Gwen Stacy sat in her room as she stared at the page that she had just printed. Since Peter wasn't there, she couldn't ask him any questions, so she decided to start her search by figuring out what he worked as and who he worked for. She typed in Peter's name in Google and found out that he was a photographer in the Daily Bugle. He provided James Jonah Jameson, the head of the Bugle, with pictures of Spiderman. 'Great.' she thought. 'Maybe dad's right. Maybe Peter is just lazy and irresponsible.' Gwen shook her head and mentally scolded herself. 'No, I know Peter isn't like that. He just isn't.' Normally, she would be talking with her father about his investigations right now, but now, he had to work longer hours. She walked into the living room and flopped onto the couch. She reached for the remote and turned on the TV. She flipped to the ten o'clock news.
"We have a breaking news story right now," said the TV announcer. "John, what are the details?"
"I'm here in front of Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan right now. Apparently, just minutes ago, a nurse just witnessed a horrific scene: Harry Osborn, the son of the deceased Norman Osborn and president of the major multi-million company Oscorp, was lying unconscious in a bed. Standing beside him was Spiderman. Can it be that Spiderman has injured Harry Osborn and perhaps, possibly, tried to kill him? Here, tonight, we have Captain Stacy-who was one of the top investigators of the NYPD and has recently been promoted-on the scene. Captain Stacy, what do you make of this?"
Gwen saw her father on the TV. He was very grim and looked extremely exhausted.
"Well, John. It seems that from what the nurse told us, Spiderman apparently attempted to kill Mr. Osborn."
Gwen continued to listen and stare at the TV as her father ranted about Spiderman being a menace to society and what not.
"Do you have any final comments?" asked the reporter.
"Yes, and this is a direct threat towards Spiderman. Spiderman, wherever you are, we will find you and hunt you down. You will not escape and get away with all the crimes you have committed."
"Thank you, Captain Stacy," said the reporter as Gwen's father nodded and left.
"Back to you, Kaity," said the reporter.
Gwen was about to turn off the TV when she heard Peter's name.
"In other news, tonight, a man named Peter Parker, his girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, and his aunt, May Parker were kidnapped by the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus. Evidently, his aunt, May Parker, and his girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, escaped unharmed, and they are currently in St. Vincent's Hospital. Although Ms. Watson refused to comment on the actual kidnapping, she did make a comment about Spiderman: "Spiderman is a true hero. In fact, I would be dead right now if he didn't exist. He saved my life so many times that I can't even keep track. And I am absolutely furious that the media is trying to bash him just to sell more papers and attract more viewers."
"We will now turn to Mr. James Jonah Jameson, the head of the Daily Bugle."
The camera turned to a very stunned Jameson. Jameson quickly regained his composure as the reporter turned to him.
"Mr. Jameson," said the reporter, "you claim that Spiderman is a-"
"Menace. I tell ya: he's nothing more than a menace! He's just as bad as the Green Goblin and Doc Ock. He just hires people and freaks like him to wreak havoc in order for him to save people in time, so he can gain power and glory!"
"Do you think that Spiderman is behind Peter Parker's kidnapping?"
"Absolutely!" said Mr. Jameson, "He probably didn't want Peter to get anymore pictures of him, and Peter, being the determined kid that he is, probably refused to comply."
"But the Green Goblin-"
"The Green Goblin and Doc Ock are in it with Spiderman. No doubt about it."
"What do you make of Ms. Watson's statement about Spiderman?"
"There are many people out there who believe the same thing. But I have a question for them-Don't you find it a little suspicious that after Spiderman appeared, these lunatics, like the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus appeared after his arrival? Isn't it just a little-"
Gwen couldn't bear the insults anymore and just turned the TV off. She leaned back on the couch and folded her arms. 'They're wrong about Spiderman. Spiderman wasn't behind it any of it. Mary Jane's right: he's a hero. Geesh...I hope Peter's OK.' Suddenly, she remembered the scene with Peter and Mary Jane and how they went to the hospital together. 'That's odd. If both of them were kidnapped and Peter didn't return, then how did Mary Jane and his aunt escape? It's just so weird.' She yawned. 'I'll guess I'll have to figure that out tomorrow. I should go to sleep.' thought Gwen as she walked into her room.