Spider-Man (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 22 - The Road to Goblin War - full transcript
Ever since I got my body back
from Doc Ock,
it's been nonstop...
defeating Venom,
saving the Avengers,
taking down the
ultra-powerful Regent...
Spider-Man
has been in rare form.
But Peter Parker,
on the other hand...
Let's just say Ock did some
serious damage to my personal life
when he was pretending
to be me.
Most of my friends won't speak
to me and, even worse,
Ock, as me,
quit Horizon High
and seriously offended the
school's founder, Max Modell,
who now won't even
take my calls.
So, first thing on the
"Getting My Life Back on Track" checklist:
convince Max to let me
reenroll at Horizon High.
And there he is.
Same train, every day, like clockwork.
Now I just have to accidentally
bump into him, and...
Coming through!
Hey! Oh, come on! Really?
I got this.
I got this.
Funny running into you,
huh? Max?
Max?
He must have not heard me.
Max!
What a coincidence.
And look.
- Huh?
- I accidentally
bought two drinks.
Stop following me.
Wha... This is
a total accident.
The things you said to me,
Peter,
were deeply offensive.
You have no idea
how sorry I am.
No, no.
Sorry's not good enough.
Given everything you've done,
not to mention your tuition problems,
you're not getting
back into Horizon.
Give it up.
Sorry, Max,
but giving up is not a skill
Peter Parker is any good at.
I'm not dropping anything
from my checklist.
Things like "Get people
to like Spider-Man again."
See how aggressive
he's become?
This angry web-spinner
is a hero!
And get J.J. to hate
Spider-Man again. Huh?
Whoever that is might not be
on Peter Parker's checklist,
but he just shot straight
to the top of Spiderman's.
Hey, buddy, you got a permit to
turn New York into a skating rink?
Webs didn't stick!
That's, like,
75% of their job!
Frictionless suit.
Nothing can touch me.
Can't say the same
about you.
Huh? Aah!
*MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN*
Season 02 Episode 22
*MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN*
Episode Title :"The Road to Goblin War"
So what's your deal,
Slippy Pants?
Bank robbery?
Jewel heist?
World domination?
All of the above?
I only believe that what
goes around comes around.
And this city is gonna rightfully
pay for what it did to Slyde.
Wait.
So this is revenge?
Look, if you've got
a nefarious scheme,
at least have the courtesy
to explain it!
You must be
really new at this.
I'd worry less about me
and more about them.
Not cool. Figuratively.
Literally.
Whatever-ly.
No sign of Slyde anywhere.
Wait.
Beemont Chemical?
And Allan Beemont himself?
Uh, he's a brilliant innovator,
but I read he almost never leaves his lab.
What's going on here?
And does it have
anything to do with that clown?
Slippery little dude.
Yes! Awesome!
What are you watching, Flash?
...acting like
a reckless idiot,
endangering lives!
I thought he'd changed,
but maybe Spider-Man's
returning to his old ways!
J.J. hates Spidey again?
Nice.
- What?
- Nah, not that.
This! Spidey's back in his
classic red and blue costume,
not that weird
red and black one.
And on top of everything else,
he's a miserable failure!
Maybe Jamison's right.
Spidey got his butt kicked
by some newbie.
I mean, it's great that he
seems less aggro, but...
Pfft. I don't know.
Maybe he's lost his edge.
Peter, got a minute?
Everything okay,
Anna-Maria?
It's Otto.
I haven't seen or heard
from him in days,
not since we helped you
fight the Regent.
Has he been
in touch with you?
No.
And given the mess
he made of my life,
it's probably good
we don't run into each other.
Peter, I know Otto regrets
everything he put you through.
And he did
the right thing in the end.
But I'm the one stuck trying to
fix all the damage he caused.
I'm sure Ock's fine.
I wouldn't worry
about him.
Mr. Parker?
Your project?
Uh, p... p-project?
Your term project.
