PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

MAGIC. WATCHING OLD MOVIES.

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY (OFF)

OH, AND I PRACTICE WITH MY PILLOW!

FLYBOY (OFF)

HA!

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

Mmmm.

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

Mm.

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

DAMN, HOW CAN YOU BE SO GOOD AT THAT?

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

OK?

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

OK.

TEEN SPOOKY

COOL.

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

WOW. Um, OK. I GUESS I AM KISSING BACK, HUH?

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

SPOOKY, I JUST, uh, I JUST DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA…

TEEN SPOOKY

NO?

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

ALL RIGHT, THEN. TRUTH OR DARE.

(cont)

WHAT WE’RE DOING — HOW DOES IT FEEL?

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

…

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

IT FEELS LIKE IT’S ALL I WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW. LIKE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

PANEL 6

TEEN SPOOKY

SO MAYBE I’M NOT SOME SUPER-CASANOVA LIKE YOU THOUGHT, BUT I’M PRETTY SURE THAT’S YOUR HEART TALKING.

PANEL 7

TEEN SPOOKY

AND IF YOU ASK ME, MITCH, WHEN IT COMES TO KISSING — THAT’S THE PART YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO.

PANEL 1

TEEN SPOOKY

YOU ARE A GOOD GUY.

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

BUT YOU THINK TOO MUCH.

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

WOAH, WOAH! WHAT WAS THAT? YOU JUST KISSED ME!

TEEN SPOOKY

AND YOU KISSED BACK.

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

RIGHT, OK, FAIR POINT.

(cont)

LOOK, um, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT. I GUESS FOR BOTH OF US. AND I, uh, DON’T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR, uh-

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

RIGHT. SORRY.

(cont)

I’M JUST SAYING THAT I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST TAKE A SECOND HERE AND JUST, uh-

TEEN SPOOKY

MITCH?

PANEL 6

FLYBOY

YEAH?

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

LIKE HELL IT WILL. SCREW THE TIMELINE! IF THIS WASN’T YOUR CHOICE, WE WON’T LET IT HAPPEN.

TEEN SPOOKY

WHAT IF WE CAN’T STOP IT?

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

SPOOKY, LISTEN TO ME. I’M A BAD-ASS SUPERHERO FROM THE FUTURE. I’VE BEEN TRAINED BY THE BEST. AND THAT BEST IS SPOOKY-FREAKING-JONES.

(cont)

NO ONE’S TAKING ANYTHING FROM YOU THAT WE DON’T WANT THEM TO TAKE, YOU HEAR ME?

(cont)

NOT WHILE I’M HERE. I WON’T LET THEM!

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

GOD. YOU REALLY ARE A GOOD GUY, AREN’T YOU?

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

I TRY TO BE, AT LEAST.

TEEN SPOOKY

YEAH. I BET YOU DO.

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

WOAH! SPOOKY! WHAT’S WRONG?

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

HOW SURE ARE YOU THAT I… THAT I DON’T REMEMBER?

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

WELL… I’VE RECENTLY FOUND OUT YOU ARE GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS.

(cont)

BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT YOU’RE NOT GOOD AT LYING. AND YOU SAID THIS THING STRAIGHT OUT TO ME AND CORY, THAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER ANYTHING, THAT IT’S A COMPLETE BLACKOUT.

(cont)

SO, I GUESS… PRETTY DARN SURE.

PANEL 4

TEEN SPOOKY

RIGHT. CRAP.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

BUT I COULD BE WRONG! I MEAN, YOU DIDN’T SEEMS UPSET ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING! NOT LIKE THIS!

TEEN SPOOKY

I DIDN’T, HUH? AND YOU THINK FUTURE-ME WOULD’VE SHOWN YOU HOW I REALLY FELT?

PANEL 6

FLYBOY

KNOWING YOU, WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING — YOU WOULD HAVE WANTED ME AND CORY TO FEEL SAFE. LIKE YOU HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL. SO…

(cont)

MAYBE NOT.

PANEL 7

TEEN SPOOKY

MITCH, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE I DON’T ACT LIKE IT… BUT THE MEMORIES THAT WERE TAKEN FROM ME WHEN I WAS SENT TO HELL… MEMORIES THAT I’M NEVER, EVER GOING TO GET BACK…

(cont)

THE PLACE WHERE THEY USED TO BE FEELS CRAZY COLD AND EMPTY… LIKE I’VE BEEN HOLLOWED OUT SOMEHOW. LIKE I’M A SHELL, AND I’M JUST FULL OF NOTHING!

(cont)

AND NOW YOU’RE TELLING ME IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN!

