The Next New Warrior

The Next New Warrior is an idea two-parter episode of Marvel's Avengers Assemble.

Plot Synopsis
Believing she might become a worse disappointment to the Avengers, Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel decides to leave the team, eventually joining S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy under Spider-Man's request, whereas the Avengers begrudgingly team up with Kamala's ungrateful critic Norman Osborn / Iron Patriot to stop the new Scientist Supreme of A.I.M., who seeks revenge on Osborn.

Part 1
Part 1 starts in an Oscorp facility, where scientists are experimenting on a prototype of the Tesseract, as ordered by Norman Osborn. Suddenly, the Tesseract suffers a malfunction and becomes wired to explode, with the explosion predicted to destroy half of New York City. Alerted of this, Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel arrives on scene to contain the blast using the components of the Stormranger Nanosuit, saving the city and destroying the prototype, although the progress also causes the Stormranger suit to enter a dormant state until it regains its full power. Returning to the Avengers Tower, Kamala overhears Osborn arguing with Tony Stark about "Ms. Marvel's recklessness", voicing his anger over destroying the Tesseract prototype regardless of the destruction it could have caused to New York. Upset and offended by Osborn, Kamala (believing she might become a worse disappointment to the Avengers) decides to leave the team, discarding her ID card.

Next day, the Avengers arrive at the Tower to find Kamala's ID Card rebooted and deleted, learning to their sadness that she left, with Stark viewing a security camera revealing that Kamala overheard Stark's argument with Osborn, which is the reason why she left. Elsewhere, a saddened Kamala is met in a restaurant with Peter Parker / Spider-Man and his aunt May, who comfort her over what she heard from Osborn. After Kamala also reveals that she has no friends in her high school, Peter offers to enroll her in S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, which she accepts. Arriving at the Triskelion, Kamala / Ms. Marvel earns a warm welcome from the graduated New Warriors (including Ava Ayala / White Tiger), and befriends the enrolled cadets (including Mary Jane Watson / Emerald Tiger, Gwen Stacy / Moon Owl, Anya Corazon / Araña, Dante Pertuz / Inferno, Humberto Lopez / Reptil, and Skaar). As she continues her studies and training in her new school, Kamala also leaves the Stormranger Nanosuit in a laboratory to be checked on by Curt Connors. Meanwhile, the Avengers continue battling more supervillain threats, despite still despondent of Kamala's absence, as they recall how she even viewed them (mostly Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel and Vision) as family. Their conversation is cut short when they are joined in their fight against Crossbones by Iron Patriot, who reveals himself as Osborn.

The Avengers, however, are hostile towards Osborn, whom the heroes blame for Kamala's resignation; an angered Captain Marvel even attempts to viciously attack him for his lack of gratitude, until she is stopped by Songbird and Red Hulk, who tell the Avengers of a request he has, for which the Avengers begrudgingly answer. Back in the Triskelion, Kamala continues training with the cadets, while telling them about her latest heroic act before leaving the Avengers, for which Mary Jane tells about how the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy trainees lost one of their own: Osborn's son Harry / Patrioteer; one week ago, Harry was upset about supervillains knowing of his father's activities as the Iron Patriot and criminal past (including employing Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus on capturing Spider-Man, among other crimes he committed as the Green Goblin), and decided to become a solo fighter to prevent villains from going after his friends, eventually seeking to stop the A.I.M. agents led by the new Scientist Supreme who were sent to steal Oscorp's protocols and experiments. Consequently when Osborn / Iron Patriot came along, Harry sacrificed himself to save the Oscorp interns from the collapsing facility. Grief-stricken, Osborn has begun working on the Tesseract prototype, which he planned to use as a means to avert Harry's death, despite the warnings that doing so might break the fabric of reality. Meanwhile, the Avengers agree to help Osborn stop A.I.M. from using Oscorp's experiments to build a new super weapon, whereas Captain Marvel and Vision search for Kamala, and see her training with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy cadets, genuinely wishing her well before rejoining the Avengers on their mission. Arriving at the A.I.M. headquarters, the Avengers are ambushed by a new Sinister Six; composed of Scorpion, Shriek, Man-Wolf, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, and a Carnage Symbiote-possessed Doctor Octopus (who is dubbed "Carnage Ock").

