Had to take a week off from writing to work on something else. But it's here so don't fret. Continuing with the cerebral theme of the chapter titles, "Vision" revisits those weird dreams that Trevor had a while back. One asks the question, how can he dream of the future? Well, he's either evolving into a telepath, a victim of dream manipulator, or sometimes a dream is just a dream. I leave it to the reader to decide.
And if you haven't noticed yet, Trevor appears to have adopted a fashion sense reminiscent of Future Trevor. In a sort of Desmond Hume course-correcting time travel thingie, some things change while some still happen. Here, Trevor still dons the black but in a different context sort of like how the specials get hunted by the government no matter what, Five Years Gone future or not.
In the end, this was a tough one because I had to set up multiple plots for the future and negotiating them all without stepping on toes was a challenge. But really, the chapter became a series of character moments more than anything. While laying down the plot, I got to play around some more with people's Survival bios. So it seems that everyone has gone back to their normal lives, remind you of anything?, and Undaunted is on the back burner until Trevor convinces Seal otherwise.
But the real secret is that I wanted to write a story revolving around Fantastic Four, Shining Knight, and Watchmen quotes. But after reading back, I got the jist that Trevor was never really in danger, he was always in control or ready at a moment's notice. I decided to got the opposite direction and the end result is a cliffhanger! That so evil in hindsight. But if you want to learn more about this Exploding Man, stay tuned...
January 25, 2010
Part Six - Influence - Part Three
There is nothing but darkness…a void. Like a tidal wave, it recedes to reveal a dried out stone pathway. The camera is positioned like someone has it resting on the ground. Suddenly a pair of black shoes walk in front, past the camera. The sound of steps breaks the silence and they echo like a ticking clock, tick tock tick tock. They walk out what seems like forever until a faint figure is in the background. The person turns around towards the camera and holds his hand out to summon it. The camera zooms in a hurtling speed to the man. The camera rests on the lower half of the man's face. He presses his lips and whispers something.
"Boom."
Suddenly, the screen flashes and a fiery aura of red engulf the whole area. The man's hair and clothes rustle upward as if a wind is blowing. His eyes are red.
The scene shifts to Trevor staring at a barrel with a fire going. He is illuminated red like the dream. He is still dressed in the black outfit from the last chapter. It looks like Trevor is underground in the subway or in a poorly lit slum.
Opposite of Trevor is Frank Tanner. He is unconscious but wakes up.
Tanner - "The instructions have been delivered. Are you sure we should be doing this, Trevor? It's not our problem."
Trevor tosses more newspaper into the barrel to feed the fire. Embers flail about.
Tanner - "We don't know what's going to come of this…"
Trevor - "We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new…to face drastic change without inner trembling, though heaven shall fall, let thy will be done."
[Eric Hoffer and Anonymous Latin Quote]
Tanner - "I don't like it. We're exposing ourselves again."
Trevor - "Everything hinges on this, Frank. The future, the factions, the co-op, Undaunted, Mulligan, The Watcher; everything. This is our purpose."
Tanner - "I hope you're right."
Trevor - "Don't dwell on that for too long."
Trevor reveals the briefcase he's been carrying around.
Trevor - "Give Seal my regards."
Tanner reaches for the briefcase. He looks up and Trevor is gone. James Kelly teleports next to Tanner.
Trevor walks down the street. A store display has a hat and a sign reading "$35 black outback-style cowboy hat." A newspaper with a headline about Nathan Petrelli flies past.
[Zach Wilson, John Mulligan]
DECEMBER 2, 2007
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART THREE: VISION- in Heroes title font - pasted on the grass
Trevor sits down on a park bench, bundled up in his clothes, trench coat buttoned up and hands in his pockets. He looks up at the sky and exhales. Someone walks to the bench.
Man - "Excuse me, but you mind if we split this bench?"
Trevor - "No, go ahead."
Man - "Sorry, man, you want to be alone?"
Trevor - "I am."
Trevor looks up to see Kurt Hasian. Kurt takes a seat.
Trevor - "Well?"
Kurt - "These guys are pretty hardcore. They're ready to go cloberrin' time on the Watcher. But without Mulligan around, things are getting pretty tense."
[Marvel Comics - Fantastic Four]
Trevor - "That's what you five are for."
Kurt - "Five? Don't you mean four?"
Trevor - "Kelly was involved from the start."
Kurt - "Huh. Everybody's got a secret I guess…but we've got another problem. According to Adam Soo Hoo, John switched sides and is working for the Watcher."
Trevor scoffs, probably already figuring out the two are going after the Carnival.
Kurt - "Soo Hoo sees the truth. There's no other explanation."
Trevor - "What once was truth is now pliable, untrustworthy, and slippery now."
[DC Comics - Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #3]
Kurt - "Did you just go Shining Knight on me?!"
Trevor - "I'll be in touch."
Trevor stands up. He looks ahead, the pathway has been changed gold.
[The Wizard of Oz]
Trevor - "Really?"
Kurt - "I couldn't resist it."
Kurt looks down and clicks his shoes together three times.
The world is so full of people.
Utah - Seal is helping an elderly woman cross a street.
So crowded with these miracles that they become commonplace.
Colorado - Marc is directing an AA meeting and puts his hand on someone's shoulder, using his power to help them.
And we forget…I forget.
Boise, Idaho - Mack Johnston has pulled over to the side of the road. He looks under the hood while the driver is at the wheel. The truck suddenly comes to life and the driver cheers whole heartedly. Mack closes the hood and gives a high five to the driver.
We gaze continually at the world and it grows dull in our perceptions.
Tennessee - Azuteor is in his room buried in textbooks and folder paper. He stares up at his clock and mumbles to himself.
Yet seen from another’s vantage point, as if new, it may still take the breath away.
Paris, France - Clara Zhang is at the top of the Eiffel Tower. She smiles as if the City of Lights is putting on a show for her.
Come…dry your eyes, for you are life, rarer than a quark and unpredictable beyond the dreams of Heisenberg.
New York, New York - Trevor stands out as he walks in a fully crowded street. Across the street on the other side, Mulligan suddenly appears, having been cast out of the Carnival after a chilly reception. Trevor doesn't notice and keeps on walking.
[iStory - Purpose]
The clay in which the forces that shape all things leave their fingerprints most clearly. Dry your eyes…and let's go home.
The Garden of the Gods, months ago, every member is standing in a circle around Seal and listening intently.
[Watchmen]
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
James Kelly teleports with Frank Tanner. They look around and see Seal talking to an elderly woman. She walks away with a smile.
Seal - "Frank. James. Great to see the both of you. What can do I owe this pleasure?
Frank frowns and hands the briefcase to Seal. Seal has a confused look.
Tanner - "Trevor gives his regards."
There's silence.
Seal - "I see."
James - "Factions are banding together to take down a common enemy. We should reactivate Undaunted, Cielo."
[HSG - Seal's new name]
Seal - "I'll take it into consideration. It was good to see you both."
Tanner looks at James. James holds back. He half-smiles and nods. He then puts his right hand on Tanner's right shoulder and they teleport away.
Seal looks at where they stood, lost in thought. He snaps out of it and looks at the briefcase he's holding. He holds it up and opens it. The briefcase is empty. Seal is puzzled but remembers this was from Trevor. He closes it and hurries into an alley.
The screen splits in two. One with Seal, the other with Trevor.
Seal is feeling the inside of the briefcase. Trevor is still walking. He is looking out at something or maybe just zoning out.
Seal stops and tears the inside padding of the briefcase out. He smiles. Trevor crosses the street as cars and trucks honk at the pedestrians.
In silver permanent marker, the words "Save The World," with an arrow pointing down.
