Chapter Text
The Story So Far
A Homecoming
A Kidnapping
A Line Crossed
A Whole Lot of Consequences
A Transfusion
A Training Session
A Dawning
An Avenging
A Fracturing of the Whole
A Night Out
A Spotlight
A Revelation
An Invasion
A Diversion
A Limit Reached
A Uniting Moment
The Aftermath
A New Era
A Proposal
A Hijacking
An Escape
A Quiet Moment
A Family Reunion
A Family Feud
A Path Put Back on Track
A Wedding
A Mystery Solved
A Mind Fixed
A Reintegration
A Last Stand
Now read on….
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2016) #30
“Full Fathom Five, Thy Father Lies, Pt 5: Into Something Rich and Strange” (Final Issue)
Writer: Neil Bogenrieder
Assistant Writer: Mohammed Jaafar
Editor: Mark Alford
Preferred Art Team: Stefano Caselli and Daniele Rudoni
[Page 1]
[Splash page. Spider-Man and Spider-Girl charge Hobgoblin from both sides, as our man Roderick Kingsley swings the Urich fire sword around wildly.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: This is the story of a man named Peter Parker.
A man with everything to lose.
A story about four people and a last-minute contender going up against impossible odds.
But they did it because they knew it was right. That’s how you know they were truly heroes.
It’s all Peter Parker needed to be. It’s all he should have been. A hero, no more, no less.
Too bad things aren’t that simple.
Peter: Hey, Roddy! Time for a good ol’ fashioned beat-down!
And all you idiots Periscoping this? Clear out and rethink your life!
[Page 2]
[Panel 1: Spider-Man grabs Hobgoblin by the face, as Spider-Girl backs off to blitz.]
Spider-Man [capt]: What the hell, I tried being poetic.
[Panel 2: Spider-Man slams his knee into Hobgoblin’s face, blood leaking from his nose as Mayday charges in the background of the panel.]
Spider-Man [capt]: But these days, we can’t afford poetry anymore.
[Panel 3: Spider-Girl slams into Hobgoblin, kicking him square in the torso.]
Spider-Man [capt]: That last minute contestant I mentioned?
That’s her. My little girl, Mayday Parker.
[Panel 4: Spider-Man grabs Hobgoblin by the back of the head, as Mayday rushes him into the grip.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: She’s joined the family business.
Haven’t decided on a codename yet, but that’s not important.
[Panel 5: Spider-Man slams Hobgoblin’s face into the concrete, splinters of the concrete spraying out of the ground.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: Focus on the here and now.
[Page 3]
[Panel 1: Hobgoblin growls, picking up the fire sword and igniting the blade.]
Hobgoblin: Tinker--
[Panel 2: Hobgoblin charges the two Spiders, swinging his sword wildly as Peter and Mayday flip out of the way.]
Hobgoblin: Tailor--
[Panel 3: Hobgoblin activates the wing pack, knocking Peter and Mayday back with the concussive force.]
Hobgoblin: Soldier--
[Panel 4: Hobgoblin and Spider-Man grapple for control of the sword as Mayday writhes in the background.]
Spider-Man: Don’t you--
Hobgoblin: --Spy!
Spider-Man: Damn it!
May! Do not give in!
You’re better than letting some brainwashing take control of you!
You’re a Parker! Fight it!
[Panel 5: Mayday writhes around in agony, as Peter and Hobgoblin continue to struggle in the background. Make note of the bag of pumpkin bombs, a good number of them scattered around the street.]
Mayday: Hnnnghhhh!
[Panel 6: Mayday gasps, her lenses relaxing as she breaks free.]
Mayday: I can do this.
I can… I’m… I’m free.
[Page 4]
[Panel 1: Close up from Hobgoblin’s shoulder. He’s gaining the upper hand, the blade about to go cleaving into Peter’s shoulder.]
Peter: Hnnghhh…. Unnf!
