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Rated: ASR · Script/Play · Fanfiction · #2230151
Spider-Man's greatest enemy reveals his plan for the web-slinger.
Previously: "S02E12 "The Master Planner"Open in new Window.


"REVENGE OF THE LIVING BRAIN"

FADE IN:

INT. OSCORP TOWER -- SUB-BASEMENT -- LAB
SPIDER-MAN, bathed in the bluish-white glow of the Energy Focus Device. THE LIVING BRAIN approaches him.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Finally, Spider-Man, I am about
                   to take my sweet revenge.

Spider-Man glances over at SPIDER-MILES.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Your little friend can't help
                   you now, web-head.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Doctor Octopus. I don't believe
                   it. Is it really you?

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Who else could it be? My real
                   body might be in a coma, but
                   this metal shell houses my most
                   valuable asset. My mind.

Spider-Man struggles to his feet, GASPING and nursing his bruises.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Downloading human consciousness
                   into a robot body? That's
                   supposed to be impossible.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Nothing is impossible. It was a
                   simple matter of amalgamating
                   the encoded-- Wait. I know what
                   you're doing, Spider-Man.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (edging away)
                   What? No, I'm seriously
                   interested! Please, go on.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   You are only attempting to buy
                   yourself time. But that is a
                   luxury you no longer have.

The Energy Focus Device powers up. Spider-Man shoots a web to the side, snagging a heavy cylinder and flinging it in the robot's face. It CRIES OUT as electricity arcs off it.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Mental feedback!

Spider-Man pulls Spider-Miles onto his shoulder and hobbles away.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Let's get you out of here,
                   Miles.

As the electricity dies out, the Living Brain regroups and picks up a heavy metal dingus.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   There is no escape from me,
                   Spider-Man.

Spider-Man hurls Spider-Miles over a barrier.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   You'll thank me for this later!

The Living Brain hurls the dingus at Spider-Man. He catches it, then is crushed beneath its weight. The Living Brain advances on the pinned wall-crawler.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Being a robot hasn't made you
                   any less creepy, Ock. In fact,
                   haven't I spent the last few
                   weeks telling everyone how
                   creepy your new home is?

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   This shell was but a necessary
                   tool. Oh how delightful it was
                   to hide in plain sight. Ha ha ha
                   ha. Masterminding your demise.
                   All I was missing was this
                   Focal Energy Device I once
                   designed for Osborn. It gives my
                   robotic form the power it needs
                   to complete my plan.

The Energy Focal Device begins powering up again.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Wait, so your big plan was to
                   zap me with some gizmo? This is
                   a lot of effort to go to just
                   for that.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Oh, no. This is so much more. I
                   am going to obliterate your very
                   essence, Spider-Man. Annihilate
                   your very being. I am going to
                   take everything from you. Just
                   like you took everything from
                   me.

The beam blasts Spider-man. He GASPS and GRUNTS and SCREAMS.

END OF TEASER


FADE IN:

INT. OSCORP TOWER -- SUB-BASEMENT -- LAB
The Living Brain towers over Spider-Man, bathing him in the rays of the Energy Focus Device. Spider-Man GASPS and PANTS.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Oh, do not worry, Spider-Man.
                   Your suffering will not last
                   long.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   You have a terrible bed-side
                   manner, Doc.

He lifts the debris and hurls it at the robot, knocking it back.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Blast it!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Time to take this outside.

Spider-Man struggles to his feet, then leaps to a wall. The Living Brain pursues.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   You infuriate me.

EXT. OSCORP TOWER -- NIGHT
A panel in the exterior wall.

Spider-Man pushes it out and falls out onto the street. He staggers away, nursing his bruises.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Got to get Ock away from Miles!

He stumbles and falls to the ground. Behind him, a BLAST blows another hole in the wall, and the Living Brain emerges. It approaches the prone super-hero. In the distance, police sirens WAIL.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Your feeble attempts to defeat
                   me are only going to make my
                   victory all the sweeter.

Headlights bathe The Living Brain from behind. It turns as a police car pulls up. Spider-Man struggles to his feet.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                        (to Spider-Man)
                   This does not end here, web-
                   head.

The Brain powers down as FIRST POLICEMAN and SECOND POLICEMEN get out of the car and approach Spider-Man and the robot.

