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Time Flies

Season One: Darien

Episode 1

Written by

Matthew Hocking



haracters:

Philip Rosen as Ethan Rentworth – Regular. !"# lines$ all scenes%

Michael Rogel as Darien Rentworth – Regular. !& lines$ Scenes # ' (%

Jason R. Wallace as Mr. Whisk – Recurring. !)& lines$ Scenes *$ )$ & ' (%

Matthew Hocking as the Intruder – Recurring. !1+ lines$ Scene 1%

Amer !eigh as Jolene Rentworth – "uest. !( lines$ Scene 1%

#$A as %tac& – "uest. !( lines$ Scene )%

Ethan 'akashima as Darr&l – "uest. !( lines$ Scene )%

Edward %chreier as Priest – E(tra. !, lines$ Scene 1%

!ead )rc – E(tra. !, lines$ Scene (%

Scenes:

%cene )ne – *uneral Home Prologue +Jolene, Priest, Ethan, Intruder,-

%cene #wo – Ethan oiceo/er, High %chool 0orridor +Ethan-

%cene #hree – Ethan oiceo/er, Mr. Whisk Montage +Ethan, Mr. Whisk-

%cene *our – 0orridor 1 0lassroom, pre *lashack +Darr&l, Ethan, %tac&, Mr. Whisk-

%cene *i/e – *lashack, Rentworth $ack&ard +Ethan, Darien-

%cene %i( – %chool Interior, During Attack +Ethan, Mr. Whisk-

%cene %e/en – %chool E(terior, During Attack +Ethan, Mr. Whisk, !ead )rc, Darien-

#otal !ines – 234



SE-E O-E . /nt0 Fneral Home

A small numer o5 patrons are gathered in the chapel o5 a 5uneral home. #here is perhaps

6uiet, scattered chatter interla&ed with 6uiet, ut noticale soing 5rom J)!E'E.

442 7 J)!E'E

8A 5ew takes o5 light cr&ing, to e used sparingl& during ser/ice. %he is attempting to

remain in control, and manages 5airl& well 5or a woman witnessing her eldest son9s 5uneral.:

As the priest egins speaking with a microphone, the room ecomes mostl& silent though

J)!E'E is occasionall& heard.

44; 7 PRIE%#

!Dramatic$ o2er.sympathetic$ pretentios and 3ake%

Dearl& elo/ed, we gather toda& to id 5arewell to Darien Rentworth. #hough his sudden

passing is, o5 course, 5ar sooner than we all would ha/e hoped, we must nonetheless re<oice

in the knowledge that Darien, like his 5ather e5ore him, is now resting in the realm o5

Paradise. 8$egin *ade: Darien was a man o5 kindness, o5 generosit& and o5 honour, and 5or

these 6ualities his reward shall e great... 8*ade out:

#he PRIE%#9s /oice 5ades, o/ershadowed & E#HA'9s /oiceo/er.

44= 7 E#HA'

!alm$ retrospecti2e$ analytical%

Darien was dead. Heh... %till hadn9t hit me, then. It ne/er reall& did. Ma&e I ran out o5 tears

last &ear, a5ter he /anished. I don9t know.

44>

Police didn9t tell us an&thing. )ne da& Darien Rentworth was here, and the ne(t da& he

wasn9t. It didn9t make sense. 'o signs o5 a 5ight, nothing missing in his house. 9?our rother

is gone, son.9 'ice... thanks %herlock.

44@

Well, now he is gone. And where did the& 5ind him HereB "uess it sa/ed us 5inding him a

5uneral home.

44C

Just like a murder m&ster&. $od& in a strange place, weird clues that make no sense. #he&

5ound his phone. 'o calls, no internet, no acti/it& in 2; months. !ike he turned it o55 the da&

he /anished and turned it ack on the da& he died. Whene/er we9d called the phone, all we

got was a root lad& telling us the numer was disconnected. !east she ga/e a straight

answer.

443

And there he was. He looked... tired. )lder... a lot older. I thought the dead looked peace5ul, ut no... not Darien. We didn9t e/en know what killed him. 'o marks, nothing weird. He

was <ust... dead. 9Inconclusi/el& deceased9, the& told us.... %o, dead.



#he PRIE%#9s speech egins to 5ade in as E#HA'9s monologue ends.

