Rated T+
Page 1
Panel 1:
Show a large, white room.
CAPTION: FORMERLY ABANDONED LIFE FOUNDATION FACILITY #3897 – TELEPORTATION ROOM
Panel 2:
Show BLADEMASTER appear in the room, laying on his back, gripping his bleeding stump. His faceplate’s eyes glow.
BLADEMASTER: N-NAAAAGGGHH
Panel 3:
Show Blademaster look at the blade sticking out of his forearm that was bonded there via his mutant power (the sonic sword that he used to kill Hybrid last issue)
BLADEMASTER: Wwwon’t--
Panel 4:
Close up of Blademaster’s armored hand grabbing the blade.
BLADEMASTER: Lleettt them wwwiiinn…
Panel 5:
Blademaster ripping the blade out of his arm with his bended hand, no blood since its part of his mutant power.
Page 2
Panel 1:
Pan up above Blademaster, as he holds the hilt of the blade just next to his stump.
BLADEMASTER: I’LL KILL HIM!
Panel 2:
Close up as Blademaster shoves the hilt into his bleeding arm.
(from off panel) BLADEMASTER: I—SWEAR—TO—GOD!!!!!
Panel 3:
Show the bloodied flesh and pulp bonding to the hilt and up onto the blade, effectively forming a stump around it, making the sword part of his arm.
Page 3
Panel 1:
Pan back and show Mr. Z walking into the room, looking down at Blademaster.
MR.Z: Interesting maneuver.
MR.Z: Can you stand, or should I call in the medic?
Panel 2:
Show Blademaster standing up on his own, hunched over.
BLADEMASTER: Ppaiin..asiiide…. I’ll bbbeee… fine…
Panel 3:
Close up of Mr. Z as he turns his head to off panel.
TECHNICIAN(FROM OFF PANEL): MR. Z! MR. TAYLOR! THE DEATH MACHINE IS PREPPED!
Page 4
Panel 1:
Show Mr. Z helping Blademaster walk out of the room. Mr. Z looks at two people in labcoats.
MR.Z: I need a bag of blood and an IV, right now!!
Panel 2:
Show Mr. Z set Blademaster down in a chair.
MR.Z: There we are.
Panel 3:
Show Blademaster’s faceplate pop up.
BLADEMASTER: I..thanks…what next?
Panel 4:
Close up of Mr.Z. He has a sinister grin.
MR.Z: The Death Machine.
Panel 5: Pan out from Blademaster and Mr.Z, to show that they are both in a very large room, and that DEATH MACHINE overlooks the two of them, standing tall on eight legs.
Page 5
BIG IMAGE: A team of scientists standing crowded to the side of Death Machine (Death Machine is basically a giant black robotic spider, sleek and 17 feet tall – with a menacing face that has two tiny red eyes and the rest of the face being a large set of adamantium teeth).
CAPTION: THE DEATH MACHINE – HYBRID OF SPIDER-SLAYER HARDWARE AND SENTINEL SOFTWARE.
Page 6
Panel 1:
Show Orwell Taylor wheel up in front of the scientists.
ORWELL TAYLOR: Gentlemen, you’ve done a great service. Mr. Z and I will take it from here; you’re all free to go home.
ORWELL TAYLOR: Expect your paychecks to arrive in the mail shortly.
Panel 2:
Show Orwell wheeling up to Mr. Z.
ORWELL TAYLOR: Use the portable teleporter.
Panel 3:
Show the abandoned apartment room, with Anti-Venom hovering over Jenna still in that web of tendrils and actual webbing, tendrils plugged into her chest to heal the wound.
ORWELL TAYLOR(In caption quotes to show from last panel): “We wouldn’t want to keep Brock waiting, would we?”
Panel 4:
Show Anti-Venom looking down at Jenna’s face.
CAPTION: FIVE MINUTES AFTER DEATH MACHINE LAUNCH…
ANTI-VENOM: Jenna…. Please….
Panel 5: Close up of Jenna’s eyes, opening halfway.
