01x19 - Spider-Island: Part 1

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SPIDER-MAN:
I can't believe what happened.

The paper says Midtown High
collapsed in an expl*si*n.

But what they don't know
is that the Jackal's headquarters

was directly underneath it.

We destroyed it
before he could create his spider army.

But not without a casualty,
Norman Osborne.

Harry's devastated,

and there's nothing I can do
to comfort him,

because he blames Spider-Man.

Seeing what these spider powers
can do firsthand,

I don't think a whole army
of rogue spider-men is a good idea.

That would mean new spider-powered people,

new costumes,

new abilities, and definitely new threats.

Which is why I need new ways
to find the Jackal.

MILES:
Got you!

Aw, man!

I was so close. What gave me away?

Well, the mirage reflectors
in your new stealth suit

seem to have a short in them.

But to be honest,

I could hear you chatting a mile away.

You gotta stop talking
to yourself so much.

Wha--
[SCOFFS]

I don't talk to myself.

Yeah. I'd look into that.

Anyway, I didn't come this close
to be denied my prize.

-Oh, I'm starving.
-Wait! I also--

[ALARM BEEPING]

You rigged the cupcake? Ugh!

ROBOT:
Security activated.

I'm guessing you programmed
your security bots

to recognize Spider-Man, right?

Uh, Spider-Man, yes.

Stealth Spider, no.

Prepare to be destroyed.

I just lost my appetite.

I tried to take him offline,
but it didn't work.

So I suggest you run!

[GRUNTING]

Great!

This is the perfect time
for the stealth suit's reflectors

to be malfunctioning.

Time to take this outside

before we destroy
any more school property.

This suit was supposed
to make me invisible,

not attractive to security bots!

Whoa! I have to find a place
to get it off me.

Scanning for subject.

Parker, Peter, Horizon High student.

You okay?

"Run," he says.

Well, at least we found out
the suit is flawed

before you went out into the field.

But what went wrong?

I messed up.

I added thermal-suppressor tech
to cover my body temperature,

but I didn't account for the extra heat
the suit creates.

In other words?

My sweat short-circuited the suit.

-[GROANS]
-So now it's trash.

Stealth suit no more.

Oh, what am I doing? Heh.

I can't just throw out
a Spider-Man costume.

That's incredibly irresponsible.

Come on, Dad.

What's the code?

The Jackal is still out there,

and if I can access your video journal,

maybe I can continue
your work to stop him.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[BUZZES]

[GROANS]

You, uh-- You all right, Harry?

Oh, yeah. Um, just some computer trouble.

Oh. Well, listen, uh,

I wanted you to know how sorry I was
to hear about your dad's passing.

Thanks, Joe.

Pete joining you today?

No.

Well, anyway, this one's on the house.

I appreciate it.

I'm ready for that smoothie.

-Hey, Harry.
-Not talking to you.

I know. I just wanted to say that--

If you know, then you'll stop talking.

I'm not friends
with people who help Spider-Man.

Leave me alone.

Why am I always paying the price
for Spider-Man's actions?

You were at school
pretty early for a Saturday.

Oh, Gwen. Hi.

Uh, how do you know?

I was working in my lab.

Thought I heard your voice.

Really? Uh, what did you hear?

Not much.

I had to leave to pick up some samples
I sent out for testing.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

-Hey, Gwen.
-Hey!

Uh, Pete, have you been feeling different

in any way since our time
at the Jackal's headquarters?

Different?

Uh, no. Why?

No reason.

I-- [SIGHS] I gotta go.

Huh. That was weird.

I wonder if she knows
what we were doing this morning.

-Where's my backpack?
-I thought you had it.

No. I left it at the table with you!

[SOFTLY]
The stealth suit was in there.

Oh, you should've told me.

-Harry's gone.
-So is Gwen.

But they wouldn't take my-- Would they?

Gwen was acting weird.

And Harry's pretty mad at me right now.

What are we doing?

These are our friends.

-Can you track it with a GPS?
-Maybe.

But it was a beta version.

I never tested it outside the lab.

So it's, like, really gone,

not just invisible gone.

Because while it was supposed
to be stealth,

it is now also stolen.

Yeah. I get it.

I'm gonna head back to Horizon
and see if I can track it.

I'll see what I can find around here.

Nothing.

It's like your broken stealth suit

was wearing a working stealth suit.

Any luck on your end?

No.

The homing device must've shorted out
when the suit did.

[SIGHS]
That's not good.

-I better keep looking.
-I'll scan again.

I made the suit out of the silk
of a garden center spider,

which gives off a distinct
electric charge.

So if I limit the search to that polarity,

I might get something.

-[LOUD CLANKING]
-Huh?

Miles? Is that you?

Miles?

[BLOW LANDS]
[GRUNTING]

[GROANS] First the symbiote,
and now the stealth suit?

Why do all my costumes come back
looking for a fight?

[GRUNTS]
Whoever you are,

I see you fixed the deflectors
on the suit.

But are you smart enough to defeat
my cupcake?

Intruder! Prepare to be destroyed!

Infrared on.

