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Nikki's feet pounded against the hard cement, feeling the impact of every step shoot up her legs like tiny bullets. Her eyes somehow seemed to see a flash of red and blue coming straight toward her from behind. Instinctively, she dropped to her knees on the ground and ducked her head. Nikki's long hair tumbled in front of her face and blocked her vision, but she was still strangely aware of the flying blur that soared over her.
Quickly, the terrified girl scrambled to her feet and wiped her hair awkwardly out of her face. When she looked up at the wall of the building in front of her, Nikki found herself staring into the largest blank eyes she had ever seen. "Spider-man?" she gasped, feeling a thrill of excitement and a little nervous at the same time.
The eerie eyes surveyed her for a second. Then the crimson and navy clad figure leaped over her, landing in a crouch on the ground in front of her two pursuers. Nikki spun around and gaped in amazement as he proceeded to fight them, though she thought he seemed to be more toying with them than fighting. After all, what chance did two high school boys have against the amazing Spider-man? In a matter of moments, they realized that that their adversary was definitely more than they could handle and turned tail to flee.
"Hold up, guys. I'm not done with you yet," Spider-man called after them. He did a somersault in the air, landing directly in their path. Before the boys had a chance to react, Spider-man had grabbed them both by their collars and jumped back and forth between two walls until he was standing on a roof where he could let them dangle for a moment.
"Now, I have some advice for you two, so listen close," Spider-man hissed at them threateningly. "Never – and I mean never – bother that girl again, got it?" The frightened boys bobbed their heads frantically, their eyes begging him to put them down. Spidey nodded approvingly. "Good. Because if you do, I will string you up by your toes and let you hang there until the police find you. Now, you two better get back to school. Wouldn't want to miss any class." He dropped agilely to the ground, letting them go, and watched them stagger in terror for a moment before racing off in the direction of their high school.
Spider-man smiled behind his mask and shook his head. Would they never learn? "You won't have to worry about those guys anymore, Nikki. They looked pretty worried, didn't you think?" Not getting a response, the web-slinger turned around and swept the whole area with his sharp vision, mistaking a faint blue silhouette on the wall for some old graffiti. The worry on his face as he realized his daughter was gone was hidden by the luminous eyes of his mask. "Nikki?"
Spidey leapt up onto the wall, only to feel himself tumble through. Rolling, he was on his feet again in a moment and staring about himself in amazement. Spider-man realized he was standing in an abandoned building and tried to figure out how he had gotten there. There was no sign of a hole in the wall, just a dim splotch of blue.
Suspiciously, he frowned and walked carefully over to it, wondering why there would be a mirror image of the graffiti on the outside wall in here. Spidey reached out and laid his gloved hand on the barely discernible silhouette, finding with surprise that it was soft. He pushed against it, watching as his hand, followed by his arm, disappeared through it. Slowly the wall began to stiffen. Spider-man yanked his arm back out again, this time with some difficulty. Then, before his very eyes, the graffiti which he now recognized as a glow faded and vanished.
The masked vigilante blinked. He touched it again, but the wall was now as solid as ever. Something was obviously afoot. It occurred to him that Nikki might have something to do with it. Maybe she had been captured by some one and was now in danger! There was only one way to find out. With a swift shot of web fluid, Spider-man soared out through a broken window and vanished into the New York skyline.
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