PANEL 1

SPOOKY JONES

HEY, NOW. YOU’RE LOOKING VERY… LIMBER THERE, PAUL.

FLUKE

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, MY GOOD BUDDY TSUNAMI HERE IS GIVING ME A HELPING HAND WITH MY LEG.

PANEL 2

TSUNAMI

THAT’S DISGUSTING!

SPOOKY JONES

CLICK ON ANOTHER ONE.

PANEL 3

FLUKE

THIS ONE LOOKS PROMISING…

PANEL 4

TSUNAMI

OH, JESUS!

PANEL 1

KYLE

NO WAY!

PANEL 2

TSUNAMI

IF THIS IS PORN, WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?

FLUKE

OH, I DON’T THINK THERE ARE ANY GIRLS, MY FRIEND.

PANEL 3

TSUNAMI

WHAT? IT’S JUST US ALONE?

FLUKE

NOT SO MUCH…

(cont)

HERE. LET ME ENLARGE ONE OF THE THUMBNAILS FOR YOU.

PANEL 5

TSUNAMI

WOAH!

PANEL 2

FLUKE: WOAH!

PANEL 3

TSUNAMI: WHAT?

PANEL 4

FLUKE: OH, THERE AREN’T WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT.

(cont)

YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS PAGE OUT FOR YOURSELF.

PANEL 5

SPOOKY JONES: HEY, NOW! THOSE GUYS LOOK FAMILIAR.

TSUNAMI: WHAT IS THIS?

FLUKE:  IT’S A WHOLE WEB SITE DEVOTED TO PORN.

PANEL 6

FLUKE: OF US.

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:

A) ANNIHILATOR: REALLY?

B) KYLE: TRUE STORY. I’M GOING TO BE TOTALLY LEGAL AND EVERYTHING.

PANEL 2:

C) KYLE: NOT THAT THAT WOULD MATTER TO YOU…

PANEL 3:

D) ANNIHILATOR: HARDLY. BUT THIS SOUNDS TO ME A BIT LIKE FATE!

E) ANNIHILATOR: DO YOU HAVE PLANS?

PANEL 4:

F) KYLE: I’M SURE FLUKE AND SPOOKY WILL WANT TO THROW A PARTY FOR ME…

G) ANNIHILATOR: OF COURSE. AND YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR BIRTH DAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

H) ANNIHILATOR: BUT AFTER. THAT NIGHT.

PANEL 5:

I) KYLE: THAT NIGHT. YEAH. I GUESS I COULD GET AWAY…

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: KYLE, I KNOW I’M NOT EVERYTHING YOU’D WANT ME TO BE…

B) KYLE: DON’T SAY IT LIKE THAT.

C) KYLE: LOOK, JUST FORGET EVERYTHING I’VE SAID TO YOU, LIKE, EVER. I REALLY DIDN’T KNOW YOU AT ALL.

PANEL 2:

D) ANNIHILATOR: WELL, YOU DO NOW. AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT.

E) ANNIHILATOR: AND I NOW KNOW YOU. AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT.

PANEL 3:

F) ANNIHILATOR: AND PERHAPS THIS IS MUCH TOO FORWARD BUT TO THE DEVIL WITH IT!

G) ANNIHILATOR: I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING, SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU, THAT NO ONE ELSE ON THIS PLANET CAN.

PANEL 4:

H) ANNIHILATOR: IF YOU’D BE WILLING TO… LET GO WITH ME.

I) KYLE: YOU MEAN, LIKE, NOW?

PANEL 5:

J) ANNIHILATOR: HEH. NO.

K) ANNIHILATOR: NOT THAT IT ISN’T TEMPTING, BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE IT SPECIAL.

L) ANNIHILATOR: WHICH WILL REQUIRE SOME… PREPARATION.

PANEL 6:

M) ANNIHILATOR: BUT SOON. IT COULD EVEN BE NEXT WEEK…

N) KYLE: HEH. IT’S ACTUALLY MY BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK!

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: YOU’D NEED TO BE SOMEPLACE COMPLETELY SAFE.