44 7 PRIE%#

...And so, as we rememer Darien with warmth and 5ondness, let us recall the times weshared with him, and cherish his memor& within our hearts. #he ser/ice is ended the 5amil&

o5 Darien would like to now in/ite &ou all to recon/ene 5or re5reshments. I5 &ou could all

kindl& lea/e the chapel in an orderl& 5ashion.

People raise to their 5eet and egin to 6uietl& shu55le out o5 the room.

44F 7 J)!E'E

!despondant$ emotional$ bt nderstanding%

Ethan, hone&, we... we should go now. #he 5uneral9s o/er, &ou were da&dreaming... Its oka&,

hone&...

424 7 E#HA'

Hmm )h, is it %orr&. I, uh... I think I9ll sta& here with... with Darien, 5or a 5ew moments...

Alone. Is that oka&

422 7 J)!E'E

I... uh.. I9m not sure, the&... the& might e taking him...taking him... awa& soon.

42; 7 E#HA'

#he& can wait a 5ew minutes.

42= 7 J)!E'E

Alright... I9ll let them know.

A 5ew moments pause as e/er&od& lea/es the chapel, lea/ing E#HA' alone. An ornate

door slams shut, lea/ing silence. Echoing 5ootsteps as E#HA' approaches the co55in.

42> 7 E#HA'

!Shaky$ an4ios bt controlled%

...Well... <ust &ou and me, now. I5 &ou9/e got an& tricks up &our slee/e, now9s the time. ?ou

know... open &our e&es, laughing as e/er&od& pops up and claps at how well &ou 5ooledme.... 'o 'ot this time I9ll... I9ll wait... An& second now, hehe... ...Didn9t think so.

42@

8%igh: I don9t understand. I don9t... 8deep reath: ...understand...

#he silence is pierced & an odd, <arring sound e55ect as I'#RGDER teleports into the room

ehind E#HA'.

42C 7 I'#RGDER

)o5B

423 7 E#HA'



Huh What the...

42 7 I'#RGDER

Wow. Right, that 5elt weird. )hB Ghhhh, hiB Ethan, right

42F 7 E#HA'

!ba33led$ scared%

Gh, &eah

4;4 7 I'#RGDER

E(cellentB Was sure I was gonna ugger this up... PhewB

A second o5 awkward silence.

4;2 7 I'#RGDER

%orr&. ?ou proal& ha/e a lot o5 6uestions.

4;; 7 E#HA'

Ghhhhh....

4;= 7 I'#RGDER

It9s alright I... wait. Waaaaaiiiiit a minute, where9s...)h... 0o55in. Pews. %tatue... )h, shit.

GM. What &ear is this

4;> 7 E#HA'

...WhatB

4;@ 7 I'#RGDER

?earB ?ou get a new one e/er& Januar&B Which one are we up to

4;C 7 E#HA'

It9s... ;422... o5... course

4;3 7 I'#RGDER

!ctting into Ethan5s line%

)hhhhh, shitB %hit7shit7astard7shitB )5 course. )57lood&7course, completel& lllood&wrong. )ka&, oka&, damage control, uuuuhhhmm.

4;

RightB WellB As &ou9/e proal& noticed, I9m not supposed to e here. Reall&, reall& not

supposed to e here. Although, I suppose, i5 it9s happened, then I guess it was meant to e...

Regardless, I9m going to ha/e to go now. Which means &ou9ll proal& e /er&, /er&

con5used 5or a /er&, /er& long time. 'ormall&, I9d 5ind that hilarious, ut in this case... ouch.

Especiall& i5 that9s who I think it is in the Dead7$ed o/er there. Well. What9s done is done.

%u55ice to sa& &ou9ll know what9s going on... uhh... e/entuall&. *or now though, umm.. tr&

to en<o& &oursel5 I guess I9m ramling aren9t I ?es, I am. De5initel& ramling. %hit. %hit,shit, shit. )ka&. Wrap it up, &ou stupid astard. 8!oud throat clearing.: In an& case, m&

condolences 5or the loss, and m& est wishes until we ne(t meet. *are7thee7wellB



4;F 7 E#HA'

!Frantic%

WaitB PleaseB

4=4 7 I'#RGDER

Eh

4=2 7 E#HA'

Wh... who... what I... I don9t know... e(plain... e/er&thingB

4=; 7 I'#RGDER

E/er&thing Gm... I... can9t. %orr&. It9s... not how its meant to e. !ook... <ust... don9t e sad.

