Twilight sat with her knees up to her chest as she read through her text messages, her anger slowly building as her boyfriend kept repeatedly smacking her in the back of a head with a pillow. The impact caused no pain, more annoyance than anything, but the most agonizing part of the process was the whiny grunt that accompanied every swing.

"Harry..." Twilight said quietly.

"I don't wanna" Harry whimpered.

"Harry" Twilight said, looking up from her phone and gritting her teeth in anger.

"I don't wanna!" Harry repeated, louder this time.

"Harry, I swear that if you hit me one more time with that fucking pillow I'm going to beat the hell out of you until you piss blood" Twilight growled furiously. There was a second of silence as both Harry and Twilight remained still before Harry cocked back his arm again and swung the pillow, hitting Twilight in the back of the head.

"I don't w-" Harry began.

"Alright, that fucking does it!" Twilight roared, throwing her phone down onto the couch and leaping at her boyfriend, tackling him to the ground and attempting to grab the pillow from him. The two began to roll around and scuffle, being unaware that the door opened and Cadance stood there with three glasses resting in her arms. Her eyes were locked onto the glasses as she carried them and had to open the door with her foot, so her attention was not attracted by the fight going on.

"Christ, do you have any idea how difficult it was to carry all three of these?" she asked in an irritated tone "I nearly dropped the third one twice until I figured out I could carry it in my cleavage, seriously, having a massive rack has more cons than just back pain..." Cadance finally noticed the fight going on and glared at both of them angrily.

"Hey!" she shouted at the two of them "What the hell are you doing!?" The two teens froze, still grabbing onto each other. Twilight's black skirt had been ruffled and now rested on her lower back, exposing her underwear, and her black jacket had been pushed down her shoulders in a very suggestive manner. Meanwhile the buckle of Harry's belt had broken, the two parts separated and his pants having been pulled down during the scuffle and a random pull from Twilight had torn the buttons off his shirt and exposed his chest.

"Uhhh..." Twilight said, looking at her sister in law with a blank expression.

"You wanna join in?" Harry asked with a cheesy grin. Twilight cocked back her fist and punched her boyfriend in the eye, knocking him off his elbows and down onto the floor with a groan of pain.

"Ignore him" Twilight said, standing up off Harry's body and pulling her skirt down and her jacket up again "I swear that was not what it looked like"

"Really?" Cadance asked in a disbelieving tone "I honestly thought you were classier than this"

"Are you saying I'm not a classy guy?" Harry asked weakly.

Twilight responded with a quick kick in the ribs.

"Point taken" Harry groaned, turning over and assuming the foetal position "Shutting up now"

"I wasn't about to fuck him Cadance!" Twilight snapped.

"Bullshit Twilight!" Cadance growled "I just caught the two of you stripping each other down!"

"It was an accident, we were fighting" Twilight growled, crossing her arms and turning her red cheeks away from Cadance's furious expression.

"Twilight you are fifteen years old, I don't even agree with you having a boyfriend much less having sex with him!" Cadance yelled "What would Shining think if I told him his little sister was having sex with some guy we barely know!?" At this point Shining walked into the room and examined the scenario before speaking.

"I heard my name and then the word 'sex'" he said quickly "What exactly is going on here?"

"I just caught Twilight about to get down and dirty with Harry" Cadance said, looking at her husband with a disgusted expression.

"Can I just say that that is an amazing euphemism for sex?" Harry asked from the floor.

"I know right?" Shining asked with a grin.

"Shining!" Cadance yelled furiously "Aren't you going to say anything about your fifteen year old sister having sex!?"

"Yes, first thing I'll say is that its a disgusting thought that I never want to have a mental image of and two is that if I ever find out that you two have had sex I will personally break everyone of your bones and crucify you above the entrance to make sure nobody else even looks at Twilight in the same way, understand?" Shining said, looking down at Harry with a straight face.

"Understood sir" Harry said "And can I just say that you're really good at the terrifying older brother thing?"

"Thank you" Shining said, losing his serious attitude again "I worked very hard on it"

"Holy shit guys, Harry and I weren't about to have sex!" Twilight said, grabbing the side of her head in frustration "He kept hitting me with a pillow and yelling that he didn't want to go with me so I tackled him and tried to beat him up"

"And in what fucking reality does he think he can get away with fighting with my sister?" Shining demanded "And what's your excuse Osborn?" Harry climbed back up to his feet, still holding his sore ribcage, before explaining himself.

