01x09 - Hero or Menace

[bunniefuu]

[♪ tense music playing]

-[Lonnie] Don, look out!
-This ain't over.

Let me just say, you're gorgeous!

-[whirring]
-[laughing]

-Can Donovan come out to play?
-[Lonnie yelling]

-Just the person I was looking for.
-[groans]

I can't abandon the One Tenth.
They're gonna try to take down Gargan.

If you go back,
I want nothing to do with you.

[Lonnie] Guess this is goodbye then.

[Dmitri] This is where my crew
was set to meet with Octavius

Octavius is the real threat.
And thanks to you, I found him.

[officer] Stop, don't come any closer.

[Dr. Octavius] I hope those seven seconds
of valor were worth it.

-[Iron Man] Iron Man to the rescue.
-[repulsors whirring]

[screams]

[whirring]

-[whooshing]
-[screams]

[Norman] I don't wanna see you
get hurt again,

but I'm afraid it will keep happening

unless you push yourself
to that higher level.

If you're not willing to do that,
then maybe our work together should end.

You may pull your punches,
but your opponents don't.

You don't run from power. You embrace it.

I don't know how. How do I get better?

With great power comes great respect.

[Harry] What Spider-Man needs to do
should be up to you.

[dispatch] Truck hijacking in progress.

All units converge on Midtown.

[Harry] Go get 'em, tiger.

[♪ "Neighbor Like Me" playing]

[chorus] ♪ Hey there ♪

♪ There goes the Spider-Man ♪

♪ Spider-Man ♪

♪ Does whatever a spider can ♪

♪ Spider-Man ♪

♪ Spider-Man
Spider-Man ♪

-♪ There goes the Spider-Man ♪
-[Relaye] ♪ Yeah! Eh! ♪

♪ There we go
There we go ♪

♪ There we go again ♪

♪ Swinging through the city so fast
You can barely notice him ♪

♪ Wall crawler ♪

♪ You know what's after that ♪

♪ Friendly neighborhood
He's taking care of the habitat ♪

♪ Urban acrobat ♪

♪ Don't know where he find the time
Fighting crime ♪

♪ Humble beginnings
And now we flyin' high ♪

♪ Spi-Spidey sense
Superpower science kid ♪

♪ You don't think it's fair
I got the world's smallest violin ♪

♪ At the pinnacle
Perched at the top ♪

♪ It's daily and it never stops ♪

[chorus] ♪ Hey there ♪Hey there

[Relaye] ♪ Need my city,
my city it need me ♪

♪ A hero not a vigilante ♪

[chorus] ♪ There goes the Spider-Man ♪

[Relaye] ♪ Taking off the mask
I know what you see ♪

[chorus] ♪ Look out ♪

[Relaye] ♪ Know you want
a neighbor like me ♪

♪ Cleaning up Queens, NYC ♪

♪ And I do it even better with a team ♪

[chorus] ♪ Here comes the Spider-Man ♪

[Dr. Octavius] Incomprehensible drivel.

The ambiguity in this is maddening.

Someone used an improper plural possessive
"their" in subsection Q.

One hundred and seventeen
ratifying countries

and not one person knows
how to use spell-check?

Everyone in New York
has probably violated these "accords",

-and I'm the one in the cell.
-[clanking on door]

Octavius, you got a visitor.

-That's Dr. Octavius.
-[♪ whimsical music playing]

And I don't need a public defender.
I'll do better representing myself.

It's not a lawyer, Doctor.

-[beeps]
-[door creaks]

[♪ whimsical music continues]

[grumbles] Unbelievable.

An entire waste of my time.

[♪ tense music playing]

Otto. It's been a while.

How have you been?

You're looking... good.

Oh, me? You know how it is.

Oscorp is better than ever.

We've really expanded the business
since your departure.

-[grumbles]
-Medical advancements, security solutions,

we're even close to space exploration.

Imagine it, Otto.

Oscorp Astronauts. Ostronauts! [laughs]

-I should trademark that.
-[grumbles]

And how are your endeavors going?

Oh, right.

Obviously not how you planned.

After making your grand exit from Oscorp,

and referring to me
as your "intellectual inferior",

you vowed that one day
I'd be begging you for a job.

But it seems I've forgotten my resume.

All I have is this.

Apprehended by Iron Man.
Love that for you.

I'll admit,
I've never been a fan of Stark,

but when Ross suggested
using him to bring you in,

I couldn't ignore
the poetic justice of it all.

What are you babbling on about?

Stark might be wearing the armor,
but I put you here.