?ou9/e got a while to wait &et, ut... &ou9ll see Darien again. #rust me. 'ow I reall& ha/e to

go.

4== 7 E#HA'

How do &ou... Who are &ouB

Ethan is interrupted & the same loud noise as the I'#RGDER /anishes in a right light.

4=> 7 E#HA'

!6linded by light%

AhhhB Ggh... What was that

A large door creaks open and J)!E'E walks through.

4=@ 7 J)!E'E

!oncerned$ con3sed%

Ethan Are &ou alright

4=C 7 E#HA'

Huh Ghh, &eah... &eah I9m oka&...

4=3 7 J)!E'E

I saw a right 5lash under the door... what was that

4= 7 E#HA'

$right 5lash Ghh, ummm, I don9t know. I was looking the other wa&.

4=F 7 J)!E'E

Hm... <ust... stress getting to me, I suppose. Alright hone&, we9d etter go. People are waiting

5or us.

4>4 7 E#HA'

?eah... Alright, Mom.

#he two silentl& walk out o5 the chapel, and the large door once again slams shut ehind



them.

SE-E TWO . /nt0 High School orridor

A ell rings and a crowd o5 students 5lood the hall, chatting, laughing, sho/ing and

scu55ling. Ethan9s /oiceo/er speaks o/er them.

4>2 7 E#HA'

People act weird when &ou lose a 5amil& memer. E/er&od& hears aout it, o5 course, and

5or a while nood& knows what to sa& to &ou. Especiall& at school. #he kids, the teachers...

mostl& &ou <ust get ner/ous smiles, a couple o5 9hellos9 and hal57hearted well7wishes,

5ollowed & silence. 'ood& likes eing reminded o5 death.

4>;

I got it three times o5 course. )nce 5or Dad, once 5or Darien when he disappeared, and one

last time when the& 5ound him. It wasn9t too ad at school, though. M& 5riends kept close, i5

a little awkwardl&, and as 5ar as most teachers were concerned I could do no wrong. Ethan9s

not pa&ing attention Ah well, he9s grie/ing, let him go. Ethan, &ou didn9t show up 5or class

It9s oka&, I understand, take as long as &ou need.

4>=

Although... there was one gu& who acted like nothing had happened. I5 I didn9t know etter,

I9d ha/e said he didn9t e/en know m& rother had died. He did, though. ?ou9d ha/e a lot o5

troule tr&ing to 5ind something Mr. Whisk didn9t know.

SE-E TH7EE . /nt0 M70 WH/S85s lassroom

4>> 7 MR. WHI%

%orr& I9m late good people, I was ha/ing di55iculties with m& car on the wa& in. #he rat

astard didn9t want to start, no matter how much I egged. Proal& would9/e een more

responsi/e i5 I hadn9t ha/e lost m& ke&s, ut I maintain it9s the car9s 5ault.

4>@

'owB In the interest o5 m& pa&check, I should proal& start toda&9s lesson. #he su<ect o5

literature ma& not e &our 5a/ourite, and I understand this 5ull&. Howe/er, understanding

and gi/ing a damn do not go hand in hand. %hould &ou not care to learn, I take no issue with

&ou da&dreaming, in 5act I encourage &ou to skip m& class altogetherB ?ou9ll e reported 5or each asense, o5 course, ut I9m a5raid that9s a matter o5 dut&. 'ow, onto our stor&...

4>C 7 E#HA'

%traight, sharp and to the point. Mr. Whisk was not a man 5or useless ullshit, as he so o5ten

reminded us. He ne/er got angr&, ut he sure had his wa&s.

A door swings open, and then closes.

4>3 7 MR. WHI%

!Dry$ sarcastic bt 3riendly%Ahhh, Mr. Rentworth. Right on time, as per usual I see Which 5or &ou, o5 course, means

twent& minutes later than e/er&od& else.



4> 7 E#HA'

!srprised$ caght o33.gard%

)h, uh... I9m sorr&, Mr. Whisk.

