Chapter 36

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INT. SEWERS 

Kyle lands with a splash, then gets up and keeps moving, following the other five.

They keep moving quickly through the sewers, getting distance from Q-Beast, still stuck in the utility tunnel, unable to get through the sewer doorway.

Rupert struggles to move his feet, and bumps into Eric.

ERIC: Dude! Keep your gross guts off me!

RUPERT: When we get back, I'm giving Tucker your spot.

ERIC: Really? That's what you're thinking about now? I'd be worried about getting all this shit in your open wound.

INT. SEWERS - JUNCTION ROOM 

Stan comes to a stop as they enter the large room, the termination point for other sewer tunnels.

STAN: I can't - I need to catch my breath.

They sit Rupert down on a ledge that's just barely out of the filth as they all breath heavily - fear and exertion running them ragged.

RUPERT: I - we - we thought we knew what we were doing.

The five look over at him.

RUPERT: I mean we tested the Tea Party extensively, before we let that out. It just seemed natural - organic that it would lead to the Truthers - I mean, Barack *Hussein* Obama? How could we not? We thought we had it under control. But we didn't know it was growing into... something.

Eric notices Jimmy looking up at something. He looks up and sees it - Q-Beast, slowly lowering itself down above them.

Jimmy's eyes go wide.

JIMMY: G-g-g-

ERIC: Yeah, come on, get to the point!

Rupert is lost in his guilt to register the harshness.

RUPERT: We never predicted it would grow into...

Eric gives Q-Beast wide eyes, and a nod downward in a "come on already!" expression.

RUPERT: ... into Q.

Q-Beast's tongue spears down through Ruperts head and into his body.

ERIC: About fucking time.

The other four shriek.

They all move back as Q-Beast lands down, breaking what's left of Rupert.

The five spread to separate sides of the large room.

Q-Beast moving slowly forward, into the center of the junction room, eyeing each of them.

Its large form a formidable presence even in this sizable space.

Its tongue lashes out at Jimmy who blocks the attack with his crutch!

A spiked leg lashes out at Stan, who manages to dodge it, but just barely.

Another leg whips out just as quickly, and slashes Eric's torso.

ERIC: OW!! What the fuck, dude!?

Q-Beast, finding the weakness in the group, corners Eric.

ERIC: Oh, shit.

He's backing away from Q-Beast.

ERIC: Q is - Q is in all of us, right?

Q-Beast raises a leg above Eric.

ERIC: Ohshitohgodohshitohgod...

Kyle is looking around wildly for something to fight with, when he sees... Kenny, standing at the mouth of one of the tunnels.

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