Luckily, before I had time to get pummeled, another voice spoke up.
"Hey! Mind if I drop in?"
Spider-Man hung from a web above us, flipping onto the platform next to me. He nodded at me, then put his hands on his hips.
"What seems to be the issue here, uh…?"
"My name is Burn Notice."
"Burn Notice? You sure you like that name? Cause I'm sure I could find you a better one-"
She growled at him. "Okay. Okay. Stick with the name. It...suits you. So, Burn Notice, what seems to be the problem?"
"I want Norman to hand over the classified files he's been keeping hidden from the public."
"There are no such files!" Mr. Osborn shouted from behind them. "All of my researchers have nothing to hide!"
"Tell them or die!" The villain strutted back over to him.
"Hold up! Can't we talk this out?" Spider-Man suggested, the rise in pitch of his voice indicating his nervousness.
"I want those files!"
"Why would you want sciency files?" Spider-Man asked, hopping in between her and Norman.
"That is none of your business!"
"Well crime fighting kinda is my-"
That's when she shoved him off the platform. I gasped, panicking for a split-second as he rolled.
He's gotta be okay, right? He is Spider-Man.
He hopped back up onto the small stage, brushing off his shoulders like it was nothing.
"I guess we have to do this the hard way, then. With my secret weapons known as my fists of fury!"
He swung a right cross, but the woman dodged him easily. His second attempt knocked her back a bit. She was starting to look almost as scared as I felt.
Before Spider-Man could land another hit on her, she leaped onto her motorcycle.
"I will have those files, Norman!" She shrieked before tearing out of the building, back through the hole in the glass wall.
Well she didn't stick around for long.
Spider-Man immediately swung after her. I was frozen in place for a moment before running to the jagged hole, along with some other bystanders who couldn't help but let their curiosity get the better of them. But when I peered out onto the street, the woman was gone.
And so was Peter.