4>F 7 MR. WHI%

!-ot irritated$ wise and philosophical%

'o &ou9re not. And &ou9/e no reason to e, either. I get terril& sick o5 people using 9sorr&9

as a reaction, these da&s. #he&9re not ashamed, the& <ust don9t want to e &elled at. $etter to

sa& 9?es, Mr. WhiskB I am late, I intend to continue eing late until the da& I die, and with

an& luck I9ll e late 5or that tooB9 #o &our seat, Mr. Rentworth. $ullshit is the tool o5 the

stor&teller, and unless &ou9/e a good one 5or me, &ou9/e no usiness using it.

Ethan takes a seat.

4@4 7 E#HA'

And a stor&teller he was. His sense o5 humour managed to keep most o5 the class pa&ing

attention, m&sel5 included.

4@2 7 MR. WHI%

We9re talking ER? out o5 the wa& here, the sort o5 /illage &ou could smell 5or aout a mile

e5ore &ou could see it.

%cattered laughter, ut not e/er&od& 5ollowed his <oke.

4@; 7 E#HA'

Hehe... still, not e/er&thing was 5un and games. #here was something aout him. Whene/er

we touched on certain gril& topics, he9d get... weird. 'ot sad, ut... emotionless. !ike he9d

shut down, to lock out some dark memor&. %ometimes he9d descrie e/ents in stories as

though he9d seen them himsel5.

4@= 7 MR. WHI%

!emotionless$ low%

More than a hundred thousand died. #otal massacre. Women, children... it didn9t matter. All

there was, was noise, lood, pain and screaming. 'o time 5or rational thought, no time 5or

thought at all – &ou had a sword, and &ou used it on whate/er was near&. 'othing was real, <ust... killing. Horrors like that don9t occur ecause people are e/il. 'o, the& occur ecause

people are scared. 0on5used. !ost. And some are luck& enough to e armed.

4@> 7 E#HA'

He o5ten 5ollowed those with moments o5 silence, e5ore he collected himsel5 and went on,

eccentric as e/er, like nothing else had happened. I was ne/er reall& sure whether I liked

him or not. Most kids thought he was cra&, or <ust messing with us, ut... I didn9t think so.

4@@

I ne/er e(pected to learn the answer to the m&sterious Mr. Whisk. %till not sure i5 I wanted

to. $ut it came nonetheless. E/er&thing started aout hal5wa& through the school &ear.

4@C



It had een a long time, and not much had happened. $& then I9d sort o5 written o55 what

happened in the 5uneral home as a weird dream that got mi(ed up with m& memories.

Ma&e I9d wanted a distraction, an&thing – so I thought up this strange gu& appearing out o5

nowhere. %till felt real, ut I told m&sel5 otherwise. #hen... the da& came. Decemer ;2st,

;42;.

SE-E FO97 . /nt0 High School orridor#he 5amiliar noise o5 ustling high school students, ut much 6uieter. Hal5 o5 the cohort is missing,

and chatter is not so pre/alent.

4@3 7 DARR?!

EthanB He&, how9s it going

4@ 7 E#HA'

%ame as alwa&s, Darr&l. Where is e/er&od&

4@F 7 DARR?!

!oking%

Are &ou kidding, dude Its the end o5 the worldB ;42;B Ma&an doomsda&B Who9d go to school on

the last da& on Earth

4C4 7 E#HA'

Gm... us

4C2 7 DARR?!

Heh, guess so. $ut seriousl&, &ou know how people get. Either the&9re too scared, or their parents

didn9t want to e awa& 5rom them. ?ou know, <ust in case.

4C; 7 E#HA'

8%igh:... people are stupid.

4C= 7 DARR?!

?ou know it. An&wa&, ha/e &ou seen Whisk toda&

4C> 7 E#HA'

Mr. Whisk 'o, I don9t ha/e him till <ust e5ore lunch. Wh&

4C@ 7 DARR?!

)hh, DGDE. He showed up toda& with a walking stick. And he9s acting reall& weird...

4CC 7 E#HA'

!Sarcastic$ mock.shock%

Weird Mr Whisk '''')))).

4C3 7 DARR?!

Ggh, &ou know what I mean. Weird 5or Whisk.

4C 7 E#HA'

)ka&... I9ll see 5or m&sel5 later, I guess. I9ll see &ou at lunchB

4CF 7 DARR?!

Don9t sa& I didn9t warn &aB $&eB



#he& walk awa& in opposite directions as the scene closes. #he hall ecomes silent as a ell rings,

and it is implied through the ne(t dialogue that time has passed.

