Dreamscape Alternate: My Life Going Ghost
Chapter 9: Arachnophobia
First Person POV –Danny
School was dismissed from the damage to the cafeteria and fortunately we didn't have to worry about cleaning up the debris (for once). Afterwards, we were walking towards where I saw Mona's house last night while I gave a short summary of my previous trip to Wisconsin. I noticed Evelyn cringing slightly when I mentioned that Vlad overshadowed my dad and messed up the entire party but I figured I should ask later when we were all back together and 'Arachnea' was dealt with.
"…and…here we are…" I finished off, stopping at the front steps.
"So, what do we do now?" Sam asked. "Knock on the door, say 'hello', and then top it off by saying "your daughter has been kidnapped by a ghost-spider"?"
"That's the best thing I could come up with…if they were at home…" I replied, going up to the door and moving through it.
"Isn't that breaking and entering?" I heard Tucker ask aloud before I opened the front door.
"Yes and—" And my ghost sense went off no sooner had I finished my sentence. Sam, Tucker, and Evelyn were staring wide-eyed at whatever was behind me. "There's something behind me isn't there?"
They nodded stiffly and I turned my head slowly. There was Desiree, floating behind me in a shadowed threatening pose and her visible eye glowing. Before I could 'go ghost', her ghost-tail whipped around me and threw me backwards into the house. She only watched as I collided with a TV, a DVD/VCR player, and three game systems. If I didn't know better, I would've thought Mona was just as filthy rich as Sam, considering most of the things around the house looked like they were wished for.
The door slammed shut and I shifted into my ghost half before floating in mid-air.
"You could have KNOCKED." Desiree commented. "So, are you going to fight me or what?"
"Maybe and I guess what she said about being from another universe was true…?" I asked, not risking taking my eyes off the wishing-ghost.
"If you were going to take it , I'm not surprised why she was so unsure about telling you the truth." The greenish-colored ghost replied. It took me a moment to figure out that Desiree wasn't about to pick a fight in her 'mistress's' house before I resumed standing on the ground.
"Alright Desiree, let's just cut to the chase: we only got a part of the real story from Mona before she was—"
"HAI-YAAAAH!!!!" Evelyn flew into the room and aimed a flying kick at Desiree. The wishing-ghost and I could only stare dumbly before the impact sent Desiree flying through the screen and glass doors behind me. "Two points!"
"Evelyn, could you try not to do that?" I asked as Sam and Tucker walked in.
"What? All I did was help you fight the—" It took a few minutes before the information sunk into her head, "I just kicked Desiree didn't I?"
"Yep…"
"Oops…"
Desiree's only response was a pained groan.
—A few moments of Desiree recovering and everyone calming down later—
"Kidnapped?!" Desiree had grabbed me by the collar a few minutes afterwards. "Was it Skulker?! Did Skulker get her?!"
-Okay, not everyone had calmed down-
"No, it wasn't Skulker." I wheezed as my three friends sat down on a couch. Tucker was in techno-world as he played several of the video-games with the wide-screen TV on. "It was another ghost that called herself Arachnea."
"Super Smash Brothers Melee, Metroid Prime, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle," He went on with a wide-eyed expression. "She could have started a video-game library with all these games!"
(Not really…)
"Focus Tucker," Sam hissed before grabbing the controller and turning off the game.
"Aw man! And I was so close to beating Giga Bowser!"
Desiree slowly lowered me back down with a grim expression.
"This is bad, the mark has a deadline and apparently the only things that can get it off are: a ghost that is strong enough to defeat this Arachnea or if Mona can survive longer than what she has planned."
"What do you mean?" Evelyn asked, apparently too afraid to know.
"It's just an old rumor spread around the Ghost Zone but—"
First Person POV – Mona
"What the heck do you want with me?!" I asked as I tried to ignore the spiders crawling around the room.
"Well human, since we do have time and I could tell you before you die, I guess I shall explain the whole story to you." Arachnea smiled before dropping onto the ground. She looked towards the myriad of arachnids and briskly told them to leave the room because I wasn't going anywhere anytime soon but make sure nobody interferes. The only one that remained was a look-alike of that Lord of the Rings arachnid. I felt fear rush up my spine as I saw hunger reflecting off its eyes. "Dinopus…leave…"
When the spider didn't obey this command and slowly moved one leg forwards in my direction, Arachnea formed a web whip in her hand and sharply cracked it. Dinopus scuttled back but continued eyeing me before another crack of the whip smacked it right in the face. It let out a pained shriek and flailed about as I closed my eyes and tried not to imagine its movements.
