[CENTER][h1][color=b22222][b]The Amazing Spider-Man[/b][/color][/h1][b]Peter Benjamin Parker[/b]  |  [b]Mary Jane Watson-Parker[/b][hr][sup][color=b22222][b]"Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change." 
~Mary Shelley's [i]Frankenstein[/i] 6.143-5[/b][/color][/sup][/center]
	"Do you really think he'll at a time like this?" MJ asked Peter while they waited on the rooftop of their apartment. Normally, Peter would not stay on their rooftop for any extended amount of time because it could risk revealing his identity if someone put the pieces together. However, since it was long past midnight, the Parkers could rest easy knowing that, for the most part, no one would snooping on the roof. And even if someone did happen to walk in on them, Peter gave his wife one of his spare costumes so that it could hid her identity. Sure, he didn't have anything that would fit her spider-half, but at least she had his long-sleeved shirt and mask.

	[color=b22222]"Oh, I'm sure he'll be here."[/color] Peter reassured MJ, [color=b22222]"Especially since he still owes me an IOU."[/color]

	Right on cue, a magical portal opened up a few feet in front of the Parkers. A man dressed in a large, red cape stepped out from the portal.

	"How may I help you this time, Spider-Man." Doctor Strange asked, although when he saw a woman, who was wearing the top portion of a Spider-Man costume, who had a drider-like appearance, he could guess the reason why hew as asked for immediately help at such an hour. "I guess we better get back to the Sanctum Sanctorum as soon as possible."

	The doctor gestured both of his hands towards the portal, offering that his guests should go first.

	[color=b22222]"Ladies first."[/color]

	When the three of them walked through the magical portal, Peter and MJ found themselves in an old, although well-kept up, Victorian-style mansion. While there were several common household items in this house, such as vases and rugs, just to name a few, the Parkers saw what looked like mystical artifacts were displayed, too.

	"So, when did the symptoms appear?" Doctor Strange asked the couple, almost as if he were back in his medical days.

	"It's this ring." MJ held out her hand, revealing the Egyptian ring that had been showcased at the  Metropolitan Museum of Art. "I've tried removing it, but nothing happens."

	Doctor Strange then pulled out a thick book that categorized all the mystical items that were known to the Sorceror Supreme. He shook his head as he turned the pages. At first, he did not see an object that MJ wore on her finger. However, after he had almost gone through over half of this encyclopedia of magical objects, Doctor Strange finally sighed in relief, since he had found the correct page.

	"This ring had be crafted in the reign of Ramesses II as a result of..." Doctor Strange began to read the text. However, MJ impatiently interrupted him.

	"Alright! We've read the museum display! How do we fix this?" MJ gestured towards her spider half.

	"Well." Doctor Strange continued, "There appears to be a curse on this ring that will permanently transform the user into an anthropod-human hybrid."

	"What?" MJ cried in horror. "I can't be stuck in this form! Sure, I'm probably popular enough to come out as a mutant, but I've have an acting career to continue!"

	[color=b22222]"Don't worry, MJ. I'm sure there bound to be some sort of work for you in that form."[/color] Peter tried to console his wife.

	"I'm just kidding." Doctor Strange broke the depressing moment, "All you need to do is focus on the ring and think about returning to normal."

	"Are you kidding me?" MJ cried out, "All  I needed to do was will myself back to normal?"

	"And you can do the reverse in the same way." Doctor Strange mentioned as he closed his big book of mystical artifacts.

	[color=b22222]"So, how did we get that ring mixed up? I swear that I got back the right ring.[/color]

	"When the ring is in danger, it can swap its appearance with a nearby object. Mystical objects of this sort sometimes have these sort of defense mechanisms enchanted upon them."

	[color=b22222]"Well, that explains the mix-up alright."[/color]

	"You might also want to wait until you get back home before you transform back to normal." Doctor Strange recommended to MJ as she was about ready to try to restore her regular human form. "I hope I don't need to explain why."