Dr. Connors was working in his laboratory late at night. He was working on his latest project, which was a formula that would enable him to grow the arm that he had lost in a car accident. He had taken the DNA from a lizard and detected the gene that controlled its regenerative property. He was about to add another chemical into his test tube when Spiderman swung in.
"What do you want?" asked a terrified Dr. Connors as he walked away from Spiderman. He had read and seen pictures of the "masked vigilante" in the Daily Bugle. He believed the rumors, and he was afraid of Spiderman. Oddly, he noticed that unlike the pictures, Spiderman had 3 more arms on each side.
"Dr. Connors, I'm not here to harm you. In fact, I need your help," pleaded Spiderman.
"How can I trust you? The Bugle claims that you're a vigilante, a menace."
"If I was really a menace, wouldn't I be attacking you right now and forcing you to help me instead of begging for it?" asked Spiderman.
Dr. Connors opened his mouth to reply, but he realized that Spiderman had a point. He sighed. 'I'm going to regret this,' thought Dr. Connors grimly.
"All right. What do you want?"
"Take a blood sample-anything. I don't know what's going on with me. At first, I was losing my powers, and now, not only are my powers enhanced, but I've grown these extra limbs. Do a quick CAT scan or something."
Dr. Connors noticed the desperation in his voice and realized that Spiderman was really telling the truth. He gestured toward a small chair, "Sit there." Spiderman obediently went and sat. Dr. Connors took a needle, injected it into Spiderman's arm, and took some blood out. He placed a small drop of it onto a slide and placed a cover slip on the sample. He placed the slide on the stage of his most expensive compound light microscope. He centered the slide and stared into the objective.
"Interesting," muttered Dr. Connors.
"What do you see, Doc?" asked Spiderman as he walked over to him.
"It seems that your cells are mutating rapidly, and it seems similar to the cells of a spider."
"Does that mean that I could become a living-well-a living human spider?"
"It's an odd hypothesis, but so far, it seems the most logical."
"Is there any way to stop the process, Doc?"
"I'm sorry, but even if there was, I wouldn't know nor would I know where to start."
Peter's face fell. What am I going to do?
"Are you sure, Doc? No way at all?"
Dr. Connors paused and whispered, "There are two people, but-"
"Who?" asked an urgent Peter.
"There are two people: Otto Octavius and someone known as Professor Xavier. Otto Octavius, as you know, is-well-not himself. Professor Xavier is a mutant and the head of a mutant group known as the X-Men. He's been studying mutant genes and genetics for ages. Fortunately, for you, he is in New York City this entire week because he is discussing the mutant issue with the government officials in the UN. However, his location is-well- unknown for security purposes."
Peter's face fell again. He jumped onto the windowsill. 'Guess I'll have to find this mysterious "Professor Xavier" person myself.' "Thanks a lot, Doc!" said Spiderman as he shot a web strand.
"Wait!" screamed Dr. Connors.
"Sorry, can't! No time-people are depending on me, and I can't let them down!" said Spidey as he swung away.
Dr. Connors stood there as he remembered the ten o'clock news that he had seen earlier. Was it true? Was Spiderman behind all the crimes? But then again, what villain would say that he couldn't let people down because they were depending on him? Dr. Connors sighed and stared at his watch-it was almost midnight. He'd continue his research tomorrow. Right now, he needed some sleep.
Author's Note: Again, thanks for the great reviews. One of the reviewers asked about Ursula, and to tell you the truth, I am honestly not sure if Ursula exists in the comics. I read somewhere on a website that said something about Ursual being half human and half witch, and she was indeed a villain. BUT don't take my word for that. I will continue to search for more info. on her. I know some of the chapters are really short, but to me, a "chapter" usually ends and another begins when it focuses on a different character. Please read and review. By the way, I would also like to hear any criticisms or recommendations of what I should do in the future. Originally, I wasn't going to make this a cross over, but I'd thought it'd be pretty cool if this actually occurred in the movies. Plus, I really like the X-Men and Spidey crossovers more. There are way too many crossovers between Spidey and Daredevil. But then again, that's just my opinion.