"Don't you dare…I have had this exact date scheduled…and you're not about to ruin it…" Arachnea snarled towards the in-pain spider. It continued shrieking in pain and fury but disappeared from the room when I dared to open my eyes. Arachnea smiled and tossed the whip away causing it to stick on a nearby wall. "Now…where was I?"
"You were going to explain what you wanted…?"
"Ah yes…" The spider-ghost smiled, forgetting her minion's little act of infidelity. "Pray tell, do you know about what happens when a ghost turns 100 years?"
"Uh…they celebrate an anniversary?" I grinned stupidly. I really didn't get it.
"Close…but no dice, human…" She replied. "We remain ghosts forever…"
"Uh…but isn't that what you are?"
"Listen to the storyteller…" Arachnea chuckled. "And keep in mind that I'll only explain once."
"Uh…huh…"
"It was 1904, I suppose you know about how that era was like, and I was a bit older than you at the time. I was one of the many in theatre and was counted as one of the best in my class…I was. The act I finally starred in as one of the main characters was: Little Miss Muffet and it was sadly meant for a children audience. The other sad news was that I was cast as the spider." Arachnea spat out the last portion as though it was venom…
"That could explain things…" I replied, motioning to how she looked. If it wasn't noticed before, Arachnea looked like a human's upper half was attached to a headless portion of a spider's body…
"Yes…it's really disturbing…" Arachnea rolled her eyes. "And it happened November 8th, 1904, at exactly 5:16 PM…" I silently noted today's date was November the 8th, and school had apparently been dismissed at least two hours ago…which meant I had barely 10 minutes of breathing…oh crud… "…when I fell off the stage…"
"How did you fall off the stage?" I was almost afraid to ask. "I mean, only time people fall off a stage is when they're blind or have depth perception. And that is (pardon my saying this) REALLY STUPID."
"I'm glad you asked." Arachnea sighed. "I'll also ignore the comment. You see…as I was bouncing over to that little-miss-muffet, a SPIDER dropped from thin air with a web and got on my face. Back then I was terrified of spiders, except the costume I was wearing, so naturally I was trying to get it away and during this struggle, I tripped over the edge…and you can pretty-much figure out where it went from there."
The 'Queen of Spiders' went into silence as she recalled the event before looking towards me. "When I awoke, I was this apparition. I did not wish to live my afterlife as a spider-ghost so I traveled all over this world and the Ghost Zone with the help of my grown and raised spider army and after 90 long years I finally found the answer to my salvation."
"And apparently it's my means of death…" I thought bitterly while keeping an eye out for Dinopus. That thing was another means of death.
"It was a rumor in the Ghost Zone. This is similar to overshadowing but when a ghost enters a human at the exact 100th year anniversary when they died, they shall have the human's body and the human's soul will vanish from existence. There was one instance where this was close to occurring…but it was a ghost who took over the body of a half-ghost at the exact 50th year. The ghost-boy reclaimed his body after being trapped in the idiot's dimension."
"He wouldn't happen to be called Pointdexter would he?"
"Yes, we all know you're the human who comes from another world and is aware of most of the events centering on that halfa." Arachnea replied mockingly. "His method failed because the subject was a halfa and he had taken over the body at his exact 50th year."
"Ignoring the blatantly obvious grossness of that tidbit of information; why did you pick me again?"
"First…you and I have quite a few distinct physical similarities when I was still human…and you're from another world…you do realize what that means…don't you?"
"No…and I'm afraid I'll find out anyway."
"It means I can simply walk around and live your life…with a few differences…and I'll have slight control over Desiree the wishing-ghost, who is currently your ghost-genie…and I'll have the way I want it to be…"
"Lady, you seriously need to get a grip on the 21st century…" I tried to get steady, which is a bit of a difficult thing to do if an apparition of your biggest phobia had you suspended on a giant spider web. "First off, you have no idea what my life is like. Two, my parents would never accept you, even if you became me . Third, my friends won't let that happen. Last off, you're going NOT going to get away with this!"