Hobgoblin: Time to cut the turkey!
Don’t squirm too much, boy, I want a clean cut!
[Panel 2: Mayday punches Hobgoblin square in the jaw, as Peter twists Hobgoblin’s wrist the wrong way.]
Mayday: I’m free!
[Panel 3: Hobgoblin’s POV, as Spider-Man and Spider-Girl stand over him triumphantly.]
Mayday: I’m stronger than you, you monster.
[Panel 4: Hobgoblin pulls out a detonator, grinning maniacally in victory.]
Hobgoblin: Not as smart, though.
Cheers.
[Panel 5: Large panel. Peter and Mayday look around to see a street littered with pumpkin bombs, all of which are glowing and beeping viciously.]
Peter: $#@% me.
[Panel 6: Another somewhat large panel. The explosion goes off, knocking everybody back.]
[Page 5 and 6]
[Panel 1: Spider-Man’s body (His costume in tatters, and somewhat cooked from the explosion) rises from the rubble, the one eye visible through a shattered lens clenched in pain.]
Spider-Man: Ummf…
May?
[Panel 2: Peter’s eye, zoomed in with this panel in terror.]
Peter: No.
No, no, no…
[Panel 3: Mayday’s body is sprawled on the sidewalk, not moving an inch. She’s covered in dust, barely breathing and the silence that accompanies the panel is dead quiet.]
[Panel 4: Peter has rushed over to Mayday’s body, cradling it in his arms as Hobgoblin slowly begins to rise from his own pile of rubble, the Urich wings blowing away debris from him.]
Peter: May.
May, no. No. Please be alive.
[Panel 5: Hobgoblin glooms over the despondent Peter, grinning his signature grin again.]
Hobgoblin: Heh. Whaddya know? The Spider’s got a soft spot for family.
Ohhh, don’t look so sad. You don’t deserve to be. You’re the one who brought your family into this.
[Panel 6: Hobgoblin holds the fire sword, prepared to ignite it.]
Hobgoblin: If you had only worked a little harder to keep your identity a secret--
--Maybe you would’ve avoided all of this.
But no-oo-oo, you just had to make this the family business, didn’t you?
Oh, well. Too bad your daughter had to be the first reminder that nepotism is bad for business.
[Panel 7: Spider-Man’s head has whipped around to face Hobgoblin. The anger and adrenaline have completely taken over, and his eyes show it: he’s out for blood.]
[Panel 8: Spider-Man charges Hobgoblin, grabbing his wrist (Thus dropping the sword to the ground) and throat.]
Spider-Man: GRAAAH!
[Page 7]
[Panel 1: Spider-Man has grabbed Hobgoblin by the face, having plowed into a sedan that was near them.]
Spider-Man [capt]: Somebody has to do this.
[Panel 2: Spider-Man has smashed Hobgoblin into the car, blood coming out of the latter’s face as shrapnel and glass flies everywhere.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: Kingsley deserves to die.
Dozens of times over.
For this act and every life he’s ruined.
[Panel 3: Peter rips a large slab of the pavement out of the ground, in an incredible display of strength. Numerous civilians watch in awe and horror, some of the idiots from earlier still periscoping.]
Peter [Capt]: Ned Leeds.
Flash Thompson.
Mayday Parker.
[Panel 4: Spider-Man slams the concrete slab into Hobgoblin, the sedan behind him crumpling underneath the slab’s weight.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: Revenge.
That’s all that matters now.
[Panel 5: Spider-Man, amongst the cloud of dust and concrete, manages to pick up the Urich fire sword, activating it and allowing the flames to illuminate his presence.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: He’s not going back to the Raft. Or the Vault.
Not if I can help it.
[Panel 6: Spider-Man stalks menacingly over to the bleeding form of Hobgoblin, who is still chuckling despite the loss of blood and multiple broken bones.]
Spider-Man: Kingsley!
