Chapter 1: Spider web soup
Chapter Text
Chapter 1: Spiderweb soup
Voice: ok. Here we go again.
(Cut to a montage of Spider-Man swinging around the city)
Spider-Man: My name is Peter Parker. I was NOT bitten by a radioactive spider because that’s not science.You see in my universe there are these things called epithets. Basically a word attached to the soul that can give you superpowers. My epithet is… well… spider obviously. And for the past 9 months I’ve been the one, and only, Spider-Man! I’m sure you know the rest. I stopped some bad guys, got a job at the Bugle, and I even shared my identity with my best friend, Mary Jane. And she’s really cool with it. Yes sir, being the Spider-Man of deep wood country is a breeze. But why am I not in deep wood right now? Recently there have been thefts of various scientific devices done by an unseen perp in sweet jazz city. The Bugle thought it was newsworthy so here I am in Sweet Jazz City for a while. Finding the thief is my number one priority right now, but wherever I turn-
(Suddenly his buzzer goes off)
Radio: Could any nearby units check into a crash on the Ditko library?
Spider-Man: (sigh) Somthing like that happens.
(He swings off. Cut to int. The library. A car has crashed through the glass doors, and various figures can be seen looting through the books, and bagging them in pillow cases. One of them, Ben, picks up a metal box)
Ben: Hey guys! I think I found where they keep the late book fees.
Flamethrower: Ben, put that back.
Ben: Aw come on! It’s money!
Car crash: We aren’t here for money. We are here, for BOOKS!
Ben: UUUUUUUGGGH. Fine!
(He puts the money box down in the same way a pouty child would while angrily mumbling to himself)
Crusher: Try to stay focused, guys. We don’t know how long it’ll take for someone to notice us, so it’s important not to get distra-
(He stops talking as he looks at one of the books. It’s titled Breathtaker and it’s a clear reference to heart stopper. Crusher looks at the cover and pulls out a permanent marker so that the two boys on the cover resemble Giovanni and him.)
Crusher: oh… oh yes
(He smiles and his face goes red. Just then Dark Star approaches from behind)
Darkstar: uh… what are-
Crusher: AAH!
(He fumbles the book and puts it in his bag. His face goes redder)
Crusher: n- nothing!
Giovanni(offscreen): GREAT JOB BOYS!
(Pan over to Giovanni in Vincent Murder attire. In both hands he is carrying pillowcases full of books. He jumps onto one of the tables and kicks down a cardboard cutout of a cartoon worm reading a book)
Giovanni: OUR THEFT OF THE GREAT DITKO LIBRARY IS COMING OUT A GREAT SUCCESS. By stealing these books we’re stealing valuable information for ourselves. And since knowledge is power, OUR VILLAIN ORGANIZATION IS BECOMING MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER BEFORE!
(The boys cheer him on)
Giovanni: Yes, our villain team has been taking amazing win after win! Breaking off from the banzai blasters, the theft of the cookie recipe, and most of all ME stealing the most precious thing from my worst enemy.
(Just then Molly tugs at Giovanni’s leg. She is wearing a cute little bear face mask that Giovanni presumably knitted)
Giovanni: Oh. Speak of the devil. Hey Bear Trap. Whatcha got there?
Molly: It’s uh… a book about bears.
(She holds it up. It’s titled “101 bear facts that are unbearlivable”)
Giovanni:hm… bear facts?
Molly: yup. Did you know that a bear’s sense of smell is around 100 times greater than a human’s.
Giovanni: I did not. That’s some interesting information. Great job, Beartrap!
Ben(sarcastically): yeah. Great job bear trap!
Spike: What was that?
Ben: Nothing!
Spike: HEY BOSS! BENS INSULTING THE NEW KID!
Ben: I was not!
Darkstar: was to!
Ben: STAY OUT OF THIS!
(Giovanni slides on over)
Giovanni: Alright! Break it up! I’ll talk with him
(He takes Ben to the side)
Giovanni: you know, I’m beginning to suspect that you don’t really like her
Ben: N- no! It’s not that. It’s just… well… you praise her a lot and…
Giovanni: Hey, I’m not playing favorites if that’s what you’re worried about. It’s just that she’s been going through a lot and needs the support.
Ben: Well I guess that makes sense. But why did she get a minion nickname and not me?
Giovanni: uh… well
(Just then Molly can be heard saying a soft but audible “ow”)
Giovanni: GASP!
(He rushes over to her)
Giovanni: BEARTRAP! WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU HURT?! ARE YOU DYING?!?
Molly: I- I’m fine. It’s just a paper cut.
Giovanni: Dear… god! Crusher, Spike! Quick! We mustn’t make haste! WE MUST FIND BAND AIDS!
Crusher: COMING BOSS!
(Giovanni takes Molly and leads her toward the back. Crusher and spike follow from behind leaving Ben, car crash, flamethrower, and Darkstar in the main lobby)
Ben: If he’s so concerned for her safety, then why does he bring the stupid kid?
Darkstar: Gee Ben. Aren’t you being a little harsh?
Ben: SHE TURNED ME INTO A CAR!
Car crash: He’s got a point.
Flamethrower: I mean… the kid’s fine and all, but… I’m kinda nervous that the boss will ask me to change my minion name for her. And, you know, her safety and stuff.
Ben: We better not get caught because of her! It’d be bad enough if my folks learned I was doing crime, but being known as the son who got arrested robbing a library ,a place where you can get stuff for free, would not be a very dignified title.
(Unbeknownst to the four, Spider-Man had been watching and listening through the skylight for the last five seconds)
Spider-Man: Well I’ll give them this. They at least know how stupid robbing a library is.
(He opens the skylight and crawls onto the library ceiling)
Car crash: hey, did you guys hear something?
Darkstar: The ringing in your ears after you CRASHED INTO THE LIBRARY DOORS!?
Carcrash: HEY! This time it was intentional! But uh… please don’t tell my parents that it was. They’d never put me on parole again if they knew.
Ben: I’m gonna go get a drink
(Ben walks around the corner to the water fountain and starts drinking. Spider-Man slinks behind him, and taps him on the shoulder. Ben turns and sees him)
Spider-Man: Now you’re not gonna yell in a library, are you?
Ben: AA-
(He knocks him out with a single punch)
Car crash: Ben? You alright?
Spiderman(doing a flawless Ben impression): Uh yeah. I just saw a spider.(he begins webbing him up)
Flamethrower: A spider? I wanna see!
(Flamethrower and the others rushes over and see Ben webbed to the wall. Spider-Man is not there though. He’s behind them)
Spiderman: Still wanna see that spider?
Car crash: wha- who are you!? What have you done with Ben?!
Spider-Man: What does it look like I did?
Darkstar: HOLY CRAP! Th- that’s a real ass superhero!
Car crash: w- what do we do?! Boss never prepared us for something like this!
Flamethrower: That doesn’t matter! We were tasked with guarding the lobby, and damn it if that’s not what we’re going to do! No one challenges the… us and gets away with it! FORM UP
(They come together with flamethrower standing tall atop car crash and Darkstar)
Spider-Man(sarcastic): oh no. You're taller now. I’m at a significant disadvantage
Car crash: you hear that guys?! We have the advantage!
(He shoots some web lines onto carcrash and Darkstar, and he pulls them down. This causes the whole minion tower to fall)
Flamethrower: OW! Hey! That’s not fa-
(Spider-Man webs his mouth shut and he webs them to the ground)
Spider-Man: And the judges give three zeros for a sloppy form. Now… These losers mentioned having a boss. Who would be dumb enough to need 4 people to help rob a libra-
(Just then his spider sense starts going off. He manages to just dodge the strange red liquid orb flying towards him. He turns around to try and spot the source of the projectile. He sees it! Finally two legends are staring each other face to face seeing each other for the first time. What’s their first interaction going to be?)
Giovanni and Spider-Man: Who the hell is this dorkwad?
Spider-Man: Me the dork wad? You’re the one trying to rob a library!
Giovanni: HEY, my taste in books aren’t as dorky as you might think!
(He accidentally drops the pillow case and a slew of dinosaur books come spilling out. He desperately tries to hide them. Spider-Man is not really amused)
Spider-Man: Riiiight. Who even are you?
Giovanni: Who am I? Well Mr superhero, you’re gonna wish you didn’t know the answer to that by the time I’m done with you! After you feel the wrath of… VINCENT MURDER!
(He strikes a cool pose. Spider-Man looks disappointed)
Spider-Man: Vincent Murder? Really?
Giovanni: Doesn’t that name strike terror into your very soul?!
Spider-Man: I mean… it’s kinda… basic.
Giovanni: … BASIC!?
(He brandishes his Soul slugger doom bat, and tries to swing at Spider-Man, who continually dodges the swings while talking)
Spider-Man: Look pal it’s- nothing against you it’s- just that you seem sorta bland.
Giovanni: BLAND?! YOU CALL A MENACING SUPERVILLAIN BLAND?!
Spider-Man: Yeah I get that you’re a supervillain but… what’s your thing?
Giovanni: Thing?
Spider-Man: Yeah like a theme. Mysterio’s got the whole magician aspect, chameleon has all those disguises, and even sandman is more distinguished than you. And all he ever wears is the same stupid green shirt every day. What’s your gimmick? You seem to have as much dimension as a 90s anti hero.
Giovanni: For your information Mr- uh…
Spider-Man: Spider-Man.
Giovanni: Yeah that. For your information I’m just so cool that I don’t really need a theme to be suc-
Spider-Man: Your epithet is something stupid, isn’t it?
(Giovanni becomes more angry)
Giovanni: AT LEAST MY COSTUME HAS A COLOR SCHEME THAT MAKES SENSE. You don’t even look like a spider. You look like a… giant popsicle!
Spider-Man: Those are some bold words from someone who got their suit off Dicks sporting goods!
Giovanni: Well… I MADE THE CAPE FROM SCRATCH!
Spider-Man: I made my whole SUIT from scratch!
Giovanni: AAAAHHHG! SHUT UP AND LET ME HIT YOU!
Spider-Man: That’s not really how this works. I’m usually more used to quicker enemies so you’ll have to try a lot har-
(Just then in a flash of soup fog Giovanni is behind Spider-Man with a evil glow in his eyes)
Giovanni: Teleports behi-
(Spider-Man swiftly webs him to the wall be hind him)
Giovanni: ACH!
Spider-Man: Gets his ass kicked behind me.
(Giovanni struggles for a second while Spider-Man takes his helmet off)
Giovanni: HEY!
Spider-Man: Looks like I’ve solved the mystery of the loser umpire from hell. Some random guy.
Giovanni: This isn’t fair! You kept dodging my attacks!
Spider-Man: Yeah. Spider sense really comes in handy. It’s great for not getting-
(It goes off and he ducks. A books flies over his head and into Giovanni’s face)
Giovanni: ow!
Spider-Man: Hit with something like that.
(He turns and sees crusher and spike)
Crusher: SORRY BOSS!
Spider-Man: More of these guys? Weird to find how many people are actually more stupid than that guy!
Crusher: HEY! DONT YOU DARE TALK TO HIM LIKE THAT! IM COMING SWEET PRINCE!
(He starts charging toward Spider-Man, who instantly knocks him back with impact webbing)
Spike: Ha! Good shot! Now it’s my-
(Spider-Man immediately lunges at spike and a fight cloud ensues)
Crusher: HEY! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO WAIT YOUR TURN!
(Crusher hops into the fight cloud, but seeing as how he’s mostly webbed up he’s presumably not doing much. Meanwhile, Molly sneaks past the chaos and toward Giovanni)
Molly: boss!
Giovanni: Beartrap!
Molly: W- what is this stuff? Is it hurting you?
Giovanni: No. It’s just weird, sticky, smelly, and it’s sorta got me pinned to the wall.
Molly: Well…how’d he do this. If it was summoned then I could probably undo it.
Giovanni: …It sorta came from his… body.
Molly: I’m gonna ignore how weird that sounded and I’m just gonna-
(Molly holds her hand up)
Molly: Bear claw!
(A bear paw construct manifests and she swipes it at the webbing causing it to shrivel away. Giovanni is freed as a result)
Giovanni: Thanks bear trap. Now, to deal with… that guy.
(Pan over to Spider-Man who has webbed spike and crusher together. They are still trying to fight him despite this and they aren’t exactly the most cooperative )
Crusher: DONT WORRY BOSS! I GOT HIM!
Spike: NO! I GOT HIM!
Crusher: HE’S MINE!
Spike: GO GET YOUR OWN
Spider-Man: You should probably know when to quit. After all you two are defiantly 900-999
Spike and Crusher: huh?
Spider-Man: in the duey decimal system-
(He webs some books up and launches them at the two)
Spider-Man: - that means history!
(Both are knocked unconscious. Giovanni now looks pissed)
Giovanni: You know I’m getting steamed with you, Popsicle-man! Insulting my expert craftsmanship and unmasking me like a scooby doo villain is two things, but knocking out my BOYS?
Spider-Man: These guys? Walk in the park compared to what I usually deal… waitisthatakid?
(He points to Molly. Molly and Giovanni give each other a look. Then Giovanni hoists her up by the scruff of her bear hoodie)
Molly(delivering a kinda convincing performance): oh no! He’s got me! Save me Popsicle-man!
Spider-Man: Spider-Man.
Molly: Spider-Man!
Giovanni: It’s too late! You’ll never be able to-
(Spider-Man quickly pulls Molly away with his webs)
Spider-Man: Do what? The thing I just did?
Giovanni: Wha- HEY! I didn’t even get to do a cool villain speech?
(He puts her down)
Spider-Man: Alright kid. Get out. It’s not safe for you.
(She hugs on to him)
Molly: Uh- NO! I’m… too… scared.
(She’s not convincing at all)
Spider-Man: J- just get out! What are you even doing he-
(Just then a fog of lost souls is summoned by Giovanni and the whole room is blanketed in a fog of pea soup)
Spider-Man: What the… stay close kid. I’ll-
(Just then Giovanni hits him with his bat)
Spider-Man: AHG! What!? WHY DIDN'T MY SPIDER SENSE GO OFF?!
(Rapidly Spider-Man gets hit eleven more times before the fog clears up.)
Spider-Man: AHg! H- how did-
(He turns and sees Molly channeling some sort of energy at his head. She’s been dumbing down his spider sense)
Spider-Man: huh? WHAT ARE YOU-
(Before he can finish that sentence Giovanni comes from behind and gets in another hit. 13! Spider-Man goes flying across the room and into a bunch of book shelves that topple on to him.)
Giovanni: Is it just me, or am I getting some serious deja vu?
Molly: Uh… rawr?
Giovanni: Eh. Can’t always do it better the second time. Now lets get the boys out of that stuff before-
(Suddenly Spider-Man’s fist punches from the pile of bookshelves! He rises from the heap, and he does not look happy.)
Molly: uh… I don’t think you got him boss.
(Spider-Man quickly web zips over to their postition and he hoists up Molly)
Molly: Wuh- HEY!
(He swiftly but harmlessly puts her on the ground face up and webs her down.)
Molly: BEAR-
(Spider-Man webs her mouth shut before she can activate her power. He then glares at Giovanni who hasn’t processed all the events fully due to how quick they happened)
Giovanni: wha- I- huh- BEARTRAP!?
(Spider-Man speaks with genuine anger in his voice)
Spider-Man: OK! NO MORE FOOLING AROUND! NO MORE MR NICE SPIDER. I’m taking you out, Vincent!
