Spider-Frog: The Wall Hopper
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Chapter 05: Bring in the Noise
Robbie didn't know what to expect; he didn't expect three nerd brothers to make him a suit. They had gotten a call from the old dude with a heads up that he'd cover the cost for now and expected Robbie to pay him back.
Robbie wasn't sure about that, but you had to spend money to make money. He could just about cover it with the money. He wouldn't be so sore about it if it got him more money.
The Triple B brothers work busy working on his stuff.
Bartley measures him out, "Well, aren't you a lanky fellow."
Branson sighed, "We should just be able to make enough fabric. Sound-resistant fabric isn't too hard to make but does take up a lot of material."
Bartley continued, "I can't believe you were using those things without protection. The vibrations alone would shatter your bones long enough. Even if you could endure your arm bones shattering, your organs and other bones would go the same way."
Blair looked up from the gauntlets; he'd been refining them, "And this tech is impressive but rough. It was not designed for what you used them for; you're lucky they didn't blow up."
"Can I stop getting so much lip?"
"No," All three said.
This service came with a side of the lip.
"Can we hurry?"
Blair shook his head, "You can either have good, quick, or cheap service. You're not getting any of those here."
Robbie grumbled, "This better be worth it."
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Anne snuck back into her room late at night. The moment she got a chance to get out without her parents noticing, she did. She was exhausted and just collapsed onto the bed.
Sprig jumped off her shoulder, "Are you okay?"
"I'm tired."
"I get it; you've been swinging like crazy all night. I told you, you should have gone to bed. Nothing was happening."
Half asleep already, "I had to make sure no one was going to get hurt."
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A woman sat alone in the corner of a seedy bar in the middle of nowhere. She tried to numb herself with the liquor. The woman barely noticed the TV in the dark room.,
"Caught in the rubble were Stanford Pines and Lilith Clawthorne."
Her eyes went wide, "Lily?!"
Her eyes glowed yellow.
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"Wake up!"
Robbie had fallen asleep in a chair. One of the brothers handed him a paper bag, "Try not to kill yourself."
Robbie blinked, looking inside; there was a black and red costume and the gauntlets in their new form. They certainly seemed more slick; maybe this wasn't such a bad thing.
He took a moment to slip into the red and black suit, "Don't like the quilt pattern."
Blair huffed, "Well, the pattern helps prevent the sonic forces from bursting you like a bubble. I could remove them if you want."
"Uh, never mind," Robbie slipped on the gauntlet, and he felt a sort of power having it on, and a smile crept on his face.
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Anne was barely awake at school; she didn't sleep much or well. At her desk, Marcy was writing in her notebook and making sketches. Sasha was asleep with a book over her face. Anne wasn't sure what the teacher was going on about.
"Are you okay?" Sprig whispered into her mind.
Sprig had decided to hitch a ride in her bag to ensure she was okay at school.
"I'm fine," Anne whispered, her eyes half open.
Sprig didn't believe it, Anne stayed awake all night swinging, trying to find the guy, but she'd tired herself out.
"Look, we got to get you a nap when school is over."
"We got to find the guy before anyone gets hurt-" she stopped herself, "Before anyone else gets hurt."
Sprig wanted to argue, they were the only ones who could stop them, but Anne was running herself ragged. It hurt him to see her wearing herself away, she was trying to help, but she was only hurting herself.
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The doors to the bank swung open, and Robbie walked in. Robbie would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous; he could feel his heart beating in his chest. It wasn't all that bad of a feeling; it was like the first time he had gotten on stage and performed. That didn't end up well, he'd gotten booed, and most people didn't even bother to listen.
They'd listen; they'd all know him.
He pulled on his mask; a security guard saw him and moved towards him, grabbing the taser at his side. Robbie raised his arm and pressed the trigger; a blast of sound erupted, blasting the rent a cop away.
"Everyone down on the ground!"
Fearfully the customers did so.
With another press of the button, the teller erupted the staff ran as far as they could.
Dust and debris filled the air, but he confidently walked towards the vault. He stood before the giant steel door; he raised his arms. Soon sound tore towards the vault, the steel creek under the force; Robbie held the button down and started to shake before the vault door ripped apart.
Robbie walked in, laughing as money floated in the air.
Moments later, Robbie was dragging bags of money out of the bank.
The sounds of sirens filled the air as the cop's cars raced towards the bank.
Under the mask, Robbie smiled, "Okay, let's have an encore."
