The Life Of A Pyrokinetic Director

is the eighth episode of Fantendo - Side Stories. It was written by and first aired in May 2017.
==Synopsis==
The episode focuses more on Naomi's personal past rather than her school past as she goes out to stop a hostile takeover of a factory. She works together with Nadia, Yvette and Tyshawn to stop the takeover.
==Transcript==
The episode starts with Tyshawn walking through the F.A.N.T. building as he notices Naomi.
:Tyshawn: Yo!
Naomi looks up at Tyshawn.
:Naomi: Yes, Phillips?
:Tyshawn: Where is everyone?
:Naomi: They went out to see that Boss Baby movie to see if it's as bad as we all thought it'd be.
Tyshawn frowns.
:Tyshawn: I saw that before I joined. My niece dragged me along to it.
:Naomi: Was it good?
Tyshawn scoffs.
:Tyshawn: Don't be ridiculous. You can tell from the name it's gonna be dumb.
:Naomi: Fair enough.
Nadia and Yvette are seen walking in, Yvette carrying a bag that almost matches her in height.
:Naomi: What the hell's in there?!
:Nadia: She bought a life-size Amy Jackson cardboard cutout.
:Naomi: Those exist now?
:Nadia: Yes, evidently.
:Yvette: It's like a McDonald's toy!
Yvette tips the bag as she catches a burger.
:Naomi: I question your choices.
Nadia smirks.
:Naomi: Anyway, I need your help.
Tyshawn, Nadia and Yvette look at Naomi.
:Naomi: A factory in Rockville has been overtaken and I need your help to try and get the factory back to normal. There's been a bunch of soldiers and their commander took over in a malicious fashion.
:Tyshawn: Where?
:Naomi: Rockville. It's about half an hour from here. I was born there.
:Tyshawn: Oh.
:Naomi: In case I get nostalgic, you'll know why. Anyway, we should head out.
Nadia, Yvette and Tyshawn nod as they go off to the factory.
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A young Samantha is seen walking into a house, holding a baby Naomi in her arms.
:Samantha: I can't believe I'm a mom now! I'm too young for this!
Samantha sighs as she turns on the TV. She looks to see a news report as her eyes go wide. Samantha is then shown knocking on a neighbour's door as they answer.
:Neighbour: Oh, hi, Sam! What brings you-
:Samantha: Can you look after Naomi?
:Neighbour: Uh... sure.
:Samantha: Thanks.
Samantha hands the young Naomi over as she runs back into her house. Samantha then puts on a different outfit, consisting of a jacket, gloves, different pants and boots as she goes to her car and drives off. The neighbour looks confused as he takes Naomi into his house. The infant Naomi shuffles around.
:Naomi: Not home.
The neighbour looks at Naomi.
:Neighbour: You can talk already?! You're like 2 days old!
Naomi raises four fingers.
:Neighbour: Damn.
Naomi is then shown in the present day driving by the houses.
:Naomi: Jesus, I'm getting so much nostalgia already.
:Nadia: I'd say I would if I went back to Orléans, but I lived there pretty much my whole life.
:Yvette: I'd love to go back to Ayr. I moved to Glasgow when I was 10.
:Tyshawn: So, where's this factory?
:Naomi: If I remember rightly, it's in the downtown area.
:Tyshawn: Right.
They continue driving as Naomi keeps reminiscing about her childhood.
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The inside of a theater is shown with a movie on in the background. The camera shows Howard and Benedykta, bored, Terry with his head back, Isabel sleeping, Kareem tapping his fingers, Emerson with her head in her hands, Bob with his hat over his eyes, Chauncey with his dreadlocks tossed over his eyes and Kaori sleeping.
:Kareem: Whose idea was this again?
:Emerson: Mine.
:Kareem: It was a shit one.
:Emerson: I know.
:Chauncey: Tyshawn warned us and we didn't listen.
:Howard: I wish we listened to him.
:Benedykta: Me too.
