The Boo-Ya! #1: Pages 23-24

Page 23, 7 Panels- Ruins of the Chiesa di St. Agata/The Boo-Ya! Command Center Panel 1: We move to an exterior shot of the church, which looks to have been damaged heavily by the Boo-Ya!'s crash landing. A massive three-dimensional projection of the Madam appears over the top of the rebuilding ship, catching the line of police and fire trucks that were parked out in front waiting for any response from the mystery ship. THE MADAM [in a booming, intimidating voice that is tinged with what she thinks is old-timey language, to the humans]: Tremble, O Children of the Lord thy God, for you have been abandoned by your Creator. And there is none to blame but yourself... Panel 2: Cut to a shot back inside the ship's command center at the same moment this is going on. You can see by her very expressive, bombastic body language that the good captain is having a considerable amount of fun with the gloom and doom improvisational dialogue. To the left of the panel view in the background, you can also see Staehlia observing quietly the scene take place. THE MADAM [Cont.]: You pollute the sea and skies around you with toxic fumes and toxic ooze and toxic thoughts. You look upon the beauty She-- STAEHLIA [whispering, to the Madam]: Um, Madam--You said She! It's HE! The humans, for some reason, think their God is a He! THE MADAM [Bubble 2, surprised and whispering back to Staehlia]: Really? How flarking stupid do you have to be to assume that-- THE MADAM [Bubble 3, returning to script]: --He has provided you with contempt and skepticism. Panel 3-4: Back to a shot outside in a similar setting and layout as the page's first panel. The three-dimensional image projects forward in an intimidating fashion toward the officers. You can see behind it though, as she speaks, a tiny bit of sparks and crackling going on in regards to the image's quality. In Panel 4, we move to a side shot showing the officers backing up in respect to the intimidating figure coming toward them. The crackling of the image off-panel right, however, continues on at a louder pitch till finally... THE MADAM [Cont., Panel 3]: You cry desperately for peace, yet willingly fall behind those who gleefully send your young to their deaths with a mournfully apathetic shrug. You pervert the name of the Almighty for the most useless and asinine things. THE MADAM [Cont., Panel 3, Bubble 2]: You have survived merely by the grace that Sh--He has provided His favorite in all of creation. [blurts out a burp] THE MADAM [Cont., Panel 4]: But no more...NOW you will feel the wrath of-- Panel 5: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. A split second later, we see the three-dimensional image of the Madam's head let out a fairly large and loud burp. The surprise and the deep timber of it is enough to spark looks of shock and fear in the eyes of the officers that we see in the left of the panel view. Panel 6: Cut to a front shot of a few of the officers that we saw in passing in the previous panel. After the initial shock of that moment wears off, they realize the massive image floating above them poses no danger. They look at one another with equal amounts of befuddlement. An attitude that is shared by the other officers standing behind them in the background. OFFICER #1 [to Officer #2, translated from Italian]: What the hell was that...? OFFICER #2 [to Officer #1, translated from Italian]: I believe that was a belch! OFFICER #1 [Bubble 2]: Can deities belch? OFFICER #2 [Bubble 2]: The hell if I know, I'm not a theologian! I imagine Buddha does every once in a while. Panel 7: Back to an interior shot from inside the command center. Staehlia flashes her superior officer a look of dismay and annoyance (at least as can be seen in Titan culture) at the burp. The Madam, meanwhile, lifts the HoloVisor up slightly, revealing her eyes just as they focus squarely on Staehlia. STAEHLIA [to the Madam]: Was that necessary? THE MADAM [slightly defensive, to Staehlia]: Keelzahnian cutlets...always do that to me! STAEHLIA [Bubble 2]: What about the ruse of the humans? Does it appear to be working in our favor? THE MADAM [Bubble 2]: Not sure, Stahl... Page 24, 5 Panels- The Boo-Ya! Command Center Panel 1: We move to a close-up of the Madam's face a couple of beats later. Her hands grabbing both ends of the HoloVisor, aligning them properly on her ears. A sly smile comes over her face at the same moment as her left hand once more flips the switch on the corresponding side to activate it. THE MADAM [Cont., to Staehlia]: But looked pretty good from here! Panel 2-4: A three-part set of panels that are centered on th eexact same setting and layout as the previous panel. In Panel 2, the Madam goes back to the same type of bombastic, old-timey God type of speaking that she displayed in hte previous page. By the next panel though, she stops upon seeing a total difference in the plan. A couple of beats later, in Panel 4, the good captain throws the Visor off of her head with her left hand. The top of her right arm can be seen sliding down in the direction of her sword which, to this point, has been strapped to her belt or hidden in her coat. THE MADAM [to the officers outside, Panel 2]: Excuse me, my children. There was a disturbance from on high. The Lord, Your God, wished to amend the message given to... THE MADAM [listening to the sound of screaming and gunfire through the Visor, back to regular voice; Panel 3]: Ahhh--mmm....'kay! THE MADAM [to Staehlia and Nessa; Panel 4]: Screaming death time's here! NESSA [relieved, Off-Panel; Panel 4]: Thank the bett'n gods... Panel 5: Cut to a shot of Nessa standing in front of the broken remains of her driver's seat. Her hand already wrapped around the handle of her blaster that she pulls from behind her back. You can tell by her body language and the murderous glint in her eyes that she's ready for the battle in the background as the sound of gunfire and grunts from the officers outside filters in, albeit muted. NESSA [Cont.]: My legs were goin' stiff! END OF ISSUE 1