Hey there! How are ya'll doing? This is my new chapter of this story. It's a prequel to the other stuff. It's the backstory of Richard Parker and Project Anti-Venom.
BACKSTORY: Richard Parker worked at Oscorp on multiple projects, one being cross-species genetics with Dr. Curt Connors. Their first major success was the genetically enhanced, radioactive spiders. However their work was for not, as they weren't able to crack the decay rate algorithm that would allow them to successfully bond human DNA with animal. One of the other projects was the Anti-Venom project with Dr. Edward Brock. The Anti-Venom project was designed as a means to cure any and all diseases and poisons through nanotechnology, namely Norman Osborn's disease. Theoretically it could also be used for enhancing the body in multiple ways if programmed correctly, not just health-wise. Unfortunately, Richard couldn't figure out how to make the nanotech accept the host DNA instead of attacking it like it would a disease. Until his son Peter was diagnosed with brain cancer, and then he had to find a way. Richard worked tirelessly in secret, knowing Oscorp would never allow him to use it on his own son if they found out. Then he figured it out: the decay rate algorithm could be used to bond the nanotech with the human host. So, he worked to crack it, harder than ever before. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep, just work until he discovered the correct equation. And he did. He used Oscorp's lab to test Anti-Venom on Peter's DNA to make sure it would accept it as a host. And it did. Richard used Anti-Venom on Peter. And it worked. Peter's body was accepted as a host, and within days all traces of the cancer were gone. Richard then, before turning over his research to Oscorp, made sure to have all information regarding Peter's cancer destroyed, knowing that Oscorp would want to have a look at Peter if they knew the truth. But when Richard hacked into the Oscorp mainframe to erase the testing he'd done on Peter's blood, he came across Oscorp's true agenda: Not just using Anti-Venom to cure Norman Osborn, but also to create an army of super-soldiers. Not wanting his work to be misused, he claimed that he'd failed at the project, and quit. However, when Curt, who'd known about Peter's cancer and had kept it a secret at Richard's request, came to visit and saw that Peter was perfectly healthy, he came to the conclusion that Richard had cracked the decay rate algorithm, and became angry with Richard, questioning him about why he was keeping this amazing discovery, one that could help so many people, including him, secret. Richard told him about what he found out about Oscorp. But Curt blew it off, accusing Richard of lying so he could sell his research and make more money. Curt stormed out and reported the fact to Norman that Richard had completed the anti-venom project, not believing Richard's claims. But he still didn't tell them about Peter. Meanwhile, Edward Brock breaks into Richard's office, hoping to find any and all info on project anti-venom in hopes of selling the research to the highest bidder. Edward knew of Peter's cancer, but didn't know that Richard had successfully perfected anti-venom and used it to cure him. Later on, when Edward would see Spider-Man swinging around New York, and discover that Peter was alive, he would put two and two together. But back in the past, Richard, finding his office trashed, would quickly leave Peter with his brother and his wife, in hopes of keeping him safe, also leaving his briefcase with Ben, telling him that if anything happened to him to use what was in it, saying that he'd know what to do. Prior to this Richard had been contacted by the FBI, who wanted his help in taking down Norman Osborn, so just recently Richard had said yes with the condition that their deaths are faked and they are put into protective custody so Peter could never be used against them. Little did he know that Miles Warren, a business rival of Norman Osborn, who just wanted any information he could use to destroy Oscorp, and take it from Norman, faked the entire situation. When Richard agreed to work with them, Miles Warren's fake Agents made a condition of their own, and that was that Richard give them anti-venom, as evidence, they said. Richard complied, knowing that no one would ever be able to use it without the decay rate algorithm. However, when Richard and his wife tried to escape to a plane in an airfield, the Chameleon and several of Osborn's goons ambushed them. Chameleon tries to convince Richard to come with them in a more civil way, but when Richard refuses and pulls a gun on Chameleon, a shootout begins. Richard manages to get into the plane, as does Mary, but she's been fatally wounded by a gunshot, and their fuel line is leaking, so Richard, knowing that there's no way him surviving wouldn't be suspicious to Oscorp and make them try to use Peter to get him to come out of hiding, crashes the plane, with himself still in it.
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