Disclaimer: The concept for the plot of this episode was barrowed from Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 issue #25 and Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol. 2 issue #25, but Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr. and Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham.
Scene: Late night in New York City. Spider-Man is patrolling. He lands on the side of a building. Suddenly there is a jarring explosion, Spider-Man looks over and swings Down towards a convenience store that is on fire. He breaks down the door, makes a web shield to protect him from the flame that shoots out and then dives in. He grabs the store owner and pulls him out of the fire. From above he hears the Green Goblin’s insane laugh. Spider-Man looks up only to see dozens of pumpkin bombs raining down on him. Spidey shoves the store clerk out of the way.
Spider-Man: Move it!
The explosions fill the screen. When the smoke starts to clear the clerk looks up and sees the Goblin flying off with a battered and burned unconscious Spider-Man in his arms laughing.
Opening Theme.
Scene: A rooftop in New York. Mary Jane Watson-Parker is standing on a rooftop waiting. She looks around nervously. Suddenly there is a massive wind from above. She gets very frightened but then relaxes slightly when she looks up to see the Javelin-7. It hovers above and the bottom opens up. Superman, Marvel Girl, and Ice-Man come down onto the roof.
Superman: We were expecting Spider-Man.
Mary Jane: I’m sorry…
She breathes heavily.
My name is Mary Jane Watson-Parker… my husband is missing and I need your help.
Iceman: Look, miss, I’m sorry and all but you need to go to the police and… oh…
Mary Jane is silent and a single tear comes down her cheek.
Superman: I think you’d better come with us.
Superman holds his hand out to her.
Don’t be afraid.
Mary Jane looks annoyed.
Mary Jane: I’ve taken wilder rides than this, I’m not nervous to have you fly me a few feet up into a plane.
Superman: Of course.
Superman takes her up. Iceman to Marvel Girl:
Iceman: Note to self: stay out of way of panicked spouse.
Marvel girl looks a little nervous. She grabs onto Iceman and he takes them up into the Javelin-7.
Scene: The watchtower. Batman, Iceman, Rogue, Superman, and Marvel Girl are around the main table. Mary Jane is sitting in Spider-Man’s chair. She looks very distraught as she tells her story:
Mary Jane: It was about a week ago. He just didn’t come home. I was nervous as usual at first… it’s not like it hasn’t happened before… but then the threats started coming… the pumpkin bomb in the mailbox is what clinched it for me. I haven’t been back to the apartment since Wednesday. I’m just glad I was able to convince Peter’s aunt to leave town for a few days.
Batman: How long has he been missing?
Mary Jane: …ten days… the police are looking for Peter…
She hands them a picture of Peter Parker and they pass it around each examining it carefully.
But they’ll never find him.
Superman: Confiding in us was the right idea, Mrs. Parker. When we find him we’ll be able to keep his secret.
Batman: You’re certain it was the Green Goblin?
Mary Jane: Yes. Like I said… he’s been threatening me… following me…
She starts to cry.
…I’m sorry. It’s just that… I wish I knew…
Marvel girl gets up and looks down at Earth out the Watchtower window.
Marvel Girl: He’s alive.
Mary Jane: How could you possibly know?
Marvel Girl sits back down then shrugs.
Marvel Girl: Just a hunch.
Batman: Before all of this started, when was the last time either of you saw the Goblin?
Mary Jane: About a year ago… his name is Norman Osborn and I’m certain he has Peter. He’d do anything to make his life hell. He’s a monster.
Superman: We’ll get to the bottom of this. And I think it would be best if you stayed here out of harms way until we take care of this.
Mary Jane: I want to help find him.
Rogue: We can appreciate that, Mary Jane, but right now we need you safe. You’re our only reliable source on the Green Goblin or Spidey.
Superman: Iceman will stay behind should you need anything. If you remember anything at all that could be useful, tell him and he’ll get you in contact with us immediately. As soon as we discover something we’ll do the same for you.
Mary Jane: …ok.
Marvel Girl, Batman, Superman, and Rogue head towards the hangar. Iceman follows and Mary Jane stays behind.
Iceman: Any reason why I’m getting left out of this? I’m worried about Webster too ya know.
