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Hi, my name is Peter Parker.

You don't remember me, but I have something to tell you that's going to

sound crazy.

But it's the truth.

And I know you're going to believe me because you're very good at telling when

I'm lying.

Evie, can you check the calibration of my targeting matrix? That doesn't feel

zeroed in to me. Checking target calibration.

take five standing by

we used to know

each other we were together but something bad was going to happen and

the only way to stop it was to make everyone forget me

MJ, come on. Including you.

Pretend like you're not the happiest you've ever been in your entire life

right now.

I can't.

Because I'm not just Peter Parker.

I'm Spider-Man.

At some point, Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter

Parker's heart.

And maybe that is my responsibility.

To live alone with the truth.

But the truth is, MJ, that I love you.

And I hope that deep down, something inside of you remembers that you love me

too.

Suspect is 5'8", 5'10". Convenient build.

But until then, I'm just gonna be fine.

The members of the Manfredi Crime Syndicate were apprehended by Spider-Man

yesterday.

Does anybody ever come up here?

I don't know if they like asbestos.

We've just been using it for storage.

That's perfect.

Hey, everyone.

Talk while you're headed back.

Older, wiser, plier.

Let's go.

Whoa. What is on your face? How do you feel about it? I mean, you look like an

assistant coach.

Did you miss me, Spidey?

If I dropped you from here, how long did it take you to hit the ground?

I don't know. You tell me.

That thing is on a high note, huh?

You trying to take my guy, Spider-Man? Hey, you guys are the professionals. I'm

just a volunteer.

It's a new New York. Thanks to Spider-Man, crime rates have dropped to

a record low.

Police and damage control give much of the credit to the mask.

Initiate, Hunter.

Armed robbery at Civic Union Bank.

In the past six months, he has taken down every major crime ward across the

five boroughs, including the superpower ninja groups that have.

He is the pride of New York City, the hero every grown-up relies on and every

kid wants to be.

Final semester at MIT.

Oh my gosh, we're graduating in a month.

He's made so many memories. Where do I begin?

I'm swimming in the Charles River with Jim and Wiley.

The infamous food fight at the Banana Lounge.

Pulling all-nighters and stuck five with MJ and Nate Dung.

It feels like yesterday I was sitting on a roof with MJ and hearing about coming

here together. I still can't believe we did it.

I'm so grateful for all the friends that I've made. I couldn't imagine going

through this with anyone else.

Dad, who do you think is actually watching this? I don't know. Maybe

someone. Go buy someone.

What? No.

for a job like that, you know that Foswell was involved.

Yeah, I hear you, but can you prove it? Yeah, I'm going through his financial

records and I'm following his crew every night.

Do you do anything besides work?

You know the saying, you do something you love, you don't work a day in your

life. Can't hear that.

Mom, where's my pension aid?

Trust me, alright?

Being married to the job never ends well.

Don't worry about it, I'll be okay.

Oh yeah?

You still getting them headaches then?

Yeah, but I'll be fine.

I don't know, man. I think your body's trying to tell you something.

Like you need to get out of that suit every once in a while.

Mom, do you know where my calculator is? I don't know, puppy.

What you need is some real human connection.

Oh, what? We're not connecting?

Nah, dude.

I don't know your name, your face, or nothing about you.

I don't think you've ever asked me a question about my life. Sure I have.

What are my kids' names?

Well, for starters, your son's name's Poppy.

Is it Spider-Man? I can't tell you that, sweetheart.

That means it's Spider-Man.

Oh, God.

A hijacked tank is heading southbound past 34th Street. All available units

respond. Hey, you getting that? More work. Lucky you.

Okay, I'll see you out there. I'm so sorry. I gotta go.

Oh, no!

You wouldn't know it just by looking at it, but they're very was completely

destroyed in the Battle of New York.

which you're whimpering.

We're not doing that again, Frank.

You're goddamn right we're not.

It's time you got to get the hell out of my way.

What, you mean instead of saving your life?

You're going to talk about that sat-down bullshit again.

Well, you said it, not me.

Look, man, you can't just shoot yourself out of every situation.

Innocent people get hurt.

Who do you think's down range in that tank, dum-dum?

Juggies. This freaking guy.

You gonna stop that thing or what?

You're heading straight for the damage control detention center. I'm trying.

Try harder. There's a lot of scary loot blocks up in there. Who do you think put

them in there?

Let's go, Scorpion.

Move it.

vehicle man.

I was thinking the same thing.

Keep up the questioning. They're in the building.

Enjoy the ride, Scorpion.

You won't be seeing us daylight in super bags.

Scorpions are nocturnal, buddy.

Who are you?

You can see me.

Tell me who you are.

You first.

You pushed me out.

Interesting. What the hell was that?

Did you just try to jump into my mind?

You know, the whole time you've been cheating me, you forgot to ask yourself

a very important question.

What's an attainment?

Spider-Man?

What just happened?

I don't know.

Hey, good job.

You guys okay? You good?

I swear, all the things I said I did, I don't remember doing any of them. It's

okay, it's okay. Look, let these people take a carry. I would never hurt you.

Okay. I love you, Spider-Man. Yeah, all right, buddy, all right.

Hey, what do you got? Here, get this.

Chopper took Scorpion to Bellevue ten minutes later before I walked him right

out the door. What?

Mm-hmm. What about the tank?

Stolen from a damage control warehouse in Brooklyn. Driver wasn't janitor, but

worked there.

You got a motive?

Nada. And no criminal record.

Scorpion must have gotten to her somehow.

Yeah, maybe.

What do you mean, maybe?

I mean, I don't know.

But I know someone that might.

Where you going?

You keep following the leads on Scorpion. I'm gonna go talk to someone.

Hi, uh, is this 3250 Brighton Beach?

Okay.

I think I know what that means.

Take off your clothes.

You don't wear clothes in Albania.

This is a leotard.

This is not a leotard.

Your text said that this was your office.

This is my office.

Get in.

I'm fine, thanks. I'll just... My office, my rules.

