Chapter 4
Peter was dressed in a rented tuxedo as he walked through the crowded lobby to find himself near the refreshment stands. Peter was extremely uncomfortable wearing a tuxedo, but it was worth it to show his support to Mary Jane on her opening night of her new play.
"Parker?" A voice called out to Peter from behind him.
Peter turned around to see a couple standing there. The gentleman was dressed in a tuxedo like Peter's and the woman was dressed in a long black dress with her shoulders, arms, and neck bare. Peter showed a pleasant smile. "Dr. Connors!"
"I thought that was you," Dr. Conner's grinned. "So, what have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much," Peter shrugged. "I am now a photographer for the Daily Bugle."
"I've noticed when I began seeing your photographs of Spider-Man on the front page day in and day out," Dr. Conners grinned. "Listen, I'm sorry I had to fire you awhile back, but you were continuously late for your job, and as much I liked you, I couldn't make an exception for you. I am glad, however, you have found some responsibility with your new job."
"Uh, yes I did, and it's okay, I understand." Peter was getting tired of hearing the word responsibility.
"I beg your forgiveness for my rudeness, Peter, this is my wife, Martha!"
"It's nice to meet you," Martha said, shaking Peter's hand.
"It's a pleasure," Peter replied.
"So, what is a handsome young man like yourself doing alone here tonight?" Martha asked.
"Oh, I'm not really alone…well, technically I am, but I am here to support my girlfriend. She is the lead actress in the play."
"Really?" Dr. Conners pulled out the playbill and turned to the page that gave the listings of the actors.
Peter stood by his left side while his wife looked over his right shoulder. Peter pointed to the first name on the list naming the character followed by the name: Mary Jane Watson. "That's my girlfriend, MJ!"
"Wow, well what do ya know!" Dr. Connors grinned.
"You are a good man for being here to support your girlfriend. I hope she realizes how lucky she is to find a gentle and generous man like you," Martha said sincerely.
"Thank You," Peter smiled.
The lights began to flicker on and off. "Well, we all better go find our seats. The Play is about to begin. It was nice to see you again, Peter."
"Yea, same here!" Peter found it awkward shaking with the opposite hand since Dr. Conner's right arm was missing. The couple walked off in a different direction from Peter as Peter followed the crowd that was going through the twin wooden doors leading to the auditorium closest to where his seat was. By the time Peter found his seat, the light began to dim and the music began and the curtains rolled open.
* * * *
The play was a quarter from an hour into the play and Peter found himself nodding off. Peter's head shot back up when he realized he was nodding off. He was dead tired, getting very little sleep as of late, especially last night when he fell asleep while trying to do his homework starting at midnight. What he needed was something to wake him up.
The scene up on the stage did not contain Mary Jane so he decided to sneak out now and go get him a soda. He whispered his apologies as he climbed over people's legs to get to the aisle. He quietly walked up the aisle and out of the doors. He walked up to the refreshment stand. "One small coke, please," Peter said, putting two dollars down on the counter.
Suddenly, his spider-senses went off. He spun around quickly expecting to see someone or something come at him but he didn't see anything. "What the?"
Suddenly people began to burst through the doors screaming in horror. "Fire!"
The fire alarm began to sound in the building. "Fire? Where?" Peter franticly tried to find someone who would give him a straight answer. Finally, he had to grab someone and pull him out of the flow of frantic people racing to the exit. "Where is the fire?"
"It's on the stage and spreading uncontrollably everywhere! There are actress's trapped on stage. "Actresses?" Peter allowed the man to run as he peeked through the twin wood doors to take a peek inside. He had a brief glimpse, but he could see two actresses stuck on stage with flames burning all around them. He could see the red hair on one of the actresses. "Mary Jane!"
Peter looked around to find some way he could hide and get into his Spider-Man costume. All he could find was a men's room on his side of the river of rampaging people. Peter ran into the empty bathroom and locked the door behind him. He quickly took his tuxedo off and underneath it was his costume.
* * * *
The fire was pressing in on the two women and Mary Jane knew that they didn't have much time left. She franticly tried to look for a way of escape for her and her fellow actress but there was none. If peter was here, like he promised, she expected to see Spider-Man to come to their rescue, but now doubt was starting to settle in that he was even here.
As if hearing her doubts in her head, Peter, as Spider-Man, came swinging through the wood doors, landing on his feet. He saw Mary Jane and another actress stuck in the center of the stage as a ring of fire began to close in on them. Spider-Man fired a web line at the ceiling and swung over the flames to land in the circle with the two women.
"Spider-Man!" Mary Jane cried, acting surprise.
"Hold on to me tightly!" Spider-Man said, exaggerating his nod a bit.
Both women wrapped there arms around him, holding on to him tightly. Spider-Man fired a web line straight up and began to pull himself and the two girls up over the flames. He fired another webline and pulled him out of the fire and back into the seating area. He gently placed himself down. As soon as their feet landed a flash went off startling all three of them.
Spider-Man looked back towards the wood door to see a a husky man standing there with a camera in his hand. When he lowered his camera, he saw that his head was completely shaven. He grinned as he waved his right fingers at them and ran off.
"Go on and get out of here! This building is going to be totaled!" Spider-Man told Mary Jane and the other actress.
The two women ran for their lives as the seating area began to catch fire. Spider-man followed the two girls out of the theater and as soon as he was out the front door, he fired a web line and began to swing off as the fire fighters and police began to arrive to the scene.
