Issue 15
Panel 1
There is a man who seems to be eating a piece of meat. The panel should be tight only showing his mouth.
Panel 2
He is wiping his mouth with a napkin.
Panel 3
He is smiling.
Panel 4
His face is now shown. He is a scrawny, balding older man. He has a very worried, scared look on his face.
Man: O dear….
Panel 5
His kitchen is shown. There is blood everywhere. On the stove should be a large pot with an arm shown in the pot. There should be various body parts strewn about.
Man: …I’ve gone and done it again….
Page2
Annie and Michael are sitting at a long desk. Annie is dressed in her costume. Michael in his usual T-shirt and jeans, both look tired. At the other end of the desk are Aurora and Aiden.
Aiden: Guys…I know why we are here, but can we move this along? Rachel is in…
Annie: Shut up. I don’t want to hear it.
Aurora: There’s no need to be…
Michael: ZIP IT.
Panel 2
Michael is glaring at both of them.
Michael: Listen to me, it’s one in the morning. We have three deaths, not to mention what happened to Ryla and Evelyn. These could have been prevented if you had just answered the alarm.
Aiden: You didn’t tell him.
Aurora: Of course not, she wants us to tell him, that way we would have to admit what we did, isn’t that right, Annie?
Annie: No, because I didn’t want it to get around, but as you’ve brought it up….
Michael: What happened?
Panel 3
Aurora and Annie are looking at one another.
Aurora: Well….
Aiden: Uhm….
Panel 4
Annie is staring at both of them. Michael is looking at her.
Annie: Listen, my patience is gone, you brought it up, you did it, now spill it.
Page 3
Annie is flopping down on the couch, Michael is beside her.
Annie: Whew!
Michael: She’s still mad.
Annie: Right now, I don’t care. It’s a bunch of high school stuff that could have cost more lives. An alarm going for fourty-five minutes. They are lucky that Regal wasn’t here. Suspension was a light punishment.
Michael: I have to….tell you something….
Panel 2
Annie is turning her head towards him.
Annie: What’s up? I was going to ask you earlier but…that thing with Evelyn happened…
Michael: What did happen to her….
Annie: I…I don’t want to talk about it, I’m trying not to even think about it, but I’ll tell you.
Michael: O……OK….I guess….
Panel 3
Annie: So what’s up? What’s on your mind?
Michael: Besides the X-Gen stuff….Jeffery.
Annie: Jeffery? I thought you were trying to get over him.
Michael: He kissed me tonight.
Panel 4
Annie is now turning to face him. Her eyes full of surprise.
Annie: WHAT?! He kissed you?
Michael: Yeah…it was pretty awesome, but now I have a question. What happens now?
Page 4
Evelyn is in bed. Her eyes are bloodshot, and she looks much the same as she did before. There is a tray of breakfast food, besides the bed and the newspaper. The Newspaper reads: The Day After by Jessie Robles. Edited by Stephen Blotner, additional character concepts by Michael Floyd and Adam Marshall.
The word balloon should be coming from off panel. The room should be dark and give the impression of light, but the digital clock on the nightstand
Page 5
Tiff is walking into the room, holding a pot of coffee.
Tiff: Evelyn? I brought coffe.
Panel 2
There is no response.
Panel 3
Tiff is walking out of the room, she looks visibly upset.
Panel 4
Same as panel , but should have a blur filter applied to the art. There should be a blue light and a red light.
Blue light: She’s dying.
Red light: You’re being dramatic.
Blue light: Don’t you feel it? We’ve been trapped in this husk for five years.
Red Light: Because of your actions, Nzdezra.
Panel 5
Same.
Red: If it “dies” we are to be released. We will finally be free!
Blue light: Only to be returned to the void. To await judgment again. Do you wish to be cast down in to the pit again?
Panel 6
Same.
Red light: OK, supposing your right, Nzdezra, what do you propose we do?
Blue light: I don’t know ,Azpael. One of us must assume control of the husk and force it to live, hopefully the instinct to survive will take over.
Red Light: This is only a temporary measure, we cannot keep this going. It was only through our presence in the husk that gave us a semblance of life.
Blue Light: Us?
Red Light: Ignore it, angel, so who should take over?
Page 6
Aurora is on the balcony meditating. Annie is walking out of the window attempting to get on to the balcony, she looks visibly annoyed.
Aurora: If you wish to poison yourself with cigarette smoke, you will have to wait until I am finished. I have a lot of stress and free time as I am suspended, so this may take all morning.
Annie: Fuck you, Aurora, I’m lighting up.
Panel 2
Aurora is turning on her.
Aurora: So that’s how it is, Annie? You won’t respect the powerless person at work, so you’re going to carry it on home? Fuck YOU Annie, I’ve been wanting to really lay into you for a while. And I have been thinking about this for a loooong time….
Panel 3
Annie is blowing smoke in her face.
Annie: I don’t care, I’m pissed by you did, you selfish brat.
Panel 4
Aurora is slapping Annie, breaking her cigarette and knocking her back.
Aurora: You hateful bitch, you don’t even care how this is affecting me…
Annie: Leave it alone, Aurora.
Panel 5
Aurora is slapping her again.
Aurora: What? Is the guilt of not helping me get my magic back, almost killing us? Is that what this is….?
Annie: That’s it, you want to talk about guilt?
Panel 6
Annie is electrifying the metal fixtures, sending Aurora to the ground.
Annie: You want to talk about guilt? Call Evelyn, ask her about that time you were kissing Aiden, ask her what she was doing. Go ahead, then come back and talk to me about guilt.
Panel 7
Annie is walking away, flicking a cigarette at her.
Annie: Bitch.
Page 8
The man from the first page is walking down an alley. He is holding a garbage bag in his hand.
Melvin(thought balloon): Oh, dear!....I really should try and quit….but the meat….the taste….the…need…
Panel 2
He is opening a dumpster and putting the bag in.
Melvin(thought balloon): I have to stop this! I cannot keep this up, I must suppress this sickness, the atrocities I have committed…children, men, and women….O god….the need….
Panel 3
Melvin is looking down the alley and seeing a woman flying. Behind her she is leaving a trail of stars and color.
Melvin: What a delicious display, hmmmm. I have never had a parahuman….what flavors, what sauces….I…I have to eat….
Panel 4
Melvin is walking away in shadow.
Melvin: what fun! Teehee, now I will truly have my feast.
Page 9
It is the boardroom. Annie is standing up at the end of the table. The only one in attendance are Hector, Michael and Jeffery.
Annie: Guys, you can only see that there are only a few of us today and it may be so for a while, Hector, you don’t have to be here, go home to your wife.
Hector: Rylah is well, Annie. Thank you for the concern, but she is expected to recover for her wounds, her only concern is that of Evelyn’s condition.
Annie: I was just getting to that, Hector. Before, I explain why there are only a few of us, let me give the assignments, Michael and I will patrol tonight, Jeffery on backup, and Hector on standby.
Panel 2
Captain Regal is walking in. He is in costume, he has a blank expression.
Captain Regal: Everyone, I see that you have started this meeting, let me get down to the business, I believe we need to….
Annie: T’sari, Thad, whatever you’re calling yourself, I have already started this meeting.
Captain Regal: Yes, well thank you, but it is time to get serious, thank you for beginning and starting. Where is everyone else?
Panel 3
Michael is standing now.
Michael: Annie was about to explain. Are you back on duty?
Regal: I have never left duty.
Michael: Then where have you been? It’s not like we are going to just stop patrolling or having meetings without you.
Regal: Boy, your insolence….
Panel 4
Annie is now in between them.
Annie: Boys! Now, if we can
Regal: Remove your hand from my chest, Annie.
Michael: You going to do something, do it.
Page 10
Hector is standing. Jeffery is already up and pointing.
Hector: T’sari I have had enough! My wife was beaten last night, Evelyn was…where were you?
Jeffery: Yeah, jerkface, where the hell were you? Michael and I watched three people die last night.
Panel 2
Captain Regal looks indignant.
Captain Regal: This is how you deal with leadership? As if leading your previous team into prison wasn’t bad enough….
Panel 3
Hector is calling his shadow self, Jeffery is beginning to blur, and Annie is now bringing forth her lightning.
Michael: I think we better call a vote on our current leadership.
Panel 4
Hector is speaking: All those in favor of Annie aka Glitch taking over full leadership say Aye.
All but Annie and Regal: Aye
Panel 5
Annie is looking at Regal. Regal looks angry.
Annie: And now, I appoint Michael aka Rukus, as co leader of this team. And now T’sari, if you will take your seat….
Panel 6
T’sari is sitting down. The rest of the team is looking at him.
Annie: Thank you, now if I can continue, Regal and Hector on monitor duty. Hector, that’s so you can check on Rylah and Regal, you on reserve. Jeffery is our standby, and Michael and I will take over patrol. Now, as for what happened to Evelyn, Rylah, Aiden and Aurora….All I will say is that negligence on monitor duty put the lives of some of our members in danger.
Page 11
Annie is speaking, all heads are turned in her direction.
Annie: To respect the privacy of those involved, that is all details I will give. Some of what occurred crosses lines and boundaries. And I think it’s best if some of that is left outside of the team. Rylah will be recovering and as soon as able she will return to the team. Aiden and Aurora are on suspension for 2 weeks at least, until I can further review their actions, and Evelyn….I will need to talk to her before I discuss her situation. Ok, team we have our assignments. Let’s get to them.
Panel 2
Annie is in the elevator with Michael.
