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PAGE 1 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB8oVvYCJc
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5qh0u3fMa
INT. AIRPORT BAGGAGE CLAIM - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI WALKS TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM WHILE TALKING ON HER PHONE.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliJRSBAbh7
Come on, Mom, I've traveled enough to know how this works. Did you think you needed to check on me?
AMERETH: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij6JzOxLsJ
What's the crime of me trying to make sure my little girl is safe and sound?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzDKEtDJTZ
Has Dad made it home yet?
AMERETH: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GuKXc3qsG
You know him. He's always at work. He'll be home soon though. I'll make sure to tell him that you asked about him.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI HOLDS HER STOMACH WHILE CHUCKLING AND TALKING ON THE PHONE.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nU2t5BYE6
I wish that there was sunblock that would allow him to be here with me. I think it'd be funny to see him in swim trunks.
AMERETH: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5Ec8jaVT2
Oh, that would be hilarious.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdjZY5b1sj
I know, right?
Panel 3.
TO̅MI GRABS HER LARGE TRAVEL BACKPACK FROM THE BAGGAGE CAROUSEL.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLb64Tsma7L
I just got my bag. I'm gonna head to the hotel.
AMERETH: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWX1NaYWDp
Alright, please be careful. There's a lot of sun and a lot of water.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzVxDjORx7
I will. I love you, Mom.
AMERETH: (TRANSMISSION BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVc4mgZsnj
Love you too. Don't get into too much trouble.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI EXPRESSES AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx91HOWruQ
Me, trouble? Wouldn't think of it. Talk later!
Panel 5.
IN THE AIRPORT PICK-UP AREA, TO̅MI FLAGS DOWN A CAB.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI TAKES A SEAT IN THE BACK OF THE CAB AND THE DRIVER LOOKS AT HER IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.
CAB DRIVER: (<ARABIC BALLOON>) Where to miss?
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaat6wUbXZ
I'm just looking to get further into town.
CAB DRIVER: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwvyxxfioj
Right away.
PAGE 2 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdiRP7vx31
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhueSRqTGe
EXT. INNER TOWN - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI PAYS THE CAB DRIVER AS SHE EXITS THE CAB.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7jf7QSH8K
Thank you.
CAB DRIVER: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwhWB27pkZ
No problem. Enjoy yourself.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI TAKES A BROAD EXAMINATION OF THE TOWN ADMIRING THE ARCHITECTURE AND FAIR WEATHER.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jRIOkIizr
What a spectacular location! Let's see, where's the hotel?
Panel 3.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT HER PHONE AND SEES THAT SHE HAS LOW SERVICE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPe73eemXid
What? How did I lose service? You have got to be kidding me. This is all mom's fault. Her worrying jinxed me. I guess I'll have to ask someone for directions.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI NOTICES A YOUNG WOMAN IN HER EARLY 2OS WALKING BY AND AS POLITELY AS SHE CAN STOPS HER.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6ba3wV0Cv
Excuse me, miss could you tell me where I can find the Oasis Hotel? I seem to have lost service.
Panel 5.
THE YOUNG WOMAN GLARES AT TO̅MI WITH AN IRRITATED EXPRESSION.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgVj4bEExu
I am not a tour guide. Leave me be.
Panel 6.
WHILE THE YOUNG WOMAN LEAVES TO̅MI POUTS A LITTLE.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MzYGlAjGJ
Wow, that was rude. I suppose I'll have to ask someone else.
PAGE 3 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI SPOTS A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN AND AS POLITELY AS SHE CAN APPROACHES HER FOR A CONVERSATION.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAWnfaGacu
Excuse me, miss, could you tell me where the Oasis Hotel is?
MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl2jYFU2fU
Oh, yes. It's near the center of town. Just head east and you'll soon come across the blade sign.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI WAVES GOODBYE TO THE MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTWOUDAFzp
Thank you very much!
MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9197dknmUo
You're welcome.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI CONTINUES DOWN THE PATHWAY WITH A JOVIAL EXPRESSION AS SHE OBSERVES THE TOWN.
Panel 4.
3/4 FRONT-FACING PANEL OF TO̅MI GLANCING DOWN AN ALLEY WITH A CURIOUS EXPRESSION AS COMMOTION HAS GATHERED HER ATTENTION.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN NO. 2: (<OFF PANEL ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9Z7EtMRAw
Hey, don't do that!
Panel 5.
OVER-THE-SHOULDER PANEL OF TO̅MI OBSERVING NOHA WHO IS BEING ACCOSTED BY A GROUP OF THUGS.
THUG NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb7jN9GLX6
Noha, if there's anyone who should get to sample your food, you know it has to be us.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXpHxicOZb
Stop it! Do you know how much it costs to produce this food? You need to pay just like everyone else!
