Chapter 3

Harry Osborn

"We're here to see a Mr. Harry Osborn," Natasha replied to a nurse dressed in blue scrubs. The nurse looked at her clipboard and looked at Natasha and Annie.

"What does S.H.E.I.L.D. have to do with Mr. Osborn?" The nurse asked as she looked at Natasha.

"Information that may lead us to finding a break in our case. OsCorp is involved in this case and we have questions that only he may be able to answer," Annie replied.

"Mr. Osborn hasn't returned to work for over a year. His father's death took a huge toll on him," The nurse replied stiffly. "He's not well enough to have visitors at the moment."

"It'll only take a few minutes. Nick Fury is desperate to finishing this case," Annie said and the nurse sighed.

"I'll give you five minutes and nothing more, follow me." The nurse brought them to a large suite with walls stained with a tint of green and blue. "Mr. Osborn? These agents from S.H.I.E.L.D. need your help on a case," The nurse cooed and quickly walked out leaving Annie and Natasha with Harry. He was hidden behind a white curtain.

"You can pull back the curtain, I look at least a little decent today," Harry croaked and Natasha pulled back the curtain to reveal a sick Harry Osborn dressed in a white t shirt and sweatpants. His hair was messy and his skin was a tinge of green and sickly. "It changes every day."

"We… have some questions about OsCorp if you would like to help us out," Natasha said and took a seat next to his bed, Annie grabbing the chair next to her. "Did OsCorp have an internship?"

"Of course! My father wanted college and even high school students to receive the best experience for their future career choices," Harry replied and he coughed loudly.

"Does OsCorp still experiment on animals, especially genetically created spiders?" Annie asked. He looked over at her and squinted.

"Somewhat. Their venom may be able to cure most diseases but we're not sure yet," Harry replied and stared at Annie while giving her a small smile. "Of course if the spider tests are what you guys are looking for I can pull a few strings and send some results in."

"We're not investigating on your business in general, Mr. Osborn-"

"Harry, call me Harry."

"Sorry, Harry. We're trying to look for someone who may or may not be a part of your business," Natasha finished.

"Who?" Harry sat up a little.

"Spiderman." Annie replied and Natasha shot an angry look at her. What was she doing giving away information like that?

"Spiderman? I only know very little about him. We have reason to believe that he gained his powers through one of our spiders. Other than that, I have no reason for him to be a part of my business," Harry eyed Natasha.

"Have you ever met him?" Annie asked.

"Once… I asked for a blood sample from him and… he… attacked me," Harry replied and his body tensed. Natasha glared at him, he wasn't telling the truth.

"Have you ever seen his face?"

"No… but I suggest looking into the investigation of Gwen Stacy's death. Such a shame that we lost such an amazing girl," Harry replied and laid back onto his pillow while he smiled at Annie. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "Most agents that I see on TV aren't as beautiful as you, you should be careful that someone doesn't try to kidnap you."

"I'll keep that in mind," Annie replied and the nurse returned.

"Anything else, agents?" Harry asked.

"Yes actually, we have reason to believe that your business is involved in research for alien activity," Natasha said and Harry looked at her confused.

"I don't understand… I have no information about this. My business is more medical not galactic," Harry replied.

"Alright it's time to leave," The nurse said harshly and Harry raised his hand to her and grabbed a piece of paper and pen and wrote something down before handing the paper to Annie.

"For you. If you need me for anything else, I'll be here. I hope you find Spiderman so we can research his blood if you would like to hand us a sample of it," Harry smiled and Annie and Natasha turned and left him behind.

"He's hiding something," Natasha said just as they walked out of the hospital. Annie opened the piece of paper and saw that he gave her his number. Typical guy. She stuffed the paper into her boot and followed Natasha into a black SUV.

"Spiderman didn't attack him. We need to look into this girl's case though. I remember hearing about her death and how OsCorp took a huge blow after," Annie said and Natasha turned the corner.

"You think Spiderman and this chick have something in common?" Natasha asked.

"Who knows? Harry could be leading us into a trap or a dead end."

"He wouldn't, not if he knows how dangerous we are. Anyway, we only have Stark and Rogers at the moment. Thor is cleaning up Asgard and Banner is researching in Romania and won't be able to leave until Thursday."

"Dammit really? What about Hawkeye?" Annie asked and Natasha shook her head.

"He's stuck with some research that Fury wants finished," Natasha replied and pulled into headquarters.

"Gwen Stacy, a student at Empire State University. She fell from the clock tower a year ago. No one really knows what happened but her family say she was dedicated to her work at OsCorp. Anyone thinking she was pushed?" Hawkeye asked as he gave Annie and Natasha copies of Gwen's file.

"She must've been, no one can just jump off from the clock tower. What's Spiderman's involvement?" Natasha asked.

"He was there the night she died. They found traces of his web on her clothes, he tried to save her but before he could her neck snapped," Hawkeye replied.

"Was she close to anyone?" Annie asked.

"A few friends and her family but Fury had me dig deeper and she was supposed to leave for England that night but she followed Spiderman to the electric plant instead."

"So she did know Spiderman… Harry led us to the right person," Natasha said.

"That's not it. Someone tried covering this up but a few of her old high school friends wrote their own obituaries on the internet and she had a boyfriend," Hawkeye said and smiled. Annie read through the file and pulled up a picture of Gwen and her boyfriend.

"His name?" Annie asked.

"Peter Parker. He takes pictures of Spiderman and sells them to a newspaper company. His father… used to work for OsCorp. His partner was Norman Osborn."

"You're kidding! Alright we need to talk to this guy. Hawkeye you can come with, send this to Fury and say we'll be back after lunch," Natasha replied and Hawkeye winked.

