King Kindred

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Caty woke up Saturday morning walking on air. She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and her hair before heading downstairs. When she entered the kitchen she saw her dad was already there reading the newspaper and eating breakfast. She glided into the kitchen and kissed her father on the forehead. ”Good morning, daddy!” She said before walking over to the kitchen closet and getting a box of cereal.

“You're in a great mood this morning, sweetie. I'm glad, I actually wanted to talk to you and your brother this morning.”

“It's Saturday. No school.” She pulled the Cheerios down and got a carton of milk from the fridge and a bowl from the cabinet and sat down at the table across from him. She turned on the TV and a Breaking News Broadcast appeared on the screen.

The reporter on the screen began talking. “Breaking News this Morning. Infamous Jewel Thief only known as the Black Fox was caught last night by a woman dressed as a spider. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing her swing away on a web. New York seems to have a new hero.”

Right on cue, Danny came down. Things were falling perfectly into place. His web shooters were coming along, and now he just had to finish his costume. He knew he was going to crush that wrestler tonight, and make a lot of money doing it. New York would soon find they had two Spider heroes to contend with.

Danny hummed a tune to himself as he piled on a lot of food for breakfast. It seemed like the spider powers had also given him an increased appetite. He sat at the table next to Caty. “Mornin’ guys!” He said as he started chomping down on his breakfast.

“Good morning, Danny! You look like you've bulked up a bit with an appetite to match. I'm proud of how much you two have grown. I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. Almost sixteen years later both you and the world have changed a lot. You're brilliant with bright futures and competing in a world with Black Foxes and Spider-Women. But I know even in all of this craziness that you two are going to change this world for the better. But speaking of your futures I wanted to take you two to ESU today for a college tour. You're starting your Junior year soon so I figured now was the right time.”

”Dad, I'd love to spend the day with you and Danny, but I already promised Liz I'd hang with her.” Caty replied. She was torn though. Part of her really did want to go to ESU. She heard they had this crazy young professor there.

“You see Liz every day. How often do you get to go with your dad to one of the greatest universities in the country?” He replied with enthusiasm, but there was a hint of sadness behind it. He wanted to spend the day with both of his kids. It's been a while.

Danny giggled. “I had plans with Harry and Gwen today, but something tells me we won’t be getting out of this one.” He really wanted to spend the day putting his Spider-Man gear together, but he also knew his dad well. “They’re doing a lot at ESU.”

Caty lifted her hands in defeat. “I surrender. ESU it is.” She then finished her breakfast and got ready.

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The trio arrived at Empire State University and joined a tour group. Two tours in three days. That had to be some kind of record.

Caty was barely listening to the tour guide. She was distracted trying to find the department where the famous young professor was. Her dad noticed she was looking around and whispered, “No sneaking off. This is bonding time, remember?”

“But can we bond in Dr. Octavius's lecture?”

Their dad chuckled, but shook his head with a smile. “Nice try. How about we stick with the tour for now. We can always come back to attend one of his lectures on a different day.”

Meanwhile, Danny was half-listening to the tour guide, his mind wandering to thoughts of his upcoming wrestling match. He couldn’t wait to put his skills to the test and show off his newfound powers in front of an audience. But he also felt a twinge of guilt for leaving his dad out of the loop about his plans.

As the tour came to an end, their father turned to them with a smile. “Well, what did you two think? Pretty impressive, huh?”

Danny nodded. “Yeah, it was cool. Thanks for bringing us.”

“Yeah, dad. It was great.”, Caty agreed. “I'm definitely coming here. They have a lot to offer and it's close to home. There's nowhere better than New York.”

Their dad nodded, but had something else to add. “Don't just stay constricted to New York. There's a whole world and universe out there. If you have the power to help anyone, anywhere you have the responsibility to do so. No matter the cost. Don't forget that.”

Caty was surprisingly shocked. She knew her dad was smart and caring, but didn't know he was this profound. She wondered if this was something he learned as an EMT. The timing of his words honestly were perfect. Her and Danny did have great power. They had their minds before, but now they have these powers. This gift from a spider, but no. It seemed like more than that. A gift from God who knew they need these powers right here and right now. For what? She wasn't sure yet, but she was both nervous and excited to find out.

“Thank you, daddy. I needed today. I needed to hear that.”

Danny reached out and gave his dad a hug. “Yeah, Dad. Thanks for everything. You’re the best.” He still felt guilty about keeping secrets from him, but he was sure his father would be proud of him when everything was said and done.

And then Danny’s stomach started growling. He laughed sheepishly. “Um… can we get lunch now? I’m hungry again…”

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Lunch was great. They spent it laughing and catching up with their dad. They couldn't tell him everything of course, but Caty finally told him that she and Liz were more than just friends to which he promptly replied that he and their mom both knew, probably before she did, and they loved them together.

Caty honestly couldn't believe how perfect their weekend was. She couldn't wait to get back out there tonight, but she wanted Danny with her. After she was done getting ready she knocked on Danny’s door.

“Danny, you decent?” She asked, not wanting to walk in on her brother flexing his new body.

Danny was wearing his pink and purple costume, without the mask. Now he was just tinkering with his web shooters. “Yeah, come in!”