[HSG - The World View of Undaunted]
Seal looks down and sees something he's not quite sure of. Trevor makes to the other side. He sees a young Asian girl blowing a pinwheel with glee. Trevor smirks. Trevor looks up. Nothing. The girl is in front of him and gives him the pinwheel. Trevor takes it with care. He looks at it with amazement and blows into it. He hands it back to the girl. She walks away blowing into it. Trevor stands back up straight, amazed something like that can still happen in New York.
Seal is looking inside a red file. It is marked "The Bard." Another in the briefcase is marked "Mulligan, John." Trevor walks to the corner of the frame, a man bumps past him walking up to the crosswalk and stops for some reason. He holds his hand out. People walking past him look at him then keep on walking.
[iStory Purpose Chapter 4]
Seal is sitting on the ground. The files are back in the briefcase. He is thinking.
The man's eyes glow red and he whispers - "Boom."
The man explodes. The frame is on slow. The explosion creeps up and Trevor turns at the last minute to see it. Close up on Trevor as he lights up, then the screen flashes at regular speed covering it in white. Seal is making a call on his cell phone. An automated voice comes up.
Automation - "The number you are dialing is unavailable. Please leave a message for…Trevor, at the tone or if you like to page this person please press 2."
Seal - "Pick up, Trevor. It's time."
A phone lies on the pavement, cracked on the screen. It buzzes silently. A hand is near it, not moving.
TO BE CONTINUED…
"Boom."
Suddenly, the screen flashes and a fiery aura of red engulf the whole area. The man's hair and clothes rustle upward as if a wind is blowing. His eyes are red.
The scene shifts to Trevor staring at a barrel with a fire going. He is illuminated red like the dream. He is still dressed in the black outfit from the last chapter. It looks like Trevor is underground in the subway or in a poorly lit slum.
Opposite of Trevor is Frank Tanner. He is unconscious but wakes up.
Tanner - "The instructions have been delivered. Are you sure we should be doing this, Trevor? It's not our problem."
Trevor tosses more newspaper into the barrel to feed the fire. Embers flail about.
Tanner - "We don't know what's going to come of this…"
Trevor - "We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new…to face drastic change without inner trembling, though heaven shall fall, let thy will be done."
[Eric Hoffer and Anonymous Latin Quote]
Tanner - "I don't like it. We're exposing ourselves again."
Trevor - "Everything hinges on this, Frank. The future, the factions, the co-op, Undaunted, Mulligan, The Watcher; everything. This is our purpose."
Tanner - "I hope you're right."
Trevor - "Don't dwell on that for too long."
Trevor reveals the briefcase he's been carrying around.
Trevor - "Give Seal my regards."
Tanner reaches for the briefcase. He looks up and Trevor is gone. James Kelly teleports next to Tanner.
Trevor walks down the street. A store display has a hat and a sign reading "$35 black outback-style cowboy hat." A newspaper with a headline about Nathan Petrelli flies past.
[Zach Wilson, John Mulligan]
DECEMBER 2, 2007
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART THREE: VISION- in Heroes title font - pasted on the grass
Trevor sits down on a park bench, bundled up in his clothes, trench coat buttoned up and hands in his pockets. He looks up at the sky and exhales. Someone walks to the bench.
Man - "Excuse me, but you mind if we split this bench?"
Trevor - "No, go ahead."
Man - "Sorry, man, you want to be alone?"
Trevor - "I am."
Trevor looks up to see Kurt Hasian. Kurt takes a seat.
Trevor - "Well?"
Kurt - "These guys are pretty hardcore. They're ready to go cloberrin' time on the Watcher. But without Mulligan around, things are getting pretty tense."
[Marvel Comics - Fantastic Four]
Trevor - "That's what you five are for."
Kurt - "Five? Don't you mean four?"
Trevor - "Kelly was involved from the start."
Kurt - "Huh. Everybody's got a secret I guess…but we've got another problem. According to Adam Soo Hoo, John switched sides and is working for the Watcher."
Trevor scoffs, probably already figuring out the two are going after the Carnival.
Kurt - "Soo Hoo sees the truth. There's no other explanation."
Trevor - "What once was truth is now pliable, untrustworthy, and slippery now."
[DC Comics - Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #3]
Kurt - "Did you just go Shining Knight on me?!"
Trevor - "I'll be in touch."
Trevor stands up. He looks ahead, the pathway has been changed gold.
[The Wizard of Oz]
Trevor - "Really?"
Kurt - "I couldn't resist it."
Kurt looks down and clicks his shoes together three times.
The world is so full of people.
Utah - Seal is helping an elderly woman cross a street.
So crowded with these miracles that they become commonplace.
Colorado - Marc is directing an AA meeting and puts his hand on someone's shoulder, using his power to help them.
And we forget…I forget.
Boise, Idaho - Mack Johnston has pulled over to the side of the road. He looks under the hood while the driver is at the wheel. The truck suddenly comes to life and the driver cheers whole heartedly. Mack closes the hood and gives a high five to the driver.
We gaze continually at the world and it grows dull in our perceptions.
Tennessee - Azuteor is in his room buried in textbooks and folder paper. He stares up at his clock and mumbles to himself.
Yet seen from another’s vantage point, as if new, it may still take the breath away.
Paris, France - Clara Zhang is at the top of the Eiffel Tower. She smiles as if the City of Lights is putting on a show for her.
Come…dry your eyes, for you are life, rarer than a quark and unpredictable beyond the dreams of Heisenberg.
New York, New York - Trevor stands out as he walks in a fully crowded street. Across the street on the other side, Mulligan suddenly appears, having been cast out of the Carnival after a chilly reception. Trevor doesn't notice and keeps on walking.
[iStory - Purpose]
The clay in which the forces that shape all things leave their fingerprints most clearly. Dry your eyes…and let's go home.
The Garden of the Gods, months ago, every member is standing in a circle around Seal and listening intently.
[Watchmen]
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
James Kelly teleports with Frank Tanner. They look around and see Seal talking to an elderly woman. She walks away with a smile.
Seal - "Frank. James. Great to see the both of you. What can do I owe this pleasure?
Frank frowns and hands the briefcase to Seal. Seal has a confused look.
Tanner - "Trevor gives his regards."
There's silence.
Seal - "I see."
James - "Factions are banding together to take down a common enemy. We should reactivate Undaunted, Cielo."
[HSG - Seal's new name]
Seal - "I'll take it into consideration. It was good to see you both."
Tanner looks at James. James holds back. He half-smiles and nods. He then puts his right hand on Tanner's right shoulder and they teleport away.
Seal looks at where they stood, lost in thought. He snaps out of it and looks at the briefcase he's holding. He holds it up and opens it. The briefcase is empty. Seal is puzzled but remembers this was from Trevor. He closes it and hurries into an alley.
The screen splits in two. One with Seal, the other with Trevor.
Seal is feeling the inside of the briefcase. Trevor is still walking. He is looking out at something or maybe just zoning out.
Seal stops and tears the inside padding of the briefcase out. He smiles. Trevor crosses the street as cars and trucks honk at the pedestrians.
In silver permanent marker, the words "Save The World," with an arrow pointing down.
[HSG - The World View of Undaunted]
Seal looks down and sees something he's not quite sure of. Trevor makes to the other side. He sees a young Asian girl blowing a pinwheel with glee. Trevor smirks. Trevor looks up. Nothing. The girl is in front of him and gives him the pinwheel. Trevor takes it with care. He looks at it with amazement and blows into it. He hands it back to the girl. She walks away blowing into it. Trevor stands back up straight, amazed something like that can still happen in New York.
Seal is looking inside a red file. It is marked "The Bard." Another in the briefcase is marked "Mulligan, John." Trevor walks to the corner of the frame, a man bumps past him walking up to the crosswalk and stops for some reason. He holds his hand out. People walking past him look at him then keep on walking.
[iStory Purpose Chapter 4]
Seal is sitting on the ground. The files are back in the briefcase. He is thinking.