This way, you get to enjoy a nice, relaxing talk, and I get to see that you

don't have any weapons, and we both win.

You never take that off?

No, you know, it defeats the whole anonymous thing.

Even for your girlfriend?

Or boyfriend?

Or whatever?

There's a lot of conjecture among them.

And super graphic artwork.

Have you seen?

The one with you and the dead?

Mysterious. I've seen it.

It's hard to unsee, to be honest. But look, I don't have anyone. I just kind

of keep trying to go.

Oh, by yourself all the time? No wonder you're so sad.

I'm not so sad.

A little bit.

Can we just talk about when I came here to talk to you about the attack on

damage control?

Yeah, so that is more your area.

Like small potato stuff.

Whereas the new Avengers are focusing on big potato stuff.

Right, okay. Well, there's more to it than that. You know, the driver and the

others who were helping, it was like someone was talking to me through them.

Like someone was looking at me through their eyes.

And you're wondering if it's mind control.

Exactly. Like how they used on me in the red room. Exactly. And the other

weirdos. Right. Right. No, I don't think so. I actually think it's probably more

like possession.

Possession? Mm.

Mm. As a ghost or a demon. Or in Russia we have flesh. Flesh.

Rules the forest and can possess.

Sorry.

Whatever it is, they're looking for something.

This is the fourth attack on the damage control facility this month.

What do you think they're looking for?

I don't know.

But you know what?

After the attack today, there was a cross-agency cyber security alert that

got triggered.

Someone hacked the damage control restricted servers using credentials

from 30 employees on the way station.

Take all the thirds for the same thing.

What does that mean?

I mean, it could be alien tech, or secretive weapon programs, or

launch codes, or... I don't know. This is for you to figure out. This is

small baby potato stuff, not big potato brain stuff. Jeez, maybe I'll just go

ask damage control myself.

You know, you're not completely anonymous anymore.

I've seen your belly button.

Okay, bye!

We've got an appointment with, uh... Director Metzger, yes. Please step

through the scanner.

Enhanced human detected.

Superior strength.

Superior agility.

Heightened senses.

Exogenous DNA.

Arachnid.

Please remove your face covering for identity scan.

Oh, no, I can't do that. That's not possible. Failure to remove your face

covering will result in defensive measures.

Defensive measures? What do you mean? Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Guys,

guys, guys. I can't take my mask off. I'm sorry. Spider-Man.

It's all right. I didn't... My

apology.

We are so glad you're here.

Bill Metzger, Director of Damage Control. How are you? I'm good, thank

you. We have to beef up security around here, but I hope we didn't give you a

fright. No, not at all. All right, come on this way.

This floor is mostly research and administrative.

Downstairs, we have infinite cleanup, laboratories, agent training.

Hey,

what are they doing here? It's okay.

The hand works for us now.

After you brought them in, I realized that fundamentally, they're a group of

kids without a leader.

All they needed was a little direction.

And suddenly all the things that made them dangerous turned them into an

invaluable part of our security team.

We can look at the many threats that face us as the

only danger.

But you can see opportunity.

Wow, look at that.

In the hands of Proctor, these are a nuisance.

That doesn't mean we can't learn from the technology or respect the

innovation.

Our mission is to redirect destructive energy into something useful.

That's the true meaning of damage control.

Careful with that!

Right this way.

I wanted to talk to you about the recent attacks on the agency.

There's been four, right?

Please, have a seat.

You are right.

It appears we're faced with a threat we can't control.

One we can't even see.

But you can.

I saw the security footage.

I also read Detective DeWolf's report.

I believe you understand exactly what we're up against.

Someone or something can hop into people's mind.

But not yours?

No. I mean, it tried, but it couldn't.

I'm going to be honest with you.

We're on our heels right now.

God forbid if we were to get in here and find whatever it is it's looking for,

the consequences could be unimaginable.

Well, let me guess. Is whatever it's looking for in that giant vault?

There are some things because of the nature of my job I cannot tell you.

But I believe you are our best defense against this.

You're the only one who can sense it.

You're the only one who's immune to it.

I'm counting on you to defeat it.

That's a pretty good speech, Director.

I'll do everything that I can, I promise.

Well, then consider yourself a friend of Damage Control.

Thank you.

I'll be in touch.

Oh, uh, I wanted to ask, um... The phrase VMAX doesn't mean anything to

you, does it?

No.

Where'd you hear that?

Oh, it's just, you know, thanks for being a superhero. There's some things I

just can't tell you.

Anyway, I'll see you later.

You guys are doing great. Keep it up.

I don't think Metzger knows any more than we do, but I told him I'd do

whatever I can to help.

You want to help?

The best thing you could do is find Scorpion. He's our only lead. Yeah, I

know. I have every camera in the city running official recognition scan for

him. That sounds super illegal, Spider-Man. I'm going to pretend I

didn't hear that. Yeah, probably for the best.

But look, if he shows his face, we'll know.

Do you have any money, guys?

I'll come back.

Uh-huh.

Easy.

Hey, uh, also, you got any sharp-fire energy?

Yeah.

Oh, no, no, no. I don't want any. That stuff will kill you.

All my friends were drinking them during the finals and now they're addicted.

So, I'm gonna need you to not sell me any.

Memorize my face?

Please, do not sell this guy any Shark Fire.

Sure, whatever.

Actually, I'll take one.

Last one.

Maybe two.

And then never sell me any.

Whoa!

See, you've stumbled across my board.

I'm not one of those weirdos, I swear.

He actually saved me and my friend's lives a few times in high school.

Oh, cool.

Yeah, yeah. And ever since, I've just been trying to figure out who he is.

Not to unmask him to the world or anything, just to know, you know.

And to hopefully thank him face to face.

I actually created this app that monitors his sightings.

Wait, you created Body Tracker?

You heard of it. Nice.

Where is Spider-Man?

Little chat room right there.

Now, we know he's definitely from Queens. Not the biggest revelation.

But I have been able to narrow it down to crime suspects.