I found your warehouse,
I tipped off Secretary Ross,

and as of two hours ago,

I finalized a deal with him

-to study every invention and schematic...
-[gasps]

[Norman] ...that was seized

-from that pitiful hovel you call a lab.
-[grumbles]

That's right.

Everything you've ever designed
now belongs to Oscorp.

I didn't even have to pay you a cent,

in fact, you're gonna rot away
in a cell that I put you in.

[♪ tense music swells]

Who are you trying to impress, Osborn?

Me or yourself?

You hid in the shadows

and reaped the benefits
of someone else's work,

surprise, surprise.

-You're an opportunist.
-[bangs]

The type of parasite that society rewards

because you put on a suit and a smile

and make 'em believe you're more
than the scheming manchild that you are.

But despite everything
you've taken from me,

-I still have what you lack.
-[♪ tense music continues]

Substance.

One of me
will always be worth a thousand of you.

Hah. Uh, as much as I'd love
to keep listening

to the rantings of a criminal crackpot,

I'm afraid
that there's nothing you say to me

that matters anymore, Otto.

I've won, and you've lost.

Please, for once,
just try to be gracious in your defeat.

[yells] You've won nothing!

Nothing but the full attention
of Dr. Otto Octavius!

-[officer] Come on. [grunts]
-Mark my words, Osborn!

I'm gonna get you for this!

-Do you hear me? The die is cast!
-[♪ tense music swells]

[officer 1] Come on, guys.
We don't have all day for this escort.

[police radio chatter]

[Big Donovan] So that mummy faced fool
was right about this place.

And it look like we made it right in time
to get what we need.

You... You might not have noticed, man,
but there's cops over there.

I got eyes, Dozer.

Obviously, we need to step up
and get rid of these fools.

-Get rid of 'em?
-Exactly.

These boys in blue are the only things

standing between us and getting
what we need to end this w*r

with Gargan and the Scorpions.

[Lonnie] Yeah, I...

I'm down with that part.

-But pickin' a fight with the police?
-[siren chirps]

Come on, Don,
I don't think that's one we can win.

Relax, Tombstone.
It's just a couple of cops.

By the time they know what hit 'em,
we'll have more weapons than Stark.

-But what if something goes down--
-[siren chirps]

Yo, yo, they're leavin' the lot.

[Big Donovan chuckles] This is gonna be

-easier than I thought.
-[sighs]

-Let's go.
-[tires screech]

Thanks for agreeing
to hang out with me, Nico.

I know it was kinda short notice,

but I desperately needed some girl time,

and Emma's been ghosting me
since she flaked earlier.

Don't worry about it.

I needed an excuse to get out of the house
and clear my head.

Things have been
all over the place lately, you know?

I get that. Trust me.

-I really do.
-[slurps]

But at least now we've got each other.

[sighs] We'll have to make this
a regular thing.

I'd love that.

[engine revs]

[Peter on voicemail] Nico,
it's, uh, Peter... [sighs] Parker.

[♪ tense music playing]

[tires screech]

[brakes hiss]

[whooshing]

[♪ tense music continues]

[tires screech]

[exclaims]

[tires screech]

-[yells]
-[gasping]

[siren wailing]

-[engine revving]
-[tires screech]

[Lonnie] Don!

Yo, Don, what are you doing?

Just watch and learn, kid. [yells]

-[tires screech]
-[♪ tense music intensifies]

[gasps] You gotta stop
before someone else gets hurt!

-[grunts]
-[gasps]

-[grunts]
-[shudders]

[Peter on voicemail]
I didn't know how to ever say it.

-[tires screech]
-[♪ tense music continues]

-[grunts]
-[engine revving]

-[♪ tense music swells]
-[tires screeching]

-[people screaming]
-[gasps]

-[gasps]
-[tires screeching]

[horn blaring]

-[crashes]
-[♪ music stops]

[sighs]

[♪ heroic music playing]

[Spider-Man] Are you okay?

-Peter?
-[Spider-Man grunts]

Yeah, it's me.

[sighs] I'm here, Nico.

[tires screech]

We don't got a lot of time, y'all.

Get that truck open
and start loading that stuff now!

[th*gs chatter]

-[thud]
-[gasps]

Tombstone, what's the matter with you?

-Get your damn head in the game!
-Right. Right.

Nico, I'm glad you're okay.

I'm gonna have Harry
get you somewhere safe--

I can't believe
you just stopped that truck.

Sorry, Nico, give me one second.

