The Boo-Ya! #8: Pages 5-6

Page 5, 5 Panels- Docking Bay, Mientahl Panel 1-2: Action shot a split second later, showing the Madam moving to the left of the panel view as the full blast of Nessa's gun connecting fully to the D-Bot's shiny metal exterior launching it backwards. In the next panel, as the good captain fades from view, you can hear the sound of a box loudly clanging on the concrete floor off-panel. Panel 3: Cut to a wide shot of three of our protagonists on the other side of the room. Staehlia and Nessa shoot a look from opposite sides at Robin, who stares straight on at the box she threw, which lies on its side, spilling out big metal squares after moving only three feet away from the other boxes. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [shrug, to Nessa, Staehlia and the Madam]: What? I wanted to help! Panel 4-5: We move to a close-up on Ms. Cartwright a split second later. First, in Panel 4, we see her walk around the front edge of the row of boxes. Her face and body displaying a level of defensiveness that was seen sparingly in the previous panel. Just as she's about to join the ground, in Panel 5, our human protagonist is stopped by the sound of voice off-panel. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [Cont., self-deprecating; Panel 4]: Would've been nice to get a little distance on the damn thing though...! DR. ARXIN [Off-Panel, to Robin; Panel 5]: Don't beat yourself up over it, Kjonahk. That box you were hauling contained portable bodysuits, 500 pinds per box. Page 6, 7 Panels- Docking Bay, Mientahl Panel 1: Cut to an introductory shot of DR. ARXIN as she appears from the shadows of the fight, standing above her wounded D-Bot. She is a fairly diminuitvely sized person who looks the most human out of anyone we've seen thus far (save for Robin), except for the armored appendages that make her appear "normal" sized. CAPTION [above the quote]: Dr. An'x Arxin Scientist/Tech Genius For Hire Wanted by 6 separate planets for "Accidental explosions" DR. ARXIN [Cont., to Robin]: The fact those meaty stumps of yours even got it that far without breaking them is a solid feat. Panel 2-3: A two-part set of panels that moves to a shot of Ms. Cartwright, standing perfectly still with a look of amazemenet as the good Doctor approaches her and reaches her metal arm to shake her head. After a period of awkward silence between the two of them, An'x looks behind her in Panel 3 toward Staehlia. All as the Madam is walking off-panel toward the group at the same moment. DR. ARXIN [with a smile, Panel 2]: Hello there, I'm Dr. An'x Arxin. You must be...? ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [haltingly, to Dr. Arxin; Panel 2]: Ro...Ro...Robin... DR. ARXIN [to Staehlia, Panel 3]: Are humans usually this stammery? Panel 4: Cut to Staehlia whose gaze is split at that moment between the box and the Doctor. She nods in her usual slight fashion, stepping away from the contents that lay in front of her and moving toward Ms. Cartwright off-panel. A faint glimmer of a smile comes over her face as she speaks. STAEHLIA [steady, to Dr. Arxin]: It varies depending on the personality of the individual and their living situations. From my past interactions with them though...I would say they are. Panel 5: We move to Nessa a few beats later, condensing her massive cannon-gun into a far more compact size via a special button at its handle for easy storage at her side. She looks in front of her toward her other compatriots, cricking her neck which gives off an audible "POP!" underneath her as she speaks. NESSA [to Dr. Arxin, playful with an annoyed subtext]: So, what the hells was with the bett'n D-Bot, Doc? Panel 6: Back to the Doctor standing in front of the human and Staehlia. She glances over in Nessa's direction and laughs at the remark, reaching into her white lab coat with her left hand to grab something hidden within one of its pockets. You can see a cloud of smoke billowing in the background from An'x's right shoulder. DR. ARXIN [to Nessa and the group, apologetically]: Right, my apologies everyone. I was working on a project for a group of rebs in Diertschnall to defend their atmospheric defense system against the TA Armada, and I forgot to update its security protocol. Panel 7: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. We see the small circular remote gripped in Arxin's left hand, pressing a button at the bottom of the unseen console. The result of which is an energy bubble emerges, containing any further smoke from spilling out as well as the off-panel D-Bot. You can also see, as was the case in the previous panel, the Madam looking on from over the Doctor's shoulder. DR. ARXIN [Cont.]: Thanks for showing me I need to update its fighting program too before the Deirtschnallans come to kick my arse. SOUND EFFECT [behind her]: BLOOPEEP! DR. ARXIN [Bubble 2]: Now, to why y'all are here...