                             FIRST POLICEMAN
                   Trouble at Oscorp again. And
                   look who's here. Big shock.

The two cops kneel beside Spider-Man.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (mumbling)
                   Stop! Have to stop Ock! Inside!
                   My friend's inside. Where's
                   Senor Trunks?

Spider-Man passes out.

                             FIRST POLICEMAN
                   Any idea what he's talking
                   about?

                             SECOND POLICEMAN
                   Maybe Spidey's finally lost his
                   mind. Let's take all this in and
                   let Chief Watanabe sort it out.

                             FIRST POLICEMAN
                        (snorts at Living Brain)
                   You bring a forklift?

EXT. THE RAFT -- NIGHT -- ESTABLISHING

INT. THE RAFT -- ARMORY -- NIGHT
Lights come on as First Policeman and Second Policeman wheel The Living Brain (prone) along a corridor past cages that hold weapons.

                             FIRST POLICEMAN
                   Look at this crazy thing! Must
                   be way too dangerous if they
                   want us to store it down here
                   with the rest of the mad science
                   stuff.

                             SECOND POLICEMAN
                   This stuff freaks me out. I
                   can't wait to get back to our
                   usual beat. Give me a mugger any
                   day over the super-powered
                   maniacs they lock up in here.
                   Seriously.

They exit, leaving the Brain. The lights go off as their FOOTSTEPS fade. When they are gone, The Brain's electronic eye comes on.

EXT. OSCORP TOWER -- NIGHT -- ESTABLISHING

INT. OSCORP TOWER -- SUB-BASEMENT -- LAB
Spider-Miles, still on the floor, GASPS as he wakes.

                             THIRD POLICEMAN (O.S.)
                   I'll tell you what. It's about
                   time someone brought that menace
                   to justice. All he's ever done
                   is cause us trouble.

Spider-Miles crouches and hides.

ANGLE ON SPEAKER
A small crowed of cops and technicians in hazmat suits examine the lab.

                             THIRD POLICEMAN
                        (continues)
                   The chief's not gonna keep that
                   Spider-dude in supervillain
                   holding for long. She'll send
                   him straight to the Cellar.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                        (to self)
                   Spidey's in holding?

He activates his invisibility cloak and runs out.

WIPE TO:

INT. THE RAFT -- INTERROGATION ROOM -- NIGHT
Spider-Man, sagging with exhaustion, sits in a chair. His image is reflected in a mirror.

                             CHIEF WATANABE (O.S.)
                   Wake up, sunshine!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (starting up)
                   Huh? What? Where am I?

He is sitting in front of a desk, bound by the wrists to the arms of the chair. CHIEF WATANABE paces about him.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Cuffs? One-way mirror? Harsh
                   lighting? Things aren't coming
                   up smelling like roses for
                   Spidey, are they, Chief
                   Watanabe?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   No, Spider-Man, they are not. I
                   was one of the only people in
                   the city defending you. I gave
                   you a chance when everyone else
                   told me not to.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   And I really appreciate that.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   So why did you show that
                   appreciation by breaking into
                   Oscorp and blowing up a lab?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Uh, this is going to sound
                   crazy, but ... Remember when you
                   told me someone hired Chameleon?
                   It was Doc Ock. He's behind it
                   all. I got a lead on that
                   Chameleon tech you showed me.
                   But when I went to investigate--

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   I told you not to investigate
                   anything without me! You
                   promised me you wouldn't!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Right. Kind of forgot about
                   that.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   As for your story, one of my
                   officers said you mentioned Otto
                   Octavius, so I checked up on it.
                   And guess what?

She shows Spider-Man a computer tablet with Otto's picture on it.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   This is a live feed from the
                   hospital. He's still in a coma,
                   Spider-Man. Like he has been for
                   months.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   It's way more complicated than
                   that!

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   No, it's not. It's simple. I can
                   no longer let a vigilante like
                   you operate in our streets. I'm
                   formally arresting you. And like
                   any criminal in our holding
                   cells, there are no secret
                   identities. Unmask, Spider-Man.
                   It's time we found out who you
                   are.

The cuffs unlock.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I-- I can't.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   You're either going to take that
                   mask off now, or I'm going to
                   remove it by force.

