At the Bugle, JJJ mentioned about the mad rampage of Otto and asked for a name for him, Doctor Octopus was mentioned, which he shot down, as was Doctor Strange, which he said was taken, he then said Doctor Octopus himself, or Doc Ock. He then told Peter he needed him to work on a planetarium party for him, even though he was angry Parker had no photos of Ock already for him. JJJ's assistant said he heard Spider-Man was fighting Ock, glancing at Peter as if to acknowledge he knew it was him.
"Doctor Octopus? Kinda catchy." May mused with a grin.
"Doctor Strange is taken?" Strange choked. "I exist in your universe?"
"I've no idea, I've never met a sorcerer before, but maybe?" Peter-2 shrugged.
"I wonder if there's another me in that universe." Wanda mused.
"Maybe we can find out one day." Strange smiled at her.
"I'd like that...but what if my kids exist in that universe? The ones...from Westview?" Wanda turned to Strange with a forlorn look.
"Wanda...You know they weren't real." Strange told her gently. "You...we...can't tamper with the fabric of the multiverse and reality itself to even try and find out if it's true."
"I know." Wanda gave him a small, sad smile, after a long moment of pause. "It's nice to think of though, right? What if they are real, out there? Who is their father?"
"In another lifetime, I'm sure." Strange gave her a small smile back, reaching out a hand to her in support, a hand Wanda took and gratefully squeezed.
"I guess the first idea really is the best I guess." Ned grinned, as everyone tried to not cast glances at Strange and Wanda bonding.
"So you have to go to a party for him to take photos of him schmoozing?" Abe asked.
"May as well be the already on staff photographer who he knows needs money." Peter-3 chuckled darkly.
"So how widely known is your secret identity?" Sam asked with a grin.
"Pretty more widely than I'd like." Peter-2 admitted with a shake of his head.
"This guy can be trusted to keep quiet, can't he?" Steve questioned.
"Oh absolutely, he'd have said to JJ before then if he was going to speak." Peter-2 told them.
At the docks, Otto mourned his wife, saying how he and the arms should be gone too, the arms spoke to him in his mind, corrupting his thoughts, telling him he was right, he hadn't miscalculated the equations like Peter was worried he had. He said he would rebuild, make it bigger and stronger, but they had no money. The arms convinced him to rob banks, to steal the money to redo the experiment.
"Poor Otto, he just wants to mourn his wife and the arms won't even let him do that." Cindy pouted.
"He has killed several people." Flash reminded her.
"He's just misguided. He didn't mean to do it." Peter-2 defended his old mentor. Otto hadn't been evil like Goblin, he truly was just misguided and corrupted.
"Committing crimes is still a crime." Matt pointed out with a bemused tone.
"He needs help, alot more than I thought he did even with the other videos with him." Tony remarked. "Is there no way to help him from our own universe?"
"Not without risking the safety of the multiverse, something we won't allow to be risked anymore than it already has been." Wong warned.
Peter helped May at the bank as they were denied for a loan, Peter told May that they'd figure it out, whilst over at the vault, Ock revealed the arms, ripping it open and helping himself to it. In the commotion, Peter ran off, leaving May with the teller, as he went to change into the Spider-Man suit. Ock and Spider-Man began to fight, Ock throwing moneybags around as a weapon, Spider-Man throwing them back as well as trying to web him up. The teller tried to pocket some of the loose coins as May slapped his hand. Ock wrapped Spider-Man in his arms and tried to crush his head before Spider-Man broke free and sent him flying.
"Why are they denying you for a loan? That's bull!" Yelena protested.
"Economy be rigged." MJ said without a hint of mirth.
"What are the odds he hits the bank just as Spider-Man is going for a loan?" Scott laughed.
"Well at least it won't take too long to stop him." Hope reasoned.
"He's got four mechanical arms and desperation on his side, he's gonna be hard to beat." Thena reasoned.
"I fancy Peter's chances." Betty smirked.
"I don't." Peter-2 mumbled so only his alter could hear him. Peter-3 frowned at that, did it go badly somehow?
"How are you managing so many quips during all of these fights?" Clint wanted to know.
"A naturally snarky attitude towards life?" Peter-3 deadpanned. "I'm just as bad."
"So is Pete." Tony gave a small smile. He really wanted to see the kid again, timelines or memories be damned. He needed the kid to know just how proud he was of him and all he had done.
"How did you get him off of you? He had your head in a vice!" Kate yelped.
"Skills." Peter-2 joked.
As the police closed in on him, Ock grabbed May and demanded they didn't follow as he began to climb the building using the arms, Spider-Man in pursuit. Ock agreed to hand May over before dropping her, saying he had butter fingers as Spider-Man used his webs to catch May, throwing her into the air as Ock attacked him again. Ock threw Spidey into another building before grabbing May again, saying he would kill her. Spider-Man launched himself at him in a slingshot, as Ock turned one arm into a needle, waiting to strike, seeing it, May smacked him with her cane, sending Ock flying, but being knocked off of the building herself. Spider-Man launched himself to her and saved her, putting her down before vanishing, Ock having taken the chance to escape as well.
"He's taken May hostage?!" Peter-3 roared. "Bring him here so I can kick his ass as well!" He demanded.
"He won't ever kill May." Happy snarled. "I'd kill him if he hurt any version of May."
"He's cheating to try and cheap shot! Not cool!" Ned yelped.
"GO OTHER ME!" May cheered as she saw her older alter slap Ock with her cane, shocking him and knocking his aim off course.
"Save her Peter!" Kingo cried as he saw May plummeting, before they cheered as he saved her.
"He got away!" Sprite called out, angered. "How are you meant to track him down?"
"You'll see." Peter-2 smiled.
MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS IS SOO GOOD! GO WATCH IT ASAP IF YOU HAVEN'T!
