A beautiful young Latina woman with long dark hair that hung down around her shoulders watched the new arrivals depart from the carrier from her position near the doorway. She was wearing short black shorts and a tight blue t-shirt with a white start in the center and a short sleeved red-hoodie over the shirt. She wore red tennis shoes on her feet with white laces. "Hey sweet we are getting some new arrivals. Lets see who we've got this time." She spoke quietly to herself as she looked over the three of them. "Hmmmm. El Hombre Araña himself huh? Nice him to see him with two arms in this universe. Nice kid too. Sapo? That's a surprise. I guess he's not a Mad Scientist in this universe either. Good. That leaves..." She lowered her arms. "¿En serio? ¿Por qué está aquí ahora?!" She demanded as she saw the fat giant lumbering down the walkway. "...El Monstruo Gelatinoso."

(I know not every universe is going to be the same, that just makes sense, but I swear if you turn into a monster in this universe too I'm gonna be pissed! I've got my eye on you, bola de grasa! An arrogant, insensitive, rowdy, unapologetic boorish, obnoxious, spiteful estúpida with an out-of-control sense of entitlement is bad enough without the superpowers and ability to turn into a Blob Monster on top of that thank you very much!) She sighed and gathered her thoughts and put the memory of Monstruo Borroso behind her and calmed down. Parker was obviously the most interesting of the trio and she focused her attention on him. She'd heard the stories about the legendary skills of this universe's Peter Parker and it was an honor to finally meet him. She would have to keep an eye on the other two of course but she was sure everyone else here would be able to keep them in check in the event of the worst case scenario.

She settled on approaching the situation with caution and began walking towards them to introduce herself properly alongside Richards. (Hello, Peter, my name is America Chavez. It's nice to meet this world's version of you. Yeah, just like that, perfect.) She was, after all, about to meet a living legend and she would be damned if she would let bad memories of a disastrous universe trip get in the way of the good day she was having!

CARMELLA KICK! 

Sauce: SpyxFamily. 

Toddi Tolansky Tonybee smiled and jumped off of Fred's shoulder, flipped in the air, spun around in the air, stuck out his tongue to snag a fly and bring it back into his mouth and landed on his feet and took a bow. "The Name's Toddi Tolansky Tonybee and I'm here to say: I just wanna make you smile, take a ride, and talk for a while, and I promise it won't take too long and I swear I won't treat you wrong. A man has no fear of danger, when there is fun to had and The Toad is fun personified! It is my very real honor to meet you, Lady Carmella, and I would be honored to be your friend."

(Smooth one bro!) Fred cheered him on internally.

America Chavez held in her laugher. (Okay. That was cool.)

"Nice demonstration man!" Peter cheered him on.

Carmella laughed. "That was one of the coolest introductions I've seen in a while, Hopper, I think we're going to get along great!"

"Sure! You're plenty cool! Hey is it cool if I ask you your powers?"

Reed smiled warmly. "Go ahead, Carmella."

America Chavez placed a gentle hand on Carmella's shoulder. "It's alright. We're here with you."

Carmella smiled and nodded, closed her eyes, took a deep breaeth and slowly blew it out before replying. "Well. I won't sugarcoat it. I'm going to tell you like it is. Gentlemen! I...am a Vampire-Human Hybrid! A Dhampire!" Carmella declared proudly.

There was a momentary pause before Fred and Toddi leaned in close. "Seriously?"

Carmella beamed and revealed her Vampiric Fangs to the Trio. Peter's Spider Sense went off wildly but he remained in place. This wasn't all that unusual after teaming up with a sorcerer to fight space aliens. Besides this was super cool. "That's...awesome!"

"That is SO COOL!" Fred boomed loudly.

"WOAH! That is damn cool!" Toad exlcaimed.

Chavez laughed. "You are the best welcoming committee ever, Carm."

Susan Storm watched from the top of the carrier where she was sitting down and observing them while invisible. She brushed a hair from her beautiful face and she smiled down at them. (So far so good. Carmella's making some real friends today. I'm happy for her.)

Melinda May backflipped onto the top of the carrier and sat down next to Susan. "We're going to need to give the big guy a change of shirt but other than that I think these kids will ultimately get along great. Chavez might need some help adjusting to being around this universe's version of Dukes, then there's that whole thing with Carmella's Dad, but other than they should be okay. Why not go introduce yourself?"

Susan giggled and became visible. "Now how did you know it was me?"

"SHIELD Training."

"Alright, kiddo, what are your thoughts on the new arrivals?" Clint asked Kate.

"Is that seriously freaking Spider-Man?! In person?" Kate asked excitedly while pressing her hands against the window.

"That's him alright. Good ol' Peter Parker. You know I was there when he fought the Avengers? The kid was practically unstoppable. He took down Sam and Bucky and Giant-Man and that was before he got professional training. It took Steve outplaying him to bring him down."

