Spider-Man 2 😎

Ariel Junior Almonte plays Spider-Man 2 while talking through a fight with Sandman, new suit upgrades like web-wings and FRND drones, and what's happening in his life: school stress, a recent job loss, and relationship stuff. He breaks down the game's lore and throws in jokes and fan theories.
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And we are back with another video, but differently. Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Yesterday I passed Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Now we're going to do Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Be ready. Are you good? Promise me something. Anything. If this doesn't work, take me out. It'll work. I don't have a lot of time left. I want a chance to say goodbye. I'm not going to lose you. I will never let you go. Aah! We have a bell for a reason. Take your seats. I'm here! Good morning, class. We have a new teacher joining us today. Hi, my name's Pete. Mr. Parker. And we are all very lucky today because this is physics class, and physics is awesome. Ever wonder how some insects and birds, reptiles, can just run right across a pond? Two words: surface tension. Bathroom. Okay, now surface tension is all about cohesion. Now in equation form, surface tension gamma can be calculated as the force exerted parallel to the surface of a liquid F divided by the length L of the line over which the force acts. Can anybody— uh, I, I need your help. Uh, Mr. Morales, is it? Uh, are you sure this isn't something you can handle yourself? I'm sure. Okay, class, uh, read chapter 4 or 5 or whatever. Miles, I need this job. If the principal comes back and sees I'm gone, I'm gonna get fired. I know, but you gotta see this. Marco, why today? I'm so getting fired. Principal Evans already hates me for being late this morning. Bro, I told you to be on time. It's fine, we'll be back before we know it. Good, because I had my college application review with the school counselor. Oh, finished your essay? I haven't started. Oh, well, let's get to the city and take care of Marco quick then. Hey, MJ. Hey, guys. You might want to get downtown fast. Swing it through Brooklyn. Jameson, have you on the ground for the Bugle? Still can't believe old Triple J is your new boss. Really loving the new regime. You'll whip him into shape in no time. So, what's up with Marco? It's been years since our last showdown. According to witnesses, he was running down Broadway yelling nonsense. They say he seemed angry and paranoid, delusional. He just exploded, man. Hopefully we can calm him down. I've seen people lose control like this. Be careful. Good thing there are two Spider-Men now. Good luck. Thanks, MJ. Might need the new tech we've been cooking up too. No way, they're untested, barely prototypes. Let you You brought him, right? No comment. Look out! You okay? Yeah, but I think we found him. Marco! Man, MJ wasn't kidding. We got to help him before he hurts someone or himself. Open wide! That arm looks dangerous. What's the plan? Keep him busy. I got an idea. Oh crap! Still angry after all these years, Marco? You should try yoga. Must be more of a Pilates guy. That was your idea? Never said it was a one. That was your idea? Never said it was a good one. Supposed to be a normal day. Physics, have awkward conversations in the teacher's lounge. Up the stairs, everyone! Spider-Man, time for this delivery. Coming in hot. I'm there. I got him. Mini Marcos. I wish I could do that. Set Mr. Aerstick down, but not before he barks on my suit. He's not the only one. Sandman just puked out some new friends. What the— he can do that? Apparently. Need you now, Mr. Parker. I'm sorry, who's this? Principal Evans. Of course, principal. All students have evacuated their classrooms. Where are you? Mr. Parker, I just forgot something in my car. What was that? Nothing, I'm just— it worked. I mean, um, I'm just running back right now. Get back here and supervise your student, or else. That does not sound good. Almost there. How you holding up? Uh, Miles, Principal Evans called. Man, am I getting expelled? Hey, you're just cutting class. I abandoned students during a citywide emergency. Yeah, you're screwed. Sandman! I always hated that name. I know you're angry at me. This has nothing to do with you. Leave me alone! I want to help you, but it's gonna hurt first. Guess he wasn't happy to reconnect. Yeah, he's not really the nostalgic type. Let me go or I'll kill you all. He's not listening. We got to turn it up a notch. How? He hates water. His shoulder's already wet. Bet he's not a big fan of electricity then either. Read my mind. Yeah, boom! Woo! You felt that all right. We need more water though. I'll hit him with webs while I get Sparky. I'll keep the water flowing in the meantime. Done. Take your shot. Pull him by bar of the fence. Somebody order some water. Hey, watch out! No, no, no, no, no! You okay? I'm working on it. Thought I lost you there. Can't get rid of me that easy. Time for Genki to work his magic. Genki, you there? Dude, this is nuts. I know, man, but listen, we need a big water source by Wall Street. Let me check the grid. Stay safe, dude. You too, Mr. Parker. You too. Wait, what? He knows? Genki knows all. Plus, we were super weird in class earlier. I knew I never should have taught at a gifted school. Can get up close now. Here it comes. Give us today's forecast, Spider-Man. 100% chance of rain. Got him right where we want him. Guys, the water tank on the Matheson building should do the trick. We're talking 10,000 gallons here. Got it. Thanks, Genki. Should have stayed away, spiders. Still think we got him right where we want him? I think I may have spoken too soon. And he's definitely getting bigger. Keep climbing, we're so close! The water tank! Spider-Man! I just wanted to live normal like everyone else. This isn't the way, Marco. For a guy like me, there is no other way. This is getting out of hand. Pete, what happened? I ended up outside. Just keep going up and I'll meet you at the roof. The water tanks are only shot— only way is up. Where are you, Pete? Get back here! Stay inside! Guess he's busy. Going to be a long day if we don't get that water. Keep it moving, Miles. I just wanted a regular life. You can still have one. It's too late now. Oh man, why couldn't Marco just make sandcastles instead? Ma, everything okay? I must pee. I know, you're on every channel. I'm heading downtown to help coordinate resources and supplies. Is Ganke covering for you at school? He is, but I got this meeting with my counselor later, and the principal thinks that I'm— Listen, I can talk to your principal, but New York needs you right now. Coolest mom ever. And please be careful. Te quiero, mijo. Like my friend, can't let New York down. You're only making it worse for yourself, Marco. I don't care. I wish I could just glide above this with my SA, get into any college I wanted. Or Spider-Man would, right? Brainstorm later, Miles. Focus. How's it going, Spider-Man? Almost there. War takes hours. Actually, it's his hour. Hey, sorry, what'd I miss? He's trying to eat me. Let's give him a drink instead. Did we do it? Nope. Bring out the new toys! The suit's last software patch wasn't stable, but here goes nothing. The web wings, they're flying! But we're not out of this yet. Marco's in Pier 4 Beach. What happens if he gets all that sand? I think he just did. Gonna need you ASAP, Miles. Yeah, I see him. All right, I'm right behind you. What did I just get myself into? You've got to calm down, Marco. Innocent people are in danger. You care about them but not me. They wouldn't listen to Marco. They can't ignore Sam. Mars, one and only. Any ideas? Class is back in session. Marco's storm is generating a lot of electricity. What happens to the surface tension of sand if you turn up the voltage? Like when I shock the minis. A+. You absorb