Welcome back to SLTS: Tarantula's Tales! You guys have shown a lot of support for this series over the last few days, and it only has one episode! I just wanna thank you all for reading this story. There were a lot of reviews on the first episode but I've selected a few that stood out to me. Here we go!
REVIEWS
allanarcher777 - The stakes are indeed high! I'm going to do my best to make sure this series isn't just a simple spinoff of Super Louds. I want it to have it's own identity.
Nick Name - I've seen the ideas you've suggested so far, and I already love them. One of your ideas is in this episode but not fully introduced as yet. See if you can spot what I'm talking about.
wollyworld - I'm glad you love it. And I'm not taking offense to that comment. I thought it was genuinely funny as well.
J - I'm glad you're excited for more! As for that team up...I can't really say much at this time.
Guest - I took your idea into consideration and renamed the Chief as Commissioner Richards. I like your idea for the female detective and plan on introducing her at some point in the series.
JTWAS1994 - Yeah I know the name is ridiculous, but it's the name the guest reviewer went with so, yeah. Don't worry, there'll be better villains coming in this series.
Guest - I agree. Ronnie Anne has a much bigger support system than Peter Parker. Her family will definitely be helping her out in this series.
Guest - I have some plans to give some (if not all) of her family members superpowers, but nothing's set in stone yet. As for Bobby...well, you'll just have to see.
Guest - I'm glad you liked the acid venom and I love your ideas for its other uses. I will be using these at some point. Thanks! Oh and I'll keep that article in mind as well.
Ink-Dub - Glad you're on board man. Definitely more to come in this series.
I have seen the other reviews which provide ideas and will take them into consideration. Thank you.
NB: I am happy to announce that Tarantula's Tales has a theme song! It is Feel Invincible by Skillet. This was suggested by a guest reviewer and I absolutely love it! It fits so perfectly with this series. Thank you for your suggestion.
Well, I've made this intro long enough. I'd say it's time to start Episode 2! Reviews and constructive criticism welcome!
NB: Credit goes to Indy Scott for most of this episode's villains.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Loud House. All rights belong to Nickelodeon.
NB: The theme song is Feel Invincible by Skillet. Some lyrics have been slightly modified to fit the series. Otherwise, the song is exactly the same. I hope you all enjoy it!
Theme Song
Target on my back
Lone survivor lasts
They got me in their sights
No surrender no
Webs and stingers go
Living the dangerous life
Hey, hey, hey
Everyday when I wake
I'm trying to get up
They're knocking me down
Chewing me up
Spitting me out
Hey, hey, hey
When I need to be brave
You're making me strong
You're making me stand
Never will fall!
Never will end!
Shot like a rocket up into the sky
Nothing could stop me tonight
You make me feel invincible
Earthquake powerful
Just like a tidal wave
You make me brave
You're my titanium
Fight song raising up
Like a roar of victory in a stadium
Who can touch me 'cause I
(I'm made of fire!)
Who can stop me tonight
(I'm hard-wired!)
You make me feel invincible!
I feel, I feel it!
Invincible!
I feel, I feel it!
Invincible!
Episode 2: The Moose Trail Leads
It's a slow afternoon in the downtown area of Great Lakes City. Everything appears normal until citizens spot something (or someone) rather unusual.
A large, hefty man with big muscles is seen walking down the street. He has a buzz cut, wears a black tank top, brown pants, and black boots. He also has a tattoo of a moose head on his left arm.
He approaches a local jewelry shop and enters it with some sacks in hand.
"*hears the bell ring as the door is opened* Hello uh...sir." said the store owner.
The man didn't respond to her greeting. He just stood there with a scowl on his face.
"D-Did you want to have a look around?" asked the store owner nervously.
The man just grunted at her loudly and then proceeded to smash the display cases inside the shop with his fists. He started depositing the jewelry into the sacks he had brought.
"Please! Stop! Those jewels are delicate!" said the store owner.
However, the man ignored her pleas and continued smashing display cases to obtain his score. The store owner couldn't take it anymore and pressed a panic button that sent a silent alarm out to the authorities. Once she did that, she took a baseball bat she had hidden behind the counter and started slowly approaching the man.
The man had his back turned to her and was trying to stuff as much jewels into each sack as possible. Suddenly, he felt something hard hit his right arm. It didn't hurt him, it just made him mad. He turned around to see the store owner shaking in fear, holding the handle of a broken baseball bat.
The man's nostrils flared as he forcefully shoved the woman into a wall, which knocked her out.
"Hey! That's no way to treat a lady! Where's your manners at?" said Tarantula, appearing in the doorway.