Annie: I cannot believe that stupid fuck just walked into a meeting and attempted to take over!
Michael: Annie, look, we all know Regal is an asshole. He was trying to change, but we all knew he was eventually going to go back into asshole mode. Don’t sweat it.
Panel 3
They are exiting the elevator and walking into the lobby.
Michael: OK, so where should we start?
Annie: You pick, I honestly don’t care.
Michael: Calm down, Annie! You are really upset!
Annie: Well, after what happened to Evelyn and then Regal being an ass….
Panel 4
Michael is grinning at her. Annie is giving him a sideways smile.
Michael: Hey, you wanna go back to Marshall’s Folly tonight?
Annie :What and get thrown into a dumpster again?
Michael: You had fun that night!
Annie: No, I mean we’re going, but I just wanted to see what was on the itinerary.
Page 12
Rachel is at her kitchen table. There are multiple books stacked everywhere. She is reading and has her hair pulled back. She is holding one book and sipping from a glass of tea.
Rachel: …during the process, there are four mages in a circle, one representing one of the four pillars…Aiden? Honey, can you bring me some more tea?
Panel 2
Rachel is looking at the book, in the background Aiden is taking her glass over her shoulder.
Aiden: I got it.
Rachel: Thank you, look, as Annie and Michael have given you the next couple of days off, do you want to go see your parents or just bum around here? I mean you took the time off to spend with me, we might as well use it. I mean, I have to go to the Ax building to help Richard do the upgrade on the security system, what do you think?
Panel 3
Rachel is turning her head, taking off the glasses.
Rachel: Aiden, what’s wrong? You and I haven’t really talked in a long time. Is everything alright?
Panel 4
Aiden is pouring tea.
Aiden: Yeah….I’ve just been a little distracted, I’m ok, though Rache, and yeah, we can go see our parents..wait. We have this thing we have to go to tomorrow night. Didn’t you get the message that Deborah left, we have dinner with the rest of the team, at her place, it’s supposed to be formal.
Panel 5
Rachel is making a face, and taking the tea from Aiden’s hand.
Rachel: Yeah, but I thought we could skip out on it, I mean there is nothing that says we have to eat at the boss’s. Plus, besides you haven’t been back to see your family since we moved here, you’re dad has been asking about you…
Panel 6
Aiden is kissing her on the cheek.
Aiden: Yeah, I know, look after the dinner thing we can go for a few days, K? I’m going into town, I wanna see what Michael is doing, maybe play some basketball.
Rachel: I think he’s on monitor duty, look, if you go up to the tower, I don’t want you working, OK?
Page 13
Aiden is almost out the door.
Aiden: Ok, Rache, if you need anything call me.
Rachel: Ok, honey, look, I need to talk….
Panel 2
Aiden has closed the door and left. Rachel is standing up in the living room.
Panel 3
Rachel is sitting on a couch. She is picking up her book again and patting her stomach.
Rachel: Ok, kiddo, just you, me, the bad dreams, and the fact that you are double the size you should be. Ok, no problem.
Panel 4
Rachel is waving her hand. There is a glass of tea that is moving toward her in the air.
Rachel: Well, whatd’ya know?
Page 14
Evelyn is thrashing about on the bed. There are two blinking lights.
Red Light: By the Abyss! The pain…..I….
Blue Light: We have to try…there is something blocking us…
Panel 2
The panel should be Evelyn’s hand gripping the sheet on the bed.
Red Light: We almost have it…..
Blue Light: That blockage…but… I didn’t…..
Panel 3
Evelyn’s eyes are now open. The lights are gone.
Panel 4
She is getting out of bed. She is dressed in the night gown and her hair is a mess. Her eyes are glossy.
Evelyn: The stink of sin is everywhere…..
Page 15
Annie and Michael are in an alley. There are two costumed males, that have been knocked out.
Michael: Why are villains so dumb?
Annie: Well, why do villains even think they can get away with half the crap that they do?
Michael: Ahhhh, the infamous answering a question with a question….
Annie: Sorry, I’m a little distracted. Michael, what do you think of me as leader?
Panel 2
Michael is smiling at her, Annie is attacting manacles to the villains.
Michael: Well, serious answer or smartass answer?
Annie: Give me the serious answer.
Michael: Well, let me see, first the negative, you almost killed us, Evelyn and Orchid were beaten, I was kidnapped and tortured and you can’t control Regal. How’s that?
Annie: Gee thanks.
Panel 3
Annie is pressing a button on her gauntlet.
Annie: Regal, alert pick up at my location. Thanks.
Michael: Ok, now the positive, you haven’t lost a member of the team, you gave someone a second chance who didn’t deserve it and yet they haven’t proved you wrong, you stepped up when no one would, and everyone, Aurora and Regal included, follow you. That’s a pretty good for an ex-con.
Annie: Yeah, I guess so, but I guess lately everything is getting to me. Plus Regal and Aurora aren’t making things easier. By the way, you aren’t doing too shabby in the leadership department.
Panel 4
Michael is smiling at her.
Michael: Meh, it’s just making choices that no one wants to. So, you wanna start our patrol and then grab a drink afterwards?
Panel 5
Annie is walking towards a large black jeep, Michael is behind her.
Annie: Yeah, but not at Marshall’s Folly, I don’t wanna get thrown in a dumpster again.
Michael: Aww, but c’mon that was the highlight of the night.
Page 16
Evelyn is writhing on her bed.
Red Light: I can’t…..the shell is fighting back….
Blue Light: We may have to it together….
Panel 2
Same as above.
Red Light: Then….hurry, this hurts….the pain is….
Blue Light: We will have to merge….but I don’t know what the implications of…
Red Light: Just do it!
Panel 3
Evelyn is now sitting up on the bed, screaming.
Evelyn: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Panel 4
Tiff is now in the room, shaking, Evelyn. Evelyn is still screaming.
Tiff: Evelyn! Evee, what’s wrong!? Why are you screaming so?...
Evelyn: THIS………………….HURTS………….
Panel 5
Tiff is backing away from the bed, she is holding a communicator. Evelyn is writhing in pain on the bed.
Evelyn: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Tiff: Ax Security Protocol Level Red! I need help with Evelyn!
Panel 6
Annie’s chest embelem and Michael’s belt buckle are both blinking.
Michael: That’s Evelyn!
Annie: Come on, we need to get to her penthouse.
Page 17
Aiden is in a long hallway, knocking on a door.
Aiden: Michael….come on answer the door….
Panel 2
The door is opening, it is Aurora, wearing nothing. She looks surprised to see him. Aiden is in shock.
Aurora: Aiden? What are you doing here?
Aiden: I…I was looking for Michael, uh… I take it by your uhm….he’s not here is he?
Aurora: No, here come on in and I’ll put something on, is everything OK?
Panel 2
Aurora is walking out of the room. Aiden is looking away.
Aiden: Yeah, well no…thought Michael was around so I could talk to him…about stuff…
Aurora: What happened last night with us?
Panel 3
Aurora is back now in a robe. Aiden is sitting on the couch.
Aiden: Uh, yeah…look, I’ll just come back when he’s around…
Aurora: Don’t you think that the best person to talk to about what we did would be me?
Aiden: Yes, well…I don’t know….I mean, why am I suddenly obsessed with you? I mean…
Aurora: Shh…I know what you mean, and why is it, that I cannot get you out of my mind?
Panel 4
Both Aurora and Aiden are sitting on the couch.
Panel 5
Aurora and Aiden are kissing passionately.
Page 18
Michael and Annie are inside of Evelyn’s penthouse. Tiff is sitting down on a chair looking distressed. Michael appears to be listening to something off panel.
Annie: ..ok so after the screaming stopped, she just got up and left?
Tiff: I…it was so…bizarre! She stood, smiled at me and put some trashy outfit together and walked out of here as if nothing happened. I tried to stop her and that look she gave me…
Annie: What look?
Tiff: It was as if…I mean, it wasn’t an angry look, it was just a blank stare, so I backed away and she walked out of here.
Michael: I’m not hearing anything, so she isn’t speaking wherever she is.
Annie: And Regal and Lasombra have both confirmed that her communicator is here at the penthouse.
Panel 2
Tiff is grabbing Annie’s arm.
Tiff: Annie! You have to find her! She’s….different now, I don’t know any other way to explain it! She…that stare, it was that look! Her eyes were…my God, it was looking into Hell….
Annie: Tiff, I’m sure everything will be OK, she was probably just a little shaken. Michael and I will call in Aiden and Aurora to help us track them. I have Lasombra and Regal on heightened alert.
Michael: Regal just signaled, Aiden and Aurora aren’t responding. I have him calling Aiden’s house and our apartment to look for them.
Panel 3
Michael and Annie are now looking at each other in the eye.
Michael: You don’t think…
Annie: No….they better not be…
Tiff: What?
Panel 4
Annie is sitting her down gently.
Annie: Don’t worry, Tiff, we will find her. Michael, let’s go.
Michael: Roger that.
Tiff: Annie, Michael?
Michael: yes?
Panel 5
Tiff is now looking down.
Tiff: There was one thing that she said before she left…
Annie: What was it?
Panel 6
Tiff is now looking up at both of them.
Tiff: She said’ I can smell the taint of sin….’
Page 19
The man is in his kitchen. There is a woman(the same woman who was flying earlier) who is gagged and is tied down. The man has a syringe in his hand.
