Crimson Flame

Middle Man: Hero x Reporter x Villain- LOOKING FOR HEROES

I have a villian character that might work.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Danny missed having Dani with an I around, but understood why she had to leave. She said something about traveling the country with her sisters to get away from their creator, but Danny was sure they probably also wanted some degree of normalcy. Anyway, aside from the clones leaving, things have been going well, at least for Spider-Man. Jameson said the same shit about Spider-Man being a menace as he does for Spider-Woman, but at least MJ was there to make Spider-Man look like a hero. His Spider-Man videos were going viral.

Speaking of MJ, Danny has been seeing a lot more of MJ now. He moved in with his Aunt Anna, who happens to live next door to the Davises. Danny had a view of MJ’s bedroom from his own bedroom window.

Relationship wise, as far as Danny understood, he was still single. He and Chase were on a break, and MJ made it clear he was not ready to be tied down with a relationship. And yet, they were still going to Times Square for New Years Eve together. Danny still hoped to get a kiss at midnight, even though he was sure MJ would rather kiss Spider-Man.

On New Years Eve, while Caty was on patrol as Spider-Woman, Danny was there as Danny. Though he still had his Spider-Man costume on standby just in case things went wrong.

While MJ was taking selfies, Danny was having a chat with Harry. “Hey Harry. How’s Gwen doing?”

Harry shrugged. “It’s been rough. I barely managed to come out for this… Whatever you do, don’t bring up you know who…”

Danny saluted. “Right, got it!”

“Anyway, Spider-Man has been all over the internet lately!”

Before Danny could respond, Skyler butted in. “Spider-Man is lame! Spider-Woman is where it’s at. Her costume is cooler, and she’s hotter.”

At this point, MJ put the phone down. “If Spider-Man is so lame, why did you dress as him for Halloween?”

Skyler shifted his feet nervously. “Uh… that was supposed to be a joke Matt. You know, funny haha. I would never be caught in a sissy pink costume for real!”

“Right… Then, explain that photo of him in your locker.”

Skyler’s face turned bright red. “Um… I think I hear my date calling!” He stammered before running off as Danny and Harry laughed.

MJ smirked. “He doesn’t have a date. No tea, no shade, but I think that boy is hiding something, if you know what I mean.”

Danny just chuckled at the exchange.

Just as Danny was starting to have fun, a crazy person had to go and ruin it. As soon as Mysterio came on the big screen, Danny ran off to change into Spider-Man. When he got back, he was greeted with chaos. Everyone was running and screaming in terror.

Amidst all the panic, Jumper found Spider-Man, and directed him to Spider-Woman, where she was in a fight with Mr. Fishbowl head himself. Danny stepped in, and caught his fist. “Excuse me, I think you’re mistaken. I’m the hero here. Oh, and the fishbowl isn’t a good look.”

Spider-Woman and Mysterio's eyes widened with shock as the latter's fist was caught by “Spider-Man!?” They exclaimed in unison, but with two completely different tones. Hers was more of hope and his was more of rage and annoyance. He was confident he could take Spider-Woman, but Spider-Man as well? Two was a bit more than he could chew.

Spider-Woman wasn't sure if her brother was really here or if this was her mind hoping he was there to save her. Either way, she was alive and Spider-Man provided an opportunity for her. She pushed herself up sending her flying above Spider-Man's arm feet first to kick the giant target that was Mysterio's fish bowl. It was surprisingly very durable and sturdy, but the force of the kick sent him flying into the crowd where he disappeared into the gas waiting for his next opportunity to strike.

Spider-Woman recovered her bearings and turned to face her brother. “Thank you. I didn't realize you were so close. You weren't on a date were you?” She knew he and MJ had gotten closer since Christmas. It was part of the reason why she decided to still go solo tonight. She waited for his response before getting back to the subject at hand.

Danny shrugged. “Kinda. But this is more important!” He wasn’t sure if he and MJ were considered dating, or if he was just in the friend zone. Either way, that didn’t matter, they had more serious matters to deal with.

“There's something strange about his gas. Outside of the hallucinations it seems to even be affecting our spidey-sense.” Caty finally said.

“If it’s affecting us, then Fishbowl head must have gotten his hands on some really powerful Neurotoxin.”