Caty turned the doorknob to open the door and stepped inside to see her brother in his new costume. She whistled to show that she really liked how it looked. “I'm glad to see you're already dressed. I was wondering if you'd want to patrol with me tonight and test these powers of ours out a little more?” She was unaware that he already had plans to do that in his own way.

Danny grinned. “Thanks, I’m glad you like it. And I’d love to go on patrol with you. But not tonight. Spider-Man has to make his solo debut first.” He handed Caty the flyer for the wrestling competition. “It’s a great way to put my powers to the test, and there’s a cash prize.”

Caty grabbed the flyer and looked it over and then looked up at Danny with an expression of concern on her face. “Are you sure, Danny? You heard what dad said. We have to be responsible with our powers and last night I found out we're a lot stronger than we look. What if you accidentally kill this guy or expose that Danny Davis is Spider-Man?” She didn't want to sound like she was crushing Danny's dreams, especially since if she hadn't thought to just push the thief last night she'd have been a murderer. She just wanted to make sure he really thought this through.

Danny shrugged. “Hey, I managed to send Skyler flying, and he got up to swear vengeance. I think I can handle a professional wrestler.”

Caty's eyes widened in shock and confusion. She still hadn't heard at all about what happened the day before. “You did what?” Her question was more rhetorical as he had just answered the question. She was less concerned with what he did and more upset with the fact that Skyler tried things with Danny again knowing she wasn't at school. She was glad that he was able to defend himself and not kill his bully in the process, but he shouldn't have had to.

Caty resigned in defeat. “Okay, just be careful and don't take your mask off, okay?”

Danny nodded. “I’ll be careful. I’m not going to go in there swinging punches like a maniac. I’ll use my powers wisely, and if things start to go badly, I’ll bail. I just want to see what I can do, and earn some extra money in the process.” He then put his mask on. “And don’t worry, the world doesn’t need to know that loser Danny Davis is Spider-Man.”

Caty sighed and placed her hand on the cheek of her brother's mask. “Danny Davis is not a loser. Even when mom was pregnant with us I've been behind you.” She decided not to bring up the part of her coming out of hiding and choosing to be born first since it'd ruin the core of her message. “You're so much greater than you realize, Danny, and I hope you finally start to realize it.”

Danny wasn’t so sure about that. Caty was the one that got all the attention. He had always blended into the background in school. People only started noticing when he beat up Skyler. Now wasn’t the time to argue though. “Uh-huh, right. Anyway, wish me luck!” He opened the window, fired a pink web, and attempted to web swing. Attempted being the key word, because the web didn’t stick to anything, and he just fell face first. “Ugh, I’ll be ok. I’ll get the hang of this eventually!”

Caty ran to the window after Danny fell from it. She was glad to see he was okay and was comfortable laughing at the accident. She looked at the web still attached to his wrist and thought webs that matched his costume was pretty neat. “Good luck!”

She then went back to her room to get ready for her own night out.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Caty dropped Liz off at home before returning to the city to experiment with her abilities. She knew there were safer ways to experiment, but she also knew real life experimentation provided the best results if she didn't die in the process. But that was science and life. They were about risks. She found herself back atop the skyscraper she sat on with Liz earlier. She stood overlooking the city and looked to her shoulder to see the Metallic Blue Jumping Spider from this morning. He had been following her all day and she honestly thought it was cute. She just hoped this wouldn't be the case with every spider in the city. She was not interested in being their Spider-Queen and turning her house into a giant nest. The thought caused her to shiver which she noticed that the spider took note of.

"I guess I should name you. Can't just go around calling you Metallic Blue Jumping Spider or Spider. What about Jumper? You like that?" Caty couldn't believe herself. She facepalmed and sighed. "What has my life become? I'm talking to a spider like it's a dog or baby. It's not like it understands names. It can't even talk."

Jumper seemed to disprove at least one of those by nodding his head towards her showing her that he liked the name Jumper.

"Huh. Jumper it is then. I don't assume you know how to be a superhero, do you?"

Jumper shook his head no.

"Figured. No biggie. I can patrol or I can listen to this police scanner I downloaded on my phone." She pulled her phone out to turn on the police scanner app and started to listen. "I wonder if I'll see Gwen's dad."

For a while there was nothing on the scanner. Things that the cops could handle easy or were too far away for her to get to in time. Then she heard them talking about a silent alarm being triggered at a nearby jewelry store. This was perfect. Her first time out and she was going to get to face a real life criminal. She knew she shouldn't be excited, but if she were to be honest, she was. Before she left she wanted to try something. She thought something towards Jumper and as soon as she did he crawled into the hood of her hoodie. She didn't even have to speak to communicate with her little buddy. This was perfect.

She jumped down from the roof and felt the wind pressing against her hoodie. She could actually feel every bit of the wind throughout her body. It was a weird yet pleasant and welcoming sensation. Like all of her senses were boosted. Before she got too close to the street she stretched her arm out towards the building next to the one she just jumped from and used it to swing herself forward. People looked in wonder and amazement, but she didn't have time to stop or interact with them. She'd have plenty of time for that later, but for now she had a thief to stop.

