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I also finished off the script to the second issue!

Union of Heroes #2 - “Revelations”

Page 1
Splash Page
The Union is in a brawl with Radon, a gold-skinned villain who's escaped police custody. The street is in shambles, and looks like a war zone.
1. Caption:
“It was horrible, mom. We charged in there, and he just tore us to pieces.”
2. Caption:
“He'd escaped the police transport that was taking him to the airport. We tried to stop him, but it all just fell apart as soon as we got there.”
3. Title:
Revelations
4. Credits:
Created by Jeffrey Harlan.

Page 2
Panel 1
Aerial view of a palatial home in Beverly Hills.
1. Caption:
Beverly Hills, California
Panel 2
John Chambers and his mother, Jane Avery, are seated at a table on the pool deck. John's in his uniform, having just flown in from Las Vegas.
2. Pyre:
Nobody would listen to me. Everyone tried to stop Radon by themselves. And when he managed to hurt Jim—Versipellis...
Panel 3
Flashback to the fight. Singe is attacking Radon, her hands crackling with electricity. Versipellis is unconscious in the background.
Panel 4
Singe is trying to electrocute Radon, but the electricity is going back into her instead – she's electrocuting herself!
Panel 5
Pyre wipes a tear from his eye.
3. Pyre:
He had a metal body! What was she thinking?!
4. Pyre:
I don't know if I'm cut out for this.

Page 3
Panel 1
Jane tries to comfort her son.
1. Jane:
John, it's not your fault.
Panel 2
Pyre looks up at her.
2. Pyre:
That's not the worst of it, mom.
Panel 3
Back to the fight again. Pyre cuts loose with everything he's got against Radon.
3. Caption:
“When Nicole died, I hit Radon with everything I had.”

Panel 4
A shocked Pyre stands over a melted, golden puddle – what's left of Radon.
4. Caption:
“I—I think I killed him.”
Panel 5
Jane embraces her son. The wind is picking up.
5. Jane:
It's all right, John.

Page 4
Panel 1
Pyre notices the wind.
1. Pyre:
Where's that wind coming from?
Panel 2
Pyre and Jane both turn in shock at something – we're seeing them from the perspective of whatever they're looking at.
2. SFX:
Shrripp!!
Panel 3
Splash panel. We're behind Pyre & Jane now, and see what they see. The air has been torn asunder, and from the extradimensional rift, a woman has emerged. It's Tempora. The wind has picked up to nearly gale force now.

Page 5
Panel 1
Pyre's nearly speechless.
1. Pyre:
You— I know you!
Panel 2
Tempora settles to the ground as the rift closes. The wind is dying down.
2. Tempora:
Call me Tempora.
Panel 3
Jane stands up defensively.
3. Jane:
What do you want?
Panel 4
Tempora is absolutely calm and composed.
4. Tempora:
I'm here to help your son regain his confidence and sense of purpose. It's vital that he remain with the Union of Heroes.
Panel 5
Pyre is confused.
5. Pyre:
Why?

Page 6
Panel 1
The wind is picking up again.
1. Tempora:
It would be easier to show you.
Panel 2
The rift has reopened behind Tempora.
2. SFX:
Shrripp!
3. Tempora:
Besides, I doubt you'd believe me if you didn't see it personally.
Panel 3
Jane is still on the defensive.
4. Jane:
Why should we believe you?


Panel 4
Pyre is on Tempora's side.
5. Pyre:
She's worked with dad before. I think she can be trusted.
Panel 5
Tempora tries to ease Jane's fears.
6. Tempora:
No harm shall come to your son, Jane Avery. The future still has much in store for him.
Panel 6
Pyre follows Tempora into the rift.

Page 7
Panel 1
Splash panel as Pyre & Tempora appear in India, several thousand years ago. There's green as far as the eye can see... except for an extremely advanced-looking city, gleaming in the distance.
Panel 2
Pyre is awed.
1. Pyre:
Where are we? I don't recognize that city.
Panel 3
Tempora has an almost zen-like calmness to her.
2. Tempora:
This is India, several thousand years ago.
Panel 4
Pyre is confused.
3. Pyre:
What?
Panel 5
Tempora explains, gesturing toward the city.
4. Tempora:
The inhabitants of that city are not of this world. This is a failed attempt at colonization.
5. Pyre:
Looks pretty successful to me.
6. Tempora:
Shield your eyes. Look away from the city.

Page 8
Panel 1
Splash panel. As they turn away, the city is obliterated in a nuclear detonation.
Panel 2
Pyre turns back to see the devastation.
1. Pyre:
What happened?!
2. Tempora:
Civil war.

Page 9
Panel 1
Pyre & Tempora emerge in an alley in London, 1742.
Panel 2
Tempora glances around. Nobody notices their presence. They're all too busy looking to the sky.
1. Tempora:
London, 1742. Look up.
Panel 3
As we look up from ground level, a giant, cylinder-shaped UFO is hovering above the city. Splash panel, obviously.

Page 10
Panel 1
Pyre and Tempora emerge, hovering in midair over central Europe.
1. Tempora:
Central Europe. 1944.
Panel 2
Splash panel of UFOs darting between P-51s and B-17s as Tempora & Pyre watch.

