Chapter 13

-Oscorp Tower-

Libratory.

After a while of talking a lot with Peter about the time they needed to finish the tour, they didn't want to leave Aunt May alone. They both still looked impressed of the Oscorp Tower, it was actually a dream job could work here, especially at Oscorp Lab. When they both arrived there, Jason's feeling grew even stronger. As they both walked inside, they went straight to the front office with the same receptionist. Peter looked at her for a moment tried to cover his face.

"This is going to be fun," whispered Jason to Peter.

Peter just nudged him, Jason flinched.

"Hello, how may I help you?" asked her.

"We're looking for Dr. Connors," said Jason tried to distract Peter from him.

"Name?" she asked.

"Peter and Jason Parker," said Jason.

"Oh, right," said the receptionist. "Dr. Connors said to send you right in."

"Thanks."

She smiled and looked at both of them; she suddenly realized Peter's face, especially when he wore the glasses. She looked at him closely and suspiciously. But then after a while, she just shrugged the feeling off.

Peter looked back at the receptionist, "That was a close call," he said.

"Yeah of course," said Jason before continued. "Rodrigo Guevara."

Peter glared at him while Jason just smiled innocently at him.

"Peter," called Dr. Connors as he came to them. "Welcome to Oscorp."

Peter smiled and shook his hand, "The pleasure it's all mine, Dr. Connors" said Peter.

Dr. Connors nodded and smiled at him, then he noticed Jason, "Is this Jason?" he asked. "Look at you, you've grown very big."

"Thanks."

"Last time I saw you was thanksgiving, and you're still a little baby at that time," said Dr. Connors. "I heard you're also a science fan?"

"Yeah," said Jason. "Pretty much."

Peter kinda rolled his eyes, while Jason just smirked at his answered. He actually loved science so much, but he didn't use it just for knowledge or maybe just for school. He used it as a prank and also used it to cause a very big trouble.

"Shall we?" asked Dr. Connors.

As they entered the lab, they were astounded how big the lab was. It was also filled with the number one science technology at Oscorp. No wondered a lot of students would love to join the internships at Oscorp, even though sometimes they would also sign up at Stark Industries. Either they wanted the job or maybe just wanted to see Tony Stark and maybe if they lucky, the Avengers. But that was also the reason a lot of people didn't get the intern job there. Now, they both got a free tour inside the lab with Dr. Connors as the tour guide.

"In Oscorp Lab, we have every equipment that we need to finish our work," explained Dr. Connors. "For example, we have the protein structure, R-DNA, Chromatography, transgenic test."

Peter nodded as he looked around while listening the Dr. Connors explanation, while Jason kept looking around the room with an awe looked.

"We even have an X-Ray video, and that's the only one on the planet. We also have human cell test."

Jason looked around and he noticed something, "I remember that, I've seen that before" said Jason.

"The Ganali Device" answered Jason.

"Yeah," said Peter. "I remember a picture of that in my dad's office."

"The idea was so simple," he said. "You load it with an antigen; it creates a cloud which can be dispersed over a neighborhood, even an entire city."

"Theoretically you could cure Polio in an afternoon" added Jason.

"Exactly," said Dr. Connors.

"It's incredible" exclaimed Peter.

"Well, others disagreed," said Dr. Connors. "You know, what if the devices were loaded with a toxin? What if you wanted to opt out? You can't run away from a cloud after all, so here it lies, gathering dust."

"That's too bad," said Jason.

"Well," sighed Dr. Connors. "Sometimes a lot of people tend to see something from the negative side of things."

Jason nodded.

"Now," said Dr. Connors. "Would you buys like to help me with a project?"

"Sure," said Peter.

Jason nodded, "Yeah, why not?"

"That's great," said Dr. Connors. "Now follow me."

0o0

They were all arrived at the lab. But before they did an experiment on living things, they needed to test it on some model device with a holographic features to showed them and calculating what would happened to the subject. If the subject in the holographic features would always failed, they won't start any experiment on the real subject.

"What you see here is a computer model of lizard," explained Dr. Connors. "Many of these wonderful creatures are so brilliantly adaptive that they can regenerate entire limbs at will. You can imagine my envy."

Peter nodded at the statement.

