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PAGE 1 (SIX PANELS)
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INT. POLICE STATION - MORNING
TWO INSPECTORS APPROACH THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE STRAPPED TO A TABLE IN AN INTERROGATION ROOM. THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE LIES STILL FROM THE NATURAL STILLNESS OF DEATH.
Panel 2.
THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE SUDDENLY THRASHES WITH A SPORADIC UNNATURAL STRUGGLE ATTEMPTING TO GET FREE FROM ITS CONSTRAINTS.
Panel 3.
CAUTIOUSLY DETECTIVE HASSAN APPROACHES THE TABLE TO BEGIN CONVERSING WITH THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2JCcZWNFl
Can you speak?
UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkIQwWnor5
Yes. Release me!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGppTtNUic3
I'm afraid that's quite impossible. You see, I have a few questions for you.
Panel 4.
DETECTIVE HADID POINTS AT THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE IT.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7ZNMu6xc1
Listen up, you abomination! We're going to ask you questions and you're going to answer them! Understood? Now why have you been attacking us?
Panel 5.
DETECTIVE HADID DRAWS HIS FINGER BACK AS THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ATTEMPTS TO BITE HIM.
Panel 6.
CLOSE-UP OF THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE LYING BACK ON THE TABLE LAUGHING.
UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9BHQxy0YA
You imply that you have some sort of power over me. In my corpse, I possess more power than you will ever see in your wretched life!
PAGE 2 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
DETECTIVE HADID HITS UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ACROSS THE FACE WITH HIS PISTOL.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJKLqmGEeL
Blasted freak!
Panel 2.
DETECTIVE HASSAN HOLDS BACK DETECTIVE HADID.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJuuoQlki8
Would you get ahold of yourself? How are we supposed to get answers if you damage it?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6B98m5ne1
You saw what it tried to do!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bCWUtA7r7
Well, how about you keep your appendages to yourself?
Panel 3.
DETECTIVE HASSAN FACES THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE WITH A STERN EXPRESSION.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LNpMBCE9b
We want answers and we want them now. Why have you been attacking our city?
Panel 4.
THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE GRINS MANIACALLY AT THE DETECTIVES.
UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerL0UKYZqK
We've come to reclaim the stolen jewel that one of you infidels has stolen from us. Any actions we take to achieve that goal are necessary!
DETECTIVE HADID: (<OFF-PANEL ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA1KbZmXfZ
A pirate through and through, huh? What's so special about this jewel?
Panel 5.
THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE BEGINS TO CONVULSE AND THRASH VIOLENTLY SHOCKING BOTH DETECTIVE HASSAN AND HADID.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3Jtz1AKmu
What in the world?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnk1KyQTjd4
I would like to air on the side of caution. Let's vacate the room, shall we?
Panel 6.
DETECTIVES HASSAN AND HADID ABSCOND FROM THE ROOM AND SHUT THE DOOR.
PAGE 3 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
ALONGSIDE A LARGE GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE WATCHING THE INTERROGATION, DETECTIVES HASSAN AND HADID, WATCH THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE INTERROGATION ROOM WHO SEEMS TO BE ATTEMPTING TO STRUGGLE FREE FROM ITS RESTRAINTS.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ42NTCbAYk
Those straps are going to hold it, right?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1Gr2KFppr
We don't have any other choice but to hope for the best.
Panel 2.
AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE BEGINS TO GLOW FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
Panel 3.
THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE BLOWS UP COMPLETELY DISSENTERGRATING.
Panel 4.
DETECTIVE HADID PUNCHES THE GLASS ON OF THE INTERROGATION ROOM IN FURY.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR08VBbiMW
Damn it! What the hell do we do now?
Panel 5.
DETECTIVE HASSAN REMAINS CALM BEGINNING TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE AND DETECTIVE HADID GLANCES AT HIM WITH AN IRRITATED EXPRESSION.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5SlZIU83f
Would you reign it in, Hadid?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf22CgOrZXh
What are you talking about? Our only lead literally just blew up in our faces. Why are you so kosher?
Panel 6.
DETECTIVE HASSAN POINTS AT THE CLOTHING AND A MEDAL THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND BY THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xajiFFpvu
Not all is lost. There are still discoveries to be made. Look there.
PAGE 4 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
DETECTIVES HASSAN AND HADID LOOK INTO THE INTERROGATION ROOM THROUGH THE GLASS.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuamcgNJzH
That's a crest known to be worn by Barbary Pirates.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ760Y5an7jf
What makes you so sure?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbxdwqgisc
I remembered seeing something like it in history class. Getting this close of a look at him, I also did a little research on my phone. That was definitely a Barbary pirate.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIZBWtmU4V
Well, even with this information, what do we do now?
Panel 2.
DETECTIVE HASSAN PINCHES HIS CHIN IN A PONDERING GESTURE.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVgp0HQDjn
We know vaguely what they're searching for. We might as well use it to our advantage. We should go to the local libraries and museums. There could be information there that can help us.
Panel 3.
DETECTIVE HADID LOOKS AWAY WITH AN EXASPERATED EXPRESSION.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2aHV8hjEI
I hope you're right about this. The last place in the world I want to be is a library.
Panel 4.
DETECTIVE HASSAN TAPS DETECTIVE HADID ON THE SHOULDER WITH HIS KNUCKLE IN AN ENCOURAGING GESTURE AS HE WALKS PAST HIM.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtJqCMC5bW
Oh, come on, Hadid. Reading could do you some good.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfaUEQnfCd
I read enough with all the paperwork I have to file! No one ever likes to think about that!