The sirens were overpowered as the cop's cars were launched into the air by sound.
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During Lunch, Sasha watched the news on her phone. Just about everyone was sticking to their phones, watching news reports.
Well, Anne was asleep in her lunch.
Sasha ignored that for the moment; this thief was an overpowered smash-and-grab thief. He was running into banks and stealing everything he could carry. No stealth or anything,
It is effective, though.
The punk had spent the afternoon robbing five backs; they estimated he was nearing a million in stolen money.
If she got her hands on him, she'd-
BLEEP. BLEEP. BLEEP.
Everyone's phones started to ring up with the news.
Sasha's eyes went wide, "Oh shi-"
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Robbie wasn't smart; he didn't know when to leave well enough. After a few banks, he felt invincible since the cops couldn't touch him.
Robbie also didn't understand that even if you are wearing bulletproof clothing, it still hurt.
While Robbie did have range and no cop could easily get close to him, they had snipers. While Robbie was laughing and tossing cars aside, a sniper on a roof managed to land a hit. The suit saved his life, but the force was still enough to knock the air out of his lung on his back.
At that point, the Police went to disarm him, and he luckily managed to jump up before they could. He managed to get away and jump into his van.
They wouldn't have been able to set up a sniper if he didn't keep going to banks on his way back to his hotel. So it wasn't hard for the cops to figure out which one he would be going on, even if he wasn't making a huge spectacle of it.
So that brings us back to his current situation. Riobbie was driving his van in a police chase; dollar bills from his previous robberies escaped the widow.
"Dammit!" Robbie yelled as he drove; he felt the bruise on his chest forming.
Robbie was grumbling to himself; he wondered if he could win in a standoff with the entire police department or finish it quickly.
He wished he got Grimes's number. Maybe he knew how to get away from this.
Robbie isn't a criminal mastermind; he also isn't a great driver.
He turned too quickly in his distracted state, and the van flipped over and tossed over.
The Police stopped, pulled out their weapons, and aimed them.
"Come out with your hands up!"
"If you insist!" Robbie jumped, arms raised; he didn't hesitate to pull the trigger; a wave of sound crushed any fired bullets, and the cops and their cars were pushed back.
Robbie finally stopped. Most of the Police were out or trying to help their fellow officers who were hurt or needed to be pulled out of cars.
Using this as his chance Robbie ran odd, he'd have to leave the cash, but if he escaped, he could always make up for it.
He had to hide; his head ached from the crash, so he had to find a place to hide until he could escape.
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Anne woke up with the school bells ringing.
"Come on, and we got to go." Sasha woke Anne; Sasha wasn't wasting time helping Marcy get up from her crutches and move.
"Wha-"
The windows shattered; Anne glanced at her phone, buzzing with news alerts.
It was a news report about a chase that was not only getting close to the school, it was happening right outside; the school was going into lockdown. Teachers and other staff were leading any students in Cafeteria away from there, and the crash happened right outside.
"Anne." Sprig's voice ran out in her mind. "No, you're too tired."
"Anne, let's go!" Sasha called; she was already at the doors with Marcy.
"Go!" Sprig popped out of the bag, yelling at Anne to go.
It was too late sound shattered the walls hurling everyone away. A rush of students ran out the door, pushing out Sasha and Marcy as they fled.
Robbie walked into the newly made hole. Some of the students were hiding behind tables or whatever they could.
Robbie walked in, not caring. He tried to focus but couldn't. He vaguely knew he was in a school; Robbie figured he'd be safe there; the cops wouldn't dare risk the kids getting hurt when fighting him. Robbie decided to get to the center of the school.
Anne blinked under a table that landed on her, her ears ringing.
Anne saw him walk away and enter the school where her friends were. Anne flipped the table off her and ran into the school, just grabbing her backpack. Normally that would reveal her identity to the school, but that didn't matter. With the walls blown out, there was plenty of dust in the air, and everyone was now running out, so no one noticed. Anne didn't care if she did. She had to save them.
"Anne!" Sprig called out; he'd fallen out of the bag when everything got tossed around. He didn't have time to think, Anne was tired and not thinking straight he had to find her. Sprig knew Anne would go after the bank robber, and normally he'd be all for it, but she was pushing herself too hard. She was going to get herself hurt.
The little frog jumped after her.
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Sasha finally pulled away from the crowd and into an empty room.