enough energy, I'll shoot it right at him. You want me to get hit by lightning? Can you handle it? Only one way to find out. Like you said, gotta break out the toys. Now or never, Spider-Man! Time to move! Why won't you just give up? Because we promised to protect this city. We good? We're good. I have sand everywhere. Marco, it's going to be okay. I haven't been okay for a long time. If you need help, all you have to You're the ones who are going to need help when they come for you. Come for us. You grow slow in your old age, Sergei. A fate you will not share. I've been in your shadow for hours, but you sense nothing. Pathetic. I asked for an equal, and this is what you find, sir? Perhaps a new hunting ground. Light the fires. The great hunt begins. The app is busted. Pete, you seeing this? Hold on a sec, Miles. I got it. You're going to be safe. Yeah, same here. Hey, Genki, I know, I know, the whole city's telecom network is down. What's happening to the requests that are coming in? They'll all get queued, but wait, uh, I'm gonna try a workaround. Work fast. Right before the app went down, I saw a request for help at Liberty and Broadway. Headed there now. What a mess. Marco, what got into you? There they are. I've got it. Hold on. You okay? I am now. Thank you. I can't comment on an accident. Spider-Man, Chief needs your help. We got Marco and Cassidy, and we'll be seeking the maximum sentence to get to the bottom of this. There you have it. Spider-Man, got a minute? Got a call with the precinct up ahead and the line cut out. We got to get through to set up triage. On it, Chief. That did it. Uh, Mr. Parker, I need your help to get the app back online. What do you need? Get to the roof of the building on Worth and Lafayette. What's the plan? It's gonna be hours before the telecom network's back up, so we're gonna create our own network. That's a big job. How long have you been planning this? Dreaming about it since 7th grade, but planning, uh, for the last 2 minutes or so. There should be a launcher around there. What is all this stuff? Environmental study by a new startup. The launchers for high-altitude weather sensors. And this startup gave us permission? Yes, I checked with the head guy. Super nice, seemed excited about helping out Spider-Man. Okay, tell me what to do. You've still got that 3D printer built into your web shooters, right? I need you to build something real quick. Just sent you the blueprints. Got them. This looks like a drone. We don't spy on people, Ganke. Oh no, no, no, it's all opt-in. Just New Yorkers sending messages to the app, which gets routed through these drones, which I call Focused Relay Neighborhood Data Spots. FRND. Did I just make a friend? You did. 7th grade me was so wholesome. Okay, now how do we get this thing airborne? There's a lot of competing signal traffic, so try to follow the path I marked on your visor. It'll give us a clearer signal. Local network should be online. Let me notify the app users. Reports should start coming in any minute now. We did it! Back in business. There, crime report just came in. Back it up, let's go! Come on! We got plenty of time. Cops are busy with all this sand stuff, so let's clear this place out. Come on, load them up! He's here! Smash him! Stealing weapons? Not on my watch! Stick to the plan! Whose idea was it to have a gun club in the city. It's not fair. I think I'm going to start a petition. Replace all the gun clubs with something better, like a compliment club. Compliments don't hurt anyone, and they're free. We have to win. For example, you take a punch really well. Good job. Hey, I think I'm on to something. Less guns, more compliments. That was a big crew taking advantage while the city's covered in sand. Wish I knew what got into Marco. More of them coming. Let's give them a warm welcome, Spidey style. You're in our way. Yeah, it's one of my superpowers. Hey guys, I have a suit now. I know, trying to innovate here. Give me a minute, I'll call you back. Man, I think he's mad at me. Stress masquerades as anger sometimes. Just keep looking for people to help. Now you sound like— I'm not angry, Miles. Just focused. That's what my mom always says when she's angry. Come on, you've known me for a long time. When have you ever seen me angry? Uh, I'm thinking. It was a rhetorical question. Got it. That one time we were playing a board game at your place. Okay, the new app is compiling. I figured as long as we're at it, we might as well give it an upgrade. We don't need anything fancy, we just need to see citizen reports. Totally. While the patch is updating, we should widen the net. Let's check in with Miles. Over there. She was having trouble breathing. Miles, you busy? What do you need? Get to the roof of that building nearby. Yo, you sounded stressed earlier. You doing okay? Yeah, there's just a lot going on, and I'm hungry, and the vending machine only has those plain low sodium table crackers. Oh man, that sucks. I'll manage. Hey, so I'm finally doing that app upgrade I've been talking about with a little help from my friends. That's, that's a brilliant pun that doesn't make sense yet, but it will in a minute. Okay, I'm here. There should be a launcher somewhere around there. I don't see anything that looks like a launcher. Maybe it's under the sand. Okay, I see the launcher. Now what? You're gonna 3D print a friend. I get it now. FRND. Let me guess, Friendly Relay Network Drone. Close, but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that it uses spatial and temporal correlated signals. Over-the-air computation. You're a genius, Genki. Oh, you— I marked a path for optimal network stability. If you stay in the path, we'll get a stronger signal. Okay, local network is connected. It's a new crime report. I see it. On my way. Boy said Spider-Man was at the gun club. Got to move before he gets here. Hey, need a hand? Lost your keys? There's a locksmith up the street. All of you guys are for one armored car? Seems like overkill. Mijo, are you okay? Yeah, Ma, you okay? See, I'm downtown helping Gloria at Beast Oh, have you met with Mr. Sumida? Uh, no. Spider-Man isn't going to get you into college. I'll make it, Ma, promise. Got to run. You don't want this. What if instead of stealing, you, I don't know, tried to help rescue people? Me boy, I can be in physics class right now memorizing abstract equations for hypothetical situations. Oh, it's on, Spider-Man! I think I like this kind of physics better. Shoot the spider! That's bad if I— Okay, the app's finally updated. Check it out. Ooh, nice work! New request just came in. Yankee, nice work on the app. This will help a lot of people. Thanks, Miles. Let's hit these last requests and get back to school. Spider-Man, save us! I'll check it out. What the hell? Didn't we just whoop you? You still here, Marco? Okay, now you pissed me Ariel. Okay, I talked to the doctors. Is there a sand crystal thingy near you? Yes. Okay, the doctors say Marco's mind is broken, literally shattered into pieces. Freaky. So why are these sand dudes attacking me? Probably bits of his subconscious trying to protect whatever's in that crystal. But listen, if you can find all the pieces, they say you might be able to make him whole again. Being a stand person sounds complicated. Okay, Marco, what was your subconscious protecting? One minute I was with you, and the next you were gone. Talking crystal. Okay, seems like it holds a part of Marco's memory. MJ said that there were more crystals scattered around the city. Got to keep an eye out. Still got work to do. Hey, you want to grab that last request? Looks like some VIP stuck in a limo. On it. Genki, is Mr. Sumida still there? Yeah, he's with Hailey right now. She's trying to stall him for you. Nice. Hopefully he's gonna tell me how to write my college essay. You're not done with that yet? You know, since I already got into