Shivers rushed down her spine as the freezing breeze of the night stroked her exposed skin, the black dress she was sporting aided little in guarding her against the apathy of the ungrateful night she had decided to go on a blind date with a writer named Oliver Brown. Dr Wright never in her stormiest dream thought that she would be the one a supervillain would prefer to take as a hostage. It had predominantly been gorgeous young girls like Mary Jane Watson or Gwen Stacy whom the notorious minds of those supervillains found worthy of bringing Spider-Man to them. But many times had been proven wrong earlier and so she was proven yet again. The metal arm was swathed around her waist gently, it didn't strain her fragile-looking form but it wasn't a pleasing experience either. The mind urged her to scream but those shrieks of horror died in her lungs only, never obtaining a chance to escape. Samantha was trying her best to not let the horror in her bet reflect on her face but she failed abysmally, the fearful look on her face was screaming what her heart was feeling and there was nothing she could do about her condition. She was in the metal claws of a mad scientist whose life she had saved two weeks ago, he was capable of hurting her and the mind told her he would for sure but her heart told otherwise, his brown eyes did not have the vile look in them she had seen in the photos of The Daily Bugle. The Doc Ock who had her in his metal tentacles looked betrayed and lamented.
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Dr Wright tried not to look down at the ground which reminded her of the great height she was being carried at which gave her the realization of the painful death it would cause to her if the supervillain decided to throw her. A deep voice fell into her ears parting the clouds of terror covering her mind. Sam dared to look up in the eyes of the scientist-
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"Please don't suppress your screams Doctor, it makes me look less intimidating." Razzed Otto, passing her a horseplay smile. It was his sweet gesture to lighten her aghast heart but the endeavour was vain.
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"Please keep me down, please do. Just- just don't kill me. I beg you please leave me." Requested the doctor, her refined voice cracking from dread which had augmented in her with every passing second.
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"Oh, I won't hurt you. You are just a bait to distract the Skrull." Responded the supervillain as he lunged towards the other building, trying to get as far away from the superhero as possible.
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"Why is he after you, did you do anything again?" Asked Sam, her voice breathless as she found breathing a demanding task when she was being suspended high above the streets of New York by the metal arms of a supervillain.
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"It wasn't me this time, a reporter double-crossed me. I didn't want to hurt those cops but they were raining bullets on me, I had no other choice." Answered the brilliant scientist, the mirthful look faded from his face at the hint of the betrayal he had faced just a few hours ago and the pain he had given to the police officers. He felt hurt for Otto had thought this could have helped him get the justice he was striving for so long, it wouldn't have made him feel accepted in the society for he had stopped seeking for it a while ago. Society would never accept him for what he is- a man with four metal arms who was living under the curse of his own delinquency.
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"W-why would a reporter double cross y-you?" Stammered the woman as the arms lunged towards the building on the other side of the street.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WTAzUOox3
"Just wanted him to tell the people what the truth about my past was but it's the people now who decide what the truth is." Uttered Otto. He was oblivious of the fact why is he telling the doctor all this but it felt nice to his heart to talk to someone who wanted to know his perspective too.
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The mad scientist's eyes fell upon the shivering figure of the doctor in his metal appendages, her eyes fixed upon him but her black eyes were no longer filled with horror, Otto was able to see a hint of sympathy in those pair of raven orbs. A long time has passed since someone had looked at him with that emotion in their eyes and it felt right to the supervillain.
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"Enjoying the ride?" Teased Otto yet again, seeing the woman tightly squeezing her eyes shut whenever the arms lunged to the other building.
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"No, n-no I am not enjoying this." Blurted out the woman, her heart throbbing in her chest.
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"Sorry but I never asked your name." Said the mad scientist as the arm wrapped around the woman brought her close to him, aiding her in facing him.
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"It's Samantha. Samantha Wright." Replied the surgeon as she wrapped her arms around her arms in a futile attempt to trap her body heat. "When are you going to put me down, Dr Octavius?" She added question as she passed him an imploring look.
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"Once we are sure that the Skrull won't follow us, I'll let you go but until then I need your cooperation, Dr Samantha Wright." Replied the mad scientist. He could feel the disappointment crawling in his heart at the realization that the surgeon found it an arduous task to be in his company.
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A moment of silence prolonged the conversation, only the sound of the wind could be heard under the moonlit sky.
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"Are you this reassuring to every of your hostage?" The refined voice of Samantha fell in Otto's ears, seizing his attention. The question brought the memory of the hostages he had taken in the past- their crying faces begging him for their freedom which was eventually brought to them by Spider-Man. The supervillain remembered never talking to any one of them, a few of them surely tried to talk their way out of the situation but he mostly ignored them.