You do have it,
correct?
And your excuse?
My mind wasn't in my body when
the assignment was given out.
I, uh, left it at home,
Mr. Salerno.
I'll bring it tomorrow?
It was due today.
That's ten percent
off your grade.
Max won't let me into Horizon.
Midtown's a total disaster.
My best friend Harry's
still in Europe.
Gwen and Anya
pretty much hate me.
It's like the world I built
is completely gone,
and I don't know
what to do, Uncle Ben.
I had no control of my life
when Ock was me,
but now that I'm back,
I still have no control.
And there's no one I can talk to who
could possibly understand how this feels.
Parker.
What are you doing here?
Same as you,
I suppose.
Looking for some...
direction.
From my Uncle Ben?
I share your memories.
So, in a strange way,
he's my uncle too.
No, he's not.
You stole him from me,
Otto.
You stole my life.
Now have the decency
to stay out of it.
I have been trying
just that.
But how can I deny
this man's influence?
Ben Parker is now as much
a part of me as he is you.
And you, above all others,
know what an inspiration he could be.
Yeah. Yeah, I do.
No matter what kind of trouble
I got myself into,
no matter how lost I was,
Uncle Ben always knew how to lift me up.
Huh?
Hmm?
Slyde has been sighted again.
How do you know that?
And how do you know his name?
My spider-bots are still keeping
an eye all over the city.
I saw your last interaction.
Slyde is now moving
through Central Park.
What are you waiting for?
Go stop him.
You're Spider-Man,
aren't you?
And you, at least,
have a purpose.
Otto, I...
I've gotta go.
This is your brilliant
revenge scheme?
Blowing up a statue?
What's next?
Seesaw?
Roundabout?
What's next is New York pays
for what was done to me.
It's time to spread fear.
No one is safe!
Maybe if I can
accelerate my velocity
and focus
the impact points...
How can you stop me
when you can't even
stop yourself?
He's made me frictionless,
but he didn't count
on my webs.
His chemicals jammed them?
Guess I can't count
on my webs either! Whoa!
Whoa!
Aaah! Aah!
Whoa! And the award
for Most Annoying Power
goes to... Slyde,
ladies and gentlemen.
Also, never forget
the web-wings, kids.
I bet this is surprising!
How am I not rid of you?
Is that
a rhetorical question?
It's gotta be, 'cause I don't
think you really want to hear
about my adventures
as a human bobsled.
Whoa!
Aah!
Enough of this!
Hey! Huh?
Aah!
Spider-Man, bitten
by a radioactive spider
and given the power to take
humiliation to a whole new level.
Spider-Man fails yet again!
Has he lost whatever mojo
he found?
But more importantly,
I wanna know who this sliding guy is
that's causing New Yorkers
to live in fear!
You and me both, J.J.
But without my lab
at Horizon,
I don't have any of the tech
to run a proper analysis
and produce
a counter-chemical.
Ugh. Ock,
why did you have to mess
everything up so badly?
Wait. That's it!
Hey, uh... Oh, whoa!
This place is amazing.
Was this your
headquarters when...
When I was you?
Yes. The Spider's Nest,
as I called it.
Proved to be
a vital central lab.
But now this is all...
irrelevant, isn't it?
If it's so irrelevant,
why are you still here?
I have nowhere else
to go, Parker.
The world that I had built
is completely gone.
Yeah. I know the feeling.
Please do not waste
my time any further.
Inform me of why you called.
Slyde. I need your help developing
a counter to his chemical powers.
First you demand
that I stay out of your life,
and now you come asking
for my assistance?
Yes.
I realized we could
maybe make a good team.
I couldn't have defeated the Regent
in the Cellar without your help.
I need it again.
I was once Spider-Man.
I will not be
Spider-Man's sidekick.
Okay.
Guess it's my bad
for thinking
there might still be a hero
left in you somewhere.
Parker, hold it.