ESU, I could help you. Nah, you do too much already. Plus, if you help me get into college, you'd never shut up about it. Yeah. Yeah, that's true. This is the part where Jonah Jameson starts complaining. Hey, stay away from that limo! It's the Spider! Get him! Paparazzi is bad enough, but paparazzi with guns? Watch the Spider! Y'all are the worse, you know that? Why can't we all just let people be people? Let's check on that person in the limo. No hospital. J. Jonah Jameson. I got to tell Spider-Man. All right, Mr. Jameson, let's get you to the hospital. Spider-Man, you gotta come see who the VIP in the limo was. I shudder in anticipation. Sealing a hydrant, then I'm on my way. Mr. Jameson, it's Spider-Man. You with me? Flying in on your left. Hey, Spider-Man. Look who it is. What? Where am I? Spider-Man! Jonah, my sunshine. You okay? Help! I've been abducted! What? No, I'm helping you, man. Someone get a photo of this. Masked criminals kidnap beloved newsman. Some things never change. Just be nice to the— They kidnapped me. I did not consent. I, I— Menaces! I'm surrounded by menaces! But J. Jonah Jameson is not going anywhere, you hear me? I'm not going anywhere! Wait, where am I going? Where am I going? Mr. Parker, where are you? Uh, Principal Evans, hi. Yes, this is me, Peter Parker. I, um, I'm sorry, there was an emergency and I, I'll be there soon. Jonah is always yelling, like, what the— oh no, um, you're breaking up. I, well, I can't believe I just did that. Where's Mr. Sumida? Oh, he just left. Something about going on vacation. What? That's incredible, Haley. Also, while you were gone, I found out that I got the Rand Scholarship. Are you serious? Bro, that's like a full ride. Well, big day for everyone. I'm really missing out. Oh man, I can't watch this, but I also can't look away. Hmm. Principal Evans. Yeah, guess who decided to show up today? I, I know this looks terrible. Looks? I'm so sorry. It's more than looks. No, I know, I know, I know, I know. And this is the last thing that I wanted to happen, and it'll never happen again. I've had enough of this. No more excuses. Your job is to protect these students, not to abandon them. You're fired. Dude, you being Spider-Man must be so hard keeping a job, but I'm sure that you're gonna figure it out. Hey, sorry about the job. You weren't the worst teacher we've ever had, if that helps. Think I can put that on my resume? Well, listen, there's an open photo call at the New York Bulletin. I just sent a shot in yesterday. It's not much money, but But it's money. That's Robbie Robertson's paper. We used to work together at the Bugle. I think I know just what he'd like. Thanks, Miles. No problem. I might send him a few more shots too if I have time. Have you always I said don't show me the city, show me New York. Gonna have to flag that business transaction. This is my job. Get ready, Spider-Man! Here we go! Hate to interrupt the business meeting, but— wait, no, I don't. You don't want more. Get the spider! Crushed spider, my favorite! Little spider. All right, no Spider-Man. What he gets for messing with— Well, if it isn't the backup brigade. Can somebody help me? There's an ambulance nearby. I can take you to it. Thank you, Spider-Man. We're close. You're doing great. And there we are. Pros will take it from here. I can't thank you enough. Also, my boyfriend's your biggest fan. Ain't that something? There, now to Submit. And Peter, how you doing, son? Whoever started talking about cities as playgrounds was definitely thinking about New York City. Robbie, hi. I know this is out of the blue, but I wanted to let you know I just sent in a photo for your open call. Wonderful. We can definitely run this. I got to duck into a meeting, but if you find the beating heart of New York anywhere else, send them my way. It's good to hear from you. You too, Robbie. Thanks. Missing Grandpa. Prospect Park. Oh man, better go check that out. Nice. My grandma always talked about going here. She'd walk across the bridge every Sunday to get the freshest vegetables in the city. But one time she was late and the guy in front of her bought all the tomatoes, and that's how she met my grandpa. That's perfect for Robbie. Is that— oh man, I haven't been there in years. When we were at the Bugle's old office, we'd hide out here whenever Jonah was about to blow. There's a lot of assignments sitting at that bar. And a lot of grasshoppers. Didn't your mom ever teach you not to steal? You're a fighter. Stop fighting. Y'all better think twice next time. Hey, it's another one of Marco's memory crystals. I should take care of that. That car's swerving all over the place. Wait a minute, drive, drive! One ton of runaway metal brought to a halt. Love to see it. Spider-Man, thank you for coming. I'm looking for my grandpa Earl. He kept talking about meeting someone here, and now he's gone. And can you please help me find him? Any clues on where he might be? Just this picture. He was staring at it all morning. Hmm, this looks familiar. Some kind of exhibit. This looks like it was taken 60 years ago, around the same time of year too. I'll find him, don't worry. Please hurry. He gets confused and I just don't want him to get scared or hurt or— Don't worry, I'll find him. That picture had some animal in the background. Maybe an exhibit. Hmm, no grandpa. Let's see what I can find. Those flowers by the sea lion pool— is something else there? My wonderful girl. Yep, yep. What's your favorite suit? If you're watching, if anyone is watching, what is your favorite suit inside Spider-Man 2? Hey, I didn't find your grandpa yet, but I did find a note for him. It name drops a botanical garden. My grandparents used to take weekend walks through the botanical garden. That has to be where he is. This inhaler has Grandpa's name on it. He can't be too far. If I could figure out what's in the inhaler, I could probably create a trail leading to Grandpa. Let's see here. Got it. I hope you got a secret hideout called the worldwide test. Done. Okay. Try that again. Hashtag Spider Friends forever. Hmm, that's not right. Hmm, nice. Hey, your grandpa isn't at the gardens. But I was able to create a trail using his inhaler. That should lead me right to him. Oh no, really? Please hurry, he needs that thing like he needs lungs. Lately I've been so busy, sometimes taking care of him felt like a thing I had to do. But the thought of losing him— Yeah, I saw the message about the Tekken thing. Yeah, no, I saw it. I saw it. What's wrong with me? Don't be so hard on yourself. Trying to keep responsibility straight is tough. Trust me, I get it. You're doing your best. I found him by the lake. I'll hang with him until you get here. You did? I'm on my way. Stay right there. Hey there, sir. Spider-Man? Whatever you think I did, I didn't. Your granddaughter's looking for you, sir. Granddaughter? Oh, well, tell her I'll be back in a minute. I proposed to my wife here, right here where we sit. Man, You're making the rest of us look bad. How'd you ask? First off, we had to go to the zoo. Never met a soul who loved animals more than that woman. I was terrified. I meant to ask her at the meerkats. She said they reminded her of me, but my knees were knocking, man. I couldn't see straight. We left the zoo and just kept walking. Ended up here. She— if you saw her, man, just perfect, but clumsy. Nearly fell into that pond there face first. You ever been in love, Spider-Man? I, uh, Maybe. It's beautiful. Nothing more beautiful. Can I tell you something, Spider-Man? I know I'm fading. It's scary as hell. Thought I'd be ready, but nothing gets you ready. Nothing. When I'm here, it's like —like she is too. Like I'm living it all over again. All nervous and sweating and whatnot. Then I look into her eyes and— it's like I'm home. I was so nervous that day, Spider-Man. Almost didn't even ask. It's like I blinked— and she's gone. I'm sorry. You said my granddaughter was looking for me? Let's go see her. I should have guessed you'd come here. Sorry we lost track of each other. It was my fault for wandering off, but Spider-Man took good care of me. Had a nice chat about your grandma. Oh yeah, she used to love this spot, huh? I feel like I spent every weekend here with her feeding the ducks. I wouldn't doubt it. I don't know much, but I know that she loved you. I know, Grandpa. Ah! That's right, people! 