Chapter 25: Times up
5 hours have passed ever since Tarantula shrunk down Jet and took him out of the house. Throughout the rest of the day, the two went left and right to plenty of interesting places and had loads of fun together throughout the city.
Right now Tarantula and Jet were basically finished with their big adventure. And before going home for the day, they both decided to relax on a bench in a small community park and watch the glorious bright orange sunset over the large city of LA.
"*sigh* Ms. Webbs, I had so much fun with you today." Jet smiled as he watched the sunset
"Awww I'm glad to hear that kiddo. Hey wanna take a selfie together?" Tarantula offered as she took out her small smartphone
"Oh okay!" Jet accepted as he leaned into Tarantula
Tarantula put her right arm around Jet and held him close while holding her phone out facing them.
"Ready...and Cheese!" Tarantula and Jet smiled brightly at the camera together
*CLICK*
"Perfect." Tarantula said as she right away checked the photo to see if it came out okay
But as Tarantula checked over the photo, she noticed the time at the top edge of her screen and instantly panicked.
"*GASP!* OH SHOOT!" She exclaimed loudly causing Jet to flinch
"Wha? What happened?" Jet asked in concern
"Jet we have to get you back home real quick! We have been out longer past our limit." Tarantula said as she quickly put away her phone and threw on her backpack
"Huh? W-What's going on?"
"Dian- er I mean you're fox mom is gonna be home real soon! Also the tiny juice is gonna wear off in 40 minutes!" Tarantula explained
"The juice is gonna wear off?" Jet asked
"Yes it is. I made the stuff to temporarily last up to 5 hours and right now your time is almost up and you're gonna grow back to your normal size." Tarantula explained
"I'm gonna grow back up!? Why didn't you tell me that was gonna happen?" Jet asked in disbelief
"Well because I didn't wanna make you feel you had to rush to have fun with me. Otherwise you would be constantly asking me how much time you had left."
"Ohhh...so right now you said I have 40 minutes left?" Jet asked
"And counting so we better hurry! Here hop on!" Tarantula turned her back to Jet inviting him to hop onto her for one last piggyback ride
Jet hops onto Tarantula and holds onto her tight before she hops down off the bench and starts skittering down the path in the direction leading out of the park towards the street.
"How are we going to get home fast Ms. Webs?" Jet asked
"Easy. We're gonna hitch a little ride with someone." Tarantula said
"With who?"
"You'll see." Tarantula smiled as she skittered along the path
Once out of the park, Tarantula approaches the curb of the busy street and takes out her smartphone. She quickly dials up Mr. Wolf's number before holding the phone up to her head.
"*dial tone*...Yellow! This is the big bad wolf speaking." Wolf greeted on the other end of the line
"Hey Wolf this is Webs. Requesting emergency transport. Code rush. I repeat code rush." Tarantula requested
"You got it Webs. *Beep*"
After hanging up, Tarantula puts her phone away and waits.
"Was that Mr. Wolf you were talking to?" Jet asked
But before Tarantula could answer Jet, a familiar black muscle car with yellow racing stripes comes roaring down the street before coming to an abrupt screeching stop right in front of Tarantula and Jet. The occupants in the car were none other than Mr. Wolf in the driver seat and Snake in the passenger seat.
"Someone call for a taxi?" Mr. Snake said with a casual smile while Mr. Wolf gave a friendly wave
"You boys are right on time. I gotta get Jet home quick." Tarantula said
"Consider it done." Wolf smiled as Snake opened up the passenger door to let Tarantula and Jet into the car
Later
*VROOOOOOM! *shift* VROOOOOOOM!*
Mr. Wolf drove the car blazing and maneuvering through the busy streets en route to Diane's house as the sky was starting to get dark. Tarantula and Jet were riding on the dashboard close to the windshield.
"I can see that special shrinking potion of yours worked successfully Webs." Wolf said upon seeing Jet in a small sized state
"It did work like a charm." Tarantula said
"The kid is so small. I could easily swallow him up in one gulp." Mr. Snake said
"Wai-WHAT!?" Jet shrieked upon hearing Snake
"HAHAHA! I'm just kidding!" Snake laughed
"Come on Snake you're frightening him." Tarantula said as she protectively wrapped her arms around Jet
"Hey i'm just playing. I aint gonna eat the kid." Snake reassured
Suddenly Wolf brings the car to a screeching stop.
"Huh? Wolf why'd you stop?" Tarantula asked
"Webs I don't think we're gonna make it home fast with all these annoying red lights." Wolf said gesturing forward
Tarantula looks ahead of the car and sees a long line of intersections down the road all having red lights.
"Ha! Red lights. Nothing I can't handle."
With that, Tarantula reaches into her backpack and takes out her little prized hacking laptop.
"Well aren't you handy." Snake praised
"I never leave home without it." Tarantula smiled as she opens up her laptop and quickly boots it up
Tarantula flawlessly types away on her laptop like so and in just a few seconds she hacks into the city traffic system and makes all the traffic lights down the street turn green.
