Shade - Agent Of Spite

CUT TO: DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - NIGHT

WHILE SHADE AND MODUS ARE FIGHTING THE RED MAN SEEKS A VANTAGE POINT. THE RED MAN ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT SHADE WITH A LIGHTNING BOLTS.

[Harpy]

What are you doing? You're gonna hit Modus if you keep that up and I can't get an opening to help him out!

[The Red Man]

He's the one who has his heart set on being right next to the target. If he won't move, he knows the risks!

SHADE JUMPS OVER MODUS AND A LIGHTNING BOLT ALMOST STRIKES MODUS IN THE CHEST. MODUS STEPS TO THE SIDE, THE LIGHTNING BOLT WHIZES PAS HIM HITTING THE GROUND, THEN SHADE PUNCHES HIM IN THE BACK. MODUS ELBOWS SHADE IN THE STOMACH, GRABS HIS ARM AS SHADE TRIES TO ATTACK HIM, THEN PULLS HIM FORWARD AND TRIPS HIM SO THAT SHADE FALLS TO THE GROUND ON HIS STOMACH. THE RED MAN WHO SHOOTS LIGHTNING AT SHADE AND HITS HIM IN THE SIDE. SHADE IS PUSHED BACK ACROSS THE GROUND THEN STAGGERS TO HIS FEET.

[Modus]

That looked electrifying but it's nothing compared to what I've got in store for you!

MODUS PICKS UP A BRICK, THROWS IT AT SHADE USING HIS RIGHT HAND AND SHADE BARELY EVADES THE ATTACK. MODUS RUNS AT SHADE, ATTEMPTS TO PUNCH HIM, BUT SHADE DUCKS TO AVOID THE ATTACK AND BACKHAND PUNCHES MODUS IN THE NOSE WHEN HE'S PAST HIM. SHADE JUMPS INTO THE AIR, KICKS MODUS IN THE FACE THEN CREATES A CHAIN. SHADE THROWS THE CHAIN AT THE RED MAN ENSNARING HIM AROUND THE NECK, PULLS HIM OFF HIS VANTAGE POINT, SWINGS HIM AROUND ONCE, AND SLAMS THE RED MAN INTO A SHELF KNOCKING HIM OUT. SOME REBAR FALLS OVER MODUS TAKING HIM BY SUPRISE. MODUS TRIES TO SLOW THE REBAR DOWN BUT HIS DAMAGED GLOVE DOESN'T MAKE MUCH OF AN IMPACT. THE REBAR IMPALES MODUS THROUGH THE CHEST, THROUGH ONE OF HIS LEGS, AND THROUGH HIS STOMACH.

[Shade]

Whoa! Damn!

[Modus]

... I bet you're happy that things turn out this way.

[Shade]

I can't say that I'm happy with this. Annoyed is a good word.

HARPY FLIES OVERHEAD THROWS SOME OF HER FEATHERS AT SHADE. SHADE DODGES THEM THEN SCALES AN I-BEAM TO GET INTO THE AIR.

[Shade]

It's all over Harpy! You're by yourself and you couldn't beat me one on one. You'd be better off trying to escape!

[Harpy]

Shut up!

HARPY USES HER SONIC SCREAM IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIT SHADE BUT HE JUMPS UP TO ANOTHER I-BEAM. HARPY FLIES UPWARD, CUTS THROUGH THE I-BEAM SHADE IS STANDING ON AND SHADE BEGINS TO FALL. HARPY FLIES BACK AROUND AND GRABS SHADE WITH HER TALONS AND THROWS HIM THROUGH A WALL. SHADE TUMBLES ACROSS A PLATFORM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL AND NEARLY FALLS OFF OF IT. HARPY THEN LANDS IN FRONT OF HIM STEPPING ON HIS HAND AS HE DANGLES OFF THE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM. SHADE LOOKS DOWN AND SEES THAT THERE IS A PIT OF REBAR.

[Harpy]

I've been taking notes, seen all your little tricks. There's no wall for you to sink onto. It's just a one-way trip to impale city.

[Shade]

That's the best you can come up with? I feel like I really could die after hearing that.

[Harpy]

Here, let me help you!

HARPY KICKS SHADE OFF THE PLATFORM. AS SHADE FALLS THROUGH THE AIR, HE OPENS A PORTAL RIGHT BEFORE HE FALLS ONTO THE REBAR AND REOPENS THE PORTAL ABOVE HARPY FALLING ONTO HER BACK.