Cosmic AXL#25: Deceptive

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CUT TO: CITY

EXT. CITY- AFTERNOON

COSMIC FLOATS IN THE AIR ABOVE BACILLUS AND BACILLUS START TO GET UP.

[Cosmic]

For your own good, I have to recommend that you stay down.

[Bacillus]

We do not need your sympathy.

[Cosmic]

We? What are you talking about? There's only one of you. Look, never mind that. Are you with the Clest? Why are you attacking these people?

[Bacillus]

We needed to feed. We needed their energy. As for Clest, we have never heard of them.

[Cosmic]

Well, your killing stops now. You can't just kill people.

[Bacillus]

We do. Killing is apart of the process. Don't you see, only the strongest of us can survive and we must be the strongest, for our own sake? We have to take what others will not give to us.

[Cosmic]

No, you don't there has to be some other way.

[Bacillus]

You seem very strong. We can tell from your energy. If we take from you, we'll become as strong as you are.

[Cosmic]

That's not going to happen.

[Bacillus]

Lots of beings thought that they could defeat us. We've faced thousands and they all fell before us.

[Cosmic]

Well, they weren't me. Now here's your final warning give up or we'll do things the hard way.

BACILLUS STANDS UP AND SPEWS A CLOUD OF GAS FROM HIS MOUTH. COSMIC IS SUDDENLY ENVELOPED IN THE CLOUD OF GAS AND FLIES OUT OF IT TO GAIN HIS SIGHT BACK. BACILLUS THEN FLIES BEHIND COSMIC AND SHOOTS HIM WITH A BOLT OF ENERGY. COSMIC IS PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE AIR. COSMIC SLAMS INTO THE A BUILDING BEHIND HIM AND BACILLUS FLIES AT HIM AND TRIES TO STICK HIM WITH HIS STRAW LIKE MOUTH BUT COSMIC DODGES THE ATTACK AND TRIES TO FLY UP INTO THE AIR. BACILLUS HOWEVER GRABS COSMIC, SWINGS HIM AROUND ONCE AND THROWS HIM UP THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. COSMIC RECOVERS FROM BEING THROWN AND THEN STARTS TO FIRE SOME ENERGY BOLTS BUT NOTICES THE PEOPLE BELOW. COSMIC THEN BLOCKS AS BACILLUS TRIES TO PUNCH HIM AND HE IS SENT EVEN FURTHER INTO THE AIR.

[Cosmic]

(Thinking)

I need to get him somewhere less populated then I can go all out without worrying about hurting bystanders.

BACILLUS REACHES COSMIC AGAIN AND TRIES TO STICK HIM BUT COSMIC DODGES THE ATTACK AND FLIES OFF.

[Bacillus]

You won't get away from us!

BACILLUS TAKES OFF AFTER COSMIC.

CUT TO: CAVE

EXT. CAVE- AFTERNOON

ASHLEY WAKES UP IN A CAVE AND LOOKS AROUND. SHE THEN NOTICES THAT HER CLOTHES ARE TORN AND SHE CAN SEE HER REFLECTION IN  A PUDDLE INSIDE THE CAVE. SHE SEES THAT HER FACE LOOKS NORMAL AT FIRST AND IT HAS A BRUISE ON IT BUT SUDDENLY HER IMAGE CHANGES TO THAT OF AN UNWORLDLY CREATURE AND SHE BACKS UP IN FEAR.

[Ashley]

(Thinking)

What's going on? Where am I? How the hell did I get here?

[???]

I brought you here. You were fighting me and I lost control. So I decided to make you take a little nap so that I could wake you up later and tell you how everything was going to go down.

ASHLEY LOOKS AROUND NOT BEING CERTAIN OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED OR WHO WAS TALKING TO HER.

[???]

Go back to the water.

ASHLEY GOES OVER TO THE WATER AND LOOKS IN THE PUDDLE. THERE SHE SEES A REFLECTION AND IT SUDDENLY CHANGES BACK TO THE DEMON. ASHLEY PULLS AWAY FROM THE PUDDLE AGAIN.

[???]

(Telepathically)

What in the world are you doing? I thought we were going to have a little chat.

[Ashley]

If you're what's talking to me I don't want anything to do with you!

