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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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmnjVzy1ZV
Can you speak?
UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN53aoTpm3
Yes. Release me!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyj9zq2X1r
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxTak09Kmp
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerixXeCNVt
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKDOG1b10O
Blasted freak!
Panel 2.
DETECTIVE HASSAN HOLDS BACK DETECTIVE HADID.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dBeumZWcC
Would you get ahold of yourself? How are we supposed to get answers if you damage it?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1m3JeijH2D
You saw what it tried to do!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMBU4kbK5w
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxH6asRTQq
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbISuZNyle
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvARVHx9I25
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamV9IdMhqS
What in the world?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdlawTkMIB
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS72GSkk21z
Those straps are going to hold it, right?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbzqgDgZKE
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRotRUtbww
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQBQFSa43s
Would you reign it in, Hadid?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBif8NUKPdb
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoxZoRIaNM
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiq0eMfg5PJ
That's a crest known to be worn by Barbary Pirates.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFJzsA13EC
What makes you so sure?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtsxmcEu0T
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRf0oBsc2Kw
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn7dilsODL
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ785BOXRv3B
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzTQIjBwUN
Oh, come on, Hadid. Reading could do you some good.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdzyWrgxSY
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BrlOBASzU
Oh, would you stop being such a big baby?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBeWdz48RG
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGH02VCDXUA
Hey, Monica, do you believe that the archives would have information on the Battle of Derna?
MONICA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpFVbVr0CL
I believe that we could. You'd just have to check.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApWcSKZxnC
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAxDF936Ab
I was looking for a reason to stretch my legs anyway. I suppose I could tag along.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw4yM9BKZ1
Even better.
Panel 5.
MONICA AND SHAFIRA GO TO THE ACHIEVES AND MONICA SWIPES THEM IN USING HER CARD.
MONICA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a73QJ95Bk
So, what are you hoping to find?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSGHivHZ9m
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4W7hxBcKA
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvMy6psefk
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcsTtcwUZL
Here they are! I will get these back to you as soon as I can.
MONICA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3bQCh7S0O
Oh, it's all fine. I hope that you find what you were looking for.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3voi0ReXJ
Me too. Thanks for your help.
MONICA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIGsrrvMmS
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOJs2HnwOv
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVzJAWbPKP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFzrm93Hq5
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJBW6kVyt4
Good morning.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49JouBVfeN
Hey, hi, hello!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3YbEox3Lq
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUdMoWrQUf
Oh, yeah, that's right. Dinner was interrupted last night. Boy, that was a bummer, right?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAzafr8vEN
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkTAgJqt0x
I know just the place!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqaFIP59Fv
Y—you do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v5jP8Gt4i
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>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJLSr14NoR
Thank you, have a wonderful day!
WOMAN NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZEoIT9sEa
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr35og3SX2O
Hey, Noha!
Panel 4.
NOHA DEVELOPS A DELIGHTED EXPRESSION AS TO̅MI AND JAADEN APPROACH HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB3H1SRHHb
Ah, To̅mi. Good morning! It's nice to see you again!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3qx5ZnFq2
'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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf04KnFbD9
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM86bUIC38w
You wouldn't happen to have breakfast options, would you?
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLiMjIBE04
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZRHttUxgh
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiaRu9t8yr
Yep, and you'll love it.
Panel 7.
JAADEN HANDS THE MENUES BACK TO NOHA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEnyDKSMer
Two of the Beid Bel Basturma, please.
Panel 8.
NOHA HOLDS UP A SPATULA WITH A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y8YRXoSjq
Absolutely, coming right up!
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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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaINlZEPKe
Please enjoy.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡac0qWIYiYM
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUAcd9P7ds
This is amazing! It might be the best breakfast I've ever tasted!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWGt5PoWUq
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3Ef831kS6
Hey, Noha, would you mind sitting with us for a bit?
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSYpbCn1xd
Oh, I couldn't—!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUXxPs3DDd
No, please. I won't stop you from working, I've just got to hear your story!
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlW1GQDauL
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK6fgkzaDC
How'd you learn to cook this way?
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRjqJBwcZ4
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zThagNQkv
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDdNypNfKp
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiQJn4YA8X
That's... oh, my—! Do you really think that something like that could happen?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlbXy44Z4a
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE4HpFMoec
No one has ever said something like that to me before.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy70QhHeWWy
Oh, I'm sorry, Noha. I wasn't trying to make you cry.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmG3uXigEC
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OaNWwS4uU
If there's a possibility of that happening, I would be grateful for the opportunity.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eq1uTRX74
Great, let me get your number.
Panel 3.
NOHA HANDS JAADEN A PIECE OF PAPER WITH HER CONTACT INFORMATION ON IT.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEzD1Xfy81
I'll be sure to call you as soon as I know more details.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTkAn46c8y
Thank you!
Panel 4.