A lone set o5 5ootsteps walk towards E#HA' as he shuts his locker door.

434 7 %#A0?)h thank "odB ?ou9re here, Ethan.

432 7 E#HA'

Huh )h, %tac&B I thought &ou weren9t in toda&.

43; 7 %#A0?

!Worried%

Doctor9s appointment, I <ust got here... Where the hell is e/er&od&, Ethan

43= 7 E#HA'

!;erple4ed$ bt not an4ios%Gh, not reall& sure. #here weren9t man& toda& to egin with, ut... seems like nearl& e/er&one9s

gone home. Darr&l mentioned the whole ;42; thing earlier, ma&e its that.

43> 7 %#A0?

WhatB ?ou don9t think... the&9re... /anishing

43@ 7 E#HA'

Huh 'o, o5 course notB Just went home earl& or called in sick 9cause the& were scared. Either that

or the& <ust wanted the da& o55. Hell, Darr&l9s gone alread&. Prett& sure he <ust skipped a5ter recess.

43C 7 %#A0?

!Embarrassed%

)h, hehe... ?eah. ?eah, I knew that... heh...

433 7 E#HA'

!sympathetic bt amsed%

Awww come on, people are <ust eing dum. #omorrow will e <ust another da&, I promise.

An&wa&, we9/e got Mr Whisk ne(t, I9m sure he9s still here. !et9s goB

43 7 %#A0?

?eah, alright. #hanks, Ethan.

#he two walk o55 together, approaching a door. uiet con/ersation is heard as the door swings

open.

43F 7 MR. WHI%

!Shock%

EthanB M& word, are &ou alright

44 7 E#HA'

!con3sed%

Huh )5... course I am...

42 7 MR. WHI%



$ut... &ou9re on timeB Are &ou sure &ou9re 5eeling alright

4; 7 %#A0?

)h, e nice, Mr. WhiskB

4= 7 MR. WHI%

!noticing ST<=$ bt sonds a tiny bit ner2os%)hh, ohh I see. #here9s &our answer. Most de5initel& the lad&9s in5luence. Well, its nice o5 &ou oth

to <oin usB %it down, sit downB !et9s tear into it.

#he& sit down, and E#HA' switches to /oiceo/er again.

4> 7 E#HA'

'othing special aout the class itsel5, ut.. Whisk did seem strange. A little on edge... ner/ous. %till

made <okes, ut... something was o55. #he class was 5ull, too. *irst 5ull class I9d had all da&. Also,

Darr&l was right. Mr. Whisk did ha/e a walking stick. He9d ne/er had one e5ore.

#he ell rings again.

4@ 7 MR. WHI%

Ask not 5or whom the ell tolls... Alright, o55 &ou go.

E/er&od& starts lea/ing, ut as the& do MR. WHI% interrupts.

4C 7 MR. WHI%

EthanB I5 &ou wouldn9t mind sta&ing a while.

43 7 E#HA'

)h, uhhh... oka&.

4 7 %#A0?

!Disappointed$ still a little ner2os%

Ghhh..... I9ll wait 5or &ou outside, ok All m& other 5riends aren9t here toda&.

4F 7 E#HA'

%ureB I9ll see &ou soon.

#he students, %#A0? included, lea/e and the door shuts.

4F4 7 MR. WHI%

Right... that9s the last o5 them, then.

4F2 7 E#HA'

Huh

4F; 7 MR. WHI%

'e/er mind. 'ow, I9/e got something 5or &ou.

MR. WHI% opens a cupoard and places a o( on his desk.

4F= 7 MR. WHI%

)pen it.



E#HA' opens the o( to 5ind a sword within it.

4F> 7 E#HA'

!6ewildered%

8"asp: ...WhatB Is this a replica

4F@ 7 MR. WHI%

?ou9ll 5ind it9s 6uite real, in 5act. ?ou know how to use one, I9m sure

4FC 7 E#HA'

!/ncreasing disbelie3%

Gm... well, sort o5, ut how do &ou know that And... wh& are &ou gi/ing me a sword K How did

&ou e/en get a sword into %0H))!B

4F3 7 MR. WHI%

8Hollow chuckle: I ha/e m& wa&s. As to why I gi/e it to &ou, &ou shall 5ind out 6uite soon.

E#HA' switches to /oiceo/er.

