Pirate Plunder Blunder

**Pirate Plunder Blunder** is the first segment of the fourteenth Season 2 episode.

## Summary

Aunt May and several civilians get brainwashed by Green Goblin into being his pirate crew upon wearing his pirate hats.

## Characters

* **Heroes**
	+ Team Spidey
		- Peter Parker/Spidey
		- Miles Morales/Spin
		- Gwen Stacy/Ghost Spider
* **Villains**
	+ Green Goblin
* **Civilians**
	+ Aunt May
	+ Mr. Von Carnegie
	+ Mr. Kielbasa
	+ Other civilians
* **Others**
	+ Web Beard (mentioned only)

## Plot

The episode starts with Aunt May bringing Peter, Gwen and Miles to see a pirate ship exhibit at the pier. Peter thanks his aunt for brining them to see the pirate ship, which Aunt May responded by telling him that she honestly really wanted to see it herself, before going on to talk about what it must feel like being a pirate, sailing the seven seas, searching for adventure. A voice asking did someone say adventure, is heard not long after Aunt May finished her sentence. Everyone turned to see Mr. Von Carnegie showing up with a pirate hat on his head, which he then takes off as he tells them that he is so excited that they have come to see the museum's outdoor exhibit, the Magnificent Muttonchop, which is a prized possession of Web Beard the pirate.

Seeing how much Aunt May is interested in Web Beard the pirate, Mr. Von Carnegie asks her if she is a fan of pirates, which Peter responds to by telling him (Mr. Von Carnegie) that he (Peter) thinks that his (Peter's) aunt wants to be a pirate. Aunt May responded by telling him (Peter) that maybe just a little bit, before asking Mr. Von Carnegie where he got his pirate hat. Mr. Von Carnegie answers that there is a hat stand just down the pier, and that the hats are free. Hearing that, Aunt May decides to check that out, while asking Mr. Von Carnegie to watch the kids for her, and saying that she will be right back. After Aunt May is gone, Mr. Von Carnegie asks the kids would they like to hear a story of one of Web Beard's amazing pirate adventures which the kids respond yes.

At the hat stand, a disguised Green Goblin hands out pirate hats in his pirate disguise, telling the people to put on a hat and they too can be a pirate. Aunt May and a few other people take a hat each and put them on while walking away from the hat stand. Not long after putting her pirate hat on, Aunt May thought of getting one of those hats for the kids. However, when Aunt May gets back to the hat stand, the disguised Green Goblin is not there.

Hiding nearby, Green Goblin laughs as his pirate disguise worked like a charm; nobody knew it was him. Gobby then goes on talking to himself, saying that the best part is that everybody who is wearing his pirate hats will be under his control as he takes out a remote and pushes the green button. As soon as the button was pressed, Aunt May and all the people wearing pirate hats are placed under Green Goblin's control, heading to the hat stand where they gather to receive orders to plunder the pier and ruin everyone's day from Green Goblin.

Meanwhile, at the dock, Mr. Von Carnegie is still telling the kids a story about Web Beard's adventures when they heard the commotion of the people under Green Goblin's control acting like pirates as they plunder people's things and demand people to hand things over to them. Gwen asks why are those people acting like pirates, which Mr. Von Carnegie responds that he is glad that people are enjoying the exhibit, but that behaviour is too much. Miles comments that something weird is going on. Peter thanks Mr. Von Carnegie for the story, before going off to find Aunt May. Not long after the kids are gone, Mr. Von Carnegie puts his pirate hat back on, falling under Green Goblin's control.

Peter, Gwen and Miles change into their superhero alter-egos Spidey, Ghost Spider and Spin before confronting the people acting like pirates by telling said people that they (the people) are ruining everyone's day. However, the people completely ignore Team Spidey's words and continue their behaviour. Ghost Spider comments that the people were not even listening to them (Team Spidey). Spin responds that they better web the people up until they (Team Spidey) can figure out what is going on. After webbing up two acting-like-pirates people, saving a fisherman's box in the process, Spidey asks why the people are talking like pirates. Ghost Spider responds by asking do the people think that they really are pirates. Unbeknownst to the Spidey Team, Green Goblin is hiding nearby, spying on them. Green Goblin then presses the green button on his remote again, in order to turn up the plundering.

Seeing how serious the situation has gotten as the people acting like pirates plunder more and more, Team Spidey splits up to handle the problem. As soon as the team split up, Spidey confronts someone messing with something at one of the stands. However, after he tells them to stop, that person turns around to face him, allowing him to realise that it is Aunt May, to Spidey's shock and horror. Spidey then asks himself whether he can web up his own aunt or not, unwittingly giving Aunt May the period of time to run off. Meanwhile, Mr. Von Carnegie, under Green Goblin's control due to wearing one of the pirate hats, steals a cotton candy from a civilian running from the chaos. Not recognising him when she is facing his back, Ghost Spider confronts him, telling him to drop the cotton candy, before getting shocked upon realising that it is him when he turns around to face her. In the mean time, Spin confronts one of the pirates before getting a shock as the person turns around to face him, allowing him to realise that the person is Mr. Kielbasa.

Spin and Ghost Spider then meet up with each other, the latter telling the former that Mr. Von Carnegie is a pirate, while the former tells the latter so is Mr. Kielbasa. Not long after that, the acting-like-pirates Mr. Von Carnegie and Mr. Kielbasa charged at the spider-themed heroes with a net, tying them up and capturing them. Meanwhile, Spidey is still web-swinging after Aunt May, trying to get her to stop. After once again failing to stop his aunt, Spidey asks himself what happened to her, just before realising that all the people acting like pirates are all wearing pirate hats, causing him to figure out that the said hats must be the reason why the people are acting that way. Spidey then tries to take off Aunt May's pirate hat by using his webs, but finds it stuck on her head too tight, to the point that instead of coming off her head when he pulls on it, he gets pulled along with it as Aunt May charges. Green Goblin laughs as Aunt May and Spidey go pass him, commenting that he (Green Goblin) did not want the hats to come off, and they will not, as long as he has the remote.

