05x02 - Chapter I

[bunniefuu]

Commander, the colonel
is waiting for you.

Fury, this is the most sophisticated
organization ever created.

Can't you run it without
an old w*r dog like me

nipping at your heels?

Sorry to yank you out of
retirement, commander

but I've got a problem
only you can solve.

This person is on the verge
of unleashing a force

that could destroy us all.

- No.
- You must stop May Parker.

To the right. Get him.

Dr. Groitzig.

Silver sable here.

Mission accomplished.

Robbie, get a load of this
item on the news wire.

"German WWII enemy scientist
Dr. Wolfgang Groitzig"

"long presumed dead
has been kidnapped."

"He was living in Moscow
under a new name."

"His daughter revealed
his secret identity"

"in order to report
the kidnapping."

I remember when he was
big news back in the '40s.

Imagine him hiding
all those years.

Excuse me for a second, Jonah.

I have to make a call.

[ Ringing ]

This is Robbie Robertson.

I just got some very bad news.

But Aunt May, why do you
want to sell this house

and move in with Mrs. Watson?

Peter, with you and Mary Jane
living in your own apartment

it seemed best for
Anna and myself.

After all, you don't want us
to be lonely, now do you?

Of course not.

It's just that this is
where I grew up

with you and uncle Ben
after my parents died.

Just like him.

Always thinking about himself.

Aunt Anna, I am Peter's wife now.

That doesn't mean
I have to like him.

[ Clattering ]
[ Gasping ]

May, are you all right?

I... I'm fine. Really.

No, she isn't.

I've seen Aunt May upset
but never agitated like this.

Something in today's Bugle
seems to have set her off.

I wonder what.

Kingpin, are you sure?

Landon, I am positive.

This scientist holds the key

to one of the greatest
powers known to mankind.

No one knew he was still alive

but what I know
is only anecdotal.

We need the Chameleon
to give us the specifics.

How unfortunate that the
Chameleon is now incarcerated

in the most impregnable
fortress ever built.

Nothing is impregnable
to the Kingpin.

You must be joking.

I will wage w*r on this fortress

but to do that I will need
to assemble warriors.

Once again I must band together

the Insidious Six.

Dr. Octopus,

Rhino,

Shocker,

the Scorpion.

Spider-Man has driven
them all underground.

They have been forgotten
by the world, but not by me.

Like all good warriors

they need a brilliant
general like myself

to lead them once
again to greatness.

But there are four of them and
the Chameleon will make five.

Who will be your sixth
forgotten warrior?

Meet Mysterio's replacement.

The Vulture.

Kingpin, I've perused your
labs and I accept your terms.

I think I'm going
to like it here.

Please be careful, dear.

Your helping me move
wouldn't be worth it

if you sprained your back.

Okay, Aunt May.

I think I can handle it.

After all, I do have the proportional
strength of a spider.

Of course that spider-agility of
mine could use a little practice.

Hey, what's this?

These passports belonged
to my mother and father?

According to these,

they'd both been around
the world several times.

I wonder why.

[ Doorbell chiming ]

Aunt May, I need to ask you...

[ Gasping ]
- Hello, May.

Keene? Keene Marlowe?

It's been a long time, hasn't it?

It has, but I suppose I should have
been expecting a visit like this.

Peter, this is Keene Marlowe.

He, uh, he was your uncle
Ben's best friend.

Please to meet you, Mr. Marlowe.

Peter?

Oh my goodness,
you're all grown up.

It seems like only
yesterday when...

May I come in?

Yes. Oh, yes, do come in.

I've never heard
of this guy before.

How come uncle Ben
never mentioned him?

So that's why I'm in town.

Just another boring convention.

Now, what line of work
did you say you were in?

Oh, uh, this and that.

He's been giving me the
runaround all evening.

He'd make a great politician.

Aunt May, I've been meaning
to ask you about something.

Did these really
belong to my parents?

[ Gasping ]

Where on earth did
you find those?

In the attic.

They fell out of an old trunk.

Put them away.

Why? What's wrong?

Put them away! Oh!

Aunt May...