Giovanni: Oh- oh yeah?! Well come and-
(He has no time to completely respond as Spider-Man delivers several quick strikes to him)
Spider-Man: STEALING LIBRARY BOOKS IS ONE THING! BUT BRINGING A KID INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
Giovanni: I… hey leave Beartrap alone. She’s… trying her best!
Spider-Man: SHE LOOKS FIVE!
(He continues to try to hit him)
Giovanni: yeah that’s… what I thought. She’s actually 12.
Spider-Man: THAT DOESNT MAKE IT BETTER! if anything, IT MAKES IT WORSE!
(Giovanni manages to summon a ball of soup, and he manages to hit it into Spider-Man’s face)
Spider-Man: AHG! Wha- what is this?
Giovanni: It’s uh… soup.
Spider-Man: Soup?! Your epithet is SOUP?!
Giovanni: Go ahead! There isn’t anything I haven’t heard.
Spider-Man: Your epithet is soup and you’re using it to steal books about dinosaurs? But with a power like that you could solve world hunger!
Giovanni: But I don’t want to solve world hunger! I want to steal books about dinosaurs!
(He tries to swing his bat at Spider-Man but he catches it)
Spider-Man: And what’s with the knife bat?! You could genuinely hurt someone with that?
Giovanni: THATS THE POINT!
(They struggle for a second with the bat)
Spider-Man: Come on! Give me the bat!
Giovanni: NO!
Spider-Man: LET GO OF THE STUPID-
(Someone the knife slips off and goes flying)
Both: GASP!
(The knife ricocheted off many objects until slicing into the chain of a hanging light. A light hanging directly over bear- HOLY SHIT ITS GONNA FALL ON BEAR TRAP!)
Both: NO!
(The both desperately rush forward using their respective epithets. The world seems to go in slow motion as each one tries to get to Molly before it’s too late. At the climax of it all there is a large crash and dust cloud so we aren’t sure what happens at first. When the dust settles we see Spider-Man and Giovanni on the ground covered in grit for some reason. Spider-Man gets up and groans a little before seeing Molly on the ground)
Spider-Man: No. No no no no!
(He rushes over to Molly, turns her up, and takes off her bear face mask so she can breathe easier)
Spider-Man: Please don’t be dead don’t be dead don’t be dead!
(Molly makes some soft groaning noises and slightly opens her eyes)
Spider-Man: Oh thank god. She’s ok
Giovanni: Get away from her!
(Spider-Man turn to see Giovanni re helmeted and looking very angry.)
Spider-Man: Now wait a sec- AAAAGH!
(Spider-Man suddenly trembles as his suit starts to steam. Giovanni stands above him)
Giovanni: What’s wrong? Is that soup too hot for your cold heart, Popsicle man?
Spider-Man: What are you… you… AG!
Giovanni: SHUT UP! Calling me bland is one thing. Insulting my outfit is another. Webbing me to a wall? An inconvenience. Unmasking me? Rude. But hurting my minions, and nearly getting one killed? For that you suffer!
Spider-Man: I… I didn’t mean…she… AHG! Why… why…
Giovanni: you know what? Lets see how you like it. What does that pitiful mask have to hide?
(He reaches for the mask but he stops as the sounds of sirens become audible)
Giovanni: Wait? Is that…
Spider-Man: You just ran out of time.
(Giovanni’s anger is immediately replaced with panic)
Giovanni: OH GOD UH… uh…
(He frantically looks around and sees his boys are still unconscious)
Giovanni: DAMN IT!
(He quickly goes to Molly, and scoops her up)
Spider-Man: So you're… just gonna run?
Giovanni: YOU MAY HAVE WON THIS ROUND, POPSICLE MAN! BUT HEED MY WARNING! THIS WILL NOT STOP ME! I WILL NOT REST UNTIL MY BOYS ARE FREE AND YOU'RE PUT IN YOUR PLACE! CONSIDER YOURSELF… my SECOND worst enemy!
Spider-Man: second?
(Suddenly a fog of lost souls is summoned)
Spider-Man: HEY WAIT!
(By the time the fog dissipates, Giovanni and Molly are gone. Spider-Man stops steaming as Giovanni is no longer there to affect the soup)
Spider-Man: Dang it.
(He spots an open window and webs up to it. He surveys the outside but he doesn’t see Giovanni)
Spider-Man: Got away. Just like… he did… before… NO. No no no. It’s not like that. You tried to stop him. Police will probably find him through his goons.
(Just then his phone buzzes. He takes it out and sees a text)
MJ(text): Where are you? Are you ok?
(Spider-Man webs up to another building and starts typing back)
Pete(text): Yeah. Just ran in with some juveniles. Two were enscribed.
MJ(text): need anything?
Pete(text): Something cold. Feeling a little boiled right now.
MJ(text): poor thing :(
Pete(text): it isn’t anything serious. Am I late for the interview?
MJ(text): no. You have 30 minutes to get here. I’ll have ice for you
Pete(text): I’ll be there as quick as I can.
MJ(text): just make sure to stay safe, tiger.
Pete(text): I’ll try
(He puts the phone away and webs to a wall. He then stops for a second as if to think to himself. And as if finishing a thought out loud he speaks)
Spider-Man: -then whose the first?
(He swings away. Cut to back inside the library where two cops are observing the scene)
Officer one: So how the hell are we supposed to get them loose?
Officer two: Hell if I know. This stuffs tough as concrete.
Officer one: Oh the hell with this. I’m ringing in officer king. Maybe that real ass god damn sword of hers won’t be for show for once.
(He gets out a walk police communicator)
Officer one: Percy, this is Brian. We got-
(Suddenly he’s cut off by glass shattering and green smoke filling the room)
Officer one: WHAT THE-
Officer two: AH! WERE UNDER ATTACK! WE’RE- AAAAHG!
Officer one: Mark? MARK!
(Cut to the point of view of the perpetrator. He’s staring right at officer one, and he looks terrified)
Officer one: Wha- what the hell are you?!
(The perpetrator starts laughing maniacally as he approaches him. The officer pulls out his gun)
Officer one: NO! STAY BACK! AAAAAHHHH
(The last shot is the first person point of view of the perpetrator quickly closing in on the officer and holding out two purple gloved green arms to strangle him)
TO BE CONTINUED.
Chapter 2: A very chaotic breakout
Summary:
Molly and Giovanni plan an epic breakout to free the boys. Unbeknownst to then however is that not only are the boys not there, but some unexpected guest’s decided to drop in as well.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
(Open on a tv monitor in a dark room. On it there’s footage of the museum arc, where Molly is using her dumb powers on Ben and turning him into a car. As we zoom out we see a silhouetted figure watching the footage. We don’t see his face but we see he’s wearing a purple tunic, and has green skin. The footage ends and the figure stands)
Unseen figure: Dumb? Dumb!
(The man starts laughing maniacally as he walks to another area of the room. In it there’s a whole bunch of equipment. There are razor blades, jack o lantern bombs, and of course a glider shaped like a bat. A purple gloved hand picks up one of the pumpkin bombs and holds it up to his face.)
Silhouette: Oh Molly Blyndeff. I have such plans for you.
(The figure begins laughing again. As his laughter heightens the jack o lantern bomb begins to glow more and more, slowly revealing the figure's green and grotesque face. A face one might compare… to a goblin)
TWO WEEKS LATER
(We see the aftermath of the library battle with Giovanni trudging down an alley with Molly in his arms. Molly seems to be more conscious than she was earlier)
Molly: B- boss?
Giovanni: Hey Beartrap. How are you feeling?
Molly: B- better. I think I can stand on my own.
Giovanni: Alright.
(Giovanni gently sets Molly on her feet, and leans against the alley wall)
Molly: Are you alright?
Giovanni: Well… I’ve certainly been better. That jerk hit me like a bus. Probably should have finished him off before we left. But it’s nothing your old boss can’t handle. After all I-
(He straightens his posture but hears something pop or crack in his bones. His expression becomes a tad bit concerned)
Giovanni: uh… I’m gonna just assume that was… a… good crack?
Molly: Did it hurt?
Giovanni: No not really. I’m gonna assume it’s fine. How are you? Did that so-called super hero rough you up?
Molly: No. I’m just a little sore. Even though that light didn’t really fall on me.
(Giovanni summons an ancient potion and drinks enough to restore 10 stamina)
Giovanni: Here.
(He passes the rest to Molly)
Molly: oh, uh…
Giovanni: Yeah I know it comes from my sweat but it’s the same tomato basil flavor.
Molly: It’s fine. I’m not really hungry. That’s all.
Giovanni: Really?
(Giovanni isn’t buying that bullshit for a second)
Giovanni: Beartrap? We talked about this. Remember? About nutrition intake?
Molly: alright alright. I’m drinking it. See.
(She quickly swigs down the rest of it regaining 5 stamina.)
Molly: Mh. Not bad. For sweat of course.
Giovanni: yeah it’s best not to think about it too much. Though I’m more focused on how TOTALLY SCREWED OVER WE WERE BY THAT STUPID POPSICLE MAN!
Molly: Don’t you mean Spider-Man?
Giovanni: Have you ever seen a spider before, Beartrap? At least one that’s red and blue?
Molly: Can’t say that I have.
Giovanni: Well there aren’t any! And that’s not even the point! The point is we should be back at Crushers, having a nice little reading session before going to bed! Not in an alley licking our wounds while our boys are probably getting interrogated! This wasn’t supposed to happen.
(Molly seems to put her head down in shame. Giovanni notices this)
Giovanni: Oh hey… it wasn’t your fault if that’s what you’re-
Molly: No. I know. I’m just worried about the others. They must’ve been taken by the cops.If they question them then they’re gonna figure out who you are, and they’ll track us down, and they might put you in jail, and then-
(Giovanni realizes that her tone is starting to get quick and fearful.)
Giovanni: Beartrap! Beartrap! D- don’t panic. Please. You have every right to be concerned, but if you continue to spiral like that then you’re gonna give yourself a…
(Giovanni stops himself, not wanting to panic her further but judging from her hyperventilating it might already be too late)
Molly: I… I’m…
Giovanni: Oh…come here.
(Giovanni hugs her close. Molly starts to cry a little as her breaths become shaken)
Giovanni: Easy. Easy. Breathe like you and Sylvie practiced. In for four and out for four.
(Giovanni starts breathing slowly and Molly tries to follow it’s pace. She seems to be stabilizing herself despite the fact that there are a few tears running down her face)
Giovanni: There you go. Good job. You’re very strong. You know that right?
Molly: It- it doesn’t really feel that way sometimes. Even though it feels like it should. After all I’ve been through and all I’ve done… I still don’t feel… better.
Giovanni: Well… It has only been one week since that big fight with your sis. And you’ve been in that horrible place working for 2 years. It’s gonna take time to heal.
Molly: I… I know. I- I just…just… I don’t know.
(She buries her face into Giovanni’s chest in shame)
Giovanni: Hey. You know what we’re gonna do?
Molly: hm?
Giovanni: We’re gonna break the boys out of the police station. Together. And then, in the morning, I’ll make us all your favorite waffles again.
(Molly perks up a little)
Molly: Ci- cinnamon…(sniff)… apple raisin?
Giovanni: Cinnamon apple raisin. That sound good?
(Molly smiles and hugs him tighter)
Giovanni: heh. I’m gonna say that’s a yes. Such a big old bear hug. Whose my big old bear?
Molly: Me. I am.
Giovanni: Oh who's my big adorable baby teddy bear?
Molly: wha?
Giovanni: huh?
(Giovanni immediately lets her go)
Molly: Oh I’m… I'm so sorry. I just-
Giovanni: No no no no no, it’s fine. Was… was big adorable teddy bear too weird for you?
Molly: No. Well… a little. I was getting mixed messages…BUT NOT IN “THAT” WAY, it’s just-
Giovanni: No, it’s ok. It’s fine to set boundaries.
Molly: Well… yeah. Ok. Thanks for… thanks for letting me know.
Giovanni: No problem.
(There is a long awkward silence. The look on their faces suggest that neither of them want to be together in “that” way, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.)
Giovanni: So uh… if I ever do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable-
Molly: Yeah I get the picture. But don’t we have minions to save?
Giovanni: OH- YES OF COURSE! TIME FOR AN ALL OUT SUPER VILLAIN BREAK OUT!
(Molly has her hands over her ears)
Molly: Uh… could you maybe… not yell so much? Please?
Giovanni: Oops. Sorry.
Molly: Its fine. I’m just not the biggest fan of loud noises.
Giovanni: Noted.
(Web style transition to Spider-Man swinging around the city. He perches atop a building overlooking the sweet jazz city police department. He gets out his phone and starts texting)
Pete(text): I’m here. Where you at?
MJ(text): back alley.
(Spidey swings to the back alley of the police station and looks around)
MJ: Hey tiger.
(Spidey turns around and sees MJ. In this universe MJ is a mix race between Deepwood and Ocean contry with dark skin and red hair. She’s holding some clothes and an ice pack)
Spider-Man: Hey.
MJ: how bad is it?
(He removes his mask. This version of Peter Parker looks like many others, with light skin and dark hair. This makes him a mix of taiga and Deepwood. His face is a little red though from the soup)
MJ: so is that what you meant by boiled or are you just happy to see me?
Peter: I was hit in the face with hot soup.
MJ: Soup?
Peter: Long story. I’ll tell you later.
(He takes the ice pack and holds it on to his face and shudders a little)
MJ: You gonna be ok?
Peter: Yeah. Probably.
MJ: You better. If not then I’m gonna have to leave you for Iceman.
Peter: Ha. As if.
(Mary Jane hands him clothes.)
MJ: Just get dressed and be presentable.
(MJ walks out of the alley and to the front door of the station. Peter follows in his regular clothes. His hair is combed in an emo style similar to the style in Spider-Man 3)
Peter: Is this presentable?
(MJ laughs a little and ruffles his hair back to a more curly style)
MJ: You better not start dancing during the interview.
Peter: No promises.
(they enter the building. Pan over to the other side of the road where a bus stops. Off the bus steps Giovanni and Molly)
Giovanni: There it is. The Sweet Jazz City Police Department. The home base of every stuck up no good cop in this city. And now it’s a prison for our beloved boys!
Molly: I hope we aren’t too late. What’s the plan?
Giovanni: Uh… I thought of the plan on the bus… but… I just forgot.
Molly: Really?
Giovanni: Yup. I just… I dunno. It sorta left me.
Molly: Yeah I hate when that happens.
Giovanni: Tell me about it. There’s got to be some way. Come on, think!
Molly: Uh… you want me to think of a plan?
Giovanni: I was mostly talking to myself but you can help think of a plan if you want.
Molly: Alright.Hmmm…
(She starts to think when she suddenly sees a fedora and big trench coat in a lone trash can. She picks them up)
Molly: We could… no that’s stupid.
Giovanni: What’s stupid?
Molly: Uh… I was thinking we could…
(Giovanni sees the trench coat and hat)
Giovanni: The classic tall guy stack up?
(Molly nods)
Giovanni: BEARTRAP YOU'RE A-
(Molly flinches a bit at the noise and Giovanni quickly softens his voice)
Giovanni: Sorry. You’re a genius.
Molly: Thanks.
(Cut to int. Percy’s office. Percy is at her desk doing typical Percy things while drinking from a mug with a blue 4 on it. A tall man with black hair and a police uniform walks in)
Detective: Lieutenant King?
Percy: Detective McFarlane?
Detective: Those two reporters from Deepwood are here to see you.
Percy: Very well then. Let them in.
(The detective opens the door and Peter and MJ walk in)
Percy: Greetings. I hope our fair city hasn’t given you any trouble.
