Synopsis: The issue begins where the last one ended, a couple of armed government agents ask Kitty Pride to come with them so they can escort her out of school. Kenny "Kong" McFarlane punches one agent and attempts to hold the others back so Kitty can have an opportunity to escape. Johnny Storm and Bobby Drake want to help but Peter, Gwen, and Mary Jane tell them to stand down. Kitty gets up from her seat and phases out of the room with Kenny.
Kenny and Kitty wind up in the sewer under the school (I guess it was either this or the boiler room). Kitty thanks Kenny for helping her. Then they kiss and decide to run away together.
The principal of the school speaks at an emergency PTA meeting about the day's events. The principal basically tells everyone to stop complaining about how a mutant was at school and they should try to change things so the children will not grow up in a world where one particular group of people are hated for being different. After his speech, the principal tells everyone he's resigned but he won't remain silent on the matter.
Meanwhile back at the Parker house, Bobby, Johnny, and Peter regret that they could not do anything at school to help Kitty since their actions would have led to a huge fight. The boys then decide to suit up and help Kitty somehow.
The heroes arrive at Kitty's house, which has a media circus on the front lawn. Then one of the news vans explodes because of the appearance of the Shroud. Spider-Man tries to attack the Shroud but he phases right through her which makes the team realize the Shroud is Kitty. The guys try to calm her down and say her actions are just proving the point that mutants are dangerous. Kitty declares that Magneto was right and sucker punches Spider-Man. Iceman freezes Kitty in a block of ice and the guys wonder how Kitty got stronger. Then Kitty gets out of the ice and reveals she trained herself to control her mass instead of just being intangible. Kitty escapes but the guys try to follow her into the sewer. When they loose track of Kitty, Spider-Man calls out that they care about her and want to help. Iceman tries to remind Kitty what Charles Xavier would do, but Human Torch tells the guys that they should go since Kitty asked to be alone. The last shot in this scene is Kitty sitting in a tunnel sulking with watery eyes.
The last page of this issue reveals that M.J. recorded the entire classroom scene on video and has the only footage.
Good: One of the reasons I enjoy this series is the team of Spider-Man, Iceman, and the Human Torch. This group of heroes is a clear reference to Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends (Firestorm was created because the rights to the Human Torch were unavailable). The guys do not instantly like each other and have different methods of handling situations, such as how Bobby and Johnny wanted to attack the agents at school but Peter did not want them to do anything. However, they are truly an invincible combination.
I also enjoyed Kitty's reaction to what happened to her. She didn't just decide to leave New York City and live under a fake alias, she decided to stand her ground and fight (even though it was against her best friends). The picture of Kitty after she hears her friends
Since this series began, Mary Jane had become a student whose really focused on being a journalist. Now that she has the only footage of what happened at school, she must choose between her future career or her friends.
Bad: I have no complaints.
Overall: Bendis has definitely written his best work on this title. This issue and series is awesome. If you love Spider-Man or Kitty Pride then this is the series for you.
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