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Chapter 25: Attack of Doc Ock Part 1
Daily Bugle
Jameson chokes, gasp, he couldn't get words out his face was turning crimson. He gestures to the mad man to put him down. Octavius releases his throat, bangs Jameson back down on the floor, one tentacle still wrapped around his torso to hold him there.
Robbie makes a move for the door, but a tentacle reaches it first, slams it shut, locking it against the people who are racing up to it from outside to help the editor in chief.
"Parker, I said! The photographer who takes the picture! Where is he?!"
"He isn't here! He's a free-lancer, we don't even know where he lives!"
The tentacle goes back around Jameson's throat and another tentacle grabs hold of his throat squeezing the life out of him.
"You're lying."
Jameson opens his mouth as words come out, "I swear this stuff comes in the mail!"
Doctor Octavius eyed him carefully, "If you refuse to tell me where the boy is you'll have to do until I see him."
"Why are…you…so interested…in him?" Jameson managed to gasp out
"My employer thinks that there is a connection between Spider-Man and this Peter Parker. He believes that they are friends or how else does boy like him manages to get pictures of the so called Spider-Man." With that the man leaves with Jonah in tow
Robbie finally opens the door he turns around, "Someone call the police!"
He leans out the window and looks down. Out the window, he sees Doc Ock, climbing straight down the building, tentacles grabbing and releasing the side of the building, punching through the windows, smashing through brick. In the street, people see, point and scream as cars crash into each other. It's quite a sight, and none too cheap!
"Hang in there Jonah…"
Harry and Peter's apartment
Harry was floored; Gwen was speechless at first they didn't believe Peter yet when he showed that he could stick to walls and shoot out webs; they had no choice but to accept the reality that he was Spider-Man. Peter explained the whole scenario from the beginning to when he and MJ got their powers, to how they wanted to use their powers for personal gain to day Uncle Ben and the Watson family getting killed because they didn't stop the burglar that night. He explained that the both of them followed him by police radio to an abandon warehouse; Peter stated he wanted the guy dead but MJ talked him out of it.
Gwen looked relieved even in the turmoil Mary Jane kept a straight head. The young hero then explains how he got the job at the Daily Bugle as he takes picture of himself and how he and the redhead were attacked mysterious robots. After that he talked about a cat humanoid called Tigra as well as a crazy hunter Kraven with his daughter and a professor.
He told them about a man named Ezekiel who came to his house saying something about Inheritors this is where Cindy put her piece of information in. She told them that she was a Totem named the Spider-Bride and that she was the soul mate of Peter Parker much to his chagrin though she later added it was according to Ezekiel that she learned all this.
Harry was a little jealous at his best friend, he get two hot girls and he only has one smoking hot blonde girlfriend where was his second soul mate? Gwen looked between Peter and Cindy, it obvious that something was going on between them.
The Asian girl explained that Peter was the center of this Web of Life and he had a destiny to fulfill. Peter wrapped up by saying he went to rescue Tigra and MJ from Kraven, that an Inheritor showed up taking him and the mighty hunter out and forced MJ to fight him alone.
Peter paused taking a deep breath, "MJ did her best but the guy grabbed, molested her as I've been told by Tigra and took her away…when I find them I'm going to make them pay dearly…"
His hands shook in fury, Cindy intertwines her hands with his, immediately the shaking stops. She then proceeds to sit on his lap snuggling close to him; Peter allows her to do so.
Harry had to bite his lips from showing a toothy grin at the situation, Gwen on the other hand raises an eyebrow, she will question Cindy in a moment, "That is very hard to swallow is there anything else you would like to share."
"I met this girl in a Cat leather suit the other night, next thing you know here is Cindy to the rescue but I save her from falling to her death." Peter left out that he kissed Cindy twice and that Aunt May caught them in the act, "And she slept in my bed."
"Peter!"
"Not like that!" He exclaimed flushed in embarrassment
Cindy had small smile on her face, she wouldn't mind if Peter did take her last night or this morning but she will obey Aunt May's wishes even if it means that she can't have some quality time with her soul mate.
Gwen made a face; she stands up grabs the Moon teenager pulling her off Peter.
"Hey let me go Gwen!"
"You and me are going to have a girl to girl talk. You boys can talk about your machismo I'll be back with this one." Cindy was squirming under her grabs almost did she get free but Gwen grabbed her by the waist pulling her in the opposite direction as she flared her arms and feet.
"Peter help me! Tell her to let me go!" She cried Peter senses were on overdrive, he wanted to help Cindy unfortunately he refused to help he needed some space away from her.
"No I think you be okay for the time being."
"Some help you are Parker." She deadpanned
They disappeared as Gwen locked the door to one of the rooms; Peter began to move to see her however Harry got up placed his hands on his best friends shoulders, "Where do you think your going my friend?"
Harry noticed the way Peter was sweating he got him a paper towel, "Thanks Harry…"
"Dude your sweating like a dog! What is up with that? Is this even normal? You look like you are about to pass out."
"It's Cindy she calling out to me through via Spider-sense or as I dubbed it 7th sense."
"7th sense?"