The Avengers, Songbird and Red Hulk hold their own against the Six, while Osborn seeks to confront Scientist Supreme himself to avenge Harry, against Captain America's warnings. Meanwhile, Kamala continues training in the Triskelion with her new colleagues' support, while Spider-Man and White Tiger overhear about the Avengers' whereabouts, as they deduce the new Scientist Supreme's identity and plans for revenge on Osborn. Just then, the Stormranger Nanosuit becomes operational again, ejects from its containment cell, and attaches itself back to Kamala, giving her suit a new look and set of capabilities, much to everyone's surprise. Back in the A.I.M. headquarters, as the Avengers defeat the Sinister Six, Osborn rushes through the base, defeating several troopers before confronting Scientist Supreme, and subduing him, with Iron Man watching. To Osborn's dismay, the new Scientist Supreme is revealed to be presumably deceased Oscorp executive Donald Menken, who reveals his weapon: a high-tech device powered by prototypes of the Mind and Soul stones, which he uses to command the Carnage Symbiote to abandon Doctor Octopus, and merge with Menken, transforming him into a demonic Goblin-like symbiote monster named "Red Goblin". Part 1 ends showing Kamala preparing to practice her suit's new capabilities, as Captain America and Iron Man voice concern of the threat they are facing, as Black Widow says: "One thing, we know for sure: we really need Ms. Marvel more than ever, now.".

TO BE CONTINUED…

Part 2
Part 2 begins with a flashback recapping the lab accident in Oscorp which led to Dr. Octavius's transformation into Doctor Octopus, on which Menken was caught in the blast, and believed dead by Osborn. Menken survived the explosion, but was left horribly disfigured, and forced to go into hiding, as he joined A.I.M., and vowed revenge on Osborn. In present day, Kamala / Ms. Marvel tests her suit's new power by fighting LMD versions of Doctor Octopus, Venom and Green Goblin, discovering its capabilities of flight, phasing and energy absorption/redirection, impressing the New Warriors and S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy cadets. Suddenly, the Triskelion is attacked by a pack of Carnage-infected A.I.M. troopers sent by Red Goblin.

Ms. Marvel along with the Academy cadets and the New Warriors fight back against the invaders, destroying the Symbiotes, and interrogating the freed agents, who plead for the young heroes to help stop Menken's madness. Back in the A.I.M. headquarters, Iron Patriot continues fighting Menken / Red Goblin, who voices his plans for revenge on Oscorp by converting the headquarters into an armed helicarrier (similar to Hydra Island) programmed to attack and destroy New York. He also mocks Osborn over his failure to save his son. During which, the Avengers find themselves forced to fight numerous A.I.M. troopers who are mutated by Red Goblin with animal hybrid formulas (similar to the ones which created Lizard, Rhino and Vulture), and prevent them from reaching New York. As the agents struggle against the mutated agents, Osborn continues fighting Red Goblin, who uses the Mind/Soul stone weapon (which is also powered by a prototype of the Squadron Supreme member Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism) to summon dark, nightmarish projections of Doctor Octopus, Harry (as Venom) and Osborn himself as the Green Goblin. The projections fill Osborn with fear, which increases Red Goblin's power.

Just as the helicarrier flies closer to New York, the Avengers are joined by Zarda, She-Hulk and the New Warriors, who work on preventing the helicarrier from approaching the city. Pursuing a Carnage-infected Scorpion in New York, Ms. Marvel ends up working to prevent a F.E.A.S.T. facility from collapsing, just like Patrioteer attempted to do before he died. Unwilling to lose their new teammate and friend like they lost Harry, Spider-Man, Emerald Tiger, Moon Owl, and Araña (with eventual help from Captain Marvel and Vision) help her save the facility, and defeat Scorpion, with Captain Marvel comforting Kamala, and assuring her that she is still an Avenger, either she is in the team or not. Back in the A.I.M. helicarrier, Osborn struggles to overcome Red Goblin's dark projections, as their taunts expose more of Osborn's secrets (including not only his identity of Iron Patriot, but his past crimes) to the Avengers (and eventually the world). Zarda attempts to fight Red Goblin, but he forces her to face a nightmarish projection of herself as a former member of the Squadron Supreme. Watching the event from a distance, Kamala (remembering what she learned about rejecting what haters say about her, and trusting her own heart) arrives on the helicarrier and confronts Red Goblin, destroying the projections haunting Osborn in the process.

