Shade - The Living Shadow

Shade#217 (S10): Highbinder

CUT TO: DOWNTOWN

EXT. ROOFTOP- LATE AFTERNOON

SHADE TRAVERSES ACROSS ROOFTOPS WHILE ON HIS PHONE AND STOPS TO PERCH ON A BUILDING. AS HE LOOKS DOWN HE SEES PANDEMONIUM UNFOLDING IN THE STREETS.

[Shade]

It's chaos down there.

[Toria]

(Over the phone)

Do you know who's behind all of this?

[Shade]

Yeah, but I've only met her once. I know that she's working behind the scenes, so I'm gonna have to do something that will flush her out. The only question is how. But for right now, I'm going to have to do what I can to at least get a little order back to the city.

[Toria]

(Over the phone)

I know that there's a lot going on but I'm going to need you to try and wrap this up quickly. The city can't handle another disaster.

[Shade]

I know. It shouldn't be too hard to get some answers. The person behind this attacked me personally once. If she wanted me dead so bad, I'm sure she's going to be looking for me.

DOWN ON THE STREET, A SKELETON LOOKS UP AND SEES SHADE. THE SKELETON HOLDING A SPEAR THROWS THE SPEAR AT SHADE. SHADE CATCHES THE SPEAR THEN GLARES AT THE SKELETON.

[Shade]

Toria, I'm gonna have to call you back.

[Toria]

(Over the phone)

Alright, you better mean that!

SHADE HANGS UP THE PHONE AND JUMPS DOWN TO THE SIDEWALK ACROSS FROM WHERE THE GROUP OF SKELETONS ARE.

[Shade]

Hey, I figure that you might have wanted this back!

SHADE THROWS THE SPEAR AT THE SKELETON THAT THREW IT, HITTING IT IN THE STERNUM, SENDING IT FLYING BACK INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE REST OF THE SKELETONS ROAR AND CHARGE AT SHADE. SHADE TAKES OUT HIS LIGHT WEAPON AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO A TOMAHAWK. SHADE SHOOTS CLOTS OF BLACK SAND AT HALF OF THE SKELETONS BEFORE THEY MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO WHERE HE IS BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING TO DETOUR THEM.

[Shade]

Guess, I'm doing this the hard way!

SHADE BLOCKS THE FIRST SKELETON'S ATTACK AND PUNCHES IT IN THE FACE. THE SECOND SKELETON HOLDING A SPEAR TRIES TO SKEWER SHADE BUT HE DOES A FRONTFLIP AVOIDING THE ATTACK. AS SHADE COMES DOWN OUT OF THE AIR, HE LANDS AN ATTACK ON A SKELETON HITTING IT IN THE HEAD, THEN QUICKLY SLASHES HORIZONTALLY CUTTING THE SKELETON IN TWO. A SKELETON GRABS HIM THEN TRIES TO STAB HIM. SHADE CATCHES THE SKELETON'S ARM BEFORE IT CAN STAB HIM THEN REALISES THAT ALL THE OTHER SKELETON ARE ATTEMPTING TO GANG UP ON HIM. SHADE USES BLACK SAND TO KNOCK THE SKELETONS AWAY THEN MOVES THROUGH THEM QUICKLY HACKING AND SLASHING HIS WAY THROUGH THEM. ONCE ALL OF THE SKELETONS ARE DEFEATED, SHADE STARTS TO WALK AWAY BUT HE NOTICES THAT ONE OF THE SKELETON'S FINGERS ARE MOVING LIKE A WORM. AS THE FINGER CROSSES SHADE, HE LOOKS BACK TO SEE THAT THE SKELETONS ARE FORMING AGAIN.

[Shade]

You've got to be shitting me!

ONCE THE SKELETONS ARE FORMED BACK TOGETHER, THEY ROAR AND START AFTER SHADE AGAIN. SHADE FIGHTS THEM OFF BUT THEN NOTICES SOMETHING FLYING OVERHEAD AS A SHADOW CUTS OUT THE LIGHT. WITH A CRASH OF THUNDER, SHADE LOOKS BACK TO SEE THAT THE THUNDERBIRD IS FLYING ABOVE HIM. AS THE THUNDERBIRD SWOOPS DOWN, SHADE TURNS AND TRANSFORMS HIS LIGHT WEAPON INTO A SPEAR. THE THUNDERBIRD GRABS ONTO THE SPEAR AND BEGINS TO FLY BACK INTO THE AIR. WITH SHADE HANGING ONTO THE SPEAR, THE THUNDERBIRD ATTEMPTS TO GRIND SHADE AGAINST A BUILDING. SHADE CREATES A CHAIN, SNAGS ONTO ONE OF THE BIRD'S WINGS AND USES IT AS LEVERAGE TO PULL UP ONTO THE BIRD'S BACK. AS THE THUNDERBIRD CRASHES INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING IT QUICKLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE BUILDING AND BEGINS TO FLY AGAIN. SHADE THEN STABS THE THUNDERBIRD IN ONE OF IT'S WINGS AND CAUSES IT TO FALL OUT OF THE AIR. SHADE JUMPS OFF OF THE THUNDERBIRD BEFORE IT CRASHES AND LANDS ON A BUILDING. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, SHADE'S PHONE BEGINS TO RING.