Prototype: The New World Chapter Three Plot/Part One

May 28, 2022 – The camera shows a fire burning as it pans over to a hospital whose sign has been damaged, the name missing. There’s a covered body, as a man in a surgeon’s outfit walks over to it and takes it off. As he does so, the camera moves over to the looking glass, to show Taylor looking at the glass, at the body she’s been shown. Nodding, the surgeon covers the body back up, and begins to wheel the body away as Taylor walks away from the glass. She walks into a snack room with a vending machine that is broken on it, trying to get a Snickers out of it, when Cody shows up.

Cody: Hey.

Taylor: Hey.

Cody: So… is it reall-

Taylor: Yeah. I saw the body myself.

Cody: I can’t believe everything that’s happened. Franklin’s death was hard enough, but this is a huge blow to the Team. To all of us.

Taylor: The son of a bitch who killed…. I can’t even say it. But someone is going to pay for this. I’m done letting the people I care for die.

As Cody nods, the camera zooms towards her eyes, as it transitions to another scene. It takes place in Hackleburg, Alabama, on the night of April 27th, 2011. The scene transitions out from a young girl’s eyes, a young Taylor. There’s a storm brewing, as it cuts to one particular house with a man, a woman, and a young child. The parents are gathering supplies together as the child, a girl, watches the weatherman talk about a tornado warning in the area. Suddenly, a loud screech is heard from outside, alerting the parents as they take their child down towards the basement. As they do, lighting strikes nearby, as the child sees a man outside looking inward. They go into the basement, which itself has another smaller level for a tornado shelter. They go into it with the child and lock the door. As they sit, they hear the house being torn apart. Suddenly, the noise stops, as a large shot of lighting hits the door, destroying it and crashing into the ground. A large gust of wind is thrown at the same time, before going back up, taking the remains of the door and the husband. The husband crashes onto the ground, before a man in dark clothes grabs the husband, both visible to the wife and child. The man proceeds to take a blade and stab him in the chest, before letting the twister take him into the air. The man faces the child, and then walks away, as she screams in terror.

##### Act I

Following the title credits, we immediately hear the panic of soldiers as an alarm goes off. A man states “This is not a drill. Team Prototype is advancing towards base. I repeat, Team Prototype is attacking our perimeter. Set forces out immediately”.

We cut to the outside woods of Fort Bard, Italy, the location of a G.R.I.D. base as gunfire is heard in the distance. We see Team Prototype advancing towards the base. T-Y and Castiel are flying above, taking on a G.R.I.D. helicopter while Ferrari and Cody are travelling on the ground. Cody is riding a wave of icy similar to that of Frozone from The Incredibles, while Ferrari speeds forward. Mark is traveling by jumping across tree branches, using his stunning rifle to take out soldiers non-lethally, and an all-terrain vehicle with the symbol G.R.I.D. on it is being driven by Rashard, with Mig standing on top, firing away with his atomix-like blasts.

T-Y uses their heat vision to take out the helicopter as they and Castiel begin to receive heavy gunfire from the ground, and two more helicopters appear from Fort Bard, a small blue energy shield opening up to allow them to leave before closing back. T-Y reports to Mig via intercom that Vixaus must have created an energy shield for metahumans like themselves, a more sophisticated version of the dome of Stocker City. Castiel asks T-Y to cover him while he looks for the generator, or as he puts it, “the off-switch”, flying towards the woods as T-Y uses heat vision to begin taking out the helicopters.

The soldiers fire on Castiel, but Cody freezes them, as a tank launches an explosive at Cody. Before Cody is hit, Ferrari grabs it and throws it back at the tank, causing it to explode and crash near a tree. On that same tree, Mark takes out a group of soldiers protecting a metallic grey box, which Mark identifies as the generator. Castiel swoops over to grab Mig, throwing him towards the generator, as Mig creates a strong enough blast to wipe it out. The energy dome collapses around Fort Bard, as Rashard states “Congrats guys. Let’s knock on their front door, shall we?”

Dr. Vixaus appears, climbing down a series of stairs as he reaches a lab inside the Fort. Asking who ordered the attack, second-in-command of the base, Henry Thorton replies “Doctor, its Team Prototype. They’ve broken the perimeter, and are advancing towards us as we speak”. Vixaus orders heavy artillery against the Team, asking if the base can hold them. In a sarcastic tone, Thorton replies “Well sir, they have people who can fly, shoot fire, and run faster than a bullet. What do you think?”. Vixaus asks a nearby soldier for his weapon, as Vixaus arms it, and shoots Thorton in the chest, killing him. “I am not in the mood for smart-asses, so I suggest everyone use caution when speaking to me. Erwin Schmidt, you’re now in command of the base. “Schmidt, the soldier who gave Vixaus the weapon, nods as Vixaus leaves the room.

Appearing in another room, he presses a red button, turning on a screen that loads for a moment, before the visual of The Director appears. “Director, I’m afraid I have unfortunate news. It appears that Team Prototype has reached the Fort Bard base, and we are under heavy fire”. The Director mentions how the team has attacked several of their bases recently, and asks if they’ve breached the energy dome. At this point, a large explosion is heard, as the base begins to shake a small amount. “I would say they just did”, says Vixaus, as The Director replies “Place one of your men in charge. If things go wrong, I want you in Jerusalem with me. You’re too valuable to be caught or killed”. Vixaus agrees with him, as their discussion ends. Vixaus takes a deep breath, before exiting the room.

As Ferrari is running through the forest, she attaches a small device to a G.R.I.D. tank, running away as the tank is thrown upwards in the air by an explosion. She sees a watchtower of G.R.I.D. soldiers, running over as the camera focuses on the sky battle of T-Y fighting the helicopters. He shoots heat vision, breaking a copter in half, before pulling out the pilots and soldiers, landing them on the ground for Cody to freeze. Cody looks over to see Ferrari take out most of the watchtower goons, leaving one on the watchtower shocked as she stands in front of him, stating “What? You didn’t see that coming?”, before kicking him off the watchtower for T-Y to pick up, and safely land on the ground, making sure he’s knocked out but not dead.

Castiel takes on several of the G.R.I.D. soldiers on the main Fort Bard base (on the outside) with Mig, working together to take several out. Rashard begins entering heavy fire, as T-Y swoops down, grabbing him out of the truck and flying upwards as a missile hits out, almost killing Rashard. Rashard is dropped off with Castiel and Mig, ask T-Y goes to get Cody and Mark. A group of soldiers come running towards the three heroes, as they come charging towards the camera after Rashard touches Mig, now able to use his ability.

Ferrari and Mark are still fighting on the main land, Cody in the distance. Ferrari runs over towards a bunker, throwing a small grenade at it, blowing it up and stopping to catch her breath. Unknowest to her, a G.R.I.D. soldier is aiming at her neck from behind. As he hears him from behind, she turns around to see a blur knock over the soldier, causing his gun to fire away from Ferrari, hitting a tree instead. Confused, she looks around, only seeing the knocked out soldier.

Rashard is in a hallway, absorbing a metal bar holding several books before proceeding to fight a few G.R.I.D. agents. He encounters one that looks at Rashard in fear, as Rashard says “Didn’t I beat the living crap out of you in England?”, the agent nodding before lifting his hands up and getting on the ground. Rashard, walking over to him, says “Good choice”, before proceeding to punch him hard in the face, breaking the man’s jaw and knocking him down.

Vixaus is in his office, watching his computer delete his files, as he takes a large suitcase of papers, closes it, and hurries towards an elevator in his office, entering it as it goes down. Following this, a door explodes into the office, Mig and Castiel walking in to see him gone. Mig looks at the computer and tells T-Y to bring up Cody, as Cody is thrown through a window into the office, landing on some ice. Cody responds with “Don’t you fear Mig, Tech Support is here”, and begins to work on stopping the deletion midway. Mig and Castiel head into the elevator shaft to go after Vixaus. Reaching the bottom, they arrive to see Vixaus inside a small private jet, flying away. Castiel starts flying after it, Mig watching, however the sheer force of the plane sends Castiel backwards, making him unable to get to the plane in time to catch or stop it. Telling the Team that Vixaus is long gone, Cody says that he was able to save half the files, and Rashard informs the team that he’s taken out most of the soldiers, before proceeding to grab Erwin Schmidt in the face and bang his head into a table. T-Y, taking out one of the final few helicopters, states that while Vixaus got away, they still have just taken out another G.R.I.D. base. Mig, taking a deep breath, says “Time to head back to base”, as the next transition begins.