She swung through the city until she reached the jewelry store and landed right in front. The window was shattered. No wonder the silent alarm was triggered. She sighed at the naivety of the crook, but it made her job easier. She stepped inside quietly making sure to avoid the glass before launching a web at the ceiling and using it to pull herself up. The sound of the thwip caught the robber's attention, but she was already out of sight by the time he turned around. He went back to what he was doing and she crawled along the ceiling until she was a few feet behind him. She attached another web to the ceiling and crawled down it like a spider.

"Wedding ring, birthday gift, anniversary present, or an 'I messed up really bad' gift?"

The robber turned around and aimed his gun at her. "Huh?"

"I mean, it's gotta be a reason you'd break into the jewelry store. I'm hoping you're a romantic."

"The Hell are you?" He asked while firing three shots at her.

Caty felt a ringing in her head before new friend even reached for the trigger. Her body moved on instinct to avoid the bullets before she dropped to the ground while launching a web at the gun and pulling it to her. She shook her head and the index finger of her free hand. "No guns. How can I answer if you shoot me? But I haven't thought of a name. Spider-Queen? Spider-Woman? I don't know. Whatever the press decides I guess."

The robber was tired of hearing her voice and decided to shut it up for good. He didn't care that she currently had a gun or those weird webs. He threw a series of punches that Caty easily avoided. Every punch felt so slow to her and as if she had all the time in the world to react. Her perception, speed, and reflexes were all enhanced. She wondered... Caty tossed the gun to the ceiling and webbed it for safety. Feeling that they were back on even ground the thief continued his flurry of attacks. She continued to avoid them and after the fifth punch in his combo she placed her finger in front of his head and flicked him. To her surprise she sent him flying back into the jewelry showcase. Caty walked closer and noticed he was unconscious, but still alive. She was glad she didn't punch him. She'd have to get used to her strength so she wouldn't accidentally kill anyone. She tapped him to see if he'd awake, but nope. He'd be out for a while and the police would be here soon. It'd be fine if she left him here for a while.

"Not bad for my first night on the job, aye Jumper?" She asked as she walked over to the dropped bag of jewels so she could place them back inside the showcase. She stayed a bit longer than she should have because as soon as she walked outside she was met with armed police officers.

"I'd like to stay and chat, but I gotta go!"

"Wait!" The leading officer said. Caty didn't want to and shot a rope of web to get out of there, but once she did she noticed it was Gwen's dad, Captain Stacy. She launched herself into the air.

"Maybe next time! Your guy's inside! Woooohooooo!!!"

Holding Out For A Hero (A Superhero RP) (CLOSED)

@Eviledd1984

Cassius David Munroe

Edna's Diner: Trenton, New Jersey - 3:50 PM

Cassius did notice her placing the gun in her purse. He guessed she took it from the police, but he wasn't concerned for his safety. He didn't know what happened back there or in her past, but it was clear to him that she wasn't lying. He knew blackouts were a thing and dissociative identities as well, but he was no doctor. Just some guy who had way too many books to read when he was a kid thanks to his mother. From what he remembered both of those phenomena typically stemmed from some form of trauma. If that was the case for this woman as well then she was likely a victim and anything she did do was triggered by fear and self preservation. If that were the case then he'd show her that she was as safe as possible with him.

Vera pulled Cassius from the thoughts roaming through his mind when she reached her hand out to shake his. He extended his as well with a smile. "I'm Cassius." His French accent pouring out as he introduced himself. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Vera. I wish it were under better circumstances. I'm not too concerned about your past. I sort of have this hobby of helping people in need so I've come to be a good read of people." He tried to be as warm with her as possible to assure her that she didn't have to worry about him turning her into the police or abandoning her out of fear. "But to lighten the mood I saw that jerk of a trucker fall into the Jukebox after you left the diner." He finished with a laugh.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Caty went to school a little earlier than normal because she had to do something. She told Liz to meet her in the robotics lab and to bring her some empty CO2 cans from the wood shop garage. Liz did so and entered the lab to see Caty gathering some materials.

"What exactly are you doing and what's all of this for?" Liz asked, concerned that her girlfriend was becoming a thief.

"Remember how I said I was swinging from webs in my dream?" Caty asked in response not looking up from what she was doing.

"Yes..."

"Well, since they aren't biological I must have made them. So I'm borrowing from and skipping school today to make them."

She was right. She was becoming a thief. "Borrowing implies you're giving all of this back."

"I am. Sorta. I figure saving their lives with it is like giving it back to them. I really asked you here because I wanted you to join me. I need your divine skills to help me make my costume." Caty finally looked up giving Liz a flattering smile.

"Flattery will get you absolutely everywhere. I'll help. It'd be like I'm with you out there." She wasn't concerned about them skipping school. One missed day wasn't going to break Caty's grades and hers weren't bad either. Plus not much really happened on Fridays and if they got homework they could always get it from someone.

Caty finished collecting what she needed. "Come on, let's go. Everything else I need is already at home."