"No freaking way!"

"Way. Sam has fond memories of it."

OT: 

AND WITH THAT!

I bid you GOODNIGHT!

"That's good. I know how scary The Multiverse can be from our own adventures and a kid like that should never have had to experience them. She's seen things even we haven't and she's survived all of them. America's an incredibly strong girl, much stronger than she gives herself credit for, and I know one day she'll conquer her fears and stand strong at her full heroic potential."

"America has a strong support team and a circle of friends that are growing everyday. She's going to be just fine. Meeting our webslinging celebrity has certainly lifted her spirits."

"I can't wait to see everyone else's reactions. As for me?" Susan stood up and hopped off of the carrier on top of an invisible platform construct she created. "I'm going to introduce myself." She decided and the platform flew around the room and closer to the group where she walked down a series of invisible floating platform stair constructs down towards the group.

"Hi honey!" Reed greeted her and stretched out an arm to Susan. She smiled and took it while descending the staircase until she reached the floor, hopped down and dismissed her constructs. "A perfect entrance from the perfect woman."

"Awww you flatter me dear. Nice to meet you everyone! My name is Susan. Susan Storm Richards. The Illustrious Invisible Woman. Superhero, Explorer and Instructor. A pleasure to meet you."

(WOAH! Talk about an entrance? How did she do that?! Wait, hold on! Think! Invisible Woman! Invisible! That implies she can bend light somehow to make herself invisible, right?) Peter asked himself. (If that's the case then she could theoretically make other things invisible by bending light around them and then doing the same to objects in the air and...if she can do that then she could make a field around the air in a specific shape and bend it and control it to make...construct things in the air! She's making Invisible Constructs! That's what she was standing on and walking down on!) He realized internally while mumbling about it to himself to help Peter sort out his thoughts.

"Woah. She really can make stuff with her mind." Fred replied. "That's awesome!"

Reed chuckled. "Perhaps I should explain. Susan has the mental ability to manipulate ambient cosmic energy. The energy interacts with the cells of her body in such a way to produce a new form of psionic energy which she can manipulate to create her constructs and bend light waves to render herself and others invisible."

"Cosmic what now?" Peter asked in astonishment.

"It's a long story but we were kinda sorta bombarded by cosmic rays while out in space, totally by accident." She assured them while subtly nudging Reed. "And we lucked into superpowers out of it."

"Cosmic Rays, Superhero Island, Vampires...I was not ready for today." Fred confessed. "This is freaking cool though." He rubbed his head. His mind was spinning at this point. He ended up turning to Chavez who was watching him suspiciously but he didn't seem to notice. "What about you?"

"I'm A Universal Traveler." Chavez summarized.

"That's a thing now?" Toddi asked them.

(Well the Avengers have time traveled so it's not impossible but this is the first I've heard of Universal Travel.) Peter admitted to himself. He wasn't sure if his two new friends were ready to learn about that just yet but maybe he could ease them into it later after they'd adjusted to the new ideas being presented. Having said that Peter clapped his hands. "Alright. I've decided! I'm going to need some notebooks." He pointed to Reed and Sue. "One to write down everything I learn from you guys." He pointed at Carmella. "One to write down everything I learn from you about Vampire Culture." He pointed to Chavez. "One to write down everything I learn from you about The Multiverse."

"Heh-heh-heh, would you look at that? They just got here and they're already sitting down for a lecture outside of class. The Professors are going to love them." A tall slender athletic looking young man chuckled while he watched the show from the door with a smile on his face. The young man is wearing a blue uniform he'd unzipped to show off his black bodysuit underneath. His light brown hair is short and hangs down in front of his face. His face is young and handsome, definitely a pretty boy, and his eyes are covered by a golden visor with a red ruby quartz center in the middle of it. "Think we should introduce them to Kurt?" He asked his gorgeous supermodel redheaded companion.

"Hmm not yet. I want to see where this goes. Besides, Kurt deserves a stage all to himself." The redhead replied with a smile. This young lady is same age as the other teens with an amazingly beautiful figure that looked like she just stepped out of a fashion magazine. A sizzling hot redhead in a tight yellow belly t-shirt and tight blue jeans with a mischievous smile on her face that will melt your heart. "I am going to send Professor Munroe a message though to let her know the new arrivals are here though...right after I check in on Sue." She reached out with her mind across the hanger into Susan's mind. (Knock, knock!)

(Hello Jean. What's up?)

(Just checking out our new arrivals. How are you holding up?)

(Feel like I'm weightlifting a fat butt off of myself with my mind, mindlifting I guess, but other than that I'm fine. Just need to make some minor adjustments to his seaaaat.....annnnnd....one more....annd there we go.)

