Precyber - Chapter 45

Clarke and Horse trail Mike to South America.

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DR DOBIN

Perhaps we can come to some arrangement.

Fred punches Dr. Dobin in the face and walks around to open up the door.

INT. PADDED CELL – DAY

Frank looks back at the wall he spoke to earlier and says.

FRANK

(as if talking to a camera)

The plan is now working perfectly.

Frank turns to Fred, acting perfectly sane.

FRANK

Fred! Good to see you! These people locked me up, I have no idea why.

FRED

Don't you worry about a thing Frank.

Fred helps Frank up and they leave. Lawyer looks at Dr. Dobin.

LAWYER

Expect to hear from us.

EXT. LUNATIC ASSYLUM - DAY

Frank, Fred and Lawyer drive away.

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FRANK

(as if speaking to the camera)

Little do THE FORCES OF EVIL know that they have captured the superhero GRENADEMAN. But as we speak our hero is working out a way to get out of this situation.

Frank resumes looking at the camera and babbling in an insane fashion.

INT. MONITOR ROOM NEAR CELL – DAY

Fred, Lawyer and Dr. Dobin come in and see Frank.

DR DOBIN

There, you see what I mean?

FRED

Well if you dope somebody up enough they're bound to act like this.

DR DOBIN

We're not giving him anything. He's acting like this entirely on his own.

FRED

You're not giving him anything at all? And yet you're claiming to try and cure him? What crap is this?

DR DOBIN

Well I er

FRED

That's what I thought. I want into to see him. Now.

DR DOBIN

I'm afraid that's not possible.

Lawyer begins to pull out cell phone and make a call.

Precyber Chapter 44

Ezekiel and Lysen have a little chat.  Lysen doesn't like the result.

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ATTENDANT

I think you want to see them sir. Yes.

The attendant puts down the phone and looks at Fred and Lawyer.

ATTENDANT

Dr. Dobin will be out to see you shortly.

Dr. Dobin comes out about ten seconds later from the office on the other side of the hall.

DR DOBIN

Mr. Noble, so glad to see you. Perhaps there has indeed been some misunderstanding. You see Mr. Noble checked himself into our clinic.

FRED

Really? That sounds like crap to me.

DR DOBIN

He specifically requested that no one be informed that we admitted him. He is demonstrating...well, extreme catatonic manic depressiveness.

LAWYER

Those terms are contradictory.

DR DOBIN

Are they? Well, here, come-you'll see for yourself. He just sits in the corner and babbles to himself all day.

Dr. Dobin, Fred and Lawyer walk down the hall.

INT. PADDED CELL - DAY

Frank Noble has a straight jacket on and is babbling to himself. He looks up at a camera in the wall and makes faces at it. Then he turns to the wall.

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FRED

I don't think you understand. My brother has been locked up here. As his next of kin, I was not notified. I demand to see him immediately.

ATTENDANT

What is the name of the patient?

FRED

Frank Noble.

ATTENDANT

I'm afraid we have no patient here by that name.

FRED

This is my lawyer, she seems to think that you're holding out on us.

LAWYER

I have definite testimony from another patient here that Mr. Noble is indeed here and being held against his will. We can contact law enforcement authorities but felt that it might be easier for all involved if we tried to handle the situation quietly, but if you insist on making a ruckus about the issue.

FRED

I'm in the mood to make a ruckus. Are you in the mood to make a ruckus?

LAWYER

I...couldn't say.

ATTENDANT

Hold please.

The attendant picks up the phone and calls Dr. Dobin again.

ATTENDANT

I think you want to see them sir. Yes.

Precyber - Chapter 43

And the first person to burn Clark's life goes down.

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J.R.R. THORNE

Send a medic up for Doc Shadows. Also arranged to have Frank sent to the Bellweather facility. Tell Jason his footage worked perfectly. He believed the whole thing. No. We didn't get the results. But we will.

