《Lullaby of the Phoenix》 A budding "friendship" This piece of work is supposed to be structured like a script for a comic book Text inside brackets describe what will be illustrated inside the frame Anything outside brakets are speech bubles, thought bubles, sound fx, etc... 1. [Establishing shot of Maltais] 2. [Close up of the window, Adrian can be seen waiting by the window] 3. [Closer shot of the window with Adrian contemplating one of his gadgets and fiddling with it] 4. [He snaps out of it as he hears a loud knock coming from the entrance] 5. [Adrian opens the door to let Eva inside the house] Adrian: Good morning Miss Eva! Eva: Good morning to you too my dear Adrian 6. [Adrian helps Eva with her things, he takes her coat and hangs it on the port manteaux] Adrian: Let me help you with that Miss Eva Eva: Oh my, that¡¯s so sweet of you¡­ Thank you! 7. [ Adrian pauses to inquire Eva of Neveah¡¯s whereabouts, he presents his gadget in his right hand while still holding Eva¡¯s coat in the other] Adrian: Hey, Miss Eva Eva: Mmh? What is it sweetheart? Adrian: Is Nevaeh with you today? 8. [Eva reveals to Adrian that Nevaeh won¡¯t be around for a bit and might not be able to come, Eva¡¯s coat falls off from the portmanteau and Adrian¡¯s expression shifts to a more disappointed appearance] Adrian: B-but¡­ T-today is... Eva: Oh I¡¯m so sorry Adrian, I know I should¡¯ve let your father know and tell you, but Nevaeh won¡¯t be able to show up today sweetie. I know the two of you have had a hard time getting along. But she¡¯s out to do our groceries, and will be doing some chores around the house for the rest of the afternoon. These old bones of mine make it hard for me to get around and do all those things all by myself. The Phoenixes must¡¯ve blessed me to have such a nice granddaughter to look after me, don¡¯t you think so? 9.[He quickly picks the coat back up to try and hang it again, in his embarrassment, he expresses his disappointment, to which Eva replies empathetically] Adrian: R-really, I had worked all week on this new project and I was hoping I could¡¯ve¡­ you know... Eva: Oh dear! I know how hard you work on those cute lil¡¯ gadgets, but it can¡¯t be helped. 10. [Eva reassures Adrian that he¡¯ll be able to see her after the weekend when she¡¯ll be back to babysit him, this reveals to us that his Father; Damien, works shifts weekways, and doesn''t usually allow him outside the house. Eva, picks up a framed picture near the entrance to inspect it] Eva: Don¡¯t you worry darling, you¡¯ll get to see her next week, I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll be¡­ err¡­ ¡°Thrilled¡± this time... 11. [Close up of the framed picture, depicting Damien with his son Adrian, the father is wearing a smile in his work uniform while hugging his son, Adrian looks quite embarrassed in the shot.] Eva: My, I¡¯ve never seen this one yet! Such a nice pictograph, your father has such a great smile too! Adrian: Yeah¡­ I guess... 12.[Adrian returns to the window, pouting in his irritated state.] Adrian: *Grumble* 13.[With a calm expression, Eva contemplates Adrian while still holding the Frame] Eva: ... 14.[She lets out a sigh and puts the frame back down, she mumbles under her breath with a smile] Eva: *Aaah*...Poor Damien, if only you¡¯d let him¡­ 15.[She approaches Damien, holding him by the shoulders gently, she tries to reassure him and lets him know that she¡¯ll be cooking something up for him with the ingredients Damien had left on the counter for Adrian¡¯s lunch.] Eva: Aw cheer up Adrian! Old Eva¡¯s gonna treat you to some good ol¡¯ fashioned cooking, your father left me some herbs I can use to make us some soup! It¡¯ll warm you right up! 16. [She leaves him by the window and makes her way into the kitchen, Adrian is still annoyed by his situation] 17. [Adrian, fidgeting his gadget in his aggravation mumbles to himself] Adrian: If only he¡¯d stop treating me like a baby, I could go out and see her, but no~o¡­ 18. [The camera zooms out enough and we see two creature chasing each other outside the house in Adrian¡¯s field of view, he looks at them with a jealous expression] Adrian: It¡¯s not like anything goes on in this dumb old town 19.[The two cute animals start playing around in the snow adorably, Adrian can only admire them through the window while remaining silent] 20.[Adrian tires from seeing the two little creatures tempting him, he backs away from the window with a grouchy grumble, the two creatures turn around in time to see him leave] Adrian: It¡¯s not fair¡­ 21.[Eva still preparing the kitchen looks at Adrian with a beaming smile as he climbs up the stairs, she reminds him that she¡¯ll be joining him later to give him his lunch] Eva: See you in a bit honey! I¡¯ll come upstairs to bring you some soup once I have it ready! Adrian: ...Thank you Miss Eva¡­ Eva: You¡¯re welcome! Don¡¯t be shy to let me know if you need something dear. 22.[Adrian goes in his room and closes the door behind him, establishing shot of his room, showing the multitude of knick knacks he made over the years.] 23. [He sits down on his desk and put his gadget on top of the table, he picks up a screwdriver and starts adjusting the bolts on it] 24.[He tires of the activity quickly and puts the tool down, he sighs while contemplating his invention.] Adrian: *Sigh* 25.[Something catches his eye outside his room¡¯s window, he notices the tiny footprints of the animals he saw earlier, but no sign of them around] Adrian: Hmm? They must¡¯ve run off somewhere else already, can¡¯t say I blame ¡®em, it¡¯s so boring around here... 26.[Adrian looks back at his gadget, one of the tiny creatures pokes its head from the corner of the window and looks at Adrian curiously] 27.[The other creature climbs on top of his friend to get a better look inside, the movement catches Adrian¡¯s gaze, he¡¯s surprised by their appearance.] 28.[He grudgingly closes his blinds on them] Adrian: *Hmph*, shoo! 29.[Shot from outside the window, the two creatures look at each other, perplexed by this individual] 30.[In the same shot, the two animals hurry along the rim of the window and run off camera] 31 [In the same shot, Adrian opens his blinds to look if the creatures are still there] Adrian: ¡­ 32 [He opens up the window and directs his gaze towards the direction where the footprints go to] Adrian: Hmm? 33.[He catches a glimpse of the two animals climbing down the house and finally jumping into a pile of snow] Adrian: What the?.. 34.[Adrian catches a stroke of genius, he retracts his upper body back inside and pounds his fist in his palm] Adrian: I got it! I think I should be able to do it! Yeah! 35. [Adrian rushes to go grab his coat off his chair, he also snatches his gadget from the counter] Adrian: I¡¯m gonna need this¡­ and this¡­ and then¡­ 36. [Adrian pauses, his happy expression is freezed in place] 37. [His optimism turns to doubt, he thinks to himself for a moment] Adrian: But, if Eva finds out¡­ 38. [He hears a loud clanking sound coming from downstairs.] Clink! Clang! Eva: By the Phoenixes! I¡¯m so clumsy! Don¡¯t worry Adrian, I¡¯ll clean up after myself¡­ Adrian: Uh, o-OK! 39. [He turns back to the window with an envious expression] 40. [He makes up his mind and walks towards the window while putting his coat on] Adrian: Maybe I can make it back before she notices I¡¯m gone... 41. [As he readies himself to exit from the window] 42. [He sidles along the rim like the creature he had seen, they same two animals stare at him as he makes his attempt] 43. [Adrian looks down and searches for the snow pile he saw earlier] Adrian:Alright, here goes¡­ 44: [Adrian pauses as he readies himself to jump] 45:[Another booming noise makes itself heard from within his residence. Adrian jumps from the scare and slips off the ledge] 46:[He lands in the pile of snow despite this, he¡¯s completely covered by the snow] 47:[He pops his head out of the pile] 48.[He gets out and makes a run for it towards the Plaza] Adrian: (Maybe I should be worrying about the state the house is gonna be when I come back and not the latter...) 49.[Illustration to emphasize travelling] 50.[Nevaeh can be seen walking her way towards the bakery] 51.[She notices some icicles hanging from a snowbank resting next to the bakery] 52.[She breaks one off and sucks on it like a popsicle] *Snap* 53.[She walks her way into the bakery] 54.[Camera zooms out, we can see Adrian hiding behind a wall while peaking out, gadget in hand] 55.[While still staring into the distance, the two little creatures try to take the gadget from him, curious to see what it does] Adrian:? 56.[Adrian pulls the gadget towards his face, shielding it from the two animals] Adrian: Hey! Keep your paws off my things!¡­ 57.[He runs up ahead and tries to loose them] Adrian: Shoo! Go away! Nyeh 58. [He makes it inside the bakery and closes the door behind him] 59.[He looks ahead of him and sees Nevaeh, still sucking on her icicle, staring intensely at the bakery¡¯s furnace] 60.[He approaches her from behind and tries to get her attention] Adrian: Oh hey Nevaeh, fancy meeting you here 61.[He tries to play it cool and beggins his pitch to Nevaeh, he quickly loses himself in his monologue] Adrian:So I know you''re busy and all that fun stuff but hey¡­ Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. 62. [He lingers around, still trying to sell his ¡°product¡± to the young gal who obviously pay no attention to him] Adrian: But, you know something? You know when your over your head with work, you lose track of time and stuff...and you start feeling a little bit hot you know... l, and sometimes you just, you know, you feel like you need to cool off right? 