PANEL 1
CORY
STOP!
(cont)
BAD TOUCH! BAD TOUCH!
PANEL 2
KARTHAK
<IT’S OK, ANGEL! IT’S OK!>
CORY
CAN’T… MOVE… AT ALL…
PANEL 3
KARTHAK
<I’M SORRY YOU’RE HURT. AND I’M SORRY I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BUT PLEASE BE OK. PLEASE!>
CORY
OH, MY GOD. WHAT IS GOING ON?
PANEL 4
CORY
IT’S LIKE YOU’RE SINGING AT ME. AND YOU’VE WRAPPED ME UP LIKE A FREAKIN’ SPRING ROLL. AND ARE HOLDING ME TIGHT IN YOUR… IN YOUR…
PANEL 5
CORY
uh.. WARM, MUSCULAR ARMS…
PANEL 1
KARTHAK
<DOES THAT FEEL ANY BETTER, ANGEL?>
CORY
DUDE, I CAN’T UNDERSTAND A WORD YOU’RE SAYING, BUT YOU’RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO HELP ME, AREN’T YOU?
PANEL 2
CORY
BRRRRRR!
KARTHAK
<SERPENTS BELOW! MY CLOTHES AREN’T ENOUGH. YOU’RE STILL SHIVERING!>
PANEL 3
CORY
YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ME. I COULD SURE USE A FRIEND RIGHT NOW.
(cont)
BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS I’M… WELL, I’M KINDA HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING MY EYES OPEN. I THINK I ACTUALLY COULD BE, UH, FREEZING TO DEATH.
(cont)
SO MAYBE… MAYBE YOU CAN BUILD A FIRE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND, FIRE?
PANEL 4
KARTHAK
<DON’T WORRY. I WON’T LET YOU DIE!>
CORY
OR YOU COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE LIE DOWN, I GUESS.
(cont)
THAT’S, uh, SUPER HELPFUL.
PANEL 5
CORY
GAH! NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
PANEL 1
CORY
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
(cont)
LOOK, DON’T GET ME WRONG. YOU’RE ACTUALLY… SURPRISINGLY HOT FOR A MONSTER.
PANEL 2
CORY
BUT I CAN BARELY MOVE. AND WE’RE LITERALLY FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS.
PANEL 3
CORY
WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I’M FLATTERED, BUT I’M JUST NOT REALLY AVAILABLE FOR ANY BARNYARD FUN TIMES YOU HAVE IN MIND SO YOU JUST NEED TO BACK THE-!
PANEL 4
KARTHAK
<I’M SORRY I DON’T HAVE A BLANKET, BUT
THESE SHOULD HELP!>
CORY
Uff!
PANEL 5
CORY
AND… THIS TOTALLY ISN’T A SEX THING FOR YOU, IS IT?
PANEL 6
CORY
OF COURSE IT ISN’T. BECAUSE YOU’RE A MONSTER. AND YOU THINK I’M A COW. OR PUPPY. OR SOMETHING. RIGHT.
(cont)
WOW. I’M BABBLING. GET A GRIP, CORY!
PANEL 1
CORY
THINK, CORY. THINK! WHAT WOULD MITCH DO?
(cont)
HE WOULDN’T FREAK OUT. HE’D TAKE STOCK. LOOK AT THINGS LOGICALLY.
KARTHAK
<YOU’RE REALLY SHIVERING! ARE YOU COLD?>
(cont)
<OF COURSE YOU ARE! I BET IT’S SUPER WARM IN HEAVEN AND I GOT YOU SOAKING WET!>
PANEL 2
CORY
I’M BASICALLY PARALYZED. DEAD TIRED. FREEZING COLD.
(cont)
NO POWERS — WHICH CONSIDERING MY TRACK RECORD, MIGHT BE A GOOD THING.
(cont)
I’M PROBABLY IN HELL. SOMEPLACE WEIRD ANYWAY.
PANEL 3
CORY
AND I’VE BEEN CAPTURED BY SOME SUPERSTRONG HORNED MONSTER DUDE WHO SEEMS TO THINK I’M A COW WITH HANDS…
PANEL 4
CORY
…AND WHO’S NOW TAKING OFF HIS CLOTHES!
PANEL 5
CORY
OK. WOW. MAYBE YOU DON’T THINK I’M A COW.
PANEL 6
CORY
OR MAYBE YOU DO, WHICH WOULD BE EVEN SCARIER.
PANEL 1
PLATINUM PRIESTESS (OFF)
DARLING…
PANEL 2
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
I THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER ASK.
PANEL 1
TEEN SPOOKY
IT’S NOT WORKING! HE’S NOT HEALING!
PANEL 2
TEEN SPOOKY
I CAN’T DO IT! THERE’S TOO MUCH! I CAN’T! I’M LOSING HIM!
PANEL 3
TEEN SPOOKY
HE’S DYING AND I CAN’T STOP IT!
PANEL 5
TEEN SPOOKY
HELP. I NEED HELP!
PANEL 2
TEEN SPOOKY
UHN!
PANEL 3
TEEN SPOOKY
GOD, HE’S BLEEDING SO BAD INSIDE!
PANEL 4
TEEN SPOOKY
C’MON, MITCH! WE DID IT! AMANDA’S GOING TO BE OK! I JUST NEED YOU TO HOLD ON HERE! I NEED YOU TO FIGHT!
PANEL 5
TEEN SPOOKY
C’MON, DUDE! COME BACK TO ME!
PANEL 1
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES
AHHH!
PANEL 2
SFX
BOOM!
TEEN SPOOKY
CATCH THAT.
PANEL 1
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES
REALLY?
PANEL 2
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES
WHAT?!
PANEL 4
TEEN SPOOKY
RAAAH!
PANEL 5
SFX
SCREECH!
PANEL 1
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES
ALONE AGAIN, LITTLE WIZARD. I SUPPOSE THERE’S NO SURPRISE THERE.
PANEL 2
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES (OFF)
EVEN WITH TIME TO PREPARE, YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO STUPID TO KEEP YOUR FRIENDS SAFE.
PANEL 3
MAN WITH SUNGLASSES
I MEAN, REALLY, THIS IS BECOMING RIDICULOUS — WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO LEARN THAT YOUR MAGIC CAN’T TOUCH ME?
PANEL 4
TEEN SPOOKY
…
(cont)
SAME TIME YOU LEARN IT DOESN’T HAVE TO, YOU SON OF A BITCH.