A new plan.

Peter was slowly waking up. His mind was not all that clear, so he was trying his best to remember what happened last night. He remembered that the plan went to hell. He and Nova went to the hidden facility in hope of finding enough evidence to finally put some real heat on Oscorp. But it all fell apart when it became clear that Oscorp had been aware of that someone was looking in to their illegal business, so they prepared a trap and the two Ghosts walked right in to it. After the mission failed, Peter remembered how angry and frustrated he was and Nova... helped him calm down.

Peter blinked several times before he finally remembered what happened last night. He looked down and saw a very naked Nova sleeping on his chest. Peter blushed as all the memories of last night flooded his mind. But he still smiled and gently brushed Nova's hair away from her face. She was so beautiful, and Peter could not help but to chuckle a little at how harmless she looked while she was sleeping. Nova yawns before she woke up.

Nova looked up at Peter and smiled "Morning, web head".

"Good morning to you too. Sleep well?" Peter asked.

"Better than I have in years. Feeling better?" Nova asked.

Peter rubs her cheek "Better than ever... sorry for last night. I was out of line".

"No, you had every right to act that way. Still, having sex is one way to take one's mind of things" Nova tried to quip.

Peter chuckled "Would be lying if I said otherwise... but our problem still remains".

"Let's talk about that later, don't want to ruin the moment" Nova said as she sat up, giving Peter a good view of her breasts "I am going to take a shower. Feel free to join me".

Nova got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom. Peter looked at her butt as she entered the bathroom. He stayed in bed for a couple of minutes, just thinking for a bit. But then he maid up his mind as he got out of bed and decided to join Nova in the shower. He entered the bathroom and saw that Nova was already standing under the water, washing herself.

Peter took a moment to just take in the beautiful sight in front of him, a sight many would kill to see. But he was not just anyone, he was the one Nova had decided to show all this too, and Peter was not going to betray that trust. Peter walked in to the shower stall and stood behind Nova before putting his hands on her shoulders, giving them a light massage before he began kissing her neck. Nova let out a breath of pleasure before turning her head so Peter could kiss her on the lips.

Nova then slowly turned around and wrapped her arms around Peter's neck as they continued to kiss. Peter wrapped his arms around Nova's back and began rubbing it until his hand rested on Nova's hip. But Nova took his hand and placed it on her butt, silently telling him that it was OK and that he could touch her if he wanted.

And like Peter would waste this chance. He grabbed Nova's butt before lifting her against the wall and their love time got much more heated, and not because of the warm water.


Sometime later, both Peter and Nova had finally dressed in their Ghost suits. They were sitting on a roof top in their bace and Peter had a arm around Nova's shoulders as she was leaning on him. They needed some time to relax, but now it was time to go back to the problem at hand.

"Well, since our last mission was a total bust. What do we do now?" Nova asked.

"I've had some time to think about that. Thanks to you helping me keep my head on straight" Peter began and Nova smiled at that "I realize now that we have been doing this all wrong. If we keep going after Oscorp directly, it's only a matter of time before they figure out who we are and if they do, we lose. So we need to change targets".

Nova looked at him "What targets".

"To put it simply: Instead of going after the people that use the zerg DNA. We go after the people that provided it in the first place".

"So track down the suppliers... but how do we do that? We have no idea who they are" Nova pointed out.

"Willson Fisk has been helping Norman. But even he could be to risky to go after. So instead we find out how they are getting their hands on zerg DNA and where they get it" Peter explained.

"Their suppliers might not be as good at hiding their secrets as Oscorp and if we are lucky we could get their client list. And if Oscorp is listed, then we will have our proof" Nova realized.

"I'm impressed Nova, you figured it all out" Peter complimented.

"You are not the only one here who can solve mysteries. Very well, how and where do we start?" Nova asked.

"If we are going to find any leads, we can't do it from a birds eye-view. For this we need the sight of a rat. In short, we need to go to the under belly of the city" Peter explained.

Nova looked hesitant at that "That is a very dangerous place to go. Not to mention two Ghosts sneaking around will draw attention".

"We are no strangers to danger, Nova. But you are right, if where gonna do this, we need to blend in. In a way not even Ghosts can do" Peter declared.

"So what did you have in mind?" Nova asked.

Peter smiled "I have an idea... But you are not gonna like it... not one bit".

Nova did not like where this was going... and her worries would soon be proven correct.


"I hate you so much right now" Nova said with a growl. Turns out Peter's way of blending in meant disguising themselves as street thugs.