Fred paused to look around as he felt his Invisible Chair Construct moving around and shifting and changing around beneath him to resemble more of a Sofa Chair to handle his weight better. Sue just smiled and waved and breathed a sigh of relief. (Okay, yeah, that's better....stop laughing Jean.)

(I'm not laughing.)

(You're in my mind, Jeannie, I can feel it.)

(Okay maybe just a little.)

(Yuk it up Jean. You're going to spar with him later.)

(Challenge Accepted. Although...) Jean paused as she performed a Mind Scan on the group. Carmella noticed and looked back to wink at Jean before returning to her lecture. (Okay. Analysis. Peter and Chavez are adorable, Tod feels like looking at an oddly cute swamp and Blob...he feels greasy.) Jean reported to Sue.

(Greasy?)

(Yyyeeeaaah. Greasy. Oily. Like a gross truck stop burger....or Jabba the Hutt I guess.)

(Pleasant. Thanks for those mental images Jean. You're so considerate.)

(And don't get me started on his shirt....'Real Friends Show Me Their Boobs' who in the world thinks that is a good idea? I mean, I get he didn't get a chance to change but he still woke up and put that on this morning. Like, what?)

Fred patted his head and glanced around. Something felt weird. First Susan shifted around the chair construct, not that he blamed her, and now he felt like there was something going on in his head? Like there was something buzzing around in it. What was going on? Was it some kind of test? Somebody testing him or messing with him? He wasn't sure. He didn't really know to handle this....so he just decided to go back to Carmella's lesson while thinking about Pizza Palace.

Peter's Spider Sense buzzed again and he looked around the hanger but he couldn't tell what it was trying to warn him about. Everything looked perfectly normal. Yet something was buzzing in his head and it wasn't his Spider Sense. What was going on?

Toad licked his eye and raised his hand. "Uh, excuse me? Does anybody else feel something tickling around in their head?"

OOC: Just to asketh how didst thee enjoyeth jean's introduction? 

Jean smiled and placed a comforting hand on Scott. "Don't worry about it. She's achieved at least a degree of equilibrium with her Inner Demonic Self. She's been attending classes with us all this time and never had a problem right? She's cool. It's the bad guys that have to worry about getting on her Royal Highnesses' bad side." She assured him.

"Woah really?" Peter asked. "That's incredible. Speed, strength, magic, shapeshifting, style, attitude, you've basically got the entire superhero package."

"The Princess of Awesomeness, ladies and germs." Chavez replied. (Huh. That would be a good superhero name actually.)

"The Princess of Awesomeness. I'm definitely using that as a nickname." Carmella replied with a sharktooth grin. "Your compliments are much appreciated everyone. Are there any other questions before we leave the hanger and begin the Grand Tour? I have several books I can lend you guys on the nature of the Vampiric Culture."

Will respond late tomorrow!

NIGHT!

Sweetness! 

"Sure thing. Scott and Jean have been watching the entire time anyway." He replied and waved them over. "Are you're going to be okay?" Reed asked her.

"I'll be fine. Just one of those days you know?"

"I completely understand. You did great today though. Take as long as you need to rest." He advised her.

"We can get you anything you need." Susan offered.

"Thanks but I just need some quiet time until my inner self calms down." Carmella replied.

"Understood. Take some time for yourself dear. You deserve it." Susan advised and then signaled to the others to stand up so she could dismiss their constructs. She breathed an internal sigh of relief as Fred's weight was lifted off of the construct and she could finally vanish it.

"You should take some time for yourself too." Carmella replied with a wry smile.

"Sure thing." Sue responded with a soft laugh and they shook their hands.

"Hey everybody!"

"Woah! Cool!" Toad exclaimed as he saw Scott's visor. "What's that do?"

"I'll show you later. It's nice to meet you guys. Peter. It's an honor."

"Nice to meet you too, Shades."

"My name is Scott Summers, also known by my Codename of Cyclops. This is..."

"Jean Grey. Also known as Marvel Girl. But you can just call me Jean." The absolute bombshell redhead introduced herself. "Ah, that tingling feeling you felt earlier was....well, me. I was just reaching out to everyone with my Telepathy and you probably felt it."

The boys just stared at her in awe but Sue clapping her hands together snapped them out of it. "Right then. These two are among our top students and they will be assisting us in giving you the guided tour. Fred if you will follow those two Agents down there they'll hook you up with a change of shirt."

"Oh, uh, okay, yeah that's a good idea but...do you have anytihng in my size?"

Reed and Sue decided to explain Unstable Molecules later in a classroom setting so Carmella could get some peace already. "Don't worry. One size fits all."

"Cool. Thank you." He walked away and paused to place a gentle massive hand on Carmella. "You're badass. Don't let anybody tell you different."

"Thanks, X.L."