Arachnea didn't seem fazed since she still had that…grin…on her face.
"We shall see. But would your little friends actually help you after all those days of lying about what you are?" The spider-queen asked. I could only grit my teeth and look elsewhere. What could I say? She practically made my force both feet into my mouth and crash onto the ground! "Thought so…ahh it's so fun to watch the sad truth to sink in…"
I remained silent as I heard Arachnea laugh at my expense. "I guess I have plenty of time to leave you to await your end and let you hang-around…"
"Hang around? Oh ha-ha-ha! Next thing you know she's going to be surfing-the-web." I thought trying to humor myself with unbridled sarcasm as Arachnea left the room, leaving me hanging alone on the spider-web. I heard a small scuffling noise and slowly turned my head. There was Dinopus…eyeing me like I was thanksgiving dinner… "Of course, that thing would have to show up…"
I figured the best thing to do was to keep still…very still…and the fact that I have an urge to scream and run when I see any spider wasn't helping. So the best thing I could do was hope the others would find me…and uh…doing something that doesn't involve moving the web.
1st Person POV – Danny
"Oh-key, Skulker's resting Danny's pelt at the foot of his bed is one thing but is just gross." Sam shuddered after Desiree finished her explanation.
"If that's the case, then we've got to find her before time runs out." I got on my feet and began to walk towards the door.
"But we have no idea where Arachnea would have taken her!" Tucker exclaimed. "For all we know, Mona could be ANYWHERE."
I immediately recalled the spider-bite on the brunette's arm and looked at the Fenton Thermos where the little 'pests' were still trapped. It was a good thing I didn't get to the Fenton Portal this morning or this wouldn't have worked.
"What are you doing?" Desiree demanded, probably thinking I was going to trap her inside, as I unscrewed the lid.
I only pressed the release button on the side of the thermos. All the ghost-spiders I caught today and the day before came out and were about to make a getaway but I trapped all but one. And that one still had some traces of the brunette on its fangs (which is a bit disgusting). The ghost-tarantula looked up at me with its piercing eyes.
"You guys wait here…I've got a little back-tracking to do." I smiled.
"Yeah, we'll just wait right here…" Sam chuckled nervously at the sight of the tarantula.
"And watch over the house…" Tucker added, trying to get a lot of space between himself and the spider.
The arachnid glared and scuttled out the back door with me giving chase and Desiree and Evelyn following close behind.
"Uhm…Danny? Did you see where it went?" Evelyn asked me after the wild-spider-chase through Amity Park. We had reached an old part of the town that was a bit of an outdoors museum and there were webs covering most of the buildings. The good news is we figured out that Arachnea's haunting place was around here…the bad news: the ghost-tarantula disappeared.
"No…I lost sight of it when we passed that last corner…" I replied, looking around the place. I couldn't imagine how anyone would be able to last an hour in here. Other than that, there was a sign displaying that they were going to tear the place down in about a day or so.
"Ghost child, if we don't hurry up (and if the rumors about the switching process were true) I'm going to be granting wishes to a 100 year old ex-spirit for the rest of my existence!" Desiree growled.
"Can't you fight back?" Evelyn asked.
"No, before we came here Mona wished I couldn't attack her and was her means of defense!" The wishing-ghost replied. "She added the defense part when I had us appear 1000 meters above your town."
"That's just evil…and you probably deserved it at the time…"
"Look, if that's the case, we have to split up. That way, we can cover more ground—" I started.
"There it is!" Evelyn shouted before flying a break-neck speed at the ghost-tarantula. It caught sight of Evelyn before scuttling forwards and disappearing underground near an abandoned theatre. "Eureka! I f—" Evelyn came to an abrupt halt in front of the old theatre while we crashed into her in mid-air.
"What was THAT for?!" Desiree demanded.
"I think I found Arachnea's hiding place…" Evelyn replied with a half-lidded eye expression.
