A/N- I want to apologise for such a long wait for this chapter. I have honestly not been feeling that great and have not had the chance to sit down and write in a while. I am still fully committed to this story, I know how it all ends and I am very confident in the way the story will turn out. For my first story Marvel's Spider-Man 2, I kept on doubting some of my decisions and this caused me to change major plot points. I have gone a little back and forth on this story but It is safe to say this story will truly be a good one for me, and I hope for all of you.
Chapter 3
Harry sat in his office going over several of his notes for today's press conference. He was interrupted when his assistant knocked on the door. He sighed softly and looked at the door.
"Come on in Val," Harry said loud enough for the woman to hear through the closed door.
"Mr. Osborn, someone is here to see you. Are you taking visitors?" Val asked with a gentle voice, she was still rather shy around Harry ever since he took over from his father.
"Yes, send them in please, I hope it is good. " Harry watched as Val left and a minute later a tall man with black hair and glasses entered, he was wearing a very nice designer suit and Harry was actually impressed.
"Mr. Osborn thank you for taking the time to see me, I would like to again pass along my condolences about your father. "
"Thank you for that, how may I help you Mr..." Harry trailed off hoping the man would reveal his name.
"Smythe sir, Alastair Smythe. "
"Well, Mr. Smythe, what may I help you with today? I have a press conference to get to later and I don't have a lot of time. " Harry stated as he put his notes to the side.
"Of course sir, well I would like to show you some stuff I have been working on, I think you may find them interesting and could be of use "
Alastair placed a couple of blueprints and notes onto Harry's desk. Harry had a glance at one of the designs and instantly took a liking to it. He looked closely at the notes and smiled at Alastair at seeing the name the scientist had come up with for his equipment.
"Going by the name I guess you don't like a certain vigilante?" Harry smirked slightly, the Venom inside of him was feeling the same emotions, this was something they could use against the wall-crawler. "
"I consider that he was at fault for the outbreak last November. I lost my own father to that sickness, the other men responsible are either dead or behind bars already, only one remains and that is Spider-Man. " Alastair had a look of hatred in his eyes if Harry wasn't out for his own vengeance, he might have been scared of the man.
"I think this is the start of a very profitable relationship If all goes to plan we won't have to worry about the Spider or his little girlfriend. " Harry snarled the last part, he stood up and started to pace, his eyes turning a dark black, the venom begging to be let loose but he managed to get his anger under control when he saw Alastair smirking at him.
"I think we won't have an issue, sir, I look forward to hearing what you say at the press conference. I will be in touch in a few weeks when I have the first prototype ready to go. Good day, Mr. Osborn. "
"Thank you, Alastair, I will see you soon."
Felicia & Peter's Apartment.
Peter and Felicia walked to the front door of their apartment. Peter took the keys from his pocket and unlocked the door so he and Felicia could get in with the food shopping that they were just doing. Once inside they put all of the shopping into the kitchen and started to unload it to its proper place. It was moments of normalcy like this that Peter enjoyed the most but he knew deep down his life would never be this normal, there was always something lurking in the shadows ready to strike.
"What's wrong Peter?" Felicia asked when she noticed his face had a slightly sad expression on it.
"All of this, I love how normal we are acting but it is still sinking in that I will never have a normal life, Spider-Man will always be needed and I won't be able to have the life I have always wanted. " Peter sat on the countertop and started to fiddle with his hands. Felicia walked up to him after listening to what he said and gently took his hands into her own. She smiled slightly when he looked up at her.
" What do you want from life?" Felicia asked softly once she locked eyes with him.
"I want a family, I want to be married to the perfect girl but I will never have that while I am Spider-Man. Even when I am in my 40s people will still need Spider-Man." Peter squeezed her hands softly and leaned his head on her forehead. "You are the perfect girl but honestly, I won't ever be able to give you what you want. "
"I want you, I already have what I want. I can understand your concerns about Spider-Man but even then, you are training Miles for a reason. You won't have to be Spider-Man forever honey. " Felicia kissed his lips softly, causing him to smile slightly.
"How do you always know how to get through my thick head?" Peter asked her softly, his thumb messaging her hand. Felicia giggled at what he said and kissed him again, this time a deeper longer kiss.
"Cause I love you and I won't let you continue with putting yourself down. You are amazing Peter and you always will be to me" Felicia was about to kiss him again but a text on Peter's phone stopped them. It was from MJ. Felicia listened as Peter read it out loud.
"Harry's press conference is about to start, let's get settled on the couch and watch, shall we? " Peter asked Felicia, she responded with a nod and grabbed 2 bottles of water from the fridge and walked over to the couch with him.