Panel 5.
DETECTIVE HASSAN AND HADID LEAVE THE POLICE STATION TOGETHER.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGZy0xFd2m
Oh, would you stop being such a big baby?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ATTb1kQmC
You're lucky that I like you, Hassan.
PAGE 5 (SEVEN PANELS)
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INT. MUSEUM - MORNING
SHAFIRA LOOKS OVER SOME DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE XESYN SAPPHIRE, TAKES DOWN A COUPLE OF NOTES, AND READS OVER THE FILES AGAIN.
Panel 2.
CLOSE-UP PANEL OF SHAFIRA DISCOVERING SOMETHING IN HER RESEARCH.
Panel 3.
SHAFIRA APPROACHES HER COWORKER'S DESK. MONICA LOOKS UP FROM HER COMPUTER AT SHAFIRA WITH A FRIENDLY EXPRESSION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY4ZTKsMEK
Hey, Monica, do you believe that the archives would have information on the Battle of Derna?
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQF7fQ38UlZ
I believe that we could. You'd just have to check.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5hc4bQgYX
I would but the only problem is that I don't exactly have clearance yet. I.T. is still updating my clearance specifications.
Panel 4.
MONICA LEANS BACK IN HER CHAIR WITH A RELIEFED EXPRESSION AND SHAFIRA GRINS WITH A PLEASED EXPRESSION.
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7KJCdMBNC
I was looking for a reason to stretch my legs anyway. I suppose I could tag along.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj9FkFPlH4
Even better.
Panel 5.
MONICA AND SHAFIRA GO TO THE ACHIEVES AND MONICA SWIPES THEM IN USING HER CARD.
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE9Zf7RWRO
So, what are you hoping to find?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBihCsZ234
A connection. There was a soldier named Alden Stewart and if hunch is correct we could have records of his accounts.
Panel 6.
SHAFIRA LOOKS THROUGH THE FILES IN THE SECTION THAT SHE NEEDS TO WHILE MONICA LEANS AGAINST A WALL.
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4tG15dkoX
It's amazing how things will work out, huh? Who would have known that an artifact like the Xesyn Sapphire was just sitting in a trunk right under our noses?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qjw1GFaK0
It's probably for the better. Jaaden has a good head on her shoulders. Anyone else probably would have pawned it for a quick buck without considering its significance at all.
Panel 7.
SHAFIRA FINDS THE FILES THAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR. MONICA WAVES HER HAND IN A BANAL GESTURE.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUoKW6flfD
Here they are! I will get these back to you as soon as I can.
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YnjOh2LS2
Oh, it's all fine. I hope that you find what you were looking for.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKnbx1iGAA
Me too. Thanks for your help.
MONICA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJYS1Mhh9I
Anytime.
PAGE 6 (SEVEN PANELS)
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INT. JAADEN'S FLAT - MORNING
TO̅MI WAKES UP IN HER BED AND STRETCHES.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxYBkfTxbK
Who would have thought that I would have found trouble here in a time like this? I was really looking forward to just hanging out.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT HER DAMAGED WETSUIT WITH A SULLEN EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe81bfOXGk
What's worse, I paid all that money for this swimsuit only to have it trashed. It was my favorite color too.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI PERFORMS A SHOULDER SWING STRETCH.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrenOYDbu1
I definitely spent too much time in the water. I'm seldom sore after a fight. I guess I've got no choice but to be more careful now.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI GLANCES CHEERFULLY AT THE DOOR AS JAADEN KNOCKS ON IT.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI ANSWERS THE DOOR WITH A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION AND JAADEN SMILES ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJOKDdmGjq
Good morning.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmf5MtAUTG
Hey, hi, hello!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHhVVHiyo5
You hungry? I was thinking we could get something to eat.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI HOLDS HER STOMACH AS IT GROWLS AND SHE SMILES WITH AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION. JAADEN SCRATCHES HER HEAD WITH AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION AS WELL.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChTFqGXMVU
Oh, yeah, that's right. Dinner was interrupted last night. Boy, that was a bummer, right?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsdKekkMWR
Yeah, it was. Hopefully, we can eat in peace this morning. I was wondering if you had anything in mind.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI SNAPS HER FINGERS SIGNALLING THAT SHE ALREADY HAS AN IDEA IN MIND AND JAADEN DEVELOPS A CURIOUS EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjFdMpz0N0
I know just the place!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNww4DEktVz
Y—you do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwpSN4fFdq
Oh, yeah! Get dressed, we're going out!
PAGE 7 (EIGHT PANELS)
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EXT. NOHA'S FOOD STAND - MORNING
NOHA GIVES A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER THEIR BREAKFAST PASTRIES.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1JP1ASM7K
Thank you, have a wonderful day!
WOMAN NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASFMTO1T8r
You as well.
Panel 2.
NOHA WIPES HER BROW WITH A HAPPY EXPRESSION WHILE USING HER OTHER HAND TO WIPE UP A SMALL SPILL WITH A RAG.
Panel 3.
NOHA LOOKS TO HER RIGHT WITH A CURIOUS EXPRESSION AS SHE HEARS TO̅MI CALLING FOR HER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXoEm4xEPr
Hey, Noha!
Panel 4.
NOHA DEVELOPS A DELIGHTED EXPRESSION AS TO̅MI AND JAADEN APPROACH HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxMSwTVgOd
Ah, To̅mi. Good morning! It's nice to see you again!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0oqkPp5e2
'Morning, Noha. I was telling my friend here about your cooking. I couldn't think of anywhere else I wanted to try eating this morning.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoYE75xE3R
Thank you very much. That's extremely flattering.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LEANS IN FRONT OF THE STAND WITH AN EXCITED EXPRESSION. NOHA SMILES WITH A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD651eKeFcN
You wouldn't happen to have breakfast options, would you?
