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(Moments after defeating the Super-Model and the Lizard)
Harry Osborn was furious.
Despite having made a superhuman effort to save people, everyone dared to call him a villain. And worse, to boo him.
It was all because of Spider-Man... the fucking stupid Spider-Man.
He and his stupid friends had done that.
And not satisfied with that, they had caused Mary Jane's akumatization and had ridiculed him.
Now the young Osborn was taking off the helmet of his armor while he cursed Spider-Man, Ladybug and Chat Noir under his breath.
Meanwhile, not far from there, the Green Goblin flew over the area in his glider, watching his son as he cried in anger and frustration. With that in mind, the Green Goblin was furious too, after all, Spider-Man had now dared to hurt his son.
But despite that, the villain was smiling, because thanks to Spider-Man's stupidity, he could help his son to take revenge and destroy the wall-crawler and his friends at the same time.
But before he could evillize his son, the Green Goblin noticed a small dark butterfly flying close to him, which made him smirk and point his index finger at the akuma. Seconds later, the akuma was destroyed by a green beam that Spider-Man's archenemy had shot from his finger, as he chuckled and put his hand in the bag he was carrying, pulling out a small blue fairy from it, which promptly was covered by dark energy, turning it green.
"No, no, no." Said the Green Goblin while he released the pixie. "This one's mine, Hawk Moth. Now, fly my little pixie, help my son get revenge on that arachnid plague."
The little green pixie flew towards the young man who had called himself American Son, while Harry saw his reflection in the broken plexiglass of his helmet.
'Why... Why me?! I just wanted to help people!' Harry said to himself as he cried in frustration.
In that moment, the pixie landed on Harry's helmet and merged with it, turning the object a dark green color at the same time a green figure appeared in front of Harry's eyes.
"New Goblin." Said the Green Goblin's voice in Harry's mind. "I am the Green Goblin, Paris did not know how to appreciate you and they preferred a bunch of losers over you, but now I give you the power to destroy those idiots and prove that you are a true hero. But in return I want you to bring me Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculouses, and Spider-Man, do you accept the deal I am offering to you?"
"Of course, Green Goblin..." Harry smiled with malice.
A dark aura covered the young Osborn, transforming his armor, changing its coloration from blue, red and white to dark green and black, and changing his helmet with an orange plexiglass for one with a dark green goblin mask shape with the mouth open, showing some silver fangs and with yellow lenses instead of eyes.
Once transformed, the Green Goblin descended in his glider and stopped in front of the New Goblin, then both exchanged glances and the older Osborn smiled broadly.
"Look at you, you look so much like me." Said the Green Goblin with a touch of malice.
"Whatever..." Said the New Goblin.
"Very well, follow me. You look good and you are strong, but you can improve with my technology. I think I have something perfect for you."
With that said, the Green Goblin took flight while his glider released a cable, to which the New Goblin clung, then both let out a laugh as they flew away towards the Green Goblin's lair.
(Several hours later)
Spider-Man was desperate.
After staying the whole night up, swinging up and down every street and alley in Paris without stopping, not even for a quick stop at his house to take off and put away the Iron Spider armor, the young hero had still not found any trace of his friend Harry, which worried him greatly.
Not only had Harry managed to be on the list of potential threats of the Paris police, Interpol, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Avengers, but in his state of mind, the Green Goblin or Hawk Moth could use him as a pawn to hurt innocent people, which would worsen his situation before the security agencies and the heroes. And Peter Parker wasn't going to let his best friend be used as a twisted puppet for the evil deeds of a maniac like any of those two.
Even if he had to miss the final math test, school in general and worry his aunt May enough to make her force half of world to find her lost nephew, who wasn't picking up his phone.
"Where the hell are you, Harry?! How is it even possible that you can hide with a shiny armor that has the colors of the United States flag?!" Spider-Man wondered aloud to himself.
At that moment, young Parker stopped at the side of a building and sighed, the fatigue and wounds of the fight with Harry was finally charging him.
And while the young Parker was trying to stay on the warpath, ready to face whoever and whatever it took to find his best friend, a boy around his age watched him at the distance with a smirk. And as the boy watched Spider-Man swing away with his weblines, some sort of luminous form appeared in front of his face as the area around his eyes darkened.
"What do you want, Green Goblin?" Asked the boy.
"Easy, I just want to know if you're ready." The Green Goblin's voice asked in his head.
