Chapter 067
"So, let me get this straight. You are Lycan, the vigilante that defeated that monster in Harlem and helped take down the drones at the expo. You have a wolf attached to your soul and some other cool skills. Is that all?"
Peter said, an expression of disbelief still on his face. His wounds had already healed quite a bit by this point. But he wasn't focusing on that.
It was a huge shock to him that his friend had superpowers.
"That's all for now, I guess. Anyway, Peter, I know me not being normal is shocking to you. But let's focus on the important stuff currently. We can talk about our powers later."
Alex said, not wasting any time. They will have all the time in the world to discuss each other's powers after they dealt with the Lizard.
At least all the time in the world before an alien army came crashing down from the sky.
Peter also understood the meaning behind his words and nodded his head.
He released a sigh as his mind focused on Dr. Connors again. Somewhere in his heart, he blamed himself for what Dr. Connors has become.
"Dr. Connors… Well, I made him like that."
He said, looking down on the ground.
"What?"
"I gave him an equation… that made all of this possible. Something my father had been working on, you know." He frowned. "Secretly. Now I realize why he kept it a secret."
"But we can't stop him by punching or killing him. I don't think it will work." Alex said, thinking back to Lizard's increased strength. "Like this, he will probably keep using the serum to get stronger."
It was not only that.
Alex knew very well that the chemicals Dr. Connors was injecting into his body were messing with his mind. He had probably already developed several mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
If he was left alone, maybe he would never be normal again.
"I know that well but I can't think of a way to make him normal. Those lizard genes must have messed up his genes. We need to find a way to reverse the effects somehow without killing him."
Peter said and thought back to the cross genetic mutation research that Dr. Connors was doing. At that moment, Alex suddenly opened his mouth.
"Can you do that? An antidote?"
Knowing the plot well, he just needed to make sure Peter got his hands on the antidote earlier.
So, he was trying his best to direct the conversation to that.
"Do you mean something like a gene neutralizer?" Peter asked as he thought in his mind that this was definitely possible.
"Yeah, Oscorp would have all of Dr. Connors' research right? Do you have a way to get there and make an antidote?"
Peter shook his head and sighed.
"I don't have access now."
"Do you know anyone who has the access?"
"Yes, my girlfriend. Gwen has access. She works in Oscorp." Peter said with a bright smile.
Gwen Stacy was one of the most brilliant minds in this universe and because of that, Dr. Connors valued her a lot and had given her a pass to access his lab in Oscorp.
"That's nice. Get her to start working on the antidote. We need to hurry as The Lizard is getting more and more ferocious. And there's one more thing..."
Alex began and Peter tilted his head, wondering what he wanted to say.
"What?"
"When The Lizard was running away, I saw him snatch the camera away from the wall. That was yours, right? So, there's a high chance he already knows your identity."
Peter's eyes widened when he heard that and he realized that indeed, his camera wasn't with him. He wanted to get proof of The Lizard to show Captain Stacy but his actions had just put his identity in danger once again.
Second time in one day!
He could only sigh and spew out a curse to release his frustration.
* * *
Phil Coulson moved towards Director Fury's office with a stinging pain in his head. He had been busy due to the events in Mexico till now, but during his mission, he was called back to deal with something going on in New York City.
Apparently, a giant lizard had appeared out of nowhere and Shield was being asked to handle it.
"Director Fury."
He greeted Fury as he entered his room. Fury was looking outside the window and when Coulson entered, he turned back and sat down on his chair.
"How were things in Mexico?"
"A little crazy... Our suspicions were true. Even gods are becoming real."
"I won't call them that. They are more like aliens. It's better than people treating them as the reason for their existence. Fate can become a little crazy. We already saw that with Hydra in the past."
Coulson nodded his head and started going on over why he was called to New York on such short notice.
"So, a giant Lizard?"
"See this."
Fury slid a file to Coulson and he opened it to see some photos. They were the photos of Alex and Peter fighting The Lizard on a bridge. The photos were a bit blurry but he could still see the giant tail and sharp claws of The Lizard.
"Another monster after Blonsky." He said with a frown. They are becoming too common now.
"This time, we can't find the source of it. At least not yet. Alex and his friend are handling the monster but we don't know when it will get out of bounds."
For record, Peter was already on Shield's radar. Though he wasn't chosen for Avengers Initiative, he was still included in the Index.
"You want me to investigate it?" Coulson asked.
"And stop it. At the same time, monitor over Alex and Peter Parker. Both of them can go a long way with our guidance. I want you to help them if it gets out of control."
"Understood."
Coulson said and nodded his head, preparing himself for yet another mission.
