Phantom Boy Page #5

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I'm going to see if I can find him.

No way. You don't move from here.

I'll go and see, but you...

I know, I don't move from here because

journalists and cops...

Start, for God's sake. Start.

No way.

I thought this only happened in horror films.

Knock, knock. Who do we have here?

- Miss Delaney, come and join me.

- You can talk to me from here. I hear you.

Don't be childish.

Am I really as frightening as all that?

That's unfortunate.

Do you have any other white knight

at your disposal, Miss Delaney?

- Are you going to kill me?

- If I tell you, it won't be a surprise.

Don't worry. I'm sure Mary's fine.

She probably just forgot to call.

No, something's wrong, I can feel it.

I have a knot in my stomach.

She needs me and I'm here,

stuck in this chair like a mollusk.

I for one feel much better.

I'm eating and I'm myself again.

- Here. It'll pick you up.

- Chocolate? Got anything stronger?

This is what works best when you're down.

For those days when nothing goes right?

No, chocolate is for every day.

How do you do it? Leave your body, I mean.

Well, I don't know.

It just happened when I got sick.

It's funny, isn't it?

Actually, it's not that funny.

It's just weird.

And now you walk through walls,

- and help patients back to their bodies.

- Yeah.

You never talk about your illness.

I don't want my little sister

and parents to worry about me.

And you're not scared?

You see that lady over there?

She fell down the stairs.

I saved her, like you.

I picked him up outside.

His phantom was waiting for the bus at night.

They've all forgotten me.

But you, you remember me.

You'd have to be very absent-minded

to forget you. You're a great kid.

Mole is here all alone.

It looks like

he's taken a big blow to the head.

- Can you see Mary? Isn't she with him?

- Nobody else is here.

I knew something was wrong.

Have a look around.

We have to find her, quick.

Hello, little doggy. What are you doing here?

Does the little doggy

need someplace to stay tonight?

Watch your mouth.

There's nothing for you here.

Get off me, you hairy rat.

I said get off me, filthy beast.

Good night, little ones.

Sometimes I think this mutt is a total idiot.

There. The cop's in room 412.

Hey, you. Visiting hours are over.

Oh, yeah? Show him our pass.

- Still nothing, Leo?

- I can't find her.

It's too big. I don't know where to go.

This is too much. Forget the chair.

I'm going to the port.

In your wheelchair? But you can't.

It can't get any worse.

A cop on wheels?

Now, that's what I call progress.

You will pay for the trouble

you have caused me, Miss Delaney.

You will have the honor

of recording the story of my heroic life.

Let us start with the tragic misfortune

that struck my face.

I'm warning you, my best friend is

a police inspector and he'll worry.

Your police friend, to put it crudely,

- is preparing for his arrival into the cemetery.

- Alex!

- Be quiet. My face was...

- What are you going to do to him?

You must be quiet, little lady.

I'm telling you how my face...

Leave Alex alone.

He has nothing to do with this...

Shut up right now,

or I'll smash your face in.

Good.

Please excuse my language.

It was uncalled for.

But you should consider

the threat to be valid.

Your computer virus.

- Did you send it out from this machine?

- Exactly.

So if I break this computer,

your virus dies with it?

No, silly goose. The virus

has already spread throughout the city.

So the virus cannot be stopped?

There's no way to deactivate it?

If I was the bad guy in a comic book,

I would enjoy telling you the password

to be entered into this computer.

Except I am not that stupid.

Are you sure? You already told me a lot.

- I have not.

- Yes, you have.

You told me a password entered

into this computer will stop the virus.

Yes, but that was obvious.

It's always like that with IT.

Come on, just a little more.

Tell me the password.

You really are amusing.

If you're so cunning, you needn't look far.

- The password is right before your eyes.

- Are you the password?

Should I type, "I'm even uglier

on the inside than on the outside"?

You would make a stone lose patience.

May I remind you that

this stone can put six bullets

into your insolent, little bird brain.

Well, cop, I don't think

you'll move so fast this time.

- Why isn't the brat speaking?

- Leave the kid alone.

Too late. He's seen us.

He hasn't even opened his eyes. He's asleep.

No one sleeps sitting up like that.

Well, except maybe fish,

because a sleeping fish is a dead fish.

Have you ever seen a fish

sitting up like that?

- Catch it.

- Thanks, dog.

Put down your gun. Don't do anything stupid.

- Let him go. He's just a kid.

- Don't be an idiot.

Calm down. Put him down gently.

If you want to see the kid again,

don't move from here and don't say anything.

You! Stay where you are.

Where's my body?

How am I going to get back now?

Calm down, you filthy beast.

Take the stairs. I'll go this way.

I've lost them.

You're a good luck charm, kid.

Mister, can I ask you something?

- I knew you weren't asleep.

- Where are we?

What do you mean? We're in the hospital.

Yes, but where exactly? What floor are we on?

Why don't you open your eyes and look?

- I can't.

- Tell me,

is your illness compulsive lying?

Enough dawdling. Now walk.

- What's happening?

- Playtime's over.

You can move as well as I can, little snot.

I swear, I can't.

Just tell me where we are, please.

What do you mean, you can't move?

If I pinch you, what will happen?

What was that?

- Why is it doing that?

- My mom used to pinch me when I lied.

Let's get a move on.

- What's happening?

- All right.

You win. I believe you. Let's go.

- I'm stuck. I can't move.

- I already said I understand.

Anyone can make a mistake, no?

You filthy liar!

I've got you, you little devil.

Good night.

That's enough. Calm down. Calm down.

- I'm here.

- Leo! Are you okay? Where's the giant?

- The guards got to him.

- I hope they can handle him.

He'll go back to his master.

Hurry, we need your phantom.

- The dog's getting on a boat.

- What's the name?

- The Vizir.

- The captain has to listen to me now.

Yes, hello?

Captain, we've got him.

The man is hiding on a boat: The Vizier.

I don't believe this. You again, Tanner?

I'm handing him to you on a silver platter.

Disturbing me at a time like this.

Are you insane?

Being stupid and stubborn now

is near-suicide.

You win, Tanner. You're fired.

Do you hear me? Fired.

Mary's here with the bad guy.

What are you doing here?

Where are your companions?

Try barking. He might answer.

Be quiet or I'll throw you

overboard head first.

I know the password.

"Don't shoot, I surrender."

That's it. I've had enough of you.

He's locked Mary in a closet. He's furious.

Hello.

Alex, it's Mary. I'm in the gang's hideout.

It's a boat. He's locked me up.

That intolerable little pest

has found a phone?

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