63. [He gets really into his monologue, Nevaeh on the other hand, gives her grocery money to the baker who in return gives her a loaf of bread] Adrian: Well take a look at this thing I made, it¡¯s the perfect thing for ya! I got it right here see? Nevaeh? 64.[She promptly leaves the store and leaves him behind without even acknowledging his presence.] Adrian: H-hey wait up! 65. [He tries to intercept her at the door] 66. [She pushes him into the door and opens it as if he were part of it] 67.[The door closes behind her and Adrian is pushed back inside the bakery] 68.[Adrian pauses, trying to understand what just happened] 69.[Adrian mumbles to himself] Adrian: W-What¡­ 70.[He turns back and gets out of the bakery and sees her walking past the snow bank and walk into the brewery] Adrian: Nngh! 71.[He follows her to the next destination] Adrian: Hey w-wait up Nevaeh! 72.[He follows the trails which leads to the brewery and awaits for her at the entrance] Adrian: Now I¡¯ll just wait for her here and catch her as she gets out 73. [As she comes out he tries to get her attention again, he doesn''t realize that his gadget was no longer on his person] Adrian: Hey look at what I- 74.[He looks at his empty palm in shock] Adrian: Uhh? Where did it go? 75.[He looks down and notices the tiny creatures playing around with it, Nevaeh pays no mind to them and keeps moving] Adrian:! 76. [Adrian Nabs his invention back from the paws of the mischievous animal] Adrian: Give that back! 77.[He looks back up only to realize she¡¯s already entering yet another building] Adrian: Aw now look, she¡¯s gone already! 78.[Shot of him running past the snow bank] 79.[Nevaeh walks past the snow bank] 80.[Adrian runs past the snow bank with his leg stuck in a bucket] 81.[Nevaeh walks past the snow bank, this time, the number of icicles is considerably less than the previous panel, meaning the chase has been going on for a while] 82.[Adrian runs past the bank again, covered with stuff that probably fell on him in one of the buildings, the number of icicles is declining quickly] Adrian:Just wait for a moment! 83.[One last shot of Nevaeh passing by the snowbank, she snaps the second to last icicle] 84.[Out of breath, Adrian stops by the snow bank] Adrian:Huff, puff¡­ So, thirsty 85.[He reaches out for the icicle, it drops to the ground and breaks apart before he even gets a chance to grasp it] 86.[Adrian drops his head in shame over his terrible luck] Adrian: Give me a freaking break¡­ 87.[Adrian perks back up in anger] Adrian: WHY WON¡¯T SHE LISTEN¡­ 88.[He catches himself as he hears his father calling out for him] Damien:Adrian? Is that you? Adrian:*Gulp* 89.[Adrian quickly jumps behind the snow bank] Adrian:(Yikes! If he finds me here, I¡¯m boned!) Damien: Hold up boys, I think I just heard my son over there¡­] Other guard: Alright, just make it quick ok? Damien: I will. 90.[Adrian is still hiding behind the bank, Damien steps into the shot] Damien:Now I could¡¯ve sworn I heard that sound came from around here¡­ 91.[Damien looks at the snow bank] Damien: mmmh, must¡¯ve imagined it 92.[The snowbank shakes just enough from Adrian shifting about in the back of it] Damien:¡­ 93.[He gives the snowbank a good kick] Damien: Hmph! 94. [The snowbank crumbles into pieces and reveals Adrian hiding behind it] 95.[Adrian is frozen in place] Adrian: Uuuh, I can explain¡­ Damien: That you will, indeed 96.[Damien pulls him out of the rubble by the arm] Adrian: I-I¡¯m sorry Damien: That you are, indeed. 97. [Adrian and Damien walk into the sunset back home, the shot also illustrate Adrian¡¯s gadget laying on the ground behind them] Adrian:Am I in trouble? Damien:I think you know the answer to that already young man¡­ Adrian: Ch!¡­ 98.[Shot illustrating a flower budding under the snow] 99.[Adrian and Damien, walk along the last stretch of road before arriving to their home, Damien has already started to scold Adrian for what he did] Damien: You know, that was very disrespectful of you towards Eva. Adrian: I know.. Damien: Then why did you do it? Adrian: I dunno¡­ Damien: You don¡¯t know? Then who will? Adrian:... 100.[Damien continues to scold him over his actions] Damien: I¡¯m very disappointed in you Adrian, YOU KNOW we have rules and laws for a reason Adrian: I know, for my safety and to keep order and prevent chaos, you told me that already... Damien: Well apparently that message hasn¡¯t gone through your thick skull now has it, boy? 101:[He opens the door and points inside] Damien: Now, I¡¯m gonna be back after my shift, I want you to apologize to Eva befor I-] 102:[Eva can be seen under a pile of tin pans and cauldrons, the kitchen is a complete mess] Eva: Eh he he¡­ Well Damien, you¡¯re home early, was just doing some cookin for the lil one... 103:[Camera points back to Adrian and Damien, both expressing their shock at the scene before them] Adrian and Damien: Uuuuuhh¡­. 104: Intermission 105: [A couple of hours later, the kitchen is completely cleaned up, Adrian wipes the sweat off of his forehead] Adrian:Well, now that¡¯s taken care off Eva: All done! Thank you so much Darling!, Oh someone¡¯s coming¡­ 106:[Damien enters the front door] Eva:Welcome back home Damien! Sorry about earlier¡­ We got the whole place spick and span for ya Damien: Don¡¯t sweat it Eva, I should be the one sorry for the boy¡¯s behavior Eva: About that¡­ 107.[She brings the already halfway in Damien outside to talk with him in private] Eva:Come now Damien: Eva, Eva please we already went over this 108.[Eva expresses her dismay towards Damien] Eva: Don¡¯t talk to me with that tone, Mister! Right now I don¡¯t know if i¡¯m upset towards the boy, or his old man who keeps purposely ignore the elephant in the room here¡­ Damien: Hey, easy now¡­ I just... 109.[She goes in full force, she¡¯s no letting him away, not this time] Eva: I¡¯ve been thinking about it this afternoon¡­ I understand your reason for keeping him inside like this. But what happened today is telling me that he can no longer be contained this way. He had his taste of freedom for today, and he¡¯s gonna want to go back for some more the next day, and the next and the week after¡­ Damien:... 110. [She keeps monologuing him] Eva: You can¡¯t keep em in forever Dear, your gonna have to realize that someday, your boy, your son is going to be a man someday and face reality on his own, maybe his old man won¡¯t be around anymore when that happens too. Damien: He will be ready when.. Eva: LISTEN to me.. 111.[She sticks her finger in his face] Eva: This whole town is deserted Damien, you know this, ADRIAN knows it too, he¡¯s SEEN it already! What are you keeping him safe from? From himself? Damien: It¡¯s not like that¡­ Eva: ¡°It¡¯s not like that¡±? Not like what Damien? I¡¯ll tell you what it¡¯s like, Adrian isn¡¯t stupid- Damien: I never said he- Eva: Then you should know full well that from this point onwards that if you keep him inside, he will grow to despise the ones holding him back. 112.[Damien remains silent with a pensive expression] Damien:... 113.[Damien let¡¯s out a sigh and expresses calmly his understanding of the situation] Damien:*Sigh* I knew this day would have to come eventually¡­ I can¡¯t say I approve of what he did today, don¡¯t get me wrong, it was very disrespectful¡­ But to think he did it all on his own ,with no one there to tell him what to do, that makes me, one proud father. 114.[Damien opens up the door and signals Eva to follow him back inside] Damien: C¡¯mon, you¡¯re gonna catch a cold staying outside at a time like this¡­ Eva: Hmph! I can look after myself, thank~you! Mister! Damien: Aw c¡¯mon, you know I didn¡¯t mean it like that. 115.[Damien gets an idea] Damien: Tell you what, I can go get Nevaeh for you back at your place and bring her here and we can have souper here together, how about it 116. [Eva remains there silently, perplexed by his sudden proposal. 117. [She chuckles at his advances] Eva: Psh! Poor Damien, you should know by now that my little Nevaeh has only ears for me! She won¡¯t listen to a single word a big old oaf like you has to say. Damien: Is that so? Eva: Heh! Without a doubt! She¡¯s just like her old nany here, she¡¯s got attitude and an unbreakable spirit! 118.[She gives him a quick wink and heads out to get Nevaeh] Eva:Well, See you boys later, you better be on your best behavior, you hear? Damien: Likewise! 119.[She slams the door behind her] Eva: He he, looks like you¡¯ve outdone yourself today Eva¡­ I hope this will be worth it! Don¡¯t let me down! 120.[Shot of Adrian and Damien cooking super, the other half of the shot is Eva dressing up Nevaeh with a scarf] 121. [Later that night, the two adults are talking over their dinner, the two children now finnish their share of the feast] Damien: -it¡¯s just as I said, the ether tank was busted up and we couldn''t heat the house¡­ Eva: My, how unfortunate¡­ 122.[Adrian drops his spoon in satisfaction over his meal, Nevaeh does so as well] Adrian: Aaah! Well I¡¯m full, thanks dad! Nevaeh:*hic* Damien: Well I¡¯m glad you two liked it! 123.[Damien points to the ceiling while looking at the two kids] Damien: Well, we¡¯re gonna be doing some ¡°adult chatting¡± here for a while, so why don¡¯t you too have play around upstairs while we''re at it? I¡¯m sure there¡¯s a couple of toys you can share with Nevaeh, right? Adrian? Adrian:They aren¡¯t toys Dad¡­ Damien: I know, I¡¯m just teasing ya 124 [Eva turns around to Nevaeh and signals her to follow Adrian] Eva: C¡¯mon now, don¡¯t keep him waiting darling¡­. 125.