A young man was chained to a wall deep in a cellar. He hadn't seen the sun in he didn't know how long. Time didn't matter to him anymore. He had lost everything the moment he entered this stupid universe. His mother, his father, his girlfriend and his entire crew were all dead. Shot down by a greedy golden pig. Why was he still alive? Why couldn't he have died with him? What need did this bastard have with him when he had his ship he so desperately wanted? Noh-Varr's heart was shattered, but he had his mind steeled and focused on one thing. Revenge. The bastard would pay for what he had done.
The door to his cell opened and Noh-Varr looked forward at the woman in front of him. She had been the only good part of his capture. She was his captor's daughter. The man was so sick that he apparently poisoned her mother with chemicals while she was pregnant with her just to turn her into some genius superweapon. He had even convinced her that her face was brutally disfigured, but he was able to reveal to her the truth. But the look on her face now worried him.
"We need to get you out of here. My father... He's accessed the power of your star drive. He's... he's become something monstrously insane."Oubliette Midas got close to Noh-Varr's head as she went to undo his restraints. Noh-Varr took the opportunity to headbutt her and knock her out. Noh-Varr thrust his arms forward ripping his chains out of the wall. He thought about crushing the restraints, but decided against it. He may have need for these chains yet. He turned to look at Oubliette. The first kind soul he met since coming here.
"I'm sorry, Princess. Betrayed once again by a man you trusted. I wish it didn't have to be like this. I thank you for your hospitality and for allowing this to go on longer than it should. Thanks to you this world is safe... But your father? He'll crumble beneath my feet."As if on cue the ground beneath them began to quake. He was coming and he was apparently very large. The former Dr. Midas entered the room, but he was no longer a man in golden Iron Man armor. He was a large cosmic rock creature with a blue glow between his rocks.
Noh-Varr laughed at the display.
"And you had the nerve to call your daughter disfigured. Look at you. You got what you were looking for.""You think I care what I look like?" Cosmic Man roared. "All I care about is power and I have that now. Power to claim everything I want in this world. No. In this universe."
"Yeah, that's not going to happen. I'm going to crush your dreams here and now. You made the huge mistake of taking everything I love and pissing me off. I'm going to destroy you!!" Noh-Varr charged forward to fly straight through his body with his fists. In a moment of fear Cosmic Man reacted by forming a barrier around his body. But this barrier didn't stop Noh-Varr's momentum. Instead it sent the barrier flying with him straight through the roof of the cellar.
The noise startled Oubliette awake. Noh-Varr was gone and there was a large hole in the ceiling and the area was starting to destabilize. She quickly got to her feet.
"Noh-Varr? Father?" She picked up her golden gun and headed up the stairs. She needed to help. She managed to grab a few things on her way out.
Meanwhile Caty was at Hobie's home in the Bronx. Professor Octavius tasked them to partner up and come up with something that could change the world. They had a month to complete it, but the two wanted to get on it immediately. Caty was surprised to find out that he and his seven siblings were practically raising themselves. There was another that left to pursue a career in crimefighting as a trio of martial artists who wore an amulet. He didn't abandon them and routinely sent money to help out. Caty remembered coming across a group like that when she first started fighting, but she hadn't seen any of them in a while. They actually thought she was a villain when they first met. It was actually kind of funny. Maybe she'd be able to tell Hobie this story one day. Hobie had two other older siblings. A sister and a brother. His sister Susie was a hairstylist and makeup artist. His brother James worked warehouse jobs and on stop of going to school Hobie also washed windows. These three were amazing and it was thanks to their hardwork that they were able to move out of their old apartment into an actual house they can truly share. They took care of each other. They only had each other. It made her wonder what she and Danny would have done if they had lost their mom when they lost their dad. Would they have given up on crimefighting and only focused on themselves? Or would she abandon Danny like she almost did?
She was saved from her thoughts by a large crash outside the window. Everyone got up to see what was going on. There was a large rock creature and some kind of flying man fighting outside.
Hobie quickly took control of the situation.
"Susie, James, hide the kids in the bathrooms. Away from the windows. You join them. I'm going to make sure people are okay outside."Caty was shocked to hear him say this.
"No. You all stay inside. I'm going to make sure people are okay outside."Everyone looked at her like she was nuts. What was a skinny little white girl going to do? Caty could feel the intensity of the stares and felt awkward.
"Hobie, can we talk in your room?""Yeah... You guys go ahead."The two rushed to Hobie's room while the others hunkered down for safety. As soon as the door was closed behind them Caty went out and said it.
"Instead of trying to sneak around you and your family so I can save lives I'm going to tell you this. Honestly, I trust you with this secret. I'm Spider-Woman.""I know." Hobie said, completely unsurprised.
Caty on the other hand was completely baffled.
"You know?""Yeah, I figured it out at Coney. Your 'cousin', more like clone, was chasing you. The way you two moved and then they shut down the House of Mirrors because there was a fight there that had some crazy collateral damage. Your secret's been safe with me.""You're possibly the smartest guy I've met and maybe the best. Don't tell my brother. But that doesn't explain why you think you're going outside to save people.""Because I am." Hobie walked into his closet and pulled out his Prowler suit.
"I was inspired by you, your brother, Daredevil, and Stiltman to come up with this. I haven't quite figured out your web-formula yet but I have retractable grappling cables and other assorted gadgets here. If you ask me I finished our project early because The Prowler's going to change the world."Caty was amused and it was shown by the smile on her face.
"Then suit up, Prowler. We have people to save."