Peter Parker made a mad dash to the classroom. The boy barely beat the bell when he entered the class.
Why did I take so long to eat breakfast, he thought, peter had eaten more then his share at the breakfast table because he ate very little of what he had at home.
Aunt May and Uncle Ben need my help, Peter knew that his aunt and uncle were still struggling with finding jobs and the welfare would soon dry out and then what would they do?
The boy took a seat at an open desk in the back of the class. All the better to not be noticed, he reached into his backpack and pulled out a textbook for this class which would be history.
A few seconds after the bell rang, the classroom door opened to reveal a woman with opal like skin and a brightly colored principals outfit. She carried a clipboard and stood at the front of the teacher’s desk.
“Good morning class,” she said.
“Good morning Principal Celestia,” the students replied in unison.
She placed the clipboard behind her on the desk then turned to face the class again. “now, we have a knew student joining us as a junior. Please welcome Peter Parker. ”
the students turned their head toward peter in the back. The boy waved nervously at the many eyes upon him.
“Don’t just sit there, come on up and introduce yourself,” the Principal encouraged with a gesture.
Peter gulped when he left his seat. He looked around and noticed a few things.
A couple students snickering as he passed, a girl whispering to her friend and laughing as they pointed at him… typical.
This is just like Midtown High. The thoughts of his time back in his old school flooded back and the only good things that came out of those years was his two friends Eddie Brock and his now girlfriend Gwen Stacy.
I wonder how the old team is getting along?, Peter couldn’t help but feel melancholy at the thought of his old friends doing stuff without him or worse forgetting about him entirely.
Peter reached the front of the class and felt the pressure of all his classmates staring at him. He swallowed a lump in his throat and tried to compose himself.
“Go on Mr. Parker, tell us a bit about yourself,” Principal Celestia indicated to the class in front of Peter, a sweet smile glowing through like the sun.
“Ahem, my name is Peter Parker, i’m a junior in this school, and I hail from Queens, New York.”
The class began muttering to each other giving the boy sideways glances as they talked.
One student the grayish blue-skinned boy with the buck tooth from the bus raised his hand.
“yes, Snips,” Celestia called.
“Did you ever see Iron Man in action,” he asked, in an accent that Peter associated with the poorer district of New York.
Of course they want to hear about Iron Man, who wouldn’t, peter thought, he knew that Iron Man was a household name in every home in america and possibly the whole world. He was the first superhero who made his debut thirty years old and to many he was the greatest hero in the world.
Peter cleared his throat once again, sweat pouring out of him like a facet, “Yeah, I saw him fight a villian a couple times but most of the time he would be at the schools of New York giving pep talks.”
The majority of the crowd’s eyes widen and then their small bits of mummering turned into a chorus of excited chatter.
The excitement ended when a new figure entered. She had dark blue skin with midnight black hair, and she wore an outfit like the Principle’s save it was for darker colors. She carried a clipboard in her hand two and then strutted over to the Principle.
A few moments later the Principle raised her hand and a silence fell over the classroom.
“Attention class, I have a surprise for all of you,” she said in a tone that was beaming with optimism and pride. “Hammer labs has just authorized a surprise field trip to their facility in Canterlot and thus today class is canceled because we will be setting out in ten minutes.”
the entire school burst into a resounding set of cheers.
Thank god, something to take their attention off me. Peter breathed a sigh of relief, wiping a sweat from his brow.
Peter sat alone in the back of the bus, his head leaned against the window looking out to the school. It had a statue of a horse reared back on a white pedestal with mirrored sides. The boy couldn’t believe that he transformed to a new school and he is still a loser.
I wonder what Eddie and Gwen are doing? He thought, Peter remembered when he and Gwen first met in kindergarten and how she protected him from bullies. She then introduced him to Eddie who was built like a bulldog in kindergarten and grew into a tank of a man in high school. The trio would get in there share of trouble in their lives and with Eddie watching his back peter could focus on his studies and with Gwen’s help he became one of the best students in midtown.
I bet they’re doing cute couple stuff that i’d be a third wheel for, Peter was equal parts happy and disappointed when at his going away party Eddie and Gwen annouced that they had been dating for two weeks now and were waiting to annouce it. Peter knew this was coming because he saw how well they got along and how fearless Eddie was in his flirting. Peter on the otherhand acted more like a friend then a potential mate and he was too scared of being rejected to ask Gwen on a date.