4F 7 E#HA'

#he whole sword thing was reall& Darien's passion. He9d spend thousands o5 dollars on real,

period7per5ect swords 5rom throughout histor&, and e/en sought lessons 5rom pro5essional

swordmasters. ?ep, the& still e(ist. #he& mostl& teach actors 5or the ig 5antas& 5ilms, ut somehow

Darien managed to make 5riends with a gu& who taught him 5or 5ree. He was prett& good, too, and

when I was old enough, Darien started teaching me.

SE-E F/>E . Flashback0 E4t0 7entworth Home

Wooden %words clash together as the rothers attle.

ETH<- is 1#$ here$ so he shold sond slightly yonger$ 2oice slightly higher$ thogh not to a

great e4tent0

4FF 7 E#HA' 1 DARIE'

8arious sounds o5 e(ertion. E#HA' is at his limit, though DARIE' is 6uite com5ortale.:

DARIE' strikes E#HA'.

244 7 DARIE'!?ight$ playing arond%

HahB 0ome on, kiddo, &ou can do etter than thatB

242 7 E#HA'

)wwwB DarienB #hat hurtB

24; 7 DARIE'

!Encoraging%

#hat9s how attle works, little rotherB I5 &a think wooden swords hurt, &ou won9t like real onesB

?ou9re gettin9 etter though, so come onB #r& and hit meB

DARIE' strikes E#HA' again.



24= 7 E#HA'

)WWWWBBB %eriousl&BBB

24> 7 DARIE'

Don9t lose &our 5ocus, kiddo, &ou9re doin9 wellB Pain9s onl& there 9cause &ou9re thinking aout it,

now attackB

24@ 7 E#HA'

!6rst o3 anger%

HrrrraaaaaaaaaBBBB

E#HA' strikes DARIE'.

24C 7 DARIE'

)o5B HahB 'ow #HA#9% what I9m a5terB Alright, let9s take a reak. ?ou did goodB I9m proud o5 &ou.

'e(t time we might tr& with the real thingB

243 7 E#HA'!ot o3 breath%

Haaah... heh.... thanks...

$ack to /oiceo/er, then to WHI%9s classroom.

24 7 E#HA'

He was a good teacher. I9d een learning 5or a &ear when he disappeared. Had a couple lessons with

real swords, ut not man&. )nce he was gone though, that was it.

SE-E S/@ . /nt0 M7 WH/S85s lassroom0

24F 7 E#HA'

?ou didn9t answer m& 5irst 6uestion, Mr. Whisk. How do &ou know I9/e had sword training

224 7 MR. WHI%

Well... with a rother like &ours, how could &ou not ha/e

222 7 E#HA'

?ou... &ou knew Darien

22; 7 MR. WHI% In a manner o5 speaking. It9s een 6uite a while since we9/e crossed paths.

22= 7 E#HA'

He9s, um... he9s dead.

22> 7 MR. WHI%

!ike I said, its... een a while. Pick up the sword, there9s not much time.

22@ 7 E#HA'

Huh What do &ou mean What9s wrong

22C 7 MR. WHI%

An& minute now... #ake the sword, Ethan.



223 7 E#HA'

)ka&, oka&, I9m taking it. What9s going to happen ?ou9re scaring me.

22 7 MR WHI%

!9rgently conting down%

#en seconds...

22F 7 E#HA'

WhatB Mr. Whisk, answer meB

2;4 7 MR WHI%

*i/e...

2;2 7 E#HA'

Mr. Whisk, P!EA%EB

2;; 7 MR WHI% #wo. )ne...

#he ground rumles as the teleportation sound e55ect echoes 5rom all around, magni5ied to HE!!.

#housands o5 teleportations are occuring, man& 5ar awa&, some 6uite close, all at the one time.

2;= 7 E#HA'

!demanding answers%

8shocked gaspLe(clamation: I9/e heard that sound e5oreB What the hell is going onB

2;> 7 MR. WHI%

!serios$ rgent%

We must mo/e. It9s going to e dangerous. eep &our sword read&.

2;@ 7 E#HA'

WHA#B What aout %tac& %he9s still out thereB

2;C 7 MR. WHI%

')B E#HA', WAI#B

E#HA' runs out o5 the classroom into the corridor, 5linging the door open as he goes.

