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Gwen Stacy A message had been sent earlier to MJ < I got an address on where Peter may be holed up in. Shall we investigate? >

It was at an inconspicuous neighborhood. Certainly not in Queens, or in any place Gwen was aware of Peter having a place, so who owned this? Yet there was no denying that the tracker pointed towards it. And long enough that it was't just a place Spider-Man was visiting. With MJ's arrival Gwen explains it briefly. "I fought Peter last night." she says. Fought? She still feels the bruises down her shoulder, "Was able to get a tracker on him, and it leads here..."

She points to a townhome on the other side of the street, remaining obscured by the alley while she observes it. "So far no going ins or outs. But the tracker is showing him as being inside..." she takes in a breath.

"Ready to get down to the bottom of this mystery?"
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would give a frown, "Yes, I'm ready. We'll be getting our friend back." With some heads up, Mary Jane has nabbed wahtever she can from the SHIELD armory that will hopefully be of help. some high end flashbangs, knockout gas pellets, some of SHIELD's reverse engineered restraint glue of Trapster's, very high end sonic grenades, some grenades loaded with -very- high end toxins designed to make one break out in hives, nausea, swelling, etc.. And for emergencies a few cans of bugspray that's designed to work against Spiders. She's wearing an off duty SHIELD jumpsuit wtih some ceramic plates beneath, ands ome concoctions that she's had in the past to try and help 'unstick' webbing.

And the maximum power electric stun batons and ICERs - just in case seh can get a shot.
Peter Parker The tracker, indeed, shows that Peter is inside. In an upstairs room, adjacent to a long wing. There is a skylight over that room, and an occassional flicker of candlelight from within. Whatever Peter is doing, he is not moving. At least, not much.
Gwen Stacy The arsenal MJ brings for this gets Ghost Spider quirking a brow, "I am not sure what's going on, but I am wanting to recover him alive.." she eyes some of the grenades, unsure on what their purpose is.

"That's the main thing. He might be mind controlled .., I highly doubt it's a clone as he's using the same suit Peter does and ..." she pauses, unsure on how to explain it. "... it's Peter."

The black and white clad hero steps out from the alley and she points. "It's up on that window that he is. But let's find a way around.." the Spider leads them towards the house, over by a side.

*thwip*

She pulls herself up to a side window and then sends another to help MJ to come up as they get ready to infiltrate!
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would sigh, "Yes, and I can't keep up with the two of you so I'd like to be able to at least slow him down if he's going to come at the two of us full force." She's the one without the precognitive danger sense, hyper-agility, and is outstrengthened by a -minimum- factor of ten.

"I'd much rather not end up a smear you have to spend most of the fight protecting." SHe would deadpan over!

At the noise from the window, Mary Jane gives a light sigh over and moves to scramble along to her position. Then she goes to take out a -very- small piece of metal from her hand, along with a small tube of grease, goes to oil up the latch and then along the sides of the window pane, checking it for any signs of security, traps, or anything built into it that might lead to any sort of alarm if it goes up, and moves to pick the latch, grease up the edges, and moves to hopefully open it in complete silence without setting anything off if she's good.

It was something from a past life.
Peter Parker Clearly not expecting company, as the two Spider-friends find their way to the window, Spider-man is standing in the center of a candle lit room, the bottom of his mask peeled up, his lips entwined with a woman of dark skin, wearing little more than scraps of clothing over her top and a loincloth below. Her arms are wrapped around him, possessively, while his hands rest at her hips. They seem very occupied in what it is that they are doing.
Gwen Stacy "Sonja isn't wanting to come out to play?" Ghost Spider inquires as they make way quietly to the house. "Though on second thought, probably a good idea she actually *doesn't*..." she knows how unpredictable the ancient warrior can be.

No traps are found, and the entry is done as silently as MJ's spy skills are able to get them in. Which apparently are top ones as they are undetected on their infiltration. Ghost Spider lands with little noise and then starts padding over to the source of those sounds...

