CHAPTER III
SHOOT THAT GATOR!
Curt woke up after being knocked out during the scientific convention to find out that he was bound. He tugged real tightly and realized that the chains and handcuffs must have been made out of adamantium- a new material he remembered from a science convention he went to in his early years. From the sounds he heard he could tell he was in a plane, but once he looked around he nearly jumped out of his chains, for there was a Pterodactyl-like man standing next to him.
"Not expecting someone by the looks of me, are you?" asked the Pterodactyl-like man.
"Nope", said Curt. "Why do you want me? What importance am I of to you?"
"I know a lot about your life", said the Pterodactyl-man. "By the way, my name is Sauron."
"I don't give a hoot", said Curt. "A lot of people know a lot about my life. My wife knows about my life, my son knows about my life- hell, there was an article about my life in Scientific American".
"I know about your life as the good natured scientist, the lovely family man, and the swell Scout leader", said Sauron. "I also know about the other life that is inside you. The life that came to being as an experiment that might have changed the medical world forever but turned you into a monster. The life that was cut short due to Peter Parker, a.k.a Spider-Man, and after that even, you think that life is gone. But no. It is still a great, big, part of you".
"Peter Parker is Spider-Man?" exclaimed Curt. Curt knew Peter. He often lectured in New York, and Peter would always ask great questions and tell him how he read each of his books, which were intended as ways to help his wife to fall asleep. He couldn't believe that Parker was Spider-Man. He thought that Spider-Man was probably a biker due or a poor orphan with a horrific past. But not Parker, who's more eligible to be on the cover of Scientific American than be a super hero!
"Yes, Parker is Spider-Man", said Sauron, "but that's not the point. I want to use the life that is been given one mocking name- 'The Lizard'".
"What do you want with the Lizard?" asked Curt. The news that this 'Sauron' gave him worried him very much so. He hadn't transformed into the Lizard since he had allied with Morbius. What sick purposes did this Sauron have with another lizard man?
"Your hide is some of the strongest material I have ever felt", said Sauron. "It can even block an adamantium blow".
"So?" asked Curt.
"I know a very special someone with claws made out of adamantium", said Sauron, "and I really need him to come back to my master's group".
"You have a master?" asked Curt.
"I've said too much", said Sauron. "Fall asleep while you can. Your stress can be relieved for a moment".
"That's it!" thought Curt. "I have to get stressed out, then I can turn into the Lizard, then I'll be free of these chains! Then I can attack Sauron and pilot this plane back to Florida!" He was exited that he had conjured up such an ingenious plan, but he tired to think of anything and everything that might get him stressed. He thought of Sauron killing his wife, his child, and his parents, who were extremely close to dying. He thought of all the soldiers shooting at the scientists and guests at the Science Convention, and he also thought of himself going to hell when he died due to his alter ego. All these thoughts were his worst fears, and after thinking of all these horrible things at once, he felt his skin harden.
"You've made an awful decision, Sauron", said Curt.
"You wish", said Sauron. He then turned around and dropped everything he was holding, for Curt, now in his Lizard form, burst out of the adamantium chains and hissed at Sauron. Curt leaped at Sauron, which caused them both to fly back into the wall. Curt unsheathed his claws and was about to stab Sauron when he slammed his beak into Curt, which caused him to fall off. He then bounced right back up and slashed his tail at Sauron, who leaped upon the wall and bounced back down when the tail wasn't a threat. Sauron then grabbed a bucket of grease and threw it on the floor as Curt leaped to try to tackle him. Once he landed the grease made him slip, and with a push, Sauron caused him to slide out of the plane (the emergency door had been opened before hand). Curt held on with plane with his talons, but Sauron just shook his head.
"Now who's made the awful decision?" taunted Sauron. He then pecked Curt in the area between his eyes and the pain was so great for Curt that he let go of the plane to tend his wounds. He then realized that he was falling from the plane, and he began to panic. The panicking didn't help any, for he fell on top of a tree, bounced off, and finally fell on the ground. He would've died if he was in his human form, but his Lizard armor helped insulate the impact. However, since the fall was so great, Curt got to his human senses and his lizardness began to fade away. However, he heard several footsteps and had a bad feeling in his stomach.
"WOAH!" yelled one of the voices. "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT CRIKEY!"
"JUST SHOOT THAT GATOR!" yelled another voice. Curt then turned around, heard a bang, and wished he hadn't lost his Lizard armor just yet.
