Hi guys! I know it's been a month since I've updated. Since finishing school, I'll went back to full time at work and because of that, caused huge writers block and I apologize. I'm going to try harder to go back into writing more.

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Anyway, hope you enjoy and let me know what you guys think because the next chapter is going to be intense.

Song for this chapter is:

Damned If She Do by The Kills

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Chapter 17: Left Her Black and Blue

I got out. I don't know how but I got out somehow. All I knew was, I had to get out of here. Anywhere. Somewhere. I just had to keep running and that's what I did. I ran. I ran as fast and hard as I could. I kept pushing myself to run and never stop. I kept my bare feet running on n the cold, wet concert ground. Slipping a couple times...but that didn't stop me. I was so close to freedom. So close to being with Dad, Ariel and even Ashley but most of all, I was close to being with Peter. I need to warn Peter before they got to him.

And then I saw it. At the end of the long path way was the ladder. The ladder that led to the world above. It let to freedom where I would be far away from my kidnappers and closer to home. My feet kept pitter pattering down the long pathway.

There I was, inches away from the ladder. My hand getting closer and closer to salvation...and then I heard the most dreadful sound I've even heard in my entire life.

"Going somewhere?" A raspy voice asked.

I whipped my head around came face to face with a pair of amber eyes. It's scaly hands wrapped around my arms and threw me in the air, sending me deep into the icy water below me and I kept sinking. I couldn't swim. I didn't have the energy to move my legs or arms to save my life. So, I began sinking deeper and deeper until all that last left to be seen was darkness.

"Nightmare?"

I woke in shock and began breathing heavily at the voice that scared me. My eyes snapped open and came face to face with Noah as he stood on a stool while I still hanged in my prison.

"Wha-Wha-What's going on?!" I demanded as I stared Noah in the eyes.

"I believe you just had a bad nightmare?" Noah said softly as he stepped down the step.

I keep hanging there and still struggled to get out.

"Would you just stop, already?" Noah turned around and looked at me. "You're not going to get out. Those cables so tight, not even your pretty boyfriend, Petey can open them" Noah let out a sigh and turned back around to he table behind him and started playing with some sort of device.

I stared at his back and felt the tears starting to form in my eyes.

"You," I choked a bit. "You don't have to do this Noah"

"And why not?" Noah asked as he turned around and glared at me.

"Be-Because...this won't accomplish anything"

Noah let out a laugh as he looked away from me.

"That's what you think" he said as he turned back around and faced back to the table.

"Why work for Connors, Noah. What could Connors, who has nothing, give you"

Noah slowly turned back to me and glared at me, clenching his fists. Then, with a fast pace, walked up to me and climbed up the steps he was once on before. At first, I thought he was going to punch me square in the face with his clenched fist but he did something much different. He opened his fists and wrapped them around my face, pulling me into his embrace. Giving me a warm passionate kiss. I wanted to slap him so badly but these cables stopped me from doing what I wanted to do the most.

Noah then let go of my face and pulled away and stared at me with no emotion in his face while I glared back.

"That"

I then took in as much saliva as I could and spat it at Noah, hitting him square in the cheek.

"Go to hell" I whispered to him.

Noah gave me a smirk and wiped away my spit with his sleeve.

"That's not what you're gonna be wanting after we finish with you're little boyfriend, Parker or...should I say Spidey?"

I glared at him.

"Leave Peter out of this! He has nothing to do with this!"

"Oh, as a matter of fact," Noah said as he stepped down. "He does"

"What do you mean?" I raised my eyebrow at him as he walked back to the table.

"Enough, Noah!" A woman's voice called out.

Noah and I looked up to see a figure. The woman, I guessed. Standing there with her hand on her hip. She had an accent and it sounded so familiar.

"Noah, you know better than to talk to the prisoner" The woman said as she walked slowly up to us. Her high heels making a clicking noise every step she made.

"Yes, ma'am," Noah said. "I'm sorry"

"Quite alright. You're new. Now," she stopped while she was a couple feet away from me. "Time for me to introduce our prisoner"

The woman then slowly stepped into the shadows. Appearing like a villain from a horror movie. She took one step in, showing off her expensive high heels and her leather, tight, pants and then took another step. Showing the top that was attached to the pants and you could see the curls of her brown hair showing off at the top. Then, he face came into full view and I could feel my eyes pop out of my sockets.

"Doctor...Doctor Cross?" I asked, out of breath.

Dr. Cross gave me a smirk with her ruby red lip stick painted across her lips. "Hello, hunny," She said. "Long time, no see"

"Wh-Wha-Why are you doing this to me? What have I ever done to you"

"You really don't remember me, do you?"

I slowly shook my head, hoping that I could.

"I really can't, doctor"

Dr. Cross let out a laugh and turned to Noah.

"Is she for real?"

Noah shrugged his shoulders and then turned to me with worried plastered across his face. Was he scared of her more than me?

"I knew your mother" when she said that, it sent my attention straight back to her.

"Wha-What?" I asked in disbelief.

"I knew your mother"

"How?"

"Back in Roseboro, I was testing a new drug-"

"What kind of drug?" I interrupted.

"Just shut up and you may hear the story," Dr. Cross snapped at me causing me to glare at her. "Anyway, as I was saying, I was testing a new drug. A drug to help with depression. This drug was going to change the medical world forever. I was going to be famous I just needed the right test subject," Dr. Cross then tilted her head to me and smirked. "That's when your mother came into the picture," she pointed her index figure at me.

I tried to keep a confidant look. Not wanting to show her my fear or sadness from what she was telling me...but...I wasn't going to keep it in for much longer.