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

THIS TIME I’VE BEEN SENT BACK TO. RIGHT NOW. IT’S NOT JUST SOME RANDOM MOMENT IN THE PAST.

(cont)

YOU HAD ACTUALLY JUST TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE I GOT HERE.

TEEN SPOOKY

REALLY? WHAT’D I SAY?

PANEL 2

FLYBOY

THAT’S JUST IT. THERE WASN’T ANYTHING YOU COULD SAY.

(cont)

YOU DON’T HAVE ANY MEMORIES OF THIS CASE AT ALL. NOTHING.

(cont)

YOU SAID IT WAS THE ONLY GAP IN YOUR MEMORY, OTHER THAN WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE YOU WOUND UP IN HELL.

TEEN SPOOKY (SMALL)

oh.

PANEL 3

TEEN SPOOKY

HOW MUCH TIME? HOW MUCH COULDN’T I REMEMBER?

PANEL 4

FLYBOY

I THINK A COUPLE WEEKS. AND I GUESS I WAS AFRAID THAT MAYBE AMBROSIA GOT YOU IN SOME VULNERABLE SITUATION, YOU LET DOWN YOUR GUARD, AND SOMEHOW SHE MESSED WITH YOUR MIND.

(cont)

BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE MORE OBVIOUS IT IS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

I’M IN A CAUSAL LOOP. I WAS ALWAYS GOING TO COME HERE. AND IT WAS YOUR CHOICE NOT TO REMEMBER.

(cont)

SOMEHOW WE SOLVE THIS CASE TOGETHER, SAVE CORY, YOU GET ME BACK HOME, AND THEN YOU USE MAGIC TO ERASE YOUR OWN MEMORY TO PRESERVE THE FUTURE AND MAKE SURE I COME BACK. OR, AT LEAST, TO KEEP THINGS FROM BEING WEIRD BETWEEN US.

(cont)

I GUESS I WAS JUST LETTING MY IMAGINATION-

PANEL 6

TEEN SPOOKY

I WOULDN’T DO THAT.

FLYBOY

DO WHAT?

PANEL 7

TEEN SPOOKY

MAYBE I’D KEEP IT ALL A SECRET FOR YEARS. BUT I WOULDN’T ERASE MY MEMORY.NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

(cont)

NOT EVER! I WOULDN’T DO IT!

PANEL 1

FLYBOY

OK.

(cont)

IF I HADN’T BEEN HERE, DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN WITH AMBROSIA?

TEEN SPOOKY

Oo! ALL RIGHT. THAT’S A GOOD ONE.

(cont)

I GUESS SHE HASN’T EXACTLY BEEN SUBTLE, HUH?

PANEL 2

TEEN SPOOKY

NO.

(cont)

OF COURSE, I’M FLATTERED AND EVERYTHING, BUT SHE’S LIKE IN HER TWENTIES, DUDE, AND I’M NOT STUPID!

(cont)

SHE’S OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO PLAY ME. SHE JUST WANTS ME TO SAVE HER BROTHER.

PANEL 3

FLYBOY

OK. I’D JUST HEARD MAYBE YOU, uh, HAD A THING FOR OLDER WOMEN. EVEN NOW. SO I, uh, WASN’T SURE…

TEEN SPOOKY

HA! WELL, I KISSED A COLLEGE GIRL ONCE! THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

PANEL 4

TEEN SPOOKY

BUT YEAH, I, uh, DON’T KNOW WHAT FUTURE-ME HAS TOLD YOU, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVEN’T BEEN WITH ANYONE SINCE I GOT BACK TO EARTH. NOT YET. NOT LIKE YOU.

(cont)

I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT, BUT I’VE KINDA HAD MY HANDS FULL TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD. DOESN’T GIVE ME MUCH TIME FOR ROMANCE, Y’KNOW?

FLYBOY

RIGHT. OK. GOOD.

PANEL 5

FLYBOY

I MEAN, NOT ABOUT YOU BEING UNABLE TO DATE!

PANEL 6

FLYBOY

BUT I STILL HAVEN’T RULED OUT THAT THE PAST CAN’T BE CHANGED, AND IF YOU TWO HAD DONE STUFF IN MY TIMELINE, IT MIGHT HAVE EXPLAINED SOMETHING. SO IT’S GOOD IT WOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED.

TEEN SPOOKY

SOMETHING… LIKE WHAT?

PANEL 7

FLYBOY

SPOOKY, THERE’S SOMETHING I HAVEN’T TOLD YOU. AND MAYBE IT’LL BE BAD FOR THE SPACE-TIME WHATEVER, BUT IT JUST HASN’T FELT RIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM YOU.