"Of course I am, that wall-crawling insect is nothing compared to me."
"Damn right he's not. You are someone forged at my image, Spider-Man will stand no chance against you."
"Yeah, get ready... You'll have your Miraculous soon enough."
With that said, the young man activated a strange device on which he was standing, similar to the Green Goblin's glider but shinier and more similar to a flying, thin and small snowboard.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Marinette Dupain-Cheng was walking towards the school, having an expression of concern and uncertainty. After facing the Super-Model, the Lizard and American Son, things were much more tense than usual, with people expressing disagreement with companies like OsCorp and Stark Industries, and the United States in general, because the French blamed the Americans for everything that had happened in Paris, as the causes of everything (Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Lizard, Shocker, the White Rabbit, Grizzly, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro and Norman Osborn), came from the star and stripes nation.
But for Marinette, the only culprits of all the chaos and destruction in Paris were whoever were behind the identities of the Green Goblin and Hawk Moth.
When she got to the school, Marinette stopped for a second at the entrance and turned around to look behind her, gazing at the city in an unnerving calm, as she knew it was only a matter of time before the Green Goblin could strike again, this time with American Son under his control.
At that time, Marinette was ready to enter the school and the moment she turned around, an explosion was heard very close to her, followed by a couple of repulsor blasts that ended up impacting one side of the school. Immediately after that, the panic began to spread, which made Marinette look up and see Iron Spider in a rather damaged suit, fighting against no one more and no one less than the Green Goblin, but this time, the maniac was wearing an armor and was flying in a different glider.
Taking advantage of the fear and confusion, Marinette ran inside the school and went to the bathroom, letting Tikki out of her small purse.
"That doesn't sound good..." Tikki commented.
"And it gets worse, I think that's not the real Green Goblin..." Said Marinette. "I think that's American Son, or rather, that's Harry..."
"Oh, no, you'll have to face a friend of yours again."
"Well then I'll do what I always do in those situations: Save my akumatized friend. Tikki...!"
Just before Marinette could finish her sentence, the bathroom entrance was blown to pieces, sending the designer crashing against the wall, while an evil laugh approached her.
A few seconds later, Marinette shook her head to try to get rid of the buzzing in her ears and the numbness caused by the explosion, and as her eyesight cleared, she gasped when she noticed that the fake Green Goblin was getting close to her.
"Marinette Dupain-Cheng..." Said the Goblin with malice. "You know it's not right to try to run away from your friends..."
"Harry, this isn't you! Either Hawk Moth or the Green Goblin is using you!" Marinette snapped.
"Harry does not exist anymore! I am the New Goblin!" Said the villain.
"Get away from her!" Roared Spider-Man.
With that said, Spider-Man used a webline to throw the New Goblin against a window, while the villain's glider went after him.
Meanwhile, Spider-Man landed in front of Marinette, picked her up and left the school with several acrobatic jumps, heading towards Marinette's house. Once they were on the balcony above the designer's room, Spider-Man let Marinette down and looked at her with concern.
"Are you okay, miss?" Asked Spider-Man.
"Yes... but Harry..." Said Marinette.
"He will be fine, I doubt that I could hurt him with an attack like that, don't worry about him, I will free him from the Green Goblin's control, but for the moment, you must hide."
"I'll do that, Spider-Man."
Moments later, Spider-Man jumped off the balcony and swung back to school, while Marinette entered her room and let Tikki out of the bag again.
"Spidey needs help, Tikki, spots on!" Marinette snapped quickly.
Meanwhile, as soon as Spider-Man was inside the school's territory, he received a pumpkin bomb, which detonated right in front of him and knocked him to the ground, but fortunately, the destroyed armor he had managed to protect him from the impact.
A few moments after his fall, Spider-Man made an acrobatic turn on the ground and managed to evade a couple more pumpkin bombs, then use a webbing strand to throw the last bomb back at the New Goblin.
However, between the dust and the smoke caused by the explosion, the New Goblin's laughter could still be heard.
"Harry, you have to come back to your senses! The Green Goblin is using you!" Spider-Man snapped as his armor systems rebooted.
"Spider-Man lies, he's just afraid that you can defeat him." Said the Green Goblin's voice in the New Goblin's mind.
"I am the new and improved Harry Osborn, Spider-Man! What American Son could not achieve, I will!" Laughed the New Goblin while he aimed his armor's repulsors at the wall-crawler.
