Hi again! This chapter deals with Spidey and Sable looking for evidence to take Hobgoblin down and run into another troubled person along the way.
"they work for Norman or kingpin?" Great guesses! The answer is in the chapter.
"Spider-Man took you away, dad. I'll make things, right." Harry Osborn said to a portrait of his father, Norman Osborn in the hallway in their building. He had been using the green again and was growing frustrated with Peter always in the way and Gwen not being loyal enough to him. And his mom's continued silence greatly bothered him.
Maybe it was time to do something about all of it. Harry decided he was going to avenge his father and set out to find one of his goblin costumes along with the gear, pumpkins bombs, and glider.
"Let's see how.." Harry started to say as he put on his Goblin mask before finishing the sentence with the mask on in voice similar to his father's, "Spider-Man survives now."
"Good work, son. You'll help get things ready for my return." Said the voice of a man sipping his drink at bar in the Cayman Islands watching footage on his phone of Harry Osborn putting on the Goblin mask.
"Would you like refill, sir?" Asked the barterer to the man as he put his phone away.
"Afraid not." The man said as he got up from the bar and walked back his hotel room.
"A package came in for, Mr. Romann." The front desk receptionist said as they handed the package to Mr. Romann.
"Why thank you." Mr. Romann said as he walked to his room and closed and locked the door and opened his package.
"Good. It seems my plan is working." Norman Osborn said with an evil smirk looking at the encrypted report from New York from his "associates". In time, the Green Goblin will return and crush Spider-Man and his little friends. They won't know what hit them when they see what they're up against.
"Well, at least Spidey's life isn't so bad." Peter said to himself as he was walking out from his school. The awkwardness with Gwen, Harry, and Liz wasn't getting any easier and he was starting to wonder if Peter Parker had any friends left.
"Hey, Tiger! Wait up!" The voice of Mary Jane said from behind Peter as he and her exited the school.
"Oh hey, MJ! Sorry again about Mark." Peter said sadly to Mary Jane.
"It's not your fault." Mary Jane said sadly before remembering she wanted to ask Peter something. "I think we both have been through some hard times lately. Sorry things didn't work out for you either." Mary Jane said sympathetically to Peter.
"It's okay. Gotta move on, you know?" Peter said always feeling like he was losing someone.
"Speaking of that, do you want to get some coffee sometime?" Mary Jane asked to a surprised Peter.
"You know, that sounds great! When?" Peter asked hoping it wasn't tonight since he was meeting Silver Sable to sneak into Kingsley's perfume factory for proof that he is the Hobgoblin.
"Tomorrow night at seven. Does that work for you?" Mary Jane asked sarcastically since Peter always has a habit of running off. Really makes her wonder what he's hiding.
"Sounds great! See you then!" Peter exclaimed as he and Mary Jane parted ways. Peter though was unaware of Harry watching him from a distance.
"There you are!" Silver Sable said to Peter as he arrived to their meeting place.
"Yep! I'm here. We ready?" Peter asked to Sable who nodded.
They broke into Kingsley's perfume factory by disabling the security cameras and deactivating the security cameras.
"There's got to be something in here." Sable said annoyed they hadn't found anything yet.
"I think I found something over here!" Peter said as he pried open some containers that had pumpkin bombs in them.
"Great work! This should prove Kingsley's the Hobgoblin." Sable said glad to help take Kingsley down.
"Oh great. It's you." Black Cat said with hate in her voice to Spidey as he turned around to face her. She had come here to steal as much as she could, but unfortunately saw Spider-Man on the way out.
"Hey, didn't I see you a few weeks ago on the first night of the auction?" Sable asked remembering seeing her trying to steal the Rhino chips plans.
"Yes, and I see you're working with him now!" Black Cat said in near tears looking at Peter.
"Look, Cat, I'm sorry you're in pain, but your dad hurt a lot of people."Peter said remembering Uncle Ben, but also referring to her given she's following in his footsteps.
"Doesn't mean he should rot forever!" Black Cat screamed out in pain.