The man's eyes glow red and he whispers - "Boom."
The man explodes. The frame is on slow. The explosion creeps up and Trevor turns at the last minute to see it. Close up on Trevor as he lights up, then the screen flashes at regular speed covering it in white. Seal is making a call on his cell phone. An automated voice comes up.
Automation - "The number you are dialing is unavailable. Please leave a message for…Trevor, at the tone or if you like to page this person please press 2."
Seal - "Pick up, Trevor. It's time."
A phone lies on the pavement, cracked on the screen. It buzzes silently. A hand is near it, not moving.
TO BE CONTINUED…
January 12, 2010
Commentary - Influence - Part Two
Out of everything written so far, this chapter has been the hardest for me so far. I don't know why but writer's block creeped up on me a lot as I blocked out this one scene and I kept going back and forth on it but we'll get to it.
DINER
Always wanted to play up the master of disguise aspect of Trevor. So I came up with this gag of Trevor going undercover as a fry cook to spy on this co-op that's going after the Watcher in New York. And I threw in the urinal gag from the To Do List. The part I wasn't sure about was when Trevor was quoting Mulligan's file, I hope people remembered he hacked an agent's phone and stole a bunch of Assignment Tracker files back in 2006.
Then I went to the time consuming task of integrating a bunch of Urgent Request messages from Heroes Survival, iStory, along with the theme of specials going back to their normal lives, symbolized by Morgan Harvey and also by how Trevor seemlessly blends back into the populace like a well-dressed chameleon.
TITLE
Jamais Vu is the lesser known opposite of Deja Vu. It plays on the invisible aspect of the Watcher and Trevor's visit to Morgan to unearth something she kept to herself.
MORGAN
I wanted to reference that part in "Once Upon A Time In Texas" between Hiro, Pistol Petey, and Sylar. Trevor's answer was priceless and so was the mom's. And sort of like a callback to something I set up months ago (seems like a lifetime ago), Trevor goes by an old alias. Then I go into a personal critique of mine of the Watcher. It was fun researching and coming up with the dialogue where Trevor and Morgan take their shots at diagnosing the Watcher. Then I ended it with some Batman-ness with an unexpected answer and the old disappearing act.
ENDING
And so I sort of imagined how that recent Event Message came to be with Trevor assigning Kurt, Kupe, Thea, and Slipshod to help these people fight the Watcher. Then I ended it with my own send off for Nathan Petrelli using those news footage that's been popping up lately. In way, Nathan struggled with his own Jamais Vu until realizing he was Sylar and convincing Peter to let him die.
DINER
Always wanted to play up the master of disguise aspect of Trevor. So I came up with this gag of Trevor going undercover as a fry cook to spy on this co-op that's going after the Watcher in New York. And I threw in the urinal gag from the To Do List. The part I wasn't sure about was when Trevor was quoting Mulligan's file, I hope people remembered he hacked an agent's phone and stole a bunch of Assignment Tracker files back in 2006.
Then I went to the time consuming task of integrating a bunch of Urgent Request messages from Heroes Survival, iStory, along with the theme of specials going back to their normal lives, symbolized by Morgan Harvey and also by how Trevor seemlessly blends back into the populace like a well-dressed chameleon.
TITLE
Jamais Vu is the lesser known opposite of Deja Vu. It plays on the invisible aspect of the Watcher and Trevor's visit to Morgan to unearth something she kept to herself.
MORGAN
I wanted to reference that part in "Once Upon A Time In Texas" between Hiro, Pistol Petey, and Sylar. Trevor's answer was priceless and so was the mom's. And sort of like a callback to something I set up months ago (seems like a lifetime ago), Trevor goes by an old alias. Then I go into a personal critique of mine of the Watcher. It was fun researching and coming up with the dialogue where Trevor and Morgan take their shots at diagnosing the Watcher. Then I ended it with some Batman-ness with an unexpected answer and the old disappearing act.
ENDING
And so I sort of imagined how that recent Event Message came to be with Trevor assigning Kurt, Kupe, Thea, and Slipshod to help these people fight the Watcher. Then I ended it with my own send off for Nathan Petrelli using those news footage that's been popping up lately. In way, Nathan struggled with his own Jamais Vu until realizing he was Sylar and convincing Peter to let him die.
Part Six - Influence - Part Two
DECEMBER 2, 2007
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Wide-Pan shot of a busy diner at around 9 in the morning. Two men sit down at a booth. One is more visibly nervous than the other.
Glenn Slidell - "Why are we out in the open?"
Donovan Huntsman - "We're hiding in plain sight. Besides, Building 26 is just a shredded file somewhere in Washington DC, now."
[Volume 4]
Rhonda - "What'll it be, boys?"
Huntsman - "Scrambled eggs. Overeasy. With coffee. Decaf."
Slidell - "French toast. Oh and a orange juice."
Rhonda nods and walks away.
Slidell - "But don't you ever get the feeling like you're being watched?"
Rhonda walks over to the cook's area and lays down the duo's order.
Rhonda - "Order Up!"
A hand reaches over to grab it off the rack. The camera follows the hand to its owner. It's Trevor, dressed in a white cook's outfit. He’s watching Slidell and Huntsman.
EARTH SPINNING, MUSIC, HEROES
Slidell - "What are we going to do about John. He's not around and he's not calling us back."
[iStory: Purpose and HSG Event Urgent Requests]
Huntsman - "Forget it. We still have to deal with that Watcher nutjob."
[iStory: Purpose and HSG Event Urgent Requests]
Slidell - "We could ask them for help."
Huntsman - "Good luck with that. No one's seen any of them since that stunt Keegan pulled last month. They don’t want to be found."
[The Beginning of the End]
Slidell - "Once the Watcher finds them, things will be different."
Huntsman - "Maybe. I'm going to go take a leak."
Restroom. The camera is blocked off on the back of Huntsman, the top half of his body at a urinal. It appears he is done and is about to walk away. The camera zooms onto the back of his head then zooms out. A gun is now rested on it.
Trevor - "You forgot to flush."
[Sin City - The Big Fat Kill]
Huntsman - "I don't have any money, man."
Trevor - "I'm looking for your boss. Have seen him? American, 200 pounds, light complexion, medium build, big overcoat and hat, rewinds time. "
[iStory Purpose: Too Many Options - John Mulligan's Assignment Tracker file]
Huntsman - "Mulligan? He ditched us. I have no idea where he is."
Trevor - "I'll settle for a phone number."
Huntsman - "No problem. Take my phone. His number is saved on it."
Trevor - "You're too kind."
Huntsman - "While you're here, mind if I pick your brain?"
Trevor - "Not particularly, but go ahead."
Huntsman - "Our co-op is after the Watcher, freaky guy who overquotes Shakespeare and blackmails factions in his spare time."
Trevor - "Went after at least one of our own. A Level 3 threat at most."
[Assignment Tracker topic]
Huntsman - "He can manipulate nerves; make himself invisible or give you the worst form of acupuncture. His game is to disrupt communications between us. That's the problem."
Trevor - "Get a telepath. Or a couple of techno's."
Huntsman - "We want to end him. But we don’t know how."
Trevor - "You've done some recon, obviously. Coordinate a surprise attack. Since you have no leader, use calculated guerilla tactics to catch the Watcher offguard."
[HSG Event Urgent Requests - January 2010]
Huntsman - "I like that."
Trevor - "Since there's no bad blood between us, I'll send four of Undaunted's best to help your little outfit. "
[HSG Event Urgent Request - January 2010]
Huntsman - "Really? That's grea…"
Trevor knocks him out with the butt of his gun. He drags Huntsman into a stall then flushes the urinal.
