Prologue
There was a knock on the door. The young boy sitting in the middle of the white room set down down his book and looked up. A man wearing a long lab coat pushed open the door and stepped inside.
"Hello, Peter," he said. "How are you feeling today?"
Peter just stared at the scientist, ignoring him. The man sighed and shut the door. He walked over to Peter and squatted down next to him. Peter said nothing as he checked his pulse, then proceeded to ask Peter to lift his arms. Peter did as he was told; he was used to this. He had been poked and prodded for as long as he could remember. The scientist lifted Peter's shirt up and ran his hand along the boy's side. There were two fist-sized bumps on either side of his rib cage. The man pulled a syringe from his coat pocket and, after removing the cap with his teeth, pushed the small needle into Peter's hip. The boy winced but did not otherwise move. After removing and recapping the syringe, the man dropped Peter's shirt.
"That should do it," he mumbled. He saw the book on the ground. "What book have you been reading?"
"A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking." Peter replied, picked the book up.
The scientist smiled, glad to know that the nine-year-old boy had the scientific influence that he had, and stood. He held out his hand.
"May I have it?" he asked.
Peter glared at him, then handed it over. The man walked over to the door, opened it, and placed the book on the top.
"Now, get the book," he said, crossing his arms.
Peter knew what he was asking, but he didn't want to.
"Peter, get the book, or would you like to be deprived of food until you do?"
He scowled at the scientist, then grudgingly aimed at the book with his wrist. A thin white string of silk shot from Peter's wrist and attached itself to the book. Peter pulled the spider silk back as quickly as it had been released, dropping his book in his hands.
"Happy?" he asked.
And, there you go! Hope you liked it! Also, whoever can correctly tell me what the bumps on Peter's sides were, they get their name put in this story. So y'all better get to thinking. Review, please! Anyway, bye! I will update soon! :)