Strip 888 -- First Seen: 2012-02-10
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What Comes Next

The war is over, but This Means War has a ways to go. Novo Paolo/Bubbleopolis is still in a nebula/stellar nursery, no one knows what happened to the planet Sharen (center of the Intergalactic Council), and the status of the now-surrendered Invaders is yet to be resolved. What will they do when they learn their homeworld is basically destroyed? Will Alyss and Li be re-united? How about Diana (the real one) and Otto?

These questions will be resolved in the next few weeks, before This Means War part 3 wraps in late May.

After that, I plan to go BACK in time about 400 years, to when Alyss and Li left their home in the Sol System to colonize a new world on the far side of the galaxy. As one might expect, hijinks ensue. New subtitle yet to be determined, start date sometime in around the start of July. Stay tuned!

A Little House Cleaning

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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Full-length two-shot of Nowra and Neanne. Both of the teens are wearing basic jump-suits. Neanne's hair is long and straight and tied into a ponytail at the back.
This is the 'reveal' of Neanne. She should look something like this: http://mb.humanists.ca/img/2008/Neanderthal_woman.jpg except with red hair and a longer nose, shorter upper-lip. Just a little bit on the stocky side, arms just a bit too long, legs just a bit too short. She should be not-unattractive but also definitely not 'human.'
Both the kids have their hands up, and they look terrified.
Caption: The two teens were obviously terrified – they had no night-vision visors and Nisa was just a commanding voice in pitch blackness.
Panel 2
Two-shot of Nisa and Mac. Both have lowered their guns, Nisa speaks while Mac suppresses a giggle.
Nisa: Hey, don't pee yourselves.
Nisa: We're the good guys.
Panel 3
Close two-shot of Nowra and Neanne. Nowra is grinning slightly, as Neanne glances in his direction.
Nowra: Too late.
Panel 4
Each girl takes one teen by the hand – Nisa leads Nowra and Mac leads Neanne – and they begin moving back toward the stairwell. We should be able to see Nowra's groin area, and that it is dry.
Nisa (thought): Looks dry to me.
Nisa (thought): Humor in the face of danger. This kid has the right stuff.
Nisa: C'mon, we have night-vision visors so we can lead you out of the building.

Panel 5
Nowra suddenly pulls himself loose from Nisa.
Nowra: I've got to get Gerald!

Panel 6
Nowra moves back down the corridor, one hand in front of him, the other sliding along a wall. Nisa starts to go after him but Mac stops her by grabbing her upper arm. Mac is still holding onto Neanne with her other hand.
Mac. His choice. We have our prime objective.
Mac: He'll just have to catch up with us, if he wants out of here.