Good for Eddie, he deserves a girl like Gwen. Peter thought when he heard someone clear their throat.
The boy turned his gaze upward to see Trixie dressed in her school outfit with a textbook under her arm.
“Hey, Trixie right?”peter moved his bookbag from the seat.
“Correct Peter Parker, the great and powerful Trixie has decided to grace you with her presence by sitting with you on this field trip,” she began speaking her show woman voice and then whispered under her breath. “Mostly because my friends are homesick with the flu.”
Peter couldn’t resist chuckling Trixie was so sure of her self and her showmanship was so grand that it was almost comical. He giggled making the magician flush.
“What are you laughing at!?,” she exclaimed.
“I’m sorry but I have never had some so confident talk to me like a friend. It’s nice someone as great as you chooses to hang out with me.” peter replied.
Trixie turned her head, covering her blush with her hair, then whispered. “Can I sit here or not?”
Peter scooched until his body pressed itself against the window, patting the seat beside him.
Trixie rolled her eyes and sat down.
The bus moved shortly thereafter and ride to the Hammer labs would take two hours. As per the city guidelines the hammer facility had to be near the edge of city limits to avoid any mishaps invovled with super science accidents from affecting Canterlot.
Trixie cleared her throat, “Is it true what they say about you, Peter Parker?”
“that i’m handsome and fabulously wealthy, wrong on all accounts i’m afraid.” Peter wanted to slap himself after the words came out of his mouth. You just met this girl Parker, she isn’t even your friend yet and your flirting with her.
Trixie chuckled softly, it was not mean-spirited or mocking but kinda cute.
She laughed!? Peter couldn’t believe his luck. The only girl who would laugh at his lame jokes was Gwen and he swore she did it out of pity.
Trixie straightened herself in one quick motion, her cheeks shining a pale blue. “That is not what the great and powerful Trixie was referring to?”
“Oh and what were you referring to?”
“Trixie has heard that you were the top student at your old school.” Trixie kept her eyes locked forward not looking at Peter once.
“I wasn’t that good, my friends Eddy and Gwen were just a step behind me.” Peter rubbed the back of his neck, his cheeks burning when he saw Trixie hide a smile.
“If that is true, then the great and powerful Trixie has found her man. I have a request of you humble Parker from the greatest magician known to the world.” Trixie said, standing up on her seat, placing her foot on the headrest in front of their seat much to the annoyance of the other students.
“Watch it Trixie!” the boy in front yelled.
“Oh stow it peon! The great and powerful Trixie is making a grand edict for her latest minion.” the girl then stumbled when the bus hit a speed bump and fell back into Peter’s lap, her legs raised and surprised look on her face.
“You okay there you’re great and powerfulness.” peter said helping Trixie adjust, the girl went stiff in his arm and he had to do all the work to put her back on the seat.
“You tell no one that happened or I will destroy you.” her voice as stiff as her body.
“Agreed. What did you need of one so humble Trixie the magician?” Peter could barely control his smile.
Trixie crossed her arms and then turned her nose up at peter. “I know when your mocking me Parker and I do not appreciate it.”
“I’m sorry, please, tell me what I can do for you.”
“To make up for your rudenss, you shall help trixie with her homework as she has been so busy with her show that she has neglected her studies.”
“if all you needed was a study buddy then I can do that.”
“don’t get the wrong idea parker, I simply wish to make my already stellar grades as spectacular as I am… I simply have too much to do to devote enough of it to study.”
Peter nodded his head. “right,”
Trixie then pressed her fingers together and whispered under her breath, “Plus good grades will look good to colleges in two years when Trixie applies.”
peter nodded his head. “what do you want to learn at college.”
“I want to study entertainment as my major and have a minor in business for when I must retire from the stage and take over my entertainment empire.”
“Big dreams, I respect that.”
Trixie lifted her head a cocky smile on her face. “Of course, the great and powerful Trixie will settle for nothing less then perfection.”
“Okay Trixie, I will help your study and if you need help with your magic act let me know.”
“Do you have abilities of the arcane?” Trixie raised an eyebrow.
“No but I make one heck of an assistant.” peter quipped. “So do you have magic users here?”