Right before the New Goblin could attack him again, Spider-Man aimed his own repulsors at his friend and both shot at the same time, making their attacks collide, which in turn made them fall back due to the shock wave caused by the collision.
Then, Spider-Man stood up with an acrobatic turn and saw the New Goblin coming out of a cloud of dust, still smirking evilly.
"Is that the best you can do? The Avengers really overestimated you." The New Goblin said.
"Harry, you're not like this! You must regain control of your mind and your body!" Spider-Man snapped.
"I am in complete control of my body and mind, wall-crawler!"
With that said, the villain pulled a pumpkin bomb from his glider and threw it at Spider-Man, who simply dodged it.
Then the New Goblin tried to swoop against Spider-Man, only to be quickly repelled with a strong kick to the abdomen by a figure who wore a black suit. The newcomer pirouetted in the air backwards and fell in front of Spider-Man, revealing to be Chat Noir, while the New Goblin tried to re-stabilize his glider.
"Sorry to make you wait, Spider-Man, but I had a small setback." Chat Noir said. "But apparently, I arrived just in time."
"Ah, the alley cat has arrived! Just the bug is missing!" The New Goblin said.
"And here she is!" Ladybug said as she landed next to her partners. "Harry, you have to calm down!"
"You've done your job well, New Goblin, now move to phase two." Said the Green Goblin in the New Goblin's mind. "And make sure the Ladyblog girl and the Bugle's photographer take good pictures of the defeat of their beloved heroes."
"I'm on it, Green Goblin." The New Goblin said.
With that said, the Evillized villain smirked and chuckled, then he ignited his glider and turned to start flying away.
"After him!" Spider-Man said as he fired a webbing strand at his enemy's glider.
Moments later, Ladybug threw her yoyo at a lamppost while Chat Noir extended his staff to go after the New Goblin.
On the other hand, Mary Jane Watson had received a call that morning, which had left her breathless. According to Aunt May, his friend Peter had not gone to sleep at his apartment and didn't pick up his phone, and when he called Harry to ask if he knew anything about the missing photographer, all her calls went straight to voicemail. As such, the young model had left her room at the Grand Paris Hotel to find her friends and try to get some help at the school where they both studied.
And there, the redhead saw the young reporter who always followed Ladybug, Chat Noir and Spider-Man, so Mary Jane felt that she should ask her for help.
"Alya!" Mary Jane shouted.
"I don't have time, MJ! I have to go after them!" Alya said.
"Where are Harry and Peter?!"
"I can only assume that Peter is following Iron Spider too!"
"Iron Spider?"
"Spider-Man!"
"Why?!"
"He's Spider-Man's photographer, isn't he?"
"Yes, but I doubt he's following him now!"
"Do you have a better idea?"
Mary Jane rolled her eyes and kept running after Alya.
Meanwhile, Spider-Man, Ladybug and Chat Noir had arrived at the Place de la Concorde, where the New Goblin was flying over the iconic place while laughing loudly.
"Enough, Harry! You have to stop this!" Spider-Man snapped.
"Of course, but not in the way you think!" Laughed the New Goblin.
At that moment, Ladybug felt a chill run down her back as she heard the New Goblin's words, as they reminded her of the nightmare she had had several weeks ago.
But in a fit of adrenaline caused by the accumulated stress due to the last villain attacks, Ladybug clenched her teeth and fists to then throw her yo-yo with all her strength towards the New Goblin, managing to hit him hard on the head, then retracted her weapon and threw it again, managing to tie the evillized villain's glider.
Then, in an unexpected burst of strength, Ladybug pulled her yo-yo and snatched the glider from the New Goblin's feet.
As he saw his friend fall, Spider-Man opened his eyes wide, then shot a couple of weblines at the New Goblin and pulled them, managing to save Harry from crashing to the ground by making him hit the ground roughly and roll for several meters instead.
"What the hell was that, Ladybug?!" Spider-Man snapped.
"I don't know!" Ladybug replied, feeling scared of her actions. "That just happened!"
"Calm down, take a deep breath." Chat Noir said while holding his staff. "Now, this isn't over yet."
With that said, Spider-Man and Ladybug sighed, then the two frowned and looked at the New Goblin, who was getting up.
Afterwards, the villain jumped back and his glider caught him in the air, then the New Goblin made an acrobatic turn with his glider and activated some sort of turrets, which fired at the heroes, making Spider-Man create a webbing shield, and Ladybug and Chat Noir dodge the attack by jumping in opposite directions.