- I didn't mean to...
- Son, leave her be.

- But I...
- Let me talk to her.

Now, why don't you go out
and take a walk or something?

I need to do something, all right,

but I'll take wall-crawling
over walking any day.

Who is this Marlowe guy?

And what does he know about
my family that I don't?

He has a right to know, May.

You'll have to tell him someday.

But he's so sensitive.

Who knows how this
will affect him?

Besides, you're not here
for the sake of Peter or me.

You're here to collect
what you can't have.

Maybe I can't
but if that's the case

you can't sell this house.

I just can't believe

that this nightmare is
starting all over again.

Oh...
[ Sobbing ]

Now what's he up to?

I'm going to find out just
who this guy really is.

Huh?

This looks interesting.

SHIELD headquarters.

I've been here before.

What's his connection
to this place?

None of this makes any sense.

I'm glad they haven't changed
their ventilation system

since I was here last.

May Parker won't talk

but I won't leave
until she does.

Frustrating, isn't it?

When somebody won't tell
you all that they know.

Nick, I know you
want all the details

but some things have to be
kept secret even from you.

Fine.

My job is to make sure
that no matter what

Richard and Mary Parker's
name must not be cleared.

The official line is that they died
as Russian counterspies, traitors.

What?

And traitors they must remain.

Russian counterspies? Traitors?

Is Fury conspiring to smear
my parents' reputation?

I can't hide anymore.

I've got to go out there
and make him tell me

what on Earth
he's talking about.

Now what?

What the heck's going on?

Colonel, we're under attack
by a ship that was cloaked.

It must have found a
way to jam our radar.

Get me surveillance
video, all decks.

Security's been breached on
decks five, ten and thirteen.

Activate the auto-sentry lasers
and lock down all pressure doors.

Can't. They've knocked out power
to the security systems, sir.

Keene, get to the
auxiliary power station

and try to get those
systems back on line.

Will do.

- Kingpin, Dr. Octopus here.
- Good.

Attach my comlink to any
available computer port.

It will access
SHIELD's databanks

and show me the location
of the Chameleon.

Excellent.

It will take me only 30
seconds to decipher this.

Do it in ten.

Spider-Man? Here?

It's so gratifying
to be recognized.

I must compliment my PR firm.

Spider sense. Danger.

Surprised to see me, big boy?

Delighted.

You don't expect me
to stay put, do you?

Perhaps he needs for
me to hold you still.

Hey, Spider-Man.

Nobody said you were
gonna be up here.

Now this is what I call a party.

Oh, no you don't wall-weasel.

Kingpin said we'd all
gain a new lease on life.

We'll start by depriving
you of yours.

Octavius.
We have found the location.

Rally your men immediately.

Look out. Men, follow me.

Spider-Man, are you okay?

Yeah.

I'd love to chat about old times

but we've got to
stop those g*ons!

Rhino, Scorpion, cover us
while we retrieve the Chameleon.

It will only take seconds to
overload the laser matrix,

then its safety fuses will
activate and shut it down.

At last, I've found
the six stooges again.

Don't worry, Nick,
I'll go after them.

No, we'll handle this.

You go back to the Parker house.

[ Jet engines accelerating ]

Too bad this won't count towards
my frequent flyer mileage.

[ Beeping and pulsing ]

Perfect.
I like a good dog fight.

We're right on them,
Colonel Fury.

Delta nine is hit.

Pilot ejecting now.

Delta one still in pursuit.

Wait. They've gone off my radar
and I've also lost visual.

Once again, your cloaking device
worked flawlessly, Dr. Octopus.

Naturally. But our
sensors tell us

we still have one last minor
problem to contend with.

Uh-oh.
Better not stick around up here.

Blast!

Great. Just great.

What was that all about?

Well, I'm going to get answers
from somebody tonight.

And I know just where to go.

Yes, Peter.

If you're looking for answers
I can give them to you.

I have to tell you something
I've been hiding from you

all your life.

My parents!

Why haven't I ever
seen this before?

Because if you had

you would know that your
parents were spies for Russia.

This can't be true.

