01x02 - Horizon High: Part 2

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SPIDER-MAN: The cool thing about
transferring to a school like Horizon High

is that it's not only a great place
to invent things,

it's also a great place
to reinvent things.

Namely, myself.

So instead of being known
as the school flake,

I now get a second chance at being
good ol' reliable Peter Parker.

[CRASH] Problem is...

[SCORPION GRUNTS]
[PETER GROANS]

I haven't made it to school
because I had to stop this Scorpion

from stealing a gem
from the science museum.

So this is the Spider-Man
I've been hearing so much about.

[GRUNTS]

[PETER GRUNTS]

Give it some time.
I grow on you, like a pimple.

Then you deserve to be eliminated
like one. [GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

SPIDER-MAN: I really did have the best
intentions of getting to school on time.

It was just an hour ago
that things went wrong.

Phew! Did you leave your gym clothes
in your backpack?

Oh, yeah-- Yeah, that must be it.

So, uh, Harry, how was your first day
back at Midtown?

Don't ask, okay?

Hey, how was your first day?

[STAMMERS]
Oh, I just met some cool people,

got to work with some awesome equipment,

and today, I'm getting my very own lab!

Fantastic.

But, hey, do me a favor.

Can you grab some of the experiments
in my lab?

Horizon's policy is to confiscate
anything left behind,

and I'd prefer these
to remain, uh, private.

What kind of experiments?

HARRY: You know scientists
never reveal their secrets.

PETER:
Uh, that's magicians, not scientists.

HARRY:
Whatever. Just do me a solid.

I'll see what I can do.

See you.

[PHONE CHIMES]

Uh-oh. Looks like there's a crazy guy
attacking the science museum.

Twenty minutes before school starts. Huh.

I can probably stop this guy
and get my costume washed.

SPIDER-MAN: And that was
my first miscalculation of the day.

[PEOPLE CLAMORING]

Yah! Hah! Watch it, buddy!

-You break it, you buy it!
[SCORPION GRUNTS]

[YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

Or you break it, I get crushed by it!

[PEOPLE SCREAM]

[PEOPLE CLAMORING]

Oh, no, you don't!

Museum members get 20 percent off
life-saving acts of heroism.

[SCORPION GRUNTS]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]
This guy's like a bull in a china shop.

[GRUNTING]

Time to rein this bull in.

[PANTING]

[SCORPION GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS] And this is clearly
my second miscalculation of the day.

[YELLING]

Whoa!

[YELLING]

Oh, this tail has the strength
of a wrecking ball.

And I happen to know a place
where there are less things to wreck.

[SCORPION GROANS]
-Hey, Scorpion.

I hear it's the tiny scorpions
that are the dangerous ones.

-Wanna prove me wrong?
[GRUNTS]

SCORPION:
Gladly.

-Whoa.
[SCORPION GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

Come on! Really? [GRUNTS]

Yeah!

[YELLS] Nice! Aah!

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

Defeated by your own faulty equipment.

[HORN BLARING]
[EVIL LAUGHTER]

Web cartridge shattered.

But luckily, it was a two-for-one sale.

SCORPION: So long, Spider-Kid!
[SPIDER-MAN GRUNTS]

[EVIL LAUGHTER]
-Hey!

Nobody rides for free in this town!

[HORN BLARING]

[GRUNTS]
[GLASS SHATTERS]

Aahh!

[GROANS]

Relax, folks. Spider-Man is--

-Ow! Hey! Ouch!
-Get away from me!

Stinky!

-Hmm.
[SCORPION GROANS]

What is that stench?

I could say it's the subway,

but I think we both know
I need to wash my costume.

[GRUNTING]
-Fine! I'll clean it tonight!

[COUGHS]

Great thing about new heroes,
their aim still needs practice.

Really?

Because I was aiming
for the emergency brake behind you.

-Huh?
[GRUNTS]

[SCREECHING]

[HORN BLARING]

[SCREECHING]

-Hello, New York!
[CROWD GROANING]

[COUGHING]

I know, right? This guy reeks.

This is for you. And this is for you.

Hey, nabbing criminals is our job.

And I salute you for it.

[CLANGS]

Ow.

PETER: I can't believe I'm late
for my first meeting

with my class advisor.

Hey, buddy.

I'm supposed to meet
Dr. Otto Octavius here.

Any idea where he might be?

Follow me.

Oh, thanks so much.

Hopefully, he won't notice I'm late.

Rumor has it he can be really cranky.

[STAMMERS] I mean, don't get me wrong,
the man's a genius.