"Listen, I understand admiring your father, trust me, I do, but it's not worth it to follow in his footsteps. It got me nowhere." Sable said with regret in her voice.
"She's right, Cat. You could stop this life and become something more." Peter said hoping Cat could be reached too.
Before Black Cat could answer, they all heard a sinister voice.
"Yes, yes, YES! How very touching! But the Hobgoblin has no time for your emotions!" Hobgoblin mockingly told them as he threw a pumpkin bomb at them.
They all dodged it and proceeded to attack him.
"We know, it's you, Kingsley. Give it up!" Sable screamed out as she shot Hobgoblin with her gun.
"She's right. Stop it now!" Peter exclaimed as he punched Hobgoblin off his glider before he got back on it.
"Oh you pests are so annoying! I have friends of my own!" Hobgoblin shouted out as Mysterio and Kraven appeared.
"Ah this one is here as planned." Kraven said menacingly to Black Cat.
"Yes! Let my "visions" take care of her!" Mysterio laughingly said as he used his illusions to disorient Black Cat the same way he did Silver Sable a few days ago.
"You guys again?" Peter mockingly said as Mysterio and Kraven rushed to fight them.
"Hey Spidey, I think Mysterio is trying to mess with Black Cat's mind!" Sable said as she shot at Kraven.
"You keep the furry guy busy while I'll sort him out!" Peter screamed out to fight Mysterio with Hobgoblin on his tail.
"Why don't you stop now?" Peter asked angrily to Mysterio trying to fight him and Hobgoblin.
"As you wish. My work is done anyway." Mysterio said as he teleported away followed by Kraven jumping out and fleeing the building.
"Looks like your friends are leaving!" Peter mockingly told Hobgoblin.
"Oh no! All part of the plan!" Hobgoblin shouted as he threw another pumpkin bomb at him before flying away.
Peter quickly dodged it and made his way over to Sable and Cat.
"Is she okay?" Peter asked to Sable who was helping Black Cat up.
"Yes, I'm fine." Black Cat said trying to disguise the pain and hurt her in voice. She saw images of her dead mother she lost at an early age and her father going to jail.
"I'm glad you are." Peter said happy Cat was fine.
"Why?!" Black Cat asked not buying he was concerned for her.
"Because he cares about his friends." Silver Sable said with a small smile while looking at Peter.
"She's right. I know we might never be friends, but I do care about you and clearly you're not as bad as you act like you are. Besides, we need to stick together while all these bad guys are still on the loose." Peter said to Cat who hesitantly nodded. She would work with them for now. And maybe think about what Sable told her about her worshiping her dad. After all, where had this lifestyle gotten her?
"Fine. I'll see you both soon." Black Cat said as she headed out of the building.
"Be careful." Sable said to Black Cat who was slowly warming up to working with others that actually cared about her.
"Well, now that we have our evidence, we can bring the police her and put Kingsley away for good." Peter said as he was preparing to leave the building.
"Sounds good, Spider-Man. You go get the cops and I'll keep this area secure." Sable said to Peter who nodded.
"By the way, thanks for helping to reach out to Cat. I think she's another one that's hiding behind something that she's truly not, so thanks for your help." Peter said to Sable who once again seemed taken back by his thanks to her.
"We've all made mistakes, Spider-Man." Sable said bowing her in regret.
"And we learn and grow from those mistakes and become better people because of it." Peter said remembering failing to save Uncle Ben, but taking inspiration from him to become who he is today.
"Thank you. I'll see you soon." Sable said as she and Peter left the building and parted away while he went to get the police and while she stayed in the area to keep it secure until he got back. This life she was living now felt more fulfilling than anytime working for her father. Spider-Man's inspiring words to her a few minutes ago was more meaningful to her than anything ever Silvermane told her.
"Ah, just one more to go." Norman Osborn said with an evil smile while reading his latest encrypted report. All was going as planned.
Hope everyone liked that! And yes, Norman is the puppetmaster (like always).