[ Authors Note: Basically this is based on the novelization of the film, Spider-Man. If you haven't read the novel, its fine, but the plot goes along with the movie/novel. Remember that Alice Porter is copyrighted. If you have any comments, feel free to leave one. The first chapter to this prologue is coming soon. Enjoy!]



PROLOGUE




The door to the little white house on Queen's Street in New York City, opened. A tall woman entered. She had a broad smile on her face. In her left hand she held a large glass jar and in the other, she held her purse. She had golden-brown hair and beautiful blue eyes. She was very pretty indeed and was the proud mother of two bright little girls, "Mama!" called the youngest of the two sisters as she ran to hug her mothers legs. "Hello, Alice," cooed her mother warmly. The oldest sibling, Sandra, came into the living room where her mother and sister were, "Hi, Mom." She said happily, "Hello there, Sandie." She replied softly. Nikky, their mother, took a seat on a large light brown sofa as Alice hopped over and say next to her, "See here," she pointed to the large jar she held in her left hand, "I caught a widow." Nikky said with a teacher-like tone. She showed them the jar that held the large, red and blue spider. Ooh and Aah's came from the two girls as they glared into the jar with interest, "The widows have venom so powerful that it can kill a person in less than a day," their mother told them smartly. At this comment the two little girls gasped, "This one didn't sense danger, so it didn't attack." She smiled, patting the jar gently. "Now..off to bed you two," she said, leaning over and planting a kiss on each of their foreheads.

The spider lived as a pet. It learned to crawl around on their hands as the two girls fed it and gently stroke it. There spider was living in paradise..this was nothing compared to the suffocating life it had.. in a large laboratory.

"Ow!" came Nikky's voice from downstairs as the two, now very older girls, were reading romance novels and typing into the computer keyboard frantically. Sandra heard her mother and jumped to her feet, "Mom?" she asked, walking downstairs. Alice got up herself and followed her sister, but as they reached the last flight of stairs did they see their mother on the floor of the kitchen, drenched in sweat and breathing slightly hard, "Mom!?" screamed Alice, running to her mother's side, "Call the paramedics, Sandie!!" yelled Alice, looking down at her mother, "Mom.. what's wrong?!" she cried histerically. Nikky looked up at her with a smile, "R-Remember...when I...told you...widows have powerful venom...? Well..." She took a breath and continued, "...and they only attack when they sense danger or fear...?" Alice nodded, tears streaming down her pink cheeks. "..it sensed..danger," Nikky pointed to a dead Black Widow on the counter, "No!" howled Alice as Nikky's hand rose to touch her cheek, "I love you, Alice..and I love you, too, Sandra. I love you both..... always remember that.." She whispered; Sandra standing behind Alice with the cordless phone in her hand, "I love you too, Mama.." Alice whispered back, still crying profusely, "I love you just as much, Mom." Sobbed Sandra as Nikky shut her eyes, still holding that smile, and didn't open them...again.

The sirens bellowed as the ambulance drove away, "Stay here." Her sister had told her, "Mama.." Alice sniffled. She crying nonstop at the fact that her mother had died because of a tiny bug, "Damn you! I hate spiders!!" she got up and stormed to the large tank that held their pet spider. Glaring at the red and blue, eight legged insect did resentment flare in her heart. She had loved spider since as long as she could remember, but now the one insect she had loved so much had taken her only mother away. She would never hear her laughter, the tales of her youth, the warmth of her hugs, the love in her kisses and her scent that she always carried. Her motherly scent... "I hate you!!" she raged at the spider, lifting up the tank lid and reaching inside to crush the spider in her hand.

Danger is near. Must attack...

The spiders tiny clippers dug hard into Alice's left palm, "Damnit! Ow!" she cried, pulling her hand out and watching a red bulge slow begin to form where she'd just been bit. The spider had dropped back into the tank and had scuttled under a large rock. Alice's world began to spin. She didn't think that venom acted so quickly. Her mother had lasted at least an hour after the bite. Her eyes shot around, looking for something..but..what? Her mind felt as if it was being fused..her world blurred and the last thing that flashed in those aquamarine eyes was...that damn spider crawling on the glass of the tank, "Mama..here I come." Alice managed to say before she fell to the floor of her living room with a hard thud.

"Alice! Oh, God! Alice!?" came the distant voice of her older sister. A moan escaped Alice's lips and the first thing that came to her mind when she awoke was: "Where's the spider? I'm going to kill it. Just like it killed my mother." Her eyes swung open and she focused her vision on her sister, who was glaring directly at her, "Alice! Oh, honey, are you okay?" she sniffled, a smile of pure relief crossing her face, "..What...happened?" Alice asked. "I don't know. I came home and you were on the floor." Sandra replied, trying to help Alice to her feet, but stumbled back when Alice jumped up like she'd just won the Olympic games. "You gave me a real scare. I thought you'd killed yourself." Sandra said, but Alice wasn't listening. She was staring at her left plan, then to the tank. Why hadn't she died? Why wasn't she up in Heaven with her mom? On top of that..where was the red bulge on her palm? Her mind was flooding up with thoughts that didn't have an answer. This was too strange...
"Alice!" came Sandra's voice as she shook her, "Huh?" Alice said stupidly, as if snapping out of a hypnosis, ".. I said, go get ready. We're having mom's funeral tomorrow afternoon and we need to go buy a grave and other things." Sandra said with great grief and pain in her voice. "Okay, Sandie." Alice said in the same tone as the sisters hugged each other.

Her powers had been given. She lost her inspiration. She lost part of her heart. After graduating High School, she left for the city. The two sisters lived together. They were the only inspiration for each other. Alice had greatly advanced in her gifts; mastering little by little. Along came a little spider...that inspired her for the good. Still attending to her studies, Alice Porter lived a, not so normal life. With these powers and her great inspiration..she became, Spider-Woman.

"I am the fear of people, but I am their salvation."