Mary looked at the suit they'd prepared for her with an emotionless expression, the seconds ticking by before something in her finally snapped and hysterical laughter filled the lower labs of Oscorp.

"You're... you're not fucking serious are you?" she asked, wiping away the tears that had formed in her eyes "You seriously want me to run around in this enormous piece of shit, I mean you literally want me to dress up as a scorpion to take Spider-Man off your hands?"

"What's wrong with the suit?" Hammerhead asked, eyeing up the new piece of tech "It's a good suit"

"It's ridiculous Hammerhead, I wouldn't wear something like this to a fancy dress party" she said, walking away from the suit and patting Hammerhead on the shoulder "Find another moron honey, I'm not doing it"

"Well then..." Hammerhead said with a shrug "I guess it's gonna be bad news for you when the Spider comes knocking at your door"

"What d'you mean by that?" Mary asked, turning around and glaring at Hammerhead.

"I mean that, if the Spider keeps doing what he's doing he might end up having someone... point him in the direction of your little warehouse in the Bronx" hammerhead said with a wave of his hand "He might torch the place or worse, turn it over to the cops, now how much inventory did you say you had in there? Eight? Nine million dollars worth of every slang name for heroin on the Earth?"

"You wouldn't dare" Mary snarled.

"Of course I would, because the guy I've got backin' me up has the whole fuckin' city wrapped around his finger" Hammerhead chuckled "And the guy you've got? That old crackhead who hasn't been able to hold a piece with both hands without throwing it since he was thirty years old... face it DeMarco, you either get in the green jumpsuit or you get in the orange one"

Mary clenched her fist down by her side, holding a pointed finger at Hammerhead with pure fury burning in her eyes, her mouth open but no words coming out.

"Tick tock sweetie, the Spider ain't gonna squash itself" Hammerhead said "Now, let me run you through how this thing is supposed to work..."

Within forty minutes Doctor Octavius had hooked up the suit to register Mary's brainwaves, this enabling her to control the large stinger attached to the base of the suit and the retractable blades hidden in the wrists.

The suit's mask was awkward and large with an enormous point on the front of it that weighed her head down, the tail being a thick, bulbous weight that only served to offset her balance and the thick armour restricted movement in her legs.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" she asked, her voice echoing in the chamber-like space of the helmet "This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever fucking worn"

"It is just a prototype Ms DeMarco, I assure you we can come up with something better by the time you return from your mission" Octavius said in a meek manner.

"And that's killing the Spider, right?" Mary asked angrily, rolling her shoulders only to find that the thick shoulder plates clanked together and restricted movement there too.

"Not exactly" Hammerhead said, walking over to the armoured woman "We've watched the Web-Head's fighting style and we know that if he's up against one opponent he'll be able to move fast enough to avoid every fuckin' attack"

"So... what?" Mary growled "You're sending me out to get my ass kicked for shits and giggles?"

"No, your first job is to hijack the police convoy that's taking our Enforcers to the can and then bring them back here" Hammerhead said "Be warned that the Spider's probably gonna swing in and try to stop you, my advice is to get Ox outta there first and then worry about Montana and Fancy Dan, the Ox ain't too fast but he should be able to hold of Spidey long enough to get the others out"

"And once we're all out and against the Web-Head?" she asked, bending her knees and hearing the knee joints creak loudly.

"If you can squash him there, good to hear, if not, just make sure you can get away from him" Hammerhead said before turning and walking away.

"And what do I get in return?" she asked.

"Your ass doesn't go to jail and become Big Bertha's bitch" Hammerhead chuckled "Be thankful will ya?" Next Chapter: Champion, Ready? Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 60 Minutes