Ten minutes had gone by and there was still no sign of X or Josh. As I looked around, I noticed some keys on the table next to me. I tried to reach for them but my fingers were an inch away from touching the key ring. I started to use my foot as well but that didn't work. Then it hit me. Hello! I'm Spidey-chick! Why don't I use my web to grab them! I shot my web missing three times and finally grabbed the keys. As I pulled back I yanked it to hard and went flying backwards in my cage. I hit my head on the bars and the cage door flew open. I rubbed my head and looked up at the open door. Man did I feel stupid. All that work I did was for nothing. The door was opened the whole time!

I slowly got out of the cage and kept my eyes and ears open. Where could X have gone? Its not like he can walk into a store and buy tuxedo or anything. I don't think he could fit in one either. And where's Spider-man? I bet if I was Mary Jane he'll be here in a second! Or maybe he doesn't know yet. Maybe Josh went and told the world who I was. Maybe-

Just then in the room next to me I heard a TV on. I jumped to the ceiling and climbed on the roof to see what was going on in there. It was X watching what looked like a home movie. He touched the screen as a little boy appeared with his mother at a birthday party. The little boy was happy while he blew out his ten candles. X looked sad as he moved closer to the television. As I was about to sneak away I heard X crying as he looked at a picture. I hanged upside down on my web to see what he was looking at. It was a teenage girl that looked somewhat like me hugging a teenage boy. X hugged the picture and turned around as I quickly pulled myself back up to the ceiling. I wanted to run away, go back to my life, but I couldn't leave him sad like this. What could have happened for him to breakdown like that?

"Who are they?" I asked as I stood in the doorway with a calm look on my face.

"How did you get out of your cage!" X roared as he stomped over to me.

I stood there without fear. He couldn't be a total monster. "What happened to them? Why do you look so sad?"

"That's none of your business!" he yelled grabbing my arm.

"Hey!" I heard a voice say in the hallway. X walked out into the hallway after letting me go to see who it was. Just then a shadow dropped on his head knocking him down to the floor. I ran out and turned on the hallway light. Of course it was Spider-man.

"Nice place. Kind of damp and dirty but at least you have electricity running through here! I'll tell you one thing, I wouldn't expect a lady to stay down here with you forever!" Spider-man said as X got up.

Spidey looked towards me. "Sorry I'm late Spick but you're boyfriend had a little trouble explaining things to us. I guess he was a bit shocked about the whole thing."

As X got up, Spider-man knocked him back down again. "You just don't get it do you?" He raised up his fist to hit him again.

"Spider-man stop!" I yelled as I jumped between X and him. "Don't hurt him!"

"What? Spick are you feeling okay? This monster kidnapped you!"

"So, it happens! Now-"

"Did he put some love spell on you or something?"

"No, I just-"

"No way! You don't like him do you?"

"No, it's just-"

"Good because if you did-"

"Spidey, SHUT UP!"

Spider-man paused for a moment as I took a breath from yelling at him. "He's my friend okay. There must be more to him then what meets the eye so give him a break!"

"Friend?" X said between all that arguing.

"Guess so," Spider-man said as he backed away from X, "Whatever you say Spick."

"Why," X said as he looked away from Spider-man, "Why a friend? You're not afraid?"

I paused for a moment as I stared at him. I should be afraid. He's a giant human spider. But-

"No," I said shaking my head, "I'm not afraid of you. Not anymore."

"Because you are friend, will you come back to me if I let you go?"

Spider-man grabbed my shoulder. "Spick this is crazy! You can't visit this monster there's no telling what he'll do!"

I looked back at X. I wanted to know more about him. How he got this way. Then maybe I can help him.

I took Spidey's hand off my shoulder. "I will."

"Fine, it's a deal. Then you can marry me later," X said shaking my hand. I gulped. I forgot about that. I was so close from getting away from that.

Spider-man and I left X and swung home. Spider-man looked at me as I was pondering about X.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Spider-man said as we swung home.

"Something happened that made him like that. Once I find out what it was, maybe he'll stop being evil."

"You're started to think like me Spick, you're starting to use your head instead of your Spidey powers."

Yeah, I guess I was getting wiser. I think this superhero thing is growing on me. .