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2KHNzIXuU
As a matter of fact, I do!
Panel 6.
TO̅MI AND JAADEN LOOK AT THE MENUS TOGETHER. TO̅MI HAS A MORE CLUELESS EXPRESSION WHILE JAADEN EXAMINES HER MENU WITH AN ATTENTIVE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABgSznyoQ2
Hey, Jaaden, I know I said I wanted to come here but it just occurred to me that I'm not familiar with the cuisine. Have any recommendations?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiRZKFeD1z
Yep, and you'll love it.
Panel 7.
JAADEN HANDS THE MENUES BACK TO NOHA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qm2UnDtJN
Two of the Beid Bel Basturma, please.
Panel 8.
NOHA HOLDS UP A SPATULA WITH A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBLspVVF7L
Absolutely, coming right up!
PAGE 8 (SIX PANELS)
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EXT. NOHA'S FOOD STAND - MORNING
NOHA SERVES TO̅MI AND JAADEN THEIR BREAKFAST AT A MAKESHIFT TABLE SHE HAS PREPARED.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡch3VwT1tge
Please enjoy.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOvqfNibJN
Thank you, it looks very delicious.
Panel 2.
A SMALL PANEL OF JADDEN TAKES A BITE OF HER FOOD.
Panel 3.
JAADEN DEVELOPS AN ENTHRALLED EXPRESSION AT THE TASTE OF THE FOOD. TO̅MI GIVES JAADEN A STIFLED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqORY9c346v
This is amazing! It might be the best breakfast I've ever tasted!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhjhPhr1cr
Someone should answer the phone because I called it!
Panel 4.
JAADEN BECKONS NOHA TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE WITH HER AND TO̅MI.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbU8pxu2Cp
Hey, Noha, would you mind sitting with us for a bit?
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraFMLIW3wk
Oh, I couldn't—!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCnMc0bPtv
No, please. I won't stop you from working, I've just got to hear your story!
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxQ5OBs4K7
Oh, I suppose it would hurt to sit for a little bit. Thank you, you're very kind.
Panel 5.
NOHA, TO̅MI, AND JAADEN SIT AT THE MAKESHIFT TABLE TOGETHER.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWxYJQnvrE
How'd you learn to cook this way?
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x0zBmmMWQ
My mother was ill when I was younger. I had to prepare meals for the family, and I wasn't willing to accept mediocrity. So, I searched every book I could find for recipes and infused them with my personal flair. The rest is history. I have hope that one day, I'll be able to open my own restaurant and I've been putting in the work to make it happen.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8BYAw7NWo
Would you ever consider catering? I believe that a function I'm having in a couple of days could serve you very well. It would be a great chance for recognition.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d4EargFHA
Hey, that's right! Your career could take off if the right person got a taste of your cooking!
Panel 6.
NOHA DEVELOPS A BASHFUL EXPRESSION. JAADEN LEANS IN TOWARD NOHA WITH A SINCERE EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWulOuV6x9
That's... oh, my—! Do you really think that something like that could happen?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwW6qV49PF
I really want to help you try! Your cooking is too amazing not to be well known!
PAGE 9 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
NOHA DEVELOPS A JOYFUL EXPRESSION TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO WIPE A TEAR FROM HER FACE. JAADEN GLANCES AT NOHA WITH A CONCERNED EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLouILUoQL
No one has ever said something like that to me before.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QpxG4NS40
Oh, I'm sorry, Noha. I wasn't trying to make you cry.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnZFRET58A
Tears of joy, rest assured.
Panel 2.
NOHA GLANCES AT JAADEN WITH AN ENTHUSIATIC EXPRESSION. JAADEN SMILES BACK WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC EXPRESSION AS WELL.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfb8PSWgVh
If there's a possibility of that happening, I would be grateful for the opportunity.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU4CeQxyVs
Great, let me get your number.
Panel 3.
NOHA HANDS JAADEN A PIECE OF PAPER WITH HER CONTACT INFORMATION ON IT.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipKTGfcNAv
I'll be sure to call you as soon as I know more details.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EIkFne7Sd
Thank you!
Panel 4.
NOHA SINCERELY GRASPS TO̅MI'S HAND IN A THANKFUL GESTURE.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrQbKRa6rY
Thank you, too, To̅mi!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSDbQn824D
It was nothing.
Panel 5.
NOHA WAVES GOODBYE TO TO̅MI AND JAADEN AS MORE CUSTOMERS ARRIVE AT HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6AWIfzLqB
I'm sorry but I have to get back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqTp01NCSk
Yeah, sure handle your business, girl!
PAGE 10 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN LOOKS TO̅MI WITH AN EXCITED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI HOLDS UP A BROCHURE WITH AN EXCITED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJw6myxoNA
Hey, before the day passes us by, we should do something fun!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPNXeErj1g
Hey, I'm game. I picked up this brochure the other day at the airport. They have so many activities to do here. Will we even have time for it all?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMkKo3uYnr
Not if we spend all day talking about it. Eat up, we're gonna hit the town!
Panel 2.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiskRqSasW
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EXT. SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT - EARLY AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN PLAY BEACH VOLLEYBALL AGAINST ANOTHER TEAM.
Panel 3.
