AN: All right chapter 2 is up. Phew! :) Since I'm done with school for now ( summer vacation yes!) I will try hard to update. Enjoy the story and please rxr. Disclamer: I don't own Spider Riders just the OCs. This is probably an AU.

Chapter 2: A Budding Friendship

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Ummm... was all Aqune managed she was still processing what just happened. Alexander realizing the situation quickly got up .

"Oh I'm so sorry I didn't mean to land on you like that!" Alexander said helping her up.

"Well... no harm done.. where did you come from if you don't mind me asking?" questioned Aqune looking at he sky where this strange boy fell from.

"Earth of course, isn't that... where we are now?" replied Alexander confused by the question. He glanced at her waiting calmly for her reply.

"Earth, do you mean the... outer world?" asked Aqune. Who was trying to put the pieces together about this predicament she is in.

"Outer world is that what you call it? Well if I come from the Outer World where is here?" Alexander said more than confused now.

"This is the Inner World and right now there are two sides that are fighting against each other." explained Aqune who was meanwhile noticing the sun was going down.

Two sides... Alexander thought to himself. What have I gotten myself into! Suddenly he remembered what that lady said when he was warping here.

Flashback:

The Inner World needs your help Alexander you must choose between the Arachnid Kingdom or choose the other path...

End Flashback.

What did she mean by choose the other path Alexander thought. He didn't know what the Arachnid Kingdom was anyway either. Oh well wouldn't hurt to ask.

"Say can I ask you something." Alexander asked taking a few step closer.

"What is it?" she acknowledge suddenly flustered by him getting closer.

"Do you know anything about the Arachnid Kingdom?"

Aqune was taken by surprise by his question. Especially if she was currently with the Invectids and Buguese. She thought about what she could tell this stranger and calmly replied:

"Well the Arachnid Kingdom is one of the sides that are at war with the other and home to the spider riders." Aqune stated lamely.

"What are Spider Riders?"

"Their... well... umm.. - "

Suddenly there was a loud crash nearby followed by an flat transport hovering overhead. Buguese's transport. Aqune knew they would be searching for her now since it was after dark. Oh man am I gonna get it... She didn't want to be found in her secret place. So she had to leave now.

"I have to go." she said frantically turning around and walked toward the crash noise.

She was about to go back into the forest when a warm hand grabbed her arm sending shivers down her spine. She quickly looked around to see that boy was holding her wrist like he didn't want her to go at all.

"Wait! Where will go I can't stay here.."

" Sorry about that... she thought for a moment, "there is a village not to far from here just head south you can't miss it."

"Will I ever see you again?" he asked then wondered why he asked that in the first place.

"Well if you want to see me again just stop by this place, although I may not be here sometimes." Aqune sighed sadly then quickly replaced it with a smile.

"Okay thanks." he slowly let go of her feeling a twinge of regret for his action.

"Your welcome." Aqune said somehow feeling a little disappointed, but she quickly forgot that because she had to get back to Burguese before he teared the whole forest apart looking for her.

Wow... she sure was nice... thought Alexander. Wait!... I forgot to ask her her name. Oh man... I'm sure we'll meet again soon. With that happy thought in his mind he turned toward the direction of the village and began walking.

Few Hours Later...

"There's nothing but forest and its probably the middle of the night." groaned Alexander

Why me, he thought, maybe she lied,... but she didn't seem like she was lying. He quickly dismissed that thought. After walking a few paces forward he found himself at the edge of the cliff with the village down below. Great how am I going to get down. After a moment of thought...

"I know I'll scale the cliff!" he exclaimed thinking out loud.

He slowly lowered himself down watching his footing along the way. It was just like hiking he thought to himself. He was then overcome by a couple of fond memories of his when his friends back on earth shared many experiences when they joined the hiking club. He felt a sadness about to open up its claws and consume him, but he quickly shook it off. Now there was only one thing on his mind and that was to get down to the village below. He started down again when his hand grabbed a loose rock and he started falling down.

WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! was the only thing that came out of his mouth.

Currently at the village where Corona and Hunter were stationed they heard a loud scream coming from above...

"What is that!" Hunter sounded surprised by that loud scream.

"Is it the Invected?" Corona questioned urgently.

"No... Look!" Hunter pointed toward a falling figure from the sky.

There was no time to stop and stare in which Corona acted first.

"Venus we need you! Spider out!" called Corona.

"Yes Corona?" asked Venus.

"Catch that falling person hurry!" her voice was urgent.

"As you wish." Venus cooly stated as she jumped to catch the falling boy.

Before Alexander can hit the ground below he felt something underneath him. He looked at what had rescued him and saw... A GIANT SPIDER! Oh no! I've been saved alright... for food! Thinking of that very thought he fainted.

"Good job Venus!" praised Corona.

"Spider In!"

Setting the boy down they were puzzled by his appearance.

"These clothes he is not from around here. " stated Corona

While she said this Hunter was contemplating something. I've seen this style before kids used to wear this at my hometown. There's no way... could he be...? Could he be from my world? He was shaken out of his thoughts when Corona put a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey look at this!" she said seriously.

She pulled up the unconscious boys sleeve farther up to reveal... a manacle? Hunter looked again to be sure and stood up dumbfounded.

"Who is this boy?" Hunter said more to himself then Corona.

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Meanwhile at the Invicted HQ...

"Where have you been!" ordered Buguese as he slapped her across the face making her tumble to the floor.(1)

Struggleing to get back on her feet she weakly answered, "I was just in the forest." He slapped her again. This time Aqune just stayed on the cold ground.

"You will remain here if I find out that you have been anywhere else you will pay the consiquences." he told her as he kneeled down next to her taking the mask out of his pocket.

"Please not that... " she choked out weakly. Feeling some pity for her he put the mask back in his pocket and left her room locking the door behind him. Even though she couldn't move at that moment she still couldn't forget that boy in the forest for some reason. Ohhh I wish I've gotten his name she thought to herself. She looked at the manacle on her arm which contained Portia.

"I miss him," she said to Portia, "even though I just met him... how strange..."

Meanwhile while being unconscious Alexander was at this very moment thinking of her too...

I wish to see him/her again they both thought in unison...

Little did Aqune know Buguese was listining on the other side of the door. He felt a little regret at what he just did to Aqune since he thought deep down he had some kind of affection for her,but now a hundred thoughts were going through his mind like reporting as usual to Lord Mantid, but the number one thought that coursed through his mind though was who was this he Aqune mentioned just now? If he hadn't treated her so... he might have just walked in and asked her, but he had to be patient.

"Hmph, soon I shall acquaint myself with this he Aqune has taken a sudden interest in." Buguese said smugly to himself tossing his cape away from his shoulder making it float in the air as he walked away...

(A.N:I hope that little Buguese and Aqune part wasn't too brutal but this won't be a BugueseXAqune fic. I'm sorry for all those AquneXBuguese fans out there, but if you like that couple I suggest TL-chan's stories they are really good. :D I also recomend DarkAngel555's fics for an enticing adventure.)Well I am very happy about how this chapter came out. :) Hope you enjoyed it as much as myself. I will try to update soon, until then my readers. For the sake of those people who like Buguese(including me) I won't make him the antagonist. Over and out DestinedDuelist893.