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Chapter Two: A Spider Awakens.

'Don't talk...just walk…'

The words are repeating in my head like a mantra. It's the standard for me. I'm good at pretending the giggles and stares doesn't bother me. Good at falling deaf to the whispers of "Geek!" and "Nerd!" and crueler things. Good at hiding my plight. It's not like there's any use in going to any teachers or staff for the bullying. These are the kinds of adults who would ignore something like that.

I've known my differences from my peers since I was small. While other girls would play with dolls and want to paint their nails, I would stay up late to watch my father Payton teach me about seventh grade level science. I excelled at many subjects at school, and was at the top of my class. Unfortunately, not everyone shared the enthusiasm about my being smart. Name calling and bullying sparked up, and got worse over time.

I felt as if the only person I could go to was my own father. He told me he went through similar experiences as a child. It was nice that I had someone to relate to. I always felt closest to my father. Of course, I loved my mother, but she was always working to support us. My father was the one who would cut out time to help with homework or give advice. Until the day three years ago when I was only eleven, one year after Estelle's birth. He went to visit some distant relatives. His plane crashed...and he was gone.

I was alone again.

Just like that, Mom was almost entirely immersed in her work, so I felt as if I lost her too. My brother Peter, the oldest of us, took matters into his own hands, and he went searching for work. Much to my shock, he found it in the form of Norman Osborne.

Norman Osborne is a renowned scientist, one of my heros, besides my dad and Alonzo from the myths. Peter is one of his assistants, along with his girlfriend, who I actually haven't met yet. I was beside myself with excitement, especially when I found out about the very special field trip we were taking to his lab. The funny thing is, the trip is actually today. But I wanted some peace and quiet before going. That's why I'm in the girls room right now, pondering. It's better than being in the hallways, prey to anyone who decides they've got a bone to pick with me for being the way I am.

Sometimes I wonder why my DNA chose for me to be smart. Technically, I could have been anything. Ended up as anyone. Right now, I just don't feel like the right person. And I've been trying to think of any way I could improve myself. Being more active, participating socially. And boy, what I would do to get rid of my stupid glasses! They always get in the way!

"I knew I would find you here. You're excited for the trip, right?"

I turned to see that the one other person that seems to understand me. Monique. You can pick her out of a crowd within ten seconds. Her long, red hair cascaded down her shoulders and back, her blue eyes were like looking into oceans, and everything about her had the definition "bubbly and bouncy" written all over them. She also always wore her favorite color, green, which made it even easier to notice her. Seriously, no matter the occasion, time of day, anything, she will be wearing green.

"Of course I'm excited for the trip, it's Norman Osborne for crying out loud! I just… needed some space." I said. She gave me one of her infectious smiles, which I noticed had a hint of sympathy in it this time. "That's ok. Sometimes people just need a break from the world. That happens to me and my family all the time. I don't judge."

Monique has told me she has a few family issues where she lives, but they're all very private about it. I am meeting one of her siblings today though. Her older sister Mary Jane works, coincidentally, at Norman Osborne's lab! We both have older siblings that work there, and we're going on a field trip there today. It was insanely cool.

"Vi, are those dummies giving you a problem again? You know you can come to me." she said. True, I knew to go to her. It was hard for me though. "I get it. For once, I want to see those guys get what they deserve. We're both tired and sick of them being the harassing jerks they are. But you know you're safe around me. I'm stronger than I look." She walked up and put an arm around my shoulder. "Plus, you'll have Peter there with you on the trip. He won't let anything happen to any baby sister of his."

"Okay, okay, I get it!" I said, laughing. "Thanks Monique. That's just what I wanted to hear."

After a twenty minute bus ride of trying to drown out the other, much-louder students, we arrived. Suddenly, I felt like I couldn't breathe. I was just too nervous! Here I was, about to meet Norman Osborne! Monique looked over, and I must have gone really pale, because she told me, "If you're going to faint, give me a heads up first." Soon we were both laughing, with everyone else looking at us as if we were crazy.

The second we walked inside, I realize how far off my expectations were of the place. We had walked out onto one of many large intertwining catwalks, high above the rest of the room, and we looked down on countless stations with chemicals, glass tubes and bottles, large machinery, and countless other wonders that would take days to describe. Below, the employees scurried around in silver lab coats, immersed in their work.

Even the most unobservant students took a few seconds out of their time to gaze in wonder. We had been spellbound. "Isn't this gorgeous?" I whispered to Monique at we stopped to look around some more. "Um, I think the definition I was looking for is creepy, but you're right, it's very beautiful." she answered. I frowned. When we entered, something had been up with her. I just couldn't figure it out.

We then made our way to a flimsy-looking staircase that wouldn't look out of place on a fire escape. As we made our way down, a figure with tight black ringlets and a pink headband came running up shouting "Monique! Monique, you're here!"

"Mary Jane!" Monique squealed. She practically bounced down the staircase, and soon, the two of them were in a tight embrace. "Hi, little sis!" Mary Jane said. Monique turned back to me. "Violet, meet my sister, Mary Jane."

I was a little bit taken by surprise, since the sisters looked so different from each other. Monique of course had the same red mane and blue eyes I mentioned earlier, but Mary Jane had large black ringlets pulled back by bobbie pins and held in place by a large pink headband, and if I wasn't mistaken, her eyes seemed to be violet, with was pretty rare. Maybe one girl resembled their mother, while the other resembled their father?

"Oh, you're Violet? It's so nice to meet you, my family has heard so many wonderful things about you! Trust me, you guys are going to have an awesome time here. Just try to stay together and with an adult. It's easy to get lost in here." As she spoke, I could see her eyeing her sister. She must have been giving her a silent message to stay with her. Either that, or something else, I couldn't tell.

