Space Girl [P.Parker]

chapter 32

"So, let me get this right. You went to Doctor Strange even after I asked you not to go because I didn't think it was a good idea. You asked him to make everyone forget about Spider-Man, and only Spider-Man. You broke the multiverse, bad guys from other universes are coming in, and you hid this from me?" Luna looked to Peter from her seat, who had just explained everything to her. Ned sat awkwardly beside them.

"Look-- I know it sounds bad b--" Peter began. 

"Yes, Peter! It does sound bad. It is bad! This is exactly why I told you that it was a bad idea because I knew that you would end up doing something reckless!" Luna stood up from her seat in order to be face to face with Peter.

"So, is that all you think of me? You think all I can do is be stupid?" Peter shouted. "I'm not stupid, Luna!"

"Yes, you are! This was a stupid decision! You can't go on making decisions like these without me!" Luna ran her hands through her hair stressfully. 

"Some decisions are worth making, Luna! Whether you like it or not!" Peter replied, making the room go silent.

"Do they always fight like this?" One of the men in the magical cages, who Luna now learned went by Doctor Otto Octavius, spoke. 

"Shut up, man. It's just getting good." The electric man, Electro, spoke from another caged area.

Luna stood for another moment, then sat back down beside Ned, keeping quiet. Peter's angry expression slowly faded into a sorry one. Suddenly, another man made his way downstairs into the rusty basement they were all in.

"Did I come in at a bad time?" The man asked innocently. Peter looked to him, then sighed. "Uh--no. No. Guys, this is Doctor Osborn--" Peter began, then looked to Osborn. "These are my friends. This is Ned and...Luna." He pursed his lips.

Ned awkwardly waved while Luna just stared ahead at the man. 

"Fascinating." Osborn made his way to the other men in the cages. Otto, Electro, Flint Marko, and the Green Lizard. He stopped in front of Otto. "Octavius?" He spoke. Octavius turned around with a shocked expression. "Osborn?"

"What-- What happened to you?" Osborn inquired.

 "What happened to me--? You're the walking corpse." Replied Otto. 

"What do-- What do you mean?" Wondered Osborn.

"You died, Norman." Explained Octavius. Peter looked up at the two worriedly, afraid that this would end badly. "...Years ago." Added Otto. Norman shook his head in disbelief. "You're insane."

"God, I love it here." Electro smirked. Peter slowly made his way forward, leaving Ned and Luna sitting back. "What are you talking about?" Peter questioned Octavius. "He's standing right there. He's not--"

"Dead." Interrupted Flint. "They both died." He stated. "Fighting Spider-Man."

Peter furrowed his eyebrows.

"It was all over the news." Continued Flint. "Green Goblin, impaled by the glider he flew around on, and a couple years later, you, Doc Ock, drowned in the river with your machine."

"That's nonsense." Denied Octavius. "Spider-Man was trying to stop my fusion reactor, so I stopped him. I had him by the throat." He held up his arm with an angry expression. "And then I--" He paused. "And then I was here."

"Aw, please. Let me tell you something. I was whooping Spider-Man's ass. He'll tell you." Began Electro, chuckling. Ned and Luna stood up to make their way closer. They stood on either side of Peter. Luna kept her gaze pointed at Electro. Peter glanced at her for a moment, then looked away.