"[♪♪♪]" "I need to see my aunt." "May Parker." "MAN:" "Room 204." "Eddie, why are you" "Because I still remember what a great lady she is." "When Gwen told me Aunt May was here," "I figured it was worth stomaching you for her sake." "Should have guessed it wouldn't be an issue." "I mean, why would you be here?" "She's only the woman who raised you." "MAN:" "Yes, she's in recovery." "In fact, she's doing very well." "See, Peter, I told you." "Aunt May, you had a heart attack." "A little one." "Thankfully." "But you shouldn't treat this lightly, either of you." "We won't." "Thanks, doc." "I am feeling much better now that I know you're all right." "I'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner" "Peter, you came as soon as you heard." "But now it's time for you to go." "What?" "It's a school day, young man." "I just wish I had thought to pack you a lunch before this whole heart thing happened." "[CHUCKLES]" "Oh, excuse me, Mr. Parker?" "I just need you to sign a few forms for your aunt." "Ah, you are next of kin?" "We're our only kin." "Your bill's on the second page." "[INDISTINCT CHATTER]" "Peter?" "How are you?" "How's your aunt?" "Petey, I was so worried about you." "W-wait, you all know?" "I spilled, tiger." "Sorry." "We all just wanna help." "Help?" "Help?" "That's a good one." "How exactly do you plan on helping?" "Do my homework, maybe lower my GPA?" "Or borrow my camera?" "Take some Spidey pics?" "Because I need the money." "Got some humongous hospital bills to pay." "GWEN:" "We're just trying to be your friends." "PETER:" "Yeah, well unless my friends are prepared to pony up some cash, they can keep their help and their sympathy." "What am I even doing here?" "GWEN:" "Pete!" "Wait." "We don't need friends." "We need money." "And more than that skinflint Jameson would ever fork over." "But he's not the only game in town." "[AIR WHOOSHES]" "[♪♪♪]" "[MAN GRUNTS]" "[♪♪♪]" "Agh." "Are you quite through?" "Sure, Tombie." "I've proven my point." "Which is?" "That I can still take anything you can dish." "Which leaves only one question." "That job offer still on the table?" "[♪♪♪]" "♪ Livin' on the edge Fighting crime, spinning webs ♪" "♪ Swinging from The highest ledge ♪" "♪ He can leap above our heads ♪" "♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪" "♪ Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah ♪" "♪ Villains on the rise And the city's victimized ♪" "♪ Looking up with no surprise Arriving in the speed of time ♪" "♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪" "♪ Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah ♪" "♪ Spectacular Spectacular Spider-Man ♪" "♪ Spectacular Spectacular Spider-Man ♪" "♪ Spectacular ♪" "♪ Spectacular Spectacular Spider-Man ♪" "♪ Spectacular Spectacular Spider-Man ♪" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "TOMBSTONE:" "I still think you'd make an invaluable employee, Spider-Man." "But you'll forgive me if I'm suspicious of your sudden change of heart." "You need to prove you're prepared to behave." "Fight no crime for one week." "You have dispensation if a supervillain endangers public safety, but no ordinary crime." "Deal?" "Deal." "WOMAN:" "I'm afraid that's the deal." "The loss of the alien life form means the loss of another grant." "The lab can no longer afford to keep you on the payroll." "But I need that money." "Without it, I'll have to drop out of ESU." "I'm sorry, Eddie, truly, but the funds just aren't there." "Anyone sitting here?" "No." "No, nobody." "I misplaced my clique." "Sounds rough." "The rough part's not knowing how to help." "Harry's in Europe." "And Pete..." "You like Pete a lot, don't you?" "Well, yeah, I like Pete." "I mean, of course I like him." "I like him." "He likes me." "We like." "It's a mutual like fest." "[CHUCKLES]" "That's not what I meant." "You mean do I "like him," like him?" "Well, what if the answer's yes?" "I get it." "You and Pete, you've always been "just friends."" "And it's hard to risk that." "But if that's not what you want, girlfriend, you'll have to step up." "MARY JANE:" "Smart as he is, Pete's not likely to wise up." "I mean, he's still a guy." "[♪♪♪]" "Yo, bro." "You cost me my job." "Shut it." "[GROANS]" "We're tired of your whining." "GUARD:" "Hey, hey, what's this now?" "Shove off, Brock." "Permanently." "[♪♪♪]" "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "Gwen." "Crud, what's she want with us now?" "[BEEPS] Well, forget it." "She and Brock can attend the Pete's Such A Disappointment Dance together." "FLASH:" "They sell tickets to that?" "Or can anyone who thinks you're a jerk attend?" "Don't push me, Eugene." "I'm not in the mood." "Yeah, yeah." "Your aunt's sick." "Poor Puny Parker." "Even