Spider-Man spins in the air as he jumps from a building across the road to the massive expanse of Central Park. His web fluid catches a tree branch and he slings himself deeper into the woods. Peter lands in the middle of a clearing, his eyes looking skyward for any sign of Hobgoblin. What was once a bright sunny afternoon is now dark and gloomy with storm clouds in the sky. Suddenly, Peter's spider sense goes off and he jumps just as a beam of bright blue energy comes speeding just passed his head. He flips several times and when he comes to a stop, he looks to see his left shoulder covered in frost and snow. "Talk about a cold shoulder." Spider-Man mutters to himself as he looks up to see a tall man wearing a grey, blue, and black suit. His skin is pale blue and his eyes are hidden behind piercing red goggles. His bald head is encased in a clear container that swirled with frosty air. In his hand is a massive gun. "Hey, I know you!" Spider-Man calls out, just as Mr. Freeze fires another beam of concentrated cold and he had to jump aside. Now hanging upside down from a tree, Spider-Man looks over at his new assailant. "Yeah, I read about you! You're Dr. Victor Fries. You invented cryogenic freezing." "Allow me to demonstrate my technology, Spider-Man.", Mr. Freeze says in an eerily robotic voice as he fires a beam of ice right at the web-slinger. Spider-Man just jumps out of the way and lands on another tree. He then jumps from the tree branch and fires several quick webshots. The webbing splatters across Freeze's helmet, obscuring his vision. Spider-Man collides with another tree, pushing off it with both feet, springs right towards Mr. Freeze, kicks him in the stomach, and sends him flying backwards. "Maybe nobody told you, but I'm stronger than I look." Spider-Man gloats as Mr. Freeze smashes into a tree. His free hand rips away at the webbing. He raises his freeze gun and fires, causing Spider-Man to dodge wildly – but this time the beam catches his left arm and pins him against a tree. "So am I." Freeze sneers as he starts walking toward Spider-Man. Spider-Man strains against the ice, sending hairline fractures against the surface. He manages to break free and ducks down, rushes between Freeze's legs, jumps up behind him, kicks him in the small of his back, and knocks him into the tree. Before Freeze can get up, Spider-Man fires several web shots at both of his hands, sticking him against the tree.
"So Frosty, what brings you to New York?" "We came for you, Spider-Man." Spider-Man turns around just in time to get sprayed in the face with a thick brown gas. He falls backward, coughing and sputtering, waving his arm in front of him to try to keep a distance between himself and whoever had attacked him. He looks up to see a strange man in brown, tattered clothes wearing a leathery brown mask and an old hat pulled down over his head. In seconds, the man seemed to have changed. He looked taller and his eyes burned like flames. A mouth had opened on the mask, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth with thousands of maggots and bugs pouring out. Spider-Man gasps as he stumbles backward. He could hardly tell what was real and what was imaginary anymore. Central Park has seemingly turned into a hellish landscape. Peter… Why did you let me die, Peter? Spider-Man turns to his right and sees a grey-haired man with a disappointed frown. The man's shirt is covered with blood and he's holding his hand against his heart – the same spot where the robber had shot him. "Uncle Ben?" Spider-Man gasps. "No… No… I didn't mean…" Ben's skin turns ghostly white and his eyes become unnaturally black. Blood begins to ooze out of his mouth, nose, and eyes as he continuously accuses Peter of letting him die. Peter, you didn't save me… you forgot about me… Spider-Man turns to his left and sees a beautiful blond girl. She is holding her head at an unnatural angle as she staggers towards him, tears trailing down her cheeks. "Gwen, that's not true." Peter could feel tears beneath his mask as he stares at her in horror. "I tried to save you… I tried so hard…" Not hard enough, Spider-Man! Gwen snarls in a horrible voice as her neck suddenly straightens out. She reaches beneath her chin and rips off her own face, revealing the vile face of the Green Goblin laughing maniacally. Suddenly, Spider-Man feels someone slam him hard in the chest and he falls backward. He looks up to see the living nightmare that is Venom. We're baaaaack! "No… No… No…" Venom reaches down, grabs Spider-Man by the front of his costume, picks him up, and tosses him into a nearby tree. What's the matter, Parker? Didn't you miss us? We missed you. Well… missed trying to eat you, that is. Venom chuckles as he licks his chops. Spider-Man finally passes out in fright. Hobgoblin, Mr. Freeze, and Scarecrow stand around his limp body.
"I gotta admit, Scarecrow. That gas of yours is quite a doozy.", Hobgoblin smirks. Scarecrow tips his hat. Mr. Freeze strolls between the two of them, bumps them both with his broad shoulders. "You two can be friends later. Let's just squash the bug and be done with it." Freeze walks over and raises his foot above Spider-Man's head – but a blast of electricity slams him in the chest and knocks him back. Electro comes sprinting forward through the bushes. "This may just be a paycheck for you, but for some of us it's personal!", Electro says, "I want to watch Spider-Man suffer before he meets his end." Mr. Freeze turns and aims his gun at Electro's face with a grim expression. "Don't think that I'm like the rest of you. I'm not doing this for money and I don't care about your petty revenge. The sooner the Spider is dead, the sooner my Nora will be returned." "That explains why you're here, Victor. I was wondering why you would suddenly go and work for a man like Fisk." Both Mr. Freeze and Scarecrow get wide-eyed from the voice that permeated the forest. Electro and Hobgoblin are not as concerned, instead both are eagerly examining their surroundings for whoever was foolish enough to eavesdrop on their conversation. Suddenly, a batarang comes flying out of the darkness and embeds in the ground between the four of them. It immediately unleashes a high-piercing sonic sound that causes them to yell out and cover their ears. Freeze drops to one knee, unable to cover his ears with his helmet on and feels the full brunt of the sound. Out of the shadows, several small smoke pellets roll out and immediately begin spitting out thick, black smoke. The entire area is engulfed in seconds and a shadow comes rushing through it. Batman grabs the injured Spider-Man and throws him over his shoulder before retreating. Electro blasts the sonic batarang with electricity, destroying it completely. As the sound waves stop, Hobgoblin blasts up above the canopy of smoke on his glider. "I will not have some stupid bat ruin this score." Hobgoblin growls as he looks around wildly. He then sees the fluttering black cape in the distance. He grins and flies off, eager to destroy both heroes.