NOHA SINCERELY GRASPS TO̅MI'S HAND IN A THANKFUL GESTURE.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpS5HkAU1z
Thank you, too, To̅mi!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5LHRM0xZC
It was nothing.
Panel 5.
NOHA WAVES GOODBYE TO TO̅MI AND JAADEN AS MORE CUSTOMERS ARRIVE AT HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfFcKfhLAZ
I'm sorry but I have to get back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6TtXOpdNe
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnTmv21GP2
Hey, before the day passes us by, we should do something fun!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBaT4ZLxeQ
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMekZviGC4
Not if we spend all day talking about it. Eat up, we're gonna hit the town!
Panel 2.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOlVJVJPkv
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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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvML7VUnnCP
Way to go, girl! That was an awesome save!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Irzg119J3
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 4.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG4RVCq9IL
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INT. SUPERMARKET - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN WALK THROUGH A SUPERMARKET TOGETHER LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PRODUCE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepxcp73DmI
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaezaXVFj8F
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbs5dFScC6
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZyp3hJbhs
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoLsHEzKwp
That being said, we just have to fit it sometime after the ceremony. Hopefully, there's enough time.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYhlusVLTp
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xVcx06CCP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0UfCJNcLD
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wNk8jY254
My great-grandpa Alden Stewart acquired the sapphire while taking part in the Battle of Derna.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT3uQc16Ek
What was the Battle of Derna?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKjO6NIoTE
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFTVCm3WJw
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPtzmJPVOO
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNtHa6RoRG
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cAuThVmiT
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sAX82EYjn
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW7dLti0EP
Hmm.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSicxCcq2W
What?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSyyi39BzW
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26OWSo1QB7
Well, it's not mine. Why should I have any say in what you do with it?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdJl9P4KUO
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsybOXfkeR
Just do what feels right.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64Q8nls51m
Thanks.
PAGE 13 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN FISHES HER PHONE OUT OF HER POCKET AS IT BEGINS TO RING.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkl9tv5lxK
I'm sorry, To̅mi, give me a second.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetjlQftVcQ
No, you're good. Take your time.
Panel 2.
JAADEN STEPS AWAY TO TALK ON THE PHONE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhIXJxKQWS
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQGdJvfKhQ
Hey, so apparently, Shafira wants to talk to me. You wouldn't mind tagging along for a while, would you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSXDqVy5OK
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9lIcV3wsa
Thank you, To̅mi. You're the best, you know that?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mz2cXaVIA
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrfRjbznQP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYEJlmZKKF
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQG0QvMu42f
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pSyjYsi8r
It is?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1ZHiuaGl2
Do you think it will ward them off?
Panel 2.
SHAFIRA LOOKS AT TO̅MI AND JAADEN WITH WITH A () EXPRESSION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVMyDwJEJE
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSENy3CJF4
The Xesyn Sapphire actually denotes the existence of Xesyn. An ancient sea deity that represented chaos and the unknown.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4yIckp1J7
So, the Brine Beasts are Xesyn's minions.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwCrYxmx9L
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPOABc0619
Why didn't he tell anyone about the experiences that he had?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCixg4Y2jO
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfpVwF7o4v
I wonder why they're reappearing now if the sapphire has been here all this time.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSNDdorTav
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdesNXwB2S
What's so special about the iron? I honestly thought that it was kind of shabby.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofKorZPVdd
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOZVYTdYPN
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLt08kw5Ju
What are you planning?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuH6lbjYgL
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1L9PzYMoL
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqveg9F4Ub
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3naggLBBv
Oh, no you don't!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE SHAFIRA'S OFFICE MUCH TO THE CONFUSION OF JAADEN AND SHAFIRA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC8SpT5PaS
Hey, where're you off to?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOik10eCxw
Um, I have to use the restroom. I'll be right back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtHzwVib6a
Oh, gotcha.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LEAVES SHAFIRA'S OFFICE HEADING TOWARD A RESTROOM.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgKeQyWuY5
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzofQ24vqDs
Rallsesdailr.
PAGE 16 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES OUT OF THE RESTROOM WINDOW AND GAINS ALTITUDE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3dKAuaUCn
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLf0ErWemn
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwEcos2yOb
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9lOLUQ40w
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWxDI4z90q
Oh, I am so sorry about that.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UzZ9Ui2Bw
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeveNJi5JW
Who me? No, I don't think so.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1lpULwcSP
No, we've definitely met. I remember that bandana.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAn7aIeYKr
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeklRoUFABe
Boy, she's awful touchy all of a sudden.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhQcxYDGa7
Hey, what's the hurry?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2GlFsB8jb
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAl4KLnVryK
She'll be in for an awful long wait if you go that way. The park is north of here.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQNMAcADeS
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uaiVMn3bP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1TnCpa1UP
Oh, no thanks. I'm sure that I can find it on my own.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoi4NNIB4t
Please, I insist.
