Chapter 39 Spider-Man Far From Home
Peter's point of view
"The next film we are watching is spider-man far from home"
In Summer 2024, Nick Fury and Maria Hill arrive in the aftermath of what is supposedly a violent sandstorm, which has destroyed the small village of Ixtenco, Mexico. Fury stated that reports of the spontaneous event had a face, classifying it as a possible threat for them to investigate. The earth-based creature ran rampant again in the form of an unidentified creature, but a mysterious third party, Quentin Beck, arrived and dismantled it with Fury and Hill's help. A week later, an air-based creature was wreaking havoc in Morocco, until Beck, Fury, and Hill pulled resources to defeat it as well. Following these events, Beck gained the assistance of the two spies, to intercept a larger threat.
"Peter, if this happens, you stay AWAY from Beck. I fired his sorry ass because he is a whack job."
"Oh, talking to me again, are we? I thought I was a massive embarrassing disappointment and burden you were planning to send to Military School, Tony" I sneered.
In New York City, Peter Parker yearns to gain the admiration of Michelle Jones, who he has a crush on. He competes for her affections with Brad Davis. Parker takes the opportunity to win her over when Midtown Tech organizes a school trip to Europe for the students who were killed in the Snap. All the while, Parker is met with an overabundance of stress after Tony Stark's death, asked by many if he would take over, juggling with the responsibilities of being Spider-Man without help from his mentor. Fury attempts to contact Parker during a charity event as Spider-Man with his Aunt May, but he dismisses it and redirects it to Happy Hogan. Moments later, Fury calls Hogan to ask if Parker is dodging his calls, with the old friend covering for Parker.
"This won't happen this time because I won't be sacrificing myself for the greater good"
Parker's attempts to bond with Jones on the aeroplane ride to Italy proved futile. Parker's wingman and best friend Ned Leeds becomes infatuated with Betty Brant, and the two announce they are dating when they arrive in Venice. While the class is sightseeing, Hydro-Man, an entity made from water, emerges from the Grand Canal and runs rampant. Parker attempts to stop it to no avail, until the armoured Beck arrives, and destroys it after luring it out of the canal.
"He is building to something worse than this."
"Yeah? When I need advice from a dead superhero who is supposed to be my father, I will ask. Until then, stay away from me."
The night of the attack, Fury meets Parker in person and introduces him to Beck. Beck explains that the creatures are Elementals from an alternate dimension, which have emerged to their dimension in the Blip: A tragic warrior who had lost his family, Beck is determined to defeat them and reveals that the final Elemental, Molten Man, is due to make an appearance in Prague. To accommodate Parker's request to keep his identity as Spider-Man a secret without arousing suspicion, Fury rearranges the school trip's location from Paris to Prague, through the trip's chaperones, Roger Harrington and Julius Dell.
"The trip should have been cancelled, and the students brought straight home"
"Is that your answer for everything? Retreat?"
In Austria, Parker is provided with a new stealth suit and a new and advanced A.I. named E.D.I.T.H., embedded in a pair of sunglasses, as a final gift from Stark. When Davis attempts to sabotage Parker's chances with Jones, he inadvertently authorizes an orbital drone strike at their tour bus, but Parker stops it before it opens fire. Arriving in Prague, Fury reprimands Parker for endangering his classmates with the drone strike. After being consoled by Beck, Parker dons the stealth suit and helps Beck combat the Fire Elemental once it erupts during the city's Carnival of Lights. Parker utilizes E.D.I.T.H. to confine his tour group in the State Opera on the other side of town from the projected Elemental attack. As Parker and Jones were having awkward attempts at complementing, Fury radioed Parker to be in position, prompting him to ask Leeds to give an alibi for his departure. Jones, curious as to his suspicious behaviour, follows Parker upon his exit, while Leeds and Brant also snuck out to the carnival. The latter pair are put in danger as they are entrapped on the Ferris wheel, due to the Fire Elemental's emergence scaring away the operator. Parker saves them, and Leeds hastily fabricates the alias "Night Monkey" to protect Parker's Spider-Man identity. As Parker secures their cart, a web-line snags a cloaked item that flies and lands near a hidden Jones.
"CAN YOU NOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT?"
"Obviously, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT, I AM YOUR KID AND YOU ARE ON TRACK TO WIN THE WORST FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD!"
Fury and Hill arrive on scene, Beck informs them it is too late to stop the Elemental and performs a Kamikaze attack. After Beck sacrifices himself to destroy the Fire Elemental, Parker leaped down to check his well-being and finds him injured but alive. After a discouraging talk by Fury, who invited Beck to Berlin to build a new superhero team, Parker was invited to celebrate by Beck for his heroism over drinks at a pub. Parker and Beck discussed responsibilities, and how Parker was too young to be engaging in Avengers level crises.
"Yeah, how many times have you ignored me when I have told you that, Peter? You know what? Maybe you should listen to Beck".
"You know what, Tony? Perhaps you should just shut your goddamn mouth and quit being ridiculous. I have had enough. Spider-Man is going solo. No more avengers because you can't be trusted!"
Beck assured him of finding the right rhythm when a waitress picks the .T.H. glasses off the floor, Parker dropped. As Parker was showcasing the E.D.I.T.H. glasses, he had an epiphany regarding Stark's last words and bequeathed them to Beck. Although showing himself to be reluctant, Beck yielded to Parker's request, in the end, shouldering the responsibility of E.D.I.T.H. while Parker went to enjoy his holiday. Upon Parker's exit of the pub, the establishment dissipates, revealing it as an illusion, with Beck and some accomplices celebrating.
