Chapter Five

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EDEN LEFT BEN'S APARTMENT and made her way over to Happy's. When she reaches his door she can hear multiple voices, and footsteps all around. She listens in before knocking, "So this is your plan, Peter? Hm? No lab, no facilities? Just performing miracles in a condominium, "hm?"

This is when Eden decides to knock and everyone in the apartment froze except for Peter. "Who is that? I thought this was it?" May asks her eyebrows raising in confusion.

"I invited some extra help," Peter shrugs and opens the door.

"Hi, Miss. Parker," As Eden surveys the room, she notices that all of the villains have their eyes locked on her, like predators waiting to pounce. The air is thick with suspicion and mistrust.

"Well, well, well... what have we here?" the man in a yellow jacket drawls, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. "A little girl playing superhero. Or is this your girlfriend? I thought that other girl was."

Clearing his throat, Peter shakes his head, "MJ is my girlfriend. Um, this is Eden. She works with my lawyer."

Eden bristles at the dismissive tone, but doesn't let it show on her face. Instead, she squares her shoulders and raises her chin. "I'm here to help. Whether you like it or not."  Eden glances around one last time, taking in her surroundings and the people.

The sandman lounges on the couch, his body seemingly shifting and rippling like an hourglass turned upside down. The man with metal arms fidgets restlessly, the clank of metal on metal creating a percussive beat in the silence. And the man in the yellow coat exudes an air of nonchalant danger, like a viper coiled to strike.

"Well, you're up first doc," Peter smiles and pats Otto on the arm, and walks over to the backroom.

"Hey, I told you, I don't need fixing. Especially by a teenager using scraps!"

Eden glares at the man, "You know. He's smarter than you think. Maybe try to be a little more open-minded."

"Nah, nah. He got something back there," Electro follows him into the room.

All of them follow him into the room where Peter unveils a fabricator that Stark had used. Eden was always fascinated by the technology that Tony used and developed. She did all kinds of research about him before meeting Peter. And she admired and adored both of their work.

After setting up the fabricator, Peter and Dr. Osborn got to work. Eden sat in the living room watching the four, making sure they didn't do anything dangerous or stupid. She wasn't sure on how to even start a conversation with these people.

"So, why did Peter ask you for help? What's so special about you?" Dr. Otto asks while rubbing the end of his chin.

"Well, I've certainly worked with my fair share of...enemies?"

"You? You don't seem like the type to play the role of a hero."

Eden scoffs, "I wouldn't call myself a hero by any means. I'm a lawyer by day and a vigilante by night. I do my own work with my own partner."

"Hmph," he huffs and takes a seat on the sofa next to the sandman.

"I think you guys should give Peter a chance. I've only known him for a few weeks, but the things I've seen him do are remarkable. He's a force to be reckoned with."

Unbeknownst to Eden, Peter had accidentally heard her conversation and Peter's cheeks flush and his heart skips a beat. He feels a flutter in his stomach, a feeling that's both exciting and a little scary. A feeling he hadn't had with MJ even and that's what scared him the most. Was he starting to...like Eden?  

Peter shakes his head and realizes that he's finally finished the chip needed for Otto. He comes running out of the back room with the chip in hand, "I got it! Will you send him up?" He yells as he sprints out of the backroom carrying the chip.

He rushes up the stairs of the apartment, almost tripping over his own feet in the process. Eden stays in the living room and watches as the man is lifted from the ground and is met with Peter at the top floor.

"Keep your science project away from me!" Otto shakes his head but Peter manages to keep him still for a few seconds.

"It'll work. Have faith," Osborn assures him.

Peter inserts the device into Otto's neck and his head falls into his chest immediately after. "Doc?"

Otto's head suddenly lifts back up and he inhales as soon as he wakes up. Otto whispers, "It's so quiet. Those voices in my head...I'd almost forgotten."

Eden's smile grows as she realizes that the chip Peter created actually worked. "Welcome back, Dr.Otto."

"Peter, I...I seem to have underestimated your skills. Thank you..." Otto shakes Peter's hand and exchanges a few more words before getting back to work again. Eden stands in the back with Aunt May with a grin on her face and she knows that from here on out, that Peter might just be able to pull this off.

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