Superman: Rogue has touched Spider-Man so she knows things about him the rest of us don’t. And--
Iceman: Marvel Girl’s a telepath, right… still…
Batman: Try and make her comfortable. The more relaxed she is, the more she’ll remember.
They board the Javelin-7 and it takes off. Iceman is alone in the hangar.
Iceman: Figures. I’ve got a supermodel to myself on the Watchtower and she’s Spider-Man’s wife.
Cuts to inside the Javelin-7 as it leaves the Watchtower.
Superman: So where would you like to start, Batman?
Batman: Rogue and I will check out Oscorp. If Norman Osborn really is the Green Goblin then he’s bound to manufacture his weaponry there. You two check out their apartment. See if anyone’s been there recently.
Scene: Peter Parker, and Mary Jane’s apartment. Superman and Marvel Girl pick the lock and enter. Marvel Girl flicks on the lights. The apartment seems typical, fairly organized and clean.
Marvel Girl: So this is where Spidey lives, huh? Seems very… normal.
Superman starts to systematically inspect the doors and windows.
Superman: We can’t all come from parallel dimensions, Valeria. Are you picking up anything telepathically.
Marvel Girl: Well my psychic powers aren’t exactly a clue radar… but sometimes if I touch an object of importance…
She spies Peter Parker’s camera and picks it up. She sees flashes of the camera suspended by web taking various pictures of Spider-Man in action. Then puts it back down.
…hmm.
Superman: What is it?
Marvel Girl: Peter Parker is a freelance photographer. He earns money by taking pictures of himself fighting crime… I really don’t see how this is helping. His wife could tell us these kinds of things.
Superman: Keep looking, we’re bound to find something else.
Marvel Girl: Mary Jane said the Goblin was harassing her… but she didn’t get very specific… do you think…
Superman: I don’t know… but one thing’s for sure. There’s no sign of anyone breaking an entering here.
Marvel Girl: That’s kind of a relief.
Marvel Girl goes to open a few cabinets in the kitchen. Superman starts to do a sweep of the apartment with his x-ray vision. He comes to the cabinet Valeria is opening and sees a pumpkin bomb inside. Valeria has already opened it half way.
Superman: Marvel Girl, no!
The Pumpkin Bomb activates and starts to beep. Superman rushes over to her.
Cuts to an outside view of the Parker’s apartment. It explodes violently. Superman comes crashing out with the explosion shielding Marvel Girl. He places her on a nearby ledge and uses super-breath to snuff out the fire in the Parker’s apartment.
Marvel Girl: Mrs. Parker said the Goblin would do anything to hurt Spidey personally. If Mary Jane had opened that cabinet…
Superman: Somehow I don’t think the Goblin will settle for just his wife. Where did you say Peter worked freelance?
Scene: Oscorp. Norman Osborn’s office. It is dark and empty. Rogue and Batman land on the balcony outside and Batman pries the door open quickly. The two slip in and close the door behind them. Batman quietly to Rogue:
Batman: Start searching. Leave everything as it was.
Rogue: I know the drill, tall dark and handsome.
Batman and Rogue start to go through files and drawers.
Rogue hears footsteps outside.
Rogue: Hide.
The door opens slowly. Norman Osborn enters and shuts the door behind him putting the room back into darkness. Rogue is hiding behind a dresser. Batman behind the curtains against the wall. Norman goes to his desk and sits there for a spell. Batman and Rogue remain perfectly still, perfectly silent. A strange grin crosses Norman’s face as his sits as his desk, his face shrouded in shadow.
Said in a sing-song type voice:
Norman: I hear heartbeats.
Batman steps out from behind the curtain. And crosses the room to Norman’s desk.
Norman: Well whatdoyaknow? It’s “The Batman”!
Batman: What do you know about the Green Goblin.
Norman gets very angry:
Norman: I said heartBEATSsssss!!!
Rogue steps out as well, looking more than a little creeped out.
Norman: So you want to know about the Goblin, huh? I can tell you all about him! It’s a fascinating story.
He leans back on his chair and starts to stare off into space.
The Goblin came into my life and fixed things for me. And now he’s gone… great story, huh?
Rogue and Batman exchange worried looks.
Batman: The Green Goblin attacked a Mrs. Mary Jane Watson-Parker several times this week. But you wouldn’t know anything about that would you?
Norman: Not really… although the name rings a bell. The little wench who left my son all alone.
