He groaned as his eyes cracked open, Spyder was out late the night before fighting monsters. "Wake up!" His mom shouted from the bottom of the staircase. "Your friends are here to drive you to school!" He stood and showered, washing away the dirt and grime from the most recent monster battle, then hid the book entitled War Strategies under his bed. After they defeated Grey the first time he figured if he wanted to keep up with the team he would have to actually start doing well in the school.
"Coming!" He shouted once he was dressed in his usual attire. "Give me a few minutes!" After a second thought he grabbed the book and shoved it into the black hole that was his backpack. Je raced down the stairs, grabbing a bagel from the kitchen as he left. "Love you." He said to his mom, giving her a quick hug. She nodded, then he ran to meet his friends.
"Let's get going." Ryan said as Spyder climbed into the Mike-Mobile as the athlete called it. The superhero team drove to East Bay, everyone was conversing with each other except Spyder. Now that Veracity joined the team Harris didn't have to waste his time with the weapons controller of the robot. Mark seemed to be trying to strengthen the brotherly bond between him and Ryan, Spyder didn't want to mess with that, so he just stared out the window trying to figure out different ways they could surprise Treager.
The team arrived a few minutes late, so they earned themselves a detention. Everyone but Spyder groaned in protest, he could use the extra hour of sleep after all. "Hey." Ryan said as they walked to the cafeteria for lunch. "You seem quiet today. Everything okay?" Don't listen to him. Spyder thought, he's just pretending to care. He looked up from his cheeseburger with a smile,
"Everything's great mi amigo, couldn't be better." Ryan grinned, then slapped him on the back.
The bell rang signaling the end of the day. The five members of Bay City's superhero team trudged of to the detention room. Spyder took his usual seat, furthest from the door, while his friends sat near the middle in a group. He sighed, since the beginning he's always been the outsider, the fourth wheel, even though that's not technical how that term of speech is supposed to be used. Veracity slipped right into their group of friends, Spyder was worried she would replace Harris, but as he watched his friends laugh at a joke she said, he realized that he was going to have to leave the team. He took out his notebook then began to write in his messy handwriting,
Dear Ryan,This isn't your fault, don't worry. This is on me. Since I was little I was always the odd one out. It was Veracity, not on purpose! No, she's great I actually think of her like my sister. It's just... They're are only four piloting positions for the robot, right? Harris is bound to get better soon, he got his sling off earlier this week. Veracity is basically another Harris, if you get those two on a project together they'll solve it in two seconds. I should be the one to step down, I mean, I'm the one who screws up most of the time. I've had a good run, thanks for being such a great friend. I'm sure wherever I end up I'll be hearing of Mech X4 and you saving the city.Your friend,SpyderPS: I bookmarked and highlighted some strategies thar could help in the fight against Treager.
Once the letter was complete he folded it up, writing Ryan's name on it he took out the War Strategies book and taped the letter to the cover. "Spyder, you coming?!" Ryan asked as they left the room. He looked up at the clock in surprise, the hour passed quicker than he expected. Spyder nodded,
"yeah. Let me just check out with Mr. Blif." Ryan nodded, then left the room. Instead of checking in with the teacher he climbed out the window, then ran back to his house leaving his backpack and his letter in the detention classroom.
When he approached his house he crept to the back and climbed the ladder they kept at the side of his house up to his bedroom ladder. He climbed carefully into his room then went immediately to his closet. He pulled out his duffle bag then shoved a few spare clothes in it, whatever money he had left over from Christmas, and the pocket knife his dad gave him after Spyder's first stint in Juvie. "Honey! If you're planning on running away at least say goodbye!" Spyder cursed under his breath. He forgot about the loose floorboard by his door. He walked down the steps, bag in hand.
"Hi mom." He said quietly. She hugged him,
"Do you at least have somewhere your going, and you're not just running from something." Spyder smiled slightly,
"is there a difference?" His mom nodded then ruffled his hair,
"Yes honey, if you're going somewhere and it ends up being the wrong place then you can always go somewhere else, but if you're running away, you got no place to go to." Spyder sighed, then the news report caught his eye,
"And we have another saved city thanks to the Elite Force! Remember to keep watching out for those shapeshifters and crimes being committed in this recent crime wave. Back to you Cathy!"
The screen switched back to the weather report. "Centium City." His mom looked surprised, then he said, "mom, I'm one of the pilots of Mech X4." His mother did not look surprised, in fact, she laughed.
"I know sweetie. I knew since you started high school," at his surprised look she said, "my son is off fighting monsters threatening to destroy the city and you thought I wouldn't find out? These walls aren't soundproof you know, I could hear you having nightmares." Spyder looked down, but his mom hugged him again, putting her hands on his shoulders. "You couldn't have made me more proud of my son Spyder." He looked up surprised,
"Really?" She nodded. He smiled as he gave her a final hug, "I love you Mom." She nodded,
"Love you too. Please stay safe," after one last hug he shoulder his bag, then walked out the front door in the direction of his bus station. His wrist felt different without his communicator, he left it on his desk in the detention room.
He approached the bus station with newfound confidence. "One ticket to the next bus to Centium City." He gave the man a twenty, got his change then boarded the bus. As it pulled out of Bay City he saw Mech X4 successfully take down another monster without him. When he crossed the border I to Centium he was ready to start a new life for himself.
A/NSo how does it sound? Next chapter should be up in the next couple of days. Also, it will be longer than this one.~Superavenger212