01x06 - Sandman

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PETER:
Focus, Parker. You can do this.

GWEN: Level the ionic charge.
MILES: Increase the temperature.

PETER:
Guys, I'm trying to concentrate here.

And if I mess up,

I won't win that giant Princess Strawberry
Rainbow Golden Hair doll!

Yes! I win!

Congratulations.

But if you want to win at the Stark Expo,

then you'll help us with our experiment.

Max specifically said to give
our brains a rest today and have fun.

But this is how we have fun.

Well, maybe we can examine
a different kind of fun,

like the ring toss game.

But the ring's circumference is smaller
than the diameter of the bottle.

-It's impossible.
-Is it?

MILES: Yes. It is.
-Okay. But it was fun, right?

Not as fun as unlocking the secret
of V-252.

You brought our science project
to the beach?

The clock is ticking.

We need to spend
every waking moment on it.

-Sorry. The lab is closed.
-[ANYA, MILES GASP]

Come on.

And to think at Midtown High,
I was the socially awkward one.

[BELL DINGING]

Yes! I am the strongest.

All who see me tremble, like...

Parker.
[LAUGHS]

Long time, no "sea." Get it?

"Sea"? Because we're at the ocean?

-[GRUNTS] Hey, Flash.
-[LAUGHS]

Yeah, I get it.
[GRUNTS]

[SIGHS]
These are my friends from Horizon High.

What's up, nerds?

-Hmm?
-[WIND WHOOSHING]

Typical alpha male.

Classic power imbalancer.

Surprised he's not kicking sand
in our faces.

What'd you call me? I'm not a-- [GRUNTS]

-Hey! What gives?
-Uh, chill out, Flash.

The weather...
[GRUNTS]

just took a dramatic turn.

[WIND CONTINUES WHOOSHING]

Never heard of a sandstorm
at Coney Island.

[BELLOWING]

FLASH: And I've never heard of a sandstorm
with a face!

[ALL GASP, EXCLAIM]

[BELLOWING]
[WIND WHOOSHING]

Look out!

It passed right through us!

And now it's headed for the Ferris wheel!

Uh...

Oops! My prize!

Peter, is that really important?

Not as important as changing
into Spider-Man.

[DISTORTED VOICES LAUGHING ON P.A.]

Whoo!

No more funnel cake for me.

Bad enough I got sand in my shorts.

Now this seems to be going
from bad to worse.

[FERRIS WHEEL CREAKING]

Everyone, take cover in the fun house!

Go, Spidey! [GRUNTS]
Hey!

FLASH: Spidey said get to safety!
-So go then.

[CREAKING CONTINUES]

One person's ride
is another person's rescue.

[WHIRRING]

Never doubt the strength
of the Spidey-go-round.

Let's go! Let's go!
[GRUNTS]

Head for the fun house! Uh!

-The science project!
-Take cover!

-Not without my project.
-I'll get it.

[HEART BEATING, GRUNTS]

Whoa! What was that?

Felt like my whole body just got jolted
with pins and needles.

Here. Put it in this.

Here's your goo back.

Now get inside.

-Don't have to tell me twice.
-[GIRL SCREAMS]

[PANTING]
[BELLOWING]

[GRUNTS]

Let's see how you do
with a mouth full of webbing.

[BELLOWING CONTINUES]

Nothing.

If I can't stop it,

might as well go along for a ride.

Whoa!

Spidey's having a hard time out there.

How can he fight it when it doesn't have
any shape or form?

We should help him.

He said stay by the carnival games.

Doesn't mean we can't do both.

Grab some of those lava lights.

Anya, unhook the water g*ns.

Hey, wanna try the new parachute ride?

Fun, right?

-You don't have to answer.
-[YELLING]

[GRUNTS]

Now get to the safety of the fun house.

[GRUNTS]
What are you supposed to be?

Stand back, Spider-Man.

We used parts of the carnival games
to create a coagulation g*n.

Just now? Wow.

It took me a full day
just to make these web shooters.