"She said that I had to go shopping with her" he groaned. Shining suddenly moved over to Harry and placed a hand on his shoulder, Harry's expression becoming terrified.

"Christ on a bike man, I completely understand" Shining said "You've taken a stand against the tyranny but your true words have been drowned out by the vicious queen, I salute you brave rebel" Shining took his hand off Harry's shoulder and saluted him, the teen responded with a wide grin and a salute of his own.

"Oh come on, going shopping with me isn't that bad" Twilight said, rolling her eyes.

"Are you on drugs Twilight?" Shining asked, grabbing hold of his sister's arms and lightly shaking her "I'd rather go through my pepper spray resistance training than spend an afternoon shopping with you!"

"Is it really that bad?" Harry asked.

"Its agonizing, she spends forty minutes in a store looking at underwear or clothes, picks out a pair and walks halfway to the checkout before deciding she doesn't want them" Shining explained, an over the top performance if there every was one.

"Dear God" Harry said, his face dropping a mile.

"I know" Shining nodded.

"Oh, that reminds me honey, I have to take back that lingerie to the store" Cadance said, tapping a finger on her elbow as she stood with her arms crossed.

"Please no..." Shining whimpered.

"And I've gotta get a new turtle neck, my old one got burnt over the oven a few days ago" Twilight added.

"No..." Harry said, almost weeping.

"I have an idea, why don't we all go together and save the extra car journey?" Cadance suggested with a bright smile. The two men looked at each other with terrified expressions before they practically fell over one another in a mad dash for the door.

"Oh no you don't!" Cadance said, grabbing both of them by the collar and dragging them back over "Harry, you need to make up for violating my little sister and Shining you still need to make up for your disappointing performance last night"

"W-Wait... what?" Harry asked, looking at Shining.

"She means that she'snot happy about how I quit the Monopoly game so early on" Shining said quickly.

"Oh... that's a relief" Harry sighed.

"And I couldn't get her off either" the older man smirked. Harry looked down at the floor for a second before a single, powerful shiver ran down his spine.

"Did you really need to tell him that?" Cadance asked with a happy/furious expression.

"No, I just felt like I needed to share my torment with someone else" Shining said.

"I... I wouldn't exactly call it torment Shining" Cadance said in an embarrassed tone.

"Five times last night, with a libido like hers I'm surprised she went into the fashion industry instead of the porn one" Shining added.

"Ok!" Cadance snapped, her cheeks a burning red "We're going shopping now and you two aren't allowed to talk to each other any more"

"And why the hell did you guys want me to come with you?" Peter asked with his hands in his pockets, the three of them having been outside the women's underwear store for nearly twenty five minutes.

"Because we weren't willing to accept a slow death on our own, we needed one more brother in our platoon to share the suffering" Harry said with a mock laugh.

"Its good to know I'm friends with the kind of guys who would push a family out of a lifeboat to save their own lives" Peter nodded "Makes me feel like I made the right choices"

"Push them out?" Shining asked "I'd probably Batista Bomb the youngest kid off the side of the fucker and use the parents as oars to get to safety faster" Harry and Peter stared at Shining with a look of pure amazement, seconds dragging by before Shining spoke again.

"What? Is the Batista Bomb too much?" he asked.

"I would've gone with an RKO if it were me" Harry shrugged, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

"I would've gone with a tombstone in my honest opinion" Peter added, taking his hands out of his pockets and folding his arms.

"Good suggestions" Shining nodded. There was silence for a few more seconds before the women came out of the store chatting happily together.

"Finally, scrape the moss off and shave the beards guys" Shining said to the other two "They're back"

"Sorry we took so long" Cadance said with a sweet smile "I wanted to get something extra special" She was going to continue and explain what she'd gotten before Shining held up a hand.

"Before you tell me what it is, tell me how much it cost first" he said.

"I paid for it" Cadance said sourly.

"That doesn't matter, we have a joint account" Shining responded.

"Of over six hundred million dollars!" Cadance snapped.

"Answer the question" Shining said, still pushing for an answer.

"Fine, two hundred and fifty dollars" she growled "Happy now?"