Only the disguise he had picked for her was utterly embarrassing. she was wearing a pair rather skin tight black pants that was missing one of it's legs, exposing her own leg and hugged her butt. She also wore a short black jacket over a grey tank-top and to finish it of, she had dye her hair black. Peter on the other had was wearing blue jeans a brown spiked jacket, a white T-shirt and a simple dark cap. Right now they were walking down the streets of the under belly of the city.

"Come on Nova. It's not that bad, and besides, you look sexy like this" Peter said before avoiding a punch from Nova.

"Shut up! I look like I am about to join a strip club! No way women are just wearing this on the streets!" Nova growled out.

"You haven't spent enough time on the streets then. Most of them just wear short shorts that expose half their butt" Peter said.

"Oh I am very familiar with street life, thank you very much! But if anyone tries to touch me, I will break their spine" Nova declared.

"If anyone tries to touch you, I'll do it for you. No one lays a hand on my lady but me" Peter assured.

Nova seemed to calm down a little at that "So, what do we do?".

"There is a bar nearby. A shady place where all sorts of scum likes to hang. And alcohol tends to loosen up some lips" Peter said.

"Makes sense... but do we really need to go there? I could just mind break some punks until someone reveals what we need" Nova pointed out.

"I'll let you do that if it become necessary, but for now we can't risk revealing to anyone that we are ghosts" Peter said.

Nova sighed but agreed as they headed to the bar. When they got there, they got a table and ordered a drink and began listening in to all conversations around the place. It was not a fun experience, given all the nasty stuff these punks were talking about and the stench of alcohol did not make it anymore pleasant. But then Peter caught ear of an conversation that did catch his attention.

"So it's on again tonight?" One of the thugs said.

"Yeah, boss has been working overtime to make sure the supply keep flowing. Cant's say I blame him, we've never made this much money before" The other thug said.

The first thug smirked "Yeah, we will be filthy rich at this rate and the boss has been smiling a lot more because of it".

"Indeed. Feels good to be alive right now... well let's wrap this up, we need to be at the meeting place in a hour" The second thug said as he began to down his drink.

Peter and Nova shared and look and silently nodded at each other. They waited for the thugs to leave before they began following them. Peter stuck to the roof tops to avoid being spotted, while Nova was watching from the distance. The thugs headed deeper and deeper in to the city and it was becoming harder to keep track of them. Peter saw them enter an area he had never been to before. He was about to follow until he heard a girl scream.

"Get away from me!" Peter looked and saw a Woman push a younger girl against a wall.

"You think you can snitch on me like that? Lady or not, I don't like snitches!" The woman growled as she kept the girl pinned against the wall.

"I didn't snitch! Leave me alone!" The girl said but the woman grabbed her by the neck.

"And now you try to make a fool of me. That is going to make this even more painful for you" The woman said before throwing the girl down to the ground. The girl landed on the belly before the woman pushed her down by putting her hand on her back and placed a knife on her neck "Now, don't scream, or I will remove your tongue".

The girl gasped as the woman rubbed her butt and began pulling down her pants "N-No! No don't!".

"I said be qu-" Before the woman could finish a fist connected to her face, sending her in to a wall... she was out cold.

The girl crawled away for a bit before turning around to look at what happened and saw Peter looking down on her "You OK kid?".

"Get away from me!" She snapped.

"Hey, easy there. I am not one of the thugs" Peter said while holding up his hands.

"Oh yeah sure, you pretend to be nice so you can trick me in to a place where you can have some fun with me" The girl snarled.

"If I wanted that, I would have already done it. Look you should get out of this place. It's not safe" Peter said.

"Easy for you to say. Getting anywhere is kind of hard without money" The girl pointed out, still glaring as she stood up.

Peter was silent for a moment, before pulling out some money he had brought with him "Here, this should help getting you to a better neighborhood".

The girl looked at the money for a moment before taking it "Why?".

"Like I said, I am not one of those monsters that live here. I am only here on some dangerous business and no it is not anything shady. Also I made a promise to always protect those in need, even when they don't want it" Peter answered.

The girl let his words sink in "Alright... thanks... I guess".

Peter smiled "I am Peter Parker. What's your name?".

"Andrea Benton" The girl answered.

"Nice to meet you Andi. Be careful out there" Peter said.

"I can take care of myself... but thanks anyway. Try not to get killed" Andi said before running of.

Peter chuckled, but Nova must be wondering where he is so he contacted her "Hey Nova... Sorry, I got a little side tracked... Alright, be there soon".

With that he continued on.


"I don't have time to wait for you, I'm going in now, just don't take too long" Now said before she ended the call and looked around a corner to see several thugs unloading shipment. This looked a lot like what Peter found back in the city, Nova had to see what they were unloading.