Batman: Son?
Norman: My poor weak-minded Harry and his backstabbing little friends… but I’m done playing games with all of them.
He starts to laugh strangely.
Batman: You’re not well, Osborn.
Norman: And just what makes you such an expert???
Batman’s Justice League communicator beeps. Batman turns to Rogue:
Batman: Keep an eye on him.
Rogue: Sure.
Batman walks outside onto the balcony and answers.
Batman: We’re questioning Osborn right now. He‘s insane. Almost definitely our man.
Superman: <Somehow I doubt it.>
Cuts to Superman and Marvel Girl standing on top of the Daily Bugle.
Batman: <Why’s that?>
Superman: Because we’ve just run into the Green Goblin.
The Goblin is circling the Bugle building laughing maniacally.
Cuts back to Batman who hears explosions over his intercom. He runs back inside.
Batman: Rogue! We have to get downtown! The others just ran into the real Goblin!
Norman: What?!
Batman: I’ll be back for you, Norman.
Norman waves goodbye with a smirk on his face. Rogue wraps her arm around Batman and they fly off. Norman sits in the shadows and watches with a scowl across his face.
Norman: That boy’s got a lot to learn about style… why when I was on that glider…
He starts laughing softly at first and then uncontrollably as he reminisces.
Scene: The Daily Bugle. Green Goblin is circling the building extremely quickly sending missiles and pumpkin bombs into the center of his circle by the dozens. Marvel Girl is working very hard to deflect the attacks with specially placed invisible force fields. Superman dives down at the Goblin who stares him down and jumps up just as Superman comes close sending his glider down and to the side. Superman completely misses him and the Goblin flips and lands on the glider safely only to continue his attack pattern, laughing all the way. Superman continues to try to attack in this way missing every time. He then turns to heat vision which the Goblin avoids just as easily every time.
Superman: I can’t land a single attack on him.
Marvel Girl: Wish I could be of more help.
Superman: Keep concentrating on defending the building!
The Goblin hurls several bombs at Superman and Marvel Girl and begins to fly towards the top of the building. Marvel Girl protects them with a force field.
Marvel Girl: I don’t think he’s as interested in the building anymore!
Superman flies around to the Goblin’s other side. The Goblin’s glider fires several rear missiles at Superman and sends him flying into a nearby building. Marvel Girl fires several cosmic blasts at him as he comes near but he avoids every one and hurls a single pumpkin bomb at her. She gets a force field up in time but the blast knocks her onto her back and slightly disorients her. The Goblin tosses a second bomb at her but a batarang knocks it away and it explodes harmlessly in midair away from Valeria. Rogue dives down and starts to engage the Goblin in aerial combat. Batman lands on the rooftop next to Marvel Girl.
Batman: Are you okay?
Marvel Girl: I’m fine.
Batman: Have you learned anything about him yet?
Marvel Girl: Not really, other than that he’s hard to hit. I figured Osborn wasn’t the Goblin.
Batman: Why’s that?
Marvel Girl: No head of a multi-billion dollar corporation would have time to dress up like a maniac and terrorize the night.
Batman: …right.
Rogue is knocked back onto the building top with the rest of them. Batman helps her to her feet.
Rogue: This guy’s tough.
Superman comes up behind them.
Superman: Not too tough for the four of us.
The Goblin looks down at the ground and spies the crowd of reporters that have evacuated gathered outside the building as well as the arriving police and fire fighters and grins. He tosses several pumpkin bombs at billboards above the crowds. Rogue and Superman fly down to catch two of them. Marvel Girl stops another with a force field. While the others are distracted Batman tries to snag the Goblin with a bat-grapple but the Goblin fires a missile at the rooftop causing Batman and Marvel Girl to fall over. Below the crowd has dispersed and the Billboard Marvel Girl was holding falls to the ground harmlessly. Superman and Rogue place the billboards they were holding back onto the ground and Batman and Marvel Girl get back up.
Batman: He’s gone.
Superman: Terrific. Now what?
Scene: The Watchtower. Mary Jane is sitting in the Recreation Room looking very distraught. The door slides open and Iceman enters with a beverage in his hand.
Iceman: Iced-mocha?
Mary Jane takes the drink from him.
How are you feeling?