"Face it, you three are finished!" The New Goblin said. "You can't beat me!"
"I don't know if you've noticed, but you've received more attacks than any of us!" Chat Noir snapped.
"Stop wasting time, Harry! Get their Miraculous and bring me Spider-Man now!" Ordered the Green Goblin in the New Goblin's mind.
"Give me your Miraculous and your ends will be painful but quick!" The New Goblin ordered.
"It's time to end this. - Ladybug said. "Lucky...!"
At that moment, the three youngsters felt a painful twinge that arose from inside them, traversing their bodies and extending like fire in a dry field, something that made them bend in pain and scream in agony as they fell on their knees to the ground.
This fact caused the New Goblin to smirk evilly and draw another pumpkin bomb from his glider to activate it and throw it weakly at the heroes.
The bomb bounced on the ground a couple of times, then rolled to end up right in front of Ladybug, Chat Noir and Spider-Man, who opened their eyes wide just before the explosive detonated and threw them back, managing to burn a part of their masks and their costumes.
Once the heroes fell on their backs on the ground, the New Goblin flew over the place where the teenagers were still moaning and writhing, their bodies hurting like never before.
"Are you going to give up already?" The New Goblin asked with an evil laugh. "I thought you were going to stop me."
"We... will..." Chat Noir declared.
"What's happening to us...?" Ladybug asked.
"I don't know, but we can't..." Spider-Man said before grunting in pain. "... We can't give up..."
Still feeling every cell in their bodies twinging painfully, Ladybug, Spider-Man and Chat Noir forced themselves to stand up, trying not to faint from pain. On the other hand, the evillized villain was chuckling and grinning behind his mask.
"I must admit, you're extremely brave." The New Goblin said. "That will make it more fun to destroy you..."
With that said, the New Goblin lunged at the heroes and quickly hit Spider-Man on the chin, causing him to fall backward, then blocked a kick from Ladybug and a hit from Chat Noir's staff, trapping the heroine's leg and the hero's weapon easily, and then send both heroes crashing several meters away.
Spider-Man managed to roll on the ground and narrowly dodge a bomb that released flying knives, then captured one of the knives with a webline and threw it back to the New Goblin, who blocked it with his arm and smirked before pouncing on Spider-Man, only for the arachnid to shoot a webbing ball at his face and blind him, giving Ladybug time to tie his arm with her magic yoyo and spin him towards Chat Noir, who received him with a powerful blow with his staff, which he held as if it were a baseball bat.
While the New Goblin was recovering from Chat Noir's attack, the heroes of Paris gasped heavily and fell to their knees on the ground again, feeling their bodies begging them to stop moving, in an attempt to calm the intense throbbing pain that ran through every inch cubic of their beings.
On the other hand, the New Goblin grunted and shook his head to clear his thoughts as a luminous figure appeared before his eyes.
"You're one disappointment after another, Harold! "The Green Goblin shouted in the New Goblin's mind. "You can't even complete a simple mission!"
"SHUT UP!" The New Goblin yelled.
"Prove me wrong, then! Complete the mission and show everyone that you are not a failure!"
The New Goblin stood up and snarled, then mentally commanded his glider to attack the young heroes in the back, but Spider-Man reacted to his Spider-Sense, so the hero in red and blue wove a webline to take Chat Noir's staff and turned to throw the weapon with all his might, managing to drive it through the glider and make it end up breaking in half after falling to the ground.
After this, the New Goblin grunted and took a small knife from his utility belt to throw it at Spider-Man, managing to nail the object into the wall-crawler's hand.
But on the other hand, Spider-Man barely felt the blade digging into his flesh, as the pain that ran through his body was much more intense.
On the other hand, as soon as Ladybug saw the knife stuck in Spider-Man's arm, she gritted her teeth and glared at the New Goblin, then stood up and threw her yoyo up, but it was soon knocked down by another knife by the New Goblin. Ladybug let out a gasp, then looked at the evillized villain and felt that time had slowed down as another knife was thrown at her heart.
But moments before the knife could reach the heroine, something unexpected happened and that was that Chat Noir stood in front of her, seeking to protect her with his body, then the cat hero growled while the knife was driven into his shoulder.
"I've had enough of you three." The New Goblin growled.
"Harry, stop once and for all!" Spider-Man snapped. "I don't wanna have to hurt you anymore!"
"What a pity because that's the only thing I want to do to you!"