Spider-Man sighs, and slowly starts to remove the mask. He gets it up to his nose when the ambient lighting turns red, and ALARMS sound.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   What? Emergency power's kicked
                   in.

INT. THE RAFT -- CORRIDORS AND ROOMS -- NIGHT
Shots all around the interior of the Raft as automatic doors close, sealing off windows, rooms, and corridors. OFFICERS react.

EXT. THE RAFT -- NIGHT
Exterior doors close. Spider-Miles swings toward the main gates as they begin to close.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   This can't be good!

The gates shut, and he bounces off them, falling to the ground.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Ow! Okay. The supervillain
                   holding facility slams shut
                   right when Spidey's taken
                   inside. No way this is on the
                   level. I need in!

INT. THE RAFT -- INTERROGATION ROOM -- NIGHT
Doors close on Chief Watanabe and Spider-Man.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Not just emergency power. This
                   is lock down! A protocol in case
                   a supervillain tries to escape.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   It wasn't me! You're my witness
                   for when J. Jonah Jameson tries
                   to blame this on me!

The Chief touches an intercom button beside the door. Spider-Man joins her.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Chief to control, status report.
                   Now.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   He's probably blocking the comm
                   channel.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   You think someone's hacked our
                   system?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Yeah, and I have eight guesses
                   about who it is.

The computer screen on the desk activates. The silhouetted form of THE MASTER PLANNER appears on it.

                             THE MASTER PLANNER
                   I told you, there is no escape
                   from me, Spider-Man. But now you
                   have a mission. Come and find
                   me. Face Doctor Octopus before I
                   destroy this building and
                   everyone trapped inside.

The door to the room slides open.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Destroy them? How?

                             THE MASTER PLANNER
                   There was more than enough tech
                   in here in the armory to fashion
                   a bomb. One with a countdown
                   just to liven up the situation.
                   You have fifteen minutes,
                   Spider-Man.

The Master Planner laughs, and the screen goes blank.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Doesn't look like I'm gonna need
                   those other seven guesses.

END OF ACT ONE

FADE IN:

INT. THE RAFT -- CORRIDOR -- NIGHT
Spider-Man and Chief Watanabe walk along.

                             THE MASTER PLANNER (V.O.)
                   The clock is ticking, Spider-
                   Man. If you want to save the
                   lives of everyone in this
                   building, come and find me.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Why couldn't Ock get into model
                   trains or something? Why do I
                   have to be his special project?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Despite all logic, looks like
                   you were telling the truth about
                   Octavius.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Is it against the law to tell
                   the chief of police, "I told you
                   so"?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   I should have trusted my gut,
                   Spider-Man. I should've trusted
                   you. But how did Ock even get
                   inside here?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Ock's mind isn't inside his
                   body. Did your officers bring a
                   robot in when I was arrested?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Yes. The officers would've put
                   it in the armory.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Oh, great. That place again.
                   Where it could make a bomb and
                   arm itself with who knows what!

EXT. THE RAFT -- FRONT GATES -- NIGHT
Spider-Miles GRUNTS as he tries to tug the gates open. He finally collapses.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                        (panting)
                   Not even a dent? I guess this
                   place really was designed to
                   withstand a superpowered attack.

He glances to the side, at a control panel beside the gate.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                        (continues)
                   But maybe overloading the energy
                   supply could pop this joint
                   open.

He rips the panel off and reaches inside.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Electro-sting time!

The speaker over the panel BEEPS and comes to life.

                             THE MASTER PLANNER (V.O.)
                   Where are you, Spider-Man? Only
                   eleven minutes left, so I would
                   pick up the pace if I were you.
                   So many innocent lives rest in
                   the hands of Doctor Octopus.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Doc Ock? Oh, man! This situation
                   just got every kind of even
                   worse.

He puts his hands back inside the panel. Electricity SPARKS, and he GRUNTS, CRIES OUT, and is flung backward. He GROANS as he sits up.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   I'm gonna need some help.

INT. THE RAFT -- HOLDING CELLS -- CORRIDOR -- NIGHT
Chief Watanabe and Spider-Man continue to walk.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   This is the fastest way, through
                   the holding cells.

They pass two cells that are open.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Okay, what are the odds those
                   two open cells are for inmates
                   out on good behavior?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Ock must have remotely sprung
                   the doors. Who was in them?

