In the morning, Mary Jane awoke in the guestroom of May Parker's home. She opened the door and exited. She looked around.
"Mary Jane," May said. "I see that you are awake."
"Where's Peter?" Mary Jane asked.
"I don't know. I was hoping he would be somewhere around here when I woke up. I have looked all around. No sign of him anywhere."
"He hasn't come back?"
May Parker's eyes started to water.
"I am worried about him, Mary Jane. What if he doesn't come back? What if it has finally happened and he has been...?"
"Don't say that. I know Peter. We both do. He is strong and smart. Whatever trouble he may find himself in, he will figure a way out of it."
"I do hope that you are right, dear. It's just that, all this is too much to wake up to."
"Why don't we sit and calm ourselves."
"Right. We should turn on the television. Maybe there will be something on the news."
"Good idea."
The two most important women in Peter Parker's life sat down on the couch in the living room. Mary Jane handed the remote to May. She pressed a few buttons to turn on the television and change it to the closest news station. The two of them beheld footage of cars on fire in the streets. A male news reporter began to speak about the current crisis.
"There have been sightings of what appears to be a man in a green suit. His suit seems to be made of middle and incorporates a tail resembling that of a scorpion. One hysterical woman claims that, when she asked what he was, he answered that he was Scorpion. Police forces have been trying their best efforts to exterminate this bug, but some have died or been injured in the process so far."
"Oh dear," May said. "Do you think Peter knows about this?"
"I don't know," Mary Jane replied. "I wish I knew. I wish I knew where he was."
On the screen, they saw the news reporter interviewing a man in the street. This man wore a suit that appeared to be made out of the pelts of various jungle cats.
"Here with me is Kraven the Hunter, a man who attempted to capture Florida's Lizard last year. Kraven, how did your failure to capture the creature affect you?"
"It affected me heavily. I knew that I had to grow stronger. There are stronger creatures in this day and age. The Scorpion is one of them. I have gotten increased strength, and am therefore likely to capture and kill this man. I also intend to track down this Man-Wolf that everyone has been talking about so that I may put its pelt to good use."
"How do you think people who support animal rights will feel about that?"
"I don't care how they feel. I don't care how my prey feel. I only care about how I, a hunter, feel. I will feel gratified when I hunt down and kill these creatures."
"That man is a monster himself," Mary Jane commented. "Peter told me about him once. He tried killing Doctor Connors."
"How terrible," May said. "Doesn't he realize what he is doing? He must not have been raised right."
"I agree. He probably has a whole villainous family of his own trying to blend in with civilized society."
"I just want to know what has happened to my only nephew," May said.