Chapter Summaries

Doctor Octopus was arrested by the NYPD after S.H.I.E.L.D. withdrew from the Artificial Sun site, while Henry and his allies moved on from the incident. As companies sought Otto Octavius's tentacle technology and he faced a lengthy sentence, Henry focused on his upcoming private meeting with Gwen Stacy.

• Doctor Octopus calmly surrendered to Spider-Man and was arrested by Commissioner George Stacy's NYPD officers while Rose Octavius remained in intensive care.
• The Red Guardian's ambush incapacitated most of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents, and Nick Fury ordered his people to withdraw rather than contest the police response.
• Cathy Weber discussed improvements to her tactical wheelchair with Henry, while Alexei Shostakov moved out of the Tribeca apartment and left his heavier equipment in the secret base.
• Doctor Octopus was placed in a special prison section with high-voltage restraints because his mechanical tentacles could not be safely removed.
• Companies including Stark Industries sought Doctor Octavius's mechanical-tentacle technology, while experts predicted a sentence of at least a hundred years.
• Gwen Stacy finally made time to meet Henry in private after working nonstop for months.

Henry met Gwen Stacy at the Central Park fountain after several months apart and brought the two Amazon spiders, Little Red and Little Blue, intending for them to bite her. Their reunion began with Henry helping Gwen escape two persistent men, and the spider bite had not yet happened when the chapter ended.

• Henry decided to bring both Little Red and Little Blue because Little Blue would not stay in its terrarium.
• Henry drove to the Central Park fountain, where Gwen Stacy was already waiting for him.
• Henry intervened when two men blocked Gwen and used her father George Stacy’s position as New York City police commissioner to drive them off.
• Gwen told Henry that invoking George’s job would not protect her if she were alone, because it could instead provoke suspicion or escalation.

Henry gave Gwen Stacy two Amazon Spiders, believing their venom could grant her powers like Spider-Man, but Gwen rejected the idea as dangerously irresponsible. The chapter ended with Henry unsure how to respond to her refusal.

• Gwen Stacy told Henry she was studying biotechnology in preparation for a symposium where Bruce Banner would present his research.
• Henry recognized Bruce Banner as the Hulk before his transformation and wondered whether he could prevent the Hulk's emergence.
• Henry gave Gwen a box containing two Amazon Spiders and explained that their venom could cause genetic mutations like Spider-Man's.
• Gwen challenged Henry about the danger and uncertain success rate of the spiders' venom, citing the failures and harms in Professor Connors's experiments.
• Gwen firmly refused to let the spiders bite her, and Henry struggled to continue the conversation.

Henry offered Gwen the Amazon spiders, but she rejected the idea of becoming a superhero and grew angry that he had brought her no other plans. Gwen left disappointed, while Henry stayed behind, unable to follow her because he feared what moving their relationship forward would mean.

• Henry considered why Gwen had no reason to accept the spiders and decided he would not force her into the Spider Totem’s fate.
• Gwen confronted Henry about expecting her to use Professor Connors’s lab to study the spiders, and Henry apologized.
• Henry’s bald head made Gwen laugh despite her anger, but she soon asked whether the spiders were the only reason he had invited her out.
• Henry suggested seeing a movie, and Gwen refused, saying she had books to catch up on before leaving disappointed.
• Henry could not bring himself to follow Gwen and blamed the two spiders for making him unsure how to face her in the future.

Henry explained to Catherine Hepburn that Gwen had mistaken their outing for a date, while he saw it as a friendly meeting and worried romance would interfere with her studies. Catherine urged him to apologize and explain himself, leaving Henry agreeing to talk to Gwen.

• Catherine Hepburn confronted Henry after hearing that Gwen had cried, and Henry denied deliberately upsetting her.
• Henry explained that Gwen had misunderstood his souvenir and thought their outing was a date, while he still saw her as too young to pursue romantically.
• Henry told Catherine that Gwen was focused on studying for a biotechnology symposium with Professor Curt Connors and that dating might distract her.
• Catherine advised Henry to explain himself to Gwen instead of leaving her to guess, and Henry agreed.