The man just grunted at her before going back to stealing the jewelry.
"Hey! I'm talking to you, ya big lug! What's wrong with you?" asked Tarantula.
She approached the man and tried to turn him around to face her. As she did this, she noticed the moose tattoo on his left arm.
"Someone's a moose fan huh?" asked Tarantula.
"*grunts* I'm Moose." said Moose, in a low, dark tone.
He then pushed Tarantula off of him and she fell backward, landing on the ground.
"Ow...*rubs her right ankle* Alright Moose, let's get you back on the trail." said Tarantula, as she suddenly jump kicked Moose, which caused him to drop the sacks of jewels.
Tarantula then started punching and kicking him, but he didn't seem to be getting phased by this. Suddenly, Moose got really angry and forcefully headbutted Tarantula to the ground.
Tarantula sat there, slightly disoriented, but then her spider senses suddenly heard sirens approaching in the distance. Moose knew exactly who was coming and wasted no time in collecting the jewels. He then ran straight through a wall of the shop and fled the scene.
"*grunts* Wait! Ow! That guy's really lost his head..." said Tarantula to herself.
She heard the police getting closer and knew she had to get out of there.
"*looks to her left and sees the owner still unconscious* I hope you're okay Miss..." said Tarantula, as she got up and fled the shop.
Police arrived a few minutes later and some of them rushed to tend to the owner.
Later that night, somewhere in the heart of downtown...
The large man with blonde hair and a beard is once again seen smoking a cigar. He is currently sitting at his desk in his office, which seems to be decorated with cheese decorum.
"...Authorities were able to get a statement from the owner of the shop. She claims that a large man with a moose tattoo was responsible for the burglary..."
The man sat up in surprise upon hearing this information on the news.
"*growls* Moose..." said the man under his breath.
"Another cigar Abe?" asked his bodyguard.
"Yeah. *throws his cigar in the trash* Hit me." said "Abe", as his bodyguard lit a new cigar for him.
"What are you gonna do about him?" asked his bodyguard.
"It's not what I'm gonna do...Call in Jackie and Ru. I've got a job for them." said "Abe".
"*taps her watch and starts speaking* Jackie. Ru. Meeting in Cheese's office. Now." said the bodyguard, as she tapped her watch again to end communication.
A few seconds later, Jackie and Ru entered the office.
Jackie Knife was a young black woman with dreadlocks. She wore a burgundy hoodie with the sleeves cut off, camo pants, and boots. She also had dual robot arms replacing her real arms.
Ru Bing was a young asian man with black hair. He wore a sleeveless jean jacket over a black shirt, jeans, and sneakers. He also wore a special looking fighting glove on his left hand. There was something peculiar about his arms. His left arm appeared normal, but his right arm appeared blistered, as if it had been in close contact with a fire.
"What you need Cheese?" asked Jackie.
"Moose has gone rogue. He burglarized a jewelry store without my authorization. I need you two to find him and...you know what to do. Oh, and bring those jewels back here so I can dispose of the evidence properly." said "Abe", apparently also known as "Cheese".
"You got it Cheese. Come on Ru." said Jackie, as she and Ru left the office.
"Brie, could you excuse me for a moment? I need to make a few calls." said "Cheese".
"Certainly Abe. I'm right outside the door." said Brie, as she briskly left the office.
Meanwhile at the Casagrandes...
"*finishes wrapping Ronnie Anne's ankle* You'll need to stay off that ankle sweetie." said Maria.
"I can't Mom! I gotta find that Moose guy!" said Ronnie Anne.
"How lame! How do you go from a crazed butcher to a random guy who thinks he's a moose?" asked Carl.
"'Cause that's how this city works Carl. You never know what to expect." said Ronnie Anne.
"You can say that again! I was just reviewing the camera feed from your goggles. That moose tattoo isn't the only tattoo that guy's got." said Carlos.
"What's the other tattoo?" asked Hector curious.
Suddenly, the scene switches and all the Casagrandes are in Carlos and Frida's bedroom, where Carlos' computer is. Tarantula's goggles are hooked up to it and the camera feed from earlier that evening is being displayed on the screen.
"*pauses feed and zooms in on Moose's right arm* There's the tattoo." said Carlos.
The Casagrandes looked at the image on screen and saw that the tattoo was a block of cheese.
"Is that cheese?" asked Carlota confused.
"Queso? Why is this important hijo?" asked Rosa.
"I know I've seen this cheese block somewhere downtown. Chances are this guy's affiliated with a gang." said Carlos.
