I sat on that rooftop in utter disbelief. Though honestly I don't even know why I was so surprised anymore. Just add this to the list of crazy fucked up shit I've seen.
"So," Spider-Man...Spidey...Peter Parker...Good lord why wasn't I in an insane asylum?, started "you gonna tell me how and why you suddenly pop out of midair the way you did?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I sighed. Then I remembered to who exactly I'm talking too, and some of his own wacky adventures. "Then again, maybe you would understand." It was about then when I noticed the silence in my head. Leo should have figured out by now something had gone wrong. I just spun and stared at the place I had dropped from, cursing under my breath as I did. I knew for certain right then that I wasn't in either of the worlds I knew. "Shit!"
"You talk to your mother with that mouth?" Spidey chuckled.
"Actually...I do if I'm pissed enough." I told him. Normally I would be thrilled to see the wall crawler, if I had at least one member of my family with me. Being here all alone kinda took the fun out of it for me. Leo had to be throwing a shit fit by now.
He leaned against the nearby wall and I could feel his eyes boring into me. "I'm still waiting."
"Well...not like I have anything else to do...or anywhere to go." I brought my hands up to rub my eyes, I was starting to get a headache. "I'm not from here."
"I gathered that much."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Because I'd like the specifics."
"Well, I don't know what to tell you."
"The truth would be nice."
I groaned. It was going to be one of those nights. "Look, I really don't know how to explain this to you. I'm not from here and it was an accident that dropped me here. If I wait right here I'm sure my family will come looking for me shortly and I'll be out of your hair."
"Sounds reasonable enough." Spidey said. "You plan on staying up here on the roof then?" Didn't I just say that was what I was going to do?
"Get lost 1-0-1. Stay where you are to make it easier for them to find you. If I go wandering around, it'll take them longer to find me."
"I see one teensy tiny problem with that theory." He said as he pushed himself off of the wall.
I sighed in frustration, not taking my eyes off of the spot I came tumbling through. Anytime now Donnie. "What?"
"I don't think I'm the only one who noticed your entrance." He politely informed me, right before he tackled me and we both went flying off of the roof.
"What the hell are you doing!" I screamed at him as I once again found myself free falling.
"Keeping you out of reach of a certain megalomaniac." Came the reply before he brought an arm out and we went thwipping off into the city.
I groaned. Not here five damn minutes... "Alright...who is chasing me now?"
The quick midair dodge maneuver he did allowed me to see the metal arm that passed through where we would have been. "Just lil' ol' Doc Ock wanting to say hi."
"Great..." I mumbled even as he dodged another arm. Was starting feel a little queasy with these acrobatics. Rooftop running was one thing, swinging around on webs in a 3-dimensional battle was a bit more...tummy wobbling. After a couple of blocks I was really having a hard time trying to keep my supper where it was supposed to be. "I think I'm going to puke." I told him as we went somersaulting in the air again.
"Please not on the suit, I just washed it."
"Then you better put me down somewhere."
Another arm passed by us. "Not really an option right now." He brought his legs up to avoid the swing.
"You meddling bug! Why must you interfere with everything!"
Spidey let out a sigh under his mask. "Arachnid...how many time do I have to tell you morons..."
"About you quit trying to show off your pun skills and get us the hell out of here!"
"What do you think I'm trying to do? Take you shopping?"
"It'd be nicer than this shit!" I was really about to lose my cookies...in more ways than one.
"Hold on!"
"What the hell do you think I've been doing!" I snapped at him. "Trying to cop a feel or something?"
He didn't answer before he changed course, in mid air again, and headed towards a skyscraper being worked on. Just as were about to land I think the big bad Doc got a hit in, because suddenly we were were tumbling instead of elegantly swinging along. "Hide!" Spidey snapped at me before he took off again, right into the face of those weaving mechanical arms.
"Now this is more like it." I muttered before I did just that, slipping into the deep shadows provided by the unfinished building. I quickly looked around for something I could use to fight with...just in case. I wasn't about to face Doctor Otto Octavius with nothing but my slippers...since I had lost them along the way somewhere anyway. Was a bunch of stuff here, but nothing I was really comfortable with using. I sighed and picked up a metal rod. Was all that I had and it would have to do.
I climbed up to the beams over me, crouched and watched. Numerous times I had watched my turtle family fight with such speed and controlled movements that it always seemed to strike me speechless. Now it was happening again as I watched this blue and red clad crimefighter go at it with the squid man. Even I knew I was severely outclassed in this fight. That didn't mean I was just going to sit back and let Spidey do all the work. I watched with awe at the sheer speed of the fight, even as I held my trusty rod ready. I read enough comics to know that the trick here was to get past the arms and hit the squishy filling in the middle. I watched how they were moving and carefully made my way across the rafters to line myself up with them. If Spidey saw me, he didn't give any indication that he did. But I'm pretty sure he knew what I was up too, simply because he made Ock work even harder even as he kept backing him towards me. Once he was lined up, it was actually pathetically easy to whop him upside the head. Dude fell like a puddle of pudding actually. "I can't believe that actually worked." I muttered.
