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Dr. Strange tells Spidey that Shade brings victims to the astral plane in order to himself occasionally return to Earth himself. Having "an appointment with death," Strange is unable to directly assist Spidey, instead imbuing him with the Hand of Vishanti's energy, allowing his astral form to enter the plane. He warns Spidey to stay on the path there. Meanwhile, Shade's thugs trap Jennifer. Shade arrives, sucking her into the astral plane. Spidey, in his astral form, follows and fights Shade as Jennifer frees the other prisoners from a mystical cell. Spidey tosses Shade at the cell, trapping him, then uses the Hand's power to summon an Earth-bound portal. However, Spidey is drawn to a large spider creature and leaves the path to investigate. The creature banishes him back to Earth, where, still in his astral form, Spidey realizes time has moved faster than on the astral plane and he has missed MJ's visit. He hurries to the airport but MJ can't see him in his astral form. Spidey helplessly watches as MJ returns to LA.