Peter was dressed in a rented tuxedo as he walked through the crowded lobby to find himself near the refreshment stands. Peter was extremely uncomfortable wearing a tuxedo, but it was worth it to show his support to Mary Jane on her opening night of her new play.
"Parker?" A voice called out to Peter from behind him.
Peter turned around to see a couple standing there. The gentleman was dressed in a tuxedo like Peter's and the woman was dressed in a long black dress with her shoulders, arms, and neck bare. Peter showed a pleasant smile. "Dr. Connors!"
"I thought that was you," Dr. Conner's grinned. "So, what have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much," Peter shrugged. "I am now a photographer for the Daily Bugle."
"I've noticed when I began seeing your photographs of Spider-Man on the front page day in and day out," Dr. Conners grinned. "Listen, I'm sorry I had to fire you awhile back, but you were continuously late for your job, and as much I liked you, I couldn't make an exception for you. I am glad, however, you have found some responsibility with your new job."
"Uh, yes I did, and it's okay, I understand." Peter was getting tired of hearing the word responsibility.
"I beg your forgiveness for my rudeness, Peter, this is my wife, Martha!"
"It's nice to meet you," Martha said, shaking Peter's hand.
"It's a pleasure," Peter replied.
"So, what is a handsome young man like yourself doing alone here tonight?" Martha asked.
"Oh, I'm not really alone…well, technically I am, but I am here to support my girlfriend. She is the lead actress in the play."
"Really?" Dr. Conners pulled out the playbill and turned to the page that gave the listings of the actors.
Peter stood by his left side while his wife looked over his right shoulder. Peter pointed to the first name on the list naming the character followed by the name: Mary Jane Watson. "That's my girlfriend, MJ!"
"Wow, well what do ya know!" Dr. Connors grinned.
"You are a good man for being here to support your girlfriend. I hope she realizes how lucky she is to find a gentle and generous man like you," Martha said sincerely.
"Thank You," Peter smiled.
The lights began to flicker on and off. "Well, we all better go find our seats. The Play is about to begin. It was nice to see you again, Peter."
"Yea, same here!" Peter found it awkward shaking with the opposite hand since Dr. Conner's right arm was missing. The couple walked off in a different direction from Peter as Peter followed the crowd that was going through the twin wooden doors leading to the auditorium closest to where his seat was. By the time Peter found his seat, the light began to dim and the music began and the curtains rolled open.
* * * *
The play was a quarter from an hour into the play and Peter found himself nodding off. Peter's head shot back up when he realized he was nodding off. He was dead tired, getting very little sleep as of late, especially last night when he fell asleep while trying to do his homework starting at midnight. What he needed was something to wake him up.
The scene up on the stage did not contain Mary Jane so he decided to sneak out now and go get him a soda. He whispered his apologies as he climbed over people's legs to get to the aisle. He quietly walked up the aisle and out of the doors. He walked up to the refreshment stand. "One small coke, please," Peter said, putting two dollars down on the counter.
Suddenly, his spider-senses went off. He spun around quickly expecting to see someone or something come at him but he didn't see anything. "What the?"
Suddenly people began to burst through the doors screaming in horror. "Fire!"
The fire alarm began to sound in the building. "Fire? Where?" Peter franticly tried to find someone who would give him a straight answer. Finally, he had to grab someone and pull him out of the flow of frantic people racing to the exit. "Where is the fire?"
"It's on the stage and spreading uncontrollably everywhere! There are actress's trapped on stage. "Actresses?" Peter allowed the man to run as he peeked through the twin wood doors to take a peek inside. He had a brief glimpse, but he could see two actresses stuck on stage with flames burning all around them. He could see the red hair on one of the actresses. "Mary Jane!"
Peter looked around to find some way he could hide and get into his Spider-Man costume. All he could find was a men's room on his side of the river of rampaging people. Peter ran into the empty bathroom and locked the door behind him. He quickly took his tuxedo off and underneath it was his costume.
* * * *
The fire was pressing in on the two women and Mary Jane knew that they didn't have much time left. She franticly tried to look for a way of escape for her and her fellow actress but there was none. If peter was here, like he promised, she expected to see Spider-Man to come to their rescue, but now doubt was starting to settle in that he was even here.
As if hearing her doubts in her head, Peter, as Spider-Man, came swinging through the wood doors, landing on his feet. He saw Mary Jane and another actress stuck in the center of the stage as a ring of fire began to close in on them. Spider-Man fired a web line at the ceiling and swung over the flames to land in the circle with the two women.
"Spider-Man!" Mary Jane cried, acting surprise.
"Hold on to me tightly!" Spider-Man said, exaggerating his nod a bit.
Both women wrapped there arms around him, holding on to him tightly. Spider-Man fired a web line straight up and began to pull himself and the two girls up over the flames. He fired another webline and pulled him out of the fire and back into the seating area. He gently placed himself down. As soon as their feet landed a flash went off startling all three of them.
Spider-Man looked back towards the wood door to see a a husky man standing there with a camera in his hand. When he lowered his camera, he saw that his head was completely shaven. He grinned as he waved his right fingers at them and ran off.
"Go on and get out of here! This building is going to be totaled!" Spider-Man told Mary Jane and the other actress.
The two women ran for their lives as the seating area began to catch fire. Spider-man followed the two girls out of the theater and as soon as he was out the front door, he fired a web line and began to swing off as the fire fighters and police began to arrive to the scene.