Spider-Man and Scream exited Dr. Connors' lab to find all of Manhattan covered in symbiote black biomass.
"You were right. This is bad. Very bad" said Spider-Man.
Scream snarled.
"It makes us sick to see what he's done" she and MJ growled in unison.
"Me too. But we'll find him and stop him. With all of this around, there are probably symbiotes everywhere" said Spider-Man.
"We should split up. Cover more ground" MJ and Scream said in unison.
"Good thinking! I'll head that way and you go the other way" said Spider-Man.
Scream nodded and they headed out to clear out as many symbiotes as possible. Peter should have been worried but he knew that together, MJ and Scream can definitely hold their own.
After taking out a few hordes of symbiotes, Peter called Miles.
"Miles, we have to talk" he said.
"No kidding. There are nests popping up everywhere. Sending you the coordinates now" said Miles.
"Got it" said Peter.
"Watch yourself out there, man. This is…something else" said Miles.
Miles hung up and Peter went to meet up with him. On his way there, he decided to call MJ and Scream to see how they were doing.
"MJ, I managed to clear out a few hordes of symbiotes. How are you doing" he asked them.
"We're fine, Pete. We managed to clear out a few hordes too. We're now across the river. Clearing out more of them here" they said in unison.
"Good to hear! I'm heading to meet up with Miles to discuss a gameplan. Will let you know we come up with" said Peter.
"Will do. And Pete – don't worry, we will stop Venom and get Harry back" MJ and Scream said in unison.
They hung up as Peter made it to the spot and waited for Miles. A minute later, Miles arrived in a new suit that he made himself, a Miles Morales Original as he calls it. They both took off their masks to analyze the situation.
"What happened, man" Miles asked him.
"Harry got the meteorite. MJ and I…we couldn't stop him. Connors said we can't save him. So we have to…" he stopped talking.
Miles looked at him, concerned. Peter already lost his aunt. He couldn't lose his best friend.
"I can't lose him, Miles. I can't do this again" he whimpered.
"I saw May when I was…in your head. It's not your fault, Pete…she wanted to save you. To save all of us" said Miles.
"She never thought about herself…even when she was struggling to breathe" Peter whimpered.
"If May, my dad…if they were here…they would want us to stop thinking about them. They'd want us to help people. To fight. Harry's still in there. And we're gonna fight like hell to get him back" said Miles.
Peter smiled as Miles extended his hand out to him to pull him up. He took it and got up.
"Call the play, coach" said Peter.
"Where are MJ and, uh…" Peter cut him off.
"Scream" he said.
"That's her symbiote's name? Scream?! Pretty menacing name if you ask me" said Miles.
"Yeah, I know. They're on the other side of the river. Clearing out as many symbiotes as they can" said Peter.
"Alright. They keep doing that while we split up. Cover more ground. You look for the meteorite and I'll clear out that nest out" said Miles.
"You got it, Spider-Man" said Peter.
With everything said and done, Peter went to go look for the meteorite and Miles went to go take care of a big symbiote nest. He placed a concussive blast gadget on it and after clearing out the symbiotes protecting it, it detonated. Even after that it wasn't done yet so he got up to the heart and started using his bioelectricity on it. It worked and the nest was destroyed, but not before his consciousness was transported into the hive mind.
"What the hell? Where am I" he asked.
That was when he heard Venom speaking to him.
"You are home. Finally, you are where you belong" Venom replied.
"Is this what happens when people turn into symbiotes" Miles asked.
"You are safe here. Everyone you love is safe here" Venom replied.
"My head…I have to find a way out" said Miles.
"Why would you leave? We are here. You can be too. You, Peter, Us" said Venom.
"This isn't where I belong, Harry! Neither do you" said Miles.
"Let US heal you. Bring us Peter" said Venom.
Miles reached the end of the hive mind and saw a vision of Hailey in trouble and the meteorite at the Subway Station in Harlem. He got out of the hive mind and contacted Peter before he sped off to save Hailey.
"Pete! I saw the meteorite! It's under the Harlem subway station, next to the bridge" said Miles.
Peter immediately went in that direction while Miles left to save Hailey.
"Heading there now" said Peter.
"Wait for me though, man. Harry…he's after you. I have to go help Hailey but just WAIT, alright" Miles asked him.
"Whoa, whoa, back up! What happened" Peter asked him.
"I got sucked into the hive mind. Saw this vision of the meteorite underground. But I've got a bad feeling" he replied.
"You think Harry's there" Peter asked him.
"I'm serious, Pete. Just give me ten minutes. You cannot do this alone" he replied.
"Right! Call me when you're done" said Peter.
However, Peter didn't listen and went to the subway station without Miles. He couldn't afford to waste more time. He cleared out the horde of symbiotes outside of the station before going in, Venom talking to him and tempting him to come inside. During that time, Miles saved Hailey and they made plans to go out after everything was over. After that he sped off to help Peter.
In the subway station, Peter tried to call Harry but he wasn't answering. He talked, hoping that Venom…that Harry would hear him.
"Harry, I talked to Dr. Connors. He says you're too far gone, but I know that's not true. Harry, I messed up. I was terrible to you. Your dream, OUR dream, healing the world…I'm sorry" he whimpered.
He made it far enough into the subway and Venom began talking to him.
"Peter, you're here" he said.
"I'm here" said Peter.
"Are you finally ready" Venom asked him.
"Harry…I can't" he replied.
All that was heard after that was a growl. Suddenly, the lights went out. When they came back on, Peter was surrounded by symbiotes. He quickly sprang into action and took them all out, one by one. During the fight, Miles called him and asked him if he went down there. Peter said that he did and apologized for going in alone but Miles said that it was OK and that he'll find a way inside. Eventually, Peter took out all of the symbiotes and pushed forward.
"Harry? Harry! Talk to me" he said.
"Please help us, Peter. We need you" said Venom.
"I'm trying, buddy. I just need that meteorite, okay" said Peter.
Peter made it to the other side and reached a large room that was completely covered in black symbiote biomass but the meteorite wasn't there. He hung upside down from the ceiling and looked around.
"Miles, I'm not seein' a rock" said Peter.
"No? Hold on! I'm nearly to you" said Miles.
That was when Venom appeared behind him.