[Adrian gives Eva a wink as the two kids run upstairs, she returns it with an approving smile.] Damien: You two play nice okay? Adrian: Copy that Nevaeh:... Eva: Be careful when walking up the stairs sweetie! 126.[Adrian shows the way to his room to Nevaeh. She looks around while he guides her towards his desk] Adrian: C¡¯mere I got something cool to show you! Nevaeh:... 127.[Nevaeh looks somewhat disinterested in what Adrian has to show her] Adrian: Here, have a look! This one¡¯s my favorite, I know you¡¯ll like it! Nevaeh: what is it? 128.[Nevaeh feings her interest in what he has to show her and her gaze wonders in another direction] Adrian: Look at this! It can do this! Nevaeh: Uh huh¡­ 129.[Her gaze locks onto something off camera, Adrian is still looking around to find something he wants to show her] Adrian:Hold on one second, I got something else here, let¡¯s see¡­ Nevaeh: Hunh? 130.[Nevaeh points at the corner of the room] Nevaeh: What¡¯s that over there? Adrian:? Oh that, that¡¯s a pile of junk Nevaeh: No not that.... 131:[She walks over to it and pulls a crudely made wooden sword] Nevaeh: I like this one Adrian: W-wait, y-you like that dusty old thing? Nevaeh: Yes, it looks like a sword¡­I like swords, so I like this too¡­ 132:[Adrian tries to play it nice, Nevaeh swings the sword around to try it out] Adrian: Well uh, yeah! Swords are pretty cool I guess, but you know what makes em even cooler? Nevaeh:What¡¯s that? 133:[Adrian runs over to the pile of junk and searches for something] Adrian: Hold up one second, I know I left it there here somewhere, hmmm¡­. Ha HA! Got it! 134:[Adrian holds up a wooden shield of his own make] Adrian: There it is! A shield Nevaeh: Oh¡­ 135:[Adrian hands the shield and instals the shield on Nevaeh left hand] 136:[Adrian steps back to contemplate his work being worn by Nevaeh] Adrian: There! You¡¯re all set for battle now! 137:[Nevaeh wants nothing to do with the shield, she accidentally throws it back to Adrian, smacking him in the face¡­] Bonk! Adrian:Nngh! Nevaeh:Meh, too clunky, it¡¯s stinky¡­ 138:[Adrian tries to keep his cool but lets Nevaeh know his displeasure] Adrian: Hey! Watch where you throw that thing! That really hurt you know? Nevaeh: Sorry¡­ I guess¡­ Adrian:Ugh, that one¡¯s gonna leave a mark¡­ 139:[Adrian gets an idea and asks Nevaeh if she¡¯s down to play with him] Adrian: Hey I know! How about we play knights! You can be the goodie two shoes and I¡¯ll be the baddie! Nevaeh: But you don¡¯t have a weapon¡­ 140:[Adrian chuckles menacingly, his eyes covered in shade and let out a small sheen.] Adrian: Why I have one right here Nevaeh: That¡¯s a shield, that¡¯s not a weapon¡­ Adrian: That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong! Don¡¯t you know the saying? The best offense is a good defense! Nevaeh: Isn¡¯t that the other way around? 141:[Adrian readies himself for battle and points at Nevaeh] Adrian: That doesn''t matter! For I the great shield¡­ Er, Guy, I mean knight¡­ Will defeat yoooouuu ooooooh!... Nevaeh:... 142:[They both pause for a second] 143:[Adrian whispers to Nevaeh] Adrian: I¡¯m role playing ok? C-could you try to do your part please Nevaeh: But I don¡¯t wanna be someone else, I want to be Nevaeh Adrian: Well have it your way then, Nevaeeeeeeh! (Man she¡¯s making this so awkward) 144: [Adrian taps the front of his shield] Adrian: See if you can get through my impenetrable defense, you are no match for me Mwahahahaha! Nevaeh: You talk too much¡­ Adrian: Hmph! Well so do you! How about you try doing something about it! HAHA! 145:[Adrian schemes behind his shield with one of his gadgets while Nevaeh prepares herself to attack.] Adrian: (Heh heh, she won¡¯t even see it coming, then after that, we¡¯ll be even!) 146:[Nevaeh charges at Adrian, he¡¯s caught off guard by her speed] Adrian:Yikes! (She¡¯s a lot faster than I expected, I gotta act now or else...) 147: [He busts out his gadget and in an over the top fashion, he declares his attack] Adrian: Ha HA! You¡¯ve fallen into my trap! Now take this, Super Destruction disc! *Pew!* 148:[Nevaeh is caught off guard by the projectile, she leans her head to the side and barely avoids getting hit by it] Nevaeh: What the- Adrian: H-HOW? 149: [The disc bounces off the two walls in the corner of the room] 150:[It bonks Nevaeh in the back of the head, but the projectile¡¯s speed is much less that it was initially, she¡¯s practically unfazed by it, she keeps charging towards Adrian] Adrian: It connected! Aaaaaand it dosent mmmMMMMAAATER AAAH PLEASE DON¡¯T KILL ME! 151:[He cowers behind his shield as Nevaeh changes at him at high speeds] Adrian:Ha! Do your worst Nevaeh, I-I¡¯m not afraid of you! 152. [Adrian braces for impact] Adrian: (Here she comes!) 153: [He feels the impact and reposts with a shield bash] Adrian:Take this! 154: [He realizes that Neveah had picked up the disc he had launched and was using it against him as a distraction.] Adrian: W-wait, what? 155: [Nevaeh fades in behind Adrian, the boy soon realizes what was about to happen] Nevaeh:...Nothing personal¡­ 156:[Adrian curls up into a ball as Nevaeh is about to hit him, she stops herself from bashing him] Adrian: AAAAHH! I GIVE, I GIVE, PLEASE HAVE MERCY! Nevaeh:? 157:[Nevaeh pauses for a second, Adrian is still bracing for an impact] 158:[She pokes his butt with the sword, he lets out a small wheep and starts rolling forward] *Poke poke* Adrian:eep! 159:[Nevaeh, dumbfounded watches as Adrian picks up speed as he rolls back towards the pile of junk conveniently placed like bowling pins] 160:[He smashes through the pins and then crashes in the pile of garbage behind it. Yup, that¡¯s an ace. Nevaeh is depicted at the bottom of the panel with an indifferent expression and a thumbs up] *POW* Narrator: ACE! Nevaeh:niceuh shoto... 161:[The sound alerts the two parents, they show up at the door.] Damien: What¡¯s... Eva: What in the Phoenixes¡¯ name is¡­ 162.[The two are quick to realize what was happening, Adrian is dazed under the pile of trash, Nevaeh has her back turned] Damien and Eva:..Happening here... 163:[Nevaeh turns around to face the two newcomers, she has a big grin on her face] Nevaeh: *Giggle* That was fun 164:[Damien and Eva are both baffled at the sight of her] Damien: She¡¯s- Eva:-Smiling? 165: [Freeze frame of the whole scene] 166: [Intermission] 167:[Later that night, Nevaeh and Eva take their leave into the cold dark night to get back home] Eva: Well, that was fun, thank you so much for having us over Damien! Damien: It was my pleasure! Hope to see you two soon! Eva: And thank you Adrian for your gift to Nevaeh, that¡¯s really sweet of you Adrian: N-no problem! Eva: Alrighty then! Until next time, come Nevaeh¡­ Nevaeh: ok¡­ 168:[Damien prompts Adrian to go and get ready for bed] Damien: Well, now that¡¯s over, it¡¯s time for you to get to bed young man, it¡¯s getting late! Help me pick up these dishes and I¡¯ll go tuck you in after and we can call it a day. Adrian:Yesir!~ 169:[As they pick up the dishes, Adrian starts talking to Damien about the events that unfolded during that night] Adrian:S-sorry about all that ruckus we made back there, I didn¡¯t want to make you worry¡­ Damien: That¡¯s quite alright, I¡¯m happy that the two of you ended up getting along. 170:[Adrian keeps talking with his father as they walk up the stair after being done picking up the dishes] Adrian: Tonight was a lot of fun Damien: Yeah I¡¯m sure it was Adrian:But I think I also learned something from it too.. 171:[Adrian sits on his bed and his father kneels over to listen to his son] Damien: Mmh? That¡¯s interesting, what would that be? Adrian: Well you see, when I was trying to impress Nevaeh, I was so caught up with trying to impress her and stuff. 172:[Adrian keeps on talking while Damien covers him with his bed sheets] Adrian: I was so centered on trying to show her what I wanted her to see, it¡¯s no wonder she never had any interest up until now. Damien: So what did you take from this experience Adrian: I guess I was acting a little bit selfish, you know¡­ Sometimes we think we know what others want from us, and sometimes that ¡°something¡± they want happens to be something completely different¡­ It¡¯s kinda like that 173:[Damien¡¯s face lights up with a mellow smile, he rubs his son on the head approvingly] Damien: That¡¯s a good lesson, I think we can both take something from this Adrian: You really think so? Damien: No doubt¡­ Alright then m¡¯boy, lights out¡­ 174:[Damien walks out the room with a smile on his face] Adrian: Good night Dad! Damien: Good night Adrian¡­ You make your old man proud¡­ 175:[Shot depicting the same budding flower in the previous panel, it has somewhat bloomed over the time of these events] 176:[The next day¡­ Shot of Adrian¡¯s house] Kakarikooooo! 177:[Adrian streches out while walking downstairs, Damien awaits him at the table] Adrian:*yawn* Mornin¡¯ dad Damien: Well you¡¯re up early today, that¡¯s good, I¡¯ve made something for the both of us 178:[He sits down at the table with his eyes half closed] Adrian:Mmm...Smells good¡­ Damien: Comin right up! 179:[Damien drops a full plate on the table, the food is still steaming, Adrian takes a big whiff] Adrian:Sniff sniff¡­ Damien: There! A big meal for my big man! Eat it while it¡¯s still hot! 180:[Adrian wastes no time to start digging in his plate] Adrian: Mmngh! *Slurp* *Crunch* Thish ish good,*nom* thankch dayd Damien: What did I say about talking when your mouth is full? Adrian:*Gulp*... Sorry¡­ 181:[Damien sits across the table in front of Damien, a steaming cup of joe in hand] Damien: Wanna know something Adrian? Adrian: What¡¯s that? Damien: Today¡¯s a special day, wanna know why Adrian:How is it special Damien: Oh you¡¯ll see soon enough¡­ Adrian:O~ook? Damien: Make sure you eat everything on your plate Adrian: Will do! *Nom!