(from off panel) JENNA: E….Eddie….
Page 7
Panel 1:
Side view of the entire room, a window to the far right. The window’s outside is being blocked by a large shadow. Show Anti-Venom turning his head toward the window.
ANTI-VENOM: What the—(small text)
Panel 2:
Show the window, two red, tiny dots showing – Death Machine’s eyes.
DEATH MACHINE: DNA MATCH 100%-- EDWARD ALLEN BROCK--
DEATH MACHINE: TARGET SIGHTED.
(From off panel) ANTI-VENOM: Oh, no--
Panel 3:
Side view of the entire room again, Death Machine’s large mouth ripping through the entire wall, rushing toward Anti-Venom and Jenna; several rows of silver teeth spinning, as if Death Machine’s face is composed of a giant blender rather than a mouth. Show Anti-Venom grabbing Jenna and rushing toward the left, off panel.
SFX: KKRRKKKSHHHH
DEATH MACHINE: TERMINATE.
JENNA: AAAAAAAAAIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Page 8
Panel 1:
Show a side view top floor level outside of the room, a large stairwell to the left, no windows in the hallway.
The apartment is decrepit and abandoned. Anti-Venom is rushing toward the stairs, holding Jenna. The wall of the right is exploding out, as several metallic and sharp tendrils rush out, with Death Machine’s face trailing behind; maybe even show a trace of a robotic spider-arm, as Death Machine is literally crawling into the building just for Eddie.
SFX: CRRRRKKKKKSSSHHH
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Windows on the third floor—stuck on the fourth--
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): So glad that there aren’t any innocent people here aside from Jenna and I--
JENNA: EDDIE—EDDIE—EDDIE--AAAAAIEEEEEEEEEEE
Panel 2:
Show a side view similar to above. It is basically the same structure, but with a stairwell coming down on the left side. Show Anti-Venom webslinging down that stairway from up (off panel) and toward the right; the right of the place has a door (the rest is off panel). Show Death Machine approaching from above (off panel) as well, robotic tendrils coming from its mouth along with the robotic arms, snapping its metal jaws.
SFX: CHHHKKKSHHHH
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Have to make it out of here through the front-
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): My angel won’t ever be hurt again--
JENNA: EDDIE EDDIE EDIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE--
Panel 3:
Show a side view of an apartment, the door flying down as Anti-Venom jumped through it, with Death Machine in all its metal tendril glory following with its blender-mouth, chopping up any debris. Anti-Venom’s leap is toward the right, toward a window (the outside world being off panel).
SFX: BRRRZZZTTCHHHZZZZTT
ANTI-VENOM: JENNA—HOLD ON--!!!
JENNA: OHHHHH MYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDD--
Panel 4:
Front view of a large brick wall, Anti-Venom jumping toward off panel (toward the camera) with Jenna in his arms, holding onto him and burying her face in his chest in utter terror; show the large Death Machine’s metallic frame just after him, smashing through the apartment’s structure.
SFX: KKRRRSSSSHHHHTTTTKKKTTT
ANTI-VENOM: AHA!
ANTI-VENOM: That apartment was a DEATH TRAP in hindsight!
Page 9
Panel 1:
Show Toxin and Scream webslinging near each other, a big front view with plenty of buildings in the background. Toxin is in his calm state.
SFX: PLISH
SFX: THWIP
(webslinging/tendril slinging)
TOXIN: So, wait, you’re telling me I’m a WALKING TIME BOMB?
SCREAM: In the MENTAL SENSE—yup!
SCREAM: The 1000 of his generation of symbiotes will lose his mind and wreak havoc on everyone! And I do mean EVERYONE!
TOXIN: How the @#^% did that happen!?
SCREAM: Dunno, just saying--
SCREAM: I can sense your “clock”—you don’t have much TIME left!
Panel 2:
In mid-tendrilsling, show an over the shoulder view of Toxin looking over at Scream.
TOXIN: Maybe it was when ANTI-VENOM tried to “cure” me!!!