OPPOSING FEMALE PLAYER NO. 1 ATTEMPTS TO SPIKE THE BALL TO SCORE BUT TO̅MI DIVES STOPPING THE BALL FROM HITTING THE GROUND.
Panel 4.
JAADEN HITS THE BALL HIGH IN THE AIR TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND TO̅MI FLIPS TO HER FEET.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI SPIKES THE BALL BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURT FASTER THAN FEMALE PLAYER NO. 2 CAN DEFEND AND SCORES GAMEPOINT.
Panel 6.
JAADEN AND TO̅MI HIGH-FIVE EACH OTHER WITH BOTH HANDS TO CELEBRATE THEIR WIN.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFZScvHMjt
Way to go, girl! That was an awesome save!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENuqF3fvUf
Couldn't have done it without you. Nice assist!
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EXT. GO-KART TRACK - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN TAKE THE FINAL TURN TOWARD THE FINISH LINE.
Panel 2.
JAADEN MANAGES TO KEEP THE INSIDE LANE THEN SPEEDS OFF AND MANAGES TO WIN THE RACE.
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EXT. CITY CANALS - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN TAKE A BOAT RIDE THROUGH THE CANALS OF THE CITY.
Panel 4.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqqs8KqWhD
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INT. SUPERMARKET - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN WALK THROUGH A SUPERMARKET TOGETHER LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PRODUCE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaXa8MEHka
I'm glad that you're still playing volleyball. Although I do have to say that it feels like I'm cheating teaming up with you.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp83XeSkJkU
I guess you could say that. Then again, I could say the same thing about you and the go-kart race. I'm glad I didn't bet anything. How'd you learn to drive like that?
Panel 5.
JAADEN SHRUGS HER SHOULDERS WITH A PLAYFULLY SMUG EXPRESSION. TO̅MI GRINS AT JAADEN WITH A MISCHIEVOUSLY EAGER EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9LUvRqAZR
It's just something you pick up from the better drivers who race there. I'm willing to give you a rematch anytime that you want.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe2XJeveHL
You're on!
Panel 6.
JAADEN LOOKS GLANCES AT A CLOCK WITH A WISHFUL EXPRESSION. TO̅MI LOOKS AT JAADEN WITH A CONCERNED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWncvCvuZ4
That being said, we just have to fit it sometime after the ceremony. Hopefully, there's enough time.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqG3IBHO7s
Are you nervous at all?
Panel 7.
LONG BOTTOM PANEL OF JAADEN AND TO̅MI FACING EACH OTHER. JAADEN HAS A SLIGHTLY NERVOUS EXPRESSION WHILE TO̅MI GLANCES AT HER WITH A THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5VkOhe1Do
There were talks of me giving a speech but I don't really know what I have to say. I typed up a rough speech a while ago but I haven't even rehearsed it. I've just been procrastinating, you know?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCQes4An5z
What's the deal with this sapphire anyway?
PAGE 12 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN TALKS WITH HER HANDS WHILE TO̅MI LISTENS ATTENTIVELY.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3COoYEWhT
My great-grandpa Alden Stewart acquired the sapphire while taking part in the Battle of Derna.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTpQTag6oV
What was the Battle of Derna?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4uIkYAzcM
The war's objectives sought to eradicate all the Barbary pirates, liberate American slaves, and put an end to piracy amongst competing tribes in the areas they controlled. He had a personal interest in the issue, as some of his teammates had been taken prisoner of war.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyGMbSjOil
Not that it was any of my business but why didn't you ever mention it before? It seems like an interesting story to tell.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwLiXtsvwZ
Oddly enough it seems like no one knew about it either. Even odder than that was it seemed like it was supposed to be hidden away. I found it tucked in the attic in an old chest, I mean really old. No one else had any idea it was even in the flat.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT JAADEN WITH A CURIOUS EXPRESSION. JAADEN LOOKS AWAY WITH AN UNSURE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO5jEwh8gM
I guess you're fortunate that no one rediscovered it before you did. What made you want to sell it to the museum?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynty7jc4xO
No one really has any relationship to it, despite the fact that it is a family heirloom. The appraiser my family chose made sure we would get the best price for it, and we could always use the money. What would you have done?
Panel 3.
TO̅MI LOOKS AWAY FROM JAADEN WITH AN UNSURE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSmpFB3Rl6
It's hard to say. On one hand, I think having something cool to pass down the family line would be quite cool. However, if something didn't hold any sentimental significance, I can see why someone may choose to part ways with it.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI GLANCES AT JAADEN WITH CURIOUS EXPRESSION. JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A SURPRISED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DGbCAP9Iv
Hmm.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCtqSQs2rr
What?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYZ79NfuQP
I thought maybe you were chomping at the bit to give me a lesson or something like that.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI SHRUGS HER SHOULDERS AND JAADEN GLANCES AT HER WITH AN ANXIOUS EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1iY2Wi52P
Well, it's not mine. Why should I have any say in what you do with it?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r4sll8ux9
I guess that's true. However, you bring up an interesting point. What if when I'm older I want to share something cool with my kids? I'll have to usher them down to the museum and point at what used to be mine. I just don't know how I should feel about it.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI PATS JAADEN ON THE SHOULDER IN A SUPPORTIVE GESTURE. JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A GRATEFUL EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zGahguOw2
Just do what feels right.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApGYWrZeOU
Thanks.
PAGE 13 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN FISHES HER PHONE OUT OF HER POCKET AS IT BEGINS TO RING.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtE5zVZ3D1
I'm sorry, To̅mi, give me a second.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHliCbWQao
No, you're good. Take your time.
Panel 2.