Panel 6.
PANEL OF NOHA REACHING OUT TOWARD THUG NO.1 WITH A DESPERATE EXPRESSION AS HE DELIGHTFULLY TAKES A BITE OUT OF A SKEWER. THUG NO. 2 LEANS AGAINST THUG NO. 1 GRINNING AND POINTING AT NOHA.
THUG NO. 2: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvasDyCypC
We pay with our good reviews, Noha, you know that. All the locals can't wait to get a helping of your slop when we tell them about it.
PAGE 4 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
NOHA LOOKS AT THUGS NO. 1 & NO. 2 WITH A DEFENSIVE EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXNjLnD7DN
How dare you. Just because you're swine doesn't mean that my food drops in quality!
Panel 2.
THUG NO. 3 GRABS A SKEWER FROM NOHA'S CART WHILE NOHA LOOKS ON WITH A WORRIED EXPRESSION.
THUG NO. 3: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZYIQjboSW
You wound us, Noha. I guess we'll just have to heal our souls with some more food.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFER9tEu9Bg
Stop that! Someone help!
Panel 3.
THUG NO. 3 GRABS NOHA BY THE CHEEKS STOPPING HER FROM UTTERING ANOTHER WORD.
THUG NO. 3: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbM427us9h
You're starting to get on my nerves with your squawking, Noha. How about you just keep your mouth shut and let us eat in peace, yeah?
Panel 4.
TO̅MI FINDS A PLACE TO HIDE HER BAG.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDYiQI5VTx
So much for staying out of trouble. Sorry, Mom. However, the good thing is that no one has to know it was me. It's time to get rid of some garbage.
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MKbkYY8w5
Rallsesdailr.
Panel 5.
PANEL DISPLAYING TO̅MI CLOAKING HERSELF BY BENDING THE LIGHT AROUND HER.
PAGE 5 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI SNEAKS UP ON THUG NO. 1 AS HE'S LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI PUNCHES THUG NO. 1 IN THE FACE WHILE STILL BEING CLOAKED.
Panel 3.
THUG NO. 1 FLIES BACK THROUGH THE AIR HITTING A WALL. NOHA AND THE OTHER THUGS ALL GAWK WITH SHOCKED EXPRESSIONS.
THUG NO. 3: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLsg0l44Bo
Jamba?! What the hell was that?
THUG NO. 2: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsdn4mT5zw
It's one of the Brine Beasts! Get ready!
Panel 4.
THUGS NO. 2 AND NO. 3 BRANDISH THEIR KNIVES WHILE EXAMINING THE AREA.
THUG NO. 2: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKK9XvFNFHZ
Hey, Louai, were the Brine Beasts ever this crafty?
LOUAI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97mKUFK5a9
Shut it, Qeb! Be on your guard!
Panel 5.
AS TO̅MI SNEAKS UP BEHIND LOUAI SHE STEPS ON A BOTTLECAP ALERTING LOUAI TO WHERE SHE IS.
PAGE 6 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
LOUAI PIVOTS, ATTEMPTS TO STAB TO̅MI AND TO̅MI DODGES THE ATTACK.
LOUAI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxJLmb5kTA
There you are!
Panel 2.
TO̅MI KNEES LOUAI IN THE STOMACH.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI THROWS LOUAI INTO A DUMPSTER.
Panel 4.
QEB WILDLY WAVES HIS KNIFE IN THE AIR RUNNING TO WHERE HE THINKS TO̅MI IS.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI RUNS TO THE WALL BEHIND HER, TAKES THREE STEPS, AND FLIPS OFF THE WALL.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI KICKS QEB IN THE BACK SENDING HIM FLYING FORWARD INTO THE WALL AND KNOCKING HIM OUT.
PAGE 7 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
NOHA LOOKS NERVOUSLY AROUND WITH HER LADLE IN HER HAND.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBitwxgfp7Y
H—hello?
Panel 2.
TO̅MI REAPPEARS IN FRONT OF NOHA SURPRISING HER.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRW85p10LB
Hey, hi, hello.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTlD9lGLzP
Ah!!!
Panel 3.
NOHA POUTS WHILE TO̅MI DEVELOPS A STIFLED EXPRESSION
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVGkV4fFMG
That was not very funny, stranger.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfmjEjWFg6
I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI EXAMINES NOHA FOR ANY SIGNS OF INJURIES.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTS5DqGrTe7
Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMuL5qFWhw
No, I'm unharmed thanks to you. Who are you?
Panel 5.
TO̅MI SHAKES HANDS WITH NOHA.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xqseMR9iv
My name is To̅mi. Nice to meet you, Noha.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpsRN8yuQx
You know my name?