She carefully snuck inside, this would be so much easier if she had her hostile environment suit. The hostile environment suit was originally designed for miners working in high-temperature environments and on cold planets. Its temperature regulation system could shield the wearer from heat detection equipment. But what Nova could really use right now is her cloak. With it she would be able to sneak in and out as easily as simply walking through it. But she would not be such a lethal ghost if she needed a crutch to do her job, so putting her training in to good use, she sneaks around the place, looking at all the boxes.

She reached an box that said: Alchemax. Nova had heard of it. It's an rather new multiplanetal chemical corporation. Alchemax provides chemical, plastic, and agricultural products and services to consumer markets that include food, transportation, health and medicine, personal care. Alchemax itself was located on another planet, but still had a tight bond with Korhal.

Nova wondered if Alchemax had something to do with the Zerg DNA. She could not know for sure, but given Alchemax's focus on alien biology, it would make sense. But that begs the question: Just why are they helping Oscorp? A rival company?

"Hey, careful with that" Nova was brought out of her thoughts by the voice of one of the thugs.

One of the thugs lifted a heavy box on to a transport "Man, we've been at it for weeks now. Just what is so important about all this stuff that it demands all this extra work?".

"I'm sorry boy, did I start paying you to ask questions now?" Came a deep and dark voice.

Nova looked and had to bite back a gasp at who she saw. This man, was Lonnie Lincoln, but he also goes by his alter ego: Tombstone.

Tombstone is a tall, heavy, muscular man. While his pale skin tone suggests albinism, it is actually the result of exposure to chemicals in his youth, which bleached his skin and granted him his powers.

Being the leader of a drug gang, Tombstone is ruthless and brutish. He is not much of a strategist, preferring to rely on his brute strength rather than having to come up with a plan. He is also very unforgiving, as rumors has it that he kills his loyal men for failing to correctly repair a vehicle for him. Despite his nature as a criminal and his hatred of any form of authorities, he does appear to have a good amount of respect for those who don't follow the rules.

For those that where lucky enough to survive a encounter with him, they reported that Tombstone possesses superhuman strength and is able to lift heavy objects with ease. He also appears to be highly resistant to physical injury... she even heard he was capable of taking a gunshot to the head without any noticeable harm. Aside from these advantages, he is extremely skilled in the use of hand-to-hand combat and firearms.

In short, Tombstone was way to dangerous for Nova to take on at the moment. Especially given that she don't have her gear and with all these thugs here, using her psionics would not be of much use.

"Then stop talking and get back to work. This shipment is to be delivered by morning, and I don't want our client to lose faith in us" Tombstone ordered before turning to walk away.

Nova got wide eyes as Tombstone was walking right towards her. She hid the best she could as Tombstone grabbed a drink and took a long sip. He let out a sigh, a small sign that he was getting tired from all the non stop work he's been getting. Nova moved away as slowly as silently as she could... but then something fell down near her, causing Tombstone to look in her direction.

"Hey! Who are you?!" He demanded.

Nova cursed before running away. Tombstone ordered his men to go after her. While they where running after her, Tombstone was simply speed walking. Nova cut through several alleyways, but knew it was only a matter of time before she's caught, given these guys most know this place like the back of their hands

Nova hurried to contact her boyfriend "Peter! I've been spotted and they are chasing me! Need your help now!".

"I'm almost there! Just hold on for another few seconds!" Peter answered.

"Got you bitch!" A thug said as he got in Nova's way... only for Nova to kick him in the crotch and threw him in to a wall before she continued running.

But soon enough, she was surrounded and Tombstone showed up "You got some stones, lady. But trespassing on my turf is not a smart move. Meaning you are only here because you want something. So spit it out, what are you doing here?".

Nova glared "Wouldn't you like to know?".

Tombstone walked towards her "Yes, I would love to know. Talk and maybe I won't let my men have some fun with you".

"Got to hell!" Nova snarled before she threw quick punches and kicks... but the large man hardly even reacted to them.

He caught her last kick before throwing her in to a wall "You really do have some stones. But now, they will break".

As he moved in for the kill, two web lines hit Nova's shoulders before she was pulled up to the roof. Tombstone watched as the mysterious figures vanished. He let out a low growl before killing one of his men.


Meanwhile, Peter was carrying Nova across the roof tops with Nova glaring at him "You can have your web shooters but I could not have my gun?".

"I never said you couldn't bring a weapon, just that you couldn't bring any big weapons that hare to hard to hide" Peter reminded "Anyway, did you learn anything?".

"Yes... a whole deal. This mess goes much deeper than we thought" Nova answered.

Safe to say they had a lot to talk about.

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