After fighting about for a while, the hard drive was an older model, I managed to get the thing to fit, booting it up.
I leaned back and watched as my computer transfer the files over, scanning everything and putting them into my drive.
When it was done I began searching through the files, looking for Richard's research papers. I found a lot of college essays, a few email chains and deep inside the folders I found some porn. Terrible nineties porn. But hey, at least now I can say for sure that Peter's love of redheads came from his dad.
But finally I found something. I locked folder hidden deep within the files. I tried opening it up, but I found that it needed a security code, 10 letters, and not one more. I had one try to get it right.
I put in everything I could, my name, my mother's maiden name, birthday's, even tried the old German scientist that gave Cap his serum. Then when looking through the old books he had I found Richard had a love of Charles Dickens, I tried shortening the name and putting it in, but again, nothing.
I was frustrated, he would need to put the password down, right? This was possibly his life's work, he wouldn't risk not having access to it. I myself had a safety feature on my computer in the Baxter building that allowed Johnny or Sue to use the terminal if I'm not around to grant them access.
So...I turned to the stack of books and notes I took from the storage space. He started his genetic theories in college, meaning he created this file during the time. The passcode could be in here somewhere.
I picked up the books and scrolled through them, trying to find any particular word underlined. Finding nothing more than scribbles from a college student cramming for last minute, I tossed his college books aside and turned to his notes.
I found his handwriting unreadable, guess that's genetic too huh? He did take very detailed notes, formulas upon formulas. I wasn't much of a bio guy, focusing more on machines with a hint of chemistry, but I did understand what he was trying to make.
It was the basic chain of testosterone, and he had altered it in such a way that this new strain will allow the user to bulk up upto three times their muscle mass almost instantly. And it was based on a genetic code he obtained from spiders. Guess even back then the Parker family had a thing for spiders.
I had seen such an application before, Venom, not the evil version of Spider-man, no, I mean the green thing Bane used to beat down Batman.
This was the basic strain that Richard played with, but, it seemed he based his entire paper around this chain. He did eventually give up on it, but….nobody forgot their first theory, I know I still held love for the SA, I even used it as my password, we'll part of it.
He had a nickname for it, 'STR-SPIDER', perfect. I kept the notes besides me as I put in the password. And just like that, it was unlocked.
There were dozens of folders on it, I began the slow process of looking through them all. I found the oldest one dated to just after he left college. I opened it and found various video files. Clicking one I leaned back and watched the video play.
It came on to show a lab with test tubes and other scientific instruments on a table and a chair before them. A young man with brown hair came into frame, it was Richard Parker, my dad.
"Recording of day 1," I spoke with a voice eerily familiar to my own, "I joined a private research la today, I'm not permitted to list its name, the risk of discovery is too high and these people take security very importantly. I was introduced to everyone and was given my own lab to work in. I'm not sure when I can record next, hopefully it will be soon."
The next recording was a month after that. I opened it up;
"It's been a month since I last recorded. I found out what I have to do and...I'm honestly ecstatic," he grinned, "the chance of a lifetime, to recreate what Dr. Abraham Erskine made so many years ago! I started working on what little super soldier serum data that is available, mostly just written down notes though. I found that the spider serum which I devised isn't what Erskine had in mind, sadly I had to scrap that train of thought."
The next video was made the very next day. This time Richard looked red in the face as he wiped his drenched hair with a towel;
"So I meet my partner today," he smiled like a fool, "Mary Fitzpatrick, specializes in genetic splicing, damn that woman's amazing. I swear she's my soulmate, red hair, perfect smile, and that ass! Oh God that ass!" I rolled my eyes, yup, he's Peter's dad alright, "I'm not sure how she feels about me but...oh I'm excited!"
The next video was a year later;
"Mary found something interesting," Richard looked serious, "a manifest down in the archives that many looked over. An author's name wasn't listed, it was about how one could alter the body's cells to accept modifications done to it. Brilliant book, most people here have been using it as a guide for a long time. But Mary had a diffrent theory, that it was more than just a guide. That-"
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