Now watch me stop it in its tracks.

-Sorry.
-[GASPS]

You must be at least this tall
to fight the sand creature.

Hey!

Don't worry. You'll get the credit.

I just want the big sandy prize. [GRUNTS]

Huh?

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Uh... Whew.

[RASPY VOICE]
Help me.

-What did you say?
FLASH: Don't worry, Spidey.

I got your back.
[GRUNTS]

No!

I did it!

SPIDER-MAN:
Yeah, you did it, all right.

Ruined my chances of finding out
what that thing was.

[PETER SIGHS]
Couldn't sleep at all last night.

That plea for help sounded more human
than sand creature.

And since we live in a world
where a kid like me

can gain the powers of a spider,

it's worth checking out.

Luckily, there was enough sand
in my costume to grab a sufficient sample.

And since it's Sunday,
I'll have the lab all to mysel--

What are you, guys, doing here?

Making up the time we lost yesterday.

Great social director
you turned out to be.

Don't worry about it.

Just get over here and start logging
some hours on this thing.

I will. I just--

I just need to take care
of something else first.

ANYA: Whoa!
MILES: Huh?

ANYA:
Look at this!

Those readings are off the charts.
What did you do?

Nothing. It was just
a sudden surge of activity.

Gotta check something in my lab.

[HUFFS]
We lost it.

Let's run another full analysis.

Okay, Sandy.

Maybe if I can help you
become more cohesive,

you can say more than "help me."

I need to ionize the granule particles
and get them to bond.

Sure could use some help with this,

but the others are so focused
on the Stark Expo entry.

Hmm.

[MECHANICAL WHIRRING]
[PHONE BEEPING]

-Hey, Pete. What's going on?
PETER: Got a sec?

Sure. I'm just, uh, fiddling with
something new for the Stark Expo.

-Us too.
HARRY: Yeah?

How's it going over there with the, uh...

Uh, what did you call it again?

Very funny.

You're not getting any secrets out of me.

[CHUCKLES]

Then this is gonna be
a short conversation.

Actually, I've got
a non-Expo-related question.

What do you know about cohesive materials?

[RASPY VOICE]
Keemia...

Need to follow,
but still having trouble forming.

Something's missing.

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
[PETER EXCLAIMS]

Harry's a genius.

The molecular polarity reacts to the ions
of an electrical charge.

Given time, I might be able
to achieve cohesion.

Yo, Earth to Pete.

You forget something?

The experiment.

I'm so sorry, Miles. I lost track of time.

Well, jump to it.

If we get this baby
to stabilize permanently,

Horizon High gets to add it
to the periodic table.

I'm thinking we call it "Miles-Moralium."

I think "V-252" will be fine.

And I'll get on it.

-[PHONE BEEPING]
-Later, Pete.

Hey, Aunt May.
No, I won't be home for awhile.

I need to let something charge
a few more hours.

Yeah. I guess I can bring it home.

A jacket? It's the middle of summer.

Sure. I can stop at the grocery store.
What do you need?

-[SQUELCHING SOUND]
-Huh?

No. I'm here.

Thought I heard something.

And you know what?
I will wear that jacket.

I just got a chill.

Hey, Aunt May. As promised.

Oh, Peter, you're freezing.

-I told you to wear a jacket.
-I did.

You worry too much.
I'll be working in my room until dinner.

Better get down to business.

[ELECTRICITY ARCING]

And now we wait.

Dinner's almost ready, Peter.

Hmm?

Yes! You're starting to stack.

Huh? Where do you think you're going?

[METALLIC THUD]
[CAT YOWLS]

Oh, no.

-[AUNT MAY SCREAMS]
-Aunt May?

I shouldn't have brought this home.

-[SANDMAN GROWLING]
-Sand creature!

-Get away from her!
-[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

Spider creature!

-No! I'm here to help!
-[YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

Ma'am, I need you to vacate the premises.

Not without Peter! Peter, are you okay?

SANDMAN:
Give it to me!

I'm fine, Aunt May.

