PANEL 1:
A) DEACON: OR MY WORLD, ANYWAY….
B) DEACON: BUT I JUST CAN’T PRETEND ANYMORE…
PANEL 2:
C) JEFF: NOW YOU’RE SCARING ME! WHAT’S GOING ON WITH YOU?
PANEL 3:
D) DEACON: I THINK…
E) DEACON: JEFF, I THINK I’VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU. I THINK THAT’S WHAT I’M FEELING.
PANEL 4:
F) JEFF: OH.
PANEL 5:
G) DEACON: LOOK, I KNOW YOU AREN’T GOING TO BELIEVE ME, AND YOU THINK IT’S NOT POSSIBLE, AND I HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT, BUT-
PANEL 6:
H) JEFF: NO, DEACON. STOP.
I) JEFF: LOOK, YEAH, I HAVE MY DOUBTS, BUT…
PANEL 7:
J) JEFF: AW, HELL…
PANEL 8:
K) JEFF: WELL, I’M PROBABLY THE BIGGEST IDIOT THERE EVER WAS. BUT I CAN’T HELP IT — I CAN’T DENY IT, EITHER.
PANEL 1:
A) MAVEN: HM. YOUR FRIEND JEFF WAS RIGHT.
B) MAVEN: YOU REALLY DO SAY ALL THE RIGHT THINGS, DON’T YOU?
PANEL 2:
C) MAVEN: BUT YOU CAN’T SERIOUSLY EXPECT ME TO JUST TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THIS… “CHANGE OF HEART.”
D) DEACON: (FROM OFF PANEL) I DON’T.
PANEL 3:
E) DEACON: I CAN SHOW YOU.
PANEL 4:
E) MAVEN: AND HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO THAT EXACTLY?
PANEL 5:
F) DEACON: I CAN COMPLETE MY MISSION.
G) DEACON: I CAN BE THE ONE TO KILL JEFF.
PANEL 6:
A) KYLE: WAS THAT… UH… WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
PANEL 2:
A) ANNIHILATOR: YOUR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB DOES EXCELLENT WORK. I HEARD YOU SAVED EVERYONE.
PANEL 3:
C) ANNIHILATOR: HELLO, THERE, LITTLE HERO.
D) KYLE: I THOUGHT I SAW YOU!
E) KYLE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!
PANEL 4:
F) ANNIHILATOR: I ALREADY GOT WHAT I WANTED. TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
PANEL 5:
G) ANNIHILATOR: BUT AH, I SEE NOW THAT WISH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ONE- SIDED.
H) ANNIHILATOR: VERY WELL. I’LL GO. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR INTERRUPTING WHAT I’M SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION.
PANEL 7:
I) KYLE: WAIT!
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: BUT YOU’RE HANDSOME, YOU HAVE A FINE SENSE OF HUMOR AND YOU ARE, I MUST ADMIT, A TRULY GOOD PERSON.
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: YOU ARE AN HONEST, GOOD MAN — IT QUITE FRANKLY DEFINES YOU.
C) ANNIHILATOR: AND I HAVE MET VERY FEW OF THOSE IN MY LIFE.
PANEL 3:
D) ANNIHILATOR: PERHAPS A LARGE REASON I’VE MADE… THE CHOICES, I HAVE.
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: SO I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I’M… CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE.
F) KYLE: HUH… WOW… O.K…
PANEL 5:
G) KYLE: WELL… I GUESS I’M HERE BECAUSE MAYBE… I’M A LITTLE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT TOO…
PANEL 4:
A) KYLE: LET ME GIVE YOU… <HUFF>
B) KYLE: A LITTLE PEER FEEDBACK… <HUFF>
PANEL 5:
C) KYLE: YOUR TACTICS ARE RECKLESS, YOU METHODS ARE HAMHANDED…
PANEL 6:
D) KYLE: AND, WORST OF ALL, YOU FORGOT THE ABSOLUTE, MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF BEING A SUPERHERO —
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: OUTSTANDING!
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: BUT… LET’S SLOW DOWN FOR A MOMENT.
C) ANNIHILATOR: ARE YOU REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS, KYLE? THAT YOU’RE TRULY READY?
D) ANNIHILATOR: FLIRTING ASIDE, I HONESTLY AM HAPPY TO WAIT AS LONG AS-
PANEL 3:
E) KYLE: NO. NO!
F) KYLE: IT’S MY BIRTHDAY. MY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
G) KYLE: AND I WANT TO DO THIS. I AM READY TO DO THIS.
PANEL 4:
H) KYLE: GOD, I’M READY.
I) KYLE: AND… I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M ACTUALLY SAYING THIS OUT LOUD, BUT I WANT…
PANEL 5:
J) KYLE: I WANT TO DO IT — WITH YOU.
PANEL 6:
K) ANNIHILATOR: WELL.
L) ANNIHILATOR: THEN BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU, THERE IS NOTHING ON THIS EARTH THAT WOULD GIVE ME GREATER PLEASURE.
PANEL 1
CAPTION
TWO NIGHTS LATER, AFTER THE RESCUE.
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
HA! GOTCHA!
PANEL 3
FLYBOY
WAIT… WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?
PANEL 4
FLYBOY
OH.
(cont)
OH, WOW…
PANEL 1
ANNIHILATOR
I DON’T THINK IT’S, UH… FOR ANYTHING BAD.
(cont)
JUST YOU TOUCHING ME…
(cont)
IT’S ALL, UH, KINDA INTENSE, I GUESS.
PANEL 2
ANNIHILATOR
WE BOTH KNOW THE REASON WE SET THIS UP, BUT NOTHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN TONIGHT IF YOU AREN’T READY.
PANEL 3
KYLE
I’M READY, DUNCAN. I’VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH. THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
(cont)
REALLY.
PANEL 1
ANNIHILATOR
THE HUMAN HEART IS ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT, MY LORD, BUT I’M CERTAIN YOUR TIME IS VERY PRECIOUS.
(cont)
THE BOY HAS SERVED HIS PURPOSE. PERHAPS WE COULD… GET TO BUSINESS…
PANEL 2
LAAMPROS
YOU THINK YOU ARE A CLEVER MAGGOT, BUT WORDS TRICKLE FROM YOUR MOUTH FAR TOO FREELY —
PANEL 3
LAAMPROS
— LIKE LOOSE EXCREMENT FROM A PIG’S ASS.
PANEL 4
LAAMPROS
OH, I SEE.
(cont)
YOU DON’T LIKE ME TOUCHING THIS BOY!
PANEL 5
LAAMPROS
IT WAS A LIBERTY YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF MERE MOMENTS AGO.