Note to reader: Sorry about the delay. I'll try and get the next chapter up sooner.
Present time:
"Doctor Connors, is he going to make it?" the Black Cat asked.
Doc Connors examined a blood sample under the microscope. "It's too early to tell. The poison appears to be a derivative of snake venom. He's better able to fight it off than a normal human, but it's slowly killing him. I'm going to try to make an antidote but I'm not sure I'll be able to come up with it in time."
Spider-man lay on a lab table near by. He uttered a weak moan of pain.
"There's gotta be something I can do to help." She replied.
"Well, you didn't tell me who poisoned him, but its possible that the person has an antidote." Doc Connors said as he returned to the concoction before him. He had to work quickly if he was going to find an antidote in time to save Spider-man.
Felicia didn't answer. She had already headed out to find the man who did this to her love.
Doc Connors saw that she was gone. Good, he thought. He wasn't sure whether the attacker would have an antidote but he needed the Black Cat out of his way. She couldn't help by watching, she would only be a disturbance. He had to get her out of the lab.
Meanwhile, Felicia agilely hopped from building top to building top in search of Kraven the Hunter. As she inspected the cite of their recent fight, her thoughts drifted to the first time she encountered this villain…
Felicia had been thrown into the street by a mad man who called himself Kraven. She fell helpless in front of oncoming cars. Spider-man slung his web to a nearby building and quickly swung into the street whisking Felicia up in his arms right before a car hit her.
Felicia opened her eyes. For an instant she thought she had died, but instead she found herself in the arms of Spider-man. They reached the top of the building and Spider-man set her down but she couldn't stand up. Her knees felt week and gave out. Spider-man caught her before she collapsed. "Are you o.k ma'am?"
Felicia nodded, Spider-man still supporting her.
"Looks like the psycho got away." Spider-man said. He couldn't leave Felicia like this. She didn't seem hurt, but she was clearly shaken up. Plus, the man had at least a two minute head start. But Peter knew this wouldn't be his last encounter with Kraven.
"Would you like me to take you home miss?"
Felicia began recovering her nerves. She could stand on her own now. "You're Spider-man!"
"Yes," Peter laughed, "That's what they call me."
"I can't believe you're real! I mean I've seen your picture in the paper but part of me didn't believe you existed. And tonight you saved me, like some sort of angel." Felicia replied.
Peter stood speechless.
"You saved my life. I have to thank you." Felicia leaned in towards Peter. She lifted his mask slightly and laid a soft kiss on his lips.
"I, um, yes," Peter stuttered. "I should probably take you home." He replied nervously.
"O.k." Felicia smiled.
"Um, do you live on campus?"
"Yes, I'll show you how to get there." Spider-man swept her up in his arms and they swung toward the campus. She cherished the moments that held her, swinging swiftly through the air. She felt safe and warm and she didn't want this ride to end.
Peter reached her room. He pretended to be ignorant of where she lived even though he knew exactly what room. He noticed that Felicia gave him round-about directions which prolonged the trip. Felicia wanted to be with this mysterious man as long as possible. Unfortunately they eventually arrived.
"Good night miss. I'm sorry about this evening." Spider-man said as he dropped her at her door.
"I'm not," Felicia replied in a quiet breathy voice while batting her eyes.
"Your not what?" Spider-man asked puzzled.
"I'm not sorry about this evening. My name's Felicia and I want to see you again."
"Well Felicia, if your ever in trouble again I promise to be there." And Peter took off swinging out of sight. He didn't turn around, or he would have seen Felicia staring, watching as he swung off into the distance. As he swung he thought about the odd events that had occurred. There was a new raging lunatic on the loose but that didn't disturb him as much as the other things that just happened. He had kissed Felicia not once but twice this evening. But he knew that the first kiss, when he had kissed her as Peter was probably forgotten. He feared that it was this second kiss that overwhelmed Felicia's thoughts. Tonight she would dream of Spider-man, Peter was just a dim memory.
To be continued…