02x11 - Bring on the Bad Guys: Part 4

[bunniefuu]

♪♪

[Peter yawns]
I wonder if Thomas Edison

stayed up for 47 straight hours
perfecting the light bulb?

[exhales]
Probably not,

'cause as far as I know,
Edison didn't have to

secretly fight crime while
working on his science projects.

But his inventions
did make him money,

which is exactly what I need
this Horizon Open House
project to do.

Corporate sponsors
always attend,
looking for projects to back.

And I need a new way
to pay for school, so some
company has to be blown away--

Ow!

Oh, not literally.

By my new power amplifier.
[beeps]

This thing can increase
the energy output
of almost any electrical device.

And... done!

And I still have...
[gasps]

exactly zero minutes
to spare!

[panting]

[grunting]

Some mysterious villain
put a bounty on Spidey.

But even though sporting
my good old red-and-blues
makes me a target,

web-slinging's the only way
I'll make it to Horizon in time
for tonight's open house.

Oh, man.
I'm so out of it.

Between this project
and the endless villain fights,

the hardest part'll be
staying awake long enough
to present my device.

[sighs]
Almost there.

And nobody trying to stop me.
[chuckles]

Maybe my string
of bad luck's finally...

[yelling]

[grunts]
...hit rock bottom.

[groans]
Supposed to be
clear skies today.

Where'd that lightning
come from?

[woman]
That'd be...

me!

Name's Electro,

and I gotta thank you,
Spider-Guy.

Uh, thank-you cards,
thank-you gifts?
These things are normal.

[evil laughter]

But thank-you attacks?

[grunts]

[groans]
Not so much.

[yells]

Thing is, the sweet,
sweet bounty cash

I'm gonna get
from turning you in
is gonna fund the completion

of this awesome Electro suit
I invented.

Huh?

Yeah, I was gonna say,
[huffs]

exposed power sources,
inadequate insulation--

That might not be
the safest outfit.
[chuckles]

Oh...
[chuckles]
totally not safe...

[ascending whirring]

for you!
[yells]

That's not what I meant!

[yells]

[grunts]

[grunts]

Made it almost two hours
without getting attacked.

Hey, that's better
than yesterday.
[grunting]

[straining]
Look-- "Electro,"
did you say?

I'd love to have some big,
epic webs-against-zaps
battle with you,

but I gotta be somewhere.
Rain check?

Sometimes rain brings lightning!

[grunts]
Aah!

[groans]

[grunts]
Gotta love weather comedy.

[chuckles]
Well, that was easy.

Honestly, Spidey,
I thought

you were gonna play
a little hard to get.
[knuckles crack]

[grunts]
It's been a crazy week!

You try heroing
with no sleep.

Tired? Then I'll
put you down for a nap!

You have no idea
how nice that sounds.
[grunting]

[grunts]

[grunts]
Huh?

Bogus!

Must be the hyper-conductor
core again.

Come on, Electro,
get it together!

Maybe it's
a capacitor problem.

Have you tried--
Why am I giving
the bad guy suggestions?

Capac--

Oh, maybe.
Let me just--

Ha! Got it.

[yells]
Thanks for the tip.

[cries out]

Ugh! Great!
Now I gotta recharge.

See why I need funding?

[grunts]
[grunts]

Powering up
from an onboard generator?
[grunting]

Can't keep up with
the current situation, huh?
[chuckles]

Okay. That pun
even hurt me a little.
[ascending whirring]

Recharge complete.
[chuckles]
Rad!

Aaah! Whoa!
[grunts]

Huh. What's this
little beauty?

Some kind of power enhancer?

[chuckles]
Wicked.

I've never seen
a build like this.

You don't want that!
It's, uh... boring.

[fake chuckle]
[chuckles]

[grunts]

[yells]

[groans]
[laughs]

Boring? Nah.
I'm an engineer.

I love geeky stuff.

[ascending whirring]

Whoa!
[chuckles]

Crazy-awesome
energy efficiency.

