Characters
I don’t think the reader needs to know too much about these characters (or which issues of the ‘X’ books I got them from) but I think they’ll be able to tell if I didn’t know much about them so I made some guidelines to make them seem more established.
Rhapsody
History
Former high school music teacher turned mutant rights activist. She has a wide array of abilities that are focused through playing musical instruments in her world mutants have made several non-violent protest to appeal to congress about disabling government sponsored projects like WIDEAWAKE.
Commentary
Though the character is a peace-loving/grassroots type, I find the idea of her carrying a baton-like instrument irresistible. I got the idea from Japanese monks that would carry a similar instrument when weapons were banned.
Alchemy
History
English transmutationist who was taken under the wing of the Molecule Man and Volcana before joining Excalibur.
Commentary
One of my favorite books is the Generation X preview because it had an experienced mutant for each character to teach them how to deal with their powers. Alchemy is from a world where this notion was actually practiced.
Famine
History
This rogue version of Rogue would have become a horseman for apocalypse, but she ate him.
Commentary
There’s a lot more to this character’s history but it would be spoilers for what she does in the attached script.
Skin
History
LA gang-banger with six feet of extra prehensile skin.
Commentary
This was the character I was most tempted to drift heavily into the back story of. The idea behind Skin is that on his world mutants fend for themselves, not as part of teams. Makes me miss the title “Muties”.
History
Sharon Ventura has been both Unlimited Class wrestler and FF-er. An abusive father and a few bad relationships turned her into a real bra burner. Her thing-esque appearance has increased her rage for standards of beauty a hundred fold.
Commentary
I don’t know why someone decided to make a she-thing, but I am glad they did because they have given me a great character to have interact with Random. That and thematically I have to have a feminist protagonist because the antagonist,Gravitron, is a such misogynist
Random
History
Bounty Hunter who specializes in hunting other mutants. His body makes random adaptations to whatever is used against him. And for some reason he can also morph his forearms into really cool guns. He has a complete disregard for just about everything except money.
Commentary
This is one of those great characters that got watered down when someone decided to change him from a very simple archetype into a very out of whack archetype.
Destiny
History
In her reality Destiny made a smooth transition from Freedom Force to X-Factor, and then onto SHIELD. Her training and precognitive abilities has made her an adventuress extraordinaire. (I made her the mutant Laura Croft)
Commentary.
Destiny was brought in because her precognitive abilities would allow her to diagnose the ills of the reality. When I was picking apart the formula for the teams the Time broker puts together I needed to figure out what they would do before the Tallus. I had fun with her dialog because she uses her precognitive abilities to finish everyone’s sentences.
Zeitgeist
History
X-Statix leader with projectile vomit and leadership skills. Unlike most mutants Zeitgeist is a well loved pop culture icon.
Commentary
As far as I am concerned this could be the Zeitgeist from the regular Marvel U. I’m not saying he is, but he could be.
NOTE: The artist may be interested to know that this issue parallels events depicted in Thunderbolts #27-#30.
Page one Panel 1
GRAVITRON flies over his palace relishing his own magnificence. The palace is a floating city which is suspended over San Francisco. The inhabitants of the flying city are normal people (the majority are the actually the thug/criminal type) that Gravitron has given them the ability to fly, which they use to commute to and from the city and to pillage San Francisco.
CAPTION: In less than a week he has created a city.
CAPTION: To do this he simply promised them freedom from gravity in exchange for an oath of loyalty to him.
CAPTION He is Gravitron, and he plans to make his city into a nation.
Page two Panel 1
GRAVITRON savors his majesty as he descends into his thrown room. MOONSTONE sits sideways in his throne looking bored and examining her nails.
GRAVITRON: are you still unimpressed, Moonstone?
MOONSTONE: What’s to be impressive? Your show of power is… I suppose… But what are you really gaining from all this?
GRAVITRON: Majesty…
MOONSTONE: I doubt your life’s ambition is to be worshiped by the degenerates your little pretend nation has attracted.
Page two Panel 2
Angered by her defiance GRAVITRON propels MOONSTONE across the room and imbeds her into a wall
GRAVITRON: You scorn me again! You have been offered the best of Gravitron!
Page two Panel 3
GRAVITRON uses his powers to pull MOONSTONE out of the wall towards himself. Tears start to trickle from his eyes.
