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PAGE 1 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbRc4uaraa
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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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY98Dmsq6A
Can you speak?
UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hPMT51jC3
Yes. Release me!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuDvJq8MlG
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAluSdWZfAS
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr8HRmXvlS
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaIbxwp0Jk
Blasted freak!
Panel 2.
DETECTIVE HASSAN HOLDS BACK DETECTIVE HADID.
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH1aYkQds1
Would you get ahold of yourself? How are we supposed to get answers if you damage it?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvLkZee9IG
You saw what it tried to do!
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RO13f8qQY
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkrAoQ5jfv
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI9zSjYEiA
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBksUEPo7ML
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR40Tc6rRVL
What in the world?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIIg3Ub0Xg
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJK0KokxhQ
Those straps are going to hold it, right?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JnaECMYkh
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxv6UYYhNx
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK7Sz6p1SX
Would you reign it in, Hadid?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj43fMyZN1s
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW5njMYMWi
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yG7fKe5A2
That's a crest known to be worn by Barbary Pirates.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYcj80qWZN
What makes you so sure?
DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPETjqqgun
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBk33FKRYN
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2nE2KJfk7
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A4cKPADx8
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZYmR5Xnhk
Oh, come on, Hadid. Reading could do you some good.
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfVYdj027h
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>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJw23MXrG7
Oh, would you stop being such a big baby?
DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL6jynJvuo
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDWj0LJ5jU
Hey, Monica, do you believe that the archives would have information on the Battle of Derna?
MONICA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEGUgNchlT
I believe that we could. You'd just have to check.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3wwrcBwzs
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDGpH7sTmM
I was looking for a reason to stretch my legs anyway. I suppose I could tag along.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0gOf05vpf
Even better.
Panel 5.
MONICA AND SHAFIRA GO TO THE ACHIEVES AND MONICA SWIPES THEM IN USING HER CARD.
MONICA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS6NTPfyTf
So, what are you hoping to find?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHS4sDRot9
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ698H1G2bsy
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSDPH2ML04
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNbFcbMD7q
Here they are! I will get these back to you as soon as I can.
MONICA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6eHKkTUrJ
Oh, it's all fine. I hope that you find what you were looking for.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OuY1gzq8u
Me too. Thanks for your help.
MONICA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XnitMNcox
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZW49XNVgb
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScH6X0yYDv
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGtV9gnk2T
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSgeCIp6wQ
Good morning.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabJFoPFw3D
Hey, hi, hello!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc33DBp2HH
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCavSQmjOyg
Oh, yeah, that's right. Dinner was interrupted last night. Boy, that was a bummer, right?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOIoUWfSOf
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxrJF6RegZ
I know just the place!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8vDs4DacQ
Y—you do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOjtSZi76R
Oh, yeah! Get dressed, we're going out!
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EXT. NOHA'S FOOD STAND - MORNING
NOHA GIVES A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER THEIR BREAKFAST PASTRIES.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClZ6kVSFWL
Thank you, have a wonderful day!
WOMAN NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmV8oi1gDm
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3miihLBKCV
Hey, Noha!
Panel 4.
NOHA DEVELOPS A DELIGHTED EXPRESSION AS TO̅MI AND JAADEN APPROACH HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fLBo82s1S
Ah, To̅mi. Good morning! It's nice to see you again!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCGa73MbSB
'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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqbZkwaR76
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ1iHokJ5t
You wouldn't happen to have breakfast options, would you?
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPuJQPkc1P
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEChlLTIbjn
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuBMxBGXbZ
Yep, and you'll love it.
Panel 7.
JAADEN HANDS THE MENUES BACK TO NOHA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYRkIdDLo7
Two of the Beid Bel Basturma, please.
Panel 8.
NOHA HOLDS UP A SPATULA WITH A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7aRbR3Nq3
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNFOGcH42A
Please enjoy.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76MY1jrDmb
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPXPNGdGZY
This is amazing! It might be the best breakfast I've ever tasted!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGsEpOC6qO
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5J174PAOo
Hey, Noha, would you mind sitting with us for a bit?
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzEWyPqf6K
Oh, I couldn't—!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57iKz0pWfJ
No, please. I won't stop you from working, I've just got to hear your story!
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSvgMuOZKq
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevOjbrimhT
How'd you learn to cook this way?
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWmO3WSNwG
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNzedlMTEt
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVUrXpmFiU
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU5wsyVDkx
That's... oh, my—! Do you really think that something like that could happen?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9G0HPPkLW
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxPBI4bxA5
No one has ever said something like that to me before.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IDYglYiWB
Oh, I'm sorry, Noha. I wasn't trying to make you cry.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8cM8aANBi
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zUEtXDMa7
If there's a possibility of that happening, I would be grateful for the opportunity.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadjDIPlPzP
Great, let me get your number.
Panel 3.
NOHA HANDS JAADEN A PIECE OF PAPER WITH HER CONTACT INFORMATION ON IT.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9pGWx0NB1
I'll be sure to call you as soon as I know more details.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo5FJsKfhc
Thank you!
Panel 4.