She grabbed her bag, took out her suit; she pulled out her chocker. Sasha had considered keeping it on full-time, but she thought people might notice if the Black Cat had the same chocker she did. Maybe she could lie, and she liked it and copied the look. Inside the chocker was the glowing gem; whenever she wore it, she could feel the surge in power and would need it.
Sasha hated that she lost Marcy; they got split up in the crow; Sasha could only help that the students would all get somewhere safe, dragging her away.
As she got dressed, Sasha thought, "Black Cat, huh? Maybe that name is perfect for me."
Since the day she got back, her friends had been in trouble; the very day she got back, Anne got grabbed by the Heron, then Marcy got hurt on their Mall trip. Was she dragging trouble to them?
Was she bad luck?
Is that why her dad-?
No, she couldn't stay on the thoughts, is this new guy wanted to attack her turf, she'd have something to say about it.
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Anne slipped on her Spider-Frog outfit; she couldn't hurt anyone. Images of Marcy on the ground injured after the Chameleon flashed her might; her breath seemed to leave her, and her heart raced. She forced the emotion down; she had to find and stop this guy. She jumped out of the broom closet and ran out; the guy wouldn't be hard to find; he was certainly making enough noise.
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Robbie was exhausted; the adrenaline was wearing off.
He blinked; he saw Principle Murphy trying to help a girl get up from where she had fallen; it looked like she had twisted her ankle.
Robbie felt a twitch in his fingers, "Well, Well, Well,"
Murphy turned around to realize who was there; it took a second to remember the voice.
"Mister Valentino."
"So, what was it you said? That I Wasn't a good fit? Well, maybe I could show you some of my music?"
He held out his arms; he must have driven here because it was familiar; Robbie never thought he'd see her again, but getting a bit of revenge on one of the many people who rejected him would probably make this day better.
Murphy through her body over the student, hoping to shield them as much as she could. The air shook as the blast of sound erupted. Murphy braced herself and felt like she was in a wind tunnel but wasn't hurt. Murphy dared looked behind her and saw someone standing there.
"Spider-Frog?"
"Run," She managed out.
Robbie was surprised; the girl had jumped in and taken the blast head-on.
Robbie blinked, trying to sound tough, "Well, that's a shocker. Didn't expect you here. Why don't you get out of the way so I can finish what I'm doing?"
"No."
"Fine, suit yourself." He fired again, and they could barely hear her scream run as the sound erupted.
Murphy picked up the student and ran.
Spider-Frog stuck to the floor and stretched her hands so she could stick to the walls. The wall of sound erupted out, hitting her, tearing at her costume, and tearing into her skin.
Robbie stared, confused, he didn't care about this girl and did the gauntlet on the lowest setting, but up close, she should be down for the count.
He continued, "Just give up!"
He could almost see her yelling out no. Robbie was looking right at her, he'd backed down so many times before, but finally having power, he didn't feel like he needed to. This would-be hero was calling him out, and he had to stand up to her.
Robbie went to the trigger when an uppercut stopped them.
Sprig had followed the sound just in time to see the fight and that Anne was losing. Since Sprig was so small, Robbie didn't see him or know about his super strength. Sprig hit him hard enough that the attack launched him into the ceiling.
"Get away from her!"
As Robbie fell again, he spotted a small pink frog with goggles punching and throwing him down the hall.
"What the hell?" Robbie didn't know what to expect this morning but didn't expect a frog to start beating him up.
Robbie tried to swat at the Frog, but Sprig's tingle alerted him of the attack, and he dodged them. Sprig bounced around him, smacking the would-be villain.
"What the hell?!" Black Cat arrived to see the Spider's frog beating up the guy on the news. Then her attention was drawn to where Spider-Frog lay on the ground, hurt and bleeding. The Tiny little frog was forcing the weirdo away, chasing him as he tried to dodge the attacks.
"Damn!" She rushed to her side to check if she was even alive.
Spider-Frog gasped as Black Cat grabbed her; she felt like a second wind hit her.
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah, just got knocked out. Ah! Ah! My ears are ringing!"
Anne's body ached, but she felt better, even a little.
Black Cat said, "Love to see that you have a lot of stamina, but maybe you take a break."
"I can't." Spider-Frog stumbled to her feet.
"Yeah, look, the whole being a hero thing, I can respect that, but-"
Spider-Frog eyes glowed as her head ached; she felt like her head was tingling differently.
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Robbie was running down the halls, chased by the frog, and he had to sprint. This had quickly become one of his worst days; he was getting beat by an actual frog. He wanted to turn around and blast it, but he knew if he stopped to aim, he'd get smacked again; he had to find a way to turn the tables.
