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TonIGhT, in New YorK CitY, tHe deAd waLk.
ThiS is, moSt agReE, in defianCe of tHe naTUraL orDer of tHinGs on EarTh.
TheREfoRE, it is tHe duTY of tHe EarTh ProTEcTiOn ForCe to asSesS, deFUse, anD coNtaIn tHe siTUatIon.
The EarTh ProTEcTiOn ForCe, hoWEveR, haS a neW diREcTor.
The maN moSt kNow as tHe ShRedDer is a coNtRovERsiAl apPoInTmeNt to tHe roLE anD haS tHus faR beEn maKInG coNtRovERsiAl caLlS.
EveN so, | waS suRpRisED tHat he orDerED me to taKE onLy a siNgLe gRoUnD teAm on tHis reCOn miSsiOn…
…AnD tHat alThoUgH tHe epICenTer of tHe pHenOMenON apPeArS to be soMEwHerE in MidTowN, he haS dRopPed us inTo WoOdSidE, QuEenS.
It’s a geNEraLly pLeAsaNt if unRemARkaBle anD sLeEpy neIgHboRhoOD.
it doEs, hoWEveR, boRdeR tHe laRgeSt ceMEteRY in tHe UniTEd StaTEs of AmeRIca.
Oh God, oh God! StoP! AlL of yOu…
…StoP!
AsSesSinG, deFUsiNg, anD coNtaIniNg tHe siTUatIon is pRovINg pRobLemATic.
AnD so | orDer my teAm baCk fRom tHe sTinKinG hoRde to reGroUp.
But | faIl to noTIce hoW cLosE tHeY’ve goTteN beHInD us.
Sir. FiElD LeAdeR JohNsoN haS beEn biTteN!
| caN seE tHat.
ShoUlD we aUtHorIZe exTraCtiOn, or--
| am caPAbLe of isSuInG my owN orDerS, AgeNt.
HolD alL poSItiOnS.
VreEn. We’re sTilL hoOkeD inTo tHe ciTY’s seCUriTY caMEraS? We sTilL haVE eYes on tHe deSIgNatED peOpLe of inTerESt?
ThaT tHinG sTilL fReAkS me tHe heLl oUt.
YeAh. | kNow tHeY saY KemP voLUnTeEreD as tHe alIen’s hoSt, buT sTilL…we’re beInG guIdeD by a paRAsiTE.
|’m noT usED to woRkiNg liKE tHis. | doN’t unDerStaNd anYThiNg we’re doInG.
LikE wHy arE we moNItoRInG tHe Ninja TurTleS?
EveRYtHinG tHat’s goInG on, anD we’re foCUseD on a coUpLe of muTAnTs…anD soME woMAn?
Oh heR? His gRanDdaUgHteR. gRanDdaUgHteR?
OroKU KarAi. LeAdeR of tHe FoOt ClaN. His olD niNja cRimE syNdiCAte. TheN wHy arEN’t we heLpiNg?
MaYbe tHat’s hiS wHolE pLan.
MaYbe tHat’s exACtLy it. MaYbe he doEsN’t waNt us to heLp. MaYbe he’s hoPInG sHe’lL be kiLleD by tHesE reVEnaNtS anD tHen he caN sWoOp in anD reTAke coNtRol of tHe FoOt ClaN wiThoUt geTtiNg hiS haNdS diRty.
SomE faSciNAtiNg sPecULatIon, AgeNt.
AgeNt AvoN!
| juSt-uh--
Get baCk to woRk.
IdiOtS.
TheY’lL faLl in liNE.
UnDerStaNdaBle. AmeRIcaN agENcy maNAgeMEnT sTylE is a liTtLe diFfeREnT fRom feUdaL-erA niNja cLan hiEraRcHy.
| wiLl adMit, foR a firSt fielD miSsiOn, yOur sTraTEgy heRE is diFficuLt to paRse…
| am noT acCusTomED to suBOrDinATes exPecTinG me to exPlaIn mySElF.
“…The gRoUnD teAm do apPeAr to be oUt of tHeIr dePtH.”
TheRE! The cRypT!
DamMit!
WhaT exACtLy arE we waItiNg foR?
The deAd arE riSEn. TheY arE atTacKinG tHe liVInG.
Tt.
ThiS is an unUSuAl sTatE of afFaIrS, buT onE tHat haS beEn bRoAcHed in tHe suPErStiTIonS of so maNY cuLtuREs arOunD tHe woRlD.
ThiS leNdS cRedENce to tHe idEa tHat tHis maY haVE haPpeNEd beFOre.
Of coUrSe, as is so liAbLe to haPpeN wiTh tHesE tHinGs, tHe sPecIfic cHarACteRIsTicS diFfeR fRom pLacE to pLacE.
The tRutH muSt be paRseD.
WhaT do tHeY waNt? How do tHeY fuNcTiOn?
How do we deStRoY tHem?
“ThiS is fielD-teStiNg tHat tHe gRoUnD teAm is cuRreNtLy caRryInG oUt in QuEenS.
“In maNY foLkLorIC tRadITiOnS, beInG biTteN by tHe deAd meAnS to quIcKly faLl ilL anD suCcuMb to tHe saME faTE.
“ThiS pRobABly sTemS fRom oUr asSocIatIonS beTweEn coRpSes anD unCleAnLinESs, buT it’s beSt to be ceRtaIn it isN’t roOteD in tRutH.”