She goes to check the computer at an abandoned desk. Spider-Man investigates one of the cells. The padded walls are covered in scorch marks.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Electrical insulation? Scorch
                   marks? Oh, this cell's gotta be
                   for someone who--

O.S., ELECTRO LAUGHS.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Oh no.

                             ELECTRO (O.S.)
                   Oh yes!

ANGLE ON ELECTRO, ON A CATWALK ABOVE

She powers up to maximum, transforming into a SIZZLING figure of pure electricity. She LAUGHS again.

                             ELECTRO
                   Someone call for a bug zapper?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   You've been practicing that,
                   haven't you?

She flies down at him.

EXT. THE RAFT -- GATES -- NIGHT
Spider-Miles perches on the gates. He looks down at ANYA CORAZON, who is pulling wires out of the panel he busted open.
                             SPIDER-MILES
                   So what do you think?

                             ANYA
                   I'm thinking it would be easier
                   to reprogram an access panel if
                   someone hadn't fried it first!
                   Wait!

She pulls out two wires and touches them together. The gates open.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Yes!

The gates close again.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   No!

                             ANYA
                   So you're gonna be that way,
                   huh, door? Fine. We don't need
                   you. We can find a different way
                   in.

INT. THE RAFT -- HOLDING CELS -- CORRIDOR -- NIGHT
Electro attacks Spider-Man; he dodges and dodges and dodges.

                             ELECTRO
                   You're falling apart, Spidey.
                   Plus, let's face it, loser, you
                   only beat me last time 'cause
                   you built some fancy containment
                   suit. But where's your suit now?

Electro overloads on electricity, filling the space with bolts. Spider-Man desperately dodges.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I must have left it at the dry
                   cleaners. And since I don't
                   think you're gonna give me time
                   to go pick it up--

He webs his hands over with fluid, creating basketball-sized mitts. As she shoot SIZZLING bolts at him, he dives at her and punches her. Both of them GRUNT and YELL as he connects, knocking her to the floor.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I thought I might improvise.

He notices that one of his mitts is on fire.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (continues)
                   Huh?
                        (yells)
                   Hot! Hot hot hot hot hot!

He tears the mitt off and flings it away.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Spidey! Get her contained!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I can't! She's right. Last time
                   I only beat her because I had
                   special equipment.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   We have special equipment here
                   too.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Of course!

Electro, depowered, rises from the floor and powers up again.

                             ELECTRO
                   Oh no you dont!

She chases Spider-Man, who arms himself with a pair of padded shields. He blocks her with these as she knocks him backward into her cell.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   It's not as cool as my Electro
                   suit, but it'll do.

They both GRUNT as he knocks her to the floor with one of the pads.

                             ELECTRO
                        (growls)
                   Spider-Man, I'll make you--

She charges him, but she's inside her cell and he is outside. He closes the door on her. O.S., she POUNDS the inside of the door.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   "--make you a nice ice cream
                   sundae" is how she was gonna
                   finish that sentence. Probably.

Chief Watanabe uses one of the padded shields to break the control panel to the cell door.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Hopefully, taking the panel
                   offline means Ock can't open it
                   remotely again.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Good thinking, Chief. Guess we
                   make a pretty good team. Up
                   high.

He raises his palm for a high-five, but she ignores him.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   But don't forget, there were two
                   open doors.

ANGLE ON THE OTHER OPEN CELL

WIPE TO:

INT. THE RAFT -- STAIRWELL
It's a tall, open shaft with stairs curling around the outer wall. As Chief Watanabe and Spider-Man run down them, Spider-Man slips and tumbles. He GRUNTS in pain.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Whoa there, hero.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Sorry. I've been going nonstop
                   for days. Passing out when they
                   arrested me is the closest thing
                   I've had to sleep in forever.
                        (sighs)
                   I've been hammered by villain
                   after villain, day after day.
                   I-- I gotta be honest, Chief. I
                   don't know if I've got the
                   strength to do this.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   There's a reason I've held off
                   on bringing you in. I've been
                   assembling a file on you. And if
                   there's one thing everyone says
                   about Spider-Man, it's that--

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I'm really cute and lovable?

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   That when things are at their
                   worst, Spider-Man always rises
                   to his best.

