April and the Extraordinary World Page #2

Come on, close. Close!

Annette, what're you doing?

All right,

I'm coming!

Stop! Don't move!

Ha! Gotcha!

This time

there's no escape.

Huh?

April!

April!

Mother! Father!

A cable car destroyed!

Paul and Annette Franklin,

two valued scientists

we've been following

for weeks. Dead!

IMPERIAL HOSPITAL

Vaporized! Along with all those

passengers and your own men.

The grandfather,

Prosper Franklin,

another valued scientist,

disappears.

The girl is mute,

useless to us.

I ask you again, Pizoni,

what the hell happened?

I told you already.

There was a black cloud,

lightning and then everything blew up!

It's all that

old geezer's fault.

If it weren't for him I would

have the whole family.

Soon as I get out of here,

I'm gonna clock that grandpa.

Out of the question,

you one-man catastrophe!

No more hunting

scientists for you!

When you get out, the only ones

you'll be arresting are tramps

and vegetable thieves,

Agent Pizoni.

That's right, Agent.

No more Inspector.

You can

thank the Empire.

After taking care of you

and feeding you,

they're gonna place you

in an orphanage.

It's a nice place where

head lice are undesirable.

Hey, wait! Police.

I got something to say to this kid.

Well, uh, yeah.

I'm sorry

about your parents.

That was ugly, that

was ugly what happened.

But you still have your grandpa, right?

Prosper Franklin?

You wanna make sure

he's all right, don't you? Hmm?

You're a clever girl.

You must know where he is.

Huh?

Come on, talk! Say something!

Cat got your tongue?

Come back!

Stop her!

Well?

Well nothing. She disappeared.

I gave up.

April Franklin!

You can hide all you want

but I'm gonna find you.

And I am also gonna

find your grandfather.

I'm will throw him in the can,

and I will be Inspector again.

Be afraid, Franklins!

Beware the wrath

of Gaspard Pizoni!

June 18, 1941

Napoleon V and Queen Victoria II,

high above the English Channel.

At last, our beloved sovereigns inaugurate

the bridge connecting England and France.

Rome. Another scientist

mysteriously disappears!

No trace has been found

of the poor Enrico Fermi!

Unfortunate news out of

the League of Americas.

Shots exchanged off

the coast of Canada!

Once again, our Imperial Navy

was almost victorious!

The cable car route between Paris

and Berlin is finally repaired!

Take advantage

of this quick trip!

Enjoy 82 hours

of relative comfort

as you travel between

our two capitals!

Summer's here!

Cover up, change the anti-dust

filters on your masks

and come on out

to the summer fair!

Exciting merry-go-rounds

and other thrilling

attractions await you!

You like chemistry?

Do you have anything

more recent?

Oh, no, little lady.

The most recent science

is from the last century.

Oh, all right,

then I'll take that one there.

Coming right up.

CHEMISTRY TREATY

SUMMER FAIR:

Oh. Oh.

Hey! Watch where

you're going.

Hoodlum! I should

call the police.

Pardon me.

Excuse me, sorry!

Huh?

Wh...

Aw, shoot.

It's me!

French poems

Darwin! You know

how tired you get

when you read

alone like this.

I'll read it

to you, okay?

How is it out there?

Same as always.

The war.

Another scientist

disappeared in Rome!

And now there's a bridge

between England and France...

Argh! This soot!

I brought you this,

and some glucose!

Perrault, Puss in Boots.

Thanks, but we already

have it, remember?

It was one of your favorites

when I used to read to you.

They really didn't have

much choice today.

Darwin, what's it like

in Rome?

If you paid attention

to my geography lessons, you'd know.

There's more to life

than chemistry.

Rome is magnificent.

The Colosseum.

Bernini's Throne.

But I'll never see any of it.

What are you talking about?

April!

Reading exhausts me,

I have a headache.

And I have more soot

than air in my lungs.

It'll smell better here

very soon.

You won't have to

clean my litter box.

Will you stop it?

Your brain tends to overheat.

Let me take your temperature.

Leave my bottom alone!

My nose is hotter

than yesterday,

and my fever

hasn't gone down at all.

The serum.

I will find it and you'll be cured!

You should really

find a new friend.

I don't need anyone.

You're just saying that because you're

afraid to meet someone and then lose them.

But exploding cable cars only

happen once in a lifetime.

Sorry.

It's ready!

You're going to swallow this and

then shut that big mouth of yours!

Is the food good?

Only reason

I come here is for the view.

Well?

Nothing new! She goes out every

day to swipe books 'n stuff.

Always alone.

She doesn't see anybody.

I still haven't found her hideaway.

Every day I lose her

in the same place.

She goes out,

she comes back and poof!

The old guy, Prosper?

Aw, you ask me every time.

I just told you, she sees nobody.

Why don't you just let it go?

What's it been, 10 years you've

been chasing after this old guy?

Go after another scientist.

Plus, I'm starting to get real

tired of tailing this girl.

I mean, not that she's not kinda cute,

but I've tailed cuter.

Are those radishes

or mushrooms?

Listen to me!

You haven't been working for me for that

long, so maybe you don't understand!

Even if it takes

another 10 years,

I'm going to catch

that geezer!

And if you don't like it,

I'll send you back to the can!

I've found two-bit hacks like you

before and I can find 'em again.

Whoa. Calm down. All right, I'm in.

What're the orders?

One, find her hideaway.

Two, make sure she doesn't

get caught when she steals.

Last thing we need

is her in jail.

Three, get outta here!

I'd like to finish my meal in peace.

Oh, you must have had

a very bad childhood.

Get lost.

Huh?

THE FLYING PIGEON

The cat spoke,

"In exchange for what you have done for me,

I will bring you happiness!

THE PUSS IN BOOTS

"Give me just a bag

and a pair of boots

"and I will make you

a fortune."

End of chapter.

I'm sorry I couldn't

make you a fortune...

Oh, silly!

How do you feel?

The serum should

have worked by now.

If you don't mind my saying...

You might want

to change the formula.

Molecular hybridization

didn't work

because the polymerization

is incomplete.

I don't have enough

of the agents,

I need more potassium

permanganate,

dioxygen and...

In English, please.

It didn't work because I'm missing the

right amount of some ingredients.

But I know where

I can get them...

SUMMER FAIR:

"Great summer fairground.

THE BIG WHEEL OF PARIS

"See the magic and fun

of chemistry!"

With a little luck,

I'll find what I need!

I'm coming with you!

Not gonna happen.

It's out of the question.

Hmm!

Step right up!

Step right up!

See the incredible

bearded Siamese twins.

Free for all

military personnel.

Whoo!

Whoo!

The Lovers' Carousel

April.

I'd really love to dance.

Cats don't dance.

And they don't talk!

So be quiet.

And thanks to the magic

of boric acid...

Abracadabra!

Poof! A green flame

the color of hope appears!

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