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Caty and Liz were in her room working on their projects. Doing this with Liz was the most fun Caty had in a long time. It was like every part of her was being fed and nurtured. That she no longer had to split herself into multiple versions of herself. As this spider themed hero underneath it all she'd just be Caty. That's why she didn't want her costume to be anything too special. She wanted to still feel like herself underneath the mask. Liz came up with the idea to use a hoodie for the costume. When Liz needed inspiration for the rest of the costume she searched through the house and came across a box deep in the Davis parents' closet. She opened it and saw an old catsuit. Her eyes widened not thinking Mrs. Davis had this side in her, but it was perfect. She would not tell Caty where she found this.

Liz left Caty in her room to work on the catsuit in another part of the house. If she imagined Caty wearing this there was no way she'd be able to concentrate. She created a mask out of a different breathable material that surprisingly had the same color as the suit. She sewed the mask and suit together to make it something she could pull up and down, but still keep attached to the rest of the suit. That way she didn't have to take it off completely if she ever needed to for some strange reason.

Time passed and it took the entire school day for both projects to be finished. Caty's web-shooters were still a prototype, but she figured they'd work for a while until she could upgrade them later.

Caty came out of her room wearing the completed suit with her web-shooters hidden underneath the suit with a small hole for the webs to shoot from.



"You ready to test these out?"

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Caty and Liz were soon soaring through the city. Liz was screaming with both fear and excitement and Caty felt truly at home in the air. If she didn't know better she could've sworn she had wings. Swinging through the skies seemed to be second nature for her. Her mind alerted to her any danger and her time as a gymnast and cheerleader really helped with her aerial movements. She had a wide smile underneath her mask and from time to time she'd yell out happily as if she were having the time of her life on a rollercoaster.

The two landed on the side of a nearby skyscraper where Caty placed Liz on her back and climbed to the top of the skyscraper to sit on the roof. She took off her mask and turned to Liz. "Thank you. For everything. As excited as I am about all of this I feel this heavy weight pushing down on me, but with you here I feel like I could even lift the sky. I love you, Elizabeth Allan."

"I love you, Catherine Davis, and I'll always be by your side." The two leaned forward to kiss with the sun starting to set in front of them.

Holding Out For A Hero (A Superhero RP) (CLOSED)

Cassius David Munroe

Edna's Diner: Trenton, New Jersey - 3:50 PM

Cassius decided to things were getting a little hot in New York. He didn't have any proof, but ever since he's been saving people here in the States he feels like he's being watched. He wanted to get away to feel a little less paranoid and see more of the country. He rented a car and started his trip in New Jersey. It felt more suburban, but that was pretty much one of the main differences he found so far. He decided to stop in a diner to get some food before he moved onto his next destination. Unfortunately this diner provided a view of New Jersey that he honestly wish he hadn't seen. The staff seemed to be genuinely nice. Their patrons on the other hand were a different story.

As soon as Cassius received his order a group of truckers clearly drunker than they ever needed to be operating heavy machinery it wasn't even five-o-clock yet. He sighed wishing he could do something for the waitress. Especially once their leader sexually assaulted her to the amusement of his merry band of assholes. He sighed and continued to eat his food. He noticed the waitress leaving shortly after and looked back to the group. He wanted to give her a tip, but he'd do something for her here first. The leader stood up to walk over to a JukeBox and before he could reach it Cassius used his telekinesis to cause the trucker to trip over his own feet and fall forward into the jukebox causing his friends to laugh at him.

Cassius laughed as well before placing money on the table and walked outside. Once he stepped into the cool afternoon air he turned his head to see two officers on the floor groaning in pain. What did he just walk into? Then he heard a crash and turned his head to witness another. The waitress from earlier then got out of the car and it was clear she was in a panicked state. He didn't know what was going on, but he felt like he needed to help her. He wasn't a fan of the police and his mom wouldn't forgive him if he just abandoned a scared woman who clearly needed a hero.

Cassius cloaked his body in his energy to transport himself at a speed the others couldn't see him while distracted by the chaos of the accident. He reached the other side of the parking lot and got into his rental car and turned it on. He then pulled out of his parking spot and drove up to his waitress.

"You look like you need help. Get in."

@Eviledd1984

The Amazing Spider-Twins

Caty slept like a baby. She didn't even feel tired, but the way she immediately went to sleep and stayed asleep until the morning suggested otherwise. Not only was she physically rested, but she had strange dreams of her and her brother swinging through the city and fighting a bunch of random villains. She only knew it was her brother because she'd recognize his sense of style anywhere. But the strangest part of it all? It didn't feel like a dream. It all felt so real like she was actually living the experience. The dream ended with them joining some kind of team. She couldn't really see the people clearly or catch the name before she woke up.

Caty groggily opened her eyes and saw four giant ass eyes staring curiously right back at her. She focused more on the rest of the creature and saw that it was a metallic blue jumping spider. Normally she wouldn't have been afraid of spiders, but after getting bit yesterday and waking up to another spider right in front of her face? Oh you bet she freaked.

Caty let out a shriek and jumped from her bed planning just to land on the floor but instead she came hurtling towards her right wall. Oh crap. She stuck out her arms hoping to push off the wall, but instead she clung to it? "What the hell is going on?" She was able to free one hand and used it to turn herself around to search for the spider. That still being her priority and not the fact that she was clinging to a wall. She spotted the spider directly across from her on the left wall of her room. It was dangling half its body just like she was. Was it mimicking her? Could spiders even do that?