As I said, Otto Octavius
is no one's sidekick.
But the science behind
Slyde's power-set intrigues me,
and it would surely
expand the parameters
of my knowledge
if I could understand it.
I don't have the right lab gear
to fully process it at home,
but I managed to derive this from the
chemicals Slyde sprayed on my costume,
which was kind of
totally humiliating.
Yes, I also found
that being a hero
was not as glamorous or
respectable as I had imagined.
Yet it was still
strangely worth it.
I recognize several
of these chemical components.
There are only
three companies that make them...
one in Frankfurt,
one in London,
and one here in Manhattan.
Is the one in Manhattan the Beemont
Chemical Corporation, by chance?
Allan Beemont is brilliant.
I would not be surprised if he
was the source of these chemicals?
Then Spider-Man
has to get to work.
Thanks, Ock.
You... are welcome.
But do not expect my help
to become routine.
I know you're trying to resist
what Uncle Ben taught you, Otto.
But you were right.
You can't.
Huh!
How did you get in here?
Spider-Man?
Does whatever a spider can?
Well, spider yourself
back out again.
I'm not here
to make any trouble.
Well, maybe a little.
It's kind of my thing.
What's the connection between your
company and that lunatic Slyde?
I have no idea
who you're talking about.
Funny. I could have sworn
I saw you and your men
at the scene
of Slyde's first attack.
Those chemical explosions?
Beemont Chem was there
to assist in the cleanup...
something we've done
many times over
the years to help
law enforcement.
Now get out before I have my
entire security force up here.
Whoa. No need for that.
You seem a little aggravated for someone
who apparently has never heard of Slyde.
Out!
Okay,
I can take a hint.
I seem to have struck
a nerve with Beemont.
He's hiding something.
But what?
Maybe a quick look
in his lab, and...
Spider-Man.
We don't have much time.
Please, listen to me.
Sure thing, Mr...
Doctor.
Dr. Joseph Rockwell,
Chief Technical Officer at Beemont.
He's afraid
you'll discover the truth.
Look, I've given my life
to this company,
but safety and justice are more
important than a corporation.
So, there is a connection
between Beemont and Slyde?
Yes. His name
is Jalome Beacher.
Former employee.
One of our most brilliant researchers.
Then what went wrong?
Beemont's ego.
You see, a good part
of his global reputation
has been built on
other people's work.
He wanted credit
for what Beacher developed.
When Beacher objected,
Allan had him fired.
So that crazy suit,
the slip-sliding chemicals,
the thermite bombs...
all developed here?
Mm-hmm.
Why the rampage?
I don't get it.
Imagine what will happen
if the world learns
the maniac
attacking New York
created his tech
here at Beemont?
Tech that Beemont
has full credit for.
That's a scandal you might
not be able to recover from.
Slyde wants
to ruin this company,
so Beemont has been trying to cover
any connection to him and Beacher...
erasing e-mails,
corporate records...
He fears if and when Beacher is
captured, it will ruin him.
Beacher might have been
ripped off by Allan Beemont,
but as Slyde, he's putting
people's lives at risk.
That's a formula I developed
that could counteract his powers.
Slyde needs to be stopped,
even if it might destroy this company.
That sounds
like Slyde again.
Only you can save New York,
Spider-Man.
You're welcome!
Beacher!
You know who I am?
Good.
Soon everyone
will know the truth,
and Beemont will pay
for what he did to me
and all the others whose work
he claimed as his own!
You're attacking the
city like this so
everyone will blame
Beemont Chemicals?
Isn't this a tiny bit
of an overreaction?
It was just a job!
It was my life!
I know Beemont's trying to
keep our connection hidden,
but he won't be able
to ignore this.
A video game controller?
Color me... unimpressed.
It's time for New York
to fall.
Okay, now can we say
this is an overreaction?
Didn't Beemont Chemicals have
a work complaints department?
Everyone, this way!
