Chapter 14
The door was thrown open to Dr. Connors office, and in stumbled Curt Connors. He had broken through the police tape to get to his office. His clothes were shredded as he fell to the ground. "It's me." He gasped as he fell to his knees. He would have fallen flat on his face if he hadn't been close enough to his desk to hold himself up with his arm. "That formula. It has turned me into a beast!"
He pulled himself on his feet and stumbled around the desk. He opened his drawer and pulled out his notes for the formula. "What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong!" He picked up his pile of notes and threw it across his office. He reached down below his desk and grabbed a change of clothes that he kept in his office for emergencies.
He took off his tattered shirt and pants and replaced them with a purple sweat pants a black T-shirt. He reached to the coat rack and put on his white doctor's coat. He couldn't go home like this. He would put his son, Billy, and his wife in danger. Maybe he could come up with a formula that would counter act the other formula he pumped into his body that was causing this reaction.
"No. Don't thinksssss it!" Dr. connor's voice deepened and his eyes turned to a glowing yellow.
His body was thrown to ground. His skin began to turn green and a new limb began to grow. Within the minute, the transformation was complete and leaping onto his feet as the Lizard. "Family is ssssafe. All other warm meatsss must die, essssspecially Sssssspider-man! Hissss scent sssssickensssss me! I mussssst find him and killsssss him!"
* * * *
Peter entered his apartment only to have Mary Jane run into his arms. "Thank god, your safe Peter."
Peter looked past MJ to see his aunt sitting on the couch, showing her relief of his well-being. "I'm sorry I disappeared on you. I was trying to help hide as many people I can from that giant lizard."
"I'm just relieved that you weren't harmed by neither of those two monsters," Aunt may said. "I'm afraid your city is just too frightening of a place for me."
"I can understand that, Aunt May." Peter walked over to his aunt and sat down next to her. Mary Jane walked behind the couch and placed her hands on Peter's shoulders. "Listen, it's getting late. How about first thing tomorrow, we go back to your peaceful suburban home and I will come with you and visit you for a couple days."
"That would be wonderful, Peter, but you're too busy. You have your schooling, and your job."
"I can afford to take a few days off," Peter replied. "Besides, I need to make up all the time I haven't been able to come and see you."
Even Mary Jane was surprised by Peter's offer and his willingness to take time off to spend time with Aunt May. Aunt May slowly stood up from the couch. "Well, if you two will excuse me, I think I'm going to go to bed."
"Let me get something out of my room before you go!" Peter jumped to his feet.
"This is your apartment, Peter." Aunt May smiled.
Peter ran into his room and after a minute of being in there, he came out with a chest. "Okay, Aunt May. I just needed to get a change of clothes."
"Okay. I hope you don't mind me going to bed on you. I just want to forget about tonight."
"It's perfectly okay, Aunt May. Have a good night," Mary Jane said.
Aunt May made her way slowly into Peter's room and closed the door behind her. "I have to admit, Peter, that I am glad that you brought Spider-man back out of the closet. For some reason, he's a big part of who you are. Where did you get that black costume?"
"At a Halloween costume store. I'm just glad it lasted long enough for one battle." Peter replied as he opened the chest. Inside the chest, neatly folded was his Spider-man costume.
Mary Jane chuckled. "Not your typical place to find your heavy latex Spidy costume. Anyway, it's very sweet of you to take time off college and your job, but how can you afford to do it. I have absolutely love having you around more often, but are sure you can afford to spend this much fee time?"
Peter had a lot to tell her about what's been happening: about his loosing his job, about Eddie Brock, about his failing his courses…there was so much to tell her, and he had committed himself to allowing her into his life, but he wasn't quite ready to unload everything on her. "I can afford it," Peter assured her.
"Since we're alone, why don't we have that talk."
"That talk is the most important thing on my mind, MJ, but right now I can't get that creature out of my mind. His body was never found. I am afraid that it's still out there somewhere. Right now, Spider-man needs to make sure if we've seen the last of that thing."
"I understand," Mary Jane replied. "You be careful okay. That monster scares me to death."
Peter's heart went out to her. He put his Spider-man costume down and walked over to Mary Jane and embraced her. For her to come out and say that something scared her, was serious. Mary Jane was the bravest person he had ever seen. Nothing scared her. For her to say that this creature did, she meant it. "I promise you, I will be careful. Nothing will happen to me."