I wonder if I could get
even better results

if I manipulated
the inner manifold.

No!
[grunts]

Your suit's generator
probably can't handle
a surge like that!

It could create
an energy feedback loop that--

Aah!

Electricity coursing through me!

Don't worry.
We'll find a way to fix this.

[crying out]

[screaming]

[screaming stops]

What? Oh, no.

Don't tell me--

Fix it? Why?
[chuckles]

This is awesome!

So... not... awesome!

[students chattering]

[boy]
Do you think I'll get
a ribbon this year?

Okay, everyone.
We're seconds away

from throwing those doors
wide to the public.

Put the final touches
on your open house projects,

and let's show the world why
Horizon students have the best--

[thunderous electricity
crackling]
Everyone, get down!

[students exclaiming]

[grunting]

Sorry! Her fault!

Also kind of my fault too.
It-- It's complicated.

[students screaming]

Students, get to safety!
Go, go, go!

My old suit was nothing.

This is true power!

[yells]
Even if I had enough sleep,

I can't go faster
than living energy!
[grunts]

Maybe I can find a way
to contain her.

If only I had the...

parts.

Duh.

[grunting]

Ah, a thermal converter.

[grunting]

Ugh!

Ooh-hoo! Nice!
A hyper-locked power cell!

[grunts]

[growls]

Mm?

♪♪ [humming]

One of these.
And one of these.

Mm!

[growls]

♪♪ [humming]

I'm just gonna
borrow this.
Huh?

Uh...

Gotcha!

Hm?

[growls]

Why am I always
building science projects
under so much pressure?

Silly spider.
You can't hide from me!

[yelps]

You might as well come out.

You should know,
I still get the money

even if I bring you in
fried to a crisp!

Sorry, but I had to
slip into something
a little less comfortable.

Time to take you to school.

Or, more literally,
out of school.

[grunts, yells]

And you were mocking
my power suit?

Like that
thrown-together costume's
gonna stop what I've become.

As if!

Well, I'm not wearing it
for a fashion statement.

[grunts]
Is that all you got?

[whirring]

I bet I can get
more out of you!

Hey! No! Where ya going?
[groaning]

[crying out]
I thought we had a spark.

See? I knew
you had more in you.

[groaning]

Stop!
You're draining my power!

My glorious power!

[cries out]

[grunts]

My power amplifier.
[grunts]

All that work
for fried-out tech.

Well, that was
a draining experience.

Ha! And he can still
pull out the science comedy.

Spidey! Are you okay?

[groans]
I'm gonna be sore
in the morning.

But here, Max.
There should be enough
electricity in this power cell

to run every project
in the open house.

Yeah, uh,
we're not gonna be able
to hold the open house now.

There's too much damage.

Right. Good point.

I'm really sorry
this happened.

I know you were just
trying to stop her,

but I don't know
if they do.

Oh, uh...
[nervous chuckle]
hey, guys.

Today we all
stopped Electro.

Your inventions
saved the day.

So you get,
like, a double A.
Like the battery.

Sorry.

So I might not know if Edison
stayed up for 47 straight hours

working on the light bulb,

but one thing
I do know for certain:

Edison never had
an invention destroyed,
and his life nearly ruined,

by a series of costumed maniacs
bent on his destruction.

It's time to find out who sent
all these clowns after me,

and put an end to it
once and for all!

The Horizon High Open House
was an absolute disaster.

My project was fried,
the event was destroyed,

and now I have no idea
how to earn money for tuition.

But at least now that it's over,
I have time to figure out
who sent Electro

and all those other
lunatic villains after me.

Starting at this warehouse.

According to Prowler,
this is the secret meeting place

where someone put
a bounty on me.

No security. No th*gs.

No problem.

Okay, Spidey.
Time to play detective.

Mm. Mm-hmm.

Just as I suspected.
Dust.

And in here?
Empty box.

Whoever operated out of
this place was a professional,
I'll give 'em that.

[trilling]
Wait a second.

Did I just strike gold?

And by "gold," I mean...

a computer data drive?

