Marian made a quick dive for the Goblin's glider and he grabbed her hand as she did so, helping her onto the back. She turned around as she settled herself onto the flying machine, sneering beneath her mask at the do-gooder, before turning to face forwards once again. "Oh everything's going wonderfully Gobby!" Marian shouted gleefully, giving the Goblin's arms a light squeeze as she released a small chuckle.
"Don't get overly excited just yet my dear!" I shouted back at her, over the light roar of the glider and the sound of wind whooshing past our ears. "It's not over...but it soon will be." I cackled. "The web-head doesn't stand a chance, he's already weakened from the earlier battle! Now is when the real fun begins...I'm going to make sure that wall crawler never sees the light of day again!" I shouted forcefully, clinching one hand into a fist above my head.
The warehouse was now in sight and I had to time it just right before...now... I whirled the glider around quickly, releasing Spider-man from the cable I had wrapped around him. The mere force of the sudden turn was enough to send him flying through a window and I could see him rolling helplessly along the ground before coming to a halt.
"Hang onto your hat..." I said to Marian, before I forcefully tossed a pumpkin bomb at the window I'd thrown Spider-man through just seconds earlier. It exploded upon impact and left a large hole for me to fly the glider through, which is exactly what I did.
"Land the glider behind that wall there! I've got business to tend to..." I hissed, hopping of the glider in mid-air and landing right in front of Spider-man. I notice right off, once the dust cleared, that most of his mask had been melted away, not that I didn't know who was beneath it. I saw Marian out of the corner of my eye, landing the glider like I'd told her before she too hopped off to watch. That was just what I wanted her to do, watch, I wanted to handle the death of Spider-man by myself.
As Spider-man tried to weakly push himself up, I placed a well aimed kick to his head, then another, and another. I wasn't going to give him a fair fight, I wasn't going to give him the chance to get a punch in or get one web shot. I was full of rage and I wanted to finish him off once and for all!
Marian had left the glider running, just in case the Goblin decided he might need it later. She stood off to the side, watching the battle with maniacal glee. Gobby was really giving it to Spider-man and it didn't look like the mighty hero would last much longer. She couldn't help but notice as well, that Spider-man's mask was partially melted off. She squinted her eyes a bit, trying to get a glimpse of who the masked man really was; however, she had no clue a boy named Peter Parker even existed and her own Goblin mask made it difficult to see in that dark warehouse.
She followed the two around the warehouse as the battle raged on, so far, Spider-man was loosing pitifully and a small part of her couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for Spidey, the small part of her that was left from before the gas incident in the lab. However, she soon squashed those feelings, she didn't want to turn into that weakling ever again.
I placed a mighty blow at Spider-man's chest, sending him reeling backwards into a partially crumbling brick wall. He slammed up against it, before falling to the ground. As I walked over towards him to finish the job, he feebly picked up a wrist, trying to catch me in a strand of webbing, I easily ducked, continuing to storm towards the hero. I saw Spider-man stirring slightly, trying once more to trap me like a fly, but I was too quick. I placed a booted foot down on top of his wrist roughly as I gained on him, cackling mechanically down at him.
"You've spun your last web Spider-man!" I growled, bearing down on Parker.
I cast a glance over to my female partner, giving her an evil smirk and a wink, which she couldn't see from under my frozen mask. She, in return, gave me a small wave, wiggling all her fingers and giggling evilly at the act I was about to commit.
Looking back down at Spider-man I couldn't help but laugh, I loved it, to see him lying there, so helpless, not being able to do a damn thing to stop me! Slowly, I reached one arm behind me, unlatching what would've looked like nothing but a long, green bar to the struggling hero.
"I was going to make your little girlfriends death quick and painless!" I lied, bending down so I was looking the hero dead in the eyes. "But now that you've really pissed me off...I'm gonna kill her...nice and slow..." I drawled out for dramatic effect before letting loose of a loud, triumphant cackle.
"M.J. and I," I said, pressing a button on the side of the green bar, causing three sharp prongs to stick out, "we're gonna have a hell of a time!"
That did it for our hero, Spider-man glared up at the Goblin, his eyes clearly shining with malice and contempt for the diabolical super-villain. Hurt him all you pleased, but when it came to M.J...that was where he drew the line.
Using all the strength he had left in him, he was able to wriggle his wrist out from underneath the Goblin's foot, before tossing him a powerful punch to the stomach.
Before I knew what had hit me, I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen as I went flying backwards. As I regained my senses and my balance, I saw it was Spider-man, looking angrier than I'd ever seen him, but that wouldn't stop me from carrying out my plans.
I walked back towards the hero, who immediately held up both wrists, spinning a large, elaborate web to hold me back for a moment longer. The moment didn't last long, I waved my arms angrily about, removing the webbed obstacle easily from my path.
Growling lowly in my throat, I gained on the do-gooder, tossing a hard punch in his direction...but...he blocked it?! "Grr!" I growled loudly. That did it, no more mister nice Goblin! I sent a wave of punches and kicks Spider-mans way, however he was able to block them all before landing a hard blow to my chest, sending me flying back once more.
I shut my eyes, preparing to make a hard landing when I felt myself being jerked back towards him. He'd caught me with a string of his webbing and as I drew closer to the spider, I was dealt another blow before the hero backed me up against a brick wall.
I stumbled momentarily, before I saw a shadow growing closer and closer. Upon turning around, I saw that Spider-man had attached two web strands to a partial brick wall and was bringing it down on top of me.
"Ahh!! No!" I cried, placing my hands over my head to protect myself. However, thanks to the formula from Oscorp, my super strength was able to get me quickly out of that jam.