Page 11
Panel 1
The two emerge in a desert, in the middle of the night. It's raining, with lightning off in the distance.
Panel 2
Pyre's looking toward the faint glow of city lights on the horizon.
1. Pyre:
Where are we now?
Panel 3
Tempora looks off in a different direction.
2. Tempora:
July 5th, 1947. Roswell, New Mexico.
Panel 4
Pyre looks at her in shock.
3. Pyre:
You mean that really happened?!
Panel 5
Tempora points into the night.
4. Tempora:
It's about to happen. There.

Page 12
Panel 1
A UFO is struck by lightning.
Panel 2
Splash panel as the UFO slams into the ground, sending dirt and debris flying everywhere.
Panel 3
Tempora continues to speak as the UFO settles in the distance.
1. Tempora:
Their drive systems are sensitive to electromagnetic interference. Up to this point, humans hadn't been able to capture one.
Panel 4
Pyre notices another pair of people off in the distance. One has a white cape.
2. Pyre:
Who are they?
Panel 5
Tempora tries to ignore the question.
3. Tempora:
The Army is on its way here.

Page 13
Panel 1
Pyre confronts her.
1. Pyre:
You're hiding something. What?
Panel 2
Tempora won't tell him.
2. Tempora:
We should be going.
Panel 3
Another rift opens...
3. SFX:
Shrripp!
Panel 4
And deposits them in New York City's Central Park.
Panel 5
Pyre looks around as Tempora narrates again.
4. Tempoa:
New York City. Six months into your future. Look up.
Page 14
Splash Page
It's London all over again. A giant alien cylinder ship hovers over the city.
1. Pyre:
Sweet Jesus!

Page 15
Panel 1
Tempora looks to Pyre, explaining the situation.
1. Tempora:
This is an invasion. Conquest. Centuries in the making.
Panel 2
Tempora continues to explain, as Pyre is readying himself to jump into action.
2. Tempora:
They move from planet to planet, plundering it of all available resources, leaving a dead husk in their wake.
Panel 3
Tempora places a hand on Pyre's shoulder.
3. Tempora:
There's more you need to see.

Page 16
Panel 1
Splash panel as Pyre & Tempora appear in a barren wasteland. Pillars of smoke and flame reach for miles into the blood red sky.
Panel 2
Pyre is aghast.
1. Pyre:
Good Lord.
Panel 3
Tempora speaks.
2. Tempora:
This was their last victim.
Panel 4
Pyre turns to her in shock.
3. Pyre:
This isn't Earth?

Page 17
Panel 1
Tempora shakes her head.
1. Tempora:
No. This is Mars.
Panel 2
Pyre doesn't believe what he's hearing.
2. Pyre:
Mars is uninhabitable. I've seen the photos.
Panel 3
Tempora understands his disbelief.
3. Tempora:
It wasn't always like that. And if you don't stay with the Union, Earth will suffer the same fate.
Panel 4
A rift opens behind them...

Page 18
Panel 1
And returns them to Jane Avery's home, moments after they initially left.
Panel 2
Jane embraces her son.
1. Jane:
John! Are you all right?

Panel 3
Pyre pulls away from his mother.
2. Pyre:
I— I'm fine, mom. I've just got a lot of information to process.
Panel 4
Tempora is opening another rift.
3. Tempora:
Remember, they're vulnerable to energy, especially lightning.
Panel 5
Pyre nods as she steps through the rift.
4. Pyre:
I won't forget.

Page 19
Panel 1
Jane looks confused.
1. Jane:
“They” who?
Panel 2
Pyre's determined, like never before.
2. Pyre:
It's a long story, mom.
Panel 3
Pyre starts into the house.
3. Pyre:
I need to make a few calls.
Panel 4
Jane is still out by the pool, dumbstruck.

Page 20
Panel 1
Extreme Close Up of Radon's remains, which are in a lab somewhere in Nevada. At this point, we're so close we can't really make anything out yet.
Panel 2
As we pull away, we can see several instruments hooked up to the molten metal, and a label letting us know this is what's left of Radon.
Panel 3
Now we've pulled out enough to see a couple researchers in lab coats nearby, talking to one another.
Panel 4
Close up on one of the researchers.
1. Researcher #1:
So he's not dead?
Panel 5
The other one looks at an instrument readout.
2. Researcher #2:
The metal hasn't hardened, and we're still reading neural activity.

Page 21
Panel 1
The first researcher shudders.
1. Researcher #1:
Brr. Weird.
Panel 2
The other one agrees.
2. Researcher #2:
Tell me about it.
Panel 3
The researchers walk out of the lab.
3. Researcher #1:
C'mon, let's get some lunch.

4. Researcher #2:
Sounds good. I'm starving!
Panel 4
Close up of Radon's remains.
Panel 5
Part of the metal begins to extend as a tentacle-like appendage.
Panel 6
The molten metal's back to it's shapeless normalcy.

Page 22
Panel 1
Wide shot of a cemetery in Las Vegas.
Panel 2
Closer in, we see John & Jim standing at a fresh grave.
Panel 3
John puts his hand on Jim's shoulder.
Panel 4
Medium shot of the tombstone:
Nicole Harris
Singe
1987-2006