RECAP: In Dark Reign, The Hood brought back The Punisher's family briefly. Frank burned them right back to death. The Hood escaped.

Shortly after, a mysterious new enemy rose, and used an LMD (Life Model Decoy - basically an android) of The Hood to distract Frank. Frank killed the LMD, and confronted the new enemy: Slaughter. AKA, Stevie Goodwin. A long dead veteran, who almost survived the siege of Valley Forge with Frank, back when he was called Captain Castle in the war.

Frank logically made his next move after killing Slaughter, tracking down the underground LMD factory that Slaughter got his LMD from. The Overboss was the manager, and Frank took him out. In his last words, The Overboss revealed that there were others connected to him. The Underboss (who runs the multiple Bars With No Name), The BigBoss (who controls all the other bosses), and The LittleBoss (AKA, The Tinkerer). Frank decided to hunt down the rest. Over a few weeks, Frank has come closer and closer to the truth.

But thanks to Toxin and Malice, Punisher finally knows where Underboss's stronghold is.

"War" - Rated M

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Page 1

1.1
A wall of security monitors, all showing the outside of “Management Control Inc”. There’s armed guards surrounding the area.

It’s snowing outside. (And it will remain snowing for the rest of the story).

CAPTION: DECEMBER 31, 2011.

1.2
The Underboss is watching the monitors, standing next to a large, shadowed area.

Underboss is wearing a brown business suit with black gloves and a brown fedora. His face is blank slate, like the other LMDs.

UNDERBOSS: Big Boss, the perimeter is secure.
BIGBOSS: Good.

1.3
Underboss looking toward the shadows.

UNDERBOSS: Littleboss’s adjustments went off without a hitch, I assume?
BIGBOSS: Regardless of the explosion that disrupted us, yes. It went fine.
UNDERBOSS: May I see?
BIGBOSS: No. That’s reserved.

1.4
Underboss walking toward a white door with no handle.

UNDERBOSS: Apologies, sir.
UNDERBOSS: Understood.

1.5
The shadows.

BIGBOSS: Make sure everything’s ready.
BIGBOSS: It’s been far too long. It has to go perfectly.

Page 2

2.1
Underboss walking past the door, which opens like an elevator door.

UNDERBOSS: Of course, sir.

2.2
The closed door.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: New Years is just a few hours away.

2.3
Punisher’s skull symbol.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Most are busy.

2.4
Punisher in his armory, looking at all his weapons.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: With family.

2.5
Punisher taking a large rifle from the rack.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Perfect timing.
CAPTION: PUNISHER: None of the capes will get in the way.

Page 3

3.1
Punisher loading a heavy duffle bag into the back of his van, which is parked in front of his armory.

3.2
Punisher walking toward the driver’s side door.


3.3
The front of the van. The headlights on.

SFX: VRRMM

Page 4

4.1
Slaughter looking out the window of Management Control Inc’s highest floor, he’s standing outside of Underboss’s office.

As per his appearance in “Operation “Oh, Sh*t””, he still has the black mask over his face.

SLAUGHTER: The first year of my life without The Punisher.
SLAUGHTER: Just a few hours.

4.2
Slaughter looking over toward Underboss’s office door. Two LMD guards are talking toward Slaughter.

LMD DOOR GUARD 1: Sir, the Underboss is back.
SLAUGHTER: Is he now?

4.3
Slaughter walking toward Underboss’s door.

SLAUGHTER: Thanks, boys.
LMD DOOR GUARD 2: You’re welcome.

4.4
Slaughter closing the door inside Underboss’s office, looking toward his desk.

In any other appearance, Underboss was heavily shadowed. No more of that, he’s visible.

UNDERBOSS: Did you find any remains of the symbiote?
SLAUGHTER: Nope. Either they got blasted right to hell, or we’ll be hearing reports of them soon enough.

4.5
Underboss, facing Slaughter gravely.

UNDERBOSS: That is, if we’re still alive by the end of tonight.
SLAUGHTER: True.

Page 5

5.1
A patrol standing outside the main gate of MCI (what Management Control Inc will be referred to from now on). They have a van and five guards—all of whom are LMDs.

LMD GUARD 1: Wait, look over there…what is that?

5.2
There’s a single man, with a long, white beard. He’s skinny, clearly homeless, wandering toward the patrol.

He’s about 20 feet away.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Underboss and Overboss were in business together. They mass manufactured LMDs, and sold them to Slaughter. He tricked me, ended up kicking me when I was down. Tried to break me.

5.3
Close up on the homeless man. He’s got his hands up, and is still walking closer.

LMD GUARD: HALT!
HOMELESS MAN: Look…I didn’t sign up fer this…just wanted some heroin.
CAPTION: PUNISHER: I’ve heard all the rumors. Seen the pictures.

5.4
The LMD guards aiming their pistols at him.

LMD GUARD 2: STOP, OR WE WILL SHOOT.
HOMELESS MAN: My name’s Jimmy…he took me, told me I was worthless…cuz I’m a junkie bastard, done killed a few b*tches back in the day…
CAPTION: PUNISHER: Slaughter came back. Allied with Underboss.