Man: Don’t worry, this will all be over soon. I’m so sorry, so very sorry, but it has to be this way. Once this goes through your system…
Off Panel Voice: You can add more to your collection?
Panel 2
Evelyn is now walking into the kitchen. She is wearing an even more revealing outfit, there are silver studs all through the uniform. Her long ponytail is gone, her hair is short. She has a whip around her waist.
Evelyn: What? Didn’t expect that you’d be caught, Gordon?
The Man(Gordon): Wh-who are you, what are you doing in my home?
Panel 3
Evelyn is untying the woman, she doesn’t seem to be paying attention to Gordon.
Evelyn: The stench of sin called you to me. There you are, dear, no go to the Ax Tower and tell whomever is there what has happened. Tsk, Gordon, you aren’t even sorry for what you’ve done, even in the lowest depths of the pit, remorse is found. Granted, it is Hell, but…
Gordon: S-Stop! What are you doing!? I..I wasn’t going to hurt her….
Panel 4
Gordon is stabbing the syringe into Evelyn’s arm. Evelyn is laughing.
Gordon: Y-You! Take T-That!
Evelyn: My…my little wonderful little murderer and cannibal, this body is not organic, it doesn’t have veins, sedatives don’t have the same effect. If you are sincere about wanting to stop, turn yourself in and…
Gordon is hitting Evelyn with a frying pan.
Gordon: You cost me my meal, you cocky bitch! One way or another, I am going to eat.
Panel 6
Evelyn is standing now. Her nose is bleeding.
Evelyn: So, no? Then let me show you what awaits you. Gaze into the abyss.
Page 20
Gordon is screaming. Evelyn is holding his face, making him look her in the eyes. The background is different. There should be multiple scenes of Hell, torture and screaming.
Evelyn: Is that what you want, Gordon, is it? If you truly want it, continue to gaze, I am the doorway.
Page 21
Aurora is naked laying next to Aiden, who is also naked, she is screaming in pain.
Panel 2
Lasombra is in the monitor room, his darkness tendrils are shooting wilding.
Panel 3
Rachel is clutching her stomach in pain.
Panel 4
Laura is screaming, James is trying to calm her down.
Panel 5
Evelyn is tossing Gordon to the ground. Gordon’s face is white, he seems to have permanent expression of fear.
Evelyn: So…Gordie? Didn’t like what you saw….and that’s not even the deepest level…..
Panel 6
The panel is Evelyn’s face in shadow, her face should seem different, darker, yet happy.
Evelyn: Shall I show you? Do you want to see? What the true nature of evil is? Come on , Gordie…
Page 21
Panel 1
Three panels, two small one large.
Michael and Annie are in the conference room. They are both talking to a person in a chair.
Michael: So….you took him to the police station afterwards?
Annie: I have a question, how did you know where to find him? Tiff said something…
Evelyn: Annie….Michael…look, I recovered from a traumatic experience, I thank you ever so much for your concern, but now I really, I am well, I mean aside from emotional trauma, but I don’t want any concern or thought given to it.
Panel 2
Michael and Annie are both looking at her with surprise and confusion.
Annie: Evelyn, look, no one expects you to return to active duty, or even to the team, but I just want you to know that we are here for you, and.
Evelyn: Stop. I am well, end of story.
Michael: Evee…
Evelyn: Michael, Please, I will deal with this in my own way. Let it go, at least for now.
Panel 3
Evelyn is now standing. She is wearing a modified version of her costume. She has a smile on her face. Her body shape should look different, as if she has once again altered it.
Evelyn: Besides, you never know what else is going to come up….
Page 22
Panel 1
Aiden is naked in bed, he is holding Aurora. She is asleep, his face is remorseful.
Panel 2
Richard is looking at a screen.
Panel 3
His face is one of surprise.
Panel 4
Richard is grinning and beginning to laugh.
Panel 5 and 6
The panel should be split down the middle.
The panel seems to be a security tape. It is the monitor room. The words “PAUSE” with a time marker at the bottom, should be evident. The scene is Aiden and Aurora kissing…..
End Issue
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Issue 14, X-Generation part 2:Pity
Issue 14
Page is divided into 2 long panels that run vertically.
Panel 1
Michael , Jeffery, Junto and Tremor are looking ahead in horror.
Panel 2
Evelyn is chained to a bed. She is gagged and her eyes are wide with terror.
Page 2
It is an upshot of Evelyn on the bed. We can now see that her hands are bound on each side of the bed. The room she is in is dimly lit. The walls are strewn about with pictures of her everywhere. She has her costume on, but her boots, shoulder pads and gloves are gone. The naked man is standing beside the bed, his hands are covered with blood.
Man: Are you scared? Don’t be. Your friend will be gone soon, after I attend to her. Then we can be alone. I killed that whore a month ago who could take powers away, so I could protect you. I’m very good at that. I will be the strong man you need. Al l you have to do is make me better.
Page 3
It is a four panel page. The first three are small and at the top of the page, while panel 4 is large and at the bottom.
Panel 1
There is a young girl reading a book at a library. There is a large young man reading across from her.
The young man: Pssst, Laurie…
Laurie: Simon, I said no, I have midterms coming.
Simon: Come on….it’s been a month and you know how I feel unloved when I can’t touch you…..
Laurie: No, and shhhhh, this is a library.
Panel 2
Laurie is looking back down. Now in the background we can see there is a large picture window. Just beyond the window is a large man flying towards it.
Simon: Laurie….
Laurie: No, Simon, if I fail these, my parents won’t help me get that car, just use your hand….
Panel 3
Simon is now standing and shouting.
Simon: LAURIE, MOVE!
Panel 4
There is a large kid with a football players build crashing through the window and landing on the table. Laurie and Simon are ducking and holding their hands over their heads. There are a mess of papers and books flying around. The papers have a message when read together say:
X-Generation Part 2: “Pity” by Jessie Robles, additional character concepts by Michael Floyd and Adam Marshall. Editor: Stephen Blotner.
Last issue, Michael met with former teammates Junto and Tremor to give permission to demolish the X-building when he discovered that they have already reformed the team. To add to his stress, his long standing crush, Jeffery, chose that night to discuss their relationship. After avoiding the subject, they discovered that X-Generation had been summoned to Salvation College to assist a potential member who uncovered a plot to manufacture JR4478, a drug that gives normal humans, superpowers, it only needs one activator, parahuman blood. They arrived only to witness the murder of one of the teens due to the irresponsibility of Tremor.
Meanwhile, Evelyn and Orchid are investigating the murder of a political commentator when they discover that the murderer has a dangerous obsession with Evelyn. He has multiple superpowers and has taken the two ladies prisoner.
Page 4
A young girl with blonde hair, unusually large eyes, holding an anchor is following the man into the library from the window.
Aquatitica: Is everyone OK? I did not realize that a body soaring through air was that different from underwater. Please everyone away from that man!
Panel 2
Michael, Jeffery, Junto and Tremor and staring down the college students. The larger of the men is missing. X-generation is behind the adults with Night Terror, now holding Tamara. Christie’s leg should be seen on the ground with the tattoo “Kass” visibly seen.
Markus: And that takes care of one of yours…
Kass: Big Talk, Kill them.
Panel 3
One of the men is running toward the team, another seems to have separated himself into five different men, and another is taking to the air.
Michael: Ok, X-Generation, listen up, we do this by the….
Markus: Come on! Let’s get em!
Panel 4
Night Terror is running away, holding Tamara, Vahalla is leaping upwards towards the flyer, she is holding a large hammer in her hands.
Vahalla: Terror of Night! Get the ebony maiden to a safe location! I will fend off these caitiffs.
Night Terror: Careful, Vahalla.
Panel 5
The man running towards the group has sprouted 6 extra arms and is punching Michael, Jeffery and Markus all at the same time. Junto is lifting her spear.
Michael: Ouf!
Jeffery: Watch ou-
Markus: Asabi, do something.
Asabi: I cannot, you are all in my line of fire.
Panel 6
Fury, the boy with the bo, is knocking the six armed man down.
Fury: Done, c’mon guys, you old people have just been standing around talking, it’s time for action!
Page 5
Michael is getting up, Jeffery is also rising, Markus is up and at Asabi’s side.
Michael: OK, look, fight first, talk later, I want this tight, no wandering off, no vendettas. Everyone stay together.
Markus: You’re not our leader, this is an X-Generation mission.
Michael: O…BALLS! Listen we have one dead, I don’t want to see anymore hurt.
Asabi: Why are those kids just standing there?
Panel 2
Three of the college students are merging their bodies together. The result is a fleshy mass.
Jeffery: That’s more than a lil’ gross.
Markus: Listen, you and I are on the big thing, Asabi and Michael, provide cover.
Panel 3
Michael is looking annoyed. Asabi is firing arrows towards the other students.\
Michael: I said tight! I don’t want anyone wandering off….
Asabi: You also said fight first, talk later. Just provide the cover.
Panel 4
Night Terror is waiving smelling salts under Tamara’s nose.
Night Terror: Come on…wake up…
Tamara: Ugn….
Panel 5
Tamara is opening her eyes.
Tamara: Tell me you don’t normally wear that.
Night Terror: Wake up, we may need you, that insane group of students just killed a girl and are out of blood.
Panel 6
Tamara is upright. Night Terror is looking behind him.
Tamara: Who is dead..what, this escalated way too far, I was helping Christie and Kass, they said one of their friends discovered a drug that could grant parahuman powers and they ahd been taking it, next time I knew I was being punched by some large red headed bitch.