"Yeah I can't explain but it something that allows me to sense where MJ is or how she is feeling. Between her and myself it isn't that bad unlike with Cindy over here it's driving me crazy!"
"How crazy?"
"I want to screw her brains out crazy."
"Too much info…"
"Hey you asked so there is your answer." Peter countered, "So how are you and Gwen?"
"We're good, we're good. My dad hasn't figure out who I'm dating yet but eventually he will once he stops his obsession over 'Spider-Man'…" Harry passed a hand over his hair, "Man to think that my best friend is none other the famous wall crawler, why didn't you say something sooner?"
"It's complicated…like I said before I didn't want any of my friends getting hurt."
"Reasonable enough. Though I do believe that Gwen will be living with us in the apartment."
Peter was surprised but not surprised at the same time, before he could give his opinion his phone rang, his aunt may was calling.
"Excuse me Harry I got to take this…" He flipped his phone, "Hello? Yeah I'm here at the apartment…wait what! Jameson has been…kidnapped…Harry turn on the TV!"
Harry obliged lucky for them it turned on to ABC News reports. They were interviewing Eddie Brock he spoke on how a man calling himself Doctor Otto Octavius came to speak with the Editor in Chief about a photographer taking pictures of Spider-Man, which photographer it was he didn't know.
"Aunt May I'll call you back…yeah love you too and I will take care of myself…Bye…"
Hanging up the phone Peter made a stern face. Okay Jameson was a jerk but he didn't need to be taken as a hostage. Though the name Otto Octavius did ring a bell, where did he hear that name before?
"Peter, what are you going to do?"
Peter couldn't get a word out because his 7th sense went into overdrive causing him pain and agony just then the door swung open to the close room Cindy and Gwen were in as the Asian girl raced towards Peter glomping him from the side causing him to stumble a bit as he embraced her.
She trembled underneath his touch panting hard; Harry raised his brows, "Is this going to be a recurring thing?"
Gwen came in the room very perplexed, "I don't get why you need to be near Peter? He's his own man…"
"Trust me this totem business is a lot more complicated than you think it is." Cindy said letting go of Peter as they finally calmed down she turned to them, "I guess because the missing link is gone between Peter and Mary Jane it caused desire to spring up introduce me the Spider-Bride into the picture I just made our senses go into overdrive." She gave Peter a sly smile, "I wouldn't mind if you did take me Peter…shame that you didn't this morning"
"Oh no…" Pete groaned he was not going to live this down
"Well, well Peter you sly dog. Is there anything else you would like to mention? You didn't tell me that you nearly got it on so…" Harry teased but was cut off short from a jab from Gwen
"I don't want to talk about it t hat stuff stays private between myself and Cindy nobody else needs to know about my sex life." Peter glared at the raven-haired girl; she just gave him an innocent smile, "Now about Octavius…"
Osborn Mansion
A townhouse mansion forty feet wide at least just off Park Avenue, Norman Osborn staggers down the sidewalk, makes his way up the steps and into the house. HE was not feeling himself after his talk with Spencer. He was feeling funky, and no it wasn't that type of funk to dance it's more like a acid funk he's been feeling it for the last couple days.
He drifts toward the front door. Osborn drifts, now through the opulent first floor of the empty mansion. He climbs up a staircase, down a hall, up another staircase into the master suite into a closet the size of most New York apartments past rows and rows and rows of tailored suits. Past a column of hanging neckties, there must be five hundred of them.
Toward the open to the master bathroom, all gleaming white tile and polished silver.
Norman Osborn is scraped and singed by the explosion of splashing water on his face, desperately. He looks up, into the mirror, face dripping. He peers closer, at his face. Something strange is happening. The features aren't solid, they're moving, melting, as if Norman has been on some extremely heavy acid.
Now, to his horror, his face actually tears in two, ripping right down the middle, and one whole face slithers out of his own, taking up position right next to it.
But this is a hideous face, faintly resembling his own. It's mechanical, grotesque, with a sickening greenish hue. In fact, if it looks like anything, it's that insect-looking helmet he saw back in the lab at OSCORP, the one that's used to control that flying glider.
The second face speaks, with a voice that is like Osborn's, but different, warped, other-than-human, "Osborn..."
"Who... who are you?!"
"I am the voice you refuse to hear...The dream you're afraid to remember..."
"What do you want?"
"To say what you won't... To do what you can't..."
"What do you mean? I don't understand…"
"You already know..."
Horrified, Osborn shakes his head from side to side, "No, not that…"
"There is a weak link." He hissed
"No!"
"A threat to the company."
"Don't talk like that!"
"One day they will destroy it and then maybe he will too."
"Don't say these things!"
"Lay waste to your grandfather's company...Unless they are stopped. Before it's too late."
"That isn't true!"
"You believe it is." The voice sneered
"I've never thought that!" He exclaimed
"You think that every day, remember after the board meeting? Why not now speed up the process?"
"But he's- my gosh, he's…" He stuttered, how could he think like that
"Abraham was willing... he had the strength... so too do I."
" He was stopped before harm came to his son! What are you going to do?!"