Property of the Daily Bugle.

I sold them this footage.
Wait.

J. Jonah Jameson keeps trying
to run me out of
the hero business.

Maybe it wasn't
working fast enough,

so he hired a bunch of bad guys
to do the job instead.
[beeping]

Miles, you won't believe--
Where are you?

You're not robbing a bank
right now, are you?

Uhh, no.

You sure?
Yeah. Pretty sure.

Check the Daily Bugle, now!

[beeps]

[woman] ...which is why
I'm on your show--

to urge your viewers
and the public in the area

to stay inside.

Here's the real question,
Chief Watanabe.

Will you finally
arrest this menace?

We've had many
eyewitness accounts

of Spider-Man
saving innocent lives,

so we've been reluctant
to brand him a criminal.

But there's no
denying it now.

Spider-Man is officially
a wanted man.

So JJJ put
a price on my head,

and, when that failed,
hired a Spidey imposter
to get me thrown in jail?

He is a terrible boss!

Spider-Man,
we have you surrounded.

Come out and-- Huh?
[officers coughing]

[coughing continues]

Why would anyone
think that's me?

Except for being
totally identical,
we look nothing alike.

[grunts]
Hey! Do I know you?

You look
kind of familiar!

No way he can outrun someone
with the actual proportionate
speed of a spider--

What?!
Where'd he disappear to?

The Daily Bugle, huh?
Reporting to your boss?

[man on radio]
All units--
Uh-oh.

Repeat: all units,
arrest Spider-Man on sight.

Over.

Something smells fishy,
and it isn't the trash.

[woman]
Freeze, Spider-Man!

You're coming with me.

Chief Watanabe!

Nice to meet you.

Okay, not that nice,
given the circumstances.

But I'm not the robber.
It was an imposter,

and I'm pretty sure
he was hired
by J. Jonah Jameson.

Jameson?
The J. Jonah Jameson?

You can tell me all about
this insane theory

once I have you safely
in a holding cell.

We don't have time.

Look, maybe this
will help you trust me.
[grunts]

I web-cuffed myself up
so I can't get away.
Now will you listen?

The real crook is on the loose,
and if you hurry,
you can catch him.

So you expect me to believe
someone dressed up
like Spider-Man to frame you.

Yes!

I have had
the most terrible week.

All these crazy villains
came after me,

and I'm pretty sure
Jameson hired them.

Well, he's no fan of yours,

but he's also
a respected journalist.

I know this all sounds
like the paranoid delusions

of a crazy
spider-person, but--

No, Spider-Man.
[chuckling]

It's not paranoia
if someone's
really out to get you.

Uh... you're kind of
creeping me out here, Chief.

Your theory is spot-on,

except Jameson
isn't behind it.

Nice to see you're finally
listening to me, Chief.

I knew he was a menace
from the start!

We're casting a wide net
throughout the city.

We recommend that citizens
please remain--
That's live.

If Chief Watanabe's
in the Daily Bugle studio,
then who are you?

Chief Watanabe,
if I choose to be.

Or maybe you remember me
as a certain Avenger.

What did you think of me
leading you straight
to Mysterio, by the way?

Or I can be someone
a little more familiar.

Knew you'd never be able
to sit by and watch
yourself rob a bank.

No identity is safe...

from the Chameleon.

"Chameleon"?
Never even heard of you.

What is all this?

It's only fair
that you get to see
the true face of your enemy

before the final phase
of the plan unfolds.

Say good night, Spider-Man.

Good night, Spider-Man.

You did not just do that.

I joke when I'm about
to be blasted into oblivion!

We only just met, Chameleon.

Shouldn't you at least
take me out for ice cream

before calling
for my destruction?

Destruction?
No. What a waste.

There are much bigger plans
in store for you.

You're getting pretty blasty
for someone who doesn't want
to destroy me.

[grunts]
[yells]

[groans]

I thought you'd have realized
this was a stun g*n.

Maybe you aren't as smart
as my studies of you
indicated, Spider-Man.

