Chapter 8

Stacey>


I saw Visser One trying to force Cassie's head into the pool. I swung down just as her ear touched the surfaced and knocked Visser One back. Cassie lost her balance and fell in.

"Cassie!" I dove in after her.

Yeerks were all around me as I searched blindly for her. I finally found her and headed for the surface. A Yeerk was still squirming into her ear when we surfaced.

"No you don't," I pulled it out and crushed it in my hand. "Are you okay?"

"Get this collar off me."

I carried her to shore, untied her and broke the collar off. She morphed to wolf and joined the battle. My spidersense tingled. I rolled to the side and a Dracon beam struck the ground where I had been.

"If it isn't the infamous Spider-Girl," Visser One said.

My heart ached with sorrow to see the thing that was once the man I called Dad. "And who are you?" I asked.

"I am the creator of all that you see," he waved his hand around the pool.

"I thought swimming pools were supposed to be above or inground, not under it?"

"You won't be laughing once you're one of us."

"You have to catch me first."

"I accept your challenge."

I zip-lined to the ceiling of the cavern and hung there. Visser One morphed to falcon and flew after me. He had an upgrade in his morphing power and could now morph as fast as I could. I swung through the cavern with him close behind, but I could manuever better. I was over the pool when someone shot my webline. It disentegrated and I fell.

"Aaah!" I shot another line and skimmed the surface as I swung to safety.

Marco was at the cages trying to free the prisoners that had been captured recently. He pulled at the door, but had no luck. I landed beside him.

"Need some help?"

Sure if you think you can bend bars?>

I grabbed the cage door and pulled. It came right off the hinges. "Lead them out of here," I told him. "Everyone follow the gorilla!"

"Thank you Spider-Girl," some of the prisoners said as they ran past.

You decided to come along after all?> Nicole said.

"I followed you. Let's get out of here."

They headed towards the exit. I went behind a shed and quickly changed then morphed to panther and followed.

Where's Stacey?> Cassie asked.

Right here,> I said.

What happened to you?> Rachel asked.

I got hurt real bad and had to morph,> I lied. Did you get the prisoners out?>

Spider-Girl helped us,> Michael said. Where is she anyway?>

I saw her leave through a separate exit,> I told them.

With the prisoners and Cassie free, we headed home.