[???]

(Telepathically)

That's not how you felt last night when you came back that find all your decorations had been destroyed. You used my power. You wanted something to do with me then.

[Ashley]

What are you talking about? What's going on? I don't remember anything from last night.

[???]

(Telepathically)

Don't play dumb with me. We both know how we felt last night when we came back to see that those decorations had been destroyed. All the hypocrisy of Mrs. Gibsoon and her stupid little dog. If we wouldn't have been stopped by a freak in the space costume we would have been able to take her out, made her pay for the things that she did to us.

[Ashley]

Now hold on just a second, I didn't want to kill anybody. Maybe I wanted to scare a little bit even punch her in the face, but I wasn't going to kill her.

[???]

(Telepathically)

You can't hide the truth from me. I felt everything that was coursing through your veins. I know that you wanted to get get her back for what she did and even if it was small it was big to you because you had to deal with it. If you just let me take over one more time I can make it happen. When the full moon rises we'll be able to operate at full power and we'll be able to have anything we want!

[Ashley]

So I'm guessing this means that Professor Oberlin was right. I have to find a way to get this medallion off.

ASHLEY TRIES TO REMOVE THE NECKLACE BUT IT SHOCKS HER. SHE TRIES TO REMOVE THE NECKLACE AGAIN AND HOLDS ON LONGER THIS TIME BUT LET'S GO BECAUSE OF THE PAIN.

[???]

(Telepathically)

Yeah, hold on there's no need to be so rash. You and me are going to do big things if we just stick together. Nobody will be able to tell us what we can and can't do.

[Ashley]

No, I'm good. This is what you want. It isn't what I want!

[???]

(Telepathically)

Then maybe it is just what I want. But that doesn't change the fact that you were playing with fire. You wanted to see if the legends were true. Well, it is and I don't intend to let go of you for a long time. So just sit back and enjoy the ride will you

[Ashley]

So everything that happened last night it really happened I heard Marco I was trying to kill Miss Aspen I was trying to-

[???]

(Telepathically)

You shouldn't think too much about it. What you wanted was natural. You wanted revenge. You wanted to get back at her for wronging you. She had it coming. Like I said, if we take out the guy in the space costume we'll be able to do whatever we want. We'll be able to protect Marco from danger.

[Ashley]

I want you to know that you're not fooling me with your little act. I was a cause of Marco getting hurt in the first place! Hell, you were the cause of Marco getting hurt! If I can find a way to get you off of me then I'll-

[???]

(Telepathically)

That's not going to happen. I'm not letting you go. Besides, you won't get back in time before the full moon rises tonight and even then how are you going to get the medallion off anyway?

[Ashley]

Why are you doing this to me?

[???]

(Telepathically)

It's nothing personal. I just need an avatar and you're the first person in a long time to put this medallion on. I can't just let you leave. I want to live like any other thing wants to live and I can do so because you put on the medallion. You see the conundrum right.

[Ashley]

Then why don't you try not being a murderous psychopath? I'm pretty sure that that would clear up your name maybe you can find a different avatar.

[???]

(Telepathically)

As I said, I'm bonded to you. I'm not letting you go without a fight and you're welcome to try but you're not going to make it back to civilization before the full moon rises. So you might as well just sit back and for the ride. Once we get that hero out of the way, there'll be nothing that can harm us. We'll be too strong.

ASHLEY TRIES AGAIN TO REMOVE THE NECKLACE IT HOLDS ON LONGER THAN EVER BUT SHE STOPS AT THE LAST SECOND.

[Ashley]

If I get back to the doctor I can find a way to get this medallion off but where am I how am I going to get back? I guess I'll just have to do my best.

ASHLEY LEAVES THE CAVE AND HEADS OUT INTO THE WOODS TRYING TO FIND HER WAY BACK TO THE CITY.

CUT TO: DESSERT

EXT. DESSERT- AFTERNOON

COSMIC STOPS FLYING AND TURNS AROUND TO LOOK FOR BACILLUS.

[Cosmic]

Where did that freak go?

