PANEL 1
KYLE
GOD. YOU MUST THINK I’M THE WORST, THE MOST AWFUL THING EVER…
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
NAH, IT’S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL, DUDE!
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
I MEAN, I’M NOT GOING TO BEND OVER IN FRONT OF YOU TO GRAB THE HOLY WATER, BUT WE’RE STILL BUDS.
PANEL 5
KYLE
HA HA HA HA!
PANEL 1
KYLE
SPOOKS.
SPOOKY JONES
HEY THERE, KYLE.
PANEL 2
KYLE
SO… FLUKE TOLD YOU?
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
THAT YOU’RE A BIG ‘MO AND THE SON OF SATAN?
OH YEAH, I GOT THE 411.
PANEL 4
FLUKE
OH, FOR FUCK’S SAKE, SPOOKY!
PANEL 1
KYLE
OVER HERE.
PANEL 4
FLUKE
HEY.
(cont)
I… UH…
(cont)
ALL THAT WAS IN YOUR LOCKER WAS YOUR SPARE UNIFORM…
PANEL 5
KYLE
THANKS.
PANEL 1
FLUKE
YOU DIDN’T HEAR HIS VOICE, SPOOKS. HE’S BARELY HOLDING IT TOGETHER. HE’S NOT THE TYPE TO BOUNCE BACK LIKE YOU AND ME.
PANEL 2
FLUKE
YOU KNOW OUT OF THE THREE OF US, HE’S ALWAYS BEEN, LIKE, THE YOUNGEST.
SPOOKY JONES
HE’S A YEAR OLDER THAN YOU!
PANEL 3
FLUKE
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
YEAH. I GUESS I DO. POINT TAKEN.
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
DON’T WORRY. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE SAYING.
(cont)
I DEAL WITH PEOPLE SUFFERING TRAUMA ALL THE TIME. WE’LL GET OUR BOY SORTED OUT.
PANEL 6
INT. WAREHOUSE – CONTINUOUS
FLUKE
KYLE?
(cont)
YOU HERE?
PANEL 1
FLUKE
LOOK. I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO BE REALLY COOL IN THERE.
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
PAUL, I WAS BORN COOL.
PANEL 3
FLUKE
YEAH. THAT RIGHT THERE IS KINDA WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. THIS ISN’T A TIME TO CRACK JOKES OR WHATEVER.
PANEL 4
FLUKE
LET’S FACE IT, THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. THE END OF THE WORLD. LITERALLY. AND OBVIOUSLY, HE FEELS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
(cont)
WHICH, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, HE KINDA IS.
PANEL 5
FLUKE
AND WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM WHEN HE WAS TWELVE…?
(cont)
THIS IS LIKE THE WORST POSSIBLE THING FOR HIM.
PANEL 6
FLUKE
WHAT HE NEEDS RIGHT NOW IS FOR US TO BE AS COOL AS WE CAN ABOUT THIS, NOT SCREW AROUND.
SPOOKY JONES
WHAT KYLE NEEDS IS FOR HIS FRIENDS TO CHEER HIM UP.
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
TRUST ME. YOU AREN’T GOING TO BE IN THE DARK FOR LONG. GIVE KYLE A CHANCE TO SUIT UP AND WE’LL FIGURE THIS ALL OUT TOGETHER.
FLYBOY
YEAH. O.K.
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
JUST… JUST TELL HIM THAT I’M HERE FOR HIM, THOUGH, ALL RIGHT?
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
WE WILL.
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
LITTLE HARD ON HIM, WEREN’T YOU?
PANEL 5
FLUKE
YEAH. MAYBE. THIS JUST SUCKS IN FIVE HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS, YOU KNOW?
SPOOKY JONES
I KNOW.
PANEL 6
FLUKE
DO YOU?
PANEL 1
FLYBOY
I JUST-!
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
GUYS, THIS IS KYLE.
(cont)
I JUST WANT TO HELP.
PANEL 3
FLYBOY
BUT… YEAH. O.K. IF YOU THINK THE ANNIHILATOR MIGHT SHOW UP, IT MAKES SENSE THAT I’M THE ONE TO STAY OUTSIDE.
PANEL 4
FLYBOY
I’LL MAKE SURE HE DOESN’T COME BACK.
PANEL 5
FLUKE
AWESOME.
PANEL 3
FLUKE
CHRIST, MITCH!
FLYBOY
SORRY, GUYS.
PANEL 4
FLYBOY
BUT WHY WOULD THE ANNIHILATOR DO THAT?! DOES HE EVEN KNOW ABOUT US? WE’RE JUST A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM!
(cont)
IS KYLE, LIKE, IN THIS WAREHOUSE BLEEDING OR SOMETHING?!
PANEL 5
FLUKE
NO. HE’S NOT.
(cont)
LOOK, THE POINT IS, KYLE DIDN’T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. HE SWORE ME TO SECRECY. I ONLY TOLD SPOOKY BECAUSE I HAD TO.
FLYBOY
BUT-!
PANEL 6
FLUKE
MITCH, ARE YOU GOING TO FREAK OUT ABOUT THIS AND ASK A MILLION QUESTIONS OR ARE YOU GOING TO MAN-UP AND HELP US DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE?!
PANEL 1
FLUKE
LOOK, THIS ISN’T A QUESTION OF FRIENDSHIP. OBVIOUSLY, HE KNOWS YOU’D WANT TO BE THERE FOR HIM.
(cont)
THIS IS HERO STUFF AND THE BAD GUY WHO DID THIS TO HIM COULD BE BACK ANY MINUTE. THAT’S WHY WE NEED YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE AND KEEP AN EYE OUT.
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
BECAUSE I’M THE ONE WITH EAGLE VISION.
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
AND OWL HEARING. AND YOU CAN FLY FASTER THAN THE ANNIHILATOR CAN RUN. OR THROW.
PANEL 4
FLYBOY
THE ANNIHILATOR?! IS THAT WHO HURT KYLE?
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
WOAH!
PANEL 1
FLYBOY
I’M HIS FRIEND TOO, YOU KNOW.
FLUKE
MITCH, HE DIDN’T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO BE HERE. THE ONLY REASON I ASKED YOU TO COME-
FLYBOY
IS BECAUSE YOU NEEDED ME FOR TRANSPORTATION. YEAH, I GOT THAT.
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
I’M SAYING HE’S MY FRIEND TOO AND IF HE’S IN TROUBLE, I SHOULD GO IN. TO MAKE SURE HE’S OK.
PANEL 3
FLYBOY
DID HE REALLY SAY HE DIDN’T WANT ME TO COME?
PANEL 4
FLUKE
I’M SURE IT’S NOTHING PERSONAL. I EVEN HAD TO CONVINCE HIM TO LET SPOOKY COME.
PANEL 5
FLYBOY
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM? IS HE HURT?
SPOOKY JONES
AS SOON AS WE KNOW FOR SURE, YOU’LL KNOW.