Ever since they opened that damned portal, the world had started to turn a little crazy. A window into a magical realm, but the magic had started to seep out. People started being able to do stuff, but it just didn't quite work right here, just as any technology we took over there kept going all glitchy. She'd had quite the shock when she'd found she'd gained a little magic of her own. Some sort of shapeshifting, apparently, but she couldn't control it. They said that maybe in time, with a lot of practice, she might be able to, but for now it was best she didn't try.

It had been a weird day and she'd been feeling strange. She'd tried to ignore it, but gave up and decided to finish the day sitting on the kitchen floor with a glass of wine and some good music on. A bit of Bowie. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. She wondered what Martian spiders would look like and it sent a shiver down her spine. She hated spiders. And these ones wanted to break poor Ziggy's hands...

She suddenly felt very dizzy. The kitchen around her started to get bigger and she felt her own hands warp, harden, twist and darken. Was it the thoughts of the Spiders From Mars? She tried to lean forward. Something was wrong and she had to get to her feet. Her phone was on the kitchen bench, but it was getting further away with every moment as the kitchen grew. No, it wasn't growing, she was shrinking. She fell forward, unable to control her legs. She became suddenly aware that she had way too many legs. Every time she tried to move one leg or arm, two or three more would move. A terrifying thought crossed her mind. How many legs were there? Eight... Just like a spider... No, no, no, no. She tried to calm her breathing. Maybe she could undo this if she concentrated, but spiders freaked her out. So many legs... She was losing control...

Where was Ziggy when she really needed him?