Kareem taps Isabel on the shoulder as she wakes up and looks at him.
:Kareem: Can you use the lasers to destroy the projector?
:Isabel: We're on the front row, I'd have to be Stephen Curry to hit it from here.
Kareem grumbles.
:Bob: What do you think the others are up to right now?
:Emerson: Something more fun than this, I'm sure.
Bob smirks. Emerson gets her phone out of her pocket as she dials Naomi's number. Naomi puts her phone on loudspeaker.
:Emerson: Naomi, are you still in the F.A.N.T. base?
:Naomi: No. I'm in Rockville.
Emerson moans.
:Naomi: Why?
:Emerson: Deciding to watch Boss Baby was a big mistake.
:Tyshawn: I warned you!
:Emerson: Is that Tyshawn?
:Tyshawn: Yeah!
:Naomi: Shaw and Brodeur are here too.
:Emerson: Lucky bastards.
:Yvette: Hey, we were getting Wendy's! We're getting used to life here!
:Nadia: Yvette, we've only been here for three weeks.
:Yvette: Yeah, but we might as well learn fast.
Nadia raises her eyebrows.
:Emerson: Might as well try and endure the rest of this.
Emerson hangs up as a scene shows up which makes Emerson's eyes go wide.
:Emerson: Nope, fuck this, I'm out of here!
Emerson uses her telekinesis to fly out through the roof of the theater.
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Naomi is shown, age 7, using her psychic pulse abilities as she notices Samantha on the news.
:Naomi: Mom?!
:Reporter: I'm here with the vigilante that's been protecting Baltimore since she was 18. She saved the city from a demonic cult today.
Samantha smiles as Naomi looks shocked.
:Reporter: What is your name anyway?
:Samantha: Sam Richards.
Samantha looks over her shoulder.
:Naomi: That explains where she goes on most Mondays.
Naomi watches as a demon attacks Samantha. She screams out in pain as Naomi looks shocked and the camera cuts back to the studio. Naomi is then shown in the current day as she is repressing the memory. She lets out a small squeak.
:Tyshawn: You alright?
:Naomi: Yeah, just a bad flashback.
Naomi sighs as they pull up to the factory.
:Naomi: Right, here we are.
Naomi, Tyshawn, Yvette and Nadia get out of the car as they enter the factory.
:Naomi: I used to pass by this place when I was a kid on my way to and from school. It shut down when I was 8 but it reopened about 5 years after, then it shut down again a year later then reopened just before I started F.A.N.T..
:Tyshawn: Reminds me of Lansdale's history with the Philadelphia Flyers. One minute we had an affiliate team, then we didn't, rinse and repeat about 5 times.
Naomi smirks.
:Yvette: Did you ever actually come in here?
:Naomi: When it was shut down, yeah. I thought I was being "cool" when I did it but my friend injured his arm and we all ran out. Seeing it as a functioning factory now though...
Naomi sighs.
:Yvette: If I went back to my primary school they probably wouldn't recognise me. They'd probably be weirded out by a 21-year-old woman in Ayrshire wearing Daisy Duke shorts in probably 10 degree Celsius weather.
Naomi smirks.
:Naomi: We should get on with saving these people.
The others nod as they go off to look for workers in the factory.
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Isabel is shown still sleeping as the camera shows Isabel's dream. Isabel is shown to be lifting a heavy object in a chaotic downtown area, fighting Marie.
:Marie: Where are your friends now, Baráth?!
Marie cackles as she attempts to strike Isabel down, but Isabel throws the object and blocks the attack. As the two are about to attack each other, Isabel wakes up violently, screaming.
:Terry: You alright?
Isabel sighs and puts her head in her hands.
:Isabel: Yeah, it's just... Marie's really taking a toll on me.
:Terry: Oh. Trust me, the last thing you want to do as a hero is let someone seriously get in your head.
:Isabel: I know, but... when it's someone who mentally tortures people like Marie does, it's hard not to let it have a toll on you.
Terry sighs.
