I stood on the edge of Peter's bed as he slept that night. He was feeling
better, but was a little weak. He still wasn't ready to fight crime again.
I kneeled down beside him and told him about my day.
"Peter," I said pulling up his blanket over his shoulders, " I finally I'm with Josh today, isn't that great? It was like magic, and it wasn't through Spidey-Chick either. I changed my costume too! It's black and purple now, since Cobra ripped the one MJ made. I saw her today too, she was at my school! She tried to set our school on fire, so our play is going to be somewhere else."
Peter started shaking as if he was having a bad dream. He started screaming my name and then Cobra. I grabbed his hand and started stroking it as he calmed down. I hugged him and started to cry as I watched him suffer. "It's all my fault," I said as I laid on his arm, "I'm so sorry Peter. I know I should have listened. I'll make Cobra pay, for everything. For you, for Josh, for our school, for New York! I just wish that I didn't have to do this by myself. I wish you could fight with me."
I started to leave his room after sobbing. "Jill…" I heard Peter say in a faint voice, "don't Spick… don't fight…Cobra, alone." He was awake but tired as I turned around and looked at him.
"I have to Peter! Don't you see what she has done to you! Image all those innocent people! Josh & MJ, I can't let it happen again! I-" suddenly I felt weak and leaned against the wall. I felt dizzy and then felt strong and healthy again. What was that? I never felt like that before.
"Jill… listen to me. You…you're too new to fight powerful villains. Pr…promise me you won't fight her."
I sighed as I nodded my head. "I promise," I said." Last time I didn't listen to you, you got hurt. I'm not going to do that again."
Peter smiled as I came over to give him a hug. "You or Spidey-Chick," he corrected as I snapped my fingers. Darn, I almost got away with that! We laughed and ten minutes later Peter fell back asleep. Then I left him, with his words on my mind.
The next day at the park Josh was helping me with my lines. The play was called "Hero" which was about a girl who nobody believed that could be much of a hero but later proves everyone she can be a hero. There's a love scene too. Guess which one we were practicing.
"I could be just as strong as any man here!" I yelled at Josh as he giggled and read lines from the script.
"You? You're nothing but a young girl," Josh laughed during pauses, "What makes you different then any other! You're just going to get killed!"
"Why do you care? You're no different from the others. You don't care for me at all! You…you…you? YOU!"
Josh put the script the script closer to his face, "Was I supposed to kiss you now?" he whispered.
I laughed as I nodded yes and he came close to me and held my cheek. When he was about to kiss me Tina came strolling by with an evil look on her face. We stopped and looked at her annoyed.
"Oh, did I mess you guys up? I am so sorry," Tina said sarcastically, "Please continue."
"You'll have to leave first," Josh said looking at her evilly.
"I'm just waiting if Jill needs a stunt double," Tina said still being sarcastic, "Maybe for this kissing part."
"Tina! It's over! Get that through your brunette head!" Josh said throwing up his hands.
"I am a blonde!" Tina snapped, "My true color is blonde!"
Blonde? I thought to myself, why does blonde hair sound so familiar? Tina and Josh continued arguing as I walked away and thought of why blonde hair triggered something in my mind. Just then something tickled the heal of my foot and I looked down to see what it was.
"Mice!" I screamed as I kicked them off of me. There were dozens everywhere. It looks like the lab's mice cages were broken from our school across the street. I moved over and grabbed Josh's arm, even though I wasn't that scared.
"Calm down, its only a mouse," Tina said calmly picking one up.
"Since when did you like mice?" Josh asked looking at her oddly.
"I always have," Tina said and then kissed the mouse. Then she licked her lips as if she wanted to eat the mouse. All the other mice slowly backed away as Tina licked the mouse again and again, enjoying it!
Josh and I slowly backed away. Tina has gone psycho!
"Hey Jill, I'll practice with you some other rime," Josh said, "I have football practice this afternoon."
"Okay Josh, do good okay!" I said kissing him and watching him go away. Just then my spider-sense went off. I turned around and saw Cobra, striking at the poor mice. I didn't know she would do something that low! This looks like a job for Superman! I mean, Spidey-Chick!
