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Nikolaos Spiros, just Nick to friends, hadn't been born with these powers. Most supers had, or they'd willingly gotten them. Nick had just been bitten by a spider, and it changed his whole body chemistry. It took some getting used to, but eventually, Nick learned to work with it, and donned the persona of the Ice Crawler. The spider that had bitten him had been exposed to extremely low temperatures, and the ice powers transferred over to Nick. It made summer pretty unbearable, but he was bale to cool himself off when need be. His suit was light gray, with light blue webbing alongside it. The light colors of the suit worked with his light hair, skin, and eyes, but they hadn't always been like that. His skin used to have a nice tan, and he had dark hair and eyes. The spider bite seemed to drain his body of all color.

He hadn't spoken to his family in months. He doubted they would recognize him, as he looked like an albino, a stark contrast to the rest of his Greek family. Nick mostly stayed in hotels or cheap apartments (though he was regularly evicted), and thankfully didn't need to sleep much due to the energy his powers gave him. Nick was relatively content, fighting crime and keeping people safe. He'd used to have aspirations to be a policeman and this was the next best thing.

Soon, however, Nick met another hero. Nick, of course, kept his identity hidden, having seen the missing persons posters all over the city. He formed a relationship with the other hero (although he really hadn't meant to), and they slept together all the time. They always had sex in the dark, though, with Nick wanting his privacy. Though, whenever he really thought about his situation, no one would recognize him compared to the way he looked before.

A few months into this odd fling, Nick started feeling off. He still wasn't completely used to his powers, but he knew enough to the point where he could tell when something was wrong. He didn't want to go to a doctor, so, stupid as it may be, Nick looked up his symptoms. The results told him that he may be pregnant, and while Nick seriously doubted that, he took a pregnancy test anyway. 

And it came back positive.

Nick caved and found a clinic, getting an ultrasound that confirmed the test results. He knew that the father had to be the other hero, but knew nothing about him. Nick didn't even know his name! Not sure what else to do, Nick simply avoided the other hero, and tried to put the Ice Crawler away for a while. It wasn't a good idea to fight crime while pregnant, he knew that much. The pregnancy was pretty rough, anyway, Nick felt light-headed and nauseated almost constantly. There was no way he could fight crime like that. 

A month or two had passed since then, and Nick tried to stay under the radar. He kept up with the news, though, and watched as a new gang began to emerge. It was awful, watching people get hurt. It was a difficult decision, but Nick eventually decided to let the Ice Crawler out once again. Swinging through the city would have been pretty freeing if he didn't feel so terrible. Nick did what he could that night, though he soon had to rest on the top of a nearby building to catch his breath. He soon felt another wave of nausea, shuddering as he crawled to the edge of an empty flower pot and emptied the contents of his stomach, unaware of the footsteps behind him.