Yeah. If you knew who they were, it would really blow your mind.

I'm sure.

Ned, by the way.

Oh, I'm, um... God, there's like 50 people in our apartment.

Physically speaking, that means like two of them are sociopaths.

It's kind of cool.

Nice flower.

Oh, they're housewarming.

Really? Yeah.

Oh, okay.

Most people just brought beer and chips. Very nice.

I'm MJ.

I'm Maynard.

Maynard.

Oh, you two don't know each other?

No, I'm a neighbor.

Friendly neighbor?

So,

how was the interview?

I'm going to go put these in water.

It was nice to meet you, Maynard.

Nerd. Maynard.

Yeah.

Did you go?

Please tell me that you went.

Yeah, no, I went.

And?

And I got the job.

Oh my god, MJ, that's amazing.

I turned it down.

What?

Yeah, I don't want to work for some soulless corporation.

They're not all soulless.

Okay, they're all mostly soulless, but don't you want, like, health insurance?

Yeah, of course I do, but at what cost?

Depends on your deductible.

Oh, you mean, like, the principal's? Yeah. Sorry.

I don't know. I know it sounds cheesy, but... Some of these are telling me that

I'm supposed to be waiting for something.

Great, you know?

Okay, um, to, uh...

Waiting for something great.

Waiting for something great.

Well, the wait is over.

Oh!

No. Dude, this is top shelf.

Just like him.

Oh, dude.

I want to hide this.

I lifted this off my own channel.

WebNet needs the fire of a thousand sharks.

You need heart palpitations.

You can't save everyone.

I can try.

That's my girl.

When we get into MIT, we should live together.

Yeah, for sure. Yeah, I'd love that.

Be a fresh boy.

And we'll all be together.

Yes, you're right.

You're going to forget who I am.

You can't forget what he's talking about.

It's okay.

I'm going to come find you, and I'll explain everything.

I don't want you to sleep.

Why don't you tell me?

My name is Peter Parker, and I... like a coffee.

Is there anything else?

You think you don't have to listen to me now that I've got power?

You know, this whole thing can get really

scary.

You know that?

Well, yeah, it's already pretty scary.

Yeah.

And things can change very quickly.

Ways that we can't even imagine right now.

Believe me, I know.

I don't think we do now.

What do you mean?

What's going on?

I live here, I just um... I'm gonna grab my stuff.

Is that my shirt?

No.

Fuck you, Donald.

You have 107 new alerts. Please check backlogs.

The results of your body scan show a surge in the hormones associated with

your arachnid DNA, resulting in the formation of organic web spinnerets and

dangerously heightened sensory receptors.

Okay, but I feel fine.

Prolonged isolation or emotional trauma could be contributing to this sudden

change. Have you experienced any recent traumatic events?

Peter?

I'm fine. You don't seem fine.

I recommend you take some time to rebalance.

Well, that's not really an option, is it?

Mechanical web shooters and organic webs cannot be used simultaneously.

Senses are overloaded.

Senses are overloaded.

Senses are overloaded.

What the hell was that?

Your heightened senses are taking in too much information at once.

Okay. It's okay.

It's okay. All right. Organic webs.

Peter 2 had them. He was cool.

You're cool.

Oh my god, that's hideous.

Okay, here we go.

Okay, that didn't work.

Organic whips. Come on, man, whips!

What's going on, Evie?

Shots fired at the Damage Control Data Center in Manhattan.

Suspect facial match with Scorpion.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Come on. Three, two, one.

I'm sorry I'm late. I've had a really crazy day.

You think I'm Scorpion?

What's happening to you?

You can't say anything anymore.

What's going on with you, Spider-Man?

who you are.

Spider-Man.

What the hell?

Somebody get a medic.

The wolf, is she hurt?

Is she okay?

Is she okay?

No. Just let me go. What is going on here?

It wasn't a scorpion, okay? I mean, it was, but he was possessed by whatever

hijacked that plane, okay? Look, please, can I just... Slow down.

Listen, I don't know what this is, and I need you to pull it together.

You almost killed a cop.

This isn't you.

I know. I'm sorry.

Like this again, I cannot protect you.

Whatever this is, you need to fix it.

as chromodynamics, we can arrange time and space in a grid, which

allows us to simulate the quarks binding into the protons.

Cindy, is this a question about protons or more stuff about Avengers?

Okay. Guys, I love to tell stories, but you know, I gotta teach you some physics

at some point here.

Let it rip, Cindy.

If Thanos was so worried about overpopulation, why didn't he just use

the magic glove to make more food?

Arthur, do you want to answer that question?

Hulk!

No!

Excuse me, Dr. Thanos. I, um... Are

you okay?

Yeah, sorry, it's just a headache.

Have you got a minute? I wanted to talk to you about your inhibitor.

Oh, sure.

Don't worry.

It's got fail-safe, so I'm not going to turn into the big green raging monster

machine in the cafeteria.

But if you do signal this thing off, run.

No!

No, but you're using target-specific short-interfering RNA, right?

It's like gene silencing, you're just incorporating the gamma radiation.

What'd you say your name was?

Uh, Ned.

Lee.

So you found a way to suppress the expression of DNA even as it's

undergoing the mutation due to gamma radiation, right? Yeah. Okay, so my

question is, would that same thing be possible with DNA that's mutating for

another reason?

What's the reason?

I don't know, uh...

Let's say that the host genome is mixed with some kind of fallen DNA.

Theoretically.

Theoretically, yes, that's possible.

Yes.

So could you suppress only some parts of that DNA expression?

Like the bad aspects, but just keep all the good stuff?

You mean, like if I wanted to keep some parts of Hulk, but not others?

Right. That would be enormously dangerous and complex, but...

If you were able to target the correct mRNA strand, possibly.

Wait, so you could just turn the mutating gene on and off as long as you

do it before the mRNA transcription?

Maybe.

I mean, if you apply the same thinking, you could even develop some kind of

automatic inhibitor that would just adjust to any type of mutation.