GRAVITRON: I have created a nation for you to rule with me! I have created diamonds from coal (which you threw aside)! And I have captured your teammates, yet you remain unimpressed!
Page two Panel 4
As he wipes away the tears with one hand GRAVITRON catches MOONSTONE by the throat with the other.
GRAVITRON: And if I can’t impress you; I will dominate you.
MOONSTONE: >khK< I’m too independent, too sophisticated.
GRAVITRON: Then you will be conditioned!
Page two Panel 5
GRAVITRON shreds MOONSTONE’S clothes
NARRATION: Moonstone’s clothes are mentally bonded to her. Being stripped of them causes psychic pain beyond the degradation Gravitron intended.
Page two Panel 6
GRAVITRON forcefully kisses MOONSTONE
Page three Panel 1
The THUNDERBOLTS (which for this story is HAWKEYE, SONGBIRD, and ATLAS plus ANGEL) all look expectantly as the door to the dungeon (though not the force field on their cell) opens.
HAWKEYE: I think Moony’s coming back!
ATLAS: Knowing her she has Gravitron wrapped around her finger by now.
SONGBIRD (whispered): Or she’s joined him…
Page three Panel 2
A servant of Gravitron enters the dungeon.
HAWKEYE: What’s going on? Where’s Moonstone?
SERVANT: She is with lord Gravitron. Do you care to send her a message before you go?
Page three Panel 3
SONGBIRD freaks out -convinced- that Moonstone has become a Judas.
SONGBIRD: I knew it! She’s betrayed us!
Page three Panel 4
HAWKEYE calms SONGBIRD
HAWKEYE: No she must have talked Gravitron into letting us go…
Page three Panel 5
The SERVANT smirks and shakes his head.
SERVANT: Actually neither is true. She hasn’t betrayed you. You are not being released. You have just outlived your usefulness.
Page four Panel 1
As the gravity in their cell increases the THUNDERBOLTS collapse onto all-fours.
NARRATION: In his chambers, Gravitron assures Moonstone that her teammates will pass out once they reach 9 times normal gravity, and hence die painlessly, though the gravity will continue to increase.
Page four Panel 2
The force of the gravity has put all but ATLAS flat on their stomachs. ATLAS remains on all fours but strains to remain that way. HAWKEYE tries to keep everyone calm by talking but ANGEL cries out in agony making SONGBIRD to look very frightened.
HAWKEYE: Be ready guys. I’ve… I’ve been in tighter situations than this… As soon as the cavalry gets us out of this… we’re going to have to be ready to spring up swinging!
ANGEL: Aarghhhh!!
NARRATION: Gravitron doesn’t mention it to her when he later learns that Angel’s hollow bones shattered before he passed, because Angel wasn’t really one of the Thunderbolts
Page four Panel 3
Only ATLAS still lives now the rest are either passed out or dead. ATLAS strains to keep from falling completely to the ground.
NARRATION: And Gravitron’s servant never even informed him that Atlas didn’t pass out at all- he suffocated when he tried to scream in agony but his lungs collapsed.
Page five Panel 1
The desert DESTINY falls from the sky landing on her feet, the rest of the “EXILES” aren’t so lucky. RANDOM lands the most painfully.
Page five Panel 2
They group straightens themselves assessing who they’re going to attack first. DESTINY attempts to halt a bloodbath.
DESTINY: WAIT! I think we’re on the same side!
FAMINE: Ah wouldn’t assume so much if’n Ah was you, sugah!
RHAPSODY: Rogue, calm down! Remember to always strive for peace first.
Page five Panel 3
FAMINE looks to RHAPSODY with an annoyed expression. RHAPSODY attempts to be calming.
FAMINE: Honey, I don’t know who you are but Ah haven’t gone by ‘Rogue’ in a long time!
RHAPSODY: I know Marie; I just thought that with the new uniform…
Page five Panel 4
FAMINE screams at RHAPSODY with a psychotic rage. This was the last reaction RHAPSODY would have expected.
FAMINE: Ah’m not Marie an’ Ah’m not Rogue no more! Ah am FAMINE y’hear me?! FAMINE!
Page five Panel 5
DESTINY intervenes
DESTINY: Famine calm down. She didn’t know, I think we all come from different timelines.
