PANEL 1
PARKER
YEAH. YOU’LL WANT TO LEAVE YOUR DAUGHTER OUTSIDE.
PANEL 2
CHARLEYBOY
AMANDA HAS CLEARANCE.
PANEL 3
PARKER
RIGHT. I’M JUST SAYING IT’S NOT PRETTY.
PANEL 4
CHARLEYBOY
I WOULD IMAGINE FEW THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY ARE, DETECTIVE PARKER.
PANEL 6
TUTT
DR. BAKER, THIS IS COLONEL CHARLEYBOY.
PARKER
SHE AND HER LITTLE GIRL ARE HERE TO SEE THE HEAD.
PANEL 1
WIDE SHOT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF POLICE STATION MORGUE – 4AM
PARKER
LIEUTENANT CHARLEYBOY, YOUR DEPARTMENT… I HEARD YOU REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT. THAT TRUE?
CHARLEYBOY
I’M WITH THE PENTAGON. AND IT’S LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
PANEL 2
TUTT
WHAT INTEREST DOES THE PENTAGON HAVE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
I THOUGHT, IF ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE EXSEC AGENTS WHO’D HAVE JURISDICTION HERE.
CHARLEYBOY
MY VISIT IS A COURTESY, DETECTIVE TUTT. THAT’S ALL.
PANEL 3
TUTT
A “COURTESY”?
RIGHT.
THAT’S WHY THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT HERSELF AT TWO IN THE MORNING CALLED TO TELL US TO GIVE YOU OUR FULL COOPERATION.
PANEL 4
CHARLEYBOY
THE REMAINS ARE IN HERE?
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
DAMN IT. THAT WAS AN AWESOME WALK-OFF LINE…
BUT…
PANEL 2
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
DUDE, I’M REALLY, REALLY SORRY THIS SHITTY THING HAPPENED TO YOU.
PANEL 4
PANEL 5
KYLE
THANK YOU, SPOOKY.
PANEL 6
SPOOKY JONES
NOW LET’S GO KICK HIS ASS.
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
AND HERE’S THE THING: IF YOU DON’T LET THIS MESS YOU UP, SOMEDAY, YOU’LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO LOVE AGAIN.
AND A GUY LIKE YOU? NEXT TIME, I’D BET GOOD MONEY SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY DESERVES YOU WILL LOVE YOU BACK.
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
THIS TOTALLY SUCKED. I GET IT.
BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE WILL PROBABLY.
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
BUT IF YOU DON’T GIVE UP, IF YOU DON’T BUY INTO SOME BULLSHIT CONCLUSIONS ABOUT YOUR FATE, BELIEVE ME, REALLY GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE.
PANEL 4
KYLE
YOU’RE SAYING YOU’VE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT’S HAPPILY EVER AFTER FOR ME, HUH?
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
I’M SAYING YOU’RE A HERO, KYLE.
AND HEROES DON’T LET THE MONSTERS WIN.
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
KYLE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE KINDEST, GENTLEST GUYS I HAVE EVER MET. AND THE ANNIHILATOR IS A MONSTER.
PANEL 2
MS, SPOOKY.
SPOOKY JONES
DON’T LET WHAT HE DID HERE MESS WITH YOUR HEAD. DON’T GO THINKING FOR ONE SECOND THIS IS HOW IT HAS TO BE.
PANEL 3
KYLE
HOW CAN YOU EVEN SAY THAT?
I’M APPARENTLY AT LEAST HALF-DEMON. I LET MYSELF HAVE SEX — EVEN THOUGH I KNOW TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN WITH ME AND SEX — AND BECAUSE I DID, I MIGHT HAVE JUST ENDED THE WORLD!
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
IF THE WORLD ENDS, IT WILL BE BECAUSE A SELFISH SON-OF-A-BITCH WAS A SELFISH SON-OF-A-BITCH.
THIS MONSTER TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE BEST PARTS OF YOU SO HE COULD GET WHAT HE WANTED. END OF STORY.
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
I KNOW CURSED AND YOU AREN’T CURSED, KYLE.
YOU WERE USED. IT HAPPENS.