Well, now you're talking about a universal inhibitor that would control

them. Anyone who has any powers.

It's a dangerous idea.

Yeah, but it's theoretical, right?

You're not one of my students, are you?

No, I'm a grad student.

I've, uh... I've taken enough of your time. I gotta get some books back to the

library. The library's that way.

Right. Right.

How would you decide?

What's that?

Old parts of nature are good or bad.

What if you're trying to control the expression of something that needs to be

expressed?

Good luck with your studies, Ned.

Thank you, Professor.

Fourth inhibitor prototype complete.

Okay, cool.

Upload inhibitor beta build.

Uploading. Would you like to run ahead?

Yeah, run it.

Spiders have three stages in their life cycle.

Each stage is characterized by physical changes, with the largest changes

occurring during the beautiful transition.

You turn that spider stuff off turning off video inhibitor Keep

it on my vitals

Inhibitor engage

Suppressing arachnid hormones to your

baseline level

All right, Amy, let's do this.

Initiating field test one.

That's working.

Alert. Inhibitor is overheating.

Functionality reducing.

Yeah, I'm sensing that. Alert. Senses overloading. Alert.

Web grenades activated.

Oh, shit!

Computer field test one.

Failure.

Yo, Spider-Man.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just trying out some new tech.

Oh, yeah.

To get rid of that monster inside you?

Bill can't sense me, huh?

If your technology isn't working.

You know, you're the only person I've met that I can't...

Hop into it.

I'm sure that's really frustrating for you. Well, I'll get in there one day.

What do you want?

I want to know why a half-human, half-spider would decide to work for an

organization whose sole mission is to hunt down anybody who's different.

Damage control isn't after you because you're different.

They're hunting you down because you're dangerous. Now, what do you want?

Since you're a very simple spider.

Let me spell it out for you.

Damage control is something that I need.

Oh, you mean VBAT?

I was planning to use Scorpion to get it, but you keep getting in my way.

I will always be in your way. Are you sure about that, Peter Parker?

You know, your apartment is kind of like a...

Parody of where you think a single guy at the 20s might be.

Takeout containers.

Freeway.

Protein powder?

You're bluffing.

You know, you're not hard to track down, Peter.

Well, at least.

Not for someone like me.

I did find one interesting thing, though.

And of all places.

Coffee cup.

AV display homework station.

You spent four years erasing Peter Parker from existence?

No wonder that Dwight is trying to swallow up the man.

I wonder if MJ would even recognize him.

I think I might go see how she's doing. I'm not going to let that happen. No,

her roommate was nice enough to post a new address online.

How about this? How gracious.

You touch her.

Better start swinging.

I'm fast.

Hey,

it's a long way, MJ.

you better pick up the pace

track

physical anomalies searching for physical anomalies between subjects

please stand by thank you all

so much for coming today

I'm sorry about that. Give it up for Spider-Man.

In a race for the love of his life, then it's not looking good.

Come on, Spidey.

Keep up.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Don't leave me. Run these numbers with the others.

Analyzing jump distances per patterns.

Calculating.

Come on, I need an answer!

Calculations complete.

a limit to your jump radius, don't you?

33 feet.

I don't see anybody up here for you to hop into.

Very clever.

Like I said, you're not getting near her.

You gotta come with me. What? I don't know if you're the real Spider-Man or

I'm coming with you. We don't have time for this. Please, come on. You need to

get out of my apartment.

Look, this is gonna sound insane, but there is someone who is after you who is

really dangerous, okay? And I promised you that I would keep you safe.

Please, you just have to trust me. Come on.

Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine. Okay.

We should be safe up here.

Okay, well, safe from what?

I'm not entirely sure.

Okay, well, what do they want with me?

I don't know.

You don't know?

It doesn't make any sense. Why would they choose me?

I wish I could tell you. I just... We knew each other, didn't we?

What?

The only explanation.

She's been driving me crazy for years, all the times that the fighter man saved

either me or Ned.

It was the Washington Monument, and then it was London, and Prague, and the Night

Monkey.

I mean, twice is a coincidence, but over and over again.

We knew each other. Tell me I'm wrong.

You're wrong.

What were we? Were we classmates or friends or something?

Look, I don't know what you're talking about.

Were we something more?

I can't remember and I feel like someone scrambled my brain and you're the only

one who would know why.

This is crazy.

I know that you can't tell me the truth.

It's so unbelievable.

I can't believe you figured it out.

I did.

Go ahead, Peter.

Touch her.

Hold her.

You've been wanting to for so long.

You really are a simple spider, aren't you?

I see why you like her.

She's, uh... What?

Funny.

A little dark and twisted.

I mean, it is that.

There is, like, no thought of you in here.

Whatsoever.

But you knew that, didn't you?

Yeah, I must.

If you loved someone the way that I love her, then you'd know that what you're

doing right now is unforgivable.

Oh, that's it.

You know, some people who kill told the person they love one last time.

out of time, Peter.

Soon enough, it won't just be your friends who don't remember Peter Parker.

Maybe you should write a letter to yourself.

Get out of there.

I'm going to tell Peter.

Wait, wait, stop, stop, please! Quit!

You win, you win, you win! Don't hurt her!

You're a mess, Spider-Man.

And each time I want... I can be anyone I want.

So you can't protect MJ.

Even from herself.

It really is a nice letter.

A little heavy-handed? I'm not bad.

You're okay.

I'm going to take you someplace safe.

Take me to 3165 Lafayette Street.

Navigating to Empire State University.

I got to look at you. Sure?

Yep. Okay, because I feel like I'm slipping a little bit. You're not

slipping. Okay.

You're okay. You're okay. You're okay. You're okay. You're fine. You're fine.

Slow down for like two seconds, please. We're almost there.

Yeah, yeah, but you just told me I was mind-controlled.

Well, not technically. And you're lucky I believe in that stuff, okay? Because

governments have been doing it for years, especially the French.

Are you okay?

Yeah, look, sorry. I'm just trying to take you someplace safe, okay?

