Chapter 9: Problems of a Spider

My name is Peter B. Parker and about a month ago I got bit by a spider in a lab. I don't really know what was happening with the spider but from what I know it was either genetically modified, irradiated or both. 'Why am I monologuing in my own head anyway,' I think interrupting my monologue. 'Aah forget it,' I keep on swinging.

Any way back to where I was, a while after the spider bite I went to hang out with my friends at Excelsior and then the beach near the bridge. We were celebrating my friend Jakes birthday as the time was passed midnight.

I don't know how it ended because I passed out, but I haven't seen Jake or Cindy since. I miss Jake, he's one of the reasons why Flash and I aren't as bad with each other. Not to mention part of the reason he lives at my house. Uncle Ben took him in along with his sister before he went into a coma.

I frown under my mask thinking about how Uncle Ben's coma was my fault. It was around a week after the incident on Jakes birthday. I realized that my body became stronger faster and more agile than it ever was before. Not to mention my instincts and reflexes.

So, I joined an underground wrestling competition in order to make some money to help out my aunt and uncle. I won a couple rounds too, but when it came time to take my winnings, the manager gave excuses, so I left in a fit of rage.

Anyway, as I was walking out of the building the manager was robbed off of what would have been my prize money and more. To me that seemed like a funny form of karma, so I didn't stop him. A decision I regret till this day.

I kept swinging until I was suddenly attacked by a giant humanoid lizard. I immediately dodge the attack due to what I call my spider sense directing me in the most efficient way to dodge the mini cooper tossed at me and counterattack by throwing it back with a twist and a rotation.

"Not again lizard breath, you really need to realize there's a time and place for everything," I say with a little frustration. The Lizard as I liked to call him was about 7"5 and had dark green scales all over his body aside from the front of his chest to his crotch which had yellowish green scales instead.

"It'sss ssso eeasssy to find you ssspider, once I get rid of you, I'll be able to finally get the reesssultsss I need," he says with a little hiss at the s' after shredding the cooper in half. "Why do you need results so much, did I become your personal science project" I quip, "Well you better find a new one," I continue as I swing at his face feet forward.

I landed the hit even though it didn't do as much damage as I'd hoped, it still staggered him for a while. "By the way aside for damage to public property, threatening the safety of civilians and giving children nightmares, you should also be charged with public nudity, your completely naked right now," I say.

As I immediately try to move back based on what my spider sense was telling me he immediately reaches out to hook his claws in my flesh. "Ssshut up ssspider, your nagging isss irritating," he says, the claws scratching through my suit.

My suit was made up of a blue short sleeved hoodie with a spider stitched on it on top of a red cardigan and blue track pants tucked into a pair of sneakers I made myself. But now it had three claw marks from my right shoulder blade to my left hip.

"Now I have to get a new suit, look what you did you pea brained lizard," I say rubbing my wounded chest and automatically spraying webbing on it without a thought. I hiss at the pain before I refocus on my target.

"Any ssslower and I would have gotten more than your sssuit ssstupid ssspider," he says looking at the blood that was on his claws. He looks at it closely as if contemplating something. Seeing him seemingly distracted, I start to creep close to him trying to minimize my presence. Stupid I know but I'm new to this.

I step on some crushed rocks creating some sound. He then immediately starts to leave the row of run-down old apartments heading towards the direction of the bridge. I started to chase after him but after a sharp turn he disappeared the only thing I see is the open sewer cover.

"Really Lizard man, your base is in the sewer," I say. I pause look at my self with my torn damaged suit and then I look at the sewer cover, shook my head and left. "I really need to get a better suit," I mutter.

Soon I arrive at home and quickly dump my suit in a secret hole in the roof I like to call my burrow. I jump into the shower and notice that the scratches have also partially healed leaving only shallow scratches instead of the deeper gash from before, even though they should have taken about a week. 'I can add super healing to my list of powers,' I think.

After putting on some new clothes I'm on my way to Oscorp for my part time job. Even though I got accepted to Horizon University I still need some money and the experience, so I decided to follow after Lyn, Gwen and Anya when they decided to work there.

By the time I reached the labs about thirty minutes have passed and I wasn't late. Thank God for small victories. I walk in and greet the security man as well as everyone I recognized. I saw Anya down the corridor, so I decided to walk up to her and run some ideas past her, after all she is almost as or as smart as Lyn, Gwen and I.

She might be able to help my figure out an answer to the lizard-based regeneration serum. She mentioned starfish having better regeneration capabilities than lizards before she left. Lost in thought I didn't notice the changes in my surroundings as I contemplated the use of starfish to create a stronger serum.

"Mr. Parker, you really don't need to keep doing that," a voice called out from behind me. A forty something man whom I immediately recognised was there, he had brown hair and wasn't skinny, but he wasn't muscled either, he also only had one arm. "Hello Dr. Conners," I reply to my mentor with smile.