"A gang? A key to the criminal underworld. I have to find this guy. He could lead me right to whoever's running this system!" said Ronnie Anne.
"Let's take it easy there Ronnie. You're still hurt." said Frida concerned.
"I'm fine." said Ronnie Anne.
"No you're not. You need to rest." said Carlota.
"Yeah! Rest Ronnie Anne!" said CJ.
"*squawks* Rest! Rest!" said Sergio.
Ronnie Anne suddenly fell backward in shock, but luckily Maria caught her.
"Come on honey. Let's get you to bed." said Maria.
"*sighs* Alright..." said Ronnie Anne reluctantly.
A few hours later, sometime in the early hours of the morning...
spider senses alert Ronnie Anne to the sound of motorcycles nearby*
"*wakes up* Huh?" said Ronnie Anne, rubbing her eyes.
She got out of bed and walked towards her bedroom window. Looking out of it, she saw two guys on familiar looking motorcycles racing through the city.
"Those look like the guys I busted for that bank heist a few days ago...Wouldn't be surprised if they escaped. It's time to web some fools!...Nah." said Ronnie Anne, shaking her head against the catchphrase.
She then activated her pendant and turned into Tarantula. Tarantula then hopped out the bedroom window and swing after the two cyclists.
Meanwhile, the two cyclists were still racing through the streets of the city.
They were both dressed in similar attire: all black clothing, black motorcycle helmets, and black leather jackets with a blood red fang symbol on the right sleeve.
Their motorcycles had the same symbol on each side of it, dead in the center. There were also red neon lights illuminating the rims of each wheel.
The two cyclists eventually arrived at their destination, which was behind a warehouse at the docks. There they met Moose who was leaning up against a wall with the sacks of jewels in hand.
"*takes off his helmet* Is that the stuff?" asked one of the cyclists.
"Yeah. You got my stuff?" said Moose.
"Let's see what's in the sacks first." said the other cyclist.
Moose then angrily emptied the contents of each sack on the ground, forming a mountain of jewels at his feet.
"They better not be broken. Bozo." said the same cyclist.
"Just give me my damn money!" said Moose, getting angry.
The same cyclist gave a nod to the other one and he got off his motorcycle and removed a briefcase that was attached to the back of it. He walked towards Moose and opened the briefcase revealing a lot of money.
Moose grunted happily (if that's even possible) and was ready to take his cash prize.
"Hang on Moose. You've still gotta clean up our jewels." said the cyclist holding the briefcase.
"Don't bother. *blades pop out of both of her arms* The jewels are coming with us." said Jackie.
"What the hell are they doing here?" asked the cyclist still on his motorcycle.
"This doesn't concern you Cycles. I suggest you leave." said Ru.
"No! We're finishing the exchange!" said Moose sternly.
Just then, Tarantula landed on a rooftop of another warehouse overlooking the scene.
"Whoa. That's way more bad guys than I accounted for." said Tarantula.
She decided to wait and see what happened next.
"It's over Moose. Give it up." said Jackie.
"NOOO!" exclaimed Moose, as he hastily started trying to recollect the jewels in the sacks.
"Ru! Now!" said Jackie.
Ru started furiously rubbing his right arm. The friction between his arm and the special fighting glove on his left hand caused his right arm to suddenly burst into flames.
Ru then shot a fire blast at Moose and the cyclists, who barely dodged the attack. This attack spooked the cyclists who quickly fled the scene in terror.
Moose was left on the ground, watching as his money burned to ashes before him. Seeing this enraged Moose like never before. So much so, that his skin actually flushed red to match his rage.
Moose suddenly got on all fours and started kicking at the dirt behind him like he was a real bull.
"*growls* You...will DIE!" exclaimed Moose enraged.
"Quite the opposite big guy." said Jackie.
Moose suddenly charged at Jackie and Ru who stood there waiting for him. Jackie then raised her right arm up and swiftly brought it down. A slicing sound was then heard.
Tarantula reeled back in shock and disgust at what had just occurred. Moose's head was now lying on the ground, severed from the rest of his body. Jackie Knife had lived up to her name and sliced his head clean off.
"Whoa. I guess that guy really did lose his head." said Tarantula, a bit shaken by all of this.
"*kicks his head* Worthless pig. Why would Cheese ever hire him?" asked Ru.
"Don't know. Don't care. We had a job to do and we handled it." said Jackie.
"No, you handled it." said Ru, slightly annoyed.
"Don't I always? Come on. Help me collect these jewels." said Jackie, kneeling down to start collecting.
