The Amazing Spider-Man 3

Chapter 29

Ock's tentacles lowered him down a little, though he was still well above Peter and the ground he stood on. He held out his hand, an agitated look on his face.

"Hand over the serum, arachnid," he growled.

"You know, as much as I appreciate how you're the only one of my enemies who actually respects me enough to at least get my namesake's class right," Peter said, getting into more of a defensive stance, "I'm afraid I still can't do that."

"Very well," the doctor replied with a sigh. One of his tentacles then shot with lightning speed straight at Peter, who only barely leapt out of the way. The tentacles continued to strike rapidly, not letting up for a second. Peter only barely managed to stay ahead each time, the chase taking them from the floor to the wall and even to the ceiling of the building.

Peter knew that he couldn't play keep away forever; if he turned his back on Ock for even a second to try and make an escape, it would be over. The doctor was doing far too good a job of keeping the battle close, so he couldn't breakaway. He'd have to go on the offensive, but he would have to pick and choose his opportunities carefully. Those arms moved just as fast as he did, maybe even faster.

Maybe if he could get him talking...

"Why do you even need this, doc?" Peter asked, pointing to the serum in his other hand. "What's the point of a tech wiz like you stealing something like this?"

"A means to an end, Spider-Man," Ock replied, two tentacles reared back and ready to strike at any moment. "Believe it or not, you're standing in an extension of my brain right now."

The tentacles then shot forward, with Peter ducking under then back flipping away from them.

"I'm not sure I follow," Peter spoke up, trying to continue the conversation. "I mean, I see all this server space you got here, so, what, you're trying to steal all the world's information or something?"

"Oh, so much more than that," Ock boasted as he approached Peter. "After I've disposed of you, I will make it so that my brain will have a working wireless connection with every computer across the world. I will effectively run the world as I see fit, taking whatever I need while destroying those who would stand against me."

"How in the world do you plan to do that?" Peter said, "there's no way your brain can..."

He then glanced at the serum, and suddenly it was coming together: Ock was planning to use the serum to get his brain to function at a high enough capacity to be able to process all of the information he was talking about. If it really worked that well, then the doctor actually could run the world. Everything ran on or went through technology these days, after all.

An anger started to flow through Peter's body; his blood began to boil, and he grew hot all over. He'd worked so hard to get this serum as treatment for someone who needed it, someone he loved, and Octavius had stolen it for nothing less than his evil, selfish purposes. He hadn't cared who got hurt in the process, only concerned about what he'd wanted.

One of the tentacles came after him yet again, but this time, Peter lunged forward, shooting a web straight at the doctor's eyes. One of the other tentacles managed to block it, but it left just enough time for Peter to strike...except it didn't, as another tentacle managed to grab a hold of him just before he could throw his blow, wrapping him up tightly. To make matters worse, he'd dropped the serum when he got hit, though Ock had caught it.

"Oh, how I've waited for this day," Ock said as the tentacle Peter was wrapped and squeezed on him even harder. "You've been a thorn in my side for too long, but now, you'll share the same fate as all others who stand in my way."