"Two hundred and fifty bucks?" Shining asked in disgust "Does it come with the model that wore it?"

"Shining!" Cadance said in an irritated tone.

"I could by a prostitute to wear the underwear for less than it cost to buy it" Shining continued.

"Will you stop showing off in front of your friends?" Cadance asked "You're acting like a child" Peter and Harry meanwhile were stood a few feet away trying to hold back their laughter, gaining themselves angry stares from Twilight who walked over to them and began to talk.

"Don't tell me you're laughing at that?" she asked.

"Why shouldn't we?" Peter asked "The joke had good acting, it mentioned money and explained the spending of said money on the acquisition of prostitutes for less than Cadance acquired her lingerie for, its both witty and upper class, what's not to like?" Twilight slapped her palm to her face as the two teenagers pretended to twirl moustaches whilst laughing in a generic French accent.

"I often wonder why I'm friends with you two" Twilight sighed.

"Me too, you're way too good for us" Peter nodded.

"Well, too good for Petey here, but I'm rich and handsome so I qualify for friendship status" Harry said, grinning cockily at Peter who responded by pointing his middle finger directly at Harry's face.

"Can you two behave for fifteen minutes please?" Cadance asked the teens "I don't want to have to babysit three misbehaving children today"

"Fifteen minutes?" Peter asked, checking his watch whilst inhaling a sharp breath "I dunno, that's quite a long time to behave"

"Please?" Cadance asked, making puppy dog eyes at the both of them "For me?" The two teens looked at each other with surprised expressions before looking back at Cadance and nodding once.

"Yes Ma'am" they said simultaneously.

"Good" Cadance said happily "Now, shall we continue?"

"Yeah, I guess" Harry nodded.

"Where to next, Twilight, where do you think we should-" Cadance began.

"Video games" the three men announced, Shining grabbing Cadance's hand and Harry Twilight's before leading them in the direction of the nearest Gamestop. Peter chuckled and began to walk behind them before his Spider-Sense went off, signalling danger close by.

"Peter?" Harry called back to him "You coming?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm gonna grab something from the food court, you go on ahead and I'll meet you there" Peter explained, waving briefly before turning and heading back through the mall. As soon as his was out of sight of his friends he ducked away to a bathroom stall and changed into his Spider-Man outfit, hiding his clothing inside the air vents before heading out, just in time to hear the sound of a gunshot, then another, and another. There were scream coming from all over the mall as Spider-Man tried his best to locate where the gunshots came from in the crowded area.

"Alright, high ground Spidey" Spider-Man said, leaping up to a higher floor and looking all around. His eyes landed on a shattered pane of glass with a dead body lying in the shards.

"Bingo!" Spider-Man yelled, using his webbing to pull himself over to the store at a faster speed than normal, landing on the laminate wooden floor and skidding for several inches, sinking low into a crouch and looking around. His eyes locked onto a familiar black-clad, physically blessed figure who was currently engaged in a quick scuffle with another man brandishing a gun. She moved his arm over her shoulder before grabbing hold of it, twisting it sideways as she spun around to have her back to him and finally wrenching it downwards. The man screamed as the sickening crack of breaking bone filled the store. She grabbed the gun before it dropped and whirled around to face him, shoving the gun in his mouth before making a kissing gesture and pulling the trigger.

"Next time, do as I tell you and you won't get hurt" Black Cat growled, the man's blood and brains splattered all over the floor as his body dropped heavily, the costumed thief throwing the gun aside. Deciding not to announce his presence as he'd done before he threw himself forward, slamming his knee into Cat's ribcage and knocking her to the ground.

"Hey!" she yelled, rolling off her back and up to her feet, her black claws extending from the gloves as she settled into a fighting stance "Oh... I was hoping to see you again honey, did you like the gift I gave you in exchange for the case? I know I did"

"I'm not playing around any more Cat, I can forgive a little theft but murder? That's too far" Spider-Man growled. Cat appeared to be ready to launch another round of banter but Spider-Man threw himself forward again, slamming his fist into Black Cat's stomach and bringing his knee up into her face. She was knocked off her feet but quickly managed to flip backwards onto her feet, an angry expression on her face.