The face begins to move, sliding grotesquely back into Osborn's own face, "Protect the company..."
Osborn shrieks grabs hold of his head as the Goblin melds back into him- it hurts!
"No, no, please…"
"Find the weak link! He is not worthy…"
"HE'S MY SON!"
"Break it in two."
Peter was back at Aunt May's home, he figured that he was going to leave Cindy there to find his boss only one problem Cindy refused to stay. Lucky for them Aunt May went to get groceries with a neighbor from down the street.
"I'm coming with you!"
"Absolute not!"
Peter was changed in his costume and ready to put his mask on yet Ms. Moon refused to let him leave unless he took her with him.
"Peter stop being pig headed I won't interfere with your fight I just can't be 30 feet away from even being away for five minutes got me into panic mode."
"Cindy you not a kid! You are 17 nearly a young adult I not putting you in harms way I don't know what he is like!" Peter really needs to go; the more time he spends arguing with Cindy the less time he has to find his boss.
The raven-haired girl crossed her arms huffing in annoyance, Peter looked at her form he thought it was rather cute? Wait a moment cute? This girl was going to be the death of him, he hardly knows her.
"Please just le me come!"
"No…"
"Peter…I can't stay away from you long periods of time…"
"So we can what? Make like spider-bunnies sorry Cindy that is not going to happening I hardly know you. Top it all off I'm…"
"Don't pull that your taken card cause last I checked your still single. I know you still hurting from losing her Petey…" Cindy came up to him wrapping her arms around him allowing her chest to touch his; she looked at him with a pleading face "I just…want to be around you…"
The arousing sense was back Peter felt her longing, her need to be with him but he couldn't, he couldn't bring himself to take her along with him. He felt something else underneath the lust her need for companionship he felt a lonely heart. However his thoughts went back to Mary Jane wasn't she suppose to be one in his arms? The one he was supposed to kiss, to love, to cherish?
Here he was with girl from his old High School with his arms around her looking intently in her eyes. They met one night almost made love for the first time, now here he was again with her in his arms. He wanted to take her bad…there it was again!
The hell! Why was suddenly he was thinking again to take her, to make her his woman! They barely know each other for crying out loud! Did he not like Mary Jane? Was this girl really out to interfere in his life? Was she only to replace her?
The Asian girl sensed his turmoil, she leaned in kissing him lightly on the lips, he embraced her a little bit more tightly deepening the kiss. The broke for air Peter senses were on overdrive again…it started out as one or two pecks…he threw his mask on the floor devouring her lips once again. Their hands were roaming each other. In the back of his mind to heck with the rules and the heck with Jameson!
This girl was going to be his so Peter went to her garments as well as the undergarments of her upper body pulling them off in a fluid motion. She did his both garment and undergarment of his upper body. His hands found her rump she let out a moan as he gave it a squeeze, he then hoisted her up as she wrapped her legs around his waist he pinned her back up the closed the door.
She cupped his face kissing him long and hard as his hands found her button for the pants. Speaking of pants, Jr. was awake pressing up in his costume pants. Peter broke the kiss as she placed her arms around his neck, "Why do you drive me crazy? I hardly know you yet this feels natural to be around you…"
"I can't help it if I'm the Spider-Bride…" She panted, "I just want to be around you even if you don't know me as well as you know Mary Jane…I'm not here to replace her Peter…"
"How did you…"
"I sensed your thoughts…"
Peter claimed her lips pressed himself into her, his hands went from her bottom to her strap of the pink bra she had on. Unclipping it, it fell to her shoulder showing even more cleavage than it already did as he pulled it down.
"Don't…you have…to save Jameson…" She said in between kisses, she let a moan escape her lips as he sucked her skin
"He can wait…" He responded he then lead her to the bed
Location Waterfront
"I still don't know why you had to kidnap me to get to one lousy photographer!" Jameson bellowed, he was cuffed to a dangling bar that was connected to a chain, "I told you many times before I don't know where the man lives! He's a freelancers I tell you!"
Octavius patients with this man was running thin, the faster he gets to deal with the Bugle Photographer who takes the pictures of Spider-Man the faster he will eliminate the pest who almost ruined his employers plan.
"It nothing personal just business Mr. Jameson." Otto informed him, "If you would have told me the location of this Peter Parker we would avoid this mess that you are in."
"I Editor not a squealer to the likes of you Doctor Octopus!" Jameson smirked, "Made the name up myself, Doctor Octopus has a nice ring to it…."
SMACK! SLAP! PUNCH! OOOFF!
The tentacles smack Jameson in the four location the chin, cheek, gut, and ribs. He doubles over in pain.
Octavius climbs to his level "Don't call me that!"
"Okay… from now on…I'll call you 'Doc Ock.'" Jameson groaned
"Why do I waste my time with a mere pest like you is beyond me." Octavius goes to his seat and picks up the phone dialing the Daily Bugle, at the other end of the line someone picks it up, "Hello This is Dr. Otto Octavius…yes this is the same one who has Jameson hovering a tub of acid…you know what I want! I want the photographer know as Peter Parker and if my demands are not met Jameson is going to be sleeping with the fishes tonight."
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