Chapter 9: GET BITTEN, GET POWERS. OH WAIT, THAT'S NOT ME.. T_T
"Dr. Connors. Good morning. ", I tried to act as normal as I could. Well normal for being Peter Parker.
Dr. Connors was startled at first, but when he recognised the voice he was happy, "Oh. Peter. How are you child? I heard that you created a scene with Mr. Hanks. "
I couldn't help but awkwardly scratch my head. Having no idea why I did that, I replied, "It wasn't much of a commotion. Compared to the one in school. "
This piqued Connors' interest. He asked me curiously, "What happened?"
I placed my backpack under the table and wore the lab coat that was placed for me on the rack and replied, "Nothing much. Had a fight, got put in the school infirmary. Totally normal things in a normal school. "
Connors sighed when he heard that, but then he suddenly spoke, "You need me to step in? You are my student after all?"
I chuckled dryly and replied, "There won't be any meaning to that. The ones that bully me are quite immature right now. And moreover they got a greater support than me. Benefits of having a rich family, I guess. "
Connors, as he was possessed immediately started, "Yes. Don't worry we will be rich. Sooner than expected. The serum, it has started showing effects. The Decay Rate Algorithm you solved two days ago was a very important part of the experiment. And the main thing is that, the serum succeeded in Julius. See this.. "
Connors pulled the screen near me, and showed me a video clip. It was of Julius.
Julius was the white lab mouse, the BALB/c, that Connors and I experimented on for this serum.
The Decay Rate Algorithm was solved by Peter, the one before me. I remember certain things he knew, strictly knowledge related.
I somehow know about Goldbach's conjecture.
Never heard it before. But now I know it is every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes.
So back to the video. The video showed Julius before, without his forelimb. But after the injection of the serum, his limbs regenerated somehow from the stump. Obviously knowing the movie, it was clear that just like the movie version, the serum had worked on the mouse. But I knew the insider information that this mouse would soon become aggressive. This also raised a question in my mind, why are these serums with such side effects in this world? It's like, "You will get the powers, but there is a cost. "
Extremis, Lizard Serum, Goblin serum, every one has a side effect, even the hulk serum.
Out of care for Connors that previous Peter had, I advised Connors, "Doctor. I think it would be best if we keep this mouse in a close observation and a stronger cage. Don't you think it's muscles have become more toned?"
Connors nodded the entire time, but when he heard the last part, he quickly looked at the muscles of Julius' limbs. He excitedly said, "This could be the second Super Soldier Serum the world has ever seen. We could be so damn rich. Richer than the Starks, or Musks. "
I chuckled at his enthusiasm, but also felt guilty. But that's it. I just felt guilty. I never planned to intervene here. I am just an ordinary human being, with below average strength. I will have to wait till I get spider powers.
That's when a screen popped up in front of my eyes.
CONGRATULATIONS TRAVELLER NUMBER 9283828, YOU HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO SYSTEM NUMBER 738. THE RAREST SYSTEM OF ALL. THE INFINITE SPIDER SYSTEM.
USER HAS TO COMPLETE CERTAIN TASKS TO GAIN POWERS, SUITS AND QUALITIES OF DIFFERENT SPIDERMEN AND SPIDERWOMEN FROM THE ENTIRE SPIDER VERSE.
ACCEPT THE SYSTEM?
YES. NO.
HOST HAS TO DECIDE QUICKLY, AS THE SPIDER TOTEM FOR THIS WORLD HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE, AND THE SPIDERMAN HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO THIS WORLD.
"What the heck is this thing?", I muttered as I waved my hands to the screen, it shook, but didn't disappear. "Is there some villain who can cause hallucinations or something?"
Wait... This scene. I got reincarnated. I can see a panel like thing in the air, which doesn't disappear when I waved my hands at it. Either the villain theory is right, or it is some sort of system.
"Infinite Spider System, huh?", I pondered. Wait, what??
Spider woman? Who got bit by spider?
That's when I heard Connors calling me. Turns out I was staring blankly, so worried Connors called me.
"Peter. Peter?"
Shaking my head, I replied, "It's nothing. Turns out a punch to the jaw can make you quite disoriented. "
Obviously that was an excuse I made.
"Thank Lord. It might sure be hell of pain for you to skip going to OsCorp. You were so excited till yesterday. "
Yep, it hasn't even been a day, since I arrived here.
And I planned on becoming Spiderman, but I missed the chance of becoming one. Because I didn't go to OsCorp today, while someone became Spiderman while I was resting in the infirmary. My fate is fking me upside down.
After some more talk with Connors, I decided to leave. I went back to the bus.
I closed my eyes and talked with this system thingy.
I asked it about several things. Well most of the questions like why have I reincarnated here, and why Peter Parker, how Peter died, etc were not answered by the system, with the most obvious reply.
" HOST DOESN'T HAS ENOUGH AUTHORITY OVER THE SYSTEM TO GET THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION "
And when I asked it who is the Spiderman. I got the answer. Turns out Gwen was bitten by the Spider.
So now, I am sulking on my bed.
Because that plot is very clear. The world where Gwen is the spider totem, Peter has to die. Why so? Because Spiderman has to lose a loved one to get that saying , "Great Power comes with Great Fking Responsibility ", and according to the system, I am the lucky one, who would die in five days.
Now, you might think, just don't become the Lizard Peter and you would be saved. Well, turns out it doesn't work that way. Because Majorly changing the plot of a world would be destructive. But in no way, am I ready to die.
And by the end of our conversation I asked, "System?"
YES HOST.
"What about the Newbie rewards? Most system give out those. I have read it many times."
HOST, THERE IS NO FREE CAKE IN THE WORLD. I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE NEWBIE GIFT PACK, BUT LIKE IT IS SAID, POWERS COMES WITH A COST. THE COST OF THE NEWBIE REWARDS IS A TASK. CONGRATULATIONS HOST, YOU GOT YOUR FIRST NOVICE TASK..
TASK : GET THE LIZARD SERUM AND DRINK IT.
REWARDS UPON COMPLETION: GAE
FAILURE TO FO THE TASK: HOST WOULD STILL BECOME A LIZARD MAN AND WOULD DIE IN THE HANDS OF HIS BELOVED CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND CRUSH, GWEN STACY AKA GHOST SPIDER IN FIVE DAYS.
"What the ferk? And why is the reward making me Gay!!??"
HOST ~_~, IT ISN'T GAY. IT IS G.A.E. IT MEANS GENETIC ADAPTATION ENHANCEMENT.
MORE DETAILS WOULD BE PROVIDED ONLY WHEN YOU COMPLETE THE TASK. SO EITHER COMPLETE THE TASK OR DIE IN FIVE DAYS. IT IS YOUR WISH, HOST.
"You motherfking system. You pssy ss b*tch. I will fk your mother till she walks sideways. beep beep beep beep beep beep beep... "
HOST USES CRUDE LANGUAGE FOR THE SYSTEM.
ISSUING PUNISHMENT FOR THE SAME.
SUITABLE PUNISHMENT FOUND.
Bzzzz. (electric shock)
Agh. Fk you system.
Bzzz.
You motherfker.
Bzzz.
I will kill you.
Bzzz.
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