"Harry?" Asked a voice behind the New Goblin.
"Stop calling me Harry!"
At that moment, the New Goblin turned around and gasped when he saw a mortified and terrified Mary Jane Watson a few feet away from him, having an equally mortified and terrified Alya Césaire right behind her, filming everything happening in the Place de la Concorde.
"MJ..." The New Goblin gasped.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, New Goblin?!" The Green Goblin snapped in his son's mind. "Focus on the mission! You can use those two girls as hostages!"
"No... I can't... I don't wanna do it!" Roared the New Goblin. "I will not hurt MJ..."
"Do it!"
"No!"
At that moment, the New Goblin began to feel an excruciating pain in his chest, as if someone were squeezing his heart tightly.
"Do what I'm ordering you!" Roared the Green Goblin.
"I can't! MJ is my friend!"
"Harry, you have to come back to your senses!" Mary Jane said as she walked closer to her friend. "You're not a bad person!"
"Miss Watson...!" Chat Noir groaned. "Get away from him...! It's too dangerous...!"
"No, I can't just stand by while a friend of mine needs me."
With that said, Mary Jane cautiously approached the New Goblin, who was still moaning and growling while the Green Goblin was torturing him.
"Harry, look at me." MJ said as she put her hands on the New Goblin's shoulders. "Harry, you're not like that, you're not a villain, you're a good guy. Don't let the Green Goblin turn you into his puppet."
"TAKE THEM AS HOSTAGES TO MAKE SPIDER-MAN AND HIS FRIENDS SURRENDER!" Roared the Green Goblin in the New Goblin's mind.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" The New Goblin shouted.
The New Goblin growled and clenched his teeth like a madman, then pushed Mary Jane away from him, as he took a few steps back and let out an agonized scream before falling to his knees on the floor.
Meanwhile, Ladybug gasped heavily and saw her evillized friend fall to the ground on his knees, which made her clench her fists and teeth as she prepared to end the fight once and for all so that the Green Goblin would stop hurting Harry.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug yelled as she managed to throw her yoyo up.
A small horde of ladybugs came out of the yoyo and created a photograph with a red frame with black dots, which fell to the ground unceremoniously and broke into pieces.
The wind blew strongly at that moment, making the photograph inside the frame fly away and end up near Mary Jane, who noticed that it was an old photograph of the times when she, Peter, Harry and Gwen were studying in Midtown High. One of the first photos Peter had taken, where the four of them were laughing together as they cleaned up the mess they had made after one of the failed plays that Mary Jane and Gwen had organized.
At that moment, Mary Jane frowned with decision and took the photo, then walked up to the New Goblin and cautiously put the photo in front of him so that the New Goblin could see it.
"Harry, look at this." Mary Jane said. "This is you, the real you, you're not the Green Goblin's puppet."
"OBEY ME!" Roared the Green Goblin.
"NO!" The New Goblin shouted.
Meanwhile, inside the Green Goblin's lair, due to Harry's refusal to obey him, the Green Goblin growled and pressed a button on his gloves, which shone and began to emit a wave, which allowed him to control the New Goblin's armor at a distance. Once he had complete control of the armor, the Green Goblin raised his arm and moved it with an open palm, making the armor mimic his movements and aim the repulsors of the suit against Mary Jane, who stepped back, but soon frowned again and moved closer to his evillized friend.
The suit's repulsors began to charge up, which made the heroes and the evillized boy grow alarmed.
"No...!" The New Goblin growled.
"Miss Watson!" Chat Noir said.
Time seemed to stop for almost everyone present, then the repulsors of the New Goblin's suit fired and MJ let out a gasp. The repulsors reached their target and caused a huge cloud of dust, causing the New Goblin to freeze over what he had done.
Yes, it was true that he hadn't cared about causing hundreds of damages, terrorizing people and having tried to destroy Ladybug, Spider-Man and Chat Noir, but deep inside, the New Goblin was still Harry Osborn, and when he saw Mary Jane so frightened and worried about the transformation he had suffered, awakened his true self.
Of course, he still had the manic desire to get rid of the heroes of Paris, but for no reason would he hurt his friend.
However, he had just done it. Not intentionally, of course, but that didn't make him feel any less guilty.
At that moment, the New Goblin took off his mask and threw it away from him and then shouted to the sky.