It is.
It's all in here.

[ Sobbing ]

Peter, I knew your parents also.

They were American operatives

and they were considered the best.

I know, because I was one as well.

You? A secret agent?

Yes.

Your parents were on a mission

to find the truth about a
secret doomsday weapon

that was supposedly
built to destroy America.

It had been an old
World w*r II project

that the Germans initiated.

Rumor had it, it was created
by a Dr. Wolfgang Groitzig.

But for some reason
it was never used.

This doomsday device
was thought to be a hoax

until the late 1970s.

Your parents stumbled
onto Groitzig

living somewhere in Moscow.

Or, so they told the
U.S. government.

So, they were sent to Russia.

But once there, they announced
they were double agents

working for the
U.S.S.R. all along.

Then suddenly, there in Russia

your parents died
in a plane crash.

Our government had to conclude
that Groitzig wasn't alive.

That Richard and Mary lied

to hide their real reason
for being on Soviet soil.

With Groitzig's discovery
and kidnapping, well...

No one knows what to believe.

Are you okay?

No. I'm angry.

I want to go to Russia and
find out about Groitzig.

Tonight I overheard a
man named Nick Fury

hint that my parents
might not be traitors.

Somebody is lying.

If that's true, you have to
get to the bottom of this.

MJ, I love you.

If I don't resolve this
mess, I'll go crazy.

But how am I going to
pay for a trip to Russia?

MJ and I barely scrape by

with my free lance work
for the Daily Bugle.

Hey, that's it.

Spider-Man is going where?

To Russia.
He told me so himself.

I don't believe it.

Why would he do a
crazy thing like...

You always said he was
a menace to the world.

What if you were right?

What if he's decided
to take himself global?

Wait a minute.
Let's think about this.

Of course.

Their government is in turmoil.

You don't suppose he's
going to try to get them

to elect him their leader?

What if he became a
world power unto himself?

This is a disaster.

America has to
know, Mr. Jameson.

You have to send me over
there to take pictures.

You don't believe a
word of this, right?

No. In this case, I think
Peter's fears are valid.

- You do?
- You do?

Absolutely.

And if you send Peter to Russia,
then I want to go, too.

Robbie agrees with me?

But what's he up to?

All right, you two go.

But, Parker, if you don't
bring back a story

I'll have you shipped
back to Siberia.

Tiger, please be careful.

Don't worry.

I'll guard this with
my life if I have to.

"Good morning".
Dobraya ootro.

"Good evening..."
Dobry vyecher.

You do speak any
Russian, Robbie?

Enough.

Hey, who was that guy who
saw you off at the airport?

Just a friend.

Excuse me, Peter.
I really need to get some sleep.

Robbie seems so secretive.

It's not like him.

Well, Mr. Robertson,

I'm ready to get on the
story whenever you are.

Get some sleep

and we'll get on it first
thing in the morning.

Fine with me.

That'll give Spider-Man
some time to look around.

[ Shouting in Russian ]

I don't speak the language.

I don't know where anything is.

Robbie was right.

I should get some sleep and make
a fresh start in the morning.

Hey, it's Robbie.

What's he doing sneaking
out at this hour?

Who...

Who are you?

The man who gave me your name
told me to show you this.

Ha! Quickly, come inside.

Come, come.

I am an old man.

I have nothing to tell you.

Mr. Lentz, I mean you no harm.

I just want information.

Now that Groitzig's been taken,

I know they come for me next

searching for the
doomsday device.

He will be forced to
tell them where I am.

I fear for my life.

There are those who
want to try to find out

who kidnapped the professor,

so they can be stopped.

I can only tell you who
I think is behind this...

Wait a minute.
My spider sense.

[ expl*si*n ]

[ Groaning ]

Take Lentz.

Leave him alone.

I've got to help Robbie.

You are here.

I'll be okay.

Just get Lentz back.

[ c*ck weapons ]

Keep an eye on him.

Behind you!

Huh?

[ Groaning ]

[ Coughing ]

We must leave no evidence
that we were here.

Destroy this place.

[ Beeping ]