Hobgoblin: Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t come to the--
[Page 7]
[Panel 1: Peter grabs Hobgoblin by the shoulder, yanking him and slamming him against what’s left of the sedan.]
Hobgoblin: Oh, boy oh boy oh boy! This is *hack*-- this is it!
I get to be the next Doc Ock!
Finish it, boy, and I’ll die knowing I broke you too!
[Panel 2: Spider-Man looms over Hobgoblin, the flame creating a shadow that eclipses his entire chest and head sans lenses. (Or the illusion cast by what’s left of them, but they’re narrowed in sheer anger.) The body has shifted position, to with the sword lifted over his head.]
Hobgoblin: Come on! Do it!
[Panel 3: Repeat of the last panel, though this time Spider-Man’s lenses have widened, either in self-reflection or terror at what he was about to do. (Maybe a bit of both, honestly.)]
Spider-Man: ...You nearly killed my daughter.
I should kill you. Just like Doc Ock.
[Panel 4: Spider-Man lowers the blade, as Hobgoblin looks on in confusion.]
Spider-Man: But I won’t do it. I won’t prove him right.
I won’t be the man that Doctor Octopus made me into.
And that’s the only reason you’re still alive.
[Panel 5: Hobgoblin’s face, a pure mix of confusion and anger that Spider-Man won’t just finish it here and now.]
Hobgoblin: So… that’s it?
What happens now?
[Page 8]
[Panel 1: Peter jams the sword into Hobgoblin’s side, Kingsley screaming in pain as the wound instantly cauterizes.]
Hobgoblin: AAAUUGH!
The hell is wrong with you?!
[Panel 2: Spider-Man walks away from Hobgoblin, the pain and positioning of the sword keeping Kingsley pinned down.]
Spider-Man: That’s for keeping you down.
And for being the biggest thorn in my side this week.
[Panel 3: Kaine swings in, surveying the damage done to the street.]
Kaine: Holy…
Peter! You alright?
Spider-Man: I’m fine. You might want to secure Hobgoblin. I’ll check on the kids.
Kaine: On it.
[Panel 4: Bigger panel. Peter leans over Cindy, who is still frozen in pain from a good amount of cuts on her body.]
Peter: Hey, kiddo.
Cindy: Hey, old man.
We win?
Peter: Heh. Yeah. Kaine’s making sure Hobgoblin isn’t going anywhere.
Think you can walk?
Cindy: I think so. Gimme a minute. And… maybe a shoulder to lean on.
[Panel 5: Peter lends his shoulder to support Silk as she moves out of the car, looking around melancholy.]
Peter: Here.
Cindy: Thanks-- ow. I think I might need to go to a hospital.
Healing factor or not.
Peter: Sure, I-- oh, no…
Where’d she?--
Cindy: Wait, what is it?
[Panel 6: A zoomed-out shot of the street, torn up from battle and almost nothing on either side coming out intact. The only thing missing is Mayday’s body.]
Peter: Where’d she go?
Where’s Mayday?
[Page 9]
[Panel 1: Establishing shot, not long after the end of the battle. Peter, Cindy, Kaine, and Aracely are all shown at Avengers Airfield’s medical bay, with various degrees of injuries being examined by Doctor Strange and Warhammer. (Kaine is simply being checked for cuts and bruises, while Cindy and Aracely are strapped to IV drips and in medical beds. Peter, on the other hand, is covered in bandages, the most noticeable one being on his chest to cover the injuries made by Hobgoblin’s sword.) The one common thing among the four of them is that they’re completely miserable.]
Peter [capt]: We still haven’t found Mayday yet.
And Stephen’s got great bedside manner, but damn if he didn’t sound patronizing.
Especially when they told us to take it easy while they searched for Mayday.
[Panel 2: A shot of Stingray and Falcon flying across the New York skyline, flying just fast enough to skim-and-search to search for web slinging.]
Spider-Man [OP Capt]: Fat lot of good that did.
