A/N I hope more of you continue reviewing and reading! This is a short one, but the next one will be even more Spectacular, I promise!
Chp. 11-The Lizard's Soliloquy
Connor's forced the grate off of the underground passageway beneath the city. His hunched body lurched through the newly created opening and he trudged his way down the damp path of the tunnel. His reptilian tongue slipped out and flicked the air, tasting it's guttery, foul flavor, and determining where to go. He veered off the primary path and through an enlarged crawlspace. His scaly body slid right through the space without a hint of stress and he emerged in a large, expanded opening in the sewers. Water was pouring through pipe and tumbling down into a large pool of water, whose depth could not be told. A singular, dimly lit bulb hovered above the room, a fragment of what this sanctuary of the sewers was long ago. The Lizard stood on the southernmost ledge of this sewer sinkhole and looked around his surroundings. Across the large pool of water was a spot of soft, wet sand, darkened by the constant moisture. He lept across the 15 foot gap between the ledge and ground and landed on all fours. ( Sad Dock Ock Theme plays ) He scooped up the sandy earth with a clawed hand and squeezed, watching it sift through his fingers. Suddenly, Connor's threw the handful of mud at the wall and roared. He approached the water slowly and gazed upon his reflection. His claws slowly touched his elongated snout and he gazed at the figure in the pool.
"What have I become," he whispered with a hiss at the end. "Thissssssss cannot be me!" He smacked his arm against the water and roared again, this time also attacking the wall and clawing it. "Why did thisssssss happen to me?! Isssssss thissssss the priccccccce I musssssst pay to have my arm back," he roared uncontrollably. Soon, his long tail smashed into the wall, demolishing half of it. He looked back and saw through the brick hole his tail made. Inside was a worn generator that still appeared to work. The Lizard smiled. "Excccccccellent. Thissssss isssssss jusssssst what I need to fix my problem. I can recreate the experiment here and turn mysssssself human again." He walked up to the generator and touched a green button. With a monstrous growl, the generator turned on. Suddenly bright flourescent lights above the pool. He smiled wickedly. "Yesssssss. With thisssssss generator I can power my lab equipment and resssssstore my flesssssssh back to normal and then I can ssssssssssee Martha and Ben again." A tear began to flow from his eye. He turned the generator off and stepped back onto the sand. The coolness of it soaked between Connor's toes. He laid down on his stomach and curled his tail around his body and laid like a dog. "Sssssssssssoon, my loved onesssssssss, sssssssssoon," he whispered as he drifted off into reptilian slumber.
Chp: 12-Missing in Action
"Parker!!!!" JJ yelled, shaking the windows of the Bugle. Robbie shook his head at J.J. as Parker ran through with the latest batch of Spider-Man photos.
"Here you go Mr. Jameson. These are the newest ones I could..." Jameson snatched them up from Peter's hands.
"What's this crap Parker? You trying to put me out of business?" He threw the photos into the air. Peter was dumbfounded. "Why don't you bring me photos of thay lab explosion at the University you go to? Or that prison riot last night?! Those are front page news Parker!"
Peter's eyes widened. Prison riots, Peter thought. "Parker! Quit day dreaming!" Get out to Ryker's Island and bring me photos of the aftermath at least! Now get going or you're fired!"
Peter turned away, knowledgable in what Jonah charged him with, but oblivious to being terminated for it...again. Peter made a beeline from the Bugle to the nearest boat that would take him out to Ryker's Island.