-Harry, I'm at--
-[static]

Crap, the comms aren't set up
for this suit yet.

-Okay, Nico.
-[♪ intense music playing]

It's dangerous here,
let's get you somewhere safe.

Hold on to me tight, okay?

-[grunts]
-[Nico screams]

Hey! [screams]

That did the trick. Let's go.

[th*gs chatter excitedly]

-[grunts]
-[Spider-Man] Guys, I know.

Getting paid in pizza to help someone move
never feels like enough,

but this feels like an overreaction.

-Get him!
-[th*gs] Yeah!

-[♪ heroic music playing]
-[th*gs grunting]

-[thug yells, groans]
-[Spider-Man grunts]

Okay, we're gonna do this?

Because I totally brought enough webbing
for the whole class and--

[gasps] Huh?

[♪ somber music playing]

[grunting]

[Spider-Man] Dude,
you know you shouldn't be here.

Look, Spider-Man,
it's... it's not what you--

-[♪ villainous music playing]
-[Spider-Man grunts]

-[Lonnie grunts]
-[whirring]

-[thug] Aw, man! It's him!
-[Mac laughing]

Looks like the One Tenth
decided to throw a little party.

[chuckles] Pretty lousy turnout though.

There's only a tenth left
of the One Tenth.

True.

But we brought more than enough
to make up for it.

Look, Carmilla, they got a clown.

And even brought
a couple of my favorite piñatas!

-[neck cracks]
-Let's crack 'em open!

[Carmilla] Mm-hmm. [chuckles]

One Tenth Street, let's do this!

[g*ng members shouting]

-[all grunting]
-[♪ intense music playing]

[thug shrieks]

[th*gs groan]

[breathing heavily]

[whirring echoing]

[breathing heavily]
You're okay. You're okay.

[thug shrieks]

[Mac grunting]

[yells]

[groans]

[♪ villainous music playing]

Gargan, you crazy mother-- [groans]

You lost.

You lost your respect, your turf,
and you're about to lose your life.

[whirring]

-[stammering] I quit, I quit, okay?
-[Mac] Too late.

You're already dead.

[♪ heroic music playing]

[Spider-Man] Don't count me out
just yet, Scorpion.

-[Mac grunts]
-[Spider-Man] This time I'm ready for you!

Couldn't wait your turn, eh, araña?

Don't worry. I'll make this quick.

-[whirring]
-[yells]

-[Spider-Man grunting]
-[♪ intense music playing]

-[both grunting]
-[♪ dramatic music playing]

[Spider-Man grunts]

-[grunts]
-[Mac groans]

[Mac grunts]

[Spider-Man groans]

[whirring]

-[people grunting]
-[Lonnie] Don.

Don. We gotta do something.

The Scorpions are destroying our guys

and I don't know how long Spider-Man
can distract that lunatic!

-Uh, yeah.
-So what are we gonna do?

Our guys are dyin' out there.

[gasps]

I'm gettin' the hell outta here. [grunts]

-Don! Wait, wha-- Don!
-[engine starts]

[tires screech]

-Are you serious?
-[th*gs groaning]

[♪ tense music playing]

Dozer! The truck!

[people grunting]

You goin' somewhere, kid?

We don't have to do this.

I know. That's why it's so fun.

[clicks]

[both grunting]

[chuckling]

[groans]

Impressive.

But don't think that--

[groaning]

I got her. Go.

[th*gs grunting]

Come on, there's gotta be
something good in here.

[hissing]

Are you telling me
there's not a gravity blaster

or some kinda crazy scientist stuff
in any of these boxes?

Why did we even want this sh-- [coughing]

[coughing] What the--

[♪ sinister music playing]

-[wheezing]
-[heart thumping]

[choking]

[grunting]

[man 1] Move, move, move!

[Mac laughing]

You're doing much better
than last time, araña.

That new suit must have come
with instructions, huh?

Oh, no jokes?

You're all business today, huh?

Good. I don't want any excuses
when I snap your neck.

[Spider-Man gasps]

[♪ intense music playing]

[Spider-Man grunts]

[groaning]

[Spider-Man] Lonnie!

[grunts]

Where do you think you're going?

-[electricity crackling]
-[groaning]

[Spider-Man exclaims]

Lonnie, come on,
you gotta wake up, man. Please!

Just try and catch your breath.

-I'm here, man. Everything is all right.
-[whirring]

[Lonnie gasping]

S... Spider-Man?

Oh, you're okay! Oh, man, you scared--
[grunts]

A spider should never take its eyes
off a scorpion.