Get to safety!
That should do the trick.
Barely.
What?
How can I stop all this?
Spider-bots?
I will control
the fires, Spider-Man.
You need to focus on Slyde.
If you do not stop him,
his plans will only get more dangerous.
Ock? I thought you were done
helping me out.
Your points were valid,
Parker.
I could not turn my back on
Uncle Ben's teachings if I tried.
However, I am your equal,
not...
My sidekick.
Got it.
And totally cool with it.
I'm sending you a formula that's
supposed to counter Slyde's powers.
Can you turn this
into a serum?
Hmm?
This formula is rudimentary,
but with some tweaks,
I can make it more effective.
No sign of Slyde anywhere.
My spider-bots can see that he
is heading to Beemont Chemical,
which is not surprising
in the least.
You expected Slyde
to face Allan Beemont head-on?
No. This situation
is more complicated than that.
Based on security footage
I accessed before
I sent in the bots,
Slyde has returned to Beemont Chemical
after every one of his rampages.
Why would Slyde do that?
That doesn't make any sense.
Only because you are thinking
like a hero, Spider-Man.
If one were to think
like a villain,
which I might have
some experience with,
there are a number of reasons
to hide in plain sight.
Ock, that's genius!
I need you to research
one more thing for me.
So this is
your secret Slyde-out.
Get it? I can come up
with names like that all day.
Aah!
Rough crowd.
You're ruining my plans,
Spider-Man.
There's been a lot
of friction between us
and it's time
we resolved that.
Imagine that.
Jalome Beacher
defeating Spider-Man.
There is only one man on this
earth who could defeat Spider-Man,
and you are not him, Beacher.
Aah!
My chemicals...
You rendered them inert?
Impossible!
"Impossible" is our specialty.
Aah!
Spider-Man!
What...
What's Slyde doing here?
Spare me the act
of surprise, Beemont.
I know you kept this city in
danger to protect yourself.
But you're not the one
I'm really after.
Dr. Rockwell. Waiting to see
the results of all your plans?
What are you talking about, Spider-Man?
I helped you stop Slyde.
Exactly. So you could take over
Beemont Chemical for yourself.
What? Is this true?
I was surprised, too,
until I was reminded
to think like a villain.
I had a friend look you up,
Rockwell.
Wasn't easy, but he accessed
encrypted security footage
of you giving Beacher
the chemicals he needed.
You wanted
this company to fail.
So Allan Beemont would be
fired, stocks would plummet,
and a group of rather
mysterious investors
would buy Beemont Chemical,
put you in charge,
and take complete control
of this place.
This is the part where you say,
"And I would've gotten away with it too!"
You're the one who convinced me
Beacher should be fired
for accusing me of stealing his
ideas, which wasn't true.
You and I were friends.
Why would you do all this?
Friends?
I owe loyalty to no one...
only to the Goblin Nation!
I've seen that symbol
all over the city,
but barely noticed it.
And that is the intention
of the Goblin Nation.
We hide in plain sight.
But just as I've
revealed myself to you,
the Nation is ready
to reveal itself to the world!
And it's too late
to stop us, Spider-Man!
Hey, Ock, this Goblin Nation thing
sounds more than a little sinister.
Think you can do some research?
Absolutely!
Schedule permitting,
of course.
Thanks, Ock.
So, Otto called me, and we're
going to meet for lunch.
I talked to him.
He's been feeling
a little lost.
But I think
he's getting better now.
Question.
Would Midtown be interested
in hiring
a brilliant new teacher?
You know what?
It just might be.
I see you've got your
Spider-geek back on pretty huge.
Did you see the way
he took down that Slyde guy?
It was epic!
I'm not gonna argue that.
And your enthusiasm
also helps me make progress
on a personal assignment.
"Get people to like Spidey again"?
Check.
Oh, I almost forgot
the newest one I added...
"Help Ock find a purpose."
