(Here's the next chapter guys.)
GuestInYourStory: Maybe, I guess I was paying close enough attention to that part.
Death Fury: Thanks.
Sport21: You'll see.
OfficialUSMWriter: You'll see what happens.
Ultimatrix bearer: Haha, perhaps.
The Timeless Writer: Indeed.
Man285: The no romance thing was stupid, but they didn't listen to us. Yeah, I found it odd they put that on the wiki.
Chapter 28: Planning Ahead
(New York City, Manhattan, S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, hours later)
Everyone had been cleaning themselves up, removing the vast amount of webbing that they had been covered in. The students walked to the conference room, uneasy the whole way.
"Goblin is so going to pay for sticking us in all that webbing." Power Man grunted, punching his right fist into his left palm.
"When I get my claws on him, I'm gonna…" White Tiger started to say.
"Alright, let's just make sure we catch him." Spider-Man sighed.
White Tiger growled lowly in annoyance.
(She's still mad at me?...Can't say I blame her.)
"Hopefully we can find out what Goblin stole." Iron Spider said.
"I'm afraid to think what he took." Dagger said.
"All of us are. But we have to hear what Director Fury knows." Spider-Man said.
The group walks into the conference room. Director Fury stood waiting for the group.
"The clean up go ok?" Director Fury asked.
"Ohhh ssuurrree! It was fantastic!" Nova answered sarcastically, highly annoyed by the events of late.
"Well, since Norman's little heist is over, S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to search through Norman's lab. We never found its original location, but your intervention allowed us access to it." Director Fury said.
The others looked at one another, not sure what to say.
"While he escaped, he forgot the blueprints and notes of the device he created." Director Fury said, taking out a set of papers from his pocket then placed them on the table.
The group looked over the designs and notes. Their eyes widened in fear.
"He's working on some kind of gaseous dispersal unit. The Goblin virus will spread through an infected gas that will transfer into anyone and everyone." Spider-Man said.
"From the schematics, it will be able to spread all over Manhattan!" Iron Spider cried out in fear.
"If that goes off, he'll have an even larger army at disposal. Just in Manhattan there are countless people to add to his force of Goblins." White Tiger said.
"But first he has to ready the machine. He won't be able to do that if we find him." Power Man said.
"Where do you suggest we start looking? He could be anywhere." Cloak said.
"Just follow reports of anyone thinks they hear the hyenas from The Lion King." Spider-Man said.
Some of the group laughed.
"Jokes aside, we must find them. We cannot allow the goal of Osborn's plan to go through. I have men scouring the borough as we speak." Director Fury said.
(Good to know, but I'm still utterly terrified.)
"Cho, we need to prepare just in case they manage to spread the infected gas." Spider-Man said.
"Right, we best go talk to Doctor Conners." Iron Spider said, nodding in agreement.
The two left to meet with the S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist.
"Hopefully the eggheads will be able to figure out a backup plan to stop these crazies." Agent Venom said.
"They will, have faith." Iron Fist said.
"Even though Web Head tends to screw things up, he's able to solve his problems." Nova added.
'Please Pete…you have to do something…' White Tiger whimpered nervously in her mind.
(Doctor Conners's lab, several minutes later)
The two young geniuses arrived to speak with the scientist. The man turned around and smiled.
"I'm glad you two are here, I've been working on some ideas to counteract the effects of the Goblin virus. I had Ms. Ayala take some of the DNA samples from the newly turned Goblins. I've been analyzing them with the previous findings of the Goblin code. These recent ones are more thorough in how they affect the infected's body and mind." Doctor Conners said.
"I know I used an antidote on Tiger, Power Man, Danny, and Nova. Will it hold against this more advanced form of the virus?" Spider-Man asked.
"I am not certain. But just to be safe, it would be best to create a new one." Doctor Conners said, searching through his notes.
"We could try to create a cloud of our own, make everyone immune to the effects?" Iron Spider said.
"It could work, but we'd need to test it on one of the men turned." Spider-Man replied.
"Like that's going to be easy. The Goblin's got them in hiding. They don't strike until they're ready to enact a new phase of his plan!" Iron Spider grunted in annoyance.
"I know…that's why we're going to grab one as soon as they show themselves again." Spider-Man said.
Iron Spider and Doctor Conners looked at him in disbelief.
"Are you out of your mind?!" Iron Spider shrieked.
"Easy, they may reveal themselves before the phase of Norman's plan comes to pass." Spider-Man said.
"If that's even true, we'll need several…advantages to take one down. You know this new serum has given the goblins higher strength, durability, and agility than the previous Goblin Viruses we've had to deal with." Doctor Conners said.
"You're a real downer, you know that right?" Spider-Man joked, half-heartedly.
(Don't get me wrong guys, I still have hope…yet…I'm truly, utterly terrified.)
"We have to hunt them still, I don't care if we drag any of them out kicking and screaming. If it's The Goblin, I'm going to do the tests myself." Doctor Conners said.
"What do you mean?" Spider-Man said, suspicious and possibly venom in his voice.
"I'm not going to kill him through if that's what you're thinking. There are worse things than death." Doctor Conners growled, memories of what The Goblin did to him flooding back.
"No there's not." Spider-Man said, then started to walk away.
"Than hope you never find out you're wrong." Doctor Conners warned, his voice deadly serious and angry.
Spider-Man thought about replying, to tell him that a life ending was the worst thing possible, but he just decided to continue to walk.
To be continued…