And if she was ready to witness what was going on the audible gasp that escapes her lips is enough to be telling. Of all the things she wasn't really thinking he'd come to find Peter lips to lips with Calypso, of all people.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson doesn't quite mention that the thief skills are all Sonja as the two slide in and she just goes to silently nod over and maneuver along with Spider-Gwen. She goes to frown, glancing over at the duo and goes to then duck her head down in indication of the pocket that has the knockout gas pellets in them and the ICER.

She doesn't move her hand towards either of them or do more than look. She knows how fast that Peter's Spider-Sense goes off and from the fight she was in last time it clearly works. It's a check to Gwen wtih 'go or not'?
Peter Parker It is not Peter's spider-senses that undo Mary Jane and Gwen's successful infiltration. With Spider-man's back to them, it is the eyes of Calypso that open suddenly, taking in the two intruders. Her lips pull back into a bit of a sneer as she breaks the kiss, and only then does Peter turn around to spy his two friends.

"I thought I left you in the trash," he snarls as he reaches up to pull down the mask fully, bracing himself to leap at Ghost Spider.

Calypso watches with amusement before her gaze drifts over to the SHIELD agent. And she laughs.
Gwen Stacy It's a good thing that Gwen has that mask on so no one can see the hurt look on her face upon spying Peter and Calypso. But then it hardens when the man turns to her and is ready for a fight.

This is definitely not Peter. Not -her- Peter at least.

Fists bunch up, "And yet you are the one hanging out with trash." is the retort. And she shoots a web at the lunching Spider-Man before jumping forward to go meet him for a fight. Or in this case their second one. But now she'd make sure she won.
Mary Jane Watson Oh well, they tried! Mary Jane hasn't the slightest idea who Calypso is. But she lets Sonja take over in a controlled fashion. "That outfit is desperate, even by a wench's." This coming from /Sonja/. And immediately thrown is one of the gas pellets to hopefully detonate over at the feet of Calypso while Mary Jane pulls out an air filter over her mouth. It's followed over by one of the grenades that contains a mix of potent itching powder, gas designed to induce extreme nausea, allergen capsules designed to make one break out into hives and small bursts of tear gas.

She's hoping that when Calypso snarls and taunts her or goes to charge at her they'll detonate midway and Calypso will leap through the clouds of them and even if not incapacitated will have major issues with her ability to fight.
Peter Parker There is a deep laugh from Calypso as Mary Jane hurls the SHIELD devices out. "You think that will stop me?" She makes a quick incantation and a glow surrounds her, and then she bursts forward, charging towards Mary Jane without much care at all for whatever she has unleashed.

Spider-man twists below the web fired at him by Ghost Spider, ducking away and leaping from the ground, leading with a fist towards her face. "I was too easy on you last time. It's time to finish this."
Gwen Stacy The fist comes and Ghost Spider weaves under it, rolling on the floor and tossing a kick up at Peter, one most likely dodged. She comes back up on her feet, just in time to hear those explosions come off in the room and dodge another blow from Peter.

"Too bad you won't get another chance." another web is shot, missing Peter but destroying some furniture. Just like Peter before she seems to be going full out now, she now fully believing that this can't be the Peter she knows...

And if she wants to defeat him she knows she will need to leave nothing off, which is why when she jumps at Peter her hands are moving fast, real fast, aiming for a few quick punches.
Mary Jane Watson Oh, this will be fun! Red Sonja goes to grin as Mary Jane channels her. Mary Jane has enough influence to restrain Sonja's berserker instincts- that means just break bones, no crippling. Sonja laughs, "What is it with such pathetic wretches that they all must compensate with sorcery in an act of desperation?" She goes to pop out the two large titanium batons with glowing electric prongs on the end. Far, far less powerful than the ones that the Widows would carry.. But, swung on titanium rods by someone that could level quite immense striking force guided by Sonja's hopefully expert skills, even glancing strikes woulbe quite debilitating.

As Calypso goes to work on her encantations, Sonja charges! She attempts to meet Calypso with torso blows! Quick attempted strike to chest with right hand, followup to stomach attempted with left. Attempting to finish if she could wtih a brutal front kick from a titanium soled combat boot to the woman's gut!