B) ANNIHILATOR: WITH SOMEONE YOU COULDN’T HURT.

PANEL 2:

C) KYLE: YEAH. AND THOSE GUYS AREN’T EXACTLY-

PANEL 3:

D) ANNIHILATOR: SOMEONE INVULNERABLE TO FIRE.

E) KYLE: UH… YEAH.

PANEL 4:

F) ANNIHILATOR: SOMEONE WHO COULD BRING YOU SOMEPLACE FAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

G) ANNIHILATOR: WHERE NO ONE WOULD EVEN HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING HARMED IN ANY WAY.

PANEL 5:

H) KYLE: YEAH. THAT WOULD BE WHAT I’D NEED.

I) KYLE: IF I WERE GOING TO RISK… LETTING GO LIKE THAT AGAIN.

PANEL 1:

A) KYLE: THIS IS GOING TO SOUND CRAZY, BUT I BURNED MY FOSTER FAMILY’S HOUSE DOWN…

B) KYLE: IT’S HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT MY POWERS…

C) ANNIHILATOR: HA! WELL, I’M SURE THAT WAS A SHOCK.

PANEL 2:

D) KYLE: IT’S NO JOKE!

E) KYLE: MY FOSTER SISTER HAD SECOND DEGREE BURNS OVER THIRTY PERCENT OF HER BODY. MY FOSTER PARENTS COULDN’T LOOK ME IN THE EYE ANYMORE.

PANEL 3:

F) KYLE: I HAD JUST TURNED TWELVE AND…

G) KYLE: AND I LOST EVERYTHING. OVER THAT!

PANEL 4:

H) KYLE: AND SINCE THEN, I HAVEN’T DARED…

I) KYLE: I MEAN, NOT EVEN… WITH MYSELF…

PANEL 5:

J) KYLE: TO RISK HURTING PEOPLE… FOR THAT…

K) ANNIHILATOR: OF COURSE. YOU’RE A HERO. YOU PROTECT PEOPLE FROM HARM. YOU’D NEVER PUT ANYONE AT RISK.

L) ANNIHILATOR: NOT EVER.

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR THE TACKY, SECOND HAND CLOTHES. YOU WON’T HAVE TO WEAR THEM LONG.

B) ANNIHILATOR: IT WILL BE MIDNIGHT IN THE STATES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

C) KYLE: THEY’RE FINE. REALLY. THANK YOU.

PANEL 2:

D) KYLE: THAT, UH… WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT MAKING THINGS SPECIAL…

E) KYLE: YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SEX, RIGHT?

F) ANNIHILATOR: YES. I WAS.

G) ANNIHILATOR: I’M SORRY, KYLE. I KNOW I PROMISED TO BE A GENTLEMAN TONIGHT.

H) KYLE: NO. IT’S COOL. IT’S JUST THAT…

PANEL 3:

I) KYLE: LOOK, I’M SURE THIS IS T.M.I., BUT I GUESS YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THIS.

PANEL 4:

J) KYLE: WITH MY POWERS… ME AND SEX…

K) KYLE: ONE OF THE REASONS, I’VE NEVER REALLY DATED IS THAT IT’S…

PANEL 5:

L) KYLE: WELL, THINGS HAPPEN. IT’S KIND OF DANGEROUS.

M) ANNIHILATOR: OBJECTS CATCH ON FIRE, DO THEY?

N) KYLE: THAT’S AN UNDERSTATEMENT. I LOSE CONTROL.

PANEL 6:

O) KYLE: I MEAN, THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I EVER EXPERIENCED… YOU KNOW…

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: NO. NO. NOT LIKE THIS.

B) ANNIHILATOR: I WANT IT TO BE SPECIAL FOR YOU.

PANEL 3:

C) ANNIHILATOR: HE’S STILL OUT.

D) ANNIHILATOR: I IMAGINE SOMEONE WILL FIND HIM. EVENTUALLY.

E) ANNIHILATOR: HERE. PUT THESE ON.

PANEL 5:

F) ANNIHILATOR: ABRACADABRA.