Chapter 80: Good Neighbors in New York
Moses did not say that the Green Goblin was roughly equivalent to Norman Osborn.
SHIELD is investigating Osborn, but as mentioned above, their focus is on Doctor Octopus, because he is also working with Hydra, so investigating Doctor Lizard and Osborn is just a side job. From Luther's case, we can see that the authorities have turned a blind eye to some of the extraordinary behaviors of the wealthy group.
And he really didn't want to have another fight with Iron Man over this issue. They might actually have a real gunfight in the lobby, and then no one would get hurt except the Ministry of Finance.
Seriously speaking, Moses understood the feelings of an adult looking at an immature child. Especially when they were walking on a narrow road with few companions and obscure and difficult to pass, it was like holding a torch in the long night to run a relay race with no end. The person running in the front, looking at the stumbling successor behind him, would always want to run longer and longer, so that he could use his shoulders to support a grand road, rather than handing the burden to the next generation too early.
This kind of emotion is similar to family affection but not the same as it is; it is not maintained by blood ties or a long period of time spent together; it is a sense of mission that arises naturally.
The problem is, Tony Stark thinks of himself as a normal guy.
This may sound unreasonable, but the unexpected enemy brought tremendous mental pressure. The more he pursued powerful strength, the more he was constrained by his own abilities. He worked day and night to study new technologies, manufacture new weapons, and build new armor. He even quarreled with Pepper about this. He persisted until now only because of the anger in his heart - I don't have superpowers, but I can always win something with hard work, right?
Then Doctor Octopus's lab exploded, and Tony thought that was the worst possible outcome, and for a moment, he was almost devastated.
It's that feeling when you finally thought you had reached the top of a dangerous mountain, only to be slapped in the face by fate and told that this is the foot of the mountain. If someone dies, it's all your fault for your incompetence and arrogance.
If Superman hadn't come, if Spider-Man really died, he didn't know if he would ever wear that armor again.
Combining the two, Tony is now like a severe PTSD patient. Every time Spider-Man and the villain look at each other, it's like a disco on his nerves.
"I have to go. The police have contacted Aunt May, and she must be getting anxious. Myers, are you staying here or coming with me?"
Tony and Miles' voices rang out at the same time.
"He stays here."
"Can I follow you?"
Moses and Iron Man stared at each other.
"Since we can't send him back to his original world for the time being, why not go out for a walk?"
"What do you want to do with him?"
“…”
When in doubt, make the decision when necessary.
Moses pulled Spider-Man's cowl down over his face and muttered, "I think we should respect the wishes of our guests, Mr. Stark. Did the other Peter Parker teach you how to web-swing?"
The second half of the sentence was addressed to Myers.
"Probably? Follow the rhythm, shoot, rock forward, release, and repeat a few times."
"That's about it, you're in safe hands then. See you next time, Dr. Banner and Mr. Stark, and say hello to the others too!"
He took the boy's arm and jumped onto the windowsill, then leaped down from a hundred-meter-high building. The world was turned upside down. Below his feet was the clear blue sky, and above his head were colorful cars and surging crowds of people.
“Wow~”
Myers yelled, "Hey, are we just going to leave like this?"
"Or stay and finish the cereal? Forget it, I still prefer the Spider-Man-colored ice cream. They don't look good, but they taste really good."
The remotely controlled Mark 42 symbolically chased to the window.
The electronic eye recorded two figures, one black and one red, disappearing on the street.
Dr. Banner drank the cereal and milk in his hand.
He threw his hands at Iron Man and said, "I'm on Miles' dad's side this time. This cereal is really good."
Tony responded, “I can buy the factory that makes it.” And, calling the AI, “Submit an appointment for testing at the DNA lab at NYU Medical Center.”
**
"I've never seen New York in this era! Can we go to Brooklyn if we have time?"
Miles, wearing headphones, hopped behind Moses, looking around, and said excitedly, "Wow, I've also seen this bakery on the left. It was still open before you died, I mean, more than ten years later, but my favorite flavor when I was a child was no longer sold there."
"Thank you for reminding me that I still have more than ten years to live."
"Well, that's not what I meant." The black boy took two quick steps and turned back to look at Moses. "But I still don't understand, is your relationship with Iron Man good or bad?"
Moses thought for a moment and asked him, "Do you love your parents?"
"Of course."
"Do you ever argue with your father?"
"In fact, we've been in a cold war for almost a week."
"That's it. We will still help each other when we encounter difficulties, and he will always be a senior whom I respect and adore. But the premise is that he and I do not appear in the same frame of the comics for the time being, and there can be no text bubbles next to us."
"I see." Miles nodded. "If it were made into a comic, this chapter could be titled Spider-Man: Iron War."
"That's a good idea, but it doesn't sound as good as civil war."
"So where are we going now?"
The original Spider-Man extended his index finger, ignoring the looks of passers-by around him—after all, he was wearing a mask—and said calmly, "Find a chance to investigate Kingpin and Osborn, and see if they have a chance to send you back to your own world."
After all, Dr. Octopus from the next universe, Wei, works for Kingpin.
There might be some connection in their own world.
"But before that I have to go to Texas and apologize to my friends."
