Scarlet and the Spider
Chapter 4
Peter got off the bus, and was standing next to Ned, they were pushed to the back of the group. Typical, Peter thought, push the science nerds to the back away from the thing they were passionate about. Flash is a jock, he doesn't know what half the things are, but he is at the front. The tour guide came up and introduced herself as Miss Felicia Hardy. She had white hair, which looked almost silver. Peter thought that was unusual, but quickly dismissed that thought. Science didn't care what you looked like, only what kinds of things you can come up with.
They were lead around and shown some really amazing things. Peter knew they were low level, as this was just a school tour. He didn't care, it was all so amazing. They were taken into a laboratory, and were welcomed by Dr Curt Conners. When Peter saw him, he immediately recognised him, he had worked with his father. Doctor Conners said that he was trying to create a world without weakness. A world where someone didn't have to lose a limb, he asked if anyone knew how they were attempting to do this.
Peter waited a couple seconds, and when Ned gave him a little nudge, he answered. Cross-species genetics. Doctor Conners asked his name, and when he answered, Doctor Conners asked if he was related to Richard Parker. Peter adjusted his father's glasses, and said proudly that he had been his father. Doctor Conners then took the group over to another room, where there was a table in the middle, on the table were small containers with glass sides. Doctor Conners explained that he had worked with Richard Parker to make these spiders. Peter felt extremely proud of his father, he was then pushed out of the way by Flash, who wanted a better look at the 'cool' spiders.
That's when Peter noticed a little tingling feeling going across his hand. He looked down and felt extremely anxious, there on his hand was a spider, not just any spider, but one of the cross-species genetically altered radioactive spiders his father had helped design. He didn't move, but as someone walked past him, they startled the spider, which then bit him. He helped back his gasp of pain, if someone found out he had been bitten, he'd be taken to hospital. There was no way he could go to hospital, they couldn't the bill.
He was working two jobs, one at Delmar's, and the other was delivering pizza. His aunt was working as a waitress and going to nursing school so he could go to MIT. Uncle Ben was working three jobs, one to put food on the table, one to pay the bills, and a third so Peter could go to college. They were barely going to make it with the money they were saving up, there was no way they could afford a hospital bill. He knew Oscorp wouldn't pay it, after all, it wasn't their fault he was bitten, Flash was the one to push him to the ground. If he hadn't been knocked over, he wouldn't have been bitten. The school wouldn't pay for the bill either. Being bitten by a cross-species genetically altered radioactive spider wasn't covered by the school's insurance policy.
No, no way would he tell anyone. If Uncle Ben or Aunt May found out, and they would be told, as they were his guardians, they'd make him go to hospital. Uncle Ben and Aunt May would have to work even harder, he knew what they were like they'd both cut back any luxuries they would over-wise have. They'd do anything for him. He couldn't, he wouldn't do that to them. They both deserved so much more. So he kept it to himself, he didn't even tell Ned. Ned would defiantly tell Aunt May.
He felt like he was going to be sick, when he got home he went straight to bed, skipping dinner, he fell asleep before his head even hit his pillow. What Peter didn't know, was how much that single spider bite would change the world, possibly the universe. It wouldn't just change Peter's body and his DNA, but it would also change his entire life as he knew it.
Author's Note:
Felicia aka Black Cat was just a throwaway eater egg, she may or may not pop up at some point. If she does, she will either be a SHIELD Agent or a cat burglar.
She may flirt with Peter in order to escape if she is a cat burglar, but there will be
No Peter/Felicia.