TOXIN: That would explain why I can’t HEAR Toxin right now!
SCREAM: Makes sense. When he starts talking again—be afraid! BE VERY AFRAID—HAHA!
SCREAM: We’re only sticking with you because I’d like to MURDER the guys who took my siblings away from us!
Panel 3:
Close up of Toxin’s face, questioning symbiotic eyes.
TOXIN: Wait--
TOXIN: Didn’t you want to KILL them earlier?
Panel 4:
Same shot as Panel 1, Scream looking over at Toxin while swinging.
SCREAM: We’re not all quite right in the head—so I’ve been told!
TOXIN: That’s just wonderful.
CAPTION(Pat): She was probably crazy BEFORE bonding to her other--
CAPTION(Pat): Great.
Panel 5:
Show Toxin looking down to see DEATH MACHINE tearing through the building and Anti-Venom jumping out from it.
TOXIN: WHAT THE?!?
Page 10
Panel 1:
Show from under Anti-Venom, Anti-Venom looking up and off panel (at Scream and Toxin).
ANTI-VENOM: YOU!
Panel 2:
Show over the shoulder (from behind) view of Anti-Venom looking at Toxin, Toxin has just landed in a crouching pose, along with Scream, who has landed next to him.
TOXIN: We need to talk.
ANTI-VENOM: I’m busy!
Panel 3:
Show Death Machine ripping out of the building and falling down toward the entire group. The group of symbiotes (Anti, Toxin, Scream) look up at the falling Death Machine.
DEATH MACHINE: ASSOCIATES DETECTED: TOXIN; DONNA DIEGO.
DEATH MACHINE: REQUESTING BACKUP.
Panel 4:
Show Orwell looking over at Blademaster and Iron-Wrath. Blademaster is hooked up to a blood IV which is almost empty and sitting down, Iron-Wrath is standing next to him. Blademaster’s faceplate is still up, and Iron-Wrath is in full battle gear still.
ORWELL: Death Machine has excess targets.
ORWELL: Blademaster, are you--
Panel 5:
Close up of Danny’s angry face.
BLADEMASTER: Don’t even ask. We’re on it.
Page 11
Panel 1:
Show Death Machine crashing into the ground, and kicking up debris and concrete. Show Scream and Toxin and Anti-Venom all jumping in different off panel directions. (Note: Anti-Venom is still holding Jenna).
SFX: KKKRRRKKKTTSSHH
DEATH MACHINE: ASSISTANCE CODE: 3897 AQUIRED—SUPREME JURY EN ROUTE.
DEATH MACHINE: IGNORE ASSOCIATES; TERMINATE EDWARD ALLEN BROCK.
Panel 2:
Show Anti-Venom landing crouched, Jenna holding onto him for dear life (she doesn’t have to, as tendrils are keeping her gripped against Anti—she’s just freaked out).
JENNA: EDDIE—PLEASE—WHAT’S GOING ON--!?
ANTI-VENOM: I HEALED you and then we were attacked—not much else to it.
ANTI-VENOM: Rest easy, I have you.
Panel 3:
Show Toxin running up to Anti-Venom.
TOXIN: Anti-Venom! Listen! You did something to my symbiote! You need to fix--
Panel 4:
A large spider-leg of Death Machine smashes inbetween Toxin and Anti-Venom, the both of them jump back in opposite directions.
SFX: KRRSHH
ANTI-VENOM: WHATEVER IT IS, IT CAN WAIT!
TOXIN: GRAGGH!!
Panel 5:
Close up of Scream.
SCREAM: These idiots are NEVER gonna get their @#% together with this rampaging machine!
Page 12
Panel 1:
Show Scream webslinging toward Death Machine’s head.
SFX: THWIP
SCREAM: TOXIN! SORT THIS STUFF OUT—WE’LL HANDLE THE ROBOT!
Panel 2:
Show Toxin looking up and off panel (at Scream).
TOXIN: ALRIGHT!
