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A vampire clawing her way back from the grave, a
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girl cursed with a spider's strength in the backwoods. Blood
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soaks the leaves as the dead hunt for the living,
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and the devil himself waits for a bargain to be settled.
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There's a hill in the air. Must befall Join me
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for a tale of Halloween. You will experience tales of
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O O ghosts sand It is not recommended for the
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weak at heart. Join me for a Tale of foul
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is Weekly Spooky. Hello, my spookies, new and old. Normally
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I would say it's Wednesday, so it's time for a
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so happens to begin right here on Wednesday. I'm your
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host and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and thank you so much
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of murder and mayhem from Rob Fields and the Weekly
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Spooky Strickfield Universe. But before we get to that, thank
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what if someone you thought was gone forever came back
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not as they were, but at as something hungrier, stronger,
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and unstoppable. Felicia Bates thought she had ended Madeline Donnerly's
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reign of terror, But when Halloween comes to the Backwoods,
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the grave doesn't always stay closed, and this time revenge
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won't stop until it gets what it wants. We'll find
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out after this Madeleine's Revenge by Rob Field's perspective, Felicia
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Bates Greetings, Comic book nerds and horror fanatics. Yes, it's
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finally happening at Long Last, my official second issue. All
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I gotta say to my writer is, it's about goddamn time. Okay, Okay,
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I know you're not here to listen to me, rant
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you're here to dive into my second issue, so let's
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get to it. I'm gonna warn you right now, there's
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gonna be moments. That's all I'm gonna say, since I
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don't wanna give away too much right off the bat.
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Seeing where I am right now, it's definitely not a
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continuation of my first issue. I'm at that point in
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my life to where high school is definitely behind me.
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Now I'm a student here at Strickfield University. Like during
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my Strickfield High years, I'm a cheerleader. I replaced my
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sword and axe Combo of the Villagers for the vicious
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Snake of the Serpents. And if that's not enough, I'm married.
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For those of you who may not know, last Christmas
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was when my man proposed to me. Gabriel truly decided
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I was one woman, even though he's nine years older
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than me. He wooed me and won me over. In
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the beginning, it was just about sex. Once I'd gotten
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my spider powers and my internal mutations from them, I
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went for him when I was feeling my mommy vibes
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and slept with Gabriel several times over time. Though he
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must have felt it was more than just sex. I
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guess I felt the same way because I let him
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start dating me. Gabriel's also got this wonderful little girl
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named Millie. I met her during my first night when
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I became the mutant Spider. I rescued her in the
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backwoods of Strickfield after her bitch of a mom kidnapped
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her to keep her from Gabriel. Christy had lost custody
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of men Milly after it was discovered she was selling
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drugs in her home while Milly was around. Guess Milly
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told her dad because it wasn't long before her parents
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returned to court, where Gabriel won full custody. Christy wasn't
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having it and kidnapped her shortly after. Thanks to me,
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I got Milly back for her daddy. Little did I
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realize that Milly was the daughter of the Beta Theta
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Pie fraternity guy my Mommy vibes had selected to be
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my mate to make babies with talk about a small world.
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Last Halloween, Gabriel brought her Tricker Treating at the Strickfield
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Community Center where I was working with my cousin Charity
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to hand out candy. For the record, Daddy and daughter
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don't know that I am the mutant spider Girl. You'd
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think secrecy would be a bit big faux paws in
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a relationship, but it turns out it's one of the
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big things that's kept us together. I don't know why,
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but we decided to keep our lives a secret and
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just learn about each other as we go. When we
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had our wedding at the courthouse after my graduation, my
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friend Aileen Donnery was our witness. Around last Christmas, Gabriel
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and I revealed our first names. Since we were getting married,
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it only made sense for us to know each other's
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last names too. I still look at the wedding ring
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on my hand and know I'm Felicia Bates now with
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Mirn being my maiden name, and that means by marriage,
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I'm also Millie's new mommy. Yes, she does actually call
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me mom now. Did I really go into my relationship
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with Gabriel too fast? Probably? But I'm not regretting being
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the new woman of the Baits household. In fact, I'm
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living with Gabriel in what was his parents' house, where
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we were living together whenever he'd houseit for them. His
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parents decided to stay in Florida and gave us their
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house in Strickfield as our wedding present. I'm in the
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kitchen with a glass of blood and this morning's copy
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of the Strickfield Journal. Not much going on today. I
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got breakfast on the table for Milli and am setting
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another plate down for my man when he comes in
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for the record. Milly and Gabriel think I'm drinking a
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protein shake. Damn it, you'd think by now I'd be
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used to that lady killer smile. Gabriel loves flashing, but
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he still makes the butterflies in my tummy flutter something
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fierce gross. Millie snaps when she sees her daddy snatch
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her new Mommy into his arms for a nice long
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peck on the lips. When we come apart, we see
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Milly's weirded out face. I point right at her. You
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better behave or no more trick or treating this year,
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I tease. I sit down and share mourning pleasantries with
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my family before Gabriel heads off to work. Then I'll
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drive Milly to school and head off to class myself.
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Not only am I a student and a family woman now,
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but I'm also still a superhero. It is tricky trying
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to juggle all that comic book nerds, but you know what,
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I wouldn't go back and change anything if given the chance.
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After getting everything cleaned up, Gabriel kisses me goodbye and
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heads off to work. He's got a management position at
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Mire and Automotive that he got with his degree. Milly
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and me take off so we can both get to school.