Otto, I have
a question for you.
Big check.
Synchronized by srjanapala
from Doc Ock,
it's been nonstop...
defeating Venom,
saving the Avengers,
taking down the
ultra-powerful Regent...
Spider-Man
has been in rare form.
But Peter Parker,
on the other hand...
Let's just say Ock did some
serious damage to my personal life
when he was pretending
to be me.
Most of my friends won't speak
to me and, even worse,
Ock, as me,
quit Horizon High
and seriously offended the
school's founder, Max Modell,
who now won't even
take my calls.
So, first thing on the
"Getting My Life Back on Track" checklist:
convince Max to let me
reenroll at Horizon High.
And there he is.
Same train, every day, like clockwork.
Now I just have to accidentally
bump into him, and...
Coming through!
Hey! Oh, come on! Really?
I got this.
I got this.
Funny running into you,
huh? Max?
Max?
He must have not heard me.
Max!
What a coincidence.
And look.
- Huh?
- I accidentally
bought two drinks.
Stop following me.
Wha... This is
a total accident.
The things you said to me,
Peter,
were deeply offensive.
You have no idea
how sorry I am.
No, no.
Sorry's not good enough.
Given everything you've done,
not to mention your tuition problems,
you're not getting
back into Horizon.
Give it up.
Sorry, Max,
but giving up is not a skill
Peter Parker is any good at.
I'm not dropping anything
from my checklist.
Things like "Get people
to like Spider-Man again."
See how aggressive
he's become?
This angry web-spinner
is a hero!
And get J.J. to hate
Spider-Man again. Huh?
Whoever that is might not be
on Peter Parker's checklist,
but he just shot straight
to the top of Spiderman's.
Hey, buddy, you got a permit to
turn New York into a skating rink?
Webs didn't stick!
That's, like,
75% of their job!
Frictionless suit.
Nothing can touch me.
Can't say the same
about you.
Huh? Aah!
*MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN*
Season 02 Episode 22
*MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN*
Episode Title :"The Road to Goblin War"
So what's your deal,
Slippy Pants?
Bank robbery?
Jewel heist?
World domination?
All of the above?
I only believe that what
goes around comes around.
And this city is gonna rightfully
pay for what it did to Slyde.
Wait.
So this is revenge?
Look, if you've got
a nefarious scheme,
at least have the courtesy
to explain it!
You must be
really new at this.
I'd worry less about me
and more about them.
Not cool. Figuratively.
Literally.
Whatever-ly.
No sign of Slyde anywhere.
Wait.
Beemont Chemical?
And Allan Beemont himself?
Uh, he's a brilliant innovator,
but I read he almost never leaves his lab.
What's going on here?
And does it have
anything to do with that clown?
Slippery little dude.
Yes! Awesome!
What are you watching, Flash?
...acting like
a reckless idiot,
endangering lives!
I thought he'd changed,
but maybe Spider-Man's
returning to his old ways!
J.J. hates Spidey again?
Nice.
- What?
- Nah, not that.
This! Spidey's back in his
classic red and blue costume,
not that weird
red and black one.
And on top of everything else,
he's a miserable failure!
Maybe Jamison's right.
Spidey got his butt kicked
by some newbie.
I mean, it's great that he
seems less aggro, but...
Pfft. I don't know.
Maybe he's lost his edge.
Peter, got a minute?
Everything okay,
Anna-Maria?
It's Otto.
I haven't seen or heard
from him in days,
not since we helped you
fight the Regent.
Has he been
in touch with you?
No.
And given the mess
he made of my life,
it's probably good
we don't run into each other.
Peter, I know Otto regrets
everything he put you through.
And he did
the right thing in the end.
But I'm the one stuck trying to
fix all the damage he caused.
I'm sure Ock's fine.
I wouldn't worry
about him.
Mr. Parker?
Your project?
Uh, p... p-project?
Your term project.
You do have it,
correct?