"These three must've been working for the same guy. Some guy named Cheese...I've gotta find this place." said Tarantula to herself.
"Hey! Someone's there!" said Ru suddenly.
Tarantula snapped back to reality and managed to dodge a fire blast aimed at her.
"It's that spider freak. Take care of her." said Jackie.
Ru kept firing fire blasts at Tarantula who just barely dodged each one. She then shot a web at a nearby lamppost and swung off of the rooftop. However, before she could reach safety, one of Ru's fire blasts burned the web she was swinging with, and she suddenly fell to the ground.
"Ouch.." said Tarantula.
She couldn't wallow in her pain for long though, as Ru was back on the offensive.
"*dodges more fire blasts* Alright hothead...or arm. Let's have a real fight!" said Tarantula, as she started shooting webs at Ru, which immediately burned upon contact with his fire.
Tarantula looked past him and saw that Jackie had finished collecting the jewels. She suddenly got a plan.
Tarantula shot two webs at Ru's face, which blinded him for a second. This allowed her to jump over him and snatch the sacks of jewels away from Jackie with her webs.
"See ya Freddy Kreuger!" said Tarantula, as she started swinging away from the docks, with the jewels.
"Damn it! We lost the jewels!" said Jackie.
"*pulls the webbing off his face* We've got to follow her!" said Ru.
"It's too late. She's gone. Come on, forget about her. She'll be back. At least we dealt with this idiot." said Jackie, pointing back at Moose.
"Indeed." said Ru in agreement.
Jackie and Ru then fled the docks, leaving Moose's dead body behind.
Back at Cheese's office...
"So we've got the matter handled right? Moose should be dead by now, so your men can dispose of the body. Make sure you do a good job Richards." said Cheese, currently on the phone.
"No problem Mr. Cheese." said Richards, on the line.
"I don't want this thing all over the news. Good bye." said Cheese, as he hung up.
Just then, Jackie and Ru entered his office.
"About time you two came back. What's the word?" asked Cheese.
"Moose is dead, but we ran into a problem collecting the jewels." said Jackie.
"What kind of problem?" asked Cheese.
"That spider girl showed up and took them from us." said Ru.
"Tarantula?! *growls* Alright that's it. This girl is getting too much buzz in the media. It's time to crack down on her." said Cheese.
"How are you gonna do that?" asked Ru.
"You let me worry about that. You two are done for the day. Go on." said Cheese.
Jackie and Ru looked at each other and then left the office, without another word.
Later that morning, at the jewelry shop...
"*hears bell ring as the door is opened* Hello! Welcome to..."
The store owner stood there in surprise at who was at the door.
"T-T-Tarantula?" said the store owner in disbelief.
Tarantula smiled and limped towards the store owner. Her ankle was still injured.
"*puts the sacks of jewels on the counter* Here's your jewels back Miss." said Tarantula.
"Oh thank you! You should be called the Angel. Don't let what others say about you get you down. There are people in this city who really appreciate you." said the store owner.
"I know. That's one of the reasons why I'm doing this. *notices the bandages around her head* How's your head?" asked Tarantula.
"Oh! My head is fine! Just a slight concussion. I wish I could've given that ruffian who came in here yesterday a piece of my mind!" said the store owner.
"Don't worry Miss. He got what was coming to him." said Tarantula.
"He got arrested?" asked the store owner hopeful.
"Well...he's definitely taking a rest." said Tarantula.
"Hmph. Serves him right! Young lady, never give up on this city, cause this city will never give up on you." said the store owner.
"Thanks Miss. I'll remember that." said Tarantula, as she and the store owner shared a hug.
"Oh! I want you to have this!" said the store owner, as she presented Tarantula with a silver coated bracelet with a purple jewel in the center.
"Oh Miss, I couldn't-"
"Please Tarantula. This bracelet is special like you. I know you don't understand now but trust me. You'll need it to stand firm in the toughest of times." said the store owner.
"*sighs* Okay. Thank you Miss." said Tarantula, as she put the bracelet on.
"Please. Call me Julie." said Julie.
"Okay Ms. Julie. See you around!" said Tarantula, as she rushed out the shop.
Julie waved goodbye as Tarantula swung through the city streets, heading back home.
The plot thickens...
It looks like Ronnie Anne has gotten her first clue of finding out who runs "the system" of Great Lakes City. That person is also looking to find out more about her though.
Their paths are bound to cross someday, but for now, we'll have to follow along on the journey. What adventure will Ronnie Anne have next? Find out on the next SLTS: Tarantula's Tales!
Thank you all for reading and I'll see y'all next time.
