Ben Tennyson, Simian and others in “Simian Says”

Hey, do you guys realize it's been two days since anyone tried to kill me, arrest me, or ask me for an autograph?

Then let me apologize in advance for my timing.

Well, well, well. If it isn't the con artist formerly known as prince.

Simian?!

Wait! I can certainly understand your ire.

You lied to us, Simian… you used us and sold us out to the Highbreed!

And I'm sorry, but things have changed, and now I have no choice but to humbly beg for your help, oh, great Ben Tennyson, hero to all worlds.

Oh, this is gonna be good.

The Highbreed weren't exactly pleased when you caught on to my little deception before.

You mean when you tried to trick us into taking out the Plumbers' communications system so Earth would be defenseless against the alien invasion?

Yeah. That's the one. [voice-over during a flashback] I was able to distract them long enough to escape, taking along a few valuables to compensate me for my troubles. I sold a certain item to a powerful client named Mizaru, a collector of unusual animals. Honestly, I was only trying to make a fair profit. I had no idea this would happen.

Are you telling me you willingly brought a Xenocite to your home world and turned it loose on some crime boss?!

I didn't turn it loose, he did! And now the DNAliens are spreading all over. In a few days, there won't be a single unaffected Arachnichimp left on the planet. I… I need your help.

Not buying it. Nobody's that stupid.

Maybe. But can we really take that chance? A whole planet of innocent Arachnichimps turned into mutant monsters?

It won't hurt to check it out. If he's telling the truth, we need to do something about it.

And if it's just another con?

Then he's all yours.