Sonja made a point of never fighting fair - and hoefully against this woman who do the vou-dou, it would be enough!
Peter Parker Peter evades some of those punches, but not all, taking one clear on the chin that staggers him back. He is a bit surprised at just how much strength the girl has, not having expected it. And he sees she is not holding back. Maybe it is time to play dirty. "I thought you were the one who wanted another chance," he says, as he pulls off the mask, staring at her with the full intensity of a Peter Parker gaze. "Isn't this who you want? Who you _really_ want?"

Calypso laughs off Mary Jane's jibes, shaking her head. "Only those who do not possess it would mock the sort of power that I wield!" she waves her hands again, and then moves in, absorbing the blows from Mary Jane before delivering a solid swing of her own at MJ's face.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would taunt, "I have seen those which possess power that makes your own completely unnoticable. I have seen it consume them. The best I acn say is that your's is so inconsequential that it may not!" She raises up her batons to take the strike, both of them snapping up to take it.. Followed by Red Sonja going to reverse the batons, trying to smash one at the inside of Calypso's grip to hit her elbow, then other whipping about to try and strike her on the head!

The batons give her well over an extra meter in reach, so she goes to try for those strikes to even if tehy don't hit to get a bit more maneuvering rom!
Gwen Stacy The fight rages on, Gwen continuing to throw punch after punch (They aren't fantastic in form but they pack a lot of strength behind them). Over and over in that familiar dance with Spider-Man as many get dodged, along with she dodging most of Peter's.

Almost like it was a Matrix movie.

Or in this case a Spider movie!

It's when the mask comes off that there's a pause from Gwen. Seeing that face again. It's familiar, too familiar. And full of rage and hate. It makes her hesitate on the blow she was gonna land, leaving her open to a counter..
Peter Parker Blow after blow is absorbed by Calypso as she advances on Mary Jane. She takes another swing, fingers outstretched with something resembling claws at the end of those hands. "Words spoken by one who does not understand!" She is moving relentlessly at MJ, even though her attacks are not particularly strong. Mostly, she is driving MJ back towards one corner of the room, as Peter and Gwen tangle in the other side of the room. Hemming her in.

Spider-man moves fluidly as well, taking a few punches from Gwen, until he pulls off his mask. He watches her pause, and that is when he strikes. A hand like lightning whips out to take her by the throat, lifting her from the ground and holding her out and away from any possible leverage. Squeezing to start to close off her flow of air. "I have had about enough of you," he says, reaching up to pull away her mask she he can stare directly at the face of Gwen, not the Ghost Spider.
Gwen Stacy Gwen should know better than to hesitate. But she isn't a machine, and her emotions overwhelm her for a moment. Enough that she moves too late to evade that strong hand wrapping around her neck. She gasps for air and feels her body slamming back against the wall, feet leaving the ground. She always knew she was the more nimble out of them. But where it comes to strength? Peter has them all beat..

The mask comes off and the blonde's face is visible, teeth gritted in pain and her mess of her blonde hair tumbling down her shoulders.

She tries to say something but is unable to, hands in vain trying to stop Peter's fingers from continuing to squeeze.
Mary Jane Watson Red Sonja would sneer, "It is -you- that do not understand, whelp. You cannot even manage parlor tricks. Red Sonja goes to back away, aware that she's being driven. Calypso is an aggressive fighter, relying on her magics to fuel her strength and to take blows. So time to take control of the tempo.

As she's driven backwards, REd Sonja goes to leap up into the air, curling up to springboard off the wall, doing a tight sommersault! Hopefully Calypso's momentum and aggression, combined with her enhanced strength will lead her forwards towards the wall and before she can retaliate hopefully REd Sonja can land behind her, attempting for a brutal counterattack!

Namely attempting to swing up and hard with a titanium soled combat boot aimed between the center of her legs with as much strength as Sonja can muster with a blow that if it hit wouldn't cripple her. Of course, with a margin of error given how strong Calypso is and how easily she's blocked hits.. Taunting more.

"Power without knowledge is useless. Power without skill is useless. You combine both!"