"We didn't have to topple like dominoes to prove it…" I said as I got out from under the ghost-pile. "Okay, now that we know where she is…let's go…"
3rd Person POV
Down in the theatre's basement area, Arachnea remained hanging upside down on the ceiling as she waited for the time to arrive when she would become human again. Her eight eyes opened after she felt a gust move her slightly and the webs belonging to her brethren shifted in place.
"I thought for sure my Black Widow got rid of the interloper…" Arachnea murmured before looking towards the same ghost-tarantula that escaped from Danny, Evelyn, and Desiree. "And you lead them here…"
Before a plea for mercy would emerge, the arachnid was a pile of ectoplasm as Arachnea turned her head to the rest of her minions without feeling remorse of disposing of a minion.
"Go greet our guests…"The queen grinned as her minions crawled atop one another and formed a pair of rather large spiders, "…and make sure they have a bite as well…"
First Person POV – Mona
"Okay, I have hated and been afraid of spiders before I achieved double-digit age! And it is human nature to squish whatever's smaller and unbearably disgusting to us." I tried to keep a straight face as Dinopus slowly reached the bottom of the web which was fixed to the stage. If there was an audience in the abandoned theatre, they'd have started giggling from the awkwardness of this situation. I had managed to get both my feet free from the strands keeping them tied to the web, but this caused the web to shiver slightly and Dinopus had crawled closer. "And you're not listening…well…it figures…spiders don't have ears. They only rely on heat sources and shades of light……"
Let's get the facts straight. I was well aware that Dino here was a Dinopus Spider, and it was a type of spider that doesn't wait for its food but comes to it, and I was easy prey since I was stuck to a web! Even though I have a fear of spiders, there was NO WAY I was going to scream like an idiot while I'm trapped in a web cocoon and my fluids are drained…and I had a good knowledge of the spiders (or arachnids) I hated: Wolf Spiders, Banana Spiders, Tarantulas, Scorpions, Orb Spiders, Dinopus Spiders, Black Widows, Jumping Spiders, Daddy Long Legs (although some aren't actual arachnids), and arachnids in particular.
The only arachnids I'm comfortable around are from the ocean: Lobsters, Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp since I HAD a pet Crayfish which I fondly named "Ebirah" and I loved going to Red Lobster when I could, but that's beside the point…
As Dinopus crawled up, I pulled my legs back in preparation for a kick. Let's also point out I was notorious for kicking really hard (no seriously, there was this little event in the sixth grade and…). I was also hoping that using witty-banter would keep me focused.
"Alright…actions speak louder than words. You're crawling towards me with bloodlust in your eyes, which means you're hungry for human fluids…and is my way of saying…" Once Dinopus was in range and I saw the 'white of its eyes' (shudder), I forced both feet forwards with enough force, catching it off guard. "!"
The Dinopus Spider shrieked as my feet connected with its face and it tried to get steady on the web as I got ready for another kick. Predictably, Dinopus began trying to bite at me and I continued kicking it repeatedly while holding back screams of: "IhatespidersIhatespidersIhatespidersmakeitgoawaymakeitgoaway!!!!!" until the webbing supporting its weight ripped and I was suspended a few feet over the floor while Dinopus was stuck under Arachnea's webbing.
"HA! A spider stuck in a spider-web?! And you call yourself an arachnid! Oh man!" I chortled, finding this event funny as I got an arm loose until Dinopus broke out and stared up at me, intent on finishing the job. I was half done with freeing my other arm when I saw its look which caused a rather cold sensation to go through me. That…thing…was definitely not through with me yet…
"Oh sugar-honey-iced-tea—" I managed to yelp as Dinopus sprang upwards, fangs bared and fully intent on draining my fluids.
3rd Person POV
Danny, Evelyn, and Desiree had already gone their separate ways in the theatre. Evelyn continued looking around the dusty hallways with one green-gloved hand over her mouth and nose, a bit grossed out from the state of the place.
"It really stinks in here…Danny? Did you find anything?" She asked through the Fenton-Phones that were passed out earlier. Desiree had already left before Danny would suggest splitting up so there was no way for them to communicate…not that the wishing-ghost wanted to converse with the enemy-of-her-enemy being a temporary friend.
"Nothing…" Danny replied as he flew through the different hallways. "Geez, this place is like a maze…"
"Being honest I'm a bit surprised that 'Queen of Spiders' hasn't sent anything to keep us from arriving in time…" Evelyn commented as Danny came to an abrupt halt when he faced a combined-ghost-spider.