Returning to the Prototype base in a GRID plane that was captured in the battle, the Team arrives at the bunker, which is under a large hidden warehouse big enough to hold the plane and a few GRID vehicles. The bunker is full of updated technology, including computers, scanners, printers, screens, etc. Scientists (the ones from the finale) are moving around doing things as the Team arrives. Lincoln walks up to Rashard, asking how things went. Instead of addressing him as Dad, he says “We took the base, Lincoln”. Lincoln complains that he’s been back for a month, and yet Rashard has refused to call him “Dad”, which Rashard blows off. Tyler says “Still trying to get to him, huh?”, to which Lincoln replies “I’m working on it. How much of the data did you get?”, Tyler responds with half. He tells Tyler to go upload it to the server to they can analyze it, as it cuts to Taylor (just as a reminder, Taylor is the alternative name of Tralior. Thus, when the name Taylor is used, it really means the Tralior character). Cody walks up and congratulations her on her work, which she downplays, but Cody tries to convince her that she did great, before suggesting that the Team should do something together, for fun, an idea she thinks is unrealistic, walking away.

Ferrari walks into her room, as Mig meets up with her. He asks her if she’s ok and she says yes, before saying she’s going to read her book. She is left alone, but her book is revealed to have an image of Franklin and her together (which could be given to her from the episode following Franklin’s introduction by Franklin in TNW S1). Castiel is being healed by a scientist, which he complains about to Mark, who replies that they lack a doctor so for now, the scientists will help, saying when they find a doctor, they’ll get them.

Side Note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRHn1FOPIK4 (plays during scene’s opening)

##### Act II

A team meeting goes over the events of the last month: three bases have been hit by the team. One was in Austria, another in Portugal, and a third just hit in Italy. They believe Vixaus was heading east, meaning he is either in a middle eastern country or potentially in Greece. Cody suggests that instead of just attacking each base and getting small amounts of intel, maybe they try a different strategy. Lincoln says for the time being, this is the only way they can get intel. Lincoln asks Mark about the condition of the plane, who says that they’re going to check it out and fix it up for a few hours, then it can be used again, and when asked why, Lincoln explains he has an idea.

It cuts to a female traveling in the forest, with scars and dirt on her as she heads towards what appears to be a French town.

##### Commercial

Rashard gets on the plane to see Lincoln holding equipment while sitting on the plane. Rashard sees Mig as the pilot, and asks why Mark isn’t flying and why Lincoln is on the plane. Mig reveals Mark is busy working with Tyler on new technology, and the plane is on autopilot. Lincoln also explains that they’re heading to Italy again to double check if any technology can be taken, and Lincoln is an expert on that. The three take flight, and at one point, Rashard realizes the autopilot isn’t going to Italy, it’s heading towards France. Mig reveals that it was Lincoln’s idea, before teleporting out of there. Lincoln explains that he wants to show Lincoln something, because he doesn’t know what else to do to get through him. Lincoln reveals they’re going home.

The plane arrives in the French town, where the two exit, much to Rashard’s annoyance. The two look over to see their old house, which ends his annoyance, and has him in an almost reflecting-mood. Lincoln discusses family memories, including the reference to his wife’s death. Rashard arrives at his old bedroom, saddened by the memories. (Note: Rashard’s ethnicity is still American, but they moved to France at some point in Rashard’s childhood for Lincoln’s job).

Suddenly, he hears a scream nearby. The two exit the house to see the female being attacked by a bear. Rashard absorbs a nearby metal and fights the bear, which injures Lincoln in the process. The female looks at Rashard, and realizes he’s a metahuman.

##### Act III

Ferrari is on a computer, looking at G.R.I.D. reports in Britain, when Mig walks up to her, asking how she is. Ferrari expresses her frustration that she can’t find the person she’s been looking for since The Breakout (December 1st). Mig says that Ferrari will find her, and that she’s only looked for a month, that things take time. As Mig tries to hold her hand, she moves it away, making Mig walk away, disappointed.

Back in France, The female takes care of Lincoln, having medical experience. Rashard and she begin to talk, as the female reveals her name to be Jada Nyuki. She leaves to go get some nearby food she has at a shelter she’s been living at for a while, as Rashard stays behind to take care of his father.

Mark is practicing his gun at the gun range, when Mig shows up watching him. Mark questions why he’s there, and Mig says he’s taking his mind off from Ferrari. Mig asks if Ferrari is different, and Mark replies that she has been different since Franklin died. Tyler comes in and informs Mig that he’s discovered something interesting. In the meeting room, Tyler explains two pieces of information that they recovered: two mysterious drawings recovered from Ancient Greece. One is of a man holding a crystal, and another is of a mysterious series of symbols from no known language. Mig and Mark ask what it means, but Tyler explains he has no idea.

Lincoln wakes up, asking where he is. Rashard replies they’re inside their old home, where he’s been resting as Rashard made a fire. Jada offers Lincoln some warm soup, before they continue their discussion. Lincoln asks again what Rashard’s problem is. Rashard eventually gives in, explaining that if he refers to Lincoln as “dad”, he’s afraid that it’ll make him vulnerable. Lincoln, now understanding states that he’s not going anywhere, but respects his wishes. Rashard then asks Jada if she wants to join the Team.

It returns to the base. Tyler hurries out a room, clearly disturbed by something, as he walks past Taylor. Cody walks up to her, asking her if she’s okay. Taylor says she is, but then Taylor then says she’s not okay, because Rashard is not spending every moment he can with Lincoln, saying she’s jealous he has a father that’s alive. Cody asks if she’s been remembering a little bit more, and she says that she remembers a single night. A night where a storm destroyed her life, destroyed her house, and then… her father died. She then reveals that the storm didn’t kill him after Cody asks how he died, she says that a man killed her in the middle of the storm, and then reveals her own theory: the man was the cause of the storm.

The plane returns to the bunker warehouse, as the Team is introduced to Jada, and Rashard takes Lincoln to his room. Mig looks over to see Castiel leaving the base, shouting his name out as Castiel begins flying away. Mark runs over to ask what’s happened, and Mig reveals that Castiel has left for some reason, without any warning.

##### Tag

Taking place immediately after the events of the Ford Bard battle, Dr. Vixaus arrives at the Jerusalem GRID Base, where he meets The Director. The Director and Dr. Vixaus discuss the emergence of more metahumans in Africa, which The Director disregards, saying that his associate deals with Africans. The Director and Dr. Vixaus then discuss the fall of the GRID bases, as Vixaus explains that Project Meta was a failure, much like its predecessor. The Director is not concerned, as he walks over to what appears to be a strange artifact, with a nearby screen saying “No existing elements detected”. The artifact shows energy signatures similar but not as strong as the crystal’s energy signature on a second screen. He says “We have more knowledge and more power than any of them knows about. We’ve only scratched the surface of this power, and already we have learned so much”. Moving on, he states “There are other facilities doing GRID’s good work across Europe. We’ll feed them to Team Prototype, to keep them off our scent here in Jerusalem. Besides, they know only part of the world. But the world has changed. This is a new world, which means a whole new game is being played. “ Dr. Vixaus nods as he goes away, and the Director walks into a private office, as he presses a small button, lowering two screens that begin connecting to two other individuals. “Luckily”, he says, “Our Trinity remains strong. “

### The Nuclear Bros

#### Introduction to Sif

As obvious by the title, the episode will focus on Mig and Castiel primarily.

#### Story

##### Opening Scene

Mig, Mark, and Cody go on the hunt for Castiel, who went AWOL mysteriously in the previous episode. While following them, Daydream and Nightmare, who are no longer with the Scavengers/Rogues, attack them after Cody and Mark cut off Nightmare’s arm in one of the previous episodes. We learn that the two have now aligned with Lucy, who is in search of nearby food and water in order to survive the harsh conditions outside. Lucy causes Mig to have a nightmare Nearly being taken out, Castiel comes to rescue them, but not before Mark is injured. It’s here we learn about each brother. We learn about their poor relationship before “The Event”. We learn that Mig’s relationship with Ferrari has not been well, as Franklin has kept the two distant, even in death. Castiel explains the reason he left. Ever since Castiel got back his memories and sanity, he’s realized the only been looked at as the monster who tried to kill them all, the monster who almost killed his own brother, something he hasn’t been able to forgive himself for. He feels like he won’t truly be part of the Team, and thus he needs to leave. The three heroes attempts to convince him otherwise, but he decides to head towards Africa, potentially to find other metahumans. Accepting this, they return to the base and announce Castiel’s leave.