Right on cue, Mysterio attacked, spraying Danny with a whole bunch of the gas. Suddenly Caty was gone, as well as the rest of New York. Danny was standing alone in darkness. “Uh…h-h-hello?”

Suddenly, Mysterio came out of nowhere, and punched Danny in the face, knocking him back. “You may act like a hero, but we all know it’s a farce!”

Then, another Mysterio appeared, and punched Danny. “You and I know the truth. You’re just a scared little child playing dress up!”

And then a third Mysterio attacked. “The city may think it’s cute, but they’ll turn on you!”

Danny stumbled backward, disoriented by the sudden onslaught of attacks from multiple Mysterios. Each punch landed with force, shaking him to his core. He tried to fight back, but it was like battling shadows in the darkness. Of course, in reality, Danny was punching the air.

“Mysterio!” Spider-Woman yelled. She watched as her brother fell victim to his gas and was fighting the air.

“That's my name! You can say it as much as you want before you go down. Your partner's useless and you're all alone.” Mysterio replied more sure of his victory.

Spider-Woman closed her eyes. He was trying to get under her skin and it was working before, but he was wrong. She wasn't alone and Danny was far from useless. “You're wrong about everything you said here today. I'm not a villain and I'm not alone. Spider-Man's my partner and I have friends, many friends and I think it's time you got a taste of your own medicine.”

Spider-Woman borrowed Cassandra's move and called for all the spiders in the surrounding area. It'd take a while for them to get there since the ones in the Square were affected by the toxin. She needed to help Danny and keep Mysterio distracted for the time being. “SPIDER-MAN, STOP FIGHTING THE AIR AND WAKE YOUR ASS UP!!!” She hoped that hearing her voice was enough to get him to break through Mysterio's illusion. She needed his help. She needed her brother.

As Danny was being piled on by multiple Mysterios. He tried to regain his composure. “This… this isn’t real,” he muttered to himself, trying to shake off the effects of the hallucinogenic gas.

But the onslaught of Mysterios continued, each one taunting him with words that cut deep. Danny felt his confidence waver. Were they right? Was he just a scared child pretending to be a hero?

But then, he heard his sister's voice calling him. His mind latched onto the familiar sound of his sister’s voice. It cut through the illusions like a beacon of hope, reminding him of who he was and what he fought for.

With renewed determination, Danny focused on Spider-Woman’s words, pushing aside the doubts and fears that threatened to overwhelm him. Taking a deep breath, he summoned all his strength and resolve. With a sudden burst of energy, Danny broke free from the illusions. He was back in Time’s Square with his sister by his side. “Thanks.” Danny muttered. “God, that was awful. I knew there was nothing there, and I was still taking a beating…”

Caty smiled under her mask. She knew she could rely on Danny. Spider-Woman was reinvigorated and ready to finish this. She'd play Mysterio's word game to buy them time. “You failed, Mysterio. You reflect people's insecurities and fears back at them with your words and your fishbowl. All that to hide how much of a failure you are inside. Your first thought was to put people in danger to turn them against someone trying to protect them. If you really wanted to be a hero you wouldn't have put on a flashy performance or attacked people. You would've talked to and joined us.”

Mysterio was furious now. He refused to let his plans be reuined. He really wasn't expecting Spider-Man to be here. They only worked together once to his knowledge and that was in California. This wasn't supposed to be happening. He could deal with one spider freak, but when they were this in sync he was useless. No. He was not going to give up. “So what? You haven't won yet.”

Mysterio threw his arms forward preparing to release his neurotoxin again on the Spider-Duo when he noticed something on his gloves. His helmet magnified it and he realized it was a spider. No, there were multiple spiders crawling all on him. He let out a girlish scream. “Get them off, GET THEM OFF!!”

Spider-Woman held back her laugh. “I will, only if you release everyone from their torture.”

Mysterio released a neutralizing gas into the air immediately. Once the gas was in the air and Caty didn't feel any illusions she told the spiders thank you and that their job was done. They scurried away leaving Mysterio on ground scratching his body in a frenzied panic. Caty would've webbed him up, but she wasn't all that concerned about him running away at this point. The police should be here soon anyway.