JAADEN STEPS AWAY TO TALK ON THE PHONE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYOHXjTim4
Hello. Oh, hey, how're you? Yes, I'm not terribly busy. I could swing by if you really need me to. Okay, I'll be there as soon as I can. Bye.
Panel 3.
JAADEN REJOINS TO̅MI WITH AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION. TO̅MI LOOKS PUZZLED AT JAADEN'S EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TZzDLgXzx
Hey, so apparently, Shafira wants to talk to me. You wouldn't mind tagging along for a while, would you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzz6jYBIVF
Why would I have a problem with that? I'm here to support you after all.
Panel 4.
JAADEN GLANCES AT TO̅MI WITH A DELIGHTED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI LOOKS AWAY WITH A FLUSTERED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE6w3bgRXv
Thank you, To̅mi. You're the best, you know that?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa2COfEQW1
Oh, it's no biggie.
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INT. SHAFIRA'S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI, JAADEN, AND SHAFIRA ALL STAND IN FRONT OF THE XESYN SAPPHIRE THAT SITS IN A CASE ON SHAFIRA'S DESK.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9PQb1FlM4
I remember you saying that the sapphire holds some historical importance but I feel like you weren't talking about the relation to the Barbary wars. What were you talking about?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrYsc7acpx
It's important because of who it belonged to.
PAGE 14 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
SHAFIRA BRINGS UP SOME INFORMATION THAT SHE SCANNED ONTO A PROJECTION SCREEN AND USES A POINTER AS SHE SPEAKS.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu80wRUjc8
Alden Stewart rose to the rank of midshipmen in the U.S. Navy during the Barbary Wars and there are files we have that ensure us that he had connections to the sapphire. The Brine Beasts' increased activity has been a problem for us. I've been without an answer for a very long time, but I think this sapphire is to key to our issues.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqJRihOWhO
It is?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA4RGdDSfY
Do you think it will ward them off?
Panel 2.
SHAFIRA LOOKS AT TO̅MI AND JAADEN WITH WITH A () EXPRESSION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT5OlzescB
It's the opposite. The sapphire is what they're looking for.
Panel 3.
SHAFIRA SWITCHES TO A SLIDE THAT DEPICTS XESYN. OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT OF TO̅MI AND JAADEN LOOKING AT THE SCREEN IN THE ROOM.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNULlUOQWX
The Xesyn Sapphire actually denotes the existence of Xesyn. An ancient sea deity that represented chaos and the unknown.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2LGX7EiJY
So, the Brine Beasts are Xesyn's minions.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoGlte35VP
Correct. The files of Alden's service in the Navy show that he testified about a fleet of corsairs that not only had the aid of sea monsters but also members of the crew that died in battle. It was well known that Alden joined the navy for his daredevil tendencies and that he enjoyed adventure. When a few of his close comrades and civilians were taken prisoner by Captain Lalh, he infiltrated his ship and assisted in their release. Alden took a particular interest in the sapphire since he observed Captain Lalh wielded its power and figured it must be a source of power, so he stole it and rigged explosives on the ship fearing how much of a threat the sinister crew posed.
Panel 4.
JAADEN GLANCES AT SHAFIRA WITH A PUZZLED EXPRESSION. SHAFIRA PUTS HER INDEX FINGER INTO THE AIR AS A GESTURE THAT SHE HAS AN ANSWER FOR JAADEN'S QUESTION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaZUMv5MFW
Why didn't he tell anyone about the experiences that he had?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKd6uetuCx
Many of his higher-ups believed that the claims were the results of stress and mass hysteria, ultimately being dismissed.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT SHAFIRA WITH A PUZZLED EXPRESSION. SHAFIRA GLANCES AT TO̅MI WITH AN UNSURE EXPRESSION WHILE PINCHING HER CHIN.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRSjpxAG6m
I wonder why they're reappearing now if the sapphire has been here all this time.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcJFgNxZ2B
I surmise that it's the damage to the iron sealing around the sapphire that allowed for the energy signal to be identifiable again. I believe that Captain Lalh who we haven't seen yet may be searching for it again and sending the Brine Beasts on the hunt.
Panel 6.
JAADEN PEERS AT THE IRON AROUND THE SAPPHIRE AND SHAFIRA POINTS AT THE IRON WITH HER FINGER.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YSlquNFaI
What's so special about the iron? I honestly thought that it was kind of shabby.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DynjZAlFN
I don't believe it used to be a part of the aesthetic of the jewel. Iron was probably used to mask the effects of the sapphire's influence. Perhaps even the most faint of the sapphire's energies are calling out to the Brine Beast since you discovered it, rejuvenating them so they can reclaim it.
PAGE 15 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
3/4 PANEL PERSPECTIVE OF SHAFIRA HOLDING A GLASS OF WATER, JAADEN LOOKING AT THE SAPPHIRE AND TO̅MI DEVELOPING AN ANXIOUS EXPRESSION THAT SHE'S BEING WATCHED AGAIN.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgNMgxjYPr
Now you see the importance of this sapphire. Not only does it provide critical historical evidence of events but we also have a means of possibly dealing with the Brine Beasts.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpOTVnD6F6
What are you planning?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqQWw5mi2I
I figured that we could lure them to a location and have the authorities deal with them. After all, the jewel belongs in a museum, you're still owed compensation, and I don't dare think it would be a good thing if the Lalh got his hands back on the sapphire.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K5JffMqBs
Well, it's more of a plan than I have. What can we do to help?
Panel 2.
OVER THE SHOULDER, TOP-DOWN PERSPECTIVE OF TO̅MI GLANCING OUT OF THE WINDOW OF SHAFIRA'S OFFICE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTrSy3rgI7
Who is that?