Exterior - Alleyway - Trevor is taking out the trash and walks over to a dumpster. He pulls out a bag from the dumpster and reveals a clean set of clothes. The camera wanders to the street and looks at pedestrians walking and going about their day. The camera returns to Trevor. He is dressed in a double breasted trench coat, black slim cut dress shirt, black slack pants, black dress shoes shined, a black wool fedora, aviator frame sunglasses, a holster hidden by the trench, and a briefcase. Trevor pops the collar of the trench out and walks out into Seventh Street. He disappears into the crowd. An ambulance soars by.
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART TWO: JAMAIS VU- in Heroes title font - pasted on the ambulance
An upscale building. Trevor goes into a crowded elevator and stands in the middle. Typical elevator music plays. A six year old girl drinking a juice box looks up at Trevor.
Stephanie - "You're wearing a black hat."
[Volume 5 "Once Upon A Time In Texas" - Pistol Petey]
Trevor - "I like black."
Stephanie's mother puts one of her arms around her. The elevator dings and the door opens. Trevor steps out. He rounds the corner and enters a room. It is a waiting room. He walks up to the front desk.
Trevor - "Checking in. I have a 10:30 appointment with Dr. Harvey."
Betty - "Yes, thank you, Mr. Suzuki. I will let Dr. Harvey know right away. Please have a seat, she'll be with you in 5 minutes."
[Trevor Tanaka's Assignment Tracker file - Sam Suzuki is a previous alias]
FIVE MINUTES, THREE SECONDS LATER
Dr. Morgan Harvey walks out into the waiting room with a client. She says something inaudible and puts her hand on the man's shoulder. He suddenly smiles, nods, and leaves the room. Harvey turns to Trevor with caution.
[HSG - Morgan Harvey is a member of Undaunted]
Morgan Harvey - "This way, Mr. Suzuki."
Trevor - "Please, you know you can call me, Sam, Doctor."
Morgan - "Of course, it's just been so long, Sam."
Trevor sits down on Harvey's chair. Morgan closes the door and locks it. She sits straight and upright on the client's chair. There is silence for awhile.
Morgan - "How is everyone? I haven't kept in touch since I started practice here…"
Trevor - "Everyone is safe. In the shadows, in the light. Finding their way back home."
[Volume 5 - Pieces of Samuel Sullivan's speech in "Orientation"]
Morgan - "You're not here for clinical depression, Trevor, so tell me why you came all this way to visit me?"
Trevor - "I've been investigating this event that happened recently. And interestingly enough, it began from a chain of urgent requests that we never got around to answering. Then all of sudden, they stopped right around the time we found out they were indirectly connected to you, Morgan. Now, he's back causing a lot of trouble here in New York."
Morgan - "The Watcher."
Trevor - "Yes."
Morgan - "I told you everything. He was blackmailing me, wanted me to find out about a Gabriel Gray and to use me for my ability."
[iStory Slow Burn Chapter 8]
Trevor - "I know. I need you to tell me what it felt like."
Morgan - "What?"
Trevor - "You worked for Primatech. Went through the human resources training. Swam around in morally gray for awhile and hunted people like you and I. Yet, this one insignificant posthuman scared you. Why?"
Morgan - "He's a megalomaniac with an ineffable sense of destiny and is obsessed with taking power and destroying those who have what he never can."
Trevor - "Or he is a severely narcissistically wounded individual with major paranoid tendencies and holds onto an illusion of omnipotence. He spends his days fighting the reality of his insignificance desperately and seeks to re-establish a sense of self-esteem through grandiose fantasies and self-reinforcement."
Morgan - "A fanatic."
Trevor - "Only 2% have a lifelong prevalent condition like this. Primatech hasn't run into much of those, have they?"
Morgan - "No."
Trevor stands up, picks up his briefcase, and is about to leave the room. Morgan walks to her desk. Both have their backs turned to each other.
Morgan - "There are no more Level 5's to hold the Watcher."
[Volume 3]
Trevor - "Who said anything about letting him live?"
Morgan turns around. Trevor is gone.
Muted montage begins.
Trevor - Whose woods these are I think I know.
Trevor walking forward to the camera amidst a busy mid-day crowd of people.
Trevor - His house is in the village though.
Morgan sitting at her desk with her fist over her mouth, staring out into nothingness.
Trevor - He will not see me stopping here.
Seal kneeling down in the graveyard in the second Garden of the Gods.
[The Beginning of the End Part Three]
Trevor - To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Azuteor crashes a faction's building down to the ground.
[The Beginning of the End Part Two]
Trevor - The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
Sparkplug turns into pure electricity and rips through Keegan's clones.
[The Beginning of the End Part One]
Trevor - But I have promises to keep.
Leona Mills stands before Trevor and Seal.
[The Beginning of the End Part One]
Trevor - And miles to go before I sleep.
Trevor stares out into the bamboo forest.
[Undaunted Chapter One]
Trevor - And miles to go before I sleep.
[Stopped By Woods On A Snowy Evening - Robert Frost]
Trevor stops at Times Square at a crowd watching the screen. News footage of Senator Nathan Petrelli's death plays with pundits in squares talking inaudibly. Everyone leaves but five, including Trevor. The camera winds around and reveals Kurt Hasian, Kupe Nukarmoi, Athena Leuce, and Samuel Whitman. Trevor is explaining something to them. They all agree. Kupe holds out his hand and a key appears. He unlocks a nearby car and the four get in and leave. Trevor stays and looks up at the screen. It now displays a large photo of Nathan Petrelli with with two lines of caption. The top reads "In Loving Memory" and the second reads "1967-2007."
[Volume 5 "Upon This Rock" to "Close To You"]
TO BE CONTINUED…
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Wide-Pan shot of a busy diner at around 9 in the morning. Two men sit down at a booth. One is more visibly nervous than the other.
Glenn Slidell - "Why are we out in the open?"
Donovan Huntsman - "We're hiding in plain sight. Besides, Building 26 is just a shredded file somewhere in Washington DC, now."
[Volume 4]
Rhonda - "What'll it be, boys?"
Huntsman - "Scrambled eggs. Overeasy. With coffee. Decaf."
Slidell - "French toast. Oh and a orange juice."
Rhonda nods and walks away.
Slidell - "But don't you ever get the feeling like you're being watched?"
Rhonda walks over to the cook's area and lays down the duo's order.
Rhonda - "Order Up!"
A hand reaches over to grab it off the rack. The camera follows the hand to its owner. It's Trevor, dressed in a white cook's outfit. He’s watching Slidell and Huntsman.
EARTH SPINNING, MUSIC, HEROES
Slidell - "What are we going to do about John. He's not around and he's not calling us back."
[iStory: Purpose and HSG Event Urgent Requests]
Huntsman - "Forget it. We still have to deal with that Watcher nutjob."
[iStory: Purpose and HSG Event Urgent Requests]
Slidell - "We could ask them for help."
Huntsman - "Good luck with that. No one's seen any of them since that stunt Keegan pulled last month. They don’t want to be found."
[The Beginning of the End]
Slidell - "Once the Watcher finds them, things will be different."
Huntsman - "Maybe. I'm going to go take a leak."
Restroom. The camera is blocked off on the back of Huntsman, the top half of his body at a urinal. It appears he is done and is about to walk away. The camera zooms onto the back of his head then zooms out. A gun is now rested on it.
Trevor - "You forgot to flush."
[Sin City - The Big Fat Kill]
Huntsman - "I don't have any money, man."
Trevor - "I'm looking for your boss. Have seen him? American, 200 pounds, light complexion, medium build, big overcoat and hat, rewinds time. "
[iStory Purpose: Too Many Options - John Mulligan's Assignment Tracker file]
Huntsman - "Mulligan? He ditched us. I have no idea where he is."
Trevor - "I'll settle for a phone number."
Huntsman - "No problem. Take my phone. His number is saved on it."
Trevor - "You're too kind."
Huntsman - "While you're here, mind if I pick your brain?"
Trevor - "Not particularly, but go ahead."