Everybody pitched in on this one.
Even the people who weren’t Avengers anymore.
Hell, even Steve got out from behind his desk at SHIELD to help look.
[Panel 3: Captain America, in civilian clothes with his shield on his back, drives on his motorcycle along Manhattan’s streets.]
Peter [OP Capt]: I’m not sure if I should feel honored or ashamed that I’m pulling him into my family affairs.
[Panel 4: Daredevil, cloaked mostly in shadows save for the white of his eyes and a few crimson highlights in his costume, walks away from a group of excessively-beaten criminals piled up behind him.]
Peter [OP Capt]: Everybody’s going through every burrough.
From the street-levels to everybody that stays within Earth’s orbit.
[Panel 5: Final panel of the page. Sort of a quick tease; Kate Bishop (Hawkeye), Ronin (Clint Barton) and Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) busting into a warehouse, light pouring in behind them.]
Peter [OP Capt]: Heard some other party got called in. Not sure who, but I thought I heard somebody mention “Thunderbolts.”
And given the last team that used that name, something tells me they don’t have my daughter’s best interest at heart.
So…
[Page 10]
[Panel 1: A shot of the Young Avengers (Hellion, Hummingbird, Gravity, Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Nova (Sam Alexander) patrolling through the city’s streets.]
Peter [OP Capt]: Eventually, we began bringing in the kids.
[Panel 2: Spider-Man swinging through the air, Silk and Kaine following behind him.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: Finally, they couldn’t keep me out, conflict of interest be damned.
[Panel 3: Spider-Man, in the dead of night, lands on top of a flagpole, the New York harbor in the background.]
Spider-Man [capt]:But even then, Mayday was smart. Not to mention the stealth tactics that Osborn dumped on her.
So that leaves one question--
[Panel 4: Spider-Man gazes out into the New York skyline longingly as the scene ends.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: --Where are you?
[Page 11]
[Panel 1: Peter crawls back into his apartment window, to find a despondent Annie playing on the couch.]
Peter: Hey, Angel.
Annie: Hey, Daddy.
Peter: You know where your mom is?
Annie: In your room.
[Panel 2: Lifting his daughter’s chin up, Peter smiles lovingly to her. You can tell it breaks his heart to lie to her, but he does it to make her happy.]
Peter: Hey. We’ll find her, Annie.
We’ll find Mayday and we’ll bring her home.
Annie: Promise?
Peter: Yeah. Promise.
[Panel 3: Peter kisses the crown of Annie’s head. Silent panel.]
[Panel 4: Peter walks into his and MJ’s room to see his wife sitting on the bed; she’s been busy, but not just sitting on the bed waiting for her husband to come home.]
Peter: Hey, Red.
You doing okay?
MJ: I… yeah.
Still no luck finding her?
Peter: No. Whatever she’s doing to keep herself hidden, she’s doing a very good job of it.
We still have… y’know, our last resort.
[Panel 5: Peter pulls out his cell phone, with Mayday’s contact info already on the screen.]
Peter: We’ve got one shot at this. She’s already disabled the tracking device.
If she knows that we have her number, she’ll ditch the phone.
MJ: ...Do it.
Let’s bring her home.
[Panel 6: Peter’s finger presses the “call” button.]
[Page 12]
[Panel 1: Peter and MJ sit on the end of the bed, holding the phone in their hands. The only noise in the panel is the phone ringing.]
[Panel 2: Same panel. Same follows for panel 3, with varying movement of heads and limbs.]
[Panel 3: See above.]
[Panel 4: Peter closes his eyes in defeat, as MJ pinches the bridge of her nose as the phone rolls into the voicemail box.]
Mayday [Phone]: Hey, this is Mayday Parker. I can’t get to the phone right now.
Leave a message after the tone and I’ll get back to you.
...How do I turn this off?
[Panel 5: Peter and MJ look at each other as Peter hands the phone to his wife.]