"Stay frosty." He smiled and walked away to follow the SHIELD Agents.

With everyone grouping up together, Chavez wrapped her arms around Carmella from behind. "Are you going to be okay?"

"I'll be fine." Carmella assured her and held her hands. "I just need to rest."

"Where would you like to go?" Chavez asked her. "I can send us anywhere. Even over to Kamar Taj or Wakanda if you need a vacation."

(You're not alone, Princess.) Jean assured her telepathically. (We're all here for you and we always will be.)

"Uhm, excuse me, sorry, but are you alright?" Peter asked Carmella innocently as he and Toad walked up to her.

"Portals usually work by stretching a wormhole, a shortcut in space-time, between them, which allows them to send and receive any object or person passing through. But they could also create a tear in the space-time continuum, through which objects can “fall”. Such a tear would not really be a tunnel, but more of a glitch in the matrix. Or they can all lead to an intermediary plane of existence which is separate from our space-time and which serves as a relay. In that case, there is no movement through space (or hyperspace, or whatever) but a removal from normal existence into a preternatural ether, and a reinsertion at another point. The topology is such that by traveling through a wormhole you can arrive to a destination faster than going in the standard direct route." Reed explained. "Essentially, she's creating a tunnel between two sheets of space that can be used to unite places on different worlds to an apparent single construction."

"Between locations, dimensions and universes!" She repeated proudly.

"Actually, I have a theory that  all powers have elements of Space Time Warping but I can explain that later. Carmella will you be needing anything for your trip?"

"Nah I'll be fine. I'll contact Chavez when I'm ready to come back. I just need time to meditate and relax until my inner demon is back under control."

"Well we hope you enjoy your trip. Please let us know if anything comes up." Susan asked her.

"Thanks Sue. I will." She hugged her and stepped back. "As for the rest of you? Enjoy the grand tour! This place is amazing! You'll love it here. There are so many cool people!" Carmella assured them and bowed.

They bowed back and Carmella walked through the portal and it closed behind her. "Have fun your highness." Chavez told her and then she looked back at her new friends. "America Chavez of the Utopian Parallel at your service!"

"The Utopian what now?"

"A realm outside conventional time and space formed from the “unbinding of magic” by the multidimensional messiah Demiurge. I'll tell you all about it later after the tour. Trust me it's going to be the coolest thing ever. For now, lets get out of this hanger and show you how awesome this place really is!"

"That is seriously cool. Please lead the way guys. This is going to be awesome." Peter told them.

"Shall we lead them on Scott?"

"Lets go Jean." Scott replied with a smile and walked out with her and the others. On the way out though Peter looked back at Agent May.

"Don't worry Peter. We'll talk later. Go. Have fun."

"Thanks Melinda." Peter told her sincerely and followed the others.

Agent Melinda May waved goodbye and sat down. This would be good for Peter. Let him meet a whole facility full of Little Superheroes. It would be exactly the thing to lift his spirits. They could discuss the role the Stones played in everything later.

"Shouldn't you tell him about what's going on here?" Clint asked her while he walked up and sat down next to Melinda.

"I will. Later. But...come on. He's been through a lot. Let him be a kid for a while."

"That's Richards for you. The man is an absolute mad genius. SHIELD has already started incorporating the design into our new uniforms. Comfortable and durable. We'll be able to handle nearly anything."

"Uh what?" Fred blinked and pointed at their heads. "But your heads are still exposed."

"We have helmets, genius, and even when we don't?" Her suit tightened and the neck of the uniform slid up to grow up her neck and cover up her head and face leaving her eyes exposed before it then retracted. "We still have options."

"Oh now that's cool...but how do you breathe?"

"With our respiratory system generally. It's fancy cloth but it's still cloth and you can breathe through it."

"Oh. Okay that's cool. So, uh, what happens to my old shirt?"

"It will be washed and placed in a box to be handed back to you later. If you decide to sign up? It will be placed in your room but you will not be permitted to wear it on Campus or whenever you are representing the team. If not it will simply be handed back to you and you can do whatever."

"Alright well I'm already intending to sign up so I guess I'll put it away in a box then later. Cool. Thank you. I'll go meet up with the others again and rejoin the tour."

"Good to know. Sean will lead you back through the facility to the tour while I take care of this."

"Alright. Thanks." He waved and walked away with Sean while Felicia crinkled her nose and dropped his shirt into a box. "Yeah, definitely going to need some hand sanitizer after this..."

She threw a note on it to return it to Fred and then carried out to drop it off at laundry. Making sure to stop by the sanitizer dispenser on the way out.

OOC: Just as a notice the upcoming discussion in the lab is going to get a bit existential. 

We're going to take the tired old concept of retcons and make them scary. 