"Ah come on, there's a fast food restaurant down the street!" I said, as Spidey-Chick with a mouse in my hand. "But I guess you are really hungry."
"Spicky-girl!" Cobra said as the mouse jumped out her hands and ran away. "Ha, ha, I have a challenge you." She very quickly slithered into my face. "What would you do if all you're loved ones life depended on you?"
"My love ones? You don't even know me," I said making sure the mice got back to there owners.
"Maybe I do. Maybe I even know who you are."
Before I could say a word to her she slithered away. She's bluffing! She doesn't know anything! Does she?
Later I went to Josh's house to see how his practice went. By the time I got there, the police was there on the front lawn with Josh's parents. The whole neighborhood surrounded the house as the "do not cross" tape held them back. I pushed through the crowd to the front to see reporters taking pictures and the news standing in front of the window. In the distance I saw Mr. Jamerson talking to neighbors.
"Mr. J!" I yelled climbing over the yellow tape. He glanced over to me.
"You can't go through here miss," one of the police said grabbing my arm.
"It's alright, she's with me," Mr. Jamerson said, "So Jill, when is Peter coming back to work?"
"He's still sick sir," I said with my head down.
"What! He's faking! I'm taking this out of his paycheck. Okay guards take her away," Mr. J said lifting up his hand.
"Wait! Mr. J! Tell me what happened! This is my boyfriends house and-"
"Some monster came and snatched this kid right out of his home. You think Spiderman would have been around when this happened. This proves that he doesn't care about anything."
"That's not true! He-"
"Where has he been for the past days? He can't let that sissy girl Spidey- Kick take over everything."
"She's not a sissy. And it's Spidey-Chick!"
"Whatever that sugar plum princess wants to call herself. She's another troublemaker if you ask me."
I stormed away from the scene. How dare Mr. Jamerson say those things! And where is Josh? Is he hurt? Who would want to…Cobra! She's the monster! She knows who I am! Peter! What if she hurts my family! I ran home as fast as I could. On my way, I saw MJ waiting for me in her car. I hopped in out of breath.
" I heard what happened to Josh," MJ said starting the car.
"You don't understand!" I said in tears, "It's Cobra! She knows who I am! I have to stop her!"
"Jill calm down. Peter and I are safe."
I started wiping my tears and tried to calm down. Suddenly while driving we heard a thump on top of the car.
"What was that?" I said frightened. MJ shrugged and pulled over. She stuck her head out the window and a huge snake like hand pulled her up as she and I screamed.
"MJ!" I screamed getting out of the car, "MJ nooo!"
"Hey there Jill," Cobra said as she held MJ by her neck on top of the car. "Did you think I would lie to you? Why would I bluff about something huge as this?"
"Let her go Cobra!" I yelled looking at MJ suffer. "She has nothing to do with us!"
"Oh, but she does," Cobra said petting MJ and sniffing her hair, "She and Joshua will make you have to fight. Rather you want to or not. Meet me in Central Park if you want them to live." She slithered away with MJ in her arms screaming. As I watched her take her away I started to cry. I didn't know what to do. Mr. J was right, I am a sissy. I went home to see Peter. He wasn't too happy to hear what happened either.
"Why would she take MJ!" Peter yelled trying to get out of bed but weakened and lay back down. "You can not fight without me."
"You're too weak Peter. You're not strong enough to be Spider-man."
"Nobody threatens my family. She's messed with us too long. I need to put this kid back in her cage."
"Don't you mean, we?"
"Jill, you are not going to fight Cobra! You are not trained well enough!"
"Well she wants to fight me, alright! She took Josh and MJ to get me to fight not you!"
"Jill, you're not-"
"I'm sorry Peter, but I have to fight her. I won't get hurt I promise." I walked out of the room and then felt weak and dizzy again. This is so odd! That's twice this is happening to me! What is wrong with me? Suddenly I felt strong and normal again. I walked out the room as I heard Peter yelling at me telling me to stop. But I wouldn't listen. Cobra wants her butt kicked then that's what she is going to get!
