Shade - The Living Shadow

Shade#246 (S12): Fealty

CUT TO: BROADWAY EXHIBITION HALL, BROADWAY DISTRICT

EXT. RUNWAY - NIGHT

SHADE PUNCHES AND KICKS A FEW OF THE SECURITY GUARDS OFF THE RUNWAY THEN SHOOTS A COUPLE OF SANDCLOTS AT THE REMAINING BODYGUARDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THEM DOWN BUT THEY POWER THROUGH HIS ATTACKS. SHADE BLOCKS THE ATTACK OF THE FIRST BODYGUARD THAT MAKES IT TO HIM AND THEN IS TRIPPED BY ANOTHER BODYGUARD. AS A BODYGUARD ATTEMPTS TO STOMP HIM SHADE SINKS ONTO THE RUNWAY FLOOR AND SCALES BEHIND THEM WHERE HE JUMPS UP AND KICKS THEM BOTH IN THE BACK. SHADE IS THEN HIT IN THE BACK WITH A CHAIR. LOOKING BEHIND HIM SHADE SEES THAT THE BODYGUARDS HAVE TAKEN CHAIRS FROM THE CROWD AND THROWN THEM UP TO THEIR PARTNERS ON STAGE. SHADE DUCKS UNDER A CHAIR THAT IS THROWN AT HIM, JUMPS OVER ANOTHER THEN CATCHES THE LAST CHAIR, AND THROWS IT BACK AT THE BODYGUARD THAT THREW IT AT HIM. A BODYGUARD SNEAKS UP BEHIND SHADE, PUTS HIM IN A CHOKEHOLD THEN HOLDS HIM IN PLACE AS ANOTHER BODYGUARD ATTEMPTS TO KICK HIM. SHADE SINKS ONTO THE BODYGUARD THAT IS HOLDING HIM CAUSING THE ATTACKING BODYGUARD TO KICK HIS ALLY. SHADE THEN JUMPS OFF THE BODYGUARD THAT WAS HOLDING HIM AND PUNCHES HIM IN THE HEAD. SHADE IS KICKED IN THE STOMACH BY THE BODYGUARD THAT WAS TRYING TO KICK HIM BEFORE AND GRABS HIS LEG. SHADE THEN SHOOTS A SANDCLOT IN THE BODYGUARDS FACE AND THROWS HIM BACK INTO SOME ONCOMING BODYGUARDS. SHADE THEN SEES ABOUT 20 MORE RUSHING FROM BEHIND THE STAGE OUT TO WHERE HE.

[Shade]

Just how many goons do you have?

[Killer Queen]

You can never have enough handsome men who want to throw themselves into danger for you. I think it's about time you join them.

KILLER QUEEN LUNGES AT SHADE WITH HER DAGGER AND TRIES TO CUT HIM BUT SHADE CREATES A TOMAHAWK THAT BLOCKS HER ATTACK. KILLER QUEEN THEN KICKS SHADE IN THE STOMACH AND AS HE STUMBLES BACK A GUARD GRABS HIM.

[Bodyguard#1]

It would be nothing less than an honor for you to join, Killer Queen.

[Shade]

Keep it to yourself, dipstick.

SHADE HITS THE BODYGUARD IN THE NOSE WITH HIS TOMAHAWK, BLOCKS KILLER QUEEN'S ATTACK AS SHE TRIES TO STAB HIM THEN KICKS THE BODYGUARD OFF THE RUNWAY. SHADE PUSHES KILLER QUEEN BACK THEN EVADES AS A COUPLE OF HER BODYGUARDS TRY TO ATTACK HIM. KILLER QUEEN STANDS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE ENSUING ALTERCATION WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO STRIKE AT SHADE.

[Killer Queen]

I honestly don't know why you're fighting so hard to protect people like them. Every single one of them had this coming. I didn't even want Humprhey and Galloway to die, just their names besmirched.

[Shade]

Yeah, but there were other ways to do it.

[Killer Queen]

But it wouldn't have been my way.

[Shade]

I guess not. Just like your little saunter around the store.

[Killer Queen]

A beauty like mine needs to be admired, respected.

[Shade]

I think the word you're looking for is entertained.

KILLER QUEEN FIND AN OPENING AT ATTEMPTS TO SLASH SHADE BUT HE BLOCKS THE DAGGER AT THE LAST SECOND AND LOOKS HER IN THE FACE.

[Shade]

Anything to keep that cache of clout sated.

[Killer Queen]