As Peter tries to stop MJ from leaving, the Black Cat arrives, confi rming MJ’s beliefs. Both depart, but Peter stops the Cat by inadvertently shooting webbing at her, convincing her that he cares. Back in New Mexico, Thomas Fireheart instructs Jenna to assemble a dossier on Spider-Man. Meanwhile, MJ packs a bag until she spies a photo of her sister, reminding her that she runs away from every problem. A depressed Peter falls asleep and his costume takes him web-swinging. Peter dreams that his new and old costume fi ght over him, then wakes up in bed, having slept the day away. He visits the Baxter Building where Reed Richards examines his costume, determining that it is a living, highly evolved symbiote that immediately tries to permanently graft itself to Spidey’s body. Reed drives it off with a sonic blaster and holds it in a special container. The Human Torch provides Spidey with an old FF uniform and a paper bag (with a “Kick Me” sign on his back) to preserve his secret identity. Heading home, Spidey breaks up a gunfi ght and is ambushed by reporters who label him the “Unknown Super-Hero.” Later, MJ visits Peter, promising to reveal her own secrets, even as the captured Symbiote hates and hungers for revenge.