"Welcome, welcome everyone! Come on in, don't be shy!"

Without warning, my face blanched. It was the voice I had heard many times, on the radio, on T.V., even in my head as I read every single word he has ever written in a book, the one and only…

Norman Osborne.

There he was, in the flesh, with the usual warm smile on his face. I couldn't be more ecstatic, but panicked at the same time! He was here! I was going to try and blend in, not get noticed and attract attention. That would be embarrassing...

"Now which one of you lovely ladies is Violet Jackson?"

That time, I almost did faint. Thank my lucky stars Monique and Mary Jane were standing right behind me. He was looking for me! Me! Specifically me! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!

My mind was racing so fast that I didn't even know who said "She's right here!", or who pulled me forwards before I could even dream of protesting. Suddenly, his warm smile was focused on me, tiny and pathetic, and he was shaking my hand. "Violet Jackson. What an honor. I've heard so much about you."

The words came spilling from my mouth before I could stop them. "I'VE READ EVERY BOOK YOU'VE EVER WRITTEN AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MEET YOU! IN THE SCIENCE WORLD, YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR!"

A few seconds...then he grinned, and pulled a pair of sunglasses out of his pocket. "You hear that, Emily? I'm a rockstar!" he said, putting them on in slow motion. Several people around me giggled. "Norman, you're so ridiculous sometimes." said a woman with short brown hair and another silver lab coat standing nearby. She must have been his wife.

"You're work on genetics is incredible." I said. "To think, you could find a way to adapt to climate change, or natural disasters. You could even find a cure for cancer if you worked hard enough!" Norman was practically beaming as he turned. "Emily, meet the future!" he said with pride, gesturing to me. Emily extended her hand for me to shake. "It's an honor for me as well. Peter has been talking nonstop about how smart you are!"

"Peter? Where is he?" I asked. "What do you mean? I'm right here!" a voice said behind me. "Peter!" I said, turning and throwing my arms around my older brother's chest. "Hey little sis." he said. "I was looking for a scientist named Mary Jane, have you seen her?" When I pointed to the back, he walked right up to her and kissed her! "Well, hello sweetheart!" he said dreamily. "Monique, this is Peter, my boyfriend." Mary Jane told Monique. We barely even heard her, because we were too busy shrieking excitedly. To think, her sister, with my brother!

For about the next twenty minutes, it was bliss. Monique and I walked at Mary Jane and Peter's side, drinking in every new presentation of chemicals, technology, and more. Our eyes were lit up like we were little kids on sugar rush (it really reminded me of Estelle when she's had any sugar whatsoever). Norman and Emily explained just about everything we came across. It was all amazing, and I never wanted it too end.

Especially if I had known how it would abruptly end in a matter of minutes…

Norman and I were locked in a conversation about one of his books, called D.I.Y World. It explained everything about genetic mutation vs. evolution. It was my favorite besides the Greek Myths. "What does D.I.Y. mean?" asked a girl in the back. "Do It Yourself." said Norman. "We've got to get under the hood and tinker right now." He turned to all of us and held out his arms to all of his inventions and work. "Life is yours. So seize it. Why be human, when you could be better?" Next to him, Mary Jane began to whisper something into Monique's ear.

"As a matter in fact, we're nearing some of our best works so far. Genetically advanced spiders. Three years of work has gone into them and we've tweaked their DNA to function like we need. None of you get too close, because if they were to as much as touch you, it would be-"

"NORMAN!" Emily rushed up to us, pale and sweating. Before he could even ask her what was wrong, she pointed in the direction we were heading, and said something that made everyone's blood turn to ice.

"A female spider. She's missing!"

While everyone erupted into panic around me, I just barely felt something sharp dig into my shoulder.

And when I turned to look at my shoulder, a tarantula-sized spider was the sight I was met by.

Suddenly, my whole world was plunged into chaos. I screamed, a long, loud scream, as the spider disappeared into the ceiling on a long thread of silk. I felt sick, and everyone jumped out of the way when my breakfast suddenly made a reappearance. Then I ran. I just ran. I could barely even think straight.

I'm pretty sure I ended up in a back alley. Alarms began going off in the building, and I could see students and teachers rushing out of the building from where I was standing. Oh well. It's not like they would be flocking to my rescue anyways.

I could feel the poison working it's way through my body like acid, leaving me breathless and sweating on the ground, panting for air. I'm pretty sure I was flopping around like a fish out of water, begging for life. Why? Why was it me? It could have been anyone in there, why was it me? The pain was unbearable, I wanted to scream, I couldn't find my voice, what was happening to my mind?! Everything was happening too fast! HELP! HELP ME!

"Pull her up!"

Suddenly, I was being pulled up by my shoulders. I moaned in pain as one of the sets of hands clamped down on the bite. "Oh, I'm so sorry Violet! It's okay...you're okay, help is on the way..." My brain was so ready to stop functioning at that certain point, I almost completely ignored her. Somehow, I shrugged in response. It was a instinctive reaction, like I was with someone I trusted...wait a minute…

"Monique?..." I mumbled under my breath. No answer, though I could tell by the way they were so quiet that I was right. It must have been Monique, and Mary Jane, and...a third person had just taken me out of their hands from behind me. But something didn't feel right.

And before I could figure out what was wrong, my world went black.

A/N.
Once again, I apologize for the long wait. I've had so much work to do.

But still...AHHHHHHHHHHHH!THE NEXT CHAPTER IS MY FAVORITE ONE!

Seriously, I've had a vision for this story for months now, and this next chapter is my favorite part of the story so far! It's so exciting to finally get to write the moment I've been waiting for! And what is the moment I've been waiting for...the reveal of what happened to Alonzo, and, what he looks like after Arachne's spell...and that's all I can say for now. Sorry! I'm just too excited!

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