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Bah, got sidetracked once again and am rather behind. But worry not (I know it's been weighing on you), I'll catch right up, starting with this double page cannonade.
As established in times of yore, these machinations spring from the fruit that are Simon Fletcher's InkTober prompts. We're up to the seventh group of four from the Steampunk list - The Musketeer, The Magician, "Brass", and The Queen of Darkness.
Page 3
1 - Porthos (still hypnotized) holds D'Artagnan out at arms-length just before the portal (which is still inky black and full of stars). D'Artagnan squirms to get free, but is unable to escape his powerful friend. Athos stands before D'Artagnan, gloating. Hypnotized audience members who haven't yet walked into the portal stand on the perimeter, looking on.
D'ARTAGNAN: What is the meaning of this, Athos? We swore an oath to serve the king.
ATHOS (1): A king is supposed to represent God.
ATHOS (2): But the Dark Queen is a god.
2 - Closer in as Athos approaches D'Artagnan to gloat further. D'Artagnan leans in to better hear his former-friend's words.
ATHOS: And when I call her to our Earthly plane, she will provide me with rewards of unfathomable majesty in recompense.
D'ARTAGNAN: Sounds nice.
3 - D'Artagnan unleashes a vicious kick that pushes he and Porthos over and sends Athos flying into the portal.
D'ARTAGNAN: Maybe you can confirm the details when you see her.
ATHOS: oof!
4 - D'Artagnan and Porthos lie on the ground. D'Artagnan is starting to get to his feet, looking towards the portal in concern; Porthos is holding his head, confused but free of the hypnotism. Athos falls into the abyss within the portal, screaming quietly. The portal is glowing a nefarious darkness, growing larger. In the background, the remaining audience members have collapsed and are hypnotism-free. Perhaps some are already making their way towards the exit.
ATHOS (in the distance): Nooo!
PORTHOS (groggily): What happened?
D'ARTAGNAN: That is an excellent question.
Page 4
1 - D'Artagnan and Porthos are running through the initial bar setting, moving as quickly as they can to avoid the ever-growing portal that is chasing them.
CAPTION (D'ARTAGNAN): "I will be happy to explain when we have a moment."
2 - Porthos and D'Artagnan dive out of the front door of the building just as the portal is catching up.
NO COPY
3 - Porthos and D'Artagnan lie on the ground, looking at the enormous portal that has engufled the entire building.
NO COPY
4 - Repeat - maybe pulled back a little further - but the portal has shrunken down to a small point that is in the process of disappearing.
SFX (portal): poit!
PORTHOS: That was close.
D'ARTAGNAN: It was...
5 - Switch locations to Aramis holding a crystal ball that shows D'Artagnan. Aramis is maybe decked out in some cult-y wares, looking the part of yet another villain / betrayer. He looks on with an evil grin.
D'ARTAGNAN (from within crystal ball): But where is Aramis?
ARAMIS: Oh, you'll know soon enough.
Fin.
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