Honey-Bee's Respected Era

The Respected Era is a time period of the Bee-verse that runs during Honey-Bee's young adulthood, where she's universally recognized as a proper hero, thanks to her actions in more catastrophic events. Here, she is universally feared by criminals both small and large, and every crime lord knows to not underestimate her, and begin to hire mercenaries and bring other villains into their fold in order to combat Honey-Bee. Younger heroes idolize Honey-Bee, while the old guard respect her for her actions, and no longer look down on her. The Respected Era encompasses the following story arcs, which are currently presented in no particular order:

## The Clone Saga

*Main Article: Honey-Bee Clones*

Petra is one day approached by a girl who looks exactly like her, calling herself Belle. Belle asks Petra for assistance in freeing her sisters from the geneticist Serval and former pro-wrestler Ringleader, who are using the other clones to run an underground wrestling federation. Belle and Petra find that all the other clones are implanted with chips that put them under Serval's control, and fight their way to deactivate the chips. Serval and Ringleader eventually escape as the clones are freed. Uncle Ben and Aunt May give each clone a name, while Petra deliberates on where to send them. Eventually the clones are sent to the X-Mansion, while Belle decides to fly off to San Fransisco to make a name for herself, and operate as her own hero, Bumble-Bee.

This story would normally follow Civil War, which is generally accepted to be the story that acts as the threshold between Honey-Bee's Established Era and the Respected Era. During Civil War, Tony and Reed would hire Serval to create subservient clones of Petra. After Petra defects to Captain America's side of Civil War, Tony releases the clones in an attempt to discredit Honey-Bee, although this backfires majorly, as a lot of people, in public and in the government question the ethical and legal issues of cloning a young woman without her permission. The clone project is then shut down, and Serval takes her clones to Ringleader. However, in the Decoupled Universe, there most likely is no Civil War analogue, and a different inciting event that leads the clones' creation must be brainstormed.

## Mutant Honey-Bee

One of Clawdia's experiments on Petra goes awry, causing her to mutate, and become more bee-like, developing an extra set of arms, organic wings, and getting coated in fur. The Frenemies and Clawdia recall the previous incident with the Hornet symbiote, although Petra seems to act more feral than sadistic in this form. She is later captured thanks to Johnny Storm and Drone acting as bait, using their pheromones to attract and stall Petra long enough for Reed and Clawdia to administer the antidote.

## Yokai Night

*Main article: Yokai Night*

Dazzla accidentally unleashes a horde of Yokai in New York, which leads to mass panic. Johnny Storm and MJ both get possessed by different kitsune, Mistress Negative is set free from Miss Positive, and all kinds of yokai end up running amuck, forcing Honey-Bee and the other heroes to scramble and contain the damange. At the end, Miss Positive recaptures Mistress Negative, MJ makes friends with the kitsune possessing her, called Tora, and a group of tanuki remain in New York, under the care and protection of Critter.

## Gwen's Corruption

*Main article: Gwen Stacy*

Gwen Stacy goes missing again, correlating with the return of the Purple Pixie, who, instead of using her as a hostage, decides to torture, brainwash, and experiment on Gwen, turning her into the demon-themed villainess, Gremory. Honey-Bee and the Frenemies are able to mostly free Gwen from Pixie's control, although some minor aspects of Gremory still remain in Gwen's personality.

## Superior Honey-Bee

One of Dazzla's spells goes wrong, accidentally swapping Petra and Octavia's minds, leaving Octavia in Petra's body, and Petra in Octavia's . After convincing the Frenemies of her identity, the Frenemies race to find Octavia (in Petra's body) and reverse the damage, though they find that Octavia is reluctant in giving up a perfectly healthy body

## The Undead Heart

*Main article: The Undead Heart*

Dazzla uncovers a heart-shaped relic, which springs to life and begins to drain everyone of their intelligence and revert technological processes. Honey-Bee is able to escape, albeit with a diminished intellect, and instructs Doe to find the Sanctum Sanctorum and Dr. Strange, although Doe doesn't know where it is and Honey-Bee forgot, due to the Undead Heart draining her intelligence. Ultimately, Dr. Strange is able to assist and seal away the Undead Heart, as well as reverse all the damage, and takes on Dazzla as a student in order to prevent her from causing cataclysmic events again.

## Maximum Carnage

This story only has major story beats planned out, with no real narrative hook yet. The beats are as follows:

* Claire Kasady becomes the host of the Tarantula Hawk symbiote, and stumbles upon Burgeon, and decides to use Burgeon's powers to help assist in amassing a large hive of symbiotes
* Tarantula Hawk and Burgeon also come across the rogue clone Vulture-Bee, who secretly plots to betray Tarantula Hawk and take over the hive for herself
* At some point there is a massive battle between Tarantula Hawk's hive and Honey-Bee's clones and allies

## Cheshire's Fiendish Four

The crime lord, Cheshire, assembles a strike team of villains, including his right hand, Leopard Seal, Radia, The Line, and Hornet, to try and take out Honey-Bee as well as take on any mission that may require heavy firepower. As a result, other crime lords, like Empress, and Sculpture begin to respond in kind, leading to a super-powered cold war between criminal empires, with Honey-Bee and her Frenemies trying to keep the peace.