He even won the city's science prize
last year.

Oh, yeah. There it is.
But why is the mayor giving it to you?

Could he not make it?

Or did you...?

Did he...?

You're Dr. Octavius, aren't you?

And you are late, Mr. Parker.

Not to mention unobservant.

I'm so sorry, Dr. Octavius.

It's just that you look younger than I do.

Great first impression, Parker.

This is your new lab.

Oh, wait, this can't be right.
This is Harry's lab.

Harry Osborn is no longer at this school.

Yeah, but he'll be back.

Isn't there another lab I could use?

No. [GRUNTS]

There are no other labs available
at this moment.

[GRUNTS]
Now, rip that nameplate off for me.

I-- I feel really weird about this.
Maybe I don't need a lab.

Trust me, you're going to need a lab.

Now, take that name down
and put this one up.

Once this place is cleared out,
it will all be yours.

How long will that take?

Depends on how fast you can move.

I have to move everything?

All confiscated experiments go
in the vault at the end of the hall.

What is all this, Harry?

What in the world were you working on?

PETER:
Oh, my Spidey-Sense.

Peter. I was told I'd find you in here.

Come with me.
I wanna introduce you to someone.

Uh, has anyone seen Gwen Stacy?

I wanted her to meet Peter.

You know Gwen.

The princess of preparation
is out collecting samples.

But we can show the newbie around.

We sure can.
Welcome to the Think Tank, Pete.

This is where we mix, mingle,
and motivate.

What he means is, this is where
we show off the work we're doing.

Yeah. Check out this security robot
I made.

[SAME VOICE, DIGITIZED]
ROBOT: Yo! Something isn't right.

I got tired of the usual robotic voice,

so I just replaced it with my own.

PETER: Huh? Let go!
ROBOT: You're out of here, buddy.

You must not be in the system yet.

Uhh...

Oh! Looks like I get to show off
my new scrambler.

It can cut the power

-to anything mechanical.
PETER: Hey...

-Nice work, Anya.
[PETER GRUNTS]

Now, students, regarding Miles's robot,

how could this situation
have been avoided?

Visual recognition?

Um, automatic updates?

Uh, boxers instead of briefs?

[LAUGHTER]

Is that the best idea
you can come up with?

Man, Gwen Stacy is gonna eat you alive.

Let's not be so hard on Peter.

It is his first week.

I'm sure he has plenty of ideas
he can contribute to the group.

-Don't you, Peter?
-Uh... [NERVOUS CHUCKLE]

[STAMMERING] Of course, I have ideas.

I have tons of ideas.

Starting with the ideas to keep my ideas
safely in my backpack.

[SOFTLY] Stop saying "ideas."

Be right backpack.

Man, do I feel out of my league.

But you can do this, Parker.

They want ideas, you'll give them ideas.

[CLOCK TICKING RAPIDLY]

And I got nothing.

Gotta relax.
Something will come to me. Huh?

Having a little trouble?

I'm staying late to study the stars.

Even though the sun is a star,
and can be seen during the day.

Peter, there's no need to worry.

Lots of students stay late
to work on their projects.

An idea will come to you.

Just start with something
that's close to your heart.

See you tomorrow.

Thanks, Max.

Close to my heart, huh?

Then this might be the perfect time
to perfect my Spider-Man costume.

[WHIRRING]

[BEEPING]

Sorry, Aunt May.
I just lost track of the hour.

Time flies when you're having fun.

I'll be home soon. [BEEPS]

ROBOT:
Yo! Something isn't right.

Huh?

ROBOT: Yo!
[DISTORTED] Something isn't right.

Uh-oh.

I don't recall anyone working
on a techno-organic thingamajigger.

I don't suppose you've got a student ID,
do you?

Whoa. Whoa. [GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS THEN GROANS]

Hey! Nobody pushes me around!

Actually, that's not true.

Everyone pushes me around.

But I think I know someone who can't.

SPIDER-MAN: Something tells me
that's not a school-sanctioned project.

So hand it over.

Uh-oh.

I think I know what that does now.

[YELLS THEN GRUNTS]

Wow. No wonder Tony Stark
wears an armored suit.

This job hurts.

I was hoping to test my new tech out
before using it,

but this leaves me no choice.

And almost no pants.

Time to debut the new Spidey fashion line.

[WHIRRING]

Hold it right there!

Let's see how you do
against new and improved Spidey.

[GRUNTS]
Not a fan of the new look, are you?

Give it some time.
It grows on you, like a pimple.