“We have eight right now and I must say they are below the standards trixie puts on true practitioners of the craft. Do you have any magicians in New York?”
“Well, we have a man calling himself the Sorcerer Supreme and he seems to be the best spell-caster in the world.”
“Ha! The great and powerful trixie will surpass this pretender with no effort. That I can guarantee.”
This girl is ready to take on the world and then some. She is just like Mr. Stark says is the model of what a successful student should be. Confident, sauve, and have dreams bigger then the ocean blue. Peter felt himself blush as Trixie reached out and handed him something.
“What’s this?” Peter held the item which was a rectangle.
“Chocolate a thank you for your assistance earlier.”
“Don’t mention it Trixie.” peter unwrapped te candy then heard a growl. Turning his head peter saw trixie holding her stomach.
Peter handed out the chocolate. “want half?”
Trixie pouted “it’s yours, I would be a poor showman if I took away the rewards of my underlings.”
“So I am your underling now?” he smirked.
“Don’t make it weird.” Trixie groaned covering her face with her hair once again.
The students shuffled out of the bus en masse. Gathering in a line with peter working his way out to the front.
Principal Celestia stood in front with the vice principal beside her. The students talked amongst themselves and a few minutes later a woman in a lab coat and a pair of glasses with a crystal ball pin on her collar.
“Students! This is Doctor Beck and she will be your tour guide.” The principal introduced the doctor then adjusted her glasses, flashing a cocky grin.
“hello students! Are you all ready to witness the magically world of super science!” she exclaimed lifting her arms in air with an yell.
The students looked at her bewildered with dull looks.
The doctor slumped forward with a groan. “I really thought I had them in the palm of my hand.” she then flicked her wrist summoning sparks which shot out of her sleeve and formed into a Chinese dragon dancing along the sparks.
The kids all cheered with a cries of joy.
Dr. Beck bowed down with vigor. “Thank you! Thank you! That is just the beginning of the wonders that await you on the tour.”
Trixie rolled her eyes “The great and powerful Trixie is not impressed.”
“Jealous?”
“Not in the slightest.” Trixie turned up her nose, stomping toward the lab.
Peter followed close behind and entered the lab looking around at the pristine white tiles and the images of great scientific accomplishments forever immortalized in portraits, the busts of the three generational heads of the hammer industries in marble with their normally blank demeanors.
Peter wished he had packed a camera for the trip but this was a spur of the moment thing.
“alright class, our first exhibit is our biological enhancement division,” Dr. Beck said leading the students to the a huge chamber with a pillar made of cybernetic technology in the center. The walls were lined with machinery and in the center near the pillar were several small exhibits.
“Now this class is the division where we try to find the cures for all human ailments by enhancing the body through modification,” she began, “now who can tell me what was hammer labs recent discovery in human advancement.”
Peter raised his hand.
“yes you, in the back.”
“You discovered that that X gen lies dormant in almost all Humans and that with a proper catalyst it can be awakened.”
“Bingo! I like this kid already!” she retorted shooting fingerguns at peter. “Class, what im about to show you next is the first set of our spiders that we are testing the effects of a machine that could awaken the x gen.”
Dr. Beck lead the class to the small exhibits.
“now inside these exhibits are thirteen spiders each given a varying dose of radiation which is the first step in their development.”
“Hey! One of thems missing!” The kid with the buck tooth exclaimed.
“What! I mean… whatever do you mean little angel child.” Dr.Becks cheerful tone turned frantic, tightly gripping her clipboard in one arm and fiddling with her pin.
“Yeah, see that exhibit in the middle… it’s empty.” the kid pointed.
Dr. Beck dashed toward the exhibit, scanning it for the spider.
“Alright students! Don’t panic, just watch where you step and be on the look out for a runaway spider, if you see it then let me or one of the scientists know… do not approach or you might die.”
the students all went into a frenzy running and screaming.
Peter could barely keep his footing with the bodies of the student constantly slamming against him. He then felt a sharp prick on his arm. Peters vision blurred and he felt sick as he fell face first onto the ground. The voices of his classmates and the scientists a dim illusion the last thing he saw was a dead spider a few feet from his head.
“I’m definitely getting fired for this one.” Dr. Becks voice sounded like a distorted mess as peter passed out.
Darn. Parker. Luck.