-Unless it's got a death wish.
-[Spider-Man groans]

I told you last time, if I saw you again,
I'd finish you for good.

[Lonnie yells] Hey!

-[electricity crackling]
-Drop him.

[laughing maniacally] If you insist.

[groans]

-[Mac laughing maniacally]
-[electricity crackling]

-No!
-[Mac grunts]

[yells]

-[loud bang echoes]
-[♪ music stops]

[laughing]

-[electricity crackling]
-[♪ somber music playing]

[♪ heroic music swells]

-[metal creaking]
-[grunting]

-What the--
-[Spider-Man] How?

[gasps]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

My turn.

[yells]

-[gasps, exclaiming]
-[♪ heroic music playing]

[groans] Could you always do that?

[chuckles] Nah. This is definitely new.

-[Mac] Enough! I'm done playing around.
-[♪ villainous music playing]

I'm gonna k*ll both of you!

You know,
normally I'd tell you to start running.

But after seeing what you just did,
I can honestly use the help.

Don't worry. I got your back, Spider-Man.

All right, tough guy,
you ready to get to work?

Ready.

[Mac screams]

[♪ heroic music playing]

[all grunting]

Do you think
you're ready for the big leagues?

Don't worry, I'll make your death quick.

[grunts]

-[Spider-Man grunts] You're up!
-Got it.

[♪ heroic music continuing]

[Mac groans]

-[Lonnie yells]
-[gasps]

I got you. I got you.

-Ready?
-[Spider-Man] Ready for [yells] what?

-[grunts]
-[Mac groans]

-[grunts]
-[Mac groans]

Don't act so proud!
You're both still weak!

[yelling]

[♪ heroic music swells]

[Spider-Man and Lonnie grunt]

[both panting]

[sirens wailing in distance]

[both laughing]

[th*gs] All right! Yeah!

-Let's go, One Tenth!
-Yeah! Yeah!

-[Spider-Man] Dude! That was incredible!
-[Lonnie] I know, dude!

-He couldn't put a scratch on me!
-[Spider-Man] I... I saw! It was unreal!

Are you like a super soldier now
or something?

Whatever was in that truck
juiced me up but it--

Look out!

[crashes]

[♪ tense music playing]

Lonnie!

Just-- Hold on.
[grunts] I can get you out of there.

[grunting]

[crashes]

Aw, what's wrong?
Your little friend get squished?

[Mac laughing echoing]

You're holding yourself back.

[♪ intense music playing]

[Mac laughing]

Why can't you just stay down?

[Mac groans]

You can't stop me!

I'm gonna peel that mask
off your bloody face,

then find everyone
you care about and rip them apart!

[grunts]

[groans]

[Norman] Embrace the true power
of your abilities.

-[Spider-Man yells]
-[Mac grunts]

[groans] Is that... [pants] all you got?

[Norman] That's the level
I need Spider-Man at.

That's the level I need you at.

[grunting]

[groans]

[yelling]

[Norman] The Scorpion almost k*lled you.

Do you know why?

-Because you held back, and he didn't.
-[♪ intense music playing]

-[grunts]
-[groans]

-[grunting]
-[Mac groaning]

[continues groaning]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Spider-Man grunting]

[Mac grunts]

[whirring]

With great power...

[grunting]

...comes great respect.

[Spider-Man screams]

Stop!

-He's had enough.
-No!

He tried to k*ll me.

He tried to k*ll you!

And he is gonna keep trying
unless somebody--

-Look, I get it. Trust me.
-[♪ solemn music playing]

But look...

You don't wanna be like him.

People look up to you.

Don't throw that away.

[♪ solemn music continuing]

[clanks]

[sirens blaring in distance]

[Spider-Man] You should probably
get out of here.

Yeah. I mean, same to you though.

[chuckles] Good point.

Hey, thanks for the help.

Hey, I owed you one.

Well, stay safe, man.

[♪ uplifting music playing]

Hey, I mean, I'll try.

Trouble seems to find me though.

[sirens blaring in distance]

[th*gs murmur]

[helicopter approaching]

[♪ uplifting music swells]

[police radio chatter]

[dispatch] Go ahead. 5434.

-[officer 1] ...four blocks from here.
-[officer 2] Yep, understood.

[officer 3] Transport to outside.

[Nico clears throat]

Psst.

Pete.

I mean, uh, yoo-hoo, Spider-Man. I'm here.

-Hey, Nico-- [grunts]
-[screams]

-Oh, my gosh! Pete, I'm so sorry.
-[Spider-Man] Man, Nico.