A quick snap of her head over at Gwen. Hand with the baton going to launch the shrieker through the air along with a pair of flashbangs in it. HOpefully making the spider-sense of Peter -scream- as the combined things would drive him away from Gwen or blast about him!

Her chanting a word in Hymkarian she had taught Gwen as a signal.
Peter Parker Focused on Gwen, Peter's fingers are tight around her throat, keeping her from attacking. "End of the line," he says, pulling back his hand into a fist. When he feels that tingle. Danger coming at him from the side. He barely glances over towards the incoming shrieker as his hand flips out, firing webbing at it and sending it hurtling up through the skylight. But his grip around Gwen's throat has loosened a bit as he did so. Not enough to let her escape, but enough perhaps to let her summon air into her lungs. Enough to give her a chance to speak.

Calypso snarls from behind MJ, angry at herself for having been redirected from her attack enough to let MJ hurl anything to help Gwen. Not that it seems to have fazed Peter at all, but still. She slashes out at MJ with renewed fervor, sending attack after attack designed to prevent MJ from doing anything other than stay on the defensive.
Mary Jane Watson Well, that wasn't helpful. She's on the defensive now, taking step after step backwards. Even with the greater reach of her batons, they're not having much effect. And none of the side tricks she's used so far have been useful. All right, this woman clearly has enhanced strength, invulnerability, and her magic filters out things that are hostile. Red Sonja reevaluates, even as she withdraws on the defensive. She goes to back away quickly - she has room to retreat, and Calypso knows if she presses the attack too hard Sonja will bounce past her.
Gwen Stacy The baton thrown by MJ is a blessing for Gwen as some air returns to lungs. Enough for her to get a ..., lungful of air in, hands still trying in vain to easen it. But she can speak now at least.

"Peter. Fight it.." She says, her eyes wide, a plead to her expression. "I know you are in there ..., you are better than this. Whatever the witch did to you..." she rasps, the tightening making her words come out a bit jumbled.

"Peter please, we need your help ..."
Peter Parker There is a look of sheer disgust on Peter's face as he looks up at Gwen. "No," he says to her, maintaining his grip but not cutting off her ability to speak. "There is no Peter in here, not anymore." He laughs, a laugh so unlike Peter's own musical and carefree laugh that emerges from time to time. "I am already better than what he was."

Calypso joins in the laughter, continuing to halt MJ's advance. She seems content just to focus on keeping MJ away from the other two combatants for the moment.
Mary Jane Watson All right, Calypso is slowing. That's a cue for Mary Jane to hurl to the ground a smoke bomb and a flashbang! Since Calypso is toying with her.. Time to see if she can get Calypso to panic at being blinded - and hopefully to get Kraven distracted.

Ultimately this is Gwen's fight to break free to Peter. All Mary Jane can do is call out, "And what would your Aunt say? What would your -Uncle- say?" Even as she treis to use this threat of bypassing Calypso to try and break her enemy's focus!
Gwen Stacy In the end it's that laugh that seems to sap most of her strength for even if those long legs try to kick away at Peter she feels herself losing her grip on staying conscious, the gasps for air coming slower and body slowing it's struggle.

"Peter, please..."

Gwen has to believe Peter is still in there. He -has- to be. But that laugh ..., it's as alien as it gets. It's not Peter's laugh, almost as it if was someone else there.
Peter Parker Calypso is unrelenting, and completely focused on MJ. She knows there is a drama playing out across the room, but she has a job to do. And she is doing it.

Peter glares up at Gwen, shaking his head. "Peter can't help you anymore," he snarls at her.

Suddenly a shot rings out and Peter's eyes go wide. Another and then Peter staggers to the side, his grip releasing on Gwen as it moves to side.

"He _always_ will." The words come with deep, raspy voice on the other side of the doorway, and are followed by the appearance of a rifle, smoke rising up from its barrel, held by an athletic looking man wearing nothing but a pair of shorts. His eyes flicker as he takes in the scene, standing in the doorway, but his face is resolute.

