I'm trying something new. This story is written in the style of a comic book script. Hope you all enjoy.
-Skai
Black Thunder: Day of the Living Nightmare
Page 1
Panel 1: Establishing
shot showing a dark alley surrounded by tall buildings, two men are obscured by
the building’s shadows. One lying on his back on the ground, the other standing
over the first man.
Panel 2:
Focus in on the two men; the man on the ground is bleeding out in pain as the
other man continues to cut him with a knife.
Panel 3: A
little Asian girl fourteen years of age stands frozen in terror. Her hands cover
her mouth to keep from screaming out.
Panel 4: In
the Asian girl’s bedroom she sits up in bed when her aunt knocks on the door.
Aunt: Lei, Sweetie, time to get up
for school.
Panel 5: The
aunt sits on the edge of the Lei’s bed as Lei rubs sleep from her eyes.
Aunt: Any nightmares?
Panel 6: Lei
sits in bed smiling sweetly.
Lei: Nope.
Panel 7: The
aunt leaves, closing the door behind her so that Lei can get ready for school.
Page 2
Panel 1: Lei
is headed to school in the morning when she sees a warehouse getting robbed.
Panel 2:
Inside the warehouse a women in a light blue super suit with silver hair loads
a giant cardboard box marked “speaker” on a crane.
Panel 3: A
black clad figure crashes through the skylights, creating a loud crash. The
figure lands the middle of the warehouse, glass falling around her.
Panel 4:
Close up on the Black figure. Her cape is draped over her shoulder, jet black
hair obscures the white full face mask she wears. One gloved hand punches the
ground as the other steadies herself.
Panel 5: The
light blue figure stops and stares.
Panel 6: The
black clad figure, Black Thunder stands and says
Black Thunder: I can’t be late for school again. So can we
just skip to the part where one of us wins?
Page 3
Panel 1: The
blue woman charges at Black Thunder, throwing the first punch.
Panel 2:
Black Thunder catches the first punch in her hand.
Panel 3: She
dodges a second punch throwing one of her own.
Panel 4: The
blue lady ducks and tries to hit Black Thunder again.
Panel 5:
With a loud grunt Black Thunder throws the lady back into a wall.
Page 4
Panel 1: The
lady stands extending her arms towards Black Thunder.
Panel 2:
Black Thunder looks down at her arms to find them covered in spiders.
Panel 3: The
lady returns to putting the box on a crane hook.
Panel 4: Black
Thunder slaps her arms to get the spiders off.
Panel 5: She
accidently sends one of her thunder blasts at the blue figure.
Panel 6: The
blue figure is knocked out by the blast.
Panel 7: The
spiders disappear just as suddenly as they appeared and Black Thunder is
confused.
Panel 8:
Seeing the lady incapacitated. She leaves content.
Page 5
Panel 1: Establishing
shot of the high school.
Panel 2:
Black Thunder flies behind a nearby building.
Panel 3: She
turns invisible.
Panel 4: A
fully dressed and ready for school Lei steps out from the behind the building
completely visible.
Page 6
Panel 1: By
the lockers while everyone is busy going to classes. A fourteen year old girl
named Katie with red blond hair is standing next to Lei.
Panel 2:
Katie holds out her smartphone showing Lei a picture of Black Thunder’s gloves.
Katie: Lei! Black Thunder’s gloves
are trending.
Panel 3: Lei
looks at the picture.
Lei: Those ugly things? I only use them to enhance my powers.
Panel 4:
Katie shrugged her shoulders.
Katie: They could use some lace.
You’re on time today.
Panel 5: Lei
is still talking to Katie.
Lei: Trouble was unusually easy to take care of. But I wonder
if she could control Spiders?
Katie: Spider-villain? That’s a new
one.
Lei: Shhh!
Page 7
Panel 1: A
tall boy with shaggy hair checks and fixes his bangs in the glass of a nearby
trophy case.
Panel 2: Lei
stops and stares at the boy as Katie finally notices him.