Oh, wait. I used that one already.

Whoa! [GRUNTS]

Time to workshop some new material.

So maybe you could quite trying
to disrupt my evening.

[GRUNTS]

Look out!

Whoa! W-W-W-Whoa! [GRUNTS]

MILES:
Spider-Man?

-What's going on?
SPIDER-MAN: I don't know exactly.

But whatever that thing was,
I let it get away.

You saved my life.

And if it was a choice between the two,

I think you picked the right one.

Thanks. I appreciate that.

Hey, do I know you? You sound familiar.

Uhh... [DEEP VOICE] Uh, no.

I don't think we've met before.

I just have one of those
familiar-sounding voices.

-You okay?
-Uh... Mm. Huh?

Uh, no. I'm fine.

MILES:
Guess my robot needs more work, huh?

SPIDER-MAN:
What would give you that idea?

ROBOT: [DISTORTED]
Something isn't...

[GRUNTS] Phew.

What a tough day.

Let's hope they're not all like this.

AUNT MAY: It's not that easy.
SPIDER-MAN: Huh?

Without Ben here,
the bills are starting to pile up.

I don't know what I'm gonna do, Anna.

I had no idea it was so expensive.

I hope she's not talking
about what I think she is.

[WHIRRING]

The tuition bill. I knew it.

And job listings?

No, Aunt May. This stops here.

I won't let you take an extra job
just so that I can stay at Horizon.

I should've never accepted this position.

You okay, Pete? You seem a little down.

Just money troubles.

I hate to say it, but I don't think
I can afford to go to Horizon.

-Do you need some help?
-No!

I couldn't live with myself
if I took your lab and your money.

I have to figure this out on my own.

-But thanks.
-Up to you.

But after last night, I'm surprised
there's still a school to go to.

Is it true you were there
when it happened?

-Yeah.
-Wow.

And that thing just started
ripping the place apart, huh?

Not really.

It sort of just went after your stuff.

-My stuff?
-Yeah.

The exact same stuff
you asked me to get for you.

[STAMMERS]
W-What's that supposed to mean?

-You think I had something to do with it?
-No! Of course not.

I just-- I don't know what I'm saying.

But I was able to snag this for you.

Wanna tell me what it is?

I can't tell you, Pete. It's...

Look, my dad is creating a school for me.

A school that'll be in direct competition
with Horizon.

I have to keep some things secret.

So you can create bombs?

[SLURPING] Bombs?

[LAUGHS] It's not a b*mb. It's a...

Ah, very clever, Parker.

Very clever.

But I'm not that easy.

This baby will remain a mystery.

[SIGHS]

Much like the answer to
"How will I afford to stay at Horizon?"

What am I doing, Uncle Ben?

It's hard enough splitting my time
between being a student and being a hero,

and now I'm adding janitor into the mix?

When will I have time
to focus on my schoolwork?

Can I go inside and play
with my chemistry set, Uncle Ben?

As soon as we're done
raking leaves, Petey.

Ugh!

When I get older,
I'm going to be a scientist

so I don't have to rake leaves.

[CHUCKLING]

You wanna hear a funny story?

When I was your age,
I hated to rake leaves.

I would've much rather
been painting model trains.

Then one day, I came up with an idea.

If I could get everyone
in the neighborhood to pay me

to rake their leaves,

I could make enough money
to buy a model train.

And wouldn't you know it? It worked.

So it just goes to show you,

sometimes hard work
is just the break your brain needs

-to jump-start a new idea.
[CHUCKLES]

PETER:
Good thinking, Uncle Ben.

MAX:
Peter, I just got the strangest e-mail.

Did you apply for the janitor job
here at Horizon?

I did, Max.

The truth is, my Aunt May really
can't afford to send me here.

So unless I can contribute in some way,
I don't see how I can stay.

I respect that, Peter.

Tell you what I'm gonna do.

I've been thinking about
who can be my new lab assistant.

It wouldn't be much money, of course,

but it would be enough
to contribute to the bills.

Are you interested?

Yes, sir!

Good, then you can start by helping me
with my next project.

You bet!

Should I grab the atom splitter?
The molecule condenser?

No, but you can grab a broom.

Because I've gotta clean this place up
after last night's break-in.

A broom?

There's nothing wrong
with hard work, Peter.

Sometimes, it's just the break
your brain needs

to jump-start a new idea.

So I've heard.

And, hey, Anya and I are heading back
to Midtown

to investigate more
into Harry's situation.

-You should come.
-Me?