COSMIC LOOKS UP INTO THE AIR AND SEES THAT BACILLUS IS COMING DOWN OUT OF THE AIR. COSMIC BLOCKS A PUNCH AND THEN THROWS BACILLUS DOWN TO THE GROUND. COSMIC THEN CHARGES UP AN ENERGY BEAM AND FIRES IT AT BACILLUS. BACILLUS UNABLE TO DODGE THE ATTACK PUTS ONE OF HIS ARMS UP AND HOLDS BACK THE BEAM FOR A SECOND BEFORE HAVING HIS ARM BLOWN OFF. THE BEAM THE FLIES BACK AND SMASHES INTO HUGE BOLDER BEHIND THEM. BACILLUS LOOKS BACK TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND THEN LOOKS UP AT COSMIC WITH A SHOCKED LOOK ON HIS FACE.

[Bacillus]

You're that powerful? Wait, you drew me away from the city so that you could go all out didn't you.

[Cosmic]

Yep. And now, you're gonna get it!

BACILLUS GETS AN ANGRY LOOK ON HIS FACE AND SLOWLY REGROWS HIS ARM BACK.

[Cosmic]

No way!

[Bacillus]

You're not the only one with tricks up their sleeve. But I told you once before that you're not going to beat us. Once we have that power for ourselves we'll be the strongest being in the universe.

[Cosmic]

Not likely!

COSMIC FLIES AT BACILLUS AND HITS HIM IN THE STOMACH. COSMIC THEN HIT BACILLUS OVER THE HEAD AND KICKS HIM INTO THE AIR. BACILLUS FLIES BACK A COUPLE OF FEET IN THE AIR AND STOPS HIMSELF. BACILLUS THEN FLIES BACK AT COSMIC AND THROWS A BARRAGE OF PUNCHES DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO LAND A BLOW. COSMIC BLOCKS ALL OF THE PUNCHES AND SWEEPS KICKS BACILLUS. AS BACILLUS IS FALLING FORWARD COSMIC CIRCLES AROUND AND TRIES TO PUNCH BACILLUS IN THE FACE BUT BACILLUS SPLITS HIS HEAD OPEN AND DOGES THE ATTACK. ONCE BACILLUS CATCHES HIS FOOTING HE KNEES COSMIC IN THE STOMACH AND SENDS HIM FLYING BACK ACROSS THE GROUND A COUPLE OF FEET. COSMIC THEN FLIES AT BACILLUS WHO PUNCHES COSMIC IN THE STOMACH. COSMIC THEN KICKS BACILLUS IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND BACILLUS KICKS HIM IN THE CHIN SENDING HIM FLYING BACK THROUGH THE AIR. BACILLUS THEN FLIES OVERHEAD, ATTEMPTS TO PUNCH COSMIC WHILE COSMIC THROWS A PUNCH AS WELL. COSMIC SLAMS INTO THE GROUND AND SKIDS BACK A COUPLE OF FEET WHILE BACILLUS FLIES BACK THROUGH THE AIR. COSMIC GETS TO HIS FEET AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND LOOKS TO SEE BACILLUS FLOATING TO THE GROUND.

[Cosmic]

You're pretty good.

[Bacillus]

We have to say the same about you. Killing you might be a lot harder than we initially thought.

[Cosmic]

I give you a compliment and you say you're going to kill me.

[Bacillus]

You're our dinner. Do you think that we're going to play nice?

[Cosmic]

You could at least be polite.

BACILLUS CHARGES UP A BEAM AND THEN SHOOTS IT AT COSMIC. COSMIC DODGES THE ATTACK AND THEN LOOKS BACK TO SEE IT DESTROY THE SIDE OF A ROCK FACE.

[Cosmic]

(Thinking)

That was close. Would have really hurt to have been hit by that one.

BACILLUS FLIES OVER TO COSMIC AND ELBOWS HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE. COSMIC THEN TRIES TO PUNCH HIM BUT BACILLUS CATCHES HIS FIST, LIFTS HIM UP INTO THE AIR AND THEN SLAMS HIM ONTO THE GROUND BEHIND THEM. BACILLUS THEN TRIES TO PUNCH COSMIC, WHO DODGES AND BACILLUS HITS THE GROUND. COSMIC THEN FLIES UP INTO THE AIR TRYING TO PUT SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, HOWEVER, BACILLUS THEN FLIES UP INTO THE AIR AND KICKS COSMIC BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND. COSMIC LANDS ON THE GROUND WITH ALL FOURS AND BACILLUS THEN BEGINS MOVING FASTER TO ATTACK COSMIC.

