Plasmasonic#2: Upstaged

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PAGE 1 (SIX PANELS)

Panel 1.
CUT TO: EL GOUNA, EGYPT
INT. POLICE STATION - MORNING

TWO INSPECTORS APPROACH THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE STRAPPED TO A TABLE IN AN INTERROGATION ROOM. THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE LIES STILL FROM THE NATURAL STILLNESS OF DEATH.

Panel 2.

THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE SUDDENLY THRASHES WITH A SPORADIC UNNATURAL STRUGGLE ATTEMPTING TO GET FREE FROM ITS CONSTRAINTS.

Panel 3.

CAUTIOUSLY DETECTIVE HASSAN APPROACHES THE TABLE TO BEGIN CONVERSING WITH THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE.

DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Can you speak?

UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Yes. Release me!

DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
I'm afraid that's quite impossible. You see, I have a few questions for you.

Panel 4.

DETECTIVE HADID POINTS AT THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE IT.

DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Listen up, you abomination! We're going to ask you questions and you're going to answer them! Understood? Now why have you been attacking us?

Panel 5.

DETECTIVE HADID DRAWS HIS FINGER BACK AS THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ATTEMPTS TO BITE HIM.

Panel 6.

CLOSE-UP OF THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE LYING BACK ON THE TABLE LAUGHING.

UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
You imply that you have some sort of power over me. In my corpse, I possess more power than you will ever see in your wretched life!

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Panel 1.

DETECTIVE HADID HITS UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE ACROSS THE FACE WITH HIS PISTOL.

DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Blasted freak!

Panel 2.

DETECTIVE HASSAN HOLDS BACK DETECTIVE HADID.

DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Would you get ahold of yourself? How are we supposed to get answers if you damage it?

DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
You saw what it tried to do!

DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
Well, how about you keep your appendages to yourself?

Panel 3.

DETECTIVE HASSAN FACES THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE WITH A STERN EXPRESSION.

DETECTIVE HASSAN: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
We want answers and we want them now. Why have you been attacking our city?

Panel 4.

THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE GRINS MANIACALLY AT THE DETECTIVES.

UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
We've come to reclaim the stolen jewel that one of you infidels has stolen from us. Any actions we take to achieve that goal are necessary!

DETECTIVE HADID: (<OFF-PANEL ARABIC BALLOON>)
A pirate through and through, huh? What's so special about this jewel?

Panel 5.

THE UNDEAD BARBARY PIRATE BEGINS TO CONVULSE AND THRASH VIOLENTLY SHOCKING BOTH DETECTIVE HASSAN AND HADID.

DETECTIVE HADID: (<ARABIC BALLOON>)
What in the world?

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