Setting: On the country road between the National Guard Armory and Compass City. There are corn and soy bean fields on either side of the paved road for miles. A sign shows the proximity to either destination at the ends of the street. The sun is beginning to set.
Sketch is riding his skate board and spots Rennek flying in the sky. She is coming from the opposite direction. He calls up to her.
Sketch: “Any luck?”
Rennek swoops down to the street and stands on the side of it with Zach, who picks up his skate board.
Rennek: “No, the tip was given by some boy, but that doesn’t get us anything. The file was deleted. I couldn’t even listen to it. What about you?”
Sketch visualizes in his mind the several people he saw. He is seen talking with Cindy who hides behind her front door with only a sliver of light coming through. He also speaks with other Students, School officials and eventually to the janitor seen in Issue # 1.
Sketch: “I tracked the origin of the virus to your school’s computer lab, where a janitor thinks he saw the one who downloaded it from off the internet.”
Rennek is surprised at Sketch’s success and curious for more.
Rennek: “…And…”
Sketch’s smile fades as he admits the unimpressive truth. A flashback of Cody smiling to the janitor is seen.
Sketch: “And he doesn’t remember who he saw.”
Rennek is disappointed, then looks around suspiciously.
Rennek: “Do you feel like someone is watching us?”
In space, a satellite focuses in on the two heroes on the country road side. There are crosshairs in its zooming lens.
An earth-shattering rumble is heard and causes the ground to shake. Rennek and Sketch fall to the ground and see a pillar of smoke rise into the sky. They are both curious and then worried as they see the rocket arc and speed toward them.
Sketch: “Hey Rennek, missiles aren’t guided by…”
Rennek: “…Computers? Yeah.”
Abstract: “To Be Continued…”
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