You're losing it, kid.

Thought you'd be able to see that coming a mile away. What is wrong with you? You

could have killed us. Excuse me?

You show up to my house and then ask what you think is going to happen. Wait,

this is your house?

Who the hell is that?

What the hell are you?

She's, um, uh, you know.

No, I don't know. That's why I just asked you.

She's in danger, Frank. Look, I need your help, okay?

Yeah, looks like it. Come on, you owe me.

Ah, for Christ's sake. Aren't you sick of this story? Staten Island. Nah,

Staten Island. What more do you want me to do? I literally saved your life. Get

out of your mind, kid. What, I gotta save it twice to get a favor from you?

That guy's gonna hit me with a handful of rice. What does that sound like to

you? I had exactly what I wanted. I've seen it right there. I know exactly what

I'm talking about. Okay, fine, go ahead. What does that sound like to you?

I don't care. I just want to go home.

That's an excellent idea.

Kick rocks. No, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Please.

Hey, I've got to keep her safe, okay? And I don't have anywhere else to go.

You like chili?

I made chili.

All right.

Watch out for the claymores.

I want to pick up pieces of you for the next two weeks.

Hey, I definitely would not eat that chili.

So you're telling me that maniac behind all that tank nonsense is nothing but a

goddamn teenager?

And it's not just the tank, it's every attack on damage control this past

month. How did the kid learn how to drive a tank?

I don't know, Frank.

Beat your fellow with three like that. She did not beat my... Is this your

family?

She could get away from that.

Look, I got one rule in this house.

You don't touch anything, you don't move anything, you sure as shit don't ask me

any goddamn questions about anything.

So three rules.

I see why you like her.

Go put some pants on.

Don't touch the chili.

I like him.

Of course you do.

So I managed to pull this image from my HUD and run it to the SIS office.

Who is she?

Until a couple months ago, nobody.

She was in and out of public care, like hospitals, and then eventually she ran

away and dropped off the grid.

hardly any information about her that hasn't been scrubbed, but she classified

as a telepath, and now we have a name.

Gabe Gray.

Yeah.

These are the damage control sites that she hasn't hit yet, so if she surfaces,

then my facial tracking program will pick her up.

Right. Oh, yeah? What then?

Well, don't worry about what then. Just look after her.

Don't worry about it, huh?

You're just supposed to sit here and babysit your girlfriend?

I don't want to babysit my girlfriend.

All right, look, what's your plan, huh?

Just got to hope that your facial tracking program works and you get

yourself killed and I got to watch her the rest of my life. I'm not going to

get killed, Frank. I can catch her, okay? I just have to fix my inhibitor

and then I'll be good to go.

What do you need to do that?

Frank, you do not have what I need to do that, okay?

They've got some mouth on you. What, do you think you have an anti-static mat, a

tonal probe, and microtools?

I got all that shit.

What for?

Bums. Bingo.

Unbelievable.

Hey, do you think it's safe to maybe call someone and let them know I'm okay?

Uh, like your boyfriend?

No, like my roommates.

Oh, um, I don't think that's such a good idea, you know, because

she already knows who he is and she can inhabit anyone she wants. Right, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right.

Sorry. No, it's fine. I totally get it.

Like all my boyfriends.

He just asked me a bunch of questions that I couldn't answer, and then he'd

tell me I was being withholding again.

Withholding? Yep.

Sounds like your boyfriend's kind of a jerk.

Why do you think you're withholding?

I don't know.

He'd tell me mass vigilante behind the curtain.

Um, okay,

I see your point.

So what about you?

What about me?

Mrs. Spider-Man?

Do I have Mrs. Spider-Man?

No.

No.

Why not?

Why not? Because I'm too withholding, obviously.

Welcome to the club.

There was someone.

Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What happened?

I, uh... I had to let her go.

To keep her safe.

I'm sorry that must have been really hard for you.

Yeah, it was, yeah.

It is.

It is really hard.

Oh!

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm okay. You know what? I'm just going to come over. Hold

on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

What's going on?

It just keeps overheating on me.

It's been dumping me for days.

Before I switched to aerospace, I was going to major in biochemical

engineering, so... Do you mind if I... Oh, yeah, for sure. Here.

How you doing?

So, does the device itself, I mean, does it generate any kind of radiation or a

magnetic field? Because that would definitely interfere.

Oh, yeah, it has a micro-magnetic field, but I accounted for that.

Okay, well, what about your suit?

Oh, it actually dissipates some of the fabric, which is pretty cool.

Okay.

What about those?

What about what?

Your goggles.

What are you calling?

Uh, they would create a field. It would be tiny, but... But it's on your head,

which is very close to the inhibitor. Which is probably why it's overheating.

Oh, okay, that is genius.

Okay, this has to work.

Inhibitor engaged.

Suppressing selected arachnid hormone.

Okay, that feels better.

That feels totally better.

Oh, my head feels so clear.

And I'm not shooting organic webs. Oh, my God, Andrew, that, like, totally

worked.

You know, this isn't really intense stuff you're working on here.

Well, yeah, it's really important.

Yeah, but this is, like, I mean, this is, like, altering your DNA.

I mean, this is the kind of stuff you put on, like, I don't know, like a

monster.

Well, if you've seen what's been happening to me over the last couple

days, then you might not have been.

Yeah, well, I've been with you for the last few hours, and that's not what I've

seen.

And what have you seen?

From my side of the curtain.

A really good guy.

He might just be changing.

I don't mean to mess up. I'll let you get back to it.

Can't really be there, huh?

You want coffee?

Sure.

You get your shit fixed?

Yeah, I've been wearing it all night.

So far, so good.

I made this other one universal.

So if I could get it on Jean, it should completely shut down her powers.

You know what else would work?

You just shoot her.

Nice.

Jesus Christ.

That's got to be the goofiest shit I've ever seen in my life. You can't even

take the mask off. Drink a cup of coffee.

Don't take it personally, Frank. It stays on for everybody.

Even her.

Who is she kidding?