May there be no part-time jobs in heaven.
Miles showed sympathy and whispered, "I won't be like this in the future, will I?"
"Better not, unless you meet a boss who can keep your job after you disappear for half a month."
**
But I never thought I would encounter such a situation!
Moses thought as he was crammed into a school bus with a group of young people.
The winter camp lasted two days and one night, and he arrived in Houston just in time to catch the last bus. His furious class teacher refused to let him leave alone, so he sat behind Harry Osborn, to his right was Ned Leeds, in front was Michelle Jones, and in the luggage compartment under the car were... six Spider-Men from parallel universes.
Miles should have finished introducing the "irrelevant background" before.
For example, there is Peter Parker, who is in his thirties and has a belly and is divorcing his wife, Gwen Stacy, who becomes Spider-Man after the death of her best friend Peter Parker, Shadow Spider-Man who lived in the early 20th century and fought the Nazis, Penny Parker, a Japanese-American girl from the future who drives a spider mech, and Peter Porco, the Spider-Man from the Animal Universe who is a real pig.
With the inclusion of the second-generation Spider-Man Miles, they can play a game of Werewolf on the way to kill time.
Ned is complaining about his friend leaving without saying goodbye and having a great adventure to meet the legendary Iron Man, but Moses is paying no attention to it. He keeps sending messages to Myers to try to understand the situation, and also has to prevent Harry Osborn from getting suspicious. He is not sure how much the young master knows about his father's criminal empire.
Miles: It should be because the particle collider in this world was accidentally turned on, and they fell in when they were halfway through the transmission. I think we can go to Kingpin together and send everyone to our own world. There is also bad news.
Moses thought to himself, I have seen all kinds of bad news, how bad can it be?
He typed: What is it?
Miles: The Green Goblin from our world is said to have fallen in, and the other Spider-Men ran out of the ruins to avoid his pursuit, and then met the students of the winter camp. They had a hard fight because they couldn't exert their full strength in the parallel universe.
Moses:"……"
Sorry, I have never seen such bad news.
"Peter, Peter?" Ned pushed his shoulder. "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Teacher——"
"Don't call me teacher, I'm fine." Moses banged his head against the back of the seat in front of him, "Give me some time to adjust."
Forget it, it’s just the Green Goblin!
Hit it back the way it came!
Speaking of which, Moses has never seen the Green Goblin. It sounds like a monster similar to a goblin, but he has no idea what it actually looks like.
He soon saw it.
The school bus driver was humming a song while driving freely on the fields outside Houston. Suddenly, he saw a hint of green in the rearview mirror of the car.
The driver rubbed his eyes and said to the head teacher beside him: "Is that a movie?"
The head teacher turned around when he heard the sound: "It looks a bit like that? Is this a special effect or--wait, why do I feel like the ground is shaking?!"
The mountain-high, dinosaur-like monster strode towards the school bus, its heavy footsteps stirring up dust and mud. As more and more people noticed this creature that came out of nowhere, Ned opened his mouth and muttered, "Godzilla?"
Moses hurriedly sent a message to Miles: But you didn't tell me that the Green Goblin in your world is so big?!
Actually, it's because school buses and humans are very small.
But it still doesn't explain why the Green Goblin is so big!
Miles: What? Isn't that what other worlds look like?
Several messages came in one after another.
"Our No. by Gwen Stacy."
"Neither do we. By another Peter Parker."
"I'm sure we've gotten rid of him before." This message came from Shadow Spider-Man, a tough guy wearing a black windbreaker and a wide-brimmed hat. It was typed for him by the future Mecha Spider-Man. "The Green Goblin's target should not be the Spider-Mans. Is there anything else in the car that he should pay attention to?"
Moses turned his head.
Harry Osborn did not notice his gaze, his eyes flickering with confusion and fear.
"Okay." Moses half-knelt on the chair, turned around and paid attention to the Green Goblin, and asked in a low voice, "Harry, is there your father's factory nearby?"
"What?"
This request sounds a bit too much.
But there is no way.
"We need help." In fact, he suspected that Norman Osborn and Kingpin had a base here, but this was also one of the reasons. "Maybe we have to lure this monster to a place with heavy firepower before it catches up with us, otherwise we will be trampled to pieces in the wilderness with both people and vehicles."
"...You're right." Harry Osborn gritted his teeth, stood up, staggered to the front seat as the driver drifted wildly, and began to direct the route forward.
But the Green Goblin's footsteps are still getting closer.
Moses' hand had already reached for the pocket of the backpack containing the uniform.
There are just too many people around.
He was sitting by the window when a hand suddenly reached in from the window and pressed on the back of his hand, stopping him from taking any further action.
Spider-Man, dressed in white and wearing a hood, leaned down and winked at him.
"Don't worry, let's try to lure him away."
She and another Peter Parker, who was carrying a bulging belly, rushed towards the Green Goblin.
Before leaving, Peter, who was in his thirties and wearing a uniform on the upper body and pajamas on the lower body, said with a sigh: "I had forgotten that I was so innocent and young! I wonder if he is in love with Mary (Mary Jane)?"
Moses:"……"
It's so funny. Not only has it not been mentioned, I've never even seen it.