"May Parker?" Natasha asked as she knocked on the door. A short plump woman answered the door and looked surprised when she saw Natasha's badge.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.? What would you guys want from me? Oh come in I just made some tea and fresh bread," May Parker said and let them in. "I'm sorry about the mess! My nephew had a huge paper for his class and we've been up all night cleaning it up." She led them into the small kitchen and the agents took a seat around the table while Aunt May took our four cups and plates.

"We're here to talk to your son about Gwen Stacy," Hawkeye said and Aunt May froze.

"What? Why?"

"We're looking for Spiderman. He's involved in our case and Gwen seemed to have shared a relationship with him. We just have a few questions, that's all," Natasha replied with a smile.

"He's just went to the store to pick up some things. I never knew Gwen was friends with Spiderman," Aunt May replied and handed them each a cup of tea.

"Spiderman was bitten by a spider at OsCorp and he could've met her there," Annie said and Aunt May smiled.

"Gwen was always the first one to help someone who needed it."

"Your nephew also takes pictures of him. Does he ever talk to you about Spiderman?"

"No not at all. After Gwen's death, Peter was crushed and refused to even go out unless to visit Gwen's grave. We needed the money after my husband died and he started bringing back checks saying his photos of Spiderman are a big hit to the press and worth a lot."

"Have you ever seen Spiderman?"

"No in person but he's on the TV almost daily. He helped stop that truck yesterday."

The front door opened and closed and Aunt May stood up.

"Aunt May? Are your friends over for cards again…" Peter walked in and stared at the agent.

"Hello Mr. Parker," Hawkeye replied and stood up to shake his hand. "We're from S.H.I.E.L.D. and we recently discovered Spiderman is involved in our case."

"What does this have to do with me?" Peter asked and placed the shopping bags on the counter.

"Gwen Stacy knew him and she was your girlfriend and you had some pretty amazing photos to give to the press we were wondering if you know Spiderman personally," Annie explained. Peter bit his lip and leaned on the counter.

"Yeah I know him; he told me you guys are looking for him. He went into hiding and no I don't have any information about his whereabouts. Why are you guys looking for him?"

"He knows information that will help us stop someone from destroying humanity," Hawkeye replied. Peter ran a hand over his hair and sighed.

"He didn't tell me anything… I know he's pretty shaken up about Gwen's death. He blames himself for causing it," Peter replied.

"We understand. Well… if he ever gets into contact with you again let us know. We're his friends not his enemies," Hawkeye replied and all three of them stood and thanked Aunt May for the tea. Peter watched them leave his house but Annie's piercing blue eyes kept him from leaving the city.

Annie sat on the roof of her apartment building looking up at the stars and looking over notes Hawkeye gave her before she left for the night. She tossed her long hair behind her and drew a spider on her hand.

"You won't give up, will you?" Spiderman said and she turned to see him approach her and sit beside her.

"You're a hard man to catch. We know you had a relationship with Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker," Annie replied.

"So? One is dead and the other warned me about you."

"You don't have to hide from us. We're just trying to stop Loki." Spiderman swung his legs over the roof's edge and laid back.

"I don't know who this guy even is."

"Why is OsCorp researching alien activity?"

"It's pretty hush hush but it's a very small research team, hardly anyone knows about it."

"Jane Foster found out they were hacking into her computer for research notes," Annie replied and he looked at her.

"Jane Foster?"

"She's a scientist that researches galactic activity especially Thor."

"Ah, I saw him last year, nice guy."

"Well his brother, Loki, is trying to take over again."

"How can one guy rule all these realms?"

"Dark Elves tried to a few months back when all the realms aligned."

"Really? Seems pretty greedy."

"Loki has enough power to overrule us. He's a trickster and even tricked his brother by pretending to die in his arms."

"So why should I help you?"

"Because your top priority is to help those you love like Gwen," Annie replied and Spiderman sighed.

"I came here to tell you that I am sticking to my word. I don't want to get involved, Annie," Spiderman said. "Peter told me that Black Widow, Hawkeye and a new girl that he said had piercing blue eyes. It took a while but I found out your name is Annie,"

"So you know my name. Tell me yours," Annie replied.

"No way. Like I said I'm not getting involved in this but Peter is the only one who knows about Gwen and I."

"No, Harry Osborn does as well."

"Ah, Peter's best friend. Harry's rich enough to have undercover bodyguards to stalk Peter. Harry's after my blood so he can be cured from this disease that's incurable."

"Why won't you give him your blood to save his life?"

"It's none of your business!" Spiderman snapped. "Look, I like you but I have too much to deal with right now."

"I will find out who you really are," Annie replied and she thought Spiderman was smiling beneath his mask. "If you're hiding because of Gwen I understand. We both loss someone we truly love. The best thing to do is let go of the past and keep moving forward." Spiderman stood up.

"She isn't something I can move on from, just like you can't move on from yours." Spiderman replied and took off leaving Annie smiling and doodling on Hawkeye's notes. She pulled out the crumpled piece of paper from her boot and put Harry's number into her phone.

"You didn't tell us Peter Parker was your best friend." She sent the message and waited for his answer. Twenty minutes passed before her phone rung.

"You never asked. So you went along with Gwen's file and saw Spiderman was involved yet here he is still talking to his gf's murderer. We're not friends anymore." Harry wrote back and Annie wrote: Peter and Harry were once best friends on the notes page. Her phone buzzed again.

"Gwen worked on the same floor as the spider experiments." Annie wrote that on the paper and wondered. Whoever this Spiderman was, Gwen helped him turn into what he was. She shut her phone off and wondered back to her apartment where a large vase of roses was waiting at her door. She picked it up and walked into her place where she placed the vase on a table and pulled out a note.

Good luck catching the bad guy. So Spiderman knew where she lived too? Two can play at that game.