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Description
Scotty McDowell has been having strange dreams where he fights Spider-Woman as a costumed being called the Hornet. Waking up he finds that he has super-strength and has grown wings, and is delivered a package with the very costume he dreamed about (unaware that this is all being orchestrated by Karl Malus who injected Scotty with some of the Fly's DNA.) Scotty decides that he will use his new powers as a super-hero in the hopes that he can become partners with Spider-Woman. Deciding to keep his identity secret, Scotty goes out as the Hornet and uses his powers to help Spider-Woman stop a plane from crashing before departing. Playing into Malus's plans, the increasingly unstable Hornet becomes more and more irresponsible with his powers. When he gets in the middle of Spider-Woman's attempt to stop jewel thieves, he accidentally blasts the jewelery store owner, however shows no concern. Furious over being scolded by Spider-Woman, the Hornet goes on a rampage in the city, prompting Spider-Woman to try and stop him. Meanwhile, Malus offers the commissioner of police his talents to stop the Hornets rampage. During the fight between the Hornet and Spider-Woman, Malus is allowed to be released and constructs a special tranquilizer weapon supposedly to knock out the Hornet. However, Malus instead shoots Spider-Woman by "accident" and as the police rush to her aid, both Malus and the Hornet escape. When the Hornet returns to his home, Malus is there waiting for him.