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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 2310016" data-attributes="member: 386"><p><strong>Back to the beginning...</strong></p><p></p><p>In a shadowy, grainy segment, we see Quick Nines as we first saw him - bursting through the motel door. The screen flashes to black and shows a few frames from the opening scene, which are intercut with blackness and the sounds of combat:</p><p></p><p>A) An extreme close-up on a BLASTER shooting a streak of green fire.</p><p></p><p>B) Six-Four DIVING behind a table.</p><p></p><p>C) The window SHATTERING into a million tiny shards.</p><p></p><p>D) Lita ROLLING out of the fog.</p><p></p><p>E) In slow motion, Quick Nines' cybernetic eye EXPLODING in a fine mist of blood and molten steel.</p><p></p><p>The screen is black for a second and then we FADE TO:</p><p></p><p>INT. SEEDY MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>The seedy motel room is just like we left it. Raynor and Lita are attempting to give the room a presentable face. Six-Four is in the bathroom, and we can hear the sounds of him scraping the flesh off of Quick Nines' cybernetics.</p><p></p><p>SIX-FOUR: "So - you think the Fixer bugged this place?"</p><p></p><p>LITA: (lifting up a cushion, then recoiling) "Not unless this mystery stain is some new high-tech bio-bug." She turns to Raynor. "Raynor, maybe you should try Agos again."</p><p></p><p>Raynor turns a dial on his comlink; once again, he gets only static.</p><p></p><p>RAYNOR: "Maybe he's just late."</p><p></p><p>SIX-FOUR: (deadpan, as always) "You're probably right. And Quick Nines just picking this one seedy motel room out of all the seedy motel rooms in all the world - that's just coincidence.</p><p></p><p>RAYNOR: "Hey, well, this is a nice planet, rich, lots of cash. Maybe there aren't that many seedy motels."</p><p></p><p>SIX-FOUR: "I guess you would know."</p><p></p><p>RAYNOR: (smiles) "I always show a lady a good time."</p><p></p><p>SIX-FOUR: "I'm sure you do - you just don't spend much money."</p><p></p><p>Lita's comlink starts to beep. A red light flashes on top.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "As stimulating as this conversation is, I'm going to take this call outside."</p><p></p><p>Lita steps into the parking lot. In the distance, we can see Quick Nines' AIRSPEEDER - deep-green and built for brute strength.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Hello?"</p><p></p><p>VOICE: (weak, sobbing) "Lita?"</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Cyda? What's wrong?"</p><p></p><p>CYDA: "Lita, it's... just come down here."</p><p></p><p>LITA: "What's wrong? What happened?"</p><p></p><p>CYDA: (shaky) "I... I can't... just, please, come down here."</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Okay, don't worry, I'll be there soon."</p><p></p><p>CYDA: "Oh please... hurry..."</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Okay, okay."</p><p></p><p>Lita switches off the comlink and steps back into the motel.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Hey guys... I've got to go check on a friend."</p><p></p><p>RAYNOR: "Something wrong?"</p><p></p><p>LITA: "I hope not." She grabs Quick Nines' speeder keycard. "I'll be back soon."</p><p></p><p>RAYNOR: "I guess we'll wait here, in case Agos shows up."</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right">CUT TO:</p><p></p><p>EXT. NALDAR CITY - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>Lita flies through the dark streets of Naldar City in Quick Nines' speeder. Her face is lit up by streetlights flashing by like the thoughts in her head.</p><p></p><p>She hits the throttle and the speeder GROWLS in response, racing away.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right">CUT TO:</p><p></p><p>EXT. NALDAR UNIVERSITY - CAMPUS - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>Lita pulls up in her speeder. In the background, a pair of NALDAR MILITIAMEN stand guard.</p><p></p><p>Lita hops out of the speeder and hurries towards Professor Quel Liam's office.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right">CUT TO:</p><p></p><p>INT. ANCIENT ASTRO-ARCHAEOLOGY - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>A fluorescent light FLICKERS on and off, casting the reception room in a pale green. Cyda's desk sits unoccupied, papers strewn all around it.</p><p></p><p>Lita enters cautiously, her cape blowing behind her in the wind. Her hand rests on her blaster.</p><p></p><p>LITA: (cautiously) "Cyda?"</p><p></p><p>We hear whimpering coming from under the desk. Lita goes around it and finds Cyda rolled up in a ball underneath. When she sees Lita, she leaps up and throws her arms around her, her body shaking in sobs.</p><p></p><p>CYDA: "Oh, Lita... you're here..."</p><p></p><p>Lita gently pries Cyda off of her.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Cyda, what happened here? Where is the Professor?"</p><p></p><p>CYDA: "A man -" she shudders while saying this - "came to see him. Dressed all in black." She covers her face with her hands.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Who was he? What did he look like?"</p><p></p><p>CYDA: (through her hands) "He... he seemed tall, but - I don't think he was. It was more like - like everything. Like he was everything in the world, standing there. I couldn't take my eyes off of his - those horrible, red-rimmed eyes!" She sobs loudly, making a mewling sound like an animal caught in a trap. </p><p></p><p>LITA: "What... what did he want?"