Part I: The Awakening/Mission: Spidermaaaans

==Mission: Spidermaaaans==
Passing the Midnight Suns who are lounging on a couch fixated on their phones and tablets, Hunter storms into the War Room and demands that the team help Spider-Man. Tony, Carol, Strange and Caretaker are utilizing various technological and mystical approaches but no one is able to lock onto Fallen Venom's location due to the speed at which he and Spider-Man are moving across the city.
Nico and the other Suns announce that they have gotten a lock on the pair, revealing that when they appeared to be simply lounging, they were actually using social media posts to track Fallen Venom's and Spider-Man's location. Using this new information, a squad of heroes is dispatched to the site.
A panicked group of bystanders tries to scatter as Fallen Venom throws down heavy objects from the rooftops. Several Hydra soldiers attempt to capture Fallen Venom, but this ends in failure with Hydra Bob tossed from the building, surviving thanks to Spider-Man's timely rescue. 
The heroes engage with Hydra troops while Fallen Venom looks on from above and hurls objects in their direction. After the team rescues several civilians and defeats the Hydra soldiers, Fallen Venom leaps down and engages them directly.
The team fights valiantly against Fallen Venom and a series of Hydra soldiers, but each time Fallen Venom is downed, he gets back up with renewed vigor. Eventually, Spider-Man comes across a portable microphone, which reminds him of the symbiote's weakness to loud sounds. He leaps above a giant set of loudspeakers and uses the microphone to create extreme feedback, driving the creature off. Spider-Man himself was stunned by the audio blast, and Hunter takes him back to the Abbey for safety. 
== The Next Day ==
Giving Spider-Man the night to recover, Hunter checks on him in the morning. Spider-Man is enthused to join the group in their fight against Lilith but Hunter expresses misgivings about Spider-Man's identity being a secret. Spider-Man explains that keeping it a secret is what keeps his loved ones safe, but eventually says that he will consider revealing himself to the team.
As Hunter approaches the War Room, Carol can be overheard speaking over comms with Bruce. She is annoyed that Bruce is just now getting to a task she thought he had been working on for days. After the call is finished, Hunter asks about it, but Carols says that it was just Bruce being Bruce.
== The Next Night ==
Hunter walks into Common Room to find Robbie talking to Spider-Man, who is still in his Suit. Robbie tells Spider-Man about his own struggle with revealing his true identity and how he learned to trust the Suns. Spider-Man walks off and returns out of costume as Peter Parker. Hunter and Peter strike up a conversation and get to know each other.
== The Following Day ==
Hunter enters the Common Room to find Nico talking angrily about the Avengers. She feels they have taken over their home and are in the process of taking over the mission as well. Magik agrees, pointing out that Strange couldn't even save Wanda. 
After Nico storms off, Blade calls Hunter aside, saying that he wonders what the Avengers think of the Suns. Hunter realizes that Blade was really more interested in what Carol thinks of him personally, but Blade flatly denies this when Hunter brings it up.
Hunter catches up with Nico and sympathizes with her. She continues to blow off steam, upset that neither the Avengers nor Caretaker are doing anything about Wanda.
Carol needs some encouragement, so Hunter stops by briefly. During their chat, Carol mentions that she had a premonition about Hunter and Bruce; it's meaning wasn't yet clear to her but it was definitely not a good thing.
As Hunter approaches the Mirror Table, Caretaker asks about the argument she heard earlier. 
Next: Part I: The Awakening/Mission: The Bill Comes Due
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