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| - A hospital is shown, from the hallway. There are sounds of a woman crying out, and then somebody says "Its a boy!" A small, midwestern town is shown, filled with farms. The panel is dark. Voices say "Cadmus?" and "Dude, you okay?" A circle of light appears, and a group of concerned boys looking down at the camera in football uniforms becomes visible. Boy: Coach, he's up. The kids part as an older man kneels down and extends a hand to the camera. Coach: Way, are you okay? Can you hear me. Cadmus: Who are you? Boy: Hey you serious-- Other Boy: Nah, he just joking-- Coach: Quiet, both of you! Cadmus: No.
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| - A hospital is shown, from the hallway. There are sounds of a woman crying out, and then somebody says "Its a boy!" A small, midwestern town is shown, filled with farms. The panel is dark. Voices say "Cadmus?" and "Dude, you okay?" A circle of light appears, and a group of concerned boys looking down at the camera in football uniforms becomes visible. Boy: Coach, he's up. The kids part as an older man kneels down and extends a hand to the camera. Coach: Way, are you okay? Can you hear me. Full page shot of Cadmus for the first time, a kid with messy black hair and confused brown eyes, being offered a hand by the coach with the group of kids behind him. On this page, Cadmus says: Cadmus: Who are you? Boy: Hey you serious-- Other Boy: Nah, he just joking-- Coach: Quiet, both of you! The coach kneels down and stares into Cadmus' eyes. Coach: Son, do you remember me? Cadmus: No. The doctor finishes inspecting Cadmus, and turns to his concerned parents. His father is a rough looking man, and his mother is a quieter looking woman. Doctor: It is strange, I'll tell you that. Besides his loss of memory, it seems to me like he's in peak condition for a boy his age. Cadmus: How old am I? His father shares a look with the doctor. Father: How long will it last, Doctor? Doctor: We have no way of knowing. *she places a hand on his father's shoulder* I'm sorry. It could be forever. A tear slips down the father's cheek. His mother reaches out and places a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Mother: It will be okay, Michael. He's still our son. Cadmus watches, looking detached. Cut to a farmhouse. Cadmus stands in his bedroom, looking around. Cadmus: Okay... Cadmus picks up a framed picture of himself and some friends he doesn't recognize. Cadmus: *whispers* They're not mine.
* Off-panel voice*: Hey, Cad! Cadmus turns, looking shocked. The newcomer is revealed as a teenage boy with a very short haircut. Boy: I saw your folks pull up! The Cadster is back! Cadmus: Who is the Cads- There is a panel of an awkward silence. Boy: You still don't remember me? Cadmus: Should I? Boy: Bro. Cadmus: *incredulous* Bro? Boy: Seriously, you don't remember anything about me? Cadmus: Josh? Boy: *shakes head* I'm your neighbor! Park? Parker? Cadmus: Not ringing any bells. Parker: So you can't remember the time we snuck into that club? Cadmus: No. Parker: Or the time we both asked out the same-- Cadmus: No. Parker: Or-- Cadmus: I feel like you're not really getting this. Parker: ... Parker: I know just what will help jog your memory. Parker: Booze! Parker: There's a party at my place tonight. You'll feel better once you're reeeeal drunk. Cadmus: I don't think that's how that works. Parker: My boy Cadmus never turns down a beer-- Cadmus: *upset* Well, I'm not your boy. Parker: Hey, I get it, you're heads a little funky from that awesome play from the other day. I mean, it was sweet. That quarterback was so dumb, man. I-- Panels are shown of Parker talking to Cadmus, as Cadmus gets progressively less interested. Panel of Parker leaving as Cadmus waves goodbye. Parker: Seriously dude, be there! Cadmus walks up the stairs back to his room. Cadmus enters his room and faces the mirror. Cadmus squeezes his eyes shut, and a tear trickles out. Cadmus: I don't know who I am. Scene change- the starry void of space. Cadmus drifts, his eyes shut. His eyes fly open. Around him, light zips, forming strange geometric patterns. Cadmus watches, terrified as they form a sort of box around him. Tentatively, he reaches out and touches one of the lines of light. His hand glows a deep blue with stars inside. Cadmus: Agh! Cadmus withdraws his hand, and we briefly see the stars reflected in his eyes. A shape forms in front of Cadmus, humanoid, its skin the same as Cadmus' hand had glowed. Strange Being: You... will... pay... Cadmus' eyes fly open for real- it was a dream. He is sitting on his bed, still dressed. He looks over at the time. It's 9:00 PM. Cadmus hesitates. Cut to Cadmus locking up his home, looking nervous. As Cadmus walks away, a weak voice comes from the cellar doors. Voice: Help... me... Cut to the party. Cadmus is standing there, awkwardly, as everyone parties around him. Camera cuts to Parker, who is downing a huge jug of liquor. Crowd: Chug! Chug! Chug! Parker falls to the ground, and starts throwing up. Close up on Parker. Cadmus looks horrified. A pretty girl approaches him. Girl: Hey, Cad! Good to see you're back! Cadmus: Uh, I'm sorry, I don;t know if you've heard-- Girl: You can't remember me, right? Cadmus: Nope. *rubs back of neck* Girl: I'm Eliza. We... dated. Cadmus: We did? Eliza: Ha, yeah. Don't worry, it wasn't a big thing. You moved on to Nala pretty quickly. Eliza motions to a girl, who is dancing provocatively and wearing an extremely fashionable yet skimpy outfit. She catches Cadmus' eye, and blows him a kiss. Cadmus:...okay. Eliza: I know everyone's all freaked out that you lost your memory but-- I mean-- that seems like its fixable, you know what I'm saying? Not like what happened to Abby. Cadmus: Abby? Eliza: Oh, uh... Abby was a girl in our grade until a few months ago. She was a friend of yours back in middle school. Cadmus: What happened to her? Eliza:... Eliza: She committed suicide last year. Cadmus:...oh. Eliza:...yeah. It was something. Cadmus:... Cut to the exterior of Parker's house, hours later. Cadmus is helping a drunk Parker down the stairs. Parker: I gotta say bye... nice thing to do... Nala waves goodbye to Cadmus flirtily. Nala: Bye Cadmus! Cadmus: Bye... There are a few scattered screams. Cadmus turns to see a car hurtling off the road, towards him. Cadmus reaches out unconsciously, and starliek material sprays from his hands. NEXT: TAKE FLIGHT!
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