Page six Panel 1
FAMINE and RHAPSODY, both confused, turn their attention from each other to DESTINY, who has worked her way between them.
DESTINY: Famine, I think in her world, you still go by Marie, isn’t that right?
RHAPSODY: Yes we’re very close friends…where I come from…
Page six Panel 2
ALCHEMY greets DESTINY with praise
ALCHEMY: Different timelines? If right that’s a smashing guess luv! Anyone else catch that leap of logic?
DESTINY: It’s just a hypothesis. My powers tell me that I’ve been separated from my timeline and that I am now in another one. I only guessed that the same has happened to the rest of you.
ALCHEMY: Still good deductive reasoning, I expect.
DESTINY: Thanks.
Page six Panel 3
FAMINE points an almost accusatory finger at DESTINY. ALCHEMY studies DESTINY’S face unsure if she looks familiar.
FAMINE: I recognize you now! You’re Destiny you were in the Freedom Force.
ALCHEMY: She always sported a mask in my timeline.
Page six Panel 4
DESTINY gives ALCHEMY a repulsed look, causing him to put up his hands defensively and back up.
DESTINY: I have never wore a mask
ALCHEMY: In my world you did
DESTINY: Well than that wasn’t exactly me now was it
FAMINE: This timeline talk is hurtin’ muh head.
Page seven Panel 1
RHAPSODY, being very bright and cheery, tries to tell FAMINE about their friendship in her world. FAMINE could give a shit.
RHAPSODY: In my timeline, where you are still Rogue… The freedom force is what we called our mutant rights group!
FAMINE: Ah don’t think there’s a you in mah world.
Page seven Panel 2
RHAPSODY is a little puzzled but FAMINE just blows her off.
RHAPSODY: Really? Maybe I’m just not blue in your world. I am called Rhapsody.
FAMINE: Doesn’t ring a bell sugah
RHAPSODY: oh…
Page seven Panel 3
ALCHEMY introduces himself to FAMINE but she keeps walking. In the background RANDOM approaches OBJECT.
ALCHEMY: I’m Alchemy.
FAMINE: So?
Page seven Panel 4
Smiling wide, RANDOM looks right into OBJECT’S chest.
RANDOM: Aren’t you going to introduce us to your friends?
They look a little too firm for my taste but I like the volume!
Page eight Panel 1
OBJECT choke holds RANDOM
OBJECT: Keep your opinions to yourself pig!
Page eight Panel 2
RANDOM morphs his forearm into cannons and sticks them in OBJECT’S face.
RANDOM: Don’t get your panties in a bunch, sister.
OBJECT: I could break you in half
DESTINY (off panel): “I bet you could…”
Page eight Panel 3
OBJECT and RANDOM look at DESTINY with blank looks.
DESTINY: I know you were just about to say that.
RANDOM: I was…
OBJECT: Then she just saved your life.
DESTINY: Actually neither of you are able to hurt the other.
RANDOM But/
DESTINY: “It would have been fun to try” yes I know.
Page eight Panel 4
ZEITGEIST backs DESTINY up in separating RANDOM and OBJECT
ZEITGEIST: Everybody chill out we might have to rely on each other if the crap hits the fan.
DESTINY: We don’t have time for this…
Page eight panel 5
DESTINY points but no one is there
DESTINY: We need to pay attention when he tells explains everything
OFF PANEL: Who?
Page eight Panel 6
DESTINY points and the TIMEBROKER appears. NOTE: This is the real Time Broker so his eyes are like normal human eyes.
TIMEBROKER: Don’t worry. I am here to explain everything
Page nine Panel 1
RANDOM: How/
DESTINY: Do I do that? It was predictable
Page nine Panel 2
The TIMEBROKER looks nervous, staring down into to his digital notepad (a small computer that he can read his speech off of)
TIMEBROKER (the font size starts to get smaller as he talks until nearly unreadable): Hello. I am the Time Broker. You have been brought here from different timelines because you have become disjointed from time. What does this mean? Well… hold on I…uh…lost my place… oh here… Being disjointed means that-
ZEITGEIST: This is giving me major flashbacks of speech class in high school.
SKIN: I wish- I’d be asleep by now.