Sally feels bad for you." "But not me." "If you're hanging up on the she-geek, that proves you're still a stuck-up egghead." "A guy who can't even see when his friends are trying to help." "SPIDER-MAN:" "Okay, if Flash Thompson's making sense, something must be seriously wrong." "Why--?" "Why did I blow off my friends?" "M.J., Liz and Gwen, she's always been there for us." "Since the seventh grade." "And what about the battle with the Sinister Six, the one that we slept through?" "Or the fact that we asked Tombstone for a job?" "Or the fact that we keep thinking "we" instead of "I."" "It's the Symbiote." "It's changing me." "It's taking over my life." "I have to get it off." "Stop, Pete, come on." "You're overreacting." "The suit, the Symbiote, it's made life better." "And there's no one else we need." "Not M.J., not Gwen." "Not even Aunt May?" "Those weren't my thoughts." "Wait." "We need each other, stop." "No, move your ooze." "We will not allow-- [BELL RINGS]" "[SQUEALS]" "Well, the vibrations." "You don't like them." "[BELL RINGING]" "No." "We do not like the vibrations." "They are unpleasant." "But not enough to destroy our bond." "We'll see about that." "Hey, I can't move." "In anger, you sought to hurt us." "Instead, you've made us stronger." "We shall demonstrate." "No." "What's happening?" "." "Stop." "Please!" "Stop!" "Where am I?" "What's going on?" "MAN:" "What's going on is you're late for school, kiddo." "And we can't have that." "Uncle Ben?" "Ah, Uncle Ben." "[CHUCKLES]" "Haven't had a hug like this since you were 12." "But you still need to hustle, kiddo." "Don't wanna miss today's field trip." "It's all you've talked about for weeks." "A field trip?" "Who cares about a field trip?" "Uncle Ben, y-you're here." "You're all right." "I'm fine, Peter." "But I've gotta get you out the door, so I can get to work." "Forget work." "You don't know how much I've missed you." "Is he still here?" "He's here, Aunt May." "Uncle Ben's back." "I was talking about you, Peter." "He's in a funny mood today, this one." "Funny mood?" "Try great mood." "Y-you're back." "We're a family again." "Can we--?" "Can we just sit for a second?" "T-there's so much I need to tell you both." "And you can tell us later, kiddo." "Wait." "D-don't" "Don't go." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "Isn't this exciting?" "Sure." "If you like things that crawled out from under a rock." "Or if you are one." "[LAUGHS] PETER:" "Ow." "The field trip." "The field trip." "And over here, we have ESU's collection of spiders." "All genetically altered to combine the most impressive traits from multiple species into 15 super-spiders." "Um, there are only 14." "One's missing." "Huh." "My husband must have removed it for further study." "It's happening all over again." "But this time I'll stop it." "This time I have to stop it." "Then everything can go back the way it's supposed to." "A-and Uncle Ben will be-- Ungh." "Oh, again." "Not again." "What's happening to me?" "[♪♪♪]" "[HEARTBEAT]" "I feel different." "[HORNS HONKING]" "I'm...sticking." "A-and I'm climbing." "But human beings can't do all this." "W-we can't." "[SCREAMS]" "Okay, we have to stay calm." "This'll work." "It's gotta." "This rocks." "I mean imagine what we can do with this" " This power." "MAN:" "Who dares test their skill, their strength, their stamina against the Venue's own undefeated legend" "Crusher Hogan?" "[CROWD CHEERING]" "I dare." "The Spider-Man dares." "You sure, kid?" "I like the gimmick, but it's worthless if Crusher crushes you." "A thousand bucks if I win?" "There are caveats but, ah, yeah." "Then I'm in." "ANNOUNCER:" "Ladies and gentlemen, the Spectacular Spider-Man." "[CROWD CHEERING]" "Okay, I'm ready." "Ungh!" "I don't like picking on little guys, so I'm gonna make this quick, okay?" "Thanks, Crush." "But I'm good." "Heh!" "In fact, I'm very good." "One might even say great." "[GRUNTS]" "Hey, where'd he go?" "SPIDER-MAN:" "Yoo-hoo!" "Get down here." "That's one option." "Ungh!" "Hey." "What is this?" "[CRUSHER CRIES OUT]" "Why I ought to..." "You're welcome to try, but I think you'll find..." "[GASPS] ...the match is already over." "Ladies and gentlemen, the Spectacular Spider-Man." "[CROWD CHEERING]" "Got your money in my safe, kid." "All you gotta do is sign an exclusive management contract with Sullivan Edwards, i.e. me." "Whoa, whoa, I'm not signing anything." "Hey, no signature, no cash." "I told you there were caveats." "But that's not fair." "Fair's not my problem." "SULLIVAN:" "Hey." "That's my money." "Kid." "Spider-Man." "Stop him." "Not my problem." "PETER:" "Well, that was a bust." "No money." "Not even a ride home." "[SIRENS WAILING]" "Uncle Ben said he'd wait