77 dogs in 10 minutes, and they were foot long! I'd love to see you all at the fair next week. I'm going for the chili dog record, and I hear the shrimp cocktail— Hey, you paid for that photo, Spider-Man? I'm just kidding, you're cool. I heard this guy dips his hot dog buns in tomato juice before eating them. Now I get that it makes it easy for them to go down, but tomato juice, brother, that ain't right. My suit is sandy in all the wrong places. Might be time for a change. You guys need help with that? I'll get your spot. Thought I'd see you guys again. Here we go. Sand in my boots, in my gloves. This is a nightmare. Time to check out that crystal. Someone's watching us, Kenya, but I don't want you to worry. That's my job. Marco thought he was being watched. And who's Kenya? Some jerks are trying to break into that building. How did you lose your keys? Happens to me all the time. This is gonna hit. I'll rip your limbs off, spider! Is that the last break-in I'll ever stop? Not with my luck. Looks like one of Marco's memory crystals Miles told me about. I should check it out. Oh my God, it's him! Hey MJ. Hey, I'm headed to your place to drop something off. Is the back door unlocked? I don't know, I left in a hurry this morning. I'll just meet you there. Okay, cool. You and Miles get back to school okay? Yep. Yep, quite a first day for you. Hopefully tomorrow will be quieter. I am sure it will be. See you in a bit. What's up, Jeremy? Telling your girlfriend that you got fired. That couple's being attacked. Better hurry. Well, look who's in the neighborhood. Yo, we just going to say the same about you. Hope you don't mind me interrupting here. We got to take him down. Spider-Man, this Thanks. We should take this on the road sometime. Sounds like a good excuse to finally build that Spider-Mobile. You took down my 15 of them. Yeah, I'm just chilling. Yesterday I was doing the Miles Morales one, but I beat that one in one day, so I beat it like 3 times already. Miles Morales, this one I beat like twice, but I'm just doing a rerun because there's other suits I got to unlock for Peter. Whoa, traffic was awful. Tan Man really made a mess. Seems like you're getting the hang of that thing. Well, it is convenient in the city, but I'm not convinced I'm a bike person. You convinced me. What's wrong? I got fired. Oh, you were so excited about this job. I know. I had the whole semester planned out. Next week we were gonna make a potato-powered helicopter. I'm so sorry. I might be joining you in the unemployment line. Jonah already cleaning house? Sort of. He's instituting a radical meritocracy. Yikes. What does that even mean? It means that whoever doesn't write a front page story in the next week is fired. Oh, well, you'll be fine then, because you're the best reporter they have. You got in there? Unsold Symkaria books. Running out of storage at my place. You got great reviews. I sold 14 copies. Nobody wanted to read about Symkaria. The Bugle is the biggest outlet in the city. I can make a difference there. But if I get fired, I don't know what I'll do. Do you even You need the Bugle to do what you want to do? I tried making an impact from the outside and 14 copies. Now I, I need to change things from the inside. I haven't had time to clean back room. Yeah, I'm just gonna tidy up a bit. May mortgage the house to keep Beast afloat. And now I'm sinking. Oh man, I've been wanting to play this. Just need to find the time. Bummer that the teaching thing didn't work out. What's next, do you think? I don't know. To be honest, I'd like to take some time off, but I can't really afford to. What about selling the house? I can't. I mean, I could, but I can't. If you need time, I can cover the mortgage. No, no, I can't let you do that. Plus, you said Jonah might clean house. I won't let him fire me. I know how much this house means to you. We'll figure it out. I don't deserve you. Hey, so have you thought any more about moving in? We talked about this. I need to be in the city, close to where the action is. But think of all the romantic dinners we could have here. When was the last time you were home for dinner? Fair point. Hey, what's this? Is all this Mae's stuff? Yeah, I need to donate it, but not just yet. What are you looking at? Some pretty cute old photos of you. So now I'm just gonna like relax because my body feels really sore. I think that was in my bedroom. Why did she take a picture of that? Balance. What does that mean? I wonder if this is still there. I'm gonna go take a look. And then Saturday I'm gonna see the movie Bad Boys on Saturday. Let me know what you find. I'm going to keep looking at these photos you've never shown me. Adorable. Still smells like me. Where was that hole again? Spider-Man, is he a threat or a menace? Our phone lines are open. Menace, definitely a big fat menace. Let me tell you something about this superhero. He's neither super —nor a hero. So what does that add up to? A fraud? An attention seeker? It's a bunch of nonsense. What was that? What was what? Peter. Oh, I, uh, I thought I heard a rat in the wall. Hey, what's wrong? It's nothing. I was just When I was your age, I was head of the debate club, captain of the soccer team, and second violin in orchestra. Every year I wanted a new feather in my cap. But when I tried to add honor roll student on top, I fell apart. Instead of being good at a few things, I wasn't good at anything. So I scaled back. Balance is a process, not a destination. I'm still working on that. Now come on. Come on. Maybe May had a point. I can't take too much on. Something's got to give. I should go check on MJ. Just got a tip. Ref's moving a couple of inmates to Ravencroft tomorrow for evaluation. They say who? No, but I'm gonna find out. MJ! Whoa, doctors haven't cleared me for MJ hugs yet. Sorry, Harry. I missed you. I missed you too. I heard about May. I'm so sorry. So how was Europe? Sorry about all that. I was being treated in isolation here in the city, and I didn't want you guys to worry about me. Is it the same thing your mom had? It was. Was, past tense. We think it's in remission. Harry, this is— I can't believe it. You look great. I feel great. I have to get to work. Dinner tomorrow? Coney Island, for old time's sake. It's a date. That's new. Yeah, it's a little skill she picked up when we were in Sankaria. Sorry for coming by unannounced and all. What? No, are you kidding? You want to come inside? Actually, I was hoping you might have time to go for a ride with me. Sure. I'm surprised the frugal flyer is still on the road. I was thinking we might roll like we used to. Is that my old bike? Nah, I found it on the internet. It's a close match though, right? Wow. Yeah. It's even got the same stickers and everything. You sure this isn't my bike? You ready? Yeah. Where are we going? You'll see. Come on, try to keep up. You sure you're up for this? Oh yeah, I'm feeling good. I was using the cane just for insurance, but I don't even need it. You have more energy than I do. So tell me everything. What's been keeping you busy? Just substitute teaching in between getting fired. I've also been tutoring a high school kid. He's Special. Reminds me a little of me, actually. Lucky kid. I never would have passed honors calc without your help. Hey, I read about your old boss, Dr. Octavius. Must have been crazy. That's one way to put it, yeah. I wish you'd been