ALCHEMY: How could you sleep with Emma Frost as a teacher?
SKIN: Who?
Page nine Panel 3
DESTINY closes her eyes in concentration.
Page nine Panel 4
DESTINY opens her eyes.
DESTINY: Time Broker I can take over from here…
Page nine Panel 5
TIME BROKER looks helplessly down at his speech.
TIME BROKER: you can? But I/
Page nine Panel 6
DESTINY patronizes the TIME BROKER with a supportive pat on the shoulder.
DESTINY: You wrote an excruciatingly long speech for a simple matter. I know. I looked into the future until I had a good idea of what you were going to say.
Page ten Panel 1
DESTINY still has a hand on the TIMEBROKER’S shoulder as the others pay attention to DESTINY’S version.
DESTINY: Basically we are all screwed and the only way to fix it is to go around keeping other timelines from getting too messed up. Any questions? No? Then our first task is to take out a pissed Gravitron.
Page ten Panel 2
ZEITGEIST shrugs, behind him RANDOM has a ‘sure why not’ look.
ZEITGEIST: I can live with that…Lets do it!
RANDOM: I got no problem with it.
Page ten Panel 3
TIMEBROKER objects but without any authority. Destiny puts her hands up in frustration and impatience.
TIMEBROKER: But you also glossed over the introductions and…
DESTINY: Okay. Okay. I’ll introduce everyone but I am not giving the detailed analysis of our histories that you were about to do.
Page ten Panel 4
Show the entire roster
DESTINY: Rhapsody- musically focused telekinetic and telepath.
DESTINY: Object- former FF member and unlimited class wrestler.
DESTINY: Alchemy- transmutationist
DESTINY: Famine- the ultimate psychic vampire and mutant powerhouse.
DESTINY: Random- forearms turn into canons and has the ability adapt to attacks made on him.
DESTINY: Zeitgeist- projectile vomit.
DESTINY: Skin-L.A gang-banger that can manipulate his epidermis
DESTINY: And I am Destiny- fortune teller extraordinaire.
Page ten Panel 5
DESTINY stares down the TIMEBROKER, and scaring the crap out of him.
DESTINY: Now open the portal so we can kick the crap out of Gravitron.
Page eleven Panel 1
GRAVITRON is punched across his throne room by JOLT (wearing the arm band she has in Thunderbolts #29). MOONSTONE is shocked and confused by this assault on GRAVITRON. MOONSTONE is naked and signs of being beaten such as bruises and a bloody nose.
JOLT: Don’t worry Karla I’m here!
MOONSTONE: Jolt!?!
Page eleven Panel 2
GRAVITRON recovers in the foreground as JOLT checks on MOONSTONE handing her an armband like hers. MOONSTONE is shaken up but JOLT is beaming confidence.
MOONSTONE: You shouldn’t have come here child…
JOLT: I couldn’t sit and watch Gravitron beat you anymore. Charcoal will be here any minute with the rest of the team and we brought enough of these nullifying armbands for everyone! Hold on Gravitron’s getting up…
Page eleven Panel 3
GRAVITRON cast his arm out to gravitationally repel JOLT, but it has no effect on her charge towards him. MOONSTONE puts on the armband as her costume regenerates around her.
GRAVITRON: What? That device is protecting you from my power!
JOLT: It sure is. You might as well give up Gravitron, the Thunderbolts have you beat
Page eleven Panel 4
GRAVITRON dodges JOLT’S lunge.
GRAVITRON: You are the one that is beat child…
Page eleven Panel 5
A slab of stone breaks loose from the ceiling above JOLT who is already dodging it.
GRAVITRON: That idiot Hawkeye couldn’t see that I plainly have San Francisco as a hostage
Page eleven Panel 6
JOLT cries out as the slab catches/crushes one of her feet. GRAVITRON kneels down to patronize her.
JOLT: Aaaargh!
GRAVITRON: You see this floating city is one giant dead-man’s-switch.
Page twelve Panel 1
The city floats above ominously as the SKY RAIDERS (Gravitron’s people) loot and riot throughout San Francisco.
SKIN: This wouldn’t have worked in L.A. - Everybody would have thrown out their backs trying to fly off with cars.
ALCHEMY: We got to do something about this.
DESTINY: The problem will take care of it’s self when we stop Gravitron.