CAPTION(Pat): Have to talk to Anti-Venom without him trying to “cure” me again--
Panel 3:
Show Toxin looking at Anti-Venom. Anti-Venom is a few feet away and clinging to a wall, comforting Jenna and keeping an eye out.
CAPTION(Pat): Only he can fix this.
Panel 4:
Show Toxin running toward Anti-Venom, holding his hand out.
TOXIN: ANTI-VENOM!
Panel 5:
Show Toxin being hit in the gut with a robotic tendril, flying back.
SFX: WHUD
TOXIN: UGH!!
Page 13
Panel 1:
Show Anti-Venom jumping from a spider-leg that impales the brick wall he was clinging to earlier, smashing through it easily.
ANTI-VENOM: ARGH!!
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Is Donna even TRYING to handle that thing?! I know Toxin wanted to talk to me for some reason--
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Doesn’t matter—the second he tries to talk to me, I’ll just CURE him and Donna! Then I can hunt down Blademaster and END HIM for hurting my angel!
Panel 2:
Show Anti-Venom landing on the roof of a car, looking out toward us.
ANTI-VENOM: COME ON, DONNA! KILL IT ALREADY!
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): I’d end this myself, but Jenna has to stay safe.
Panel 3:
Show Scream on top of Death Machine, her hair tendrils are wrapped around the neck of the thing’s head, and she’s trying to wrestle it back.
SCREAM: COME ON BIG GUY--
SCREAM: WE JUST WANNA TALK!
DEATH MACHINE: ASSOCIATE DETECTED: DONNA DIEGO.
DEATH MACHINE: PERMISSION TO TERMINATE: GRANTED.
Panel 4:
Close up of Scream’s face, she’s got a gasp expression.
SCREAM: “Terminate”?
Panel 5:
Show Scream’s waist, a robotic tendril wrapping around it.
(From off panel) SCREAM: WHAT?! NO!!!
Page 14
Panel 1:
Show the entire front of Death Machine. Death Machine is basically standing still among all this destroyed rubble and such (the building from earlier is basically about to collapse, and several buildings around have been damaged in the chaos) Scream is being dragged through the air by the tendril, the tendril is coming from Death Machine’s mouth. Death Machine’s teeth are doing that blender-like function again.
SFX: BBBZZZZZZZZ
SCREAM: AAAAAIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Panel 2:
Show a front view of Death Machine’s mouth, Scream heading directly toward it. She’s got her arms out, she’s got a look of sheer horror. Show two tendrils grabbing her arms.
SFX: PLISH (tendrils)
SFX: BBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
SCREAM: AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
(From off panel) TOXIN: HOLD ON!!
Panel 3:
Close up of the tendril around Scream’s waist starting to tighten.
CAPTION(Donna): It’s going to rip me in half if he doesn’t let go—if he does, I’ll die quick…
CAPTION(Scream Symbiote): Survive… no more host….
CAPTION(Donna): WHAT?!
CAPTION(Scream Symbiote): Surrivvvvviiiveee…
CAPTION(Donna Schizo voice): NO! NO DON’T DO THIS!
Panel 4:
Show the symbiote jumping off of Donna (she’s got regular clothes on underneath), and off panel. Show Death Machine’s mouth just behind Donna. Her feet are almost caught in it.
SFX: BBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
DONNA: NO! NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!
Panel 5:
Close up of Toxin.
CAPTION(Pat): If I let go, she’ll die quick--
CAPTION(Pat): Otherwise I’ll end up ripping her in half!
CAPTION(Pat): This—no one should have to make this choice-
Page 15
Panel 1:
Show Anti-Venom looking toward the Scream symbiote slithering away.
ANTI-VENOM: Jenna, I--
Panel 2:
Show Anti-Venom looking at Jenna.
ANTI-VENOM: Nevermind.
Panel 3:
Show Toxin drop his arms, the tendrils slithering back toward him.
TOXIN: I’m sorry…
(From off panel) DONNA: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH---
Panel 4:
Show Toxin looking over at Anti-Venom.