NOHA SINCERELY GRASPS TO̅MI'S HAND IN A THANKFUL GESTURE.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlwwHRPfS3
Thank you, too, To̅mi!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiCwqFGLzh
It was nothing.
Panel 5.
NOHA WAVES GOODBYE TO TO̅MI AND JAADEN AS MORE CUSTOMERS ARRIVE AT HER STAND.
NOHA: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GWx1lkTC7
I'm sorry but I have to get back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pFn8NRqAv
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmXtlhW6LV
Hey, before the day passes us by, we should do something fun!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMwTMv6WuJ
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hFvOPS4Xr
Not if we spend all day talking about it. Eat up, we're gonna hit the town!
Panel 2.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6wmIqFIFp
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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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYNLotTYsG
Way to go, girl! That was an awesome save!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bc8VXPfLe
Couldn't have done it without you. Nice assist!
PAGE 11 (SEVEN PANELS)
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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.
Panel 3.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAHSE6lNm9
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEr8dyv9Zb
EXT. CITY CANALS - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN TAKE A BOAT RIDE THROUGH THE CANALS OF THE CITY.
Panel 4.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK5YLBWPUS
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGPYT192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJz8sqysHC
INT. SUPERMARKET - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN WALK THROUGH A SUPERMARKET TOGETHER LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PRODUCE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrulqt5nTKS
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WXTLPjX6G
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QUNxkdwEX
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoadkMo1rcN
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK614ipHKpC
That being said, we just have to fit it sometime after the ceremony. Hopefully, there's enough time.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlEc0GRx7j
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfEwRRVF1h
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVRK50NrhX
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogRMz8KoQD
My great-grandpa Alden Stewart acquired the sapphire while taking part in the Battle of Derna.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSVBC3qVyn
What was the Battle of Derna?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppeHfbHtGm
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZz6lKSUEH
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVRTL2dylB
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pD43uMdLW
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNs2xTOJEX
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1GHpou48s
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOwXsEUoFQ
Hmm.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeuFdNFCxe
What?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ45VGO699R
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8vCxp2Ay1
Well, it's not mine. Why should I have any say in what you do with it?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9KbzSaurq
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIYofnKufh
Just do what feels right.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AuLrJ5kUU
Thanks.
PAGE 13 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN FISHES HER PHONE OUT OF HER POCKET AS IT BEGINS TO RING.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvI69d7eIj
I'm sorry, To̅mi, give me a second.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPz8d80JvL
No, you're good. Take your time.
Panel 2.
JAADEN STEPS AWAY TO TALK ON THE PHONE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZHGnUANtW
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHrCHMhRS2
Hey, so apparently, Shafira wants to talk to me. You wouldn't mind tagging along for a while, would you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE1GIBdTHI
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68ihgTWg1z
Thank you, To̅mi. You're the best, you know that?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPzeSdVpmG
Oh, it's no biggie.
Panel 5.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLqTEZaz7Q
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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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXoCwvzrJ3
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdFn7JLAkL
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pm1BOS8vw
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WdbFo7xo3
It is?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxlbLqpI5y
Do you think it will ward them off?
Panel 2.
SHAFIRA LOOKS AT TO̅MI AND JAADEN WITH WITH A () EXPRESSION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuH53zXabP
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWsDD6bNAl
The Xesyn Sapphire actually denotes the existence of Xesyn. An ancient sea deity that represented chaos and the unknown.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbYxRtcisR
So, the Brine Beasts are Xesyn's minions.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9a7gA03a6
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveJzNVEawr
Why didn't he tell anyone about the experiences that he had?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBtubSzv9a
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfFF3D0EP2
I wonder why they're reappearing now if the sapphire has been here all this time.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2EEei2Z8c
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssv9nyZRxc
What's so special about the iron? I honestly thought that it was kind of shabby.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5TBAR4R46
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqHSc2J3BE
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDOGglpgFK
What are you planning?
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaxiXIzIJi
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8TzJadSsl
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21s7CnCHLV
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuMdtXdPib
Oh, no you don't!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE SHAFIRA'S OFFICE MUCH TO THE CONFUSION OF JAADEN AND SHAFIRA.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZBPQNmwz2
Hey, where're you off to?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD9CJBR77F
Um, I have to use the restroom. I'll be right back.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKmpH6qqVg
Oh, gotcha.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LEAVES SHAFIRA'S OFFICE HEADING TOWARD A RESTROOM.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xirYIpGuy
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrtDETeBmu
Rallsesdailr.
PAGE 16 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES OUT OF THE RESTROOM WINDOW AND GAINS ALTITUDE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDT6FZbKNsO
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUqLU3Sdjx
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HtW3POB4A
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8X0YQXLXW
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47rJYJyCd5
Oh, I am so sorry about that.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNhlihlFfR
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH0cYyyuZr
Who me? No, I don't think so.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy86WeYlYSi
No, we've definitely met. I remember that bandana.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8N7hK2k89
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqxctcQt8f
Boy, she's awful touchy all of a sudden.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bBXCJvo6b
Hey, what's the hurry?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt2FcqovZB
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcHUlhDWYz
She'll be in for an awful long wait if you go that way. The park is north of here.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqafCArAOdc
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4rDv0UZmE
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB6Ol6bLge
Oh, no thanks. I'm sure that I can find it on my own.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK7FQ4vXzJ
Please, I insist.