</p><p></p><p>CYDA: "I don't know. He said something, I think - maybe nothing. But I just - I couldn't move, couldn't do anything. Even when the professor was screaming -" she closes her eyes and shakes - "I - I was stuck. I hid under my desk, didn't watch him leave, and I've been under there for the past four hours. It was all I could do to call you."</p><p></p><p>LITA: "What happened to the Professor?"</p><p></p><p>Lita gets up and moves to the office. </p><p></p><p>The door is slightly ajar, and Lita cautiously pushes it open, revealing black inside. She flicks on a glow rod and scans her light across the room, uncovering reams of torn-up papers and books. A desk lies overturned in the middle of the room. </p><p></p><p>Then the light falls on Quel Liam.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Holy mother space..."</p><p></p><p>Professor Quel Liam has been PINNED to the wall in an "X" by the remains of his portable computer. Blood covers his arms and collects in a pool on the ground. His head is down against his chest, which does not rise.</p><p></p><p>Lita drops the glow-rod and rushes over to the Professor.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Quel..."</p><p></p><p>She grabs at one of the plastic stakes and begins to pull it out. Quel Liam's head suddenly jerks to life and he turns to look at her. His face is thick with shadow, his eyes two black pits.</p><p></p><p>He screams. It sounds like the end of the world.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Professor, professor, it's me, it's Lita, it's going to be okay, I'll get you down from here..."</p><p></p><p>In the background, we hear a SHRIEK. Lita turns to see Cyda, who is staring at Quel Liam.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "Cyda, calm down. Call an ambulance. He's still alive."</p><p></p><p>Cyda stands motionless.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "CYDA!"</p><p></p><p>Cyda snaps back to life and picks up a comlink on her desk. Lita turns back to Quel Liam.</p><p></p><p>LITA: "It's going to be okay..."</p><p></p><p>Quel Liam's screams have quieted down to a pitiful moaning. He mumbles something.</p><p></p><p>QUEL LIAM: "The man in black... pain... death... fear... the Bogan." His eyes open wide and he stares at Lita. "The translation - he has it - he seeks it..." Quel Liam collapses back into unconsciousness.</p><p></p><p>Lita cradles his head and stares into empty space. Her brow is furrowed, her eyes are wide, and her jaw is set. Her nostrils flare as she breathes in deep, hard breaths.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right">CUT TO:</p><p></p><p>EXT. NALDAR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>A repulsorlift ambulance is parked near Lita's (Quick Nines') speeder. Two PARAMEDICS are loading Quel Liam and the gurney he lies on into the back. An oxygen mask covers his face, IV lines are plugged into his veins, and a heart-rate monitor beeps rapidly. Lita stands next to him with her arms folded defensively.</p><p></p><p>Quel Liam reaches out to grasp Lita's arm. She is pulled down by his sudden strength.</p><p></p><p>QUEL LIAM: "Lita... beware - the man in black!"</p><p></p><p>We close in on Lita's shaken face, as we WIPE TO:</p><p></p><p>EXT. SEEDY MOTEL - NIGHT</p><p></p><p>Lita pulls up in Quick Nines speeder. She gets out slowly and slams the door shut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 2310016, member: 386"] [b]Back to the beginning...[/b] In a shadowy, grainy segment, we see Quick Nines as we first saw him - bursting through the motel door. The screen flashes to black and shows a few frames from the opening scene, which are intercut with blackness and the sounds of combat: A) An extreme close-up on a BLASTER shooting a streak of green fire. B) Six-Four DIVING behind a table. C) The window SHATTERING into a million tiny shards. D) Lita ROLLING out of the fog. E) In slow motion, Quick Nines' cybernetic eye EXPLODING in a fine mist of blood and molten steel. The screen is black for a second and then we FADE TO: INT. SEEDY MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT The seedy motel room is just like we left it. Raynor and Lita are attempting to give the room a presentable face. Six-Four is in the bathroom, and we can hear the sounds of him scraping the flesh off of Quick Nines' cybernetics. SIX-FOUR: "So - you think the Fixer bugged this place?" LITA: (lifting up a cushion, then recoiling) "Not unless this mystery stain is some new high-tech bio-bug." She turns to Raynor. "Raynor, maybe you should try Agos again." Raynor turns a dial on his comlink; once again, he gets only static. RAYNOR: "Maybe he's just late." SIX-FOUR: (deadpan, as always) "You're probably right. And Quick Nines just picking this one seedy motel room out of all the seedy motel rooms in all the world - that's just coincidence. RAYNOR: "Hey, well, this is a nice planet, rich, lots of cash. Maybe there aren't that many seedy motels." SIX-FOUR: "I guess you would know." RAYNOR: (smiles) "I always show a lady a good time." SIX-FOUR: "I'm sure you do - you just don't spend much money." Lita's comlink starts to beep. A red light flashes on