PAGE ONE (1 panel)
Panel 1. CYBERNETIC PROTOTYPE 005 has
SYNTHETIC PROTOTYPE 003'S(SYNTH 3) wrist blade an inch from his helmet as if
dodging the strike. The panel is tight
on PROTOTYPE 005’s upper body. His armor
is slightly scratched and scorched.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
KNEW I COULD TAKE HIM. I TOOK THE FIRST
TWO SYNTHS OUT LIKE THEY WERE NOTHING.
PAGE TWO (4 panels)
Panel 1. PROTOTYPE FIVE is using his
boosters to hover above the ground while gliding backwards. One leg is raised
with one of his knees bent. The Boosters and stabilizers on his body/armor are
shining blue light. The environment is
like a forest with trees sparsely spaced out, but the walls are silver metal. There
is medium height grass covering the ground with section dug out or burnt due to
the current fighting.
1 KYLE (narration box) MY
KINETIC BOOSTERS HAVE COME IN HANDY IN THESE FIGHTS. MY MOVEMENTS ARE FLUID WHILE HOVERING.
Panel 2. PROTOTYPE FIVE is flying
toward the panel/reader in a tight shot that shows the SYNTH 3 in pursuit. FIVE is still facing the SYNTH meaning his
back is facing the panel..
1 KYLE (narration box) AS
WELL AS FLYING. SPEEDS APPROACHING OR
ABOVE SOUND. SO SAYS...
Panel 3. WILLIAM is standing with his
arms crossed watching the battle from far away.
1 KYLE (narration box) WILLIAM. MY SO CALLED CREATOR. I KNOW BETTER NOW. I KNOW WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE IS NOW, BUT THEN
I ONLY SUSPECTED.
Panel 4. SYNTH 3 is striking at PROTOTYPE FIVE with
its wrist blade. FIVE is blocking the
strike with his wrist blade.
1 KYLE (narration box) MY
REFLEXES WERE FAST, BUT I WAS BEING WORN DOWN.
I FOUGHT TWO PREVIOUS SYNTHETIC PROTOTYPES FOR WILLIAM'S 'TESTS'. THIS ONE WAS GAINING GROUND DUE TO MY
INJURIES.
PAGE THREE (6 panels)
Panel 1. PROTOTYPE FIVE'S shoulder has a break
(damage) in his armor. A wound can be
seen through the armor. It is bleeding.
1 KYLE (narration box) THE
NANITES, MICROSCOPIC MACHINES, IN MY BLOOD STREAM WERE RECONSTRUCTING MY BODY
AS I WAS INJURED. THOUGH THEY DRAW OFF
MY POWER SOURCE, THE MORE I FIGHT AND BECOME INJURED, THE SLOWER THE NANITES
WORK AS MY SOURCE IS DRAINED.
Panel 2. Same angle, but the wound is
partially healed.
1 KYLE (narration box) THE
SOURCE IS RENEWABLE, BUT ONLY IF I CAN REST.
Panel 3. This panel is a side view of
the two fighting; still in the strength contest of wrist blades.
1 KYLE (narration box) IT
KNEW I WAS WEAK. IT KNEW IF IT COULD
BREAK THE BLOCK AND THROW ME TO THE GROUND; THE FIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN
DONE. I WOULD THEN BE KILLED. IF I WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO HAVE KEPT FIGHTING
HIM.
Panel 4. Close up on PROTOTYPE FIVE
blocking the strike still.
1 KYLE (narration box) I'M NOT…
Panel 5. FIVE'S energy blaster pops
out of the side of his forearm. Red
light can be seen from the inside of the barrel.
1 KYLE (narration box) ...STUPID.
Panel 6. The SYNTH'S head explodes as
a blasting affect comes out of the energy blaster. FIVE looks a little off
balance due to the blast (like he’s being pushed back). NO DIALOGUE.
PAGE FOUR (5 panels)
Panel 1. FIVE is walking away with the
smoking, falling, headless body of SYNTH THREE in the background.
1 FIVE: HOW’S THAT?
Panel 2. WILLIAM is standing with his
hands behind his back walking toward FIVE.
1 WILLIAM: EXCEPTIONAL. BETTER THAN THE OTHERS.
Panel 3. Close-up on WILLIAM’S black
eyes.
1 WILLIAM: THE OTHERS FAILED.
Panel 4. WILLIAM is turned toward a
door in the background. FIVE is walking
next to him.
1 WILLIAM: ONE
MORE TEST AND THEN YOUR REAL TRAINING WILL BEGIN.
Panel 5. Close-up on FIVE’S
helmet.
1 FIVE: SO
YOU’VE TOLD ME OF WHAT I CAN DO AND HOW I GOT THIS WAY, BUT WHAT’S YOUR
STORY. WHERE DID YOU GET THIS
TECHNOLOGY? I MEAN I’M SIXTEEN, I THINK,
AND I LOOK 25 UNDER THIS ARMOR (THE LAST THING I REMEMBER WAS BEING 13). WHERE AM I?