I don't know.

That's bullshit.

Who is she? I'm telling you, I don't know who she is. You care about her. I

don't care about her. I don't know who she is, Frank, okay? I don't have

anybody. I'm like you. I just keep to myself.

You're like me.

What do you know about me, kid?

You think this is a choice? Living like this? It's a lifestyle? Is that what you

think?

Kid, this is a sentence.

If I had one second, people I love would still breathe. You think I'd be hiding

behind a mask?

You think I'd pretend to be something that I'm not?

Acting like a goddamn coward?

I got a facial match.

She did the damage control HQ in Manhattan.

I gotta go.

She's gonna be okay.

I'll see to it.

Thanks, Frank.

Hey.

You know, I think he might need you.

Kind of like you needed him. What's that now?

You can't hide from me forever, Bill.

You've got a strong door, but it's the wall you have to worry about.

Who are you and what do you want?

I'm Jenny Gray.

And you know what I want.

Gene?

You looked me up.

I'm blushing.

I told you what would happen to your girl if you got in my way.

You're not getting near her again.

You're definitely not getting inside that vault.

Maybe not.

But this guy might.

Gene, you don't know what you're dealing with.

You know, you and Banner have a lot in common.

Stop fighting the losing battle against the monster that is inside you. Gene,

this is the Hulk you can't defeat.

What the hell?

Oh, I see.

Trying to muzzle me like you're muzzling yourself.

I can't let you in there.

Whatever VMAX is, you're not getting it.

Like hell I'm not.

James,

don't do this.

Save your breath.

No, no.

I'm sick of doing this to you.

This is way above your paper.

Yeah, you did it. And then she tells me I gotta come watch you.

Wait, did she actually say that to you?

Are you blushing? That's a deal.

I'm not blushing.

God damn it. I knew it. You brought a bigger gun.

That's a good idea. Bring a bigger gun. What are you gonna do? Take a limb of

death? No, look. Change of point. First we get this on the Hulk, then we go

after Gene. I got one better.

That's the highest casualty producing threat.

You contain it, I go find the source, I take it down. You got it?

Are you just trying to get out and fight in the hole?

I do too. Okay, whatever.

What?

Do not kill her.

Don't start with that soft serve bullshit.

You know something? I'm going to do this. I'm going to do it my way. Just

go. Just go.

Don't get within 33 feet.

So frustrating.

This guy's got issues.

Oh, no.

No, not again.

Oh, no.

Dr. Banner?

Is that you?

Spider-Man, what happened?

Where am I?

Hey, hey, hey. Did I do all this? Yeah. Did I hurt anyone?

It's not your fault. She was in your mind. She wasn't in control. I lost my

inhibitor. Look, here, here. It's the only thing keeping the monster inside.

It's okay. I got another one. I just need you to put this on. What is it?

It's universal. It should work on you.

Please, sir, there's people in the building. Just put it on.

You okay?

My head.

I think she broke something.

Is she still in there?

No.

It's the other guy.

Truth?

Look, I can get you out of here, okay? I just need you to put that inhibitor on.

Get away from me!

I can't get away.

Yes, you can, Bruce. Yes, you can!

Get out of the building!

Get out of the building!

Get everyone out of the room!

Matt,

please. Look at me.

I cannot make it.

Whoa.

Good luck with that, Peter.

Not before us.

Rocking time for detonation.

I know, I know.

Oh, my God. Why is your

skin so thick? Inhibitors cannot attack.

No, come on.

I'll meet her forever.

Throw down your guns or you'll get the next one in the head.

It's over, Jean.

Is that my gun?

Is anyone hurt?

Is that me?

Is that not hurt?

Spider-Man.

You saved my life.

And you saved God knows how many lives by making sure she didn't find what she

was looking for in there.

Before she passed out, she tried to say something.

A name, Sarah.

Did that mean something to you?

Before you got the inhibitor on her, she managed to get in my mind for a moment.

Sarah was the name of someone I worked closely with that recently passed.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Somehow the memory of Sarah must have affected her.

Well, I'd love to talk to her when she wakes up. That's all right.

Of course.

She'll be transferred to our facility on Roosevelt Island.

I'm just as eager to get her talking as you are. But let's not strain her too

much in one day.

Yeah, of course.

Anything's better, man.

My pleasure.

Andre! It worked!

She's in custody.

You're safe now.

You left this?

Did you want me to find it?

No.

No. Look,

I can explain.

Can you take that off, please?

What?

The mask.

I think I deserve to have this conversation with Peter.

We used to party at our apartment the other night.

In the donut shop.

The year I went off to school.

Why didn't you tell me then?

I was trying to protect you.

Yeah, well, I've almost been killed like five times in the past 24 hours, but

it's not really working that well.

I know. I'm sorry.

Were you ever going to tell me?

So you just were going to make that decision for me?

No, I'm sorry.

I don't really need you to keep saying that you're sorry. I don't know what you

want me to tell you. I want you to tell me why you would do this to me.

I lost someone.

And they'd still be here if it wasn't for me.

I didn't read you that letter because...

I didn't want anything like that to happen to you. That's not really your

decision. I know it's not, but... You mean everything to me.

And I've been trying to live my life without you, but I... I can't.

or whatever it is that you did, or

all these memories that you're saying that we have together, I don't,

I don't have them.

And I do see why, you know, she would love you, the girl you wrote that letter

to, but

That you did what you had to do to protect her.

And for that, I'm so grateful.

But I... I don't love you.

I'm gonna, uh... Uh, yeah.

Yeah, of course.

Do you want to come up?

To say hi to Ned, maybe?

I would love that.

a.k.a. Dr. Bruce Banner, is in custody, currently being transferred to a

psychiatric ward. After years as a peaceful academic, the question the

world asks today is, what finally snapped?

Huh?

Hey, I'm here, bye.

Hey, I'm here, bye. MJ? Yeah. Hey, I'm here, bye.

You're not going to believe this?

But the Spidey Tracker app says that Spider-Man is in the direct vicinity.