He is Kraven the Hunter.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson goes to whirl around to face Kraven, "What brings you here, wretch?" The man had just shot Peter - she wasn't sure if he was hostile or not, even as she geos to snap her batons up to a defensive stance. One between her and the man with the rifle, the otehr to a position to defend against Calypso.

A quick snap of her head to Gwen once she was sure Gwen could breathe. Friend or foe? Ally of convenience? Gwen was the one with the Spider-Sense. What did she track of this one?
Gwen Stacy Gwen thumps down to the ground, coughing out as air struggles to return to her lungs, the blonde just laying there a few moments before she registers all that went down. Peter was shot. Kraven is at the doorway....

Yet she doesn't sense danger coming from Kraven.

Still, Peter is bleeding out on the floor. She goes to him, not sure where he had been shot, how deadly the wounds were ... it all comes at a rush. A deja vu of a sensation of times long gone. Times she thought she had forgotten, of holding Peter in her arms as he died. Back then it had been her fault, she had killed him. And now?

"Peter!" She looks up at Kraven after, "What's going on here?" she asks, yet the confusion begins to clear as she notices that expression on Kraven. A softer one, those eyes looking her Peter's. "MJ .., that's .., that's him.." her eyes go wide as she finally understands what's going on.
Peter Parker After the gunshot rings out, Calypso twists to look back at the sound of the noise. She was not prepared for it at all, and for the moment, MJ is forgotten. "No!" she cries out.

Kraven the Hunter drops the rifle and runs over towards Gwen. "I don't know what's going on," he exclaims. "I just heard your voice calling to me, and it was so dark, but then I heard you, and I followed, and..." He looks over at Peter lying on the ground. "Oh god," he says quietly. He starts to stagger backwards, grabbing the wall for support.
Mary Jane Watson And Red Sonja is going to take the moment to striek voer at Calypso once more. She goes to swing over her batons to try and hit the woman over in the back of the skull - and over the neck! Even if the woman did still have her magic shields up, hopefully some level of kinetic kickback or concussive would go from the simultaneous strikes while she was distracted!
Gwen Stacy Gwen blinks once, the bruises of that hand still visible around her neck. Or in this case just now starting to appear. She continues to hold Peter in her arms but she is looking between the two men. "I ..., we need to bring him somewhere to take care of these wounds..." she tells them.

For no matter if he was a foe she wasn't about to let him die. Besides, this is still Peter's body.
Peter Parker "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Kraven keeps repeating. "I don't know what happened, what he did, I..." He leans against the wall for support. "I don't feel so good..."

Calypso was distracted for just that one moment, but that was all that MJ needed. An expert strike against her skull, and the voodoo priestess goes down like a sack of potatoes.

And that's when Kraven launches himself in a dive at Gwen, snarling in anger.
Mary Jane Watson And that's when Red Sonja goes to take out her ICER with her free hand as her target drops! The neurotoxin armed gun goes to fire several darts over at Kraven! But Red Sonja has to draw and fire from the hip, Kraven is -insanely- fast, and the darts do not fire with the speed of bullets. So her bility to hit him from this angle is somewhat questionable.
Gwen Stacy Gwen is still holding Peter-Kraven's body in her arms, cradling him, looking dazed and desperate, for a moment unsure on what to do. The witch being knocked out registers through the corner of her eyes, Ghost Spider shifting her gaze there momentarily...

... all to see Kraven lunging at her right after.

A second after her danger sense tells her she's about to be attacked. She does need to protect Peter's body though so she gets ready for the impact...
Peter Parker One thing that can be relied upon - Gwen and Mary Jane will always look out for Peter Parker, and each other. Kraven is barely in his attack at Gwen before MJ has him trained in her sights. He is out like a light before he even connects with Gwen, and she is easily able to shrug off the fall of his body, sending the villain tumbling to the ground.

The pool of blood widens beneath Peter Parker, but slowly his eyes fight to open. Eventually they do, and they land on Gwen.

"I'm so sorry, Gwen," he says, the cadence and everything back to her Peter. Unquestionably.

"I love you," he says softly, before those eyes drift back closed once more.