Unstoppable Spiderlings

Episode 3: Shadow Spider

"Ethan, you stole my shirt!"

"I literally did not! This is my orange shirt!"

"Bro, give Julia back her signature top. It doesn't even fit you!"

"Fiiine, Maria," Ethan groans and throws the shirt behind his shoulder and onto Julia's head. "But next time you fold the wash make sure to not give me her clothes!"

The three oldest siblings are together in one room, the living room, sorting through their clothing and putting everything into suitcases. Julia crumbles her shirt up and puts it in her bag saying, "It's a week before we have to leave for our apartments, dude. We are a bit unorganized at the moment."

"You can say that again," a new voice says, making everyone turn their heads to see John walking in from his room. "Julia, are those your shorts on the lamp?"

"I WAS LOOKING FOR THOSE!" she yells and jumps over the couch, landing on the wall. She gently takes her clothes off the lamp and leaps back to her suitcase.

John shakes his head sarcastically and goes to the kitchen to make himself some well deserved cereal. Sitting at the table and slurping his food, he looks at his phone and opens the Notes app, immediately regretting it. "Oh shoot, I was supposed to get my own kit for Physics class this year! I completely forgot."

"I remember when I took that class, I found really good kits at Harley's Science Store," Ethan suggests.

"Don't rush, you have plenty of time before school starts," Maria says, trying to calm him down so he doesn't choke on his food.

"He only has a week, and you don't want all of the good school supplies to be gone. He might already be too late," Julia comments, earning a glare from her sister. She shrugs, not seeing what she said wrong.

"Where is Harley's?" John asks, finishing up his bowl and placing it in the sink quickly. He puts on his shoes and, remembering he's still wearing the shirt he wore last night, he puts on a black tank top.

Ethan thinks for a moment then answers, "Upper East Side, right by the park. All you have to do is corner around 23rd and 5th then turn left to walk a few paces. You can't miss it."

"Thanks!" he says and runs out the front door. The three siblings inside the house take a moment to look at each other and sigh.

Theme song!

"Why does everything have to be in Manhattan?" John asks himself as he jogs across the Koch Bridge into Midtown, then heads in the direction Ethan told him. If only I could swing past the buildings in my suit; it would be so much easier to get around. John keeps shoulder bumping into people, but that's New York for ya. Can't get anywhere without accidentally running into someone- "OOF!"

"Ouch!" a girl yelps as they crash right into each other. She rubs her head, bending her feet inward as if she twisted her ankle.

"I'm so sorry. I must not have been paying attention," John says, offering her a hand. Looking at her, it's hard not to take in her features: platinum blonde, long straight hair, bright blue eyes, glowing skin, and soft pink lips. He blushes when she takes his hand and pulls herself up, getting very close to his face.

"O-oh, no that was my fault..." she says, looking away shyly. The girl backs away a few paces and folds her hands behind her back. "I'm known to be very clumsy."

"Well, I'm glad you're not hurt. Hopefully I'll see you around," he cringes at that last part, wondering why in the world he would say something like that to a girl he just met. John's entire face heats up, but the girl speaks up to save him from embarrassment.