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SUaE3uGvM
I overheard it.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCVO6DUnTE
Well, it's nice to meet you too. Let's move on from here before someone gets the wrong idea, shall we?
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61fMuAuiDx
Yes, I think a change of scenery would be nice.
PAGE 8 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
IN ANOTHER LOCATION, TO̅MI STANDS BESIDE NOHA BEHIND HER CART.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvQFIP9sTT
You're from the States?
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS03AiUviR8
Yeah. I'm here visiting a friend. She's selling a family heirloom to a museum here and they're honoring her for it. I just came to give my support and hang out for a couple of days.
Panel 2.
NOHA LEANS IN CLOSE BESIDE TO̅MI TO WHISPER TO HER.
NOHA: (< WHISPERING ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1GjKYVzbo
I didn't want to assume but you're a metahuman, aren't you?
TO̅MI: (< WHISPERING ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOxdIKfWgB
Yeah, I guess you could say that.
Panel 3.
NOHA DEVELOPS A CURIOUS EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3CJdwNsKV
Oh, so you haven't come seeking glory in destroying the Brine Beasts.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFF7HVaNVn
No. I don't even know what a Brine Beast is.
Panel 4.
NOHA LOOKS UP TOWARD THE SKY WHILE TO̅MI ATTENTIVELY LISTENS TO HER.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNI8ipqVAb
They're monsters that have recently been appearing from the sea. No one knows for sure what manner of curse has been enacted on the town but they come in waves and disappear about as fast as they arrived. Many people believe that they're searching for something.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioNmJjj4Yd
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I don't intend to let those monsters hurt anyone but I didn't come here to resolve those issues.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyowYCzYVwT
It is a job for the local authorities no doubt.
Panel 5.
NOHA OFFERS TO̅MI A PREMADE HAWASHI. TO̅MI GLANCES AT NOHA WITH A SLIGHTLY FLUSTERED EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb52wcUR4o
I believe I owe you a deal of gratitude for helping me in my time of need. Please try my Hawawshi on the house.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqViUMd8yE
Oh, Noha, I couldn't do that. I helped you because you needed it. Please let me pay you.
Panel 6.
NOHA LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A DETERMINED EXPRESSION AND TO̅MI DEVELOPS AN EVEN MORE FLUSTERED EXPRESSION.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVuPBO6dEB
That is nonsense and you offend me if you do not accept my cooking that I have offered free of charge.
PAGE 9 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
JUST THEN TO̅MI'S STOMACH GROWLS AND SHE LOOKS AT THE HAWASHI.
Panel 2.
NOHA WAVES THE SANDWICH ENTICINGLY AT TO̅MI.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI RELUCTANTLY TAKES THE HAWASHI FROM NOHA WITH A GRACIOUS EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGaICdzOev
Thank you.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJPBmmc1Nf
No, thank you. Please, tell me what you think.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI TAKES A BITE OF HER HAWASHI SANDWICH AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY GRINS AT NOHA. NOHA CHEERFULLY SMILES AT TO̅MI.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zrjz6qFi2
That. Is. Amazing.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsxOEQkzMq
Thank you. I have hopes of opening my own restaurant one day. I grow all my own produce and I only buy local meats.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep6HiPAWXL
If you keep cooking like this, I'd fly back every month to get one of your Hawashis.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrugfgurQv
Thank you, that means a lot.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT HER PHONE AND DEVELOPS A SHOCKED EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHlbweV9yT
Sorry, to eat and run but I really have to get going.
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4G9gDg11c
It's no problem at all. I hope that you'll come back again.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TDpUI9pO4
Nothing in the world'll stop me from getting another one of your Hawashis!
Panel 6.
OVER THE SHOULDER PANEL FROM NOHA'S PERSPECTIVE WATCHING TO̅MI LEAVE. TO̅MI WAVES GOODBYE TO NOHA AND NOHA DOES THE SAME.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu7vqoi8XH
I'll see you around, Noha!
NOHA: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2miyJfWrz
See you, To̅mi!
PAGE 10 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrFRovQfmr
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oQkK6WO3i
INT. OASIS HOTEL - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI ARRIVES IN THE LOBBY OF THE OASIS HOTEL AND EXAMINES THE LOBBY FOR SIGNS OF HER FRIEND.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbJhEsuO1E
Hopefully, I'm not too late. That little detour took longer than I expected.
JAADEN: (OFF-PANEL BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhhu1UTI4Y
To̅mi!
Panel 2.
JADEEN APPROACHES TO̅MI WITH A WARM SMILE AND WAVES AT TO̅MI.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy7loukXUs
Look at you, To̅mi! You look amazing.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp6GvU7BVT
Hey, thanks. You look good too.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI AND JAADEN HUG EACH OTHER.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xUWUoYxsk
I was beginning to think that you had gotten lost.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RMgaMCxdd
I had a small detour before coming over. You know me; I'm finding fun around every corner.