He quickly ran into the school gym, barely noting that as people screamed at his appearance. He kept running as a plan quickly unfolded before him; he reached and grabbed the slowest student.
He turned around, ensuring he had a firm grip on the student and turning his gauntlet towards them.
"Cool it, frog!"
Sprig came to a sudden halt.
"Oh no. Of all the people he had to grab, it had to be her."
Robbie had gotten Marcy; it wasn't so much bad luck. With her injuries, Marcy couldn't move as fast as the others.
With one gauntlet pointed at Marcy and one at Sprig, Robbie huffed. "Okay, let's play this cool. No one needs to get hurt unless you push me,"
Sprig raised his hands and hopped backward.
Robbie blinked, surprised that it worked.
Marcy looked on, awed and surprised. "Did that little frog understand what you said?"
"Yeah, I'm surprised by that one too."
"Wait, we're you running from a frog?!"
"It's that freak Spider-frogs pet frog."
"Partner," Sprig corrected, though no one around could hear him.
"It's like super strong or something."
Marcy wanted to grab her journal so hard but couldn't in the position. On the other hand, Robbie was desperately trying to devise an exit strategy. The little Frog was a huge hassle, Spider-Frog was down, but the Police would show up sooner or later, and all the kids around him were wild cards.
Sprig looked around, confused; Robbie noted it but didn't care much.
"So, what's the plan?"
"Shut up!" Robbie yelled.
"I mean, you got to have some sort of plan. No villain worth his salt would barge into a school without a plan." With her free hand motion to one of the teachers, Marcy signaled them to get the kids to the floor. They listened and silently started to instruct the students to the floor.
Marcy could feel the heart in her chest beating like crazy, but she was trying to figure out the best escape plan for everyone. This guy was nervous and had no plan; if one of those gauntlets went off, she didn't want someone to get hit by a blast; if they were lying on the floor less chance of that. It didn't help her much at the moment. She was hoping to talk to him; if you talk to someone and make them see you as a person, it makes it harder for them to hurt you. Though it was more likely, he was going through some sort of breakdown and would accidentally hurt her. So she had to try to keep him calm.
"I mean, this place is like a fortress; I'mI guess you want to use this to hold off the cops, am I right?"
"Uh, yeah, duh, obviously."
"I'm guessing you want to use the emergency maintenance ways to get out of the school; the cops will surround it but won't guard that, so by the time they get into the school, you've already passed their barricade."
"Yeah! Exactly."
That was a lie, sure a school as big as this had maintenance ways to get into different places, but none led to
anywhere but right outside the school. Marcy was guessing that if she could get Robbie into one of the maintenance areas, she could at least get him away from everyone else.
"Yeah, so, you just lead me to one. Don't try anything smart; I know where they are, so don't try to trick me."
That was a lie, not even a good one.
Marcy took a deep breath; she knew the custodian used to get to the boiler room would eventually lead to a dead end, but she could keep everyone else safe. She tried to be brave.
The frog seemed to nod at Marcy as if trying to tell her something.
When the lights went off, and the gym went black, there were a lot of random noises and sounds of people's panic.
Marcy felt something stick onto her and pulled her away from her captor.
She hit the ground, and as her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she saw the little frog's crazy long tongue had pulled her down.
As Sprig slurped his tongue, Marcy only said, "I need my journal."
Sprig moved and quickly picked up Marcy.
"So this is happening."
Marcy was shocked at how strong this frog was, and she started to see why he might be a threat to this bad guy.
It didn't take too long for Robbie to notice that Marcy was pulled away but didn't have time to react as something grabbed him. As he was pulled towards the ceiling, he fired wildly upwards.
Part of the roof shattered, and light rushed in, and he saw Spider-Frog cling to the ceiling webbing up upwards.
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Spider-Frog forced herself up.
"They're in the gym."
"What?" Black Cat asked.
Spider-Frog's head hurt, but she could hear Sprig's thoughts; if she let her mind be unforced, she could see through his eyes. Robbie had Marcy, and she needed to act quickly.
"He's got a hostage."
"What?" How-"
"There is a power box on the outside of the gym. Can you cut it? Make everything dark?"
"I guess,"
"Do it in two minutes."
Black Cat watched as the hero ran off, "She's crazy. Good thing she's hot."