Katie: Carter? He hasn’t talked to
us since 2nd grade.
Panel 3:
Carter notices Lei and Katie and looks at them.
Panel 4: Carter
is hidden from them by the crowd in the hallway.
Panel 5: Lei
has turned invisible so that the locker appears to be talking.
Lei: 3rd grade.
Panel 6:
When Carter gets closer to Lei and Katie, he now only sees Katie.
Panel 7: Carter
has a confused look on his face.
Carter: (To boys not in the picture)
wait up guys!
Panel 8:
Katie talks to the locker next to her.
Katie: You can come out now.
Panel 9: Lei
became visible again.
Katie: You have to quit that.
Page 8
Panel 1:
Black Thunder flies away from school in a blur.
Caption: Free Period.
Panel 2:
Black Thunder flies over a business district of town.
Panel 3: In
a small electronic store the security alarm is ringing.
Panel 4: Lei
crashes into a display in the electronic store again creating a loud crashing
sound.
Page 9
Panel 1: The
Lady from the warehouse is in the electronic store. This time she is carrying a
big box with the words “Boom Mics” on the side.
Panel 2: The
lady in blue stands stops in her tracks and Black Thunder put her hands on her
hips.
Black Thunder: If you want to be a recurring villain you need
a name better than thug #1.
Panel 3:
Full figure shot of the blue lady as she has set down the box and is fists up
ready to fight.
The blue lady: I am Daymare! You are
a nuisance.
Panel 4:
Daymare tries to punch Black Thunder but she catches it in her gloved hand.
Black Thunder: Nope, my name is
Black Thunder.
Page 10
Panel 1:
Daymare throws her hands out at Black Thunder.
Panel 2: In
place of Daymare now stands several people who all look like the shrouded
figure from the alley. All of the figures carry knifes dripping with blood. Black
Thunder is frozen with terror.
Panel 3: Daymare
maneuvers though the figures charging Black Thunder.
Panel 4: She
strikes Black Thunder knocking her off balance.
Panel 5:
Black Thunder is distracted by the figures as Daymare hits her again.
Black Thunder: AHHHH!
Panel 6: She
now lays on the floor as Daymare kicks her.
Panel 7: She
rolls out of the way.
Panel 8: As
Daymare kicks her again she disappears.
Panel 9:
Daymare is confused as an invisible Black Thunder slips out the door.
Page 11
Panel 1:
Establishing shot of the high school.
Panel 2: Lei
and Katie are in the school cafeteria waiting in line for lunch.
Panel 3: Behind
the buffet table Lei and Katie are having a conversation.
Katie: This morning’s villain has a
name now?
Lei: Yep, Daymare.
Katie: I hate it when they name
themselves.
Panel 4:
Macaroni and cheese is plopped on to Lei’s food tray.
Panel 5: Lei
does a weird hip shaking dance and Katie gives her an embarrassed look.
Page 12
Panel 1: Lei
and Katie have their trays of lunch and walk to the tables.
Lei: I’m headed back out after I
eat.
Panel 2: Lei
and Katie sit at a table and Carter is behind them across the cafeteria.
Katie: Don’t you think you’re
pushing it?
Panel 3: Lei
sees Carter looking at them.
Lei:
No, Daymare’s planning something. She stole speakers and microphones.
Panel 4: Carter
is obscured as Katie continues talking.
Katie: Maybe she wants to give a
concert.
Panel 5:
Carter stands behind Lei’s seemingly empty chair as Katie looks at him
suspiciously.
Katie: Hi Carter.
Carter: Hi Kitty!
Panel 6:
Katie still looks at him suspiciously.
Katie: It’s Katie—hasn’t been Kitty
since fourth grade.
Panel 7:
Carter looks around for something or someone.
Panel 8: A
wadded up paper is thrown at Carter he catches it in his left hand.
Panel 9: He
throws it back also with his left hand.
Panel 10:
Lei can be seen sitting in the chair again now that Carter is nowhere in sight.