"So let me get this straight. You're giving them the basics of surviving a vampire and they're treating this like a sideshow you'd see at a carnival." Carmella's Inner Demon snarled

Carmella's face distorted in discomfort while she give her lecture, she scanned the crowd. Not all of them were. She took note that Peter was observing the whole thing, his expression was completely focused. (Come on, man they're just kid)

"Just kids? Do you really think a vampire would give a shit?! This is survival 101 and they need to be on their game. All it takes is one supernatural having a really good fucking day!"

Carmella rubs the temples of her head."I cant deal with this now"

Reed notices Carmella's discomfort, he stretched his arms out and rubs her shoulders in a comforting manner.

"I need some air, Doc. Can you send Shades to give them the tour for me?" Carmella commented

"Sure thing. Scott and Jean have been watching the entire time anyway." He replied and waved them over. "Are you're going to be okay?" Reed asked her.

"I'll be fine. Just one of those days you know?"

"I completely understand. You did great today though. Take as long as you need to rest." He advised her.

"We can get you anything you need." Susan offered.

"Thanks but I just need some quiet time until my inner self calms down." Carmella replied.

"Understood. Take some time for yourself dear. You deserve it." Susan advised and then signaled to the others to stand up so she could dismiss their constructs. She breathed an internal sigh of relief as Fred's weight was lifted off of the construct and she could finally vanish it.

"You should take some time for yourself too." Carmella replied with a wry smile.

"Sure thing." Sue responded with a soft laugh and they shook their hands.

"Hey everybody!"

"Woah! Cool!" Toad exclaimed as he saw Scott's visor. "What's that do?"

"I'll show you later. It's nice to meet you guys. Peter. It's an honor."

"Nice to meet you too, Shades."

"My name is Scott Summers, also known by my Codename of Cyclops. This is..."

"Jean Grey. Also known as Marvel Girl. But you can just call me Jean." The absolute bombshell redhead introduced herself. "Ah, that tingling feeling you felt earlier was....well, me. I was just reaching out to everyone with my Telepathy and you probably felt it."

The boys just stared at her in awe but Sue clapping her hands together snapped them out of it. "Right then. These two are among our top students and they will be assisting us in giving you the guided tour. Fred if you will follow those two Agents down there they'll hook you up with a change of shirt."

"Oh, uh, okay, yeah that's a good idea but...do you have anytihng in my size?"

Reed and Sue decided to explain Unstable Molecules later in a classroom setting so Carmella could get some peace already. "Don't worry. One size fits all."

"Cool. Thank you." He walked away and paused to place a gentle massive hand on Carmella. "You're badass. Don't let anybody tell you different."

"Thanks, X.L."

"Stay frosty." He smiled and walked away to follow the SHIELD Agents.

With everyone grouping up together, Chavez wrapped her arms around Carmella from behind. "Are you going to be okay?"

"I'll be fine." Carmella assured her and held her hands. "I just need to rest."

"Where would you like to go?" Chavez asked her. "I can send us anywhere. Even over to Kamar Taj or Wakanda if you need a vacation."

(You're not alone, Princess.) Jean assured her telepathically. (We're all here for you and we always will be.)

"Uhm, excuse me, sorry, but are you alright?" Peter asked Carmella innocently as he and Toad walked up to her.

Carmella blushed at this display of affection from each of the members. Her mother, Lucius, Loreto, and even her father are one thing but people she barely knew are new to her. "Um...Everything's cool guys. It's just that my roommate lost its cool over a misunderstanding so now I convinced it to take a breather"

Peter understands the connection between Carmella and her Demon now. It reminded him of when Banner explained his relationship with The Hulk.

"I understand. We're here for you both if you need to talk. " Peter offered.

"Thanks Peter. I might just take you up on that."

"Sure thing. Take as long as you need to rest up. In fact...I wouldn't mind going with you." Peter offered and held out his hand. "I can tell you need a friend. Besides talking about things that bother you can really help you come to terms with them."

Carmella's smile returned and it lit up the already brightly lit hanger even more. "Thanks again, Peter. You're a sweetheart." She gestured to the others. "You're all great guys, really, just the best." Carmella complimented them and then she turned back around to face Chavez. "If it's alright with you? Peter and I could use a relaxing trip to the beach."

Chavez grinned. "Oh you've got it. One beach trip coming up!" She rubbed her hands and stepped forward. "You guys might want to step back. This is going to be...Flashy." She kissed her fist and got ready to punch open a Star Portal as the others stepped back. "Little further." They stepped back further.

"Don't blink guys. This is going to be cool." Scott advised them with a smile.

America Chavez, in true over the top fashion, reared back her fist and swung it forward. Upon making contact with the air it resulted in a flash of bluish-white light and a loud BOOOOOOOMing noise echoed through the hanger and the light spread outward in a shining shimmering bluish-white star shaped portal in the air between the hanger they were currently in and the beach. The edges of the portal were glowing and shining with energy with clouds of whispy light that crackled with energy around it.