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
SOME OF IT WAS AWFUL. SOME OF IT WASN’T.
BUT IT WAS NOTHING PERSONAL.
THEY WERE MONSTERS. THEY DID WHAT MONSTERS DO.
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
ANYWAY, I’M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THERE.
MAYBE IT WON’T MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT I WISH SOMEONE WHO’D BEEN THERE HAD SAID IT TO ME.
PANEL 3
MCU, SPOOKY.
SPOOKY JONES
OR AT LEAST, SOMETHING LIKE WHAT I’M GOING TO SAY, ANYWAY.
PANEL 4
KYLE
WHAT?
PANEL 1
KYLE
I…
I DON’T THINK SO. MAYBE I READ THAT SOMEWHERE. BUT YOU DON’T EVER TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
YEAH. WELL. IT’S TRUE. BIRTHDAYS HAVE POWER. LOTS OF SPELLS MAKE USE OF THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S A THING.
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
ANYWAY, I WAS A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY, ALL ALONE, IN HELL, FOR A FULL YEAR. I WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SHINIEST TOY ANY OF THOSE MONSTERS HAD EVER SEEN.
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
SO… WHILE I WAS THERE… ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THEY DID…
YOU THINK THEY’RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO MESS WITH MY HEAD WITH SEX STUFF…? WITH LOVE…?
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
THAT THEY WON’T USE THEIR POWERS TO SOMETIMES… EVEN MAKE ME BELIEVE I ACTUALLY LIKED IT?
PANEL 6
KYLE
GOD. THAT’S AWFUL. I… I DIDN’T KNOW.
PANEL 1
FLUKE
YEAH, O.K.
PANEL 2
FLUKE
JUST DON’T TAKE TOO LONG. TICK TOCK.
PANEL 3
PANEL 4
KYLE
SO… WHAT IS IT?
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
IT WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY TOO. WHEN I WAS SENT TO HELL. DID I EVER TELL YOU THAT?
PANEL 1
FLUKE
EXACTLY!
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
RIGHT.
PANEL 3
FLUKE
I GUESS I CAN SEE WHY YOU DID WHAT YOU DID, BUT YOU’RE A GREAT GUY, YOU COULD DO SO MUCH BETTER.
WE’VE OBVIOUSLY GOT BIGGER FISH TO FRY RIGHT NOW, BUT ONCE THIS IS ALL OVER IT’LL BE LIKE A FRESH START, AND I’D TOTALLY BE DOWN FOR HELPING YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO’S ACTUALLY NICE, Y’KNOW?
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
HEY, FLUKE. DO YOU THINK YOU COULD MAYBE GIVE ME AND KYLE A COUPLE MINUTES?
PANEL 5
FLUKE
WHY? WHAT’S UP?
PANEL 6
SPOOKY JONES
I JUST REALIZED THERE’S A COUPLE THINGS I NEED TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT.
HELL STUFF.
PANEL 7
SPOOKY JONES
YOU SHOULD REACH OUT TO COMMANDER, ANYWAY, AND FILL HER IN. WE’LL CATCH UP.
PANEL 1
EXT. WAREHOUSE – NIGHT – CONTINUOUS
KYLE
SO YOU GUYS REALLY DON’T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE GAY THING AT ALL…
I MEAN THE WAY YOU JOKED AND STUFF…
PANEL 2
MS, FLUKE.
FLUKE
IF I MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY, I’M REALLY SORRY.
IT’S ON US FOR MAKING STUPID JOKES WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY CAME OFF.
PANEL 3
FLUKE
AND I…
I MEAN, IT’S JUST NOT SOMETHING I’M GOING TO HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH, Y’KNOW?
PANEL 4
FLUKE
MY ONLY PROBLEM IS YOUR TASTE IN MEN.
PANEL 5
KYLE
YEAH, WELL, DON’T WORRY. I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON.
PANEL 6
SPOOKY JONES
AND WHAT LESSON IS THAT?
PANEL 7
KYLE
THAT I SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN SO RECKLESS. THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE OUT OF BOUNDS.
PANEL 8
KYLE
AND THAT I SHOULD NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN.
THAT I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.