The symbiote automatically thickens over John's entire body, preventing him from freezing. Then, thousands of microscopic tendrils snake out from his body, piercing the ice. A moment later, the tendrils rapidly expand, sending a shower of ice shards across the room as John leaps at Mimic, taking him to the ground. John puts his teacher in a chokehold, waiting for the power he had received from his mother to kick in.