Noticing Green Goblin, Spidey lets go off his web line attached to Aunt May's hat, focusing on trying to stop Green Goblin instead of Aunt May. However, two pirates stop Spidey from getting to Gobby, by trying to whack him (Spidey) with the fishing rod and umbrella that they are holding. Green Goblin then goes on to tell Spidey that anyone wearing a pirate hat is now part of his (Green Goblin's) nasty pirate crew and that there is nothing he (Spidey) can do about it. Spidey uses his webs to snatch away the fishing rod and umbrella, as well as web up the two pirates. Unfortunately, not long after that, Green Goblin successfully gets a pumpkin prank thrown at Spidey's feet, getting the spider-themed hero's feet stuck to the dock with goo. As Spidey is stuck, Green Goblin and the rest of the pirates run pass him, with Mr. Von Carnegie and Mr. Kielbasa taking the captured Ghost Spider and Spin with them. Green Goblin laughs before taking off on the Magnificent Muttonchop with his pirate crew and the captured spider heroes. Seeing this, Spidey becomes more determined to get himself unstuck in order to stop Green Goblin. Shooting his webs onto a lamppost so he can pull himself out of the goo, Spidey quickly gets himself unstuck and slingshot far enough to discreetly get onto the Magnificent Muttonchop.

On the pirate ship, Green Goblin is giving orders to the mind-controlled pirate crew, as they sail to Goblin Island. As the pirates salute to Green Goblin's orders, Spin and Ghost Spider struggle to get free from being tied up. The mind-controlled Aunt May points a sweeping broom at them while ordering them to keep quiet before walking away. After his aunt was far away enough, Spidey got his teammate's attention as he gets on board the ship's deck, telling them that he knows why everyone is acting like pirates. Ghost Spider responds that it is because of Gobby's pirate controller, as she and Spin saw Gobby waving it around when the pirates took them on the ship. Spin adds that everyone who wears a pirate hat is in Green Goblin's control. Hearing Aunt May coming back, Spidey quickly hides while Ghost Spider and Spin remain quiet, causing Aunt May to think that nothing is going on so she goes back to doing her chores. After his aunt is once again far enough from them, Spidey comes out of hiding to free him team, before they all hide behind some of the cargo boxes on the ship.

Spin asks how they are going to get pass all the pirates, as it is weird webbing up people that they know. Ghost Spider suggests that maybe one of them (Team Spidey) can be a pirate, before using her webs to weave a pirate hat for Spidey, while telling him that she and Spin will keep Aunt May and the other pirates busy while he (Spidey) gets close enough to Gobby. Spin then uses paint to cover Spidey's suit, completing the pirate disguise. After being advised to keep his (Spidey's) head down so that Gobby does not see his (Spidey's) mask, Spidey walks out into the open, posing as a pirate under Gobby's control, so that the other pirates do not suspect anything.

Green Goblin is giving the mind-controlled people more orders like a pirate, just before Aunt May alerts him that the spiders have escaped, much to Green Goblin's shock. After seeing Spin and Ghost Spider being free and taunting his pirates, Green Goblin orders the pirates to get them. As soon as the other pirates are gone, Spidey confronts Green Goblin, revealing himself to the villain, much to Green Goblin's shock and frustration as he left Spidey stuck at the pier. Spidey tells Gobby that he (Gobby) should know by now that they (Team Spidey) never give up, and that his (Gobby's) little pirate game ends now. Gobby responds by saying that he will be the judge of that, before grabbing a nearby spare sweeping broom to use as a sword to fence against Spidey. The two fenced for a while before Spidey successfully knocks the pirate controller out of Green Goblin's hand, allowing Spin to grab it, turning off the mind control.

The people brainwashed into being Green Goblin's pirate crew start to snap out of their hypnosis, returning to normal, confused as they have no memory of what they did under Gobby's control. No longer under his control, the people confront Gobby, causing him to fearfully claim that he can explain. Ghost Spider tells him (Gobby) that they (Team Spidey) will explain everything on the way back. Spidey adds by telling Gobby that he (Gobby) can stay here and think about what he (Gobby) did as Team Spidey web him up. Spin then tells Gobby that his (Gobby's) pirate days are over, causing Gobby to groan at his defeat.

Once they are back at the dock, Spidey tells Mr. Von Carnegie that they (Team Spidey) will take the loot back where it belongs. Mr. Von Carnegie thanks the heroes for all their help, before they depart. Not long after Team Spidey swing off, Aunt May tells Mr. Von Carnegie that she needs to find Peter and his friends and make sure that they are alright. As soon as she is near the stands, Aunt May regroups with Peter, Miles and Gwen, with Miles telling her (Aunt May) that they are glad to see her, before Gwen adds that there were pirates everywhere. Aunt May responds by telling them that she knows, and apparently she was one of them (the pirates). Aunt May then goes on to tell the kids that she thought being a pirate would be exciting, but she does not want to have such an experience. Miles responds by saying that she can say that again, causing everyone to laugh as the episode ends.

## Trivia

* Green Goblin says the title of this episode.
* This is the second time Web Beard is mentioned, following the Season 1 episode Web Beard's Treasure.
* Peter/Spidey is revealed to be somewhat good at fencing, shown when he and Green Goblin use sweeping brooms as fencing swords to fence against each other.