around. Harry, why didn't you tell me you were sick? I'd have been there in a shot. You You wouldn't have liked what you'd seen. The treatment was horrible. I was floating in a tank with a healing agent. Gave me awful nightmares. A tank? Wow. Experimental stuff. Wait, we're at Midtown High. Is that actually where we're going? Neither confirm nor deny. Uh, this place looks exactly the same as it did 10 years ago. Oh, thanks. Come on. Why'd you bring us here? We both hated high school. Remember that time Flash and his buddies cornered me and broke my laptop? We lost that presentation for the Young Entrepreneurs Competition. We'd worked for months on that thing, and the state meet was the next morning. I had a backup on a USB. But it was in your locker. We called the school begging to let us in, but they said no. It was after hours. We were so desperate, we walked around the entire school trying every door until we got to this one. Wait, what do you— I remember we had a gym yet. Shall we? The coast is clear. Come on. You sure the drive is upstairs in your locker? Pretty sure. What? You said you were sure. I was. I mean, I am. Why are you asking now? I don't know. I'm nervous. Next up to bat is rookie all-star number 12, Eric Monacelli. It's right field Rick. What's he doing here on Friday night? Listening to the game. RBIs. Show us that Rookie of the Month stuff, kid. You're going to be on this team forever. Let's make a run for it. No, wait, he'll see us. Double. This guy is the real deal, folks. Where We're gonna see him around for a lot of years. The fans are putting the pressure on this team to deliver. Just aim it at something loud and they're rising to the occasion. Nah, too messy. Get ready to be tackled. Yeah, hey-o! That was a nice— come on. This is what criminals do. Am I a criminal now? Hey, forgot to tell you, I showed our presentation to my mom. She thought it was really great. She had one critique though— the name. She said we should rename it Heal the World. Holy cow, that's perfect, right? Once we get to the top of the stairs, your locker's right there, right? Did he see us? I don't think so. Split up. We'll meet back at the gym. Hey, who's that? We're in trouble! We're in trouble! Mayday! Damn it! Oh no, I'm out! Where are you, you little punk? Someone in here playing tricks, huh? I could really use a refill on my web shooters. Wait, I think I have extra web fluid stuff in the photo lab. This is all still kind of new. I gotta get better at fluid management. So, library to photo lab, photo lab to gym, gym to locker. Easy. Path is clear. Time to move. What was that? Crap! Hey, I really wish I had backed this project up online. Spider's best friend. Okay, where did I leave my web fluid stuff? Harry and I climbed up a rusty 100-year-old fire escape to get this shot. Totally worth it. Ran into MJ right after this. Couldn't decide between hey or hi, so I said hi-yay. I'll admit to a little bit of hero worship here. Yes, you. Dr. Octavius is doing a guest lecture there next month. Gotta get tickets before it sells out. I know I put these under here somewhere. Gotcha. Moving. Okay, now to mix this up just right. Hello, friend. I really should figure out how to increase the capacity of these things so I don't run out. Going to meet Harry at the gym. Old backpack. Forgot I put that here. Got to start keeping track of these things. I can't get away from this guy. Gotta distract him so I can get out of here. What's that? This is me making a break for it. You can just stay where you are, kid. Stop running. Harry's already at the gym. Gotta hurry. Right field, Rick. Gotta move him away from that door. Sorry for the mess, Rick. Okay, now you can't tell me we don't have a damn ghost. No ghost, just a spider. Dude, I thought you got caught. We gotta grab that thumb drive and get out of here. Let's cut through the gym. It's all coming back. That was crazy. Oh, this place looks the same except no security guard on our tails. Which gives us a minute for some hoops. You sure you're up for this? Question is, are you? Let's see it, big talker. A little rusty. No biggie. All you. That counts. I am so happy you're feeling better. Seriously. Thanks. Hey, I didn't get a chance to see what you did with May's house. Nothing yet. I've been busy, and I don't know, feels weird to change it. I get it. That must have been really tough, Pete. No rush. Okay, here we go. Yes! Well, when MJ moves in, maybe she'll help with the house. I don't know. You don't think she'll help? I don't know if she'll move in. Oh, well, I mean, it seemed like you guys were doing good. She was at your house. We'll figure it out. We always do, eventually. What's the score? I have no idea. Me neither. Thanks for bringing me here. I needed this. Me too. But we're not done yet. I know that look. What are you up to? Still think you can find your old locker? Where do you think that security guard is? Probably still in the East Wing. Then let's get that thumb drive out of your locker and get out of here. We gotta make Flash pay for breaking your laptop. Just let it go. You can't just let him get away with it. He's captain of the football team. Oh, our best revenge is to win that competition tomorrow. Finally! Quick, get under there! We gotta get him back in that elevator. Buddy in there? What's going on? He's gone. Got lucky with that one. Oh! Yeah, quick, get the drive and let's go. What is this? How did you— Go on, take it. Oh crap, who's that? Nice touches. Uh, this guy part of all this too? Nope. Run! Hey, we're going to get arrested! Not if he doesn't catch us. This is not the kind of nostalgia I like. You still got that You got the thumb drive? Yeah, I just gotta make it to those doors. Almost there. Open up, it's the police! I called the cops, you're in trouble now! No, but hold them off for just a minute. I got an idea. What should I do? Don't get caught. Wait, I keep forgetting. Police, let's go! Hey, you the one who called us? Yeah, they're in here somewhere. All right, you two spread out while we get this guy's statement. Now to get the guard alone so I can get the thumb drive back. They're in here somewhere. My guys are looking. Whoa, let's take a picture. Don't move, I'll be right back. He's alone. Now for something I like to call the upside-down pickpocket. Kids playing tricks. I got time for this nonsense. He's probably waiting up for me. Nice, that should put me right above him. Troublemakers around in circles like a crazy person. Got it. Huh? What was that? Now how am I supposed to get out of here? I just want to tell you how I'm feeling. Damn it, you're in the office. Understand, never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Okay, gotta go. Good. We gotta hide. It's not the cops, it's my dad. Dad, I told you I'd call you when I got home. It's your mother. What happened? Uh, Peter, would you excuse us for a moment? Harry, what is this? You know, I still think we would have won state if we'd preserved Presented. Lots happened in the last 10 years. It's a miracle I'm even sitting here now. I got a second chance. I'm going to take advantage of that, but I need you with me, Pete. Wow, this is, uh, A lot to process. Why don't you come by the lab tomorrow, check it out? You have a lab already? I'll show you some of my ideas and we can talk about it some more. Deal? Sure. Pete, we're gonna heal the world. You are confirmed. Strike Force K1 on approach. Status report: the Mana and Arena are nearly complete. Recon units report in. The Sandman eluded us. Make capture not an option. Then he was not the one. Copy that. Awaiting orders, sir. Prepare for the transfer tomorrow. Then do not fail again. My name is Miles Morales. And even I'm bored already. Hey Miles, you busy? I need— whatever it is, I'm down. Need some help with a babysitting mission. Yo, what's up Jason? Don't give me that look, pops. Doing good, just