J.R.R. Thorne puts the phone down and looks at a blathering Frank.

J.R.R. THORNE

We will.

EXT. LUNATIC ASSLYUM - DAY

FRED NOBLE heads towards a sanitarium with a lawyer in tow. Various patients lay around the grounds doing various crazy things. Fred is obviously very angry.

INT. LOBBY OF ASSLYUM – DAY

Fred walks up to the front desk. He approaches an attendant.

FRED

My name is FRED Noble. I want to see the person in charge of this place.

ATTENDANT

That would be Dr. Dobin. I'll get him.

The Attendant picks up the phone and dials a number.

ATTENDANT

Dr. Dobin? There is a FRED Noble here to see you. Yes. I'll tell him.

The attendant puts the phone down.

ATTENDANT

I'm sorry, but you will have to make an appointment.

FRED

I don't think you understand. My brother has been locked up here. As his next of kin, I was not notified. I demand to see him immediately.

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J.R.R. THORNE

Fight it! Drill into him!

Doc Shadows clutches his hands to his forehead.

DOC SHADOWS

I …nearly….Impossible! Slashing and burning his own mind….he’s tossing aside his own sanity to keep me from

FRANK

Yo Hoho O forces of EVIL! Yohohohoho…I am the mighty….I am the MIGHTY

DOC SHADOWS

I almost

Doc Shadows collapses from the pain.

J.R.R. Thorne sits next to Frank Noble, looking into his now mad eyes.

J.R.R. THORNE

Touché Dr. Noble…touché….but I've got most of what I need. The rest is only a matter of time.

FRANK

I am the model of a modern major general, I am familiar with both animal vegetable and the prodigious use of highly placed explosives…

J.R.R. Thorne goes over to the phone again and presses a button.

J.R.R. THORNE

Send a medic up for Doc Shadows. Also arranged to have Frank sent to the Bellweather facility. Tell Jason his footage worked perfectly. He

Precyber Chapter 42

Clarke is asked to Break and Enter.  Clarke's Boss learns some important things.

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Thorne presses a button on the phone and speaks into it. The screen goes black. There is gunfire, and screams can be heard, Frank stares in horror at the screen, and shakes his head in denial.

J.R.R. THORNE

Kill them!

FRANK

NO!

DOC SHADOWS

I will regress you to the age of two for this. Just who do you think you are dealing with? Just because you have a little toy that keeps me from easily reading your mind does not really defend you from me.

J.R.R. THORNE

You WILL be party to this or everything we worked for is useless. His mind is now open to you, you know it, and I know it. Take him now, or do I have to find another telepath, and kill more of Dr. Noble’s family until I have what I want. You are expendable, he is expendable, but what he knows is not. By any means, my Dear Doctor.

Doc Shadows glares at Thorne, but finally squats again and stares into Dr. Noble’s eyes.

DOC SHADOWS

He’s still fighting, but I can…yes…I’m nearly there…I have it…

Doc Shadows shrieks in pain.

Frank Noble thrashes back and forth painfully.

FRANK

TALLYHO!

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J.R.R. THORNE

I thought as much, fortunately, I’ve come prepared.

J.R.R. Thorne swings the chair around.

J.R.R. THORNE

Observe the video, Dr. Noble. I think you’ll be interested to see this.

J.R.R. Thorne holds Frank Noble’s head up to be able to see the video screen.

J.R.R. THORNE

Are those your parents, Dr. Noble?

Frank suddenly becomes more animated, and begins to struggle at the restraints.

FRANK

What are you doing?

J.R.R. THORNE

I thought as much. I do my homework Dr. Shadows, and I’ve come to learn that certain violent and sudden psychological trauma can undo these ‘psychic barriers’ you speak of. Let’s find out, shall we?

DOC SHADOWS

You know I do not condone to the harming of innocents. That was part of our arrangements.

J.R.R. Thorne picks up the phone and looks at Doc Shadows

J.R.R. THORNE

In this war, Dr. Shadows, there ARE no innocents.