Skye and Lorna asked Grandma for permission to travel to California, where Skye wanted to visit her deceased friend’s grave. Henry proposed a family RV trip to the West Coast, and Grandma eagerly agreed, leaving Skye unable to travel without him.

• Skye and Lorna asked Grandma to let them travel to California and camp for a few days.
• Grandma questioned why they needed to go so far, and Skye explained that she wanted to visit her deceased friend’s grave in Joshua Tree National Park.
• Grandma summoned Henry, who confirmed that he had buried the other Skye in California.
• Skye said Henry had helped her get money for the trip, and Grandma scolded him with a look.
• Henry suggested renting an RV so Grandma and Kitty could join them on a trip to the West Coast, and Grandma approved the plan.

Henry drove a rented motorhome with Quicksilver, Skye, Lorna, Dane, Catherine, Hepburn, and Kitty on a road trip. Quicksilver chose the first stop in Rhode Island, revealing that his theme was a tour of haunted places.

• Henry rented a Class C motorhome, and Quicksilver eagerly joined the group to plan and lead their trip.
• Henry drove while Quicksilver gave directions, and Quicksilver explained that traveling alone with his speed had become boring because he had no one to share the experiences with.
• The group turned northeast instead of heading toward the West Coast and arrived in Rhode Island.
• Quicksilver directed Henry to stop in a bleak area near Xavier and announced that the trip was a tour of haunted locations.
• Quicksilver identified the area as a place where the Warrens had once performed an exorcism.

Henry, Catherine Hepburn, Skye, Lorna, Quicksilver, and Kitty investigated the abandoned Perron house, where Quicksilver explained its history and the curse attributed to Bathsheba. After Kitty broke open the door, Henry noticed something unusual and led the group inside, leaving Quicksilver to watch over everyone.

• Quicksilver told Henry and Catherine Hepburn that the Perron family had hired the Warrens to exorcise the house, and he recounted Bathsheba's history and curse.
• Skye reached for the front door, but Henry warned her about horror-movie dangers before Catherine Hepburn stopped their bickering.
• Kitty accidentally knocked the door inward and roared, shaking the ruined house.
• Henry examined the decaying interior and reasoned that the abandoned property was likely controlled by the state government.
• Henry released Kitty's leash and entered the house first, telling the others to follow their footsteps and assigning Quicksilver to guard the rear.

Henry and the others explored a supposedly exorcised house, where a strange shadow attacked them and Lorna’s magnetic powers trapped part of it. The shadow escaped, leaving Henry to speculate that the abandoned house had attracted another supernatural creature.

• Henry, Kitty, and Quicksilver raced through the dark house searching for the strange noise while Lorna, Skye, and Katharine Hepburn stayed behind.
• A black shadow burst through the walls, and Kitty chased it through the corridor as Henry and Quicksilver emerged from nearby rooms.
• The shadow charged at the three women, and Lorna’s released inhibitor device let her magnetic field catch and tear apart most of it.
• Henry explained that magnetic force could affect the shadow, which he thought might be a Neutrino with unknown properties.
• The remaining fragment escaped into the ceiling, and Henry reminded Lorna to release her powers when danger arose before guessing that the vacant house had attracted another evil presence.

After leaving the haunted house, Henry and the group headed to an abandoned dog breeding farm tied to a supposed demonic possession case. Henry used his uncontrolled Heat Vision on the farm after hearing about the mosquitoes, but strange screams suggested something might have survived, leaving the group uncertain about their planned adventure.

• Henry noticed a strange, tangled presence connected to the haunted house and decided to continue Quicksilver's paranormal tour to learn about supernatural phenomena.
• Quicksilver led the group to Brookfield, Connecticut, where a dog breeding farm had been the scene of a murder case involving claims of demonic possession.
• Henry stopped the group before they reached the farm because he detected a huge swarm of mosquitoes, then sent the others back to the RV while he stayed with Quicksilver.
• Henry unleashed Heat Vision across the farm, scorching it while trying to eliminate the mosquitoes, and he and Quicksilver heard piercing screams from inside.
• Quicksilver warned Henry that anything capable of surviving the attack might be too dangerous to investigate.