Spider-Man hangs his head, the clambers to his feet.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   You're right. This isn't the
                   time to give up.

                             BEETLE (O.S.)
                        (sneering)
                   A nice sentiment.

BEETLE, on beating wings, rises up the center of the stairwell. He is armed with a bazooka-like weapon. Spider-Man and the Chief both react.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Beetle! The other open cell!

                             BEETLE
                   That's right. And while you were
                   distracted with that electric
                   loon, I managed to get my
                   confiscated gear, along with a
                   few other toys.

Beetle aims the bazooka at Chief Watanabe.

                             BEETLE
                        (continues)
                   Say goodbye to your friend,
                   Spider-Man!

Beetle fires.

END OF ACT TWO


FADE IN:

INT. THE RAFT -- STAIRWELL -- NIGHT

Repeat of last beat of last act, from a different angle.

                             BEETLE
                   Say goodbye to your friend,
                   Spider-Man!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   No!

Beetle fires. Spider-Man leaps, knocking Chief Watanabe out of the way as they are engulfed in a hail of candy corn.

                             CHIEF WATANABE
                   Spidey! Are you okay?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Totally fine. Except that I hate
                   candy corn.

                             BEETLE
                        (raging)
                   Who would make a gun that shoots
                   candy corn?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (chuckling)
                   Oh, so you haven't met Jack
                   O'Lantern. The police must have
                   confiscated his weapons. He's
                   the worst. Everything's
                   Halloween with that doofus.

Beetle breaks the bazooka and flings the pieces away.

                             BEETLE
                   Never trust someone else's gear!
                   Especially when my own will do
                   the job. Micro-grenades!

He aims his fist at Spider-Man, but Chief Watanabe leaps at him, grabbing him by the wrist. The tiny rockets he shoots fly wild, exploding against the stairs. Beetle swings around in mid-air, trying to shake off the Chief, who hangs on tightly to his arm.

                             BEETLE
                        (yelling)
                   Get off!

Beetle hurls the Chief away.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Chief!

She hits the wall of the stairwell hard with a GRUNT and GROAN, and falls to the floor unconscious.

Beetle turns to Spider-Man and charges him, hitting him and knocking him about. Both of them GRUNT and GROAN and YELL. Beetle knocks Spider-Man to his hands and knees. He looks over at the Chief.

                             BEETLE
                   Don't worry. After I'm done with
                   you, I'll finish her off too.

He fires more mini-rockets at Spider-Man, who leaps and webs and dodges the rockets and the explosions, GRUNTING as he does.

EXT. THE RAFT --GATES -- NIGHT
ANYA and Spider-Miles are still outside. Both of them are concentrated on their cell phones.

                             ANYA
                   See? We don't need that stupid
                   door. Idiota!

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Anya, you realize that the
                   door's not after you personally?

                             ANYA
                   Says you. Almost in the air
                   ventilation operating system.
                   Get ready with the malware
                   patch.

Explosions BOOM O.S.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Were those explosions?

                             ANYA
                   Just concentrate. Okay. You've
                   got an open slot.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   I see it. Intrusion file in
                   three, two, one--

Up high in the wall, a ventilation duct panel pops out and falls with a BANG to the ground at their feet.

                             ANYA
                   Yes! Thinking our way in!

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   All right. Thanks for your help,
                   Anya, I couldn't have done it
                   without you.

He webs his way up to the open panel. ANYA calls up to him.

                             ANYA
                   Wait, one question before you
                   go. How did you know to call me?
                   And how do you know my name?

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Huh? Oh.
                        (stammers)
                   I, uh, got friends at Horizon,
                   and they told me you're the
                   smartest student there!

                             ANYA
                   They did?

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Yeah! Well, second smartest.
                   They said your friend Miles
                   comes out a tiny bit ahead. But
                   they say you're definitely
                   smarter than your friend Peter
                   Parker!

He jumps into the duct, leaving ANYA behind with a thoughtful expression on her face.

INT. THE RAFT -- STAIRWELL -- NIGHT

Spider-Man swings around the stairwell with the Beetle in pursuit, still firing his micro-rockets. They close and grapple.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Come on, Beetle. Stop being such
                   a pest!