Peter: Do you want to?--
Mayday [Phone]: One sec. There we go...
MJ: No. This needs to be you. She listens to you.
Phone: Beeeeeeep.
MJ: You’re up, Tiger.
[Panel 6: Peter talks into the phone, on speakerphone, as MJ watches on.]
Peter: I… Um-- Hey, Mayday.
It’s your dad.
Listen, May…
[Page 13]
[Panel 1: Establishing shot on the streets of Manhattan. As a bunch of thugs beat up a teenager beneath a train track, Mayday hangs above the train tracks with her Spider-Girl costume on.]
Peter [Capt OP]: I don’t know what you’re going through.
It must be scary to wake up in a world with no memories and be thrust into…
[Panel 2: Mayday drops from the train tracks, ambushing the thugs as they look up in panic.]
Peter [OP Capt]: Well, all of this.
And to be honest, it makes you one of the bravest people I know for facing it head-on.
[Panel 3: Mayday begins thrashing the thugs, swinging one into another with a web-line.]
Peter [OP Capt]: And not really knowing who you are?
Take it from me and your mom, everybody goes through it.
And if you come home, we’d be more than happy to hold your hand all the way.
[Panel 4: Mayday drops one of the (unnamed) ruffians as the others run in terror, moving in front of the person they were assaulting.]
Peter [OP Capt]: You’re going to grow up and do amazing things.
You’ve got all that power, and I’m more than sure you’re more than capable of using it responsibly.
And I want to see you grow up and raise you and make sure you get through this crazy world in one piece.
[Panel 5: Mayday grabs the assault victim by the arm, yanking him up.]
Mayday: Oi.
Up.
???: Yeah. I-- okay. Ow!
[Page 14]
[Panel 1: A panel that only has Mayday and our new friend here in a profile shot that goes to their shoulders.]
???: Wow, uh, thanks… Spider-Woman?
Mayday: Spider-Girl. Woman’s already taken.
And you are?...
???: Wes. I, uh, I’m Wes Westin.
[Panel 2: Spider-Girl’s hand has raised, thumb pointing to the thugs off-panel fleeing.]
Mayday: Right. Wes. So why were they attacking you?
Something tells me it wasn’t just a schoolyard scuffle.
Wes: Right. Well, I’m an artist.
If you count graffiti as art. It’s subjective.
Point is, they didn’t exactly like what I was painting down the street.
[Panel 3: One of Mayday’s lenses rises in surprise, as her hand lowers.]
Mayday: You do graffiti art?
Wes: Well, for now. Just to get my name out there.
I want to do sequential art. Y’know, comic books and stuff like that.
But I’m not exactly in the best financial situation, and spray paint is a lot cheaper than art boards and Microns.
[Panel 4: Mayday puts her hand on Wes’ shoulder, using the other to point him down the street.]
Mayday: A little too much info, if you ask me.
Look, do me a favor. Go home. Let your mom stitch your cuts up. And…
Make sure to let her know you love her.
Wes: Yeah, I… thanks.
For everything.
[Panel 5: Zoomed out; as Wes walks off, Mayday moves deeper into the alley under the train tracks.]
Peter [OP Capt]: I want to be your dad.
And make up for those five years I didn’t get to be.
[Page 15]
[Panel 1: Large panel. Mayday is standing in front of the mural that Wes painted; a giant, white-with-black-outlines version of Peter’s Spider-Symbol, with Silk’s logo arms jutting out behind it. In a grimy, dank alley, this is a source of brightness.]
Peter [OP Capt]: So… come on home, May. Please.
We love you.
[Panel 2: Mayday has taken off her mask, in a sideways shot. Looking up at the mural, she’s mesmerized.]
[Panel 3: Same panel, except Mayday is smiling.]
[Page 16]
[Panel 1: Peter walks out into the living room, hanging up the phone with MJ behind him.]