And your excuse?
My mind wasn't in my body when
the assignment was given out.
I, uh, left it at home,
Mr. Salerno.
I'll bring it tomorrow?
It was due today.
That's ten percent
off your grade.
Max won't let me into Horizon.
Midtown's a total disaster.
My best friend Harry's
still in Europe.
Gwen and Anya
pretty much hate me.
It's like the world I built
is completely gone,
and I don't know
what to do, Uncle Ben.
I had no control of my life
when Ock was me,
but now that I'm back,
I still have no control.
And there's no one I can talk to who
could possibly understand how this feels.
Parker.
What are you doing here?
Same as you,
I suppose.
Looking for some...
direction.
From my Uncle Ben?
I share your memories.
So, in a strange way,
he's my uncle too.
No, he's not.
You stole him from me,
Otto.
You stole my life.
Now have the decency
to stay out of it.
I have been trying
just that.
But how can I deny
this man's influence?
Ben Parker is now as much
a part of me as he is you.
And you, above all others,
know what an inspiration he could be.
Yeah. Yeah, I do.
No matter what kind of trouble
I got myself into,
no matter how lost I was,
Uncle Ben always knew how to lift me up.
Huh?
Hmm?
Slyde has been sighted again.
How do you know that?
And how do you know his name?
My spider-bots are still keeping
an eye all over the city.
I saw your last interaction.
Slyde is now moving
through Central Park.
What are you waiting for?
Go stop him.
You're Spider-Man,
aren't you?
And you, at least,
have a purpose.
Otto, I...
I've gotta go.
This is your brilliant
revenge scheme?
Blowing up a statue?
What's next?
Seesaw?
Roundabout?
What's next is New York pays
for what was done to me.
It's time to spread fear.
No one is safe!
Maybe if I can
accelerate my velocity
and focus
the impact points...
How can you stop me
when you can't even
stop yourself?
He's made me frictionless,
but he didn't count
on my webs.
His chemicals jammed them?
Guess I can't count
on my webs either! Whoa!
Whoa!
Aaah! Aah!
Whoa! And the award
for Most Annoying Power
goes to... Slyde,
ladies and gentlemen.
Also, never forget
the web-wings, kids.
I bet this is surprising!
How am I not rid of you?
Is that
a rhetorical question?
It's gotta be, 'cause I don't
think you really want to hear
about my adventures
as a human bobsled.
Whoa!
Aah!
Enough of this!
Hey! Huh?
Aah!
Spider-Man, bitten
by a radioactive spider
and given the power to take
humiliation to a whole new level.
Spider-Man fails yet again!
Has he lost whatever mojo
he found?
But more importantly,
I wanna know who this sliding guy is
that's causing New Yorkers
to live in fear!
You and me both, J.J.
But without my lab
at Horizon,
I don't have any of the tech
to run a proper analysis
and produce
a counter-chemical.
Ugh. Ock,
why did you have to mess
everything up so badly?
Wait. That's it!
Hey, uh... Oh, whoa!
This place is amazing.
Was this your
headquarters when...
When I was you?
Yes. The Spider's Nest,
as I called it.
Proved to be
a vital central lab.
But now this is all...
irrelevant, isn't it?
If it's so irrelevant,
why are you still here?
I have nowhere else
to go, Parker.
The world that I had built
is completely gone.
Yeah. I know the feeling.
Please do not waste
my time any further.
Inform me of why you called.
Slyde. I need your help developing
a counter to his chemical powers.
First you demand
that I stay out of your life,
and now you come asking
for my assistance?
Yes.
I realized we could
maybe make a good team.
I couldn't have defeated the Regent
in the Cellar without your help.
I need it again.
I was once Spider-Man.
I will not be
Spider-Man's sidekick.
Okay.
Guess it's my bad
for thinking
there might still be a hero
left in you somewhere.
Parker, hold it.
As I said, Otto Octavius
is no one's sidekick.