chilling, bro. You know, just relaxing. How's the essay going? It's, it's going. I'm gonna head out though. Pete called for some backup. We're just— It's better if I don't know the details. I'll be fine, Ma. Espera un momento. You know how there have been a few nights recently where you've been working late and so I also worked late. Well, I wasn't working. Don't give me that look. I'm not in any trouble. It's just, um, I've been going on some dates. Dating, actually. Oh, right. And there's this one guy. I've seen him a few times, and it's— well, it's going well. Now what do you Why are you asking me? I'd like to have him over. For baccalauréat. I'm sure there's some spider stuff I can be doing. I can give you some privacy. No, I'd like him to meet you. And I'd like you to meet him. But if you're not comfortable, I totally understand. Ma, look, you had me at baccalauréat. I see you. Okay, okay. Better head to the raft. Maybe these wind tunnels can give me a boost. There's another one. I should catch that updraft. Whoa, I'm getting the hang of this. Another updraft. I should check the view. Love a windy day. Hey, Miles, just getting to the raft. You on your way? Wouldn't miss it. Who we're babysitting? MJ got a tip yesterday that Scorpion's being moved to Ravencroft. Not enough resources for him since Sandman became his roommate. Scorpion can definitely throw a tantrum. I'll be there. Crystal's mine this time. Hey man, glad you could make it. Looks like I'm Just in time. Keep it moving, Gargan. Ready for the next one? Next one? Thought we were just babysitting Scorpion today. Martin Lee. Miles? Miles? It's fine. I'll be okay. So how everyone day going? Little early for fireworks. We got to go. Red, yellow. If these are— Make sure the prisoners are secure. I'll take left. Protect the ship. Form up on me. No, I was asking how everyone's day is going. I really should have stretched. Those blades are sharp. You must be new in town. Hi, I'm Spider-Man, in case you didn't know. These guys are bad news. You definitely want to keep them in prison. All right, guess we can skip the welcome wagon. Where the hell are you guys? I was hoping you knew. Cover you. Keep them out of the ship. On it. Show him what offense he's getting. Take out the defenses. Don't let them overwhelm the They're trying to get inside the ship. They want being in league. We got to stop them. I'm doing good, just chilling. Seems like you're plenty of members. You will see, and it will be more. They just keep coming. Keep fighting! Shoot him! Don't let him hit you! Come on, Spider-Man, focus in! We can't let him get near the prisoner! What are you, Vulture's kid? Don't get distracted by the spiders. Our worry lies within. They're definitely going after Scorpion. Can't let them get inside this ship. Get down here and fire. You seen these guys? A lot of money and tech here. Yeah, they're not messing around. Seem desperate to get their hands on Scorpion, Lee. Those guys get free again. Stay focused, Spider-Man. The presence was unexpected. Who are you people and where'd you even come from? I'll give them one thing, they know What they want. We are dead, Spider-Man. How you doing? You know that thing with the Hydra and more heads pop up? We got him on the ropes. I got the little one. Little one? You better be talking about that No Spider-Man if I'm a half inch taller than him, at least. Why didn't we know the raft was moving? Lee, doesn't matter now. Let's just focus on taking these guys out, whoever they are. Oh man, what now? We got to get this ship free. Hulbury, mayday, mayday! People inside are going to drown. I'll keep trying to get these things out. King Arthur makes this look so easy. Let me worry about them. Spider-Man, you gotta get topside as soon as I get everyone clear. You okay in there? Trying to get out, looking for civilians on the way. Hey, it's bad, man. What happened out there? Did those guards get to safety? Hello? No signal. Better hurry up. It's getting worse out there. Is someone out there? Morpheus, he got out and he threw me in Here, I'll get you out. Stay calm, I'll find another way. Electrical access, sounds Promising. OP's got eyes on Scorpion. These guys have no idea who they're letting out. Still here, promise. Come on, backup power, be here. Sweet. Water's rising. I can't get back the way I came in. The electrical current is powerful in here. Even I can feel it. I can't let it get to that guard. This amount of electricity will fry him alive. I need you to stay away from the water, okay? Thanks a million, Chis. Saved you. Really? Can't be. No. This isn't real. We have eyes on Scorpion. Give up. It's not safe. It's so peaceful without Miles. Now that you're Spider-Man, I don't have to worry anymore. None of us have to die. Time running out. Huh? I have to get out of here. I have to find them. Get me out of here! Coward! What are you waiting for? Not like this! What the— Clear! We got him! No, no, Lee! Lee! You cannot escape! What is this? Venom power. I can barely control it. Spider-Man, they got Lee! Scorpion too. I'm after them now. Miles, do you think you can handle Lee? I can turn around right now. No, no! I got this. Go on. Are you sure? Can't let him near my family again, not after what he did to my dad. I have to protect them. They need me, man. Nothing will happen to your family. Nothing. You got this. I'll be back soon. I've got this. Get back here! You stay right here. Don't do this, Michael. You're not taking him. You are neither. I don't know who you are, but You messed with the wrong city, and you think I'm naive? I think that's all of them. Spider-Man, things just went from bad to East River on fire bad. That's— well, okay, I'm on my way. We'll deal with Scorpion later. Come on, come on! Hey, both stars! I got you! Hang on to something! We're not going to make it! Please knock on anywhere! No, no, no! That's a Keller! Run! I'll stop it! I'm here, guys! I got you! Lay off me so I can stop that propeller. Taking the shot. Can't wet that propeller with these guys beating on me. We've got it. How many times I got to tell you people? Lee stays with me. You are just going to let me die? You don't know what you took from me. No! Spider-Man, let him go! Spider-Man, I need your help. First responders are on site now, at least. Police are still fishing, but there's no sign of them. Any luck upriver? Nothing but debris. Who are those guys? Whoever they are, they're packing some serious tech. And now they got all that plus Scorpion and Lee. Hey, whatever they're planning, we'll find them. We'll stop them. Yeah. Pete, when I saw Lee inside that ship, my powers, they You think his energy got entangled with yours? I don't know, man, but it feels volatile. Well, wherever Electric Blue came from, it saved the day back there. Hey, we'll put Lee back where he belongs, promise. Us. Don't leave me hanging. Trying to soak over here. Not on my watch, man. You're too much, man. Hang in there, Miles. Hey, Miles. Getting used to hearing that voice. Drop you a pin. Want to come through? Damn, Glenn. What, too busy to Visit your fam? Nah, I was just giving you space after you got out. Don't need it. Besides, we got to settle some things. We do? Whoever took me and Squirt— Spider-Man, something tells me they're planning something. Done deal. Just go see him and get it over with, Miles. Then we focus on whoever took Lee and Scorpion. Something tells me they're planning something big. Hey friends, it's Danica. You are listening to The Danacast. Yeah, they— okay, y'all are done. The flame guy. What was the deal with those guys? Felt like they came out of a cult. Better tell Pete about them. Christy's mind is Anyone seen some robbers who are looking to lose a fight? I dare you, Spider-Man. Come on. Did you guys know that the bags banks use don't have big dollar signs on them? I know, I was disappointed. We