##### Tag

The very last scene, the Stinger, shows Tyler and Lincoln in a lab looking at the crystal, which is connected to a small circular device, at almost midnight. Tyler explains his theory that if the scientists and Lincoln were sent into the crystal, potentially there are millions more trapped in the crystal following The Event. After asking Lincoln if he saw anyone else, Lincoln says no. Tyler expresses the idea that the crystal is like a conductor in the sense that it appears to hold and withdraw energy, except in this case it contained entire people. He goes on to suggest that this object, due to being not of the Earth, is a potential lead into a whole new branch of science, as no material has ever been shown to be able to do this. Lincoln agrees with that theory, and promises to shut down the lab for him, as Tyler makes his way out of the lab to go to sleep. Lincoln shuts off the machine containing the crystal, now dull and without the same glow of energy it had before Lincoln’s escape at the end of the last season finale. He reaches for the crystal, holding on to it, as it suddenly glows bright once again, similar to how it was when Rashard touched it. The final shot shows Lincoln’s reflection in the crystal, as Lincoln stares at it with curiosity.

### Every Grid Needs a Queen

#### Introduction to Sif

For this episode, I'm not going to reveal the name of it till after you hear the plot.

#### Story

It has been two months since The Nuclear Bros. Mig leads a team consisting of T-Y, Mark, Cody, and Ferrari to Croatia, where a metahuman who can become any animal has been savagely killing locals. However, Croatia’s main populace, in the city of Zagreb, is controlled by G.R.I.D., who has their own base led by a new Branch Leader named Dede Lanis. Dede Lanis refers to a new technological project she wants to show Dr. Vixaus at his location when she contacts him in a video conference in the beginning of the episode, but he states that he is too busy managing the organization, and he frankly doesn’t need any other members at his base (which he does not reveal). The team is forced to find, capture, and defeat the metahuman after he joins GRID. While battling Team Prototype, they encounter Dede Lanis, who unveils the technology: a group of small robotic bees with toxic stingers. Wearing a thin technological suit that allows her to control the bees, Dede helps fight back against the Team. After learning that under Dede Lanis’ command GRID defeated Team Prototype, Vixaus contacts The Director and suggests they bring Dede Lanis to Jerusalem GRID Base. He also reports that continued experimentation with the mysterious artifact, now identified as The Aeteo, is showing interesting results. We later learn that Mig’s true goal in going to Croatia was to contact Dede Lanis, who is in secret a member of Team Prototype under the name Queen Bee (YOU’RE WELCOME SIF). Dede reveals that uncovers GRID has a strange artifact that doesn’t look human, recovered from a site in the Middle East (referring to the Aeteo). Mig asks her to continue investigating GRID, and to learn more about their current operations, The Director, and his associates.
A subplot in the episode revolves around Lincoln and Rashard celebrating Rashard’s birthday, as they continue to mend their relationship. As Rashard sleeps during the night after his birthday, Lincoln tells him a story about how a group of confused souls were searching for a way back home. One day, they came across a monster so powerful that they were helpless. They fought, and eventually, the group made its way back home, and everything eventually was okay.

Another subplot in the episode revolves around Ferrari’s precognition abilities. While fighting G.R.I.D. agents, she has a vision. Ferrari has a vision of eleven orbs of light travelling from the coast of Europe over the Atlantic Ocean towards the Statue of Liberty, as the torch glows bright. She expresses her confusion, as the Team only is made up of 10 people. When asked what she saw, she says “Upon a sea I see a flame, as lights of heart fly above, twelve radiant spheres of humanity towards freedom and liberty.”

##### Tag

The Stinger for the episode is Lucy being brought before a man, having been captured by men in Arabic clothing. The man wears darkened Arabic Armor, with a sword belt and blade in his hand. On his left hand is a ring with a raven carved into it. The man asks if she knows where the man is from, and she replies yes, clearly concerned. The man states that in that case, she should know who he represents, which she nods that she does. The man says that is but a simple servant, a crow, and his master would like to see her again, much to her concern. This occurs around the time of Ep 4 btw.

### Scavenging for Revenge

#### Official Synopsis

When Tyler and Cody experiment with the crystal in an attempt to see if he can release the five billion potentially trapped, they accidentally gain the attention of the Scavengers, a group comprised of previous villains who have it out for Team Prototype. With one member of the Team captured, Cody does something that will change the Team with the introduction of a new member.

#### Story

About a month after the last episode, Tyler and Cody have been working on experimenting with the crystal, with little results. They have been experimenting because they believe the people that disappeared following The Event are trapped in the crystal. One experiment gains the attention of Smoke, who informs his allies, the Scavengers, that he has detected a large energy signature nearby. They go to attack the bunker, breaking in and not only stealing the Trident Crystal, but a girl who can encase her body in diamonds manages to kidnap Jada, much to the Team's horror.

Cody, T-Y, Ferrari, and Rashard begin hunting for Scavengers, who are hiding in an abandoned school. Jada asks why the Scavengers have taken her, and Bain, who is leading the Scavengers, reveals that they intend on killing her in order to get revenge on the team for ruining their plans and operations during the events of Season One. As Cody, T-Y Ferrari and Rashard are on the hunt, they encounter Lucy, who is on the run from The Crow (the man in the last episode's tag), and his fellow assassins. After being begged, the heroes fight The Crow, forcing him to retreat as they free Lucy. Lucy, now free of her bonds, warns them that G.R.I.D. is not the only group they needs to fear. She flees to parts unknown afterwards. In the fight, Cody is injured, and is forced to go back to the bunker base with Ferrari, who takes him there. Ferrari, Rashard, and T-Y take on the Scavengers, who nearly succeed in killing them. Lincoln talks to Rashard on an earpiece, talking him through on trying to absorb two things at once. After focusing, Rashard is successful, using Angela's plant powers, as well as the diamond girl's metahuman skin. This new skill proves useful, as Lincoln also provides Ferrari with a way to stop the diamond girl. He says that if she runs 5.3 miles away, and then runs 5.3 miles exactly into the girl, the diamonds should shatter, allowing her to defeat the girl. Ferrari does so, learning how to use the super sonic punch move, defeating the girl. We learn that Jada isn't being held at the school, but at another location that is rigged to explode in five minutes. Ferrari says that there's no way she can get there on time, making Cody desparate. He tells Lincoln he's activating the program, which Lincoln asks if he's sure. Cody says he has no choice. Going to a computer, a series of machines start turning on as what appears to be a robotic arm is made, and Cody activates a program, greeting him as "father", making Cody smile.

Jada is watching the timer get small, as she begins to prepare herself for death. She asks God to resolve her of her sins, and asks that when she dies, it doesn't hurt. Suddenly, she hears something. Suddenly, a robotic humanoid flies towards her, freeing her of her chains. The robot greets her as O.R.I.O.N., or Original Robotic Interface or Network. O.R.I.O.N. greets Jada, stating that according to normal human standards, she is quite beautiful, before taking her out of there, saving her from the explosion. O.R.I.O.N. is introduced to the team as Cody, Tyler, and Lincoln's creation, with it being mostly Cody's, and Jada thanks O.R.I.O.N. Lincoln asks where the Scavengers are, and Rashard says they fled after fighting, leaving the area for other parts. Rashard says they'll fight them another day but for now, they can celebrate.

##### Tag

A man is shown to be walking alone on a street during a stormy night. He sees a dog injured, and feeling bad for it, summons a lighting bolt to kill it. After watching it killed, the man proceeds, as we realize its the man who killed Taylor's father.

### The Trail Death Follows (Please rename this, it's a god awful name)

A metahuman with the ability to control the weather gains the attention of Taylor, who believes he is responsible for killing her father. Queen Bee is forced to make her escape from GRID when the enemy suspects a mole. New revelations about Taylor’s father’s murderer and the mysterious GRID artifact are revealed.

Queen Bee makes her escape from GRID, Focuses on the past of Taylor, they start making their way to the Western Hemisphere. She has the artifact GRID found. It’s revealed that the artifact is in fact similar to the crystal in the fact that it is not made up of a material from Earth, but this artifact is thousands of years old.

The information Bee learns about Tralior reveals that her real name is Tralior Yvetta, but Tralior insists her real name is Taylor Yetta, much to the concern of the Team. Bee reveals a digital copy of her birth certificate, which reveals Tralior’s parents named her Tralior, not Taylor as she believed, much to Tralior’s shock.

Any planes the Team had are destroyed, including Mark’s jet. ;(

The metahuman they capture reveals he didn’t kill her father, because he got his powers after The Event (and is younger than Tralior).

