S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Response

The battle between Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man had not only made him a wanted man in the eyes of the police and a topic of conversation among New Yorkers. The immense power of those four mechanical tentacles had also caught the attention of certain organizations.

As the largest S.H.I.E.L.D. branch in the world outside the Washington headquarters, the S.H.I.E.L.D. New York Division had everyone wishing they could sprout wings and grow a few extra arms.

The black, one-eyed man wearing an eyepatch entered a control room resembling a war room. As the current commander of the New York Division, he immediately spotted one of his most capable agents. "Barbara, have we found Doctor Octopus?"

Dressed in an office skirt suit, Barbara Morse stepped before the Black commander who had promoted her.

"Nick Fury, we lost track of Doctor Otto Octavius after the bank robbery. Our people are searching at full capacity. I also sent Hawkeye out to inspect the scene."

"Didn't the Department of Homeland Security develop a surveillance program? Can't we use it?"

"Regarding that, both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have expressed their dissatisfaction with us. They do not believe a United Nations organization has law enforcement authority within the United States, so they are unwilling to grant us access to the surveillance system."

"Ignore those bastards. S.H.I.E.L.D. handles this kind of supernatural and advanced technological affair. If we leave it to them, do they have any way of dealing with it? I authorize you to use every means necessary to access the Department of Homeland Security's surveillance system and find our target."

"Yes, sir."

"What did our analysts say? A scientist suddenly turning into a robber must have a reason."

Flipping through the documents in her hands, Barbara Morse reported, "Based on the testimony