Once they were settled Peter picked up the remote and flicked the TV on and found the right channel. He placed the remote back onto the table and wrapped his arm around Felicia's shoulder, as she rested her head on his. It took only a couple of minutes but Harry appeared on the screen, Peter turned the volume up so they could hear clearly.
"Thank you for coming today to a special press conference from me and Oscorp. All of you are probably wondering why I have scheduled a press conference today."
Harry paused and then smiled slightly as he looked over the crowd of reporters watching him eagerly waiting to twist his words in the news.
"It is simple really, the crime in this city has gotten out of control and still you people look towards a bug to save you. I can assure you that people have died under Spider-Man's watch. Look at what happened to Jefferson Davies. He was a humble man with a family who worked his ass off to protect all of you but no Spider-Man was always the one given full credit. Look what happened to former police captain Yuri Watanabe, she had an alliance with Spider-Man and she turned out to be a criminal. Every bad thing that happens in this city involves Spider-Man and recently his girlfriend, The Black Cat. So I say this New York, It will stop now. "
Harry raised his hand to silence the reporters shouting questions at him. once he was satisfied, he started to speak again. " Today I am proud to announce a new security force personally funded by me will be assisting the NYPD in taking down criminals and trying to capture Spider-Man and Black Cat. I know what you are thinking New York, no this not another sable international situation, this is my own task force. As of today the Criminal Retaliation Squad or more commonly known as CRS will be working alongside the police, I know we will see the crime rate start to fall. However, before we get to questions I would like to welcome Dr. Alastair Smythe to the stage. He will be unveiling his latest project to help counter Spider-Man and Black Cat. Dr?"
Alastair Smythe walked onto the stage and shook hands with Harry before he took his place at the microphone. He took a deep breath before he started to talk. "Thank you, Mr. Osborn. Ladies and gentlemen, today I have something really special to share. Something I have been working on since my father died during the GR-27 outbreak last year. The same outbreak that Spider-Man failed to contain before it killed my father, Spencer Smythe. Today I am proud to unveil something that will bring the Spider to justice, ladies and gentleman say hello to Project - SS, a new form of robotic technology that will be able to track down the Spider with some complex programming. We like to call them Spider-Slayers in the lab. With funding from Mr. Osborn and Oscorp, there is no doubt that we will have control of the city back in the hands of the police and the people. Thank you, everyone. "
Alastair walked off the stage as the camera flashes started to go crazy, they got even worse when Harry returned to the microphone and smiled slightly, "Now let us get to some questions." Harry pointed at a reporter. "Ah MJ what would you like to know?" Harry asked with a smirk.
MJ faked a smile in return. "Why is Spider-Man your main target? It was Norman Osborn who was to blame for the GR-27 incident and what occurred with Yuri Watanabe."
Harry's smirk dropped from his face and was replaced by a noticeable scowl. " Well, Miss Watson, you are right it was my father at fault but he paid the ultimate price and died. However, under my leadership Oscorp will be the best company it can be and we will help everyone in this city. Spider-Man always gets in the way and has been the cause of many innocent lives been lost, next question, please. "
Another reporter quickly spoke up. "Will the CRS use lethal force on criminals? "
Harry smiled slightly. "No they will not, they are trained to contain a situation without the use of lethal force, the furthest it will go will be a taser and even then that will be rare. Last question please, I don't have a lot of time. "
"What are your thoughts on the crimes that your father committed? " MJ shouted out before any other reporter could get a word in.
"I think they are despicable and if he were alive, he deserved a jail sentence. However, Spider-Man and Black Cat killed him, therefore he didn't get to serve that sentence. Now I must be going, thank you all so much for coming today. I promise you that soon the city will be in the hands of the people. "
Harry walked off the stage as quickly as he could, ignoring the flashing of the cameras around him. He quickly got into the limo waiting for him and drove away, leaving the reporters to clear up and MJ standing there thinking it was the start of a horrible situation. Back at Peter and Felicia's apartment, they both looked at each other once the press conference was off
"We need to talk to Harry, something isn't right. " Peter said as he went to stand up. Felicia looked at him and kissed his hand softly. "Be careful babe. "
Peter nodded his head and went to change into his suit. A minute later Felicia looked at her suit-clad boyfriend and smiled softly. "Be back soon okay? I will make you something good to eat. "
"Thank Felicia, I will be as quick as I can. " With that Peter jumped out of the window and started to swing towards Osborn Manor, hoping Harry was there.
A/N- So sorry for the late chapter once again, I finally felt a little better and was able to write it. Thank you so much for the continued support, it truly means a lot to me. I would like to know what you guys think about Alastair and his Spider-Slayers being introduced. Harry clearly has big plans for Peter and Felicia, Venom is going to be fun to write that's for sure. As always a review or 2 is very appreciated, I apologise for the long wait but hopefully, the slightly longer chapter makes up for it. See you for the next chapter!