"…she just did…" The halfa commented as he and the spider kept glaring at each other
"Well great…" Evelyn replied as she faced a similar spider. "There's another one right here…"
1st Person POV – Mona
So there I was, clinging upside down onto a ceiling beam as I tried to avoid Dino's attempts to snap at me. He had gotten pretty close at one point and as I watched I felt something crawl onto my arm. One creaky head-turn later, I spotted a rather large…hairy…eight eyed…
Ghost-tarantula…
I screamed out loud before losing my grip on the ceiling beam above the stage and Dinopus. I fell backwards and made a not-so-comfortable landing on the giant spider's head before tumbling onto the floor of the stage. The unfortunate Ghost-tarantula reverted into ectoplasm. Dinopus was a bit stunned from the impact while I began to understand the painful matter of Arachnea's little 'falling-off-the-stage' episode. I didn't take chances with the giant ghost-spider recovering so the best thing to do was run…really- fast (a very difficult thing to do while enduring back pains). Dinopus must have seen me escape the room because I heard an antagonized screech behind me.
Desiree was floating towards where she heard the loud screams, and sure enough she found me running at break-neck speed from a hungry and antagonized Dinopus spider.
"What in the…?!"
"I wish Dinopus would freeze!" I yelled as I felt a blast of CO2 against my neck. I sprang to the side and covered both hands over my head as Dinopus was enveloped in a greenish fog and slid past me. A loud noise similar to an ice-block partially breaking through a wood wall sounded off and I slowly lifted my head. The spider was frozen solid in a block of ice and it still looked 'alive', something an arachnophobiac would shudder at.
"Standard question: are you alright?" Desiree asked, floating so she was at eye-level as I staggered to my feet.
"Aside from the webbing that is still stuck to me, the back pain from falling onto a spider, an evil ghost-spider-queen wants me as her host, and the fact a ghost-tarantula bit and crawled on me…I'm fine…" I replied, gripping the bite-mark which had decided to start stinging again. "The mark's still stings like a crud…"
"We're lucky to have found you before Arachnea started the process." The wishing-ghost pointed out.
"We…?"
"The ghost-child and that half-girl came as well," Desiree replied. This was another instance when I wanted the ground to swallow me whole.
"Looks like I have a lot of explaining to do, if I survive this…" I turned towards Dinopus, which was frozen in place and looked like he was close to biting the head off of a nonexistent person (which could've been me). Just seeing it caused me to shudder and try to ignore thinking of a possible scenario of what would have happened if the arachnid caught me.
"You won't be able to if we…don't…" Desiree became wide-eyed and I turned around slowly in time to spot Arachnea.
The Queen of Spiders grinned devilishly as Desiree and I backed up with nervous expressions.
"Too late…" Arachnea grinned before grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and hoisting me upwards. "And you're not going anywhere…"
"Desiree!!!" I panicked and tried to pry her hand off. Just like what happened with Skulker, Desiree was knocked backwards before she could get me loose. I watched in horror as she skidded against the ground, back first into the block of ice that contained Dinopus, before looking directly into Arachnea's beady black eyes…
I. Screamed.
Give me a break! Like I was able to do anything else while being a damsel in distress!
1st Person POV – Danny
Let's get things straightened out first. I was in a creepy theatre filled with cobwebs and fighting a ghost-spider while trying to save a 'friend', who is from another universe but didn't tell me about it, from a 99 year old ghost-spider "Arachnea, Queen of Spiders", who wants to take over her body and walk around in it! That is just…weird…but nothing I couldn't handle!
"Hey, do you wonder why humans call you all pests?!" I joked. The spider only tried to bite at me and trap me with webs, almost sticking me to a wall. It lunged forwards out of frustration and I gave it an uppercut, sending it into the ceiling. The spider rebounded off it and crashed onto the ground, too stunned to fight back. I was just about to blast it with a ghost ray when I heard a very loud scream.
It didn't take a GPA average for me to recognize who it was. No sooner had I said her name out loud, the spider knocked me backwards. I swerved away from the ground and planted both feet on a nearby wall before reaching for the Fenton Thermos which I had conveniently stored away.