Panel 3.
OVER THE SHOULDER, TOP-DOWN PERSPECTIVE OF TO̅MI GLANCING OUT OF THE WINDOW OF SHAFIRA'S OFFICE AND SPOTTING SOMEONE FLEEING.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSiXOSDceP
Oh, no you don't!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE SHAFIRA'S OFFICE MUCH TO THE CONFUSION OF JAADEN AND SHAFIRA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh3ewJxpJK
Hey, where're you off to?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbILpUH9X02
Um, I have to use the restroom. I'll be right back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMinAefFIF4
Oh, gotcha.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LEAVES SHAFIRA'S OFFICE HEADING TOWARD A RESTROOM.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusgeO5aFXf
I guess technically, I wasn't lying.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI CHECKS THE RESTROOM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COAST IS CLEAR.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI CLOAKS HERSELF BY BENDING THE LIGHT AROUND HER.
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9LS3rSraG
Rallsesdailr.
PAGE 16 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES OUT OF THE RESTROOM WINDOW AND GAINS ALTITUDE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYc6mevQzWa
Alright, where did you go?
Panel 2.
TO̅MI SPOTS THE PERSON WHO WAS SPYING ON HER.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI FLIES A LITTLE DISTANCE AHEAD OF THE PERSON AND LANDS IN AN ALLEY.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI MAKES HERSELF VISIBLE AND LISTENS FOR THE SOUNDS OF THE PERSON'S FOOTSTEPS AS THEY APPROACH HER LOCATION.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUbKDGmaOc
With this, I'll have the element of surprise. Let's just hope that my acting skills will carry me as far.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI WALKS OUT OF THE ALLEY BUMPING INTO THE SPY.
Panel 6.
THE SPY, THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO TO̅MI MET THE DAY PRIOR, LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH AN ANGRY EXPRESSION.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb3W2gft5B
Hey, watch where you're going.
PAGE 17 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI REALIZING WHO THE YOUNG WOMAN IS DOES HER BEST TO DISGIUESE HER SHOCK AT THE SITUATION.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlvMF8tOa3
It's the girl from the other day! I wonder what she's following me around for. She didn't even want to help me when I asked for directions.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT THE YOUNG WOMAN WITH A FORCED AWKWARD EXPRESSION. THE UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN GLARES AT TO̅MI WITH A SKEPTICAL EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9bHxW08AR
Oh, I am so sorry about that.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCpPaCWy43
With all the traipsing, it's so easy to bump into people in this city. You should be a little more careful. Say don't I know you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RYV8Ey9uL
Who me? No, I don't think so.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoyijtG7Zc
No, we've definitely met. I remember that bandana.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABF8IjQ4Kn
Oh, you might have me confused with someone else. Well, I better get going.
Panel 3.
AS TO̅MI TRIES TO LEAVE THE UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN GRABS AHOLD OF HER ARM WITH A DEVIOUS SMIRK. TO̅MI GLANCES AT THE UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN WITH A YIKES EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP1tNn6FxU
Boy, she's awful touchy all of a sudden.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufDW55FdvS
Hey, what's the hurry?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wYP3IpAbj
Oh, my friend is waiting for me at the Sliders Cable & Aqua Parks. I didn't want to keep her waiting.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5W4z1ESzl
She'll be in for an awful long wait if you go that way. The park is north of here.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWoUO9p5pA
Oh, sill me. I'm terrible with directions. Give me a little credit though, this is my first time here.
Panel 4.
UNKNOWN FEMALE WOMAN GLANCES AT TO̅MI WITH A SUSPICIOUS EXPRESSION. TO̅MI GLANCES BACK WITH A SLIGHTLY NERVOUS EXPRESSION.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zRZgsAHSj
Yes... I can tell. You should let me tag along. I know this little shortcut that will get you there in no time.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRjnaWZkRa
Oh, no thanks. I'm sure that I can find it on my own.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEV9rVDylr
Please, I insist.
Panel 5.
UNKNOWN FEMALE WOMAN LETS GO OF TO̅MI'S ARM AND EXTENDS HER HAND TO HER.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdO0EZEnOmr
Sorry, we got off to such a bumpy start. The name's Lyme.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI SHAKES HANDS WITH LYME.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKp9zmNR0G
Um, nice to meet you. My name's To̅mi.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyScubEXnH
To̅mi, huh? I like that name. Well, follow me, To̅mi. I'll get you where you're trying to go.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTRqxw63n8
Oh, um, sure. Lead the way.
Panel 7.
LYME LEADS BEGINS WALKING IN A DIRECTION THAT DOESN'T LEAD TO THE PARKS. TO̅MI APPREHENSIVELY FOLLOWS LYME.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCFAa0yU0u
I have no idea how smoothly I intend for this to go but I can't blow my cover yet. I don't know what she knows but she won't clue me in if she doesn't think that she can trust me. I hope Jaaden doesn't take this personally but I've got to follow this lead.
PAGE 18 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
LYME LEADS TO̅MI TO ANOTHER ALLEY. TO̅MI EXAMINES HER SURROUNDINGS WITH A CONFUSED EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4DlZbc3DN
Um, Lyme, this doesn't look like the parks.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku4IwlcIpz
I know. I figured that we could have some fun of our own.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON) What're you talking about?
Panel 2.
LYME CHANGES HER PHYSIOLOGY INTO A GREEN SLIMEGIRL.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7RAh4j1eb
Well, it may prove to be more fun for me than it is for you.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI IS GRABBED BY LYME AND SLAMMED INTO A WALL IN THE ALLEY.