Night Terror: Then you didn’t alert us?
Tamara: No….Christie must have…..
Night Terror: And now she’s dead.
Tamara: O no….we have to….
Panel 7
Night Terror is helping her up.
Night Terror: You said that they cooked up these powers in a lab? Can you show me where the science building is?
Tamara: Yeah, but what about the others…….
Panel 8
Night Terror is running, pulling Tamara along with him.
Night Terror: Come on, if we hurry, we won’t need to worry about them.
Page 6
Orchid is curled up in a fetal position in a pool of blood. She is beginning to stir.
Orchid(in a whisper): Evelyn? Are you there……
Panel 2
Orchid is attempting to get up.
Orchid: Ribs hurt….must be hurt worse than I …..
Panel 3
Orchid is being kicked in the gut.
Man: Your trying to take her away from me! She loves me! She doesn’t want to leave!
Panel 4
Orchid is being thrown into a wall, slamming her back hard. The man is stalking her slowly.
Orchid:UGHN!
Man: You need to hurry and go, just let us be happy. She loves me! She wants to stay with me! I will not lose her.
Panel 5
Orchid is laying very still on the ground now. It should be shown that the “A” insignia on her belt now has lit up. The man should be at an angle where he can’t see it.
Panel 6
The man is retreating back to the bedroom. Evelyn is still chained to the bed, fully clothed, gag in her mouth. Evelyn’s eyes are puffy and tearstained.
Man: That lady tried to take you from me. I know you don’t want to leave. You’re going to stay with me forever. Have you been crying? I know what will help you feel better. It will make us one. I will take care of you….
Page 7
Annie is stomping down the hall of the Ax building. Behind her is Hector(Lasombra). They both look angry and livid.
Annie: We’ll find her Hector, after I deal with Switch and Aurora.
Hector: We better, Annie. She was to be home at 9, she said Evelyn and she were working a new case and then nothing she was not answering her signal device or her phone, and neither was Evelyn.
Annie: Let’s see what we find in the monitor room.
Panel 2
Aiden and Aurora are kissing, his hand in her hair, Aurora has one of her hands on his chest. Annie is first in the room. The computer screens show three blinking lights. Under all alerts are the words: PRIORITY ALARM
Panel 3
Annie is shocking both of them. Hector is now in the room. Aurora and Aiden are both getting up, looking a little frazzled.
Annie: Get up, you both disgust me, there have been multiple priority alarms and this is what I walk in to find? Aurora, you and Aiden, suit up, you’re going to Salvation College to assist Michael and Jeffery. Hector and I are going to Salvation Steelworks to see about Evelyn and Ryla. After you assist, you are to return here and straight here and wait for my arrival. Do you understand?
Aiden: But Rachel is at home….
Aurora: You can’t make me stay up here and wait….
Panel 4
Annie is holding Aiden and Aurora’s heads closer to the monitor.
Annie: Do you see the time on those alarms? One has been waiting for 45 minutes and the other for 10 minutes. Do you know what that means? It means your teammates, your friends could be dead. Aiden, your pregnant fiancé is at home. Aurora, I am sick of your attitude and Michael and I have been meaning to discuss it with you, but as you can’t seem to leave your personal life out of work, here goes: quit being a bitch. You both got that?
Panel 5
Same as four.
Panel 6
Annie is walking out of the room with Hector.
Annie: I’ll take your silence as a yes. Remember, straight back.
Aiden: But that third alarm….
Annie: It’s Rachel, she hit the alarm because she was having pains, Paul is with her in the emergency room, that alarm has been waiting for one hour. She’s fine now. Go help Michael and Jeffery, and I swear to whatever god or gods you both pray to, they had better be perfect.
Page 8
Michael is punching a boy with translucent skin. Vahalla is behind him using her hammer to knock out one of the multiple boys.
Vahalla: Do not you have powers? I should think that you should do well to honor them by using them.
Michael: We are in too close, and you can’t rely on your powers. Besides….
Panel 2
Michael is throwing a disc at another multiple behind Vahalla.
Michael: I’ve been training for situations like this…..
Panel 3
Michael is now pulling Vahalla forward and kicking the multiple with the disc stuck in his chest.
Michael: ….since I was 13, now watch out.
Panel 4
The multiple is writhing on the ground, there is a large electrical charge coming from the disc.
Panel 5
Vahalla is smiling at him, Michael has a sheepish grin on his face.
Vahalla: I am impressed beyond words, sir. That was an excellent display.
Michael: That was nothing, if you stay in the business longer, then I’ll impress you.
Panel 6
Kass is being punched by Aquattica.
Aquattica: You show no honor, air dweller. I shall see that you pay for your crimes….
Kass: Get off of me, fishgirl.
Page 9
Melanie is now grabbing Aquattica by her hair and kicking her back. Kass is getting up slowly.
Kass: Do you know what my real power is? Hehe, I control minds, I clouded all the information about my boys and girls here and pushed them into being completely loyal. I’m not giving it up, not for you, not for the law, not for anything.
Panel 2
Michael is looking at Jeffery.
Michael: Jeffery, we need to stay away from her, you need to be sure that you cloud your mind before she can, o crap, here she comes.
Panel 3
Michael is leaping towards Kass, Vahalla is hitting Melanie with the hammer. The background should show attempting to run towards them.
Michael: Yeah, you’re so tough, you had your best friend killed and didn’t have to lift a finger to do it, why don’t shut the hell up.
Vahalla: What manner of breeding woman are you, wench?
Panel 4
Michael is screaming at Kass. There should be multiple sound words enlarged in the background. She is holding her ears. Vahalla is now tossing Melanie into the air.
Michael: Not so nice when someone disobeys you is it, you hateful bitch.
Panel 5
Asabi and Markus are battling the combination mass.
Markus: Get away so I can use my seismic vibrations on it.
Asabi: We are too close, you won’t be able to cut loose.
Markus: Just do it!
Panel 6
Asabi is running away, Markus has one hand on the ground. There should be lots shaking and some of combatants are falling to the ground. Many of the buildings in the background should show crumbling and wear. Michael is yelling over the action.
Michael: Tremor, are you freaking nuts!? STOP IT!.
Page 10
The mass has fallen on its back, causing another Tremor. Michael is pulling Markus out of the way.
Panel 2
Tremor is getting up, grinning at Michael, Michael is staring at him with anger in his eyes.
Markus: See? I knew you would enjoy working with X-Gen again, now all we need to do is stop the big bad guy and ….
Panel 3
Michael is punching Markus.
Michael: I’ve waited nine years to do that.
Panel 4
Michael is looking at X-Generation and speaking. Asabi is helping Markus up.
Michael: You listen to me, all of you. I am Rukus and I am an ex member of your team. I’m taking control of your team now. I want you in pairs securing this area. We are missing Night Terror and that girl we came to help. Secure the students that we just defeated. In pairs.
Markus: You pathetic sack of sh!t, that was a d!ck move! I’m about to kick your fat faggot ass…..
Panel 5
Kass is back up, Vahalla and Aquattica are both at her side.
Kass : While you two were fighting like girls, I was able to reestablish my mind control and guess who close enough for me to latch on to?
Panel 6
Kass is pointing at Michael and the group.
Kass: Kill them.
Panel 6
Kass looks frozen.
Vahalla and Aquattica are both shaking their heads as if they just waking up.
Kass: What?
Page 11
Kass is looking directly ahead. There seems to be a clear image of a woman in front of her. She is holding a large gun and is equipped with a cross bow. She has long red curly hair. She is dressed with in a corset and fishnets.
Sureshot: Good thing I was check the police band. What seems to be the problem here?
Panel 2
Kass is screaming. Her arm is bleeding profusely Sureshot has a sinister grin on her face.
Sureshot: SO…..you must be the head bitch in charge……
Panel 3
Kass is holding one hand to her head. Sureshot is coming closer.
Kass: N..No….my powers….I’ll stop you…..a stupid gun…..
Panel 4
Sureshot is smiling, she has her arm around Kass and is looking at the wound.
Sureshot: Yeah, listen to me, a gun against mental powers? Hard to think when I’ve laced my bullets with a very powerful narcotic. Can you think? Concentrate? Here’s the kicker, it also has a psychotropic quality….
Panel 5
The panel is dark, the only thing visible is Kass.
Sureshot: Can you here my voice? It should feel like you are drowning in darkness….I hear the that withdraw symptoms really aren’t that pleasant, o, but interesting side effect, it negates that stupid drug in your system….you just lost your powers…
Kass: who….are you?
Sureshot: Just your friendly neighborhood mercenary….
Panel 6
Kass is collapsing on the ground. Jeffery is running back to the scene, Michael is shackling her. And looking at Sureshot.
Michael: Au-Sureshot?! Where did you come from?
Sureshot: Hiya, nephew! Moto’ and Marla asked me to check in with you, then I heard about all this crap and figured you would be in the thick of it…
Page 12
Markus is grabbing Michael’s shirt.
Markus: This isn’t over between us, you fucked over your boyfriend, fucked over this team once and now you’ve done it again, that girl is dead because of…
Panel 2
Michael is now in his face.
Michael: You listen to me and you hear everything I am about to tell you. What happened to Quiver happened to me while I was in the hospital. When I left this team, it was because he was kicked out by a unanimous vote because he was dating me. YOU voted against your own best friend. And that girl’s blood is on both our hands. Not just mine, yours as well. So shut the fuck up, before I stomp the comedy of errors you call a life out of that greasy, inbred, inept body of yours.