Page twelve Panel 2
RHAPSODY upset over the mayhem confronts DESTINY.
RHAPSODY: How can you all be so cold about this?
DESTINY: Hey! This really bothers me but I deal with situations I don’t like by becoming goal orientated.
Page twelve Panel 3
RHAPSODY brings her instrument to her lips.
RHAPSODY: I think none of you ever consider anything other than violence.
Page twelve Panel 4
RHAPSODY begins to play and music fills the air.
Page twelve Panel 5
Music continues as RHAPSODY soars up into the air.
Page twelve Panel 6
Wide shot. The looters have all stopped to fix a glazed stare onto RHAPSODY who is flying and playing her instrument. DESTINY and the rest of the “EXILES” stare up at her in disbelief.
RANDOM: I’ve teamed up with the #^@*-ing Pied Piper.
DESTINY: I think we got a new plan.
Page thirteen Panel 1
GRAVITRON positions another slab of stone over JOLT’S head; she is helpless because her foot is still caught beneath the previous slab.
GRAVITRON: If you were a bit older I might not have the heart to do this.
JOLT: I don’t think your heart has anything to do with it…
Page thirteen Panel 2
JOLT screeches staring right into the second slab as it drops onto her.
GRAVITRON: At any rate…
JOLT: AIEEEEEEEEEEE!
Page thirteen Panel 3
GRAVITRON throws back his head and laughs as the slab becomes imbedded in the floor. The slab was more than big enough to completely bury Jolt underneath,
SFX: BLA-AAAM!
GRAVITRON: Hahahahahaha!
Page thirteen Panel 4
Close up on GRAVITRON as he as he wipes away a tear of laughter.
GRAVITRON: >sigh! < I really shouldn’t have killed the little twerp… she had her (albeit not quite fully developed) fine points… But that’s what I have you for Moonstone, isn’t it?
Page thirteen Panel 5
Wide shot of the throne room, GRAVITRON is the only one in there.
GRAVITRON: Moonstone?
Page fourteen Panel 1
GRAVITRON soars out of the throne room full of rage, scattering peons in his wake.
GRAVITRON: Where is she?! WHERE IS SHE!?!
Page fourteen Panel 2
GRAVITRON halts in mid flight as a swarm of his own followers are trailing RHAPSODY as she plays her instrument. Other SKY RAIDERS carry her teammates up to the floating city.
GRAVITRON: What now?
Page fourteen Panel 3
Close up on GRAVITRON on the verge of a temper tantrum.
GRAVITRON: W-WHAT! I -Aaargh! - I swear I will implode this entire island if this continues!
Page fourteen Panel 4
Close up on GRAVITRON on the brink of a temper tantrum. A few faint notes of music creep into the panel.
GRAVITRON: Who!? Who would dare invade my island!? How dare they-
Page fourteen Panel 5
Close up on GRAVITRON the anger melting off of his face. The panel is full of music.
GRAVITRON: Where is that beautiful music coming from? It’s like a woman’s soft touch in my mind…
Page fifteen Panel 1
The “EXILES” land, RHAPSODY and FAMINE flying under their own power DESTINY, ALCHEMY, RANDOM, SKIN, ZEITGEIST are carried by SKY RAIDERS, and OBJECT is being carried by FAMINE
Page fifteen Panel 2
RHAPSODY continues to play. The others walk around admiring how GRAVITRON and his SKY RAIDERS have all been overcome with a blissful oblivious expression. SKIN taps a SKY RAIDER in the temple with his ‘gat’. ALCHEMY is amazed and excited taking it in like he’s at Disney world or something. DESTINY motions for the rest of the “EXILES” to follow her to cover GRAVITRON.
SKIN: Hey esse you home in there?
ALCHEMY: Bang up job, it really is!
Page fifteen Panel 3
FAMINE and OBJECT stroll through the glazed over crowd, both disappointed the at the lack of action.
OBJECT: This feels weird; I expected a really big fight.
FAMINE: Ah know Ah feel let down.
OBJECT: Exactly!
Page fifteen Panel 4
ZEITGEIST looks over his shoulder away from GRAVITRON to bark an order.
ZEITGEIST: Rhapsody, have him move the island over the sea! Then I can dissolve him with out crushing San Fran.