"Peter," I said pulling up his blanket over his shoulders, " I finally I'm with Josh today, isn't that great? It was like magic, and it wasn't through Spidey-Chick either. I changed my costume too! It's black and purple now, since Cobra ripped the one MJ made. I saw her today too, she was at my school! She tried to set our school on fire, so our play is going to be somewhere else."
Peter started shaking as if he was having a bad dream. He started screaming my name and then Cobra. I grabbed his hand and started stroking it as he calmed down. I hugged him and started to cry as I watched him suffer. "It's all my fault," I said as I laid on his arm, "I'm so sorry Peter. I know I should have listened. I'll make Cobra pay, for everything. For you, for Josh, for our school, for New York! I just wish that I didn't have to do this by myself. I wish you could fight with me."
I started to leave his room after sobbing. "Jill…" I heard Peter say in a faint voice, "don't Spick… don't fight…Cobra, alone." He was awake but tired as I turned around and looked at him.
"I have to Peter! Don't you see what she has done to you! Image all those innocent people! Josh & MJ, I can't let it happen again! I-" suddenly I felt weak and leaned against the wall. I felt dizzy and then felt strong and healthy again. What was that? I never felt like that before.
"Jill… listen to me. You…you're too new to fight powerful villains. Pr…promise me you won't fight her."
I sighed as I nodded my head. "I promise," I said." Last time I didn't listen to you, you got hurt. I'm not going to do that again."
Peter smiled as I came over to give him a hug. "You or Spidey-Chick," he corrected as I snapped my fingers. Darn, I almost got away with that! We laughed and ten minutes later Peter fell back asleep. Then I left him, with his words on my mind.
The next day at the park Josh was helping me with my lines. The play was called "Hero" which was about a girl who nobody believed that could be much of a hero but later proves everyone she can be a hero. There's a love scene too. Guess which one we were practicing.
"I could be just as strong as any man here!" I yelled at Josh as he giggled and read lines from the script.
"You? You're nothing but a young girl," Josh laughed during pauses, "What makes you different then any other! You're just going to get killed!"
"Why do you care? You're no different from the others. You don't care for me at all! You…you…you? YOU!"
Josh put the script the script closer to his face, "Was I supposed to kiss you now?" he whispered.
I laughed as I nodded yes and he came close to me and held my cheek. When he was about to kiss me Tina came strolling by with an evil look on her face. We stopped and looked at her annoyed.
"Oh, did I mess you guys up? I am so sorry," Tina said sarcastically, "Please continue."
"You'll have to leave first," Josh said looking at her evilly.
"I'm just waiting if Jill needs a stunt double," Tina said still being sarcastic, "Maybe for this kissing part."
"Tina! It's over! Get that through your brunette head!" Josh said throwing up his hands.
"I am a blonde!" Tina snapped, "My true color is blonde!"
Blonde? I thought to myself, why does blonde hair sound so familiar? Tina and Josh continued arguing as I walked away and thought of why blonde hair triggered something in my mind. Just then something tickled the heal of my foot and I looked down to see what it was.
"Mice!" I screamed as I kicked them off of me. There were dozens everywhere. It looks like the lab's mice cages were broken from our school across the street. I moved over and grabbed Josh's arm, even though I wasn't that scared.
"Calm down, its only a mouse," Tina said calmly picking one up.
"Since when did you like mice?" Josh asked looking at her oddly.
"I always have," Tina said and then kissed the mouse. Then she licked her lips as if she wanted to eat the mouse. All the other mice slowly backed away as Tina licked the mouse again and again, enjoying it!
Josh and I slowly backed away. Tina has gone psycho!
"Hey Jill, I'll practice with you some other rime," Josh said, "I have football practice this afternoon."
"Okay Josh, do good okay!" I said kissing him and watching him go away. Just then my spider-sense went off. I turned around and saw Cobra, striking at the poor mice. I didn't know she would do something that low! This looks like a job for Superman! I mean, Spidey-Chick!