What....On....Earth?!" Peter gasped.

"I told you I was a Multiversal Traveler. This is how I do it. By creating these Star Portals between locations and or universes."

"Portals usually work by stretching a wormhole, a shortcut in space-time, between them, which allows them to send and receive any object or person passing through. But they could also create a tear in the space-time continuum, through which objects can “fall”. Such a tear would not really be a tunnel, but more of a glitch in the matrix. Or they can all lead to an intermediary plane of existence which is separate from our space-time and which serves as a relay. In that case, there is no movement through space (or hyperspace, or whatever) but a removal from normal existence into a preternatural ether, and a reinsertion at another point. The topology is such that by traveling through a wormhole you can arrive to a destination faster than going in the standard direct route." Reed explained. "Essentially, she's creating a tunnel between two sheets of space that can be used to unite places on different worlds to an apparent single construction."

"Between locations, dimensions and universes!" She repeated proudly.

"Actually, I have a theory that  all powers have elements of Space Time Warping but I can explain that later. Carmella will you be needing anything for your trip?"

"Nah I'll be fine. I'll contact Chavez when I'm ready to come back. I just need time to meditate and relax until my inner demon is back under control."

"Well we hope you enjoy your trip. Please let us know if anything comes up." Susan asked her.

"Thanks Sue. We will." She hugged her and stepped back. "As for the rest of you? Enjoy the grand tour! This place is amazing! You'll love it here. There are so many cool people!" Carmella assured them and bowed.

They bowed back and Carmella and Peter walked through the portal and it closed behind them. "Have fun your highness." Chavez told her and then she looked back at her new friends. "America Chavez of the Utopian Parallel at your service!"

The portal closed behind Peter and Carmella and they found themselves out on the beach.

Peter Parker could only count one time when he ventured into another dimension. Because of all the chaos going on, at the time, he has never had the opportunity to fully appreciate just how alien some of the dimensions are. Now he's standing on the beach, with his new Dhampir bff, observing the duel suns from a distance.

There are no words to just describe how breathtaking all of it is. Between this, the cool ocean breeze, and the water beneath his bare feet it has a certain calm tone to it.

"Ok, I'm going to ask a random question that just popped into my head just now. Who here is picturing the tune in the scene where Luke Skywalker is observing the duel suns on Tattooine in A New Hope?" Carmella asked

(Just for that reference you're now my BFF for life) Peter and Carmella chuckled at that question

"I'd never peg you as a Star Wars fan"

"Straight up. From the OG Trilogy to some of the Prequels. I was with the tv shows till Jacen turned evil"

Peter Parker shook his head. "I washed my hands of it when Mara Jade died."

"That world wasn't ready for her badassery anyway."

Pete was pleased to find Carmella in a better mood. It troubled him to see her in that manner of distress, which was why he opted to stay behind so he could help her in any way he could. The way he sees it, what would Uncle Ben do?

"BTW Carmella, if I said anything that would upset your roommate-"

Carmella waved it off. "You didn't and we're cool. She's chill now"

Carmella smiled to herself as she sat near the edge where the ocean waters reached the surface. Enjoying the feel of the waves making land and touching her feet a few moments before it returns to the sea. Between this and the cool breeze, she's feeling this was the relief she needed.

She sensed her Daemon near her. To an outsider it would resemble nothing more than Carmella's twin sister in a black bikini, laying on the sand next to her as it lets the tidal wave fully engulf her.  It was only projecting itself to Carmella however. Peter could not see it. Carmella is safe as the water only reached her waist. (What are you doing?)

"Reenacting a scene from the movie Creepshow." Carmella's Daemon responds in her mind.

(Weren't the characters buried from the neck up?) Carmella asked

"This is more fun" Her Daemon reasoned

(So I take it you're calm then?)

Her Daemon sits up, brushing her hair back before she folded her legs and relaxed with Carmella. "Sorry I snapped like that. It's just you were giving them vampire survival 101 and they just brushed it off as something that is cool and awe-inspiring"

(To be fair the vampires have themselves to blame for that one. They're the ones who convinced the human and mutant masses that they're rock stars or sex gods through a string of movies, tv shows, and novels.)

"They still could've took what you're saying seriously." Her Daemon said while picking up a pebble and throwing it across the ocean.

(I understand the reasoning behind your frustration but they weren't being disrespectful. Besides Peter and A.C.(America Chavez) were taking it seriously)

Carmella's Daemon snorted. "Fair but Pan is a Science Buff so of course, he would. And A.C.? I can understand that but she was also into something else besides your lesson"

(What are you talking about?)

"Don't be naïve. It doesn't suit you. I can sense her infatuation."