But the science behind
Slyde's power-set intrigues me,
and it would surely
expand the parameters
of my knowledge
if I could understand it.
I don't have the right lab gear
to fully process it at home,
but I managed to derive this from the
chemicals Slyde sprayed on my costume,
which was kind of
totally humiliating.
Yes, I also found
that being a hero
was not as glamorous or
respectable as I had imagined.
Yet it was still
strangely worth it.
I recognize several
of these chemical components.
There are only
three companies that make them...
one in Frankfurt,
one in London,
and one here in Manhattan.
Is the one in Manhattan the Beemont
Chemical Corporation, by chance?
Allan Beemont is brilliant.
I would not be surprised if he
was the source of these chemicals?
Then Spider-Man
has to get to work.
Thanks, Ock.
You... are welcome.
But do not expect my help
to become routine.
I know you're trying to resist
what Uncle Ben taught you, Otto.
But you were right.
You can't.
Huh!
How did you get in here?
Spider-Man?
Does whatever a spider can?
Well, spider yourself
back out again.
I'm not here
to make any trouble.
Well, maybe a little.
It's kind of my thing.
What's the connection between your
company and that lunatic Slyde?
I have no idea
who you're talking about.
Funny. I could have sworn
I saw you and your men
at the scene
of Slyde's first attack.
Those chemical explosions?
Beemont Chem was there
to assist in the cleanup...
something we've done
many times over
the years to help
law enforcement.
Now get out before I have my
entire security force up here.
Whoa. No need for that.
You seem a little aggravated for someone
who apparently has never heard of Slyde.
Out!
Okay,
I can take a hint.
I seem to have struck
a nerve with Beemont.
He's hiding something.
But what?
Maybe a quick look
in his lab, and...
Spider-Man.
We don't have much time.
Please, listen to me.
Sure thing, Mr...
Doctor.
Dr. Joseph Rockwell,
Chief Technical Officer at Beemont.
He's afraid
you'll discover the truth.
Look, I've given my life
to this company,
but safety and justice are more
important than a corporation.
So, there is a connection
between Beemont and Slyde?
Yes. His name
is Jalome Beacher.
Former employee.
One of our most brilliant researchers.
Then what went wrong?
Beemont's ego.
You see, a good part
of his global reputation
has been built on
other people's work.
He wanted credit
for what Beacher developed.
When Beacher objected,
Allan had him fired.
So that crazy suit,
the slip-sliding chemicals,
the thermite bombs...
all developed here?
Mm-hmm.
Why the rampage?
I don't get it.
Imagine what will happen
if the world learns
the maniac
attacking New York
created his tech
here at Beemont?
Tech that Beemont
has full credit for.
That's a scandal you might
not be able to recover from.
Slyde wants
to ruin this company,
so Beemont has been trying to cover
any connection to him and Beacher...
erasing e-mails,
corporate records...
He fears if and when Beacher is
captured, it will ruin him.
Beacher might have been
ripped off by Allan Beemont,
but as Slyde, he's putting
people's lives at risk.
That's a formula I developed
that could counteract his powers.
Slyde needs to be stopped,
even if it might destroy this company.
That sounds
like Slyde again.
Only you can save New York,
Spider-Man.
You're welcome!
Beacher!
You know who I am?
Good.
Soon everyone
will know the truth,
and Beemont will pay
for what he did to me
and all the others whose work
he claimed as his own!
You're attacking the
city like this so
everyone will blame
Beemont Chemicals?
Isn't this a tiny bit
of an overreaction?
It was just a job!
It was my life!
I know Beemont's trying to
keep our connection hidden,
but he won't be able
to ignore this.
A video game controller?
Color me... unimpressed.
It's time for New York
to fall.
Okay, now can we say
this is an overreaction?
Didn't Beemont Chemicals have
a work complaints department?
Everyone, this way!
Get to safety!
That should do the trick.