[Cosmic]

(Thinking)

Where in the world did all of this speed suddenly come from it's insane!

BACILLUS AND COSMIC FLY AROUND WITH BACILLUS STAYING ON THE OFFENSIVE. EVENTUALLY, THE TWO MACK IT BACK TO THE GROUND AND COSMIC BLOCKS A PUNCH. BACILLUS THEN THROWS A RIGHT HOOK HITTING COSMIC IN THE FACE AND PROCEEDS TO HIT COSMIC MULTIPLE TIME BEFORE COSMIC CAN KICK HIM BACK TO GET SOME SPACE BETWEEN THEM. COSMIC THEN CHUCKLES AND BACILLUS GETS AN ANGRY LOOK ON HIS FACE.

[Bacillus]

What is so funny?

[Cosmic]

You had me worried for a few seconds there honestly. I thought that all of that speed would have had some power behind it but I guess that I was wrong. After those last punches, I can really tell. That's as strong as you get.

[Bacillus]

You think you know us?

[Cosmic]

I think I've played around long enough. It's time that I've finished this!

COSMIC TELEPORTS OVER TO BACILLUS AND CHARGES UP AN ENERGY BEAM.

[Bacillus]

What?!!

[Cosmic]

Goodbye!

COSMIC SHOOTS THE BEAM AT BACILLUS AND TAKES OUT THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF HIS BODY. THE BOTTOM HALF OF HIS BODY THEN FALLS TO THE GROUND AND WRIGGLES AROUND A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT STOPS. COSMIC PULLS OUT HIS PHONE AND CALLS DIRECTOR MYERS.

[Director Myers]

(Over the phone)

Is it done?

[Cosmic]

Yeah, I beat him. He doesn't look like a Clest though.

[Director Myers]

(Over the phone)

If there's anything left of him bring him back to base. We don't need anyone finding our dirty laundry out there.

[Cosmic]

Understood.

COSMIC GOES TO PICK UP THE BODY OF BACILLUS AND GRABS A SPIKEY PART OF HIS BODY. A DROP OF BLOOD THEN FALLS OUT ONTO BACILLUS' BODY AND COSMIC PICKS HIM UP BY ONE OF HIS LEGS AND FLIES OFF HEADING TO THE CIA BUILDING.

CUT TO: WOODS

EXT. WOODS- EARLY NIGHT

ASHLEY FINDS HER WAY TO A ROAD AND LOOKS UP AT THE SKY. SHE SEES THAT THE FULL MOON IS RISING IN THE SKY AND SUDDENLY FEELS A SHARP PAIN HER HEAD.

[Ashley]

Come on, I have to be getting close to a road or something!

ASHLEY LOOKS AROUND AND SEES A STREET LIGHT NEAR A ROAD. SHE THEN RUNS AS FAST AS SHE CAN TO THE ROAD AND TRIPS OVER A LARGE BRANCH FALLING OUT OF THE WOODS AND INTO THE STREET. A MAN DRIVING BY SLAMS ON HIS BREAKS AND GETS OUT OF THE CAR TO HELP ASHLEY UP.

[Man#1]

Oh my God. Miss, are you okay? Do you need some help?

[Ashley]

Please, I need you to give me a ride back to the city. I need to get there now!

[Man#1]

Is someone after you? I have a gun in the car.

[Ashley]

No, look there is no time to explain. I need to get back into the city. Centre of Exploration. Can you take me there?

[Man#1]

I sure can. Hop in.

[Ashley]

Thank you! Please hurry!!

ASHLEY GETS INTO THE MAN'S CAR AND HE DRIVES OFF A HIGH SPEED HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE CITY.

CUT TO: LATER

EXT. UNIVERSITY- NIGHT

THE MAN PULLS UP TO THE UNIVERSITY AND ASHLEY RUSHES OUT OF THE CAR. SHE THEN MAKES HER WAY INTO THE BUILDING AND TO PROFESSOR OBERLIN'S OFFICE. SHE THEN STARTS TO LOOK AROUND FOR A WAY TO GET THE NECKLACE OFF OF HERSELF.