"We're trying to harness this capability in transferring into our host subject," said Dr. Connors. "Freddie, the three legged mouse."

Jason phone suddenly rang. He looked at it and the caller ID was 'Uncle Ben', he couldn't decline on that phone call or he would be very suspicious. Peter looked at him and Jason mouthed it was Uncle Ben.

"I'm sorry I need to pick it up," said Jason as he excused himself outside.

"Alright," said Dr. Connors. "It's alright, just take it outside."

"So sorry," said Jason as he got out from the lab.

As he outside, he looked around and started to accepted the call.

"Hi, Uncle Ben" said Jason.

"Hey squirt!" exclaimed Uncle Ben. "You're still going with Peter picking up Aunt May."

Jason thought about it for seconds, "Yeah," answered Jason. "Peter just got held up for some class. So I'm just waiting for him."

"Alright," said Uncle Ben. "Don't forget Aunt May, tell him that. It's a fair punishment for his shenanigans, alright?"

"Guess, I'm the good kid now" said Jason as he smirked.

"Not a chance bucko," said Uncle Ben. "You're still my little troublemaker and the title won't suddenly move to Peter."

"Guess no one can take the crown from the king," said Jason smugly.

"Sure squirt, be proud" said Uncle Ben. "Tell Peter; do not forget about Aunt May!"

"I will," he said then hang up.

Jason looked at the phone for a while and finally decided to go back inside the lab.

"Enter the algorithm now," instructed Dr. Connors to Peter.

Jason thought about what Dr. Connors instructed to Peter. The algorithm, which was only one thing that the project was going on somewhere. Peter did give the equation to Dr. Connors and now he used it to finish the project, and of course his brother trusted him. He was kinda disappointed about it and going to leave, until he saw his brother looked happy here, like he found something here that connected to their father. Maybe Jason needed to be like Peter, once in a while, he decided to join them instead.

But just as Peter was about to enter his father's algorithm into the computer, he got a call from his uncle. He looked at the ID a few moments, and hesitated a little bit.

"Do you need to take that?" asked Dr. Connors

Peter shook his head and rejected the call. Jason looked surprised at his action, maybe his feeling was not a false alarm after all, because Peter never actually rejected his Uncle call before, if he did, maybe it was because Uncle Ben accidently pushed his caller ID and didn't realize it or maybe he was calling when Peter got a class.

'System ready for Gene insurgent'

"Okay. Check," he said. "See what I'm trying to do?"

"Preempt the protein," said Dr. Connors.

"Preempt the immune response," added Jason.

'Beginning trial'

'Pending'

'Pending'

"…"

'Failed'

'Subject Deceased'

After several failed attempted for the mouse to re-grow a limb, they were going to give up and tried again tomorrow. Dr. Connors even looked very stress about the result of failure. Until finally, the computer finally declared the regeneration has been successful and the mouse has re-grown a limb without being mutated or deceased.

"Extraordinary," he exclaimed as he looked at the boys. "Thank you."

Peter nodded while Jason was busy looking at the result. There were something that was not right and shouldn't be tested on human subject, yet. Finally, when they tried to test on the real subject, they were leaded to the other lab.

"Meet Fred and Wilma," presented Dr. Connors. "Our three legged mice."

Dr. Connors then grabbed one of the mice and handed over to Peter.

"Hey, buddy. I got you."

"Okay. Careful," said Dr. Connors. "Wouldn't want to inject you by mistake. Human trials aren't until next week."

"If you did, would Peter be a lizard hybrid or maybe a mice hybrid," said Jason.

"Might be a little bit of both," said Dr. Connors as he smiled at Jason statement.

Jason smiled as his brother just rolled his eyes while carefully holding the mouse on his hands. Dr. Curt Connors carefully injected the formula to the mouse.

"There."

0o0

After their visited at Oscorp, the boys went home and completely forgot about Aunt May. They both felt seriously guilty about it and kinda thought about giving Aunt May something for her. They were got distracted about the beauty of the experiment they held at Oscorp earlier, the experiment totally worked and it was incredible how the mice grew another limb slowly but surely. But as they got home, the boys saw Uncle Ben sat outside with his hands fold while looked very angry and very disappointed at them.