Panel 4.
JAADEN POINTS AT TO̅MI WITH A PLAYFULLY SASSY GESTURE. TO̅MI SHRUGS HER SHOULDERS IN A CONFIDENT GESTURE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡympaTBPZR4
I still can't believe after all this time, you're still a magnet for trouble.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFICDbH51I
Believe me, I get sick of the song and dance, too. I'm just so goshdarn good at it.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI GLANCES TOWARD THE FRONT DESK OF THE HOTEL AND JAADEN PUTS A HAND ON TO̅MI'S SHOULDER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNSS6o7NdL
I guess we better get checked in.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSOUsylAyj
Oh, actually, we won't be staying here.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI DEVELOPS A PUZZLED EXPRESSION AND JAADEN PUTS A HAND ON HER CHEST IN A CONFIDENT MANNER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmqWJHAFbo
Oh, where are we staying then?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLALOBMYW67
Not to worry. My family owns a flat here in town that we'll be staying at. It's not as fancy as a hotel but it's still pretty nice.
Panel 7.
JAADEN DEVELOPS A CHEERFUL EXPRESSION WHILE TO̅MI DEVELOPS A TROUBLED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKXvrlRJpI
However, I was thinking that we could do some kitesurfing for a little while. This place has a nice sale on wetsuits and I couldn't let you spend money on the price-gouged ones at the local stores.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS98PtkKx1
Oh, kitesurfing. Yeah, about that—!
PAGE 11 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN GLANCES AT TO̅MI WITH A RETROSPECTIVE EXPRESSION. TO̅MI AGAIN LOOKS AWAY WITH A TROUBLED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTHWkg6W1f
Oh, that's right. It's been a long time since you went kitesurfing. Don't worry, I can teach you the basics again and I'm sure it'll be like riding a bike.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbmQ9f9bE0
That's not really it either.
Panel 2.
JAADEN PATS HER HEAD SIGNALLING HER REMEMBRANCE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMfcgKGYK1
Oh, yeah. How did I forget about that? I'm sorry, To̅mi.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8YsN2fzrQ
No, don't be. I can't be out there for too long but I'll rip a few waves!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI AND JAADEN HIGH-FIVE ONE ANOTHER.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaTRDwRRnN
That's my girl. Come on, let's get some suits.
Panel 4.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUEslSrdC5
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgAcOJvo2F
INT. JAADEN'S FLAT - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN HAVING CHANGED INTO THEIR WETSUITS, PACK DIFFERENT ESSENTIALS IN THEIR BEACH BAGS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlEypjbS3y
So, how was the flight?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04dkj8wMTr
It went by a lot quicker than I thought it would.
Panel 5.
JAADEN HOLDS OUT HER ARM TOWARD TO̅MI AND TO̅MI CHUCKLES AT JAADEN.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmx3ejdW6fk
I'm unsure what you would call it but are you thirsty?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VHsI33RTK
No, but thank you. That's very considerate. I tend to not drink unless I absolutely have to. Keeps the desires at bay.
Panel 6.
JAADEN APPLIES SUNSCREEN TO HER ARMS WHILE TO̅MI APPLIES SUNSCREEN TO HER LEGS.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvepIX7OUuG
I honestly had forgotten that you half vampire believe it or not. It's just that you don't seem like it, you know?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWmunQmoBb
Yeah, the theatric portrayals of vampires in pop culture contribute a lot to what the perception is. I've never once hissed at anyone or sparkled in the sunlight.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT HERSELF IN A MIRROR. JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH AN AMUSED EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ORBJNS9kv
I'm surprised they had my color.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrI3ZknLCfq
Don't worry, To̅mi, that color looks really good on you.
PAGE 12 (EIGHT PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT JAADEN WITH AN EMBARRASSED EXPRESSION AND JAADEN BURSTS WITH LAUGHTER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbgNuiPtTJ
What are you implying, Jaaden? I was just making sure that it fits!
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mgreiZL64
Careful, you might hypnotize yourself and we'll never make it to the beach.
Panel 2.
JAADEN GRABS SOME KEYS FROM A BOWL WHILE TO̅MI GRABS HER BEACH BAG.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlabzR8RkOu
What's the rush? Don't we have the rest of the night?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhve7rMPCb
I'm meeting a friend of mine at a fancy restaurant later. She's treating me to dinner to celebrate this donation transaction going through.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLdLs0JVeI
Wow, you're in the big leagues with this donation, huh?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t20A3YA1p
It's a bigger deal than I would have ever thought. The Xesyn Sapphire has a great deal of history behind it or at least that's what everyone is telling me.
Panel 3.