"Alright Wolf the road is all yours." Tarantula said with a proud smile
"Webs you never cease to amaze." Wolf praised before he resumed on driving
"Did you just make those lights turn green Ms. Webs?" Jet asked after witnessing her special move
"Are you amazed kiddo?" Tarantula smiled
Meanwhile further down the road
Chief Misty Luggins, LA's craziest police chief, was treating herself with a donut and a cup of coffee while leaning against her patrol car on the side of the road. She was about to take another sip of her coffee when...
*VRRROOOOOOM* "HIYA CHIEF!"
The bad guys car speeds by in a flash causing Misty to jump out of surprise and spill hot coffee all over her uniform.
"WHAT THE WHAT!?" She exclaimed
With her uniform now ruined, Misty looked at the all too recognizable car racing off down the road and instantly got furiously mad.
"GRRRRR ARE YOU KIDDING ME! ! ! YOU ARE A BIG MENACE TO SOCIETY WOLF! ! !" Misty Luggins shouted in sheer ear piercing anger while waving her fist and stomping her feet
Later that evening
After safely arriving at Diane's house, Mr. Wolf opened up the front door letting Tarantula and Jet inside.
"Thanks a million for the ride Wolf. I owe you one." Tarantula thanked
"Happy to help Webs. See you back at the hideout." Wolf said before he closed the front door leaving the two alone
"Phew. We made it right on time. Nice of Wolf to give us a ride home." Tarantula said as she lifted Jet off her back and gently set him down on the floor
"Uggghhh. I feel so wiped out. It feels so good to be back home." Jet groaned as he was pretty exhausted from the exciting day he had with Tarantula
"*Sigh* Me two kiddo. I feel you. But we sure had a lot of fun together right?" Tarantula smiled
"Hehe Yes we did...Wait howcome I'm still small? I thought you said I was gonna grow big soon." Jet asked noticing he hasn't changed a bit after the car ride
Tarantula quickly checks the time on her phone.
"Well you still got 5 more minutes left kiddo. Just a little more until the stuff wears off." Tarantula verified
The two sat in short silence with eachother until Jet spoke again.
"Umm..Ms. Webs?"
"Hmm? What's up Jet?"
"Before I grow big again...May I...May I give you a hug?" Jet asked shyly
Upon hearing that question, Tarantula smiled warmly and opened her arms.
"Awww. Sure you can. Bring it in kiddo."
With that, Jet waddles up to Tarantula and gives her a big warm hug on her torso with his head over her shoulder. Tarantula gladly wraps her arms around Jet warmly hugging him back with all her heart.
"Thank you Ms. Webs. Thank you so much for being my babysitter for today. You're the coolest spider that I don't have to be afraid of." Jet said as he tightened his hug a little
"Awww you're very welcome Jet. You're a great kiddo." Tarantula smiled as she softly rubbed Jet's back
As they happily hugged, Tarantula was feeling proud to have won Jet's heart and that the two now successfully made a bond with each other. Tarantula felt like a big sister figure already.
Eventually they both ended their hug when Suddenly...
"Huh? Ms. Webs are you getting small?" Jet asked noticing she was starting to shrink
"No Jet. You're getting big!" Tarantula exclaimed in excitement
The tiny juice was finally wearing off and Jet was started to grow back up to his normal size
*RRRIIIP* *TEAR*
The hoodie and sweatpants both ripped off of Jet as he expanded more and more until finally reaching back up to his normal size making him giant again in Tarantula's perspective.
"Congrats kiddo. Welcome back to your normal size." Tarantula smiled
"Yay! I am big again! I am...WAAH I'M NAKED AGAIN!" Jet shrieked before he bolted down the hall and went into his bedroom to immediately change into normal size clothes leaving Tarantula all by herself
"Yeesh. I guess I gotta find a way to invent clothes that will shrink and grow with him." Tarantula thought to herself after witnessing Jet's little predicament
It turns out the downside of Tarantula's tiny juice is the consumer will change in size but the clothes won't.
Later
Diane came back home from her ceremony event at the hotel and Tarantula left for the night.
Right now Diane was tucking Jet into his bed.
"Did you have fun with Webs sweetie?" Diane asked as she helped her adoptive pup get comfortable in bed
"Yes I did. I had loads of fun with Ms. Webs. She was awesome. She made me small and took me on a big adventure." Jet smiled
"Is that so. *giggles* I'm very glad to hear that. Now time to get some shut eye. You had yourself an exciting day and you need your rest dear." Diane said as she grabbed the bed sheets
"Wait!...Can I have goodnight kisses first?" Jet requested
"Awww of course. Anything for my sweet little pup."
With that, Diane cups Jet's furry cheeks and gives him lots of sweet kisses all over his face.
"Mwah, Mwah, Mwah, Mwah, Mmmmwah!" Diane finished her shower of motherly kisses when she realized she left lipstick kiss marks all over her pup's face
"*Gasp* Oh my! *giggles*" Diane giggled cutely
"What? What's funny?" Jet asked
"*giggles* I left quite a mess on your face sweetie. Let me go get a wet rag and clean you up so you don't get it all over your pillow."
End of chapter 25