The flickering glow of the television screen bathed the living room of Stark Tower in dim light. On it, the ever-furious J. Jonah Jameson was mid-rant, his face already beet red, veins bulging, mustache vibrating ominously as he pointed aggressively at the footage of Doctor Octopus tearing apart a Stark R&D facility.
"LOOK AT THIS! MAYHEM! CHAOS! THIS IS WHAT THESE MASKED MENACES BRING TO OUR CITY!" Jameson's voice cracked, spittle flying onto the camera. "AND WHO'S TO BLAME? I'LL TELL YOU WHO—SPIDER-WOMAN!"
MJ Watson snorted, lounging on the couch with a martini in hand.
"Does he even breathe between those rants?"
Gwen Stacy smirked, leaning over the back of the couch, sipping her coffee.
"He might've evolved past needing oxygen. The mustache runs on rage now."
As if on cue, Jameson's mustache twirled—a full 360-degree spin—as his rant reached a fever pitch.
"MY MUSTACHE VERSION 2.0 CAN SMELL THIS CONSPIRACY! IMPROVED! MOBILE!"
He gasped for breath, eyes bulging.
"SPIDER-WOMAN—IF YOU'RE WATCHING—I'M COMING FOR YOU!"
He collapsed onto his desk, unconscious.
The screen cut to commercials.
Wanda Maximoff sighed, closing her tablet with a snap.
"Every day, I'm reminded why Sokovia doesn't have reality TV."
Jean Grey chuckled from the corner, idly stirring her tea.
"I was going to check his blood pressure with my mind, but I think his mustache is keeping him alive."
Storm raised an eyebrow.
"Or it's feeding on his rage."
Talia Ivory Stark leaned back, feet on the table, sipping whiskey.
"You know, I could rig that mustache to shoot lasers. Just saying."
Natasha Romanoff smirked.
"We'd be doing the world a favor."
The laughter faded quickly. The real reason they were here still hung heavy in the room.
Doctor Octopus was back.
The playful ease shifted to business as the team gathered around the holographic display in the Stark Tower war room.
The footage replayed silently—Vee Octavius, her mechanical arms slicing through security like paper, ripping open a vault, and walking away with experimental Stark arc reactor components.
Natasha analyzed the footage, her tone sharp.
"She's faster. Stronger. Those arms are upgraded."
Talia tapped the display, bringing up the schematics.
"She took high-density arc reactor stabilizers—stuff even I haven't field-tested."
Storm crossed her arms.
"She's building something bigger."
Jean's expression tightened.
"I tried scanning the site after it happened. There's interference… like someone's shielding her mind."
Wanda's eyes narrowed.
"She's not alone."
Gwen leaned forward, hands braced on the table.
"Then let's smoke them out."
All eyes turned to Gwen as she laid it out.
"She wants me," Gwen said, her voice steady. "She's made that clear. I say… we give her what she wants. After all, Vee has said that her crime spree will continue until I stop her myself.
Wanda's gaze sharpened.
"You're suggesting bait?"
Gwen nodded.
"I let her take me. We tail her back to her base, track who she's working with, and shut them all down."
Jean frowned.
"That's risky."
Natasha raised an eyebrow.
"You're trusting her to not kill you on sight?"
Gwen smirked.
"I'm not trusting her. I'm trusting me."
Wanda's eyes softened slightly, but her tone stayed firm.
"And your backup?"
MJ raised her hand casually, not looking up from her phone.
"Obviously me."
Talia coughed.
"You want the gold digger to be the failsafe?"
MJ shrugged, flipping her hair.
"First of all, it's Gold Digger—capital G, capital D. Second, I have Extremis now, and my Symbiote suit is tailored. Literally. Look at this."
She stood up, letting her red-gold Symbiote armor shimmer into place.
Her combat heels extended slightly, claws gleamed gold, and the sleek design hugged her curves perfectly.
Storm blinked.
"…Did your suit put on makeup?"
MJ winked.
"Flawless battle face. If I'm fighting, I'm looking good."
Natasha muttered.
"I need stronger vodka."
Wanda looked between them all.
"Jean, Storm—you'll cover the area from above. Stay ready to intervene."
Jean nodded.
"If anything shifts mentally, I'll pick it up."
Storm flexed her fingers.
"I'll make sure the sky is ours."
Natasha and Talia would monitor city comms and Vee's known black market contacts.
Wanda stood before them, her tone final.
"We do this clean. We get Vee back. And whoever is pulling her strings—we end them."
Fracture stirred beneath her skin.
**"The web tightens. Spiders sometimes trap themselves."**
As the team began gearing up, MJ leaned into Gwen's side, smirking.
"You know I'm invoicing Wanda after this, right?"
Gwen laughed.
"For what?"
MJ flicked her suit into casual mode, transforming into a designer track suit.
"Hazard pay, babe. If I'm fighting for my life, I expect shoes and champagne afterward."
Wanda, passing by, overheard.
"Fine. Spa day's on Sokovia."
MJ fist-pumped.
"Yes!"
The city streets gleamed under the glow of streetlights as L.U.S.H. moved into position.
Spider-Woman perched on a rooftop, her Symbiote suit tight around her, senses sharpened.
MJ, in her Gold Digger casual trak suit, posed near a corner cafe—an expensive purse dangling off her Symbiote-coverd hand like a weaponized clutch.
Jean hovered mentally above the city, her mind stretching into the crowds.
Storm took to the skies, eyes glowing faintly, the air around her electric.
Natasha and Talia monitored feeds from a nearby van—armed, ready.
Wanda stood in the shadows, Fracture whispering against her skin.
This was it.
The hunt for Doctor Octopus had begun.
Wanda voiceed over their comms: "Let's bring her home."
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