Mary Jane: I’m fine.
Iceman: Then why is your hand shaking?
Mary Jane: Ok… I’m not fine. I’ve never been so afraid for him.
Iceman: It must he hard. Him putting his life on the line every day.
Mary Jane: I’m usually okay with it. I fell in love with Spider-Man just as much as I did with Peter… but when they learn who we are… when they stop attacking Spider-Man and start attacking Peter Parker. That’s when I start to wish he didn’t have to do this.
Iceman nods.
But I know how important it is to him… with great power comes great responsibility…
Iceman: He’s a great guy, Mrs. Parker.
Mary Jane: You can call me Mary Jane, Iceman.
Iceman: Well then you can call be Bobby.
The Video phone across the room goes off. Iceman answers it.
Batman: <We’ve talked to Osborn. He’s not the Goblin. But he could be connected. Tell me about Norman’s son.>
Mary Jane: Harry…
Batman: <Was he ever the Green Goblin?>
Mary Jane: Yes… he was. For a few years while his father was in Europe. We all thought Norman was dead and Harry blamed Spider-Man… blamed Peter. But Harry didn’t take him.
Batman: <Where is he now?>
Scene: Ravencroft Asylum. Batman and Marvel Girl are being led down a white hallway by a doctor.
Doctor: Right this way officers.
Marvel Girl’s eyes are glowing and so are the doctor’s. From the doctor’s perspective we see two trusted detectives of the NYPD.
Batman: Thank you. I know it’s late but--
Cuts back to the normal view as Batman continues the line:
--we need to question Mr. Osborn tonight. It’s rather important.
Doctor: I’ll just wait right here to make sure nothing gets out of hand.
Marvel Girl: No you won’t.
Doctor: On second thought I’ll go busy myself elsewhere.
The doctor gives Batman the keys and leaves. Batman starts to open the door.
Batman: You take all the fun out of sneaking around.
Marvel Girl: You’ll have to teach me how to do it the “fun” way sometime.
They enter the cell which is very dark. Harry is sitting very still watching them enter. Batman goes for the light switch. Harry suddenly is jarred awake:
Harry: Don’t touch the switch!!!
Batman takes his fingers away from the switch.
Harry: Close the door! …I don’t deserve the light…
Batman closes the door. Marvel Girl looks a little frightened.
Batman: Hello, Osborn. I have a few questions for you.
Cuts to the outside of Harry’s cell. Loud screaming and incoherent psychotic rambling is heard. The door opens and Marvel Girl comes out slamming it behind her. She leans against the wall and sinks to the ground.
Marvel Girl: Oh, God…
Close up on Valeria’s eyes as the screaming continues. After a few seconds the screaming stops and Batman comes out of the cell.
Batman: It’s okay, Valeria.
Marvel Girl: W-what is…
Batman: He’s crazier than his father. We’re not going to get any information out of him. Come on, I need you to help me make copies of the surveillance tapes. We can review them in the Javelin-7.
Marvel Girl follows Batman away from Harry’s cell. She looks back very uneasily.
Scene: The Watchtower. Mary Jane comes up behind Iceman who is at the main computer. Iceman turns around.
Iceman: Can I get you something?
Mary Jane: I don’t like just sitting up here not knowing what’s happening.
Iceman: I was going to come update you in a minute, actually. The Bugle is fine. Nobody was hurt. Rogue and Superman are scouring the city for the Green Goblin, but so far no luck. And Batman and Marvel Girl just had a visit with Harry Osborn.
Mary Jane: And?
Iceman: They said he wouldn’t talk.
Mary Jane: I didn’t think he would… Bobby. Take me to Ravencroft. Harry will listen to me. He always has.
Iceman: Sorry, but Batman and Superman will grind me into a slushie if I put you in harms way. That guy’s still a potential suspect.
Mary Jane: No offense to any of you but I make my own decisions. And I want to go see Harry.
Iceman: I don’t suppose I could convince you to cherish your first time in outer space for as long as possible, huh?
Mary Jane smiles for the first time.
Mary Jane: I’m a little distracted from that right now.
Iceman contemplates.
Iceman: We can take one of the mini-jets. But, please, stick with me. I don’t want to suffer the wrath of a mild mannered photojournalist should anything bad happen.
Mary Jane: I promise. Let’s go.
