Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

“Now Bub! Tie the little spider-haters up!” Ms. Arachne screeched. “How does it feel to be a prisoner?” she leered in Nikki’s face. “Hahaha!” she cackled.
“Wow. This lady is nuts!” whispered Kylie. “What do you think she’ll do with us?”
“Quiet! I heard you talking. No talking whispering, or breathing without my permission!” she commanded. “Now, say yes ma’am!” Though Nikki, Riley, and Kylie did not want to, they said yes ma’am, for the gigantic hand of Bub was straying too close to their heads.
“Um, Ms. Arachne?” Bub said.
“Yes, Bub,” she replied wearily, like she was tired of hearing him. She began to rub her temples.
“Well, I was wondering how we were going to take them back to Boss now. He didn’t think that this little scheme of yours would work, even with the info our contact-“
“Quiet!” she hissed. “They can’t know anything. “And you will refer to me as ma’am also. Got it? Now, the chloroform?” she asked, holding out a claw-like hand.
Riley gasped. “No! You wouldn’t!”
“No, I wouldn’t. But Bub here will! Right Bub?”
“Yes, ma’am,” he sighed. He handed her the chloroform. “What’s chloroform?” Nikki and Kylie asked.
“It’s a liquid that knocks you out, and gives you a dreadful headache when you wake up!”
“No fair! Drugging innocent children?” said gutsy Kylie. “Tsk, tsk tsk. Bad form.”
Ms. Arachne fixed her with a glare. “Who cares? I do love seeing the looks on your faces right now! Pure terror. Ah, the sight of terrified little kids brings warmth to my heart,” she raved. “Ha! Now!” she cried as Bub shoved chloroform-soaked Kleenexes in front of their faces.
“No, stop,” Nikki mumbled as her head drooped forward onto her bindings.
“You can’t do this...” trailed off Riley, her words sounding like she was speaking under water.
“Goodnight,” gurgled Kylie. Those were their last thoughts before unconsciousness overtook them.