EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS 2: The Return Of The Spiders
By: Alyssa
Sam Meets Katelyn Ryker
2 Years After The First Incident
Katelyn sits on the couch watching old 'Powerpuff Girls' episodes. Her gaze is turned from the screen as she see's her father come up from the basement. "Hi Daddy." She says in a sweet voice as she hops off of the couch. She runs to her young father and hugs him when she hears a hiss. She looks at the direct place where she had just hugged and see's a huge tarantula. "AHHHH." She screams jumping back as it trys to bite her. She looks at her Dad and scolds him. "Daddy I thought you promised you wouldn't bring any of the spiders up here. Especially not Hylena... You know how much she scared me last time I found her in my bed." He laughs. "Sorry sweetheart. It's just I have to get a new cage with reinforced steel bars so that the Metafus Prognatus doesn't try to get at her. You know how much it likes pregnant things." He says as he gently strokes Hylena. Katelyn stares at him with a sad look. "Ya I know how much it likes pregnant things. It teamed up with his pals and killed Mommy remember." She says with a mean sounding voice. "I was 2." She says remembering that day 4 years ago when the two year old her and her two year old best friend walked into Katelyn's parents room and found her Mom stone cold, blue and being devoured by about 10 of those spiders.
Her Dad gently touched her shoulder. "That was a mistake on my part I should have shut the basement door more. Also I should have known not to have more then one of those. Theres no possible way that only one of them can eat a pregnant human being unless it was incredibly huge." She nodded sadly as he grabbed the reinforced steel cage. Then he started walking back downstairs. "So Daddy whats for dinner?" She asked as her stomache growled it was around 8:00 at night so she was really hungry. "Whatever you wanna make. I have to watch Hylena and see her new eating patterns so I can tell when she will have the babies and how many she will having. My guess is maybe a couple hundred." He says as he starts walking downstairs. "Im only 6 years old what can I possibly make?!?!" She asked a little angry. "Eat a couple of them pogos." He said as he completely disappeared into the basement. She groaned. "Why can't he make dinner for once?" She asked herself as she tried to reach into the freezer for the pogos.
About an hour later she finally managed to grab two pogos and an oreo icecream sandwitch. She put it in the front so it was easy to grab. She shoved the pogos in the microwave as she heated them up. She sighed as she got her dinner of a coke, 2 pogos and an icecream sandwitch into the living room. She sat infront of the tv and started to watch the late show. When she was finished she curled up under a wool cover that her mom had made before she had died. She wrapped it around her as she started to doze off. She started to have a dream about what life would be like if her Mom was still alive and her baby brother was alive aswell. She got a faint smile on her face.
"Katelyn." Her dad said trying to shake her awake. "Mhhmmm." She replied grumpily as he shook her awake. "Katelyn... Get up!" He says and she wakes up. "What is it Daddy?" She asks in a small sleepy voice. "Were moving." He says as he tosses the covers off of her. "When?" She asks swinging her legs over the side of the couch. "Now... Pack your bags, we have to head for the airport in 2 hours at 2:45." She looks at him wide eyed. "Why?" She asks grumpily. "Because I found out today that your uncle Joshua died 2 years ago. He left us his lab, so we're going to live there... I've been packing up for the past 2 hours and I just need to pack some clothes, and so do you." She groans as he leaves.
She quickly packs some clothes into her small suitcases. About a second later she grabs her scrapbook and holds it close to her. She slips it into her suitcase and grabs her teddybear. About half an hour later her Dad comes into her room. "Come on hun... Lets go." She nods as she grabs her stuff. They drive to the airport. "Where gonna be the only ones on the plane so we can stay in first class." Her Dad says smiling.
When the plane takes off Katelyn goes into first class and sees all the seats are taken up by the cages. She see's her Dad and he chuckles. "Sorry sweetheart." She groans and takes her luggage into Second Class. She sits in one of the front seats as she watchs tv. She can't fall asleep because of the noises so she just watches TV.
About 6 hours later they land. She grabs her luggage and carries it off as her dad loads all the spiders into his truck. "Where do you wanna go for breakfast?" He asks when their in the truck. "A BURGER PLACE!" She says excitedly as she holds her stuffed dog. He drives her to prosperity mall and they eat their breakfast of burgers there. When he finishes he goes up to pay for it and Katelyn goes to the bathroom. She comes out of the bathroom and looks around for her Dad. Not seeing him anywhere she goes up to the ordering desk. "Hi... Ms, Lucille." She says reading the name tag. "Have you seen my Daddy?" She asked. "No, where did he go?" Lucille asks coming out from behind the counter. Katelyn shrugs. "He just left." She says sadly. "Is that his truck?" Lucille asks pointing out of the window. "YES IT IS." Katelyn says loudly as she thinks its coming back for her. She sees it turn around and leave. She grabs her backpack and teddybear. She had brought it in because she didn't want anyone to steal it.