"I can't believe you actually had the guts to do it." Spidey told me as he hopped up next to me.
I just shrugged. "I've learned to grow some extra internal organs. I kinda have to replace my guts fairly often."
"I can't tell if you are joking or serious..."
"I'm joking you dipshit." I sighed at him. "All I'm trying to say is this isn't my first rodeo. I don't go around stealing guts and eating them."
He actually chuckled at that. "Your story is getting more and more interesting to hear. But I think it might be a good idea to get out of here before you tell it." He quickly webbed what he could of the nice Doctor so the cops could pick him up, or to give us time to get away from him before he wakes up. Really wasn't quite sure which. "Come on." We began to make our way to the spot where we made our entrance.
"You going to take me back to that roof?"
"Nope."
I groaned. Leo was going to kill me if he had to tear this city apart looking for me. "It really would be a good idea if you did."
"Not until I can make sure it's safe for you to go back." He pointed to another figure already heading that way, one on a glider. "Looks like you attracted all kinds of attention."
Great...that was the Green Goblin. I just dropped my head in my palm and sighed. "Well, I guess I'm just screwed."
"Hey, look on the bright side."
I looked at him. "And what is that?"
"You managed to make my night interesting."
"Oh...Shut up!"
He just laughed as he thwipped out another line. "Well, hop on. I know where to take you."
I walked over to him and he wrapped an arm around me. I was really hoping Leo wouldn't see this...I might have trouble explaining it. "And please tell me...where would that be exactly?"
He just shrugged as he jumped off the building. "Even the Superheros need help every once in awhile. And I think I know just the fella to do just that."
I just looked over his shoulder at the spot that had been my entrance into this place. I couldn't feel him and that had me more than a little worried. Donnie should have been able to open up something by now...right? Lord...what was I going to do...
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"Donnie!" Thundered across the lair. It woke him up before the fist even had a chance to beat down his bedroom door, which popped open after just a few pounds. Then it was replaced by Leo standing there, and he was definitely not happy.
"What Leo." Donnie sighed as he began to look for his glasses.
"Find her!" He screamed back.
"Find who?" He rubbed the sleep from his eyes before putting his glasses on.
"Vicky!"
"Isn't she here?"
"If she were here...do you think I would be screaming at you to find her!"
Donnie just looked at him, all kinds of confused. "Where did she go?"
"I. Don't. Know!" Leo roared back. "She went back to the house to get something for Amy and she never made it back!"
Now it finally clicked in the turtle's head and he shot out of bed like a rocket. He pushed Leo out of his way and ran to the lab. Sure enough, the portal was dark. It should be open, but it wasn't. He didn't give it a second thought before he hit his computer and dove right into his work, with an anxious Leo hovering over his shoulder. Leo held one of Amy's toys gently in his hands, her funky little green cat. "That what she went to get?"
Leo nodded quietly as he looked at the portal, worry in his eyes. "Amy wanted it and she went to go get it."
Donnie hit a few more buttons. "She should be Ok Leo. Might be on the other side right now waiting for me to open it back up."
"Maybe." Leo replied quietly, still looking at the portal.
"I'm trying to access the remote shutdown switch. What ever happened, happened on that side. I should have it back open here in a minute." What he didn't tell Leo was that he was getting some odd readings from the other end of the portal. His big brother was worried enough as it was.
It was then that Marina walked in with Cris beside her. "Everything ok?"
"Portal shut down." Donnie told his wife even as he worked. "Bringing it back online...now" And with a last push of the button the soft glow of the portal greeted them. Leo was through it before it even opened all the way. Donnie got out of his chair and followed his frantic brother.
He found Leo as he was standing in the hallway. "She's not here Donnie..."
"Are you sure? I mean you just got here and really didn't even look-" He cut himself off as he caught the knowing look on his brother's face. If Leo said she wasn't here...then she wasn't here.
"I can't feel her Donnie." Leo clarified anyway, his temper quickly rising again. "Where is she!"
Donnie knew the only answer he wanted to hear would be of her exact location, and Donnie knew where to start to find those answers out. He just sighed and went to the lab to get what he would need. He was fairly sure he would be able to find her, quickly if she just stayed put where ever she ended up. He was more worried about Leo going on a rampage. He'd hate to have to explain to Vicky on why her husband tore her house apart.