Caty decided to do a little experiment of spider see spider do to test her theory. She swayed her head as if she were a snake charmer grooving to their own music. The spider in perfect sync moved its head right along with her. It wasn't mimicking her. Somehow they were linked? Was that how she was able to jump so far and cling to the wall? What else could she do? Anything a spider could?

"Danny!! Get in here please!!" Danny had to see this. Was this a result of the spider bite? Just what was Oscorp doing over there? And if so did he have powers as well?

Danny hadn’t planned to sleep the day away, but that’s what happened. He had dreams that he and his sister were superheroes, fighting a bunch of villians. His costume was fabulous, and people were actually cheering for him. It was definitely a dream, but it was definitely real.

He awoke the next morning, groggily reached for his glasses, and put them on. Only for his vision to be blurry. “That’s weird…” He took his glasses off, and his vision was perfectly clear. “Hm, interesting…” His vision had improved overnight. Danny was too tired to actually address that. Instead, he set his glasses on the nightstand, and jumped out of bed. He took off his sweaty shirt to change into something dry. Then, he got a look at himself in the mirror, he was shocked by what he saw. “No way!” Apparently, in addition to his vision improving, he had gained muscle mass overnight. He had abs now! And he had defined arms too! Danny spent a few minutes flexing in front of the mirror. Until he heard his twin sister calling.

Danny immediately ran over to her room to see what the fuss was about, but also show off what happened to him. “Caty! What happened?! Did something weird happen to you too? I apparently got hot overnight…”

Wall-crawling Caty turned to see her twin as he entered her room. The first thing she noticed was that he wasn't wearing his glasses and she wasn't exactly sure but he also seemed taller. And were those muscles? It seemed Danny had blossomed overnight.

"Uh… hello." She said waving her free hanging arm out and about so that he could see that something weird did indeed happen to her and stopped once she got his attention. "I'm sticking to a wall. But that's not the freakiest part. Look." She pointed her finger to the wall across from her at her new spider friend. If Danny looked he'd be able to see the spider pointing back at her. "Now wave to my brother, Danny." She repeated the motion for a wave and pointed to her brother watching as the spider waved one of its forelegs right at Danny.

Danny’s eyes went wide as Caty demonstrated her newfound abilities. “Fascinating! You seemed to have gotten superpowers, and I got abs.” Then he rubbed his chin for a second. “Hm, I wonder…” Then he pressed both his hands to the wall, and tried to climb up. Much to his surprise, his hands stuck, and it worked. He made his way to the ceiling. Then, he waved an arm to see if the spider would respond to him as well, but there was no response. “So, I can climb up walls too, but the spider seems connected to you specifically… This… couldn’t possibly have anything with… um… well… you know…”

When Danny discovered he too had the ability to climb walls, but not the ability to control spiders she realized that was more unique to her. She didn't understand why and wondered if he had an extra power that they hadn't discovered yet.

Caty smiled at what both she and Danny were thinking. These powers came from the spider bite after all. She was interested in figuring out exactly what all they could do. Caty sighed and climbed back down the wall to the floor. Her new spider friend followed suit and crawled over to her before going up her body until it reached her hand. She didn't tell it to do that but it seemed as if the spider was attached to her in a way. "Norman Osborn is a freaking genius. Imagine all that we could do with these powers. We could be superheroes! The Amazing Spider-Twins have a nice ring to it, don't you think?”

Danny lingered on the ceiling for a little while. “What reason could Norman have to modify spiders to give people powers?” He paused for a moment and shook his head. “Well, that’s a thought for another day. You know what this means don’t you? We’re scientists. We have to experiment. What we can do, the limits of our abilities, etcetera…” Danny was excited at the prospect of having superpowers, like the characters he read about in comic books.

At which point, Danny’s stomach growled loudly, and only then did Danny come down from the ceiling. “After breakfast though. I’m suddenly really hungry. Oh, but uh… maybe we shouldn’t tell mom and dad about this? Not yet. Not until we have a better handle on this.”

Danny had a good question. She wondered if it had something to do with the old super soldier serum that they gave to Captain America in WWII. But he was right. That was something they could worry about later. The thought of experimenting with their powers got her really excited.

"You're right. The last thing they need to worry about is two super-powered teens putting themselves in danger." She walked over to Danny and wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "Now, let's go get that new body of yours some food."

The two made their ways downstairs to the kitchen. They heard a doorbell and saw their mom heading towards the door just as they made it downstairs.

Caty walked into the kitchen to see what they could whip up when she heard her mother at the door.

“Oh, Liz! It's so nice to see you this morning. Your timing is perfect. The twins just woke up. You can come in if you want.”

“No, that's okay, Mrs. Davis, thank you. Can Caty come to the door?”

“Caty!” Her mother called out to her. “Your friend Liz is here!!”