She looks out the window and sniffles. Lucille tries to grab her hand gently but Katelyn runs away and crawls into a small space underneath one of the booths farthest away from the door and she starts crying. "Why did he leave me?" She asks her teddy bear. Lucille looks at the little girl and tries to coax her out of her hiding place. Without having any success she phones Sheriff Sam. Since A she's good with kids and B the father leaving the little girl could have maybe not been an accident. She phones her and Sam answers.
"Hello Sheriff Speaking." Sam says immediatly answering her phone as she settles down in one of the kitchen chairs. Chris comes up behind her and wraps his arms around her neck. "Hello Sam. It's Lucille. I need you down at Burger Bonaza." Lucille says hurriedly and Sam tenses up worried. "Whats wrong?" She asks. "Nothing much... Just some fellow left here but he forgot something." Lucille says trying not to reveal to much information. "What did he forget?" Sam asks curiously. "His 6 year old daughter." "I'll be there soon." Both Lucille and Sam hang up and when Sam hangs up she puts her hand on her 6 months pregnant stomache. Chris looks at her. "Whats wrong?" He asks when he notices the hurt in her eyes. "Some jerk left Burger Bonaza without his 6 year old daughter. I mean what creep leaves their child in a burger place and doesn't notice where she is." She says steaming. "Relax Sam, he probably had other things on his mind." Chris says kissing her on the lips. Sam heads to go get into her sheriff outfit.
Lucille looks out the window as the sheriff car parks in the lot. She see's Sheriff Sam slowly walk into Prosperity Mall. Soon Sam is in Burger Bonaza. "Where is the kid?" She asks Lucille who points to that last booth. Sam walks over to it and bends down as best as she can with her stomache in the way. "Hey there." She says to Katelyn. Katelyn just stares at Sam's stomache. Sam looks at what the little girl is staring out and laughs. Finally Katelyn speaks up. "Your gonna have a baby." She says softly and Sam nods. Katelyn looks at her silently after that. "So whats your name?" Sam asks and Katelyn pauses before answering. "Katelyn... But please call me Kate." Sam nods. "Wheres your Dad Kate?" Kate pauses again. "I dont know." Sam nods. "Do you think he's coming back here?" Sam asks and Kate shakes her head hard. Sam looks at Kate's red face and wipes the tears from Kate's eyes. "Come here." She says outstretching her hand and Kate grabs it.
Sam pulls her out and Kate grabs her teddybear and backpack and drags it out with her. Sam puts her hand on Kate's back. "Lucille... Can you get an icecream milkshake to go ready?" She asks and Lucille nods as Sam still keeps her hand on Kate's back. Lucille gives Kate the icecream milkshake and Sam pays for it. "Come on sweetheart we'll go back to my house and I'll try to reach your Dad. Lucille if her dad comes back in tell him Kate's at the sheriffs house." Sam grabs Kate's backpack as Kate holds her stuffed puppy and her milkshake. Sam leads Kate out to her car and Kate graciously goes in.
The ride to Sam's house is silent as Kate just sips her milkshake. When they finally get to Sam's house she see's that Kate is asleep. She smiles as she grabs the drink and the backpack and she slips the backpack on herself and puts the drink on her front steps as she goes around to the other side of the car. She leans in and picks Kate up. Kate doesn't make a peep she just moves her arms so their around Sam's neck and she moves her legs so their around Sams stomache. Sam carries Kate towards the house and Mike opens the door for his mom. Sam carries Katie over to the couch and sets her down as Chris comes into the living room. "Whos the kid?" He asks whispering. "Its Katelyn. The little girl left behind." Chris nods. "Im gonna try to find her father." Sam says as she leaves.
All the sudden when she leaves the room Kate cries out. "Mommy." Sam leans back in the room and just stares at the sleeping girl. She walks over to her and Kate grabs Sam's pinkey finger. "Dont go Mommy." She sleeptalks and Sam sits down beside her. Sam stays there silently as she listens to Kate talk in her sleep about her Mommy and Spiders, Also about her baby brother Joseph.