Mac Gargan was on the run from the police. He had escaped from The Raft, but was stripped of his Scorpion suit. Spiderman had cost him everything. He had beaten him when he was a Dark Avenger and then SHIELD took the Venom symbiote away from him. Then he
was outfitted with a new Scorpion suit. But Spiderman once again defeated him and sent him to The Raft. There he was stripped of his new suit. Now he was powerless and on the run from the law.
He needed a place to lay low for a while and was trying to find a place to hide in a small suburban town. A garage sale caught his eye for some reason. He approached the man standing behind the table with the cash box on it. The Merchant smiled at him.
"Mr Gargan, shouldn't you be in jail?"
Mac grabbed The Merchant by his shirt collar, "How the fuck do you know who I am? If you know what's good for you, you won't open your fucking mouth again."
"Mr Gargan, I have the means to help you get your revenge on Spiderman, not to mention, become the most powerful, most respected villian on the planet."
If there was one thing Mac had always wanted, it was respect. No matter what power set he had possessed, he was always called a loser.
"How exactly can you help me?"
"Put me down and we'll talk."
Gargan dropped The Merchant.
"Now, Mac, I have in front of me, the most powerful items in the universe. This piece right here is going to be of particular interest to you. It's called the Cosmic Cube. Whoever holds it can change reality however they desire. And it can be yours for the
low price of twelve American dollars."
Gargan grabbed another shopper at the garage sale and knocked them unconcious and took their wallet. He took a twenty out and handed it to The Merchant. "Keep the change"
The Merchant handed Gargan the Cube. "Pleasure doing business with you."
The first thing Gargan did with the cube was restore his powers. He now possessed a combination of the Venom symbiote and his Scorpion armor. It was a green body suit with a tail, but it also increased his body mass and height, and was able to absorb back
into his body.
"Now to get my revenge on the Spider. I could kill him any time I want to, but I'm going to make his life miserable first."
He used the Cube to find out that Spiderman's secret identity was Peter Parker. He used it to find out as much information as possible about Spiderman's life and allies, and about the people closest to Peter Parker. He decided that he was going to humilate
and degrade the women in Peter's life to try and break his spirit before he broke his body.
"Who should I start with...."