Peter: Well someone called me a popsicle and splashed soup on me. But that’s just run of the mill for me.
MJ: Mary Jane Watson. Intern reporter.
(She holds out her hand and Percy shakes it)
Percy: Percival King. Officer of the law. And your compatriot?
Peter:Uh… Peter Benjamin Parker. Science major and… amateur photographer.
MJ: I wouldn’t say amateur. After all it was his photos that brought down Fredrick Foswell.
Percy: The Big man of the enforcers. I’m well aware. I must say I’m impressed. It’s not everyday a photographer takes down a high profile mobster like him.
Detective: Yeah, but for every Bigman taken out there’s a Kingpin who takes his place.
(Percy sits at her desk)
Percy: But enough dilly dallying around the bush. You both came over a thousand miles for an interview, and that’s what you’re getting.
MJ: Alrighty. Peter?
Peter: Hold on.
( Peter takes out some photos and places them on the desk)
Peter: About a few days ago-
(He realizes that the photos are all stained with a tomato red blob)
Percy: I’m assuming that the crime you’re discussing was a particular messy one or that soup had engulfed more than your face.
Peter: Sorry. Typical Parker luck.
Percy: That’s quite fine. Feel free to have a seat.
(Peter sits down in embarrassment)
MJ: Anyways… a few days ago there was an industrial robbery of the radio station ,BLBR 29’s broadcasting equipment. Any leads on that.
Percy: Well to be frank the case has been quite baffling. The robbery happened in a overnight-
(Peter starts to lose focus on what Percy is saying as we hear his inner thoughts)
Peter(thoughts): Stupid Peter. Keeping those photos in your spidey outfit. And all for a guy and a kid who you didn’t even catch. Why did- NO! Stay focused Peter.
(He tries to refocus)
Percy: - and such baffling red herrings have caused McFarland here to theorize that a “ Demon soul from hell” had perpetrated the crime. Such theories are rooted in superstition and are thus ridiculous.
Detective: You can summon towers from nothing but anything supernatural is where you draw the line?
MJ: Maybe it was a guy dressed as a demon. In deepwood, we have crazies dressed as monsters all the time riding on-
(Peter stops focusing again and his thoughts start running)
Peter(thoughts): Yeah. Crazies that I wasn’t able to stop. Just like that guy from earlier. Why am I still fixated on him? Is it because I was holding back against him? Was it because he had a kid with him? Was it because he called me his second worst enemy? Should I tell this cop about him? NO! Stupid idiot! That would reveal your identity to them. But if you don’t they might not catch him in time. Then he’ll… he might…
Percy: Mr Parker?!
Peter: HUH! What?
Percy: I said you would know lots about costumed vigilantes. Don’t you?
(She holds up a Daily Bugle newspaper. It’s the usual Spider-Man is a menace story that JJJ would usually write in him papers)
Peter: Oh you uh… mean getting pictures of Spider-Man? Well… uh…
MJ: Officer King, Spider-man isn’t really a menace. Jameson is just full of hot air.
Percy: I never said he was a menace. I’m just implying that it’s shameful that regular people with an epithet feel that it’s necessary to operate outside the law to make a change in their society. But after reading one of these newspapers, I do agree that this Jameson is indeed “full of hot air” as you say. Of which he uses to, dare I say, toot his own horn.
MJ: Oh I get it. Because he’s the editor of the Bugle. That’s pretty good. Isn’t that right Peter?
Peter: Oh uh… uh…
(Peter seems to be a bit freaked out and doesn’t seem to be able to speak)
MJ: Peter? What’s wrong?
Percy: Everything ok Ms Watson?
MJ: Oh uh… yeah. We might have to step out for a second. Is that ok?
Percy: Certainly. If your compatriot is feeling overwhelmed then it’s completely understandable if you were to step out.
MJ: Thanks. We won’t take long.
(MJ helps Peter out of the office and into the hall. He looks a bit stressed or overwhelmed by his own thoughts)
MJ: Hey… Peter? What’s wrong?
Peter: Well it’s just… I…
(MJ holds his hand)
MJ: Was it that remark I made about Iceman?
Peter: No.Not at all.
MJ: Is it something… Spider related.
Peter: Y- yeah. Just… just this one guy I couldn’t catch.
MJ: What about him?
Peter: A lot. I didn’t catch him, I was holding back a little since he didn’t look serious , he had a kid helping him… I just don’t know if I confronted the situation properly.
MJ: Hey. Listen. You did all you could. You always do the best you can. I’m sure it’ll all work out somehow.
Peter: Y-yeah. It’s just tha-
(Suddenly something causes his spider sense to go off. He clutches his head as it goes off)
Peter: Aahg!
MJ: Peter?!
Peter: Somthings wrong! It’s going off! It’s strong!
MJ: What’s setting it off?
(Peter looks around to see what might be causing his senses to go off when he spots a particularly tall figure in a trench coat and hat walking by)
Peter: Th- that guy!
(MJ turns to look at it)
MJ: Him? He does seem kinda suspicious.
(They begin following it down the hall)
Peter: The way it’s going off… that… person is probably someone I know.
MJ: That guy from the library?
Peter: Probably. But… it’s so strong. The guy wasn’t that dangerous. Is he planning on-
(Their following ends up in the lobby where we see Molly at the front desk with Giovanni doing the classic two kids in a trench coat gag)
Molly(trying an adult voice): Now are you sure nobody like that was brought in?
Secretary: Look lady, if we had someone in here then we’d have them booked.
Molly: Can you… check ag- WOAH!
(They fall down, revealing Giovanni who had been stacked under Molly)
Giovanni: Uh…surprise?
(He gives an awkward smile. All the while everyone stares, including the trench coated figure Peter and MJ were following)
MJ: Wait. Is that the guy?
Peter: Yeah. But then who-
(Suddenly the trench coated figure pulls out with a purple gloved hand… A TINY JACK O'LANTERN. Peters spider sense goes off like crazy)
Peter: EVERYONE GET DOWN!
(The figure throws the pumpkin, and as it hits the nearby wall… IT EXPLODES, sending debris flying everywhere. Chaos ensues with people running all over the place, the figure continues to throw more bombs, Peter gets into one of the bathrooms, and Molly and Giovanni get separated in the crowd)
Molly: BOSS!
Giovanni: BEARTRAP!
(An unsuspecting MJ grabs Molly and runs back down the hallway. All the while a group of cops draw their guns on the mysterious perp)
Cops: FREEZE!
(The figure points at them an a cloud of green gas emits from his fingertips, causing the cops to cough and pass out. The mystery figure after commuting all this chaos finally unveils his coat and is revealed. His cloak is a deathly purple, his eyes are yellow like a rats, his laugh is like that of a jackal, his skin is a devious deep green, and his terrible horrible face is grotesquely contorted to that of a goblins.)
Green Goblin: Oooohhh… now the gun has begun!
Giovanni: Wh- what!? Who are you?!
Green goblin: Me? Would you believe the wicked witch of the west?! AHAHA! Kidding! Green Goblin! Nice to meet ya!
(He extends a hand)
Giovanni: Yeah how’s not the time! I GOTTA-
Green Goblin: I’ll handle that! I’ll get her out like I did the others!
Giovanni: The others?
(The goblin hops away down the hall where Molly was taken. Giovanni looks in shock)
Giovanni: I was just helped… by an actual supervillain!
(He gets all giddy)
Giovanni: THIS IS AMAZING!
(Cut to down the hall where MJ is trying to get molly away from the chaos)
MJ: COME ON KID! STAY WITH ME!
Molly: H- HEY! LET GO! LET-
(The goblin jumps over them and lands in front of them where he stares a crazy maniacal look at them.)
Green Goblin: Hello there, my pretty! HA HA HA HA HA!
MJ: HEY! Back off creep! I’ve-
(She starts to pull out pepper spray but the goblin quickly swats it out of her hand and starts struggling with her)
Green goblin: NO! MINE! MINE! MINE!
(During the struggle the goblin grabs MJs arm and a loud snap can be heard. MJ screams and is tossed to the side by the goblin who looks to Molly, who is in a confused and overwhelmed state)
Molly: WHA- WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE YOU ONE OF LORELEI'S CREATIONS? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
Green goblin: Would you believe some ruby slippers?
Percy: HOLD IT!
(The goblin turns to see Percy holding her sword at him, Meryl pointing a dart gun at him, and McFarland also pointing a gun at him)
Percy: YOU ARE HEREBY UNDER ARREST FOR MORE COUNTS THAN I CAN CURRENTLY NAME!
Goblin: I surrender.
(He holds up his arms while keeping the same psychopathic face he’s always had)
Percy: Oh. Really? Well that was easy. For a second there I thought that-
(Suddenly without warning he jumps over her and lands onto Meryl’s shoulders upon which he attempts to ride her like a rodeo bull)
Goblin: HEY MA, LOOK! I'M A COWBOY! YEE HAW!
Meryl: AHHH! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!
McFarland: Hold still Meryl!
(He holds his pistol up but before he can do anything the goblin blasts him in the face with an orange smoke. He screams in pain and falls to the ground. Percy faces the goblin with a sword to his face)
Percy: Sir? I’m gonna have to ask you to dismount my friend!
Goblin; Fine then!
(He flips off of Meryl and lands in front of Percy before giving her a good kick to the chest, which knocks her off her feet. Meryl is also knocked down. He stomps on Percy’s ribs a bit for good measure and grabs her sword)
Goblin: NOW LETS PLAY DAREDEVIL! YOU CAN BE ELEKTRA, AND I’LL BE BULLSEYE! AHA HA HA HA-
(Before he can do anything R rated, Spideman swings in and kicks him away from her. He goes flying into some flailing cabinets)
Spider-Man: Lives aren’t a game, Gobby!
MJ: Spider-Man!
Molly: Spider-Man?
(The goblin stands up)
Goblin: SPIDER-MAN?! Oh this keeps getting more and more FUN!
(He pulls out two razor sharp blades while laughing like a hyena)
Spider-Man: GO! Get outta here. I’ll handle this creep!
(MJ rushes out, and Meryl follows close behind with an injured Percy around her shoulders. Molly is too afraid to move. The goblin throws the razor bats at Spider-Man who swiftly doges them like he did in the movie.)
Spider-Man: Throwing batlike projectiles? Have you been reading too many comics, Gobby?
Goblin: That’s rich coming from you!
(The goblin lunges at Spider-Man and they exchange blows whilst conversing)
Spider-Man: What are you even doing here?
Goblin: Me? Why I’m here to throw a party of sorts!
Spider-Man: Kind of party! Am I invited!
(He grabs the back to the goblins head and pins him to a desk)
Goblin: NO! Not yet! BUT DON'T WORRY! SOON ENOUGH EVERYONE WILL BE PARTYING!
Spider-Man: If it’s a party run by you then I’m-
(Suddenly his spider sense goes off and he narrowly avoids another ball of soup, and sees Giovanni standing on another desk)
Giovanni: WELL WELL! MY SECOND WORST ENEMY! WE MEET AGAIN FOR THE LAST TIME!
Spider-Man: VINCENT?! What are you doing here?
Giovanni: Getting my REVENGE!
(He quickly swings his bat at spidey multiple times which backs him up into a wall)
Spider-Man: Vincent! This is serious! Get out before-
Giovanni: Since when were you ever serious? I mean I know a popsicle would have a big stick up his ass but this is just excessive!
(Spidey jumps on the wall and over Giovanni, landing behind him)
Spider-Man: Would you stop with this whole popsicle thing?! Even I know when to dial back the quips!
(The goblin jumps on Spider-Man back from behind and covers his eyes)
Goblin: GUESS WHO!
Spider-Man: GOBBY?!
Goblin: Uh n- no! Guess again!
(Giovanni starts trying to hit him but Spider-Man is still able to barely dodge the attacks. It even misses as far as to hit the goblin)
Goblin: OW! Son of a $/&@% that hurts!
Giovanni: Sorry!
(They continue trying to fight when Molly speaks up)
Molly: guys? GUYS!?
A three: WHAT!?
(They notice that they are surrounded by several cops, one of whom includes sergeant Eros)
Eros: Hands up. All of you!
Spider-Man: wait! Including me!? I WAS TRYING TO DIFFUSE THE SITUATION.
Eros: Now are we gonna have to do this the easy way, or the hard way!
(He whips out his bow staff)
Goblin: I see! WELL TWO PLAY AT THAT GAME!
(He whips out a broom)
Eros: Is… is that just a broom?
Molly: That’s… not very intimidating.
(The top of the broom opens up to reveal a mini flamethrower)
Cop: WHAT THE HELL!?
Molly: I TAKE IT BACK! THAT BROOM IS VERY INTIMIDATING!
Goblin: HOW ABOUT A LITTLE FIRE SCARECROWS! HAHAHAHAHA!
(The flamethrower goes off as he torches the surrounding walls and creates a barrier of fire between them and the cops. Molly latches of to Giovanni. Spideman looks pissed)
Spider-Man: THAT'S ENOUGH!
(He wrestles the broom out of his hands and kicks him back a little)
Molly: B- boss.
Giovanni: EASY BEARTRAP! I got you!
Goblin: I'd love to stay and chat, but I’ve got a flight to catch!
(He whistles and on que, a bat shaped glider smashes in through the window and rams Spider-Man to the ground. The goblin jumps on it and flies around the room, shooting the cops unconscious with the glider's machine guns while laughing like a maniac. He laughs a lot.)
Molly: I wanna go home!
Giovanni: You don’t have to tell me twice!
(They start to dash toward the exit but a falling bit of flaming debris blocks their path.)
Giovanni: oh no.
Goblin: Need a lift!?
(The goblin flies by and his glider shoots a grapple the grabs on to Giovanni and Carrie’s him around while he Carries molly)
Giovanni: WOAH! HEY! Thanks!
(The glider circles Spider-Man)
Goblin: ITS EITHER ME OR THE COPPERS SPIDEY! TAKE YOUR PICK!
(He glided out of the building but not before Spider-Man is able to toss a spider tracer toward him. It lands on the back of mollys bear hoodie as Spider-Man watches them fly off)
Spider-Man: I’ll take both.
(Fade to black. We hear a voice speaking)
Voice: CLEAR! 1,2,3,4,5,6-
(Suddenly we see that the black is someone’s eyes that are closed as we see them open. From the person's point of view we see Meryl leaning over them)
Meryl: Wait! She’s coming back! Oh thank god you’re alright.
(We see back from a third person view that it was Percy who was unconscious and being given CPR by Meryl)
Percy: M- Meryl? Wha-
(She tries to sit up but is out back down by her)
Meryl: No no no no no! Don’t get up! You could have several fractured ribs from that kick.
(Percy looks around to see the entire police force outside from the burning building. A lot are injured and on stretchers. Nearby she sees McFarland with black bandages over his face while he screams deliriously about some sort of Hellspawn)
Percy: How many did we lose?
Meryl: We nearly lost Conway, Stern, Defalco, and Zdarsky. The rest aren’t doing much better.
Percy: Nearly?
(Just then Spider-Man walks up with an unconscious cop on his shoulder. He places them on a nearby stretcher)
Meryl: We had some help.
Spider-Man: Oh yeah, me carrying out over twenty people from the station is certainly just a little help.
Percy: Huh… not bad.
Spider-Man: Don't mention it. We got bigger fish to fry.
Meryl: Right. Almost half our police force is out. The rest is trying the best they can to keep some form of order in the city.
Percy: My… god. All of this… caused by one man?
MJ: I doubt it is a man.
