The bus dropped them back at Midtown High. Students dispersed. Heading home. Talking excitedly about the field trip.
Peter walked to his car. Flash and Harry followed.
"That was intense," Flash said. "Norman Osborn is scary. Like villain-level scary."
"He's brilliant," Harry said defensively. "Just focused. Maybe too focused."
"He's obsessed," Peter corrected. "There's a difference."
They separated. Peter drove home alone. His mind was already working through the next steps.
He arrived at the Parker house on Maple Street. The new place. Bigger than their old home. Safer neighborhood. Better security.
Uncle Ben and Aunt May were both home. Dinner was ready. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Comfort food.
"How was Oscorp?" Aunt May asked.
"Educational. Very cutting edge research."
"I still suggest you be careful around him. Or better still avoid him all together," Uncle Ben sighed. He never had a good feeling about Norman.
"I'll be careful," Peter promised like he already did before.
'Maybe I'll start preparing contingency measures learning from the best prep timer of the neighborhood comic superhero.' he thought to himself.
They ate dinner. Normal family conversation. Uncle Ben talked about work. Aunt May discussed her volunteering at the community center. Peter listened and participated. Treasured these moments.
Because soon everything wouldààa change. He'd transform. Become something more than human. Start down the path toward Spider-Man.
After dinner, Peter went to his room. Locked the door. Activated his privacy protocols. Soundproofing. Electronic jamming. Complete isolation.
"FSIS, status report."
"All systems nominal. Oscorp security breach remains undetected. No alarms triggered. No investigation initiated. Our infiltration was completely successful."
"Good. Begin analysis of stolen specimens. Priority on spider genetic sequencing."
"Processing. Initial analysis confirms all three spider specimens contain revolutionary genetic modifications."
Data scrolled across Peter's phone screen. Genetic sequences. Protein markers. Enhancement vectors.
"Spider-42 shows enhanced strength markers up to twenty times human baseline. Wall-crawling protein expression enables adhesion to any surface. Precognitive sensory development provides danger awareness approximately 1.5 seconds before threat manifestation."
"Spider-67 includes accelerated cellular regeneration at ten times normal human rate. Enhanced metabolism allows for increased stamina and reduced fatigue. Bioelectric generation capabilities enable electrical discharge up to 10,000 volts."
"Spider-91 demonstrates organic webbing production from specialized glands. Webbing has tensile strength of 250 MPa. Expanded sensory processing provides enhanced sight, hearing, and spatial awareness."
Peter absorbed the information. "Compatibility analysis?"
"Your unique genetics show 96.3% compatibility with Spider-42. Your adaptive mutation will accept and optimize the enhancement. Projected Physique increase: 10.0 to 25.0 or higher depending on integration efficiency."
"And the others?"
"Spider-67 shows 94.7% compatibility. Spider-91 shows 91.2% compatibility. You could integrate all three genetic lines sequentially if desired. Your adaptive mutation would synthesize them into a unified enhancement."
"But start with one," Peter said. "Establish baseline. Let my body adapt. Then add more gradually."
"Recommended approach. Beginning with Spider-42 provides the most balanced initial enhancement."
Peter nodded. "Prepare the dimensional medical facility. I'm starting the transformation tonight."
"Understood. Medical monitoring systems activating. Preparing for genetic integration event."
Peter took a deep breath. This was it. No going back after this moment.
He entered his temporal acceleration dimension. The world shifted. His empty personal space materialized around him.
But it wasn't empty anymore. His dimensional space had expanded to 5,000 square meters. A full city block of personal reality. Training facilities. Research labs. Medical wing. Everything he'd built over subjective years of preparation.
Peter walked to the medical facility. Clean. White. Equipped with every monitoring device he could design or steal. FSIS controlled everything through integrated systems.
He retrieved Spider-42 from system storage. The containment tube materialized in his hand.
Containing something that would change his life forever.
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