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"No." Came a silent reply from the mad scientist. Sam opted not to speak any further, she was clueless about what she was supposed to say to the brilliant but corrupted scientist.
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A few moments of silence followed before it was shattered like glass because the tentacles began hissing vehemently as if they were scenting danger lingering in proximity. The flying figure of the Black Skrull became visible under the pale moonlight, hauling the tentacle wrapped around the doctor behind him, the supervillain brought the two free metal arms in an attack position, ready to attack. In no time the Black Skrull was in the reach of the mad scientist's arms, wasting no time the metal appendage flung towards the face of the superhero and landed a hard punch on the metal mask protecting his face. The impact of the punch compelled the Skrull against the building on his right, his indestructible body perforating a massive hole in the wall. It took no time for the hero to recover from the impactful attack, swiftly he fled toward Doctor Octopus, evading the metal tentacles that came his way trying to block him from reaching their host.
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The battle going on between the superbeings was vigorous and merciless, the two of them attacked each other continuously not giving each other even the chance to breathe. In between the fight was stuck Dr Wright, hollers escaping her lungs when the tentacle capturing her shook violently from the impact of the punch that was landing on his host's face.
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"Don't worry ma'am, I'll save you from this monster." Reassured Black Skrull as he heard her shriek of horror.
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The battle became more violent with every passing second as the infamous Doctor Octopus and heroic Black Skrull fought. The flying hero tried to throw his enemy off the building where he was too strong to be defeated while the mad scientist kept throwing the chunk of walls and metal staircase his claws ripped off the building.
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"Don't come after me Skrull, you don't know the truth. The ones who are manipulating you are only using you for their dirty work, free yourself before it's too late." Growled Otto, his voice was low with rage and frustration as he pinned Skrull against the wall of the building with his claws.
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"Ironic how a criminal is talking about the truth." Came a brusque reply from the hero in his mechanical voice as he pushed away the claw holding him. "You are all but a mad scientist who can only hurt others." He persisted as the superhero aimed for the scientist's head. Otto's reflexes failed to percept the incoming attack which landed straight on his face shattering his jaw as it inflicted a sharp pain in his face, numbing his brain. His body too fell prey to the impact of the punch as it fell back, the metal arms struggling to maintain the scientist's equilibrium. At last, the supervillain lost his balance as he found his body falling, the tentacles hissed loudly struggling to find something to hold in order to stop the fall. After what felt a lifetime to him the metal arms did find themselves in the vicinity of the wall to punch a hole in it to stop his fall. While he was dropping Otto did not scream in horror nor did he beg the Skrull to save him and to his surprise neither did Samantha but unlike him she did close her eyes and whispered something indistinct under her breath, encountering it hard to face her death.
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His body violently jerked at the sudden drop in the velocity of the mad scientist's body which send a stinging pain down his spine. But he was not the only one who was affected by the violent jerk, the grip of the metal appendage wrapped around the doctor's body was slackened by it too. The loose grip failed to hold her any longer as Samantha found herself falling, her body felt weightless as her fragile-looking form started descending towards the concrete ground. Fear infused her heart as she looked up at the infamous scientist, on his face was also an expression of horror, the metal arms infused his arms lunged towards her but it was too late for them to get hold of her as she was out of their range. Gradually descending towards her death Dr Wright could see every happy moment of her life in front of her eyes, the recollection of happy moments filled her heart with a heart-wrenching feeling that she would never get to see her parents again, she would never be able to see the smile on their faces again, Kyle would no longer nag to her about Doctor Octopus, she would never be able to reveal others of their pain again as soon as her body would touch the ground.
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"No!" Yelled the supervillain as he abysmally tried to reach the falling body of the doctor but found her form just inches out of the reach of his metal claws.
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Just when the surgeon had valiantly accepted her inevitable fate her body discovered itself stationary, her fall had halted but she felt no pain that she was supposed to feel. Instead of feeling the cold floor beneath her body, she found a pair of muscular arms under her knees and on her back. Hesitantly Sam parted her eyelids to see the one who had saved her only to find the Black Skrull holding her close to himself, she could feel his eyes on her even when the metal mask obstructed the view.
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"You are now safe ma'am, there is no need to worry." Voiced the hero trying to comfort her shivering form.
