We raced to the out door clock tower where Pete and my father were exchanging blows. Licia was maneuvering gracefully through the metal beams while I broke things with my uneasy glider control but I was improving. There was something that had been bothering me about Licia, how was she able to create a serum like that and why didn't she just use my cure? My tone was inquisitive, "Hey Licia, how did you invent this new serum?" She stopped and gained an ashamed look and said, "Harry I haven't been completely honest with you about your fathers genetic recombination experiments. I learned of them long before I told you,so with some unwitting help from Peter I was able to invent a new serum to change my genetic structure." I nodded my head and then said, "Why didn't you use the serum my father created?" She gave a sigh and said, "Because I couldn't. You see the serum you just took cures you by letting your genes consume the retrovirus. Then it fills in the gapes with animal genes. If I had taken it it would have started to feed on my genetic material and messed up my metabolism. It would force me to feed on human flesh to replace the genetic material and even then life expectancy is no more than a month at best. I'm sorry about not telling you sooner but if you had known what I was doing you would tell me to stop. Please forgive me Harry" My tone was soft as I replied, "Licia I forgive you considering the circumstances but please always tell me the truth." She hugged me and then said, "We better get back to business.

We finally arrived at the clock tower and the sound of conflict resounded off the metal and glass of the old structure. As we got higher my eyes fell on a horrible sight my father had Gwen in his arms, this was not good at all. My ears caught the conversation between Pete and my father. Pete's desperate tone rang out and he said, "Norman this between you and me. She has nothing to do with this now let her go and we can fight it out!" A evil smirk came across his face and he said in a venomous tone, "As you wish!" He then let her go and before Licia or I could act Pete caught her by using a web to dangle her above the floor. My eyes turned from relieved to horrified as the gears started to turn and then cut the web and all of a sudden she was falling. I dove off my glider to catch her, my armor would take the impact of the fall and she would be safe on top of my chest. My armored gauntlet retracted and my finger tips brushed hers, the desperate look in her eyes broke my heart but just a few more inches and she would be safe in my arms. My fall came to a halt tough and Gwen slipped through my fingers. My eyes turned upward and fell on my father and then trailed downward to a grappling cable wrapped around my boot my eyes than trailed back up and my father was waggling his finger like a metronome and clicking his tung and he said, "Ah, Ah, She needs to die." Licia sprung past me but failed to notice the pumpkin bomb attached to the gear she landed on and before her senses could warn her she was thrown across the tower by the force of the explosion. She looked to be unconscious but she was still breathing. My eyes then fell on Peter as he dove for Gwen, my attention was tuned back on my father who was cackling manically. I grabbed the cable and pulled him down on to the gears this ended here and now. My father began to speak in a dark tone and said, "So you finally plucked up the nerve to challenge me eh son?" I countered this remark by saying, "I've always had courage your the one who has been a coward all these years." He charged fortunately my years of martial arts training prepared me for this and after about fifty punches he was unconscious. My eyes then fell on the platform that Licia was laying on. I flew over on my glider and then knelt beside her and pulled her into my arms. Her eyes began to flutter before they finally opened and the first words out of her mouth were, "Where is Gwen?" I helped her up and we walked to the edge of the platform and the sight that was awaiting broke our hearts. Peter was cradling Gwen and it was evident that she was no longer breathing. I picked Licia up and we glided to the ground floor, Pete turned his head up to look at us and said in a tearful tone, "Who are you?and thank you for trying to help" We shared a look that said, "Lets keep it between us" My tone was firm as I said, "We work for Mr. Osborn and Ms.Hardy we just happened to be around. " He nodded and then kissed Gwen's forehead before laying her on the ground and exiting through the broken glass roof of the clock tower. We no longer had to hide our grief, Licia fell to her knees and tears started to stream down her face and she could repeat was,"I'm sorry" She finally stopped and kissed Gwen's forehead before transferring her into my arms. My once warm and vibrant friend was now no more than a cold and lifeless corps. My heart beat painfully in my chest, we had failed our dearest friend and the only one of us that was helpless. I had always been taught Osborn's never cry but that did not matter right now. Tears slipped down my face and landed on Gwen's ice cold skin, my ears picked up on the sounds of sirens we didn't have much time left. I placed one final kiss on her forehead and said, "Forgive me" Before hooping out a window after Licia

We arrived back at my office at Oscorp fortunately everyone had gone home for the night. Licia collapsed in my arms and cried even harder and there was nothing that I could do to make it better. I let her go to take off my armor and as soon as I was out my size returned to normal. I looked over and saw that Licia was back to her normal size and hair color as well. My ears picked up the sound of the office door opening and my eyes fell on Max. He walked up and said, "Mr. Osborn, Ms . Hardy I'm so sorry the story just broke on the news about Ms.Stacy and your father." My tone was quiet as I said, "Thank you for your concern. Now what did you need to see us for?" He cleared his throat and said, "I'm here to bring a change of outfit and explain about your new powers." Licia had finally gathered herself and said, "I suppose we should hear this" Max cleared his throat and said, "You transform by concentrating and it won't be painful anymore because your body now accepts it as a natural occurrence. There is something you should be aware of though, the animal genes are linked to your emotions. So in other words if you lose your temper you will transform against your will. It will not be good if you are in a meeting. Well that's all I will be on my way. One more thing what are you going to do now that Norman is locked up. Are you going to use your superpowers or just continue to live normal lives?" Licia stood up straight and said, "We are going to help people to honor Gwen's memory."

He left us in silence and we just sat there for a few minutes and then headed home. The minute we got home my phone started to blow up with Pete's ring tone.