Power to Protect, Power to Destroy

Next chapter of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Now onto the story.

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Chapter 6

Some time after the meeting, Norman was in a hidden lab, looking over a selection of experimental formulas and vials, several notes surrounding him. He wasn't alone however, two men in lab coats stood by him. The first was a thin balding man, what hair he had was brown, brown eyes and fair skin, he looked nervous and worried, his long standing colleague Dr. Mendel Stromm. The other was also thin, but tall with a full head of grey hair, fair skin and cold eyes which looked a lot more confident than the other, another colleague, one who had more faith in their current experiment, Dr. Martin Brenner.

"How are the reports for the formula?" Norman asked at last.

Stromm stepped up at once. "Norman, we should be cautious, our recent tests show that while the formula is nearing completion, there's still some dangerous instabilities within it."

Brenner cut Stromm off. "What Dr. Stromm is trying to say is he is afraid of the progress we're making and would rather waste time with unnecessary extras. The formula is almost complete and should certainly prove its use...for whatever purpose you have for it."

Norman nodded, a small smile forming on his face, Stromm looked startled and outraged by Brenner's words.

"Martin, you know that such dangers are not to be ignored, or have your forgot what happened to your past efforts." He snapped. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but was it not your ignorance of dangers in experiments that led to those Mutant girls escaping you."

That seemed to irk Brenner but Norman didn't care, he'd picked up enough from what he had been told. He had two viable ways to save Harry now, he was sure of it. He just needed to conduct some final tests.

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Nancy grimaced as she sat at her desk, working away on her computer, filling in some last minute changes Jonah wanted to be made to her report. He had been pleased with her pictures and was actually letting her do the full article, this was a step up for her and a chance to finally make something for herself.

'Jonah actually really liked what I put in the article, these changes he wanted are only small cosmetic details.' She noted. 'Probably only asked for me to make them so he felt he had at least some input in the story as the editor.'

She had just finished her work, saved all the changes and was ready to send things off to Jonah. That was when it happened, an unwelcome hand ended up on her shoulder, squeezing as if massaging said shoulder.

"Well, Nancy, what are you doing?"

She looked up with a glare to see a tall man with short grey hair, dark eyes, fair skin and an unsettling smile on his face.

"Work, Tom, isn't that what you should be doing too?" She snapped back.

The smile made her uncomfortable, as did the hand on her shoulder, this wasn't the first time this sort of interaction had happened either.

"Ah come now Nancy, no need to be rude." Tom Holloway remarked. "I was merely asking what you were doing."

Nancy rolled her eyes, knowing full well what was coming. It was typical of Tom, the ultimate misogynist who always gave her a hard time at work, especially for her attempts to improve and better herself.

In his eyes she was to be in the background and never rise higher than she was, as that was 'his' place, not hers.

"Not that it's any of your business, Tom." She explained sharply. "But I'm doing the piece on the Oscorp Science Display from this morning."

As expected Tom scoffed and shook his head, grabbing her other shoulder now.

"Oh please, do try and come up with something believable Nancy, remember you only have one purpose in this place." He told her. "Now stop with this nonsense and go get my coffee."

Nancy had enough, she jerked his hands off her shoulders, took the article she had printed out and stood up, glaring at him.

"Get your own coffee, Tom, maybe then you'll do something useful around here."

With that she stalked off to Jonah's office, ignoring Tom's glare in her direction, his outrage at her for daring to defy him.

'Stupid girl, she thinks she has the right to do articles like that, just wait, she'll see what happens when she tries.' He thought bitterly. 'The Oscorp Fair should have been my article, she was only supposed to do the pictures, that's all she's good for. Well, doesn't matter, I'll be the one with all the credit in the end, as it should be.'

With that he returned to his desk, still fuming.

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With work over for the day, Nancy smiled. Things had gone well, Jonah had approved the article and despite her confrontation with Holloway, she had the pleasure of seeing the smirk vanish off his face as her article was accepted for the following morning edition of the Bugle. Now she just wanted to get home and relax with Jonathan. Standing in the elevator she waited for the doors to close but before they did, she found herself in a difficult situation, as Holloway then entered with the doors closing right behind him.

"Ah, Nancy."

She did not reply, she merely stayed focused on the numbers showing the floor they were on, the elevator going down. Subconsciously she smoothed down her skirt as if trying to lengthen it. Even then she tensed and had to bite her lip not to react when she felt the hand that brushed against her bare thigh. To her relief the elevator stopped, the doors opened and she hurried out. But Holloway followed her and, seeing they were alone, he stepped closer to her and smirked.

"Come now, stop trying to deny your only real value." He drawled.

With that he suddenly grabbed her, Nancy struggled and even lashed out as she felt him clearly trying to grope her under her skirt. He staggered back, eyes wide at the slap she had delivered.

"You will regret that, just wait and see."

But she ignored him, quickly fixing her clothes and hurrying out of the building, even more desperate to get home now.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.