The heroes prepare to take a ship to the Western Hemisphere. Weather guy will come with them. (They can’t take any airplanes because they don’t have any airplanes with them to use).

### On Stranger Tides

This episode is compleletly on the boat in the Altantic Ocean on the way to the Western Hemisphere. Jada reflects on a point in her life when while stuck in a bad foster home (as she didn't know who her real parents were), she wanted something better for her life. The events that led to her decision to enter the medical school are revealed as well. The main antagonist is a female metahuman who is found floating on a piece of wood in the ocean. After allowed onboard the ship, she uses the power of seduction on the men, leading to Jada, Ferrari, Queen Bee, and Taylor being the only ones to stop it. A flashback to Ferrari and Franklin the day of “The Event” occurs, explaining on how Franklin was travelling to a different country for a leadership conference when The Event occurred, and how Franklin and Ferrari got powers.

### New York, New York (formerly known as Section Six)

#### Sci100 Notes For Himself

Section Six - Arrival at NYC Episode, we find out what happened to the Western Hemisphere after The Event. Cody starts to become worse after his wound gets worse. Mig’s gauntlets are removed after the entire Team is captured by the government, resulting his powers becoming dangerous again. Brigadier General Hassan Tanveer (see Thread:240741 for origin of name) interrogates the Team. Tanveer reveals that he has information regarding the heroes from “The Asset”. Lincoln attempts to learn who Tanveer serves, and learns it’s the Secretary-General. Tanveer also gets the crystal.

#### Story

##### Opening Scene

(The Opening is an allusion to the opening of Genesis).
[Young Man’s Voice]: Does this look familiar to you?
(picture of the Earth)
I'm told it does. It did, at least. I'm told it was so full of... wonders.
(show landscape) Sights you only thought you could see in heaven.

(up to this point, all of these words were directly copied from Genesis’s Pilot; fade to black).

But that was the old world. Something new has come from the ashes. (cut to a teenager writing in a journal). My name… is Adam Tanveer. I’m the son of Brigadier General Hassan Tanveer, who currently works for the United Nations. By the time you read this, I most likely will be dead by means unknown. Whether you are my descendants, or some future civilization, perhaps an alien race who studies our demise, this chronicle will hopefully serve some use. Two years ago, I was a fourteen year old kid from Brookyln who had a girlfriend, was learning how to drive, and had a war hero father. I thought life was all about having fun. I would go to parties, do things I wasn’t supposed to, and even once stole a beer from my father’s personal refrigerator. I thought I had all the time in the world, just like everyone else did.

(cut to black) Then on January 12th, 2020, the world I knew had died. (it cuts to a TV, with a news channel reporting on ‘The Tragedy of Stocker City’, playing YouTube footage of a wave of energy crashing through the city, killing every person it touched, creating mass devastation, and it shows a male person flying backwards in the air after being hit. A person, a female, turns around to see the man as he collides with her, only the male goes into her, before a bright explosion occurs. (This is Taylor/Tralior and Tyler becoming T-Y). The reporter is talking “Horrifying images of mass destruction and death are shown, these visual clips were provided by a YouTuber named Kzai19 who identified himself as a hacker who was trying to assist a team of thieves in Stocker City by hacking into traffic cams when a sudden explosion rocked the city. He revealed he lived in Indonesia, and expected to be dead within the next 10 minutes of the video being uploaded. No information on his whereabouts, or the whereabouts of any world leaders on that side of the planet has been revealed”.

(It cuts to black, Adam begins to narrate once more as it shows video clips uploaded to YouTube of riots, political cries, arguing in Congress). [Adam]: It happened. An entire hemisphere taken out in a flash. Everyone on the Western Hemisphere waited for the inevitable death that would come. But it didn’t. Over the course of the next three months, petitions, riots, and cries to go out into the Eastern Hemisphere and help, to Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia occurred. (cut to black). But nothing happened. (it cuts to a school classroom, where the entire Eastern Hemisphere and Australia are crossed out in red paint). Children were taught that humanity existed on one hemisphere that everyone else had died. Cries to help were ignored. (cuts to an empty playground). In truth, our governments shared the same fears everyone had. Fear of what was destroyed, fear of who was killed and how many. But more importantly…. The fear of what was created. So no one left the Americas. (cuts to a U.N. flag flying on a pole). For a few months, chaos erupted in the entire hemisphere, until the Secretary-General calmed us down. Showed us the way. The United Nations became more important, took over. Life went on.

(It cuts to city life, as we see Adam Tanveer walking down the street, looking at “Uncle Sam Wants You to Join the Army!” posters). People found a way to continue their lives as if little had changed. They tried to ignore it. Pretend nothing happened. We tried to hold on to the old world that existed before billions died. People were just too afraid. It’s been almost two and a half years since the Devastation of the Eastern Hemisphere, and people are still afraid. But now they’re afraid for a different reason. They know what will eventually happen. The truth will come out. What really happened that day will be revealed. Somehow, the consequences of whatever caused that day to change our world will come to us. It will land on our shores, and it will face us head on. People fear this because they know that they will be forced to admit that it’s a brave new world. So they can try to ignore it all they want. (it cuts to Adam eating a hotdog alone, as the camera pans upward to view the water past Manhattan, towards the Statue of Liberty, revealing it to be New York City. There’s a fog on the water). They can drink and have casual sexual relations, or work hard and raise a family is if nothing changed. But sooner than later, whatever was created will find us. The truth will find us. (out of the fog comes a ship. The ship Team Prototype is on). When that day comes, when whatever is coming arrives…. Everything will change”.

##### Act I

Act I focuses on the arrival in NYC, the initial encounter with the people of Manhattan, and the eventual arrestment by FBI, which leads to the introduction of Hassan Tanveer.

##### Act II

Act II focuses on the individual interogations of the characters, along with Jada remembering parts of her past, including not knowing her real parents, being dropped off at an orphanage, her time in the foster system, and so forth. Also during this time, Mig's gaunlets are removed and his abilities begin to grow out of control, similar to what happened in Genesis.

##### Act III

At some point, Hans is revealed to have been put in Police Department to Taylor. The Team makes an attempt to escape, as Mig flees towards Central Park.

Tanveer has snipers surround Mig in Central Park, as Ferrari attempts to convince Tanveer of this: “Yes, we’re powerful individuals with no lease on us. Yes, if we were enemies, we would be devastating. But we’re the good guys. We want the same things everyone wants. A home. A family. A chance at a real life. If you do this, you deny us what was taken away from all of us. “ (Mig, cracks on his hands to his chest and down his legs a bit, screams in pain as the cracks grow brighter) “I know it seems like the right decision is to kill him, but if you do that, you’re only going to set a precedent. Think about all the people who want to come here, who think that New York City is a safe haven from the horrors of the Eastern Hemisphere. I know it’s scary, but we’ve been scared since the day we woke up from comas, with abilities some of us don’t fully understand. None of us asked for “The Event”, Tanveer. But we have to work with the situations life throws at us. I would know, I woke up to meet him, began falling for him, only to meet my old boyfriend who also had powers, and the two of them fought over me. They nearly killed each other, and I said no to both. And when I decided to give them a chance, I chose the man who would die in front of my eyes. I can’t lose Mig too, if I lose him, I have nothing. Surely, you can understand that. “ (Mig, falls to his knees, screaming in pain) “Don’t kill him please. All we want is to get any chance we can at normal lives, and to take down the people who screwed us, hopefully with your help. We need your help to take down G.R.I.D., and if you kill us, G.R.I.D will win. Please, I beg of you. Listen to me.” Mig begins glowing extremely bright as the Tanveer gives the order to shoot. Ferrari screams, zooming past the bullets and knocking them away, except she misses one. The bullet hits Mig in the chest in the crack, and Ferrari stops running, knowing he got hit. Mig stops glowing, and the cracks begin to freeze up. Mig collapses to the ground, Ferrari checks to see if he’s alive, and he is. She looks at the Tanveer, who nods at her, and says “He’s lucky to have someone like you”, before leaving.

The Team, seeing that Tanveer is not a threat as initially presumed, agrees to work with the military before being allowed to return to the main world. Tanveer however states his disapproval for this, telling the team that a "higher up authority has ordered this". The Team wonders what will happen next.