[Ashley]

Come on, there has to be something around here!

[???]

(Telepathically)

Why are you doing this? There's not enough time and what's so bad with merging with me? I can give you anything you ever wanted.

[Ashley]

Really? Well, how about you get the hell off of me!

[???]

(Telepathically]

I can do everything except that.

AFTER A FEW SECONDS ASHLEY LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW IN THE OFFICE AND SEES THE FULL MOON. SHE THEN BEGINS TO LOSE CONTROL OF HERSELF.

[Ashley]

No! I can't! I have to-

[???]

(Telepathically)

It's okay to admit when you've lost. Just leave the rest to me!

ASHLEY SCREAMS AS DEMON TAKES HER OVER AND A SECURITY GUARD RUNS TO THE ROOM. HE LOOKS IN WITH THE FLASHLIGHT AND SEES SPUTNIK STANDING IN THE ROOM LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING ALMOST LIFELESS.

[Security Gaurd]

Hey, what are you doing in here?

[Sputnik]

Oh, there's no reason to worry.

SPUTNIK LOOKS AT THE SECURITY GUARD.

[Sputnik]

I was just on my way out.

SPUTNIK HOLDS UP HER HAND AT THE WINDOW AND FIRES AN ENERGY BLAST THAT DESTROYS THE WALL. SHE THEN FLIES OUT OF THE MUSEUM AND BEGINS TO LOOK AROUND THE CITY. SEEING HER REFLECTION IN A WINDOW SHE GRIMACES.

[Sputnik]

These rags will never do. I've gotta get some new threads.

SPUTNIK FLIES AWAY HEADING TOWARDS THE MALL.

CUT TO: CIA BUILDING

EXT. CIA BUILDING- NIGHT

COSMIC IS WALKING OUT OF THE CIA BUILDING WHEN HE SEES POLICE CARS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DOWN THE STREET.

[Cosmic]

That can't be good. Better tail them and see what's going on.

COSMIC FOLLOWS THE POLICE OFFICERS TO THE MALL WHERE THEY GET OUT AND START INSIDE. COSMIC FOLLOWS AS WELL AND SEES THAT SPUTNIK IS INSIDE THE BUILDING WITH AN ALL WHITE BIKER SUIT ON. AS THE POLICE TAKE AIM, COSMIC LANDS IN FRONT OF THEM.

[Police Officer#1]

Cosmic!

[Cosmic]

Hey, you guys might wanna hang back.

[Police Officer#2]

She's injured several other police officers. Sorry but she's ours.

[Cosmic]

Look, you have to trust me. She's strong, those pistols aren't going to be very effective.

[Sputnik]

And if he's the cavalry, you're not in much better shape.

[Cosmic]

Talk is cheap. You ran the last time.

[Sputnik]

I'm not running this time. Let's see what you got!

SPUTNIK CHARGES UP AN ENERGY SLASH AND SHOOTS IT AT COSMIC. COSMIC STARTS TO TELEPORT BUT NOTICES THE POLICE OFFICERS BEHIND HIM. COSMIC TURNS, FLIES DOWN TO THE POLICE OFFICERS, GETS THEM OUT OF THE WAY, AND THE ENERGY SLASH HITS THE FLOOR OF THE MALL.

[Cosmic]

Look, I know that you guys want to do your jobs and all but I don't think that you have the right stuff for it. Just let me take her.

THE TWO COPS LOOK AT COSMIC.

[Police Officer#2]

Alright, if you can take her, she's all yours. If you need us we won't be too far away.

[Cosmic]

Good to know. Get somewhere safe.

THE TWO COPS GET BACK TO THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKE COVER BEHIND THEM. COSMIC THEN FLIES BACK INTO THE MALL AND SPUTNIK GRINS.

[Cosmic]

What's so funny?

[Sputnik]

I'm just thinking about all the fun I'm gonna have once you're out of the picture.

[Cosmic]

Round 2! Fight!

COSMIC AND SPUTNIK FLY AT EACH OTHER AND START FIGHTING.

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