Scene: Ravencroft Asylum. Iceman and Mary Jane slip out of a large ventilation duct in the hall where Harry’s cell is located.
Iceman: Keep an eye out.
He puts his finger up to the lock and fills the lock with ice making a key out of his finger, opens the door and removes the ice-key. Harry is still in his cell watching them enter.
Harry: I already told you!!! Leave me alo--
Mary Jane: Hello, Harry.
Harry immediately calms down and a look of genuine happiness crosses his face.
Harry: …MJ?… what a nice surprise.
Mary Jane: How are you feeling today, Harry?
Harry: I’m fine… now that you’re here.
Mary Jane: Harry… Peter’s missing. You wouldn’t know anything about that would you?
Harry thinks for a few moments.
Harry: …Peter… huh? You guys are married now right?
Mary Jane: Yes Harry, you were at the wedding.
Harry: …I used to have a wife too… and a son… but the Green Goblin took them from me…
Iceman whispers to Mary Jane:
Iceman: Did he--
Mary Jane: No, he didn’t. Harry, Liz and little Normie are just fine. She only left because of your father.
Harry: That’s what I meant! Norman Osborn… circled the skies like a maniac for years and years and years. Disappears and leaves me his legacy for mere months and I ended up in here to take the blame for all of it!!!
Mary Jane: Shhh… calm down, Harry. I want to know about Peter. Where is he?
Harry: Peter… Peter… he always liked Peter better than me… I hate him… I’d give anything to prove myself to him… but I still hate him. You know that right, MJ?
Mary Jane: …yes, Harry. You hate your father… we all do…
Iceman: Someone’s coming.
Mary Jane: We have to go now, Harry. Take care.
She kisses him on the forehead and she and Iceman start to leave.
Harry: MJ?
Mary Jane stops and turns around.
I never stopped loving you.
Mary Jane gives a nervous smile.
Mary Jane: Goodbye, Harry.
They leave and close the door blanketing Harry in darkness.
Cuts to the roof of the Asylum. Mary Jane and Iceman are prepared to leave.
Iceman: That was creepy. I know that guy used to be your friend and I hate to say it but…
Mary Jane: How could Harry possibly have gotten out.
Iceman: His old man seems to be pretty good at pulling strings. C’mon, let’s find the others. Hold on tight.
Mary Jane holds onto Iceman as he Iceslides upward.
Iceman: Having fun yet?
Mary Jane: I’d rather be swinging.
Scene: High above New York. Rogue is scouring the city for the Goblin. In the distance, lightning is flashing. She hears a feint laughing behind her and turns around to see him flying a good distance behind her. She clicks on her communicator.
Rogue: Got him. He’s tailing me high above midtown, look for the fireworks.
Green Goblin fires several missiles at her. She extends her claws and dodges them slashing them as they go by. They explode violently behind her in mid air.
You want an aerial battle, Gobby? I’d be more than happy to oblige!
She charges him, claws extended. He hurls dozens of Razor Bats at her but Rogue slashes every single one out of her way and continues on. As she gets very close the Goblin temporarily blinds her with finger blasters and ducks out of the way. Rogue rubs her eyes trying to regain her vision but the Goblin very quickly hurls several pumpkin bombs at her. Superman arrives and punches the goblin off of his glider. The glider dives down and catches him. The Goblin goes into retreat, but the Javelin-7 appears and fires two impact missiles at him which knock him and his glider down towards the ground. The Goblin starts to regain his composure and turns to come back up but Superman blasts the back of the glider with heat vision and the Goblin is forced to crash land it into the ground. The Goblin flips off of his glider and lands safely as it crashes and turns to face Batman, Superman, Rogue, and Marvel Girl.
Superman: Whoever you are, it’s over. What have you done with Spider-Man?!
Green Goblin: I took care of him.
Rogue: Is he…
Green Goblin: He’s not dead! But he wishes he was!
Laughs psychotically. Superman dashes up to him and grabs him by the collar.
Superman: Where is he?!
Green Goblin: I’ve decided to keep him around in a safe place, where he can watch me destroy everything that he cares about!
He pulls up a pumpkin bomb between his and Superman’s face.
Boo!
Laughs insanely as the bomb explodes sending him and Superman flying in opposite directions.