Liz!? What was she doing here? Oh shoot. Caty remembered that she was supposed to call her when she got back home. She left Danny in the kitchen not sure what she was going to say to Liz about everything. Would she tell her the truth and how would she react if she did? What if learning the truth put her in danger? Could she even hide it? Liz always knew when she was hiding something. All of these thoughts and more ran through her mind as she made her way to the front door. She decided. She had to tell her. She trusted Liz with everything. She was her everything. She couldn't hide this part of herself from her.

“Thanks, mom.” She said as her mom passed and went back to the kitchen. Caty stepped outside on the stoop and closed the door behind her.

Liz was standing there with arms crossed and a very disappointed look on her face.

“What's wrong?”

“You had one job, Missy. Call me when you got home or I'd show up here.”

Caty couldn't help but laugh and smile at her. “What if I didn't call you just so you could come up here?”

Liz rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but smile. “Because as smart as you are you were in no condition to make plans yesterday. You can't imagine how scared I was. Especially when you didn't answer your phone.”

Caty honestly hadn't realized that Liz had called her. She was too busy with finding out that she had powers that she didn't even bother thinking about her phone.

“I'm sorry, I passed out as soon as I got home.”

“Your mom said you just woke up.”

“I did. I slept that entire time. Except… I didn't just sleep. I had the craziest dream of Danny and I being superheroes. Swinging through the city and figh—”

“Hold on. Swinging? Like Tarzan?”

“No, well, sorta. But on webs instead of vines. They came from my wrists.” Caty had realized that she hadn't tried shooting webs yet. She stared at her wrists to see if there were any changes, but didn't see anything.

“Swinging from webs…” She placed the back of her hand on Caty's forehead to make sure she didn't have a fever. “That spider bite gave you crazy dreams. You sure you're okay?”

“Yes, but they weren't just dreams. I woke up this morning…” She looked around and made sure no one was around. “With powers. Spider powers.”

“Uh-huh.” Liz said dryly not at all believing her. “So you can shoot webs from your wrist like the dream?”

“I… I actually haven't checked.” She aimed her hand towards the roof of her brownstone and pressed down on her wrist, but nothing… She tried again and again. And again, there was nothing. She could tell that Liz wasn't believing her at all. “Okay, maybe not webs. Buttttt, I can jump high and cling to walls and I'm psychically linked to spiders. Well, so far only one spider.”

“Okay. Prove it.”

Caty sighed and jumped on top of the lamppost in front of them before crawling down it. She then pointed to Liz's right shoulder.

When Liz turned her head she saw a metallic blue jumping spider crawling on her. She let out a scream and before she could swing at the spider it jumped off of her and made its way over to Caty as she landed on the ground.

“Now, do you believe me?”

“I do, but don't ever do that again. Danny has powers too?”

Caty nodded and walked back over to Liz. “Yep. Though he doesn't seem to be connected to spiders like I am, but maybe he's the one with webs.”

“Caty… This is a lot. A good a lot, but a scary a lot too. I know you. You're going to want to live out that dream and be a hero and as much as I'd love to be dating a superhero, I'd be scared. What if you get seriously hurt or worse?”

“I'll be fine, Liz. I promise. Plus I'll have Danny backing me up. The Unstoppable Duo back together. It's like this was meant to happen. Meant for us to go out and save people. I've always wanted to do great things and help so many people. That's why I loved science. Used the right way and it could change the world for the better. But these powers can do what I can't with just science.”

Liz couldn't help but to get drawn into Caty's fantasy. The way she spun it, it sounded wonderful. Like maybe this was her destiny. “I haven't seen you this passionate about something in so long. I can't stop you. I'll just have to trust you to stay safe.”

“Thank you, Liz. Are you sure you don't want to come in?”

Liz nodded reluctantly. She did want to stay, but she couldn't. Not today. “I can't, but I'll see you later, hero?” She then leaned in closer to Caty and kissed her on the lips before pulling back. “Don't worry. I'll keep your secret.”

Caty smiled and watched Liz walk down the steps to the street. She watched her walk until she couldn't see her anymore. Caty was right the day before. Ever since yesterday everything was just so perfect.

And while Caty was talking to Liz, Danny was getting as much food as the Davis kitchen had to offer. Cereal, Waffles, eggs, bacon, toast. Danny piled on as much food in front of him.

Their mother was surprised by how much Danny was eating. “Wow, you have quite an appetite today.”

“Yeah…” Danny answered between mouthfuls of food. “I’m really hungry today.”

“I’m not surprised. You both slept through dinner last night… I’m glad you're feeling better.”

Just then, the phone rang. Their mother answered it while Danny was still chowing down. Then she called for Danny. “Danny, Harry’s on the phone!”

She passed the phone to Danny, and Harry started speaking. “Danny, are you ok? You haven’t answered your phone at all.”

“Yeah, never better. It’s a bit of a long story. I’ll tell you and Gwen about it later.”

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Caty and Liz moved forward with the others although the latter wasn't hesitant. She was of the same opinion of Danny and how they were creepy and gross, but this was what Caty was looking for so she'd brave getting close to some genetically modified super-spiders for her.

Caty stifled a laugh when Norman heard Danny's whispered question and called him out by name, but she had some questions of her own that she'd wait to ask after their conversation or lesson. She was interested in what he had to say and she had honestly found silk rather fascinating after she learned more about the capabilities from an episode of the Sherlock Holmes series, Elementary.