5.5
Jimmy’s eyes. He’s starting to cry.

JIMMY: Didn’t mean it, I-I had problems—and—and--
CAPTION: PUNISHER: All to try to get me back, in the end.

Page 6

6.1
Jimmy’s chest is wired up with explosives.

JIMMY: Said he’d make me hurt so bad
JIMMY: Did it too, fer 15 minutes.
CAPTION: PUNISHER: He thinks he’s suited to do what I do, and thinks EVERYONE deserves it.

6.2
Jimmy calling out to the LMD guards, who are running backward.

JIMMY: HELP M--

6.3
Overhead of the area. A large explosion.

SFX: FRRROOOOWWWWSSHHHHH
CAPTION: PUNISHER: This is my rebuttal.

Page 7

7.1
The LMD guards are broken into bits.

7.2
Overhead view of the area. The guards from other posts are all rushing toward that one spot.

7.3
Punisher is watching them converge on that location from the front seat of his van.

7.4
Punisher looking toward the back.

PUNISHER: Next.

Page 8

8.1 Splash Page
The back of Punisher’s truck is filled with duffel bags, and the walls have racks on them, nailed in.

But there’s 7 people, tied up together. They’re all clearly homeless.

Page 9

9.1
Punisher driving the van, leaving two of them behind, with ankles tied together.

9.2
An LMD guard looking over toward the two of them.

LMD GUARD: Oh, f*ck! MORE!

9.3
The two of them, walking, crying. Arms open.

HOMELESS 1: PUH-PLEASE
HOMELESS 2: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

9.4
The LMD guards firing their guns out at them.

SFX: BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM

9.5
In Punisher’s rear view mirror, there’s an explosion.

SFX: FRROOOOWWWWSSHHHH

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Almost out of living ammo.

Page 10

10.1
Underboss looking toward Slaughter.

UNDERBOSS: The fireworks have begun.
SLAUGHTER: Is our hired help here yet?

10.2
Slaughter looking toward the door.

SFX: KNOK KNOK KNOK
SFX: KNOK KNOK KNOK KNOK KNOK KNOK


10.3
Slaughter opening the door, but we can’t see who’s on the other side.

SLAUGHTER: Welcome.
UNKNOWN: Sorry, I was doing my rendition of Darth Vader’s theme song.
UNKNOWN: Knock style.

Page 11

11.1
Punisher driving the van toward the LMD guards.

11.2
The LMD guards aiming their guns out and firing.

LMD GUARDS: FOR BIGBOSS!!!
SFX: BLAM BLAM BLAM

11.3
Punisher’s windshield gets shot through, but misses him.

He’s spinning the wheel around violently.

11.4
The back doors of the van fly open.

SFX: VRREEEEEE

Page 12

12.1
The homeless tumbling out of the back of the van, they’re all tied together.

12.2
The van is speeding off, the LMD guards are panicked, as the homeless have landed literally right next to them and a jeep of theirs.

12.3
Punisher holding up a remote, thumb on the switch.

SFX: BEET

Page 13

13.1 Splash Page
The LMD guards are caught in a violent explosion.

SFX: VRRRRRROOOOOOWWWSSSHHHHHH

Page 14

14.1
Punisher stepping out of the van.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Three layers to this operation, from what I can gather.

14.2
The smoldering remains of the front gate of MCI.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: The outside perimeter.

14.3
Punisher rummaging in the back of the van, reaching into the duffel bag.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: The “filter room”.

14.4
Punisher pulling out a grenade belt.

CAPTION: And the top floor.

Page 15

15.1
Punisher walking toward the smoldering remains of the front gate.

He’s very heavily armed.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: “Filter” had a door marked “EXECUTIVE”. The Overboss told me about a BigBoss.
CAPTION: PUNISHER: Probably, that’s him.

15.2
Punisher walking past the flaming debris.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: The plan is simple.

15.3
Punisher standing in front of the front doors. They’re mostly glass.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Wipe out the lobby, go up, take out the top floor.

15.4
Punisher smashing the glass with the but of a rifle.

SFX: SKRRRSHH
CAPTION: PUNISHER: Go back down, take out “filter”, stick BigBoss’s head on a pike.

Page 16

16.1
Punisher walking through a hallway, with another set of wooden doors at the end.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Slaughter used a satellite to wipe my family’s graveyard off the map.

16.2
Punisher standing in front of the set of doors.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Overboss’s facility took out our old picnic area when it went.

16.3
Punisher kicking down the doors.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Keep taking things from me.

Page 17

17.1
Punisher holding a machine gun and gunning down LMDs in the lobby. There are no human beings here.

SFX: BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA

17.2
Punisher looking down at the gun, the barrel’s smoking and he’s stopped.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: They all fold like paper.

17.3
Punisher looking around the large lobby area.

CAPTION: PUNISHER: Too easy.

Page 18

18.1
Punisher looking to his left.

18.2
Punisher looking to his right.

18.3
Punisher looking up.

PUNISHER: Oh.
PUNISHER: It’s you.

Page 19 And Page 20

19/20 Splash Page
Deadpool falling down from the ceiling, his twin katanas out.

DEADPOOL: BANZAAAAIII!!!!!
CAPTION: PUNISHER: Of f**king course.

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