Panel 3
Michael and Markus are looking down.
Off panel voice: Tremor? Tamara and I have found the lab, but the nerd that was here, well he……
Michael: Get out of there and come to our location…
Markus: Engage and stop the perp.
Michael: STOP, do not obey that order.
Panel 4
Michael is shaking Markus.
Markus: How dare you commander an order from….
Michael: You want to have another death? You want those kids to die too? Go to Hell, Markus, I hope you rot and burn for what you’ve done.
Panel 5
Markus is grinning.
Markus: You want to know the truth? Huh? I never thought you were good enough for Quiver. Just a shy little fag who needed a man to take care of him, you make me sick. He took care of you and you never had to do anything for him. And now acting like big boy makes me laugh.
Panel 6
Asabi is pulling them apart and pointing.
Asabi: LOOK!
Page 13
One of the buildings is folding in on itself. There is a bright light and multiple students are running out of the building. Night Terror and Tamara are also exiting the building.
Panel 2
Jeffery is running towards the crowd.
Panel 3
Jeffery is helping the crowd move out of the way.
Panel 4
There is the outline of a man walking out calmly, he is the epicenter of the building, everything seems to be flowing into him.
Panel 5
Jeffery is running back to the group with Night Terror and Tamara in tow.
Night Terror: We were at the lab and we were breaking the vials of JR 4478. Tamara found an “antidote” when this poindexter came in, he injected some into his neck and then he turned into…..that.
Panel 6
Markus is pointing at the boy.
Markus: X-Generation, attack!
Page 14
Orchid is getting up. The man is walking towards her. He is holding a knife in his hand.
Man: It’s time I took care of you, Evelyn won’t leave me now. She has become mine. I know she loves me. She told me with her body, her touch.
Panel 2
The panel is dark.
Man: I control the darkness! You think this will scare me!?
Panel 3
The panel is dark.
Man: Why can’t I dispel it?
Lasombra: Because, I am the darkness.
Panel 4
Annie is showing walking towards the man.
Annie: I’m only going to ask this once. What. Did. You. Do. To. Them?
Man: She’s mine! Evelyn is mine! You can’t take her from me! You can’t, I won’t let you!
Panel 5
Annie is grabbing the man and knocking him backwards.
Annie: As long as Lasombra is all around us, you have no powers. Now tell us where is Evelyn?
Man: N-no….I w-won’t let you take her. She’s mine. SHE LOVE ME, NOT YOU! I will die before I see her go off with you.
Panel 6
Orchid is slamming him in to the back of the wall.
Orchid: Shut up! Just shut up you delusional man. SHUT UP!!!!
Page 15
The man is out cold. Orchid is being helped up by Lasombra who has dropped the darkness. Annie is besides them.
Lasombra: Mi Dios! Are you alright?
Orchid: Yes, my heart, I am fine, he cut me a few times, but nothing major, I am more bruised than anything. Evelyn!
Panel 2
Annie is walking into the bedroom. It should be dark with only part of Evelyn’s body illuminated. She is naked. Her eyes should be shown. They are sad.
Annie: Evelyn? Honey? Are you hurt?
Panel 3
Annie is beside her. Evelyn is screaming.
Evelyn: He…..He did things to me…..I….Oh my God….He cut into me….He…..
Panel 4
Annie is hugging her.
Annie: Shhhhh it’s over now. I’m here, I’ll take you away from here..
Evelyn: DON’T tell me that……he touched me….his hands were all over me….I…I…my…..my….p-p-places….hurt…..I can still feel him….his tounge in my mouth….his hands holding me d-d-down…..h-h-his…..Annie….i…am torn……he tore my body…..
Panel 5
Annie is looking at her, sadness and tears in her eyes.
Annie: I-I’m sorry, Evelyn. I’m so sorry…..
Evelyn: J-Just….leave me a-alone….I n-need to be a-alone…..j-just for a-a second….
Panel 6
Annie is leaving the room.
Annie: Sure, honey. Anything you need, Hector and Ryla and I will be outside.
Page 16
Annie is walking out of the room.
Annie: Hector, take Ryla to the emergency room. I’ll tend to Evelyn and….him.
Lasombra: is everything Ok?
Orchid: Annie, that look on your face…Is Evelyn….
Annie: It’s….I’ll let her tell you….but she needs some time, so I’ll wait here for her, and Ill dampen this guy.
Panel 2
Hector is helping Orchid out. He is whispering to Annie.
Hector: I know what you are going to do. I didn’t see anything.
Orchid: What?
Hector: Come baby, let’s get you looked at.
Panel 3
Annie is now alone looking down at the man.
Panel 4
Annie is kicking him.
Annie: You like to hurt women, huh? You like the rush and feel of hurting people, thinking that you’re making them love you?
Man: OW!
Panel 5
The man is screaming. Annie is kicking his lower back, hard.
Annie: You think that’s what you do to those you love? You pathetic piece of shit, I hope this hurts. I don’t like to hurt people, but you’re not a person. You’re a monster.
Panel 6
Annie is holding his genitals. Her eyes are glowing with electrical energy.
Annie: I’m going to make sure that you never hurt anyone like you hurt her. And you know what? I’m going to enjoy this……
Page 17
Jeffery is grabbing members of X-Generation moving them away from the vortex. Michael is screaming at the top of his lungs. Markus looks too far gone as he is being swept away.
Jeffery: That was stupid……I’m going Mach 4 and it feels like I’m walking….
Michael: Jeffery, get them away from there…..
Panel 2
Aurora is sweeping in, riding her staff, she is grabbing Markus.
Aurora: Gotcha!
Panel 3
Aiden in the form of an elephant is providing cover for Michael.
Michael: Where the hell have you been? I signaled for back up almost an hour ago.
Aiden: What happened here?
Panel 4
Aiden is shifting forms into a stegosaurus. The members of X-Generation and Ax are using him as cover.
Markus: We need to get in close, and knock him out!
Michael: NO! We aren’t. Aurora, do you have anything that we can use?
Aurora: I have my magic mirror, but I need to try and get close to use it….
Jeffery: I can run you close enough and get you out of there in case something happens to you.
Aurora: All you have to do is get me close enough to pitch it at him and I can activate it.
Markus: I can provide….
Michael: Haven’t you learned yet? NO!
Panel 5
Aurora is in Jeffery’s arms.
Jeffery: Ok, are you sure about this? I’ll run you past him at my top speed, Mach-4 and then you drop the mirror, say the word and then we are out.
Aurora: Agreed.
Michael: When we get done here, I want to speak to you and Aiden back at the Ax building….
Aurora: Come on, let’s get this over with.
Panel 6
Jeffery is running past the group with Aurora in his arms. She is holding a very decorative mirror.
Aiden: What do you need to talk to us about…
Michael: Later…
Page 18
Jeffery is running past the glowing man.
Panel 2
Aurora is dropping the mirror.
Panel 3
The man is turning his head, causing Jeffery to fall.
Panel 4
Markus and Aquattica are rushing the man.
Markus: They fell, c’mon let’s help them out.
Michael: NO! They’re getting back up!
Panel 5
Aurora who has her head turned the opposite direction is being lifted by Jeffery, who also has his head turned.
Aurora: LEAHCIK MIM DAMA
Panel 6
There a large light coming out of the mirror, It appears as though there is a large spiral pattern coming out, encasing the large man.
Page 19
Jeffery is running back towards Aiden. Asabi and Michael are looking past him.
Asabi: It has them!
Panel 2
Markus and Aquattica are being sucked into the man while he is pulled into the prison mirror.
Asabi: Somebody help them!
Panel 3
The man is almost gone through the vortex, but Aquattica and Markus are still trapped. Michael is running forward.
Michael: No…o NO..no no no….
Jeffery and Aiden: Michael! NO!
Panel 4
Michael is almost to Aquattica’s hand. There should be signs that his hand is being pulled in to the vortex.
Michael: I almost got you…..
Panel 5
Michael’s fingertips are at the mirror, Aquattica’s hand is almost completely gone.
Michael: Reach for me, just one more….
Panel 6
Jeffery is grabbing Michael and running him away from the pull.
Michael: NO! I had her! She was in my hands!
Jeffery: NO! She was gone, Michael, she was gone, there was nothing there to help….
Page 20
Michael is walking down a street in Salvation. He is almost to the Ax building. It should be night with no one on the street. He is alone.
Panel 2
Michael: You might as well come on out, I can hear your heart beating.
Panel 3
Jeffery is coming from around the corner.
Jeffery: Hey, I just wanted to make sure you were OK. Did you walk the entire way home?
Michael: Yeah, was about an hour and a half walk. I needed to clear my head. Tonight was…..
Jeffery: Intense? Yeah, yeah it was….I just wanted to make sure that…
Michael: Yeah, I-I….
Panel 4
Michael has the beginnings of tears in his eyes.
Michael: I..I tried to help, I really did. I thought I was doing the right thing….Jeff…..how could it go wrong? Three people are dead….Two of them were kids…..
Panel 5
Jeffery is hugging Michael.
Jeffery: Look, it’s Ok, you didn’t do anything wrong, it was a screwed up situation, Markus didn’t even listen to you and….
Panel 6
Jeffery is holding Michael’s head in his hands.
Jeffery: Really, Michael, I couldn’t have taken control of the situation like you did, it was amazing, and it was just bad luck, nothing you could have controlled. Don’t blame yourself.
Panel 7
Michael is turning away.
