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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #217 – “THICKER THAN WATER” PART ONE Sonic the Hedgehog #217 – “Thicker than Water” Part One – Ian Flynn – v2.0 – 4/13/10 PGS: 17 D.O.S.: CODE#: C.C.: PAGE ONE OPENER (text box at the top of the page) Welcome to the planet Mobius – a world unique beyond what you know from the SEGA games!? Where Sonic and the heroic Freedom Fighters work to save the world from the forces of evil! SETTING: We’re starting in the OIL OCEAN REFINERY. It is a massive refueling station set in a recessed area in sprawling badlands. A few tall, narrow administrative towers stab into the sky in the background at all times. The principle set pieces use pipes, valves and massive container drums as the foundations for all walkways and platforms. Open chutes of oil are everywhere. As the name implies, everything is standing in an ocean of crude oil. It’s not a practical way to store or process the stuff, but we’re talking about the facility of a mad scientist here. PANEL 1 – BUNNIE takes the foreground, grimacing as she ducks. SONIC in a SPIN DASH BALL goes hurling just over her head. PANEL 2 – BUNNIE snarls and completes a back-handed swat with her ROBOT ARM. The SPIN DASH BALL is falling away from BUNNIE. A motion trail leads up to BUNNIE, then arcs back to the SPIN DASH BALL – showing it was deflected. PANEL 3 – We ride on BUNNIE’s shoulder as she dive-bombs SONIC, Superman-style. SONIC kneels on a platform and smirks up at BUNNIE, challengingly. PANEL 4 – SONIC leaps nimbly away from the attack / towards us with a breezy grin. BUNNIE follows through with her attack, ripping a few pipes to shreds with her attack. PAGE TWO – PAGE THREE SPREAD TWO PAGE SPREAD – Panoramic view of the REFINERY. PAGE TWO – BUNNIE flies across the page to the RIGHT, her foot-jets blazing. BUNNIE’s arm has converted into her CANNON. Light trails from the business-end of the blaster, arcing dramatically as she charges a shot. PAGE THREE – SONIC is hurtling towards BUNNIE in a SPI