[Otto retracted his mechanical arm and examined the armor fragments that had adhered to its surface. He recognized the technology immediately with expert understanding. "Nanotechnology! You have made significant progress, Peter!" he said with grudging admiration.]
[Then, to his surprise, the nano armor material that had transferred from Spider-Man's suit began covering Otto's mechanical arm completely. The nanobots quickly spread to cover all four of his appendages, and Otto's previously silver mechanical arms now had distinctive touches of red coloring integrated into their metallic surfaces.]
[Otto didn't initially take this development seriously, assuming it was merely cosmetic. He confidently controlled one of the mechanical arms to eject a deadly spike, while the arm that held the little spider positioned him directly in front of Otto's face. "I clearly underestimated your technological capabilities! But right now, in this moment! You have to die!" he declared with finality.]
[As soon as the threatening words left his mouth, the spiked mechanical arm suddenly stabbed toward Spider-Man with lethal intent. At this critical moment, the nanomaterial that comprised Spider-Man's protective mask flowed down and attached itself to his chest, forming an additional defensive layer that blocked the attack completely.]
["Ahh..." Spider-Man opened his mouth in obvious pain as the tremendous impact reverberated through his body. The massive force caused the stone support pillar behind him to crack audibly, demonstrating just how incredibly powerful Otto's attack had been.]
[Otto retracted the attacking tentacle and examined the bent and damaged spike head with growing concern. His previous assault had only managed to pierce Spider-Man's civilian clothes but had completely failed to penetrate the advanced armor underneath.]
[Otto narrowed his eyes with calculating suspicion and moved closer to get a better look at his captive. When he examined Spider-Man more carefully, he began to realize that this particular Spider-Man seemed somehow different from the Peter Parker he remembered from his own universe.]
[He suddenly removed his glasses and studied Spider-Man's partially visible face with intense scrutiny. After two long seconds of uncomfortable silence, he said with dawning realization, "You are not Peter Parker! You're someone else entirely!"]
[The little spider, still bound tightly by the mechanical arms, looked at Otto with genuine confusion. "I think you've got me confused with someone else!" he said, his voice muffled by his restraints.]
[While Otto was processing this confusing revelation, his mechanical arms suddenly began acting independently of his conscious control. He looked down at the rebellious appendages in alarm and demanded, "What's happening? Why won't you respond to my commands?"]
[At the same moment, Spider-Man's AI assistant chimed in his helmet with a helpful notification: "New compatible device detected and ready for integration!"]
[The upside-down Spider-Man managed to raise his head despite his awkward position and activated the microcomputer interface on his arm. The holographic projection of his Spider-Man suit now displayed four additional mechanical arms that had been automatically added to his equipment roster.]
[He tapped the interface twice, and the suit's artificial intelligence immediately began the integration process with Otto's mechanical arms. "Matching new equipment with existing systems..." the AI announced.]
[Spider-Man closed the projection display and looked ahead with growing excitement. The mechanical tentacles were now moving independently, no longer responding to Otto's mental commands. Otto became increasingly frustrated and desperate. "Don't listen to him! You belong to me! You have to obey my commands!"]
[Spider-Man experimentally stretched out one arm, and to his amazement, one of the mechanical arms perfectly mirrored his movement, now completely under his direct control rather than Otto's.]
["Hey! Hey! This is incredible!" Spider-Man smiled with genuine delight and pointed his finger playfully at Otto. The mechanical arm followed his gesture exactly, pointing accusingly at its former master.]
[Although Otto was now effectively neutralized as a threat, Spider-Man hadn't forgotten about the vice-principal who was still hanging precariously over the side of the bridge. He waved his hand in a specific direction, and one of the mechanical arms immediately rushed over to carefully grab the dangling car.]
[Under Spider-Man's precise control, the mechanical arm slowly and steadily lifted the vehicle back toward safety. Seeing his own technology being used against him so effortlessly, Otto became furious and attempted to attack Spider-Man with his bare fists, but he was essentially powerless without his mechanical enhancement.]
[Spider-Man continued controlling the mechanical arms with growing confidence and began maneuvering toward the top of the bridge structure. Otto looked at his former mechanical arms with bitter resentment and helpless rage.]
["No! This is impossible! You have to listen to me! NO! Stop obeying him! Listen to your real master!" Otto shouted desperately.]
[Spider-Man freed himself completely from the mechanical restraints, stepped confidently onto one of the now-cooperative mechanical arms, carefully placed the rescued car back on the bridge surface, and then used a strand of spider silk to pull the damaged door open with surgical precision.]