[GRUNTS]

Let's hope you didn't repair
all the suit's problems.

Excellent!

Your increased body temperature
is allowing me to get a heat read.

And besides stealing my costume,
you've also stolen my powers.

So who are you?
[GRUNTING]

[CLATTERING]

-Looking for me?
-[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTING]

The Micro-minimizer?

That's what you've been looking for?

Well, you're gonna have
to deal with Spidey

and the patent office,

because that's an official
Horizon High design.

Just like my tracer
is an official Spider-Man design.

Got you!

That's odd.

Didn't know Gwen was conducting
any spider experiments.

Wait a minute.

She asked if I was feeling different

since our time at Jackal's headquarters.

What if Gwen was somehow bitten

by one of the spiders there that day?

She could've turned
into the Stealth Spider!

That doesn't make any sense.

Why break into Horizon

when you have complete access
as a student?

And why head to Osborn Academy?

Miles, I found the suit.

Finally. Where is it?

On someone heading for Osborn Academy.

So it is Harry.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

Just meet me there.

Yes! Finally!

Personal Log Number 417:

Raymond Warren is amassing a spider army.

It's a danger to humanity

that must be stopped, at all costs.

In here are the blueprints

for a plan to neutralize that army.

And for anyone who doubts
the army's existence,

look no further
than the menace of Spider-Man.

Mark my words, more spiders will come.

And they must be stopped.

You were right, Dad.

And you did stop them.

With your life.

But I promise you,

I'm not gonna let the Jackal try again.

I'll take down all the spider-men,

now that I have the means.

[ALARM BEEPING]

Spider-Man!

Oh, you picked a bad time to trespass!

According to this,
the Stealth Spider is inside.

And there's no sign of forced entry.

Why would there be,

when Harry has keys to the kingdom?

I'm afraid you might be right.

Switch to thermal vision.

We should be able to see him
because of the suit's body temp issues.

Switching to thermal.
Also, I'll show him some stealth.

SPIDER-MAN:
There!

Give it up, Harry! I know it's you!

Hold it right there, Spider-Man!

Harry?

But if you didn't steal the stealth suit--
[GRUNTS]

No more time for guessing!
[YELLS]

A new spider soldier?

So my father didn't stop
the Jackal's army from growing.

Well, I will! For good!

Harry, wait!

Can't say that came as a shock.

[GRUNTS]

I'm taking all the spiders down today!

And I don't care who's first!
[GRUNTS]

You know kids shouldn't play with matches,

-let alone full-on flame swords.
-[HARRY GRUNTS]

[GRUNTING]

Get Harry down while I take this guy out.

Priorities, boss.

We'll take this guy out together.

The priority is don't get roasted!

[GRUNTS]

Hiya, boys! [GRUNTS]

Need some backup?

Gwen Stacy with spider powers?

Is there something
you've been meaning to tell us?

Guys, stay focused.

Hey! Let go of him, you weirdo!

[GRUNTS]
That's not what I meant!

GWEN:
Wait for me!

I did not think this through.

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMING]

[GIRL GASPS]
[HARRY GRUNTS]

Don't forget to curb your dog, ma'am.

I don't care that you saved my life!

You should've saved
my dad's life at Midtown!

Harry! How can you say such a thing?

And how long have you had spider powers?

Excellent question.

Is everybody around here
a member of Jackal's spider army?

[GROANS] Harry, just because someone
has spider powers

doesn't mean they're part
of a spider army.

That is probably the weirdest thing
I've ever said.

The truth is,

I don't know how I got spider powers.

But I promise you,
I don't work for the Jackal.

You've gotta trust me.

I've always trusted you, Gwen.

It's these guys I don't trust.

Harry, they were fighting
that maniac as hard as I was.

You've gotta get over
this hatred of Spider-Man.

My dad is dead because of him!

No, Harry. That's not how it happened.

I was there, too, remember? I saw it.

You've gotta know Spider-Man did
all he could to save you both.

And I know you're hurting right now,

but we were all affected
by that expl*si*n.

I lost my uncle.

The city lost a school.

Wait. Gwen's right.

We were all affected by that expl*si*n.

Do you think you got spider powers

by being too close to the experiment
when it exploded?

I've run a number of tests on myself,

and since I wasn't bitten by a spider
the way you told me you were,

it does make the most sense.

Then why don't I have spider powers?

You were wearing that mask
the day of the expl*si*n.

Maybe it protected you somehow.

But that doesn't explain the new guy.

Where'd he get spider powers from?

Is he a member of Jackal's army?

I don't know.

But I sure could use your help
in finding out.

Okay.

But the mask stays on,
just in case you're contagious.

Thank you.

I'm running a scan of my tracer,

but it must've shorted out
when the suit was fried.

We'll need to find a new way
of tracking him.

I found a piece of his suit

that must've got caught on the glass
when he escaped.

I'll scan it for clues.

HARRY: The suit is made
of a charged spider silk

that gives off an electromagnetic field.

Similar to those used
in cell phone towers.

By triangulating his energy field

against various cell towers
across the city,

I can tell exactly where he's going.

Cell phone towers!