JAADEN AND TO̅MI WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY LEAVING THE FLAT.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi0M2Pym6N
Interesting. I would love to hear more about it later if you wouldn't mind.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m7uS1dIdp
Absolutely, but right now, we've got a date at the beach. Let's go show those waves who's boss.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev6XBEBuXz
Let's do it!
Panel 4.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dQHF1QolD
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pHl5Abkvu
EXT. BEACH - AFTERNOON
TO̅MI AND JAADEN WALK FROM THE LOCAL FESTIVITIES TO A WINDBOARD RENTAL SHOP.
Panel 5.
AFTER GETTING TWO BOARDS TO̅MI AND JAADEN START INTO THE WATER.
Panel 6.
WHILE PADDLING OUT TO̅MI AND JAADEN ENCOUNTER SOME OTHER SURFERS.
MALE WINDSURFER NO. 1: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzy0jrEoe9
Are you ladies enjoying the waves? They're especially exquisite today.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs5Yxb9wWA
Waiting for the wind to pick up.
FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 1: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLD0TYMlPb
Oh, yeah, that's when the real fun starts.
Panel 7.
THERE'S A HUGE GUST OF WIND THAT EVERYONE OBSERVES.
MALE WINDSURFER NO. 1: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNW8ex55zi
Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talking about! Let's get it!
Panel 8.
MALE WINDSURFER NO. 1 GETS MOMENTUM ON HIS BOARD FROM THE WIND BLOWING AND PERFORMS A ONEHANDED CHACHOO.
PAGE 13 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI HAVING OBSERVED THE TRICK LOOKS AWESTRUCK. FEMALE WINDSUFER NO. 2 SHURGS WITH A MATTER-OF-FACT GESTURE.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2HTkXgpnq
No way! How'd he do that and make it look so easy?
FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 2: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCLq78Outv
Killian's on a whole other level. I'm sure he'd live in the water if he could.
Panel 2.
FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 1 GETS MOMENTUM ON HER BOARD AND PERFORMS A SPEED LOOP.
Panel 3.
FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 2 PERFORMS A LOLLIPOP DIABLO 540.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT JAADEN WITH AN AWKWARD EXPRESSION. JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A SUPPORTIVE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqxkv1vUJp
Feeling a bit inadequate out here.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrY9TCXAku
Well, you don't windsurf every day. Just try some tricks that I taught you the last time you were here.
Panel 5.
JAADEN GETS SOME MOMENTUM AND PERFORMS A FLAKA.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI GRIPS THE SAIL OF HER WINDBOARD WITH A NERVOUS EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCAXLMghMY
I hardly remember anything that Jaaden taught me the last time. However, if I'm gonna be out here, I suppose I better do something.
PAGE 14 (EIGHT PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI GETS SOME MOMENTUM ON HER WINDBOARD AND PERFORMS A CHOP HOP.
Panel 2.
JAADEN AND FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 2 CHEER FOR TO̅MI.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4Ipf4MtEb
Alright, To̅mi!
FEMALE WINDSURFER NO. 2: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry8OtVu7va
Show those waves who's boss!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI AND THE REST OF THE SURFERS WATCH AS MALE WINDSURFER NO. 1 PERFORMS A MEEV.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI, JAADEN, AND THE WINDSURFERS CONTINUE ENJOYING THE WAVES.
Panel 5.440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE657EjWsxN
CUT TO: LATER, EL GOUNA, EGYPT440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzIPEFB9vn
EXT. BEACHFRONT DINER - EARLY NIGHT
TO̅MI AND JAADEN SIT AT A TABLE IN A BEACHFRONT DINING AREA.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYfZWKpyOG
The sunset is beautiful.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmShMgBZ18S
You can't beat beachfront dining. Fresh air, a beautiful view, and above all else, they have top-notch staff.
Panel 6.
JAADEN WAVES AT A WAITER WHO WALKS BY AND HE WAVES BACK.
Panel 7.
A FEW SECONDS LATER, A YOUNG GIRL AND A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN ARRIVE AT THE TABLE.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tx2mJ18kk
Hey, Yasmeen, thank you for doing this for me. It means a lot.
YASMEEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFUO1AfySD
It's my pleasure.
Panel 8.
TO̅MI AND YASMEEN SHAKE HANDS WITH ONE ANOTHER.
YASMEEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndXQ20N2wd
Hello, I'm Yasmeen. You must be To̅mi. Jaaden told me tons about you. How are you enjoying El Gouna?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89jPnfI6mk
It's been a blast so far. It's very nice to meet you.
PAGE 15 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
JAADEN GESTURES TO YASMEEN'S AUNT, SHAFIRA SARKIS, WITH AN INTRODUCING HAND.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlapyuM1ur
And this is her aunt, Shafira Sarkis. She's a museum curator and is the person who approached me about buying the sapphire.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI LEANS OVER TO JAADEN TO WHISPER TO HER.