"Alright, I didn't want to have to hurt you Spider, but if you're gonna try and hurt the Cat then the Cat's gonna hurt back" she growled, moving forward and swinging a punch. It was at this point that Spider-Man realized, anger or not, that she was still a much better fighter than him and that his brief sparring session with Captain America was not nearly enough to go toe to toe with Black Cat just yet. Still, he had learned to slow down his own punches and watch out for give-aways for certain attacks but that only helped him out slightly. He managed to block a kick with his own knee and retaliated by booting Black Cat out of the store.

"Sorry Madam but I'm afraid I'm going to have to ban you for life and hand out a mandatory ass kicking for the trouble you've caused" Spider-Man growled, feeling obligated to crack at least a few jokes.

"Ohhh, can I still use my membership card for a free drink at Starbucks with every purchase?" Cat pouted, her own playful attitude returning as his own did. Spider-Man moved forward, readying himself for an attack, but instead Black Cat gave him a two finger salute before turning around and leaping up to the top floor of the mall, hopping over the railing and disappearing from sight.

"You're not getting away this time!" Spider-Man yelled, sprinting outside the store and throwing himself after the Black Cat "Gotta get her before she causes any more trouble"

"Stop right there Cat!" Shining's voice yelled.

"Hey there handsome, feel like letting me go if I show a little skin?" Cat's voice responded.

"And she's causing more trouble" Spider-Man sighed, getting to the spot where he could see Shining aiming a gun at Black Cat.

"You're under arrest!" Shining growled.

"Ooh, is it gonna be a rough arrest?" she asked "I love it when the officer gets naughty"

"Shut the hell up!" Cadance yelled furiously, the anger with Black Cat attempting to seduce her husband being clear on her face.

"Oh, so this must be your wife?" Black Cat asked "I've gotta say Princess I'm a big fan of your work, in fact I'm wearing a set of your underwear right now... wanna see?" Cadance visibly recoiled at the remark and it was at this time Spider-Man decided to intervene. He threw himself over the edge and aimed for Black Cat who seemed to notice him out of the corner of her eye. She whirled around and grabbed hold of Spider-Man's outstretched arms, throwing herself down into a backwards roll and wrapping her legs around his waist. Once they were upright again she pinned Spider-Man down and placed a hand to his throat.

"Here we are again" Black Cat smirked "You must really like me being on top of you... tell you what, how about we blow this joint and I'll blow something else for you?" The looks of disgust were evident on everyone's faces, especially that of Twilight and Cadance, and Spider-Man acted accordingly. Using his adhesive powers he stuck his fingertips down and pushed up his body, using his core strength to throw Cat off of him and climb back up to his feet.

"Sorry pussy cat, but I've got a reputation to keep up" Spider-Man said quickly.

"A reputation of a one-time hero who then robbed a jewellery store and attacked the police commissioner?" she asked, wiping her claws on her white fur collar "I think I'd want to keep that reputation intact too"

"I-uh... shut up" he grunted.

"I thought so" she smirked "I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got somewhere to be" She blew a kiss and gave Spider-Man a quick wink before turning around and leaping up once more. Spider-Man threw his arms forward and activated his web-shooters, firing two lines of webbing that stuck to her foot and pulled her down. She landed hard on the mall floor and groaned in pain, Spider-Man quickly rushing over to her and webbing her down, making her unable to move.

"Finally" Spider-Man said, petting Black Cat on the head "I've got you right where I want you"

"Funny, I'd always thought where you wanted me was lying naked on your bed" she said in a moping tone "Am I just not your dream girl?"

"Dreams, no" Spider-Man shrugged "Nightmares, yes"

"Then prepare to meet your worst nightmare" a Hispanic accent growled. Spider-Man was caught off guard as a red boot slammed straight into his face, knocking him away from Black Cat and allowing this new enemy to cut her free.

"What the fuck?!" Spider-Man demanded. He looked up to see a woman wearing a blood red combat shirt with black sleeves, styled with a large red arrow running down to the end of the longer top of the sleeve with a small ring of cloth that hooked over her middle finger. She wore a pair of black, skin tight pants with two loose scabbards for the two sai that rested inside them. Around her neck she wore a simple scarf and topped off with a red bandanna tied around her raven-coloured hair. Her eyes were a bright green and glared furiously at Spider-Man as she cut Black Cat free, the second woman standing up and smiling at the red-clad woman.

"Alright... does somebody wanna explain to me what the hell is going on?" Spider-Man asked.