Of course!

I could've used you 12 hours ago
when I first lost the suit.

Where's he headed?

Uh, he's headed to Liberty Island.

Great.

Yeah.

But what's not so great is what he stole.

I just ran an inventory
of the chemicals in the lab,

and a number of toxic dioxins are missing.

Thanks, Harry.

Harry says Stealth Spider
stole a bunch of poisons.

MILES: That could explain
why he stole the Micro-minimizer.

It can convert liquid
into microscopic particles

that enable them to become airborne.

Combined with the deadly toxins,

he could feasibly disperse a poisonous gas
over the entire city.

-[COMMUNICATOR BEEPING]
-It's Harry again.

What else you got for us?

HARRY: Uh, Pete,
what are you talking about?

[SOFTLY]
Ugh, wrong phone.

[NORMAL VOLUME]
Uh, hi, Harry.

I was, uh, just talking to someone else.

Nothing important. How-- How are you?

Not great, to be honest.

But I feel like I've been taking it out

on the wrong people,
which is why I'm calling.

I wanted to say I'm sorry.

For overreacting about your relationship
with Spider-Man.

He saved my life today.

And, well, Gwen helped me realize
that he isn't the enemy.

So I was thinking...

maybe we can be friends again too.

That makes me really happy, Harry.

Me too. I'll call you later.

Sorry. Harry was just telling us
to be careful.

Did he also tell us how to get
to the Statue of Liberty?

I mean, the ferry isn't exactly
the best choice for a sneak attack.

SPIDER-MAN: Oh, we've got a better way.
-No. No!

No, wait! Guys, I'm new at this!

I'm not ready to--
[YELLS]

MILES: Relax. You're safe.
[GWEN SIGHS]

GWEN: I love that you think I'm safe
when a crazy spider person

has escaped with enough chemicals
to poison the city.

SPIDER-MAN: Well, lucky for us,
that crazy spider person

is right up ahead at our 2:00.

If you can get me in closer,
I think I can strike the first blow.

But you don't have web wings.

You sure you're up for this?

My friend Peter Parker has a saying.

"With great power
comes great responsibility."

I think it fits the occasion.

[YELLS]

[BEEPS]

The tanks are on a launch timer.

I'll work on shutting them down.

[YELLS]

[GRUNTS, YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

-[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
-Oh, come on, Miles.

Treat this like a test.

But if you get it wrong, you don't fail,

you just poison the entire city.

I've got him!

[GRUNTS]

Where is he? Where is he?

Got him!

Here's web in your eye!

[GRUNTS]

I can't stop it.

The timer has multiple layers
of encryption.

We've only got 45 seconds left.

Forty-five seconds?

That should leave me ten whole seconds
for a curtain call.

[GRUNTING]

This looks like
an asymmetrical encryption code. Easy.

Uh-oh. Unless it's merely disguised
as an asymmetrical encryption code.

[GRUNTS]

Aah!

[GRUNTING]

[GRUNTS]

Okay, Gwen.

All the spider powers in the world
aren't gonna help

if your brain can't figure this out.

Let's try a nonsequential algorithm.

COMPUTER:
Launch sequence terminated.

Yes!

Spider-Gwen got me here,
but regular Gwen saves the day!

Whoo-hoo!

I got your back.

Now show this imposter
who the real Spider-Man is!

[GRUNTS]

Game's over, Miss Muffet.

Why'd you call him that?

Because along came a spider,

you've worked alongside her...

[GRUNTING]

...and beat the Stealth Spider away!

Yeah!

Making nursery rhymes cool again.

And now to find out who you really are.

-Ugh!
-Eww!

And that's gonna give me nightmares.

[ROARS]

Uh-oh! He damaged the news copter.

I'm on it! My first copter rescue.

[ALARM BEEPING]
[GASPS]

Hang on, folks! Help has arrived.

[ALL YELL]

[ALL GRUNT]

[THUNDEROUS SPLASH]

SPIDER-MAN:
Great work, you two.

But that monster got away.

I still can't believe
you have spider powers, Gwen.

Wish I was there to see it.

You should've turned on the TV.

It was all over the news.

Really?

So everyone saw Spider-Man and friends
saving the city?

[CHANTING]
Spider-Gwen! Spider-Gwen!

Spider-Gwen! Spider-Gwen!
Spider-Gwen! Spider-Gwen!

Well, they saw someone saving the city.

Tell me again why we keep
our identities a secret.

[SIGHS]

I'm just glad my spider powers

actually helped my relationship
with Harry for a change.

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]
Can you sign this for me?

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING CONTINUES]
[GRATE CLANGING, CREAKING]

Careful! The grate's breaking!

[CROWD GASPING, EXCLAIMING]

[PETER, MILES, GWEN GRUNTING]

-Come on.
-Here.

[GRUNTS]

You just-- But how--?

You're Spider-Man?

No. No, Harry, listen, I--

I must've been exposed
to the spider virus too.

[SIGHS] You were long gone
by the time it exploded.

I can't believe you kept this from me!

[WIND HOWLING]

I think the spider virus is airborne.