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2SZ77gadp
Do you think we should have changed first? It kind of feels like we're in a business meeting with how formally they're dressed.
JAADEN: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXHbZ40dCw
Well, to be honest, I didn't know we were meeting with her either so it was a surprise for the both of us.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI SHAKES SHAFIRA SARKIS' HAND.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnazSYm6EZj
It's very nice to meet you, Ms. Sarkis.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB63VFFp1g
Please, there's no need to be so formal here. You ladies are young, you're trying to enjoy life. I understand your disposition completely. I hope you don't mind my uninvited appearance, Jaaden.
Panel 4.
JAADEN WAVES HER HANDS SIGNALLING THAT SHE'S NOT OFFENDED.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH4TB9EGf9
No, ma'am. Not at all.
Panel 5.
SHAFIRA LEANS BACK IN HER CHAIR WITH A PLEASED EXPRESSION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwbOic0Fut
I just wanted to give you my thanks for making such an important decision, a lot of people could learn from your example.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI LOOKS AT SHAFIRA WITH AN INQUISITIVE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddyj7Ywr5q
So, Shafira, what's so special about the Xesyn Sapphire?
PAGE 16 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
FRONT-FACING PANEL OF SHAFIRA HOLDING HER GLASS OF WATER WITH A LECTURING AND EXPLANITORY GESTURE.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2KDogJWRs
The Xesyn Sapphire has a great deal of mythology behind it. Legend has it that the Deity known as Xesyn would in times of great strife find proud warriors to harbor her sapphire in her name. The Sapphire would grant them eternal life as long as it was in their possession but Xesyn, as an agent of chaos, would make others aware of the presence of the Sapphire leading to many attempting by force or subterfuge to obtain it.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI GLANCES AT JAADEN WITH A CURIOUS EXPRESSION. JAADEN REMENICES THE INFORMATION SHE'S BEEN TOLD WITH A THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl93nrooIb4
Hey, Jaaden, how did your great-grandfather get ahold of the Sapphire in the first place?
JAADEN: (BALLOON)
From what I was always told, he snuck on a Corsair ship to free some of his fellow soldiers who had been captured, and when he left the ship he had the sapphire with him.
Panel 3.
SHAFIRA TALKS WITH HER HANDS AS SHE GIVES MORE INFORMATION.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFvVHkbTMN
I know this sounds crazy but we believe he knew more about the sapphire than he ever led on. The jewel has an iron casing; iron throughout the ages has been known for its perceived connection to physical power, aggression, growth, dependence, and protection. Said to be the most human of the metals I believe that it might have been a tactile response.
Panel 4.
JAADEN LOOKS AT SHAFIRA WITH A CONFUSED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4A1U0nDVz
So, he used iron to hide the influence of the sapphire.
SHAFIRA SARKIS: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqnjGsht0T
That's what I think. We also have instruments now that can measure and identify what could be the cause of these possible phenomena. I'm interested in seeing what really is happening.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI'S ATTENTION, ALONG WITH THE OTHERS AT HER TABLE, SNAPS TOWARD THE BEACH AS CHAOS ERUPTS, SCREAMS OF TERROR FILL THE AIR.
PAGE 17 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
BEACHGOERS RUN INLAND AS BRINE BEASTS BEGIN TO EMERGE FROM THE SEA.
BEACHGOER NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuWWC1Ju5p
Brine Beasts! Brine Beasts! Someone call the police!
BEACHGOER NO. 2: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nR4zdtYlS
Everybody run for your lives!
BEACHGOER NO. 3: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18TfM9j1rZ
Run! Run!
Panel 2.
MULTIPLE BEACHGOERS ARE ATTACKED AND KILLED BY THE VARIOUS BRINE BEASTS.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI OBSERVES THE PANIC AMONG THE ATTENDEES OF THE BEACHFRONT DINER AS THE BRINE BEAST PROCEED INLAND.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcbxvf70H2
Those monsters are invading too quickly. There has to be some kind of buffer so that the local authorities have time to get here.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI TURNS TO FACE JAADEN WHO HAS A PANICKY EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmtLYf36hI
There are so many of them! There have never been this many at one time!
Panel 5.
TO̅MI TAKES JAADEN ASIDE.
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB7Ye5dptW
Do you think you can get these people moving?
JAADEN: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWstanCYb33
I mean, I guess. What're you gonna do?
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvjJFcGwgj
I can hold those things off until the police get here.
JAADEN: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWql9TdoHZg
You can't fight all of them at one time!
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn09ZA4MJNu
I just have to keep them busy. Trust me, I can take 'em.
Panel 6.
SMALL PANEL SHOWING JAADEN PONDERING THE SITUATION.