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Otto witnessed how his enemy saved Samantha from falling, all he wanted to do was to ask her if she was all right but the arms had other plans, the tentacles started carrying their host away from the flying hero, and the mad scientist tried resisting but a voice in his mind whispered how important it was for him to escape from this situation knew taking the advantage of this situation he complied to the wishes of the sentient arms.
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Samantha dwelled still in the arms of the superhero only moving her arms to wrap them around the neck of the Black Skrull as she struggled to balance her body in his arms. Tightly wrapping her arms around his neck the doctor pressed her body against the warm chest of the flying hero, fearing she would fall again if his grip loosened. Slowly the superhero began descending in the air towards the street where a crowd had gathered spectating the battle of the super beings. Eventually, the Skrull's feet touched the ground, the people had encircled their hero. He didn't put Samantha down instantly, offering her time to calm herself down.
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"Doc Ock is gone, you are safe now." Whispered the Black Skrull causing the doctor to look up at him, his words caused her to realize she was still in his arms. Skrull put Sam down on her feet gently but his arms never left her back.
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Dr wright was thunderstruck by what had just happened to her, her mind was numb and her racing fast. The sound of the siren of the ambulance fell on her ears making her realize how close she had been standing to the flying hero, stepping away immediately, Sam floundered with words as she wanted to show her gratitude to the man who had saved her life.
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"I-I... Thank you." That was all the surgeon managed to whisper.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G9okRUepW
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"And you ask me why I curse him, that man is a menace to our city he almost killed you!" The pitchy voice of her colleague resonated in the emergency ward. The ward was filled with injured people and medics who treated their injuries, quite a few people were wounded in the exchange of Doctor Octopus and the Black Skrull but gladly no deaths occurred. Only a few serious cases came which required surgery but she was refused to act out her duty due to her being a victim of the attack herself. Sam was not injured at all, Dr Octavius had been rather very gentle with her and she tried to explain it to Kyle who blatantly rejected to accept that fact. And here she was getting her blood pressure checked by a nurse who was agreeing with every word the male doctor spoke.
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Samantha opted not to express herself any further as she sighed in a defeated manner. After the routine checkup was done and she was deemed fit to leave for home, Kyle accompanied her to her way out.
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"I called Dalton, he is on his way to pick you up." Declared the younger man, the piece of information he gave her earned him a death glare from his workaholic colleague.
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"Why did you call dad, he must be worried." Spoke the surgeon as a tense look cast over her face, as they exited the glass door of the hospital Sam pulled out her phone to call her dad only to find his black SUV in the driveway as he climbed off the car. The sight of his only daughter safe and sound infused a relieving feeling in his heart as he nearly sprinted in her direction drawing her body in a tight embrace. Samantha reciprocated the warmth of his embrace as she wrapped her arms around his torso. The old man never feared in showing his love for his only daughter and his heart almost skipped a beat when he had seen her in the arms of Doctor Octopus on the television. She had already been through the worse and all he wanted was to see his little Sam safe and happy.
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"I would have killed that man if he had put even a scratch on you." Whispered Dalton as a solitary tear left the captivity of his eyes. "How dare he throw you down that building?" He resumed pulling apart from the embrace checking for any injuries on his daughter.
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"He didn't throw me, while fighting the Skrull the arms lost their grip on me. In fact, he tried to rescue me too." Spoke Sam trying to reassure her father.
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"Are you alright Sam, did he threaten you or something like that because you need not fear that Octopus." Said Dalton looking down at his daughter with concerned filled eyes, his brain was not able to compute what his daughter was implying. Her words were trying to defend the man because of whom she had almost fallen to her death.
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"I am fine, he did not threaten me in any way dad." Reassured Dr Wright as she looked upon her father, her eyes asking him to believe her.
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"I am saying she is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome." Kyle's voice made itself heard as he passed his colleague a look of dismay.
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"I am suffering from nothing of that kind, I am just telling you what had actually happened." Replied Sam. Before she could have justified her abduction any further her father pulled her towards the car opening the door for her. Wordlessly she sat in the car and waited to reach home as soon as possible.
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Everyone expected her to feel hostile towards the mad scientist but she found herself failing to do so, she couldn't feel anger for the man despite the fact that he did take her against her will maybe because she understood the reason for his act. Dr Octavius did manage to leave undetected after the Black Skrull came to save her. She was unsure of what she was supposed to feel for the brilliant scientist with four metal limbs for he had been all but good to her, never once did he threaten or try to hurt her. With a heavy sigh, Samantha rested her head back on the seat trying to decide what she was supposed to do if she ever crossed paths with the scientist ever again.