"And it has military applications as well, correct?" Caty said abruptly as Norman finished causing the class to turn to her. Most weren't used to her showing much of an interest in anything other than her friends and brother. It wasn't their fault. She spent her high school career trying to hide just how smart and inquisitive she was. She aced all of her classes, but didn't raise her hand in class or join any of the science clubs. Part of her just wanted to feel like a kid and not stress about anything or appear as if she was trying too hard. The other part wanted her brother to be known for more than just being her brother and getting bullied. So she decided to step back and let him excel Academically. She didn't let this take away from who she was or her ambitions. All of this only mattered in High School. University was going to be a lot different. She continued "I mean, silk's strong and there have been attempts to use it in the development of bulletproof vests. The main issue with that has been the amount in which the spiders or even silkworms produce. But I'm guessing that won't be a problem with your genetically-modified spiders. A hefty military contract and you could mass produce vests and even begin selling silk-fashion giving civilians access to that kind of protection in a country where there's always some kind of gun violence."

Norman laughed, but not at her. Laughed at the fact that someone in this group was thinking as he was. Her response felt a bit more accusatory at first, but she made him sound like a humanitarian at the end caring about people more than profit. He appreciated that. "You are quite correct, Miss Davis. I see you and your brother share more than just your looks."

Caty blushed not sure what to say in response. Fortunately she didn't have to, because Liz did instead.

Liz had been focused entirely on the display of spiders making sure she didn't lose sight of any of them. Except she had a hard time finding one in particular and at this point she was certain it wasn't in its terrarium. "Ummm. Unless one of your modifications were super camouflage I think one of your spiders is missing."

Norman turned his attention to the array of terrariums and immediately recognized that one was missing. "You're right. I'm sorry, class. We're going to have to cut this part of the tour short for your safety. Please follow me."

The class started running after Norman, Danny discovering he had more angi-spider allies than he thought. Liz was forced in the middle of the group, but couldn't find Caty anywhere. "Caty! Caty!?" They filed out of the room leaving it closed behind them.

Caty exited her hiding place once she heard the door close and gleamed with excitement. That was until she saw her brother, Gwen, and Harry still in the room with her. Her expression sunk before she asked, "What are you three still doing here? I stayed behind to find the spider."

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Catherine's eyes were widened with a gleaming shine as she and Liz entered the building to see everything on display in front of them. She couldn't believe her eyes. She was almost regretting not deciding to work here, almost. She wanted to be like Norman and build her company from the ground up. Davis Industries had quite a nice ring to it. Liz on the other hand didn't really care much at all about any of this stuff. She only cared about it because it made her friends happy. But unfortunately it seemed that someone was hellbent on ruining any semblance of happiness for them. Skyler, the school bully. If you saw a bully on TV odds are they were modeled off of Skyler.

Caty had murder on her mind and if Liz wasn't here holding her in place she would've leapt across the room like a Spider-Monkey to bring that stereotypical jerk down. "Caty, Caty! You can't always fight your brother's battles for him. Remember the last time you did that? It made things a lot worse for him. Don't forget he's supposed to work here one day. He can't have his sister beating someone up in the middle of a tour."

Caty hated to admit it, but Liz was right. However it did seem that both she and Skyler needed to be reminded of how she gave him a taste of his own medicine. Caty calmed down once Harry handled things and Skyler walked away. "You're right. You can let me go now. I want to talk to him for a second. Just talk." She said the latter with emphasis hoping that Liz would actually believe her. She wasn't sure if she did, but after one look into Caty's eyes she was too weak to hold on and released Caty's arm from hers. "Okay, but hurry back? I might have questions."

Caty smiled and nodded towards her before sneaking through the crowd and appearing behind Skyler. She reached her right arm around his shoulder as if she were an old friend trying to get his attention. But instead of her arm fully wrapping around she clasped her hand over his mouth to prevent him from talking or screaming. She then grabbed little Skyler with a vice grip. She smiled towards anyone looking to convince them that nothing was wrong despite Skyler trying to scream through her hand.

"Shhh. I didn't think I'd have to remind you just how much I love my brother and how much I hate how you bully him." She squeezed a little harder. "If you ruin this field trip for us or if you bother Danny again or if I even think that word is coming out of your mouth I'll make sure this thing is replaced with a catheter. Am I clear?"

Skyler nodded with tears in his eyes.

Caty smiled and removed her left hand. "Good. Now, get out of my sight." She removed her other hand from his mouth and slapped the back of his head as he jogged forwards.

Caty looked up to see Norman enter the room and beamed with excitement as if she didn't just threaten a kid. It was finally time. She couldn't wait to learn about the kind of genetic research they were doing. She made her way back over to Liz and followed the tour answering any questions Liz had along the way. Without anymore bullying interferences the tour went rather smoothly. They were coming upon the part of the tour Caty was looking forward to the most. Norman brought them into a room where he kept a zoology of genetically engineered creatures.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

The lives of two young teens, Catherine and Danny Davis, changed forever when they were bitten by a radioactive super spider on their field trip to Oscorp. The two scientific prodigies awoke to find out that they had an interesting set of special abilities. They crafted their own costumes and web-shooters with the help of their friends and started experimenting with their powers. Unfortunately that same weekend their father was killed by a man that Danny let walk away and it drove Caty to kill their father's murderer. This night stuck with them both and they began their careers separately as Spider-Woman and Spider-Man.

