Blood for the Baron!

Wahey!!!

My site has gone over 5000 hits!! I know it doesn't really mean that as you have search machine numbers or something of the like that adds onto it but WAHEY anyway!!!!

To celebrate, I've been working on a fanfic due to the end of the original continuity. It's basically Cobra Declassified as I don't think it's ever been done properly under either Marvel or DDP, This is kind of an Issue 0 type of thing as I just want to get the story to where I want to start from (ie nothing really happens!!). It's probably rubbish but I'll post it anyway (I'm going on holiday in a couple of days so I'm in don't care mood already) anyway - I'll stopping going on and here it is.

Cobra: Declassified
Chapter Zero : The Blood Runs Cold

Page 1

“Somewhere in the middle of the Ocean”

Full page shot of the underwater prison

Speech Bubble - “Congratulations Commander”

Page 2

Frame 1

Hawk and Cobra Commander in profile across a table. CC has his arms chained behind him to the chair.

Hawk - “..it's been one year since we made this place your home.”

Frame 2

Close up of Hawk's face

Hawk - “Listen to me, still calling you Commander.”

Frame 3

Close up of CC's face in shadow.

Hawk - “You're not a Commander of anything now, are you Mr Kessler?”

Frame 4

Back to profiles across table.

Hawk - “What? No witty retort? No sarcastic comment? No self appreciating venom Mr Kessler?”

Page 3

Frame 1

Outside the room Stalker and Lt. Falcon stand guard at the door.

Lt. Falcon - “He's really been creeping me out since I've been stationed down here. 'Block says he hasn't said a word since after his first month locked up here.”

Stalker - “The less that psychotic murderer says; the better I feel. It gives me a warm feeling inside knowing he's in here. It's my new life ambition to make sure he stays in here. I've never felt so safe with my family since”

Frame 2

Back in the room, CC and Hawk at the table in profile.

Hawk - “We've been spending the past year deconstructing Cobra's infrastructure and piecing together all the missing links in it's history. All the atrocities that your organisation committed that we didn't even know about are now coming to light and those responsible are now being brought to justice.”

Frame 3

Close up of CC's face mainly in shadow.

Hawk - “And then there's you”

Frame 4

Close up of CC's eyes.

Hawk - “Your life story is almost complete.”

Page 4

Frame 1

“A life time ago...”

A couple stand at the alter with a small number of friends and family watching (One man in an army dress uniform).

Priest - “I now pronounce you man and wife”

Frame 2

Close up as the couple kiss

“You may kiss the bride”

Frame 3

Outside

The man in the uniform playfully bear hugs the groom.

Man - “Congratulations Bro!!!!”

Frame 4

The man kisses the brides hand as the groom stares embarrassed in the background.

Man - “What did you do to deserve this beautiful young lady?”

Frame 5

Mid-shot of Groom - “Well, you know I'm a young enterprising individual, what woman wouldn't want me?”

Frame 6

Uniformed man tussles grooms hair smiling as groom smirks

“Enterprising??? Is that what they call it these days, C'mon let your big brother buy you your first drink as a married man”

Page 5

Frame 1

The Wedding Reception – The uniformed man and the groom sit at a table with their drinks.

Man - “You look like you're doing well for yourself, what line of business are you in now?”

Groom - “I'm selling cars now, on a lot on 5th street, It's a lot easier that selling vacuum cleaners and there's a lot more money in it too”

Frame 2

The bride is seen between the back of the heads of both men.

Groom - “It's where I met Sally. Tried to sell her a lemon but just couldn't bring myself to do it when we got talking”

Frame 3

Back to the men at the table.

Groom - “I ended up offering her a good deal and a night out, we've never looked back since.”

Man - “I'm glad things have turned out well for you Larry”

Frame 4

Shot of Larry turned round looking solemn to uniformed man.

Larry - “Dan, I really appreciate everything you've done for me.”

Frame 5

opposite shot of Dan, smirking

Dan - “Don't mention it bro, seeing how you're getting along makes everything worth while”

Frame 6

Back to Larry with a look of concern

Larry - “No I mean it, you must be going through hell in South East Asia.”

Frame 7

Head shot of Dan.

