PANEL 1

ANTI-SPOOKY JONES

I’M STILL GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS, THOUGH!

TEEN SPOOKY

DUDE, I TOTALLY GET IT! IT’S WHAT YOU WERE MADE FOR!

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

BUT SAME FOR ME, Y’KNOW?

ANTI-SPOOKY JONES

TOTALLY! NO HARD FEELINGS!

(cont)

DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO!

PANEL 3

AMANDA

SPOOKY, LESS BONDING WITH YOUR EVIL DOUBLE AND MORE WINNING, PLEASE!

PANEL 4

SPOOKYS

SORRY, AMANDA!

PANEL 5

AMANDA

*SIGH*

PANEL 6

AMANDA

UFF!

PANEL 7

ANTI-AMANDA

YOU SHOULD WORRY LESS ABOUT YOUR NEVER-GOING-TO-HAPPEN-BOYFRIEND AND FOCUS ON WHAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU, AMANDA.

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

GAAAGH!

(cont)

>GLUG!GLUG!GLUG!<

PANEL 2

ANTI-FLYBOY

POSER.

PANEL 4

TEEN SPOOKY

I WAS READY FOR YOU THIS TIME, BUDDY.

PANEL 5

ANTI-SPOOKY JONES

GOOD ON YOU! AND EVERYONE ACTS LIKE WE’RE NOT THAT SMART! BUT THAT’S SMART!

TEEN SPOOKY

I KNOW, RIGHT?!

PANEL 1

SFX

BA-DUMP! BA-DUMP! BA-DUMP! BA-DUMP!

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

NOT… IMPRESSED… I CAN SHIFT WOOD’S MOMENTUM JUST LIKE I CAN YOURS…

ANTI-FLYBOY

MAYBE SO.

PANEL 3

ANTI-FLYBOY

BUT AS USUAL, MITCH-Y, YOU’RE MISSING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES!

PANEL 6

ANTI-FLYBOY

DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU CARRY WITH US, IF YOU CAN’T BREATHE, HUH?!

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

THAT’S NOT GOING TO WORK ON ME THIS TIME. I CAN CONVERT YOUR MOMENTUM INTO MY OWN JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE I TOUCH!

(cont)

I BARELY FELT THAT! AND I KEPT US FROM HITTING THE WALL!

PANEL 3

ANTI-FLYBOY

I’M NOT THE ONE STILL RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY.

(cont)

AND, BROTHER, YOU HAVEN’T EVEN BEGUN TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO!

PANEL 4

SFX

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

AHHHH!

PANEL 3

AMANDA

SPOOKY, MITCH CAN ATTACK BY AIR AND IS THE MOST DANGEROUS! WE HAVE TO HIT-

PANEL 4

ANTI-FLYBOY

MAXIMUM SPEED!

SFX

BOOM!

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

UFF!

PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

AND SINCE YOU’RE TELLING ME WE CAN’T TRUST SIRCEA, WE NEED SOME WAY TO GET PAST THAT MIRROR DEFENSE. LIKE IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.

PANEL 2

AMANDA

RIGHT.

(cont)

WELL… I ACTUALLY THINK I CAN HELP WITH THAT.

PANEL 3

AMANDA

ONCE YOU GUYS DISAPPEARED, THAT HAD TO BE PURE MAGIC, AND I DON’T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

(cont)

BUT BEFORE, WHEN YOU WERE FROZEN FOR A MOMENT, THAT WAS A PSYCHIC THING. IT FELT INSTANTLY FAMILIAR, AND I COULD LITERALLY SENSE PSYCHIC FORCE SEPARATING YOUR TWO MINDS. LIKE IT WAS CREATING A WALL.

FLYBOY

AND YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP US ALL LINKED SOMEHOW?

PANEL 4

AMANDA

I THINK SO. AND THAT WAY WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGHT THE OTHER PERSON’S DUPLICATE.

(cont)

IT WOULD DEFEAT THE WHOLE POINT OF THE TRAP.

