to stop him from shouting.
«Coach, he's been working all weekend, have pity on him..... - said Flash. - You know he's the best at all the standards.
«He also helped me filter the photos.... Please, Coach," said Peter.
«Am I a sadist or something? - asked the coach. - Let him sleep.
«Yay! - shouted the company.
Then Arthur sat down, looking around. The others were silent. Then Evans lay back down, closing his eyes. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
«Everyone to the assembly in the assembly hall! - came a sudden shout from the head teacher.
The brown-haired man sat down, clutching his head.
«Why are you shouting like that...? - he asked, and the bags under his eyes had almost disappeared.
«Arthur, let's go to sleep later," Gwen said quietly, then helped him up.
«I only dream of peace... Although what kind of... I do not even let me sleep... - Evans replied, holding his head.
After that, they headed towards the entrance of the school. At one point, when they were already approaching, Elena looked at the gate and saw two silhouettes. When she saw them, she flinched.
«Arthur, can you come with me? I think I left my phone there," the white-haired girl said.
«М? Okay, let's go... - he replied. - Excuse us, we'll step back, Elena forgot her phone.
They went towards the platform. The two silhouettes followed them. They arrived and started looking for the mobile phone.
«Where's your mobile phone? - Artur asked.
«I don't know... It must be around here somewhere... - she said.
Evans looked away and tilted his head, dodging the spike. The brown-haired man looked over and saw that the spike had pierced the steel pipe like a piece of paper. After that, he turned round and saw two people. They had identical clothes and gas mask-like masks that hid their faces and heads, the lenses of the gas masks were red, and so were two tubes. Their clothing was a black buttoned coat with the sleeves rolled up, black trousers and boots. They had black gloves on their hands.
«I'm in trouble... - said Artur, then looked at Lena. - Lena, get down!
In an instant, one of the duo opened fire with wrist spikes. Evans jumped on Lena, trying to protect her from the shots and swung his palm, which glowed with black energy for a moment. True to form, at that moment someone stood up under the blows that were aimed at them. When Arthur looked closely, he saw a girl wearing a black jacket over a t-shirt, blue jeans with a belt, sneakers and gloves. She had a helmet on her head and three spikes in her stomach, two in her shoulders and one in her leg.
«Oh, shit. - she pulled the spikes out of her body and the wounds under her clothes healed. - What are you standing there for? Get out of here! - The girl shouted to the trapped man and the white-haired girl, and two adamantium claws emerged from her fists.
«"I can't believe the one who almost blew my head off saved me." - Arthur stood up, taking Elena on his shoulder and ran.
The other man, who was standing, rushed towards them with wild speed. The girl, however, kicked him with her foot, knocking him backwards. He in turn did a backflip, landing.
«Who are you? - She asked, not removing her claws.
«Get out of the way... - said the one who shot the spikes in a masculine and young voice.
«Otherwise we will finish you off.... - said the spike-shooter in a female voice.
«Yeah. Silent guys... Well, then I'll hold you back and we'll see - she flew at them with her claws.
The guy with spikes started parrying the attacks with spikes sticking out of his wrists. The spiked girl, on the other hand, kicked her back with her legs. 23 also stopped, releasing a blade from her heels. Suddenly the girl jumper leapt at the enemy, but just as suddenly a wall appeared in front of her. At the last moment, she leapt away from the wall, breaking it.
«What? They looked up and saw Spectre.
«No fighting," Evans said, then raised the walls around the attackers with white energy.
The duo in turn prepared to jump. A guy's wings emerged from his back like a wasp.
«Oh you hedgehog.... - The silver-haired man dodged the spike thrower, but missed the jumping girl's kick.
That sent Arthur tumbling backwards. Evans hit his back, breaking the pavement.
«Atya-tya. My ribs. - He suddenly rolled to the side, dodging the jumper's legs and spikes.
The girl wanted to kick him again, but she was thrown back by a shoulder strike from 23. The silver-haired man, however, made a slash at her and thus saved her from the spikes. Arthur then jumped up and launched a black blob at the boy's head. As the black energy settled, Spectre and 23 flinched. The guy had poison yellow skin with black stripes like a wasp with sharp ends on his cheeks, full red compound eyes, three dots on his forehead lined up in a triangle, light short stiff hair and antennae. His jaw was covered with a carapace. The guy also exposed sharp black-coloured teeth.