[stammering] Sorry, I didn't mean to--

-Seriously, I--
-[Nico] No worries.

Why do I do this?
No one ever thinks it's cool.

Pete, Pete. It's okay.

It was... It was cool.

I... I knew it was you,
but I somehow still didn't believe it.

Nico, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.
I definitely wanted to but--

-No. I'm sorry.
-[♪ emotional music playing]

I understand why you didn't tell me.

I can't imagine all the stress
and responsibility you're taking on.

When I'm complaining about
not having time to do homework,

you're getting it done
after saving lives every day.

[Peter chuckles sheepishly]

Well, more like stoppin' a few bike thefts
here and there, but, yeah.

[Nico] No way, Pete.

Seeing you today,

watching you save people and not even
thinking about the risk to yourself...

I saw a hero.

The same one that saved me
last year at Midtown.

I know I didn't find out about your secret
the way you probably wanted me to,

but I'm happy to continue
being there for you,

like only your best friend can.

If you're okay with that, I mean.
[chuckles awkwardly]

Nico, [chuckles] I couldn't be
more okay with it.

Okay, we're friends again.
So get away from me.

[chuckles] Good.

And just so you know,
I promise, no more secrets.

[♪ chill music playing]

Yep.

No more secrets.

[May] Mm. I swear to you, Peter,
if Matthew eliminates Tracy

I am throwing this TV off the balcony.

Hmm, you said that last time, May.

-Yeah, but this time I mean it.
-[chuckles]

[phone vibrating]

Oh, uh, I gotta take this.
Let me know what happens.

[May] If you hear glass breaking,
you'll know!

-[phone beeps]
-Hello? Mr. Osborn?

[Norman] Peter, how are you?

I thought you might come by Oscorp
for a debriefing but...

[chuckles] What you did today,
I just had to call to show my gratitude.

Thanks to you,

pretty much everything
we collected from Octavius' lab

-made it to Oscorp in one piece.
-"Pretty much everything?"

A few of the items
were simply damaged in transit.

-Just a few broken vials here and there.
-[mouse clicks]

Honestly, Peter,
I don't know what we'd do without you.

[Norman] I wish we had
a hundred Spider-Men.

[chuckling] Yeah, that would take
a lot of work off my plate.

Actually, Mr. Osborn,
there's something I should mention.

Earlier today,
when I was fighting the Scorpion...

Yes, I saw Mac Gargan
is in police custody thanks to you.

-Yeah, I--
-[♪ pensive music playing]

When I was fighting him, [sighs]

I kept thinking back
to what you said earlier.

The stuff you said about me having
great power and being respected,

and something came over me.

I almost went too far.

-[Norman] But you didn't.
-I... I know but--

You're capable of incredible things.

With all your talents,
you could easily do whatever you please.

Yet you choose to show mercy.

To be a hero.

That's a tough road to follow,
probably the toughest.

There's gonna be moments
where you stray, everyone does.

But you found your way back,

and at the end of the day,
that's all that matters.

Okay.

[chuckles] You're right, Mr. Osborn.

You're totally right.

Sorry about that.

No apologies necessary, Peter.

As I said before,

both Oscorp and I owe you
a great debt for your actions today.

So please, get some much deserved rest
and we'll speak tomorrow.

[Peter] Sounds good.

Thanks, Mr. Osborn. Have a great night.

-You, too, Peter.
-[call disconnects]

[sighs]

-[intercom beeps]
-Ms. Porter, you can send them in now.

[clanking, trills]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

All right. Let's hear your updates.

Uh, all of the former Octavius tech
has been unloaded and categorized.

Uh, we will begin testing and possible
implementation later this week.

Wonderful. Next.

Uh, the gyroscopics
for the glider prototype

are steadily improving
following its recent field test.

[Norman] Glad I could help.

And Dr. Wittman?

Well, Mr. Osborn,

the Intern tests are faring better
than I would have expected from that lot.

Parker, with Dr. Connors' help, of course,

has created a pretty innovative
magnetic generator.

The others should have their projects
up and running soon.

And your other duties?

-Ah, yes, those.
-[♪ suspenseful music swells]

Well, the tests
have been going exceedingly well.

[♪ sinister music playing]

[Dr. Wittman] Thanks to the blood sample
we received the other evening,

[beeping, trills]

I believe that we will be able
to successfully replicate

Spider-Man's unique DNA structure
in no time.

Splendid.

[♪ music fades]

[♪ closing theme music playing]