Test Run
It was only a few days after the party that Harry had already been experimenting with the black sludge he had saved. While he wasn’t as smart as Pete, he was able to hollow out an old watch as a type of canister. The sludge creature tapped the side of the bottle vigorously, as if knowing what the boy was up to.
Normally, when it came to this kind of stuff, Harry would call Peter over in an instant. Except the two weren’t exactly “best friends” at the moment. The other had been incredibly distant as of late, always hanging out with those new transfer students. While they all seemed nice enough, there was something suspicious about them, especially the way they always roped Peter into getting detention. Of course his friend was late from time to time, but his high grades kept him from getting in trouble.For M.J.’s sake, Harry decided to cooperate. He wasn’t too keen on hanging out with the Delinquent Squad, but the redhead’s stubbornness and determination proved too much for him.
God, she’ll make a great reporter with that attitude, he thought to himself.
Harry grabbed the bottle once he finished the watch. All in all, he was pretty damn proud of his craftsmanship. With his basic tool kit, he had sealed all of the cracks and crevices so the sludge wouldn’t be able to leak out. If he could at least contain it, it would be great strides in his secret research project. He figured if it would stay in a pop bottle, his modified watch should work just fine.
As soon as he unscrewed the cap, the sludge creature jumped on him. Harry’s heart was racing as it crawled up his skin. There wasn’t a point in him screaming, as usual he was the only one in the penthouse. Within a matter of seconds, he was fully covered… But I’m still in control…
That is because we let youssssss.
Harry jumped at the sound. The sound would’ve made the hairs on his neck stand if they weren’t covered in goop… no not goop. It had solidified, almost like it was a suit. “I-is that you talking?” He felt ridiculous talking to it but at least no one was around to see him lose his mind. “H-how are you doing that? What is this we?” Harry added, starting to panic.
We are Venom. We are that “sssludge” you sssaved.
Oh great! I’ve unleashed a sentient parasite onto myself. Harry should’ve flushed it when he had the chance.
DO NOT CALL US A PARASITE!
Harry practically had a heart attack. “A-alright! I won’t! I’m sorry!” With a deep sigh he sat back down at his desk. “Wait… What are you then? Spiderman fought with everything he had and I’m just sitting here…”
Quite the inquisitive one… We are a ssssymbiote, made in a lab. Ssssspiderman weakened ussss. Now we sssseeeeek revenge.
That didn’t sit well with the boy. Yeah, he wasn’t exactly Spiderman’s biggest fan but he couldn’t just walk up and kill him! He was just a kid and Spiderman was… well Spiderman! After a bit of thinking, Harry came up with a sort of compromise. “What if…, we become a new and improved version of him. Instead of killing Spiderman, we take his job, his fans, everything from him?” Under normal circumstances, Harry wouldn’t say these things so nonchalantly but this is his life now. Besides, if they became the next great superhero, he could actually get his dad’s attention and admiration like Spiderman did.
Hmmmmm… we havesss a deal then.