«Not a robot...? - Arthur asked, whereupon 23 threw back the jumper that was aiming at him.
After that, he threw the hopper at his head as well. When the black light settled, the girl's face showed. She had pale skin, two pairs of completely black eyes, and dark red hair. There was also something like jaws on the sides of her mouth.
«Oh you hedgehog.... - said Spectre.
«Don't get distracted! - shouted 23, knocking the thorns away.
«No, I'm just used to a different face - he replied, and then suddenly dodged a thick web.
It was released by the girl, right out of her mouth. Arthur flew up to her and kicked her in the stomach. The bug girl in turn grabbed his leg and started kicking him to the ground. Spectre kicked her in the arm and she let go. He then created pillars out of the ground with white energy. The dark redhead dodged and then pulled off her coat. Underneath it was a belt hiding her breasts. Her body was not covered in a chitinous shell unlike her companion, and there was a Sigma symbol on her right shoulder. At this time, 23 was dodging the guy's spikes. He started flying at her, striking her with his spikes, and at one point wanted to bite her altogether. His enemy in turn grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder, knocking him to the ground. He recoiled, after which he tore off his coat. His body was covered in a chitinous carapace, as if it were armour with the colouring of a wasp. The guy jumped up, then kicked 23 in the head, then got to his feet and a second pair of hands appeared from behind his back. He grabbed her arms and with the other pair he started poking her in the stomach with the spikes. The girl, on the other hand, kicked him at one point, forcing him to let go. Spectre barely fought back in hand-to-hand combat, but suddenly her enemy had not one but two pairs of hands.
«Holy shit... - that's when the silver-haired one started to take a beating.
In an instant, a familiar web attached itself to the twins and pulled them to each other, causing them to hit each other.
«Don't thank me, it's just me, your friendly neighbour - spider-man - said the spider-man who flew in on the web.
«Now the odds are more or less even.... - said Arthur, holding his jaw.
«Why can't you shoot them with your lasers?! - 23 asked.
«I'm sorry," he replied, and then jumped back, grabbing the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
The spider jumped back by spider sense. Spikes flew at the spot where they were standing.
«Fuck. How do I keep them in place? - Evans said, then looked at the spider and the light bulb above his head lit up. - Spider lady, I think I have an idea.
«Huh?" they looked at him and then all three of them jumped away from under the spikes.
Immediately after, Spectre soared into the air at full speed and got behind the guy's back and kicked him in the back. Then 23 made a cinch at the hopping guy and nailed him to the ground with his foot. Spidey began to mould the twins with webs at full speed, even taping the dark redhead's mouth for good measure.
«Ugh... - Arthur sat down cross-legged. - And what's your name, two of Sigma.
«Piss off! - shouted the boy, trying to get away.
«Well, I'll call you guys Hornet and Bansi, he replied.
«Heh-heh-heh... Hornet and Bouncy... That's funny... - Peter said, standing with his arms crossed.
«Okay, I'm calling my people - 23 pulled out her mobile phone.
Spectre looked at the keychain in the shape of a black and white jester's head.
«No! This mission cannot fail! - shouted Hornet, then lashed out.
He instantly flung them aside and freed his comrade. Bansi blew the cobwebs from her mouth.
«Where are you--? - they began to look round.
«What the...? - Hornet asked, moving his antennae.
«What is it, brother? - Bansi asked.
«'He's not ... He's not around! - shouted the boy.
«How...? He couldn't have run a few kilometres in that time, could he! - she asked.
Spectre, on the other hand, crouched down, holding his ribs.
«Shit! We've got to find him or we'll be killed! - Bansi shouted, then grabbed her shoulder. There was terror in her eyes.
«Shit... - Hornet clutched his head.
Arthur grabbed the spot where the fractal had been. He jumped up, covered in silver energy. Then Spectre unclasped the pendant. The twins turned to him.
«Who is it you're looking for out there? А..? - Evans asked. - You'd better run before I split up.
The two only prepared to attack, but were suddenly knocked out. They were caught by the Z-01 behind them, only instead of one big camera, it was a plate with holographic eyes.