Huntsman - "Our co-op is after the Watcher, freaky guy who overquotes Shakespeare and blackmails factions in his spare time."
Trevor - "Went after at least one of our own. A Level 3 threat at most."
[Assignment Tracker topic]
Huntsman - "He can manipulate nerves; make himself invisible or give you the worst form of acupuncture. His game is to disrupt communications between us. That's the problem."
Trevor - "Get a telepath. Or a couple of techno's."
Huntsman - "We want to end him. But we don’t know how."
Trevor - "You've done some recon, obviously. Coordinate a surprise attack. Since you have no leader, use calculated guerilla tactics to catch the Watcher offguard."
[HSG Event Urgent Requests - January 2010]
Huntsman - "I like that."
Trevor - "Since there's no bad blood between us, I'll send four of Undaunted's best to help your little outfit. "
[HSG Event Urgent Request - January 2010]
Huntsman - "Really? That's grea…"
Trevor knocks him out with the butt of his gun. He drags Huntsman into a stall then flushes the urinal.
Exterior - Alleyway - Trevor is taking out the trash and walks over to a dumpster. He pulls out a bag from the dumpster and reveals a clean set of clothes. The camera wanders to the street and looks at pedestrians walking and going about their day. The camera returns to Trevor. He is dressed in a double breasted trench coat, black slim cut dress shirt, black slack pants, black dress shoes shined, a black wool fedora, aviator frame sunglasses, a holster hidden by the trench, and a briefcase. Trevor pops the collar of the trench out and walks out into Seventh Street. He disappears into the crowd. An ambulance soars by.
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART TWO: JAMAIS VU- in Heroes title font - pasted on the ambulance
An upscale building. Trevor goes into a crowded elevator and stands in the middle. Typical elevator music plays. A six year old girl drinking a juice box looks up at Trevor.
Stephanie - "You're wearing a black hat."
[Volume 5 "Once Upon A Time In Texas" - Pistol Petey]
Trevor - "I like black."
Stephanie's mother puts one of her arms around her. The elevator dings and the door opens. Trevor steps out. He rounds the corner and enters a room. It is a waiting room. He walks up to the front desk.
Trevor - "Checking in. I have a 10:30 appointment with Dr. Harvey."
Betty - "Yes, thank you, Mr. Suzuki. I will let Dr. Harvey know right away. Please have a seat, she'll be with you in 5 minutes."
[Trevor Tanaka's Assignment Tracker file - Sam Suzuki is a previous alias]
FIVE MINUTES, THREE SECONDS LATER
Dr. Morgan Harvey walks out into the waiting room with a client. She says something inaudible and puts her hand on the man's shoulder. He suddenly smiles, nods, and leaves the room. Harvey turns to Trevor with caution.
[HSG - Morgan Harvey is a member of Undaunted]
Morgan Harvey - "This way, Mr. Suzuki."
Trevor - "Please, you know you can call me, Sam, Doctor."
Morgan - "Of course, it's just been so long, Sam."
Trevor sits down on Harvey's chair. Morgan closes the door and locks it. She sits straight and upright on the client's chair. There is silence for awhile.
Morgan - "How is everyone? I haven't kept in touch since I started practice here…"
Trevor - "Everyone is safe. In the shadows, in the light. Finding their way back home."
[Volume 5 - Pieces of Samuel Sullivan's speech in "Orientation"]
Morgan - "You're not here for clinical depression, Trevor, so tell me why you came all this way to visit me?"
Trevor - "I've been investigating this event that happened recently. And interestingly enough, it began from a chain of urgent requests that we never got around to answering. Then all of sudden, they stopped right around the time we found out they were indirectly connected to you, Morgan. Now, he's back causing a lot of trouble here in New York."
Morgan - "The Watcher."
Trevor - "Yes."
Morgan - "I told you everything. He was blackmailing me, wanted me to find out about a Gabriel Gray and to use me for my ability."
[iStory Slow Burn Chapter 8]
Trevor - "I know. I need you to tell me what it felt like."
Morgan - "What?"
Trevor - "You worked for Primatech. Went through the human resources training. Swam around in morally gray for awhile and hunted people like you and I. Yet, this one insignificant posthuman scared you. Why?"
Morgan - "He's a megalomaniac with an ineffable sense of destiny and is obsessed with taking power and destroying those who have what he never can."
Trevor - "Or he is a severely narcissistically wounded individual with major paranoid tendencies and holds onto an illusion of omnipotence. He spends his days fighting the reality of his insignificance desperately and seeks to re-establish a sense of self-esteem through grandiose fantasies and self-reinforcement."
Morgan - "A fanatic."
Trevor - "Only 2% have a lifelong prevalent condition like this. Primatech hasn't run into much of those, have they?"
Morgan - "No."
Trevor stands up, picks up his briefcase, and is about to leave the room. Morgan walks to her desk. Both have their backs turned to each other.
Morgan - "There are no more Level 5's to hold the Watcher."
[Volume 3]
Trevor - "Who said anything about letting him live?"
Morgan turns around. Trevor is gone.
Muted montage begins.
Trevor - Whose woods these are I think I know.
Trevor walking forward to the camera amidst a busy mid-day crowd of people.
Trevor - His house is in the village though.
Morgan sitting at her desk with her fist over her mouth, staring out into nothingness.
Trevor - He will not see me stopping here.
Seal kneeling down in the graveyard in the second Garden of the Gods.
[The Beginning of the End Part Three]
Trevor - To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Azuteor crashes a faction's building down to the ground.
[The Beginning of the End Part Two]
Trevor - The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
Sparkplug turns into pure electricity and rips through Keegan's clones.
[The Beginning of the End Part One]
Trevor - But I have promises to keep.
Leona Mills stands before Trevor and Seal.
[The Beginning of the End Part One]
Trevor - And miles to go before I sleep.
Trevor stares out into the bamboo forest.
[Undaunted Chapter One]
Trevor - And miles to go before I sleep.
[Stopped By Woods On A Snowy Evening - Robert Frost]
Trevor stops at Times Square at a crowd watching the screen. News footage of Senator Nathan Petrelli's death plays with pundits in squares talking inaudibly. Everyone leaves but five, including Trevor. The camera winds around and reveals Kurt Hasian, Kupe Nukarmoi, Athena Leuce, and Samuel Whitman. Trevor is explaining something to them. They all agree. Kupe holds out his hand and a key appears. He unlocks a nearby car and the four get in and leave. Trevor stays and looks up at the screen. It now displays a large photo of Nathan Petrelli with with two lines of caption. The top reads "In Loving Memory" and the second reads "1967-2007."
[Volume 5 "Upon This Rock" to "Close To You"]
TO BE CONTINUED…
January 4, 2010
Commentary - Influence - Part One
New Year, new arc. Similar as to how Volume 1-4 on the show were on big story arc, Influence is the start of a new arc for Trevor and Undaunted. As a constant fan of duality, the title Déjà vu, Trevor experiences it and how others see Undaunted compared to Primatech.
First off, I added to the Black Swan theory I quoted back in the first story I wrote. Sort of like a puzzle piece, I add one line of thought to it until it becomes something entirely different.
CLEARWATER
A bit of a red herring, I hope to have fooled someone that Trevor and Clara was together before they realized it was an undercover op commissioned from events of the last volume. If you notice the description of Trevor, it’s the same clothing from the image on his HSG page. The duo is going after the second to last member of the faction(s) that attacked Undaunted on Thanksgiving and the 29th. Konrad is the only one that knows where the last person is, and this person is the leader. So I decided there has to be some sort of code or phrase so I used a famous one from a satirist that’s better known by geeks to be used on the Watchmen.
Then to tie things up, I decided that the final locale would be Montreal, where Peter and Caitlin went to and found Adam Monroe’s place in Volume 2. And used the cool super spy shoot ‘em through an object and kill them motif and another sighting of the DNA Symbol. Then I decided to slow things down with a comedic beat and have a brief regroup at Zhang’s house.
