Gwen Stacy walked into the living room, where she saw her father frantically writing some notes in his notepad.
"Hey dad! How was your day?" she asked as she sat next to him.
"Exhausting," said her father as he looked up at her. She realized that he wasn't himself: he looked a lot more tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was standing in different directions.
'Wow...this job must be really tiring for him,' thought Gwen as she poured a cup of coffee.
"Here," said Gwen as she handed him the cup. He looked up and smiled. He took the cup and starting sipping the cup of joe.
"Dad, maybe it'd be better if you took a small break. You've been working since midnight, and you didn't return until 5 AM this morning," said a concerned Gwen.
"Honey, I really want to get this investigation over with. I can't let innocent people get hurt after what happened to Harry Osborn."
Gwen sighed. "Dad, Spiderman is not-"
"Yes, he is, honey. Who else would have dressed up in a Spiderman costume and then swung out through the window?!?!?!" asked her father angrily. He pounded his right fist on the table, which startled Gwen. She had never seen her father so angry and so stressed out before.
"Dad, calm-"
"No, I can't, honey. It just makes me so angry and frustrated when freaks like Spiderman and the Green Goblin are killing innocent people for their own selfish purposes!"
"Dad, he saved my life! How can you say that? I wouldn't be alive right now if it weren't for him!" said Gwen angrily.
"Honey," said her father as he leaned over and grabbed her hand, "I really don't want to fight anymore, so we can just avoid the subject for now?"
Gwen nodded. Her father smiled and then stared back at his notes again.
After several moments of silence, her father asked without lifting his eyes off from his notes, "So, how's your search going?"
"Huh? Oh you mean Peter?" Her father nodded as he continued to scribble on his notepad.
"Well, the only thing I found out was that he's a photographer for the Daily Bugle, and he was kidnapped yesterday by the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus."
Her father stopped and looked at Gwen, whose eyes were filling with tears.
"Oh, dad. I just hope he's OK. He doesn't deserve this; he doesn't deserve any of it," she said as the tears streamed down her face.
"Gwen," said her father as he turned around and hugged her. Gwen hugged him back. 'She's really in love with him. I've been acting like such a jerk towards Peter. Maybe I should cut the kid some slack.' he thought. He pulled away from the embrace and looked into Gwen's eyes.
"Honey," he whispered, "If it makes you feel better, I swear that I will find Peter."
"Really?" she asked as she looked up, "No, don't. You're really busy with this case, and-"
"Gwen, this is my job. I'm supposed to help others even if I am exhausted, and I will do everything humanly possible to find him. I promise."
"Then," said Gwen determinedly, "I'll have to help you."
"What!" exclaimed her father, "No, Gwen. It's too dangerous."
"Dad, this is the person I love-who I want to be with. If I care about him, then I should be the one looking for Peter-not you."
"No, honey-I will not-"
"Dad, my mind's made up, and whatever you do, you can't stop me." huffed Gwen as she walked away from a stunned Captain Stacy.
"Hey dad! How was your day?" she asked as she sat next to him.
"Exhausting," said her father as he looked up at her. She realized that he wasn't himself: he looked a lot more tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was standing in different directions.
'Wow...this job must be really tiring for him,' thought Gwen as she poured a cup of coffee.
"Here," said Gwen as she handed him the cup. He looked up and smiled. He took the cup and starting sipping the cup of joe.
"Dad, maybe it'd be better if you took a small break. You've been working since midnight, and you didn't return until 5 AM this morning," said a concerned Gwen.
"Honey, I really want to get this investigation over with. I can't let innocent people get hurt after what happened to Harry Osborn."
Gwen sighed. "Dad, Spiderman is not-"
"Yes, he is, honey. Who else would have dressed up in a Spiderman costume and then swung out through the window?!?!?!" asked her father angrily. He pounded his right fist on the table, which startled Gwen. She had never seen her father so angry and so stressed out before.
"Dad, calm-"
"No, I can't, honey. It just makes me so angry and frustrated when freaks like Spiderman and the Green Goblin are killing innocent people for their own selfish purposes!"
"Dad, he saved my life! How can you say that? I wouldn't be alive right now if it weren't for him!" said Gwen angrily.
"Honey," said her father as he leaned over and grabbed her hand, "I really don't want to fight anymore, so we can just avoid the subject for now?"
Gwen nodded. Her father smiled and then stared back at his notes again.
After several moments of silence, her father asked without lifting his eyes off from his notes, "So, how's your search going?"
"Huh? Oh you mean Peter?" Her father nodded as he continued to scribble on his notepad.
"Well, the only thing I found out was that he's a photographer for the Daily Bugle, and he was kidnapped yesterday by the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus."
Her father stopped and looked at Gwen, whose eyes were filling with tears.
"Oh, dad. I just hope he's OK. He doesn't deserve this; he doesn't deserve any of it," she said as the tears streamed down her face.
"Gwen," said her father as he turned around and hugged her. Gwen hugged him back. 'She's really in love with him. I've been acting like such a jerk towards Peter. Maybe I should cut the kid some slack.' he thought. He pulled away from the embrace and looked into Gwen's eyes.
"Honey," he whispered, "If it makes you feel better, I swear that I will find Peter."
"Really?" she asked as she looked up, "No, don't. You're really busy with this case, and-"
"Gwen, this is my job. I'm supposed to help others even if I am exhausted, and I will do everything humanly possible to find him. I promise."
"Then," said Gwen determinedly, "I'll have to help you."
"What!" exclaimed her father, "No, Gwen. It's too dangerous."
"Dad, this is the person I love-who I want to be with. If I care about him, then I should be the one looking for Peter-not you."
"No, honey-I will not-"
"Dad, my mind's made up, and whatever you do, you can't stop me." huffed Gwen as she walked away from a stunned Captain Stacy.