TEEN SPOOKY

IT’LL STILL BE DANGEROUS. GOOD OR EVIL, WHEN IT COMES TO MAGIC, SIRCEA DOESN’T PLAY. BUT WE DON’T HAVE A CHOICE.

(cont)

ONCE WE GET THROUGH, I’LL GO FOR THE SWORD. AMANDA, YOU GO FOR THE SHIELD. MITCH, GRAB THE BOW AND ARROWS.

(cont)

AND THEN, MITCH, YOU NEED TO GET US ALL OUT OF HERE FAST, BECAUSE SHE IS GOING TO BE PISSED.

PANEL 5

AMANDA

READY?

PANEL 6

CAPTION

NOW.

PANEL 1

CAPTION

“BECAUSE OF WHAT I SAW. HE LOST HIS SUNGLASSES FOR A BIT, AND I SAW HIS EYES WITH MY HAWK VISION.”

(cont)

“THEY WEREN’T HUMAN. NOT EVEN CLOSE.”

PANEL 2

AMANDA

SO YOU THINK HE TRANSFORMED HIS BODY WITH MAGIC? MADE IT TOUGHER SOMEHOW?

TEEN SPOOKY

THAT’D PRETTY MUCH BE IMPOSSIBLE.

(cont)

HEALING IS ONE THING. THAT’S JUST HELPING ALONG A NATURAL PROCESS. BUT DESPITE WHAT YOU READ IN FAIRY TALES, HUMAN CELLS RESIST TRANSFORMATION. EVEN SMALL STUFF.

(cont)

AT LEAST USING ANY MAGIC OTHER HUMANS CAN USE.

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

WHAT DID HIS EYES LOOK LIKE EXACTLY?

FLYBOY

BIG. THE PUPILS WERE VERTICAL SLITS. AND THE SKIN AROUND IT WAS LIKE A REPTILE.

(cont)

THEY LOOKED LIKE ALLIGATOR EYES, I GUESS. AND WITH THAT SAME LAVENDER GLOW AS THE MAGIC HE CASTS.

(cont)

SPOOKY, I CAN SEE REALLY TINY DETAILS. AND I’M TELLING YOU HIS FACE WAS PHYSICALLY DIFFERENT. EVEN ON A CELLULAR LEVEL.

PANEL 4

TEEN SPOOKY

BUT THEN…

(cont)

THAT CAN’T BE TRUE.

PANEL 5

AMANDA

YOU KEEP SAYING THAT ABOUT THIS GUY. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?

TEEN SPOOKY

THAT EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENED WITH HIM IS STARTING TO MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE. AND THAT WE CAN’T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT THOSE ARTIFACTS.

FLYBOY

WHY?

PANEL 6

AMANDA

THOSE ARE DEMON KILLING WEAPONS.

(cont)

YOU’RE SAYING THE INVASION FROM HELL IS HAPPENING NOW?

PANEL 7

TEEN SPOOKY

I’M SAYING IF SHADES IS WHO I THINK HE IS, THE INVASION MIGHT ALREADY BE OVER.

PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

ARE YOU SAYING I WAS GOING TO KILL HER? EVEN WHEN I DIDN’T HAVE TO?

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

SHE SLAUGHTERS LITTLE CHILDREN, SPOOKY. BY THE DOZEN. FOR RITUALS. FOR POWER. AND WITH NO REMORSE.

(cont)

MAYBE IT HASN’T ALL BEEN FOR TOTALLY SELFISH REASONS, BUT THAT’S WHO SHE IS. AND YOU KNEW SHE NEEDED TO BE STOPPED.

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

BY MURDERING HER. THAT’S SOMETHING I KNEW…

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

SPOOKY, YOU’RE A GOOD PERSON. IN MY TIME, TOO. THE BEST OF US. BUT THAT’S MY POINT. IF YOU WERE WILLING TO DO THAT, THEN YOU KNEW SHE COULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO KEEP DOING WHAT SHE WAS DOING.

