Firebreather Page #3

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locker, but it's just gone.

I've looked everywhere.

I think I'm losing my mind.

I'm sure people think

I just pocketed it.

Duncan:
Then people have

their heads up their butts.

You'd never do that.

Jenna:
Thanks.

Anyway, it doesn't matter

what anybody thinks.

The fact is, there's no

dance without that money.

[Sighs]

I'd do whatever job to pay it back,

but there's only two weeks left.

Troy:
Look, Jenna... I know you don't want

to talk to me, but this guy is bad news.

Stay away from him.

Jenna:
What is up with you?

You want to know the punishment for

being stupid enough to date you?

Dating you!

Troy:
I'm telling you...

he can do freaky stuff!

[Door slams]

Troy!

[Music stops]

What part of "grounded"

didn't you understand?

He is so busted.

Troy:
[Whimpers]

You must be a glutton

for punishment, boy.

[Partygoers murmuring]

[Engine turns over]

[Tires screech]

Duncan:
Wow. Is that his dad?

I guess the rage issue doesn't

fall very far from the tree.

I bet he wishes his dad

would just disappear.

Jenna:
[Scoffs]

It's getting late. Excuse me.

Duncan:
What?

Oh.

[Chuckles]

I... okay.

Unh! Idiot!

Isabel:
Struck out

with Jenna, huh?

You're not the first.

Duncan:
I wish I knew what

I said to set her off.

Isabel:
Jenna's dad is dead.

Duncan:
Oh, man.

How stupid am I?

I mean, I totally know how bad it

bites to grow up without a dad.

There's a rat in here!

[Snarls]

Isabel:
[Gasps]

Whoa.

Something just

crawled on my leg.

My purse... it's in my purse!

There's one right there!

[Partygoers murmuring]

Duncan:
It's those things again.

Isabel:
Gomorradons.

[Rumbling]

Duncan:
Whoa! Whoa!

[Partygoers screaming]

Whoa. Aah.

Belloc:
[Snarling]

Isabel:
They didn't come alone.

That's their master.

Kaiju! Look out!

Isabel:
It's Belloc!

Seriously... Belloc!

Run!

Belloc:
[Growling]

Isabel:
It doesn't make sense!

Why now? Why here?

Duncan:
Because I'm here.

He's looking for me.

Isabel:
Why?

Duncan:
Because he's not only

Belloc, king of the Kaiju.

He's also.... My dad.

Belloc:
[Roars]

[Partygoers screaming]

Belloc:
[Roars]

[Sniffing]

Isabel:
Is it smelling for you?

Duncan:
He must know my scent.

I'm not kidding about

him being my dad.

You better run, Isabel.

Isabel:
Aah!

[Metal creaking]

Belloc:
[Snarling]

Duncan:
I said run!

Isabel:
[Breathing heavily]

[Gasps]

Belloc:
[Sniffing]

Isabel:
Ugh!

Duncan:
No! Let her go!

You'll crush her!

[Grunts]

Belloc:
[Laughs evilly]

Duncan:
I said let her go!

Isabel:
Duncan.

Duncan:
Aah!

Belloc:
[Snarling]

Duncan:
Let me go!

[Footsteps pounding]

Belloc:
[Snarling]

Duncan:
Where are you taking me?

Belloc:
[Roars]

[Laughs]

Excellent.

Duncan:
Huh?

Belloc:
Duncan...

Let me look at you.

Duncan:
Why don't you just

kill me and get it over with?

Belloc:
If I wanted to

kill you, you'd be dead.

[Inhales deeply]

Duncan:
[Gasps lightly]

Belloc:
We are an ancient race, Duncan,

so old we became myths to the humans.

They call us invaders, when it is

they who have infested our world.

Duncan:
Where are we?

Belloc:
Home, Duncan,

your true home.

Duncan:
No way.

This isn't my home.

That doesn't change just

because my father's a Kaiju!

Belloc:
I am not a Kaiju.

I am Belloc, king of the Kaiju!

Though you are my

son, you are weak.

Duncan:
[Breathing heavily]

Unh!

