I shook my head to clear my thoughts. Of course I was going to go help her! I would have liked some help when I was bitten. Sure, I wasn't blasted by radiation or anything, but it still wasn't entirely pleasant. Besides, if I just let her be
what would Uncle Ben think? What would Gwen think?
I made my way to the school, not encountering any trouble along the way. Not sure how I pulled that off. From what I read online this city is a bit of a hotbed for gang activity. But I got there, though it was well after school let out and all the after school clubs and activities had ended. I wasn't sure why she'd still be here at this time, but from what Dr. Strange said, she would be.
Now, Peter Parker had no reason at all to be wandering around a school after it had let out. But Spider-Man? Spider-Man could be investigating a disturbance or tip.
So I ducked down a nearby alley and stashed my bag, quickly stripping off my clothes, leaving me in my costume, completed with me tugging my mask on. I've tried a lot of costumes, but you just can't go wrong with the classic
red and blue. I slipped out of the alley by way of going up the wall to the roof, then jumping along rooftops until you're back at the school. Rather than try any of the doors, after the roof access and finding it locked, I climbed down a wall and slipped in through an open window.
I wasn't sure where in the school I should be looking, so I started to simply poke around, sneaking through and finding my way around. Classrooms on the second floor, empty... Class rooms on the first floor empty. And that's when it happened. I caught wend of an atrocious smell coming from one of the halls. Fortunately I could handle the smell well enough, letting me make my way down the hall, lockers to either side. The smell seemed to be originating from one of the lockers in particular, along with noises, whimpering. This... No.
Two quick shots of webbing, gave me tethers attached to the top of the locker door. A tug on those tethers caused top of the locker door to peel down, letting me move in to grab the thin metal, and rip it away, throwing it across the hall and resulting in a loud clanging noise as it struck the lockers on the opposite wall. Once the locker was opened various bits of
filth came tumbling out, along with a young girl, tall and lanky with wavy brunette hair. Taking advantage of my reflexes I was able to catch her sobbing form.
"It's going to be okay. You're going to be okay." I gathered her up in my arms and stood straight, catching sight of the janitor, likely drawn by the noise the locker door made as it struck the wall. For a few minutes we were both silent, staring at each other. Breaking the silence I spoke up, "I would love to stay and chat, maybe find out how a student ended up stuffed in a locker, but I need to get her to a hospital. You should get the police here to investigate that."
I made my way out of the school, only pausing on my way to the hospital long enough to grab my bag. Then I was swinging along on the way to the hospital. You'd think that in a city full of superheroes there would be less stopping to stare at a guy in a costume swinging along. But you'd think wrong.
None the less, once I was there I made my way in through the emergency room entrance, still carrying the girl. Making my way to the desk I spoke up, "There was a disturbance at Winslow High School. When I got there I found this girl trapped in a locker filled with biological waste."
Little time is wasted as she's quickly gathered up, and the nurses tried to get me to fill out paperwork, answer some questions, and stick around for the local authorities. I...
[ ] Did so. I wanted to be around when the girl woke up anyway, and it could be a good way to get to know the locals.
[ ] Got out of there. Me and authority don't tend to see eye to eye.