(MJ, who now has an arm cast)
MJ: He’s been out and about for six months now. He’s made several attacks on the people of deepwood. Now that he’s here…
Spider-Man: Well I’ve snapped a signal tracer on him so- AHHG!
(He starts to walk away but he trembles in pain)
MJ: No! You’re hurt. You need medical attention.
Spider-Man: It… it has to be quick. There isn’t a moment to lose.
Meryl: How quick?
Spider-Man: Fast as you can. You don’t understand. Every moment we stand here that monster could be out causing more destruction. In the past… his attacks were all randomized and scattered. I’ve never been able to beat him before. But this… this seemed like a targeted attack. He’s planning something. And if he’s planning something… for the city… for the people… for those two juveniles-
(Cut to footage of the goblin flying across the city with Giovanni and Molly in tow)
Spider-Man: -then I think we should all start praying.
(To be continued)
Notes:
What is the Green Goblin planning!? Why is he helping out Giovanni? What part does Molly play in his plans? Will Spider-Man be able to reach him in time? Tune in next time, true believers, to find out in the next exiting chapter.
Chapter 3: One hell of a house host
Summary:
Molly and Giovanni are invited by the goblin for dinner. But things… aren’t quite right.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
One hell of a house host
(Open on a cool little video segment. The oscorp logo flashes on before transitioning to three people standing at a science desk. One is with a prosthetic arm)
Scientist one: Greetings investors. I’m Norman Osborn.
Scientist two: I’m Otto Octavius
Scientist three: And I’m Curt Conners
All three: And we are Oscorp!
(Que an montage of the three doing science stuff over some 80s music)
Otto: At Oscorp, we’ve been striving to make significant changes in not only the way we do science, but the way people live.
Curt: Our latest venture has been making advancements in helping amputees… such as myself of course.
Otto: Our advancements in prosthetics have revolutionized the way we think about replacement limbs
Norman: But even so, no matter how advanced a prosthetic may be it will never replace the real thing.
Curt: But with the funding from the good people of STEM we’ve been able to change that. Imagine that if like a reptile, one could simply grow back the limbs they’ve lost.
Otto: Thanks to oscorp, the possibility is closer than ever.
Norman: Never again will you have to feel like half a man. Because…
All three: An Oscorp future, is a human one.
Offscreen voice: AND CUT!
(A bell rings and we exit the vhs format. We see that this was a video being filmed by the three)
Cameraman: All right guys. That’s a wrap.
Otto: Finally. I mean it only took… what, three takes?
Curt: six
Norman: Fourteen.
Otto: Seriously. We’re some of the greatest scientific minds of this time, and we still can’t keep track of the takes?
???: Well I’m sure your achievements will outshine your blunders.
Norman: Hm?
(The source of the voice steps in. It’s Naven with his trademark smile and eyes that never seem to open)
Norman: Ah. Mr Nuknuk. Such a surprise. Didn’t expect ya.
Naven: Well it’s always a pleasure to see the three stooges of science at work.
Curt: Stooges? Us? Is that all I am now? A one armed Moe?
Norman: Actually since I’m practically running most of this I think it’s safe to say that I’m more of a Moe. You’re a Larry.
Curt: yeah I guess so. So that makes Otto… Curly?
Otto: Nyuk Nyuk. But certainly Mr NukNuk didn’t come all this way to compare up to classic comedians. Right?
Naven: Oh of course not.
(He produces a wine bottle from his bag.)
Naven: I brought some apple cider to celebrate your achievements.
(The three light up with enthusiasm)
Naven: Non alcoholic of course.
(The enthusiasm dies down)
Naven: Wouldn’t want to waste away those innovative brains of yours.
Norman: Ah well. A drink is still a drink. Let me just put away these science glasses while Otto goes get the party glasses.
(Otto goes off to the kitchen while Norman starts cleaning the desk)
Curt: The lab mice responded well to the serum. Once we get more synthesized we can move on to human testing.
Naven: Oh uh… human testing?
Curt: On myself of course
(Naven seems nervous)
Naven: Well… how brave.
Curt: Are… you alright with that.
Naven: Of course. It's just… the usual kinda anxiousness that comes with these sorta things. Especially when you have several of these types of projects at once to oversee.
Norman: Mr Nuknuk? Are you a scientist?
Naven: Is business a science?
Norman: Not exactly what I had in mind. The point is that we know what we’re doing. We’re professionals.
Curt: I mean… What's the worst that could happen?
Naven: You uh… turn into a giant lizard?
(Curt seems to laugh a little)
Curt: Giant lizard? You must’ve been watching too many movies.
Naven: Ha. Yeah. That does sound kinda silly for me to think. Isn’t that right Norman?
Norman: Huh? Oh yeah. Sure. Giant lizards. Utterly ridiculous.
(He stops for a second while holding a flask of green liquid. His reflection in the glass is distorted)
Norman: Although… it wouldn’t be impossible.
Naven: Wh- what?
Curt: What are you talking about?
Norman: Oh I’m not saying that it’s something we should do.I’m just saying it’s something we can do. If Curt ever wanted the added physical advantages of being part lizard we could easily do that.
Naven: Well… you’ve got a point. But- but I doubt that Curt would want to risk losing his gifted mind to… one of savagery.
Curt: Definitely.
Norman: That’s fair. But… would it be a bad thing to be savage? Since mankind has lost its savagery maybe we’ve been… trapped by the rules of our modern societies. Maybe it’d be less stressful if we weren’t concerned with such things.
Naven: But… what kind of society would that be? Where humanity had no moral problem with… killing and… destroying as they pleased. With being divided with all other creeds.
(Norman continues to stare at the green liquid. His distorted reflection in the glass looks more and more like the goblin.)
Norman(softly): A happy one.
Naven: What? What did you-
(Suddenly a mechanical arm takes the flask and puts it away)
Norman: WHAT THE-
Otto: People, people. Now’s not the time for… deep thinking. Now’s the time to be celebrating.
(Otto walks in with the cider bottle in hand. A harness with 4 mechanical arms is attached to his back. Three of which are holding wine glasses)
Naven: Oh uh… Otto. You got… uh…
Otto: These? Just a little side project I’m working on. Ment to deal with… radioactive material. Thought I should upgrade now that Curt is making my profession obsolete.
Naven: My goodness. Now you have as many appendages as an octopus.
(He gives everyone a glass and starts pouring then drinks)
Otto: So is that all I am now? An octopus?
(Naven snickers a little)
Curt: Now look at what you did Otto. You made a hard boiled CEO laugh.
Otto: Well it’s your fault. Because of you I had to make myself an octopus.
Norman: Well with a PHD, wouldn’t it be technically… Doctor Octopus?
(Naven starts full on laughing)
Naven: Oh stop it fellas. You’re killing me!
(Naven takes a breather and they all clink their glasses together)
Naven: To Oscorp and all their wonderful achievements.
All: To Oscorp.
Curt: To me not turning into a giant lizard.
Norman: Unless you ever wanted it.
Curt: Which I don’t.
All: To no lizards
Otto: To… (snickers)… Doctor Octopus I guess
All: To Doctor Octopus.
Norman: To…to…
(Normans face gives off the impression that he’s having some really dark thoughts.)
Naven: Norman?
Norman: I’m sorry. Couldn’t think of anything clever.
Naven: How about “to the future” then?
Norman: Uh… yeah. Sure. To the future.
(Fade to a new scene. We see Norman as he is now. In all his grotesque horror.)
Goblin(softly): To the future.
Giovanni: Uh… EXCUSE ME!
Goblin: Huh? What?
(He looks down to see Giovanni still attached to his gliders toe grapple and still holding Molly)
Giovanni: Yeah hi. We’ve sorta been flying for a while, and I’d like to ask… Where are we going?
Goblin: Oh. Yes. We’re here. Hold tight.
(He flies closer to the ground and releases the grapple, letting Giovanni and Molly land from 9ft on a sandy shore by the base of a cliff)
Giovanni and Molly: OOF!
(They both wobbly stand up.)
Giovanni: uuuuuhg. Beartrap? Are you ok?
(Molly seems a bit worn out. What with all the adrenaline that went through her with the fire, the chaotic police station break in, and the flying. She starts to go green with nausea while groaning a bit)
Giovanni: Oh. Not good? Well… do you need to-
(Suddenly Molly covers her mouth as she gags a bit.)
Giovanni: In the ocean. In the ocean! IN THE OCEAN!
(Molly rushes toward the shore's ocean and we hear sounds of vomiting coming from offscreen. Giovanni cringes a little. The goblin parks his glider and hops off. Now that the chaos is over he speaks in a calmer yet still insane manner)
Goblin: well… wasn’t that fun?
Giovanni: Well… that was a whole lot of general villainy. Even for me surprisingly.
Goblin: Well the basics of it all is that a real ass supervillain has gone out of his way to break out your minions earlier, and has just gotten you outta the police station.
Giovanni: Yeah. That’s…definitely happening.
(Molly walk back on screen, a bit woozy and tired looking)
Giovanni: Feeling better?
(Molly makes some sort of low whining noise while trying to give a thumbs up)
Goblin: You both seem pretty out of it. Come with me. I’ll let you hang in my lair for a while.
Giovanni: Oh. Thanks. That… that would be nice.
(The Goblin starts to lead them off. Molly tries to speak up a little)
Molly: W- wait. Are… are we really gonna…
Giovanni: Yeah. He did save us. It’s only fair. Plus this is a once in a lifetime chance. To actually see a real SU… uh supervillain base.
Molly: But… he acts like an insane person.
Giovanni: That’s how all villains act. They’re just putting on a performance while doing awesome crime things! I do it all the time.
Molly: Well… that fire didn’t seem like a performance.
Giovanni: … Oh. Well… uh…
Goblin: HERE WE ARE!
(The goblin leads them to the entrance of what looks like a sewer pipe under a bridge)
Goblin: Welcome to the GOBLIN CAVE! Bathrooms are wherever you want. It is a sewer after all.
(Molly and Giovanni reluctantly follow)
Molly: A… sewer?
Giovanni: It’s a more common place for a villain lair than you might think.
Molly: Huh. Hey… Mr goblin?
(The goblin stops and turns to see them)
Goblin: Oh please. Mr Goblin was my dads name. You can call me Norman.
Molly: Norman?
(He extends his hand for a shake)
Molly: uh… alright Nor-
(As she grabs his hand a small shock flows through her, draining her of one stamina)
Molly: Ow!
Giovanni: Beartrap!
Goblin: HA HA HA! Oh I’m such a jokester. I’m very sorry. I had to. I just had to.
Giovanni(a bit mad): Never do that again.
Goblin: Ok ok. I’ll never do that again… without her knowing at least.
Molly(annoyed):Norman? What kind of villain are you? What do you do?
Goblin: A little of this, a little of that, the usual. Whatever the voices in my head feel like doing.
Molly: Are the voices good makeup artists? Because let me tell you, I may think you’re crazy but that goblin mask is pretty impressive all things considered.
(The goblins face drops. Up until this point he’s kept the same insane grin, but it’s only now that his facial expression changes)
Goblin: Mask?
(Molly starts to realize In a sense of horror)
Molly: That’s… not a mask?
Goblin: Yeah. This is my face. The real deal. The genuine enchilada! You have a problem with that.
Molly: N- no!
Goblin: Good. Glad that you don’t hold others to toxic beauty standards. Unlike others.
(They continue walking)
Giovanni(whispering): I’d say that was kinda rude… but I think he had it coming after what he just pulled.
Molly: Thanks boss.
(They finally reach a large room with a kitchen table.)
Goblin: Alright then. Sit down. Make yourselves at home. I’ll get you an unforgettable luncheon.
(They reluctantly sit at the table and the goblin heads to what looks to be an elevator that goes down. Giovanni and Molly are left there at the dinner table. They observe the room. There are several metal doors leading to god knows where. There are giant sacks containing god knows what. And there are decorations made from…god knows what)
Molly: So… all… villains act like this?
Giovanni: Yeah. Standard villain behavior. Though he does seem to be a bit rude about it.
Molly: You could say that again.
(Upon closer inspection the decorations share an uncanny resemblance… to bones)
Molly: We’re… we’re not staying long, right?
Giovanni: Yeah. We’re just gonna get the boys and go.
(Molly has a horrible thought)
Molly: What if there are no boys to get?
Giovanni: You think he might not have them?
Molly: No. I mean… that’s a possibility but… you think this guy is the type who would… you know.
(Molly makes a finger gesture meant to represent the slicing of a neck and makes a slicing sound)
Giovanni: What? No. He wouldn’t kill. What would the point be of being a cool supervillain, if everyone who saw your awesome crimes were dead?
Molly: Those guys at the station… they… I think he…
(Just then the elevator begins to come back up)
Molly: He’s coming! What do we do?
Giovanni: Uh… be polite I guess
(The elevator opens and the goblin walks in with a dinner tray with lidded plates)
Goblin: Dinner!
(He walks over and starts mumble singing one of the songs from the god awful Spider-Man musical. He slides the dinner tray to the table and does some jazz hands)
Goblin: Eh? Eh? What do you think? You think I could go on broadway?
Molly: Uh… yeah. You definitely wouldn’t bomb.
Goblin: Oh! Bomb broadway! That’s an even better idea! But I digress.
(He lifts the kids and it reveals a bunch of fried rats on a plate. Molly gags a bit)
Goblin: Oh come on. They don’t have any feelings.
(Cut to a prison cell with Ramsey)
Ramsey: Why do I suddenly have the rage fueled urge to strangle a goblin?
(Cut back to the sewers. Giovanni is hesitantly chewing on one of the rats)
Goblin: Do you like it? It’s my special recipe.
Giovanni: For once I’m kinda glad that I’m taste deaf.
Goblin: YOU DARE DISRESPECT MY COOKING?
Giovanni: It… could use work
(Molly stands)
Molly: Enough! Goblin? Why did you bring us here? Why bother with us?
Goblin: Why? Because we’re both bad guys. Duh.
Giovanni: well… I guess that makes some kind of sense.
Goblin: Right. And what is it that bad guys do?
Giovanni: Oh! Oh! I know! Crime!
Goblin: Eeeehhhh… I was thinking more of… WORLD DOMINATION!
Molly: Whaaaaaaaat?
Giovanni: WORLD DOMINATION? That’s pretty ambitious.
Goblin: And do you wanna know how I’m gonna do it?
Molly: Not really.
Goblin: WITH THIS!
(He pulls out what looks like a small vial with green liquid)
Giovanni: You’re gonna take over the world with a glow stick?
Goblin: IT'S NOT A GLOWSTICK! It’s a highly advanced mutangen with effects that would make the great Charles Darwin cry.
(He looks at the camera and it suddenly takes the form of an infomercial like Giovanni somehow managed to do in episode 2)
Goblin: I call it goblin juice! Anyone can be horribly mutated with one consumption of the liquid in this vile vile. Side effects may include headaches, nausea, horrible deformities,-
(Giovanni and Molly stare as the goblin talks to nothing in particular)
Molly(softly): what now?
Giovanni(softly): Walk away. Slowly… and inconspicuously.
(They begin to sneak away but are stopped when they hear the sound of a bomb being armed. The bomb in question is a pumpkin bomb being held up by the goblin)
Goblin: I’m not finished.
(The quickly stop)
Goblin: Now you may be wondering how you can consume such an amazing beverage. Well that’s the best part! YOU ALREADY HAVE!
Molly: WHAT?!
Goblin: That’s right! I’ve been dumping an ungodly amount of this stuff into the city water supply for the past three days!
Giovanni: Wait! I drink from that water supply! How come I’m not a super cool mutant Trex right now?!