I'm strong enough!

Belloc:
No.

The human world has

made your heart soft.

You must be hard and remorseless

if you are to rule over the Kaiju.

Listen.

They're assembling.

They've caught our scent.

Come.

Duncan:
[Grunts]

Belloc:
There is a war coming, Duncan,

between Human and Kaiju,

a war that could end

everything.

It is a terrible burden to bear.

But for the good of all,

you have no choice.

Duncan:
You think I'm going to

be king of these creatures?

I am not a monster!

Belloc:
You are my son!

You are half-Kaiju, Duncan, superior

to everyone you have ever known.

Duncan:
That's why

you brought me here?

You ignore me for 16 years, and

and you expect to train me for

something that I

don't even want?!

[Gasps]

Belloc:
[Snarling]

[Snarls]

[Roars]

Belloc:
I'm your king.

This is my son.

You desecrate our race!

You shame our ceremony!

Bad enough you keep us from

exterminating the human vermin.

Now you mate with them.

Belloc:
Who challenges

their king?!

You, abaddon?

Or you, astaroth?

[Hisses]

Belloc:
I thought as much.

Then I make my choice.

This is Duncan, my heir!

Duncan:
Huh?

W-what happens now?

Ugh!

Aaaaaaaah!

Belloc:
[Snarling]

[Roars]

Duncan:
[Snarling]

[Exhales slowly]

[Grunting]

[Roars]

Belloc:
[Roars]

[Hisses]

Duncan:
Ugh.

[Bird crying]

What?

[Exhales heavily]

[Bird crying]

[Clicking]

[Whimpering]

[Insects chirping]

[Knock on door]

Duncan:
Ken, it's me.

Ken:
Duncan?

Duncan:
Wait up.

Before you open the door,

you need to know... I look weird.

Ken:
Yeah, I know.

Duncan:
No, I mean

weirder than before.

Compared to this, I

used to look great.

So brace yourself.

Ken:
Okay.

You want a soda?

Duncan:
So, you're

not freaked out?

Ken:
Not really.

Belloc's all over the tv.

Our Kaiju alert level is red,

which is like the highest.

Compared to that, you're

just not that shocking, man.

Besides, when Isabel told me

your old man was Belloc...

Duncan:
She told you?

Ken:
She tells me everything.

We're best friends.

It's like we have some kind of

deep, mysterious connection.

Duncan:
Uh, yeah.

You can totally tell.

Ken:
So, your dad's

king of all monsters.

Cool.

Duncan:
No, not cool.

First of all, he did this to me.

That's why I came here.

My mom is going to seizure

when she sees this.

Ken:
It's not that bad, bro.

So, your mom...

she's human, right?

Duncan:
Huh?

[Growls]

Ken:
Cool.

Duncan:
Yeah, so, not only is my dad, you

know, a monster, but he's psychotic.

I'm not big enough.

I'm not tough enough.

I'm a total disappointment to him

unless I do everything his way.

He... [Fly buzzing]

Y-your dad...

he's on a trip or something, right?

Ken:
Yeah, pretty much.

Duncan:
When does he get back?

Ken:
Yeah.

That's a good question.

We're friends, right?

I mean, you can keep a secret?

I think my old man is

a spy or something.

Duncan:
Mm-hmm.

Ken:
He can't talk about it,

obviously, but the pieces fit.

He's always vanishing for months at a time,

then reappearing without explanation.

Duncan:
Hmm.

That could explain it.

Ken:
You can't

tell anyone, okay?

Duncan:
Consider

your secret kept.

And if you could refrain from

mentioning that it was my dad

who crashed the party last

night, that would be great.

Ken:
What were you doing

at that party anyway, bro?

Duncan:
Isabel invited me.

Ken:
Isabel invited you?

Duncan:
No, no, she just

told me about the party.

Ken:
But Isabel was

there, at the party?

Duncan:
Yeah.

[Telephone rings]

Ken:
Hello?

Yes, this is Ken Rogers.

Who is this?

Margaret:
Duncan?

Duncan:
[Sighs] Hi, mom.

[Dog barking]

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