Into The Spider-Verse (Hosie) Book 1

The Beginning Part 1

"Hey I'm home" Hope said dropping her stuff and going to the fridge to get some ice to put on her head.

"Hey what happened to you?" Marcel asked worried.

"Oh this? The captain of the football team decided to use my head as a  target practice" Hope explained.

"Did you tell the teacher?" Rebekah asked looking at my head.

"No there is nothing they can do. Rafael owns the school, and that will get me in more trouble. I just wished I was strong enough to fight" Hope said.

"Now, now fighting is never the answer" Marcel said to which Hope nodded.

"Oh Hope could you help me get some boxes from the storage room. It has food recipes writing on the box" Rebekah said as Hope went to get it.

"Oh yeah and remember with great power-" Marcel said.

"Comes with great responsibility!" Hope shouted from downstairs.

Hope was looking for the box when she found another box with classified. She decided to take a look inside it. She saw a picture of her dad and mom with another person she hasn't seen. She then went upstairs to her aunt and uncle.

"Hey guess what I found" Hope said as she put the box of recipes on the table while the classified box on the floor.

"What is that?" Rebekah asked.

"Oh it a box about my mom and dad with some other person, but I think that this has something to do with why they left" Hope replied.

"No! Absolutely not! You will take that back down I don't want you to go anywhere near that" Rebekah commanded worry in her tone.

"This has something about my parents and you don't want me to look into it!" Hope said getting infuriated.

"Hope!" Marcel shouted."Just leave it" Hope scoffs and picks up the box to leaves.

As usual she doesn't listen to her guardians and takes the box to go her room. She opened the boxes and there were magazines, science reports, and pictures. She looked at the news paper and it was called Lockwood science laboratory. She searched it up and found out they were holding an internship there. It was the perfect chance to go. She put some of the paper in her bag and hid the box, once she was done she climbed through the window falling into the grass before she grab her bike then left.

She got there looking pretty amazed it was a big building and inside looked bigger. She was wondering around lost in thought.

"Excuse me?" Asked the secretary.

"What?" she replied.

Can I help you?"

"Oh, I am here to s-see M-Mr Lockwood"

"Right, you find yourself to the left" Hope looked confused so she elaborated. " You are here for the internship?"

"Yeah, Y-yeah"

"Okay..... You will find your badge to the left"

"Oh" Hope went to collect a badge and saw a Mrs. Maya and took it.

"Eh, thanks" she said before she went.

As she was walking to that distance she heard a familiar voice.

"Hey welcome to Lockwood my name is Josie Saltzman" She said as Hope hid behind a person." I am a top grade student at Salvatore school and head intern of Mr Lockwood so I will be with you for the day. Where I go you go that's the basic rule if you remember that all will be fine and if you forget that th-"

She was interrupted by a woman who was dragged out calling that her name was Mrs. Maya. Hope was feeling kind off guilty. It was her fault that she getting thrown out.

"Well I don't need to tell you what happens if you forget that, shall we" Josie says as she guides them to the science lab.

"Hey Dr. Josie" A man said. It was the man from the pictures Hope saw.

"Hey Mr.Lockwood" Josie replied.

"Welcome, my name is Mr.Lockwood and yes in case you a wondering I am a nerd" He said showing of his lab coat while people laughed at the joke." I may not look like it but I am a scientist the world's best even though I have some heart problems. I study herpetology, that's reptiles for those who don't know. Unlike scientists, I want to fix myself I want to create a world without weakness. Anyone want to guess how?"

Everyone was looking confused. Hope knew some of the answer but she didn't want Josie to recognise her, but it was a once in a life opportunity for her so she might as well do it.

"Stem cells" one of the students mentioned.

'Wrong' Hope thought.

"Promising but the solution I'm thinking about is more radical...... No one" He said.

"Cross species genetics" Hope said looking at Josie who had a confused expression looking at the list she then continued." Person gets Parkinsons when the brain cells that produce dopamine that starts to disappear, but zebrafish has the ability to regenerate cells on comand. You give this to the woman you are talking about then she should be curing herself".

Well you just have to look past the gills on her neck" one of the students said as they laughed which Mr.Lockwood silenced them.

"And you are?" He asked.

"She's one of Salvatore brightest" Josie said covering for Hope. "His second in his class"

"Second?" Hope asked smiling

"Yeah"

"You sure about that?"

"I'm pretty sure"

Mr. Lockwood had to leave so he left everyone with Josie. When he left Josie told the other to stay there as she dragged her away.

"What are you doing here?" Josie asks.

"I just wanted to speak with Mr. Lockwood. I promise I won't be in your way" Hope tried to explain."And beside I am Salvatore's second best so I think I can handle myself"

"Oh don't falter yourself. Look just stay by my side the whole time okay. I could really lose this job if you mess up.. Mrs. Maya" Hope couldn't help but smile

Hope followed Josie but when she wasn't looking she slipped away and took a badge. She was going into the halls were she saw a room and being curious, she went to see what was inside. When she turned around, she couldn't believe what she seeing. They were spider webs everywhere and some spiders in the change. "Wow" That was the only thing going through her mind. She went to open one cage and the alarm went on she quickly got out of the room, not knowing a spider had gotten on her shoulder.

She got out of their and saw Josie group. She looked at Josie who looked very pissed. Josie came towards Hope with her hand out.

"Give it" Josie said.

"Jo I saw somethi-" Hope began to say before Josie interrupted her.

"Give it" Hope then game her the card and the name tag has Josie walked away angry.

Hope was looking at Josie walking away feeling really sad. She then felt a very hard pinch on her neck.

"Ouch!"

Josie then turned to look at Hope with a warning look and Hope just gave her and innocent smile. She then started rubbing the place she got bit and found a dead spider near her shoulder. It was at this moment that Hope life changed. Some may say it a gift while other will call it a cause, but maybe it just both.