* 182:[Adrian puts away his plate and looks at the door] Knock! Knock! Damien: That one¡¯s for you boy! Adrian:Huh? 183: [He walks up to the door] Adrian: Who is it? Isn¡¯t it kinda early for anyone to be visiting Damien: Ah, open it up, you¡¯ll see! 184:[With a shy creek, the door opens up, Adrian is stunned at the figure standing before him] 185:[A blinding light enters the room, Adrian¡¯s eyes are not yet accustomed to the light, a tall figure stand before him} Adrian: Who¡­ I-is that y-you¡­ 186: [Adrian let¡¯s out an excited shout] Adrian: MOMMY! 187: [The light fades out and the form is revealed to be Nevaeh sitting on her grandma¡¯s shoulders] Eva: Aaaw, would you hear that Nevaeh, he called me Mommy, that¡¯s so cute! Nevaeh: Go get your own mommy¡­ Eva: Don¡¯t be like that! 188:[Adrian is flustered by this reveal, Nevaeh jumps down from her Granny and bops Damien over the head] Adrian: Err, I mean¡­ I thought you were¡­ OW! Nevaeh: That¡¯ll teach you¡­ Eva: Be careful where you swing that thing sweetie! 189:[Adrian is still confused by their arrival] Adrian: I don¡¯t mean to be rude, but why are you guys here this early Damien: That¡¯s because I invited them over Adrian: But they were here yesterday¡­ 190:[Nevaeh softly nuges him with the wooden sword, she inquires] Nevaeh: Well.. Are you coming or not Adrian: Wha? B-but I can¡¯t I¡¯m not allowed to¡­ 191: [Adrian is cut off by his father, he gives him his winter coat] Damien: Here, you don¡¯t wanna catch a cold while out there do ya? Adrian: Dad?.... 192:[Adrian stares at his father in awe] 193:[His expression changes into a smile] 194:[He grabs the coat and runs outside] Adrian: Thanks dad! Wait up Nevaeh, here I come! Damien: Hey! Where¡¯s my hug? Eva:*Giggle* Damien: Aah, too late now I guess¡­ 195:[Eva places her hand on Damien¡¯s shoulder] Eva: Thank you so much Damien. 196:[He place his hand around her shoulders] Damien: No Eva¡­ 197:[They stand by the door frame, watching the two children play together Damien: Thank YOU... 198:[Shot of Adrian and Nevaeh playing in the snow in front of Damien¡¯s residence. 199:[Shot of a fully bloomed flower] Adventure and danger 200:[Time flies by, winter makes place for spring and spring does so as well for summer.] Narrator: After these heartfelt moments, Adrian and his new friend Nevaeh bond would grow (That¡¯s what you¡¯d think would happen, but I digress.) 201: [Picture of Nevaeh and Adrian playing around with Adrian always ending up getting hurt] Narrator: The two of them would meet up everyday of the week and go play around in the streets of the abandoned city. 202: [Illustration of Damien facepalming, Adrian looking down in shame covered in mud, Nevaeh next to him, she remains unfazed, Eva laughs in the back of the scene] Narrator: The two would get into trouble (Not really though...) but their friendship would never cease to endure! 203:[Shot of them playing around during summer] Narrator: On one faithful day, their lives would change forever! 204:[Adrian points at something behind Nevaeh] Adrian: Hey, what¡¯s that over there? 205:[Far away shot of some adults gathering in front of the church] Adrian: Hey, there¡¯s something going on over there! I bet they¡¯re welcoming those priests that arrived yesterday. C¡¯mon, let¡¯s go have a look! 206:[The two run up behind the small crowd} Adrian: Hey what¡¯s going on- Villager 1: Shhh! Quiet, the man there¡¯s making a speech¡­ 207:[Shot in front of the villagers looking up to the priest on top of his podium.] Adrian: Ah I s- Villager 1: Shh! Chancellor: People of Maltais, I bring to you all a great warning! 208:[ Different shot of the chancellor] Chancellor: We, ex-Apostles of Jeslem, have learned that our great capital faces trying times. Our neighbouring nations with whom we¡¯ve sustained relations fruitful are on the verge of cutting off our beautiful nation from the outside world, and treating us, the people who helped build the very FOUNDATIONS of this beautiful civilization, as ¡°foreigners¡±! What means do they have to come to such negligence? What pushes them to these ends to treat us as enemies through oppression? As apostles, we have witnessed first-hand from within the walls the corrupted minds behind the scenes, and we come here as the voice of the people, to warn you about these blasphemous deeds! Person 1: Wait, what is he talking about? Person 2: Shhhhh! He¡¯s getting there¡­ Person 3: I thought these were all rumours¡­ Can it be? 209: [Different shot of the Counselor] Chancellor: The high priestess, Ada K?nig, (Pronounced: Kewn- eath) has persuaded the council personnel into following her objectives for conquering these lands. She may have fooled our brothers, yet we apostles saw right through her malicious intents 210: [Counselor reveals manuscripts] Chancellor: See for yourselves, my brothers and sisters! This private documentation found behind the very walls of the capital detail high priestess Ada K?nig¡¯s hidden agenda! We have risked our lives to spread the word to common folk; for you, my dear friends, deserve to know the secrecy and ill-intent of our rulers! Person 1: Wait, I¡¯ve seen this kind of paper before¡­ No doubt, it has to be from the capital¡­ Person 2: Let me see that! Person 3: I¡¯ve got a bad feeling about this¡­ 211:[The chancellor pauses as the manuscript is being passed around the crowd] Adrian: Mmh?¡­ Never seen that before 212:[Chancellor continues his speech] Chancellor: We know that it must be hard for you to accept such harsh reality, and we, the council of the Phoenix church completely agree with your scepticism if any. We however, do not expect your immediate response to give acceptance of our words, we merely pray that you will ponder upon them and come to your own decisions¡­ 213:[Chancellor continues his speech with tremendous aspiration.] Chancellor: But do not falter my children! Time is growing short; we must act swiftly if we hope to ever stand a chance against this threat! Their preparations and training place us at a disadvantage. As we speak, the more efficient trade routes established in the northern peninsula and the lack of maintenance of our roads by the capital has marginalized our community, and no actions have been taken to aid us!¡± . The people of the northern kingdoms are now going through starvation! We cannot stay idle while such a neglecting leader goes without proper rectification! This is a crucial part of our country¡¯s history; heed our warnings well, my children!... 214:[Chancellor steps down from his podium and makes his exit with his guards and other followers of sorts, the crowd explodes in a sea of gossip. The villagers are very sceptical about this sudden announcement] Adrian: Man I really hope nothing bad happens to the town, dad¡¯s surely gonna have his work cut out for him if anything goes wrong¡­ What do you think Nevaeh? 215:[Adrian looks over to his side and realizes Nevaeh is no longer there] Adrian: Hey where¡¯d she go?! 216: [He catches sight of the lass running towards the city walls, he gives chase to her] Adrian: Hey what gives?! 217:[Shot of Adrian running and panting] Adrian: Huff puff! 218:[Nevaeh is seen by the guards of the entrance, Adrian arrives just in time to get in on their conversation] Guard 1: I¡¯m telling you again kiddo! We¡¯re not letting you go outside the gate! Guard 2: Where¡¯s your parents? Are you lost or something missy? 219:[Adrian makes a full stop in front of the guards] Adrian:*Pant* What¡¯s going on, Nevaeh why did you run all the way here? Guard 2: Hey look, that¡¯s Damien¡¯s kid, what¡¯s up little fella, is she your friend? Guard 1: Whoever she is she ain¡¯t getting past me 220:[While the guards are distracted, Nevaeh dashes inside the tower and runs up the stairs next to the gate, they give chase, Adrian tries to catch his breath] Guard 2: What the? Guard 1: The kid¡¯s fast! Adrian: Nevaeh! 221:[Shot of Nevaeh running up the stairs] Guard 1: You stay down there and look after the boy, I¡¯ll go after her Adrian: Nevaeh watch out! 222: [Nevaeh arrives at the top of the tower where the gate¡¯s lever is found but she¡¯s intercepted by the guard who¡¯s mysteriously ahead of her somehow] Nevaeh: ?? Guard 1: Not on my watch, missy! 223:[She throws her swords at some boxes resting on a fragile looking shelf] Guard 1: Hey what¡¯s the big idea?! 224:[The shelf loses balance and the boxes full of bolts almost fall on the guard but instead fly right over his head, this distraction gives Nevaeh the time to put run away] Guard 1: OY HEY, LOOK OUT BELOW 225:[The second guard sees the bolts flying out of their containers and realizes the danger it poses for the small child, unaware of his predicament] Guard 2: DEAR PHOENIXES! 226:[In a heroic fashion the second guard embraces Adrian and shields him from the incoming projectiles. He turns his ether tank on and brings out his conductor] Guard 2: I got you boy! Adrian: AAAH! 227:[He pushes the trigger and holds the conductor in the air at the last possible second, his ether gear creates a shield of air blocking and pushing away the falling bolts] Guard 2: Hnngh! 228: [The guard is relieved as he sees the last bolt hit the ground.] Guard 2: Man that was close! 229: [Adrian panics, he doesn¡¯t realize what just happened. He wiggles out of the guards grasp and kicks his calve in fear of him] Andrian: Get your hands off me! Guard 2: Ack! Me bad leg! 230: [Adrian makes a run for it inside the tower to the left of the gate while the second guard holds his leg in pain] Guard 2: Hold it right there. Nnngh! (Oh the PAIN! Phoenixes, please! Have mercy!) Adrian: Wait for me Nevaeh!! 231[The first guard places his gaze towards the other tower.] Guard 1: Hmph! I guess I¡¯ll have to catch these two rascals all by myself! 232: [The guard holds his conductor up with a devilish grin and a handful of bolts in the other hand.] Guard 1: Fine by me! 233: [He leaps into the air, sky high, Nevaeh catches a glimpse of what his ether gear is capable of] Nevaeh:! 234:[The guard lands in front of Adrian and pushes him against the wall and uses the bolts to nail his pants and shirt to the wall] Guard 1: Hold still for a second, I don¡¯t want to hurt you. Adrian: Hey! Stop that! 235:[The guard uses his ether gear as a nail gun, pushing the nails with highly concentrated air, he pins 2 bolts through Adrian shirt and 2 to his pants against the wall] *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* 236:[The guard leaps back towards the location he last saw Nevaeh now that Adrian was less likely to cause trouble] Adrian: Argh! I can¡¯t move¡­ WATCH OUT NEVAEH, DON¡¯T GET CAUGHT BY HIM! Guard 1:Now I can focus on that other pipsqueak...