Panel 7.
JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A DETERMINED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZ8PMZMKCq
Alright, go on. I got this!
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9GOahR9Bz
Sweet!
PAGE 18 (SEVEN PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI SNEAKS AWAY TO A HIDDEN PLACE AS JAADEN BEGINS TO SHOO PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE BEACHFRONT DINER.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ4jWNmG57
Hey, what are you guys all standing around for? Don't you see all those monsters? If they get here and you're still here, you won't stand a chance, move it!
Panel 2.
TO̅MI FINDS A PLACE TO HIDE AND CLOAKS HERSELF.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QDMAdQnoP
Alright, To̅mi, you got this! All you have to do is keep them busy!
TO̅MI: (WHISPERING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnraTju4EIZ
Rallsesdailr!
Panel 3.
A WOMAN RUNNING AND CARRYING HER DAUGHTER TRIPS AS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 1 CHASES HER.
Panel 4.
WOMAN NO. 1 FLINCHES AND HOLDS HER DAUGHTER CLOSE AS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 1 RAISES HIS SWORD IN THE AIR.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI FLIES OUT OF THE AIR, WHILE STILL CLOAKED, AND KICKS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 1 IN THE CHEST SENDING HIM FLYING BACK TOWARDS THE SEA.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI REVEALS HERSELF AND OFFERS HER HAND TO THE WOMAN.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI POINTS INLAND AFTER HELPING WOMAN NO. 1 AND HER DAUGHTER TO THEIR FEET.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmy93rgnDx
Hurry toward safety!
WOMAN NO. 1: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOBCM5C1a7
Thank you!
PAGE 19 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI STANDS HER GROUND AS THE BRINE BEASTS ARE NOW FOCUSED ON HER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fgnqAKJZ3
Alright, flotsam feinds, you don't get any further than this!
Panel 2.
TO̅MI SLIPS THE PINSER OF CRABFOLK NO. 1 AS IT ATTEMPTS TO PUNCH HER.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI UPPERCUTS CRABFOLK NO. 1 AND IT FLIES BACK THROUGH THE AIR.
Panel 4.
UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 2 LUNGES AT TO̅MI ATTEMPTING TO STAB HER WITH HIS SHORT SWORD.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI SIDESTEPS THE ATTACK AND ELBOWS THE UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 2 IN THE FACE.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI USES UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 2 AS A SHIELD AS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 3 ATTEMPTS TO STRIKE HER WITH HIS AXE
PAGE 20 (FIVE PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI TRIPS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 2 SUBSEQUENTLY DISARMING UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 3.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI KICKS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 3 IN THE LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE BREAKING IT.
Panel 3.
A TRANSITIONAL PANEL OF TO̅MI MANEUVERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED STRIKING OR DODGING THE DIFFERENT BRINE BEASTS THAT SHE ENCOUNTERS.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI PUNCHES UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 4 IN THE CHEST AND HE SLAMS TO THE GROUND.
Panel 5.
UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 4 THROWS SOME SAND IN TO̅MI'S FACE AND SHE RECOILS IN PAIN.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCvZQqVHHy
Argh! I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a pirate is fighting dirty!
PAGE 21 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI DODGES UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 4 BY LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF HIS SWORD AS HE ATTEMPTS TO SLASH HER.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH5OWghCtv
The sand stings and it almost feels like there's an infinite abundance of it but I can't let it debilitate me or else things will get a lot worse.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI PUNCHES UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 4 IN HALF.
Panel 3.
TO̅MI RUBS HER EYES TO GET THE SAND OUT AND HEARS HISSING BEHIND HER.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI IS BITTEN ON THE ARM BY CROC-CREEP NO. 1 WHICH AMBUSHES HER FROM BEHIND.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZneqkYHrm
I was too slow but fighting all these monsters was hard enough when I could see. I guess there are risks with everything.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI GRABS CROC CREEP NO. 1 BY THE FACE, SHOCKS IT, AND KILLS IT.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VbKSDMZAX
Lairhdlailr!
Panel 6.
TO̅MI DARTS OUT OF THE WAY AS CRABFOLK NO. 2 ATTEMPTS TO GRAB HER WITH ITS PINCER.
PAGE 22 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI TAKES A SECOND TO REST AND HER HEALING FACTOR KICKS IN.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o5fw0c52u
I'm slow after spending all that time in the water but I can still take these guys. The real question is, where are the cops? Are they just slow in every country?
Panel 2.
TO̅MI BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARRIVE AND BEGIN TO FIGHT OFF THE BRINE BEASTS USING CONVENTIONAL FIREARMS.
Panel 3.
WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVING THE ADVANTAGE OF RANGED ATTACKS, THE BRINE BEASTS BEGIN AN UNEXPECTED RETREAT BACK INTO THE SEA.