Dan - “I'm ok, but there are guys that haven't coped well over there but trust me, it's all coming to an end soon. When I get back I'm gonna open up a half way house for guys like that, get them sorted out. But enough about South East Asia. Now, how about selling me a top of the range mustang!!”

Page 6

Frame 1

“Two Years Later”

Face shot of a clearly drained Dan.

Dan - “The World's gone to hell”

Frame 2

Front shot of Dan and Larry at a bar with drinks in front of them

Dan - “I risked my life for this country, I saw young kids killed in front of me fighting for this country, ”

Dan - “All I wanted to do was help people, every last penny went into that half way house until Mikey got stoned one night and sets the place on fire. The bank accuses me of starting the fire!! Just because I missed a couple of payments”

Frame 3

Face shot of an angry Dan

Dan - “ Even in court the Jury was on my side and what happens? The Judge overules the verdict! Calls me a bitter Vet, accuses me of trying to con them into giving me a hand out. They've left me with nothing”

Frame 4

Front shot of both at the bar, Dan looks down at his drink

Dan - “The world's gone to hell”

Larry - “Dan, I hear what you're saying, but you can't keep acting all crazy like this.”

Frame 5

Front shot of Larry

Larry - “Sally's friend saw you driving around like you were on some sort of death wish or something again. This has gotta stop Dan, before you get arrested or worse”

Page 7

Frame 1

Front shot of the pair at the bar. Larry's hand is on Dan's shoulder.

Larry - “I love you man, you're my brother. Let me help you”

Frame 2

Same shot, Dan's hand swats Larry's hand away

Dan - “There's nothing you can do. This country is rotten to it's core, the whole world is corrupted.”

Frame 3

Same shot Dan gets off his chair

Larry - “Where are you going?”

Dan - “Away from here”

Frame 4

Outside the bar Dan is getting into his car (a Mustang) while Larry is walking towards him.

Larry - “Dan, wait!!! You can't drive, not in the state that you're in”

Dan - “Good-bye Larry!”

Frame 5

The car screeches off leaving Larry standing.

Page 8

Frame 1

“Later”

Larry is lying in his bed on the near side with Sally asleep on the other side.

Sounds of the phone ringing

Frame 2

Larry is sat up on the side of the bed in his boxers with the phone to his ear.

Larry - “Uhhh.... Hello?”

Larry - “yeah...”

Frame 3

Larry still sat on the side of the bed but with a shocked look on his face. Sally is now propped on her elbow on the other side of the bed looking concerned.

Larry - “What?”

Larry - “How?”

Sally - “Larry, what's going on?”

Larry - “I'll be right there”

Frame 4

Same shot Larry putting the phone back in it's cradle while looking down at his lap. Sally has her hands on his shoulders/

Sally - “Who is it?”

Larry - “The police, there's been an accident.”

Sally - “What sort of accident”

Larry - “It's Dan, he's been in a car crash”

Sally - “Oh my god, is he alright ?”

Frame 5

Closer shot of the above.

Larry - “ He's Dead”

Page 9

Frame 1

“At the Police Station”

Larry is sitting at a desk with a police officer on the other side.

Larry - “So what happened?”

Police Officer - “He'd obviously had too much to drink, according to witnesses he was all over the road, they said it was almost as if he was trying to get hit”

Frame 2

Shot of Larry looking downwards towards his hands on the table

Larry - “What about the others?”

Police Officer - “That's a real sad story there. You sure you want to hear it?”

Larry - “Yes”

Frame 3

A mid shot of the police officer looking down to his hands

Police Officer - “Ok then, they were a nice couple and their daughter that were going to pick up their son at the airport, but they were all killed on impact”

Frame 4

Shot of Larry with a look of shock

Police Officer - “The son's been fighting in the war in South East Asia and got himself badly injured over there. The army's sending someone over to pick him up, I'm sure glad that's not been left to me. He's gonna be really messed up.”

Frame 5

Larry is up from the chair and walking towards the door.

“I've gotta go”

Page 10

Frame 1

“Days Later”

A Graveyard, a black car drives past a tree, a figure is stood under it's shadow

Frame 2

The car is at a stop and a bandaged and uniformed Snake-Eyes is getting out.

Frame 3

A uniformed Tommy Arashikage gets out the other side of the car.