"Uhh Carmella?" Peter interjected. "Is someone there? And did you just toss that with telekinesis?"

Carmella laughed. "Sorry. Just having a chat with my partner."

"And yes, I did use some telekinesis there. Well, my partner did. It's a balancing act between us. Ideally, you don't want to completely push down your Inner Demon, that will just cause conflict between you, and letting the Demon have free reign isn't ideal either. You need to achieve balance and find a middle ground that you can both be comfortable with. The two of us are still working on some things but we're more or less balanced to the point we can talk things out."

"Oh. That's actually really interesting. You must have phenomenal willpower to be able to handle having a literal demon living with you while still training to become a Superhero. You're incredible." Peter informed her sincerely.

"Thanks Peter. That means a lot."

"You're welcome." Peter walked over and sat down next to her. "Hey, so, if you don't mind me asking, like, what kind of Demon are we talking about?"

(Hey! Hey! Tell him I'm a Cenobite!)

"Ever seen Naruto? He's like the Fox Demon." Carmella joked.

(HEY!)

"Although if I had to be real about it, he's a lot like something from Doom. Just as a Psionic Entity rather than a Physical Beast."

(I'll allow it.)

"So cool. I thought I'd seen everything up until now but the world is just so much bigger than I thought." There was something nagging at the back of Peter's mind and he felt the headache from before starting to creep back but he ignored it for now. Carmella needed someone to talk to and that's what Peter was there for. He could sort out whatever was bugging him later. ""So where'd you train anyway? Before you joined the Young Avengers."

(You know. You could always soak your clothes in their blood.)

(Not unless they force my hand. I have plenty of options before I drift over to killing. Jedi Mind Tricks do the job just fine thank you very much.)

"Drives you up the wall doesn't it?"

"All the time! Hearing it at school is bad enough. But then I had to hear it when we went out! You have no idea how tempting it was to web people's mouths shut!" He joked. "But, you know how it is: With Great Power There Must Also Come Great Responsibility."

"An excellent philosophy. Both for life and superheroics. You're a good man, Peter."

"Thanks Carm. Does your mom have powers? I know she's a Master Martial Artist, everyone says she's at least as good as Cap or Widow were, but I wasn't able to find explicit footage of her using powers."

"Actually yeah. But not in the traditional mutation sense. My mother utilizes Chi. She acquired the power to manipulate the flow of latent energy that is present in the physical body through training to enhance her physiology, imbuing her physical condition with chi to empower herself to reach higher levels of the highest level of her bodies potential." 

"Ohhhh. So that explains it. She was doing superhuman things I just couldn't see it."

"Yeah, Mom has some fancier tricks that she taught me but we generally don't use them unless we're facing a serious threat."

"Cool...hey wait a second! Doesn't the Iron Fist have a power like that?"

"The Immortal Iron Fist, Champion Of Kun-Lun, does indeed utilize the Chi of the Dragon Shou-Lao to enhance his body and harden his fist like a thing unto iron, yes. The Chaste and Shang-Chi do something similar with their skills."

Peter blinked. "The who and what?"

Carmella laughed. "Ohhh man, Peter, the world is sooo much bigger than you know! It'll take a long time to explain it all so I'll give you a summary: Kun-Lun is basically Kung-Fu Heaven, a a mystical lost city located in a pocket dimension, The Chaste is a faction from there dedicated to opposing a ninja cult called The Hand, and Shang-Chi is an MI6 Agent and son of Zheng Zu. Their drama is another kettle of fish all together but his skills are legit. Explaining them and the other guys would take all day though."

"Wow. That's amazing. Can you show me? The Chi Power I mean?"

"WOOOOAAAAH-HOOOOO! THAT IS AMAZING! WOAH! UNREAL! COMPLETELY AMAZING! ARE YOU FLYING? ARE THOSE DRAGON WINGS?! WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!" Peter shouted up at her in between bouts of laughter over how much fun he was having while spreading his arms out.

(Told you he'd like it!)

(And you were right again!) "How do you like this Peter? Is it everything you wanted? Having fun?" She asked eagerly.

"The time of my life! Beck's lameo illusions have got nothing on how cool this is!"

"Fancy CGI And Special Effects have nothing on the real deal, Spider-Bro, and yes the Dragon Wings are real too!"

"So what's the story with those? Wouldn't a Vampire have Bat-wings?"

"Ohhh that's a longer story but lets just say it's a matter of lineage." Carmella told him with a smile. She couldn't help it. Peter's joy was infectious. She was glad he came with her. She has having a lot of fun out here hanging out with Spider-Boy.

"Ahhh, got it, cool, cool. I won't push. You can tell me all about it when you're ready."

"Thanks man. I do have a question for you though."

"Shoot."

"Well, first of all, what the heck was with Fred's shirt?"

