Percy Jackson: Spider-Man

2. I Ruin My Date

WAKE UP, my mind seemed to yell at me.

I bolted straight up from my lying spot. A kid was poking my cheek. The strange thing was that something inside of me told me to wake up and tell me that someone was touching me. Like a sense.

"Oh cool you're alive. I thought you died" said the kid.

I put my hand up to my fast beating heart. "Yeah I'm pretty sure I'm alive."

The kid gave me a mocking scowl, then went back the other way with his skateboard.

Just then, my phone started to buzz in my pocket. I took it out and read the name, Annabeth.

"Oh crud. I'm dead" I mumbled to myself.

Annabeth and I only use our phones for emergencies only. Phones can track monsters. Apparently, Annabeth thought this was an emergency.

I put my phone back in my pocket and got up, feeling dizzy. My spider bite was throbbing. I picked up the red suit that I was lying on and stuffed it in my bag. I looked at the strange letter and gently put it in the front pocket of my bag.

As I walked to the cafe, I thought about what had happened just 30 minutes ago.

The spider bite. The suit. The letter. The hideous black creature jumping at me.

I shook my head. Thinking too much hurt my brain.

Finally, I arrived to the cafe. I looked around and spotted Annabeth in the back corner looking around nervously. Her eyes met mine and she smiled but then she looked angry. I hid my spider-bitten hand in my pocket and walked to the table.

"Annabeth. I can explain" I said as I sat down in the seat across from her with much difficulty. I was still dizzy.

"You were 40 minutes late! You had me worried!" replied Annabeth.

"I know. Something happened."

"What?" Annabeth asked.

"I-" Just then, I fell out of my chair and onto the floor. My head felt like a deflated balloon.

"Percy! Are you okay?" questioned Annabeth.

A waitress came up to me. "Is everything okay here?"

"Uh yeah" I said and pulled my hand up to my chair to help me get up. When I tried to get it off, it was just stuck there.

"What the!" I exclaimed.

I put my other hand on the table and it got stuck also!

"Percy what's going on! People are watching us!" said Annabeth.

A waiter nearby suddenly tripped with his plate full of food falling to the ground.

Time seemed to slow down around me. Everything was moving in slow motion. I stuck my foot out and caught the whole plate, the food falling right back to their spots on the plate.

Everyone in the restaurant looked at me in awe, their mouths hanging opening without making a sound.

Me? I couldn't believe it. For demigod standards, that was pretty freaking awesome.

But then something hit me.

What if the spider bite gave me these talents?