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Opening credits role. Fade to a shot of the island. It's night time. The rain is coming down quite heavily. Fade to a shot of the castle. Fade to a shot of V. He is in the castle walls, surrounded by men, all putting on armor. He looks at them. All of them are deadly serious.

V: Everybody clear?

They all nod.

V: All armed?

They all nod again.

V: Some of you may not come back. We haven't had much practice, but I have faith in you.

One of them speaks.

V: LET'S GO!

They all shout out. V turns around and starts walking. They walk down some a flame lit corridor. Eventually, they come to a wooden door. Phantomstranger is there, wearing his black cloak.

Phantomstranger: Psycom is just outside Sir. He is ready. He knows what to do.

V: Good.

Phantomstranger: Remember, the mouth is about five miles from the Town. Keep to the trees.

V: I know. We're ready.

Phantomstranger: Luck be with you.

He opens the door and the men spill out. There is a figure across the courtyard, standing tall. It's Psycom.

V: Soldier! Are you ready to fight for your land?!

The figure takes a few steps forward. He is huge with muscle, and towers above the other men. He nods and grunts.

V: You know what to do?

Psycom: Yuh.

V nods at him, then signals for him to join the other men. He joins the back of the group.

V: This is the time to prove yourself! But know this! We work as a team. If you can save your man, you save him! UNDERSTAND?!

The men cheer out in agreement. Psycom's cheer shakes the castle itself. It is an unnerving cross between shrill high pitched and deep baritone. It cuts through V like a knife. V signals for the men to follow. The soldiers walk with him, out the castle gate, onto the wet fields.

Fade to a shot of Disease's woods, up the hill where the sheep were killed. Inside, standing tall are Monalisa and her soldiers, each looking around, vigilant. One of the soldiers looks to Monalisa.

Soldier: I just had a thought.

Monalisa: You are not paid to think. And keep your voice down.

The soldier quietens his tone.

Soldier: If the person who did this was a town occupant, surely they wouldn't appear tonight. They know we're here.

Monalisa: We are just doing what we're told.

Soldier: It just seems a waste of time to me.

Another soldier turns to him.

Soldier #2: Who said it's an occupant of the town in the first place?

Soldier: Well who else would do it?

Soldier #2: I don't know. Maybe...maybe someone from another town. Like Stricktville?

Monalisa: Both of you shut up. In a minute it won't matter who it is because they'll know we're here!

All of them go quiet once more.

Fade to a shot of the men led by V, walking across fields, past the town. They're just entering the burnt up trees from the Dragons previous attack on the soldiers attacking Roshiq. V holds up a hand for them to stop. The men stop. He points to a shape on the floor. It's stirring slightly and looks like a person. The men slowly approach it, swords at the ready. One of them stops.

Soldier: Wait a second-

Suddenly, the shape disappears into the ground. The sounds of dirt moving can be heard and the ground appears to be cracking at several points. Too late, the men look to their left to see, slowly standing up from a group of tightly packed trees, the dragon, it's tail pulling itself out of the tunnel in the ground.

V: PSYCOM! NOW!

Psycom quickly pulls out the bottle of liquid. The men get into a defensive stance. Without warning, around them, about fifty shades* appear.

*Shades - Dark creatures somewhere between each state of matter. About the size of a tall man. Very difficult to kill.

V: MEN! SHADES!

The men look around them at the creatures who are making a strange gurgling noise. The shades approach just as the dragon roars. It lifts it's tail up and smashes it down. The men jump out of the way just in time. One soldier's leg is caught under the tail and is now a pile of mush. Psycom breathes out, flames dancing around majestically in the air. The dragon looks at him, then breathes out flames into the air.

Around them, the men are fighting with the shades who are approaching quickly. One man is already down, on the floor having his sides slowly eaten by the shades. V is fighting about five. He looks to Psycom who is busy communicating with the dragon. A shade rushes to him.

V: Psycom! SHADES!