REWIND
Playing on the current story from HSG and iStory, I wanted to explore Trevor’s past but felt the flashback technique I previously used would be too old hat. Upon reading that Mulligan was going to be important, I started spinning the mechanics of time travel. I decided Trevor would have a Groundhog Day of his own but had to think later of how. Ultimately, I throw the question of what happens to someone being teleported when a special like Mulligan uses his Temporal Rewind? They go back to a time they were thinking, hence why there was the small line about Trevor staring at the ring Clara gives back to him, it was his dead fiancee’s.
I decided then he would teleport a year or so back to that fateful day when his life was changed forever. The Company accidentally killed his fiancée and Trevor began his quest for revenge. Inspired by the Haitian’s name reveal, I casually revealed his fiancee’s. I also made sure to make some references to what we already know about that day, things you can find in Trevor’s HSG bio or AT file.
Since Trevor doesn’t quite know what’s going on, he goes through memory and doesn’t alter any events. Will be next time? We’ll see. And Trevor remembers the rewind, because he has…super memory and sort of realized what happened.
MONTREAL
We finally meet the special who was duplicated and clones were sent to the Garden of the Gods to kill everyone in Undaunted. He’s a killer, but he appears to be pretty intelligent and in the know, being pretty concerned that Undaunted would become just another Primatech. The irony is that he chose to try to wipe them out instead of just talking. Does that make him any better?
I also wanted to put in more humor and wanted to play with the logistics of a subtitle for a long time since seeing Hiro & Ando and Maya & Alejandro on the show. So it’s done through a joke. At I least I hope people get the joke…maybe if you’re Canadian it’s a sure bet.
Anyway, the death of Keegan ends the leftovers from last time and begins a new quest for Trevor and Undaunted. Where it takes them next…stay tuned.
First off, I added to the Black Swan theory I quoted back in the first story I wrote. Sort of like a puzzle piece, I add one line of thought to it until it becomes something entirely different.
CLEARWATER
A bit of a red herring, I hope to have fooled someone that Trevor and Clara was together before they realized it was an undercover op commissioned from events of the last volume. If you notice the description of Trevor, it’s the same clothing from the image on his HSG page. The duo is going after the second to last member of the faction(s) that attacked Undaunted on Thanksgiving and the 29th. Konrad is the only one that knows where the last person is, and this person is the leader. So I decided there has to be some sort of code or phrase so I used a famous one from a satirist that’s better known by geeks to be used on the Watchmen.
Then to tie things up, I decided that the final locale would be Montreal, where Peter and Caitlin went to and found Adam Monroe’s place in Volume 2. And used the cool super spy shoot ‘em through an object and kill them motif and another sighting of the DNA Symbol. Then I decided to slow things down with a comedic beat and have a brief regroup at Zhang’s house.
REWIND
Playing on the current story from HSG and iStory, I wanted to explore Trevor’s past but felt the flashback technique I previously used would be too old hat. Upon reading that Mulligan was going to be important, I started spinning the mechanics of time travel. I decided Trevor would have a Groundhog Day of his own but had to think later of how. Ultimately, I throw the question of what happens to someone being teleported when a special like Mulligan uses his Temporal Rewind? They go back to a time they were thinking, hence why there was the small line about Trevor staring at the ring Clara gives back to him, it was his dead fiancee’s.
I decided then he would teleport a year or so back to that fateful day when his life was changed forever. The Company accidentally killed his fiancée and Trevor began his quest for revenge. Inspired by the Haitian’s name reveal, I casually revealed his fiancee’s. I also made sure to make some references to what we already know about that day, things you can find in Trevor’s HSG bio or AT file.
Since Trevor doesn’t quite know what’s going on, he goes through memory and doesn’t alter any events. Will be next time? We’ll see. And Trevor remembers the rewind, because he has…super memory and sort of realized what happened.
MONTREAL
We finally meet the special who was duplicated and clones were sent to the Garden of the Gods to kill everyone in Undaunted. He’s a killer, but he appears to be pretty intelligent and in the know, being pretty concerned that Undaunted would become just another Primatech. The irony is that he chose to try to wipe them out instead of just talking. Does that make him any better?
I also wanted to put in more humor and wanted to play with the logistics of a subtitle for a long time since seeing Hiro & Ando and Maya & Alejandro on the show. So it’s done through a joke. At I least I hope people get the joke…maybe if you’re Canadian it’s a sure bet.
Anyway, the death of Keegan ends the leftovers from last time and begins a new quest for Trevor and Undaunted. Where it takes them next…stay tuned.
Part Six - Influence - Part One
Trevor - There is a surprise. True love. It has a major impact. It should last forever. After the fact, the event is rationalized by hindsight as if it had been expected. Then it is lost.
[Undaunted Part One but with a twist]
Peter Petrelli and Isaac Mendez consoling Simone Deveaux.
[Volume One "Parasite"]
DECEMBER 1, 2007
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
The camera is zoomed out on a pristine white sands beach. A couple is lounging on it all by themselves. The woman lies on her stomach, in a bikini, flipping through a magazine. The man is buried behind a newspaper on a typical beach chair. We can see he is wearing a pork pie hat with a brightly colored madras plaid collar shirt. They are both wearing wedding rings. The camera tracks onto them and slowly zooms in. The couple is none other than Trevor Tanaka and Clara Zhang.
Clara - "I read this thing nine times already. When are we getting our drinks?"
Trevor - "18 minutes, 54 seconds. He takes that long for everyone."
[9th Wonders! - Nine - HERO]
Clara - "That's 18 minutes too long. You should have gotten an umbrella, too. The Sun is right on top of us."
Trevor - "Why? You look fine from here."
Clara - "You should use your super memory now because it's the first and last time you'll ever see me in a bikini."
Trevor frowns then huddles back into the newspaper. A waiter approaches them with two drinks on a platter. He places them in the tree stump stand between Trevor and Clara. The waiter pauses in front of Trevor.
Konrad - "Is there anything else I may get for you or your wife, Mr. Lee?"
Trevor is still hidden behind the newspaper.
Trevor - "Yes, there is something, Konrad. I hope you can help me with it."
Konrad - "Yes, of course, sir. We go above and beyond for our guests…"
Trevor - "Where’s Keegan?"
Konrad is surprised and looks around a few times.
Konrad - "… noui consilia et ueteres quaecumque monetis amici, "pone seram, cohibes." sed…"
Trevor - "quis custodiet ipsos custodies?"
[Satires of Juvenal - … I know the plan that my friends always advise me to adopt:
"Bolt her in, constrain her!" But who watches the watchers?”]
Konrad - "Corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Saint-Jacque. Room 126."
[Intersection from Volume 2 "The Line"]
Trevor - “Thank you.”
Konrad - "Didn't think someone from the gang would reach out so soon."
Trevor - "Me neither."
Konrad flinches. A silencer goes off. A bullet rips out from the newspaper and goes through Konrad's skull. Camera cuts away with an implied impact. Clara closes her magazine and stands up.
Clara - "Boys and their toys."
Clara reaches for her drink. Trevor stops her.
Trevor - "He could have duplicated one of them. Let's go."
[The Beginning of the End]
Clara - "Fiiiine."
They teleport away. Camera shifts to a bird's eye point of view. The Symbol forms in the white sand with Keegan’s head in the center.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Clara and Trevor teleport into the mezzanine floor of the Zhang Family mansion. Trevor takes the ring off and tucks into his shirt pocket. He takes the other ring from Clara. He stares at it then quickly puts it away. Clara proceeds to go to her room. A servant appears.
Mr. Lee - "What shall I prepare for your lunch, Ms. Zhang?"
Clara is about to speak when Trevor interrupts.
Trevor - "Two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Whole wheat. No crust."