"You're mother came to me the year before your parents split. Wanting to fix her depression so she could fix the family. I promised I could help her. This drug," the doctor said as she held up a container with these violet pilled in them. "Was going to cure her of her depression"

"Well it obviously didn't," I snapped back. "Since my mothers is now dead and laying 6 feet in the ground in the Roseboro Cemetery" The memory of the funeral came rushing back into my mind. Ariel and I holding my hand while dad had his arm wrapped around Ariel's shoulder while I was leaning into Noah's. I blinked a couple times to erase the memories.

"It was going to work!" Dr. Cross yelled at me as she slammed her fist into the desk in front of her sending the other medication and equipment jumping in the air. "She just had to give it time. Sure, it didn't work right away like she wanted it too but that the way medicine work. I mean, just look at all the diseases out there. Cancer, diabetes...they all take time for treatment. Some work, some don't but you have to give it time to work...and that's all your mother had to do. Give it time"

"If what your saying is true," I said, glaring at her. "That my mother stared her 'treatment' with you during my parents marriage, that means...my mom was on this drug for 3 years"

"Correct" She said with a smirk.

"That means, your stupid drug is what broke up my parents, what caused my mom to start drinking. The main reason my mom committed suicide! You're a murderer!" I screamed at the so called doctor while the tears poured out of my eyes. I then tried to violently shake out of the trap I was in but it was no use"

"I did no such thing! My drug was helping her"

"No! No it wasn't! It was only making things worse! We were helping my mom. Taking her to therapists when she needed it. Your stupid drug only sank her further and further into the depression!"

"Enough!" The doctor yelled at me.

"No! You're a murder! A cold blooded murder!"

Dr. Cross then ran up to me and slapped me across the face. I wanted to desperately apply my cold hand to my cheek.

"That is enough out of you" She whispered to me as she glared into my eyes. I glared back.

Dr. Cross then stepped down and back onto the main floor. She walked back to the table and picked up a needle filled with a dark red liquid.

"What's that?" I asked, as I still glared at her.

"This?" She asked as she looked back at me and then let out a chuckle. "This is what I'm going to put in your pretty little boyfriend after Connors gets him"

"Leave Peter out of this! Peter has nothing to do with this...Hell, I don't even know what I have to do with this"

"You're hear as bait as for Parker well...I'm finally getting the revenge I need"

"What did Peter do to you?"

Dr. Cross let out another evil chuckle.

"Well, my deary, that's the second part of the story. You see, when Dr. Connors was at the top of OSCORP Industries, Connors was going to help me show my new drug to the world. Help me make the drug stronger and better but then...your stupid little boyfriend in the Spider-Man suite stopped him"

"Connors was out of control. Peter had to stop it"

"My drug could have helped with that to. With Connors' and my brain put together, we could fix anything...but Parker destroyed that for me. That's why I got Connors out. Thats why your here and that's why, after tonight," Cross looked at me with those dark eyes. "Parker will be dead" she ended it with a smirk then turned around and slowly walked back down the dark hallway.

The sound of her heels and shadow disappearing from my sight.

I felt my heart sink into my stomach and then shatter. Peter was going to die because of me.

Peter waited in the dead hours of the night in Central Park, just like the note said. He waited by an old oak tree and leaned against it while waiting for Connors. Peter waited for a while there. I guess Connors wasn't the type of person to show up on time. Figures.

So, while Peter waited, he closed his eyes and started thinking about happiness. Of Annabelle. He couldn't wait to wrap his arms around her. His fingers wrapped around her soft hair. In hailing the aroma of honey that Annabelle gave off. Looking into those chocolate brown eyes that glittered every time she looked into his. Her smile that lit up a room every time she walked in.

He couldn't wait to wrap his hands around her smooth, tanned skin while he pressed his lips into her soft pink lips.

"You came" The raspy voice of Connors' in his lizard form pulled Peter back into reality. Peter jumped up and got ready into position. Ready to fight.

"Where is she?!" Peter demanded.

"Who? Annabelle? You'll see her in a moment," Connors said as he still had his scaly fingers wrapped around a black back. "Just surrender now and I shall give you your pretty little girlfriend back"

"Nice try, doc," Peter said. "But I don't by it"

"Then you leave me no choice"

Dr. Connors then started running after Peter, going in for an attack. Peter got ready too and started the first part of his plan.

You see, Peter had already set up a trap before Connors came. He set up a web in the old oak tree, above. The plan was, he was going to fight Connors off until Connors felt weak. Peter beat Connors before, he could do it again. Once Connors was weak, Peter was going to wrap him up in a web and throw him up into the tree and then get the cop. Once they had him down there and Connors was human again, they were going to pry the location of Annabelle from Connors.

It was going to work. He was sure of it.

Peter got ready to fight, while Connors still ran at him. Just when Connors was a few feet away from Peter, he flipped in the air. Jumping over Connors and landing on his feet. Only shooting one web at Connors until he felt a prick on his neck. Peter froze in fear while Connors turned around and grinned at Peter.

Only then, did Peter dare to pull the dark sticking out of his neck. Staring at if for only a second before falling down and passing out in the snow.

Connors stared at the body and smiled and then turned to Noah who walked up to him with a gun in his hand.

"See, I told you I was good" Noah said with a smirk.

Connors nodded. "That you are. Now," Connors walked over to the black bag he dropped earlier and pulled out some cables. The same type of cables Annabelle's hands were wrapped around. "Now to take Spider-Man to the good doctor"

Noah and Connors gave each other a smirk before proceeding to tie up Peter.

Spider-Man was captured