Page sixteen Panel 1
ALCHEMY looks surprised and confused. RHAPSODY listens with concern but cannot stop playing to convey this.
OBJECT: You’re not going to kill him?
Page sixteen Panel 2
ZEITGEIST now turns fully away from GRAVITRON as he tries to quell the philosophical dispute. ALCHEMY and RHAPSODY both grow more concerned about the idea of killing a man that is already subdued. RANDOM is getting annoyed with all the talk.
ZEITGEIST: Only one way to keep a villain from coming back, you know?
ALCHEMY: isn’t that what the penitentiary is for?
RANDOM: Can I shoot him or what?
Page sixteen Panel 3
FAMINE restrains OBJECT to keep her from getting involved.
OBJECT: Hey! I gotta stop them from killing in cold blood!
FAMINE: Ah ‘m with them on this
Page sixteen Panel 4
ZEITGEIST points back at GRAVITRON as he grows angry debating with ALCHEMY and RHAPSODY who both look more pleading than angry.
ALCHEMY: There bloody well has to be another way!
ZEITGEIST: Like what!? Do you think you can give him lobotomy before Rhapsody’s lips get tired, Alchemy!?
Page sixteen Panel 5
Close up on ALCHEMY as he gets an epiphany, RHAPSODY looks hopeful.
ALCHEMY: We could drug him. I can turn some stone into lithium and-
Page sixteen Panel 6
Taking up the ‘crazy Hispanic with a gun’ act he uses for robbery and car jacking; SKIN shoves ALCHEMY down while aiming his gun on GRAVITRON.
SKIN: I’ll keep this simple homes. I’m going to shoot this gringo in ten seconds whether she has him move the island or not!
Page sixteen Panel 7
RHAPSODY’S eyebrows furrow together. And music spews from her instrument.
Page sixteen Panel 8
SKIN, ZEITGEIST, RANDOM, and DESTINY become enthralled along with GRAVITRON and his cronies
Page sixteen Panel 9
SFX: BANG!
Page seventeen Panel 1
With out even looking in her direction and still under the thrall of her music RANDOM shoots RHAPSODY in the head
Page seventeen Panel 2
ALCHEMY cradles RHAPSODY’S limp body. RANDOM kneels down besides looking at his smoking forearm cannon.
ALCHEMY: You shot…You shot her…
RANDOM: It was on reflex. She must have tried her powers on me. My body countered.
ALCHEMY: By taking her bloody head off!?
RANDOM: it is bloody…
Page seventeen Panel 3
DESTINY looks down barking orders at RANDOM and ALCHEMY, as she backs up, guns drawn, with RANDOM, SKIN, and ZEITGEIST (who doesn’t have a gun but he’s ready to puke on someone that’s for sure).
DESTINY: Get up guys! Everyone needs to work about a hundred times harder now that Rhapsody isn’t contributing to the mission.
Page seventeen Panel 4
The “EXILES” are clumped together back to back, surrounded by GRAVITRON and his SKY RAIDERS. Only a few of the SKY RAIDERS are actually flying at the moment
Page eighteen Panel 1
RANDOM charges the SKY RAIDERS in the foreground as he fills them with holes. SKIN and DESTINY fire at GRAVITRON who just smiles. FAMINE takes to the sky. On the other side ALCHEMY and OBJECT fight off SKYRAIDERS. And ZEITGEIST sprays vomit at SKY RAIDERS in the background.
Page eighteen Panel 2
SKIN and DESTINY continue to fire their guns.
Page eighteen Panel 3
GRAVITRON holds up one hand and the bullets stop in midair.
Page eighteen Panel 4
SKIN pauses to look over his barrel in disbelief. DESTINY suddenly gets wide eyed and panics as she gets a flash of the immediate future.
SKIN: I’m fighting Keanu…
DESTINY: Oh crap guys! EVERYONE SCATTER! He’s about to-
Page eighteen Panel 5
The floor drops out from under the “EXILES” and they drop with it. RANDOM reaches for the edge but the others don’t have a chance.
DESTINY (dropping): -Drop the flooooooooooooooor!
Page nineteen Panel 1
RANDOM, clinging on to the edge of the hole with one arm, fires at GRAVITRON with the other.