TO̅MI: (STRAINING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFQ2jV3kFB
I don't know why you're attacking me but I've got no beef with you! Let me go!
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UL5ENXDjM
Now, To̅mi, I just want some questions answered that's all. First question, did you really think that you were going to fool me?
Panel 4.
LYME THEN CONTINUES TO APPLY PRESSURE WHILE TO̅MI IS AGAINST THE WALL SLIGHTLY CRUSHING HER.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNZXzLHGoA
Second question, how painful will this get before you tell me what I want to know?
Panel 5.
TO̅MI GLARES AT LYME WITH AN ANGRY EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7NWiUXQWn
This may come as a shock but you haven't even asked a real question yet! Lairhdlailr!
Panel 6.
TO̅MI SHOCKS LYME AND LYME RETRACTS HER ARM LETTING TO̅MI GO.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xkqbq6KLQ
Argh!!!
PAGE 19 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES INTO THE AIR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qOYSRLtW6
This is bad! She knows my name and she's unhinged. Hopefully, that attack did some good damage so I can give her the slip.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI SUDDENLY FEELS A TUGGING ON HER LEFT LEG.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI LOOKS BACK WITH A PANICKED EXPRESSION TO SEE THAT LYME HAS STRETCHED HER ARM UP TO GRAB HER. LYME GRINS AT TO̅MI WITH A SPITEFUL EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CPjFvk4Q2
Where are going, To̅mi?
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMPRtlpas4
Oh, my gosh, this girl!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI FLIES UP ATTEMPTING TO FREE HERSELF FROM LYME WHILE LYME HOLDS ONTO TO̅MI FROM THE GROUND.
LYME: (WHISPERING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8imRemC89
I've got you right where I want you!
Panel 5.
LYME LEAPS UP OFF THE GROUND AND HER ELASTICITY RETRACTS HER TOWARD TO̅MI.
Panel 6.
LYME CRASHES INTO TO̅MI IN THE AIR AND THE TWO STRUGGLE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
PAGE 20 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI MANAGES TO THROW LYME OFF OF HERSELF.
Panel 2.
LYME GRABS ONTO A FLAG POLE, SWINGS AROUND IT, AND FLIES BACK AT TO̅MI.
Panel 3.
LYME SLAMS INTO TO̅MI AGAIN.
Panel 4.
THE MOMENTUM CARRIES THEM BOTH INTO A STORAGE UNIT ON THE TOP OF A BUILDING.
Panel 5.
LYME SPRINGS TO HER FEET AND ENLARGES HER FIST.
Panel 6.
LYME PUNCHES TO̅MI BACK INTO SOME BOXES.
PAGE 21 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
LYME STANDS OVER TO̅MI SMIRKING MANIACALLY.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHJuIDxRKv
I didn't know that you could fly. You're more capable than I thought.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmnXtJboFE
You must have been the one who was spying on me last night.
Panel 2.
LYME GIVES TO̅MI A DISAPPOINTED EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaW11Azs9L
It's not your fault. Your meeting with Sarkis put you on my radar, that's just sort of how it goes. She'd have a powerful ally in her corner if you were allowed to go unfettered and if you're throwing in with her you might not be as innocent as I thought. I was trying to find a way to confront you but as luck would have it, you came to me.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jd6cUizjj
Damn it. This isn't good. Jaaden could be in trouble if she's going after Sarkis. What's her beef with Sarkis, anyway?
Panel 3.
LYME APPROACHES TO̅MI.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpgKFL2cbm
So, to determine how much of a threat you might be, what is Sarkis trying to do with the sapphire? She must have told you something.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTkpaUZ1iy
Whatever machinations Sarkis is planning, if she is planning anything, she hasn't clued us in on it.
Panel 4.
LYME LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A SUSPICIOUS EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2ZADH111o
Are you lying about that like how you tried to act like you didn't remember me? You're a bad liar, To̅mi. Maybe if I go after you friend, you'll make sure to remember me.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI AIMS HER HAND AT LYME.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjw20VmjcON
Shouldn't have said that!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhpcJMyNmq
Shuyailr!
PAGE 22 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI USES A KINETIC FORCE-LIKE ATTACK THAT PUSHES LYME BACK THROUGH THE AIR.
Panel 2.
LYME SMIRKS AND CHUCKLES AS SHE FLIES BACK THROUGH THE AIR.
Panel 3.
LYME MORPHS HERSELF INTO AN ORB AND BOUNCES OFF THE WALL SHE STRIKES.
Panel 4.
SMALL PANEL OF TO̅MI WITH A SHOCKED EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkba0vWK9LX
What?!
Panel 5.
LYME PROCEEDS TO RICOCHET AROUND THE ROOM.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡej3m5Y3no0
You're only making this harder on yourself. I just wanted to know what the museum worker's plans are regarding the sapphire.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSpwLDDsBP
Yeah, after you attacked me!
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQefj00x8Ln
Oh, don't be like that. Given your toughness, I figured I'd have to scare you just a little bit. After all, it would have been absurd for me to believe that you would give me the answers I wanted just because I asked for them.
Panel 6.
LYME RICOCHETS BOUNCES OFF THE WALL BEHIND TO̅MI AND STRIKES HER IN THE BACK.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI IS KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR AND LYME STANDS OVER HER.
PAGE 23 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
LYME STANDS OVER TO̅MI WITH A HAUGHTY EXPRESSION WHILE TO̅MI LOOKS UP AT LYME WITH AN UNCOMFORTABLE EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKapTKlQ7zg
Come on, To̅mi, I didn't rough you up that badly, did I? How about you just tell me what I want to know and we can go our separate ways?
