A small gnome walks into the lavish bath with a tiny stool, a large book and a squid for a hat. He sets the stool down noisily and sits opening the book.
She opens her eyes and turns them to the side ...
Andromeda - "No."
Gnome - "Oh Yes !"
Andromeda - "Fuck ! Just ... Fuck !" She looks around the room from low in the tub, her robe and gear across from reach. "Fine. Just ... Fine. Read your stupid gnome tale but know this. I will fucking kill you one day."
Gnome - "Oh No ! You love ..."
Andromeda - "No. Kill you."
Gnome - Furrowing his brow ... "Fine."
The squid stares shaking it's head in disapproval.
The Skullsteroid flies through space ...
Daphne - Slamming the boney controls, "God damn it Skullsteroid, fly faster ! We're going to be late to the party again !"
Cassandra waves her arms roaring.
Daphne - "We are not going to that same space ship dealer again ..."
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Salesman voice - "Already dead !"
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At NASA (live action) ~
On the comm - "Huston ..."
NASA - "Major, we are in Florida. Over."
On the comm - "Thanks. We still have a problem."
NASA - ... "Waiting ..."
On comm - A sigh. "Over."
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On the space station the commander watches the Skullsteroid approach on the monitor, his view then distracted by the walking stick spinning slowly past the window.
Kurukulla rides her chopper down the freeway, weaving through at thrice the speed, sweet calm behind an iron mask, hair in the wind.
Behind her a black SUV weaves and bobs dramatically side to side (suspension over jacked for off-road for exaggerated weight sway ... think keystone cops to a rhythm).
Agents in black hanging and flailing out all the windows, jogging trackers on their arms, dark glasses and earpieces, shooting their guns in all directions.
She rides ...
An agent pops out of the SUV sun roof with a grenade launcher firing into explosion.
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Nocturne walks down an average city street broody eyes side to side.
Behind her as she passes agents slide into view from odd directions talking into radios.
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Kurukulla rides through the exploding cars around her as the agents fire wildly to clear their path. Three black helicopter geared for war, stealth painted approach from above.
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Mariposa Liddell walks through the city park, into the deeper paths, the agents behind popping into view as she passes, she smiles.
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Kurukulla rides through the destruction without notice, bopping her head to the music.
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Nocturne looks into the city alley and sees Mariposa pass down the way leaving greenery and park overgrowing behind her, agents following.
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Mariposa walks the wooded path, they commando roll from bush to bush talking on the radio between each move.
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Nocturne smiles.
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Kurukulla rides ... helicopters launch ...
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The agents follow Mariposa into the marketplace, looking very lost, radios cut.
Cloaked and costumed, the others turn to them and stare.
Mariposa - Into her radio, watching them unseen, "They're in."
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Lucretia - Watching the Skullsteroid on the display in her tree, "Gijo. Activate the grid."
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A woman in a massive gunner chair flips the switch.
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Around
the Earth a gridwork structure de-cloaks into view, cannons turning to
the
Skullsteroid. At the core of the gunnnery, the largest. In
the seat, unconcerned with lack of oxygen sits a woman named Gijo.
Along the latices ships are docked,
appearing as glistening seeds, being prepped.
Apex walks the hall among pilots to an inside dock before his own.
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(Cartoon) Inside the Skullsteroid ~
Loud music and candy wrappers everywhere, Daphne chants "! Faster Faster Faster !" Cassandra roars as they bang on the boney controls ...
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Andromeda - Splashing the water, "What The Hell are you even talking about !"
Gnome - After a cold stare, "Just say the name, bitch."
Pure rage.
The door kicks open behind him.
Asherah - "! Rumpelstiltskin !"
She
fires the blunderbuss as he spins off his stool swinging it, defecting
Goremouse stuck nose into the wall. Continuing through another spin he
flings the stool at her, knocking her back in deflection.
Catching the
stool in the bounce back, he skitter hobbles past her out the door.
Andromeda dives for her clothes and weapons while Asherah pulls Goremouse from the wall with a squeak, they meet at the door.
Andromeda - A look over, "Death ?"
Asherah - The same rage in her eyes, "Death."
The gnomes shadow hobbles down the hall as they turn to chase.
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Pipsiveya,
from the shoulder notices the strange men in black,
huddled and trying to work their radios. The bus driver keeps his head
down as a stilt walker walks over the agents laughing.
Pipsiveya - "What are they supposed to be ?"
Bus Driver - "Scary men."
Pipsiveya - "That's a dumb costume. Should we tell them ?"
Bus Driver - "Nah. Let it ride."
They walk into the crowds of revelers and celebration, the setting sun.