The civilians were returning to normal and realized that they weren't being eaten alive by spiders and that Spider-Woman and Spider-Man saved them. The crowd ran up to the Spider-Duo and began thanking and praising them. Some saying they always knew Jameson was full of it. For the first time since they put on their masks the Spider-Twins were finally being recognized and not looked at as menaces or villains. For the first time it all felt worth it to Caty.

And amidst all the praise, everyone’s favorite redheaded social media influencer was filming the whole time. “This is getting even more clicks than the Mall incident. You know, you two should work together more often. The Spider-Twins of New York has a nice ring to it. Do you mind if I get a pic? My friend Danny is going to flip when he sees I got a picture with both of you.”

Spider-Man’s eyes went wide. “Sorry, I have to go. Duty calls!” He swang off, to find some place to go change. MJ just chuckled knowingly.

Spider-Twins of New York? Caty thought to herself. It was official. MJ definitely knew, but at least he wasn't forcing Danny to admit it. Spider-Woman waited for the police to arrive to pick up Mysterio and took a picture with MJ and a few other people in the meantime. She needed the good PR and he was right. They definitely needed to work together more often.

Once the police arrived her job here was done. She had something else she needed to do tonight.

The Digital Expanse {Digimon x Megaman RP}

Danny was dragged pursuaded by his Digimon to go talk to the other humans, but Danny wasn’t so sure. When they all got together, there was a long moment of awkward silence, before Roll made her presence known. “Well? Aren’t you gonna say something.”

Danny rubbed the back of his head nervously. He wasn’t even sure what was going on here, let alone how to talk to a bunch of strangers. “Um… hi… I’m Danny…” He uttered nervously. “That’s Roll, and Salamon.” He said gesturing to his Navi and Digimon.

Sally waved a paw. “Hi! You can call me Sally if you want!”

“Um… D-d-d do any of you know what’s happening here? I kinda just… found myself here with Roll and Sally, and you’re the only humans I’ve seen so far…”

Chronicles of the Six: Magic’s Awakening: A Magical Boy RP. Reboot

Conner was impressed with Gray’s display of magic. “That awesome Gray!” Conner shouted. He gave his friend a thumbs up of encouragement. “Chesi, how do I do something like that?”

“Magic takes discipline and focus. Something I know for a fact none of you have… strong displays of emotion can also trigger a magical outburst.”

The bear roared, angry that her attack had failed, and tried to strike Gray again.

Conner did not listen to a word Gray said. “Hey! Mamma Bear! Over here!” Conner shouted.

The bear turned her attention to Conner, and Conner stuck out his trident. “Come on water… Do your thing…”

There was a moment of awkward silence where nothing happened. Then the bear just roared in Conner’s face.

Chesi facefinned. “Boy! You have to feel something. You can’t just point the trident and expect water to come out.”

Conner frowned, feeling a bit frustrated with himself. “Right, right. Feel something… Got it.”

He took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a moment to focus. In an instant all sorts of emotions came flooding in. About how he was never good enough for his family, his perfect older sister and how he could never be on par with her. His fears, his insecurities, and how his friends supported him through all of it.

As he did, he felt power coursing through him. When he opened his eyes, he saw his trident was glowing with blue magical power. Conner pointed his trident forward again, releasing a powerful jet of water in the bear’s face that sent the bear stumbling backwards.

“Whoa… Did I do that?” Conner exclaimed.

Chesi nodded approvingly. “Yes, you did. Remember, magic is as much about what you feel as it is about what you do. Let your emotions guide you, and you’ll tap into powers you never knew you had.”

Conner threw his fist up happily.

“Don’t celebrate yet. It hasn’t been defeated.” Chesi replied, pointing to the angry, wet bear. “In fact, now it’s even angrier… But something is wrong… Ursa Major’s are gentle creatures. They usually only get violent when their young are threatened… Or…” She turned her attention to Milo. “Oi, windy boy! Did you touch a baby bear around here? You seem like the type that would touch unfamiliar things...”

Pokémon Rust - Dusting off an old idea

*Runs in* Hi, remember me!

Disney & Dragons 5e

Regardless, I’m still here.

Digimon: Fallen Knights

As Cameron looked around in awe at the village, he couldn’t help but notice that everyone else had bonded with their own Digimon friend, except him. Where was his Digimon Companion?

Cameron’s attention was suddenly drawn to a small, secluded area of the village where he spotted a small creature, sitting alone, seemingly lost in thought. Intrigued by the sight, Cameron approached.