really got to do this with the mask on? Depends. Relax, I'm not trying to get my ass kicked by my nephew again. Your dad used to give me that exact same look. Kid? Martin Li. Someone got him out. I know what you're thinking, Miles. This is not on you. We can't let him live up here. It's just another kind of prison. It's not that easy. Never said it was, but sometimes you got to push the past away so you can make room for the future. That's actually why I called. Need your help getting something. Could get it myself, but Parole means Prowler's retired. Stashed it by a decommissioned Roxxon lab near Central Park. Yeah, I know the one. Are you really putting Prowler behind you? Behind us. Getting something? How did you— And Miles, that Lee business, don't be stupid. Yeah, yeah. Serious, Miles. I've heard this dude can turn your brain into scrambled eggs. Leave it alone. Now, what else is going on? How's school? College? Anyone you like? I don't know. So there is someone. I'm here. What am I looking for? Just use your eyes, nephew. Uploaded some Prowler code into your mask when I swiped it. Of course you did. The stash stays hidden until it detects the code from my suit. Last step is to decrypt the key. Give it a shot. Don't cheat. Take your time. Done. Not bad, kid. Another gate. Sweet. Can't pull it open from down here. You would have made a decent prowler. You should be seeing how to get inside now. Got it. You want to finally tell me what this is? Old suit prototypes. Feel free to keep it. Some good tech in there. Cool, could definitely use this. Listen, this isn't the only stash. Uh, whoever freed Lee sounds like my tech is right up their alley. I want it falling into the wrong hands. Either you You're the only person I trust with this. Okay, I got you. Coordinates are in the mask. Thanks, nephew. Don't be a stranger. I wonder what Ma's gonna say about this. Bad idea. Chief Clark, everything okay? We're about to demolish a hospital that was damaged during Sandman's attack, but there's a lot of debris slowing down the technicians. If you're free, they could really use your webs to help keep the building stable while they work. Absolutely. Thanks. We'll keep working until you get here. Hey, what's up? Just wanted to let you know that I talked to Gloria and Feast is gonna send a donation truck to the house tomorrow for the rest of May's stuff. Uh, I don't think I'll be able to go through everything by then. Could you cancel that? I promise I'll donate it all myself as soon as I'm finished with everything. I'll call him right now, but don't push yourself too hard, Parker. I'm serious. Hey, you know I'd much rather be curled up next to you with the latest physics journal right now, especially that French one. Sometimes you're just too romantic. I'll talk to you later. Spider-Man, over here! We've managed to set our explosives in every zone except the last one. The demo crew's in there. There's 4 of them. I'll find them. Just keep your radios open and make sure nobody touches that detonator. Spider-Bot can search faster in there than I can. Your time to shine, little guy. Make Spidey Daddy proud. All right, I find the people, Clark gets them out. Is anyone out there? Help! Is that a robot? Hey, it's Spider-Man. I just relayed your location to fire and rescue, so they'll be here any minute. It's going to be okay. Spider-Man, thank you. Hey, Clark, did you get the location I just sent over? Our team's moving in now. Thanks. I mean, time to test out my pulse blaster. Anyone? I can't move. Help! Hang on, I'll get you out of there. Thank you. Help's coming. Fire and Rescue knows where you are and they'll be here soon. You're going to be okay. Thank you. Thank you. Hey Clark, you should be getting a new location anytime now. Just came in. We'll head right over once we finish getting Mr. Robleski out. He's still in there. My leg, I think it's broken. I'll get you out. One sec. Fire and rescue's on the way. Just try not to move. They'll have you out of here soon. Okay. Thank you, Spider-Man. Looks like I need to go up. So it's field testing time for my latest upgrade. I am sure it's better than the Thrive Slayer. Help! Help! I'm coming, just hang on. Should have enough traction to pull him out. Thank you. Fire and rescue's on its way. Are you okay? I'm good, but I saw somebody up ahead a few minutes ago. Purple jacket. Make sure you help them. Clark, I just sent a new location your way, but this guy said someone else is still trapped in here. Really? Not missing anyone else, but if you can find them, we'll get them out. I'm on it. Uh, this will take some maneuvering. Digging for more. This whole place is going to come down. The prophecy says we don't die today. You want to be a follower of the flame? Start trusting him. A follower of the flame? As soon as they're done with the deserter, we're out. The explosives will bury whatever's left of him and the evidence. I don't recognize them. What about the intruder that's been skulking around? They can't stop all of us. Now keep looking for supplies. We'll need them in the days ahead. Ah, the Flame is disappointed in you. What are they? Oh no, I didn't say anything to the police. Never, never even mentioned the Flame. I just, I just You wanted out, then you should have remembered we all go out the same way we come in— painfully. Get out of here! To your faces eventually. Prophecy? Oh man, I've always wanted to be in one of those. Not crazy about the nickname though. So what's my prophecy? Endless fighting? Death by building? Grow 4 arms and become a giant man spider? That's it? Oh, okay. Did anyone else hear that? Whoa, guys, can we take this outside? Is everyone okay besides me knocking you out? Obviously we are better than you. Who are you people? The only ones worthy enough to survive What's coming? Finish him off before the police get here. Pretty sure this building is going to fall apart before then. A flame burns eternal. Thanks. So what's your deal? There you are. Hey, you never did like me smoking. Yuri. Lowlifes call me Wraith. Fits pretty well, I think. I tried— where have you been? No time. What about them? They made their choice. This will be a new record. And they said it couldn't be done. Looks like Yuri took off. I thought she'd just need some time after what happened with Hammerhead, but coming back with that suit and a name like Wraith. I should keep an eye on her and the other on these cultists. I need more eyes. Hey, Pete, you ready to come by the Foundation? Sure, I'm excited to see what you're up to. Great, I'm excited to show you. Oh, gotta grab this call from MJ. See you soon. Hey, how you doing? Good, just got off the phone with Harry. Ariel Junior Almonte. This Foundation thing could be interesting. Oh, nice. Some hope on my work front too. I dug into the tech that gang used to mess with the prison transfer. It's DARPA-level stuff. Yeah, whoever's behind them has a ton of resources. Miles thinks he saw their leader. Some kind of big game hunter, fur vest looking guy. Interesting. I'll keep digging If I can get this story on the front page, it might help us track him down faster. Maybe save my job too. Wow, I was wondering what this place was. I thought you said this was a startup. Yeah, I was hoping for something a little less this, but my dad was the one who, you know, he made all the arrangements. Peter Parker. So, what do you think? It's a far cry from that chop shop that Otto had you in. And now that you're on board, This place is really gonna start cooking. Dad, Pete hasn't decided he's joining yet. Oh, really? But I was gonna give him a tour, let him decide for himself. All right. You know, seeing you boys together again— right then, have fun. Get your badge out, let's go exploring. So the first thing I want to show you is downstairs. Harry, this place, right? Dad went a little more over the top than I would look