"This may be an understatement but: I don't have time for this!"
The spider didn't understand this because it jumped at me…and got trapped into the thermos. I slapped the lid down, slightly wondering how much room was left for Arachnea, before flying through the wall in time to catch sight of said Queen-of-Spiders sinking underground with Mona in her grasp.
"HELP—!" Her voice got cut off once she was completely submerged. Arachnea probably had no time to waste, and I had none to spare either. I gave chase. Arachnea wasn't too happy that I had caught up with her and about-faced in the middle of a dust covered room, lashing out with a web-whip that would've cut me in two if I hadn't split apart slightly and reformed. Mona looked relieved when I survived the hit but panicked when she spotted something coming from her right. "LOOK OUT!"
The ghost-spider that launched at me found itself kicked at Arachnea. She gritted her teeth and smacked it away with her hand, sending the arachnid hurtling towards the wall, ending up like any other insect would when it came in contact with a windshield.
"You don't really value your subjects well, do you?" I asked, trying to find out a way to defeat Arachnea without harming Mona in the process. The ghost-ray was out of the question…
"I won't need them after I become human…" Arachnea replied with a partially sadistic and annoyed tone. "…and I was hoping to do so without your interfering…"
"Well, interfering is what I do…" I replied, unable to keep eye contact with Arachnea since Mona was struggling to get out of the spider's grip. Arachnea grinned at me, enough to scare the daylights out of Vlad Plasmius if he showed up.
"Well interloper, I don't think you understand the situation or who you're messing with."
"Actually, I know what you're planning. And secondly, you have one of my friends, which makes you wonder what you're messing with." I retorted, hoping to buy time. If I kept this up, Arachnea would miss her deadline by a few seconds and…it seemed Mona had the same idea.
"Touching halfa, very touching," Arachnea sneered as Mona looked at the hand keeping a grip on her with some distaste before clamping her eyes shut and biting her lip. I don't blame her; I ran out of witty banter to keep the ghost occupied. "But I have the upper hand as you can see-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOWCH!"
To put it short: Mona bit Arachnea's hand out of desperation.
The ghost yelled in pain before swinging out, throwing the brunette very fast and hard towards a wall. Not wanting to see her end up like the ghost-spider I kicked earlier, I intercepted my mid-air friend (something that would have made Dash proud, if he wasn't trying to shove me into a locker every day) and phased through the wall into another room, resulting in a slightly painful side-crash onto the ground.
That's going to leave a mark.
3rd Person POV
Danny got back onto his feet, shaking off the initial shock of the landing, as Mona staggered up, holding onto her arm. The halfa kept watching the opposite wall as he kept one hand on the brunette's shoulder, making sure she was still there.
"You alright…?"
"Sort of…" Mona replied, clutching her arm with one hand as she clenched and unclenched her hand to relieve the dull sting. Part of her was glad Danny showed up but the other half was still terrified of her near end and how he was probably second-guessing her friendship. "…but we won't if Arachnea actually makes the deadline."
"You mean the 'being able to control Desiree' and 'you'll be gone forever' parts?" Danny glanced at the brunette who continued watching the opposite wall as though the Queen of Spiders could come out of it at any second. Mona squeaked out a "yes" in response to the question.
"So much for second guessing…stupid mark…why the heck does it always—" The brunette's train of thought came to a screeching halt as Arachnea reformed from the wall behind them.
The halfa continued staring at the wall before noticing that Mona had turned her head slightly. "…she's right behind us isn't she?"
"Uh…huh…" The brunette barely had time to reply before Danny made a flying start. Arachnea lashed out with another whip, this time catching the half-ghost's foot and jerking hard enough for the two to crash painfully onto the ground. Mona barely had time to brace for impact and crumpled in place, turning over slightly when she went limp. Danny staggered up only to have one of Arachnea's 8 feet plant itself on his chest, forcing him downwards as she picked the unconscious human up by her shirt collar.
"So much for that chase…" The Queen of Spiders chortled before looking down at Danny. "I'm surprised, interloper, you went through all that trouble just for this: failing to save your little 'friend' who has been lying to you for who knows how long. Who knows, she was probably lying about being your friend…for what reason? It doesn't matter what the reason is anymore, Ghost-child, because I am going to live a new life in three…"
Danny gritted his teeth as he watched Arachnea pull her arm back as if preparing for a strike and tried to free himself from under her foot.