Mr. Lee - "Very good, sir."
Mr. Lee walks away.
Clara - "What, you're digging through my trash now?"
Trevor - "Puh-lease. I go through everyone’s trash."
[Justice League Unlimited “Fearful Symmetry”]
Clara stomps out in front of him.
Clara - "Wait out here."
She closes the door on Trevor.
30 MINUTES LATER…
Trevor is still outside, holding a tray of two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Clara opens her door with new clothes on. Trevor snaps out of it and Clara takes the sandwiches.
Clara - "Montreal?"
Trevor - "Montreal."
They are about to teleport away. The camera zooms in on Trevor. The teleportation FX makes a distorted sound. Trevor looks around confused. He is startled. Zoom out. He is at a desk in more formal clothing, with a file in his hand. Zoom out. He’s in a credit union, a hanging banner reads "2006."
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
HONOLULU, HAWAI'I
Doug - "Trevor, did you finish your pass on the new loan request?"
Trevor - "Uhh…yeah, it's right here."
Doug - "Thanks. You okay, man? Looks like you got a bad case of déjà vu."
Trevor - "No, I'm alright. You'll see why when you read my report."
Doug - "Haha, gotcha. See ya."
Trevor - "Right."
Trevor looks at his computer for the date. He reclines back in his seat in disbelief.
Trevor gets off a bus and walks on the sidewalk. He looks up at a building and walks in. He opens an apartment door with one of his keys and walks in. He turns around to draw out the deadbolts.
Woman - "Trevor?"
Trevor turns around to see his fiancée, alive and well.
Trevor - "Tanya."
Tanya - "Trev, you look like you’ve seen a ghost."
Trevor pauses.
Trevor - "It was just a lot of new accounts, today."
Tanya - "Nothing you couldn't handle, right?"
She walks over and kisses him, then walks back into the living room. Trevor is still standing at the door.
Trevor - "Yeah."
Tanya - "What? C'mon. Are the insurance people still following you?"
Trevor - "24 times today…"
[Trevor's HSG bio/AT 2.0 file]
Tanya appears again with a piece of paper.
Tanya - "I forgot these at the market. Could you go get them for me? Please?"
Trevor shifts his eyes to the door and instinctively reaches for his gun but it isn’t there, yet. He smiles.
Trevor - "Sure. Do you have the Club Card or do I?"
Tanya - "They stopped using it in February. Are you sure you're okay, Trevor?"
She touches his forehead. Trevor hugs her.
Trevor - "I love you."
Tanya - "Love you, too…Trev. You're being weirder than weird, today."
Trevor - "It feels like I haven't been able to say it in a while, y'know?"
Tanya smiles and they kiss.
Tanya - "Make sure the eggs aren’t cracked this time."
Trevor leaves their apartment. He looks at the staircase then the elevators. He sees a janitor's closet. He breaks the lock by bashing his cell phone over it and hides in the closet. He exhales. Then all of a sudden he clutches his face with his palm and tears stream from his eyes. Then he hears voices.
Eric Thompson Jr. - "Offline for 5 minutes…must have used some cheap crap from China."
Felicia Brooks - "Let's do this, already. I freakin' hate California during fall."
Trevor is about to kick the door out when the weird teleportation FX sounds off again.
DECEMBER 1, 2007
MONTREAL, CANADA
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART ONE: DEJA VU - in Heroes title font - pasted on the rooftops
Trevor and Clara appear on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Saint-Jacque.
Trevor - "…"
Clara - "What?"
Trevor - "Uhhh…bikini?"
Clara sighs and walks away. Trevor looks around and reaches for his gun. He wonders for a second if all that really just happened or not. They pass by a row of warehouses.
Clara - "This one is 121."
The Symbol is above the doorway.
[Adam Monroe's room - Volume 2 "The Line"]
Trevor - "Must be down this way."
Trevor turns around and misses a bone protrusion as it crashes into the door of 121. The camera turns to look to see a man that looks like the one duplicated from Thanksgiving.
Trevor - "So much for discreet. Clara, go get me some back up."
Clara - "Screw that, give me your spare!"
Trevor - "What spare?"
Clara kicks Trevor in the shin and teleports away.
Trevor - "That was uncalled for."
Trevor barely dodges another shot. Trevor shoots. Keegan blocks the bullets with a bone protrusion shaped like a 3-D snowflake. He runs. Trevor chases. A woman stares at Trevor and his gun.
Trevor - "ll est britannique!"
A subtitle appears in the middle between Trevor and the woman. It reads - He's British!
Keegan runs into a dead end. He stares at the wall as Trevor catches up to him. Gun drawn on Keegan.
Keegan - "Well. Everyone's dead if you're here."
Trevor - "I get that a lot."
Keegan turns around to face Trevor.
Keegan - "Not anymore."
Camera zooms out. Bone protrusions erupt above the wall. Then nothing. Silence. Keegan looks out then runs away. Trevor appears out of nowhere and clotheslines him. Keegan holds his throat then looks up to shoot. The bone protrusions stop midway and start cracking then shatter. Keegan screams in pain. He kneels over and grasps his arm. Azuteor and Clara walk out from an alley. The tip of Trevor's gun touches his head gently. Keegan laughs.
Trevor - "He is handy."
Keegan - "If one continues along the same lines, the initial problem will recur infinitely and will never be solved."
[Dr. Michael Ridge - The Infinite Regress]
Trevor - "We are nothing like them."
Keegan - "Are you sure? The Company started with the best of intentions: protect their own kind. What was a few grew into a dozen, then hundreds. Somewhere along the way, they became corrupted…lost sight of their purpose. They destroyed the lives of those they once swore to protect. Despite everything that happened, here I am still staring down the barrel of a Company-issue gun, held by a fellow posthuman."
Trevor - "One can justify with a circular argument, but this sacrifices its validity."
[Hans Albert]
Keegan smiles.
Keegan - "Find The Mulligan."
[HSG, iStory Purpose]
Keegan gestures to attack Trevor. Trevor fires. Keegan drops to the ground.
Azuteor - "Who's The Mulligan?"
Trevor - "A new set of dominoes to play with."
Trevor twirls his gun and holsters it. Clara places her hands on Trevor and Azuteor’s shoulders. They teleport away. Snow begins to fall.
TO BE CONTINUED…
[Undaunted Part One but with a twist]
Peter Petrelli and Isaac Mendez consoling Simone Deveaux.
[Volume One "Parasite"]
DECEMBER 1, 2007
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
The camera is zoomed out on a pristine white sands beach. A couple is lounging on it all by themselves. The woman lies on her stomach, in a bikini, flipping through a magazine. The man is buried behind a newspaper on a typical beach chair. We can see he is wearing a pork pie hat with a brightly colored madras plaid collar shirt. They are both wearing wedding rings. The camera tracks onto them and slowly zooms in. The couple is none other than Trevor Tanaka and Clara Zhang.
Clara - "I read this thing nine times already. When are we getting our drinks?"
Trevor - "18 minutes, 54 seconds. He takes that long for everyone."
[9th Wonders! - Nine - HERO]
Clara - "That's 18 minutes too long. You should have gotten an umbrella, too. The Sun is right on top of us."
Trevor - "Why? You look fine from here."
Clara - "You should use your super memory now because it's the first and last time you'll ever see me in a bikini."
Trevor frowns then huddles back into the newspaper. A waiter approaches them with two drinks on a platter. He places them in the tree stump stand between Trevor and Clara. The waiter pauses in front of Trevor.
Konrad - "Is there anything else I may get for you or your wife, Mr. Lee?"
Trevor is still hidden behind the newspaper.
Trevor - "Yes, there is something, Konrad. I hope you can help me with it."
Konrad - "Yes, of course, sir. We go above and beyond for our guests…"
Trevor - "Where’s Keegan?"