Run next door to Mrs. Watson's
and call the police.

I'll head out the window.

[GRUNTS]
Gotcha!

Whoa!

[SANDMAN YELLS]
[PETER GRUNTS]

Is this what you want?
Then come and get it!

[GLASS SHATTERS]

[GRUNTS]
Ignore what you're about to see.

SANDMAN:
Help me! Stop! Give it back!

I've been hoping to get to the beach
this year.

Never thought the beach would come to me.

[GRUNTING]

Oh, look! A sandbox
that isn't attacking me.

Whoa! Let alone fought in one.

What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?

Actually, maybe I do.
I hope this is not a mistake.

And since we're far enough away
from putting anyone at risk...

[YELLING]

Okay, maybe this was a mistake.

[GRUNTING]

Now we're talking.

What?

I'm me again. How did you--?

I ionized a sample of your sand
by charging it.

Helped it coagulate.

When it reunited with the rest of you,
the remaining particles followed suit.

Oh, I never thought
I'd be the old me ever again.

And who would that be,
if you don't mind me asking?

[SIGHS]
Flint Marko.

-What?
-You're still made of sand.

But by charging the particles,

now you're able to retain
a more human form.

You'll get better at controlling it.

I can't believe you helped me
when I was so out of control.

It's what you asked for, wasn't it?

Of course, it would've been easier
to ask for help

before you ravaged Coney Island.

I was trying to reach my daughter, Keemia.

The girl on the Ferris wheel.

-The one you were chasing.
-Trying to protect.

From the people who did this to me.

I should've never brought those monsters
into my home.

Yeah. I understand more than you think.
What happened to you?

I worked for this guy named Hammerhead.

I've heard of him.

Not someone I'd recommend
doing business with.

He gave me a job
when nobody else would.

Helped me provide for my daughter.

When I messed up too many times,
he taught me a lesson.

Told me to meet him at a chemical plant
in New Jersey.

Wait here. I won't be long.

And when I got inside...

HAMMERHEAD: You've disappointed me
for the last time, Marko.

Letting my financial ledger fall
into the wrong hands.

That was the last straw.

Hammerhead, it wasn't my fault.

Let me explain. Let me...

No. No!

[SCREAMING]

Buried me under a ton of sand
and toxic waste.

Hammerhead thought I was dead.

Turns out, I was this.

Now things have gotten worse.

How's that even possible?

Because Hammerhead took Keemia.

But now that you've helped me
retain my form, I can rescue her.

Correction. We can rescue her.

PETER: Yep. That looks like
a Mob boss stronghold.

Complete with thick-necked g*ons
and everything.

[DOORKNOB RATTLES]

Door's locked.

Don't wanna draw any attention.
You wait here.

I'll crawl up to the roof,
see if I can make my way in, and...

You say something?

Or we can do it your way.

[SOFTLY]
Let's get her and get out of here

before anyone notices.

FLINT: There she is.
-[GASPS]

Keemia.

Dad?

Oh, it's me, Keemia.

-[GRUNTS]
-It's really me.

I never thought I'd see your face again.

-I'm sorry--
-[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

So I'm glad I got the chance
to finally do that!

What's the matter, Dad?

You always said,
"Like father, like daughter!"

[GLASS SHATTERS]

Keemia?

But-- But how?

Actually, I would also like to know
what's going on here.

-Stay out of this, Spider-Man.
MAN: What's going on?

This doesn't concern you.

[YELLS]

Uh, it does when you unleash
a sandstorm at my head.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[STRAINING]

[GRUNTS]

You haven't figured it out, Dad?

Oh, who am I kidding?

You couldn't even figure out
how to form before now.

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

I came here to protect you!

Protect me?
[SCOFFS]

You're a little late for that, Dad.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]
I'm stuck.

KEEMIA:
If you were so interested in my safety,

you wouldn't have brought me with you
the night of the accident.

[THUNDERCLAP]
You know I didn't approve

of your line of work,
but you brought me along anyway.

I hated what you did,

and I swore I'd use my brains
to give myself a better life.

