Issue 8: Enter the Webslinger

[HSummers]

Spider-Man stands behind Hawkeye, silently thinking of ways to introduce himself to Captain America. Hi, you might not remember me but my name is... No, that's stupid. Hey! Cap! Remember me?!...Equally stupid. Spider-Man realizes that he's gesticulating as he's thinking and just turns to Captain America and says "Hey Cap. Fancy seeing you here...at the Avengers Mansion..." Spider-Man waves to Cap.

[doc]

Cap smiles at Spider-Man as he moves forward. "Finally breaking your solo act? Thinking of joining up Webslinger?"

[HSummers]

"Well, seeing as how people don't like me very much, I figured I'd keep that away from the hallowed establishment that is the Avengers. But um... would I get one of those cool brown jackets? Cause I'd wear that... seriously."

[dakota]

" Doesn't the inside of your mask get all wet and nasty when you suck up like that?" Hawkeye asked, then pointed at Cap," And you nevermind about Moonstone, or I can tell some stories about you that will make you blush as pink as a certain bad girl's costume you had a thing for. I wonder if Agent Carter knows those stories yet?" He grinned smugly, knowing he was going to win this little sparring match as he started back toward the command center. " Come on, I'll show you what little I've got so far. Spidey can tell you about getting his can kicked on the way."

[doc]

Cap shakes his head at Hawkeye. "You're impossible." and then looks at Spider-Man. "We've had worse than you, Webslinger. I can particularly recall a villian who used to annoy Iron Man that we had to whip into shape. He made it as an Avenger, so can you." He resisted the urge to smirk. "Alright, let's see what you have." as he follows Hawkeye.

[HSummers]

Spider-Man looks at Hawkeye and says "Are you trying to quip? Only I quip. I was gonna call myself 'Quipmaster' but then all these Spider-y powers started popping up." Walking with the two of them, he goes into the story of what happened earlier today. "So, I was just Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manning around and I came across this real pasty ugly guy with tentacles. Now, before you ask, NO it wasn't one of mine. Doc Ock is probably busy building tentacles with Spider-Trackers in them or something stupid like that. No, this guy was named Omega Red. And he said that he's one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Famine. And then the Merry Bowman here said that there's that impersonator of you running around and he might be war and you can't just impersonate Captain America, that just goes against what our forefathers wrote in the Constitution! It goes like this...'We hold these truths to be self-evident. Thou shalt not impersonate Captain America. Thou shalt not shoot sticks with points on them and call yourself a superhero. Thou shalt give the webslinger his lunch break'..." Realizing that he's rambling at this point, Spider-Man stops gesticulating and just follows Cap and Hawkeye.

[dakota]

Hawkeye groaned at Spiderman's monologue and looked at Cap. " you know you and I can handle this. Really, we don't need webhead to talk them into surrendering to escape him. Hey, mebbe we can get him a muzzle that matches his costume, that would work too. Either that or issue earplugs." Hawkeye was smirking the whole time, and made sure Spidey could see it.

Once in the command center, Hawkeye replayed the police video. "Okay spidey, now we want you to talk. Tell him about your run in with Omega Red."

[doc]

Captain America sees the footage and his knuckles tighten and his features get hardset. "Clint, Prep the Quinjet, we're going to need to take rapid response sooner rather than later." then he looks at Spider-Man. "and like it or not, you're with us. Consider yourself an Avenger."

[HSummers]

"Can I say it?" Spider-Man looks Captain America dead on. "Do I get to say IT...?" Spider-Man starts squirming almost. Upon asking what 'it' is, Spider-Man will whisper in Cap's ear "avengers assemble".

[dakota]

Hawkeye froze for a moment, then nodded at the dismissal, leaving Spiderman and Captain America alone. After a couple minutes, Hawkeye's voice came over an intercomm," Hey guys, look like sooner. Turn the TV on, any channel but CBS. I wonder why, Spidey."

[doc]

Captain America turns the monitor to the TV stations while smiling at Spider-Man. "When you're ready, you can say it."

[dakota]

The screen was taken up with an image of New York in ruins and on fire, with Apocalypse's face from the nose up over top of it.

"... unless you evacuate the city within twenty four hours, my horseman shall begin their asault on the populated areas. Nothing can stop LOrd Apocalypse" The image faded

[doc]

"And here we go." Captain America sighs then looks to Spider-Man. "OK, we need to contact the national Guard and any other civilian response groups to help evac the city. If you have any idea how to find Apocalypse fast, I'm all ears."

[HSummers]

"Ummm... Does he drive an Apocalypse-mobile? That's about all I've got." After a small silence, Spider-Man pipes back up. "But seriously. He has to have some sort of super secret lair, right? And by super secret, I'm sure it's a flying base or something else equally stupid. Maybe we can get Reed Richards to help find him? I'm sure he has a gizmo or two for this situation... Also, I have to return his spare costume and paper bag." The last sentence is a bit quieter and more rushed. Almost mumbled...almost.

[dakota]

Hawkeye's voice buzzed from the speaker again. "Cap, ready to go whenever you are. Emergency service communicatios are flooded and are going to crash the system at the rate things are going, but I'll keep listening for anything beyond the crazyness an evacuation will cause? Anything in particular besides shield throwers or pasty tenticle guys?"

The news broadcast switched to a reporter standing by the end of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was already plugged with traffic