"Ah come on, there's a fast food restaurant down the street!" I said, as Spidey-Chick with a mouse in my hand. "But I guess you are really hungry."
"Spicky-girl!" Cobra said as the mouse jumped out her hands and ran away. "Ha, ha, I have a challenge you." She very quickly slithered into my face. "What would you do if all you're loved ones life depended on you?"
"My love ones? You don't even know me," I said making sure the mice got back to there owners.
"Maybe I do. Maybe I even know who you are."
Before I could say a word to her she slithered away. She's bluffing! She doesn't know anything! Does she?
Later I went to Josh's house to see how his practice went. By the time I got there, the police was there on the front lawn with Josh's parents. The whole neighborhood surrounded the house as the "do not cross" tape held them back. I pushed through the crowd to the front to see reporters taking pictures and the news standing in front of the window. In the distance I saw Mr. Jamerson talking to neighbors.
"Mr. J!" I yelled climbing over the yellow tape. He glanced over to me.
"You can't go through here miss," one of the police said grabbing my arm.
"It's alright, she's with me," Mr. Jamerson said, "So Jill, when is Peter coming back to work?"
"He's still sick sir," I said with my head down.
"What! He's faking! I'm taking this out of his paycheck. Okay guards take her away," Mr. J said lifting up his hand.
"Wait! Mr. J! Tell me what happened! This is my boyfriends house and-"
"Some monster came and snatched this kid right out of his home. You think Spiderman would have been around when this happened. This proves that he doesn't care about anything."
"That's not true! He-"
"Where has he been for the past days? He can't let that sissy girl Spidey- Kick take over everything."
"She's not a sissy. And it's Spidey-Chick!"
"Whatever that sugar plum princess wants to call herself. She's another troublemaker if you ask me."
I stormed away from the scene. How dare Mr. Jamerson say those things! And where is Josh? Is he hurt? Who would want to…Cobra! She's the monster! She knows who I am! Peter! What if she hurts my family! I ran home as fast as I could. On my way, I saw MJ waiting for me in her car. I hopped in out of breath.
" I heard what happened to Josh," MJ said starting the car.
"You don't understand!" I said in tears, "It's Cobra! She knows who I am! I have to stop her!"
"Jill calm down. Peter and I are safe."
I started wiping my tears and tried to calm down. Suddenly while driving we heard a thump on top of the car.
"What was that?" I said frightened. MJ shrugged and pulled over. She stuck her head out the window and a huge snake like hand pulled her up as she and I screamed.
"MJ!" I screamed getting out of the car, "MJ nooo!"
"Hey there Jill," Cobra said as she held MJ by her neck on top of the car. "Did you think I would lie to you? Why would I bluff about something huge as this?"
"Let her go Cobra!" I yelled looking at MJ suffer. "She has nothing to do with us!"
"Oh, but she does," Cobra said petting MJ and sniffing her hair, "She and Joshua will make you have to fight. Rather you want to or not. Meet me in Central Park if you want them to live." She slithered away with MJ in her arms screaming. As I watched her take her away I started to cry. I didn't know what to do. Mr. J was right, I am a sissy. I went home to see Peter. He wasn't too happy to hear what happened either.
"Why would she take MJ!" Peter yelled trying to get out of bed but weakened and lay back down. "You can not fight without me."
"You're too weak Peter. You're not strong enough to be Spider-man."
"Nobody threatens my family. She's messed with us too long. I need to put this kid back in her cage."
"Don't you mean, we?"
"Jill, you are not going to fight Cobra! You are not trained well enough!"
"Well she wants to fight me, alright! She took Josh and MJ to get me to fight not you!"
"Jill, you're not-"
"I'm sorry Peter, but I have to fight her. I won't get hurt I promise." I walked out of the room and then felt weak and dizzy again. This is so odd! That's twice this is happening to me! What is wrong with me? Suddenly I felt strong and normal again. I walked out the room as I heard Peter yelling at me telling me to stop. But I wouldn't listen. Cobra wants her butt kicked then that's what she is going to get!