Beetle flings Spider-man into a wall. Spider-man sinks to his hands and knees.

                             BEETLE
                   You're really off your game,
                   Spider. I was hoping for a bit
                   more of a fair fight.

He raises his hands to shoot another round of rockets, but is hit in the head by a falling grate. Spider-Miles jumps in.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Surprise!

                             BEETLE
                   What is this, a bug party?

He fires the rockets at Spider-Miles, who dodges and dives in, and the two grapple and punch with GRUNT and YELPS. Spider-Miles puts Beetle on the ground with a roundhouse kick. Spider-Man struggles to his own feet.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Please tell me I didn't fall
                   asleep and that this is a dream.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Don't worry, man, I'm for real.

He kicks Beetle around the stairwell.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   I heard Doc Ock on the intercom.
                   I know the clock's ticking,
                   Spidey. I'll handle this guy. Go                    
                   stop Ock!

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Thanks. You're a life-saver. For
                   everyone here.

He webs away.

INT. THE RAFT -- ARMORY -- NIGHT
Corridors lined with cages filed with weaponry. Everything is bathed in red emergency lights. SPIDER-MAN enters, searching.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                        (to himself)
                   The bomb! The bomb! Gotta defuse
                   it, gotta defuse it! But
                   where--?

INSERT CLOSE UP -- BOMB
A bomb with a countdown clock. It BEEPS down the seconds.

BACK TO SCENE
Spider-Man scampers about the room, searching. O.S., as the bomb BEEPS.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Gotta find it gotta find it
                   gotta--
                        (reacting)
                   Huh? What's that?

He runs to a locker and tears the door off, revealing the bomb. As he kneels to defuse it, The Living Brain appears around a corner.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Spider-Man. So predictable.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Ock?

The Brain shoots out a tentacle, catching Spider-Man and ramming him to a wall. Spider-Man GRUNTS in pain.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   What are you doing? If that bomb
                   goes off, everyone in the
                   building will be destroyed,
                   including you and that tin box
                   you're scooting around in!

The Living Brain pulls Spider-Man to his chest, crushing him in an embrace.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   Do not concern yourself, Spider-
                   Man. As soon as I've defeated
                   you, I'll take care of the bomb
                   myself. It's all part of my
                   master plan.

Spider-Man braces his feet against the walls and hurls The Living Brain across the room. Spider-Man falls to the floor, exhausted and hurting.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   I hope your new appliance came
                   with a warranty.

The Living Brain rises from the floor.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   This metal frame was never meant
                   to be a permanent home for my
                   precious mind. No, I've had my
                   eye on a much better model.

It charges Spider-Man, slamming him into the wall, then picks him up and throws him at the floor.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                   You put my original body into a
                   coma, Spider-Man. You owe me a
                   new one!

The Brain squats over Spider-Man, pinning him to the floor.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN
                        (continues)
                   One that's spider-powered,
                   perhaps?

The Energy Focal Device powers up and shoots from his eye, enveloping Spider-Man's head.

CLOSE UP ON SPIDER-MAN FACE.
He twists as the Ray plays about his head.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Wait! What are you--? What are
                   you saying?

EXTREME CLOSE-UP OF SPIDER-MAN'S EYE
It fills with the blue-white glow of the Download Ray.

FAST WHITE DISSOLVE TO:

Still images of Spider-Man's recent fights, interspersed with images of the villains he has recently fought.

                             THE LIVING BRAIN (O.S.)
                   Ha ha ha. I am going to take
                   everything from you, Spider-Man.
                   All that was yours will be mine
                   once I have downloaded my
                   precious mind into your body.
                   Then I will be Spider-Man, and
                   you will be just a memory! Ha ha
                   ha.

DISSOLVE TO:

ANGLE ON THE LIVING BRAIN
The Brain pins Spider-Man to the floor, blasting his face with the Download Ray. Over the scene appear images of Spider-Man's friends and loved ones as he SCREAMS. It climaxes with an image of Doc Ock flying at the viewer, filling the screen.

DISSOLVE TO WHITE

FADE IN ON SPIDER-MAN
Spider-Man -- twisting, GRUNTING, PANTING. He freezes, then GASPS and braces his feet against The Living Brain's chest.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Oh, nice try! But this body is
                   presently occupied!