As he drew closer, the creature looked up, and Cameron and the Digimon made eye contact. It was a small, green plant-like Digimon with a flower on its head.

“Hello there!” Cameron greeted the Digimon excitedly. “Are you alright? You seem a bit lonely over here.”

The Digimon looked up at Cameron. “Oh, I’m fine.” she replied. “I was just lost in thought. My name is Palmon. It’s nice to meet you.”

Cameron grabbed the creature’s leafy hand, and shook it excitedly. “Hi! I’m Cameron! Where gonna be best friends you and I! Just you wait and see!”

He grabbed Palmon’s hand, and ran back to join the rest of the group. Much to Palmon’s terror. “Guys! Guys! I found my own Digimon friend too! This is Palmon… Hm, actually… Can I call you Rosie?”

Rosie was recovering from the shock of being forcibly dragged off. “Um… sure… I guess.” She nodded shyly.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Caty, Liz, and Cassie found Camilla using Jumper, who Caty had been using to track her.

“You used your spider to track me?” Camilla asked unamused.

“I learned from the best,” Caty responded cheekily.

“I can't believe you were able to turn her. What kind of overpowered cosmic ability do you have?”

Caty shrugged. “I'm not too sure it was me. All I did was cry and say I was tired.”

Camilla couldn't believe it. This was the girl she lost to? The true Spider-Woman? She sighed, admitting defeat.

The newly assembled quartet returned to Casa de Davis where Caty explained to her mom that Liz survived her incident, but was undergoing an experimental procedure to save her life and that Camilla and Cassandra were Dani's sisters and that they wanted to stay with them for Christmas. Denise, of course, accepted this, but she wasn't the fool that her kids thought they were. She asked the girls to follow her to her room leaving Caty and Danny alone together.

Denise brought the girls to her room and closed the door behind them. She sat on the bed because she felt like she needed to sit down more than they did. “I know you're clones and that my kids are Spider-Man and Spider-Woman.”

“What?” Camilla exclaimed. “How?”

“I knew it!” Dani chimed in.

Denise sighed with a light chuckle. “I realized they were the spider-heroes back on our Disney vacation. I would know my nieces and I know you died Liz. I'm a retired Agent of SHIELD. I want you four to be trained and undergo missions doing things my kids or the Avengers can't or won't. I'll be your handler. Any objections?”

“That'd be awesome!” Dani yelled. “We'd be like Totally Spies or Charlie's Angels or—”

Cassandra placed her hand over Dani's mouth.

“What about Caty? We just…” Liz sighed.

“I'm sorry, but this isn't something I want them for. At least not yet. Despite everything that's happened I want them to still be kids and New York needs them.” Denise responded. She understood Liz's feelings and her daughter's. If it were meant to be they'll be together.

Meanwhile Caty was awkwardly standing in the living room with Danny. “Kind of a crazy Christmas, huh? We have three new cousins or sisters.”

“Tell me about it!” Danny sighed exasperated. He was looking at his phone watching MJ’s Youtube channel. “My other clone tried to attack me and Dani at the mall. He wasn’t as lucky as those three unfortunately… MJ Watson caught the whole thing on film. Somehow that video is getting tons of likes and views. Do people like Spider-Man or MJ that much?”

“But that’s not the craziest part. Before Dani arrived Chase and I… Well, we’re kind of taking a break. After taking Danny home the other day, MJ and I… well, MJ and Spider-Man I guess… Had a kiss… Who would have thought Danny Davis would be having relationship drama?”

Caty's eyes widened. She was glad that it seemed that Danny was having a much better holiday than her. Recruited one clone and turned the other to goo, got famous, and got a kiss from the boy he liked. It was a bummer about what happened with Chase, but at least he had that pick me up.

“I'm sure MJ just boosts your already high popularity. I'm sorry about your clone, but I'm glad you and Dani are okay. And if things don't work out with Chase at least things are on the up with you and MJ. Do you think he knows who you are?” She was genuinely interested in it all. They hadn't really talked much lately, admittedly it was her fault. She hadn't been around him much lately. She's been putting a lot into her crimefighting life, forgetting to really be Caty. No, to put it more correctly she was choosing not to be Caty.