Oh, yeah? No way, that's crazy.

Uh,

Ned? Spider-Man? Spider-Man? Ned?

It's nice to meet you, Ned.

Hello.

I'm not, like, a weirdo or anything.

He's a little weird.

Why are you here?

Oh, I was on the subway platform, right? Yeah, I got a little distracted and the

train was coming.

And I just swooped it right up.

Oh my God.

Why has that never happened to me?

So what if you're mid-swing and you decide you need to pee? Do you just land

on top of a building? What?

Do you drop down to ground level and run into a coffee shop and you're like, hey,

it's Spider-Man, I need to pee. Or do you find a rooftop somewhere?

No, I don't find a rooftop somewhere. Is this really what you want to be asking

him right now? Yeah, dude, come on, you can ask me anything. You want to know

how my web shooters work? I mean, I already know how the web shooters work.

Is that right?

Well, there's obviously some sort of shear thinning fluid that is cycling

within a chamber, right, so it can keep its liquid form. And then when you

activate it by pressing on the triggers, it runs through a Teflon turbine and

then it hardens when it interacts with the air.

Right?

I mean, not exactly, but... Okay, okay, well then tell me what's in the web

flow. I would guess something like a long-chain polymer.

9 million?

That's pretty close.

Okay, okay. What about Nomex or... Oh, Kevlar!

Alright then, keep your secrets.

If you were very interested with the dragon, I was very involved.

All I did was simply...

Give your uncle a little nudge out the door.

Solid reference.

Ooh, Bon Me time.

You ordered Bon Me?

I ordered five Bon Mes. We have Spider-Man in the apartment. He's gonna

get mad.

Sorry about him. He's, like, very excited that you're here. Are you

kidding? He's, like, the most fun I've had in years.

I really miss you guys.

You guys really do look like best friends.

What do you mean?

He can handle it.

Yeah, I know.

Um... When she was inhabiting you on

the rooftop, she kissed me, and I kissed her back. I

thought it was you, but I didn't know.

And I'm really sorry.

I just thought you should know.

Thanks for telling me.

I mean, it's not like I remember anything anyway, so... Really?

Yeah. It was weird. It was like one second I was sitting at my desk, and the

next second I was lying on the street.

I don't know, like the light switch went off.

What? She said you don't remember anything.

No, why?

I'm not sure that he remembers thinking about someone named Sarah, but what

you're saying is that you don't remember anything at all.

I mean, yeah, it was instantaneous. That's what made it so scary.

He lied to me.

I heard you called Bleshy. Yeah, her name's Jean Grey. I need some help

determining the size of some potatoes.

Potatoes? I think that's my widow.

I think Mexico lied to me about a name. Can you see if there's a connection

between Gene and someone named Sarah?

Hmm, this potato sounds meager.

Oh, wow, that really is your office.

Well, well, well.

Internet, government records, and a lot of data related to Gene Gray have been

scrubbed by damage control.

Data about what?

First picture.

Wait, Gene has a picture?

Hmm.

Sarah Gray.

Also a telepath, damage control to critical capacity for study and

observation. Wow. And then you control the guests, what do you mean by that?

Experimentation and other human rights violations.

Yes, exactly.

Wait, who are you?

Hi, deadly victim.

Hi.

I'm sorry.

I'm just so happy that this sad man has friends.

Thanks.

I owe you one.

Good luck, Spider-Man.

Bye. She was just looking for her sister, and I handed her to the people

that took her.

I gotta go.

Hey, Peter.

Just be careful, all right?

Spider-Man.

Jean, who do you want to be?

Her. Pink jacket.

She's too far.

You're gonna have to hop.

Hop?

First, pixel and close.

And then...

The chop has a limit, but you can string them together and go as far as you want.

And when you let go, you run back where you started.

Could you do that to everyone in this park at once?

Yeah, maybe one day.

You'd get really good.

How could she just send us away?

She wasn't really a mom.

Not like that, anyway. She was, before we changed.

Hey, well, if that's all it takes for you to stop being a mom, then you're not

a mom.

What would you do if you had daughters like us?

I'd love them.

Especially the redheads.

Shut up.

We have each other.

You want me to have ice cream?

Want me to check my chocolate? Yeah.

Subject is awake.

Heart rate is 94 BPM.

Gene, that's not going to work anymore.

Thanks to Spider-Man.

Gene?

I

need

you to breathe. I need you to look at me and breathe.

Okay? You're safe.

Three.

Where is she?

Like your sister, you've been blessed with a power that has the potential to

do tremendous good in the world or tremendous damage.

A power like yours in the hands of a child is an impossible burden.

But imagine if that power was placed in the hands of people who actually know

what to do with it.

is my sister.

You're gonna change the world, Jean.

What you're doing?

Oh, yeah, and how's that?

Got eyes everywhere, kid.

Look, Frank, Damage Control kidnapped Dean's sister. Dean was just trying to

find her. He was wrong about everything.

It's that amount of horse shit.

You see what she can do and what she's capable of. What, you gonna let her

loose? Is that what you're gonna do?

I'll tell you right now, you do that, and you're on my way.

Frank, please, man.

Frank!

Distance check.

Forty-foot clearing.

Locking down the room.

Locking down.

Disengage inhibitor.

Jane, your powers are now fully operational.

As you can tell, you're beyond your jump radius.

Tell me what VMAX is.

You're the second person to ask me about that. I have no idea what that means.

She sent me a message.

She was trying to help me find her.

She communicated with you telepathically across all that distance?

We did register a huge spike in that session.

Fascinating. What does it mean?

I don't know.

Let's begin.

I work with Sarah Simpson on two areas.

Identifying the source of her power and identifying a path towards copying it.

If we could find a way to record a telepathic brain during a jump, then

perhaps we could replicate those pathways in the mind of our choosing.

This instrument is your sister's legacy.

We built this together over many months of trial and error.

I hope you and I can honor her sacrifice.

What are you talking about?

Trigger the first jump.

Tell me what VMAX is.