Panel 5.
UNKNOWN FEMALE WOMAN LETS GO OF TO̅MI'S ARM AND EXTENDS HER HAND TO HER.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiv23ftHMw
Sorry, we got off to such a bumpy start. The name's Lyme.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI SHAKES HANDS WITH LYME.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbiJCt83dH
Um, nice to meet you. My name's To̅mi.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcPTfgXc4v
To̅mi, huh? I like that name. Well, follow me, To̅mi. I'll get you where you're trying to go.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLaN37RCmc
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbczWMrS89c
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TlHriqT1V
Um, Lyme, this doesn't look like the parks.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYFHUMCREu
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiwqXzQjyH
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62klzXE5WR
I don't know why you're attacking me but I've got no beef with you! Let me go!
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2kP18Qv3A
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSshM20XTXk
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6fPppCnoC
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfa9DEdnoZ
Argh!!!
PAGE 19 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES INTO THE AIR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODaqxqVlEq
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5khgEDBSgV
Where are going, To̅mi?
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHK9dMtJrj
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAAdqDcgEX
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV9EaS0WNa
I didn't know that you could fly. You're more capable than I thought.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQEXvjnpWh
You must have been the one who was spying on me last night.
Panel 2.
LYME GIVES TO̅MI A DISAPPOINTED EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AWsiuQtYz
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTchn9GLzC
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrN1FAuxPX8
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI30qYPfPau
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAt9DevQJo
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7nvCC6WDC
Shouldn't have said that!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbT1t3MwKa
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vq2V5jWpb
What?!
Panel 5.
LYME PROCEEDS TO RICOCHET AROUND THE ROOM.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVhGhsmWqP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJNTLLVVEd
Yeah, after you attacked me!
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7tcQKUeqe
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I67M8kx8F
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09beYDBnl6
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboH6HUBDT1
Now!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI PLACES HER HAND FLAT ON THE FLOOR.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCZICnAAxF
Isailr!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI GENERATES ICE AROUND THE ROOM WHICH FREEZES LYME IN PLACE.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2MiEAFVj6
No!
Panel 5.
AS TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE THE STORAGE ROOM SHE NOTICES THAT LYME IS STILL ABLE TO MOVE SLIGHTLY.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtCpdii4fr
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 1.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzPoG0oUTV
CUT TO: EL, GOUNA, EGYPT237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fxEohfZMV
INT. SHAFIRA SARKIS' OFFICE - LATE MORNING
TO̅MI WALKS BACK INTO SHAFIRA'S OFFICE. JAADEN AND SHAFIRA GLANCE AT HER WITH PUZZLED EXPRESSIONS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYDtV5fD1E
Hey, did you find the restrooms okay?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdMw1eGVKR
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0C6b0IaOz
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3TdTLiy8c
You didn't go to the restroom, did you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApG7K6KYBP
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpITqLkTCUb
Oh, you had your hands full. Thank you for looking out for us.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEQDKSpQID
No biggie.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgInD4Q33CT
This is bad. There are too many questions piling up all at once.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca4Us60nHw
My thoughts exactly.
Panel 4.
JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A WORRIED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI PINCHES HER CHIN WITH A STUMPED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow5cnH8t2C
What do you think we should do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7978q4dZ8i
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KBqjwTCJX
Sounds like trouble.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QcxUrmmA0
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9TZ2XBeEf
Ah, please go get help!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVRN3cw8SM
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsImUDXPdtt
Faisailr!
Panel 8.
MS. SARKIS REGROUPS WITH TO̅MI AND JAADEN GLANCING BACK AT THE BURT HUSKS OF THE PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEASTS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzZWAwGPnf
I don't think we should stay here. More of them could show up.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOCnvLzDB2
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid5lncDbTN
That's not a bad idea.
PAGE 25 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhlPiXYEZH
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo1taKn89L
INT. STORAGE SPACE - LATE NOON
LYME SHATTERS THE WEAKENED ICE FREEING HERSELF.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7bDLThsZD
This means war, To̅mi!
Panel 2.
LYME GLANCES AT HER COMMUNICATOR AS IT BEGINS RINGING.
LYME: (WHISPERING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3TAOgKvVU
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZZustfscr
Agent Lyme speaking.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS3rHv8IJG
Were you able to obtain more information on the target?
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1MvPvfvRH
Yes, there were however some complications. Indirectly, Sarkis has enlisted the aid of another metahuman.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp9peUhFFf
We know your talents to be extremely capable. I'm sure that you will have no issue dealing with this new threat.
LYME: (BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu06nF0C335
You still haven't revealed the nature of my assignment.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRA94ejyqq
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TC2RUQACc
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)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj88Ef5SZRw
I'm just glad we still have the understanding, Agent Lyme.
LYME: (THINKING BALLOON)237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGPmN6h4uV
Oh, we have an understanding alright!