“I hope not… I mean… He didn’t let on that he knew who was under the mask… I don’t know where things are going with MJ and I, but I’m enjoying the ride. I thought I would be cursed to be single forever.” He then looked at his sister. “Speaking of love lives, how are you doing now that Liz is back? Sorta kinda…”

Caty sighed. Part of her wanted to avoid that topic. “Just try to keep him safe. And about Liz… It's honestly been weird. I mean… I'm pretty sure she might actually be her. But I don't know. I was just starting to get through the worst of the grieving process. I love Liz, but it's too much for me to jump back into it. But on the bright side, she also has powers. She can fly and shoot green blasts.”

“Cool! Superhero power couple!” Danny exclaimed. He nodded at the rest of what Caty had to say. “Yeah, I would imagine it would be a lot to process. I’m sure Liz will understand if you want to take things slow. And, I know I am the last person to be giving romantic advice, but I’m here if you ever need someone to talk to.”

Caty smiled softly. “Thank you, Danny… I think I just want to be single for a while and focus on me and being Spider-Woman. I'm sorry I haven't been twin of the year lately. This year was just really a lot and I really didn't know how to handle it all, but it wasn't fair to you or mom. I'm going to try to do better.”

“It’s alright. Mom and I both understand you’ve going through it. Between Dad and Liz… But it is good to have you back in the family again. Speaking of family. How long are Mom and the clones going to keep talking? I want to open presents already!”

As if on cue Denise and the clone quartet walked down the stairs. No one noticed before, but there seemed to be extra presents under the Christmas tree.

“Speak of the devils”, Caty laughed.

“Who are you calling a devil?” Camilla bit back.

Liz laughed.

“Now, girls. Hmm. That's strange. I don't remember putting those gifts there.”

Everyone walked over to the Christmas tree to see what Denise was talking about. The clones, including Liz noticed there were presents under the trees with their names on it.

“Something good has finally happened on a holiday.” Caty said feeling at peace about how everything turned out. It started off hectic and she broke down towards the end of it, but here she was with her family and it was bigger than ever.

Danny’s eyes lit up as he grabbed the pink wrapped gift with his name on it. He unwrapped it excitedly, and his eyes lit up when he saw what was under the wrapping paper. It was an expensive and highly sought after Barbie doll he had been wanting for so long. The prices on Ebay were ridiculous. He let out an excited squeal. “Eeeee! Wow! This is amazing! I can’t believe somebody actually found one of these! This doll costs a fortune secondhand! Thank you so much!”

Danny rubbed the back of his head, and laughed sheepishly. He was a little embarrassed being a teenage boy getting excited by a Barbie doll, but thankfully, he was distracted from that after Dani opened her gift, and got the exact same doll Danny got. She had no qualms about expressing her enthusiasm. “OHMYGOSH! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!”

Caty was shocked. It seemed like these mystery presents were everyone's wishes. She went to hers and unwrapped it. It was in wrapping paper the same color as her costume. She opened the box inside to see some tech she had been wanting to add to her web-shooters. This couldn't have been from her mom. “This is getting freaky. This is exactly what I've been wanting, but couldn't get.”

Camilla knelt down and unwrapped her present to see a costumed inside. She closed it back up so Denise could keep her secret. “I got some pajamas.”

Liz unwrapped her present to see a costume as well. “Wow. This is going to be my new favorite outfit.”

Cassie crouched down in front of her gift. Hers actually came with a note. It said that once she opened the box she'd have a voice, but it was up to her. She showed the note to the others.

Caty was really confused now. “A voice… in a box? Mom? Is Santa real?”

Denise paused for a moment. “Well… Ever since you two were kids there were random presents your father and I never bought. Maybe?”

Danny shrugged. “Being a man of science, I would say no. But between Spider-Men and Spider-Women, mutant werelizards and all the other weird stuff we’ve seen, anything is possible I suppose.”

Caty noticed that there was another mysterious gift. This time with her mother's name on it. She handed it to her. “This one's yours.”

Denise took the gift and unwrapped it. When she opened the box to see what was inside her hand rushed to her mouth as tears began to fall from her eyes. Everyone started to wonder if she was okay. Denise pulled out a snow globe that held the scenery of her and David's first date and kiss.

Everyone silently came to the same conclusion. Santa was real and he was a miracle worker.