Marian ran towards the Goblin, trying to get him out of harms way before the wall fell on him, but she was too late. By the time she got there, the wall had already fallen on her partner. She skidded to a halt, staring open mouthed at the pile of bricks. "G-Gobby...?" she whispered, drawing her hands towards the bricks before...was that a hand?
Light...I could see light. I poked a gloved hand slowly through the small hole, before pulling my whole body out of from under the pile of bricks.
Right as I stepped free of my brick prison, I was knocked down once more by Spider-man, who quickly pinned me against another wall, dealing me blow after harsh blow. That was when I'd almost had too much, I had to do something or die...Osborn! I'd use Osborn against Parker! It was almost too easy...
"Wait!" I cleared my throat, forcing myself to sound more like Norman.
"Wait Peter...it's me." I said, pulling off my mask. "It's me."
"Mr. Osborn?" Peter asked, looking down at Norman in a total state of shock.
"Please Peter forgive me...it wasn't me who was doing all of these horrible things...it was the Goblin! Please! Help me before...before he takes me again!" I said, doing my best to keep my own evil voice from shining through.
"You killed...all those people, you tried to kill Aunt May, you tried to kill Mary Jane..." Peter whispered in an angry disbelief.
"But not you!" I, er, Norman quickly interjected. "I spared you because I knew you and only you Peter Parker could save me! Please..." I said, acting weary as I stood up, reaching out a hand towards Peter. "I've been like a father to you...now be a son to me."
"I have a father," came Peter's serious voice, "and his name was Ben Parker."
Marian gasped quietly behind her mask, placing two hands up to her goblin like mouth as Norman Osborn revealed himself to Spider-man. "N-Norman Osborn? But..." she was rather speechless at the moment, she couldn't believe the very founder of Oscorp was the one behind the murders at Oscorp. The rest of Norman and Peter's conversation was all a blur to her, it was almost strange to hear her former employer saying all of this to Spider-man, she wasn't really listening until she heard the voice of the Goblin once more and she quickly averted her attention back to the battle at hand.
"God speed Spider-man!" I said, narrowing my eyes at the Parker boy. I pressed a button on the sleeve of my suit, causing the glider to shoot off towards Spider-man, two sharpened blades on the front were drawn as it raced towards the boy.
I cackled as I watched, the death of Spider-man would be one for the record books. Before I could blink though, Parker had jumped out of the way and then. "Oh..."
I could feel the cold blades of steel digging un-relentlessly into my abdomen...then the taste of blood came, my blood. I coughed, trying desperately to remove the object from myself as I gasped for air. Between the blood chocking me and the pain I was almost begging to die. I looked helplessly up at Spider-man and used all my last bits of breath as I spoke to him. "Peter...don't tell Harry."
"NOOOO!" Marian cried, running over to the dead Norman as he fell lifelessly over his glider, still pinned against the wall. Tears were pouring down her cheeks as she flung off her own mask, not caring whether or not Spider-man knew who she was by this point. She kneeled in front of her fallen comrade, placing her hands over her face to muffle the noise of her cries before she suddenly stood up, turning to face Peter. Anger flashed violently in her eyes as she advanced on the hero, flinging herself at him and punching him relentlessly in the chest. Of course they weren't the kind that hurt him, they were the kind of punches given by an angry, heart broken woman and Peter saw no need to fight back. He simply grabbed her wrists, stopping her from hitting him anymore.
"You killed him you bastard! You killed him! I HATE you Spider-man!" she shouted before spitting in his face. She tried to pry her wrists free from Spider-mans strong grip, but to no avail. "I swear I'll make you regret the day you were ever born!" Marian shrieked, placing a well aimed knee kick in the hero's stomach, causing him to loosen his grip on her wrists.
She wriggled free quickly, casting one last, sorrowful look at the Goblin before she ran quickly out of the warehouse, her own mask in one hand and another placed on her face, wiping away the tears as she disappeared from sight.
At Norman's funeral...
Harry Osborn stood looking at his fathers grave, numb from the shock, with a raging hatred for Spider-man coursing through his veins. He now loathed the super-hero with every fiber of his being and all he could think about was one thing, revenge.
"Harry I'm sorry..." came a soft voice from behind the young Osborn. Harry turned around to come face to face with his best friend and roommate, Peter Parker. "I swear Spider-man will pay," Harry whispered harshly, casting another glance at his father's tombstone, "I swear on my father's grave Spider-man will pay!"
Peter remained silent through the whole tirade, his heart sinking slowly in his chest with every word Harry spoke.
"Thank God for you Peter." Harry said, embracing Peter in a hug, "You're the only family I have..." Without another word, Harry turned and walked towards his fathers car, where the chauffer was waiting to take him home.
Not far away was a woman dressed in all black, she didn't look out of the ordinary for one attending a funeral. She had her long, blonde hair pulled up in a tight bun, along with a black hat with black netting hanging in front to cover most of her face, except the mouth, which was quivering slightly.
She walked wordlessly up to Norman Osborn's grave, placing a single rose on top of it before lingering a moment. Perhaps the Green Goblin had only been a partner for Marian, perhaps more, all she knew was that in the Goblin she'd found a whole new side of herself, a side that she liked and then within the blink of an eye it was all taken away. She'd never really had it out for Spider-man like Norman had, not until the other day in the warehouse, now she knew she'd never forgive him for what he'd done.
Letting out a deep breath, Marian forced a half smile as she looked at the tomb and the rose. She placed one hand to her lips, before blowing a kiss towards her lost comrade. "I'll never forget you...my partner in crime..." she whispered, before turning and walking silently away.
Author's Note: Waa! I hate that ending *sniffle* Poor Gobby! Well I hope you enjoyed it, writing Marian was a lot of fun! ^_^ Gobby too of course ^_~ Review people review! Pretty please with a Goblin on top?