  1. [He lands not too far away to where Nevaeh was hiding, she holds her breath as to not reveal her location to her pursuer]
Guard 1: Now where could she have gone¡­ 238: [She tries to hold still] 239:[Her trembling causes her to nudge something and causes it to fall next to her] *Plink* Nevaeh:*gasp* Guard 1: Uh? What was that noise? 240:[She sees an opportunity to make a run for it on the opposite side of where the noise emanated from] 241:[The Guard¡¯s reflexes outmatch Nevaeh¡¯s speed and he nails her shirt sleeve into the wall next to her] Guard 1: Not so fast, missy! Nevaeh: ! 242:[The guard savours this victory] Guard 1: Ha, well that was a lot easier than I thought! 243:[He turns around and notices that Adrian is missing from the spot he had nailed him] Guard 1: What? how did he... 244: [In his frustration, he starts nailing every bolt he has into Nevaeh¡¯s sleeve] Guard: Damn it! I guess I need more nails than that to pin you small fries down eh? *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* 245:[He gets so caught up in pinning Nevaeh down, he doesn''t notice Adrian slowly sneaking his way near them, Adrian picks up the wooden sword Nevaeh had thrown earlier] *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* *Ptchunk!* 246:[Adrian tries to approach from behind slowly while the guard UNLOADS on Nevaeh¡¯s sleeve] 247:[Adrian attempts to hit the guard from behind, but the guard had already foreseen this attempt and activates his air shield like his partner had done earlier] Guard 1 Nice try kiddo! But your gonna have to try harder than that to get the best of me! 248: [While the guard takes his eyes off Nevaeh, she then gives him a good kick in the calve.] Nevaeh: Hya! Guard 1: Ggh! 249:[Close up of the guard¡¯s agonized expression, the screen fades to white] 250:[Flashback of the two guards meeting for the first time] Guard 1: So my brother pushed me down the stairs when I was kid. The leg here never recovered from that ever since Guard 2: Well I almost busted me kneecap when I tried jumping over a fence cuz da neighbour¡¯s dog was chasing me. 251:[The two guards rejoice over their similar handicaps] Guard 2: Man, I¡¯m so glad we got paired up together, we have so much in common! Guard 1: Yeah! 252:[They Laugh in unison and fade to white]This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Guard 1 and 2: Hahahahahahaha! 253:[The screen fades back to how it was before the flash back, the Guard¡¯s face is petrified] 254: [The guard realizes that it wasn¡¯t his bad leg that got hit but loses the self awareness to keep his secret] Guard: Oh wait, that ain¡¯t my bad leg¡­ 255: [Nevaeh promptly kick¡¯s his other leg] Guard 1: GAAAAH! 255:[Screen fades to white again, the two guards can be heard in their hysteria] Guard 1 and 2: Hahahahahahaha! 256:[The screen fades back to the present where the guard lays down, defeated] Adrian: I kinda feel bad for him now¡­ 257:[Adrian frees Nevaeh by helping her rip her sleeve off the bolts she was pinned to the wall by, but once free, she immediately rushes for the lever] Adrian: H-hey, where are you running off to again? 258:[She makes her way through the gate past the other guard, still holding his leg from the pain inflicted by Adrian] Adrian: Sorry about earlier¡­ and your friend too¡­ Guard 2: It hurts sooooo much..... 259:[Shot to emphasise traveling] 260:[Adrian and Nevaeh walk through the bushes at the forest¡¯s entrance, Adrian¡¯s doubt grows steady] Adrian: Nevaeh! What¡¯s gotten into you? Listen to me, come back here! 261:[Close up shot of Adrian¡¯s face] Adrian: [This is bad! She¡¯s getting deeper into the forest, if I don¡¯t catch up to her soon, we¡¯ll get lost! I have to do something quick!) 262:[Another shot of Adrian¡¯s worried expression] Adrian: [And even if we do manage to get out of this alive, Dad¡¯s gonna find out about what we did, and after he does, he¡¯ll never let me out of the house ever again!) 263:[Adrian tries to compose himself] Adrian: Aaargh! I can¡¯t be thinking about this now, I gotta stop Nevaeh NOW! 264:[He trips on some brambles, his face falls flat on some gooey substance] *Splat!* Adrian: OOF! 265: [He quickly gets back up to give chase to Nevaeh while trying to wipe the goo off] Adrian: What the heck is this stuff¡­ Argh! I can¡¯t let it bother me! Not right now! 266: [Shot from the ground looking towards where Adrian is running, from there, a liquified and beaten up corpse can be seen, the very same one Adrian had just fell in] Adrian:NEVAEH! IT¡¯S NOT SAFE HERE! 267: [He finally catches sight of her in an open patch inside the forest] Adrian: Finally, got you! 268:[He comes to a shrieking halt as Nevaeh puts her hand out to signal him to keep quiet] Adrian: You got so- Nevaeh: Shh!¡­ 269:[Adrian¡¯s expression changes, he looks a lot more worried than before, he inquires Neveah about the situation, Nevaeh points her wooden sword towards an inconspicuous shrub] Adrian: *whisper* What¡¯s going on here?.... Nevaeh:There¡­ 270:[The bush begins to rustle violently, this alarms Adrian] Adrian:!!! 271:[Two forms jump out of the bush, they¡¯re speed makes them appear as two blurs] Adrian: Here it comes! Nevaeh: There¡¯s two of them¡­ 272:[The two entities appear to be slimes they glare at the two children menacingly] Slime 1: Blub blub blub¡­ Slime 2: Slluuuuuuurp! 273: [Adrian takes a step back, Nevaeh Keeps here ground and returns the glare to the two monsters] Adrian: S-slimes? But I read that were completely wiped out after the great battle! 274: [The two slimes start talking back] Slime 1: Ooooh would you look at this nerd!? Slime 2: That fairy tale? Sluuuuuurp, man you guys are really in the dark bout this whole thing are ya? Adrian: W-wait they can talk?¡­ 275: [Adrian retorks to their answer with another question, the two slimes are a bit flustered by his reaction] Adrian: Wait up, how do you know which battle I¡¯m talking about, I haven¡¯t even got into the details yet! Slime 1: Guh! Slime 2: Slurp! 276: [The slime tries to play it cool while under interrogation] Slime 2: Sllluuuurp! Bah! As if knowing will do ya any good Slime 1: Yeah you tell dat asshole! *blub* Slime 2: Shadap you dumbass! Adrian: Geez, these two are potty mouths aren¡¯t they?) 277:[The two slimes return to their intimidation tactics and keep glaring at the two kids] Slime 2: Say mmmhh¡­ Slurp! You two look mighty tasty! Slime 1: ShYEAH! Yuuk yuk! Adrian: Err¡­ 278:[Adrian hits them hard with some facts] Adrian: I¡¯m¡­ Pretty sure you guys are just scavengers and not actual predators¡­ Slime 2: SLLLUUUUURP??? Slime 1: HOW DID HE¡­. 279:[The slimes think of some way to dodge the question] Slime 2: HEY NERD, YA SURE TALK A LOT OF CRAP Slime 1: Yeah! Didn¡¯t you see that corpse we totally didn¡¯t scavenge? 280:[The two of them pause, the second slime gives his companion a silent yet disapproving look] Slime 1: Uuhh¡­ 281: [The second slime smacks his cohort] Smack! Slime 2: Ya DIM WITTED IDIOT Slime 1: Owie! Adrian: Err¡­ Nevaeh? 282: [The second slime turns back to the two children, close up shot of his face] Slime 2: Don¡¯t listen to a word this $%&# has to say, we¡¯re the real deal, and were not about to step down to some babies who barely know how to walk straight ya hear? Adrian: Nevaeh¡­ Don¡¯t do that¡­ 283: [The camera zooms out a bit to reveal Nevaeh kneeled down next to the slime] Slime: What the? When¡¯d you get here? 284:[She starts poking the slime with her sword, the slime¡¯s reaction is completely unexpected, Nevaeh recoils back while blushing and a look of disgust on her face] Slime 2: oooOOOooooOOOh that¡¯s the spot!!! 285:[Nevaeh, irritated, bashes the slime and turns it into a puddle of goo] Nevaeh: Perv¡­ Slime 1: Eeeek! Adrian: ??? 286:[Nevaeh turns her cold gaze to the other slime] Nevaeh:... Slime 1: *blubblubblub*! 287:[The slime cowers away before Nevaeh¡¯s ¡°cunning¡± exploit] Slime: AAAH! DON¡¯T KIIILL MEEEE! Swoosh! 288:[Adrian looks to the general direction the slime ran to, a faint sound can be heard] Adrian: Well, that just, happened¡­ *Rustle* 289:[He looks back and notices that Nevaeh had already bailed out] Adrian: sigh. Why am I not surprised? 290:[Adrian, more frustrated than ever, gives chase to her] Adrian: Grrr¡­ If it wasn¡¯t for her, I wouldn¡¯t be in this mess¡­ 291:[Adrian gains a spurt of speed and starts catching up to Nevaeh] Adrian:NNNNGGGGYYYYAAAAAA!!! 