Barely.
What?
How can I stop all this?
Spider-bots?
I will control
the fires, Spider-Man.
You need to focus on Slyde.
If you do not stop him,
his plans will only get more dangerous.
Ock? I thought you were done
helping me out.
Your points were valid,
Parker.
I could not turn my back on
Uncle Ben's teachings if I tried.
However, I am your equal,
not...
My sidekick.
Got it.
And totally cool with it.
I'm sending you a formula that's
supposed to counter Slyde's powers.
Can you turn this
into a serum?
Hmm?
This formula is rudimentary,
but with some tweaks,
I can make it more effective.
No sign of Slyde anywhere.
My spider-bots can see that he
is heading to Beemont Chemical,
which is not surprising
in the least.
You expected Slyde
to face Allan Beemont head-on?
No. This situation
is more complicated than that.
Based on security footage
I accessed before
I sent in the bots,
Slyde has returned to Beemont Chemical
after every one of his rampages.
Why would Slyde do that?
That doesn't make any sense.
Only because you are thinking
like a hero, Spider-Man.
If one were to think
like a villain,
which I might have
some experience with,
there are a number of reasons
to hide in plain sight.
Ock, that's genius!
I need you to research
one more thing for me.
So this is
your secret Slyde-out.
Get it? I can come up
with names like that all day.
Aah!
Rough crowd.
You're ruining my plans,
Spider-Man.
There's been a lot
of friction between us
and it's time
we resolved that.
Imagine that.
Jalome Beacher
defeating Spider-Man.
There is only one man on this
earth who could defeat Spider-Man,
and you are not him, Beacher.
Aah!
My chemicals...
You rendered them inert?
Impossible!
"Impossible" is our specialty.
Aah!
Spider-Man!
What...
What's Slyde doing here?
Spare me the act
of surprise, Beemont.
I know you kept this city in
danger to protect yourself.
But you're not the one
I'm really after.
Dr. Rockwell. Waiting to see
the results of all your plans?
What are you talking about, Spider-Man?
I helped you stop Slyde.
Exactly. So you could take over
Beemont Chemical for yourself.
What? Is this true?
I was surprised, too,
until I was reminded
to think like a villain.
I had a friend look you up,
Rockwell.
Wasn't easy, but he accessed
encrypted security footage
of you giving Beacher
the chemicals he needed.
You wanted
this company to fail.
So Allan Beemont would be
fired, stocks would plummet,
and a group of rather
mysterious investors
would buy Beemont Chemical,
put you in charge,
and take complete control
of this place.
This is the part where you say,
"And I would've gotten away with it too!"
You're the one who convinced me
Beacher should be fired
for accusing me of stealing his
ideas, which wasn't true.
You and I were friends.
Why would you do all this?
Friends?
I owe loyalty to no one...
only to the Goblin Nation!
I've seen that symbol
all over the city,
but barely noticed it.
And that is the intention
of the Goblin Nation.
We hide in plain sight.
But just as I've
revealed myself to you,
the Nation is ready
to reveal itself to the world!
And it's too late
to stop us, Spider-Man!
Hey, Ock, this Goblin Nation thing
sounds more than a little sinister.
Think you can do some research?
Absolutely!
Schedule permitting,
of course.
Thanks, Ock.
So, Otto called me, and we're
going to meet for lunch.
I talked to him.
He's been feeling
a little lost.
But I think
he's getting better now.
Question.
Would Midtown be interested
in hiring
a brilliant new teacher?
You know what?
It just might be.
I see you've got your
Spider-geek back on pretty huge.
Did you see the way
he took down that Slyde guy?
It was epic!
I'm not gonna argue that.
And your enthusiasm
also helps me make progress
on a personal assignment.
"Get people to like Spidey again"?
Check.
Oh, I almost forgot
the newest one I added...
"Help Ock find a purpose."
Otto, I have
a question for you.
Big check.
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