Goblin: Well here’s the thing. You aren’t a mutant trex right now because you don’t believe that you’re a mutant Trex.
Giovanni: Seriously?
(Giovanni closes his eyes and starts mumbling I am a Trex to himself)
Molly: Boss!
Giovanni: Come on Beartrap! The power is inside us all. The secret is to believe in yourself.
Goblin: Actually the secret is to be completely brain dead. Like… a total vegetable. But unfortunately not everyone in the city is a vegetable. Oh if only I knew someone who could… say… make people… dumber.
(Giovanni and Molly pass glances at each other)
Molly: And if you… theoretically knew someone who could do that… you couldn’t have them do that to everyone. Right?
Goblin: Wrong! I can. With this
(He shows a photo of some sort of large device)
Goblin: this here is the frequency bomb. You but in a frequency battery, charge it up, and BOOM! It sends it across the entire city. That way I can brainwash the entire city into being my GOBLIN ARMY! Though it might cause the dumbing individual to die from the energy being drain, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Giovanni: Yeha that’s cool and all but we… we really need to be getting going. So if you’ll just give us the boys back then we’ll be on our unmerry way.
Goblin: Your boys? Oh Giovanni. Sweet innocent Giovanni. They’re MY boys now.
Giovanni: w- what?
Goblin: I’ve been able to test out a miniature version of the frequency bomb
(He points to the supposed hand buzzer he shocked Molly with)
Molly: Wait. That…
Goblin: They were resistant at first but you can’t argue with res- AGH!
(Giovanni grabs the goblin by the collar and pins him to the wall)
Giovanni: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM?!
Goblin: Why don’t you see for yourself?
( he presses a button and the six elevators come up. Each one of them has some sort of weird noise behind it’s doors. Goblin jumps from Giovanni’s grasp to the table.)
Goblin: LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MY CREW!
(The doors open and the goblin introduces each mutated boy as they emerge. These mutated forms include a huddled mass of bees)
Goblin: SWARM!
(A large warthog like creature)
Goblin: RAZORBACK!
(A half man half frog with red hair)
Goblin: LEAP FROG!
(A large rhinoceros man)
Goblin: RHINO!
(A spiky looking woman with a scorpion tail)
Goblin: SCORPION!
(And a bird humanoid with large wings)
Goblin: AND VULTURE! THE SINISTER SIX!
(The mutants all gather around Molly and Giovanni. Both of whom look horrified)
Goblin: How do you like ‘‘em now, Giovanni? Where six worthless juveniles once stood, now stand six BEAUTIFUL FREAKS! And they don’t have to be the only ones. Once I get Molly, and-
Giovanni: NO!
(He gets out his bat. The mutants start to close in)
Goblin: No? I didn’t even ask yet. Though it’s not like you have much of a choice in the matter. Right? You have no where to go.
(Molly looks terrified. Giovanni stays in front of her as the now mutated boy’s approach)
Goblin: Although… I suppose there’s a certain type of pleasure… I’m seeing your prey run.
(As if on que, Giovanni scoops up Molly and makes a break for it down which they came)
Goblin: AFTER THEM!
(The sinister six follow suit. We see Molly and Giovanni running down the sewer pipe)
Giovanni: IM SORRY, BEARTRAP! I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED!
Molly: APOLOGIZE LATER! JUST RUN!
(Suddenly Molly is tripped by the tongue of the frog man. She starts to freak out as she’s dragged back)
Giovanni: HEY!
(Giovanni leaps and elbows the tongue off her)
Molly: Thanks!
Giovanni: Don’t mention I-
(Suddenly the razorback tackles Giovanni to the ground and tries to bite at him. Molly quickly takes off one of her boots and hits the boar man with it. The boar seems to back off in fear)
Giovanni: Bet that one was Carcrash!
(Suddenly they hear a sort of buzzing fast approaching)
Molly: JUST MOVE!
(Molly helps Giovanni up and the continue running. A few ow’s can be heard as a couple bees sting them until they reach the end of the pipe, and jump out into the sand. The swarm misses them overhead)
Giovanni: Holy crap! THIS CANT ACTUALLY BE HAPPENING!
(Suddenly a thousand thunderous stomp interrupts them. They see the rhino has reached them.)
Molly: It is!
Giovanni: Now wait a second! If these things were one the boys then…
(He steps up)
Giovanni: HOLD ON! Please stop Crusher! I mean I assume you’re Crusher since you have the thickest build, but still. You don’t have to do this! Think of what you’re do-
(The rhino charges them. Giovanni is able to narrowly dodge as the beast just runs into the shore)
Giovanni: Ah well. It was worth a try!
Molly: COME ON!
(They run and reach a ladder leading up to the bridge. Molly goes up first and Giovanni follows)
Giovanni: GO! GO!
(The scorpion catches up and strikes at them with its tail)
Molly: AH! NO NO NO!
(They climb a bit with the scorpion in pursuit until Giovanni kicks it down)
Giovanni: Alright! Keep going! The worst is behi- erm… below us.
(Just then the vulture tries to strike at them from the air!)
Molly: YOU SURE ITS NOT ABOVE US?!
(They continue to climb and dodge the vulture's strikes till they finally reach the top. At which Giovanni is able to get out his bat and hit the vulture as hard as he can, sending it flying away. They begin to run across the bridge)
Molly: WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WHERE DO WE GO?!
Giovanni: WE’LL BE ALRIGHT AS LONG AS WE STICK TOGE-
(A loud boom is heard and a cackle follows suit. The goblin had blown up a chunk of the bridge, and rubble is falling fast!)
Molly: BOSS!
Giovanni: BEAR-
(The rubble lands sending dust all over. When it clears we see Molly on the ground. She’s bruised a bit but nothing more. Giovanni is nowhere to be seen however)
Molly(weakly): boss? Giovanni? W- where…
(Just then she is stung by the scorpions tail and fall over. The goblin flies down on his glider)
Goblin: A healthy dose of paralysis. I’m not gonna kill you.
(He picks her up)
Goblin: Yet. I just need you long enough to- huh!?
( he notices the spider tracer that was put on her in the last chapter)
Goblin: Oh no you don’t. Can’t have you… inter… frering… with…
(He is struggling to remove it.)
Goblin: HOW DO YOU GET THIS DAMN THING-
(He shakes her till the force of it slips her out of the bear hoodie and lets her fall back to the ground)
Goblin: Oh. I guess that works to.
(He tosses the beloved bear hoodie over the bridge)
Molly (weakly): n- no. b- bear… uhhhh…
(She finally looses consciousness. The goblin picks her up and rally’s the sinister six)
Goblin: WELL THAT WAS FUN! But now the real work can begin! HA HA HA HA HA! BWAH HA HA HA!
(The goblin and the six leave the scene of destruction as we pan over to see mollys hoodie floating down the river stream. It starts to slowly sink into the darkness… when suddenly a web shoots out, and pulls it out of the water)
TO BE CONTINUED.
Notes:
HOLY FRICK! How’s that for a cliffhanger. What will happen to Molly? Did Giovanni survive? Will the boys be saved? Continue to pressure the author to write chapter four quicker because you won’t wanna miss it. Nuff said
Chapter 4: Rise above
Summary:
Spider-Man witnesses the aftermath of the goblins attack.
Chapter Text
Chapter four
Rise above
(Open on a River bank in sweet jazz city. It is night. A seagull lands on a perch overlooking the river, but Spider-Man swings in, scaring it away. He seems to be looking at his phone for something)
Spider-Man: I don’t get it. They should be… here… oh.
(He sees Molly's bear hoodie drifting down the stream. He quickly fires a web line and pulls it out)
Spider-Man: this… this is where I put the…oh…
(He looks up and sees the damaged bridge)
Spider-Man: Oh god.
(He webs up to the bridge and observes the damage)
Spider-Man: I’m… I'm too late. If only I… no. Stay focused Pete. You gotta…
(A faint cough can be heard coming from the rubble)
Spider-Man: Hello?!
(He jumps down and sees Giovanni’s gloved hand reaching out from the rubble)
Spider-Man: VINCENT!
(He begins lifting the rubble)
Spider-Man: IF YOU’RE STILL WITH ME THEN LIFT!
(Spider-Man and Giovanni start lifting. After a while the rubble is completely thrown off him. Spidey helps Gio off the ground and removes his helmet)
Spider-Man: Woah. Woah. Easy. Are you ok? Are you…
Giovanni: uh… uh… Popsicle-Man?
Spider-Man: What? Are you serious… Now look. I know you must be suffering from some sort of brain damage, but I need you to focus. What happened here? Where’s the goblin? What’s he planning? Hello? Are you listening?
(Giovanni is not listening. He’s more focused on… Mollys bear hoodie over spider-man’s shoulder. He looks at it with a mix of horror and fury)
Spider-Man: Why are you looking at me funny?
Giovanni(with rising anger): Where did you get that?
Spider-Man: Hey! Stay focused. I need-
Giovanni: WHERE IS SHE?!
Spider-Man: Woah. Wait. Just hold on a sec-
(Giovanni lunges at Spider-Man and pins him to the ground)
Giovanni: THAT IS NOT YOURS! IT'S HER’S! HER MOTHER MADE IT FOR HER, YOU STUPID BASTARD!
Spider-Man: HEY! Easy! I don’t wanna punch a guy with potential brain damage!
(Spider-Man slips out and flips onto a car)
Spider-Man: You wanna know where I found it? In the river! Along with a bunch of other rubble. Do you want it? Take it!
(He tosses the wet hoodie to him. Giovanni picks it up with trembling arms. His face… is immensely distraught. His voice is shaky)
Giovanni: I… I remember. That… goblin invited us in. It was a trap. We… I tried to get her out of there but… but… she was taken. I lost her.
Spider-Man: Well what did you think would happen? I’d be lucky if I could find her alive. So what…
(Giovanni starts to tremble and whimper. He looks absolutely destroyed)
Spider-Man: Woah, hey. Are you… crying?
(Giovanni starts to sob into the already soggy hoodie.)
Giovanni: She’s gone. They’re all gone. I… I couldn’t protect them. It’s all my fault.
Spider-Man: Well… I can’t say I disagree. I mean what did you think would happen when you dragged them along to rob a library.
Giovanni: NOT THIS! It was just supposed to be a simple book theft. Then… then a nice quiet reading session before bed. Then… then picking out one for her book report and just a nice sleep, then a warm breakfast then…
Spider-Man: Woah woah woah woah woah! Wait. You lost me at book report.
Giovanni: Well… yeah. That’s… that’s the whole- whole reason we did the robbery.(sniff)
Spider-Man: you… robbed an entire library… for a kids book report?
Giovanni: (snif). Well… yeah. She was very behind on it.
(It takes a second for Spidey to process what was said)
Spider-Man: Ok. So… explain everything, because I have… lots of questions.
(He sits down)
Giovanni: Hm… ok. So Beartrap… Molly… she… had this book report for school that she was super behind on since she… hadn’t really been going to school that much. If she does poorly on it then… she might have to repeat a grade, and… that would mean that she wouldn’t see her friends as much. So… she was freaking out about it as I picked her up from her communications class since she hadn’t even had time to choose a book so I said “hey. Why don’t we rob the library tonight and pick one out?” She was hesitant but desperate, and neither of us had any sort of viable library card. So we did and… well… I think you can tell how that went.
(Spider-Man has a thousand questions running through his head at once. Communication classes? School? Book report? Breakfasts? This guy didn’t seem like a typical villain. Even for one at his stature.)
Spider-Man: Are you like… her brother or something?
Giovanni: Not… (sniff)- not by blood.
Spider-Man: Why wasn’t she going to school?
Giovanni: Because most of the week before she… had to work in her family's store.
Spider-Man: WHAT?! She’s twelve and she’s working in a store?
Giovanni: Yeah. I couldn’t believe it myself. And on top of that her so on so “family” wasn’t taking very good care of her.They made her do all of the housework, store management, cleaning, and even taxes without even as much as a thank you. I swiped her outta there the first chance I got. Last week in fact. She hadn’t even had a proper breakfast IN TWO YEARS!
Spider-Man: That’s… wow. I… assume you didn’t do it legally.
Giovanni: Nope. Totally kidnapped her from it.
Spider-Man: Huh… ok.
Giovanni: You… actually believe me?
Spider-Man: Yeah. I could tell if you were lying so bluntly. You really care for that kid, don’t you.
Giovanni: Well… yeah. She was my minion. It… was my job…no…responsibility to protect her. Even more so when I took her in. If… if only I had gotten her out when I could. But I didn’t… and now… she could be dead. And it’s… all my fault.
(He curls up into a little ball while clutching the hoodie and sobbing. Spider-Man just looks on as Giovanni keeps murmuring “my fault” to himself)
Spiderman(thoughts): He… why does…oh.
(Just then a flash of memory comes to him. A memory of a warehouse, a bunch of police sirens, and him looking down on them from the rooftops with his mask off as the cops drag a man into the car. His eyes full of tears and his voice breaking down)
Peter: My fault. It's all my fault. If only I stopped him when I had the chance. But I didn’t. And now… Uncle Ben… is dead.
(The phrase dead repeats as Spider-Man comes back to reality. He now sees that despite their differences, they both share a similar philosophy. That with great power… there must also come great responsibility)
Peter(thoughts): It’s all gotta circle back to responsibility, doesn’t it.
Spiderman(aloud): Hey. I know how ya feel.
(Giovanni looks up and sniffles a bit)
Giovanni: You do?
Spider-Man: Yeah. We’ll get her back.
Giovanni: B- but… but I can’t do it. I couldn’t before. How could-
Spider-man: Woah woah there. Where’s that talk coming from? You must’ve been hit on the head harder than I thought. Where’s the Vincent Murder who approached me the same way that… Doctor Doom or Magneto would approach an ant? Without the slightest hint of fear or doubt
Giovanni: That man… he was a facade.
Spider-Man: Hey. Now listen. There are things that people like to see in a classic hero story. The origin, the meeting of the villain, the defeating of the villain and so on and so forth. But do you know what people really like to see from time to time? Something that rarely happens?
Giovanni: The hero having a good day?
Spiderman:… No. It’s seeing a hero and villain team up. Sure it’s great seeing two titans of good and evil duke it out, but there’s just something so satisfying, so endearing, and so amazing about seeing two opposite sides of the coin of morality come together to fight a common foe. Two people who have sworn to destroy each other putting their rivalry aside for the same purpose. Two halves of ying and yang swirling into a great powerful beam of gray that saves the world. And although the truce may only be temporary, the moments where they fight side by side are never forgotten. And these moments are so rare that they’re only reserved for only the greatest of heroes and greatest of villains. Only the best can fight alongside the worst. So what do you say?
(Spider-man reaches his hand out to Giovanni. His defeated face quickly begins to vanish replaced with one of awe and confusion)
Spider-Man: Hero and Villain team up?
(Giovanni confusion is replaced with determination as he grins triumphantly, rises from the ground, ties Mollys bear hoodie around his neck, and slides his helmet back on)
Giovanni: HERO AND VILLAIN TEAM UP!
(He dramatically brings his hand in and grasps Spider-Man’s. And with one good strong shake… a pact has been formed. One that will echo through the ages)
Giovanni: Boy. You sure give one heck of a pep talk.
Spider-Man: I learned from the best.
MJ: PETER?!
Spider-Man: Huh?
(Spidey turns to see MJ running to him)
MJ: PETER?! PETER! I-
(She notices that Giovanni is right next to him and she quickly covers her mouth)
Spider-Man: MJ?
