Peter's Journal

Octavius No More

*Writer's note. This is based off the Superior Spider-Man comics.

THWIP! THWIP! Otto shot webs out of his newly improved web shooters. He was informed that a new group of villains had broken into a barely developing advanced technology company known as Alchemax. "Great," Otto groaned, "I get rid of my old teammates and here's a new team of evildoers. Just dandy."

At the scene, Boomerang, Speed Demon, Shocker, Overdrive, and Beetle were looting the labs. Every piece of technology was snatched. CRASH! Otto broke into the room. Boomerang questioned, "And who the hell are you 'posed to be?" "The Superior Spider-Man," Otto quickly answered, "Now. I don't intend on spending my precious time here but you're criminals and you must stop this instant." Beetle didn't hesitate and attacked Otto first. He dodged her attack and laughed. "Have it your way." Beetle's suit began to emit smoke. He short circuited her suit and moved onto the rip-off Tron villain. Speed Demon hurled disks at Otto only to miss. Otto laughed and said, "You think magnetic disks will harm me? You are such a tool." With a few clicks on his web shooters, Otto was able to to retrieve one of Speed Demon's disks. "That's mine!" Speed Demon yelled. "No," Otto started, "These are Horizon's and Alchemax's tech that I will return myself." WHOOSH! CLANG! Otto used one of the disks and hit Speed Demon on the head knocking him out. "Who's next?" Otto questioned. He glanced at the man in yellow clad with gauntlets. "Shultz. Why am I surprised? I thought I-- Octavius had disbanded you." Shocker quipped, "And what? Give the city to freaks like you? No way! Boomerang here had quite the deal I couldn't refuse. I had to take it." ZZZWWWRRRM! CLASH! Shocker's gauntlets emitted a large seismic blast making the glass in the room shatter. Otto fell back. "That's it." Otto thought to himself. SNIKT! "The fu-- I thought Spider-Man was an Avenger. Not an X-Man!" Shocker wimpered​. Claws popped out of Otto's fingers. "Razor sharp Vibranium, straight from Wakanda. Courtesy of king T'challa, or you may know him as Black Panther." He explained. "I'm outta here!" Shocker exclaimed. Just as he chucked the bag full of machinery, a web caught him from behind. THWIP! "AAAAAHHHHHHhhhh!" THWAP! THWAP! THWAP! Shultz was tossed out the building​ and landed in a web. Boomerang didn't hesitate and threw his boomerang at Otto. The attack landed and tore a part of Otto's costume. "Arrgh-! You think you're facing the old SPIDER-MAN?!? Oh no. You're facing the SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN." With furry, Otto slashed Boomerang across his face and chest. Blood dripped from his fingers and just as he was about to kill him, he pulled back his arm.. THWIP! He tied up the last villain and left the building.

At his headquarters, Otto removed his mask and pondered why he didn't end the criminal. He had the chance to rid the world of another villain and he lost it. "It's not that easy, Ock." Otto looked around. He swore he heard someone. "You did hear someone. It's me. I was never gone." Otto thought he was going mad until it hit him; Peter Parker was still in his mind. "Parker? I could have sworn that I rid myself of you the day we switched minds." "Yeah, well. You didn't. And I'm not leaving. You have a responsibility and that doesn't mean you can go kill people. I know you were about to kill Boomerang. I was the one who pulled your arm back." Rage began to fill inside Otto. "SO YOU THINK I CAN'T BE A BETTER SPIDER-MAN? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?" "I would very much prefer to be in control of my body to show you that I'm the one and only, but I'm here to remind you about my morals. The reason I'm Spider-Man." Otto felt like he went through Peter's life. He saw it all; the day his parents disappeared, being bit by the radioactive spider, Uncle Ben's death, Ben Reilly's death, DeWolfe's death, Aunt May's constant struggle, and worst of all: Gwen's death. Otto only felt even more anger. "I also have my damned reasons Parker!" Then, Peter has his share of memories. He saw a young Octavius; straight A student with genius ideas for inventions. He seemed to have it all. Until Peter saw the true reason why Otto is the way he is. He was always beat by his father. His mother was never there. All he had was his safe room full of colorful drawings of space, toys and his bed.

Otto sat down at the chair hooked up with wires. He placed a device over his head and began to tear up. "You don't know what it's like, Peter. All that pain of losing.  No one ever cared about me. I wanted to surpass all of that... but in the end, I wasted my life. I thought I was done for until I switched minds with you." "I had no idea..." "Save it, Parker. I don't need anymore distractions from you. You're getting in the way of my success, and I won't allow it any longer." With that, Otto erased Peter Parker from his mind. "So long...Parker.." Otto dismissed as a tear rolled down his face.

"I'm in control now."