Firebreather Page #4

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the desert for him, Margaret.

If Belloc's out there,

we'll find him.

Margaret:
Colonel Barnes, maybe

you should send out all of

megtaf, since half of it is having

difficulty finding a 120-foot giant.

Barnes:
But mar...

[Receiver slams]

Margaret:
Ugh!

Duncan:
Easy, mom.

It's not Barnes' fault

Belloc is back.

Margaret:
[Sighs]

Well, it's certainly not your fault, and

it's.. Duncan, are you blaming me for this?

Duncan, everything I've done,

every choice I've made... coming

here, the deal, megtaf...

it's all been to protect you.

Duncan:
Well, it

didn't do much good.

Nothing can stop the biggest

monster in the world.

Margaret:
Your father is a great many

things, but he is not a monster.

You don't know the things he's been

through, the good things he's done.

I don't expect you to

understand, but I did love him.

And he gave me you.

Duncan:
So, what am I?

Am I human, or am I Kaiju?

Margaret:
You're you.

That's all that matters.

I suppose, now that you've seen

your father, you've probably got

questions about how

you were conceived.

Duncan:
Uh, I've got questions,

but that is not one of them.

Margaret:
It couldn't

have been more simple.

Duncan:
No, no. No.

No, no, no, no, not listening.

La la la la la la la

Margaret:
See, now

you're just being rude.

This is why you don't

have any friends.

Duncan:
I have friends...

Kind of.

I was at Kenny's house

when you called.

Margaret:
He sounded

very polite.

I'd love to meet him...

and your other friends.

I got time tomorrow

after school.

Duncan:
Tomorrow?!

You seriously think I'm gonna

go back to school tomorrow?!

Like this?!

What do you think's

gonna happen?

Margaret:
I don't know what's

going to happen, but this

doesn't determine who you are.

You make your own choices.

Except for college.

You're going to

college, no choice.

Duncan:
[Sighs]

[Birds chirping]

[School bell rings]

[Gasps]

[Indistinct conversations]

Hey, hey, look...

there's the guy.

There he is.

[Students cheering]

Awesome, dude.

You are awesome.

[Smooches]

[Giggles]

He's so cool!

Duncan:
Ugh!

[Body thuds]

Troy:
Freak.

Duncan:
[Sighs]

At least Troy still hates me.

I was afraid I'd lost my mind.

That's incredible.

You should have seen...

Look... there he is.

We just want to say, what you did...

wow.

Uh, mind if we take a picture?

Duncan:
[Inhales slowly]

Oh.

Isabel:
What up, superstar?

Duncan:
This is nuts.

What were you telling

those two just now?

Isabel:
Just about how you got

Belloc's attention,

lured him away from the party and

saved all their skins.

Duncan:
Oh, thanks, I guess.

Speaking of skins, I kind of thought

everybody would be freaked out by this.

Isabel:
Haven't you heard?

Scaly is the new suede.

You see, when Belloc nailed you

with the fire breath, your skin

got all weird.

Duncan:
Isabel, what I told you...

About Belloc.

Isabel:
Jusbefore

you saved my life?

Yeah, what about it?

Troy:
[Chuckles]

Hey, Jenna.

Troy:
What?

Isabel:
I'm still here.

Duncan:
Um...

I'll catch you later, Isabel.

I-I just remembered there's

something I got to do.

Isabel:
Yeah. Sure.

There she is.

Let's get out of here.

[Locker door opens]

Huh?

[Gasps]

Ohh!

[Giggles]

Oh!

[Giggles]

[Crunching]

Jenna:
Hey.

Duncan:
Hey.

Jenna:
I just wanted to say

that was really amazing, you

saving everyone and everything.

Isabel:
[Sighs]

Jenna:
You're a real hero.

Duncan:
I just ran.

He chased me.

Jenna:
First time I leave a

party early and look what I miss.

Duncan:
Totally my fault.

[Thunk]

I'm... I'm really sorry I brought up...

Jenna:
What? Fathers?

It would be kind of weird if no

one talked about their dads in

front of me.