Peter: Annie, I…
[Panel 2: Shot of the Parker Family apartment living room. Everybody has (Somehow) made their way into the living room. Felicia, Kaine, Aracely and Cindy have joined Annie in the space.]
Cindy: Hey.
Peter: Hey, uh… yeah.
So what’re you guys doing here?
Kaine: We all thought you wouldn’t want to be alone.
So… here we are.
[Panel 3: Peter scratches the back of his head, as MJ speaks up for him.]
MJ: Guys, this is great. Really.
But, I honestly think we need to be alone. It’s…
It’s kind of how we’ve always dealt with this kind of thing.
[Panel 4: From behind Aracely, the group turns towards the panel’s point of view as their door knocks.]
Everybody: ?
[Panel 5: Peter walks over to the door, Felicia, Cindy, Kaine and Aracely moving aside to give him a clear path.]
[Panel 6: Peter pulls open the door, the person behind it obscured by shadows.]
[Page 17]
[Panel 1: Large panel. Mayday is standing in the doorway, her Spider-Girl costume in hand; in its place, a bunch of grungy, dirty clothes that were presumably dug out of a dumpster.]
Mayday: Hey, Dad.
I… I guess I’m home.
[Panel 2: Peter has wasted no time in seizing Mayday and pulling her into a tight, rib-crushing hug.]
Mayday: Ooof!
Peter: I’m so glad you’re home.
[Panel 3: MJ has joined in the hug as well, the rest of the Spider-family sort of watches in contentment.]
MJ: We all are.
Peter [Capt]: This family is the single most important thing to me.
[Panel 4: Close shot of Peter, smiling for the first time in a good, long while.]
Peter [Capt]: And I won’t let it get divided again.
Ever.
[Page 18]
[Panel 1: Scene change to JFK International. Peter, MJ, Mayday and Annie are with Flash and Betty just before the security screenings. Peter and Betty are in a hug, while MJ and Flash are shaking hands. (Note that Flash’s carry-on has a mission patch similar to that of the Thunderbolts logo.)]
Peter [Capt]: Of course, things change.
And sometimes we have to let people go.
[Panel 2: The two hugs/shakes have switched places, with Peter and Flash shaking hands and MJ hugging.]
Peter [Capt]: Change isn’t inherently a bad thing.
It’s the kind of change that happens and how we look at it that makes all the difference.
[Panel 3: Peter and Co. watch Flash and Betty depart into the terminal, with Peter’s arms around MJ and Mayday, Annie holding onto his leg.]
Peter [Capt]: And right now, I’m willing to give change the benefit of the doubt.
Nothing lasts forever, we have to accept that.
[Panel 4: The Daily Bugle; as people shuffle around to take Betty’s place, Jonah is yelling at a group of new hires, with Robbie behind him making silent reassurances that he won’t kill them.]
Peter [OP Capt]: And, so far, I’m liking what I’m seeing.
[Page 19]
[Panel 1: Hard cut to Horizon Tower, with Peter opening the door to his (former) lab for Max Modell and a new arrival: Anna Maria Marconi.]
Peter: Gotta tell ya, Max, it’ll be good to get back to the Seaport Campus.
Five bucks says Dr Marconi is taking over my lab at the tower?
Max: I’ll add it to your next paycheck, Peter.
[Panel 2: Peter shakes Anna Maria’s hand, taking from her the clipboard in her hand.]
Peter: From what I’ve heard, Anna Maria’s work in biological nano-tech is amazing.
I’m glad I’m leaving the lab in good hands.
Anna Maria: You’re a flatterer, Mr Parker. But… If I recall, this lab used to belong to Tony Stark before he sold the tower.
Are you sure you want to just.. hand it over to some nobody who walked in the door?
[Panel 3: Peter signs the documents on the clipboard, a smug smirk on his face as he scribbles his signature into the dotted lines.]
Peter: Heh.
