[High Evolutionary] I have been patient, my children...
extremely patient.
But no matter where I turn, my enemies lurk,
striking against me, the rebels.
Let's get out of here! We got what we came for!
[weapons powering up]
The symbiotes.
Looks like trouble brewing.
We have business of our own.
Spider-Man!
[straining]
[grunts]
All have taken advantage of my good nature,
and they have been far too successful far too often.
But no more!
No longer will I tolerate their insolence.
No longer will I allow these inferior species to plague us.
They must be stopped.
They will be stopped.
Am I understood?
[pounds table]
[all] Yes, Your Highness.
Far be it for me to question you, Your Highness,
but might not the New World Order be better served
by approaching the humans with a more benevolent hand?
And suffer further rebel insults?
The High Evolutionary is right.
They must be crushed!
Silence!
Before this week has ended,
my enemies will feel my wrath
as they have never felt it before.
Begin your preparations, my Knights.
The destiny of the New World Order...
will be fulfilled.
[thunderclap]
[Spider-Man thinking] Funny how you never know
what kind of curve-ball fate will throw you.
When I hitched a ride in the Solaris II,
who thought I'd wind up stuck on a planet
where humans are considered no better than cockroaches?
And who thought I'd actually make friends on this rock?
Naoko, Shayne, Karen--
Even Jameson's turned out to be an okay guy...
considering he's as stubborn as a mule and has a major problem
controlling his body hair.
All in all, my stay on Counter-Earth
has been one heck of a ride,
and only Lady Fate knows what's coming next.
[whoosh in distance]
Of course, it'd be nice if she gave me just a little warning.
[theme music playing]
[Spider-Man thinking] Now there's a bunch of tin cans ugly enough
to give recycling a bad name.
No point in making it easy for them.
Wait a minute.
They didn't even sneeze in my direction.
Either they're blind,
or they've been programmed
for a special task.
I'd hate to look a gift horse in the mouth,
but I'd better find out what they're up to.
They've been setting up blockades all over town,
and I don't think it's for a street party.
[Machine Man] Attention, humans.
By order of the High Evolutionary,
you are commanded to vacate your homes immediately.
Those who do not comply will be vacated by force.
[crowd clamoring]
Please! Please, don't!
[overlapping shouts]
[all gasp]
[man] Oh! Someone help us!
Eat dirt, buckethead!
[man] Keep away from me! No!
[grunts]
[Spider-Man thinking] Has the High Evolutionary gone nuts?
[Machine Man] Identification confirmed. Next.
Step inside.
You are under arrest for unauthorized altering
of an identification implant.
Come with us, rebel.
No, wait. It must have been defective.
I'm not a rebel.
[screams]
[panting]
[panting continues]
[Spider-Man thinking] Too many Machine Men for me to help that guy.
It's like a war zone out there.
But how do I stop it?
How?
[Naoko] What are you talking about?
-[weapons firing] -[crowd clamoring]
My license to practice, my health inspection, my lease,
everything's here, signed and up to date.
You tell the High Evolutionary
my mom didn't do anything wrong.
[Spider-Man thinking] They're harassing Naoko, too? No way.
[Machine Man] Your neighbors have reported seeing both of you
in the company of the rebel called Spider-Man.
[Spider-Man thinking] Uh-oh.
[Naoko] You think I sympathize
with Spider-Man?
All I know is, he's a troublemaker.
Tell us where to find Spider-Man now,
or you will be placed under arrest.
You leave my mom alone.
Arrest the boy.
[Spider-Man thinking] I've gotta do something.
But if they see me, I'll be surrounded
by a hundred more tin soldiers before I can holler Aunt Mae.
Maybe I can create a diversion.
-Let him go! -[straining]
Possible rebel activity.
We must investigate.
Hey, Mom.
[Peter] Looks like I came at a bad time.
You two okay?
-[Shane] Peter! -[Naoko] Thank goodness you're safe.
The High Evolutionary and his crew
have gone crazy!
So what else is new?
Good evening, humans.
Look! He's even taken control of the TV.
As you already know,
I have sent my security forces
into your neighborhoods tonight.
I am certain that many of you
may be frightened and confused
by the evening's turn of events.
But my hand has been forced by those among you
who call themselves resistance fighters.
This message is intended for Spider-Man
and these so-called revolutionaries.
So listen carefully, rebels,
for what I have begun
can only be ended by you.
Starting immediately, my Knights will supervise
the systematic destruction of human neighborhoods
building by building.
-What? -He's bluffing.
There's no way he'd destroy his own city.
[High Evolutionary] For every hour that Spider-Man and the rebels
fail to surrender to my security forces,
a dozen more buildings will fall,
and a dozen more homes will burn.
[laughing]
We always knew the High Evolutionary
was a man after our own heart.
By clearing out the humans,
he paves the way for the Synoptic.
[both laugh]
Dr. Baronsky's theta meter is picking up hive activity.
The symbiotes are near.
The choice is yours, rebels.
Your actions will decide the fate of your people.
Only you can save them from complete annihilation.
And your time is up.
No.
-He can't do this. -[explosion in distance]
Looks like he already has.
Kelly Wing reporting to you live
from the New York City slums, as the High Evolutionary's plan
to ferret out the rebels continues.
Here comes one of the project coordinators now.
Sir Ram! Sir, would you care to comment?
No comment is necessary.
All you have to do is watch.
Please, my home! Where will I live?
[laughing]
Do you believe for one moment that I care?
Your thirst for destruction is disconcerting, Ram.
As is your lack of it, My Lord.
Perhaps you should retire to the safety of Wundagore
and let me handle the matter.
[Spider-Man thinking] Naoko must really think Peter Parker's a jerk now.
But what else could I do?