##### Tag

The sting at the end: Bryan Hans is sitting inside a New York Police Department prison cell, when the door opens up to reveal Taylor/Tralior, who comes inside. Bryan asks if everything is okay, and Taylor replies that everything is fine. Bryan asks if she still thinks he killed her father, as he swears he didn’t. Taylor says that she believes him, since she met him once, before 2011. Bryan, confused, asks how this is possible. Taylor goes on to explain that she once met Bryan in the middle of a battle, and learned about his ability. Before she went to Hackleburg, Alabama, she made sure she could use his ability of weather control. Bryan asks what her point is, still confused, as Taylor says directly: “My point is, I know who killed Tralior’s father”. Suddenly, Taylor/Tralior becomes Bryan Hans, to Hans’ shock, as before the new Hans shifts into Tralior’s father, and then shifts into a black shadow-like humanoid, whose entire body vibrates like a million tiny spheres shaking at once, his entire body vibrating as the result of the atoms having an increased amount of energy when changing forms. Hans, scared, says faintly “You’re… you’re… a shapeshifter?”, and the Shapeshifter responds “I suppose I am”. The Shapeshifter hurries over towards Hans, grabbing him by the neck, lifting him up into the air, and then slamming his head into the brick wall. Still holding his neck, the Shapeshifter slams Hans head into the brick wall again. And Again. And again. And Again. It then cuts to the shadows of Hans and The Shapeshifter, showing the continued head bashing, before the Shapeshifter pulls him upwards, taking out a small blade, and placing it towards his throat, as a swipe sound is heard, and a blood spatter hits the wall.

### City of Fear (formerly known as The Vibrating Man)

#### Story

Opening Scene

WABC-TV New York (a news channel in New York City) begins airing a news broadcast about the Eastern Hemisphere Disaster survivors (the Team), with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers watching. A guest star on the channel is Dr. Jonah Timore, a psychiatrist who has been invited to speak on the matter. He begins talking about how it would not be shocking to find if any of the survivors had severe PTSD, or extreme fear or confusion. As he continues talking, several people watching the show, including people on the show, begin coughing severely, as he continues to talk. Eventually, one of the news anchors looks at their co-host, no longer a normal female news anchor but a demonic female Succubus. Horrified, he jumps out of his chair, as screams of terror fill the room, everyone trying to stay away from everyone else. Dr. Jonah Timore is forced to get under the table as the entire news station begins to go mad, almost savage, as some people begin to fight each other, one woman grabbing the cameraman’s nose with her bare teeth. It cuts to several shots of apartments and stores, of people screaming, terrified, others beating others up with baseball bats. In one particular home, a nearly dressed up cop looks at the television screen, as her wife asks what’s going on (yes, her wife). The cop takes out her pistol, looking at what appears to be a decaying zombie-like figure, their face one large circle of teeth, as she shoots her pistol, killing her. Looking around, the cop sees more zombies coming towards her, and afraid, she drop the gun, and jumps out the window towards the pavement.

##### Act I

9:12 AM - The team is in what appears to be a large police vehicle large enough to hold them all in. The vehicle stops and a S.W.A.T. officer opens the door, as Rashard steps out, looking upward to see a tall building. A pan over the water and bridges in New York City reveals the building to be the UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. Lincoln expresses his curiosity as to why they’re there, and a woman shows up, revealing to the Team that they have been invited to meet the Leader of Western Civilization, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The team enters the building, and upon reaching the office, wait for a moment. After waiting, they enter with the S.W.A.T. following them for security purposes. They enter the office, which is a large room with a lounge-like area, filing cabinets, and a large yet thin desk with a large Mac computer, keyboard, a nearby tablet, and a red comfortable seat. Behind the desk is a man in a grey suit, looking outside through his bullet-proof window. The woman introduces the team to Nicholas Serriv, a former Zarkovian Ambassador who quickly rose to the ranks in the United Nations during the 2010s, eventually becoming Secretary-General in July 2020, in order to lead the Western Hemisphere following The Event. Serriv, friendly, welcomes the Team officially to the United States, apologizing for the events of the previous episode, as he was taking care of business in Canada, and was unable to arrive in New York until last night, when the situation was taken care of.

He offers the entire team a drink, stating that even if some are not of age yet, they deserve it after the traumatic events of the last year or two they’ve been in. He asks for each of their names, as the team gets to learn a little bit about him and the Western Hemisphere (for example, all present-day countries still exist in the Western Hemisphere, however the United Nations has more of a presence in politics in the Americas since The Event occurred, in order to better keep humanity safe. They learn that Serriv was once the child of two parents who passed away, forcing him to make his own destiny. (Note: the things they learn about him are simple things, like hobbies, interests, etc. So say he has an interest in art for example). Serriv gets a report that he is needed, but he informs the Team that they will be stating at one of the best hotels in New York City, and will be well taken care of. He tells them that the nightmare is now over for them, and that life can resume as it once was. After peacefully being removed from the building, the Team questions what exactly they can do.

The Team arrives in their hotel room, in shock. It’s a full on penthouse suite. 5-star couches with gold linings, large flat screen televisions, brand new carpets, expensive kitchen equipment, about a dozen bedrooms. It’s a moment of pure shock and amazement, seeing things they haven’t seen in three years.

If you've ever seen Hunger Games, Imagine the scene where Katinss and Peeta get on the train in Hunger Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwRuYYvLPhM

Each character has their own moment in the suite. Rashard explains the odd feeling of not having to fight for his life anymore, feeling like he has to fight, but he has nothing to fight anymore. Mig realizes that he can regain his old life back, that he can actually live a life he wanted to, that he can spend life with Ferrari even. Ferrari tells him that she feels wrong, that being in the room and having that be her life doesn’t seem right. Mig tries to convince her that after a year and a half of fighting and pain, life has rewarded them by allowing them a chance to have the lives they wanted. He says like Serriv that the nightmare is over, that they can relax, start a new life, begin anew. Ferrari, not sure if she wants to, says she can’t stay there, and leaves. Cody, Mark, Jada, and Queen Bee check out the technology, the comfortable lounge area, and the view. Tyler and Taylor look around a bedroom. Tyler feels the carpet, while Taylor touches the silk pillows, before vivid memories of her, as a little girl, playing with her father and mother in a pillow tent, laughing, come to her. She smiles for a moment, before her focus on her father makes her remember the night her father died, and Bryan Hans. Going over to a phone, she calls 911 and asks to speak to someone in the police department. When she reaches there, she asks for the address of the station. She exits the building.

Ferrari is revealed to have ran to a dock looking over at the Statue of Liberty, stopping to rest. Tears in her eyes, as she recalls the conversation she had with Franklin shortly before the events of The Director: Conclusion, about the possibility of one day actually getting to live out their lives. She starts talking to herself, almost like she’s praying sort of, like she’s talking to Franklin, saying how she wants a future but she feels like after so much pain, after the security of G.R.I.D. being taken away, after Franklin’s death, she feels like she can’t have that, even with Mig. Plus, she says that she can’t move on while she’s still looking for the person that matters to her. Looking at the Statue of Liberty, she suddenly experiences a vision. *Ferrari has a vision of a lightning bolt coming from the sky into Liberty Island in New York City, and once hitting Liberty Island, spreading throughout the city, destroying buildings, roads, and bridges. As the devastation travels across the city, a giant woman appears in the sky, energy flowing from her fingertips in the same color as the lighting (either pink or purple), before it completely wipes out the rest of New York City.* Recovering from the vision, Taylor contacts the team on the earpiece, revealing that Bryan Hans was found dead at the Police Department Station.

The entire team stands in the cell of Bryan Hans, whose corpse is shown on his bed, and while a blanket has covered his body, the entire room is full of blood. Taylor, in shock, says that this is an extremely violent death, as she says who came in to an officer. The officer says that it was another fellow officer who came down the hall towards this cell, but that officer was also found dead in a street alley a few blocks back. Shouts are heard, as the entire team and the officer leave the cell, entering the main offices of the Police Station. The Chief of Police tells everyone to quiet down, as he has a report to make. He reveals that around 10:12 AM today, during the broadcast of a local news station, there were sixty reported homicides and nearly double the number of reported suicides, with the list growing. He wants a team over to the News Station immediately to investigate what happened. Ferrari asks if they can help, and the Chief states that now that they’re back in the civilized world, they aren’t needed. He goes with a group of officers, exiting the building.