Henry, Quicksilver, and the others visited a haunted house and then toured the Warren Occult Museum, where Quicksilver opened Annabelle’s display case and picked up the doll. The Warrens screamed as he held it, and the chapter ended with the consequences unknown.

• Henry and the others explored a haunted house near Connecticut State Hospital but encountered nothing unusual.
• Quicksilver bought a film camera, and the group took photographs before driving to the Warren Occult Museum.
• Ed Warren welcomed the group and told them stories about the museum’s exhibits while Lorraine Warren served coffee.
• After Ed Warren told the story of Annabelle, Quicksilver opened the display case and lifted the doll out.
• The Warrens screamed when they saw Quicksilver holding Annabelle.

Quicksilver freed Annabelle from her case, but the doll frightened him into climbing back inside and asking to be locked up. Henry bought books, maps, and souvenirs from the Warrens, hoping to learn more about their genuine experiences.

• Quicksilver took Annabelle out of her case, and the doll came alive, shoved him away, and landed on the floor.
• Quicksilver photographed Annabelle as she climbed back into her case, closed the door, and gestured for the Warrens to lock it; the Warrens secured the cabinet.
• An old woman scolded Quicksilver and struck him, and his sister kicked his foot in disapproval.
• Henry asked the Warrens to sell him two sets of their books and five maps of exorcism sites, and Lorraine explained that the maps were warnings, not invitations to explore.
• Henry bought souvenirs, including a spirit board and tarot cards, and purchased the Warrens' books to investigate their accounts.

Henry and the others examined their rush-developed photographs and found frightened supernatural figures hiding in nearly every shot. Henry claimed the creatures feared Lorna and Kitty, but Skye called out his explanation as a lie.

• Henry picked up the photographs at Kodak Photo Studio and noticed the employees whispering and keeping their distance from him.
• Quicksilver drove the RV while the group listened to ABBA, and Lorna said she had learned the songs because they were Lorin's favorite band.
• Henry spread out the developed photographs, and the group found terrified supernatural figures in nearly every picture.
• Henry suggested the creatures were afraid of Lorna's magnetic powers and Kitty's presence, leaving Lorna wondering whether she repelled evil.
• Skye warned Lorna that Henry was misleading her, and Henry looked away after Skye exposed his explanation as probably fake.

Quicksilver brought Henry, Katharine Hepburn, Skye, and Kitty to the abandoned Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, where he explained its history of drownings and murders. While fetching lake water, Henry encountered Jason underwater and blasted him away, then returned to prepare a barbecue as the group got ready to play music.

• Quicksilver drove the group to the abandoned Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco in New Jersey and set up a barbecue with Henry, Skye, and the others.
• Kitty ran into the woods, and Henry reassured Katharine Hepburn that the tiger would be safe.
• Quicksilver told Katharine Hepburn that drownings and murders had closed the camp, inspiring the film Friday the 13th.
• Henry encountered Jason beneath the lake, held him underwater, and flicked him away with a burst of force.
• Henry returned with a bucket of water, explained that his battery could power the camper for months, and sent Quicksilver to fetch music.

Quicksilver’s road trip brought Henry and the others to the fog-shrouded, ash-covered town of Centralia, where strange figures and an impossible chasm blocked their way. Henry’s super senses could not explain the town’s supernatural landscape, leaving the group uncertain how to proceed.

• After a quiet night at Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, Henry and the others enjoyed a barbecue while Quicksilver searched for Jason, and Kitty returned from hunting to be bathed and made to sleep outside.
• The group packed up and drove to Centralia, where fog, falling ash, and unnerving figures made the town seem abandoned yet inhabited.
• Quicksilver described Centralia’s history of plague, prisons, coal mining, alleged cult activity, and possible mine fires as Lorna questioned whether they should stay.
• Henry stopped the RV at a sheer chasm and found that even his super vision could not reveal its bottom or the far side.

Henry and the others parked their RV at a shopping center in the fogbound town, where locals ignored them, and prepared to spend the night without trusting the town’s food or water. After Lorna Dane disabled her inhibitor and sensed the world’s chaotic magnetic fields, Henry said her powers could help them escape if they were still trapped in the morning; nightfall brought eerie sounds and darkness as they settled in for dinner and ghost stories.