Michael: Look, I know your trying to make me feel better but…
Jeffery: Shhhh, don’t turn your head.
Panel 8
The panel should be a shot of their lips close to one another.
Jeffery: It was really amazing. Markus has confused the situation….you’re really a good leader….
Michael: Jeffery…I….
Jeffery: Yes?
Page 21
Page layout is one large panel with 3 smaller panels below it.
Panel 1
Michael and Jeffery are kissing one another.
Panel 2
Jeffery’s cell phone is ringing.
Jeffery:!?
Panel 3
Jeffery looks a little confused.
Jeffery: Its James….I should probably….yeah….I’ll,,,,
Panel 4
Michael is looking at him as he runs off. He is holding his fingers to his lips.
Michael: Wow.
Panel 5
Same as panel 4
Michael: O shit.
Page 21
There is an armed guard walking Evelyn’s stalker to a cell. There is another guardsman who is in the cell waiting for his arrival.
Guard 1: So what’s his story?
Guard 2: Ax brought him in about 3 hours ago. That chick with the piercings and the breasts…she said he attacked her while they were trying to rescue one their team members and he tried to attack her with water, her powers seemed to have just made him stupid, fried his spine and brain.
Panel 2
Guard 1 is removing his shackles.
Guard 1: Yeah, they say this sad sack of dumb, killed that one chick, you know that loud one with all the opinions. Then he tried to get Orchid. Stupid bastard.
Guard 2: I swear the criminals get dumber and dumber all the time….
Panel 3
The lights are out now. There should be just enough light to illuminate the man. His eyes are glossy and his mouth is open. Drool is seeping out.
Panel 4
Same as three.
Off Panel Voice: You and I both know your not stupid don’t we? It’s just the shock of Annie’s torture and my ability to force you to relieve what you did to Evelyn over and over from her view point has you a little speechless doesn’t’ it? Awww, it’s Ok..Tomorrow I’ll have a new game to play with you. I’ll be able to practice all my little lovely mental tortures on a toy that can never tell…won’t that be fun?
End Issue 14
Page is divided into 2 long panels that run vertically.
Panel 1
Michael , Jeffery, Junto and Tremor are looking ahead in horror.
Panel 2
Evelyn is chained to a bed. She is gagged and her eyes are wide with terror.
Page 2
It is an upshot of Evelyn on the bed. We can now see that her hands are bound on each side of the bed. The room she is in is dimly lit. The walls are strewn about with pictures of her everywhere. She has her costume on, but her boots, shoulder pads and gloves are gone. The naked man is standing beside the bed, his hands are covered with blood.
Man: Are you scared? Don’t be. Your friend will be gone soon, after I attend to her. Then we can be alone. I killed that whore a month ago who could take powers away, so I could protect you. I’m very good at that. I will be the strong man you need. Al l you have to do is make me better.
Page 3
It is a four panel page. The first three are small and at the top of the page, while panel 4 is large and at the bottom.
Panel 1
There is a young girl reading a book at a library. There is a large young man reading across from her.
The young man: Pssst, Laurie…
Laurie: Simon, I said no, I have midterms coming.
Simon: Come on….it’s been a month and you know how I feel unloved when I can’t touch you…..
Laurie: No, and shhhhh, this is a library.
Panel 2
Laurie is looking back down. Now in the background we can see there is a large picture window. Just beyond the window is a large man flying towards it.
Simon: Laurie….
Laurie: No, Simon, if I fail these, my parents won’t help me get that car, just use your hand….
Panel 3
Simon is now standing and shouting.
Simon: LAURIE, MOVE!
Panel 4
There is a large kid with a football players build crashing through the window and landing on the table. Laurie and Simon are ducking and holding their hands over their heads. There are a mess of papers and books flying around. The papers have a message when read together say:
X-Generation Part 2: “Pity” by Jessie Robles, additional character concepts by Michael Floyd and Adam Marshall. Editor: Stephen Blotner.
Last issue, Michael met with former teammates Junto and Tremor to give permission to demolish the X-building when he discovered that they have already reformed the team. To add to his stress, his long standing crush, Jeffery, chose that night to discuss their relationship. After avoiding the subject, they discovered that X-Generation had been summoned to Salvation College to assist a potential member who uncovered a plot to manufacture JR4478, a drug that gives normal humans, superpowers, it only needs one activator, parahuman blood. They arrived only to witness the murder of one of the teens due to the irresponsibility of Tremor.
Meanwhile, Evelyn and Orchid are investigating the murder of a political commentator when they discover that the murderer has a dangerous obsession with Evelyn. He has multiple superpowers and has taken the two ladies prisoner.
Page 4
A young girl with blonde hair, unusually large eyes, holding an anchor is following the man into the library from the window.
Aquatitica: Is everyone OK? I did not realize that a body soaring through air was that different from underwater. Please everyone away from that man!
Panel 2
Michael, Jeffery, Junto and Tremor and staring down the college students. The larger of the men is missing. X-generation is behind the adults with Night Terror, now holding Tamara. Christie’s leg should be seen on the ground with the tattoo “Kass” visibly seen.
Markus: And that takes care of one of yours…
Kass: Big Talk, Kill them.
Panel 3
One of the men is running toward the team, another seems to have separated himself into five different men, and another is taking to the air.
Michael: Ok, X-Generation, listen up, we do this by the….
Markus: Come on! Let’s get em!
Panel 4
Night Terror is running away, holding Tamara, Vahalla is leaping upwards towards the flyer, she is holding a large hammer in her hands.
Vahalla: Terror of Night! Get the ebony maiden to a safe location! I will fend off these caitiffs.
Night Terror: Careful, Vahalla.
Panel 5
The man running towards the group has sprouted 6 extra arms and is punching Michael, Jeffery and Markus all at the same time. Junto is lifting her spear.
Michael: Ouf!
Jeffery: Watch ou-
Markus: Asabi, do something.
Asabi: I cannot, you are all in my line of fire.
Panel 6
Fury, the boy with the bo, is knocking the six armed man down.
Fury: Done, c’mon guys, you old people have just been standing around talking, it’s time for action!
Page 5
Michael is getting up, Jeffery is also rising, Markus is up and at Asabi’s side.
Michael: OK, look, fight first, talk later, I want this tight, no wandering off, no vendettas. Everyone stay together.
Markus: You’re not our leader, this is an X-Generation mission.
Michael: O…BALLS! Listen we have one dead, I don’t want to see anymore hurt.
Asabi: Why are those kids just standing there?
Panel 2
Three of the college students are merging their bodies together. The result is a fleshy mass.
Jeffery: That’s more than a lil’ gross.
Markus: Listen, you and I are on the big thing, Asabi and Michael, provide cover.
Panel 3
Michael is looking annoyed. Asabi is firing arrows towards the other students.\
Michael: I said tight! I don’t want anyone wandering off….
Asabi: You also said fight first, talk later. Just provide the cover.
Panel 4
Night Terror is waiving smelling salts under Tamara’s nose.
Night Terror: Come on…wake up…
Tamara: Ugn….
Panel 5
Tamara is opening her eyes.
Tamara: Tell me you don’t normally wear that.
Night Terror: Wake up, we may need you, that insane group of students just killed a girl and are out of blood.
Panel 6
Tamara is upright. Night Terror is looking behind him.
Tamara: Who is dead..what, this escalated way too far, I was helping Christie and Kass, they said one of their friends discovered a drug that could grant parahuman powers and they ahd been taking it, next time I knew I was being punched by some large red headed bitch.
Night Terror: Then you didn’t alert us?
Tamara: No….Christie must have…..
Night Terror: And now she’s dead.
Tamara: O no….we have to….
Panel 7
Night Terror is helping her up.
Night Terror: You said that they cooked up these powers in a lab? Can you show me where the science building is?
Tamara: Yeah, but what about the others…….
Panel 8
Night Terror is running, pulling Tamara along with him.
Night Terror: Come on, if we hurry, we won’t need to worry about them.
Page 6
Orchid is curled up in a fetal position in a pool of blood. She is beginning to stir.
Orchid(in a whisper): Evelyn? Are you there……
Panel 2
Orchid is attempting to get up.
Orchid: Ribs hurt….must be hurt worse than I …..
Panel 3
Orchid is being kicked in the gut.
Man: Your trying to take her away from me! She loves me! She doesn’t want to leave!
Panel 4
Orchid is being thrown into a wall, slamming her back hard. The man is stalking her slowly.
Orchid:UGHN!
Man: You need to hurry and go, just let us be happy. She loves me! She wants to stay with me! I will not lose her.
Panel 5
Orchid is laying very still on the ground now. It should be shown that the “A” insignia on her belt now has lit up. The man should be at an angle where he can’t see it.
Panel 6
The man is retreating back to the bedroom. Evelyn is still chained to the bed, fully clothed, gag in her mouth. Evelyn’s eyes are puffy and tearstained.
Man: That lady tried to take you from me. I know you don’t want to leave. You’re going to stay with me forever. Have you been crying? I know what will help you feel better. It will make us one. I will take care of you….
Page 7
Annie is stomping down the hall of the Ax building. Behind her is Hector(Lasombra). They both look angry and livid.
Annie: We’ll find her Hector, after I deal with Switch and Aurora.
Hector: We better, Annie. She was to be home at 9, she said Evelyn and she were working a new case and then nothing she was not answering her signal device or her phone, and neither was Evelyn.
Annie: Let’s see what we find in the monitor room.