292:[He finally catches up to her, he jumps on the girl and they tumble a bit] Adrian: WILL-YOU-STOP-FOR-ONE-SECOND-PLEASE! 293:[They come to a full stop, he finds himself on top of her and starts scolding the young lass] Adrian: I bet you think you¡¯re real clever now eh? 294:[She struggles while Adrian pins her down, he tries talking sense into her] Adrian: Why won¡¯t you listen! Can¡¯t you see that we¡¯re lost? You led us here and now we might not even be able to get out with our lives! The sun is setting already! Nevaeh: Nyeh! 295: [Adrian shouts one last time after realizing Nevaeh was not listening] Adrian: LISTEN TO ME! 296: [She frees one of her hands and gives Adrian a good old backhanded slap, the force is strong enough to push him off of her] *Smack!* Adrian: Ack! 297: [Adrian remains on the ground while facing up, he holds his cheek, Nevaeh gets up and runs off] Adrian:....Nevaeh¡­ 298:[Adrian starts talking to himself] Adrian: So this is what it feels like to be hit by a girl¡­ 299:[Adrian lifts up his upper body] Adrian: Man, it sure feels worse than I ever imagined¡­ Both physically and mentally¡­ 300:[Adrian ponders upon his actions] Adrian: I¡­ I hope I didn¡¯t make her upset¡­ 301:[Adrian gets back up on his feet and smacks his face with both his palms] Adrian: Enough of that! I gotta focus on getting her back to the village, and fast! 302:[Adrian looks around for clues as to where she might¡¯ve went] Adrian:Hmm¡­ 303: [He sees a couple of leaves still swaying back and forth from a recent disturbance, there are also clearly visible footprints] Adrian: Ha ha! 304: [He runs into that direction] Adrian: NEVAEH! I¡¯M GOING TO SAVE THE BOTH OF US!!! 305-307:[He runs furiously in her direction, illustrate multiple action poses of him avoiding natural obstacles] 308: [Adrian sees a light at the end of a tunnel of foliage] Adrian: Huff puff¡­ NEVAEH! 309: [He runs out of the other end of the tunnel] Adrian: Are you there?! 310: [He¡¯s starstruck by the sight before him, he sees Nevaeh at a cliff¡¯s edge gazing upon the stars] Adrian: W-woaaah! I¡¯ve never seen Stars as bright as these¡­ 311:[Close up shot of Nevaeh, gazing at the stars, she looks as if under a spell] 312 [Close up of her eye, the reflection shows a specific constellation 313:[Adrian snaps out of it, he fears that Nevaeh was in the act of committing suicide] Adrian: Wait a second¡­. NEVAEH?! 314:[When he see her not responding to her name, he starts running towards her] Adrian: NEVAEH! DON¡¯T DO IT, PLEASE! 315:[As he draws closer, his screaming becomes louder and Nevaeh naps out of her infliction] Adrian: DON¡¯T JUMP! NEVAEEEEEEH! Nevaeh: Huh? 316:[She turns around and recoils at the sight of Adrian rushing towards her] Nevaeh: Adrian?! Adrian: I WON¡¯T LET YOU! 317: [She slips off the ledge Adrian catches her hand as she slips off] Adrian: I GOT YOU! Nevaeh:! 318:[The two stare into each other¡¯s eyes] Adrian: Nevaeh¡­ Nevaeh: ¡­...yes? 319:[Adrian keeps talking as he tries to pull her back to solid ground[ Adrian: You-you called me by my name¡­ That¡¯s the first time you- 320:[The weak foundation underneath them crumbles and they fall along the cliff] Adrian: NOOOOOO! Nevaeh: AAAAH! 321: [Adrian embraces Nevaeh in midair, trying to shield her from the incoming impact] Adrian: Gyuuh! 322:[Adrian falls flat on his back, but he bears the pain and holds on to his friend] Adrian: GACK! 323-324:[They roll down the cliff] Adrian: Nnngh! 325: [Their slide comes to an end at the bottom of the hill, Nevaeh being on top and Adrian being under] 326:[He inspects Nevaeh¡¯s condition, she blushes at the realization of the situation] Adrian: A-are you alright? 327:[She forces her way out of his grasp] Nevaeh: Meh! Adrian: OOF! 328:[She rolls over to the side, she bumps into a shadowy figure] 329:[She looks straight up and see what she just ran into, she covers her mouth] Nevaeh: ¡­.*gasp* 330:[They flinch from this new discovery, the two try to crawl away from it] Nevaeh: s-s-scary¡­ Adrian:eeeeeeek¡­.. 331:[A pair of luminescent eyes appear on the figure before them, a terrifying growling emanates from it¡¯s maw] Monster: Mroooooooooooorrrrrr¡­¡­.. Adrian: W-what is t-that¡­. thing¡­.. Nevaeh: s-scary... 332:[The large entity slowly walks into the moon light to reveal itself, Adrian and Nevaeh backs up in fear] Monster:Rrrrrrrrrrrr¡­¡­ Adrian: S-stay away, back off! 333: [The beast attempts to pluck at Nevaeh, she¡¯s able to jump out of it¡¯s grasp in time] Monster: Gnap! Adrian: Ugh! Watch out! 334:[The monster straightens it¡¯s head back up and spits out the grass where Nevaeh once stood] Monster: Ptoei!~ Adrian: That was close, we gotta get away from this thing, pronto! Nevaeh: Uh hun! 335: [The two children pick up the pace, the monster contemplates them and prepares for his moment to strike] 336:[The monster is now running after the two protagonist] Adrian: That thing¡¯s real big, it¡¯s gonna catch up to us no doubt! We gotta find a way to lose it! Monster: Roar! Adrian: Eep! 337:[Adrian and Nevaeh try to outrun the creature by making sharp turns, knowing full well that the monster¡¯s size and weight would make it difficult for it to make such any course corrections that quickly. They use the trees to their advantage to force the monster into making sharp turns] Adrian: That thing¡¯s mass will certainly prevent it from making sharp turns as quick as us! Try zig zagging around the trees! It can¡¯t follow us that well if it follows our every movement! Nevaeh:O-ok! 338:[They both make it into a rocky formation, they can no longer rely on their old strategy, Adrian comes up with a different plan] Adrian: Darn! Looks like we¡¯re gonna have to climb up¡­ 339:[Adrian runs ahead and places his palm face up on his knees and prompts Nevaeh to jump on them] Adrian: C¡¯mon, JUMP! 340: [He lifts her up as she jumps above him and vaults her up the ledge] Adrian: Hya! Nevaeh: Hop! 341:[He realizes that he had much less time than he first thought, the beast had already caught up with them] Adrian: OH NO! Nevaeh:! 342:[Nevaeh, notices a space in between a boulder and a wall] 343:[She reacts lightning fast, she places herself in between each and pushes the boulder with her legs and her body against the wall] 344: [The boulder falls just in time, it lands directly on the monster¡¯s head and temporarily stuns it.] BAM! Adrian: Woah, good thinking Nevaeh! 345: [Nevaeh reaches out to Adrian, she pulls him up the cliff] Nevaeh:Ngh! Adrian: Woah! Geez Nevaeh, you¡¯re pretty strong aren¡¯t you? 346:[Their reunion is cut short, they keep running ahead on the rocky ledge as the large beast continues to give chase] Adrian: Argh! He¡¯s persistent, that¡¯s for sure! 347:[The ledge leads to a Dead end, the two adventurers moral drops through the floor] Adrian: N-no way! It¡¯s a dead end! Quick! we gotta go the other way! Nevaeh: Gasp! Too late! 348:[They find themselves with their backs against the wall] Adrian: No¡­ SOMEBODY, HEEELP! Nevaeh: *wimper* 349:[Adrian puts his hand in front of Nevaeh and tries to shield her from the beast] Adrian:Ngh! No, I won¡¯t let you have her! 350: [The beast salivates on Adrian, breathing heavily] Adrian: hheeellllp¡­. 351: [A booming voice is heard from afar, It¡¯s Damien, equipped with his ether gear, he launches an all out assault] Damien: ETHER PROPULSION SYSTEM, MAXIMUM OUTPUT! Adrian: ??? 352: [Adrian comes crashing down upon the beast at a blinding speed, he uses a shield to bash the creature] Damien: HEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Adrian: DAAAD! Nevaeh: So cool... 353:[Damien grabs the two children with haste, the beast is only temporarily stunned] Damien: You two, grab onto me, NOW! Adrian: Yesir! 354:[Damien checks on the two kids] Damien: You two ready? Adrian and Nevaeh: Yeah! 355:[Damien leaps just in time as the beast attempts one last time to chomp them] *Chomp!* Damien: Hiya! Adrian: Woah neilly! We made it! 356:[Upon landing, Damien starts discussing with the two main characters] Damien: You are sorely mistaken if you think you¡¯re out of trouble young man! You¡¯ve got some explaining to do once we get back home, and you too Nevaeh! Eva¡¯s been worried sick! 357: [The two young ones exchange a look of defeat as they¡¯re escort caries them back to safety] Adrian and Nevaeh: Aaww¡­ Damien: Hmph! 358: [Damien leaps from tree to tree with the help of his ether gear] Adrian: Uh Dad? How did you find us? Damien: Huh? Well, I had the help of someone. 359:[Adrian is confused as to who this individual might be] Adrian: Wait, but there isn¡¯t anyone that lives around these woods, unless you''re talking about¡­ 360:[They zoom past the slime from earlier] Damien: Hello again, and goodbye! Slime 1: *BLUB!* NOT HIM AGAIN! GYAAAAH! Adrian and Nevaeh: !?? 