04x05 - Chapter V: Partners

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No man tells me what to do.

If Spider-Man doesn't
want me around, fine.

If he can be a loner,
so can the Black Cat.

Hey, that's odd.

The Hardy Foundation doesn't
have trucks that look like that.

Bingo. Crime in progress.

What's Black Cat doing down there?

Maybe I should keep an
eye on her, spider style.

About time you got here.

Time for your cat nap.

What do you think you're
doing here, lady?

This ain't no sewing circle.

Aw, too bad.

Cause when I'm through with you,
you'll need stitches.

Believe me, that's the
last thing you wanna do.

You? How long have
you been there?

Since the overture.

You shouldn't be
handling this solo.

It's too dangerous.

- Wait here while I...
- Like heck I will.

I can't just let her fight
all these guys by herself.

But then again...

Maybe I should re-evaluate some of
my male chauvinist preconception.

See, Spider?

This super hero thing
isn't as hard as it looks.

Uh oh.

Gas. I...

Surprise?

Alistair Smythe.

Wait. Stop.

When we last met, I thought you
quit working for the Kingpin.

I did. But my current employer
is also your enemy.

And once again,
that makes you mine.

But before I destroy you,
there's something I need.

Her.

Smythe, let her go!

I blew it.

I should have been
ready for trouble.

Why did I let the
Cat have her way?

Ssh, quiet, father.
The men are back.

They'd better have news
that will cheer you up.

Smythe, did you get everything you
needed at Toomes Aerodynamics?

Almost everything
plus a little bonus.

Silvermane should
see for himself.

We're on our way.

He's up to something.

If he's ruined your plans, father,
then we'll eliminate him.

Do you want your bottle now?

No. But this useless
body of mine needs it.

Give it to me.

Oh, how I rue the day I ever
toyed with that tablet of time.

The power of the Toltecs.

Give me the invulnerability that will
carry me into the next millennium.

Father! Are you alright?

Better than alright.

I feel wonderful... ungh, argh!

Dr. Connors, where are you?

I don't want to be like this.

Make it stop, please.

Somebody help me!

Bah! My mind is trapped.

- I am powerless.
- On the contrary.

With Smythe working for you,

you now have the same
scientific knowledge

that Kingpin once enjoyed.

Smythe, I gave you this lab,

to develop a way to make
me an adult again,

not collect specimens.

With the equipment we've taken
from Toomes' burnt out lab

and the data from
the tablet of time,

I have almost all
the pieces I need

in order to reverse engineer
the science of neogenics.

I know of only two such subjects.

Scorpion and the Vulture?

Then get one of them, at once!

The problem is, they've
gone underground, vanished.

However, that's where this
lovely creature may help us.

By holding her hostage,

we may be able to hold
Spider-Man to do our legwork.

Make him find Scorpion
and Vulture for us.

Ah, clever idea.

Spider-Man's weakness
is that he cares too much.

Good work, Smythe.

Quickly, change my diaper.

Father, I promise that soon you
will be free to walk the earth

in a new bio-engineered body.

I swear I'll make
Silvermane keep his word.

Now once again, I find
I'm working for promises.

This is hopeless.
I've looked everywhere.

Spider seekers?

It looks like Smythe found me.

Spider-Man, listen to me.

As you know,
I have the Black Cat.

Do as I say, and she will be safe.
Otherwise...

What do you want, Smythe?

I want one of these two,
either one.

When you bring one of them to me,
I will release your friend.

You have 24 hours, starting now.

Use this device to signal me
when you are successful.

Smythe, wait! Great.

How am I going to find those
two worms in an apple this big?

And I promise that once you
start using the buff bike

you'll have the body
you've always wanted.

Turn it back on.

I said turn it back on!

Toomes, shut your trap.

What's the matter, Gargan?

Don't you wanna hear about getting
the body you always wanted?

I said shut up!

You laugh, but your stupid experiments
have made you a freak, just like me.

Doctor, what are you doing to me?

Easy. It's the radiation.

Radiation?
Is that stuff dangerous?