Jason sighed, "We are so dead," said Jason as he walked over with Peter to the front door.

"You boys owe your aunt an apology," he said very angry. "Big time! Be a man, get in there and apologize."

"Uncle Ben," said Jason. "We're sorry, I'm sorry. I forgot to told Peter about the time and we've got held up at-"

"Don't apologize to me young man," said Uncle Ben. "Apologize to Aunt May. Right now!"

They entered the house. Aunt May was actually waiting there looked worried with them, because she just stood there looked at the boys as they came in.

"I'm sorry, Aunt May," exclaimed Peter. "I…We…"

Aunt May sighed, "Honestly," she said. "You boys don't have to apologize to me."

"The hell they don't!"

"Ben."

"Look, I'm sorry, Uncle Ben, Jason got nothing to do with this. If anyone to blame it's me" said Peter "I uh...I got distracted, I was Oscorp..."

"Oh, you got distracted" exclaimed Uncle Ben.

"Yeah."

"You're Aunt, my wife," said Uncle Ben with a serious warning angry tone. "Had to walk twelve blocks, alone in the middle of night and then wait in a deserted subway station, because you got distracted."

Jason sighed, "Uncle Ben, it's not entirely Peter's fault," he said. "I forgot to tell him about your call, so we forgot the time. So I'm very sorry too."

"Now you remember about my call," said Uncle Ben. "I've told you to tell him about picking Aunt May. Because you forgot, Aunt May had to walk alone in the middle of the night, alone in the subway. What would you do if anything happen to her?!"

"Ben, sweetheart," said Aunt May trying to calm her husband. "Honestly, I am completely capable of walking home by myself."

"You will not defend the boys!" warned Uncle Ben.

"I'm not defending them!"

"You are defending them!"

Jason had enough just sighed and ignored the fight as he went to the fridge getting a drink. Then he just sat at the stairs to saw what will happen next, also he didn't want to get anymore trouble.

"Listen to me, boys" said Uncle Ben.

"Yeah, go ahead" said Jason as he drank his water.

"You both a lot like your father. You really are, and that's a good thing. But your father lived by a philosophy, a principle really," said Uncle Ben. "He believed that...that if you could do good things for other people, you had a moral obligation to do those things. That's what at stake here. Not a choice, responsibility."

"That is nice," said Peter. "That's really...that's great. That's all well and good, so where is he?"

"Pete, dude!" warned Jason to him. "That's enough!"

"No," said Peter. "I want to know where he is. Don't even tell me you don't want to know about it also Jason!"

"Yeah, but-"

"Then where is he? Where's my dad?" asked Peter looked seriously demanding. "He didn't think it was his responsibility to be here and tell me this himself?"

"Oh, come on!" exclaimed Uncle Ben. "How dare you?"

"How dare I?" asked Peter. "How dare you?"

"Peter!" said Jason with a lot of warning tone as he stood up. "That's enough! You've gone too far."

"That's enough?!" said Peter. "You know Jason; you might never know mom and dad. But there's nothing wrong, want to know about them more. You know that, I know that! Maybe the reason you don't want to know about them, it's because you never want to know about them!"

"That's not true!" said Jason, his eyes watering a bit.

But Peter didn't say anything and walked out in anger.

"Where are you going?" asked Uncle Ben. "Peter, come back here! Please!"

As Peter closed the front door, he did not realizing his own strength, so as he pulled the door to actually slammed it, the glass completely shattered very loud. He looked at it, feeling very guilty but just ignored it and took off.

"Ben, leave him alone for a little while" suggested Aunt May. "He'll be alright."

Jason stood there for a second but then grabbed his jacket and board as he walked outside, ignoring his Aunt and Uncle warning. He looked around but suddenly he looked his Uncle going to followed him. Maybe thinking the same thing.

"What are you doing?" asked Jason.

"Same as you of course, squirt," said Uncle Ben as he wore his jacket. "Finding Peter."

"It's alright," said Jason. "I could do this myself. Just go back home, it's very cold tonight. I don't want you to get sick for work tomorrow."

"Don't worry, squirt," said Uncle Ben as he ruffled Jason's hair. "I'll be fine. Now come on, let's find your brother."

And here is Chapter 13!

More like the calm before the storm!

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