With a ROAR, he shoves the robot off and leaps onto his feet. The Brain hits the wall behind, and slumps. The Download Ray powers down.

Spider-Man looks around, PANTING HARD.

INSERT SHOT:
The bomb, still BEEPING, the numbers now closer to zero.

INT. THE RAFT -- CONTROL ROOM -- NIGHT
Scene still bathed in red emergency lights. Beetle CRASHES through a door and into the room. He GRUNTS. Spider-Miles walks in after.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   You don't play well with others.
                   I'm taking away your toys.

He casts aside BEETLE's bent and broken equipment.

                             BEETLE
                   You'll pay for--

Miles shoots him in the face with webbing, then wraps him up in a cocoon of the stuff.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   You're on time out!

He looks around, then runs over to one of the many terminals.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Hey, the facility's computer
                   nerve center! Let's see if we
                   can cancel the lockdown from in
                   here.

He TAPS at some consoles.

INTERCUT
Shots of OFFICERS reacting as the emergency lights die and doors open.

EXT. THE RAFT -- MAIN GATE -- NIGHT
Officers run out, including CHIEF WATANABE, nursing her side. Spider-Miles exits too, carrying BEETLE. He hurls him to the ground at the Chief's feet.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Don't have much time left. We
                   gotta get back in and help
                   Spidey!

ANGLE ON ROOF
Clouds of dust and the CRUNCH of pulverized masonry as Spider-Man and The Living Brain come flying out. Spider-Man has the bomb strapped to his back with webbing, and in slow motion he delivers a devastating, full-body haymaker to the robot.

The Living Brain hits the pavement, shattering. Spider-Man shoots a web and swings up into the air, pulls the bomb off his back, and with a GRUNT hurls it away. It EXPLODES in mid-air. Spider-Man lands on the roof and turns at the sound of CHEERS from below. ("Spider-Man, yeah!" "Way to go!" Etc.) Sirens WAIL as a fire truck pulls up. Spidey drops to the ground to join his friends.

                             CHIEF WATANAMBE
                   You did it, Spider-Man.

                             ANYA
                   Listen to the crowd! They don't
                    think you're a menace now!

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   You know, maybe people will
                   finally start seeing you for
                   who you really are, man.

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Oh.
                        (nervous laugh)
                   Well, in that case, maybe I
                   better split before they have a
                   chance to get the right idea.

Spider-Man shoots out a web and swings away.

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Hey, where you going?

                             SPIDER-MAN
                   Home! I'll see you back at
                   Horizon tomorrow!

Everyone watches as he swings away and disappears. ANYA turns to Spider-Miles.
                             ANYA
                   Why is Spider-Man going to see
                   you at Horizon?

                             SPIDER-MILES
                   Huh? Oh, uh, gotta split too!

He webs away, in the other direction. ANYA frowns.

EXT. PARKER HOUSE -- NIGHT -- ESTABLISHING
Lightning flashes overhead.

INT. PARKER HOUSE -- PETER'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Peter, in pajamas, crawls into bed. His eyes are shut. He pulls the covers up to his chin and snuggles up with a stuffed elephant. Thunder RUMBLES distantly O.S.

                             PETER
                   Boy, am I exhausted. Talk about
                   intense. I've never worked at
                   anything so hard in my life.
                        (yawns)
                   But you know what? Here, at the
                   end of it all, with Senor
                   Trunks?

Peter opens his eyes, and a malicious grin spreads across his mouth. Lightning flashes cast sinister shadows over his face.

                             OTTO OCTAVIUS (V.O.)
                   It was worth it.

Another lightning flash, and THUNDER. OTTO OCTAVIUS's features are superimposed on Peter's.

Otto LAUGHS maniacally (V.O.)

EXT. THE RAFT -- NIGHT
The shattered body of The Living Brain, lying like a discarded doll in a cratered pavement, as rain PATTERS on it.

INT. THE LIVING BRAIN
A maelstrom of electronic signals, punctuated by warped and distorted images.

                             PETER PARKER (V.O.)
                   Hello? Hello? Is anyone there?
                   Where am I?

WHITE DISSOLVE TO:

FADE OUT


The above, with some minor changes, is an almost exact transcript from "The Living Brain," by Kevin Burke and Chris "Doc" Wyatt.

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