Osborn attempts to prevent Kamala from fighting his battle, only for Kamala to force him out of the Iron Patriot suit, claiming that his fight is over, and send him back to New York via a teleporter. Red Goblin attempts to subdue Kamala with the Mind/Soul stone weapon, but it fails as Kamala has no nightmarish memories to be used to haunt her. The two fight, with Kamala gaining the upper hand, as her new suit (which Doctor Connors secretly programmed to counter and kill rogue Symbiotes) progressively weakens and burns the Carnage Symbiote. Desperate, Red Goblin commands his minions to attack Kamala, but they are defeated and reverted to normal by other superheroes. Kamala manages to burn down the Carnage Symbiote, and destroy Menken's weapon, which also causes the A.I.M. helicarrier to collapse and sink into the oceans after the heroes evacuate. Menken attempts to retrieve the dying fragments of the Mind and Soul Stone prototypes, but their energies force him to envision ghosts of his victims haunting him. As Menken and the defeated A.I.M. Troopers and Sinister Six members (minus Octavius) are taken to the Vault, a now remorseful Osborn is taken to the Raft, but not before Vision erases his memories of the New Warriors' identities (including Spider-Man). After Stark confiscates Osborn's Iron Patriot armor, Kamala earns praise from the Avengers (now joined by She-Hulk), who support her decision to stay with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy cadets, and vow to see her again more often.

Heroes

 * Avengers
 * Captain America / Steve Rogers
 * Iron Man / Tony Stark
 * Ms. Marvel / Kamala Khan (leaves team; joins S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy)
 * Vision
 * Hawkeye / Clint Barton
 * Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff
 * Thor

Supporting Characters/Heroes

 * New Warriors
 * Spider-Man / Peter Parker
 * White Tiger / Ava Ayala
 * Squirrel Girl / Doreen Green
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy
 * Emerald Tiger / Mary Jane Watson (first appearance as Emerald Tiger)
 * Moon Owl / Gwen Stacy (first appearance)
 * Araña / Anya Corazon (first appearance)
 * Aunt May

Antagonists

 * Carnage Symbiote
 * A.I.M.
 * Red Goblin / Scientist Supreme / Donald Menken
 * Sinister Six
 * Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius / Carnage Ock
 * Shriek
 * Scorpion
 * Electro
 * Kraven the Hunter
 * Man-Wolf / John Jameson

Other characters

 * J. Jonah Jameson (mentioned only)

Voice Cast

 * Kathreen Khavari as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
 * Robbie Daymond as Peter Parker / Spider-Man
 * Tara Strong as Mary Jane Watson / Emerald Tiger
 * Caitlyn Taylor Love as Ava Ayala / White Tiger
 * David Kaye as Vision
 * Grey Griffin as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel

Part 1

 * Peter Parker: What about your classmates? Did you say anything to them?
 * Kamala Khan: I considered. But as a first: none of them knows I'm Ms. Marvel. And secondly... (sighs) I... don't really have any friends among the students in that school. Teachers don't look at anyone there eye to eye. Just giving orders when not teaching. And almost never listening to anyone about anything else. And now, here I am. A lonesome girl both as a superhero and citizen.
 * Peter Parker: Yeah, I can see what you're going through. And there's almost no way out of it. (thinking for a moment) Unless... (sees a picture of the new S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy trainees) have you considered enrolling at another school? One you might fit in?
 * Kamala Khan: I did. But they all feel like they're the same. Just study grounds with normal kids who are compelled to be the same.
 * Peter Parker: Not all of them, Kam. (gives her an ID card with a S.H.I.E.L.D. insignia in it) Not at of them at all.