Sure. You know Harry better than anyone.

I think we'd benefit
from having you there.

[CHATTERING]

SMYTHE: Well, well, well,
look who's back at Midtown High.

Guess you're not so smart after all,
are you, Osborn?

Smart enough to know
someone set me up, Smythe.

You're a fraud.

And you're as clueless as your old man.

[GRUNTING]

Boys, stop it!

HARRY:
Uh, Max?

What are you guys doing here?

Talking to people
about your character, Harry.

You, too, Pete?

No! I'm just here to--

[LOUD THUD]
ALL: Huh?

[YELLING]
[CLAMORING]

PETER:
Harry!

Please be empty. Please be empty.

HARRY:
Hey! Let me go! [GRUNTING]

SPIDER-MAN:
Yo! Metal head! Aah!

First, Horizon, now Midtown?
What are you, school shopping?

Nice try.

But if you think I'm gonna let you
just take off with a student,

you don't have a good grip
on the situation.

Or the student, for that matter.

Is this because I called you "metal head"?

Because if you look closer,
you'll see I'm a really nice guy.

Spider-Man, hang on!

[GRUNTS]

Whoa! Love that piece of tech.

Thanks. Do I know you? You sound familiar.

[IN SPANISH]

ANYA: [YELLS]
I thought I took this robot down!

SPIDER-MAN:
Your tech disables machines. [GRUNTS]

This thing seems to be semi-organic.

[GRUNTS]

And all around mean!

[CLAMORING]
[PANTING]

I have to stop this thing
from crushing me.

Wait a minute.

Aah! What are you doing?

Help! This Spider-Man's trying to get me!

Not you. But clearly, this thing senses
something on you. Unh!

[YELLS]

So let's give it what it wants.

[SIGHS] Too bad I wasn't bitten
by an enhanced turtle.

I could really use
a hard outer shell about now.

[PANTS] That guy's a menace.
You all saw it.

-He tried to pull me into the danger.
-That's not true. I was--

Every time you show up,
something bad happens.

Harry, he saved our lives. Twice now.

You're being played, Anya.

He's hiding something,
and I intend to prove it.

I'm sorry he feels that way, Spider-Man.

Especially since saving us
from destructions

seems to be a regular thing with you.

Well, this time,
I think we all played a part.

Awesome.

We should get one with Peter.

-Where is Peter?
-Oh, uh, uh...

Shucks! I'd love to,
but, uh, I got someplace I need to be.

Have a great day!

That guy has the oddest-sounding voice.

I know. He was even
speaking Spanish earlier.

Hey, guys. You okay?

-Where were you?
-What do you mean, where was I?

There was a giant robot attacking.
I was hiding in the bathroom.

Well, you missed getting a picture
with Spider-Man.

Yeah. I'm gonna post it
on the Horizon High Web site.

[CHUCKLES] You almost had him, Dad.

Don't worry, son.

The Vulture, the Slayers,
all part of his master plan.

[FAKE COUGHING] Hey, Aunt May.

Oh, Peter. You startled me.

Can I get you a piece of cake
or something?

No, you do enough for me, Aunt May.

In fact, I should do more for you.

Oh, hogwash. You do plenty.

Just study hard
and make the most of your talents.

I'll take care of the rest.

Funny you should mention studying.

I spoke to Max today,
and he said that my grades qualify me

for a partial scholarship to Horizon.

What? Oh, Peter, that's wonderful!

You are forever making
your uncle and I proud.

Well, now I insist we have some cake.

Just as soon as I take out the trash.

Let me, Aunt May.

AUNT MAY: Anna Watson, you are never going
to believe what happened.

Peter got a scholarship to Horizon.

I know. I'm so relieved.

Little white lies aside,

this hasn't been such a bad first day
on the job.

In fact, I'm feeling pretty good. [COOING]

Oh, come on! Really?

You're not the same pigeon from earlier,
are you?

I mean, scientifically speaking,
the odds are 4,750 to one,

but, well, let's just say you are,

so we can get a second chance
at this relationship.

Maybe that's the thing
about second chances.

They're not about
doing things differently,

they're about seeing things differently.

Like an opportunity instead of a struggle.

[COOING]

A hero instead of a celebrity.

Or even friends
where you first saw strangers.

You were right, Uncle Ben.

Your talent was making sense of things.

I don't know if being a superhero
is my talent,

but if you wouldn't mind
keeping an eye on me,

I've got a sense
we could do this together.

[SIREN WAILING]

Huh?

And we might even have some fun.

Whoo-hoo!