Meanwhile, Spider-Man could only manage to gasp loudly and shed a tear, mentally preparing for the worst, when a thud was heard, then felt something that had rolled to touch his leg, which made him look down and meet the New Goblin's mask.
When he saw it, the arachnid hero changed his face immediately, replacing his look of anguish and shock with one of complete fury.
Ignoring the pain that still paralyzed him, Spider-Man raised his fist and crashed it with all his strength against the mask, destroying it easily and releasing the pixie.
Without even looking at the little fairy, Spider-Man purified it and turned to see his friend, who was enveloped by a dark aura that replaced the New Goblin's green suit with American Son's blue, white and red armor, but Harry's expression had not changed.
At that moment, the dust raised by the repulsor rays fired by the New Goblin, dissipated and although everyone expected to see a badly wounded Mary Jane Watson, all they saw was Mary Jane holding in her arms a wounded Chat Noir, who had a hole in the back of his suit and a big bruised burn on the back.
"Chat Noir!" Spider-Man and Ladybug said.
"I'm fine... Just my internal organs, bones, skin, hair and suit hurt..." Chat Noir said with a weak forced laugh.
"The photo!" Ladybug said. "I need the picture, Mary Jane!"
Mary Jane tried to move to take the picture, but when she did, Chat Noir let out a scream of pain, which made the redhead stand still.
However, Alya, who still recorded everything, ran to grab the picture and the frame and quickly handed them to Ladybug, who threw both into the sky.
"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug yelled.
The usual horde of ladybugs came out of the Lucky Charm, then spread throughout the city and repaired all the damage caused by the New Goblin, to end up covering American Son, Spider-Man, Ladybug and Chat Noir, repairing the armors and costumes of the heroes, healing their wounds and healing the pains that remained in their bodies.
After that, Spider-Man and Ladybug stood up, then Ladybug ran up to her wounded partner while Spider-Man picked up American Son's helmet and walked towards him.
"Are you ok?" Ladybug asked Chat Noir.
"Yes, in fact, I feel better than ever." Said the feline hero.
"That's good to hear it, but please, never do anything so suicidal again."
"If I hadn't, the adorable redhead here would no longer be among us.
At the comment, the redhead girl giggled while blushing, then she and the feline hero stood up.
"Thanks for saving me, Chat Noir." The redhead said.
"That's what heroes are for, miss." Chat Noir said while bowed slightly.
MJ laughed again and gave him a short peck on the cheek, which made Chat Noir freeze and blush, then the hero let out a giggle which was cut off when Ladybug turned to see Spider-Man and American Son, at the same time that Alya stopped recording.
"Harry, are you okay?" Asked Spider-Man.
"No... it's not only because of the beating I got or because I became the New Goblin, but also because you were right all the time... I'm no hero..." American Son sighed.
"Harry, it's not your fault, you didn't know what you were doing ..."
"Of course I knew! I attacked Mary Jane!"
"We saw what happened, Harry, and it was not you, you resisted but I bet the Green Goblin was the one who controlled your armor and forced you to shoot at MJ." Ladybug said.
"It's true, Harry, you would never hurt your friends." Mary Jane said. "Now, take that thing off and let's go tell your father and Janice that you're fine."
"Yes, but I think I should give it to Spider-Man, even if it means that my father will be mad at me for stealing this suit..."
Spider-Man was taken aback as he heard Harry's statement, then frowned a bit as Harry made his armor turn into a backpack again.
Then, the young Osborn took off the backpack and extended it to Spider-Man, who sighed and folded his own armor and then shook his head and lowered Harry's arm.
"Keep it, it's yours." Said Spider-Man.
"But I caused a lot of problems using it." Harry said.
"Nothing that any other hero wouldn't have done in its first try." Spider-Man said with a smile. "For example, Hawkeye was mistaken for a thief and got into even more trouble when he ran away with the then wanted criminal, Black Widow. And let's not even talk about what I did in my first days."
"Are you sure it's a good idea?" Ladybug asked Spider-Man.
"I must agree with Ladybug, besides his inexperience, he's just a guy in armor." Chat Noir said.
"And I must admit that they're right." Harry sighed.
"That's true, but as I said, all the heroes, even the three of us, were inexperienced at one point." Said Spider-Man. "And on the other hand, Iron Man is just a man in a can, just like him. And let's not forget that the Green Goblin seems to be assembling a team of villains, so the more help we can get, the better."
"Are you going to put my friend in danger?!" Mary Jane snapped.