Panel 5.
UNKNOWN FEMALE WOMAN LETS GO OF TO̅MI'S ARM AND EXTENDS HER HAND TO HER.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsKt6VSIJd
Sorry, we got off to such a bumpy start. The name's Lyme.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI SHAKES HANDS WITH LYME.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfoMhHunfz
Um, nice to meet you. My name's To̅mi.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0GIo47SdQ
To̅mi, huh? I like that name. Well, follow me, To̅mi. I'll get you where you're trying to go.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2RhiZAvJJ
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUEei6iOLE
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW9rqLjynZ
Um, Lyme, this doesn't look like the parks.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAWFu43zbl
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1lyoanee6
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9T9JJjMgH
I don't know why you're attacking me but I've got no beef with you! Let me go!
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87xOQsBdZE
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFzYdrSKXu
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxL22hd0aBH
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPBJZGs5qs
Argh!!!
PAGE 19 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI FLIES INTO THE AIR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZvHLR60Xr
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk18eFan2t
Where are going, To̅mi?
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9SWiQeGB3
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZkuWYbXbI
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHnlCc7OG1
I didn't know that you could fly. You're more capable than I thought.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuknUwNsT0N
You must have been the one who was spying on me last night.
Panel 2.
LYME GIVES TO̅MI A DISAPPOINTED EXPRESSION.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1iAAQ3rnV
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFcaT3qWnz
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJaaPVm0re
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2VBINxWVd
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PQAl8H9r5
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ757VApFhh0
Shouldn't have said that!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUDirXrElk
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefriAILWj4
What?!
Panel 5.
LYME PROCEEDS TO RICOCHET AROUND THE ROOM.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwxxmmsvsG
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDbejN4CkI
Yeah, after you attacked me!
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDItNfFbBY
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjMbIfKV6F
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaX1Dpll2P
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0C4bXlnMB
Now!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI PLACES HER HAND FLAT ON THE FLOOR.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycCCVxt9lv
Isailr!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI GENERATES ICE AROUND THE ROOM WHICH FREEZES LYME IN PLACE.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB9IiONclU
No!
Panel 5.
AS TO̅MI BEGINS TO LEAVE THE STORAGE ROOM SHE NOTICES THAT LYME IS STILL ABLE TO MOVE SLIGHTLY.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfnGFbkGkE
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 1.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE45QO8bAA
CUT TO: EL, GOUNA, EGYPT192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXm0qY0orV
INT. SHAFIRA SARKIS' OFFICE - LATE MORNING
TO̅MI WALKS BACK INTO SHAFIRA'S OFFICE. JAADEN AND SHAFIRA GLANCE AT HER WITH PUZZLED EXPRESSIONS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3QYNbRQ8d
Hey, did you find the restrooms okay?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZLgAZPJRt
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR81Wsoi5s
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo7ZgT2hMZ
You didn't go to the restroom, did you?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjwzkfojgC
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMua5fs3QCX
Oh, you had your hands full. Thank you for looking out for us.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevMNqB9Zyx
No biggie.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmffYIVBIrO
This is bad. There are too many questions piling up all at once.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRNJCheU19
My thoughts exactly.
Panel 4.
JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A WORRIED EXPRESSION. TO̅MI PINCHES HER CHIN WITH A STUMPED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbWjDHCYfa
What do you think we should do?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpJxgInuxT
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKHINjaFSW
Sounds like trouble.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGObYKs0iB
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpXT0xdkNt
Ah, please go get help!
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ6KIXohix
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOENMXkQvb
Faisailr!
Panel 8.
MS. SARKIS REGROUPS WITH TO̅MI AND JAADEN GLANCING BACK AT THE BURT HUSKS OF THE PARROT-LIKE BRINE BEASTS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YVF4GRGDK
I don't think we should stay here. More of them could show up.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrma52l9kAf
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUJwEVGhXx
That's not a bad idea.
PAGE 25 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxUVPROpLK
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuuT0J4Jlk
INT. STORAGE SPACE - LATE NOON
LYME SHATTERS THE WEAKENED ICE FREEING HERSELF.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIbNvGVs1m
This means war, To̅mi!
Panel 2.
LYME GLANCES AT HER COMMUNICATOR AS IT BEGINS RINGING.
LYME: (WHISPERING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6givPETVt
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQuvepfU7p
Agent Lyme speaking.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddL6lfjHne
Were you able to obtain more information on the target?
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9L5ofzqt5X
Yes, there were however some complications. Indirectly, Sarkis has enlisted the aid of another metahuman.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxScx6IaYF
We know your talents to be extremely capable. I'm sure that you will have no issue dealing with this new threat.
LYME: (BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgVrGL6G91
You still haven't revealed the nature of my assignment.
UNKNOWN COMMANDER: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qjmErIH58
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp3AsqCnCr
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)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl7UjVAjby
I'm just glad we still have the understanding, Agent Lyme.
LYME: (THINKING BALLOON)192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhU9l6fXL7
Oh, we have an understanding alright!
