Chapters tagged anti-venom

Introduction by gorel29

Chapter 1

All throughout the city, New York had become afflicted by a retroviral plague that had turned most of the populace into human sized arachnids. A plot derived by the co-ordinated attempts of one Adriana Soria, the self-proclaimed Spider Queen, and Miles Warren the Jackal. With his...

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Family Dinner by gorel29

Chapter 2

30 minutes later and sitting around the living room table, the Richards family laughed and cheered as HERBIE set several pizza pies down at the middle of the table, along with drinks and dessert. The family dug in and cut their own slices while Reed sat with a fork and knife, muc...

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What? No cake?! by gorel29

Chapter 4

Returning home with the kids running through the front door with their prizes and memorabilia in hand from the boardwalk amusement park, Susan and Reed entered the living room to sit down at their couch while Johnny groaned on his way back to his bedroom to nurse his hangover. Be...

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Searching for something sweet and finding something sour by gorel29

Chapter 5

Making her way out onto the streets where the sun had gone down and day was slipping into evening, Susan stepped out of the lobby and bundled her coat close to keep warm. Her plan was simple; head to the nearest shop from the Baxter building, get herself enough chocolate to tie h...

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Answers and secrets by gorel29

Chapter 6

Stepping out of the lab and closing the door behind him, Reed headed into the living room where he could hear Ben coaxing the players on the television screen to run faster, his stony fists bouncing off the armrests like trampolines as he nearly sat up straight when the football...

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Trying new suits by gorel29

Chapter 7

Standing outside of the washroom with a night coat on and slippers, Reed tapped his foot patiently as he waited for his wife to finish. “Honey? Are you okay in there?” “Just fine sweetheart, hair’s just taking a bit of time.” Shrugging, Reed waited longer for his chance to get...

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Spider Sue! Spider Sue! Does whatever a... Well... You get the jiff. by gorel29

Chapter 8

Night had fallen and the rest of the family were asleep in their rooms, tucked away in their beds. All except Susan who had snuck out of bed after midnight once her husband couldn’t be roused by her pulling the sheets off her and sitting up from the mattress. Making sure her acti...

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Spins a web any size, catches thieves just like flies by gorel29

Chapter 9

A series of thoughts ran through Susan’s mind that very moment when she pushed off the railing. First was when she was a little girl during her first time at summer camp, jumping off the branch of a tree to land into the nearby lake, and only THEN realising how high the fall was....

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Look out! Here comes the... by gorel29

Chapter 10

The rest of the night was quite eventful for Susan after that. By the time she had returned home around 2 AM, she had stopped three muggings, a robbery and assisted in a police chase that reduced a speeding sportscar to a webbed-up jalopy hanging upside down, along with the three...

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Communication failures by gorel29

Chapter 11

Her lip pouting, Susan stormed down the hall to where Reed was working in the lab, muttering to herself as the news feed still rattled away in her mind. “Mommy Long Legs, just what the hell were they thinking?!” She hissed between her clenched teeth. “I mean SURE, I’m a mother o...

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