"No, but I'll give him the option to help us if he wants to, the only thing I want is for him to keep the armor. So, what do you say, American Son? Would you like to help us?"
"I would like that, but I don't think that'd be the best option, besides, I'm sure my father will send me back to the United States and disown me..."
"You're not sure about the last thing, besides, the city was already repaired with Ladybug's Lucky Charm and you can fix your image up by showing that you are a true hero."
At that moment, a beep caught the attention of Ladybug and Chat Noir, then both looked at their Miraculous and saw that they had little time left.
"We have to go, Chat Noir." Ladybug said. "And I really hope you know what you're doing, Spider-Man."
"Trust me and Harry, he's hero material."
Ladybug and Chat Noir used their weapons to get away, then Spider-Man sighed and felt someone tapping his shoulder, making him turn around and face Mary Jane.
"Could you help me find my friend Peter?" Mary Jane asked. "He's lost since last night."
"Uh... I... Try to look for him at Stark Industries, surely that annoying nerd got distracted working there."
Immediately afterwards, Spider-Man fired a webline and swung away, leaving the teen trio in the place.
Meanwhile, Ladybug landed on her balcony and her transformation ended at that precise moment, making an exhausted Tikki fall into Marinette's hands.
"Are you okay, Tikki?" Marinette asked.
"Yes but... that strange pain..." Said the kwami. "What do you think caused it?"
"I don't know, but we have to find out as soon as possible, if Mary Jane hadn't distracted Harry, he probably would have killed us and the Green Goblin would have our Miraculouses."
"Mary Jane is very brave, you know? I know you don't like her very much, but you have to admit that even without powers, she's very brave and altruistic, as well as a good friend."
"Yeah, that's true." Marinette sighed. "But for now I want to take my mind away from everything that's happening, and we both need to rest."
"You've become more responsible, Marinette."
"No, I'm just tired."
Having said that, the young designer walked into her room and placed Tikki on a cushion and then put a cookie next to her and let the kwami feed and then slouched on her bed and let out a sigh.
(In the meantime)
After ending his transformation, Peter Parker quickly pulled out his phone and Leopardon grabbed the boy's Avenger ID to inform Tony that they needed an alibi, while the teenager quickly dialed his Aunt May's number.
"Peter!" Said May Parker's worried voice once she picked up the call. "For heaven's sake, where are you?! Are you ok?! Why didn't you arrive last night and why didn't you pick up your phone?!"
"I'm sorry, Aunt May..." Peter said. "Last night, Mr. Stark called me to show me a couple of projects I could participate in and I stayed at the facilities..."
"But why didn't you call me or picked up my calls?!"
"It's just that... I ran out of battery... Yeah, that and the akumatized people damaged the communications network."
"You almost made me call people who have contacts at S.H.I.E.L.D. to find you!"
"Sorry, it was not my... wait a minute, how do you know people who have contacts in S.H.I.E.L.D?"
"It's not important! Just come here to ground you for all eternity!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming, don't worry, I'm fine, I assure you."
Peter hung up the phone, then walked into an alley and hid as best he could, then his kwami flew out of his sweatshirt and handed him the Avenger ID.
"That AI is quite picky." Leopardon said. "J.A.R.V.I.S. didn't want to contact Stark because I'm not you."
"It is a security system that Mr. Stark implemented due to the multiple traps that Baron Zemo set for the Avengers, only the owners of the IDs can contact the other Avengers." Peter said.
"Well, at least he managed to convince JARVIS to let me know that you needed to contact me." Tony Stark's voice said through the identification of Avenger.
Peter froze for a moment, then looked at his ID and saw Tony Stark looking at him wth an stern glare.
"What were you thinking, Peter?" Tony asked. "What made you think that not going to your house was a good idea?"
"I... I just... I can't tell you, Mr. Stark..."
"You know who's under that bad copy of my suits, right?"
"Err..."
"Don't answer me, I knew it..." Tony said before sighing. "I can only assume that he is one of your friends and that's why you don't wanna tell me, it doesn't matter, as long as you have the armor in your possession or while you had destroyed it."
"Of course... of course... I do know where it is..."
"For God's sake, Peter! You're putting innocent people at risk again!"
"I assure you that the armor is in good hands..."
"You better be, because if you or American Son causes another mess, say goodbye to this ID, the armor and your stay in Paris, because it will be obvious that you are not ready for a mission like capturing the Green Goblin."
