A/N: Okay everyone get ready. The first harem member is about to make her appearance in this chapter.
Oh and I've set the limit at three, since this is not a catch-all harem fic.
Though I might add on or two more in the future. However my limit will be five.
But other than that enjoy the chapter.
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A National Geographic magazine in his hands, Gregory read an article about the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
That is until he saw the light for him to put his seat belt on.
So putting down the magazine he buckled up and prepared for his private planes descent.
Putting him back in the United States.
Leading him to feel a tiny bit safer.
Since a week after the incident with Doctor Williams and the Hydra facility he had been hypervigilant. Even after the local authorities talked to him and cleared him, just as he had planned, he couldn't shake the feeling Hydra might just pop up out of nowhere and either kill or kidnap him.
That's why'd he had Athena constantly monitoring him. Just in case something went down.
However nothing did.
Now here is.
Back home, with his own version of the SS serum in hand, and in his own blood.
Still Gregory couldn't shake this nagging feeling in the back of his head.
'Maybe I'm getting too paranoid.' He thought.
Which is a thought Gregory didn't like. Since he didn't want to end up like either Nick Fury or the king of paranoia, Batman. For that wouldn't do anyone any good.
As Gregory continued to contemplate his own mental state his private plane safely landed at JFK.
When it did he unbuckled himself and prepared to get off the plane.
Only to have a small collision with the on-board flight attendant.
Leading to her falling onto her butt.
"Oh excuse me." She said.
"No, it's might fault as well. I wasn't paying any attention to where I was going." Gregory replied. Offering his free hand to, now that he got a good look at her, stunningly beautiful woman.
Long straight-black hair, deep green eyes, a nice pair of legs, complimented by a generous chest.
"Let's agree to disagree." The woman replied. Taking Gregory's hand. After which he pulled her up to her feet. But when he did she suddenly tripped and fell into him, pressing their chests together. Giving the young Stark quite a nice feel. "Oh sorry again, looks like I'm really not on my best at all today."
"No, it's quite alright. I mean, everyone has days like yours." Gregory replied.
Suddenly feeling very hot.
But more than that he felt his brain also getting a bit clouded, and this thoughts turning to the flight attendant currently pressed up against him. Specifically nothing of pushing her down and-
'Wait, what am I thinking?!' Gregory suddenly thought. 'I mean I may be horny but not that horny.' He thought. Since he is a teenage boy, despite his mental age, and he is standing in front of an extremely beautiful woman. 'What is up with me?'
"Mr. Stark, are you alright?" The flight attendant asked him.
"Mhm, oh yes. Just fine." Gregory replied. "Well then, if you'll excuse me." He said. Gently pushing the flight attendant back to her feet.
He then grabbed his bag, which contained his version of the SS Serum, since he would have to be a fool to let it out of his sight, and then finally exited the plane.
Though as Gregory did the flight attendant clicked her tongue in slight annoyance.
'What's going on? Why isn't he under the control of my pheromones' yet?' She thought.
Proving Gregory wasn't getting too paranoid at all.
***
'That woman, have I seen her somewhere before?' Gregory thought to himself.
As his car took him to the part of the city where he had stored Athena's servers in.
Then once it got close he got out and paid the driver.
Gregory then ran in a crazy pattern, and even checked himself for tracking devices, before finally heading for the building where Athena was set up.
[Welcome back Greg.] Athena typed, the moment he entered her server room.
"Thanks. And it's good to be back." Gregory replied. Taking up the seat in front of Athena's monitors. "So, how has sorting through the data been going? Got anything mind-blowing for me?" He asked.
Gregory referring to the copy of all the data he had sent Athena from the Hydra facility he worked at with Leonard Williams in London. Since that was also an opportunity he couldn't pass up.
[I have finished the sorting, and yes I do have some mind-blowing things to show you.] Athena typed.
A second after she did all three of her monitors started filing through information.
Looking over as fast as it appeared, and memorizing it thanks to his photographic memory and enhanced intellect, which was now even further boosted thanks to his own version of the SS Serum, Gregory took in everything Athena had been able to compile.
Which included all the experiments that Hydra facility was involved in, the names of the personnel who worked at the facility, and Gregory even saw a list of the names of several Hydra bases located across Europe. Along with the list of names of some other Hydra personnel who didn't work at that particular base.
"Stop!"
One of them catching his eye.
The female flight attendant he encountered on his private plane earlier today.
'Looks like I'm not being too paranoid after all.' Gregory thought. 'Good to know.'
[Why did you yell Greg? What's the matter?'] Athena typed.
"Bring up the details on all the female Hydra operatives you found in the information I sent you." Gregory spoke.
When he did Athena did so without hesitation.
After which Gregory scanned their faces until he once again found the image of the flight attendant from his plane. Once he did he lightly tapped her image on Athena's main screen. "This woman, right here. I'm certain she was the flight attendant on my plane earlier. I want all information you have on her right now. Also do a search and find me anything else you can on her as well." He spoke.
[Yes, right away.] Athena typed.
She then displayed all the information concerning the woman Gregory had identified about her in the Hydra facility data on her left computer screen.
While she pulled up everything else she could find on the woman in question on her right computer screen.
Once everything was compiled and displayed Gregory began reading and dissecting it.
Finding out that the woman he had encountered was a Hydra assassin.
And not just any assassin but Jessica Drew, also known as Spider-Woman in the comics.
[Insert Image of Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman Here]
I mean sure, none of the information Athena had acquired revealed the woman's true identity, but piecing together he had on her Gregory discerned it.
He also now had a better idea of why he was acting something similar to an animal in heat earlier when he encountered Jessica on the plane. She was likely using her pheromones to try and influence him.
And she likely would've succeeded, if not for the added protection from such things due to the Super-Soldier Serum now running through his entire body.
"I'm glad I decided not to wait until I got back home to inject it." Gregory mused.
Since he shuddered to think what might've happened if he had faced Jessica Drew's pheromones without the SS Serum. Though he knows that's not a true defense. Since Gregory recalls from the mainstream comics that Spider-Woman's pheromones even had an effect on Steve Rogers once or twice.
So even though his SS Serum is different, and more improved, he still needs to be careful.
Especially since once again Jessica is currently a brainwashed Hydra assassin.
"Otto likely wants to silence me, and or put me under his control, so I don't spill what I know about the SS Serum to anyone not under Hydra's thumb or in their ranks." Gregory muttered to himself. Accurately predicting his enemies motives.
"Well alright then. If that's how you want to play it." Gregory said.
[Oh, plotting our next move against those Hydra scum are you creator?] Athena typed.
"Yes. Yes I am." Gregory replied. "Now listen up Athena, here's the plan." He began.
Gregory then explained what their moves were going to be to ensnare the spider that had latched onto them.
As well as disposing of its pathetic controllers.