PAGE FIVE (6 panels)
Panel 1. Side view of William with
FIVE next to him. WILLIAM towers over
FIVE.
1 WILLIAM: MY
PEOPLE LIVED ON AN ISLAND CONTINENT SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO. OUR TECHNOLOGY WAS MORE ADVANCED THAN YOUR
PEOPLE’S TECHNOLOGY AT THIS MOMENT, A THOUSAND YEARS AGO. I’VE USED THIS TECHNOLOGY TO STAY YOUNG. THE SAME NANITES THAT HEAL YOUR WOUNDS AND
KEEP YOUR SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS IN SYNCH WITH YOUR ORGANIC ARE THE ONES IN MY
BLOODSTREAM.
2 FIVE: THEN
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF THIS CIVILIZATION?
I WASN’T GREAT AT HISTORY, BUT I THINK I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT.
Panel 2. The two are walking down the
hall to another room. The hall is silver metal and very bland. The angle of the
panel is from the front with both characters in frame.
1 WILLIAM: WE
WERE ISOLATIONISTS. WE WERE AFRAID OF
THE PRIMITIVE OUTERWORLD. THE CONTINENT
IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WAS A FOURTH OF THE SIZE OF AUSTRALIA.
Panel 3. Close-up on WILLIAM.
1 WILLIAM: A
VIRUS SWEPT THROUGH MY HOME. IT KILLED
MOST OF THE POPULATION WHILST I WORKED ON A CURE. BY THE TIME I CAME OUT OF MY LAB ALL WERE
DEAD OR TO FAR ALONG TO SAVE. I WAS
SAVED BY STAYING IN MY LAB FOR WEEKS ON END.
Panel 4. Side view of FIVE’S helmet.
1 FIVE: WHERE IS THE ISLAND
NOW?
2 WILLIAM: I
DISINTEGRATED IT SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO WITH A STRAIN OF NANITES. I SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKED ON A MOBILE
ARTIFICIAL ISLAND COMPLEX IN THE ANTARCTIC WHERE WE ARE NOW. I BUILT A HOVER
TRANSPORT TO GO IN BETWEEN THE TWO LOCATIONS.
(more)
Panel 5. The view is from the back of the two
characters as they face a set of dual doors.
1 WILLIAM: I
USED THE LAST BATCH OF NANITES TO DISINTEGRATE WHERE MY HOUSE WAS AS I LEFT FOR
MY NEW HOME. A MASKING DEVICE KEEPS ME
HIDDEN FROM PRYING EYES AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE ISLAND COMES IN HANDY AS
WELL. ALL EVIDENCE IS EITHER PULLED
APART AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL OR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
PAGE SIX (4 panels)
Panel 1. FIVE and WILLIAM are walking
through the doors into the new room. The
view is from the side facing FIVE. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 2. FOUR in the middle of the
room with WILLIAM and FIVE approaching him.
The view is from above.
1 WILLIAM: THIS IS YOUR FINAL TEST.
2 FIVE: ANOTHER
SYNTH? WHAT IS THIS THE FOURTH ONE?
Panel 3. Close-up on FOUR’S helmet.
1 WILLIAM: PROTOTYPE
004. KILL CYBERNETIC PROTOTYPE 005.
Panel 4. FOUR’S stabilizers and
boosters are lit up blue as he rushes forward, flying just above the
ground. NO DIALOGUE.
PAGE SEVEN (4 panels)
Panel 1. The view is from above. WILLIAM is walking backward to avoid getting
caught in the middle. FIVE is on guard
with his wrist blade extended.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
HAD A LITTLE REST AT THIS POINT, BUT I WAS STILL AT BIT OF A DISADVANTAGE.
Panel 2. FOUR’S wrist blades are
extended at this point and swiping at FIVE with his left hand. FIVE is dodging backward to avoid the attack.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT THIS SYNTH WAS SMARTER THAN THE OTHERS. HE HAD NO PATTERN TO HIS ATTACKS AND
MOVEMENT.
Panel 3. FIVE is punching FOUR with his right hand in
the chest. FOUR is falling back with the
blow. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 4. FIVE is flying up into the
air with his boosters and stabilizers lit up. FIVE has his energy blaster raised
up and is aiming it at FOUR.
1 KYLE(narration box) I
NEED TO GAIN AN ADVANTAGE AND QUICK.
TAKING TO THE AIR SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME.
PAGE EIGHT (3 panels)
Panel 1. FIVE is firing a blue kinetic
blast (which looks like ball of light, think photon torpedoes in Star Trek);
the view is from the side with the light illuminating things around FIVE.
1 KYLE (narration box) KINETIC BLAST.
Panel 2. FOUR is dodging the blast
with the blast sparking up the floor as it hits.