Panel 2
Aiden and Aurora are kissing, his hand in her hair, Aurora has one of her hands on his chest. Annie is first in the room. The computer screens show three blinking lights. Under all alerts are the words: PRIORITY ALARM
Panel 3
Annie is shocking both of them. Hector is now in the room. Aurora and Aiden are both getting up, looking a little frazzled.
Annie: Get up, you both disgust me, there have been multiple priority alarms and this is what I walk in to find? Aurora, you and Aiden, suit up, you’re going to Salvation College to assist Michael and Jeffery. Hector and I are going to Salvation Steelworks to see about Evelyn and Ryla. After you assist, you are to return here and straight here and wait for my arrival. Do you understand?
Aiden: But Rachel is at home….
Aurora: You can’t make me stay up here and wait….
Panel 4
Annie is holding Aiden and Aurora’s heads closer to the monitor.
Annie: Do you see the time on those alarms? One has been waiting for 45 minutes and the other for 10 minutes. Do you know what that means? It means your teammates, your friends could be dead. Aiden, your pregnant fiancé is at home. Aurora, I am sick of your attitude and Michael and I have been meaning to discuss it with you, but as you can’t seem to leave your personal life out of work, here goes: quit being a bitch. You both got that?
Panel 5
Same as four.
Panel 6
Annie is walking out of the room with Hector.
Annie: I’ll take your silence as a yes. Remember, straight back.
Aiden: But that third alarm….
Annie: It’s Rachel, she hit the alarm because she was having pains, Paul is with her in the emergency room, that alarm has been waiting for one hour. She’s fine now. Go help Michael and Jeffery, and I swear to whatever god or gods you both pray to, they had better be perfect.
Page 8
Michael is punching a boy with translucent skin. Vahalla is behind him using her hammer to knock out one of the multiple boys.
Vahalla: Do not you have powers? I should think that you should do well to honor them by using them.
Michael: We are in too close, and you can’t rely on your powers. Besides….
Panel 2
Michael is throwing a disc at another multiple behind Vahalla.
Michael: I’ve been training for situations like this…..
Panel 3
Michael is now pulling Vahalla forward and kicking the multiple with the disc stuck in his chest.
Michael: ….since I was 13, now watch out.
Panel 4
The multiple is writhing on the ground, there is a large electrical charge coming from the disc.
Panel 5
Vahalla is smiling at him, Michael has a sheepish grin on his face.
Vahalla: I am impressed beyond words, sir. That was an excellent display.
Michael: That was nothing, if you stay in the business longer, then I’ll impress you.
Panel 6
Kass is being punched by Aquattica.
Aquattica: You show no honor, air dweller. I shall see that you pay for your crimes….
Kass: Get off of me, fishgirl.
Page 9
Melanie is now grabbing Aquattica by her hair and kicking her back. Kass is getting up slowly.
Kass: Do you know what my real power is? Hehe, I control minds, I clouded all the information about my boys and girls here and pushed them into being completely loyal. I’m not giving it up, not for you, not for the law, not for anything.
Panel 2
Michael is looking at Jeffery.
Michael: Jeffery, we need to stay away from her, you need to be sure that you cloud your mind before she can, o crap, here she comes.
Panel 3
Michael is leaping towards Kass, Vahalla is hitting Melanie with the hammer. The background should show attempting to run towards them.
Michael: Yeah, you’re so tough, you had your best friend killed and didn’t have to lift a finger to do it, why don’t shut the hell up.
Vahalla: What manner of breeding woman are you, wench?
Panel 4
Michael is screaming at Kass. There should be multiple sound words enlarged in the background. She is holding her ears. Vahalla is now tossing Melanie into the air.
Michael: Not so nice when someone disobeys you is it, you hateful bitch.
Panel 5
Asabi and Markus are battling the combination mass.
Markus: Get away so I can use my seismic vibrations on it.
Asabi: We are too close, you won’t be able to cut loose.
Markus: Just do it!
Panel 6
Asabi is running away, Markus has one hand on the ground. There should be lots shaking and some of combatants are falling to the ground. Many of the buildings in the background should show crumbling and wear. Michael is yelling over the action.
Michael: Tremor, are you freaking nuts!? STOP IT!.
Page 10
The mass has fallen on its back, causing another Tremor. Michael is pulling Markus out of the way.
Panel 2
Tremor is getting up, grinning at Michael, Michael is staring at him with anger in his eyes.
Markus: See? I knew you would enjoy working with X-Gen again, now all we need to do is stop the big bad guy and ….
Panel 3
Michael is punching Markus.
Michael: I’ve waited nine years to do that.
Panel 4
Michael is looking at X-Generation and speaking. Asabi is helping Markus up.
Michael: You listen to me, all of you. I am Rukus and I am an ex member of your team. I’m taking control of your team now. I want you in pairs securing this area. We are missing Night Terror and that girl we came to help. Secure the students that we just defeated. In pairs.
Markus: You pathetic sack of sh!t, that was a d!ck move! I’m about to kick your fat faggot ass…..
Panel 5
Kass is back up, Vahalla and Aquattica are both at her side.
Kass : While you two were fighting like girls, I was able to reestablish my mind control and guess who close enough for me to latch on to?
Panel 6
Kass is pointing at Michael and the group.
Kass: Kill them.
Panel 6
Kass looks frozen.
Vahalla and Aquattica are both shaking their heads as if they just waking up.
Kass: What?
Page 11
Kass is looking directly ahead. There seems to be a clear image of a woman in front of her. She is holding a large gun and is equipped with a cross bow. She has long red curly hair. She is dressed with in a corset and fishnets.
Sureshot: Good thing I was check the police band. What seems to be the problem here?
Panel 2
Kass is screaming. Her arm is bleeding profusely Sureshot has a sinister grin on her face.
Sureshot: SO…..you must be the head bitch in charge……
Panel 3
Kass is holding one hand to her head. Sureshot is coming closer.
Kass: N..No….my powers….I’ll stop you…..a stupid gun…..
Panel 4
Sureshot is smiling, she has her arm around Kass and is looking at the wound.
Sureshot: Yeah, listen to me, a gun against mental powers? Hard to think when I’ve laced my bullets with a very powerful narcotic. Can you think? Concentrate? Here’s the kicker, it also has a psychotropic quality….
Panel 5
The panel is dark, the only thing visible is Kass.
Sureshot: Can you here my voice? It should feel like you are drowning in darkness….I hear the that withdraw symptoms really aren’t that pleasant, o, but interesting side effect, it negates that stupid drug in your system….you just lost your powers…
Kass: who….are you?
Sureshot: Just your friendly neighborhood mercenary….
Panel 6
Kass is collapsing on the ground. Jeffery is running back to the scene, Michael is shackling her. And looking at Sureshot.
Michael: Au-Sureshot?! Where did you come from?
Sureshot: Hiya, nephew! Moto’ and Marla asked me to check in with you, then I heard about all this crap and figured you would be in the thick of it…
Page 12
Markus is grabbing Michael’s shirt.
Markus: This isn’t over between us, you fucked over your boyfriend, fucked over this team once and now you’ve done it again, that girl is dead because of…
Panel 2
Michael is now in his face.
Michael: You listen to me and you hear everything I am about to tell you. What happened to Quiver happened to me while I was in the hospital. When I left this team, it was because he was kicked out by a unanimous vote because he was dating me. YOU voted against your own best friend. And that girl’s blood is on both our hands. Not just mine, yours as well. So shut the fuck up, before I stomp the comedy of errors you call a life out of that greasy, inbred, inept body of yours.
Panel 3
Michael and Markus are looking down.
Off panel voice: Tremor? Tamara and I have found the lab, but the nerd that was here, well he……
Michael: Get out of there and come to our location…
Markus: Engage and stop the perp.
Michael: STOP, do not obey that order.
Panel 4
Michael is shaking Markus.
Markus: How dare you commander an order from….
Michael: You want to have another death? You want those kids to die too? Go to Hell, Markus, I hope you rot and burn for what you’ve done.
Panel 5
Markus is grinning.
Markus: You want to know the truth? Huh? I never thought you were good enough for Quiver. Just a shy little fag who needed a man to take care of him, you make me sick. He took care of you and you never had to do anything for him. And now acting like big boy makes me laugh.
Panel 6
Asabi is pulling them apart and pointing.
Asabi: LOOK!
Page 13
One of the buildings is folding in on itself. There is a bright light and multiple students are running out of the building. Night Terror and Tamara are also exiting the building.
Panel 2
Jeffery is running towards the crowd.
Panel 3
Jeffery is helping the crowd move out of the way.
Panel 4
There is the outline of a man walking out calmly, he is the epicenter of the building, everything seems to be flowing into him.
Panel 5
Jeffery is running back to the group with Night Terror and Tamara in tow.
Night Terror: We were at the lab and we were breaking the vials of JR 4478. Tamara found an “antidote” when this poindexter came in, he injected some into his neck and then he turned into…..that.
Panel 6
Markus is pointing at the boy.
Markus: X-Generation, attack!
Page 14
Orchid is getting up. The man is walking towards her. He is holding a knife in his hand.
Man: It’s time I took care of you, Evelyn won’t leave me now. She has become mine. I know she loves me. She told me with her body, her touch.
Panel 2
The panel is dark.
Man: I control the darkness! You think this will scare me!?
Panel 3
The panel is dark.
Man: Why can’t I dispel it?
Lasombra: Because, I am the darkness.
Panel 4
Annie is showing walking towards the man.