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After dropping Milly off at Strickfield Elementary, I drive over
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to the University. Once I'm parked, I go and walk
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to Wilder Hall, the student union building, where I can
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get some of that great coffee at the bitter end.
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You ever get the feeling all you gotta do is
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that one particular thing, and all hell breaks loose For me.
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It seems like all I gotta do is order coffee here.
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Not two minutes later, these people are running through Wilder Hall,
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acting like maniacs and screaming at students as they're waving
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guns around. Oh you've got to be kidding me. It's
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a familiar woman with her two men. Last Halloween Eve,
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when I first changed into my mutant spider form, I
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had to get little Milly back from Christy in the backwoods.
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What happened after, According to Miranda Mason Phillips article in
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the Strickfield Journal, the sheriff deputy I gave Millie to
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called for backup before going to where I said the
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criminals were hauled up. Christy and her two friends were
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found and arrested, and when they went before the judge,
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they didn't get that big of a sentence. Four months
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in glen View each. Of course, they didn't learn anything
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and went right back to their criminal ways once they
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got out. And don't even get me started on how
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Christy would start shit with me in front of Gabriel
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over Milly. Gabriel finally got fed up and got a
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restraining order on her. But I digress. Getting back to now,
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it looks like Christian companies clutching Strickfield National Bank money bags.
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Since it's a little warm to beware a hoodie, I
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move to where nobody's gonna see me, take most of
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my clothes off and change into my mutant spider form.
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It takes two minutes before I finish the metamorphois from
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human female into giant spider. It takes two minutes before
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I finish the metamorphosis from human female and into a
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giant spider. As I'm making my way over to Christy
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and her pals on my eight legs, the bitch is
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pointing at some of the students. You sit your asses
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down right now. When the students are screaming on seeing me,
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the crooks don't get the hint. It's only when I'm
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right behind her two male friends and tapping their shoulders
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that they finally turn around. Holy shit, you. Christy shrieks
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in terror. The two men drop their money bags and
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guns and run in opposite directions. No problem. All I
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gotta do to snag them is shoot a web at
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each one. They're both screaming in mortal terror when I
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pull their legs out from under them. Then I give
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a good yank to bring them right back to me.
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Christy screams and runs for it, but doesn't drop her
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gun or money. After I web. The fella's up for
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the cops. I turn my attention to Christy with my
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eight legs. I'm to the doors in no time. Then
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I remember my coffee and head back to the Bitter
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End to see if it's waiting for me. The barista's
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knees are shaking as he's backed up against the wall.
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I take my drink and resume pursuing Christy. She gets
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in her car and speeds away. Good things she did.
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This leaves things to just her and me. I use
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my webs and my eight legs to lessen the gap
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between us. It's with the help of a string of
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semis that I can just walk fast along the tops
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of them. Then I finish my coffee when I take
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a good leap off the leader and spring toward Christie's car.
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Blitz Craig. I yell, knowing her windows are down. I
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hear her scream when she feels me landing on top
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of her car. Then she's trying to swerve to shake
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me off. Don't you know how spiders work, lady? I
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call to her, sorry, but you ain't gonna shake me.
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And now I work my webs and gum up the
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back tires to slow her car down. And the finishing touch,
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I use my front legs to rip the hood clean off.
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Then I pull the entire motor out to toss it
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just outside Gunter's Square Park. When the car finally stops,
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Christy bolts from it, screaming, get away from me, Get away.
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I sigh and make her scream louder when I snag
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her legs out from under her. She's screaming and thrashing
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when I pull her back to me. And you gotta
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love how everybody's got to have their phones out to
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snap picks of the mutant spider Girl. Hell, even Miranda
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Mason Phillips just so happens to be in the neighborhood.
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Looks like I'll be on the front page of all
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the papers again. By this time, I ain't scaring as
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many people as when I first came onto the scene
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looking like this. When I almost have Christy, I come
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off her car and lift her to press her up
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against it. After I web her all nice and neat
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for the police. I look her right in the face. Congratulations,
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you and your buddies, just one another free trip back
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to glen View. When will you ever learn? Now? Christy
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glares at me and starts calling me everything but a
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child of God. I could make a bar of web
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to use as soap to wash your mouth out, But
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what fun is that? Instead, I simply web her mouth shut.
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Then she tries yelling at me through the webbing. By
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now the police are here to arrest Christy. The police
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used to just shoot me on site, but I think
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we kind of came to an understanding since then, especially
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since I've been helping them when I can. One of
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the cops opens Christie's sack to reveal the bank money
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and nods. Then they read Christie her rights before they
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got to cut the webs and take her away. I
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slip out while nobody's really looking my web. Once I'm
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back inside Wilder Hall, I change back to human form
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and put my clothes back on. I packed another T
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shirt to put on over my damaged one. Shit, I
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missed my class. I mutter. Time to head that way
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and come up with an excuse as to why I
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couldn't make it and get the assignment. Like I said,
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juggling being a student, a superhero, a wife, and a
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mommy wasn't going to be easy. Perspective, Madeline Donnerly, even
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now being out in daylight is still so exciting. I've
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been following you since coming back to your Earth Felicia,
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what did you really think you? Bell's and Aileen was
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gonna be rid of me? Sure, Bells threw my keyster
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into that portal last Christmas Eve. The fact I'm back
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means I didn't just fade away. You should have taken
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the old bloodstone I had on me. Because you didn't,
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all I had to do was call my Mary Worth
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back out and let her fix everything. Sure I could
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have came back for all of you again, but I'm