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
COMMANDER
BRAVE MAN.
MY NAME’S AMANDA, BY THE WAY.
PANEL 3
COMMANDER
IT’S COOL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO TELL ME YOUR NAME. TALKING’S OVER-RATED ANYWAY.
THE COPS WON’T BUG US FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. I’M DOWN WITH JUST SITTING HERE QUIETLY, EATING JUNK FOOD, IF YOU WANT.
PANEL 7
COMMANDER
OH, MY GOD…
PANEL 1
KYLE
I WAS ABLE TO BURN HIM. WHEN I WAS IN HELL.
I’M PRETTY SURE I COULD DO IT AGAIN.
FLUKE
AND MY BEST FRIEND HAS JUST BEEN TOTALLY SCREWED OVER. I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER BEEN THIS CHARGED UP.
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
AND I’VE BEEN LEARNING TO USE MY POWERS TO LAUNCH-
PANEL 3
PANEL 4
KYLE
UFF!
FLUKE
MITCH!
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
LET’S JUST KEEP OUR EYES ON THE ROAD, OK, DUDE?
FLYBOY
SORRY, GUYS.
PANEL 6
FLYBOY
JUST — I CAN BE USEFUL…
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PANEL 1
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
DON’T BE AN INFANT! I WANT MY IMMORTALITY BACK AND THE POWER THAT WAS STOLEN FROM ME RESTORED. YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER.
WE SHOULD BE ROYALTY ON THIS PLANET! WORSHIPPED! AND INSTEAD WE SKULK IN SHADOWS!
PANEL 2
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
WE ARE RISKING EVERYTHING. ONE FALSE STEP AND WE WILL BOTH BE DESTROYED.
OF COURSE THERE ARE REWARDS! WHY SHOULDN’T THERE BE?
PANEL 3
ANNIHILATOR
BECAUSE, MY DARLING, WHAT WE DO HERE WILL PLACE THE LIVES OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE INTO THE CLUTCHES OF UNTHINKABLE MONSTERS!
PANEL 4
ANNIHILATOR
WOMEN… CHILDREN… BY THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS WILL SUFFER AND DIE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE — WHAT I AM PLANNING TO DO IN JUST A FEW SHORT HOURS.
AND YOU ACT LIKE THAT MEANS NOTHING!
PANEL 5
FULL SHOT, THE PLATINUM PRIESTESS.
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
WHEN YOU LIVE AS AN IMMORTAL, YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT THEY ALL SUFFER AND DIE EVENTUALLY.
PANEL 6
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
WOMEN AND CHILDREN RECEIVE NO SPECIAL DISPENSATION.
PANEL 1
COMMANDER
THE ANNIHILATOR MIGHT BE STRONG AND FAST, BUT EVEN WITH ALL HIS POWERS, HE CAN’T FLY AND IF HE’S ISOLATED, THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE HE CAN DO IS ESSENTIALLY NIL.
PANEL 2
COMMANDER
DO YOU THINK YOU’D BE ABLE TO GET HIM OFF THE GROUND AND RESTRAIN HIM?
SPOOKY JONES
RAISE HIM UP? ABSOLUTELY.
RESTRAIN? WELL, RUMOR HAS IT, HE’S CRAZY STRONG AND FAST.
I CAN DEFINITELY KEEP HIM OFF THE GROUND, BUT IF HE DECIDES TO CHUCK THOSE THROWING STARS AT ME, I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO MUCH ABOUT IT.
PANEL 3
COMMANDER
THEN THAT’S YOUR FIRST TARGET. GETTING THOSE STARS AND KNIVES OFF HIM AND OUT OF REACH.
HOW QUICKLY DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DO THAT?
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
IF WE TIME THIS FOR THE SAME MOMENT KYLE AND GORDON HIT THE GATE, WITH THAT KIND OF DISTRACTION…
YEAH, I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
OF COURSE, I’M SURE HE’LL BE PUSHING AGAINST MY ECTOPLASMIC RESTRAINTS HARD SO I DON’T KNOW HOW HIGH I’LL BE ABLE TO RAISE HIM…
BUT JUST KEEPING HIM OFF THE GROUND AND AWAY FROM STUFF? SHOULD BE VERY DO-ABLE, EVEN WITH HIS POWERS.
PANEL 6
FLUKE
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PLATINUM PRIESTESS?
SPOOKY’S GOING TO NEED TO BE LINE-OF-SIGHT AND SHE’S NOT JUST GOING TO SIT ON HER HANDS.
PANEL 3:
A) DEACON: I’M NOT GOING TO KILL YOU.
B) DEACON: I NEED YOU.
PANEL 4:
C) MAVEN: SO… THAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE SURVIVOR.
D) MAVEN: WHY DIDN’T YOU COMPLETE YOUR MISSION AND KILL HIM RIGHT THEN?
PANEL 5:
E) DEACON: AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER SURVIVORS WHO WOULD REQUIRE TIME TO CAPTURE.
F) DEACON: I NEEDED A HUMAN — ALIVE — TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL.
PANEL 6:
G) MAVEN: BUT AS IT TURNED OUT, THERE WEREN’T ANY OTHER SURVIVORS.
H) MAVEN: HE WAS THE ONLY ONE, YES?
I) DEACON: YES.
J) MAVEN: AND WHAT WERE YOU FEELING ONCE YOU HAD SUBDUED HIM?
PANEL 1:
A) MAVEN: HM. HE SOUNDS LIKEABLE.
B) DEACON: HE WAS NOT UNPLEASANT – FOR A HUMAN.
PANEL 2:
C) MAVEN: YOU LIKED HIM.
PANEL 3:
D) DEACON: HE WAS USEFUL.
PANEL 4:
E) MAVEN: NO, DEACON. YOU HAD JUST SPENT A WEEK AND A HALF TOGETHER AND YOU DECIDED YOU LIKED HIM.
PANEL 5:
F) DEACON: DOCTOR, I DO NOT SEE THE POINT OF ASKING ME QUESTIONS IF YOU ARE MERELY GOING TO CONTRADICT MY ANSWERS.
G) MAVEN: FINE. THEN LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER TO — WHY IS THIS BOY STILL ALIVE?
PANEL 1:
A) DEACON: WE HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS EVERY NIGHT AFTER THAT.
PANEL 2:
B) MAVEN: I SEE.
C) MAVEN: WHICH I SUPPOSE THEN BEGS THE OBVIOUS THERAPEUTIC QUESTION —
PANEL 3:
D) MAVEN: — HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
PANEL 4:
E) DEACON: …
PANEL 5:
F) CAPTION: DA VINCI FOUR MISSION: DAY 68.
G) DEACON: THANK YOU. THAT FELT GOOD.
H) JEFF: YOU ARE SUCH THE MASTER OF UNDERSTATEMENT.
I) JEFF: AS I RECALL, ANGELS DESCENDED… THE EARTH MOVED…