Ferrari sits there, not sure what to think of being rejected, as Mig asks her why she can't just accept that they don't need to be heroes anymore. Taylor says that they should try to investigate the Bryan Hans death however, as most of the officers will be handling the suicides and homicides. Mark questions if they should even do anything, as like they said, they aren't needed. Lincoln says that this is a trying time for the Team, in which their actions over the course of the next few days will decide the course of their future both individually and as a team. Ultimately though, they must do what they feel is right, regardless of what others suggest, saying sometimes the hardest thing to do is to choose the hardest route because its right, rather then the easist route. Rashard asks if they should vote on if they should do anything. Queen Bee agrees, followed by Jada. The team votes on the manner.

[Lincoln]: As we are a ten person group and need an odd number of voters to make a decision, I will sit this out by choosing my position as neutral. The question of this decision is to investigate the Bryan Hans death, as well as the investigation of the suicides and homicides. We will vote either yes or no. Taylor, if you'd like to start.

[Taylor]: Yes.

[Lincoln]: Miguel?

[Mig]: No.

[Lincoln]: Dede?

[Queen Bee]: No.

[Lincoln]: Cody?

[Cody]: Yes.

[Lincoln]: Tyler?

[Tyler]: No.

[Lincoln, surprised]: No? Your opinion is valid of course, but I'm curious as to why you do not agree. I would have thought that given our time together and the thoughts expressed during Project Trident that you would have agreed.

[Tyler]: My answer is no, because we've earned this. We've had two years of pain, and now we're voting on if we should go back and purposefully try and get ourselves killed. We'd be insane to not take this opporunity to retire from heroics, in a sense.

[Lincoln]: Very well. Ferrari?

[Ferrari]: Yes.

[Lincoln]: Son?

[Rashard]: Yes.

[Lincoln]: Mark?

[Mark]: No.

[Lincoln]: That leaves Ms. Nyuki with the deciding vote.

[Jada]: Well, I understand Mig and Tyler's point of views. But as a person who wanted to go into the health profession, I feel obligated to help those in need. It's part of my nature. So, with respect... I vote yes.

This 5>4 vote means they will investigate the deaths. Mig gets upset, telling Ferrari directly that if she wants to do this, then she can do it on her own, as he wants no part in this. He leaves the police station with Mark, Queen Bee, and Tyler, all four frustrated. Lincoln, now alone with the five suppoters, suggests Taylor and Jada stay with him, while Cody, Rashard, and Ferrari investigate the suicides and homicides. They all agree on this and the three leave the building, as Lincoln suggests Jada investigate the footage of the cameras, while Taylor investigate the cell. The two go off to do this, as Lincoln sighs. Lincoln begins messing around with one of the nearby computers, as a shot shows him being the only one left in the room, the majority of officers having left in order to handle the situation outside of New York.

Cody, Rashard, and Ferrari arrive at a coney island with one man standing outside. The man tries to prevent them from walking in, but they call themselves "private detectives" who have been asked to help out with the investigation, and the man accepts this answer, and leaves, giving his name out and informing them that he is the owner of the resturant. The three walk in, to see about thirty people dead. Heads bashed in, knives in people's throats, various gruesome details. Cody notices the channel is on the same channel that had the news station with some of the suicides and homicides, the one that the cops were going to. Ferrari changes the channel to hear about another news station reporting on all the people dead, reporting one of the few survivors was Jonah Timore, a guest speaker that managed to survive while talking about PTSD. Having a lead, Ferrari suggests she go see him. Cody accesses a dead person's phone, and finds the location of his work. Ferrari then speeds towards there. Rashard, a bit frustrated, shouts "We'll catch up with you in a bit", before sighing.

Jonah Timore sits in his office, having a drink of stotch, trying to relax when a door is knocked on. He tells "Melina" to not bother him, citing he's trying to relax from the horrors of the last few hours. Ferrari's voice is then heard, stating she's not Melina but a private detective who needs to speak with him. He sighs, and opens the door, allowing Ferrari in, asking how she got through. She states that she got in really fast, and he says he'll need to remember to fire his assistant, the one named Melina. He invites her to sit down, as she asks how he is doing following the drama, and what exactly happened. He begins to mess with what appears to be a wedding ring, distracting her a bit as she question him and he explains. As he talks about when people started attacking each other, Ferrari looking around, sees an image of Timore and a dog. Suddenly, the image of the dog starts growling savagely at her, much to her fright. Timore, sensing that she's become more anxious, begins talking about how people in his profession know that sometimes, mental illnesses can cause lots of suffering because they sometimes play on people's fears. As Ferrari begins to breath heavily, and Timore begins to become more demonic looking in her POV, Timore grins, and asks her what she is afraid of. Afraid, Ferrari squeezes her eyes shut in fear.

*Upon opening her eyes, she finds herself alone in New York City. Walking on the streets, she thinks of running to the hotel to see if her Team is there. Upon arriving, she sees little kids that look similar to Mig running around. Walking towards one of the bedrooms, she opens the door to see Mig kissing another woman. Upset, Ferrari asks Mig what’s going on. Mig says that after she didn’t get over Franklin, he needed to see other people. He says that he married someone else, and now has a family. The woman walks up to Ferrari and introduces herself as Shiar, and then turns cold and asks her to leave. Ferrari, desperate, asks for Mig to stop her. Mig says “You had your chance at happiness, at a normal life. But you couldn’t accept that, could you?”. She is kicked out of the suite, as Shiar shuts the door on her. Begging for Mig to open the door, she begins crying out for Mig in tears.*

It cuts to her, still crying out for Mig, as Cody is shaking her, shouting her name, asking her to snap out of it. Ferrari opens her eyes, finding herself back in Timore's office. Timore is no longer with her, the office has been emptied out for the most part, except the couch Ferrari sat on. Instead, Cody and Rashard are with her, as she tries to calm down. She breaks down into tears, holding onto Cody as Cody, utterly confused, asks what happened.

##### Act II

It cuts to Ferrari, sitting alone in the police station a few hours later as Mig walks over, concerned, asking her what happened to her. Ferrari explains the nightmare she had, asking Mig if he'd ever leave her for another girl. Mig states that he would never do that, and holds her as she breaks into tears again. Police officers arrive, knowing that the Team were at the office of Jonah Timore, and get angry at their interference. Members of the Team who wanted to investigate the deaths argue with the officers, until Mig makes a point that they're dealing with something they don't understand, and that they just want to help in any way possible. The officers agree to work with them, as the initial non-supporters agree to help, persuaded by Mig's change of heart on the subject and his words. Tyler and Cody question the possible uses of hallucinogens, although Tyler suspects a different method. They learn a little more about Jonah Timore after O.R.I.O.N. pulls more up, including the fact that he has another show tommorow with a live audience both in studio and on television. Mark asks if the television broadcast that aired that day was live, and Jada states it was. Queen Bee catches on, realizing the idea that this is how so many people were affected. O.R.I.O.N. begins scanning for subliminal messaging as it cuts to Taylor.
Taylor looks at the body of Bryan Hans in the morgue after being held to it by a british-accent coronor by the name of Charles. Taylor asks why a british-american like him would want to get into this business. He replies "Well, I've always found murder to be like a game of life and death, and I suppose I've always fancied these intellectual games" (a nod to MURDER and a more subtle nod to Charles Butler). Looking at the body, she sees a cut stitched up. The coronor opens it up to pull out.

Taylor, seeing this message, holding it in her latex-glove covered hands, takes a few steps back, as she reads the words "Hackleburg", "Taylor Yetta", "YOU LET YOUR FATHER DIE". Shocked, she drops the note and exits the room, excusing herself. Exiting the morgue and entering the hallway, Taylor comes to the realization that the man who killed her father, the real man who killed her father, is with her in America. Needing time to process this, she leaves as Charles (the coroner) sees her leave the hallway, out of sight. With no one else around, he suddenly becomes the black-shadow humanoid known as the Shapeshifter, who stays there, vibrating, as it cuts to commerical.

Commerical
Cody comforts Taylor as Taylor suffers an anxiety attack, but manages to calm down. The cops and the team have come to the conclusion that Timore is the one responsible for the attacks, and decides to take him in. Locating the address in Bronx home, they swiftly enter the automobiles and begin heading there. Upon arrival, they spot his car and venture in. However, as the team searches for him in the maze that is his home, each person encounters him and is subjected to a nightmare of fears.