Annie: I’m only going to ask this once. What. Did. You. Do. To. Them?
Man: She’s mine! Evelyn is mine! You can’t take her from me! You can’t, I won’t let you!
Panel 5
Annie is grabbing the man and knocking him backwards.
Annie: As long as Lasombra is all around us, you have no powers. Now tell us where is Evelyn?
Man: N-no….I w-won’t let you take her. She’s mine. SHE LOVE ME, NOT YOU! I will die before I see her go off with you.
Panel 6
Orchid is slamming him in to the back of the wall.
Orchid: Shut up! Just shut up you delusional man. SHUT UP!!!!
Page 15
The man is out cold. Orchid is being helped up by Lasombra who has dropped the darkness. Annie is besides them.
Lasombra: Mi Dios! Are you alright?
Orchid: Yes, my heart, I am fine, he cut me a few times, but nothing major, I am more bruised than anything. Evelyn!
Panel 2
Annie is walking into the bedroom. It should be dark with only part of Evelyn’s body illuminated. She is naked. Her eyes should be shown. They are sad.
Annie: Evelyn? Honey? Are you hurt?
Panel 3
Annie is beside her. Evelyn is screaming.
Evelyn: He…..He did things to me…..I….Oh my God….He cut into me….He…..
Panel 4
Annie is hugging her.
Annie: Shhhhh it’s over now. I’m here, I’ll take you away from here..
Evelyn: DON’T tell me that……he touched me….his hands were all over me….I…I…my…..my….p-p-places….hurt…..I can still feel him….his tounge in my mouth….his hands holding me d-d-down…..h-h-his…..Annie….i…am torn……he tore my body…..
Panel 5
Annie is looking at her, sadness and tears in her eyes.
Annie: I-I’m sorry, Evelyn. I’m so sorry…..
Evelyn: J-Just….leave me a-alone….I n-need to be a-alone…..j-just for a-a second….
Panel 6
Annie is leaving the room.
Annie: Sure, honey. Anything you need, Hector and Ryla and I will be outside.
Page 16
Annie is walking out of the room.
Annie: Hector, take Ryla to the emergency room. I’ll tend to Evelyn and….him.
Lasombra: is everything Ok?
Orchid: Annie, that look on your face…Is Evelyn….
Annie: It’s….I’ll let her tell you….but she needs some time, so I’ll wait here for her, and Ill dampen this guy.
Panel 2
Hector is helping Orchid out. He is whispering to Annie.
Hector: I know what you are going to do. I didn’t see anything.
Orchid: What?
Hector: Come baby, let’s get you looked at.
Panel 3
Annie is now alone looking down at the man.
Panel 4
Annie is kicking him.
Annie: You like to hurt women, huh? You like the rush and feel of hurting people, thinking that you’re making them love you?
Man: OW!
Panel 5
The man is screaming. Annie is kicking his lower back, hard.
Annie: You think that’s what you do to those you love? You pathetic piece of shit, I hope this hurts. I don’t like to hurt people, but you’re not a person. You’re a monster.
Panel 6
Annie is holding his genitals. Her eyes are glowing with electrical energy.
Annie: I’m going to make sure that you never hurt anyone like you hurt her. And you know what? I’m going to enjoy this……
Page 17
Jeffery is grabbing members of X-Generation moving them away from the vortex. Michael is screaming at the top of his lungs. Markus looks too far gone as he is being swept away.
Jeffery: That was stupid……I’m going Mach 4 and it feels like I’m walking….
Michael: Jeffery, get them away from there…..
Panel 2
Aurora is sweeping in, riding her staff, she is grabbing Markus.
Aurora: Gotcha!
Panel 3
Aiden in the form of an elephant is providing cover for Michael.
Michael: Where the hell have you been? I signaled for back up almost an hour ago.
Aiden: What happened here?
Panel 4
Aiden is shifting forms into a stegosaurus. The members of X-Generation and Ax are using him as cover.
Markus: We need to get in close, and knock him out!
Michael: NO! We aren’t. Aurora, do you have anything that we can use?
Aurora: I have my magic mirror, but I need to try and get close to use it….
Jeffery: I can run you close enough and get you out of there in case something happens to you.
Aurora: All you have to do is get me close enough to pitch it at him and I can activate it.
Markus: I can provide….
Michael: Haven’t you learned yet? NO!
Panel 5
Aurora is in Jeffery’s arms.
Jeffery: Ok, are you sure about this? I’ll run you past him at my top speed, Mach-4 and then you drop the mirror, say the word and then we are out.
Aurora: Agreed.
Michael: When we get done here, I want to speak to you and Aiden back at the Ax building….
Aurora: Come on, let’s get this over with.
Panel 6
Jeffery is running past the group with Aurora in his arms. She is holding a very decorative mirror.
Aiden: What do you need to talk to us about…
Michael: Later…
Page 18
Jeffery is running past the glowing man.
Panel 2
Aurora is dropping the mirror.
Panel 3
The man is turning his head, causing Jeffery to fall.
Panel 4
Markus and Aquattica are rushing the man.
Markus: They fell, c’mon let’s help them out.
Michael: NO! They’re getting back up!
Panel 5
Aurora who has her head turned the opposite direction is being lifted by Jeffery, who also has his head turned.
Aurora: LEAHCIK MIM DAMA
Panel 6
There a large light coming out of the mirror, It appears as though there is a large spiral pattern coming out, encasing the large man.
Page 19
Jeffery is running back towards Aiden. Asabi and Michael are looking past him.
Asabi: It has them!
Panel 2
Markus and Aquattica are being sucked into the man while he is pulled into the prison mirror.
Asabi: Somebody help them!
Panel 3
The man is almost gone through the vortex, but Aquattica and Markus are still trapped. Michael is running forward.
Michael: No…o NO..no no no….
Jeffery and Aiden: Michael! NO!
Panel 4
Michael is almost to Aquattica’s hand. There should be signs that his hand is being pulled in to the vortex.
Michael: I almost got you…..
Panel 5
Michael’s fingertips are at the mirror, Aquattica’s hand is almost completely gone.
Michael: Reach for me, just one more….
Panel 6
Jeffery is grabbing Michael and running him away from the pull.
Michael: NO! I had her! She was in my hands!
Jeffery: NO! She was gone, Michael, she was gone, there was nothing there to help….
Page 20
Michael is walking down a street in Salvation. He is almost to the Ax building. It should be night with no one on the street. He is alone.
Panel 2
Michael: You might as well come on out, I can hear your heart beating.
Panel 3
Jeffery is coming from around the corner.
Jeffery: Hey, I just wanted to make sure you were OK. Did you walk the entire way home?
Michael: Yeah, was about an hour and a half walk. I needed to clear my head. Tonight was…..
Jeffery: Intense? Yeah, yeah it was….I just wanted to make sure that…
Michael: Yeah, I-I….
Panel 4
Michael has the beginnings of tears in his eyes.
Michael: I..I tried to help, I really did. I thought I was doing the right thing….Jeff…..how could it go wrong? Three people are dead….Two of them were kids…..
Panel 5
Jeffery is hugging Michael.
Jeffery: Look, it’s Ok, you didn’t do anything wrong, it was a screwed up situation, Markus didn’t even listen to you and….
Panel 6
Jeffery is holding Michael’s head in his hands.
Jeffery: Really, Michael, I couldn’t have taken control of the situation like you did, it was amazing, and it was just bad luck, nothing you could have controlled. Don’t blame yourself.
Panel 7
Michael is turning away.
Michael: Look, I know your trying to make me feel better but…
Jeffery: Shhhh, don’t turn your head.
Panel 8
The panel should be a shot of their lips close to one another.
Jeffery: It was really amazing. Markus has confused the situation….you’re really a good leader….
Michael: Jeffery…I….
Jeffery: Yes?
Page 21
Page layout is one large panel with 3 smaller panels below it.
Panel 1
Michael and Jeffery are kissing one another.
Panel 2
Jeffery’s cell phone is ringing.
Jeffery:!?
Panel 3
Jeffery looks a little confused.
Jeffery: Its James….I should probably….yeah….I’ll,,,,
Panel 4
Michael is looking at him as he runs off. He is holding his fingers to his lips.
Michael: Wow.
Panel 5
Same as panel 4
Michael: O shit.
Page 21
There is an armed guard walking Evelyn’s stalker to a cell. There is another guardsman who is in the cell waiting for his arrival.
Guard 1: So what’s his story?
Guard 2: Ax brought him in about 3 hours ago. That chick with the piercings and the breasts…she said he attacked her while they were trying to rescue one their team members and he tried to attack her with water, her powers seemed to have just made him stupid, fried his spine and brain.
Panel 2
Guard 1 is removing his shackles.
Guard 1: Yeah, they say this sad sack of dumb, killed that one chick, you know that loud one with all the opinions. Then he tried to get Orchid. Stupid bastard.
Guard 2: I swear the criminals get dumber and dumber all the time….
Panel 3
The lights are out now. There should be just enough light to illuminate the man. His eyes are glossy and his mouth is open. Drool is seeping out.
Panel 4
Same as three.
Off Panel Voice: You and I both know your not stupid don’t we? It’s just the shock of Annie’s torture and my ability to force you to relieve what you did to Evelyn over and over from her view point has you a little speechless doesn’t’ it? Awww, it’s Ok..Tomorrow I’ll have a new game to play with you. I’ll be able to practice all my little lovely mental tortures on a toy that can never tell…won’t that be fun?
End Issue 14
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