Frame 4

The back of the head from the figure under the tree can be seen watching a priest at the rear of three graves, the rear of Snake-Eyes and Tommy can be seen at the front.

Frame 5

Face shot of the figure reveals Larry looking emotionless.

Page 11

Frame 1

“Six Months Later”

An office. Larry at a desk in a suit opposite another man in a suit and a ten gallon hat.

Hat Man - “Look, I'm sorry, I don't need another salesman, you've turned up a day too late.”

Larry - “But I've got a proven record in sales, you could just test me out against the guys you've got, I'm sure I could out sell the lot of them. Look Mr Smith, Just give me this chance.”

Mr Smith - “I'm sorry Larry, I'm already at my limit for salesmen and I have no intention of letting any go at the moment. I'll keep your number on file if anything comes up, that's the best I can do.”

Frame 2

Larry slams the door of the of a portakabin as he heads down some steps.

Frame 3

Larry crosses a parking lot

Frame 4

Larry sits in his car switching on the radio

Radio - “...troops remain in South East Asia..”

Frame 5

Larry's car is seen pulling out of the lot.

“Klick”

Radio - “...reports coming in of an invasion on Ascendancy Island...”

Frame 6

The car continues down the street. Rain begins to fall.

“Klick”

Radio - “...the economy continues to fall for another straight month...”

Frame 7

The car screeches to a halt as a business man crosses in front of the car

Page 12

Frame 1

The business man is seen to punch the bonnet of Larry's car.

Business Man - “What's the matter with you, are you blind?”

Frame 2

Larry gets out the car.

Business Man - “Are you crazy? You want to start trouble with me?!, My shoes are worth more than that rust bucket!!”

Frame 3

Larry grabs the suit jacket of the man while forcing him into the wall behind.

Business Man - “Aww... Now you've gone and done it, I know people!!”

Frame 4

Larry drags him into a dark alley way

Business Man - “No! Stop! Ack!.......”

Frame 5

Larry comes out of the shadows with the rain still coming down.

Frame 6

He looks at his hands as lightning strikes above.

Page 13

Frame 1

“Later”

Outside shot of Larry in his car driving down a street.

Frame 2

The shot is from insides Larry's car, he's looking at his eyes in the rear view mirror.

Frame 3

Same shot as above, Larry looks to the other side of the road to see Tommy Arashikage driving the other way

Frame 4

The car screeches a u-turn as Larry reaches the next junction.

Frame 5

“Later”

Tommy's car turns into a service station.

Frame 6

Tommy is out the car and heading for the shop.

Frame 7

Larry's car pulls into the service station.

Frame 8

Larry heads towards the public phones on the side of the building

Frame 9

Mid-shot of Larry using the public phone, keeping a look out for Tommy.

Larry - “Hi, it's me Sally.......listen, I've got a job but it means I have to stay out of town a while”

Page 14

Frame 1

“Now”

Close up of CC's eyes

Hawk - “Snake Eyes has reported to us about your seemingly coincidental meeting, both of your vigilante efforts over that month, and your murder of the Judge in your brother's trial.**”
**See Snake Eyes : Declassified Pt 2

Frame 2

Mid-shot of Hawk front on

Hawk - “That was just the beginning wasn't it? The fact Snake Eyes saw what you really were that night and wouldn't share your vision”

Frame 3

CC head shot in shadow

Hawk - “You just couldn't take that could you? The first recruit in your quest walked away”

Frame 4

Close up of CC's eyes

Hawk - “You just couldn't let him just walk away and get on with his life, could you?”

To be continued in Snake Eyes: Declassified Issue 2 and Cobra : Declassified Issue 1 (But probably without those rubbish frame shot descriptions)

Well, there you go. If it's rubbish and no one is interested let me know and I'll stop wasting my time on it and apologise!!!

Thanks for reading this far though!!!

cool!

LOVE the title. Are you planning on getting it drawn up?

Congratulations on the hit counter! It's a real achievement.

Nah, no ambitions of getting it drawn up, I wouldn't know how to, I just thought I'd write something out of frustration of the cancelled continuity.

I'm really chuffed about my hit counter though (Sad but true). I've just been updating when I had the chance (work, wife and daughter permitting) but noticed how high it had gotten when I did my last update and thought 'flipping heck' I remember wondering if it would ever hit 100!!!