2;3 7 E#HA'

%tac& %#A0?B WHERE ARE ?)G

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E#HA'B $e silentB %he9s sa5e, and so are the others. I assure &ou, she is in no dangerB

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8E(asperated groan: Dammit, what the hell is happening here

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I can9t e(plain now Ethan, we MG%# get to the sportshed, 6uickl&. ?ou9ll 5ind out when we9re there. Please, Ethan, &ou must trust me. We aren9t sa5e here.



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!relctant$ bt rational%

Alright... !ead the wa&.

E#HA'9s line is cut o55 as a massi/e e(plosion rocks the hall. A wall is destro&ed and E#HA' and

MR. WHI% are thrown across the room.

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8Reactions to eing thrown aout. E#HA' mildl& in<ures his arm, so his is more pained. WHI%

is onl& ruised.:

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Grrgh... Ethan, are &ou alright

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!wincing%

?eeeah, aghh... Just m& arm, I9ll e 5ine. 8"runts as he stands up: What was that

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#o /enture a guess... compan&.

A estial growl interrupts them as a creature in armor stomps towards them.

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8%hocked gasp: Wh7whatB

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"E# $EHI'D MEB

#he creature growls again, as WHI% runs towards it. #hree strikes o5 a sta55 hitting the creature,

and it 5alls to the ground with a thud.

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8%ounds o5 e(ertion as he dispatches the 5oe.:

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Wow... how did &ou7

2>4 7 MR. WHI% ') #IME, RG'B )G#%IDEB

MR. WHI% takes o55 at high speed, E#HA' 5ollowing ehind him.

SE-E SE>E- . E4t0 Otside School

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8!ight reathing, sprinting:

2>;

!while rnning%What was that thing



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!<lso rnning%

What do &ou think it was An )rcB And plent& more where he came 5romB

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WhatB $ut the&9re... the&9re not REA!BBB

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?ou think so #hen what are those

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8"asp: What... the...

#he& stop running, intercepted & a small and o5 growling )rcs +#hink 724, not huge-.

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HEHEH.... HGMA'%. ?)G DIEB

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0orrect, good %ir, ut pre5erral& not 5or 6uite some time &etB

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A##AAAAA0B

#he )rcs egin to charge, ut WHI% strikes the ground with his sta55.

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8Prolonged grunt o5 e(ertion, channelling great power through his sta55.:

A power5ul earth6uake rocks the area, and the ground splits in two etween WHI% and the )rcs,

who proceed to 5all screaming into the a&ss. #he chasm soon closes up again, and WHI% 5inall&

stops channeling.

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8#ired sigh: %eems I9m... rust&...

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)ka&... I gi/e up... Is this... the end o5 the world

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!catching his breath%

'o, no... 8deep reath: *ar 5rom it.

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#he Earth... swallowed them up. What did &ou D)

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What I needed to. !et9s keep going.

Wings suddenl& 5lap ao/e them.

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DRA")'B "E# D)W', E#HA'B

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WHA# WH)ABBB

#he& oth <ump to the ground as the DRA")' e(hales a all o5 5lame, crashing into the school and

causing another massi/e e(plosion. #he DRA")' 5lies awa& with great speed.

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8%igh o5 relie5: #HA# was close... e(plains the earlier last, at least. Are &ou alright

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!Shock%

#hat was... a... Dragon...

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%harp as alwa&s, Holmes. 0an &ou mo/e

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?eah, &eah I9m alright...

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"ood, now let9s 7...oh. !ook, more orcs, coming this wa&. Ethan, 6uickl& – the&9ll see us. Run to the

sportshed. I9ll 5ollow momentaril&, once these are disposed o5.

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What 'oB I9m not lea/ing &ouB

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Do not argueB %omeone is waiting 5or &ou in the sportshed, &ou will not e aloneB $esides, I can

handle m&sel5, as &ou ha/e witnessed. "oB I5 &ou meet an& troule, put that sword to useB

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Alright... please, sta& sa5e.

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Mr. Rentworth, i5 &ou knew the e(tent o5 the dangers I ha/e 5aced in m& time... ut I digress. "et

going.

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"ood luck.

Hurried 5ootsteps as E#HA' turns awa& and runs, heading towards the sportshed. In a short while

he reaches a sliding door, &anking it open and running inside. He shuts the door ehind him.

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8%igh:... #ime to wait I guess... huh Hello Who9s there

A 5ew 5ootsteps.

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He& there, kiddo.



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