«Oh, Z-01. And you've come to fight...? - Arthur asked.
«No... They have a mission, I have a cancellation - he replied, catching the twins.
«All right, I have neither the strength nor the desire to catch up with you - replied Evans, propping his head up with his hand.
The robot flew away.
«Did you let him go?! - X-23 asked.
«Never mind, if it's the fourth time they've come here, they'll come again," Spectre replied, waving his hand.
«Fairy-tale pofigism.... - said Spidey.
«Okay, I need to have a word with you - she said.
And then the guys looked at her.
***
Arthur, Peter and X-23 were sitting on the roof and the silver-haired one was using the thread to make different shapes and patterns.
«Look, can you put that away, we need to have a serious talk," the girl said.
«Okay - Spectre put the thread away.
«So, I'm an S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and you've witnessed something you shouldn't see - she began.- Yeah, actually, one of them came over my head, and you had me, too," he replied.
«Oh, what? - asked the girl.
«You're on the market... - said the spider.
«You too... - he said.
«Look you, this is not a game, Sigma is a world threat! - she shouted.
«Yes we understand, wha... The only question is, what are they doing at this school? - Evans asked.
«The son of the one who rolled Sigma into the asphalt is studying there, and if something happens to him, his mum will fuck the whole S.H.I.E.L.D., Sigma and the government, and nothing will happen to her - answered X-23.
«"Isn't that my mum by any chance...?" - Arthur thought.
«What's the guy's name, if it's no secret? - Parker asked.
And then Spectrum looked first at X-23 and then at Spidey.
«Secret information, my arse! I'll have my head smashed in with an adamantium-coated frying pan for spreading it! - she replied.
«'Well, that's Mum for sure,' thought Evans.
«'So just mind your own business,' said 23.
«Look, girl, I don't know if you're pretty or not, but don't tell me what to do - replied Spectre. - I've done what's fair and I'll do what's right.
«So will I," said the Spider. - And you are not our bosses to order us.
«Well, it's up to you, I've got to call my guys," she said, pulling out her mobile phone. It was purple and folding with a squirrel in the shape of Diana's head, from Aria's game, which caused Spectre's faint stupor. - Shit, I've got to get them to the school to interview witnesses.
And then it clicked for both of them.
«Bye! - They both left immediately.
Aircraft carrier S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury was certainly pleased. He had recently received a report from agents that Sigma agents had been captured while trying to escape. All the agents. The twins and the robot. In addition, Aria was on the carrier looking curiously at the surveillance monitors.
«How did you catch them? - The brown-haired one asked.
«We used an EMP. And got them warm.
«Yeah. You couldn't have taken them with your bare hands, Evans said.
«They're in the cells now. The twins were sedated, and the robot. They haven't touched him yet. Just put him in a shielded cell.
«Ten quid says they're coming for them, Aria said. - By the way, I wouldn't touch the robot in case it bombs.
«That's why we don't touch it... - he replied.
But then the aircraft carrier shook a lot.
«What the hell?
«Director Fury! We're under attack! - Maria's voice came over the intercom.
«Shit! - Fury growled and ran to the monitors.
He was not happy with the picture he saw. All the planes that were in the lower hangar or on the deck had been destroyed and someone was breaking through to the prison block. And because of the interference (which is strange because the cameras used by Shch.I.T.om are considered the best) it was impossible to determine who it was.
«Prison block guards on alert number 1!
«I told you, said Aria.
«Don't you give a damn?! - he asked.
«No - she answered, and then she did some manipulations with the computer.... Suddenly it switched off. As did most of the electronics on the bridge. - Shit! We've been hacked!
Evans then searched her pockets for something. She found two flash drives. One was a normal one, and the other was in the shape of the jester's head from the game.
«What's that? - Fury asked.
«This? It's the key to blocking the hack and something no one should see - she opened the panel and plugged in the normal flash drive.
After that, the hardware switched on and a data download appeared on the screen. On top of that, the jesters from her game in Chibi's version appeared, shaking their heads with a chuckle.... But then the equipment switched off again. And then it switched back on again... Eventually, to Aria's displeasure, she realised that the hacking had failed to stop and now there was a virtual war going on online.