You were studying me?

The hard drive
back at your warehouse!

Found that, did you?
No matter.

You see,
as a master of disguise,

I've been in and out
of the Daily Bugle
for weeks,

learning about you--
the places you're
most likely to be found,

what kind of crimes
you show up to fight.

I do my research!

And I...
[grunts]

take out the trash!
[yells]

[grunts]

With my power,
I don't have to rely on weapons.

Catch me if you can!

[grunts]

This has not been my day.

He couldn't have gotten far.

But wait.
He could be anyone.

[people chattering]

[grunts]

[grunts]
Ow! Ugh!

Hiding as
a nice old lady?
[chuckling]

Really?
[yell starts]

[stifles yell]
I know you're actually
the Chameleon,

but I just can't--
[yells]

[groans]

And I knew
that was gonna happen.

[footsteps]
[groans]

This is the least awesome game
of hide-and-go-seek ever!

Gotcha!

All right, tough guys.
I know one of you

is a shape-shifting
supervillain in disguise.

[grunts]
Aah!

[groans]

Guess I owe those kids
an apology.

[gasps]

[panting]

Honestly, why can't I fight
normal villains anymore?

They take over New York,
then I take them down

with a combo of webs
and witty repartee.

It's so much cleaner.

What?! You're me! How--

Chameleon! Got ya now!

Spider-Man! See, boss?

I told you I'd seen
that web-wielding
wall-crawler.

Oh, no.
J. Jonah Jameson?!

And who are you?
You look kind of familiar.

Wow, Stan.
I never would've believed
he'd show up here,

but I guess
he's just that dumb.

Great.

This can't get any worse.
[grunts]

Is this one of your tricks,
Spider-Man?

Yeah, what's going on here,
web-for-brains?

How are there
two of me?

Two of you?
There are two of me!

You're a fake!
I'm a fake?

Look at this strong jawline!
You're the fake!

Nope! No!
I cannot take two of him.
This ends now.

Aah!

[grunts]

Wow, Spidey.

How did you know which one
was the genuine journalist,

and which one was
the deplorable doppelganger?

I didn't.
I just took a shot.

Why, you-- you--
Citizen's arrest!

Please let the police
do the arresting, Jameson.

[Spider-Man]
Some kind of embedded hologram
projected from the mask?

That's some
mind-blowing technology.

Color me impressed.
Me too.

This imposter
robbed the bank
while looking like me.

He calls himself
the Chameleon.

I can see why.

Good work, Spider-Man,
but you're still going
to have to come in

and answer
some questions before--
[web-sh**ter deploys]

[sighs]

You don't make this easy,
Spider-Man.

What?! You're just
gonna let him get away?

We caught the robber,
Jameson.

That's what we
came out to do.
[sirens approaching]

You gotta do
what you gotta do.

That's a cut, Stan.

[man]
Your Chameleon tech
won't work in here, buddy.

This superpower
holding cell

puts a tech damper
on abilities like yours.

But you can keep trying
all you want.
[chuckles]

[descending whirring]

What's happening?
[mechanical hum]

Sir, it's you.

[through
voice-disguising device]
Silence.

We have less than a minute
before the authorities

discover my signal intrusion
and shut me down.

Sir, I'm so sorry
I failed you.

Wrong, Chameleon.

All is exactly as I planned.

Now that Spider-Man
has been fully prepared,

the final phase can begin.

I am proud to have been
of assistance, then, sir.

♪♪ [whistling]

[ascending whirring]

[Spider-Man] So now I know
it was the Chameleon
who put out the bounty on me.

But I still have
no idea why.

Maybe you gotta
get used to this, Spidey.

When you're a famous superhero,
villains hate you
for no apparent reason.

[yawns, groans]

Might not have gotten
to the bottom
of Chameleon's plans,

but I do know
what I am getting
to the bottom of right now.

Ah. Catching up
on some major sleep.

[alarm clock alarm blaring]
What?!

Time for school?

[alarm continues blaring]
Already?

Nooooo!