A Prank Gone Wrong
Chapter 4—Doc Ock's Break-in
Author's Note: Chapter 4 cometh! Okay, I'm being silly here. But all I have to say is… enjoy!
Otto Octavius threw the wrench down in disgust and asked himself again why he was doing this. Nuclear physicist he was, but he was no mechanic.
So why was he sitting in Max Dillon's apartment, trying to install water sprinklers in the front door foyer?
That was an interesting question, but Doc Ock had a simple answer.
Maxwell Dillon had screwed with Doctor Octopus for the last time.
Granted, he had thought some revenge was due for Dillon's initial April Fool's prank, but he hadn't thought that it would escalate into this. Electro cutting off all of the power to his home (and his lab! He had had important projects in the works that needed electricity) had been the last straw. That electric-manipulating idiot was going to pay.
Otto glanced again at the manual, held in front of him by a metallic pincer. He was having difficulty putting them together properly; but how hard could it be? After all, if he could create nuclear fusion, certainly he could put together a simple sprinkler system. Right? Right?
An hour and many mistakes and curse words later, it was done. Ock looked proudly upon his handiwork. Once Electro walked across the foyer, the sprinkler system would be triggered, effectively shorting out the villain. And Ock would have it all on camera.
That is, if he had installed the sprinkler system properly…
Ock assured himself that he had. After all, he had triple-checked it after he was finished. It had to work. It just had to…
The super villain sat down at the kitchen table and waited…
Electro was practically skipping home (though he actually wasn't; super villains never skip). He had just pulled off a successful robbery! Spider-Man hadn't been there to stop him this time! Perhaps he was more than just a B-Class villain after all.
Approaching the porch, Electro noticed that the front door was open. Hmmm… that was suspicious. He creeped up the front steps, peeking through the front doorway.
Sitting at the kitchen table was none other than Doctor Octopus himself, looking casual and nonchalant as he sat in one of Electro's chairs.
Max was fuming. How dare he break into his house! What did he think he was doing? Electro powered up, preparing to fry Doc Ock with electricity. That egotistical idiot had screwed with him for the last time.
ZZZZZAAAPPPPP! As Electro walked across the doorway, all powered up, Ock's sprinkler system kicked in, spraying the villain with water.
As you know, water and electricity don't mix well at all. So the end result was Electro sprawled on the kitchen floor, effectively shorting out the criminal. "Uggghhhh…" He was out cold for a minute, and he woke up to someone laughing. He looked up. Doc Ock was standing over him, a smug look on his face, having a laughing fit. "Now that…that was funny…"
"Get out of my house, Octavius," Electro said in a deadly whisper. "I'll give you ten seconds to leave before I kill you." He closed his eyes for exactly ten seconds. When he opened them, Ock was gone. So was his loot from the robbery.
Enraged, Electro picked up his cell phone that was sitting on the table. Doctor Octopus wanted to play dirty, did he? Well, when he was through, he would have ALL of Manhattan pranking Doc Ock. And he would laugh in his face…
Meanwhile, halfway across the city, Doctor Octopus was sitting in his lab. He suddenly realized that he had really jacked up the stakes, doing that to Electro. But the stupid idiot had deserved it. He also realized that Dillon would now probably turn the other villains against him (he wasn't very well liked as a super villain) and they would all start pranking him. It was time to make a phone call…
Otto picked up the phone and punched in some numbers. "Hello? Is Doctor Trainer there?" A pause, and then, "Hello, Carolyn. I know it's been a while, but would you be interested in a certain…proposition? Nothing important, really, but…" And he explained his situation to Carolyn, who heartily agreed to help him.
Author's Note: Now the stakes are high! Who will side with who? And who will prevail in this super villain prank war? Read on to find out! A short note: In the comics, Doctor Carolyn Trainer was the assistant of Doctor Octopus, later donning the role.