"Two…"
The bite marks on Mona's arm began sizzling as though they came in contact with a burnt object.
"One…"
Just as Arachnea was about to become intangible, a loud yell along with a flying Dinopus hurtled towards the ghost.
"TIME OVAAAH…!" Evelyn shouted as the flying spider impacted with Arachnea, knocking Mona out of the ghost's grip.
"NO—!" Arachnea found her focus switched to getting her still-frozen-in-an-ice-block minion off her.
"YES!!" Danny forced the spider's foot off his torso before catching the limp human and landing in time for Desiree to slip through the wall.
"You…I was…so close!!" Arachnea snarled at Evelyn who only grinned in response.
"It's my nature…" The female halfa quipped before dodging a web whip.
"She'll be fine…" Danny replied, answering Desiree before the question could be asked as he got Mona into a sitting position on the wall before flying in to assist Evelyn.
The Ghost Spider succeeded in trapping the 'pesky-fly-of-a-halfa' with webbing before Danny sent her flying with a punch. Arachnea skidded and used a wall as a support as she used the back of a hand to wipe unseen sweat off her face.
"How uncouth of you…punching a lady!" The spider hissed. The white-haired halfa only gave Arachnea's current façade one look. Her teeth were bared, and she had an animalistic expression on her face that was completely ghost-like and malevolent. Apparently the rumors of being stuck a ghost forever are true, Danny mused; they lose all touch of their previous humanity forever.
"What lady goes around baring her fangs and swatting her minions around like…spiders?" Danny replied as he got the thermos ready. Evelyn phased through the wall behind her, freeing herself from the web, and floating alongside Danny with her right hand glowing a bright green color.
"Judging from that observation, this is not a lady." Evelyn commented. Arachnea hissed before lunging at Danny and Evelyn with her arms outstretched and her fangs anticipating the piercing of flesh.
Despite this apparent life-threatening situation, the silver-haired halfa merely unscrewed the lid off the Fenton Thermos as Evelyn blasted Arachnea back into the wall with a ghost-ray. The spider-woman yelled out of anguish and frustration as she tried to scramble back onto all eight limbs before being drawn towards the thermos. Arachnea tried to claw at the ground but found this futile as she was pulled off and trapped in the cylindrical container along with several of her minions and the frozen Dinopus. The arachnid-minions were none-too-happy to meet the "queen" after 'witnessing' the squishing of a fellow spider…
"I didn't say you were worthless! Why are you staring at me like that? Ow! Don't make me destroy you—AHHH! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS GHOST-CHI—AAAH!" Arachnea continued yelling and expelling curse words (that were not meant for the rating) before the thermos was closed shut.
"At least that's over…" Evelyn wiped sweat off her forehead.
"And we'd better get the heck out of here…" Danny motioned towards the web covered support beam that was shifting and creaking from the years it kept the building suspended. "We don't want to be in here when it collapses…"
"Point taken…" Desiree remarked as she carefully shook the unconscious human. Mona grumbled from the healing mark on her arm and from the shaking sensation before wearily opening both eyes. A hand buried itself in a mane of brown hair as the brunette tried to ward off a headache. "…Mona?"
"Give me…minute…head spinning…" The brunette mumbled before slowly looking up and catching sight of a few black, white, and green blurs in front of her. Mona blinked and tried to clear her vision. "Evelyn…Danny…Desiree…?"
"Yep…glad to see you're alright!" Evelyn beamed.
"Thanks…" The brunette half-smiled, noticing the pit growing in her stomach as the headache disappeared. "I also have a bit of explaining to do…"
"Once we get out of here." Danny added.
"Okay…"
(To be continued…)
Authoress Note:
I recently saw the TV movie preview of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (trying to find out when it airs again so I can watch it), and I noticed "Arachnea the Queen of Spiders" has some similarity to "Velma Green the Spider Queen". What a coincidence…
I've also got the rest of the storyline planned out, with the possibility of editing to get the fanfiction to flow properly. :)
Edit: I had to add words in since something is deleting them.