Precyber 41

Norne ups the ante.

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J.R.R. THORNE

Your opinion isn’t necessary, Dr. Noble. In fact, if you had simply cooperated in the first place none of this would have happened. You’re a normal flesh and blood human being, like I am. If you can’t understand the logic of what I’m doing, then you’re just not cut out to be among the living…you’re no better than everyone else who blindly sits by and lets these demigods run amok about the earth.

DOC SHADOWS

(chuckles)

Am I a demi-god then?

J.R.R. THORNE

It is interesting Doctor Shadows, that you question my logic. You didn’t question it when you joined my organization. Are you doing so now?

DOC SHADOWS

(pauses)

No. It is necessary.

J.R.R. THORNE

Then proceed with your interrogation.

Doctor Shadows squats down on his legs and stares again into Frank’s eyes. There is a brief visible struggle.

DOC SHADOWS

Amazing…he’s still holding on some how. He’s got something he’s using as a psychic barrier against me….I’ve never seen such willpower.

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DOC SHADOWS

Yes, he’s weakening…one more time and I should have it. I’m ready to begin at any time.

J.R.R. Thorne flips a switch on the side of the chair, causing Frank to jolt as if from an electric current.

J.R.R. THORNE

Why waste a perfectly good telepathic probe when you can do it the old fashioned way…

Doc Shadows turns off the switch.

DOC SHADOWS

That wasn’t necessary.

J.R.R. THORNE

Of course it didn't help get the information from him, but I think it was, Doctor Shadows, very necessary. It was the kind of necessary that a young mother feels when she shoots the man that ran over her child and drove away into the night, it’s the kind of necessary our founding fathers felt when they dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor, and it’s the kind of necessary that I’ve felt every day of my entire life for the last twenty years. I assure you Doctor Shadows, it was and is necessary.

DOC SHADOWS

I believe your logic has a few flaws in it Thorne.

FRANK

(weakened)

I’ll second that

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J.R.R. Thorne and Dr. Shadows enter from opposite ends and begin to walk around the chair.

J.R.R. THORNE

Well Dr. Noble, have you changed your mind about giving me the formula?

Frank Noble slowly looks up.

FRANK

Isn’t that already sort of formulaic?

J.R.R. THORNE

Ah yes, evil villain tortures hapless scientist to obtain secret formula to conquer the world, isn’t that it?

FRANK

Something like that yes. It sounds a lot like the shows I watched growing up as a child.

J.R.R. THORNE

Ah, but you see Dr. Noble, the difference between your little television shows and THIS is that you are not only watching but feeling this…feeling the pain searing through your nerves, feeling the unreality of staying awake for 96 hours straight searing through your entire consciousness. You’ve managed to resist Dr. Shadows so far, but do you really think you can continue?

Doc Shadows stops walking around the chair and looks into Frank’s eyes.

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Shadows sees this. He steps up behind Frank, touches him with one finger and puts him instantly to sleep. He picks Frank up in both arms goes outside.

EXT. OFFICE PARK – AFTERNOON

Doc Shadows takes an unconscious Frank and puts him to the car waiting outside.

Inoria and Hawkqueen stand over the broken robot.

Doc Shadows drives away with Frank, unseen or unnoticed by anyone.

INT. INTEROGATION CHAMBER - NIGHT

A single chair with restraints bolted to the floor with Frank Noble sitting in it. There is a video monitor which cannot be seen by the audience, the lighting is poor, with a bright light shining directly on the seat. Frank Noble has his head down, barely conscious.

VOICE FROM MONITOR

(off screen)

An in other news today, Weather Man destroyed the small island of Tomako, killing at least 34 people and rendering the rest of the island's population homeless. United Earth heroes showed up a few hours later to arrest him, but by then the worst of the damage had been done…

The monitor statics.

VOICE FROM MONITOR

(off screen)

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