Konrad is surprised and looks around a few times.
Konrad - "… noui consilia et ueteres quaecumque monetis amici, "pone seram, cohibes." sed…"
Trevor - "quis custodiet ipsos custodies?"
[Satires of Juvenal - … I know the plan that my friends always advise me to adopt:
"Bolt her in, constrain her!" But who watches the watchers?”]
Konrad - "Corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Saint-Jacque. Room 126."
[Intersection from Volume 2 "The Line"]
Trevor - “Thank you.”
Konrad - "Didn't think someone from the gang would reach out so soon."
Trevor - "Me neither."
Konrad flinches. A silencer goes off. A bullet rips out from the newspaper and goes through Konrad's skull. Camera cuts away with an implied impact. Clara closes her magazine and stands up.
Clara - "Boys and their toys."
Clara reaches for her drink. Trevor stops her.
Trevor - "He could have duplicated one of them. Let's go."
[The Beginning of the End]
Clara - "Fiiiine."
They teleport away. Camera shifts to a bird's eye point of view. The Symbol forms in the white sand with Keegan’s head in the center.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Clara and Trevor teleport into the mezzanine floor of the Zhang Family mansion. Trevor takes the ring off and tucks into his shirt pocket. He takes the other ring from Clara. He stares at it then quickly puts it away. Clara proceeds to go to her room. A servant appears.
Mr. Lee - "What shall I prepare for your lunch, Ms. Zhang?"
Clara is about to speak when Trevor interrupts.
Trevor - "Two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Whole wheat. No crust."
Mr. Lee - "Very good, sir."
Mr. Lee walks away.
Clara - "What, you're digging through my trash now?"
Trevor - "Puh-lease. I go through everyone’s trash."
[Justice League Unlimited “Fearful Symmetry”]
Clara stomps out in front of him.
Clara - "Wait out here."
She closes the door on Trevor.
30 MINUTES LATER…
Trevor is still outside, holding a tray of two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Clara opens her door with new clothes on. Trevor snaps out of it and Clara takes the sandwiches.
Clara - "Montreal?"
Trevor - "Montreal."
They are about to teleport away. The camera zooms in on Trevor. The teleportation FX makes a distorted sound. Trevor looks around confused. He is startled. Zoom out. He is at a desk in more formal clothing, with a file in his hand. Zoom out. He’s in a credit union, a hanging banner reads "2006."
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
HONOLULU, HAWAI'I
Doug - "Trevor, did you finish your pass on the new loan request?"
Trevor - "Uhh…yeah, it's right here."
Doug - "Thanks. You okay, man? Looks like you got a bad case of déjà vu."
Trevor - "No, I'm alright. You'll see why when you read my report."
Doug - "Haha, gotcha. See ya."
Trevor - "Right."
Trevor looks at his computer for the date. He reclines back in his seat in disbelief.
Trevor gets off a bus and walks on the sidewalk. He looks up at a building and walks in. He opens an apartment door with one of his keys and walks in. He turns around to draw out the deadbolts.
Woman - "Trevor?"
Trevor turns around to see his fiancée, alive and well.
Trevor - "Tanya."
Tanya - "Trev, you look like you’ve seen a ghost."
Trevor pauses.
Trevor - "It was just a lot of new accounts, today."
Tanya - "Nothing you couldn't handle, right?"
She walks over and kisses him, then walks back into the living room. Trevor is still standing at the door.
Trevor - "Yeah."
Tanya - "What? C'mon. Are the insurance people still following you?"
Trevor - "24 times today…"
[Trevor's HSG bio/AT 2.0 file]
Tanya appears again with a piece of paper.
Tanya - "I forgot these at the market. Could you go get them for me? Please?"
Trevor shifts his eyes to the door and instinctively reaches for his gun but it isn’t there, yet. He smiles.
Trevor - "Sure. Do you have the Club Card or do I?"
Tanya - "They stopped using it in February. Are you sure you're okay, Trevor?"
She touches his forehead. Trevor hugs her.
Trevor - "I love you."
Tanya - "Love you, too…Trev. You're being weirder than weird, today."
Trevor - "It feels like I haven't been able to say it in a while, y'know?"
Tanya smiles and they kiss.
Tanya - "Make sure the eggs aren’t cracked this time."
Trevor leaves their apartment. He looks at the staircase then the elevators. He sees a janitor's closet. He breaks the lock by bashing his cell phone over it and hides in the closet. He exhales. Then all of a sudden he clutches his face with his palm and tears stream from his eyes. Then he hears voices.
Eric Thompson Jr. - "Offline for 5 minutes…must have used some cheap crap from China."
Felicia Brooks - "Let's do this, already. I freakin' hate California during fall."
Trevor is about to kick the door out when the weird teleportation FX sounds off again.
DECEMBER 1, 2007
MONTREAL, CANADA
UNDAUNTED - in Heroes title font - graces across the panel.
INFLUENCE - PART ONE: DEJA VU - in Heroes title font - pasted on the rooftops
Trevor and Clara appear on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Saint-Jacque.
Trevor - "…"
Clara - "What?"
Trevor - "Uhhh…bikini?"
Clara sighs and walks away. Trevor looks around and reaches for his gun. He wonders for a second if all that really just happened or not. They pass by a row of warehouses.
Clara - "This one is 121."
The Symbol is above the doorway.
[Adam Monroe's room - Volume 2 "The Line"]
Trevor - "Must be down this way."
Trevor turns around and misses a bone protrusion as it crashes into the door of 121. The camera turns to look to see a man that looks like the one duplicated from Thanksgiving.
Trevor - "So much for discreet. Clara, go get me some back up."
Clara - "Screw that, give me your spare!"
Trevor - "What spare?"
Clara kicks Trevor in the shin and teleports away.
Trevor - "That was uncalled for."
Trevor barely dodges another shot. Trevor shoots. Keegan blocks the bullets with a bone protrusion shaped like a 3-D snowflake. He runs. Trevor chases. A woman stares at Trevor and his gun.
Trevor - "ll est britannique!"
A subtitle appears in the middle between Trevor and the woman. It reads - He's British!
Keegan runs into a dead end. He stares at the wall as Trevor catches up to him. Gun drawn on Keegan.
Keegan - "Well. Everyone's dead if you're here."
Trevor - "I get that a lot."
Keegan turns around to face Trevor.
Keegan - "Not anymore."
Camera zooms out. Bone protrusions erupt above the wall. Then nothing. Silence. Keegan looks out then runs away. Trevor appears out of nowhere and clotheslines him. Keegan holds his throat then looks up to shoot. The bone protrusions stop midway and start cracking then shatter. Keegan screams in pain. He kneels over and grasps his arm. Azuteor and Clara walk out from an alley. The tip of Trevor's gun touches his head gently. Keegan laughs.
Trevor - "He is handy."
Keegan - "If one continues along the same lines, the initial problem will recur infinitely and will never be solved."
[Dr. Michael Ridge - The Infinite Regress]
Trevor - "We are nothing like them."
Keegan - "Are you sure? The Company started with the best of intentions: protect their own kind. What was a few grew into a dozen, then hundreds. Somewhere along the way, they became corrupted…lost sight of their purpose. They destroyed the lives of those they once swore to protect. Despite everything that happened, here I am still staring down the barrel of a Company-issue gun, held by a fellow posthuman."
Trevor - "One can justify with a circular argument, but this sacrifices its validity."
[Hans Albert]
Keegan smiles.
Keegan - "Find The Mulligan."
[HSG, iStory Purpose]
Keegan gestures to attack Trevor. Trevor fires. Keegan drops to the ground.
Azuteor - "Who's The Mulligan?"
Trevor - "A new set of dominoes to play with."
Trevor twirls his gun and holsters it. Clara places her hands on Trevor and Azuteor’s shoulders. They teleport away. Snow begins to fall.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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