Trust me, I’ve just been working here to make sure the lab’s ready to be handed off.
I have no intention of working for another moment in Stark’s lab.
I was just keeping it warm for whoever took over.
[Panel 4: Peter and Anna Maria look over Peter’s materials, boxed up, the sunset gleaming through the New York skyline.]
Peter: This isn’t my place.
[Panel 5: Hard cut to the Horizon Labs seaport campus. Peter stands in front of the main entrance, the sun setting behind the building for dramatic flair.]
Peter [Capt]: It’s time I got back to my place in the world.
[Panel 6: Cindy has moved up beside Peter, looking up at him.]
[Panel 7: Peter and Cindy walk into Horizon’s main entrance, high-fiving as the doors open.]
Peter [Capt]: Here’s to being where we belong.
[Page 20]
[Panel 1: Peter’s lab. Peter and Cindy have moved over to the whiteboard and desktop, writing up new ideas. Peter is standing, while Cindy has gotten dibs on the desk chair.]
Peter: And we! Are! Back!
Cindy: And it’s great to be.
When was the last time we were in this lab?
[Panel 2: Peter taps the whiteboard with one of his markers, smiling as he looks around the lab.]
Peter: Too damn long.
I missed this.
[Panel 3: Peter points the markers to the lab itself, looking fondly upon it.]
Peter: Just think. All of the things that have happened because of this lab.
You became Silk in this room. We discovered the Symbiote invasion here. We brought Mayday home here.
[Panel 4: Peter looks back at the whiteboard, looking down some of the notes written down.]
Peter: I haven’t made every best choice ever in this room.
But I’ve made a helluva lot of good ones here.
And… I’m okay with making a few more here.
[Panel 5: Shot of Cindy’s front, as she smiles while holding a pencil and notebook.]
Cindy: “Second star to the right”, boss.
[Panel 6: Peter as he holds his cup of coffee, smiling as the sunset glares into the windows of his lab.]
Peter: “And straight on ‘till morning.”
Here’s to the future.
Let’s get to work.
Peter [Capt]: My name is Peter Benjamin Parker.
[Page 21 and 22]
[Note from Neil: It’s a whole monologue, so I’m gonna keep it together and just write the panels ahead of the whole thing. Whenever there’s a paragraph break, that means the dialogue has gone to a different panel.]
[Panel 1: Peter stands in front of Uncle Ben and Aunt May’s gravestones, the whole Parker family beside him.]
[Panel 2: Spider-Man and Black Cat, in the shadows, as they jumps a group of gangbangers and Maggia goons, all of whom have their own victims/hostages.]
[Panel 3: Peter, MJ, Annie and Mayday, all screwing around together in the Parker family apartment.]
[Panel 4: Peter and MJ, sleeping in their bed. For once, the tension is gone, and they are able to sleep contently.]
[Panel 5: Spider-Man and Silk, eating lunch together on the roof of a building.]
[Panel 6: Peter and Cindy working on a new experiment; their faces are masked by welding masks, as sparks fly from their newest experiment.]
[Panel 7: For the first time in a long time, Peter is back at ESU, lecturing his Advanced Theoretical Physics class.]
[Panel 8: Spider-Man, fighting alongside the new Mighty Avengers in a shot reminiscent of Amazing Spider-Man #648.]
[Panel 9: Spider-Man’s wrist, as he fires a web-line towards the edge of the page.]
Eighteen years ago, I had my life thrown for a loop. A good man, my Uncle Ben, died to make up for my mistake.
Everything I've done since is to make up for his death. And I’ve found everything I’ve ever wanted to be.
I'm a dad.
A husband.
A mentor.
A scientist.
A teacher.
And an Avenger.
But most important? I am your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
And if you need me, I'll be there.
[Page 23]
[Splash page of Spider-Man, Silk and Spider-Girl web-swinging in front of the moon.]
Spider-Man [Capt]: Always.
[The End]