RANDOM: Let’s see you stop a higher caliber you #%&!
Page nineteen Panel 2
Close up on GRAVITRON, shots scatter off the gravimetric force field that surrounds him. GRAVITRON looks down at an angle as he sneers and one hand gestures to flick Random way.
GRAVITRON: Your bio-weapon is no match for my Gravimetric field. But my own powers will prove more than sufficient to send you flying to the other end of the planet.
Page nineteen Panel 3
RANDOM collides into GRAVITRON.
SFX: WHAP!
GRAVITRON: Argh!
Page nineteen Panel 4
Becoming unstable/liquid, drops/strands of RANDOM’S body gets sucked into GRAVITRON’S protective field. GRAVITRON is quite vexed.
RANDOM: Heh. This reminds me of the time I killed Polaris…
GRAVITRON: How did- What? You’re becoming entangled in the field.
Page nineteen Panel 5
RANDOM has GRAVITRON partially cocooned
GRAVITRON: GET OFF YOU FILTHY RUFFIAN!
RANDOM: Heh too bad I can’t form a gun while like this…
Page nineteen Panel 6
GRAVITRON has a boot from FAMINE come down from above on his face. RANDOM makes the that’s-gotta-hurt look.
Page twenty Panel 1
GRAVITRON clutches a bloody nose with one hand and uses the other to direct energy into enveloping FAMINE.
GRAVITRON: You cow! You’ll pay for this!
Page twenty Panel 2
FAMINE, despite being scorched dives down on GRAVITRON who is struggling to be free of RANDOM.
FAMINE: You still think you’re gonna win sugah?
Page twenty Panel 3
FAMINE turns RANDOM into a splash of goo as she lands her blow; GRAVITRON narrowly escaped being hit by dropping his Gravimetric field.
RANDOM: AAHH!
Page twenty Panel 4
RANDOM, just a puddle with teeth at this point apologizes as he oozes off of FAMINE’S fist.
RANDOM: Sorry babe…but I think I’m spent…
Page twenty Panel 5
GRAVITRON back hands FAMINE knocking her back.
GRAVITRON: I simply dropped my field to free myself of your degenerate friend so now it looks like it’s just you and me my dear
Page twenty Panel 6
FAMINE uses two fingers to dab at the blood in the corner of her mouth.
FAMINE: Ah reckon so…
Page twenty-one Panel 1
Close up on FAMINE
FAMINE: How about we just kiss and make up?
Page twenty-one Panel 2
GRAVITRON scoffs.
GRAVITRON: >fhe! < Do you know how many times Tigra has tried this trick?
Page twenty-one Panel 3
Close up on FAMINE, her eyes have a green glow to them.
FAMINE: You don’t fear me. Kiss me!
Page twenty-one Panel 4
GRAVITRON leans into kiss FAMINE, her eyes glowing bright green
Page twenty-one Panel 5
Wide shot of the SKY ISLAND as it drops, taking out the top of SAN FRANCISCO’S tallest building.
NARRATION: Without Gravitron to maintain it, the island plummets.
Page twenty-one Panel 6
Wide shot of the SKY ISLAND, now stabilized and possibly climbing a little.
NARRATION: But it’s only a second before Famine becomes oriented enough to use the power and the skills she has stolen from Gravitron.
NARRATION: As Rogue she used her curse as a last resort only. Her mutation causes life force to be drained from any other being in skin contact with her.
Page twenty-two Panel 1
FAMINE grows bulkier and her skin becomes green as she holds up the lifeless husk of Gravitron.
NARRATION: As Famine, she needs to drain the life out of others to survive.
Page twenty-two Panel 2
FAMINE’S hands grow claws and her smile is full of sharp needle-like teeth. She looks ravenous as she leans into the corpse.
NARRATION: And now she also eats the flesh out of instincts that have been planted in her…
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FAMINE’S face elongates as she bites into GRAVITRON’S corpse. A pterodactyl’s ridge grows out of the back of her head.
NARRATION: After killing two of her teammates, a creature tried to feed off of Rogue’s essence. She stripped off her glove and returned the favor…
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FAMINE has now completely transformed from an alternate version of Rogue into a female Sauron. She feeds on Gravitron.
NARRATION: His name was Sauron. She left him an empty husk but he left her forever hungry for more.