Chapter 24: Wolf Spider
Later after leaving Diane's house, our tech savvy spider and her shrunk-down tiny wolf companion were now out on a giant adventure together...a literally giant adventure that is.
Just like Mr. Wolf, Tarantula wanted to take Jet out on her own kind of adventure. Right now they were both discreetly riding on the roof of a giant taxi cab traveling through the busy streets of Los Angeles.
"So this is what it's like to ride outside of a car." Jet said as he sat back on the giant roof of the car and let the wind brush his fur
"You said it. It's very much like riding a convertible." Tarantula smiled as the taxi cab slowed down to stop at a stop light
After the taxi stopped, Tarantula looked around the area they were in and decided it was the right time and place to get off the ginormous vehicle.
"Well looks like this is our stop kiddo. Go ahead and hop on my back." Tarantula said as she turned her back to Jet inviting him for a piggyback ride.
Jet got up and gladly hopped onto her back making himself comfortable.
"Hang on tight." Tarantula said before she started skittering towards the back of the taxi cab down the rear window and on the trunk as Jet gripped her shoulders
Tarantula takes a big leap off the trunk of the cab and lands on her 8 legs on the pavement before skittering on over to the sidewalk as the intersection traffic light turns green allowing for the taxi to drive off followed by other cars.
"You're very good at jumping Ms. Webs." Jet complimented
"Hehe thanks kiddo."
"So where do we go now?" Jet asked
"Well first let's hit that store over there. I need something to quench my thirst. And I'm sure you need a little something to satisfy your sweet tooth." Tarantula said gesturing towards a nearby convenience store up the street
"oooh sounds fun! Are we gonna have a soda?" Jet asked excitedly
"We sure are, but only a small cup. A little squirt your age can easily get out of hand with sugar so I gotta make sure that don't happen." Tarantula informed as she skittered along the sidewalk going past several people
Tarantula and her little piggyback passenger had quite a ways to go until they reached the store. So Jet struck up a conversation.
"Ms. Webs can I ask you something?"
"Sure what's up?"
"How did you make that umm...that blue tiny juice stuff to make me small? I never see that stuff in a store." Jet asked curiously
"Oh well you see I like to watch a lot of YouTube tutorials about chemistry in my free time." Tarantula said
"Really?"
"Mmmhmm. Computers aren't the only thing I know a lot about. I've been watching so many chemistry videos lately that I was able to put together all the knowledge I learned and mix up that tiny juice to make you the size of a golf ball." Tarantula explained
"Oh really...what is chemistry?" Jet asked
"Oh I'll explain more about it later. Right now you and I are in for a drink." Tarantula smiled as she finally made it to the convenience store and crawled up to the front door
The name of the store was Mason's Grab 'n Go
"Whoa! This is huge." Jet said in amazement taking in the sight of the ginormous glass door before him and Tarantula as a large tissue paper blew by in the wind
Luckily the glass front door was open just a crack so Tarantula was able to squeeze right in. The inside of the store was brightly lit and glorious with a huge selection of snacks and treats all around along with soda and slushy dispensers and ice cream freezers. For average everyday adults, a convenience store was "Meh", but for a pure hearted kid like Jet, it looked like heaven.
"Wowie! So much food! Lots of candybars!" Jet exclaimed out of joy
"Hehehe Well aren't you very delighted." Tarantula chuckled
2 minutes later
Tarantula and Jet come out of the store with one small size styrofoam cup filled with pineapple flavored soda with 2 straws in it. However it was small size for normal giant people thus it was still too big for Tarantula and Jet. So they both had to carry it out of the store together.
"That's it...just a little more...and right here is good." Tarantula said as she and Jet both set the ginormous cup down on the pavement
"Phew! *pant! pant!* This is a big cup." Jet said out of exhaustion as he shook a bit of sweat off his fur
"Phew! *pant! pant!* Yeah she's a heavy one. But after all that heavy lifting we can start chugging and freshen up."
With that Tarantula climbs up on top of the sealed cup before reaching down to grab Jet and pull him up with her. Immediately they both start sipping on the 2 straws protruding from the lid.
"*Gulp Gulp Gulp Gulp* Ahhhhh...*BURRP!*" Jet let out a huge burp after taking a few big gulps of the soft drink
"Woah Excuse you! Hehehe! *HIC! BURP!*" Tarantula laughed before suddenly letting out her own burp
"Tehehehe! Excuse you two!" Jet giggled
The two shared a good laugh together before resuming on drinking down the fizzy beverage.
Later
After their refreshing soda stop, Tarantula took Jet to a nearby street sneaker and hat shop called LA LIDS AND KICKS. Where they there to get new shoes or hats?...No, they were there to have a little fun game of hide and seek among all the merch. Cuz why not?
"1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a 5. Ready or not I'm coming for you Jet!" Tarantula called out as she begin skittering around the small store in search of her little companion
The sneaker and hat shop was only small sized with 5 shoe display tables and cap hangars so it wouldn't be too hard for Tarantula to find Jet.
