PANEL ONE

KYLE

WHAT?

PANEL TWO

KYLE

OH!

(cont)

Sweet!

PANEL THREE

KYLE

THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING. THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY HAPPENING.

PANEL 1

ANNIHILATOR

I BELIEVE IT WILL.

PANEL 2

ANNIHILATOR

WHAT I OFFER IS SAFE PASSAGE TO MY WORLD.

PANEL 3

ANNIHILATOR

MEET MY TERMS AND YOU WILL RULE OVER ALL ITS LANDS.

(cont)

SAVE FOR THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS WHICH WILL BE MINE TO DO WITH AS I SEE FIT.

PANEL 4

ANNIHILATOR

WHAT I AM OFFERING… ARE THE KEYS TO PARADISE.

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

SPOOKY JONES

YEAH. LOOKS LIKE IT’S JUST US.

PANEL 2

SPOOKY JONES

SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY, PAUL? YOU IN THE MOOD FOR A FIGHT?

PANEL 3

FLUKE

YOU BET YOUR ASS I AM.

PANEL 4

SPOOKY JONES

THEN I’D SAY IT’S TIME TO GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!

PANEL 5

SPOOKY JONES

UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU STILL WANT TO KEEP THIS WHOLE THING A SECRET, KYLE…

PANEL 6

KYLE

I WANT TO STOP THEM.

(cont)

I WANT HIM TO REALIZE HIS BIGGEST MISTAKE… WAS LETTING ME LIVE.

PANEL 1

TUTT

BOXER, THIS IS COLONEL CHARLEYBOY. FROM THE PENTAGON. SUPERINTENDENT LASLEY HAS EXTENDED HER OUR FULL COOPERATION.

PANEL 2

BOXER

AH. RIGHT. WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU THEN, COLONEL.

PANEL 3

COMMANDER

I’LL NEED THE ROOM, MOM.

COMPLETE PRIVACY.

CHARLEYBOY

O.K. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN A LITTLE BIT THEN.

PANEL 4

TUTT

MA’AM! WITH ALL DUE RESPECT…

PANEL 5

TUTT

WE DIDN’T WANT TO TRAUMATIZE HIM ANY FURTHER BY USING RESTRAINTS, BUT I’VE BEEN ON THE FORCE FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AND MY GUT TELLS ME THIS BOY ISN’T SAFE TO BE AROUND.

NOT ALONE.

PANEL 1

SPOOKY JONES

BUT ONLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS TIME. JUST ME.

I MADE SURE OF THAT.

PANEL 2

CHARLEYBOY

ARE YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE, SON? NOTHING FOLLOWED YOU?

SPOOKY JONES

YES, MA’AM.

COMMANDER

HE’S SURE, MOM.

PANEL 3

BOXER

HEY, LOOK AT THAT! YOU GOT HIM TALKING!

DO WE HAVE A NAME?

PANEL 4

BOXER

WHOA.

PANEL 5

SPOOKY JONES

YEAH. WE HAVE A NAME, DETECTIVE BOXER.

PANEL 1

COMMANDER

THEN IT’S SETTLED.

PANEL 2

COMMANDER

LOOK. WE’RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO FIND THESE BASTARDS AND CALL DOWN UNCLE SAM’S ALL-MIGHTY FURY BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGIN THIS THING.

BUT IF IT COMES TO A FIGHT, I’M GOING TO NEED ALL OF YOU.

PANEL 3

MS, COMMANDER.

COMMANDER

OBVIOUSLY, I’M NOT GOING TO ORDER YOU TO DO IT. THIS ISN’T SOMETHING I CAN ORDER YOU TO DO.

BUT I MIGHT NEED TO ASK. SO, IF I DO, ARE YOU ALL UP FOR THIS?

PANEL 4

FLUKE

WELL, YOU KNOW I AM.

KYLE

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO AND I’LL DO IT.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

ME, TOO.

PANEL 6

TSUNAMI

I ALREADY SAID I WAS IN.

LET’S JUST HOPE SPOOKS IS ACTUALLY AS GOOD AS HE THINKS HE IS AND WE GET THERE AHEAD OF TIME.

PANEL 7

SPOOKY JONES

WELL, I’VE JUST NARROWED DOWN THEIR RITUAL SPACE TO THREE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS WHICH IS AS GOOD AS IT’S GOING TO GET WITHOUT A VISUAL INSPECTION.

PANEL 8

COMMANDER

ALL RIGHT THEN. GIVE FLYBOY THE COORDINATES FOR THE FIRST LOCATION AND LET’S HOPE WE REALLY DO HAVE SOME LUCK ON OUR SIDE.

PANEL 1

PLATINUM PRIESTESS

I CAN SEE IT.

AS YOUR ORGANS MELT AND LIQUIFY, THE BOY GENTLY STROKES YOUR HAIR, FORGIVING YOU FOR ALL TRESPASSES, SO OVERCOME WOULD HE BE BY THE SACRIFICE YOU ARE MAKING IN HIS NAME…

PANEL 2

PLATINUM PRIESTESS

DON’T FEEL LIKE BEING A SUPER-VILLAIN TODAY, SWEETHEART? THEN BY ALL MEANS, GO BE A HERO.

PANEL 3

PLATINUM PRIESTESS

AND REAP ALL THE REWARDS THAT COME WITH THAT CHOICE.

PANEL 1

COMMANDER

NO BATTLE PLAN, NO MATTER HOW GOOD, EVER SURVIVES CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY.

IT’S NOT A QUESTION OF IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO SIDEWAYS, IT’S A QUESTION OF WHEN.

PANEL 2

MCU, COMMANDER.

COMMANDER

WE’RE GOING UP AGAINST EXPERIENCED, VIOLENT CRIMINALS.

WE’RE STARTING OUT WITH LUCK ON OUR SIDE, BUT WE’RE GOING TO BE BURNING IT FAST GOING TOE TO TOE AGAINST THESE TWO.

PANEL 3

COMMANDER

ONE OR MORE OF YOU WILL LIKELY BE INJURED. ONE OF US MIGHT EVEN BE KILLED. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU WILL NOT STOP. YOU WILL STICK TO YOUR TRAINING AND YOU WILL WORK THAT MUCH HARDER AT THE SPECIFIC TASK I’VE ASSIGNED TO YOU.

PANEL 4

COMMANDER

I’LL KEEP A PSYCHIC LINK ACTIVE WITH ALL OF YOU AND GIVE YOU NEW INSTRUCTIONS AS NEEDED.

IF I’M THE ONE TAKEN OUT, SPOOKY IS IN CHARGE. IF BOTH OF US ARE OUT, THEN IT’LL BE GORDON AND THEN KYLE.

PANEL 5

COMMANDER

STOPPING THIS RITUAL IS EVERYTHING. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, ONCE WE’RE IN THIS, WE’RE IN IT 100% TO THE END. IS THAT CLEAR?

PANEL 6

KYLE AND FLUKE

CLEAR.

TSUNAMI

UNDERSTOOD.

FLYBOY

GOT IT.

PANEL 1

SPOOKY JONES

SORRY, DUDE, BUT YOUR BOSS AND I ARE HAVING A LITTLE US-TIME.

PANEL 2

SPOOKY JONES

INVITATION ONLY.

PANEL 3

PANEL 4

MCU, SPOOKY.

SPOOKY JONES

YEAH, UH, TRY NOT TO BREATHE TOO MUCH.

IT SEEMS TO MAKE THEM ANGRY…

PANEL 5

SNAKE DEMON

HSSSSSS.

PANEL 6

SPOOKY JONES

DAMN…