Giovanni: Peter? Your name is Peter?! ALL THIS TIME I WAS BEING BEATEN BY PETER THE POPSICLE MAN?!
MJ: I'm so sorry. I thought you would be alone, and-
Spider-Man: It’s fine. We’re on cool terms for the moment. What we need to worry about is the goblin.
(He turns to Giovanni)
Spider-Man: So why did he take her? What does he want?
Giovanni: Oh uh… he took her because he wants to use her and her epithet as the battery to some messed up machine that will brainwash the city and turn them into mutant animals. Think he called it a… frequency bomb or something.
Spider-Man: Has he mutated anyone already?
Giovanni: Yeah. My other minions. All six of them.
MJ: Machine? Maybe that’s why he stole all those parts.
Spider-Man: But he’d need something to connect it to to broadcast any sort of frequency to the whole city. Something like a news station or a tv network. You think you could check in on those areas?
MJ: Yeah. I can do that.I’ll check in on those areas and warn them if I can.
Spider-Man: Good. Now Vincent? You’re with me.
Giovanni: Ha ha! Alright!
Spider-Man: Good. Just get on my back.
Giovanni: What?
Spider-Man: You’re not afraid of heights, are you?
Giovanni: Uh… no.
(Cut to Spider-Man swinging around the city with Giovanni on his back. Giovanni is screaming)
Spider-Man: Oh chill out. You’re wearing a helmet. I assumed you could handle this.
Giovanni: IM NOT SCARED! WELL… I'M A BIT SCARED BUT ALSO KINDA LOVING THIS.
Spider-Man: REALLY?
Giovanni: YEAH!
Spider-Man: SO YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I DID… THIS?!
(Spider-Man starts doing flips in mid air while swinging)
Giovanni: OH! OH YEAH! THIS IS AWESOME! YEEEEEAAAH!
(Spider-Man starts diving down)
Giovanni: HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SWING UP!
Spider-Man: WAIT FOR IT!
(They starts heading toward the ground at an alarming speed)
Giovanni: PULL UP PULL UP PULL UP I DON'T WANNA DIE!
(He launches a line at the exact moment to where he’s close enough to the ground to graze it with his fingers.Giovanni is still terrified. Spidey launches himself up and lands on a building)
Spider-Man: Need a breather?
(Giovanni nods and jumps off his back. He vomits off the side of the building.)
Spider-Man: Better?
Giovanni: Uh huh.
Spider-Man: Good. Now get back on.
Giovanni: Al… wait. Where are we even going?
Spider-Man: Well we’re gonna solve this mutant problem. And to do that we’re gonna enlist the help of one of the most brilliant men I know. Dr Curtis Conners.
(Cut to a dark room. Molly is unconscious strapped in some sort of chair)
Goblin: Wake up child.
(A purple gloved hand flicks her on the nose and she slowly stirs)
Molly: Uhhh… what… so… cold. Where’s my… HUH?!
(She sees the goblin and the sinister six devilishly looking over her. Her eyes go wide with horror.And worse of all she realizes that she is wearing the green and purple striped shirt under her beat hoodie as opposed to have her bear hoodie over it)
Molly: No! No no no no!
Goblin: Good morning. How was your sleep?
(Molly starts struggling against the chairs restraints)
Goblin: Oh don’t bother using up your strength. Here.
(He pulls out a plate. Molly is surprised to see it’s not any kind of gross food… but a waffle. A stack of waffles in fact. Her favorite waffles in fact.)
Goblin: I’ve been told that you like apple cinnamon raisin. Hope you enjoy.
(He loosens one of her hand straps and hands her a plastic fork. She is tempted by the offer but her temptations turn to detestment as she backhands the plate of waffles to the floor. The goblin becomes disgusted)
Goblin: I got oatmeal
Molly: You don’t care. You just want my stamina up for that machine.
Goblin: Guilty as charged. But ya can’t blame a guy for trying.
Molly: How long have you been spying on me?
Goblin: Hm?
Molly: The only way you would know my favorite breakfast is if you were watching me.
Goblin: For about two weeks. I was actually planning on adopting you myself. Couldn’t be that hard to raise a kid. After all, I have experience.
Molly: And by adopt you mean kidnap?
Goblin: More or less.
Molly: And you probably don’t have a kid. Do you?
Goblin: Oh actually I do. His name is Harry.
(He produces a tiny scrap book and opens it to a page with a picture of Norman and Harry on a fishing trip with the written words “my son” written above)
Molly: Oh.You do have a kid. What other pictures do you have of him?
Goblin: This is the only one I bothered to find.
Molly: What? Then what could possibly-
(She turns the page to reveal a different page with a whole bunch of pictures of Peter Parker in them with the words “the kid I wished was my son” written above. The goblin quickly closes the book)
Molly: oh.
Goblin: Ok so maybe I unfairly see my actual son as a disappointment. But I still treat him well. Erm… treated. Haven’t seen him in months.
Molly: Oh please. I’d rather have stayed with my dad than with you.
Goblin: That man would have sold you for the change some random guy had in his pocket.
Molly: Oh come on. You don’t know that.
Goblin: Well if I had some change in my pocket at the time I met him then-
(Molly stabs him with the plastic fork)
Goblin: AAAHG!
(He grabs mollys hand and straps it back up so hard that Molly visibly winces)
Goblin: Alright. You brought this on yourself.
(He takes an IV needle and stabs it into Molly’s arm. She winced more)
Goblin: This chemical drug will bring your stamina up to full capacity. You’ll need it for the big game.
Molly: Game?
Goblin: We’re going to the big football game. It’s being advertised with jet planes and everything. Everyone will be watching. Everyone will be partying.
(Every one of the creatures start laughing)
Goblin:Well I’d hate to leave you there but I have a bomb to build. Enjoy your last meal. OH WAIT! You can’t. YOU THREW IT TO THE GROUND!
(They all laugh and leave the room. Safe for one of swarm’s bees who gets locked into the room with Molly. She sees this and gets an idea)
Molly: Hey. Hey bee. Hey. You want some honey?
(The bee doesn’t respond because it’s a bee)
Molly: Uh… if you come over here you’ll get your own minion nickname.
(That got its attention)
Molly: Yes! Thank god you were once Ben. Come here.
(The bee gets closer. Molly used her dumb powers on it)
Molly: Ok bee. You’re gonna do something for me. Now listen to me very carefully.
(Cut to the lobby of an apartment building. All is quiet until CRASH! Giovanni jumps through the window)
Giovanni: HA HA HA HA! TREMBLE FOOLS. FOR YOU HAVE-
(Spider-Man enters and places a hand on his shoulder)
Spider-Man: Time and place, Vince. Time and place.
Giovanni: Oh. Sorry.
(He walks to the reception desk.)
Spider-Man: Hello?
(The receptionist puts down his newspaper. He’s an elderly man with with sunglasses. He almost looks… familiar)
Familiar receptionist: PULSE POUNDING! SENSES SHATTERED! EXPLETIVES DELETED! It’s one of the most dangerous super powered menaces that’s ever walked the earth. And some umpire as well.
Both: HEY!
Familiar receptionist: Who sent you? Was it Irving Forebush? Never mind that. Prepare to face my wrath villains!
(He makes a finger gun and starts making pew pew sounds with his mouth)
Spider-Man: uh look. Mr uh…
(He looks at his name tag)
Spider-Man: Lee is it? Look we-
Receptionist: Ha ha. I’m just kidding. I know you’re not a menace and that you’re only just teaming up with a D list villain.
Giovanni: HEY!
Spider-Man: Really?
Receptionist: Of course. I created you after all.
Spider-Man: what?
(Two guys in nurse uniforms start to drag Mr lee away)
Mr lee: Yeah. I’ve made angels who’ve kissed the cosmos with boards of silver. Men who’ve kissed the sky in suits of iron. Giants who’ve kissed planets with lips of death.
(He probably talks longer but he’s now too far away from them to hear. Just then Naven enters)
Naven: My apologies. We share the apartment complex with a retirement home.
Spider-Man: Oh. That explains that guy.
Naven: Oh hello Mr murder.
Giovanni: Hey Naven.
Spider-Man: Wait. You know Naven Nuknuk?
Both: It’s a long story.
Naven: But I must say he does make some good cookies
Spider-Man: yeah I’ll have to take your word for it since we don’t really have time. We really need to see Dr Conners.
(Navens face seems to go grim)
Naven: Oh.
Spider-Man: Are we not allowed to see him?
Naven: Not usually but… since this seems like an emergency I’ll allow it.
(Navens chauffeur tosses Spider-Man the keys and walks outside)
Spider-Man: uh… thanks?
Naven: But I must warn you. Conner hasn’t been himself in… a very long while.
Spider-Man: Define “not himself”.
(before Naven can say something else his chauffeur calls to him)
Chauffeur: YOO HOO! Hey! You don’t wanna be late, silly!
(Navens cheerful demeanor returns)
Naven: Well you two should go along now. I’ve been invited by the college board to sing the national anthem for the big game. Bye.
(Naven leaves. Spider-Man is weirded out)
Spider-Man: Is he… always like this?
Giovanni: Like what?
Spider-Man: I just felt… weird around him. Like… uh… felt something but… can’t remember. Ah well. Couldn’t have been that important if my spider sense didn’t go off. Let's just go.
(They walk into an elevator. The elevator door closes and it starts going up. Its kinda awkward. To break the silence Giovanni speaks)
Giovanni: You know… I actually think the suit is nice.
Spider-Man: Thanks.
Giovanni: even though there aren’t spiders that are that color.
Spideman: Actually there are.
Giovanni: What? No. Where?
Spider-Man: Australia.
Giovanni: Oh. Is it… comfortable?
Spider-Man: Eh… gets kinda itchy. Rides up in the crotch a little bit too.
(The awkward silence continues for a bit)
Giovanni: So… why’d that girl call you Peter?
(Spider-Man doesn’t immediately respond)
Spider-Man: It’s my name.
Giovanni: Secret identity? I can respect that. As a fellow secret identity haver myself that is.
Spider-Man: Are you saying that Vincent isn’t your actual name. I mean the surname I know is fake but the first name seemed legitimate.
Giovanni: No. Vincent Murder is a code name to hide my real identity.
Spider-Man: So… what is it? Since you know my name I feel like it would only be fair.
Giovanni: Giovanni.
Spider-Man: Giovanni? That’s a great villain name. Why don’t you use it?
Giovanni: Because it’s sorta known by the police.
Spider-Man: Oh.
(The silence continues for a moment.)
Spider-Man: So who's the first?
Giovanni: Hm?
Spider-Man: Back at the library you said that I was your second worst enemy or something like that.
Giovanni: Well technically now you’re the third. Goblin now takes the second.
Spider-Man: But who’s the first?
(Giovanni is silent for a while. As if thinking of it is enough to make him puke with anger)
Giovanni: Beartrap’s dad.
Spider-Man: Oh. Was he like… abusive?
Giovanni: Does neglect count?
Spider-Man: Oh absolutely. You said she hadn’t had a proper breakfast in two years?
Giovanni: YEAH! And believe it or not, from what I heard, social services didn’t actually do anything when called in.
Spider-Man: So you… kidnapped her?
Giovanni: Yeah. You have a problem with that?
Spider-Man: Well… no. Kinda.
Giovanni: WHAT DO YOU MEAN KINDA?!
Spider-Man: Well I’m obviously all for taking a kid out of a bad home but… well… have you ever stopped to think… If there was a better way?
Giovanni: Huh? What do-
(Just then the elevator opens.)
Spiderman: We can continue this conversation later.
(Spider-Man steps out)
Giovanni: Huh! What? Ok sure.
(Giovanni follows. They reach the appropriate apartment door)
Giovanni: So who is this Conners guy anyway?
Spider-Man: He’s one of the most brilliant people I know. If anyone could change your boys back to normal, he can.
(He unlocks the door and opens it. It’s a big apartment but it’s not very well kept. Lab equipment and notes and spread out everywhere.)
Giovanni: Why is it… so warm in here?
Spider-Man: Not sure.
(They see a video monitor that's got a video on it. Spider-Man walks to it and hits the rewind key. When it stops it starts from the beginning of the recording. On the recording curt connors is speaking next to Norman)
Curt: This is doctor Connors. Our uh… latest batches have not been aging well. They’ve degraded at an alarming rate.
Norman: Effects of these degraded batches include deformation and insanity.
Curt: And even the batches that aren’t degrading aren’t pure enough for a proper human test. We’re gonna-
(Suddenly men in suits come in and start shutting stuff down)
Conners: What? HEY! STOP!
Norman: What is the meaning of this?
(The camera operator moves the camera to reveal Naven with a bunch of people in suits)
Naven: I’m shutting it all down.
Norman: MR NUKNUK?
(Otto takes the camera in one of his mechanical arms while talking to Naven)
Otto: Naven? What is the meaning of this?
Naven: These sins against nature end now!
Norman: We told you before, Nuknuk. We know what we’re doing. We’re professionals.
Naven: That’s… what scares me.
Otto: You… you’re saying you don’t trust us?
Naven: NO no! Not at all. I’m-
(Norman lunges at Naven but is held back by Otto and the suited men)
Norman: YOU COWARD! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE SACRIFICED FOR SCIENCE!
Otto: NORMAN!
Norman: DONT NORMAN ME! THIS PANSEY HAS NO-
(The two start arguing with each other and start talking over one another)
Curt: NOOOOO!
(The camera turns to see Curt wrestling a green syringe from one of the suited men)
Curt: ONE TEST! JUST ONE TEST!
Naven: CURT! NO!
(Curt injects it into his arm stub and it begins pulsing.)
Curt: Look. SEE! It’s growing ba- AAAAHHHGG!
(He screams out in pain as a scaly appendage grows and his whole body begins to change. His screams become less and less human. The changes complete and Conners becomes a half man half lizard hybrid)
Norman: CONNERS!
(The lizard shrieks and knocks Norman aside into a vat of green liquid. The guards are also knocked aside)
Otto: NAVEN! GET BACK!
(Otto tries to take on the lizard with his mechanical arms. In the struggle the camera is knocked over and goes to static. When the feed comes back it shows Otto unconscious on the ground. The camera is picked up by an unseen person. The camera moves to show the lizard restrained by nets. Naven is curled up on the ground, terrified)
Naven: no. Not again. Please not again. Please.
Bodyguard: HEY! There’s another one over here!
(The camera turns to see Norman. He is laughing manically like a jackal on laughing gas. As the body guards look at him in shock, he turns to the camera to reveal his horrible goblin face. And that is the point where the tape ends. Giovanni and Spider-Man both pass glances at what they just saw)
Giovanni: I… I don’t think we were supposed to see that.
Spider-Man: That makes two of us.
(Just then his spider sense goes off)
Spider-Man: LOOK OUT!
(Spider man is pounced on by a giant lizard in a lab coat)
Spider-Man: Woah! And I thought I had bad breath!
(The lizard man tries to bite at him)
Spider-Man: HEY HEY HEY! WAIT! CONNERS? IT'S ME! PETER!
(He removes his mask)
Spider-Man: See?
(The lizard stops biting at him)
Lizard: Par… ker?
Peter: Yeah. It’s me. Your student from 5th grade?
Giovanni: You brought us to your 5th grade science teacher for help? And he’s a giant lizard?
Spider-Man: Time and place!
(The lizard backs up. He looks like he’s struggling to keep control. Spidey puts the mask back on)
Spider-Man: Conners?
Lizard: ANTI… SERUM! AAHHG… on the desk!
(Giovanni quickly goes to the desk and picks up what looks like an epi pen.)
Giovanni: Is this it?