"Now if I were a little wolf pup that travels on ground, where would I hide?" Tarantula thought as she looked around a couple of stacked up shoe boxes and looked under a few caps on display
Tarantula searched half the store for Jet until she skittered past a set of running sneakers on the carpeted floor next to an open box.
"Tehehe *snicker*"
Tarantula stopped in her tracks and mischeviously grinned when she heard that familiar giggle coming from the running sneakers. Inside the right foot sneaker, Jet was sitting curled up against the back heel wall doing his best to cover up his snickering when...
"Yoohoo!"
Jet looked up to find his 8 legged babysitter looking into the shoe smiling down at him.
"Looks like I found you!" Tarantula smiled
"Aww fluff! I tried to be quiet." Jet said in defeat
"Hehe sorry kiddo. Your turn to count again." Tarantula said as she helped the shrunken wolf pup out of the giant sneaker and onto the floor
"I'll put my face on this giant shoe and count to 10." Jet briefed
"Got it. Off I go!"
With that Tarantula skitters off to find her hiding spot while Jet puts his face on the giant sneaker to count away.
"1...2...3...4"
As Jet counted away, Tarantula skittered through out the store trying to decide her hiding spot.
"Now where to hide..." she contemplated
Tarantula looked down at her skittering 8 legs then looked up to the ceiling above her before an idea suddenly hit her.
"Hehe Oh boy. Jet won't be able to find me on this one." Tarantula said with a michevious grin before she skittered over to a shoeshelf bolted on the wall and started climbing it
"7..8..9...10! I'm coming Ms. Webs!" Jet finished his counting before going in pursuit of the red knee tarantula
Jet searched around the store in most possible hiding spots. He looked inside several shoe boxes and under display tables and benches but was not having luck on finding Tarantula anywhere.
"This store is pretty big. I sure hope I can find her and not get lost." Jet said to himself
Jet spent the past 7 minutes searching and searching around almost the entire store. He even used his little wolf nose to try and sniff her out but still no avail. Finally after looking behind a selection of LA merch backpacks on the floor, Jet succumbs to defeat and falls to his knees out of exhaustion. When you're a tiny shrunk down wolf like Jet, running around a small shoe store can feel like running around a large shopping mall. And that's what Jet felt like at the moment.
"*Sigh* OKAY MS. WEBS! I GIVE UP! YOU WIN!" Jet called out loudly hoping she would be nearby
Upon hearing that, Tarantula loudly called out her position.
"I'm up here Jet!"
"Up...where?" Jet asked confused while swiveling his head
"Up here silly!"
With that Jet looked straight up above him and to his surprise, Tarantula was sitting on a small light fixture high up to the ceiling. She was hiding literally above his nose the whole time.
"Hey no fair! How did you do that?" Jet asked out of dismay
"*giggles* I'm a spider silly. I got ya good didn't I." Tarantula smiled before she took a big leap off the light fixture and fell straight down making a solid invincible landing on the floor right in front of Jet
"Ms. Webs did you really have to hide up there? You know I can't climb like you. I don't even have 8 legs." Jet asked out of disappointment
"Hehehe hey don't feel down kiddo. I was just messing with ya. At least we had fun didn't we?" Tarantula sympathized as she caringly brought her arm around Jet pulling him in for a little side hug
"Yeah. I guess it was fun." Jet said lightening back up a little
The two shared a little giggle together when suddenly out of nowhere the store clerk came walking up to them. The store clerk was a tall human teenage boy with brown emo looking hair. He wore punk rock style clothing with a name tag on his T-shirt.
"Uh-Oh." Jet said upon seeing the tall clerk looking down at him and Tarantula with an unamused expression
"Alright playtime's over. Beat it!" The clerk coldly demanded pointing his thumb towards the open front door leading outside
"Uh I beg your pardon?" Tarantula asked offended by the clerk's cold attitude
"Listen you little spider, either you buy something or you take your little pint sized friend and get out!" The clerk demanded again
"Yeesh fine no need to be rude. Come on Jet let's book it." Tarantula said as Jet hopped onto her back before she skittered towards the door
The clerk stands and watches to make sure Tarantula and Jet were all the way out of the store. Once they were out the door and gone, he goes back to his place behind the cashier counter.
"Is it me or did I just see a little dog the size of a toy?" The clerk thought to himself after witnessing Jet
Outside the store
"That guy sounded so mean. Why was he like that?" Jet asked
"Beats me. He was probably having a bad day because it's not like we were causing trouble. We were just hiding around the shoes." Tarantula said as she skittered down the sidewalk
"Maybe he doesn't like spiders." Jet said
"Yeah well he can dislike whatever he wants. But I'm not gonna let him get to me. He doesn't know who he's talkin to." Tarantula said with a very confident smile
"He looked really mean. I sure hope I don't have nightmares about him." Jet said worringly
"Hey don't worry about him. People will have to go through me first. I'm right here for you kiddo." Tarantula warmly assured smiling back at her piggyback passenger
"Thank you so much Ms. Webs." Jet smiled as he hugged her from behind
"Anytime. Now I know a really cool skatepark around here. Waddya say we hit that next?" Tarantula suggested
"Yeah!" Jet exlaimed excitedly
End of chapter 24