like. How did you— Got things set up while I was still undergoing treatment, but when I got out, I made a few changes. Like what? Diverted my salary into research projects, installed a diverse board to keep us on the right track, and made sure all research aligned with our mission to heal the world. First, I want you to meet Dr. Young, who's a leading entomologist. You know what entomology is? Yeah. Dr. Young is doing this super cool research on bees, or to be more precise, on bee predators. Ready to talk to Dr. Young? You must be Peter. So nice to meet you. I think you'll like this project. Great to meet you, Dr. Young. Harry says you're working with bees. Yes, and it's quite an urgent situation. A full third of the food you eat every day comes from crops pollinated by bees, but worldwide populations are in steep decline, primarily due to a significant predator: the carnivorous bee wolf. So we developed an innovative way to help the bees. Want to see how? Whoa, this is cool! These little drones are essentially bee bodyguards that we're training to detect and attack bee wolves, aka bee killer wasps. And you're helping with the machine learning algorithm. Do you see those little holographic bee wolves? The better you are at shooting these, the better our drones get at recognizing what to target. The idea is for the drones to scare the bee wolves away, not hurt them. Oh, nice! Yes! Yep. Oh yeah, you're done, Peter. A very productive session. We got great data. Okay, flying home. Welcome to Entomology. If those virtual beewolves you just took out were real, you'd have saved the lives of about 2,500 bees. Wow. I'd love to help any way I can. I could take a look at juicing the neural network speed. Oh yes, please. Maybe if Pete decides to join us, you two can talk some more. Thanks, Dr. Young. I've got so much more to show you, Pete. Let's go. Now up ahead is the medical research area. We're doing cutting-edge proton beam work using protons instead of X-rays with better targeting and less radiation. It's all the stuff we talked about, all the stuff we dreamed could make the world a better place. Harry, a moment if you Please. Uh, any chance it can wait a sec? It'll be quick. Thank you. Doc, this is my friend Peter. Peter, Dr. Connors. We've actually met. I used to work with Dr. Octavius. You came to the lab once to consult on electro-tactile stimuli. Oh, yes. It's a shame about Dr. Octavius. Fabius. His work had so much promise. Any changes since this morning? Dizziness, aches, pains, anxiety, impulsive thoughts? Nope. I've never been better. That's what worries me. Nice to see you again. Doctor is the lizard. Dad believes in second chances. Hey, listen, I gotta go make a call, but, uh, feel free to explore. Come meet me upstairs when you're ready. So that was crazy, but it seems to be working for everyone to have Dr. Connors here. Yeah. Hey, whenever you're ready, come meet me up here. I'm on my way. I'll see you in a sec. You really have a particle accelerator? We use it to send proton beams to that treatment room downstairs. It's being repaired right now, but I'll have it back up in no time. Incredible. Where are we heading now? Up to the top floor. Your energy seems really good, Harry. I feel great. So put your Wayback Helmet on and think back. Even before high school to middle school. Okay, now do you know the— Hang on, you're a popular guy. Sorry, it's just my tutoring job. You were safe. Yeah, you know the stuff everyone studies in middle school with Gregor Mendel and the pea plants? Yeah, I think so, about genetics and plant hybridization. Exactly. So Dr. Foster up ahead, he's He's won every top prize in the field for his work with plant genetics. Wow. Hey, when you were walking around, did you have a chance to feed the fish? No, I didn't. Oh, you have to. It's seriously one of my favorite spots in the whole building. So calming. And we're doing cool research inspired by the cellular structure of the koi fish's scales. I'll be sure to go check that out. The algorithm is similar to long division if you look had it that way. Got it. Dr. Foster. Thanks, Dr. Foster. Ah, Peter, I presume. Harry talks about you frequently. So nice to meet you. Dr. Foster is working on agricultural efficiency. With the population growing and the climate changing unpredictably, we need to adapt more quickly than nature normally Genetic recombination can customize crops to best meet these new challenges, be it extreme weather or an increase in pests. Would you like to see this testbed? Okay. The idea is to tweak a plant's genes to maximize optimal qualities. For instance, a plant that can thrive in drought conditions. In our simulation, the goal is to maximize growth. Why don't you practice on this? Okay, match the base pairs to incorporate as many growth genes as you can. That'll be a plant that can feed the world. Interesting. Okay, I think I get the hang of it. Great, now you're ready to try the real thing. This is a plant we're working on to grow well in drought conditions. Corporations patent GMO seeds for profit and are rightly criticized, but ours are open source, developed for sustainability instead of financial gain. So smart. One step closer to feeding the world. Ariel Junior Almonte. Nice work. Listen, I know you're not officially on, but could you look at one more gene for me? Curious to get your take on it. It's a crop specifically adapted to urban gardens. Of course. Let's see. Beautiful work. Using this technology, we're on track to end world hunger by 2035. Wow. I know a rooftop you could use for a real-world test if you're interested. Oh, very much so. Harry was right, you'll be a real asset here. Thank you, Dr. Foster. So now where? Last stop might be my favorite. It's commanding but not overbearing, playful but not tasteless, impressive but not show-off. Your office, or is it our office, Harry? Now remember, the things you've seen today are just a small taste of what we're working on, but don't decide just yet. Not till you've seen this last thing. Okay, come on, where's your badge? You'll need it to get in. I really think we need more security. Really? For a save-the-world nonprofit? An Oscorp save-the-world nonprofit? Mostly in name only. I think you're paranoid. Man, Harry, this is all so amazing. It's perfect, really. It's just— things are really hectic right now. When I was in treatment, all I could think about was what would I do if I survived. And I kept hearing my mom's voice telling me that our planet is in trouble and it's my responsibility to save it. If you join me, there's so much more that we can do. I mean, we both know you're the smarter one. Come on, let's make my mom and May proud, huh? It's amazing. But there's one thing. Can I move my desk over there? I like to face the wall when I work. Oh, one quick thing. I'm gonna need a little time to transition out of my tutoring job. Of course. Take whatever time you need. It's all about balance, right? Yeah, but Coney Island later. Yeah, you bet. Oh, hey, I forgot to tell you. Some of our researchers have field experiments set up around the city. If you have time, check them out. I've sent you the locations, and your badge will grant you access. All right, I'll swing by. Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you before, but I was— I just got a new job. For real? Well, that's awesome. Where's it at? This new foundation run by my best friend. It's— it's incredible, but I can fill you in later. What's up? The guys who took Lee and Scorpion— Genki and I tracked the exhaust trails from their aircraft to the Williamsburg Bridge. I'll meet you there. Hold on, don't you have an essay to finish? Yeah, but duty calls. Trust me, your duty is to your future right now. I'll keep you updated on anything I find. All right, good luck out there. Miles, Club Fair, remember? You on your way? Right, that's today, Mr.