(He tosses it to Spider-Man who injects it into the lizard. His arm begins to shrink back into his nub and his whole body reverts to normal. The whole process looks painful. Curt manages to stand up a bit)
Curt: Than… Thank you, Peter. I’m sorry you had to see me like that.
Giovanni: Hey. Don’t worry about it. Happens to the best of us.
Spider-Man: was… was that Norman Osborne in that video?
Curt: Y- yeah. I’m afraid so. Is he… back in town?
Spider-Man: Unfortunately yes.
Curt: Oh. I see. I’m… terribly sorry.
Spider-Man: For what?
Curt: Because… I recklessly injected that serum into me. Because I knocked Norman into that awful stuff. And I’ve lost control of my life. I’ve isolated myself here ever since. I’ve created two monsters
Spider-Man: And we need your help to stop one.
Giovanni: Yeah. You see he’s sorta kidnapped my boys and turned most of them into giant mutant animals.
Curt: And I assume you want me to make an antidote. Well… I could. If I had a sample of the mutagen.
Giovanni: Oh that’s easy. He put lots of samples in the watch supply.
Curt: what?
Giovanni: Yeah. Apparently it’s dormant until the infected people become vegetables. Like he plans to do pretty soon using my minions epithet.
Curt: Oh. Ok then. I’ll just whip up some anti serum then. I’ll be right back.
(He walks off, leaving Giovanni and Spider-Man alone)
Giovanni: Oh and speaking of which HAS SHE FOUND HER YET!
Spider-Man: Relax. I’ll check.
(He starts texting)
Pete(text): Any leads?
MJ: No. but something interesting did happen by the football stadium.
Pete: what sort of thing?
MJ: Ture on the news. Channel 29
Spider-Man: Hey Gio. Could you turn that tube to channel 29?
(He turns on the tv to 29 where a news report is broadcasting)
Anchor: -the jet in question was meant to be used for the big game today, but was hijacked by what the pilot called a “very smart bee”. On top of that the bee has apparently made a message above the stadium. Can we get a visual?
(A visual is shown. In the sky the word “Love acid” is written in smoke)
Spider-Man: Love acid? What’s that supposed to mean?
Giovanni: Love acid? Love, love… lav…(BIG GASP)- LAVACID!
Spider-Man: Pardon?
Giovanni: LAVACID! It’s what I tried to pass my epithet off as when I first met Beartrap! THAT'S GOTTA BE HER MESSAGE.
Spider-Man: But she-
Giovanni: ITS HER MESSAGE DAMN IT! SHE MUST'VE GOTTEN THAT BEE TO WRITE THE MESSAGE!
Spider-Man: Uh… alright.
(He texts)
Pete: Giovanni says that’s the kids message.
MJ: Giovanni?
Pete: Sorry. Vincent. Goblin must be planning on broadcasting from there.
MJ: I’ll try and get there.
Pete: stay safe.
(He puts the phone away and Curt comes back)
Curt: Ok so I didn’t know how much you would need so I made a lot.
(He gives them more epi pens)
Spider-Man: Thanks, Dr Conners. Now let’s get going
Giovanni: ALRIGHT THEN! WERE COMING, BEARTRAP!
(They begin to run but Curt stops them)
Curt: Just one more thing. Where was the mutagen developed?
Giovanni: Oh uh… in a sewer pipe under the city bridge.
Spider-Man: Romita bridge to be exact. Why?
Curt: just wanna make sure no one else can get it.
Giovanni: Alright whatever. WE HAVE NO TIME TO LOSE! AAAAHHH!
(He YEETS himself out the window.)
Spider-Man: GIOVANNI, WAIT!
(Spider-Man follows. when they’re gone, Curt goes over to a laptop and pushes a few keys.)
Curt: They’re we are. Romita bridge. Seems to be… some sort of… computer signal there.
(He pushes a few more keys. We don’t see what he sees on the computer. Only his reaction which goes from confused, to startled, and finally to horrified)
Curt: No. No god please no. Osborne. What have you done?
TO BE CONTINUED
Chapter 5: All or nothing
Summary:
The final battle commences between good and evil vs evil. Only one group will come out on top, and the life of a little girl is on the line. Who will win?
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
(Open on ext. A football stadium all sorts of people are gathered for the sole purpose of watching football. Obviously. Naven is currently being escorted to the field. He does not look well)
Naven: Uhh… ooohh…
Escort: Everything alright, Mr Nuknuk?
Naven: Yeah. I… just don’t do well with… lots of people. This is… probably the one time I’ve decided to venture out of my comfort zone.
Escort: Just sing the song and you can go home or whatever.
Naven: Oh- ok.
(He’s led out to the field. MJ is right behind them but the one of the escorts blocks her from the field)
MJ: Hey! Wait!
Escort: Hey now! Field isn’t available for visitors.
MJ: Listen to me! Someone’s gonna attack the stadium!
Escort: Just ge… hold it. Are you FBI?
MJ: Uh… yeah. FBI! NOW MOVE IT!
(She pushes past him and runs to the strange in the middle of the field)
MJ: HEY! LISTEN!
Escort: Sorry lady. Stage isn’t for guests.
MJ: I'M NOT A GUEST! IM A MEMBER OF THE FBI! NOW MOVE!
(She shoves past him and gets on stage. She rushes toward Naven and grabs the mic from him)
MJ: SOMEONES GONNA ATTACK THE STADIUM! EVERYONE HAS TO EVA-
(The microphone is wrestled back by another escort)
Escort: Give me that! Apologies ladies and gentlemen. Please remain in your seats! And now Nav-
MJ: HE’S GOING TO BOMB THE STAD-
Escort: NAVEN NUKNUK WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!
MJ: THE GOBLIN IS COMING!
(Two other escorts drag her off. Naven is given the mic. Music starts playing)
Naven: I… I think we should-
(The music stops and the escort approaches him)
Escort: Just sing the song.
Naven: I- I really think we should listen to-
Escort: Oh don’t get don’t of us, Naven. You promised-
Naven: EVERYONE OUT! SOMETHING HORRIBLE IS GONNA HAPPEN!
(The audience gets panicked. The escort takes the mic from Naven)
Escort: Stay in your seats people. Stay in your-
(Just then a loud explosion can be heard)
Escort: Get out of your seats. Get out of your seats! GET OUT OF YOUR SEATS!
(Chaos ensues as people are running and trying to get away. The goblins goons begin terrorizing the audience members as the goblin himself flies overhead)
Goblin: HA HA HA! Run my pretties! RUN!
(He continues laughing as he jumps down in front of Naven)
Naven: Norman?
Goblin: TO THE FUTURE, NAVEY!
(Before he has any time to do anything, the goblin knocks Naven out with a single punch)
Goblin: To the future.
(With that, the Rhino walks to the stage, holding the frequency bomb over his head. He places it down on the field stage. Scorpion walks over with Molly in its arms)
Goblin: Now, little bear. Any last growls?
(Molly says nothing)
Goblin: No? Then I’ll see you in hell.
Molly(softly): I’m sorry.
Goblin: Hm?
Molly: About what I said about your face.
Goblin: Aw. Don’t blame yourself. Blame the media. What with their-
Molly: I should have been more honest.
Goblin: WHA-
Molly: You look like a cereal mascot made by my dad who was bathed in nuclear waste.
Goblin: Oh look. More toxic beauty standards.
Molly: You look like a political cartoon trying to put down every race.
Goblin: Nope. Not listening to this bull crap.
Molly: YOU LOOK LIKE THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD-
Goblin: SHUT UP!
(He slaps some tape over mollys mouth)
Goblin: Enough toxicity from you. Time for some toxicity from me!
(He places Molly in the battery section of the bomb, and straps her in)
Goblin: Time to live and let fry.
Spider-Man: BUT YOU’RE THE ONE GETTING SMOKED, GOBBY!
(He turns to see Spider-Man across the stadium, atop the scoreboard)
Goblin: YOU!
Spider-Man: This ends now.
Goblin: OH REALLY? YOU AND I COULD RULE THIS CITY, SPIDAH MAN! OR WE COULD JUST FIGHT TO THE DEATH! PLACE THE DEVICE ATOP HER HEAD!
(A device is placed atop her head)
Spider-Man: If you dare hurt her-
Goblin: Then what? You gonna FIGHT ME TO THE DEATH?
Giovanni: Not just him.
Goblin: WHAT?!
(Suddenly Giovanni springs from behind Spider-Man)
Goblin: WHAT THE HELL? IMPOSSIBLE! YOU SHOULD BE A STAIN UNDER SOME RUBBLE BY NOW!
Giovanni: My death, dreadful goblin, was HIGHLY EXAGGERATED! You’ve dared to invoke my wrath by stealing my boys, and tonight you shall feel it! WITH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME GOOD AND EVIL TEAM UP, OF POPSICLE MAN-
Spider-Man: SPIDER-MAN!
Giovanni: -whatever- AND VINCENT MURDER! SO PREPARE YOURSELF, GOBLIN, TO- oh- WOAH!
(Giovanni falls off the scoreboard and lands face first onto the football field grass. Goblin laughs hysterically before turning to Molly with a dead serious look in his eyes)
Goblin: You’re going to die.
( he presses a button and the machine starts to drain Molly of her energy. It looks quite painful but any attempts by Molly to scream are muffled by the gag. A meter on the machine starts going up.)
Giovanni: NO! BEAR TRAP!
(He starts to rush toward the stage, but is blocked by the six)
Spider-Man: HEY UGLIES!
(The six look to Spider-Man who promptly shoots webs at them)
Spider-Man: Yeah. That’s right. Spiders are much easier to squash!
(The six start charging to him)
Spider-Man: YOU SAVE THE KID! I’LL FRY THE BIG FISH!
Giovanni: THANKS!
(He starts running to the bomb again. We switch over to Spider-Man as the sinister six is surrounding him)
Spider-Man: SO! Am I tonight’s special guest on the muppet show?
(The six unleash a fury of attacks on him, to which he gracefully dodges all of them)
Spider-Man: Oh come on! You have a frog and a pig! I just had to make that joke!
(The frog man is seen jumping in the air above Spidey. Spider-Man simply web pulls him down to the ground, knocking the creature out. At that point, Razorback jumps on Spider-Man, and tries to bite at him)
Spider-Man: What? You mad cause I hurt your precious Kermie?
(He kicks the razor back off of him, and next to the frog man. He then proceeds to inject both with the antidote, and webs them up)
Spider-Man: Alright. No more Muppet jokes.
(Suddenly Vulture swoops down and picks up Spider-Man)
Spider-Man: AH CRAP!
(Switch to Giovanni who has reached the bomb. The meter is already at 47% and it’s steadily rising.Molly seems to be in excruciating pain)
Giovanni: HOLD ON, BEAR TRAP!
(He takes to the machine with his bat, and uncovers a panel, revealing wires and other such components)
Giovanni: Alright. That looks important.
(He winds up his bat to hit it, but the goblin uses his glider to ram him away from it.)
Goblin: Ah ah ah.Can’t be doing that.
Giovanni: LET HER GO!
Goblin: Ah ah. Can’t have that. IT is the most important piece.
Giovanni: IF SHE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THEN WHY NOT KEEP HER ALIVE SO YOU CAN DO THIS SICK RITUAL AGAIN.
Goblin: Oh I would if I could! IN FACT WITH ALL THE PAIN SHES I WOULD PUT HER THROUGH IT DAY AFTER DAY FOR NOTHING MORE THAN A SICK LAUGH. In fact, do you know when people describe how painful it is to gi-
(Giovanni hits the goblin as hard as he can in the jaw with his bat. He doesn’t even flinch. He just cracks his jaw back into place)
Goblin: So be it then.
(Both Giovanni and the goblin charge each other and begin to engage in combat. Switch to Spider-Man who is wrestling in the sky with the vulture.)
Spider-Man: Oh, go lay me an omelet!
(He webs him in the face, and wings, and he steers him to the ground.)
Spider-Man: Attention all passengers. Expect minor turbulence and a major headache!
(He slows the fall enough with his webs so that the vulture doesn’t die when he lands. He proceeds to inject him, and to web him up)
Spider-Man: Well they can’t all be free birds
(Just then his spidey sense alerts him to a burst of bees swarming him, and he dodges it. Swarm starts getting closer)
Spider-Man: Oh no. A large mass of bees. I’m so scared. NOT!
(He shoots a web line to a pipe on the wall to which he pulls it off and releases a puff of steam at Swarm. This causes it to huddle away into a human form which allows spidey to kick at its legs)
Spider-Man: I heard of the bees knees before, but this is getting out of hand!
(He knocks it down, injects it, and webs it back up)
Spider-Man: You call these guys sinister, Goblin? More than half these guys couldn’t hurt a fly, let alone a-
(The scorpion tries to sting him, but he dodges it. Unfortunately he is then grabbed by the rhino from behind)
Spider-Man: Ok. I take it back. You could very much hurt me!
(Switch to Giovanni who isn’t doing much better. Goblin has beaten him to the ground, and is kneeling on his back. Giovanni looks to Molly who is still being drained)
Giovanni: n-no. Bear… trap.
(The meter is reaching 85 percent. The goblin brings a razor bat to Giovanni’s neck)
Goblin: Don’t worry. You’ll bleed long enough to see her go.
(Something within Giovanni awakens. A boiling anger. A steam begins to emit from his hand, and he palms it right into the goblins face)
Goblin: AAAAAHG!
(The goblin stumbles back with his hand over his face.)
Goblin: YOU INSUFFERABLE BRAT!
(He aimlessly tosses the razor which lodges itself into the machine's exposed components. Molly is no longer being drained, and the meter has stopped short of 94%)
Giovanni: BEAR TRAP!
(Giovanni quickly cuts Molly free from the device and pulls her out before the machine explodes and sends him flying a few feet. Switch to Spider-Man still being grabbed by the rhino.)
Spider-Man: Sorry, but I’m not really much of a hugger.
(As the scorpion tries to stab him with its tail, he ducks so that it hits the rhino instead. This enrages it to the point where he puts down Spider-Man and charges scorpion into a wall, at which point spidey is able to web them up and inject them both)
Spider-Man: And just like that the sinister six became the sinister zero. Another point for Spidey!
Giovanni: Uuhg.
Spider-Man: Vincent!
(He rushes over to Giovanni who rips the tape off mollys mouth and sets her down. He looks panicked.)
Giovanni: Is… is she…
(Spidey puts his fingers to her neck)
Spider-Man: I can barely feel a pulse. I’m gonna-
Giovanni: NO! Not enough time! Just get her mouth open!
Spider-Man: WHAT?!
Giovanni: JUST DO IT! RISE LIQUID PHOENIX!
(He raises his hands and soup rises from his shoulder pauldrons. Spider-Man opens mollys mouth a tad and Giovanni pours some soup into it.)
Spider-Man: Wait. Healing soup?
Giovanni: Yup. My own recipe.
Spider-Man: Huh. That’s… interesting.
(The last of the soup is poured.)
Giovanni: Is… is she…
(He cradled her in his arms, and he removed his helmet. He looks incredibly worried.)
Giovanni: Bear trap? Come on. Up and at ‘em. Please?
(He holds her close. Tears begin to form in his eyes)
Giovanni: You can’t be dead. You’re too strong to die. I’ve seen you go through worse. Come on. Wake up. I’m… im so sorry. I… I shouldn’t… I should’ve… I…I-
Spider-Man: Uh- Gio?
Giovanni: SHUT THE FUCK UP, SPIDER-MAN! CAN'T YOU SEE I MIGHT BE MOURNING!