:Terry: Well, the movie's ended, so we should probably get back.
Isabel nods as the group heads back to the F.A.N.T. headquarters. Marie is then shown, just outside the theater, seemingly having heard everything.
:Marie: Ah, I'm getting to one of them. This is excellent. I just need to bring them all down to their knees then I can try and take control of this measly planet.
Marie chuckles to herself as she walks off, pulling a mysterious orb out of her pocket, as it glows in her face and she walks off.
:Marie: I'll descent the world into anarchy to make Emerson turn.
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Naomi is seen at age 13 in a psychological ward. Samantha is shown to be coming out of a room as she goes over to her daughter.
:Naomi: Are you alright, mom?
Samantha starts shaking and crying as she hugs Naomi.
:Samantha: I-I just went through hell.
Naomi frowns as she hugs her mother.
:Samantha: I saw a lot of people. People who... tortured me. Attacked me. Nearly killed me.
:Naomi: Oh.
:Samantha: It was all... from when I worked in Baltimore...
Naomi consoles Samantha as a doctor comes out.
:Doctor: Ms. Richards, it appears you have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Samantha has a blank look on her face as Naomi looks at her.
:Doctor: Your freak outs were caused by flashbacks to your days as a hero.
Samantha closes her eyes and dries her eyes.
:Naomi: Don't worry, mom. You'll be safe.
Naomi hugs her mother tightly as she is seen in the present day, knocking somebody out. Nadia, Yvette and Tyshawn are seen behind her, with Nadia levitating. Naomi sighs heavily.
:Yvette: You alright?
:Naomi: Yeah. Being in my hometown's not bringing up exclusively good memories.
:Yvette: Fair enough, I guess.
Naomi comes across a locked door.
:Naomi: Stand back for a moment.
Naomi lights her hand up as she punches the door down. They go in as they notice a group of tied up workers.
:Naomi: Oh god.
:Worker: Help!
Naomi swiftly burns the rope as the workers are set free. Nadia looks to a door in the room as she is given a vision. The vision shows a cyborg who bursts through the door and attempts attacking Naomi.
:Nadia: Mademoiselle Richards, attention!
Naomi looks at Nadia as the cyborg comes through as she notices very quickly and punches the cyborg with her hand still alight, knocking him out.
:Naomi: Thanks, Brodeur.
Nadia nods.
:Tyshawn: We should probably go further. Chances are there's more guys like that.
Naomi nods as they walk on through the factory.
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Howard and Benedykta are seen in Howard's car driving back to the F.A.N.T. base.
:Howard: That movie was... something.
:Benedykta: Yes. It was weird seeing a toddler with a grown man's voice.
:Howard: If you think that's weird, don't watch Family Guy.
Benedykta smiles as the car is brought to a stop.
:Howard: Weird.
Howard gets out to look at the car. Marie appears from behind as Benedykta gasps.
:Marie: You're going-
Marie attempts to lift Howard up with her telekinesis, but he doesn't move.
:Marie: Down?
Marie looks at her hand and attempts to lift him again, but Howard remains unmoved.
:Marie: ...What?!
Howard smirks.
:Howard: I'm immune to this sort of stuff.
Marie's face turns to frustration as she leaps at Howard.
:Marie: I'll kill you with my fists then!
Howard steps back as Marie hits the ground face first. Marie pulls out an orb as Benedykta notices it and gets out of the car.
:Marie: I'm going to bring Earth into anarchy to get Emerson back! This orb is how I'm going to do it!
:Benedykta: You wouldn't. I've heard rumors that the summoner dies as soon as they use it.
Marie looks at Benedykta.
:Marie: Please! What do you know?!
Marie throws Benedykta into a wall as Howard tackles her to the ground.
:Benedykta: Howard, don't do anything you'll regret.
Howard backs off from Marie and sighs.
:Howard: Sorry about that, Benedykta.
:Benedykta: Don't worry, Howard. I did the same last week.
Howard nods as Marie scuttles away. Howard and Benedykta get back in the car and head back.