***
Meanwhile, in the prison bay, Maria Hill and a small group of agents were successfully holding off the onslaught of armed drones. At the same time, the agents had to keep an eye on the security systems that were trying to take them in their sights.
«What the hell is going on here! - Maria shouted, shooting down another drone.
Suddenly the drones retreated, causing the agents to be bewildered.... Then they realised why the drones had left... And they realised it too late. An unknown person jumped out of the vent and at superhuman speed scattered the agents. Maria managed to hold on for a while, but she was knocked out by the unsub as well... Right after that, Z-01 burst out of one of the cells. He went to the twins' cell and opened it with brute force. The robot carried Hornet and Bansi out of the cell, then approached the human.
«We can leave now... - he said.
The unknown man just nodded, and then there was an explosion that created a rather large hole in the floor. The unknown man then jumped on Z-01's back, after which the latter jumped into the hole.
A short while later.
Aria stood sipping coffee on the sidelines while Fury sat next to the medical bed Maria was lying on. Her head was bandaged and Hill herself was holding onto her ribs.
«Maria, who was the attacker? What did he look like? Please remember, every detail is important," Nick said.
«Oh... I don't know. I didn't get a good look at him, but-- He looked like an average teenager. Also I saw a black cloak with a sigma symbol on the shoulder.... - Said Maria, then looked at Ariu. - And the fighting style was remotely similar to yours.
The last line dumbfounded everyone present quite a lot. Aria choked on her coffee, and Nick grumbled unhappily. The brown-haired woman set the mug down and then headed towards the exit of the infirmary.
«Where are you going? - Fury asked.
«Home, I've had a busy day today," she said as she left the infirmary. - And wash up, you're not the boss of me.
«And there's no arguing about it....
***
Arthur was walking towards the school with Laura.
«How come you left Lena alone? - The dark brown-haired girl asked.
«Well, I'm sorry I ran to call for help and the police," he replied.
«But I didn't get through," she said.
«There was no connection, Evans said.
«It's a little suspicious, don't you think? - the girl asked.
«Sister, have you seen my mobile phone, it's on its last legs, it's three times younger than me - said the guy, showing his mobile phone. It was black, folding and had a keychain in the shape of a round disc with Spider-Ghost's eyes drawn on it.
«It works fine for me - she showed her mobile. Purple, folding and with the same Diana's head from Aria's game as a keychain.
And that's when Chestnut's head snapped up.
«Arthur, what are you doing? - Laura asked.
«No, nothing, I just remembered something," he replied, looking away.
Kinney only shrugged her shoulders.
«"Oh no... It can't be..." - he thought.
Immediately after, a memory flashed through his mind.
«"Wait... The claws on her hands and feet... Laura... Laura Kinney, X-23, Wolverine's daughter..." - thought the hitman. - "So..." - he looked at Laura out of the corner of his eye.
Evans' house
Aria sat in the kitchen at home, contemplating with a glass of wine.
«Something stronger for my thoughts.... - she said, drinking the glass in one gulp. - A teenager... Hell, it could be anyone who went to school with Arthur!
The brown-haired girl took the bottle and began to take a swig.
«What do they need my son for, what's he got to do with my squabbles and affairs? - she asked, putting the bottle down. - No, if anything happens to him, I'll kill them for sure.
But after that she suddenly heard the sound of the door.
«Mum, we're home! - Arthur shouted.
His mother quickly corked the bottle and hid it.
«Hi," Evans and Kinney walked into the kitchen.
«Hi," Aria smiled. - How's school going?
«Like, two people came into the school and started a riot," Arthur replied. - Thank God, Spectre and Spider-Man saved the day.
«Hey! I think there was an S.H.I.E.L.D. agent there too! - Laura shouted.
«I'm going to go to bed, because I didn't get a good night's sleep," the brown-haired man yawned, heading for the stairs.
«Sleep well," the ladies said at the same time.
«Yeah.
With that, Arthur went into the room, closing the door. He rolled the board out and turned it over. After that, the guy drew a sigma symbol and hung up the pictures. Evans sat down on the bed, covering his face with his hands.
«What did I get all this for? - The brown-haired man asked.
Arthur lay down on the bed, closing his eyes.
«We only dream of peace and quiet," he sighed, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
To be continued...
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