Aaron Abrams was just in the neighborhood (aspidercan) wrote in musingslogs, @ 2011-05-27 20:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | herbert west, spider-man |
Who: Archie The Doctor and Aaron Spider-Man
What: A bank robbery turned dastardly stunt
Where: Bank of America in Seattle
When: Friday, early afternoon
Warnings: Undead dog violence, comic-worthy banter, and guns
Archie knew people weren’t that different from woodland creatures. They had schedules, routines and expectations. When something like an unexplained storm disturbed them, the silly critters were known for panicking with a healthy dose of complaining, but it was short lived. The second the world seemed to shift back into place, they would warily come out from hiding and return to their hum-drum lives. What disturbed him was their refusal to acknowledge mortality. That not too far in the future, they’d just be skeletons in ornate boxes. All Archie ever wanted to do was change that. Gain the immortality back that his parents took away from him.
Things were a little different now. His parents cut off funding and The Brotherhood couldn’t keep up with him. Both manageable problems, but now his attitude was changing since the high of his little zombie bird apocalypse. Archie needed money and craved attention, so this was how he’d achieve it. A little public demonstration and subsequent donation. After hiring some dumb thugs with the visible proof of reanimation and the promise of 40% earnings, Archie used their connections to “borrow” two white vans to transport his new attraction. He was dressed in a dark green, ancient, pinstriped suit that looked dusty and caked with funeral dirt with a beaked doctor’s mask to hide his face.
Following him were the four massive thugs holding back two chained dogs each. The dogs were aggressive and unnatural looking with bright green eyes and missing patches of skin over exposed bone and rib-cages. They were remarkably strong with mouths full of sharp, hungry teeth that snapped at anything that moved. People began to scream well before Archie even made it into the bank and tried to run, but the thugs were fast in making sure no one was leaving the building. Once locked inside, Archie fired an automatic rifle into the air and then gave a loud but very polite,
“Attention, please! The sooner you hand over all the money I want, the sooner I won’t release my dogs on you.” Archie’s voice rose with delight. This super villain gig was not half bad.