TOXIN: WHY DIDN’T YOU DO ANYTHING?!
ANTI-VENOM: I’m TAKING CARE OF JENNA!
TOXIN: YOU @#%#ING SICKO--
Panel 5:
Blademaster appears from behind Toxin, lunging his sonic sword arm toward Toxin’s back.
BLADEMASTER: GUESS WHO’S BACK!?
Page 16
Panel 1:
Toxin jumps up from Blademaster’s sword. Toxin has now shifted to his more Carnage like state with his mouth open and claws bigger.
TOXIN: YOU!!!
BLADEMASTER: DAMN STRAIGHT, YOU FREAK!
BLADEMASTER: I’M GONNA CUT YOU TO @#%ING BITS!
Panel 2:
Show Death Machine moving toward Anti-Venom, with Iron-Wrath on top of its back (not head, body), pointing his plasma cannon down at Anti-Venom.
IRON-WRATH: And now, it ends!
Panel 3:
Show Toxin moving to the left quick to avoid a jab from Blademaster’s sword arm.
BLADEMASTER: STAY STILL!!
TOXIN: @#$^ YOU!
CAPTION(Toxin Symbiote): … Paaatrickk….
Panel 4:
Close up of Toxin’s symbiotic eyes, looking surprised (see-through so we can see Pat’s shocked face).
TOXIN: Oh, no..
Page 17
Panel 1:
Show Anti-Venom backflipping up the building wall as a large green plasma shot (fired off panel from Iron-Wrath) blasts at where he was.
SFX: BOOSH
ANTI-VENOM: YOU PEOPLE ARE SO ANNOYING--
JENNA: EDDIE--
ANTI-VENOM: Quiet Jenna! (small text)
Panel 2:
Show Blademaster’s upper body in this panel, show his faceplate being ripped open by a tendril, exposing Danny’s shocked expression, full of pain. Toxin has his tendril-arm through his chest.
TOXIN: Rrrriped ouuurrrr arm off….. nowww we ussse the replacement.. rrrip your heaarrrt out….
BLADEMASTER: Ghhk…ahhck….
CAPTION(Toxin Symbiote): KILL
CAPTION(Pat): He deserved it but… but Toxin, what--
CAPTION(Toxin Symbiote): KILL
CAPTION(Pat): Toxin—can you hear me?!
CAPTION(Toxin Symbiote): KILL
Panel 3:
Give a view of Blademaster’s back. Show Toxin placing his giant clawed hand on his head (Toxin looks like his Venom mega-state right now).
CAPTION(Toxin Symbiote): KILL
CAPTION(Pat): I can’t—I can’t control myself—my arm—my body--
Panel 4:
Pan up above Toxin and Blademaster. Show Toxin ripping Blademaster’s head off and holding it in the air.
SFX: GGSHHKKT
TOXIN: RAWR!!!
CAPTION(Pat): Oh no… time’s up… I’ve lost control…
Page 18
Panel 1:
Show Toxin turned around and covered in blood, looking toward Death Machine.
TOXIN: KKKKIIIILLLLL
Panel 2:
Show Toxin jumping at the Death Machine. On top of the Death Machine, Iron-Wrath looks over, and aims his plasma cannon. The Death Machine itself is climbing on the building and after Anti-Venom (we can’t see Anti-Venom here).
SFX: BBRRRMMMM (Iron-Wrath’s plasma cannon lighting up and charging)
TOXIN: RAAARRRWW!!!
Panel 3:
Pan out and show the entire Death Machine fall over, smashing brutally into the ground.
SFX: KKKRRRSSSHHHH
Panel 4:
Show the ledge of the building, Anti-Venom peeking over and looking down at the destruction.
Page 19
Panel 1:
Show Toxin grabbing onto one of Death Machine’s legs and ripping it off of the body.
SFX: SHHKKTT
TOXIN: RRRIP YOU ALL APARRRTTTT!!!!