Things were hard for them both after their dad's death, but they decided that night to protect as many lives as they could and not take any either. They were put to their first official test when while on vacation at Disneyland for their 16th birthday they had to fight a giant lizard that turned out to be Dr. Curt Connors from Oscorp who had created a serum to successfully regrow his arm. They were able to save him and put him on the path to control his transformation. They returned to their new friends and it's possible they may know who are Amazing Twins really were. Could they trust them? Only time would tell.

They returned home to find out New York had gone through a serious battle and that a group of superheroes formed to put a stop to the Loki led Frost Giant Army. They missed out on a huge superhero team-up, but they saved a man and his family. Who knows what could have happened had they not been there?

Months passed and despite the overshadowing of the Avengers Spider-Woman and Spider-Man were making waves. People started making costumes about them and even forming small fan clubs. It helped that Spider-Woman was dating an intern at the Daily Bugle, her long-term best friend and girlfriend. Unfortunately on Halloween that became a problem. A disgruntled Oscorp employee, named Hobgoblin, tried to kill Norman Osborn tracked Spider-Woman down through her. He incorrectly assumed that Harry was Spider-Man and his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy was Spider-Woman.

Captain Stacy confronted Hobgoblin once he attacked the Daily Bugle and that confrontation ended in his fiery death. Hobgoblin's Bloody Night of Horrors wasn't done and he went to find Liz on his own. He found her with none other than Spider-Woman! He couldn't believe his luck. He kidnapped Liz and challenged Spider-Woman to fight him. This fight led to a stalemate and because of that he stopped playing fair and threw Liz off the Manhattan Bridge Tower. Spider-Woman tried to catch her with her web, but snapped her neck instead. She was devastated and angry and after Hobgoblin laughed in her face while she was cradling Liz's body in her arms she tried to kill him. She was stopped by Iron Man who gave her advice and took him off her hands.

Spider-Man joined his sister right after that and they took Liz to the hospital where they waited for her parents. Caty explained most of the truth about what happened, but omitted her identity. After the funerals of both Liz and Captain Stacy, Caty lost Gwen as a friend. She hoped it wouldn't be permanent, but she couldn't be so sure. She just knew she didn't blame her. Instead she took her anger, frustration, and grief out on the criminal underworld.

This led to Spider-Woman being hunted down by the Vulture, a scientist from the criminal underworld, during the Thanksgiving Day Parade.. He wanted to try his hand at the Queen of the Spiders, but found he couldn't quite digest her webs.

Later that night Spider-Man brought down the large behemoth known as the Rhino. He showed him that all size and strength was nothing compared without a big brain. The city was getting stranger and stranger, but this was really just the beginning.

Now Christmas has come, the year where friends and family get together, express their love, and cherish the memories through the year. It was the twins' first Christmas without their dad and Caty's first without Liz. As Spider-Man and Spider-Woman would they even have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas or will they be making sure no one tries to ruin anyone else's?

Oh? What's this? It seems that our heroes may be entertaining a few unexpected guests this year. Do they bring good tidings or misfortune? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

The Amazing Spider-Twins

What is Fate? What is Destiny? That's just what two twin sophomores were about to begin a journey to discover. Their lives once planned out by them will take an unexpected turn to a greater destiny. Future scientists turned superheroes. How does this happen, you wonder? Well, it starts with a simple field trip. One that would change their lives forever. Sit down, relax, and enjoy the story of the Amazing Spider-Twins!

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A young girl stared up at the large building in front of her while her classmates exited off the bus and gathered around. She was so focused and fascinated by the building in front of her that she hadn't noticed that her mouth was open or that her best friend was desperately trying to get her attention. "Earth to Caty. Catherine Davis, this Houston, do you copy?"

"Huh?" Caty asked just now hearing her friend's voice.

"You've been staring... with your mouth open. I love you, but it was kind of freaky."

"Sorry, Liz. I just can't believe that we're at THE Oscorp! You know I used to want to work here."

Liz noticed some saliva on Caty's chin and walked closer to her to wipe it off with the hem of her sleeve causing Caty's cheeks to turn a bright red. "Yes, but you gave up on that because it was also your brother's dream and I quote, 'Oscorp doesn't deserve both of our brilliant minds, so I'll create my own company instead'. But you're not at all narcissistic, you just didn't want Danny to feel like he was always in your shadow."

"I told you that?" Caty asked genuinely not remembering.

"No, but I know you and your brother. I'm very observant. Just like I know Gwen's with him and Harry right now because she wants to impress the latter at his dad's company today."

"You're kind of scary, you know that?" Caty asked with a smile.

Liz shrugged with a smile. "I know. Anyway, let's go. I can't wait to see you flex that brilliant brain of yours today." Liz interlocked her arm with Caty's and led them inside with the rest of the class. Caty couldn't help but blush again and think about how perfect today was already starting to be.