TEEN SPOOKY

BECAUSE I’M GOOD. AND SHE’S BAD.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT… ALL I WAS TRYING TO SAY IS WE CAN’T TRUST-

TEEN SPOOKY

I GET WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO SAY.

PANEL 7

AMANDA

YOU’VE MADE YOUR POINT, MITCH. AND WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF TIME HERE.

(cont)

NOW, HOW DID YOU KNOW SHADES COULD HAVE SURVIVED A HUGE FERRIS WHEEL DROPPED ON HIS HEAD?

PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

NO. WHEN I FIRST TRIED TO TRACK HER DOWN, THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT SHE WAS DOING, TOO.

(cont)

SHE WAS TAKING KIDS, WHICH WASN’T OK.

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

BUT IT WASN’T FOR BLOOD RITUALS. IT’S JUST THAT HER INVESTIGATIVE MAGIC SUCKS, AND SHE WAS TRYING ON HER OWN TO FIND THIS HYBRID.

(cont)

I MADE SURE THAT SHE HADN’T HURT ANY OF THOSE KIDS. IN FACT, SHE ACTUALLY CURED A BUNCH OF THEM OF SERIOUS DISEASES. AND ONCE SHE MET ME, SHE STOPPED TAKING ANYONE.

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

SHE DIDN’T STOP, SPOOKY. I’VE SEEN THE RITUALS WITH MY OWN EYES.

TEEN SPOOKY

MAGIC IS WEIRD, MITCH. MAYBE… MAYBE IT WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT.

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

I KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE GOOD IN EVERYONE. AND I’M SURE YOU DON’T WANT TO THINK SHE FOOLED YOU. BUT SHE’S HAD THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO LEARN HOW TO LIE VERY WELL. AND WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE NOW, I’M TELLING YOU FUTURE-YOU KNEW SHE COULDN’T BE REDEEMED!

TEEN SPOOKY

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

I MEAN, RIGHT BEFORE I GOT SENT HERE, YOU WERE FIGHTING HER. I COULDN’T SEE YOU, BUT WITH MY POWERS, I COULD HEAR THAT YOU GOT THE UPPER HAND. YOU HAD HER AT YOUR MERCY. AND YOU WERE GOING TO…

(cont)

WELL, LET’S JUST SAY THAT UNLIKE WITH SHADES, YOU DIDN’T HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO.

ADULT SPOOKY (OFF)

YOU’RE JUST EVIL AND I’M DONE PLAYING.

(cont)

THIS TIME, I’M TAKING YOU OUT FOR GOOD.

PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

YEAH. OK. THANKS.

(cont)

GOOD TALK.

PANEL 2

AMANDA

RIGHT. SPILL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SIRCEA? AND ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT HAVING HER HELP US FIGHT SHADES?

FLYBOY

SPOOKY, CAN SHE HEAR US?

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

NOT ANYMORE.

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE, I CAN’T TELL YOU MUCH. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT SHE’S A VILLAIN. WORSE THAN THE ANNIHILATOR. WORSE THAN ANYONE.

(cont)

MAYBE SHE’S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAN I THOUGHT, BUT THERE’S NO WAY WE CAN WORK WITH HER. AND WE NEED TO GET SPOOKY OUT OF HER CLUTCHES AS FAST AS WE CAN.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

IT’S A RISK, BUT I THINK IF I FLEW US STRAIGHT UP FROM THAT OUTSIDE WALKWAY, WE COULD MAYBE GET PAST THE RUNES!

TEEN SPOOKY

HOLD ON, MITCH. SIRCEA’S DEFINITELY DONE A BUNCH OF SKETCHY STUFF. SHE’S ACTUALLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD, AND THINGS WERE PRETTY BRUTAL BACK IN THE DAY.

(cont)

BUT I’VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HER. AND I BELIEVE THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD IN HER. MAYBE IF WE JUST TRUSTED HER A LITTLE BIT-

PANEL 6

FLYBOY

SHE KILLS CHILDREN, SPOOKY. FOR BLOOD MAGIC.

(cont)

I’M SURE SHE HAS HER REASONS, BUT THAT’S WHO SHE IS.