I have to stop all this,
but not by surrendering.
What I wouldn't give for the days
when my toughest decision was figuring out
what fruit to put in my cornflakes every morning?
[Lord Tyger] This is a day of infamy.
It is the Creator's will.
Surely, you do not oppose him.
Carry on.
Prepare to fire.
[Spider-Man] Thanks, guys.
This could be just what I need.
Oh, don't worry. I'll get you a new one
next time I go to the weapons of mass destruction store.
Spider-Man!
Stop him!
Ahh!
[groans]
[Sir Ram] Stand down!
He's mine.
[Spider-Man thinking] Duck and cover, Spidey.
Duck and cover.
If I could only get my feet free.
[powering up]
[Lord Tyger] Hold your fire, sir.
Get out of my way!
The High Evolutionary's order was to take Spider-Man alive.
Thanks for the massage, guys, but I really gotta run.
He's getting away!
And it's on your head.
[grunts]
What is this, a class reunion?
Ahh! Ooh! Uhh!
Ahh!
Didn't anybody ever teach you to play fair?
The Knights aren't the only ones with big guns.
We are out-weaponed. Fall back.
[Spider-Man] Gotta tell you, John-John,
you might just be a bona fide hero after all.
Don't congratulate me yet, web slinger.
This isn't over by a long shot.
Who you calling a hero? You rebels are the reason
we're in this mess in the first place.
[crowd clamoring]
Always so eager to turn on one another
and prove their inferiority.
Spider-Man and the rebels have positioned
as you requested, Your Highness.
Excellent work, Tyger.
Time for a taste of some modulated brain harmonics.
-[crowd clamoring] -[man] We don't need your help!
We don't want you around!
Whoa, whoa. Hold on, folks.
We're on your side.
[thinking] My spider sense tells me
we've got a bigger problem than this crowd.
[high-pitched tone]
[crowd strains]
What-- What's going on?
[groans]
Some kind of sonic weapon.
It was a trap.
They knew we'd fight.
[groans]
[laughing]
Now, this is what we call...
a real photo-op.
[both laugh]
[high-pitched tone]
[both cry out]
[groans]
Man, last thing I remember is the fat lady singing...
loud...
right in my ear...
and really off key.
[groans]
[John] Spider-Man?
How you doing, John boy?
Your head feel as bad as mine?
Karen.
Where's Karen?
[groans]
Took her to... Wundagore.
Brock? Cassidy?
They got you, too?
But we'll have the last laugh.
Something else I got to tell you, wall crawler,
and it's not pretty.
Gee, why spoil a perfect day?
Oops. Too late.
I trust you slept well?
Oh, yeah. The only thing missing
was the mint on my pillow.
I have grown extremely weary
of you and your friends, Spider-Man--
so much so, that I have come to a decision.
Oh, I can't wait to hear this.
Awaken the rest of the prisoners and take them to Dome 2.
[Lord Tyger] Yes, Your Highness.
[clicking tongue] Such a waste.
After last night's events, it has become clear to me
that humans are even lower on the evolutionary ladder
than I thought.
You are nothing
but a blight on the face of this Earth,
which is why I have decided to eradicate the problem.
Cut to the chase, top job.
Last night's demonstration of my modulated brain harmonics
was merely a taste of what is to come.
By harnessing your brain waves,
I will be able to broadcast
the harmonics with a power never before imagined,
a power strong enough
to destroy the minds of the entire human race.
What? Your Highness, you would destroy them all?
The entire species?
Silence!
Or would you like me to add
the mind of a Bestial to this mix?
You think this proves your superiority?
I'd say it shows just the opposite.
What you say is of no consequence.
[Spider-Man] Modulated brain harmonics?
How the heck do I counteract that?
[strains]
[thinking] Wait a minute.
We're talking sound here, right?
If I can modulate my suit's sonic output,
I may be able to alter
the High Evolutionary's frequency
and put the kibosh in this whole operation.
Say farewell to the human race.
[beeping]
[all straining]
[moans]
[screams]
[all straining]
[grunts]
[thinking] Got to find the right tone to counteract it.
-Sonics on. -[high-pitched alarm sound]
-[groans] -[screaming]
[screaming]
You did this!
[shouts]
[grunts]
You pestiferous little bug.
[Spider-Man thinking] I almost forgot about this bozo's telekinetic powers.
[grunts]
This is a pretty good reminder.
[grunts]
[strains]
[groans]
You do not know how wonderful it will feel
to finally be rid of you, Spider-Man.
[Spider-Man] I've had a few dates say the very same thing.
[grunts]
[shouts]
[grunts]
[cries out]
[roars]
[grunts]
[laughs]
Hidey-ho, neighborinos.
[thinking] Goblin, you're alive?
The rumors of Mike the Miser are greatly exaggerated.
But-- But how?
That rocket ship of yours
blew me right into reject territory.
Couple hours after you left,
they found me and nursed me back to health.
We're so buddy-buddy,
I got Alice to dig me a tunnel right here.
You dare interfere with me?
Careful. This guy's got a heck of a mind punch.
Mind punch?
Ooh! Ahh!
Foolish creature.
Do you not know that I am invincible?
Ah, go splice a gene.
[screams]
[grunts]
[cries out]
[groaning]
The Creator! He's hurt the Creator!
Get out while you can.
We have to go to Wundagore.
[roars]
Go.
We got to help Brock and Cassidy.
Spider-Man?
Let's get you out of here.
[Brock] Too late.
-It's too late for any of us. -What're you talking about?
After Venom and I were separated the last time,
the synoptic created a seeding device
to be triggered if it ever happened again.
Millions of spores will be shot into the atmosphere,
bringing all other life to an end.
[crowd clamoring]
[theme music playing]