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As soon as the light went out, Spider-Frog entered the gym and jumped on the ceiling to get the drop of her foe. Meanwhile, she'd started communicating with Sprig, getting a lay of the land and telling him her plan. Sprig was confused but went with it. Sure, he could understand it, and she could hear his thought, but it was always when they were near each other, and now she was projecting a whole conversation. Maybe this was a growth of their friendship, or their powers and connection were growing. Still, he did as they told, and when things went black, he pulled Marcy away.
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The people in the gym started to flee as they saw the two superhumans began to brawl. Robbie blasted the webs and dropped, he hit the ground, but he wasn't up high enough to kill him, and the suit cushioned the fall.
"Ow!"
"What did you think would happen to drop like that?"
He groaned, getting up. "Shut-! "
Robbie found a web hit his face; he relievedly pulled off his mask to get the web off his face just in time to see Spider-Frog swinging a kick to his face.
Robbie was hurled back and to the ground. Robbie jolted up and aimed a shaking arm, but his arm was web to his chest. He considered firing to destroy the webs, but he'd probably die at this range without the mask. With his free hand, he fired at Spider-Frog, and she jumped around, avoiding the blasts.
"Stand still, you insect!"
"Arachnid!"
"And maybe amphibian."
"What?" Robbie didn't recognize the new voice. He turned to see a blond girl in black behind him.
He quickly went to fire off his gauntlet.
His gauntlet buzzed as it went off, and she grabbed the gauntlet.
There was a flash of light filled the air.
"What?" Robbie blinked as nothing seemed to happen.
Black Cat gave him a grin, "Vibranium claws,"
The claws began to glow pink as they channeled all the energy from the attack; she smirked as all the power was redirected back onto Robbie; Robbie hurled back, and cracks formed on the gauntlet; in mid-air, the web line grabbed him. He felt weightless for a moment before his body shifted and whipped to the floor. As he struggled to stay conscious, he was webbed to the floor.
Spider-Frog sighed in relief that this was over.
Then they heard police sirens.
"Cops! Cheese it!" Black Cat yelled as she and Spider-Frog panicked.
They fled in opposite directions; both were vigilantes at best. One was a thief, and the other was still at odds with the cops for destroying their cars.
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The principal was talking to the reporters, and the other teacher and staff were checking up on the kids, ensuring they were okay and their parents picked them up.
"Are the rumors true? That Spider-Frog was helping this bank robber?"
Principal Murphy argued, "No, Spider-Frog took multiple attacks to protect a student and me. I can say that if she hadn't protected us, we'd be dead. Where ever she is, Thank you Spider-Frog."
"Do you have anything to say to the assailant you've identified as Robbie Valentino?"
"Hm, I think he called himself Shocker."
Near, the Police were dragging Robbie away; it took them a while to get him out of the webs.
Reporters rushed to his side, "Shocker? Shocker? Do you have a statement?"
"Shocker?" Robbie blinked, "Shocker? I'm Shocker?"
Robbie smiled to himself; he thought the name the press had given him was a pretty rocking name. It might have been the concussion, but he was happy with how this turned out.
Marcy was sitting on the stairs drawing in her journal and noting what she had seen.
Sasha comes running towards her, "Marcy! Are you okay? I heard that ass hat grabbed."
Marcy smiled reassuringly, "I'm okay, I promise."
"Okay, have you seen Anne?"
"I'm coming." Anne was a short distance away, limping with her backpack slung over her shoulder.
"What the hell happened to you?!" Sasha yelled out.
"I had to stop at the nurse's office," Anne told them; I got trampled when everyone was running around.
"Trampled?!" Marcy yelled.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Anne tried to hide the pain, she was badly bruised, and she was sure some of her bones had fractured. She did stop at the nurse's office, but no one was there, and she used the chance to bandage herself. She managed to get Sprig to find her and bring her bag; he was currently hiding in her bag.
"Sit down!" Sasha forced her to sit down.
"Yeah, you look worse than me!" Marcy panicked.
"I'm tired."
"That could be a concussion!"
Anne smiled; her friends were safe, the school was safe, and the bad guy was dealt with.
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The Prowler sighed; he was invisible and looking at what had happened. He despised that Robbie had run into a school with children to hide. Grimes had no delusions that he wasn't a bad man, but he had a bit of standard and wouldn't drag children needlessly into a fight. Still, Robbie had managed to hurt Andrias a little; those banks he robbed today were the ones that Andrias owned. Sure, they were insured, and some of the money could be recovered, but the trust would wane in the banks. Still, he had to move on.