Batman: Marvel Girl?
Marvel Girl: I’m trying. But his mind is so chaotic, so confused and distorted. It’s hard to get anything clear out of him.
Batman: I’ve had enough. Hold him down.
Marvel girl grabs the Goblin with a force field. Batman and Rogue walk over to him and Batman peels off the mask.
Green Goblin: No! No!!! Leave it on! Leave it on!
As Batman removes the mask there is an electrical charge that is forming between the Mask and the skull of the wearer that dissipates as the mask is taken off. Once the mask of the Goblin is removed there is a clear shot that shows the Goblin was Peter Parker. Peter continues to scream and protest in the Goblin’s higher pitched nasally voice:
Don’t look at me! Give it back to me!!! I… I…
Rogue: Sweet Jesus.
Marvel girl releases Peter and he staggers forward. Batman catches him. Peter is holding his head and moaning. His voice is gradually shifting out of the Goblin’s and back into Spider-Man’s. He lowers to the ground and continues to moan and hold his head. Batman examines the mask. Superman and Marvel Girl come closer.
Superman: How?
Batman: This mask is some kind of mind control device. I’ve seen similar technology before.
Superman’s communicator beeps and he answers it.
Superman: Yes?
Iceman: <I have some info for you guys. It’s not much, butà
Superman: This isn’t a good time, Iceman. We’ve just had an unmasking…
Cuts back to Mary Jane and Iceman on the Iceslide.
<…it’s Spider-man.>
Mary Jane: …no…
She shakes her head in disbelief and holds tighter onto Iceman as tears well in her eyes.
Cuts back to the others.
Batman: Spider-man… Spider-man!
Whispering:
Parker. Snap out of it. Tell us what happened.
Peter gets back up and looks at his Goblin gloves he takes the mask from Batman.
Spider-Man: Oh my God… this is not real.
He tears the mask in half and throws it across the street at the side of an old building. He removes his gloves revealing the Spider-man gloves underneath and throws them where the mask is. He tears off the rest of the Goblin Armor in a fury revealing his Spider-man costume underneath and throws them all into the pile, then grabs his bag of pumpkin bombs and other Goblin weaponry and throws it at the costume detonating it. The bombs go off in a massive fireball incinerating the Goblin costume. He is extremely angry. The others are stunned, and Marvel Girl is frightened.
Spider-man: Osborn!!!
Superman places his hand on Spidey’s shoulder.
Superman: Calm down.
Spider-man shoves Superman away.
Spider-man: Don’t tell me to calm down!
To the rest of them:
Don’t any of you presume to know what he made me do!!!
The others are silent.
Mary Jane! Where is--
Rogue: She’s fine. She’s with Bobby.
Spider-Man: …thank you… I’m going to settle this.
Rain begins to fall softly. He starts to walk off then turns around and adds:
Spider-Man: You probably shouldn’t follow me.
He webs off and starts swinging in the direction of Oscorp.
Scene: Oscorp. Norman Osborn’s office. Norman is working quietly at his desk with only a small desk lamp for light. The curtains are spread open and the rain is now coming down much harder. In a brilliant flash of lightning we see Spider-man’s silhouette lowering upside down cast across Norman and his desk. As the thunder roars Spider-man crashes through his window.
Norman is very startled. He looks up and gasps to see the unmasked Spidey leering at him. As he speaks he begins to slip into the higher pitched nasal voice of the Green Goblin.
Norman: I see you took off your mask. Tsk Tsk… If you can’t stay focused how can you possibly expect to carry on my legacy?
Spider-Man crosses the room and pounds Norman’s desk in half.
Spider-Man: You’ve gone too far this time, Osborn. I could have killed someone.
Norman grins.
Norman: Maybe you already did and just don’t remember it yet?
Spider-Man grabs him and throws him against the wall.
Spider-Man: It’s your turn to suffer.
Norman: Ha! Punish me! Take me in! Ruin me, and I’ll make sure the whole world knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man! Then I won’t be the only lunatic knocking on your door in the middle of the night!
Spider-Man grabs Norman by the collar and slams him back against the wall with his fist reared back to punch.
Spider-Man: Who said anything about taking you in???
Norman gets nervous.
Norman: You’re not serious.
Spider-Man: You’ve already made me cross lines, Norman. I finish you off and I won’t every have to cross them again.
