[Center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/520041678032207887/870932919999414302/spidey.png[/img][/center][COLOR=ff212a][indent][sub][B]Location:[/B] [COLOR=0091ff][I]The Liberty[/I] - [I]New York City[/I][/COLOR][/sub][sup][right][b]Multiversal Mayhem #1.02:[/b] [COLOR=0091ff][I]Cracking the Code[/I][/COLOR][/right][/sup][/indent][/color][sub][hr][/sub][indent][color=ff212a][sub][B]Interaction(s):[/B] [COLOR=0091ff][I]None[/I][/COLOR][/sub][/color][/indent]

Twenty thousand miles above Earth’s orbit, Oculus 12 was a rather unassuming satellite that served a singular purpose: surveillance. While some of the other SHIELD satellites were focused on observing space for incoming threats and others created a network of cameras that could scan most of the planet in real time, the Oculus 12’s eyes were focused on some of those hunks of junk floating over everyone’s heads. It was a spy satellite, in that it was designed to spy on the other satellites hovering over the Eastern seaboard. As a certain scientist in Queens spilled coffee over his keyboard, the Oculus 12’s cameras picked up an anomalous event originating from a Wayne Enterprises satellite in geosynchronous orbit. The anomaly: a sudden, unplanned repositioning of its relay.

Spider-Man almost missed the clues as he was cycling through the dozens of anomalies generated by the movement of debris through middle to low earth orbit. It wasn’t until Peter was just about to click away that he saw a small beam of light emit from the satellite. His eyes scanned the time stamp, and a separate frame-by-frame traffic camera showed on an adjacent screen showed a perfect chronological match to the opening of the first portal. With a few swiping motions, a holographic display of the Wayne Enterprise satellite and the Earth showed a trajectory match of the relay to the opening of the first portal. It had taken time, but it was a clear match.

Peter nodded, and quickly swiped the holographic display away as he began furiously typing into his terminal. The security on the Wayne satellite was surprisingly sophisticated, enough that trying to hack in remotely even from the Liberty was going to take far too long. The Avenger grit his teeth as he stood up from his chair, pacing furiously. [color=ff212a]”Come on, Peter… troubleshoot it. We can’t control the satellite… but someone else can.”[/color] Spider-Man’s lenses narrowed as he turned his gaze back towards the monitors. [color=ff212a]”We can use the same signal to kill the command. We just need to find the signal.”[/color]

Within moments, Peter had filtered out the majority of satellite data. Out of what was left, only one source consisting of a high volume of data was coming from somewhere unexpected: Queens. The computer estimated a location in a residential block in Queens, which was enough of a lead for Spidey as he turned around, quickly sprinting out of the lab. He reached up and tapped the communicator in his ear.

[b][color=ff212a]”Spider-Man to Avengers… I’ve got a location on the source of the portals. I’m ready to move in and secure it, but could use a ride from the Liberty and some backup. In order to close the portals, we’re going to need data from them so we can try to reverse what made them. If all goes well… pizza is on me tonight.”[/color][/b]

Peter leaped up a couple flights of stairs, sliding and diving past SHIELD personnel as he made his way quickly to the Avengers briefing room. Along the back wall of the room were several large lockers, meant to house any spare Avengers gear before or after deployment. Peter moved up to his locker, removing his mask to allow the lock to scan his face. [color=ff212a]”I know you’re a prototype… but it looks like we're skipping the testing phase.”[/color] With a few clicks, the locker swung open to reveal a [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/520041678032207887/910759234961047592/Armored_Advanced_Suit_from_MSM_render.png]red, white, and black suit[/url].