As Abbey and I walked in the direction our friends went, we held hands. When we came across a clearing, I freaked out. Lucy, Juvia, Sharon, Daniel, Matthew, and my brother were in a gigantic web. They kept on struggling but couldn't break free. In the center, Lisanna, Wendy, Arachne, Delphi, Natsu, and Gray were facing off against a gigantic spider, though the it had the torso of a womans body. The spider body was one of a big black widow, while the woman part of her had eight black eyes, black hair, and a black bra covering her.

"Giant spider..." I whispered in fright and hid behind Abigail. "Don't worry. You help the others stuck in the web, I got the spider." she said before running off. I ran to the web and everyone caught in it saw me. "You're dead when I get down..." Sharon growled at me in anger. "I think I already am..." I said, hearing my own voice crack. "Spiders really scare you, huh?" Daniel said. I nodded. I summoned my dark scythe and I started cutting the web. It was hard. "Is this renforced with iron or something!?" I exclaimed in anger.

Then, something pulled my leg. I fell and started being dragged away. "Robert!" everyone on the web screamed. I was dragged away from the battle. I was shocked. What... I turned to look at my capturer. My eyes widened when I saw an anaconda pulling me away. What really made me scared was that it was all black with red eyes. Apophis! Apophis has me! Help!, I said through the dragon link. WHAT!?, they all yelled back. We stopped moving and the anaconda let go. I tried to stand up, but a boot kicked my side. I grunted in pain and fell back down. Then, someone grabbed my hair and pulled me up.

Apophis stared right at me. An evil smile on his face. "So... how have you been?" he asked. I was in pain and was wincing each time he clenched his fist. "Scream once, and I inject a whole shot of Dragons Bane. Got it?" he growled. I nodded. "Good. Now, tell me. How. Are. You?" Apophis asked. "In pain..." I whispered. "Good, good. Now, why does the Phoenix King want to talk to you?" Apophis asked. We heard a crash behind us. "I-I don't know." I mumbled. "Liar." Apophis said, throwing me against a tree trunk. I gasped as pain shot through my back.

A boot came kicked my stomach. I coughed up blood. My blood... looked black for some reason. "What's this? Black blood?" Apophis said in wonder. My eyes was locked on the blood. That... came from me? "Robert!" I heard my friends shout my name. Apophis grinned. He placed his foot on on my side that he kicked before. Pain shot through there. I looked away from the blood and towards one side. My left eye closed from a bruise that started to form above it. Abigail, Wendy, Matthew, and Gray burst through the trees. The looked at the scene before them in horror.

"Robert!" Abigail said. Tears started to form in her eyes. "Apophis." Matthew growled. He brought his sword out. Then Erza and Alex burst from the trees behind them and froze. All of a sudden, my heart beat began to quicken. It felt like something was trying to burst out of my stomach. My eyesight was flashing from green, to black and white, to red, then back to normal. I screamed in pain. Apophis looked down at me and backed away. Then, I was surrounded in darkness. Voice kept on saying give in... let me consume your soul...

Then, my arm became heavier. I looked down and saw a snake with a black widow on its forehead. Both of these creatures shown in purple and green light. You think... these creatures... will stop... me? the voice asked. The lights shown brighter, banishing the darkness. One day... said the voice. My vision came back and I saw all my friends injured before fainting.

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I slowly opened my eyes and found myself staring at my cieling. I sat up and found myself in my room. I looked at my alarm clock to see what time it is because it was dark and found it was midnight. I got out of bed and left my room. All the doors upstairs were closed. Then I noticed a snake and a black widow come out of my room. I smiled and kneeled down. I reached out for both the snake and spider. Both creatures climbed up my arms. The snake was a green python and it was wrapped around my left arm while the widow sat on my right shoulder.

Then I noticed I wasn't freaking out. I grinned. Bye bye fear! I'll tell Abbey in the morning! I walked downstairs and heard people laughing in the basement. I smiled. For some reason, I didn't remember anything from the day before. It was like my memory was wiped cleaned. All I remember is talking with Lisanna, Arachne, Delphi, Wendy, and Abigail. I looked at the snake then at the black widow. I think they might be Arachne and Delphi. Then I heard someone come upstairs. "I'm gonna check on Robert. I'll be back." said a voice. It sounded like Abbey.

The door opened as I stood in the kitchen. She saw me there and froze. I smiled at her and said... nothing. Both of our eyes widened. "Abbey!?" I said through the mate link. "Oh my God... you can't talk..." she mumbled. The snake and black widow got off me. Once they were off, Abigail threw herself at me and I caught her. I was pale. I... can't speak... "I can't believe it... you can't talk anymore..." Abigail said, her voice cracking. She let out a sob as I felt tears run down my back. People started running upstairs and saw what was happening. They smiled and said "You're awake!" Though Wendy, Delphi, and Arachne lost their smile. She covered her mouth. "What happened?" Delphi asked.

Everyone looked at her. "What do you mean?" Juvia asked. "Hey Robert! We are singing to some songs. Wanna join!?" Natsu asked with a smile. Abigail cried even harder. I... I can't..., I said through the dragon link. "Why did you use the dragon link? Just say it next time." Lucy said. Wendy finally understood. "You can't speak... can you?" she asked. Everyone's eyes widened. "Abbey, can you ask Delphi and Arachne they weren't the snake and the spider on me?" I asked her. She nodded. "Delphi, Arachne. Robert asks that you aren't the snake and spider that were on him?" she asked for me.

Before Delphi or Arachne could answer, Daniel and Sharon burst out laughing. "Hahaha! That's rich! For once Robert can't make a comeback!" Sharon laughed. Then, the black widow that was on my shoulder appeared on her shoulder, a bit bigger then before. Everyone moved away from her in fright... everyone except me. Sharon just looked at everyone questioning look. I walked over to her and had my hand out. The spider jumped off her and into my hand. Sharon paled and said "Ew ew ew ew ew! It was on me!" Everyone was looking at me in surprise as I scratched the back of the spider. Who's a good spider?, I said. The Dragon Slayers giggled at me. I blushed.

The black widow then shrank back to normal size. "Wow. That spider you have is ancient. That was the first one I ever made." Arachne said. The python then slithered around my arm that the widow was on. "Same as that snake. It is really old." Delphi replied. Then, both the spider and the snake disappeared. "Where did it go?" Lisanna asked. I looked at the palm of my hand. There was a black widow tattoo on my hand. I rolled up the sleeve to the same arm and saw a snake tattoo that goes from my shoulder, wrapping around my arm, and ending at my wrist. The snake head laid on my wrist.

"Cool! I always wanted a tattoo!" Alex said. Then I smiled evilly. I looked at Sharon with and evil grin. She paled and backed away a bit. I raised the hand the spider was on and made a flicking gesture. She shrieked and made a break for it. I silent laughed as everyone else real laughed. "Didn't I promise you something?" I asked through Abbey and mines mate link. I saw her blush but because we all were still laughing, everyone thought it was because she was laughing to hard. "I'll talk to you later." she replied.