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Chapter 068
As Peter knew that Dr. Connors already knew his identity, he sped things up in trying to get an antidote for Dr. Connors.
He called Gwen and asked her to go to Dr. Connors lab and access the cross species file to create a gene neutralizer serum.
She did like he requested and soon the antidote was completed. Unlike the movie, they still have a lot of time and because of that, Gwen was able to 'boil' the serum without worrying about a time limit.
As the serum was being made, Peter was worrying a lot about Dr. Connors leaking his identity or harming his uncle and aunt.
His worry was justified but Alex knew that nothing like that would happen.
Around this time, Dr. Connors would be busy preparing a machine that could release toxins all over New York, turning every human into lizard-like creatures.
His next appearance would be on Monday when the school resumes again after the weekend and that was also when Alex was gonna end this all.
That's why, on Monday morning, Alex was fully prepared.
"So, your wolf can envelop your body, right? When it's doing that, can you also shoot out energy balls from your mouth?"
Peter asked, hand on his chin. He had been asking a lot of questions about Alex's powers since he got to know his identity.
Although it was a bit annoying, he didn't mind it as he was just doing it to distract his mind from The Lizard.
"I can't. I mean, I can try to but I don't think I can do that yet."
"That's sad. You would look like a game character if you could do that." Peter said, thinking about a hunter character from an RPG.
"I'm fine without it for now."
"I still don't understand your powers. You have a wolf linked to your soul and a name like Lycan but you can't transform into a werewolf."
Alex chuckled hearing that. Peter was still not over his disappointment after knowing that he can't really turn into a werewolf.
"You got your powers from a spider bite but you can't transform into a real spider or lay eggs, right?"
Alex shook his head while saying that as they walked towards their classroom.
'I need to get everything right today.'
He thought as he reminisced about the scene in which The Lizard will attack Peter in his school. Originally, Gwen Stacy was also present in the school but she was older than Peter in this timeline and hence, he won't have to worry about her safety.
But though she wasn't present in Midtown high, the other characters like Flash, Harry, MJ and Liz Allen were there.
He could only hope that everything would go well today.
"You bought the antidote?" He asked as they brushed past a group of cheerleaders.
"Yeah, Gwen gave it to me last night. It should work but are you sure Dr. Connors will try to attack me in school?" Peter asked, feeling a bit of restlessness in his heart.
"Yeah, there's a high chance. Like I told you before, the lizard genes probably cause a lot of mental damage to Dr. Connors. The Lizard is more of a split personality version of his. A more ruthless and crazy personality and it's affecting him."
Peter nodded, thinking back to how Dr. Connors wanted to succeed in his project to create a world with no outcasts. But after becoming The Lizard, that part of him had been twisted.
With resolution in their hearts, they entered their class and sat down at their seats.
There was nothing new going on in their class and Alex was already used to the cliques and teenage power struggle. As he was about to practice a meditation technique, he noticed Liz Allen get up from her seat and walk over to Peter.
Seeing this, he perked up his ears to listen in on their conversation.
"Peter, have you seen Harry lately?"
"Uh, no."
"He hasn't been coming to school lately and he's not answering his phone, so I'm really worried."
Liz said with a concerned expression. She and Harry were going out for a couple of weeks now, but Harry had been pretty off lately.
Though he seemed fine at times, he would become depressed suddenly and now, he wasn't even coming to school.
'Harry has been acting weird since his breakup with MJ.'
Alex thought as Liz sat back down at her seat.
He knew that it was not because of his breakup that Harry was being weird. He liked MJ because she was pretty and nothing more than that.
After playing around with her for a few months, he just got tired and threw her away and started chasing after her friend, Liz Allen.
It was just normal rich playboy behavior.
'He's probably been like this because of his father.'
Alex frowned, thinking about Normon Osborn and how he had died in Amazing Spider-Man and after that, Harry would become the Green Goblin.
This world was probably taking the same route somehow.
'I don't want that…'
Alex shook his head, thinking of the villains that may pop out in the future.
In the end, he decided to not think too much about it and focus on The Lizard crisis.
The classes went the same as usual with nothing much happening. In-between classes, Peter would send him glances or look outside the window.
It was when they were going towards their History class that Peter whispered to him.
"You sure he's gonna attack?"
"Yeah, just keep your eyes and ears open." Alex said, nodding his head.
"It's already close to lunch time. If Dr. Connors wanted to attack, he would have already done it."
"Just wait a–"
As he was saying that, he sensed a loud rumbling. He turned his head back to look up at the way the rumbling was coming from.
At that moment, one of the students suddenly screamed.
"He's here!"
Alex muttered as he prepared his heart.
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