• Quicksilver ran along the cliff and reported that it surrounded the town, so Henry drove the group back to town to spend the night.
• Shopping center staff ignored the group, but Henry chose to park in the open lot so they could spot danger and keep the RV mobile.
• Henry refused to let anyone gather food or water from town, and he reassured the group that Lorna Dane’s magnetic abilities could help them carve a way out.
• Lorna Dane switched off her Mutant Ability Inhibitor Device, sensed the world’s chaotic magnetic fields, and decided to try to adapt to them.
• Kitty reluctantly left the RV and kept watch as the sun set, while Henry entertained Quicksilver with ghost stories amid the darkness and strange noises.

Henry and the others shared a meal in a foggy, blood-red setting until Pyramid Head appeared and attacked Skye. After Henry subdued him, Quicksilver and Lorna went to investigate the hospital and church while Skye stayed with Henry and Katharine Hepburn.

• Henry, Quicksilver, and Katharine Hepburn traded horror stories as the group ate around the camper.
• Kitty heard heavy footsteps and roared as Pyramid Head emerged from the fog with a massive cleaver.
• Henry caught Pyramid Head’s blade before it struck Skye, then dragged him away and restrained him behind the supermarket.
• Henry returned to the camper and suggested that Quicksilver investigate the hospital and church.
• Quicksilver and Lorna left to explore, while Henry stopped Skye from following and Katharine Hepburn asked her to stay.

Henry asked Skye whether she envied the others’ mutant abilities, then reflected on the risks of giving her Inhuman powers and chose not to push her toward that decision. As he watched Quicksilver and Lorna explore the strange world, he saw Quicksilver weaken the lurking Evil Spirit by photographing it.

• Henry asked Skye whether she envied the others’ abilities, but she denied it despite her disappointment.
• Henry considered the risks of activating Skye’s Inhuman genes and explained that power offered choices but could not solve everything.
• Henry offered ice cream to Skye and Katharine Hepburn, and Skye happily snatched the strawberry flavor he had wanted.
• Henry watched Quicksilver take Lorna around the strange world while he considered how to find its weakness and return to reality.
• Quicksilver flirted with the Evil Spirit beneath the hospital and weakened it by taking photographs with his camera.

Skye asked to learn to drive, while Quicksilver explained how Wanda’s supernatural camera weakened spirits by drawing on their energy. Henry examined the camera and its film, then decided they would develop the photos themselves after the trip to avoid another photo shop’s reaction.

• Skye pestered Henry to let her drive, and Quicksilver offered to teach her despite Henry’s objections.
• Skye asked Quicksilver about the camera he had used against the monsters, and he explained how it captured supernatural beings and drained their energy.
• Henry inspected Quicksilver’s Leica M3 and detected magical traces on both the camera and the undeveloped film.
• Quicksilver suggested finding a place to develop the photos, but Henry refused and said they would develop the film themselves after the trip.

Quicksilver told Lorna about Wanda’s mysterious work guarding the boundary between the Earth Dimension and the Chaos Dimension, then drove the group toward Chicago. He planned to park overnight in Wheaton on Elm Street, but his evasive response left everyone suspecting the location had a dangerous legend.

• Skye asked whether Wanda’s magical camera drained energy from people, and Quicksilver admitted he had never checked; Henry put the camera away and offered to use an ordinary one.
• Lorna asked about Wanda, and Quicksilver said she had left to pursue magic and guarded the boundary between the Earth Dimension and the Chaos Dimension at the Sorcerer Supreme’s request.
• As the RV entered Illinois, Lorna pulled over, switched places with Quicksilver, and punched him twice before Henry took the passenger seat.
• Quicksilver proposed visiting Chicago’s Interactive Medieval Torture Museum and a haunted bar tour, then said they would park overnight at a supermarket lot on Elm Street in Wheaton.
• Henry questioned whether Elm Street had a strange legend, and Quicksilver’s guilty denial made the others glare at him.