Gargan, this is what
you said you wanted.

- Stop! Stop!
- Stillwell, what's wrong with him?

He'll be okay.

I chose to use a scorpion,

because it's a natural
predator of the spider.

Spider-Man will at
last meet his match.

There's only one reason I bothered
to save your miserable life

after your lab went kablooey.

It's because I need a
science guy like you

to turn me back to
plain old Mac Gargan.

Fine. Then let me go,
so I can cure us both.

You're gonna stay
right where you are,

until I can get the money
to build us a lab.

Why don't you steal it, bug boy?

Petty crime is your forte.

No. I told you,
I'm going straight.

You're going nowhere, Gargan.
You're hiding.

Maybe you should call
yourself the c*ck.

Maybe you do have a point.

I've got to do something.

You're doing the
right thing, Gargan.

- Sarah.
- Mac, what are you doing?

You can't go out in public.

If they caught you,
they put you in jail.

I'll never see you again.

But Sarah honey, don't
you want me to be normal?

We'll get the money.
It will be okay.

I've already saved $500.

Wow! 500 whole dollars.

By the time we have enough,

my young self will
look like I do now.

Don't you ever insult her again.

I'll do it your way.

Thank you, Mac.

We'll make it, I promise.

Then we can get married.

This is getting me nowhere.

There are no records of either the
Scorpion or the Vulture being seen

since the lab expl*si*n.

Only eight hours left.

Maybe I should keep
trying to find Smythe.

At least I know he's out there.

I never realized how much the
Black Cat meant to me, until now.

Pete, can I come in?

Well, I don't mean to bother you, but,
well, I'm feeling really down tonight.

I thought maybe we could talk?

Not now, Harry. I can't.

Look Pete, this won't take long.
I just...

That's weird.

I'm sorry Harry,

sorry that Spider-Man always
gets in the way of my life

and my friendships.

You want me to declare that I
have made a new breakthrough

in the science of neogenics?

Look, I know your new research
isn't that far along yet,

but I really need your help.

Ah, I'm crazy for doing this,
but I do owe you.

J3 Communications,

this is Dr. Curt Connors of
Empire State University.

I have a story for you.

Neogenics,

the technology to change the genetic
structure of any living creature,

will be reborn again.

I have rediscovered the secrets
that Farley Stillwell took with him

when he disappeared.

Hey, that's the stuff I
need to transform me.

I'm appealing to any
institution or individual

to help me fund neogenic research.

Rebuild the neogenic recombinator,

and once again offer the possibility
of a better life for everyone.

You're right, Toomes.
I gotta act now.

Well, you're finally using
more than your tail, bug boy.

Mac, darling, what's wrong?

Where are you going?

Mac, what are you doing?

I got to get that money
the only way I know how.

I'm doing it for us.

Mac. Mac! Don't hurt anyone.

All of ye.

Keep away from me and
nobody will get hurt.

Took long enough
to smoke you out.

Looks like retirement
didn't mellow you any.

Beat it, ye stinking yoyo.

I don't have time to joke around.

Scorpion, you're gonna listen to me,

if I have to tie you up
with your own tail.

Alright, you want
my tail, Spider-Man?

Here, it's all yours.

I warned you to leave me alone.

Now it's too late, for you.

Scorpion, you've got to listen.

Hey, my money!

Get away from that money.

You hear me? Get away from it!

Mac, what are you doing?

Stupid wall crawler!

You ruined everything.

I'm running out of time.

I'm running out of time too.

Smythe, I got Scorpion.

Excellent. I shall send a
spider seeker to guide you in.

Tell Silvermane that
phase one is successful.

The spider has caught his prey.

BIG BABY

I can't wait to see the Cat.

- You could have...
- We've got something special.

Can't you feel it?

I care about her more
than I even knew.

You understand, before I
consider our bargain complete,

I must make sure he's genuine.

His DNA patterns are excellent.

He's a neogenic road map.

A perfect Rosetta stone
for my little experiment.

Mac. No.

I kept my word, Smythe.

