Peter used his hand to shield his eyes as they approached the building. It was an old decrepit building on the outskirts of town. Harry and MJ stayed close, eying the area suspiciously. Peter attempted to take a photo but it was raining too hard for him to get a clear photo and too dark to see anything.
"Maybe we should go home," He sighed in defeat.
"Hell no!" MJ said as she yanked the camera from his grip.
The boys shouted in shock as MJ dashed across the empty street, practically throwing herself over the fence. "Geez, I forget how she is," Harry groaned as they followed. Harry cupped his hands for Peter, helping him get up to reach the top of the fence. He blinked as he looked around. "Pete! C'mon, go over!" Harry groaned from below him.
"Uh, right!" He grunted as he hauled himself over, landing none too gracefully on the muddy ground. He looked around, blinking in confusion as Harry landed behind him. "MJ?" He called.
Harry blinked and looked around. "Where's she-" Harry grabbed Peter and pulled him behind a wall, covering his mouth to hold in Peter's yelp of surprise. Peter blinked and saw the flashing lights. Red and blue passed by and he visibly shuddered beside Harry. They both froze, waiting a long moment before relaxing as the lights faded into the distance.
Peter let out an audible sigh of relief and looked around, trying to find MJ. "MJ?" Harry called, moving slowly towards the building. Peter followed, looking around anxiously as they entered the building. "MJ, are you in here?" He called again, making Peter jump at the echo.
Harry smirked at him. "What? Shuddup, it's a creepy old house." Peter protested.
Harry snickered at that but gasped as something slammed in front of him with a shout. A loud shriek escaped and Peter blinked as MJ started laughing hysterically. "Harry, was that from your throat?" Peter asked in surprise.
"No!" Harry quickly snapped. "Shuddup!"
"You totally squeaked!" MJ cackled.
Peter was giggling as he snagged the camera from her hands, checking the photos that'd been taken from the inside. "MJ, these are good." MJ beamed proudly until Peter frowned. "Where'd you get this photo?"
He showed her the photo of what looked to be an office with a break in the wall. "Down the hall, why?"
"That break. Doesn't that look super hollow to you?"
Harry eyed it with MJ. "Come to think of it, yeah," He admitted. "Let's check it out."
"And this is why girls live longer," MJ muttered as the boys ran off, following after them.
Harry went into the office first, scanning the area curiously as Peter slipped in behind him. They found the crack Peter pointed out behind the old cabinet. Together, they moved the old piece, jumping back as it toppled and slammed loudly onto the ground. The floorboards groaned loudly and splintered. Harry hurried back but the ground caved before Peter could.
He gasped as he fell, his friends shouting as he tumbled down into the darkness. Once he hit the ground, he groaned loudly, curling up in pain. "Peter? Peter!" Harry called.
"Oh god! Petey, talk to us!" MJ called fearfully.
"I'm good," He groaned up as he adjusted, looking around. He blinked, rubbing his side as he saw the cold metal walls around him before looking behind him, seeing the staircase. "Hey, guys. I think the break leads down here. Do you see stairs?"
Harry looked over and sure enough, there was a staircase. "Yeah. Don't move, I'm coming down. MJ, stand guard."
"You sure?" She asked worriedly.
"Yeah. I got my cell. Set yours to vibrate, just to play it safe,' He said before hurrying down the steps.
Peter examined his camera, sighing in relief when he realized it was alright. He blinked as he looked down the hall, noticing that it was eerily clean. Curiosity got the best of him and he made his way down the hall, using his phone as a flashlight. The hall turned down ever so slightly, ramping into what appeared to be a doorway. The faded symbol above the doorway was too obscured to be able to read. On a hunch, he took a picture, not sure what to make of it.
He continued down, finding himself in what appeared to be a broken down lab. Peter took another few photos, finding test tubes, old computers, and even what looked like barrels under a cloth. He lifted the cloth, revealing a logo he was all too familiar with.
"Oscorp?" He whispered, trying to understand as he looked around. "Yah!" He yelped, pulling his hand back. From under the cloth appeared a spider that scurried away quickly. He eyed the bite on his hand, grimacing at the swelling already starting. "Dammit."
Something fell further into the lab. Peter blinked and gulped, stepping further in. Before him were giant containers, with something black inside. Or perhaps it was only black because of the darkness. He used his phone to try to look inside, only to see a goo that wasn't entirely formed. To himself, he later thought it looked like a glob of slime he'd bought to play with when he had some spare change.
Instinctively, he leaned closer, trying to see if he could find any discernable shape within it. The goo suddenly slammed into the glass, making Peter step back quickly. He blinked as his heart thudded, watching the thing slam into the glass again. A spider-web crack formed and Peter turned quickly, running.
He heard the shattering as he hurried up the ramp, slamming into Harry. "Pete-"
"Run!" He snapped, helping Harry up as he hurried up the ramp with him. "I'll explain later! Just go!"
"You better!" Harry snarled as he moved behind Peter, glancing back to try and see what'd scared Peter. "Get up the stairs, go!"
Peter hurried up the steps, ignoring the loud groaning and creaking of each step as he moved. MJ took one look at the boy and quickly hurried for the exit, knowing something was wrong. Harry's shout stopped Peter as he skidded to the top of the stairs.
"Harry!" Peter called back in fear. When no response came, he gritted his teeth and hurried down, launching down two steps at a time. He found Harry having tripped up the stairs and dragged him to his feet, tugging him behind quickly. "Let's go! Let's go!"
Harry stumbled before catching his footing and followed. They each made it out of the house and into the stormy night, quickly scaling the fence and escaping down the road.