1 KYLE (narration box) I MISSED. OF COURSE.
Panel 3. FIVE is blocking a swipe FOUR
had made at his head with his own wrist blade.
Sparks fly as the two blades meet. The two are suspended in mid air. NO
DIALOGUE.
PAGE NINE (3 panels)
Panel 1. Close-up on FIVE’s right hand
grabbing FOUR’s left hand.
1 KYLE (narration box) I WASN’T GIVING UP.
Panel 2. FIVE pulls FOUR into to head
butt his helmet. This dents both helmets
and cracks FOUR’S left eye piece. NO DIALOGUE
Panel 3. FIVE turns off his boosters
and is below FOUR. The view is from the
side. He is aiming his energy
blaster. NO DIALOGUE
PAGE TEN (two panels)
Panel 1. The angle is so the blaster
is facing into the panel. Red light is
coming out of the blaster. FIVE is using
his right arm to stabilize his blasting arm.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
WAS GOING TO DESTROY IT. I WOULDN’T LET
IT KILL ME WHEN I WAS BROUGHT BACK. I
WASN’T GOING TO DIE AGAIN.
Panel 2. The view is from behind
FOUR. FOUR is crossing his arms to block
the blast he couldn’t avoid. Red energy
explosion is pushing him back with FIVE shooting him in the background. NO DIALOGUE.
PAGE ELEVEN (two panels)
Panel 1. FIVE is on the ground now
looking up at the damaged FOUR. FOUR is
in the distance, but is smoking from the previous attack. FIVE is on one knee as he lands.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
KNEW THAT THESE LOW LEVEL BLASTS WEREN’T GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE.
Panel 2. FOUR lands on his feet. FOUR has burn marks and dents on his
armor.
KYLE (narration box) ALL OR NOTHING.
PAGE TWELVE (two panels)
Panel 1. Close-up on FIVE’S blaster
with a red glow coming out of it. NO
DIALOGUE.
Panel 2. FIVE and FOUR are running at each other. The view is from the side. FIVE has his bladed hand up in the defense
position. FOUR’S hands are behind him as
he sprints.
1 KYLE(narration box) I
KNEW THAT THIS WAS RECKLESS. THAT I
SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE, BUT I NEEDED FOUR TO NOT BE EXPECTING MY
NEXT MOVE. KEEP HIM GUESSING.
PAGE THIRTEEN (three panels)
Panel 1. FOUR is throwing an overhead
forward arching roundhouse while FIVE ducks it.
NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 2. FIVE is kicking FOUR’S ankles out from under
him. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 3. FOUR brings his wrist blades
down to the ground to try to impale FIVE. FOUR’S right wrist blade punctures FIVE’S
shoulder. Blood is coming out of the
wound. The left hand is being held at
the wrist to keep the blade from stabbing FIVE’S face as well. There is a scratch down the front of the mask
ending at the tip of the blade.
PAGE FOURTEEN (2 panels)
Panel 1. The view is from the side. The situation is the same as before, except
that FIVE’S other hand has his wrist blade retracted and the blaster extended. The energy blaster is pointed at FOUR’S
stomach
1 KYLE (narration box) HE
NEEDED TO THINK HE WAS WINNING. THAT HE
WAS GOING TO KILL ME WITHOUT A DOUBT.
Panel 2. The same view, but an explosion is in between
the two, separating them.
1 KYLE (narration box) I WAS HOPING IT WOULDN’T
KILL BOTH OF US.
PAGE FIFTEEN (3 panels)
Panel 1. FIVE is on his back smoking,
but sitting up slightly. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 2. FOUR lands in the background
on his back. FIVE is still in the foreground turning his head in FOUR’S
direction. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 3. FIVE is getting up. He is on one knee and is using his fist to
prop himself up.
1 KYLE (narration box) I
DIDN’T BUILD UP THE ENERGY BLAST LONG ENOUGH TO FINISH THE JOB.
PAGE SIXTEEN (2 panels)
Panel 1. Same view as the previous
panel, but FIVE is on his feet walking toward FOUR’S body. FIVE’S wrist blade
is not extended. NO DIALOGUE.
Panel 2. FIVE has his wrist blade
extended. The panel shows the front of
FIVE’S armor from the waist up. FIVE’S
left arm is bent so the wrist blade is in view.
1 KYLE (narration box) THAT’S
WHEN I NOTICED IT. THAT’S WHEN I NOTICED
ITS EYE LENS WAS SHATTERED IN THE BLAST.
PAGE SEVENTEEN (1 panel)
Panel 1. Close-up on FOUR’S mask. A human eye could be seen through the lens
looking at FIVE.
1 KYLE (narration box) THERE
WAS A MAN INSIDE THERE. HE WASN’T A
SYNTHETIC PROTOTYPE. HE WAS LIKE ME.
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