But when I got creeped out
sitting alone in the dark,

I did the one thing I said I'd never do.

I followed in my father's footsteps.

As a result,

all the studying I did,
all the high grades I got

didn't matter.

HAMMERHEAD: You've disappointed me
for the last time, Marko.

-Let me explain. Let me-- No.
-[SWITCH CLICKS]

No! No!

[YELLS]
Because my fate was sealed...

in sand.

[THUNDERCLAP]

When Hammerhead found my body,

he saw no reason why I should pay
for my father's mistakes,

and he took pity on me.

Together, with his money
and my knowledge of science,

we found a way to charge my particles
so that I could live...

[THUNDERCLAP]

...like this!

You robbed me of a better life, Dad.

So if I can't be a better person than you,

I'll be a better sand person.

[GRUNTS]

Keep her talking, Flint.
Almost have an arm loose.

Keemia, listen to me.

Hammerhead is the one
who's to blame for this, not me.

I took those jobs so that I could
provide you with a better life.

But did you? No.

Hammerhead is the only one
who's ever helped me.

By making me the best version
of what's left of me.

By doing the things a father does.

Oh, that's not gonna help.

[LAUGHS]

I hate to say it, Marko,

but, uh, I think this sand
has slipped through your fingers.

Hammerhead!

-[YELLS]
-[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

Come on, Spidey. Wriggle faster.

[YELLING]

[YELLS, GRUNTS]

-[YELLS]
-[GROANS, YELLS]

[GROANS]

Don't settle for this life.

You can still have the future you want.

KEEMIA:
That's impossible!

Keemia, listen to him!

[SCREAMS]
I hate you!

[GRUNTS]

Why couldn't you be the father
you said you'd be?

Keemia, stop! Flint, fight back!

[GROANS]
I'm sorry, Keemia.

[GRUNTS]

[YELLS]

[SCREAMS]

You failed me!

I love you, Keemia.

I'm so sorry.

[YELLS]

No!

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

All this sand's clogged up my shooters.

SPIDER-MAN:
We can work this out, sand...

-Don't worry, boys.
-...girl.

This one's mine.

-[YELLS]
-[GRUNTS]

-[GRUNTS] Whoa!
-[KEEMIA YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

You should've stayed out of this.

Good-bye, Spider-Man.

-[ELECTRICITY ARCING]
-[STRAINED VOICE] Not good.

Can't breathe.

[GRUNTS]

-Huh?
-[GRUNTS]

Hello, second wind.

I'm as surprised as you, boys,
but I'm going with it.

[GRUNTS]

This looks and feels
just the like the V-252.

But how did it wind up on me?

Well, don't look a gift super-suit
in the mouth.

Unless you want a broken jaw,
that is.

[CRIES OUT]

[YELLING]

You ready to try this again?

[YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

[ALARM BLARING]

[CRIES OUT, GROANS]

[GRUNTS]

Aw, did that hurt?
Sure sounded like it did.

-[GRUNTS]
-Now you're coming with me.

No, no, no!

That sand family
really can't keep it together.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

SPIDER-MAN:
Well,

at least tonight wasn't a total loss.

Very funny.

[SIREN WAILING]

[BEEPS]

Insurance agent says

he's not sure we're covered
for sandstorms.

I'm sorry, Aunt May.

Oh, not your fault.

You're not the one who brought
that sand thing here.

Uh, right.

That was dumb of me.

Have to remember that Spider-Man's life
is a dangerous one.

I need to keep my home life out of it.

There's no telling who could show up.

Or if they'll return.

But from what I've experienced
in the last few hours,

I'd say I'd be ready for them.

Don't be late for school.

I won't.

Morning, guys. What's up?

You tell us, Parker.

The V-252 is missing,
and you were the last one with it.

Modell is gonna freak out.

And we can forget about any chance
of winning the Stark Expo.

Okay. Relax. I'm sure it'll show up.

If you're so sure, then why don't you
head up the investigation?

I'm all over it.