The Arachnid

The Landing

Selina Everett was not afraid of a lot of things given her past and a lot of things didn't catch her off guard but passing through complete darkness only to find herself falling through the sky made her panic. 

She instinctively spun a triangular sail to drift but the speed of her fall ripped straight through the flimsy web she used to make it. Seeing the ground getting closer and closer and not finding another alternative at the moment, she cocooned herself in stronger web, hoping that it would lessen the damage.

She was only able to process the fact that she crashed before she passed out.

Selina woke up to see two individuals before her, a kind looking tiny old lady and a scraggy man dressed in black who looked like he desperately needed some sleep. The old lady asked her something.

"I'm sorry, I don't speak your language." Selina said.

"English then" the scruffy man said.

"Hello dearie, do you feel okay?" the old lady asked.

"Yes, I heal pretty fast. Can you tell me what condition you found me in?"

"You fell from quite the height. If you hadn't landed on your side or didn't have that cocoon around you, it could have killed you. It took us a while to get rid of the webs, we had to burn a lot of it off without harming you which was a hassle but we did get you out fast enough to treat your concussion."

"Thanks for patching me up. Can you tell me where I am?"

The scruffy man cleared his throat and said "You're in UA."

"And where is UA?"

"Musutafu, Japan. How do you not know UA? It's the number one school for heroes in Japan."

"I'm from Korea. And heroes? Wait did you guys not find it weird that I was surrounded in spider silk that was probably an inch thick?"

"Why would that be strange? We just assumed it was a part of your quirk?"

"A quirk? Is this like the Nest? Do you house people affected by jungle juice too?"

"Kid you're making no sense. What is the Nest and what do you mean by jungle juice? And how do you not know what quirks are?"

Selina, now completely confused, started talking to herself. "It makes sense that they don't know about the Nest but how can I seem normal to them covered in that insane amount of silk when they don't know what jungle juice is. And how did that thing bring me to another country."

"What thing brought you to another country?" scruffy man said.

"I was in a forest in Korea until I was dragged into this strange portal thing and I found myself falling from the sky."

"Into the grounds of the most prestigious school in this country? Do you know how suspicious you sound? You claim to not know what quirks are, which 80% of the population happens to have including yourself if your freakishly tough webs are any indication and you've never heard of UA, the school the world's number one hero graduated from?"

"You keep going on and on about heroes. Who the heck are heroes?"

"So now you don't even know what the people who protect you from villains are called?"

The old lady whacked the scruffy man on the head with her cane and said "Aizawa quit bothering the young lady. You can question her once she's fully recovered with Principal Nezu and Detective Tsukauchi. Until then she will be my responsibility." She turned to Selina and smiled "Can I get your name dearie?"

"It's Selina Everett."

"That's a pretty name. You can call me Recovery Girl or Chiyo, whichever you prefer."

"Can I call you Granny Chiyo then?"

"That's quite alright dearie." she said and then turned and spoke to Aizawa in Japanese. He huffed and walked out of the room they were in.

"So, can you tell me a little about yourself dear?"

Selina wasn't sure but something made her feel safe with the small old lady she was with. So she told her about jungle juice, a little bit about the experiments and the fighting and about Hyeseong and Huijin.

"You seem to really care about those two."

"They were the only ones who made me feel safe after the mess I walked out of. I care about them more than I care about myself. Granny Chiyo, that scruffy man, Aizawa, he said something about 80% of the population having a quirk. What is a quirk and do you have one?"

"It is a superhuman ability that people possess. There are different types too. You have the emitters, the transformations and the mutants. My quirk is called Heal. It amplifies and speeds up a person's natural healing by using their energy."

"That's so cool! The only powers I've ever seen were bug abilities."

"And which insect's DNA did you fuse with? A spider?"

"Yes."

"That is quite cool as well."

Selina and Chiyo spoke for quite a long time before Selina fell asleep.

"The poor child has been through much more than she's telling me. I hope she opens up to someone soon."