top. LITA: "As stimulating as this conversation is, I'm going to take this call outside." Lita steps into the parking lot. In the distance, we can see Quick Nines' AIRSPEEDER - deep-green and built for brute strength. LITA: "Hello?" VOICE: (weak, sobbing) "Lita?" LITA: "Cyda? What's wrong?" CYDA: "Lita, it's... just come down here." LITA: "What's wrong? What happened?" CYDA: (shaky) "I... I can't... just, please, come down here." LITA: "Okay, don't worry, I'll be there soon." CYDA: "Oh please... hurry..." LITA: "Okay, okay." Lita switches off the comlink and steps back into the motel. LITA: "Hey guys... I've got to go check on a friend." RAYNOR: "Something wrong?" LITA: "I hope not." She grabs Quick Nines' speeder keycard. "I'll be back soon." RAYNOR: "I guess we'll wait here, in case Agos shows up." [RIGHT]CUT TO:[/RIGHT] EXT. NALDAR CITY - NIGHT Lita flies through the dark streets of Naldar City in Quick Nines' speeder. Her face is lit up by streetlights flashing by like the thoughts in her head. She hits the throttle and the speeder GROWLS in response, racing away. [RIGHT]CUT TO:[/RIGHT] EXT. NALDAR UNIVERSITY - CAMPUS - NIGHT Lita pulls up in her speeder. In the background, a pair of NALDAR MILITIAMEN stand guard. Lita hops out of the speeder and hurries towards Professor Quel Liam's office. [RIGHT]CUT TO:[/RIGHT] INT. ANCIENT ASTRO-ARCHAEOLOGY - NIGHT A fluorescent light FLICKERS on and off, casting the reception room in a pale green. Cyda's desk sits unoccupied, papers strewn all around it. Lita enters cautiously, her cape blowing behind her in the wind. Her hand rests on her blaster. LITA: (cautiously) "Cyda?" We hear whimpering coming from under the desk. Lita goes around it and finds Cyda rolled up in a ball underneath. When she sees Lita, she leaps up and throws her arms around her, her body shaking in sobs. CYDA: "Oh, Lita... you're here..." Lita gently pries Cyda off of her. LITA: "Cyda, what happened here? Where is the Professor?" CYDA: "A man -" she shudders while saying this - "came to see him. Dressed all in black." She covers her face with her hands. LITA: "Who was he? What did he look like?" CYDA: (through her hands) "He... he seemed tall, but - I don't think he was. It was more like - like everything. Like he was everything in the world, standing there. I couldn't take my eyes off of his - those horrible, red-rimmed eyes!" She sobs loudly, making a mewling sound like an animal caught in a trap. LITA: "What... what did he want?" CYDA: "I don't know. He said something, I think - maybe nothing. But I just - I couldn't move, couldn't do anything. Even when the professor was screaming -" she closes her eyes and shakes - "I - I was stuck. I hid under my desk, didn't watch him leave, and I've been under there for the past four hours. It was all I could do to call you." LITA: "What happened to the Professor?" Lita gets up and moves to the office. The door is slightly ajar, and Lita cautiously pushes it open, revealing black inside. She flicks on a glow rod and scans her light across the room, uncovering reams of torn-up papers and books. A desk lies overturned in the middle of the room. Then the light falls on Quel Liam. LITA: "Holy mother space..." Professor Quel Liam has been PINNED to the wall in an "X" by the remains of his portable computer. Blood covers his arms and collects in a pool on the ground. His head is down against his chest, which does not rise. Lita drops the glow-rod and rushes over to the Professor. LITA: "Quel..." She grabs at one of the plastic stakes and begins to pull it out. Quel Liam's head suddenly jerks to life and he turns to look at her. His face is thick with shadow, his eyes two black pits. He screams. It sounds like the end of the world. LITA: "Professor, professor, it's me, it's Lita, it's going to be okay, I'll get you down from here..." In the background, we hear a SHRIEK. Lita turns to see Cyda, who is staring at Quel Liam. LITA: "Cyda, calm down. Call an ambulance. He's still alive." Cyda stands motionless. LITA: "CYDA!" Cyda snaps back to life and picks up a comlink on her desk. Lita turns back to Quel Liam. LITA: "It's going to be okay..." Quel Liam's screams have quieted down to a pitiful moaning. He mumbles something. QUEL LIAM: "The man in black... pain... death... fear... the Bogan." His eyes open wide and he stares at Lita. "The translation - he has it - he seeks it..." Quel Liam collapses back into unconsciousness. Lita cradles his head and stares into empty space. Her brow is furrowed, her eyes are wide, and her jaw is set. Her nostrils flare as she breathes in deep, hard breaths. [RIGHT]CUT TO:[/RIGHT] EXT. NALDAR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - NIGHT A repulsorlift ambulance is parked near Lita's (Quick Nines') speeder. Two PARAMEDICS are loading Quel Liam and the gurney he lies on into the back. An oxygen mask covers his face, IV lines are plugged into his veins, and a heart-rate monitor beeps rapidly. Lita stands next to him with her arms folded defensively. Quel Liam reaches out to grasp Lita's arm. She is pulled down by his sudden strength. QUEL LIAM: "Lita... beware - the man in black!" We close in on Lita's shaken face, as we WIPE TO: EXT. SEEDY MOTEL - NIGHT Lita pulls up in Quick Nines speeder. She gets out slowly and slams the door shut. [/QUOTE]
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