Ice Twisters Page #7

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Well, would it, Joanne?

Charlie? Hm?

H.A.R.T could, uh...

open up the ozone...

but we need a heating element,

like, uh... reflective satellites...

to concentrate the sun's energy

where we need it.

That would take me weeks...

just to cut through the red tape,

to free up those satellites.

What you actually mean, Frank,

you don't wanna do it, because you

don't want your fingerprints all over it.

Look, I'm offering

all the help I can give!

But you want it,

you take it now.

- Or what?

- Guys, I can get this done a lot sooner.

What do you think you

have me around for?

Look, Frank, all I need

is an access code to the satellite...

and then we only be

borrowing it for a bit.

Do you know

where this facility is?

About 30 miles from here,

just outside Beaverton.

Gary, I'll get you those access codes,

but I need assurances.

Well you're not getting any.

We're not doing a damn thing,

'till you give Joanne back her program.

What?

We all know what you did, Frank.

You hijacked the research.

You locked us out,

and we couldn't stop this.

We have proof.

How long before the full brunt of

those storms, reaches the major cities?

Uh... about an hour.

He's right.

It's what we're looking at.

What are my assurances?

None. But you don't have a choice,

do you?

If you did you would've

taken it already.

Alright, allrigh, alright, I'll give you

what you want. Just stop those things.

Well, we got some storms to stop.

When this is over

I want Frank's head.

I'll help you get it, but we have

bigger problems right now.

Uh... FYI, hello?

If you guys are actually

driving to the university...

you're gonna be headding

for the heart of the storms.

I love a challenge.

Do you love suicide runs? Because

that's what you're dealing with.

Here, kid.

You two know

how to work the TV equipment?

- Yes.

- Send out a storm warning.

Get the footage out.

Contact as many stations as you can.

Tell people to stay inside.

Take shelter.

Alright.

Let's set the sky on fire!

Ash, come on.

Let's go.

This is KJRX. We've been hit

by a massive storm cell.

Several twisters tore through town,

raising buildings and leaving many dead.

It looks to be headed your way.

You need to issue warnings.

Come on, Frank.

Give me those codes.

Here we go.

Did I ever tell you

you're a beautiful woman, Joanne?

What?

I think now's a good'a time

as any, for a confession.

Come on, Frank!

Give me the codes.

Yes!

Give me that print out.

Hey, are these the access codes?

Yup.

Can I make a copy of these?

Nope.

Come on. Come on.

- Damn it!

- They're all around us.

- What do we do? We gotta stop.

- Better buckle up.

- We're going through it.

- You're crazy. We can't do that!

We just need to shoot through

at the right angle.

It'll shoot us through

like a slingshot.

Are you crazy?

You're just figuring that out?

- That's not gonna work.

- Yes, it will. Read more.

For my book Monstera,

I researched some physics.

It's called the moment of inertia.

I just need the right speed.

Hang on!

Oh, no.

Hey. What's going on?

They're not gonna make it.

We're gonna make it!

Oh, my God,

we're gonna die.

Come on, beautiful.

Let's us play.

Move!

Get inside, now!

You gotta be kidding me!

Come on. Hurry up.

Take cover!

- Damon!

- No!

- Damon! Damon!

- Joanne, let's go inside.

- Joanne!

- Damon!

Joanne!

No!

- Damon!

- No!

Let me go!

Damon!

There's nothing we can do.

All we can do is stop this

from happening.

Are you all okay?

Unfortunately, not all of us.

Is this facility operational?

Yes.

Alright. We don't have much time.

We better hurry.

I knew you were coming.

- I'm just not sure what you need.

- A stormed version.

What you see are cyclonic storms drawing

their power from the upper atmosphere.

We need to use this facility

to punch a momentary hole in the ozone...

so we can use our satellites

to reach the Mesosphere...

so we can extinguish the storms

and save millions of lives.

You're getting the picture?

The control room is this way.

What's wrong?

I don't think these are the right codes.

- How can they not be?

- Well if I knew that!

Try your cases.

- My what?

- The cases.

It could be case sensitive.

Try your cases.

It happens to me all the time.

Okay, you know what? Why don't you

just go back to your little corner there...

- Look, look, look, I'm just trying to help.

- Take a hike!

Wow. I'm in.

How long

to power up the array?

Not long.

What's your plan?

Need to wedge open the ozone.

Okay.

We're powering up.

I hope Gary got the codes.

- I'm telling, Jo, you can't write it any...

- Please don't say that stupid line!

Nothing good happens

when you say that.

You'll have to hurry, Gary, we're getting

reports of massive storms over the cities.

And one of them's over H.A.R.T.

Well, no one's gonna be waiting on me.

Oh, you did it?

- Oh, yeah.

- Yeah?

Dude.

Good, good stuff.

Gary did it.

We have 3 minutes

until the satellites are in place.

Good,

we'll be at full power by then.

Let's just hope the storm

doesn't freeze the array.

They have control of the satellites.

It's all on them now.

The storms?

Critical mass.

Lord help us.

What is that?

That I was afraid of.

We just went to generator power.

Not another generator.

Is it enough to power the array?

It should be.

No! No!

We're out of time!

Power is coming back.

We're at 75 percent right now.

We're at 85 percent!

Come on, guys, fire it now!

Come on, now!

Come on!

We're at 95 percent!

Almost there!

It's now or never.

Fire it!

Guys, something's happening.

Gary, what's going on?

The facility wasn't built for this!

Is it working?

The beam is getting cold.

Yes!

They fired the satellite,

but is it working?

Is it working?

Uh... is...

I don't know.

They're dying out.

Oh... they hit it.

Yes!

Yes.

- Yes!... Yes!

- They finely did it.

I can't believe it.

Guys... Huh?

- Look! They did it!

- Yes!

Yes, they did!

Sir, I think it worked.

I think they did it.

- Here they are.

- So, it was you.

I told you it was Charlie.

So? What's with all the

hush-hush stuff?

Why we meeting so secretively?

You said your assignment was

A Day in the Life of Charlie Price.

Yeah, it was.

What do you say

we do something better?

Yeah, absolutely.

What's on your mind?

You ready for this?

I guess so. As ready

as I'm ever gonna be.

You know after this, I'm gonna have

to go back being your research assistant.

I should be so lucky.

- Set up the camera.

- Alright.

It's supposed to rain today?

No, Charlie. You can't write it

any better than this.

Hey!

I didn't say it.

Sir, we have a problem.

Why do I care about this?

Because copies were sent to the

Senate investigation committee.

What?

Sir, there're a couple of

Federal Agents here to see you.

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