361: [Adrian inquires his father as to how he managed to get a monster to cooperate) Adrian: W-wait, you asked a-a SLIME WHERE WE WERE? Damien: Heh...Let¡¯s just say that a little bit of ¡°conviction¡± can go a loooong way¡­ 362: [Damien continues his course on foot, Adrian notices a dim light coming from the bushes] Adrian: Wait, there¡¯s a light coming from over there? Damien: Hmm? 363:[Damien looks to the side and stops in his tracks with a sceptical look on his face] Damien: What¡­ No it can¡¯t be, not right now¡­ Adrian: What is it dad? Damien: I don¡¯t know¡­ 364:[Damien continues to run towards the village] Damien:It¡¯s none of our concerns, it¡¯s getting late now, the guards from the village are waiting for us, we shouldn''t keep them waiting¡­ Adrian: Ah¡­ Ok¡­ 365: [Damien walks through the gate, the two children dismount from him and walk by his side] Damien: Alright, we''re finally back¡­ 366:[They come around a corner where two church members can be found in an heated discussion] Priest 1: -Word is that an encampment has been sighted not too far from our walls Priest 2: To think they would go to such ends¡­ It¡¯s terrifying¡­ 367: [Damien realizes this could mean that the town would be under siege in the near future] Damien: (Dammit! So those WERE soldiers from the capital then, could it be that the capital is now¡­) Adrian: What¡¯s wrong dad? 368: [Damien snaps out of it and heads to Eva¡¯s house in order to escort the two kids somewhere safe] Damien:You¡¯re one lucky boy Adrian, you get to have a sleep over at Eva¡¯s place tonight¡­ Don¡¯t get the wrong idea, this isn¡¯t a ¡°reward¡±, we will discuss the issue at a later time! Adrian:Uh.. Dad what¡¯s going on? 369:[Damien tries to carefully explain the situation to Adrian, he warps the truth as to not cause any panik] Damien: Let¡¯s just say that Dad is gonna have to work a night shift, and I-. Hold that thought, someone¡¯s coming this way... Adrian:Who is it? 370:[The chancellor, surrounded by his cohorts and a small group of villagers can be seen walking towards the gate, they¡¯re armed with torches and pitchforks, they try to keep them hidden as to not alarm their own allies, the Chancellor takes note of Damien¡¯s presence] Chancelor: You there! You must be Damien, these villagers have informed me of your many good deeds and your, expertise... Please allow me to have a word with you... Damien: With all do respects, my father¡­ I¡¯m afraid my hands are full at the moment, I will get right back to you after I¡¯m done with these two. Chancelor:Oh I see... Please pardon my intrusion. I commend your good will sir Damien, please know that we will be waiting by the gate until midnight, I hope you¡¯ll bless us with your presence by then¡­ 371:[Damien keeps walking towards Eva¡¯s abode, Neveah looks back to the chancellor] Nevaeh:... 372:[Close up shot of the Chancellor, most of his facial features are obscured by his hood, but a faint expression of urgency can be discerned by his wrinkled face] 373:[The chancellor and the villagers turn around and resume their march towards their destination] 374:[They arrive at Eva¡¯s house, she¡¯s already waiting for them outside of her door, Damien hands both children over to her] Eva: Thank the Phoenixes! I was so worried! Damien: I¡¯m sorry to cut this reunion short, but I MUST talk to you about an urgent matter Eva: Damien what¡¯s happening? Damien: Not right now, you two, get inside now¡­. 375:[The two children get inside without question] Eva: Damien¡­ Damien: *Sigh* I¡¯m sorry to do this to you Eva, especially tonight. But there¡¯s something going on outside the walls¡­ Eva: Oh no¡­. Damien: I¡¯m gonna need you to stay calm Eva, listen closely. You three are in grave danger¡­ Stay inside the house, don¡¯t open the door to anyone until I give you the signal ok? Don¡¯t open the door unless you hear my voice¡­ Eva: I, I understand¡­ I¡¯ll stay in the basement with them tonight¡­ 376:[Damien holds Eva with both hands with a confident expression] Damien: Thank you so much Eva, and may the Phoenixes bless you for all eternity Eva:... 377:[Damien takes off, Eva turns to the kids and hurries them back to bed] Eva: Ok you too, time for bed¡­ Follow me down the stairs ok? Adrian: Right! Nevaeh: ok... 378:[Shot of Eva tucking the two children in some sleeping bags down in the basement] Eva: Good night my darlings¡­ Adrian: Good night miss Eva¡­ 379:[She looks to the ceiling with her fist clenched over her chest, she looks worried] Eva: Phoenixes, please, I beg you, bless these children with your protection, and help Damien on his mission, oh please!) 380:[Eva she sheds a tear and caresses Nevaeh¡¯s head] Eva:*wisper* I¡¯ll watch over you darling¡­ 381: Intermission Separation and reunion 382: [6 years later¡­ Shot of a small shed, a faint banging noise can be heard within] *Bang! Clunk!* 383: [Camera behind a grown up Adrian, he¡¯s tinkering with far more advance machinery than his early days, he has the same frame from 6 years ago of Adrian and his father resting on the counter] 384: [He pauses and wipes his forehead from] Adrian: Phew! 385: [He puts down his visor and pulls out a welding tool] *Clink* 386:[He starts welding his creation, close up shot of his face, his welder¡¯s flame sparkling is reflected in his visor Pshhhhhhhhh! 386:[Shot outside of the shed, a satisfied hum indicates Adrian is finished working on his latest creation] Adrian:?Mhh hhm? 387:[He opens the door slowly, and inspects his surroundings, making sure no one sees him walking out the shed] Adrian: Hmmmm¡­.. 388:[Adrian carefully locks the door behind him while looking around for anyone suspicious] *Kerchunk* Adrian: That¡¯s it for today I guess¡­ 389:[Adrian walks down the plaza, he waves to a priest accompanied by some other villagers who recognize him] Adrian: Heh! 390:[He walks by Eva¡¯s house, the old lady is sweeping the front of her house, she notices him and give her a warm welcome] Eva: Well if isn¡¯t little Adrian! You¡¯ve sure grown since last time we met! Adrian:Hey There Eva! 391:[She gives him a hug, Adrian towers above her so she just wraps her arms around his waist] Eva: Oh I remember the days when you were a tiny lil scrub, now look at you! Adrian: Ah er, yeah I guess you could say that.. 392:[Adrian points inside the house] Adrian: Pardon me for asking Eva¡­ Eva: What is it dear? Adrian: Is she¡­ you know¡­ 393:[Eva cuts off Adrian before he finishes his question] Eva: Oh no, she hasn¡¯t returned from her session yet, but you could stay here for a while until she comes back, if you don¡¯t mind¡­ Adrian: Oh I wish I could, but you know how my old man is¡­ He¡¯d chew me out if I came back late without letting him know¡­ Eva: Oh I see, well, tell him I said hi alright? Adrian: No doubt, I will! 394:[Adrian waives back to her as he leaves the vicinity] 395:[He walks a little bit further ahead] 396:[He¡¯s intercepted by one of his classmates] Mozart : Hey Adrian! Adrian: Oh¡­ Hey what¡¯s up Mozart! 397:[Mozart catches up to Adrian to begin a friendly discussion on his way home] Adrian: Hey that¡¯s weird I don¡¯t remember you living around these parts Mozart: I¡¯m not surprised, Mr. skips-a-lot! I enrolled in an internship and I got posted to this place¡­ I¡¯m starting to understand why¡­ There¡¯s nothing happening around these parts¡­ 398:[The two keep on walking forward] Adrian: Yeah¡­ , I know, trust me I¡¯ve lived here my whole life¡­ You¡¯ll get used to it eventually Mozart: Well I sure hope not! The last thing I wanna do is stagnate, and this town reeks of it! No offense... Adrian: None taken! 399:[The two keep walking and talking] Mozart: MAN, to think we are this close to graduation already, it¡¯s crazy how time flies by like that isn¡¯t it? Adrian: It sure does¡­ Mozart: Hey I thought I should mention¡­ 400:[Mozart puts his hand to cover the side of his mouth, he whispers in Adrian¡¯s ear] Mozart: Oh look, I was JUST gonna start talking about her, dude, this girl is super cute I mean look at her! Adrian: Bah! You know I don¡¯t fancy myself with these kinds of things... 401:[He¡¯s thunder stuck at the sight of this girl] Adrian: Gah! It¡¯s¡­ Her¡­ Mozart: ? 402: [Close up shot of Nevaeh, elegantly walking down the street, a beauty to behold] Adrian: That¡¯s¡­ Nevaeh, White¡­ 403:[Nevaeh walks past the two boys] Adrian: Urk! Mozart: *Whisper* Here she comes¡­. 404:[She looks over to Adrian, she initially doesn''t recognize him] 405[Upon realization, she gives Adrian a faint smile] 406:[She walks off into the distance, Adrian is stumped while Mozart finally gets his wits about himself] Mozart: DUDE! You know that babe! Adrian: I-I uh¡­ Mozart: Man, she¡¯s totally into you, did you not see that smile? My knees got all weak from seeing it! Adrian: Yeah, we used to be, friends¡­ 407:[Mozart can¡¯t believe his ears] Mozart: Am I hearing this correctly, you USED to be friends? C¡¯mon don¡¯t give me that Adrian! Adrian: It¡¯s¡­ Complicated, I don¡¯t like talking about it. It was a pretty traumatising experience and we were pretty young back then¡­ Mozart: Oooh, that means I might still have a chance, Mhhh? Adrian: I doubt that you¡¯re her type¡­(I doubt she even has a ¡°type¡±) 408:[As Mozart prepares his comeback, he¡¯s cut off by Damien who had just overheard their discussion] Mozart: Are you- Damien: I¡¯m pretty sure we aren¡¯t paying you lot to talk about women all day hey? Adrian: Oh hey dad If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. 409:[Mozart is shocked to uncover this fact] Mozart: Wait, m-my boss i-is your DAD? Adrian: Looks that way¡­ Damien: Have I not made myself clear young man, I said MOVE IT! Adrian: Yeah I think you should do as he tells ya¡­ He gets¡­ You know... 410:[Mozart kicks off a trail of dust behind him as he makes his way to his designated post] Mozart:YEEESSSSSSIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir! 411:[Damien redirects his attention to Adrian] Damien: Well, do you know that chump? Adrian: Yeah he¡¯s in my squad, we don¡¯t really talk often¡­ Damien: Humph! I can¡¯t say I¡¯m surprised, you don¡¯t strike me as someone who¡¯s hang out with people like him 412:[Damien turns around and returns to his posted position] Damien: Anyhow, I¡¯ll see you later for supper, you know how to cook the steak right? Adrian: I know I know.. I¡¯ll see ya later pops¡­ Damien: Later~ 413:[Shot of Adrian day dreamin as he prepares supper] Adrian: That girl¡­ She really did change a lot since last time I¡¯d saw her. 414:[Adrian talks to himself, the temperature of the oven gets a little too hot without him realizing yet] Adrian: Her face, she¡¯s¡­ Wow. 415:[Adrian starts blushing, he doesn¡¯t notice the oven is on the verge of exploding in heat] Adrian: I wonder¡­ Does, she really, like¡­.. 