And I shall keep mine.

There she is.

Okay, release her.

I'm saving that
privilege for you.

I don't suspect there's
any kind of trap here?

Don't be too upset
about this, Cat.

Sometimes in the superhero biz,
you make a few mistakes.

Indeed.

No! Spider-Man.

Maybe I should take superhero
lessons from the Hulk instead.

Good work, Smythe.

This is one bonus
of which I approve.

Thank you, Silvermane.

Did he say Silvermane?

Silvermane is alive?

Spider-Man, I shall make a trade

to swap your age for mine.

And with your powers
I will be unbeatable.

Excellent idea, Father.

Silvermane is that baby?

So, here's another fine mess
we've gotten ourselves into, Ollie.

Any bright ideas, partner?

Did I hear you say "partner"?

Please, you've got to save Mac.

Why should I?

They're going to neogenic
him or something.

Neogenic?

- Are you certain?
- Positive.

Just the sound of that word
makes me feel young again.

I guess I will crash
your boyfriend's party.

I'll show you where to go.

Thanks to the DNA from the
Scorpion, everything is ready.

Then, do it now.

I want to be a man again

youth and super power
and Spider-Man.

What are they doing
to Spider-Man?

They are messing up his life
just like they did to me.

Firing commences in five seconds.

Great. Now I'm gonna have to
learn to web sling in a stroller.

Four, three, two, one.

No. He'll ruin the experiment.

Toomes, where's Sarah?

Nevermind her. Look.

They've recreated my energy
swapping technology.

Shut off the machine.

It's a controlled process.
It can't be turned off.

Then stop him.

What's happening?

Sorry, old man, but your
technology is mine now.

Stay away from my
beautiful machines.

But I created the technology
and I will use it.

I can't wait to stop
changing like this.

I can't swap energy with him.
Stop him.

Get back into the machine.
Ungh!

- Thanks, partner.
- Don't mention it, partner.

Shut off the machine
He's too old!

Okay science boy.

Who's gonna do the dissecting now?

I have to shut off the main power.
You fool!

You ain't doing no more
work with your machine.

- Father, no!
- Too old.

I'm young again.

This time, it better stay that way.

Toomes, with no one in the machine,

the recombinator will overload.

Who cares?

I have what I always wanted.

Thanks for the new
lease on life, old man.

Alisa, get him out of here.

The recombinator is
going to explode.

Hello?

Somebody, help him.

She's right. Come on.

But isn't he one of the bad guys?

Yes, but I got him into this mess.

You are a freak of nature,
whom I shall eliminate.

Great line, coming from a cyborg.

I gotta get to Smythe.

He knows how to change me back.

Smythe, hurry.

We have only minutes.

I'll make sure they
don't follow us.

They've sealed the lab.

I'm sorry it turned
out this way, Father.

But at least you won't have
to deal with diapers and...

I wouldn't be so sure.

I'm sorry, Father.

But once again, Spider-Man
has thwarted my efforts.

Our long-tailed friend
melted the main panel.

Don't blame me for this.

You are the one that brought me here
and now you've trapped us like rats.

We don't have much time.

Try manoeuvring him
over to the door.

Easier said than done.

Please, don't hurt him.

Don't worry. I never hurt
mutated homicidal insects.

Hey, bug brain. Over here.

You won't be so funny when
I give you acid shampoo.

I love it when a
plan comes together.

Thanks for waiting
till the last second.

Timing is everything.

Here, let me do it.
This takes muscle.

You were right. It did.

Out of my way.

Will I ever be normal, Sarah?

You have to have faith and know that
our love will get us through anything.

I couldn't find any sign of them.

Did you mean what you said
about us being partners?

Well, now that the neogenic
genie is out of the bottle,

I'll probably need
all the help I can get.

Are you sure I'm not just
a temporary convenience?

You were terrific back there

and I'd be proud to have
you fight by my side.

Not only that, but I
really care about you.

Partners?

That... and maybe more.

Catch you later, Spider.

You know, I think my life just
got a lot more interesting.