The door was thrown open to Dr. Connors office, and in stumbled Curt Connors. He had broken through the police tape to get to his office. His clothes were shredded as he fell to the ground. "It's me." He gasped as he fell to his knees. He would have fallen flat on his face if he hadn't been close enough to his desk to hold himself up with his arm. "That formula. It has turned me into a beast!"
He pulled himself on his feet and stumbled around the desk. He opened his drawer and pulled out his notes for the formula. "What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong!" He picked up his pile of notes and threw it across his office. He reached down below his desk and grabbed a change of clothes that he kept in his office for emergencies.
He took off his tattered shirt and pants and replaced them with a purple sweat pants a black T-shirt. He reached to the coat rack and put on his white doctor's coat. He couldn't go home like this. He would put his son, Billy, and his wife in danger. Maybe he could come up with a formula that would counter act the other formula he pumped into his body that was causing this reaction.
"No. Don't thinksssss it!" Dr. connor's voice deepened and his eyes turned to a glowing yellow.
His body was thrown to ground. His skin began to turn green and a new limb began to grow. Within the minute, the transformation was complete and leaping onto his feet as the Lizard. "Family is ssssafe. All other warm meatsss must die, essssspecially Sssssspider-man! Hissss scent sssssickensssss me! I mussssst find him and killsssss him!"
* * * *
Peter entered his apartment only to have Mary Jane run into his arms. "Thank god, your safe Peter."
Peter looked past MJ to see his aunt sitting on the couch, showing her relief of his well-being. "I'm sorry I disappeared on you. I was trying to help hide as many people I can from that giant lizard."
"I'm just relieved that you weren't harmed by neither of those two monsters," Aunt may said. "I'm afraid your city is just too frightening of a place for me."
"I can understand that, Aunt May." Peter walked over to his aunt and sat down next to her. Mary Jane walked behind the couch and placed her hands on Peter's shoulders. "Listen, it's getting late. How about first thing tomorrow, we go back to your peaceful suburban home and I will come with you and visit you for a couple days."
"That would be wonderful, Peter, but you're too busy. You have your schooling, and your job."
"I can afford to take a few days off," Peter replied. "Besides, I need to make up all the time I haven't been able to come and see you."
Even Mary Jane was surprised by Peter's offer and his willingness to take time off to spend time with Aunt May. Aunt May slowly stood up from the couch. "Well, if you two will excuse me, I think I'm going to go to bed."
"Let me get something out of my room before you go!" Peter jumped to his feet.
"This is your apartment, Peter." Aunt May smiled.
Peter ran into his room and after a minute of being in there, he came out with a chest. "Okay, Aunt May. I just needed to get a change of clothes."
"Okay. I hope you don't mind me going to bed on you. I just want to forget about tonight."
"It's perfectly okay, Aunt May. Have a good night," Mary Jane said.
Aunt May made her way slowly into Peter's room and closed the door behind her. "I have to admit, Peter, that I am glad that you brought Spider-man back out of the closet. For some reason, he's a big part of who you are. Where did you get that black costume?"
"At a Halloween costume store. I'm just glad it lasted long enough for one battle." Peter replied as he opened the chest. Inside the chest, neatly folded was his Spider-man costume.
Mary Jane chuckled. "Not your typical place to find your heavy latex Spidy costume. Anyway, it's very sweet of you to take time off college and your job, but how can you afford to do it. I have absolutely love having you around more often, but are sure you can afford to spend this much fee time?"
Peter had a lot to tell her about what's been happening: about his loosing his job, about Eddie Brock, about his failing his courses…there was so much to tell her, and he had committed himself to allowing her into his life, but he wasn't quite ready to unload everything on her. "I can afford it," Peter assured her.
"Since we're alone, why don't we have that talk."
"That talk is the most important thing on my mind, MJ, but right now I can't get that creature out of my mind. His body was never found. I am afraid that it's still out there somewhere. Right now, Spider-man needs to make sure if we've seen the last of that thing."
"I understand," Mary Jane replied. "You be careful okay. That monster scares me to death."
Peter's heart went out to her. He put his Spider-man costume down and walked over to Mary Jane and embraced her. For her to come out and say that something scared her, was serious. Mary Jane was the bravest person he had ever seen. Nothing scared her. For her to say that this creature did, she meant it. "I promise you, I will be careful. Nothing will happen to me."