[He deactivated his suit's combat mode and approached the vehicle in his normal clothes. "Ma'am! Are you injured at all? I believe you should still be able to catch that flight if we hurry!"]
[The vice-principal looked at him with complete amazement and newfound respect. "Peter! You're a genuine hero! What you just did was incredible!"]
["NO! Well! I just..." Spider-Man opened his mouth but found himself at a complete loss for words, unsure how to respond to such direct praise.]
[But the vice-principal had already made up her mind about what needed to happen next. "I want to have a serious conversation with the admissions office about your friends' applications! And about your own admission as well!"]
[This outcome was somewhat beyond Spider-Man's original expectations. His primary goal had been to secure admission opportunities for MJ and Ned specifically. "But... Ma'am, my own admission really has nothing to do with this situation!"]
[The vice-principal looked at him with complete seriousness and repeated her commitment with emphasis: "I want to talk to the admissions office about your friends! And about you! Is that understood?"]
[Spider-Man finally grasped the full implications of what was happening and broke into a genuine smile of happiness. "Really? You mean that?"]
[The vice-principal raised one finger for emphasis and added with stern authority: "If you promise not to cause any more public incidents like this! Maybe there's still a real chance for all of you! Now get out of my way and let me handle this maniac!"]
[She climbed out of the damaged car with determination and walked directly toward Otto, glaring at him with righteous anger as she approached: "Hey! You! Come back here right now! What exactly did you think you were doing with that attack!!!"]
[After delivering her furious scolding, she gathered her belongings and left the scene with dignified purpose.]
[Spider-Man approached Otto cautiously and began to ask, "Who exactly are you..."]
[Before he could finish his question, Otto gritted his teeth in frustration and swung his fist aggressively to strike him. Spider-Man quickly ducked his head to avoid the blow. "Hey! Hey! Before you completely give up on trying to kill me!"]
[He activated his suit's interface, revealing the holographic projection inside, pointed directly at Otto and said with confident authority: "Listen carefully - I will always maintain control over your mechanical tentacles now! Do you understand?"]
[Spider-Man then looked at Otto with genuine confusion and curiosity. He couldn't understand why this stranger harbored such intense hatred toward him that he wanted to commit murder. "Who are you really? What happened to make you so angry?"]
[Otto refused to answer his reasonable questions. He continued attempting to attack Spider-Man with his bare hands, but when Spider-Man was about to say something else, his spider-sense suddenly activated again with an urgent warning.]
Otto's expression looked somewhat strange and conflicted. He had never imagined that his carefully designed mechanical arms would be completely hijacked and controlled by Spider-Man's nanotechnology in the blink of an eye after making contact with the advanced armor.
This technological defeat was a significant blow to his scientific pride, especially considering all the effort and years of research he had invested in creating those sophisticated mechanical appendages.
However, he soon remembered that this Spider-Man was living at least ten years in the future compared to his own timeline, and the uncomfortable feeling of technological inadequacy in his heart began to subside considerably.
After all, he was acutely aware of how rapidly science and technology were advancing in the modern world. The equipment he had developed ten years ago was bound to be outdated by current standards. It was completely normal and expected for his older technology to be thoroughly defeated when encountering the latest artificial intelligence systems.
1st Gen Spider-Man, who had already rushed to Otto's location in their reality, scratched his head in confusion. He had been prepared to offer comfort and support to Otto, but unexpectedly found that Otto had already worked through his feelings of technological inadequacy on his own.
However, 1st Gen Spider-Man was still deeply puzzled about how Otto had managed to travel to the 3rd Gen universe in the first place. From the screen footage, it seemed that even Otto himself wasn't entirely clear about why he had ended up there.
But 1st Gen Spider-Man soon remembered Wong's ominous warning about the forgetfulness spell. Wong had specifically said that it was "a spell that wanders on the dark boundary between the known and unknown mystical realms."
Perhaps Otto's interdimensional displacement was a direct consequence of the botched Forgetfulness Spell. Although Strange claimed that he had successfully contained and controlled the magical chaos, the strange interdimensional space they had witnessed during the spell's failure was definitely not something to take lightly.
Tony had reached the same conclusion, so he immediately contacted Strange using the phone number they had exchanged after the previous dark elf invasion incident.
Within moments, a brilliant golden portal appeared next to Tony's location, and Strange stepped through accompanied by Christine Palmer, Wanda Maximoff, and Pietro Maximoff.