Norman: You wouldn’t dare! What would dear old Aunt May say? Or dead, dead, in the cold, cold ground, Uncle Ben??? Hmmm???
There is another flash of lighting and crack of thunder. Spider-Man throws the Goblin at the other wall and turns his back on him.
Norman: That’s better!
Norman pulls a pumpkin bomb out of a nearby drawer. He prepares to throw it, but Spidey senses it, and extremely quickly spins around and webs it flinging it out the broken window. It explodes destroying the balcony and much of the outer wall leaving a big gaping smoking hole in Norman’s office. Rain is now pouring in through the outer wall. Spider-Man leaps onto Osborn and begins to beat on him. Osborn tries to fight back but fails. Outside the storm intensifies.
Spider-Man: You’re pathetic without you’re little bag of tricks, Norman.
Norman: You’re a real killer, Pete. I’m glad I chose you to be the next Green Goblin.
Spider-Man: I’m Peter Parker: professional friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
He punches Norman good and hard.
But lately you’ve been making the “friendly” part rather difficult.
Lightning flash, thunder rumbles.
When is it going to be enough, Norman?! When?!?!
Norman: When you’ve watched everyone you love die, and then become everything that you hate!
Spider-Man: Fine then.
He grabs Norman by the throat, walks him over to the hole in the wall and holds him outside high above the ground.
You’ve brought this on yourself Norman.
Norman: Very true. Then let this be on both our hands then!
He laughs. Superman lowers down outside.
Superman: That’s enough. Put him down, Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: He’s been doing these kinds of things to me my whole life. This was too much!
Superman: Don’t do this.
Norman grins at Superman.
Norman: He’s capable of making his own decisions, Superman! This whole matter never concerned you or anyone on your little squadron of heroes!!!
Mary Jane: But it does concern me.
Mary Jane has walked into the room, Iceman is at the doorway behind her.
Spider-Man: MJ?
Mary Jane: Yes. I’m okay, Peter. You’re okay. Let’s just be thankful for that.
Spider-Man: He’ll do it again, MJ…
Mary Jane: I don’t want him to destroy the man I married. What would Uncle Ben say?
Spider-Man is shaking. Mary Jane comes up to him and kisses him on the cheek.
Mary Jane: Drop him and you’ll become the monster he wants you to be.
Spider-Man: You’re right…
He drops Norman. Norman screams in terror but stops in mid-drop. Spidey has webbed his feet to the edge of the building and Norman is just hanging there.
Mary Jane hugs Peter. He cries on her shoulder.
Mary Jane: C’mon, Tiger. Let’s get out of here.
Scene: Spider-Man and Mary Jane are sitting together on a rooftop overlooking New York. Superman and Batman approach them.
Superman: Spider-Man.
Spider-Man turns around and stands up.
Spider-Man: I’m sorry about how I treated you all earlier… I owe you a lot…
Superman: It’s okay. I’m sorry about what you had to go through…
Spider-Man: You did everything you could.
Superman: There might be more we can do.
Mary Jane stands up with Spidey.
Mary Jane: What?
Superman: Osborn. Batman and I have dealt with people like him before.
Spider-Man: He’s untouchable, Supes. Clean as a whistle. I’ve tried… but he knows who I am.
Batman: Nobody’s untouchable. Rest assured we’ll be working on it.
Superman smiles.
Superman: You do remember Lexcorp, right?
Mary Jane: Thank you. For everything.
She shakes Superman’s hand.
Superman: Are you sure you don’t want to stay in the Watchtower?
Spider-Man: We’ll stay in a hotel.
Superman: Call us if you need anything.
Spider-Man: Thanks, guys.
The Javelin-7 pulls up over the building and Batman and Superman board it. As it flies off a batarang is thrown down at the rooftop and sticks into the ground at Spidey and MJ’s feet. Spider-Man picks it up. There’s an envelope attached to it. Inside is a huge wad of cash.
Mary Jane: Peter?
Spider-Man: There’s more than enough here for a new apartment… but… can we accept?
Mary Jane: I don’t think he’s giving us a choice, Tiger.
Spider-Man: Maybe things are looking up.
Mary Jane: I’m here with you, and you’re here with me. What else matters.
They kiss.
THE END