Previously, on The Origin of Black Tiger: We escaped, Angelo confessed to kidnapping workers to increase the Goblin's army, and Venomized Iron Fist was out there somewhere.
Chapter 14: Doc Oc
We made it to the Helicarrier to discuss our next move.
"We need to get Danny back." Ava stated.
"I realize that," Layla said "but we need to prioritize. The Goblins should be our priority; they will be able to harm more people if they are making miniature versions of themselves."
"The question is: should we focus on the needs of the many, or the needs of the few?" I asked.
Peter, Luke, and Sam entered the room.
"What's up?" Layla asked.
"Angelo is talking with the interrogator as we speak," Sam said "he had some interesting things to say."
"Like what?" I asked.
"That he was sent by the Goblin to find Doc Oc and collect people for his goblin army, and he almost knew where he was until we, ehem, interrupted." Peter said. "We need to split off into groups to search each of the three locations. Blaze, go with Ava. Layla, go with Luke. Sam *groan* I guess you're with me."
When we geared up and went to the warehouses, a swarm of octo-bots swarmed us.
Eventually, White Tiger and I stood over a pile of destroyed octo-bots.
"There is no sign of the good doctor anywhere." I said kicking an octo-bot.
"Besides the fifty octo-bots that tried to kill us." She finished.
I held up my watch, "Spider-man?"
"Nothing." He replied.
I switched frequency, "Power-man?"
"Nothing but octo-bots here." He said.
I had a thought, "These octo-bots are short range. So the source must be nearby."
"Knowing the mad doctor," Spider-man said "he's probably underground."
"We should follow the pipes that the octo-bots came from." I suggested.
"Roger that." Nova said off screen.
We made our way through the tunnels until we made it to Doc Oc's lair.
White Tiger and I were the first ones there. There were vials of orange liquid lined up.
"He's mass producing the Hobgoblin serum." I whispered to her.
"There must be dozens of these vials everywhere." White tiger whispered back.
"You two are clever," a voice said from above "but not clever enough to sense my trap."
A tingling went off in my brain. I grabbed White Tiger by the shoulders and we both dropped to the ground… avoiding the metallic tentacles that would've crushed us.
"I just want you to know…" White Tiger was interrupted when she noticed a tentacle grabbing my leg.
"You know what;" I said noticing the tentacle for myself "can you hold on to that thought for one moment? Thanks."
The tentacle dragged me to the face of a man whom I can only describe as a man who needs to get out more.
"And who might you be?" Doc Oc asked.
"I might be Wolverine," I said swinging upside-down with my arms crossed "but I'm not."
"You're a confident one," he said "I like your skin."
"I use Whiskers Kitty Shampoo." I said. Unknown to Doc Oc, White tiger and the others were grouping up behind him.
Doc Oc ignored my comment. "I will enjoy peeling it off for further study."
"Before you skin me," I said "may I ask a question?"
"It's only fair." He said.
"Why are you working for Hobgoblin?" I said.
"As long as I'm working to bring down Norman," he said "I am satisfied."
White Tiger pounced on his back and clawed at his tentacles. He dropped me after that, and I landed on my feet. Doc Oc hit me with a tentacle and sent me flying into Power-man. I blacked out before he caught me.
When I came around, Doc Oc lay on the ground. His tentacles had been removed.
"Where is the Anti-Venom?" Spider-man asked. The fight must've just ended.
"How do you get hit like that on a regular basis and remain conscious?" I asked.
"You get used to it over time." White Tiger said.
"The Anti-Venom is in the vault beneath the computer." He said before being knocked out by Power-man.
"What is this 'Anti-Venom'?" I asked.
"It gets the Venom symbiote off painlessly and without electrocution." Spider-man answered.
"Why not use electrocution?" Lioness asked.
Spider-man looked at her, "I don't want to risk hurting my friend, and we can't use a sound cage because he'll expect that."
"We have to find him first." I said before we left the evil lair.