James Brighton Society, Chapter 10: Pages 9-10

Page 9, 5 Panels- Hallway, Undisclosed Location

Panel 1: We move to a shot of Tasha and Kyle standing in the same spot that they were in at the end of the previous page. Kyle tilts his head over to his friend who has the glint of a bright idea. One that he isn't the biggest fan of, though she doesn't say it at the moment. You can see in the background the rest of the hallway that they had traveled down earlier.

OFFICER REESE [protesting, to Tasha]: But it's barely holding on as it is! I'd really like to keep it after all this. Right now, a tailor could-- TASHA [retort, to Officer Reese]: Buddy, it's either the coat or a few thousand volts in your chest from whatever that is.

Panel 2: Action shot of Mr. Reese dodging a bolt of lightning from one of the guard's weapons while he tries to take off his suit coat. The protestations from the previous panel have changed to an instinctual "fight or flight" response as the background behind him is illuminated with a little jolt of white amongst the gray bricks.

OFFICER REESE [agreeing]: Point--taken!

Panel 3-5: A three-part set of panels that focuses on a clumsy, yet still effective, action shot from Mr. Reese charging toward the Mecha-guard. He has the coat off in Panel 3, ducking other blasts by the barest of distances as it moves behind the robot in Panel 4. Then, in Panel 5, he leaps up and covers the guard, trying to subdue it as best as he can.

OFFICER REESE [to the Mecha-Guard, straining; Panel 5]: Where--is--the Magog?! HUMAN GUARD [Off-Panel, Panel 5]: You're too late, plebeian!

Page 10, 6 Panels- Hallway, Undisclosed Location

Panel 1-2: Same setting/layout as the last panel of the previous page. A second later, Kyle is felled by the blast of the human guard's weapon coming from off-panel. In Panel 2, it moves to a side shot as the Mecha-Guard, in reaction to the action from earlier, fires off a blast that nails the human square in the chest.

Panel 3: Cut to a close-up of Tasha on her knees, holding her friend (appearing only partially via his wheezing chest) in her arms as she speaks to him. There's a great deal of concern in her eyes for Kyle's well-being amongst her own personal battle scarred weariness, though it can never be surmised as anything romantic.

TASHA [to Officer Reese]: Shit! You still with us? OFFICER REESE [wheezing, to Tasha]: Barely...felt like I...gothitby...a blunderbuss!

TASHA [Bubble 2]: Yeah...that's about how I remember it!

Panel 4: We move to a shot of Mr. Reese's face a second later, letting out a brief and limp laugh in regards to her last comment. You can see part of the floor in the background, along with Ms. Randolph's arms that are holding him up from the ground at this point.

OFFICER REESE: Before you go...grab that weapon. Also...check his...pockets. Who knows, might find something else pretty good there!

Panel 5-6: Back to a shot of Tasha's face in Panel 5, looking on with a slight degree of puzzlement at the question from her friend. Before she could get much of an answer to her response though, in Panel 6, her attention is pulled by the sudden violent shaking of the interior of the area as if in some kind of earthquake.

TASHA [curious, Panel 5]: What about you? Shouldn't we--? TASHA [heightened, Panel 6]: Nevermind--I'll be back to get you later, that's a promise!