Ride The Lightning - Episode # 49

”We interrupt this broadcast
to bring you this special report”
video...close up
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The beaten, bloody, bearded face of an old black man fills the screen. He displays no evidence of any pain. An intense hatred, a venomous rage blazes forth from his steady, unblinking, eyes.
the close up recedes to a more distant view
head, shoulders, arms, all the body,
and legs above the knees,
view.
The Old man is hanging suspended by chains attached to each wrist. His, mostly naked, body is bloody, cut and bruised. He is grasping each chain in a closed black fist while performing an Iron Cross. He has already broken all the world records, it’s impossible but he continues , apparently effortlessly. He shows no indication of pain or strain, no intention to relax.
Only Rage...he is NOT happy.
The Camera view Recedes further
He has no legs...they have been amputated above each knee.
Voice over.
Vaguely British or possibly Canadian accent
“This just in from our correspondent in from Kazi tacki wacki stan. The missing Texan, one of the elite who ride the Lightning, has been found.”
The man of iron, seemingly effortlessly, continues to hold the iron cross. He slowly studies the crowd around him. As he turns his head and scrutinizes each individual they cringe away his gaze as if from an intense heat.
One man is not affected by the stare. He approaches carrying a bucket, fairly strutting. He walks up to the hanging man and looks him in the eye. The hanging man spits in his face.
The old, beaten, but unbroken, indomitable man, is then doused with the contents of the bucket. The man with the bucket then slowly backs away, bent over, carefully pouring a trail of the remaining liquid onto the ground. When bucket is completely empty... he stands up straight..shouts
The bucket bearer flicks his bic. He sets the trail of volatile liquid on fire. A small bright blaze crawls along the liquid fuse...when it reaches the puddle under the dripping, hanging old man…
“We seem to be experiencing technical difficulties. While we are attempting to reestablish the connection here are some important messages.”
A shot of an empty wheelchair, the ad is titled “Justice,” a hushed, scandalized voice tells viewers:
“A tree fell on him while he was jogging....”
…...Ominous music plays in the background.
Just as the fire reaches the hanging man, a fire suppression grenade impacts into the flame below him, extinguishing it instantly. A smoke grenade lands inches away emitting a vast quantity of inky dark vapor hides him from view.
a talking hamster, who has a human son…
Simultaneous to the grenade impact, a hissing swarm of steel-sleet flechettes transforms the bic-flicker into agonized, screaming, hamburger meat. Co-incidentally the camera taking the video is destroyed as well, and the person operating the camera, and five other people standing near by.
an office worker squirts a purple liquid into his drink...another office worker approaches and comments...he’s offered the same liquid.. during their inane conversation the two sequentially morph into different characters..each more ridiculous than the last..
An armored centaur rushes up to the hanging man. It’s upper body clamshells open from helmet to groin and sinuous tentacles spring forth from inside...to catch, the now falling, man. He was cut free by a huge, low flying owl wielding diamond edged sabers.
hemorrhoid medication..
A ravening black panther runs amok in the crowd. It and the owl, kill anything that breathes while the grey beard is tucked into the armor. The carapace closes and the centaur departs from whence it came. The owl and the pussycat, depart with it, fighting defensive rearguard action as they leave.
a man dressed in a repairman uniform squats under the counter in a kitchen licking dishes ‘clean’
A tunnel.
Gretchen had hacked the computer system and found archetectural plans of the castle. It showed the location of an ancient tunnel..possible old when the castle was built.
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She lead them to it. They quickly entered and un-assed the area.
A beautiful scene of pastoral bliss. A calm but authoritative voice extolls the benefits of a…. drug. At the end of the commercial, the voice begins to speak very quickly in a monotone. ”the side effects almost never happen, but ninety per cent or more of those who use our product might die. The others may become paralyzed , incontinent, dizzy, blind .. develop skin rashes or pimples, .. experience excessive weight gain or excessive weight lose or the heartbreak of psoriasis.
Deep underground...the owl, the pussycat and the centaur run fleet as the wind. They streak along the subterranean passage as if pursued by the devil. They press forward, as fast as they can , as if their lives depend upon it.
It does.
A public Service announcement for
the Government extolling the great job
they are doing fighting the war on drugs.
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and killing family pets
when they raid the wrong house.
The Centaur tells the Owl and the PussyCat. “This should be far enough. Hit the dirt.”
The view is that of a castle as seen from a distance, suddenly an eye searing bright light strobes forth from within. An incandescent, actinic, globe rapidly expands vaporizing the castle and everything around it for many yards. A shock wave can be seen racing toward the camera.
blank out
The Owl and the PussyCat , and the Centaur, hold tight to the floor.In the distance behind them they hear a rumble and a roar, the shockwave approaches, they hug the floor tighter. The floor bucks and trembles, fissures and cracks appear. Rocks and pebbles fall from the ceiling. Dust fills the air.
They owl and the pussycat huddle under the crouching, armored centaur. It shields them from falling rubble. They fear a collapse.
The collapse does not happen. The tunnel endures. The shaking stops. The trio resume their travel at a much more moderate pace.
Television Feed seen world wide
Slowly there appears upon the screen..
...in letters of crimson fire..
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Don’t Mess With Texas
Immediately at the end of the ‘special report’ the phone lines are flooded. Social Justice Warriors call in from all over to complain about the harsh treatment,
..... given to the Terrorists.
“They were such nice boys”....”They were trying to turn their lives around”...”RACISTS!”...”It’s Bush’s Fault”...and on..and on...and on and on.
The Owl, the Pussycat, and the Centaur press on down the tunnel. Eventually they surface, to a landscape covered with snow.
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The End
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