Chapter Five: Clues
Thoughts raced through my head as I biked to school the next day.
So now I knew they were after me, but why? And if they got me to whoever is behind this what would he want with or from me.
After a restless night I was still no close to the answers.
Why why oh why did this always happen to the spider. They could go after the rest of the super heroes in other country's. But no they go after the teenage spider. Then again makes me feel special.
Thunk my front tire slide into the bike stand at school. Right now I had a full day of school ahead of me that I had to get though. I closed my eyes and rubbed my face in frustration.
"You sleep walking Sam?" Joe walked up beside me.
I jerked upward looking into Joseph handsome face. I blushed slightly. Joseph had been my best friend sense third grade. We were inseparable, but I still wound not admit to him that the last few years he had be come a handsome young man.
"No just thinking." I smiled, I slapped flag pole and ran off.
"Beat you inside!" I yelled back at him.
"Hey no fair!"Joe protested as he slung his backpack on his shoulders and chased after me.
I slowed down a bit so he thought he had a chance at beating me. Stoping at the entrance I leaded against the wall waiting for Joe to arrive.
He ran around the corner just as I crossed my arms.
Joe slowed down and jogged to the door. He touched the door and bent over panting.
"How are you so fast and not out of breathe! Are you like Web-Girl or what?"Joe questioned.
I smiled. "If you only knew." I whispered.
I walked over to him and helped him up.
"We should get going if we want to get to class in time." I told him.
Joe nodded.
I opened the door for him following him inside.
Teens were everywhere leaning against their lockers talking, standing in groups gossiping, or just plain putting up posters or pics on their lockers.
I heard them talking about Web-Girl's latest victory. These people love me! I thought. Saying that made me smile.
"Hey do you have a clue who this Web-Girl is Sam?" Joe asked.
"No, but she is cool."
"Yah! She is like the coolest thing I would love to meet her!"
"You better not try to get in any trouble trying to meet her!" I warned him.
"If only I could tell you." I muttered. But then he might tell everyone. Oh well.
The bell rang.
Shoving my backpack in my locker I grabbed my books joining the current of kids racing to class.
Volleyball practice went well. No bad guys so far and I could do something I loved.
It was later that evening I was stuck to the wall of a building. Near the only place in the city not many people went the perfect place to led to a secret lab or factory. How I found it? After careful inspection I had found an address on the inside of one of the resent bots and now here I was.
I checked my watch, hum I had been here over an hour with no sign of anyone.
"Well at lest I should make my self comfortable!" I told my self.
Webbing a loop from the rafters I began to weave a hammock. When I finished I tested my masterpiece.
It held.
I tried a swing.
I still had not flipped over. I lay relaxed surveying the ally below.
I was still that way when a man entered had walked to a portion of the wall. After a carful look around he pushed a waist high brick inward. The wall opened up revealing a small stair case down ward. He entered and descended down the steps.
I surveyed his every move from my hidden spot.
A under ground hideaway no doubt. Why had I not thought of that!
Climbing down from my spot I sprayed web dissolvent just to make sure no one found my hammock.
I jumped down and crossed the ally. When I got to the other side I pushed the brick in. Stepping inside I leaped up sticking to the roof, crawling along it I explored farther into the darkness.
The passageway itself was old and very musty. It wound downward at a even dissent. My heart was pounding in my chest. What could be down here?
I could see a light to the left down a bit.
I sneaked over and peered into the room.
The room was large and looked like lab the man I had seen enter was working at a computer in the adjoining office.
He was alone.
I pressed a web line on my suits mask. My suits eyes zoomed in on the computer screens. DNA patterns and other equations covered the left screens. While on the right.
Wait a second!
Clips of me fighting villains appeared. This guy was obsessed with me and probably for no good reason.
Climbing inside I pulled out my phone and took a scan of the room. Blinking twice my mask took some pictures. I would need them later.
Zing! My spidey sense went off. I shoving my phone in my touch ID pocket.
Pinpointing the direction of the danger, it from the back of the room. No sooner had I looked an alarm sounded. The strange man ran out scanning the room. I tried to scramble out but it was to late.
The door slammed shut and was barricaded.
Great!