(next, Spider-Man takes Kamala / Ms. Marvel to the Triskelion)
 * Ms. Marvel: And, this is...?
 * Spider-Man: The Triskelion. The main headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
 * Ms. Marvel: S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy? As in... the superhero school where you and the New Warriors studied at, trained and graduated?
 * Spider-Man: Yep, that's the one. (they continue on, and encounter a number of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy cadets roaming the halls, much to Kamala's amazement) We also started training some new cadets, like MJ, who was once called Spider-Woman, until the Carnage Symbiote left her body, and she became our Emerald Tiger. Other cadets we've recruited include: Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Moon Owl. And Anya Corazon, a.k.a. Araña. Of course, you already know your friend, Inferno. (he and Ms. Marvel see Inferno training with Reptil and Skaar) He's been taking shelter in Attilan, but also accepted enrollment, as arranged by Black Bolt's cousin Triton. So... what do you think?
 * Ms. Marvel: It's really magnificent. So may I...?
 * Spider-Man: You get to decide. I was just offering you. So, are you in? (Kamala happily hugs him) Yeah. (chuckles) I'll take that as a yes. And if you don't mind... (Kamala hands him the Stormranger nanosuit) I promise it'll be safe in Doctor Connors' lab until we figure out what went wrong.
 * Ms. Marvel: Sure. (Spider-Man walks in) And, Peter... (Spider-Man stops to listen to her) thank you.

(Spider-Man gives a positive nod, and moves along, meeting White Tiger)
 * White Tiger: So? Went the day well despite... you know...?
 * Spider-Man: Yeah, those last weeks were hard. But, MJ and I managed to come in terms with what happened to Harry, and move on well like Cap said we should. Unlike Norman, who's still trying to bring Harry back to life.
 * White Tiger: Even if it would mean the city's destruction like it almost happened yesterday, until Ms. Marvel put a stop to it. I know. (notices Kamala waiting patiently for someone) Speaking of our savior, let me guess: she left the Avengers, and decided to join the Academy?
 * Spider-Man: After hearing the bad opinions of her ungrateful hater for saving the city from the disaster that he could've caused for his own selfish needs? Yeah, pretty much. So, could you...?
 * White Tiger: Sure. It's why we're here. (Spider-Man moves along, as White Tiger approaches Kamala) Glad you decided to join the club, Kamala. Needing a little help?
 * Kamala Khan: Yeah, I... would really like to figure out where I should start.
 * White Tiger: I noticed. Come on. (leads the way to Kamala. Next, we see White Tiger in a classroom greeting some students) And before we begin today's class, let's welcome our newest cadet for S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, Kamala Khan. Or as you may call her: Ms. Marvel. (Kamala waves hello for the cadets, who gently applaud and greet her, as Kamala takes a sit next to Inferno and Skaar, with Peter / Spider-Man watching with a smile) And now, for today's class...

(as White Tiger continues teaching the students, Spider-Man checks on the Stormranger suit with Curt Connors)
 * Spider-Man: So, what have we got?
 * Curt Connors: So far as I can tell, the suit absorbed all the energy of that Tesseract prototype in Oscorp. Which, according to our sources, was the last resource Osborn had before Ms. Marvel vanquished it. No real damage was made to the suit, still.
 * Spider-Man: So, what went wrong?
 * Curt Connors: Not much. It just seems to have entered a standby mode. Taking some time to reprogram its systems before going online again.
 * Spider-Man: Just like any computer system requesting update to continue working, I suppose. And I might as well assume the suit will be back online with a new display of power. (seeing Kamala attending class with the cadets; inner thoughts) But, I'm sure Kamala can wait. She could handle bigger situations without the nanosuit.

Part 2

 * Ms. Marvel: (Osborn tries to stop her from fighting Red Goblin) What? You're trying to help him destroy the city, too?
 * Norman Osborn: This isn't your fight, Ms. Marvel. I have to... (Ms. Marvel interrupts him by grabbing him with her elongated hand)
 * Ms. Marvel: In case you haven't noticed, the world knows who you are and were. And what you've done and tried to do. You're the one whose fight is over, Osborn. (projects a teleportation portal to the streets) Also, there was this moment when I wanted your approval. But after taking notice that you were going to destroy the city just to bring your son back, I'll let you know... that I don't care anymore.

(Ms. Marvel throws Osborn into the portal, sending him to Spider-Man and Captain Marvel. He tries to rush back to the portal, but Spider-Man and Captain Marvel stop him)
 * Spider-Man: Don't be stupid, Norman! Just for once, don't be stupid!

Trivia

 * TBD

Continuity trivia

 * Flashbacks of Norman Osborn's crimes in Ultimate Spider-Man Season 1 and his actions as the Green Goblin in Seasons 2 and 3 are shown.