At that moment, Peter swallowed hard, then sighed and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Stark, I promise you there will be no more incidents."
"I hope so, now go home, J.A.R.V.I.S. is keeping your dear aunt busy on the line."
The screen on the ID turned off and Peter couldn't help but run a hand through his hair as he sighed heavily.
"And now how do I ask him for help to solve the sudden pain problems?" Peter wondered aloud.
"Simple, don't do it." Leopardon said.
"And then what do I do? Wait for Ladybug, Chat Noir and me to be killed because of those pains?"
"Stark may be a genius, but he's not the only genius you've met, and more importantly, he's not a mutation expert."
At that moment, Peter's eyes widened and a smile formed on his lips.
"Of course! Doctor McCoy!" Said Peter.
"No, he's..."
"He knows about mutations, he should be able to help me, Ladybug and Chat Noir, and luckily, Bobby can ask him to help us."
"You're not paying attention to me, are you?"
"It'll be better to leave now." Peter said before grabbing the chocolate bar in his pocket. "Take it, eat it, get in my hoodie and let's go now."
Leopardon rolled his eyes and did what the teenager had told him, then Peter started running to his house.
(Somewhere else)
The Green Goblin was upset, and it was not for less, Spider-Man had frustrated his plans once more, and according to what he saw, he had also put his son permanently against him.
However, among all the disaster there was something that baffled him and that was the fact that Spider-Man and his friends had suffered some kind of collapse in the middle of the fight.
He was already sure what had caused it, but what he did not expect was that the teens were strong enough to not be affected for so long.
"They may have won today, but thanks to Harry, I discovered your Achilles heel." Said the Green Goblin with a smile. "Maybe I won't even have to complete the Sinister Six, thanks to Connors, soon I'll have your Miraculous, it's just a matter of time."
With that said, the window in front of the Green Goblin darkened at the same time that a dark aura enveloped him, returning him to his identity as CEO of OsCorp.
(Several hours later)
Harry was sitting in front of his father's desk while he had his back turned to Harry, looking at an abstract-looking painting.
The armor that Harry had named as American Son was in portable mode on the desk and both father and son were silent.
After a couple of minutes with no sound other than the Osborns breaths, Norman sighed and, still without looking at Harry, said:
"How did you find this armor?"
"By accident... I was tapping the wall absentmindedly and a panel opened, then I used the scanner and found the suits."
"Why did you take it?"
"I... I just wanted to be a hero..."
"You're a fool, Harry, you could have hurt someone, or worst, yourself."
"But I didn't, and even Spider-Man admitted that I could be a hero."
"Harry, I can't let you to wear thst armor again, what kind of father would I be if I allowed you such a thing?"
"But I want to do it, father." Harry said. "You always wanted me to be a man and defend my ideals, well, this is my ideal and I will defend it from anyone who wants to take it from me, even from you, father."
Norman Osborn was deeply astonished at that moment, so much that he finally deigned to turn his chair around to face his son, who was looking at him with a frown of determination.
It was true that he was proud that Harry was finally defending something he believed in, but he was also upset since Harry's new ideal could put him right in the crossfire between him, Spider-Man and Hawk Moth, plus he put at risk both his secret identity and his plans.
However, this ideal also gave him the opportunity to discover who Ladybug, Chat Noir, Spider-Man and Hawk Moth were most easily.
Norman carefully analyzed his options and sighed, then turned his chair again and said:
"Very well, you can keep the armor, but under certain conditions."
"Which ones?" Harry asked.
"You will take a break from your extracurricular activities, but not to waste your time but to practice with the armor in a controlled environment within OsCorp and study its functions thoroughly."
"I agree."
"Well, now go to your room and sleep."
Harry smiled slightly, then took his armor and left his father's office, while the latter smirked with malice.
"It's too low, even for you, to use your son that way, Norman." Coffee said as he flew out the OsCorp CEO's desk.
"Think what you want, Coffee, Harry isn't in any danger and this way, I can find out Spider-Man's secret identity."
"As I told you, this is going to blow in your face like the coyote in those cartoons."
Norman ignored his kwami and looked at his painting, thinking about everything that had happened and everything that would happen now.
Meanwhile, the personal assistant of the Osborns watched Harry walk to his room at the same time she heard her boss' murmurs with a stoic look, then the woman walked away from Norman Osborn's office with slow and calm steps, while she smiled in a strange way.
"Everything is going just as I planned." Janice said.