Rashard: Rashard is in what appears to be a fancy italian resturant. Jada is sitting across on him in a two person table. Rashard looks down towards his pocket to see a box with a ring. Rashard talks to Jada about how proud he is to have spent his life with her, espically at 6 years of being together, going on how she helped him mend his relationship with his father, and finally get straightened out. She's made him a better person. Getting down on one knee, he asks Jada for her hand in marriage, but Jada says no. She explains that she's tired of fixing him, tired of being here for him when he's never been there for her, asking him to just be a man for once. Rashard asks her to stop, but Jada goes onto to scream in rage at him in front of everyone in the resturant at how horrible of a person he is, and how she's done helping him, before asking Rashard "Why do you think Lincoln moved away from you? He couldn't deal with you anymore. You were too much for him. It's your fault", leaving the resturant. Rashard, shocked, flees the restrurant upset, before looking out on the street. He begins walking into the road, as a semi-truck hits him in his attempt at suicide. The semi-truck crashes, causing a bright explosion as the fire transitions it to Mark's nightmare.

Mark: Mark is inside an ancient temple like room, with candles lit in each of the four corners, and a ring of candles in the center. The room has no doors. Looking around, he sees a ring in the middle of the candles. Looking to the side to see a large pitchfork, he uses it to carefully pick the ring upwards. Looking at the ring, it is the ring from Every Grid Needs a Queen’s tag, the one with the raven on it. Suddenly, the raven symbol flies off of the ring, growing 10 times as big until it becomes a massive creature attacking Mark. As he is attacked, the Raven says to him “How could you betray us, Mark?”, making Mark scream, while closing his eyes, as it transitions to Ferrari's eyes for her next nightmare.

Ferrari #2: She opens her eyes. Turning around, she finds herself in a field where five tombstones. Walking to them, she sees her parents, Franklin, Mig’s, and a tombstone covered in red and yellow flowers, along with some dead vines. After hesitating to reach for them, she rips them off, as it cuts to another person.

Jada: Ferrari’s second nightmare changes into Jada’s nightmare, as the yellow and red colorization of the flowers becomes a Hispanic dress of a woman. Jada finds herself in a large ball room where the entire team, police officers, military soldiers with medals for bravery, and even the recently encountered Hassan Tanveer and Nicholas Serriv are, as they dance with partners, sing, and drink. Jada finds herself alone without a date, herself in a purple dress with pink flowers, when she hears a voice saying “What are you doing here?”. Turning around, she sees Rashard, smiling at his arrival, and glad to see him. Rashard says “I thought I told you to stay away from here. I told you that this is for heroes, unlike yourself”. Jada is shocked, asking Rashard why he’s being so cruel to her, and he replies “I’m just telling you the truth Jada. The War Against G.R.I.D. is over. We won. There’s no more battles, no more fighting. No one is dying Jada. We don’t need a doctor. We don’t need YOU anymore. I don’t need you anymore.” As Jada looks in shock, we hear Hassan Tanveer talking about how great of a sharpshooter he is when his gun accidently goes off, striking Rashard in the left side of his lower chest. http://prntscr.com/7o0s0r Rashard, seeing the wound bleeding out into his suit, looks up at Jada as the camera goes from his face to the wound as he looks at it to going back up to his face after he lifts his head up. With a final breath, he says “Well, that’s ironic”, before beginning to collapse to his injury. Jada reaches for him, screaming “No!”, and as she almost reaches him, Rashard almost on the ground, he suddenly vanishes. Confused, she looks around to see everyone and everything in the room gone, leaving her alone once more, before it cuts to black. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWycI\_5gEK4 plays in the background).

Mig: Mig opens his eyes to what appears to be a teenager's bedroom. Sitting up, he exits the room to see Castiel coming out of what appears to be a walk in closet in the hallway (this is actually a foreshadow of a later development and essiental that it stays), with a black eye. Mig is suprised, asking Castiel how he's there. Castiel states he doesn't know what Mig is talking about, before telling him "Dad's drunk again so I wouldn't bother him". Mig, confused, states that their dad is dead, but Castiel says his bro must be getting crazy. Suddenly, a loud crash is heard, as Mig's father, Daniel Rivers, comes forward and begins screaming in a drunken manner. Shoving Castiel to the side, Daniel begins to strike down Mig with several punches, knocking Mig back to the room towards a shut window with the blinds open. Daniel continues to beat Mig abusively, as Mig sees Ferrari walking in Stocker City. Mig tries to scream for Ferrari, but he sees Franklin walking up to Ferrari. Franklin gets on one knee and proposes to Ferrari, who accepts as Mig screams in horror at this, before giving himself up to the abuse.

I'm going to clarify Mig's sequence a bit. So in this sequence, we see Mig in his bedroom, Castiel and their father, Daniel living together in Stocker City while Franklin and Ferrari are still together, as they were pre-Event. The idea is that even though Mig has gone through pain and suffering, some of the outcomes of The Event, such as forgiving and mending bonds with Castiel (as developed in the last few episodes of Chapter Two, and The Nuclear Bros), and more importantly meeting Ferrari are worth that pain. His fear is that ultimately, he's going to wake up one day and realize there is no Ferrari that loves him, he isn't a hero, he's still in the same life he was living Pre-Event. He doesn't want to wake up and realize everything that happened was all in his head. He wants this (all the Prototype events) to be real, but he's scared that one day he'll learn its not, and he'll lose the people he cares about that way. Hopefully that makes sense.

Tyler: Tyler is running across a race track for Stocker City University, with crowds cheering for him. Suddenly, the crowd explodes in a dangerous flame, knocking Tyler over. As the dust settles, Tyler sees a large piece of metal crushing his legs, which are covered in blood. Tyler tries to lift it up, as screams from other victims are heard. He starts shouting, screaming for help as he tries to free himself.

To explain Tyler's sequence a bit, he is reliving one of the worst memories he's ever endured: when he lost his legs. This is based off of what was described in Project Trident and The Event Version 2.

Taylor: Taylor is inside what appears to be a southern home, with Cody next to her. Cody hears on a baby monitor the cries of a child, and says he'll take care of "Cody Jr.". Cody leaves as Taylor finishes handwashing the dishes. She hears footsteps behind her as she assumes its Cody. Turning around, she sees Bryan Hans smiling at her. Taylor jumps, disturbed and stating that he's dead. Bryan Hans then says "Bryan Hans might be, but I'm not", before vibrating. Bryan Hans suddenly becomes the black-shadow like humanoid of the Shapeshifter. Taylor screams that he's the man who killed her father. Cody emerges with a child, and the Shapeshifter turns, before becoming a creature that attacks the two. Taylor screams in horror, as it transitions to an african setting.

Queen Bee: Dede is shown in her nightmare, reliving a previous event. It shows her holding onto her mother, in what appears to be a royal african setting. Both woman are in traditional african dresses as gunfire is heard outside. Her mother is wounded with a large bullet hole covered in blood, as her mother asks Dede to find a safe place to escape to. Dede shouts she won't leave her, but her mother gives her an African luck charm for protection. Dede, after recieving this, submits to her mother's wishes, and flees via a secret passage. As the secret passage entrance starts to shut, Dede sees the mercanceries, including an african man burst into the room, the one african man in particular firing straight at her mother, killing the mother instantly, much to Dede's horror as the passage shuts.

Cody: Cody looks around in what appears to be a wasteland that was formerly a city. Horrified, he hears a voice greet him. Turning around, he sees a computer on with the symbol for O.R.I.O.N. on it. O.R.I.O.N. tells Cody that Cody is still a villain, and that his darkness has bled into O.R.I.O.N. O.R.I.O.N. goes on to state that he is superior to Cody, "his father", beacuse understands that he has tampered with dangerous knowledge, and that everyone will eventually create the thing they fear the most. Cody refuses to believe this, as he watches robotic drones float in the sky, and the screams of innoccents heard, growing in number as the sounds of death overwhelm him in fear.

Timore attempts to make Lincoln see his fears, but Lincoln is not affected by it. When Timore asks this is possible, Lincoln becomes violent.

As Lincoln approaches Timore, an officer appears and aims his gun at Timore. Timore flashes his hand at the officer, the officer's eyes glowing for a moment, as the officer aims his gun at Lincoln instead. The officer, looking at Lincoln, appears to be frightened by what he sees. Lincoln, facing the officer, takes a step back as the officer states "My orders were to neutralize the threat. Timore is a bad man, but you... you're a monster Lincoln Maxwell. You're the real threat". The officer shoots at Lincoln, who dodges to the side, crashing through the door. Another officer arrives, shouting what's going on as he watches Timore escape. The first officer turns on the second officer and begins firing, as the second officer shoots his co-worker shoots his friend in the chest, killing him. The second officer falls to the ground, asking outloud what he's done, as Lincoln lays on the ground, breathing heavily from the events that just occured.