SHOOT THAT GATOR!
Curt woke up after being knocked out during the scientific convention to find out that he was bound. He tugged real tightly and realized that the chains and handcuffs must have been made out of adamantium- a new material he remembered from a science convention he went to in his early years. From the sounds he heard he could tell he was in a plane, but once he looked around he nearly jumped out of his chains, for there was a Pterodactyl-like man standing next to him.
"Not expecting someone by the looks of me, are you?" asked the Pterodactyl-like man.
"Nope", said Curt. "Why do you want me? What importance am I of to you?"
"I know a lot about your life", said the Pterodactyl-man. "By the way, my name is Sauron."
"I don't give a hoot", said Curt. "A lot of people know a lot about my life. My wife knows about my life, my son knows about my life- hell, there was an article about my life in Scientific American".
"I know about your life as the good natured scientist, the lovely family man, and the swell Scout leader", said Sauron. "I also know about the other life that is inside you. The life that came to being as an experiment that might have changed the medical world forever but turned you into a monster. The life that was cut short due to Peter Parker, a.k.a Spider-Man, and after that even, you think that life is gone. But no. It is still a great, big, part of you".
"Peter Parker is Spider-Man?" exclaimed Curt. Curt knew Peter. He often lectured in New York, and Peter would always ask great questions and tell him how he read each of his books, which were intended as ways to help his wife to fall asleep. He couldn't believe that Parker was Spider-Man. He thought that Spider-Man was probably a biker due or a poor orphan with a horrific past. But not Parker, who's more eligible to be on the cover of Scientific American than be a super hero!
"Yes, Parker is Spider-Man", said Sauron, "but that's not the point. I want to use the life that is been given one mocking name- 'The Lizard'".
"What do you want with the Lizard?" asked Curt. The news that this 'Sauron' gave him worried him very much so. He hadn't transformed into the Lizard since he had allied with Morbius. What sick purposes did this Sauron have with another lizard man?
"Your hide is some of the strongest material I have ever felt", said Sauron. "It can even block an adamantium blow".
"So?" asked Curt.
"I know a very special someone with claws made out of adamantium", said Sauron, "and I really need him to come back to my master's group".
"You have a master?" asked Curt.
"I've said too much", said Sauron. "Fall asleep while you can. Your stress can be relieved for a moment".
"That's it!" thought Curt. "I have to get stressed out, then I can turn into the Lizard, then I'll be free of these chains! Then I can attack Sauron and pilot this plane back to Florida!" He was exited that he had conjured up such an ingenious plan, but he tired to think of anything and everything that might get him stressed. He thought of Sauron killing his wife, his child, and his parents, who were extremely close to dying. He thought of all the soldiers shooting at the scientists and guests at the Science Convention, and he also thought of himself going to hell when he died due to his alter ego. All these thoughts were his worst fears, and after thinking of all these horrible things at once, he felt his skin harden.
"You've made an awful decision, Sauron", said Curt.
"You wish", said Sauron. He then turned around and dropped everything he was holding, for Curt, now in his Lizard form, burst out of the adamantium chains and hissed at Sauron. Curt leaped at Sauron, which caused them both to fly back into the wall. Curt unsheathed his claws and was about to stab Sauron when he slammed his beak into Curt, which caused him to fall off. He then bounced right back up and slashed his tail at Sauron, who leaped upon the wall and bounced back down when the tail wasn't a threat. Sauron then grabbed a bucket of grease and threw it on the floor as Curt leaped to try to tackle him. Once he landed the grease made him slip, and with a push, Sauron caused him to slide out of the plane (the emergency door had been opened before hand). Curt held on with plane with his talons, but Sauron just shook his head.
"Now who's made the awful decision?" taunted Sauron. He then pecked Curt in the area between his eyes and the pain was so great for Curt that he let go of the plane to tend his wounds. He then realized that he was falling from the plane, and he began to panic. The panicking didn't help any, for he fell on top of a tree, bounced off, and finally fell on the ground. He would've died if he was in his human form, but his Lizard armor helped insulate the impact. However, since the fall was so great, Curt got to his human senses and his lizardness began to fade away. However, he heard several footsteps and had a bad feeling in his stomach.
"WOAH!" yelled one of the voices. "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT CRIKEY!"
"JUST SHOOT THAT GATOR!" yelled another voice. Curt then turned around, heard a bang, and wished he hadn't lost his Lizard armor just yet.