:Benedykta: We probably should have detained her.
:Howard: Oh well. Too late now.
Benedykta rolls her eyes.
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Naomi is seen at age 18 in a building. Samantha comes through.
:Samantha: You made pretty good use of your money, didn't you?
:Naomi: Yeah. I was surprised how cheap this was, to be honest.
:Samantha: Me too.
Naomi looks around.
:Naomi: I'm thinking of starting an organisation here. One that does what you did.
:Samantha: Aww, that's sweet. Just don't get the PTSD part as well. That's made me really unstable.
Naomi smirks.
:Naomi: I should be fine, don't worry. All I need is a name and some employees. Or agents. Whatever.
:Samantha: What about F.A.N.T.? Like, Forces Against National Threats?
:Naomi: ...Mom, you're a genius.
Naomi kisses her mother on the cheek as the camera goes from 18-year-old Naomi going through a door to 19-year-old Naomi coming through a door in the factory, as she encounters another cyborg.
:Naomi: Ugh, what's with you guys?!
Naomi shoots a pulse at the cyborg as they go flying into a wall, and are knocked out. Naomi continues on as she bursts through another door. She finds a man, who turns to face her.
:Man: Why hello there, Ms. Richards. Whatever are you doing here?
Naomi reaches a hand out and grabs him by his collar.
:Naomi: Who are you and what are you doing here?!
:Man: I'm Johnathon Armada. The leader of the D'Angelo & Sons Combat Division.
Naomi hears D'Angelo & Sons as it echoes through her head. Naomi's face turns into true anger as she pulls her shotgun out and shoots Armada in the leg. He screams as Naomi throws him to the floor, stomping on him.
:Naomi: You dickheads tortured my mom! I'm never going to fucking forgive you!
Naomi stomps on Johnathon constantly until Yvette, Nadia and Tyshawn come through and notice Naomi.
:Nadia: Ms. Richards!
Tyshawn grabs Naomi to restrain her. Naomi puts the heel of her boot on Armada's neck. Yvette kneels down to look at Armada as Nadia looks at Naomi.
:Yvette: Sir, you're very lucky she's only wearing combat boots. You'd be dead or have so many wounds if she were in heels.
:Naomi: I fucking wish I were in heels!
:Tyshawn: Naomi, just calm down!
Nadia starts having a concerned look on her face.
:Nadia: Ms. Richards, I can see into your brain and it's...
The camera then shows Nadia's point of view inside Naomi's brain as it is shown to be a great amount of flames burning strong. However, nothing in Naomi's brain is being damaged.
:Nadia: Basically, you're brain is on fire.
Tyshawn takes Naomi out of the room, who is kicking and screaming expletives at Armada as Nadia closes the door behind them. Armada then slowly starts getting up.
:Nadia: What do you want from us? What have we ever done to you?
Armada smirks and, as he's about to say something, drops on the floor, falling unconscious.
:Nadia: Merde.
Yvette gets her phone out and dials 112.
:Automated message: Hello. You have tried reaching French emergency services-
:Yvette: Shit, forgot that's not the number here.
Yvette hangs up as she dials 911 this time and successfully gets through to emergency service.
:Yvette: Yeah, ambulance please?
Nadia looks at the unconscious Armada then at Naomi, who has started breathing small amounts of fire as Yvette fills the emergency services in on what happened.
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Naomi is seen, much calmer, in her office back in the F.A.N.T. building as Nadia comes through.
:Nadia: Are you okay, Ms. Richards?
Naomi nods.
:Nadia: Are you sure? Your brain was on fire. That's not good. At all.
Naomi then stands up.
:Naomi: It was just my anger getting the best of me. You're lucky I didn't set my entire body on fire.
Nadia looks at Naomi, very concerned. Yvette then comes through
:Yvette: That guy's been taken to hospital. He's got pretty bad internal bleeding.
Nadia winces as Terry comes through, throwing a jacket onto his chair.