##### Act III

Everyone reacts to what happened in different ways, some better and others not. We learn that Mig, while in his nightmare, was on a rampage and nearly hurt someone, causing an officer to shoot him by accident. Lincoln has just been alerted that Mig is out of surgery, and is recovering now in a nearby hospital. Ferrari, after learning the name of the hospital, runs to it. Jada tries to stop her, but Lincoln tells Jada to just let them be. It cuts to Mig waking up in a hosptial room, with Ferrari sitting next to him.

Mig: Where am I-

Ferrari: You're at a hospital. You got shot, but you're going to be okay.

Mig: ... Ferrari, tell me the truth. When I... when I saw the things I saw... did I hurt someone?

Ferrari: Mig...

Mig: Did I HURT SOMEONE?!

Ferrari: No.

Mig: Bloody hell... I thought I had.

The two sit in silence.

Mig: Did I ever tell you about my father?

Ferrari: No.

Mig: There's a reason for that. Back in Stocker City... before The Event. I lived with Castiel and my dad, Daniel. My dad wasn't the father I needed him to be. He was mean, drunk nearly all the time, and... at times, it got so bad that had to wear hoodies to school, so that no one would see. So that the marks wouldn't be visible.

Ferrari: Mig... I'm so sorry.

Mig: I know. The son of a bitch hit me all the time, when I didn't even deserve it. So, when I remembered him... back in Stocker City, when Castiel was going nuts... I wasn't sad that he was dead. I was happy. I was thrilled, and I hate myself for that. I was so happy that he was dead Ferrari, and I know why. He...  I wanted him to be dead for years. I never told anyone, not even Castiel that. But I wanted him to get so drunk one night, that I would find him dead. So that the nightmare would end. When I remembered, I thought that anything would be better then my father being alive. I thought that anything in that dome, anything with G.R.I.D. would be a dream compared to the days where I could barely move without being sore.

Ferrari: He hurt you, it's not your fault.

Mig: There's another reason why I was glad he was dead. My dad, he wasn't the father I needed. He was obligated as my father to love me, and to treat me like a person. But he never did. He never saw a son, he saw a mistake. I lost a person who wouldn't have even cared if I had killed myself. But by losing him, I realized that I had a chance. I had a chance to be with someone. Someone who didn't have to love me, who wasn't obligated to by blood or family ties. Someone who could see me for who I really was, and care about me. I lost him so that I could have you.

Ferrari, taking this all in, grabs a hold of his hand.

Ferrari: I care about you too.
The team is reflecting on what has happened, coming to the conclusion that Dr. Jonah Timore is a metahuman with the ability of Fear Manipulation and Mental Hallucination. He can control people's fears, make them see what they fear, and can trigger nightmare-like hallucinations to see dark realities, such as the ones they all experienced.  He purposefully booked the show as a speaker in order to reach a mass audience and fill them with fear. He has a second show the next day with a live pubic audience plus camera audience. A plan is set up to capture him then.

Taylor is reading the officer's report on the death of Bryan Hans recorded when they found the body. She notices that the stitched up cut that was noticed eariler (containing the newspaper clipping) wasn't in the report, and questions it to the officer who wrote the report. The officer states he never saw a cut like that, suggesting that it had to have been done by someone with medical experience. Realizing who was capable of performing a cut like that, Taylor drops the report and starts running. She arrives at the morgue, to see Charles (the coronor) placing a box of latex gloves away, surprised to see her. Taylor confronts him on the fact that the cut wasn't initally reported because it was added later by someone. Taylor realizes that there was a reason why she suspected Bryan Hans to be her father's murderer, why the officer that supposedly came to see him was found dead, and why the cut was added. Taylor realizes that the reason why she thought it was Bryan was because the killer looked like him. The coronor questions what she's talking about, and she confesses that she knows that the coronor isn't really a coronor: he is in reality the man who killed Bryan Hans, the man who killed Atticus Yetta (Taylor's father): The Shapeshifter.

Charles takes a step back, admitting that he is the killer of Bryan Hans and Atticus Yetta. He is the one who commited murder... he is the Shapeshifter. Becoming the black-shadow humanoid, he greets Taylor as "Tralior Yvetta", stating that he was growing tired of playing the role of Charles the Coronor, stating that he did the world a favor by killing the real Charles the Coronor, and pretending to be him (in essence, The Shapeshifter's true identity remains unknown). Stating that he has waited a long time for this to happen, The Shapeshifter taunts Taylor. Taylor asks what happens now that she knows the truth, to which the Shapeshifter replies: "There's only one way this ends Tralior... your death".

The Shapeshifter suddenly becomes Taylor, and flies towards her. Taylor jumps up, being hit by the evil Taylor as the two fly out of the police station's backdoor. Fighting in the air, the two escape towards the sky of Manhattan as they fly around the city. Dodging each other while trying to inflict blows, good Taylor manages to get an advantage and strikes the Shapeshifter in mid-air a few times, before the Shapeshifter (still as Taylor) begins flying around Hell's Kitchen in NYC. Taylor tries to follow him but gets lost, before the Shapeshifter emerges from a window, knocking Taylor to the rooftop of a building and shattering a water tower. The Shapeshifter lands on the rooftop as Taylor gets off the wreckage of the water tower, that has flooded the rooftop a bit. The Shapeshifter taunts her, stating that he can be anyone he needs to be, becoming Atticus Yetta, becoming The Director, becoming Cody. Taylor asks who he is really, and he says that they've met before, as he creates a large chunk of ice. Telling her that he doesn't plan on killing her now, as he would much rather have more attention on them when he kills her, he tells her that she will live for now until the day he kills her in front of all she cares for, and throws it towards a young mother pushing a baby stroller with a young little girl in it, asleep. Taylor flies upwards, grabbing the ice and throwing it back towards the roof, but the Shapeshifter is gone by then. It cuts to a nearbly block, as it shows the Shapeshifter as Cody shapeshifting into what appears to be a homeless man, and walks away, with a smirk on his face.

At the studio of the next broadcast featuring Timore, the plan is set in motion to capture Timore. Timore realizes that he is going to be arrested, and sheds his personality, using his abilities to stage a massive scare as he flees backstage. Ferrari attempts to stop him, but he takes her at knifepoint, and uses his ability on her. She sees hellish verisons of characters, as Ferrari struggles with him. In a sort of mental combat, she is able to overcome her fears, and breaks out of the trance. As Timore realizes this, Mark shoots Timore in the shoulder, knocking him down. After Ferrari is freed, she runs out of the studio, coming back with duct tape and permanent glue. Proceeding to put the glue on both of the doctor’s hands, Mark asks what she’s doing, who which she replies “Giving the good doctor a dose of his own medicine”. Duct taping both of his arms together, she vibrates her hand and grabs his hand, making his palms orange. Immediately, she places both of his hands on his forehead, the glue attaching to the skin while glowing orange. Begging Ferrari to not do it, Timore’s pleas are useless as the effects of his abilities begin to take hold. The rest of the team arrives to find that Timore has been defeated, as Timore’s abilities start to take hold of him. Beginning to twist and move around, he sees the Team as demonic versions of themselves based on their abilities (Mark is a demon with multiple faces everywhere, Queen Bee is more like a demonic bee humanoid, and Jada is a Medusa-like demon, since these three have no abilities). Begging desperately, terrified for the first time, he swarms around, kicking his legs and shaking his body in the insanity, eventually forcing his body to the right, facing a piece of glass. He looks at his reflection of his year, seeing a decaying version of himself, as he begins to scream in complete and total terror, the screams filling the studio…

…Taylor reveals, frustrated, the events that transpired, revealing she knows about The Shapeshifter. The team, after hearing her story, promises to help her uncover the truth about The Shapeshifter. Then, they get an alert from ORION about Timore. ORION reveals Timore is an American Metahuman who has not left the country, state, or city in the last twelve years, his last trip being a missionary trip to Argentina. ORION reveals he has no evidence suggesting he was in the Eastern Hemisphere when The Event occurred, and when questioned if The Event’s effects could possibly have reached the Western Hemisphere, ORION reveals that G.R.I.D.’s scans of where the wave hit was 99.9% accurate, meaning that Timore received his abilities somehow other than via The Event. The team, not sure what this means, realizes that their story is not over yet.

##### Tag

Tag at the end: Nicholas Serriv is looking at a report detailing “a British girl appearing in Canada two months ago”, as well as looking at possible locations for the Team to have a base of operations at, when an assistant tells him his next appointment has arrived. Putting the files away, he is encountered by a man (we don’t see the man), who says “We need to talk”, with Serriv stating in surprise “You??”.