416:[A burst of steam comes out the oven, sending Adrian into panic mode] Adrian: GYAH! HOTHOTHOTOTHOT! TOO HOT! 417:[Scene skips to Adrian contemplating the cooked steak, it¡¯s a tad overcooked¡­] Adrian: Well¡­ It¡¯s a bit overcooked, but it¡¯ll have to do I guess¡­ 418:[Later that night, Adrian eats souper around the table.] Adrian and Damien: ¡­ 419:[Damien breaks the silence as they eat their meal] Damien: Mhh.. summer¡¯s coming¡¯ up soon, you must be looking forward for the graduation ceremony right? Adrian: Yeah¡­ 420:[Damien takes a gulp of his meal and continues to talk with Adrian] Damien: Do you have any plans in mind? Adrian:...They assigned me to a squad with the infantry when I get out of the cadets¡­ Damien: I see... 421[Adrian pauses in front of his meal, he stays silent for a bit] Adrian:.... 422:[Damien breaks the silence once more] Damien: *sigh* look¡­ Are you still thinking about that girl you saw earlier? I know how you feel about what I did that day¡­ Adrian: It¡¯s not like that dad¡­ It¡¯s just¡­ 423:[Damien keeps talking, he takes another chunk of the roasted pork in the middle of the table] Damien: You know, that girl¡­She always seemed so reserved and unusual for her age. Perhaps this was the reason why I was so hesitant on letting you play around with her at first. I knew Eva had nothing to do with how she turned out, but it couldn¡¯t be helped, some beast just cannot be tamed. Adrian: Dad, I got over it alright? I¡¯m not interested in Nevaeh anymore. We don¡¯t have to talk about this. Damien: Well, I just couldn¡¯t help but notice that something seemed to be upsetting you recently- Adrian: I¡¯m not upset about anything Dad! You just, don¡¯t understand, ok? 424:[Damien, contemplates the piece of meat on his plate, he has a look of guilt on his face] Damien: I¡¯m your father Adrian, it¡¯s my job to understand my son¡­ There oughta be something you¡¯re not telling me, whatever that something may be, it¡¯s not hel- Adrian: I¡¯m tired, ¡®gonna call it a day and head over to bed¡­Good night pops 425:[Damien picks his piece of meat with his fork and prepares to cut the meat with his knife] Damien: Adrian... 426:[Zoomed in shot of him cutting through the bleeding steak] Damien: ...That girl, she¡¯s left her mark on you... 427:[Shot of Adrian slipping into his bed] Damien: And now¡­ It¡¯s only a matter of time until you come back to her for more¡­ 428:[Adrian lays flat on his bed, his gaze freezes towards the ceiling] Damien: Once that happens, I won¡¯t be able to stop you, I can only hope she will be considerate towards you. 429:[Adrian falls into a deep slumber] 430:[Shot of Adrian at his graduation ceremony, he waits in his seat for his time to come up on stage] 431:[Adrian gets up at the mention of his name] Principal: and next up is... Adrian 432:[As he walks in front the first row of students, an adult Nevaeh grabs his arm as he gets near her] Adrian: uh? Nevaeh? 433:[In Adrian¡¯s perspective, he sees Nevaeh in her child form] 434: [Adrian flinches, Nevaeh does not let go of his arm, Adrian is panicked by this revelation] Adrian: What the?! Nevaeh: Adrian¡­ 435:[He lifts his gaze to the crowd, he realizes everyone of them is Nevaeh, repeating his name over and over again] Adrian: UH? Nevaeh: Adrian¡­ Adrian¡­. Adrian 436:[He turns around as he tries to break free from the child¡¯s grasp, but she keeps a firm grip, the other Nevaeh start to grab onto Adrian] Adrian: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? Hnngh! LET ME GO¡­ 437:[The crowd soon overwhelms Adrian, he starts sinking in the crowd] Adrian: GAH! HELP, NOOoooo¡­ Nevaeh: Adrian¡­. Adrian¡­. 438:[Shot above the crowd of Nevaeh pilling up on him] 439:[They start merging together to form one entity] Nevaehs: Adrian¡­ 440: [The form slowly forms a visage] 441:[The face turns into a demented looking Neveah, she lets out a deafening shriek.] Nevaeh face: EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 442:[Adrian wakes up in his bed in a cold sweat] Adrian:AAaa¡­. 443: [He takes a moment to compose himself, he places his head in the palm of his hands] Adrian:*Gulp*... Pant, pant¡­ 444:[He looks over to the corner of the room where the sword used to be, the shield can be found there, alone and completely covered in dust] Adrian: *Pant*... 445:[Adrian shakes his head, he lowers his head back on top of his pillow] Adrian: It¡¯s- It¡¯s nothing¡­ 446:[Shot with the shield in the foreground and Adrian in the background, Adrian falls back to sleep] Adrian: Everything... is gonna be alright¡­ 447:[Intermission] 448:[A month passes by, shot from above a crowd (Crowd can¡¯t be seen from this angle) pointing towards the military school building] 449:[Shot above a crowd of cadet, firmly seated before their principal] Principal: -and it¡¯s our honor, to have been of service to this dedicated community, we wish you the best in your future endeavours¡­ Thank you, and may the Phoenixes always watch over you... 450: [The students get up from their seat, they all reach for their hats] 451:[They all throw their hats in the air] Student: YAAAAAAAAAAY! 452:[Adrian sneaks out of the crowd, he tries to avoid getting near Nevaeh this time] Adrian: I¡¯ll go this way¡­ 453:[He bumps into someone] Adrian: Gak! I¡¯m sorry! 454:[He realizes the female form before him, the individual starts turning around] Adrian:Wait are you¡­ 455:[The girl isn¡¯t Nevaeh, she¡¯s a bit irritated by Adrian¡¯s clumsiness] Girl: Watch were you going¡­ Adrian: I-I will, s-sorry! 456:[He gets out of the crowd with a sweat.] Adrian: What¡¯s with me¡­ I can¡¯t seem to keep my cool, I need to get away and lay down for a bit) 457:[He makes his way towards his shed, the only place he knows he¡¯d be able to have peace] Adrian: that¡¯s right¡­ I¡¯ll just head on over there¡­ 458:[Shot of Adrian walking towards the shed] 459:[He enter the shed and closes the door behind him, he takes his graduation garments off] Adrian: Alright¡­ Let¡¯s get back to work...Tomorrow¡¯s the big day after all¡­ 460:[He dresses up in his work clothes] Adrian: There¡­ 461:[He sits down at his workstation] 462:[A faint sound is heard in the back of the room, Adrian lights up his welder] Adrian: ¡­ 463:[He turns the welder off and stays put] Adrian:You know, it¡¯s impolite to intrude in someone else¡¯s property unannounced¡­ 464:[Shot of the back of the room] Adrian: You should know better¡­ Nevaeh¡­ 465:[She walks into the frame] Nevaeh:... 466:[Adrian expressed his displeasure towards Nevaeh¡¯s impudence, he lights his welder again] Adrian: Why¡¯d you follow me? 467:[She places the wooden sword on his counter] Clop¡­ Nevaeh:Here¡­ 468: [Adrian turns around and sees the sword, it condition is the same it was the last time he had seen the object] Adrian:Wait why did you¡­ Nevaeh:You can have it back¡­ 469:[She turns around and heads over to the exit] Adrian: Wait up- Nevaeh:Now¡­ I don¡¯t owe anything to you¡­ 470:[This provokes Adrian in an irritated state, he glares at the wooden sword] Adrian:W-what?¡­ 471: [The door slams behind Nevaeh as she takes her leave, Adrian jumps out of his seat, he grabs the wooden sword on his way out] Adrian: Hey! Wait up! 472:[He makes his way outside, sadly, Nevaeh is nowhere to be found] Adrian:You think this is an apology?!¡­ 473:[He yells out in his anger] Adrian: All these years you¡¯ve taken from me! Do you honestly think THIS is gonna make up for them?! NEVAEH! 474:[Adrian gives chase to Nevaeh and heads straight towards Eva¡¯s residence] Adrian: I¡¯ll make you eat those words¡­ 475:[He sees her at the corner of some house, he aggressively marches towards her] Adrian: Mrrgggh¡­ 476:[Close up shot of Adrian angered state] Adrian: NE-... 477:[As he gets closer, he spots Eva, holding her daughter¡¯s hands proudly, she looks over to Adrian when she hears his scream, she looks concerned, Nevaeh, more or less looks completely indifferent] 478:[Adrian freezes in place] Adrian:...vaeh¡­. 479:[They all pause] 480:[Adrian runs to the other direction] Eva: A-Adrian? 481:[Adrian tears up in his frustration, he keeps running, wanting to stay as far as he could from Eva so she could not see him in his state] Adrian: Gh!..damit¡­ 482:[Adrian runs over a puddle on his way back] *Splish* Adrian: Damn it all! 483:[He arrives at his shed again with a look of desperation, he drops the wooden sword by the door] Adrian:What¡¯s wrong with me¡­ I don¡¯t usually let that kinda stuff get to me so easily... 484:[He drops back on his chair] Adrian: Why do I seek her approval? It seems no matter how hard I try, I just¡­ can¡¯t, yet I always go back to her... 485:[His eyes start getting watery] Adrian: ...Heh... 486:[Adrian looks up with a grin] Adrian: I guess I like her more than I like to admit¡­ He he¡­ 487:[Close up shot of Adrian, with a grin] 488: [Adrian puts his visor on and readies himself to get back to work] Adrian: Well, now that¡¯s over, it¡¯s time for me to get back at work! Tomorrow''s the big day, and this baby¡¯s gotta be ready by then 489:[Adrian starts wielding his creation with great enthusiasm] Adrian: This thing¡¯s gonna be GREAT, I can feel it! 490:[Zoomed out shot of the cabin] 491:[Intermission]