#lmk S2 spoilers

[quitealotofsodapop]

[causes the spiders to silently agree to send one of their own (Spindrax)]

Ooh! Spindrax! Is she gonna survive what LBD does to the Spiders? New daughter?

referencing: Bai He is not having fun

Spindrax the Biker Spider:

Spindrax is a biker much like in her original concept and a racing rival to Mei. She's also the youngest of the clan, meaning that the Spider Gang knew that if something happened to any of them, she could make it far away & fast enough to be spared.

She considers the Spider Gang her family (is likely even adopted by them), and saw her new mission to track the Monkie Gang as a great chance to show off her strength/worth to them. Not realizing that part of the reason she was sent ahead and out of the lair was to make sure LBD and the Mayor couldn't get their hands on her...

In this alternate version of "72 Transformations" MK turned himself tiny in order to try find & extract Bai He from the sewers (honestly not knowing if it would bring LBD with him, he just wanted his baby sister back). Him and the Spider Gang immediately agree that LBD is bad news, and MK leaves them with the mech if they agree to protect his little sister even if something happens to them. Before MK leaves, each spider wraps a length of their silk as a... "safety precaution" around his wrist- a secretive Spider Demon ritual they reluctantly entrust him with.

Spider Queen: "You don't expect me to give my One Strand to a common monkey thief do you!?" Huntsman: "What other choice do we have? Whether or not you trust the boy, him and his friends are the only ones who can perform the ritual in our absence." Goliath: "And you dont want Spindrax to be left alone, do you?" Spider Queen: "Of course not! But I wouldn't let my little princess go anywhere near-!" Huntsman: "Then trust the boy. He's strong enough for it. And not him, then his allies." Spider Queen: *grumbles and gives MK a strangely strong but thin strand of silk formed from her own magic* "Don't make me regret this, boy... But give these to Spindrax the second you cross paths again!" MK, very confused and grossed out: "Umm... ok, ew eww! Why are you all giving me your butt-rope?" Syntax (not a born spider demon): "I haven't a clue, but have mine too I guess?" Huntsman: "You'll learn of their purpose once you enter Diyu." MK & Syntax, unsure who Huntsman's responding to: "M'kay..."

Later as Spindrax is silently tracking the gang as theyre training in the desert outisde Megapolis; she feels a Spidey Sense of grief go down her spine. She isn't sure why.

Until the Bone Mech appears...

She quickly does a GTA-style motorcycle speedrun onto the ship to join the Monkie Gang. To the joy of Mei (cus her "#Biker Bestie!" is here) and to the distrust of the rest of the gang. Save for MK who already knew that the Spider Gang were afraid of LBD. Spindrax is immediately taken under Sandy's wing for her mechanical prowess,

Spindrax also has her vunerable moments with the gang...

Spindrax, leaning against the ship's engine, looking very glum: "Hey, tuk-tuk boy. What was the last thing they said to you? Spider Queen and all of them, I mean. Did any of them... mention me?" MK: "Huh? Oh yeah! They told me to give you their butt rope." *hands her the lengths of silk* Spindrax, trying to hide her watery eyes as she accepts it: "Then they knew... they knew she was gonna..." *breaks down crying* MK, in immediate big-brother mode: "Hey hey... it's ok... What do you mean they knew?" Spindrax: "According to spider demon lore, a single strand of silk can be used by their clan mates to find them in Diyu once they've passed on. It's tradition to give your One Strand to your surviving clan mates if you know that your death is approaching." MK: "Oh..." Spindrax: "Yeah." *sad laugh* "I guess Lady Bone Demon has taken from both of our families then..." MK: "...and like us, you'll get yours back. I promise." Spindrax, still sad but much brighter: "...you're corny as hell, dude."

The lore of the spider silk comes from a certain Buddist fairytale. It comes very much in handy later on when the gang find themselves somewhere... infernal.

[turtletangerine]

I am very small and I have no wife so you can imagine the kind of stress that I am under