Spider-Man: Yeah I’d hate to interrupt that, but-
(Suddenly the goblin grabs Giovanni by the neck as his flies on his glider and carrys him into the air. His face seems to be boiled from the soup)
Goblin: YOU’VE RUINED EVERYTHING!
Giovanni: GOOD! SO HELP ME IF BEAR TRAP DIES THEN- ack.
(Goblin tightens his grip)
Goblin: You’re in no position to make threats.
(Suddenly Spider-Man jumps on the goblins back)
Spider-Man: Alright then. How about a game of chicken 5000 meters off the ground?
(Goblin punches him off)
Spider-Man: No? How about Marco Polo?
(He web zips to goblin again, but is promptly grabbed by the neck.)
Spider-Man: Ack… k- kinky.
(The goblin flies around, and pins both Spider-Man and Giovanni to the scoreboard. His face seems to be getting extra boily)
Goblin: Take a good long look at this face. It’ll be the last face you’ll ever see.
(Suddenly there is a loud clack sound, and the glider starts to sputter.)
Goblin: WHAT?
(He looks down to see a razor bat had been thrown into it. Looking farther back he sees who threw it. Molly)
Giovanni: BEAR TRAP!
Goblin: NO! NO NO NO NO NOOOOO!
(The glider starts to spin out of control. I’m the struggle Giovanni is dropped back onto the field. Spider-Man and the goblin are left on the glider)
Spider-Man: WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!
(He grabs goblin and dives off the glider as it lands and explodes. Pan over to Giovanni who is trying to get up)
Molly: BOSS!
Giovanni: BEAR TRAP!
(The rush over to each other for a tackle hug)
Molly: Boss. I… I…
Giovanni: No! Don’t you dare be sorry for this. It… it was…
(A tear rolls down his cheek. Molly wipes it off)
Molly: It’s ok, boss. I’m ok.
Giovanni: I know, Molly. I know.
(He embraces her tighter.)
Goblin: NOOOOO!
(Switch to a cutscene. The goblin is rising from the glider wreckage. He looks absolutely demonically pissed.)
Goblin: YOU! YOU RUINED IT ALL!
(He lifts a pumpkin bomb, but it’s promptly webbed out of his hand by Spider-Man. He turns too see him slowly approaching)
Spider-Man: You ever play baseball, Gobby?
(Giovanni seems to get the right idea as he brings out his bat, and taps it twice on the ground to get his hit count to 12. In an instant Spider-Man webs up the goblin, swings him around over his head and tosses him toward Giovanni. When he’s close enough Giovanni gives a good hard swing at him, a giant 13 materializes, and the goblin goes flying into the scoreboard, shocking him unconscious. And with that, he falls limp to the ground)
Spider-Man: Home run for a foul ball.
(Fade back to regular style. Giovanni is jumping for joy in victory)
Giovanni: HA HA ! ALRIGHT! WE WIN! Vincent one. Goblin zero.
Molly: YOU DID IT! YOU GOT HIM!
(Spider-Man approaches the two)
Molly: That was-
Spider-Man: What? Amazing? Spectacular? Sensational? I’ve heard them all. It’s no biggie.
Giovanni: Of course it’s no biggie. After all there’s no challenge too great for Vincent Murder, and-
Spider-Man: You still gonna call me Popsicle man? Cause you kinda lost that chance earlier.
Giovanni: Huh?
Spider-Man: You actually called me Spider-Man back there.
Giovanni: WHA- HU- NO I DIDN’T!
Spider-Man: Yuh huh.
Giovanni: NUH UH!
Spider-Man: When you were cussing me out for interrupting that tender moment with the kid.
Molly: Aw. You put aside a petty nickname for me, boss?
Giovanni: ………….. yeah.
Spider-Man: Spider-Man two, Soup boy zero.
(A groan can be heard as the goblin starts to rise. But this time he’s… different. He’s not the goblin anymore. His face is that if Norman osbornes again)
Norman: Huh… what. My… my face! It’s normal.
Spider-Man: Your welcome?
Norman: YOU RUINED ME!
Spider-Man: Ah. So no welcome then.
Norman: I… I used to be dreadful. A freak. I was a unique specimen. Now I’m just a nobody again.
Molly: Gee. And you accused me of having toxic beauty standards.
(Norman stares, daggers at her, yells, and charges at her for a punch. Fortunately Spider-Man steps in front of her in time. He hits him a lot on the chest, but without his goblin strength he doesn’t even make him flinch)
Norman: OW! When did you get so hard all of a sudden?
Spider-Man: Aaaaaand that’s our que to go.
Giovanni: (snicker) Agree.
(He scoops up Molly and books it. Spider-Man picks up all of Giovanni’s cocooned boys and jumps to the top of the stadium)
Norman:I’LL GET YOU FOR THIS, WEB SLINGER! ILL KILL YOU AND EVERYONE YOU LOVE! THIS IS JUST A SET BACK FOR ME! THE GOBLIN WILL RISE AGAIN!
Spider-Man: Yeah that’s great ,man. I’m glad to hear it, but do you know who else is glad to hear it?
Norman: Who?
Spider-Man: The cops.
(He swings away and Norman looks behind him to see a bunch of cops. Percy is leading them with a sword in one hand and a crutch in another since the goblin broke her ribs earlier. Norman has a look on his face that says “oh god, I’m screwed”. )
Norman: Uhh…
(He tries to give his best lie.)
Norman: Oh goodness. Where am I? What am I wearing? Did I do this?
(It’s not very effective. Cut to a new scene where Norman is being dragged into a police car)
Norman: BUT I REALLY DONT REMEMBER!
(He’s loaded into the car and it drives off. Pam over to Naven sitting by an ambulance with a blanket over him. He has an ice pack on his head. His chauffeur is pestering him)
Chauffeur: SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING SOCKED IN THE FACE?!
Naven: please. No more. I’ve… I’ve seen enough as it is.
(MJ comes up to him)
MJ: Mr Nuknuk?
Naven: please. Don’t… oh wait. You’re the… reporter who pretended she was an FBI agent to get everyone out.
MJ: Yeah. That’s me.
Naven: You were pretty good out there. Have you ever considered becoming an actor?
MJ: Uh… not really. Maybe if this whole journalism thing doesn’t pan out I’ll go with that.
Naven: Well then-
(Just then his phone rings. He answers it)
Naven: Hello? Oh. Curt. How’s-… oh… oh… I’ll talk with you later.
(He hangs up)
Naven: I gotta go.
(He stands and makes his way to his limo. The chauffeur helps him in. MJ realizes something)
MJ: Hey wait. How did you know I was a reporter?
Naven: Just a feeling, Ms Watson. Just a feeling.
(The limo door closes and the chauffeur drives off quickly. MJ shudders a bit.)
MJ: I think I should take a break from this.
(Pan over to a nearby building where Molly and Giovanni are looking over the people below. The boy cocoons are nestled nearby)
Molly: I’m glad that Naven is doing alright.
Giovanni: Same.
(Spider-Man swings up. He has a bunch of clothes under his arms)
Giovanni: What’s that?
Spider-Man: It’s for those guys. My webbing usually only lasts for an hour, so you should probably put these on them before their biggest crimes become indecent exposure in front of a minor.
(Molly shudders in asexual)
Molly: Yup. Will definitely do.
Giovanni: Yeah, we’re not THAT kind of evil.
Spider-Man: Oh. And speaking of clothes.
(He pulls out Mollys bear hoodie. Molly's eyes widen with the look of a small child who had been reunited with a lost stuffed animal)
Molly: BEAR HOODIE!
(Spidey tosses it to her and she hugs on to it tight)
Spider-Man: I fished it out of the river earlier.
Molly: It’s- it’s… it’s never been this warm before.
Spider-Man: Yeah. I analyzed the fibers on it and I found the correct way to wash and dry something like tha-
(Molly rushes toward Spider-Man, and gives him a big old bear hug)
Spider-Man: Heh- woah there.That hoodie is pretty special?
Molly: Y- yeah. My… My mom made it for me.
(Spidey gets a look in his eyes. A look of understanding based on context clues. He kneels down.)
Spider-Man: I see. Well if you think it’s special… then it certainly must be.
(He hugs Molly back. Giovanni is crying over how sweet this is)
Spider-Man: There you go. That’s better. I… I kinda feel like you’d get along well with my cousin.
(Molly slips her bear hoodie back on)
Giovanni: You have a cousin?
Spider-Man: Yeah. His name is Miles. He’s pretty smart.
Giovanni: Cool. I have like… several cousins. One of them is coincidentally one of Bear Traps best friends.
Spider-Man: Coincidentally?
Molly: Yeah. I had no idea they were related when I met him. Pretty crazy.
Spider-Man: I could imagine.
Giovanni: Hey uh… thanks for helping us out, Pop… Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: No problem. Though you were a pretty big help to. That freaking swing at the end. That was great.
Giovanni: Thanks. Not to brag or anything, but I think of myself as a pro when it comes to baseball.
Spider-Man: You probably could go pro. Now that you’re done with crime and all.
Giovanni: WHAT? WHAT THE HELL GAVE YOU THAT IMPRESSION?
(There is a record scratch. It is dead silent. Spider-Man stares at him with disbelief.)
Spider-Man : I… you… haven’t you learned anything? Anything?!
Giovanni: Well yeah. Today I’ve learned that you shouldn’t always trust other bad guys. They might not be the same flavor of bad you. Next time I’m gonna take more precaution when meeting other supervillains on my journey, TO BECOME THE GREATEST SUPERVILLAIN OF ALL-
Molly: Boss?
Giovanni: Oh. Sorry, Beartrap. Greatest supervillain of-
Molly: No. Not that.
Giovanni: What is… oh.
(He sees Spider-Man staring daggers at him. He looks absolute pissed, betrayed, and disgusted)
Giovanni: Hey uh… no hard feeling. As you said yourself these kinds of hero/ villain team ups don’t really last. But I’m the bright side you now have a cool new addition to your rouges gal-
Spider-Man: Do you think this is some sort of game?
Giovanni: Uuuuhhh-
Spider-Man: Because I don’t. It’s not a game. It’s not even fun. Every day I go out there, and it feels like everything is against me. The thing about wearing this mask is that it’s not a blessing. It’s a curse. There isn’t a single day that goes by where I wish that I didn’t have to put on this mask. But I do. Every day I keep going out there to put myself on the line for others for nothing at all,not even appreciation, in return. Don’t do it for anything more than because it’s the right thing to do. Because there are people out there who need someone like me to protect them. Someone like me to keep loved ones from getting hurt. Someone to look after them. That’s why I do this. So… why do you do it?
Giovanni: What?
Spider-Man: Why do you go out at night with a stupid Dicks sporting goods helmet, with a bunch of juveniles, and a kid, to steal library books? Aside from the stupid book report. Why do you do any of this at all with all you’re putting at risk?
Giovanni: Uuuhhh… for the… street cred?
(Spider-Man doesn’t move. His fist seems to shake)
Spider-Man: street cred?
Giovanni: Y- yeah. As in… street credibility or… in… any… other-
Spider-Man: STREET CRED?!
(He webs over to Giovanni and quickly pins him to the wall. He is not holding back. He is not happy)
Molly: BOSS!
Giovanni: H- HEY! Wait! Stop! Let… let me go!
Spider-Man: LET YOU GO? The last person I let go murdered the closest thing I knew to a father in cold blood! Why should I let that happen again?
(Giovanni looks and sounds super scared)
Giovanni: Ack- it… it won’t! I swear! I won't do anything like that! I’m not that type of bad guy! Please! Just… just-
Spider-Man: JUST WHAT? Let you off the hook!? Why? Why should I? Really think about it! Give me one good reason that I should let you go!
(Molly tries to drag him away from Giovanni to no avail)
Molly: L- let go! Stop! Please!
(Spider-Man looks at the kid. Then he looks to Giovanni. If he lets him go, who knows what kind of things he might bring about to himself and others. But he turns him in… then… she goes back to… the store.)
Spiderman: I… I…
(He tries to think about what uncle Ben would do. He comes to the conclusion that either decision would have bad outcomes. But what kind of person would he be to send a child back to a bad home? He slowly releases his grip on Giovanni, and sets him down)
Spider-Man: Three things.
Giovanni: Wh- wha… what?
Spider-Man: Three things. No robbing small businesses, no stealing from charities, and absolutely no fatally attacking anyone at all.
Giovanni: And… if I do one of those things… accidentally or otherwise?
Spider-Man: Then there will be no place on earth where you can run from me. I’ll chase you to the ends of the earth.
(He pushes him back and starts to walk off. Completely silent, and not saying a word. Before swinging off he looks back at the two)
Spider-Man: Take good care of the kid, Soup boy.
(He swings away into the night, leaving two on the rooftops)
Molly: He… seemed pretty angry.
Giovanni: Ya think? Hey… I’m… really sorry that goblin almost got ya.
Molly: It’s fine.
Giovanni: No. it’s not. I shouldn’t have trusted that guy.
Molly: He had the others. You were just looking out for them. You didn’t do what he did.
Giovanni:… yeah. I guess you’re right. So…uh… do you think there was a better way?
Molly: Huh? What do you mean?
Giovanni: I dunno. Do you think I, uh, know what I’m doing.
(Molly stays silent for five seconds in deep thought)
Giovanni: Bear trap?
Molly: Oh- uh… yeah. Probably.
Giovanni: You sure?
(Another five seconds of silence)
Molly: You heard that spider guy. Lets get the others these clothes before the webs vanish.
Giovanni:… ok then. Sounds good.
(They begin that as the scene fades to a new scene of MJ waiting in an alley when Spider-Man suddenly swings up.)
MJ: Hey, tiger.
(He takes off his mask and hands upside down. He looks a bit worried)
Peter: Hey.
MJ: Is everything alright?
Peter: I… I don’t know.
MJ: What is it?
Peter: Well… you remember that one Vincent guy?
MJ: Yeah. You said he was with you.
Peter: Yeah. He was.
MJ: So… what happened?
Peter: I… let him go.
MJ: Oooh. I see. Was he not as bad as you thought then?
Peter: He’s by no means a bad guy, but… he seems a bit too ambitious for his own good. But if I had taken him in… the kid he was taking care of… would have gone somewhere worse.
MJ: I see.
Peter: I’m just… not sure I made the right choice.
MJ: Hey there. I’m sure it will be fine. You’ve never…
(She stops there. Peter puts his hands to his face. MJ moves them)
MJ: Hey. Listen. I’m sure that Ben would have understood whatever decision you made back there. I’m sure he’d be very proud of you.
(Peter smiles a bit)
Peter: Thanks MJ.
MJ: No problem, tiger.
(She gives him a kiss on the cheek, and he goes very red)
Peter: Oh… I…uh…
(MJ laughs a little)
MJ: Face it tiger. You just hit the jackpot.
(She full on kisses him, mimicking the kiss from Spider-Man one. On that scene we fade to a new scene. The goblins sewer pipe base. We see a lone shadowy figure walking in. As he enters the main area he approaches some sort of computer monitor.)
???: Hmm…
(Slowly, four mechanized robot arms rise from his back. One of the arms reaches the computer and seems to use smaller devices to hack into it, and something starts to decrypt.)
Otto: Ok, Norman. Time to bring our demons to light.
(As the file finishes decrypting, its file information is revealed. Lots of science data on blood cells, and bacteria being consumed by some sort of darkness along with several monstrous looking creatures with ivory white eyes, and sharp teeth. As all sorts of data flies by, the project's code name is slowly unveiled.)
VENOM.
The End?
Notes:
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