for me at the library, but I guess all those cops wouldn't let him park." "[WOMAN SOBBING]" "Aunt May, what's wrong?" "Oh, Peter." "It's Ben." "[SIRENS WAILING]" "[♪♪♪]" "You stole the life of a good man, a man with a loving family, and you did it for his lousy car." "Don't bother running." "There's no place you can hide." "MAN:" "Hey." "[GRUNTS]" "That face." "SPIDER-MAN [ECHOING]:" "Not my problem." "What have I done?" "SYMBIOTE:" "Why blame yourself?" "We didn't hurt Uncle Ben." "The world took him away from us." "The world takes everything we love." "There's no one you can trust, Peter Parker." "No one except us." "Join with us." "Make our bond permanent." "Together, nothing can stop us, and everything we ever wanted will be ours." "[♪♪♪]" "Hold up there, kiddo." "Uncle Ben." "We don't need you anymore, old man." "Too bad." "You stirred up my memory." "Now you're stuck with me." "Wait." "Stop." "BEN:" "Well, kiddo, we're here." "Here?" "The library." "The one across from the Venue." "You said you had to study here." "Right." "Right." "Uncle Ben, i-if you could do something, and do it better than anyone else, then it wouldn't be wrong to, you know, cash in on your talents, right?" "Well, son, that would depend on what talents we're talking about." "Listen, kiddo," "I went through exactly the same thing at your age." "No, not exactly." "Point is, you're changing into the man you're going to be." "And just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should." "With great power there must also come great responsibility." "SYMBIOTE:" "Pretty words." "But what good did they do?" "We still went to the Venue." "We still let the cat burglar go." "He came down to take this car and took Ben away from us." "From him." "Not you." "But that's not the point." "And I'll prove it." "No." "It can't be you." "It can't." "Huh!" "This proves your point?" "Wait." "Watch him take his vengeance." "BURGLAR:" "No!" "I should drop you, take what you took from Ben Parker." "[GASPS AND SCREAMS]" "But he wouldn't approve." "With great power comes great responsibility." "[SIRENS WAILING]" "BEN:" "And that, kiddo, was only the beginning." "[♪♪♪]" "SYMBIOTE:" "No one's denying the great work we've done." "But how were we repaid?" "We have no money, no girl, no real friends." "None, that is, save us." "I beg to differ." "[♪♪♪]" "[INAUDIBLE]" "Uncle Ben's right." "I'm not alone in this." "And I'm not giving up who I am to become one with the ooze." "You cannot reject what you already are." "Go get 'em, kiddo." "[♪♪♪]" "[GRUNTS]" "That's what you're in for, roomie." "Sure you don't wanna vacate?" "Vacate?" "Where do you think we are?" "SYMBIOTE:" "We have taken root in Peter Parker." "Mind, body and soul." "[SPIDER-MAN GRUNTING]" "Why bother struggling?" "There's no place you can hide." "[GASPS]" "Boy's got no need to hide." "He's stronger than you think." "[♪♪♪]" "Now, mud stain, shall we dance?" "[MONSTER SHRIEKING]" "[SCREAMS]" "Thanks, Uncle Ben." "BEN:" "Anytime, kiddo." "I'm always here." "SYMBIOTE:" "This isn't over." "You will be ours." "Don't think so, Symbiote." "I know what you are now, and what you need." "[RINGS]" "[SYMBIOTE SCREAMS]" "You feed off of negative emotions." "But right now I'm starving you out." "SYMBIOTE:" "Stop." "Don't do this." "We only want to help you." "Be with you." "Sorry, Symbie." "I know this must hurt." "But we're just no good together." "Consider yourself dumped." "EDDIE:" "I'll clear out my stuff tonight." "That way the Connors won't get the satisfaction of seeing me beaten." "Spider-Man?" "You brought it back." "The alien." "Oh, this is great." "Now I can get my job back and-- Wait." "What are you doing?" "You can't set the temperature that low." "You'll destroy it." "That's the general idea." "No." "Let go." "Sorry, but if you knew how dangerous..." "No." "Do you know what you've done?" "You've destroyed my last chance." "He's supposed to be a hero, he's as bad as Pete." "Worse." "The two of them pretending to be Boy Scouts." "When all they do is destroy anyone and anything that gets... in their... way." "You" " You're alive." "And you're calling to me." "SYMBIOTE:" "Eddie Brock, we sense your fury, your hatred." "And its taste is sweet." "Do you hate the Spider?" "Do you hate Parker?" "You have to ask?" "SYMBIOTE:" "No." "But we have much to show." "[♪♪♪]" "Pete is Spider-Man." "Why didn't I see it before?" "I don't have two enemies, I have one." "SYMBIOTE:" "We have one enemy." "The Spider-Parker sought to destroy us too." "Bond with us, Eddie Brock." "Mind, body and soul." "Yes." "Accept the gift the Parker rejected." "Yes." "And together we will have our desire." "Yes." "We will have vengeance on Spider-Man." "[ROARS]" "[♪♪♪]"