Scene 1:
A montage scene across two pages:
Sienna standing by her bedroom door, hearing her mother talking to her partner! on the phone about the pawn shop raid. “What do you mean you’re not coming? Transfer to central precinct? I didn’t even know you’d applied!”
Jesus sneaking out of his Maria and Scarlett’s apartment very early in the morning. Scarlett leaving her room just after he leaves, glances at the front door.
Alice comes into Jay’s bookshop early in the morning, while Jay is having coffee. Jay turns to her and says, “Can we talk about using mummy’s suit?”
Scene 2:
Early morning, one police car, and just three police officers down the street from the pawn shop. Joule’s mother seems to be in charge, but looking around anxiously.
The team are on the roof looking down. Red picks up her mobile phone. Joule’s mother looks at her phone, there’s a text from Red “You’ll need backup.” She picks up the radio.
The team see Zuko and Candy sneak away from the side of the pawn shop, They move across the rooftops
The team break in through the roof of the pawn shop. Red fires in a net arrow, and the team drop in after it. Leatherboy, snake guy and iron boy are there – two of them tangled in the net. “The cops are about to raid”, Nightfox says, “Zuko set you up. Get out the side door quickly”
The police kick in the door of the pawn shop. It’s empty. As they are searching the building, Joule’s mother finds Red’s used net arrow, and tucks it away in a bag.
Scene 3:
In the Depot, underground. Alice is DJ’ing, Jay is standing next to her chatting. Behind the console, some of Whisper’s equipment is wired into the sound system. Jesus is in the crowd in his mundane garb with Maria. Red and Joule are among the crowd in their superhero costumes – not looking out of place among the superhero wannabe’s dancing on one side.
Lights and sirens come on at the entrance to the Depot, and outside we see a policeman picking up a loudhailer. Suddenly, the entire entrance is sealed off with a cracking wall of electricity.
Inside we see Joule, straining to hold a barrier across the whole entrance. Jay pulls on her Void costume, and steps forward to the barrier and talks to the cops. “Can you let the … normal people out? They’re just here to dance.” She touches her head as if concentrating, and the police officer says.. “Oh.. Yes.. That’s what my orders are”.
Joule opens a hole in the barrier, and most of the people start filing out. Jesus is among them. As they leave, Jesus says to Maria, “It’s not right what’s happening. Go call the TV stations, let’s see if we can get some cameras here. ” Maria nods, and asks Jesus to get clear so he’s safe.
Next panel – Jesus changing into his Nightfox suit in a phone box.
Police raid starts – Joule seals off the entrance to the Depot with electrical wall – sealing cops out, and everyone else in. Void persuades cops to let “normal” people evacuate – Jesus goes out with them. Persuaded Maria to call the TV stations.
Agents get out of an Archimedes van, and join the cops. They set up some sort of sonic weapon and start to attack Joule’s barrier. The barrier holds. Void sets up a teleportation portal in the back of the Depot starts to evacuate everyone via teleporter. Behind her, Alice is putting on Whispers suit, and moves towards the cops. Void intercepts her, “Alice, I need you to evacuate these people and protect them, that’s more important. We’ll be right behind you.” Alice goes through the portal, Void goes back to stand up to the cops with the others.
Outside, Nightfox swings out of the darkness and destroys the sonic weapon with a baton. Then he’s seen being forced to the ground under a wave of police officers hitting him with batons.
The barrier goes down – Void, Joule and Red run out, and in a chaotic battle scene, they pull Nightfox free and they all escape up the ramp towards the river.
Scene 4:
Our heroes emerge through smoke to meet the press and TV cameras. Red and Nightfox speak for the team.
Red: “What you’re seeing here is illegal operations by Archimedes Industries, working with a rogue police precinct. They’ve been kidnapping mutant kids off the street, dosing them with illegal drugs, and tonight, they tried to snatch a whole club full”
Nightfox: “If you turn your cameras down there, you’ll see Archimedes agents who all look very similar, illegal weaponry… Pretty sure you’ll find this whole raid wasn’t approved.”
Journalist: “Nightfox.. Red.. Are you all a team? What’s your team name?”
Red glances at Nightfox then says, “We’re …. Citizens”
Scene 5:
Closing page: A newspaper page, partly covered by a fist that’s just slammed down on it. The headline reads “New superheroes Citizens uncover Archimedes Industries plot.” The camera pulls back to show Phineus Thrupp. “You might have the public fooled, Nightfox, but I know you’re still a menace”
He walks away, and you can just see a second newspaper story “Superheroes stop prison raid”.
(see Mallrats #6 for that part of the story)