The Boo-Ya! #7: Pages 21-22

Page 21, 5 Panels- Secure Zoen, Ervaht Panel 1: Cut to the center of the table just over the basket of noichas that is just above the near empty noicha basket. We see S'amahnta and the Madam's hands locked in a simple act of love at that moment. THE MADAM [Cont., Off-Panel right]: Even if it's just shy of crazy and unfounded! S'AMAHNTA [Off-Panel left]: I thought crazy was how your ship operated. THE MADAM [Bubble 2]: Hahahaha... Panel 2-3: A two-part set of panels that center on the lovely couple leaning over the table moments later, sharing a quick kiss with the darkness of the scenery behind them in the background. In Panel 3, a split second later, the scene starts to shake. It's connected to the sound of a blaring alarm that can be heard off-panel in the background. Panel 4: Cut to Robin a few moments afterwards. She looks up toward the ceiling, grasping for any type of explanation or clarification to what's happening. Her hands firmly grasp the edges of the table while her glass of Choi'nzz shakes slightly as a result of the table rising back up to the ground level. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [to S'amahnta and the Madam, panicking]: Table's moving back up...please tell me this isn't the large bowl of doom that I think it is. Panel 5: Back to S'amahnta on the other side of the table. She gives a subtle nod in the direction of our human protagonist, grabbing her Choi'nzz glass just as it's about to tumble off the edge of her table. Her free hand can be seen reaching down to her seat for something from her purse as she speaks. S'AMAHNTA [calmly, to Robin]: It's the Exit Protocol, comes from the owner Kari whenever she sees something come into our atmosphere. It sends the SZ topside whenever Ervaht is in danger, usually as a way to minimize any collateral damage before the rockets . ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [Off-Panel]: Rockets? S'AMAHNTA [Bubble 2]: Yes, young Robin. Underneath the very Zoen we are sitting on. There is a reason why little Ervaht is a favored hive for the "undesirable" of society. S'AMAHNTA [Cont. to the Madam, Bubble 2]: She must have spotted something quite dangerous if she initiated the Protocol. Dealuv...? THE MADAM [Off-Panel]: Way ahead of ya, S'am. Page 22, 6 Panels- Secure Zoen/The Boo-Ya!, Ervaht/ Orbiting it Panel 1: Cut back to the Madam a few seconds later with the same padded background of the table she's had in earlier pages in the SZ. Her comm is firmly gripped in her right hand as a pool of light starts to emerge over her as she speaks, signifying the fact that the table's almost back up to ground level. THE MADAM [speaking into the comm, to Nessa]: How's my ship, Ness? NESSA [from the comm speaker, to the Madam]: Still in one piece, cap'n. Panel 2: We go back to a shot of Nessa's face at the pilot's seat inside the Boo-Ya!. The flash of red light illuminating her face along with the rest of the command center that is visible behind her as she speaks. NESSA [Cont.]: Just in a minor scuffle with a little ship I saw sniffing around the exterior shield to the place. One of the blasts might have hit the shield down there...sorry! Panel 3-4: A two-part set of panels that center back on the Madam in the same setting and layout as the top of the page. With each panel, you can see a little more of the main floor to Ervaht appear around her in the background. THE MADAM [to Nessa at the comm, Panel 3]: No worries, shite happens. Who are you fighting? Is it the Keelzahnians? NESSA [from the comm speaker, Panel 3]: Doubt it. They'd have sent far more than a baby scout ship to greet us if it was them. That and we'd probably not be talking as calmly as we are now. THE MADAM [Panel 3, Bubble 2]: True...Stahl, you have any clue who--? SOUND EFFECT [from the comm, stretching from Panel 3 to Panel 4]: FWOOSH! THE MADAM [curious, Panel 4]: Stahl?...Ness? NESSA [from the comm speaker, Panel 4]: Bett't! The ship bolted. Panel 5: Back to a shot of Nessa in a similar setting and layout that we saw in Panel 2. The glowing red lights that were visible behind her in the command center have switched off as she speaks, coinciding with a loss of tension in the situation overall as well as on the Andalean's face. NESSA [Cont.]: Got in a few good licks, and got a few leveld at me. But...the girl's still in relatively good shape. Nothing uber damaging, especially to our shields or the cloak. Panel 6: Cut back to the Madam a few beats later just as the table returns back to the top floor of Ervaht. She sighs and glances around at the dining area, seeing the chatter from the other clientele in the area as they respond off-panel to the Exit Protocol in their own non-descript ways. You can see the comm is raised just below chin-level at this momet. NESSA [from the comm speaker]: I'm guessing K activated the Exit Protocol by now. THE MADAM [nodding, to Nessa]: Yeah...should be bolting to hyspeed any minute now. The moment you see us flashing us, track us at W-5. NESSA [Bubble 2]: Aye, ma'am.