Panel 2:
Show Iron-Wrath getting up from a piece of rubble.
IRON-WRATH: One shot should handle it…
Panel 3:
Show Iron-Wrath aiming his cannon right at Toxin (give us a view from Iron-Wrath’s POV, with the target specs and a little bullseye forming over Toxin (Toxin is ripping Death Machine apart)).
ORWELL TAYLOR: NO! IRON-WRATH, DO NOT DO THAT!
(Via communicator – adjust bubble accordingly)
Panel 4:
Show Iron-Wrath staying still, in that position, locked and ready.
IRON-WRATH: What?!
ORWELL TAYLOR: The super-venom compound INCREASES the strength of regular symbiotes! Do not fire! Use the adamantium tipped chainsaw instead!
IRON-WRATH: Do you have any idea how dangerous--
Page 20
Panel 1:
Give a view from the ground next to Iron-Wrath. Iron-Wrath is looking up at Toxin. Toxin is standing right in front of Iron-Wrath, glaring down at him.
IRON-WRATH: @#%$^.
ORWELL TAYLOR: Vladimir! Report!
Panel 2:
Pan out, show Toxin not even directly holding Iron-Wrath. Iron-Wrath is upside down and tendrils from Toxin have his legs gripped. Iron-Wrath is about 6 feet in the air above Toxin.
IRON-WRATH: LET GO--
IRON-WRATH: LET GOO--
TOXIN: Rrrrrip…. yoooouuu…allll…… apaaart….
Panel 3:
Same view. Tendrils have wrapped around Iron-Wrath’s chest and ripped to the left, the tendrils on Iron-Wrath’s legs have ripped to the right. Iron-Wrath’s body is now in two pieces.
SFX: GSSSHHHKTT
IRON-WRATH: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!
Panel 4:
Show the roof, with Anti-Venom peering down and off panel.
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): I’d help them.
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): I’d stop Toxin, cure him. Turn in the bad guys to the authorities like a true hero…
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): But these men ganged up on me.
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Kicked me while I was down.
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): Tried to murder Jenna.
Panel 5:
Show Anti-Venom smiling.
CAPTION(Anti-Venom): So I’ll just enjoy the show for now.
Page 21
Panel 1:
Show Iron-Wrath’s upper half smash down into the ground. Blood splattering everywhere.
IRON-WRATH: Gghhk…
ORWELL TAYLOR: That’s it! I’m getting you out of there! Teleportation sequence activated!
Panel 2:
Close up of Toxin, questioning with his symbiotic eyes.
TOXIN: Ttteeeelporrtation?
ORWELL TAYLOR: Five!
Panel 3:
Show Toxin grabbing onto Iron-Wrath’s arm.
TOXIN: Weee’rrreee gonna… kkkiillll tthhhe one ressponssible….
Panel 4:
Show Anti-Venom looking toward Jenna.
ANTI-VENOM: Jenna, I’m going to fix this now.
ANTI-VENOM: Meet me in the regular spot, alright?
Page 22
Panel 1:
Show Jenna nodding.
JENNA: O—okay…
Panel 2:
Show Anti-Venom jumping down (our view is from below, so it’s like he’s jumping down at us).
ANTI-VENOM: Thanks for cleaning up the mess, Toxin!
ORWELL TAYLOR: Two!
Panel 3:
Show Anti-Venom landing near Toxin and Iron-Wrath’s corpse.
ANTI-VENOM: But now, it’s over! I’ll HEAL you and you can FINALLY have PEACE!
ORWELL TAYLOR: ONE!
Panel 4:
Show Anti-Venom lunging at Toxin, grabbing him by the neck.
ANTI-VENOM: GRAWR!!!
TOXIN: GRAGGH!!
ORWELL TAYLOR: ‘Port!
Page 23
BIG IMAGE: Toxin, Anti-Venom, and Iron-Wrath vanish in a flash.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any characters in this script (Death Machine, Iron-Wrath, Mr. Z and Blademaster excluded), and I am not making any profit off of their use.
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