"This is only going to make things worse!"
"SHUT UP TONY!"
Parker and Jones make time for each other on the Charles Bridge. Jones exclaims that she suspects Peter of being Spider-Man, and submits a piece of tech with webbing as proof. When the tech — an advanced projector — activates to reveal an incomplete illusion of a scripted fight sequence with Mysterio, they realize that Beck had been manipulating the Elemental crises himself, and is a fraud. Upon this realization, Parker confesses to being Spider-Man and in need of Jones' help. The two return to the hotel for Parker to suit up, Jones and Leeds to provide him an alibi, and he races to Berlin to warn Fury. Meanwhile, Beck, having grown callous out of his need for attention, reveals his grand plan to his crew, all disgraced former employees of Stark Industries: to launch an "Avengers-level threat" in London and save the survivors of the event to become 'the Next Iron Man'. But Beck noticed a render error of his illusion projected suit and furiously examines the footage further to find Jones showing the projector evidence to Parker.
"See?"
"I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP STARK"
In Berlin, Parker attempts to expose Beck's plan to Fury and Hill but is intercepted by Beck, who had a drone shoot Fury. The office building vanishes into a mid-construction building, where Beck torments him with various illusions. Parker is then saved by Fury, having shot Beck in the back, but upon his demanding names of people who Parker knew could know of Beck's plan, Parker capitulates to name Leeds, Brant, and Jones. Fury is revealed to be Beck under illusion projection, and by resuming the illusions steers Parker into the path of an oncoming train. Beck has E.D.I.T.H. reroute the Midtown Tech class trip to London, intending to kill those that might also expose his plans.
"Yep, I told you so"
I lost what remained of my composure and walked over to my father and got into his face
"SHUT UP, JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY! STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO, STOP TELLING ME YOU TOLD ME SO, JUST STOP FUCKING TALKING TO ME! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE MY PARENT."
He opened his mouth to protest, but I said
"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! STOP TALKING TO ME STOP LOOKING AT ME PRETEND I DON'T EXIST!"
Further away, Parker survived his collision and crawls his way into a train car to recover. He later wakes up in a holding cell in the Netherlands, and after escaping he asks a kind stranger for their phone, which he used to call Hogan to rescue him. After Hogan proves himself to be real to a battle-weary Parker, he provides first aid and a motivation speech to reenergize the young hero. Knowing Beck will target his class and using Thompson's live streams, Hogan plots a course to London while Parker developed a new Spider-Man suit.
Parker skydives off the Stark Industries Private Jet into London, just as Beck launched his attack with an Elemental Fusion, combining the properties of the previous Elementals.
"Led Zeppelin? LED ZEPPELIN? HAVEN'T YOU PAID ATTENTION TO A SINGLE THING I HAVE SAID ABOUT AC/DC WHEN WE WERE IN THE LAB?"
"NO."
Gliding over the Thames to make his way into the illusion, Parker battles a swarm of Beck's drones and destroys the Elemental Fusion illusion. Beck reordered the drones to then attack Spider-Man en masse, exhausting the hero to use all his web fluid. Meanwhile, Hogan went to rescue Parker's friends, but as the drones were nearing them he had to take them into a secure space, and the only one nearby was the vault of the Royal Crown Jewels. Inside, Parker's friends opened up with Hogan, but Parker used an improvised tactic that blew a hole through the drone defences, and he reached Beck. Upon capture, Parker broke Beck's interface dome helmet, which deactivated the drones hunting his friends. Beck, however, used E.D.I.T.H. to control some drones to protect him, casting a dark void illusion within the walkway between Parker and Beck. Parker, using his hyper-awareness, confronts the drones and makes his way to Beck in the Tower Bridge observation station. A panicked Beck orders his protection drones to open fire, but Parker's use of a drone as a shield causes another to misfire, shooting Beck in the abdomen. Reaching Beck, and countering a last-ditch effort of an illusion, he reclaims the E.D.I.T.H. glasses and calls off the attack. The drones leave London, saving his classmates and the population in the process.
"Well done Peter"
"Thank you"
Stark didn't say one word.
"Nothing to say? Not going to gloat, are we? You make me sick!"
After Beck succumbs to his wounds and apparently dies, Parker exits the bridge, where Jones embraces him, and they kiss amid the ruins of the bridge. One of Beck's accomplices, William Ginter Riva, recovers all of Beck's drone files after the battle and makes his escape to a safe location. Returning to New York, Leeds reveals that he and Brant have ended their short-lived relationship, whereas Hogan and May are in a complicated one: May sees it as a fling, while Hogan thought there was a long-term connection. Parker, feeling awkward among their discussion, takes his leave to see Jones for their date.
While taking Jones on a date as Spider-Man across the city, they land at Madison Square Garden. On several billboard screens across the city, NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan announces that, much to Parker's horror, controversial online news reporter J. Jonah Jameson of The Daily Bugle released altered footage of the Battle of London. The broadcasted story of Mysterio's last words on a confession video directly incriminated Spider-Man for the Elemental attacks and ousts Spider-Man's identity as Peter Parker to the world, much to Peter's horror. In a post-credit scene, Nick Fury is revealed to have been on a space station the entire time; the Fury and Hill who were on Earth are revealed to be Skrull impersonators Talos and Soren, operating at Fury's behest.
"Yeah because Fury died in… Winter Soldier, right?"
"Yes"
"Right, well, I am no longer part of the Avengers, and I am no longer part of this mission unless it involves Spider-Man, so I am going to go and study somewhere."
"My office is available Peter"
"Thanks Professor X"