:Yvette: Yo, how was that movie?
:Terry: Do I have to describe it without swearing?
:Yvette: Nah.
:Terry: Good. It was fucking shit.
Yvette smirks as Howard is shown coming in.
:Howard: Uh... Marie managed to break out.
Naomi's face starts showing rage again. Nadia's eyes go wide as she uses her telekinesis to pin Naomi against the wall.
:Nadia: Don't even try resisting. I know what you're going to do.
:Naomi: I want to fucking kill her!
:Nadia: You're too unstable right now. It's not a wise thing to do.
Naomi's eyes go red as Nadia quickly lets go, knowing what's going to happen next. Naomi then runs out of the building, setting her body on fire. Terry, Howard and Yvette look at Nadia.
:Nadia: What else was I meant to do?! She was going to set my hand on fire!
:Terry: That's fair. I've made the mistake of touching her just after she caught fire.
Yvette and Nadia give Terry a funny look.
:Terry: It's not what it sounds like.
The two raise their eyebrows.
:Terry: It's not! Howard, tell them!
:Howard: Tell them what?
Howard smirks as Terry flips him off.
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Armada is seen, coming around in a hospital bed. A figure is seen in front of him.
:Figure: Armada!
Armada shakes his head as it is shown to be Mr. D'Angelo.
:D'Angelo: What happened?
:Armada: Some woman went mad on me.
:D'Angelo: Was her name Pierce?
:Armada: I didn't catch it. She was Latina, leather jacket, blue eyes...
:D'Angelo: Pérez?
:Armada: No, no. She had a hat on as well.
:D'Angelo: Huh. Hendricks mentioned someone similar a while ago.
D'Angelo sighs.
:Armada: This is nowhere near what you wanted, is it?
:D'Angelo: Far, far from it.
Armada puts his head in his hand.
:D'Angelo: On the bright side, Warner picked up an orb that could send this world into chaos.
:Armada: That's... pretty good, I guess. She's definitely doing a good job.
:D'Angelo: Indeed. She just needs to avoid getting caught and then we'll have this world under control.
:Armada: I like how this is going.
The two smirk at each other as Armada is taken to a different room.
:D'Angelo: We'll win soon.
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Marie is seen, walking through a lab as she meets up with a scientist.
:Scientist: Mrs. Warner. We have captured a superhuman who you might recognise.
:Marie: Very good.
The scientist leads Marie into a control room. In there, it is shown to be Naomi strapped to a table.
:Marie: How'd you take her down?
:Scientist: We knocked her out. We have a target on F.A.N.T. and your daughter now as well.
:Marie: Ugh. Them.
The scientist gets a tablet out and it is shown to have a brain on it.
:Marie: What's that?
:Scientist: Ms. Richards brain. We've got things on that can pick up her synapses.
:Marie: Ooh.
The tablet then shows Naomi's brain starting to flash violently, as Naomi's eyes open and she notices she is tied up. She then notices Marie, who looks at Naomi.
:Marie: Uh oh. Take cover!
Naomi sets her body on fire as she gets out of the contraption. She runs toward Marie and the scientist as she jumps through the glass and attacks the scientist, smashing his head into the wall. Marie runs at Naomi, but Naomi shoots a psychic pulse at Marie knocking her into the control board, knocking her out. Naomi then throws the scientist to the floor as the tablet flies out of his pocket and breaks.
:Naomi: She's never going to give up, is she?
Naomi puts her flames out as she picks Marie up, breathing heavily as she goes to find her way out of the lab.
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Chauncey is seen sleeping as Bob goes over to him, with a Boss Baby mask.
:Bob: Thompson...
Chauncey wakes up to see the mask. He screams as he almost punches Bob but he ducks and takes the mask off.
:Bob: Dude, it's me!
:Chauncey: What was the point in that?!
Bob shrugs as Chauncey then chases Bob around the office.
==Reception==
TBA
==Trivia==
*This episode was originally intended to cross over with 's character Fera.
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