"Are you having trouble with this pest or are you just testing my pateince Cat?" the other woman asked irritably.

"I'm just having fun, I like playing with my pet Spider" Cat giggled, winking at Spider-Man "And who said that you could ruin my fun?"

"Thirty five thousand dollars" the woman growled "The Spider dies and we all go home happy"

"Now hold on a second Elektra, no one ever said anything about-" Cat began before Elektra rushed forward, drawing the two sai at her waist and twirling them skilfully.

"Oh shit" Spider-Man sighed, back flipping away from the first few stabs of the woman he now knew as Elektra before she anticipated a move of his and managed to swipe his feet out from underneath him. Spider-Man hit the ground hard but rolled away from a quick stab from Elektra, lashing his arm out again and trying to web the sai away from her. She held onto the weapon and with a twist of her wrist she was able to place the blade against the webbing and cut through it.

"This isn't good" Spider-Man said "Hey, whatever they're paying you I'm sure I can at least give you a thirty-sixth of it if you don't!"

"You talk too much" Elektra growled, dashing forward an attempting to jab at Spider-Man's right shoulder joint with two fingers.

"Talk too much?" Spider-Man asked, leaping up high and sticking to a wall to catch his breath "Lady you don't know enough about me to make a judgement like that, gimme a chance and I'll sure you come to love my never-ending chatter"

"Can you shut up so that I don't get a headache while I kill you?" she asked, chipping a trash can into the air with her foot and, with a quick spin, kicking it over to him. Spider-Man caught the trash can and threw it aside, not noticing Elektra leaping towards him. He spotted her a second before she reached him but his attempt to leap away was too late. She grabbed hold of his knee and pulled herself up, slamming two fingers into the crook of his neck. An agonizing sensation shot all over his body as all of his muscles locked, causing him to drop to the floor in a heap, his head slamming painfully off the tiled floors as his entire musculature system refused to work.

"Now for the finishing blow" Elektra growled, flipping her sai around once more and preparing to stab Spider-Man. Black Cat bit her lip from across the way and Shining raised his gun up, preparing to fire before a surprising event happened. Someone from behind Elektra slammed a fire extinguisher into the back of her head and knocked her to the floor, dazing her greatly. The man rushed over to Spider-Man and placed a hand on his back, checking to see if he was OK. Spider-Man's muscles relaxed and he pushed himself up, looking at the brown haired man and then over to Elektra.

"Thanks man" Spider-Man said "I think you just saved my life"

"No problem Spidey, you're my hero" the man said with a wide grin.

"Right... what's your name pal?" Spider-Man asked.

"Drake, Drake Love" he answered.

"Well Drake, it looks like you can go an brag to your friends about that fact you saved Spider-Man" Spider-Man said, patting him on the shoulder.

"Thanks... but can I ask you for something?" Drake asked.

"Go ahead, shoot" Spider-Man nodded.

"It was my birthday a few weeks back and I didn't really have anybody to celebrate it with, can you just wish me a good one?" Drake asked.

"Sure, Happy Birthday Drake" Spider-Man nodded, looking back over to Elektra as she began to stand up "Now get out of here before I have to wish you a Merry Christmas too"

"R-Right... and thanks Spider-Man" Drake grinned, getting up and running away.

"Don't thank me, I haven't saved the day just yet" Spider-Man said, getting back up to his feet and rubbing his sore neck "Alright then Elektra, you ready for round two?" Elektra appeared ready to respond but before she could the skylight of the mall was shattered as several SWAT officers abseiled into the mall with the sounds of sirens being heard outside.

"Shit... consider yourself lucky Spider-Man, we'll settle this later!" Elektra swore, sheathing her sigh and leaping through a window before the police could apprehend her, Black Cat following son after with a wink and a blown kiss for Spider-Man.

"Spider-Man, stay right where you are!" a man with a megaphone yelled from outside "We have this place surrounded and you are under arrest!"

"Oh this is not good" Spider-Man sighed as the SWAT team surrounded him and aimed their weapons "Ummm, can I use my get out of jail free card now?"

The sounds of their weapons being primed served as a satisfactory reply.

"I'll take that as a no then" Spider-Man nodded. Next Chapter: Back to Training Estimated time remaining: 11 Hours, 13 Minutes