"Maaaaan I don't even know. I just met the guy today. I have a feeling that he's an okay guy, he and Todd did save all those people, but he might just be ignorant."

"Well...yeah that just about makes sense. Rest assured though he's going to be in for a roasting for a while for that."

"That's fair. Any other questions?"

"Yeah, what IS your webbing?" Carmella questioned.

Peter chuckled. "I get that a lot. I'll draw up some formulas in the sand when we get back. It's all mad science really."

"That's good to know. Honestly, Peter going with her was probably the best decision. He's a good kid, he's freaking Spider-Man after all, and I know he'll be able to help Carm out. Sometimes all you need is just someone to talk to."

"We've only met Peter personally today but he's a cool guy." Fred agreed.

"Anybody who can run with the Avengers and fight alien armies generally has to be." Toad added. As they started walking towards Facility Lounge A Toad shuddered and slumped down and held onto the back of Fred's shirt. "Uhhh...g-guys...did...did someone turn off the heat?"

Chavez rubbed her arms. "Heh. I guess she's showing off again."

"Who is?" Fred asked. Apparently unaffected by the current temperature drop through his durability and massive size.

"Brace yourselves boys. You're about to meet a Goddess."

Fred and Toad soon saw who they were talking about when they saw the White Haired African Goddess waiting for them outside of the lounge where they'd be meeting the others. Fred's eyes went wide and Toad's jaw dropped. Standing at 6'1 without her heels and with an absolutely beautiful gorgeous Amazonian figure with her snow white hair tumbling down her face and down the back of her fancy dress. The dress leaves her shoulders mostly uncovered and flows down into a modest round neckline. It's a tight fit which adds to the grace and elegance of the dress. Her arms have been covered to just above her elbows. The sleeves broaden towards the bottom and playfully accentuate her skin. The dress' waist is narrow, but it's a comfortable fit. A cloth ribbon has been wrapped around her and is tied on one side. Below the waist the dress widens and has several asymmetric layers towards the bottom. The dress reaches all the way down to her feet and is longer at the sides and back of the dress. She's wearing stilettos, a strange, yet seemingly perfect choice. To top it all off she's wearing an ornate necklace and small jeweled earrings.

"Hello Gentlemen. Welcome to the team. My name is Ororo Munroe but feel free to call me Storm."

(Sweet Jesus this place is awesome!) Fred declared internally. "Hello Ororo." He greeted and offered his hand. "It's really nice to be here. I'm Fred."

(I am freezing but somehow this place just warmed up considerably.) Toad declared internally as well. "I'm...I'm Toddi. Friends call me Todd or Toad usually. Storm's a cool name too. Are...are you doing this to the temperature?"

"A pleasure to meet you both. We're always accepting of potential new heroes." Ororo replied while shaking Fred's hand and then Toad's and then she began warming the hallway back up again and Toad visibly relaxed. "Apologies. But I'm not above showing off my Meteorokinesis abilities to break the ice so to speak."

"Meteorokinesis?" Toad asked.

"Is that like weather powers?" Fred guessed.

"Correct. My power allows me to mentally control conditions in the atmosphere at will, resulting in the change of weather movement and patterns or the formation of abnormal, abrupt and unexpected weather conditions. I utilize exotic nodules to introduce energy into the atmosphere that rapidly ionizes air molecules, thus allowing me to control air currents and heat. Using a complex process of heated air currents, I can alter the local weather through an accelerated form of “cloud seeding;” changing the precipitation and condensation of her environment to alter its dynamics. I can create localized funnels of pressure and heat to craft small but powerful tornadoes, allowing me to hover in the air, and shift the density of the local atmosphere to construct chains of small cumulonimbus clouds, which generate dry lightning. Layering these chains into specific patterns allows me to accurately direct the lighting bolts for precision strikes and so on."

"Basically mental control over the weather. She's a Goddess after all."

"A Goddess?" The pair asked in amazement.

"Only in name I assure you. What I actually am is a Mutant just like you."

"We're Mutants?" Fred asked.

"Well that explains a few things." Toad admitted.

"I see we have a lot to educate you both on. Please come inside to the lounge and get acquaintted with the others. I'm sure that meeting other Superhumans like yourselves will help put you at ease."

"Yeah that sounds cool. Uhhh should we call Peter?"

"Peter's busy bonding with royalty right now, gota, and we've got a friend heading over there to check on them now. They'll be fine I assure you." Chavez reminded him. "Carmella needs her friends right now and I think the three of them could use a Beach Day. Once they're all feeling better they'll return on their own. Come on. The others are inside."

"Goda?" Fred asked referring to the cheese.

"Gota."

"Gota. Huh. Alright. Whatever floats your goat."

Chavez: 

Ororo just smiled at their antics and opened the door to the lounge so they could meet the other students.