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKFso3RQOZ
If lightning didn't work, maybe freezing her will but I've got to let her get close. Giving her a chance to get her guard up will only make this more difficult.
Panel 2.
LYME GETS WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF TO̅MI.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fGVLpadXm
Now!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI PLACES HER HAND FLAT ON THE FLOOR.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaxemtwJjf
Isailr!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI GENERATES ICE AROUND THE ROOM WHICH FREEZES LYME IN PLACE.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zbaak1j6o
No!
Panel 5.
AS TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE THE STORAGE ROOM SHE NOTICES THAT LYME IS STILL ABLE TO MOVE SLIGHTLY.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IE1yeoTBS
Who knows how long that will hold her? I should get back to Jaaden and Sarkis and warn them about what's going on.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI FLIES OUT OF THE STORAGE UNIT HEADING BACK TO THE MUSEUM.
PAGE 24 (EIGHT PANELS)
Panel 1.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxaB9KHZzb
CUT TO: EL, GOUNA, EGYPT259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdGE5oUcyj
INT. SHAFIRA SARKIS' OFFICE - LATE MORNING
TO̅MI WALKS BACK INTO SHAFIRA'S OFFICE. JAADEN AND SHAFIRA GLANCE AT HER WITH PUZZLED EXPRESSIONS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbadDdHqkQ
Hey, did you find the restrooms okay?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoOnWt1u4l
Oh, yeah. It's the lines that got me. Who knew so many people would have to go at the same time? Jaaden, a quick word, please?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAFzZIRQMn
Um, sure.
Panel 2.
JAADEN AND TO̅MI STEP OUT INTO THE HALL TOGETHER. JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A CONFUSED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI SCRATCHES HER HAIR WITH AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzUzaCy8Op
You didn't go to the restroom, did you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMDk6eE0Pr
No, I didn't. What I did was find the person who was watching me the other night. It turns out that I had met her when I first got here. She's a metahuman and she's got something against Shafira.
Panel 3.
JAADEN LOOKS AWAY WITH AN ASHAMED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI CONSOLES JAADEN WITH A REASSURING EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY41A7nDVC3
Oh, you had your hands full. Thank you for looking out for us.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGt61zPCSA
No biggie.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpBCzGLm4g
This is bad. There are too many questions piling up all at once.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh53JSgErH
My thoughts exactly.
Panel 4.
JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A WORRIED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI PINCHES HER CHIN WITH A STUMPED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcTfduDqRl
What do you think we should do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39ZR0gMRu9
It seems like our best bet is to go along with Shafira's plan. It's not like it's a bad one.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI AND JAADEN LOOK BACK TOWARD SHAFIRA'S OFFICE WITH PANICKED EXPRESSIONS AS THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS CAN BE HEARD.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJwB753Enw
Sounds like trouble.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSoydkWBnF
Let's go!
Panel 6.
JAADEN AND TO̅MI ARRIVE BACK AT SHAFIRA'S OFFICE. PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEAST ATTACKS SHAFIRA TRYING TO STEAL THE SAPPHIRE.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb3WP51Ni6
Ah, please go get help!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtXMqGrDw0
Ms. Sarkis, duck down.
Panel 7.
SHAFIRA DUCKS, TO̅MI AIMS HER HAND AT THE PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEASTS AND SHOOTS FIREBALLS AT THE PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEASTS.
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKUIw2Hzjc
Faisailr!
Panel 8.
MS. SARKIS REGROUPS WITH TO̅MI AND JAADEN GLANCING BACK AT THE BURT HUSKS OF THE PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEASTS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FpXWE5hCf
I don't think we should stay here. More of them could show up.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jUlsEEwQC
They're sure to follow wherever the sapphire goes. This could be a good time to find a place to lure the brine beasts.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseY0sNtyeg
That's not a bad idea.
PAGE 25 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u9jolXQMl
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLksX54P1Uo
INT. STORAGE SPACE - LATE NOON
LYME SHATTERS THE WEAKENED ICE FREEING HERSELF.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr1sd3b44T
This means war, To̅mi!
Panel 2.
LYME GLANCES AT HER COMMUNICATOR AS IT BEGINS RINGING.
LYME: (WHISPERING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bd9pidhIa
Ugh, the last thing I want to do is talk!
Panel 3.
LYME HOLDS HER COMMUNICATOR OUT IN FRONT OF HER FACE AND BEGINS TO TALK TO THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgw0ZriHAL
Agent Lyme speaking.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLczcpd27Vq
Were you able to obtain more information on the target?
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOhOyxzIof
Yes, there were however some complications. Indirectly, Sarkis has enlisted the aid of another metahuman.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0FzmWsDFq
We know your talents to be extremely capable. I'm sure that you will have no issue dealing with this new threat.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxMuCd2klW
You still haven't revealed the nature of my assignment.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk62wdFZYbF
You're to remain on reconnaissance for now. New orders will be given as developments arise. Remember we are the key to your—!
Panel 4.
LYME STRIKES A SASSY POSE WITH AN IRRITATED EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNMf1KvxFN
You don't have to keep reminding me.
Panel 5.
LYME DEVELOPS A FURIOUS EXPRESSION AS SHE LOOKS AT THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbXbnaM5Oo
I'm just glad we still have the understanding, Agent Lyme.
LYME: (THINKING BALLOON)259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDhXe6yF8Z
Oh, we have an understanding alright!