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The Triplets watched the news at night; it wasn't good that the Shocker had gotten caught; they worried he'd talk. They had warned him not to say anything because while they wouldn't get their hands dirty, their clients would. It was a rule that if anyone talked about them, their other clients would have to deal with them. After all, where else would they get their tech?
"Strange business."
The brother turned back to find Andrias King standing behind them.
Bradley shouted, "Sir! We didn't hear you-"
"Come in? No, I did that on purpose."
Blair panicked, "Sir, I would like water. Oh, your payment let me-"
"We need to talk," He motioned to the TV, "You're tech, I take it."
The three turned paled.
Branson spoke, "Uh, of course not. We know you limit what we sell, nothing that would-"
Andrias held a hand, quieting him, "Don't lie to me. I know it's your technology. Well, at least something you modified. The boy talks like a canary; my people in the Police are covering that part up and have warned him not to talk about it."
The three feared the worst, but the man didn't crush them.
"The world is changing, so we must change with them. I'm lifting the restrictions; use your common sense; otherwise, you can make whatever you want." A smile spread across his face, "Though I do expect my share, one that just increased in percentage."
The brothers feared how much they'd end up having to pay up, but the chance to let loose with technology made them feel better. It was time for them to tinker.
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"Valentino is known as the Shocker, was arrested at Saint James-"
"Bah, what a name! Those vibro gauntlets clearly work via sonic waves, not lightning. Those don't even involve electricity."
Lilith opened her eyes, "Sir?"
They were in a hospital, and next to him was Ford.
He smiled at her, "Good to see you up."
Lilith was groggy, "What-?"
They were both in hospital gowns; Ford explained, "A wall fell on us. I could have been worse; You'll need to stay in the hospital for the next few days. Don't worry; the company will pay for everything. Rest now; I can't afford to lose my star reporter for too long."
Lilith sighed, "Okay,"
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The Wrecking Crew shattered another wall to the safe of a bank. As the alarms blared, they quickly dragged money bags to their waiting van.
Bulldozer tossed a bag into the bag. When something landed on his helmet, he noticed a small pink frog. Next, the frog moved under his helmet, confused. He didn't know what to do. With one quick move, the helmet was off his head by the frog that leaped into the air. Bulldozer looked on, confused, as the frog slammed down on his head.
"What?!" Thunderball yelled. She readied her weapon only to find webs pulled away. She saw the webs stick her weapon to a wall.
Spider-Frog waved at her distracting her as Sprig jumped at her face with a punch.
Wrecker came out confused to see her crew on the ground.
"Time for Round Two. Now it's your turn to be outnumbered." Spider-Frog cracked her knuckles as Sprig landed on her shoulder.
Using their newfound telepathy, the pair now watched each other's backs better thane ever, coming up with plans quickly. They worked in tandem, helped cover their weaknesses, and helped boost each other's strengths.
Wrecker swung his crowbar, but Sprig used his tongue to pull it away while Spider-Frog went to take the opening to punch him.
The pair knew these guys were just thugs; nowhere were they dangerous as someone like the Heron, but they felt more confident in fighting baddies. As long as they were together, they knew they could do it. It was Sprig and Anne against the world, and they would win.
The Police would soon find the crew knocked out and webbed to the walls. A small note is attached to them:
Courtesy of your Friendly neighborhood Spider-Frog and Sprig.
They even took the time to doddle a picture of a frog with goggles and Anne's mask.
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Marcy sat at the table as her dad walked over.
"Hey, Dad, going to work early?"
The man was fixing his tie and adjusting his glasses, "Yeah, last night Spider-Frog webbed up bank robbers we've been looking for."
Marcy's eyes sparkled, "Really?"
"Marcy, don't," He gently scolded his daughter, "At best, she's a vigilante; at worst, she's maimed a woman already beaten. They need to turn themselves and face the music."
"I know," Marcy relented.
He kissed his daughter on the head, and Captain Wu was off to work, where he'd have a lot of paperwork to get through.
Author's Notes: Okay so notes for today, yes some spider folk can speak to animals. Peni Parker can talk to Sp/dr the spider that bit her through telepathy and Web Slinger can communicate with his horse Widow who was also bitten by the same spider. So Anne suddenly having full telepathy with Sprig here isn't out of the norm especially since the stones gave Sprig human level intelligence.
Anyway, another foe is taken down.
As for my own life sorry for late replies, I had to recently move and I just got back from my trip AX, I'm still unpacking so everything is hectic right now. So leave a review telling me what you guys think.