TO̅MI: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QbPBBH1aO
Oh no you don't! At least one of you is going to answer for what you've done! No more mysteries!
Panel 4.
TO̅MI PICKS UP THE SPEAR OF ONE OF THE UNDEAD PIRATES.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI THROWS THE SPEAR AT UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 5. THE SPEAR STABS UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 5 THROUGH THE PELVIC BONE AND STICKS INTO THE GROUND IN FRONT OF HIM LOCKING HIM IN PLACE.
Panel 6.
TO̅MI FIST PUMPS CELEBRATING HER SUCCESS.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8BhosOe7Z
Yes!
PAGE 23 (SIX PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI LOOKS SURPRISED AS ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS GRABS HER BY THE ARM.
POLICE OFFICER NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8Pf2QKGT2
What are you doing here?! Who are you?
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4vyyKhDOz
Uh-oh!
Panel 2.
TO̅MI SNATCHES AWAY FROM POLICE OFFICER NO. 1.
TO̅MI: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqDrMLHqXI
Sorry, I don't have any answers for ya!
POLICE OFFICER NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeRjmG9Jia
Stop!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI USES HER SUPERSPEED TO FLEE FROM THE BEACH AND POLICE OFFICER NO. 1 FALLS TO THE GROUND AS HE ATTEMPTS TO CATCH HER.
Panel 4.
THE REST OF THE OFFICERS WALK OVER TO UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 5 WHICH IS STRUGGLING TO FREE ITSELF.
POLICE OFFICER NO. 2: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPk04P22NW
Whoever she was, she's done us a huge favor! We've finally got one of the bastards!
Panel 5.
DETECTIVE NO. 1 GLARES WITH A DISGUSTED EXPRESSION AT UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 5. POLICE OFFICER NO. 3 SALUTES DETECTIVE NO. 1.
DETECTIVE NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNQPfqPZsh
I want this abomination contained and transferred to H.Q.
POLICE OFFICER NO. 1: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn41JSIY8Fi
Yes, sir!
Panel 6.
THE POLICE OFFICERS WORK ON BINDING UNDEAD PIRATE NO. 5 FOR EASIER TRANSPORT.
PAGE 24 (EIGHT PANELS)
Panel 1.
TO̅MI REGROUPS WITH JAADEN WHO WAS WATCHING THE EVENTS FROM A PAVILION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzPBSkVGb0
You're amazing you know that? Maybe a little crazy but still amazing.
Panel 2.
TO̅MI LOOKS BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WITH DISAPPOINTED EXPRESSION. JAADEN GLANCES AT TO̅MI WITH A CONCERNED AND SUPPORTIVE EXPRESSION.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYG1mbDMKI
Maybe not amazing enough. I didn't get any answers out of that pirate.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzuGjaUOQ3
Not your monkey, not your circus. You were able to hold off a small monstrous army by yourself and that's amazing in my book!
Panel 3.
TO̅MI SMILES CHEERFULLY AT JAADEN AND JAADEN PATS TO̅MI ON THE SHOULDER.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPkz0zIkRF
...Okay, I guess I should take a little credit.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWWoBbl3Bo
That's what I was saying. Come on, let's head home for the night. I feel like tomorrow is going to be a long day.
Panel 4.
TO̅MI SUDDENLY GETS THE SENSATION THAT SHE'S BEING WATCHED.
Panel 5.
TO̅MI SCANS THE AREA AND JAADEN GLANCES AT HER WITH AN AMUSED EXPRESSION.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo9nPQ7H3k
Is something wrong?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9mwMZNEel
Maybe, I'm just a bit rattled. I had a crazy feeling like someone was watching me.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBed9DPKDN
It's hard for the boys to control their eyes. Peeling their gaze off of you must be like waking up from a good dream.
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCN0zuwWNB
I'm serious, Jaaden.
Panel 6.
JAADEN LOOKS AT TO̅MI WITH A CONCERNED EXPRESSION AND TO̅MI RELENTS HER SCAN.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PuyarQOw8
You think it's another fight incoming?
TO̅MI: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt5VbqkyVf
I don't think so. Maybe it's just all in my head. We should head back.
Panel 7.
TO̅MI AND JAADEN CONTINUE TO JAADEN'S FLAT.
JAADEN: (BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q4KwfLhYT
If someone was watching you, they probably thought twice. After all, they'd have to be crazy to pick a fight with you.
Panel 8.
THE GIRL THAT TO̅MI ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS EARLIER SUDDENLY PEEKS OUT FROM AROUND A CORNER CONTINUING TO OBSERVE TO̅MI.
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN: (THINKING BALLOON)440Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEWhqCBn7E
She's going to give me trouble, I can tell.