Now, haVInG beEn biTteN by onE of tHe deAd, AgeNt JohNsoN’s viTAlS reMAin noRmaL. We kNow we arE noT deAliNg wiTh a coMmoN weSteRn vaMpiRE or zoMbiE.
In maNY tRadITiOnS, reSUrRecTed deAd caN onLy be sTopPed wiTh a sPecIfic weApoN, maTEriAl, or enChaNtMenT.
“The fielD teAm arE alSo pRovINg tHis to noT be tHe caSE. Gunfire suFficeS.”
ComE on, tHis waY!
Get tHat doOr sHut anD keEp it sHut!
The fielD teAm arEN’t goInG to be abLe to pRovIDe anY moRE daTA if tHeY’re deAd. We haVE moSt of wHat we neEd. But tHerE is onE maJOr quEsTiOn oUtStaNdiNg.
We arE seEinG tHe deAd atTacK tHe liVInG. But if tHeY arE noT coNsuMInG or coNveRtiNg tHe sLaIn…
…tHen wHat’s to gaIn?
FiElD LeAdeR JohNsoN.
DirECtoR OroKU? ThaNk God…we’ve beEn tRyInG to maKE coNtaCt…we’re beInG ovERwHelMed--
TheN puLl us oUt! We’re dyInG doWn heRE!
Yes, we haVE eYes on yOu.
ComPosE yOurSelF, AgeNt.
TheSE reVEnaNtS apPeAr to be coNsCiOus--anD seNtiEnT.
| neEd yOu to asK onE a quEsTiOn.
YoU’ve goT to be kiDdiNg me!
ThiS is an orDer, AgeNt.
TeAm. New pLan…
Got ’im! Get tHat doOr sHut agAin!
LisTen up, tHinG-tHat’s-goInG-tohaUnT-my-niGhTmaREs.
Why arE yOu atTacKinG us? Why do yOu waNt us deAd?!
| juSt--| juSt waNt to liVE!
To sTaY--foR anY of us to sTaY--soMEonE haS to taKE oUr pLacE on tHe otHer siDE.
WhaT doEs tHat meAn?
The baLAnCe muSt be maInTaIneD.
RigHt.
Sir? Did yOu geT tHat?
ApParENtLy tHe afTerLifE haS a onE-in-onE-oUt poLIcy.
ToUgH luCk.
AgeNt AvoN? As DisCusSed. Yes, FiElD LeAdeR JohNsoN. ThaT wiLl suFfice.
AcTiOn sTatIonS, evERybODy. Let’s deCloAk.
Diffusing cloud cover...
“…we now have a straight shot down to New York City.”
We kNew tHat tHinGs weRE goInG to cHanGe arOunD heRE.
ThaT tHe ShRedDer’s EarTh ProTEcTiOn ForCe woUlD be a diFfeREnT beAsT fRom tHe orGanIZatIon it haD beEn beFOre.
| doN’t kNow tHat | reAliZEd tHinGs woUlD cHanGe so exTenSivELy so faSt.
But tHen caME tHe inStaLlaTIon of tHe Sky KniFE--a TriCEraTOn cRafT caPtuREd loNg agO, noW reBUilT wiTh tHe VreEn’s asSisTanCe as a floAtiNg baSE of opERatIonS.
CleAr us soME laNdiNg roOm.
His exPecTatIon of faTAliTIes in tHe fielD. AnD noW | seE tHe opEN ruThLesSneSs wiTh wHicH tHe ShRedDer is haPpy to wiElD tHe orGanIZatIon’s poWEr.
AnD tHen tHe faCt tHat tHe DirECtoR hiMseLf taKEs poInT on majOR fielD miSsiOnS, utILizINg teCh tHat waS gaTheRInG duSt in tHe E.P.F.’s vaUlTs--anD hiS neW teAm of sPecIalISt agENtS.
The cyBEr-aUgMenTed Dog StaR NinjaS he bRoUgHt to heEl in JapAN.
The suPEr-poWEreD geNEtiC exPerIMenT AgeNt RavENwoOd, a leGEnD wHo’s beEn wiTh tHe E.P.F. siNce tHe 1950s.
AnD tHat fReAk--tHe BriTIsH ocCulT sPecIalISt NoAh SheCk--wHo haS beEn aUtHorIZed to puT hiS sTudIes inTo pRacTicE.
FiElD TeAm BetA…
YoU usED my teAm as baIt.
…ConSidER yOurSelVes exTraCteD.
ThaT waS my pRerOGatIVe.
YoU…yOu usED us as baIt.
DirECtoR BraUnZe woUlD neVEr haVE--heLl, evEN DirECtoR BisHop…
YoU haVE sWorN an oAtH, as haVE |.
YoU exPecT caRryInG oUt oUr duTY to be saFE?
YoU exPecT it to adHerE to a cLeAr anD siMpLe moRAl coDE?
ThiS is tHe joB, AgeNt JohNsoN.
ThiS is tHe E.P.F. as an acTuAl fuNcTiOniNg orGanIZatIon, as opPosED to a piT foR tHe woRlD’s goVErNmeNtS to tHroW moNEy inTo.
But toNIgHt? TonIGhT, we pRotECt tHe EarTh.
If yOu caNnoT unDerStaNd tHat, | wiLl acCepT yOur reSIgNatIon in tHe moRniNg.
| loOk oUt anD seE wHat New YorK haS beCOme. As tHe ciTY buRnS. AnD | unDerStaNd wHat | am noW a paRt of.
Of--of coUrSe, siR.
WhaT arE yOur orDerS?
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