Lots of people have them.

What's yours like?

Duncan:
He... Travels a lot.

So, is, uh, is homecoming

off, or what?

[Cellphone ringing]

Jenna:
No. No, it's back on.

Turns out homecoming is

going to be big this year.

Duncan:
Great.

So, who...

who are you going with?

[Ringing continues]

Jenna:
Are you asking me?

Duncan:
Yeah!

[Ringing continues]

I-I mean, yeah.

I am.

[Cellphone hangs up]

Jenna:
Great.

For a minute there, I was afraid

that I'd have to ask you.

Duncan:
[Sighs]

Barnes:
Going for a check-up

with doc pytell doesn't usually

make you so happy.

Duncan:
I'm not.

I doubt very much that she's

got a skin cream that can

handle this.

Barnes:
Well, then I'm

guessing it has something to do

with taking Jenna to homecoming.

Duncan:
Yeah, how... how did you...

Barnes:
I'm your guardian

angel... I know everything, except

how you got her to say yes.

Duncan:
Well, some of us got it

and some... wait, this isn't

the way to the base.

Barnes:
Thought we'd take a

little detour, see if anything

out here'd jar your memory.

Duncan:
I already told you, I

don't know where his lair is!

Barnes:
Maybe.

But I think your body'll know when

he's near and do the funky Kaiju.

Duncan:
Not

happening, Barnes!

I'm not your personal

monster detector.

Barnes:
Try and

stop me, junior.

I'm... Duncan:
So dead...

Barnes:
Is that a threat, boy?

Duncan:
No. We're so dead.

Barnes:
Hold on!

Can't hold her!

Get down!

Duncan:
Aaah!

Barnes:
Duncan!

Reach!

Duncan:
[Grunting]

Barnes:
No!

Dunn:
[Gasping]

[Roars]

Duncan:
[Chomps]

[Crack]

[Wails]

Duncan:
[Grunts]

Barnes:
Huh?

This is Barnes.

I want every unit we've got deployed inside

the perimeter, and I want it yesterday.

[Roars]

Duncan:
Aaaah!

Belloc:
Yes!

Better.

Duncan:
What is this?

A test?

A stupid test?!

Belloc:
Duncan, kill the xornga,

or it will surely kill you.

Duncan:
I don't want to fight!

Belloc:
The Kaiju know

of your existence!

Any of them may challenge your

right to succeed me at any time!

Duncan:
I don't want

to succeed you!

Belloc:
But you do want to live.

Only your bloodlust

will save you!

Excellent, my son!

Perhaps it is not

too late for you.

Duncan:
[Grunts]

Belloc:
Finish it!

Belloc:
Barnes!

Barnes:
Fire!

Belloc:
Get down!

[Roars]

Duncan:
Stop it!

Stop firing!

You'll kill him!

Barnes:
That's the

general idea, kid!

We kill monsters!

Duncan:
But he's my father!

Please!

You can stop this!

Barnes:
Aaaah!

Belloc:
[Growls]

Barnes:
Come on!

What are you doing?

Shoot! Do it now!

Duncan:
No!

[Breathing heavily]

Belloc:
[Growls softly]

I surrender.

Duncan:
What?!

Barnes:
Okay, boys.

Wrap him up!

[Men cheering]

Margaret:
Duncan!

[Chattering]

[Rumbling]

[Roaring]

Duncan:
Oh, boy.

[Doorbell rings]

[Clears throat]

Jenna:
Well.

Ahem.

You look nice.

Duncan:
Oh, yeah.

My mom picked out this suit.

I-I think it's kind of... Oh!

You look nice, too.

Jenna:
You haven't been

on many dates, have you?

Well, first of all, relax.

And don't forget to give a

girl a little attention.

Duncan:
Um. Yeah.

Ken:
Hello.

Jenna:
Oh, look, you

brought your friends!

That's so thoughtful.

Isabel:
We usually don't do school

functions, but since this

is the first dance with a Kaiju alert

level, we didn't want to miss it.

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