I know that's where you're hiding her.

She's jumping.

Copy.

We're in full lockdown.

Process has commenced.

What process?

Hey, whoa, that's a pretty serious look there, dude.

Hey, whoa, what the hell, man? Come on, I'm a friend of damage control. What are

you doing?

Huh. It's going to be like that if you want to go.

All right.

All right. Just give me a sec.

Give me a sec.

I'm not in high school anymore.

Did you stretch? Are you a big stretcher? I mean, you should do it in

your line of work.

What about you? Will you guys stretch?

It's so good for you.

You ready?

What's your name?

Where's Jean Grey?

25th. Recordings look good.

Excuse me, sir.

We have an intruder.

You were right.

He's much stronger than his sister.

Increase the frequency.

Doing very well.

Jane, can you hear me?

Jane?

You're a murderer.

The frequencies are evolving.

This doesn't make sense.

The last thing my sister saw was this room.

The brainwaves are somehow affecting the objects around her. Shut it down. I'm

trying, sir. What do you mean you're trying?

The last thing my sister saw was this goddamn room!

Shut it down!

I can't, sir.

I can't let you do that, Bill.

The only hands that will wield this power...

Aligned.

What do you want?

Jean, I'm here to help you.

You put me here.

I know, and I'm sorry about Sarah, and I'm sorry that I got it so wrong.

If you came here to save a helpless girl from damage control, you're too late.

They're the ones who need saving.

And now, so do you.

Here we go.

Please! Please!

Please!

Isn't it funny how your friends from Damage Control developed a special

weapon just for you?

They've got a whole TAC force ready.

Just in case you ever get out of line.

People are monsters.

You shouldn't trust them any more than they trust you.

I'm a little busy, Frank.

You got a problem, kid.

I just got a hold of everyone within a kilometer of the island.

Wait, what?

Look, if you're gonna do something, you better do it now. I'm trying.

Ah!

My sister died in this room, surrounded by these men.

And her only crime was that she was special.

Just like you.

Just like me.

People like us don't get to live a normal life.

We don't get to have friends or family.

Those people are gone.

That life is over.

So why don't you just be honest with yourself?

Are you Peter Parker?

Or are you Spider-Man?

Please.

This won't make it right.

Come on, you're not a killer, Jean.

You're ignoring what I am.

I know that you loved your sister.

And I know that losing her felt like you lost everything.

If you come any closer, he dies. They all do.

You know this won't bring her back, right?

Don't be so sure. I can't get into your mind.

I'm a lot more powerful than they'll ever try.

You think you don't have to listen to me now that I've got power?

You know, this

whole thing can get really scary.

You know that?

can change very quickly.

Ways that we can't even imagine right now.

I know.

I don't think you do know.

What do you mean?

You're a really special person.

And I would hope that that will always make you feel really great about

yourself.

But I know sometimes it doesn't.

Sometimes they'll be really lonely.

And sometimes, because you're special,

people can do dark, monstrous things to you.

But, this is what I want you to know.

You're beautiful.

And the people who love you, please love you.

Not because you're special, we love you because you're you.

I want you to remember that.

Even when it feels like you're totally alone.

That's your deepest responsibility.

Never forget that no matter how powerful you become.

I'm sorry about your aunt.

Yeah, you would have loved her.

Just because we like her more.

It doesn't mean we have to do that anymore.

I mean, we can't.

Trust me, I've been trying.

Even if that's true.

I have no one.

You have me?

You hurt?

Fine. Fine.

I'm okay.

Peter. I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. Peter.

Peter. Peter.

No, no, no, no, no.

Peter.

You've got to get out of here.

They'll be looking for you. No, no, no, no, no. Please just stay with me. Come

on, hold on. Come on, please.

Just go.

Just go.

Look at me.

Shock

today.

Has Spider-Man arrived at Bellevue Hospital with a bullet wound?

seemingly a death door.

The reclusive crime fighter is in critical condition as the city's top

medical experts work to save him.

Tonight, all eyes are on Spider-Man.

The hero who saved New York so many times is now in the hands of its best

and brightest.

And the people of New York hold their breath.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Hey. Where's my mask? I got you covered.

You good?

Where's Jean? Is she okay?

Yeah, she's okay.

She's okay. Where is she?

I think maybe she just left.

She was using her magic voodoo shit to keep you alive.

Yeah.

She's alright.

Frank, I'm just, I'm really sorry for what I did. No, Frank. I've done a lot

of things, but it sure as shit ain't okay. Alright.

I've seen, I've seen real bravery get my day.

But that, that, that was something else.

Are you crying?

No, I ain't crying.

You know, you look the exact way I thought you would.

You're a nice kid.

Never had a friend like that.

So we're friends now.

I can't believe I just saw you cry.

That's not what I'm talking about.

Bullshit.

Oh, yeah.

They've been doing it all night.

Been here since you walked in. Take a look.

Yo, kid, when you came in, they had to cut through the zoo, but when you're

ready to split, I got a plan.

I'm thinking a lot about what you said.

And you'd be happy to know that I've decided I'm not... I'm not gonna do this

alone anymore.

Let me see my...

I mean, I still got a little pain in my back, but I can probably get back out

there if you need me for anything.

What I need you to do is rest.

I know, I know, but come on, you gotta give me something. I mean, how's the

investigation going?

Well, that's gonna still be the same, but... Your friend, Black Widow, she's

been helping us dig through all the records Damage Control tried to have

scrubbed. Have you dropped by her office the other day? And how was that?

Well, uh, my skin feels amazing.

Attention all units, we have a confirmed bank robbery in progress.

Hey, are you getting this?

Yeah, I'm on it. Hey, it's not that far from me. I could probably meet you down

there. No, we can handle a robbery.

Just try to take care of yourself.

Okay.

You too.

Say hello to EJ Marley for me.

Okay.

Spider-Man says hello.

Oh, whoa, flower guy, right? From the party?

I'm Peter.

Okay, hello.

Come on, come on, come on

I don't want to get me.