Katie looks at Lei.
Katie: How will he notice you if
you’re invisible when he’s around.
Panel 11:
Lei has a sheepish look on her face.
Lei: It’s a reflex.
Katie: Girl, you have to get control
of that.
Page 13
Panel 1:
Black Thunder patrolling the city flying above the sky scrapers.
Panel 2: Black
Thunder finds Daymare in a parking lot stealing a box that says “speaker” on
it.
Black Thunder: I know your plan.
You’re building a device to amply your powers.
Panel 3:
Daymare sets down the box and stands ready to fight Black Thunder.
Daymare: Aren’t you supposed to be
at school!
Panel 4:
Black Thunder stands feet planted firmly, arms up ready to fight.
Black Thunder: It’s lunch period.
Panel 5:
Daymare tries to kick her. She catches it in her gloved hands.
Black Thunder: Your device is crude. You’re working under the
assumption your powers propagate like a wave or resonate at a pitch human’s
can’t hear.
Panel 6:
Black Thunder ducks under and Daymare goes flying.
Black Thunder: Impressive but crude. That’s coming from a
girl who designed her own gloves so she could do…
Panel 7:
Black Thunder punches the ground and creates a thunder wave.
Black Thunder: THIS!!!!!!!!!!
Page 14
Panel 1:
Daymare is knocked to the ground.
Panel 2:
Daymare gets to her feet and extends her hands at Black Thunder exerting all
her power.
Panel 3: Black
Thunder stands frozen hands by her side at the sight of the man from the alley lying
on the ground bleeding to death.
Panel 4:
Gasping she kneels by his side defeated.
Lei: Dad.
Page 15
Panel 1:
Close up of her father’s blood covered face. He whispers to her.
Dad: My little thunder, I’m dead.
I’m not suffering anymore.
Panel 2:
Tears stream down Black Thunder’s mask.
Lei: But I’ve suffered since.
Panel 3:
Daymare strikes Black Thunder, knocking her to the ground.
Panel 4:
Black Thunder lies next to her father.
Dad: Close your eyes. Listen for the
attack.
Page 16
Panel 1:
Black Thunder closes her eyes but is still crying.
Lei: Heroes have to be strong.
Panel 2:
Daymare stands behind Lei’s father ready to kick her.
Panel 3:
Close up on lei’s father as he whispers in her ear.
Dad: Heroes don’t have to be alone.
Panel 4:
With her eyes still closed Black Thunder catches Daymare’s foot.
Panel 5: She
flies up with Daymare’s foot still in her hand. The vision of Lei’s father has
disappeared so that they are back in a parking lot at noonday.
Panel 6:
Black Thunder is tying Daymare up as police cars arrive in the background.
Page 17
Panel 1:
Establishing shot back at the high school.
Caption: After School.
Panel 2: Lei
and Katie are outside standing in front of the stature of the school’s mascot a
parrot.
Lei: I caught Daymare before she
could build a device to amplify her power.
Katie: Congrats!
Panel 3: Carter
walks over to Katie as Lei has turned invisible again.
Carter: Where’s Lei? I see you two
together but before I can catch her she disappears.
Panel 4: An
invisible Lei stands behind Katie.
Katie: She’s around.
Panel 5: Carter
is still annoyed talking to Katie.
Carter: It’s taken me two months to
gather the courage to talk to her—I care about her.
Panel 6: He
leaves and Lei is again standing next to Katie in front of the statue.
Katie: Did you hear? He cares. You
can make him like you!
Panel 7: Lei
takes a deep breath.
Lei: I’ll talk to him. Wish me luck.
Page 18
Panel 1: Lei
runs after Carter as Katie calls behind her.
Katie: Good luck!
Panel 2: Lei
stands not far behind Carter.
Lei: Carter!
Panel 3:
Carter turns around but Lei has turned invisible again.
Panel 4:
Carter continues walking away. Lei becomes visible.
Panel 5:
Close up on Lei’s face as she looks down disappointed.
