The Deathwave: Part 2

## The Deathwave: Part 2 Blurb

It's been a month since Dios has escaped NEXUS, causing chaos across the globe. Carmen Millard joins the NEXUS army to find her father, while Clarke Emerson works with Alisha Evans and John Millard on a project to save the world before all is lost.

## The Deathwave: Part 2 Breakdown

### **16th November, 2029**

The episode opens with Carmen meeting with a man to ask how to get to her father John Millard. He explains that the only way she can get access to a NEXUS base to see her father, is to get a key card. The only way she can get one for herself is if she joins the NEXUS army. She leaves for the city, where only few survivors remain after the Dios attacks. Carmen manages to sign up for the NEXUS army in a recruitment centre and leaves the next morning for training. During her time training with new soldiers joining the NEXUS army, she gets a new haircut, and meets another soldier named Buck who she later becomes friends with.

### **21st December, 2029**

After a month of training, Carmen and her group are sent out to find and kill Dios. While travelling, Buck attempts to become friends with Carmen. We learn from their conversations that Carmen used to take part in fighting matches and was very close with her father. On their way to find Dios, Carmen and the group run into a trap and are forced to fight a group of Russians since the current war still rages on despite Dios destroying most of the world.

### **13th January, 2030**

Clarke explains his plan to save the world to Matteo, Stephen and Donovan during a meeting discussing the problem.

> *"When I was a kid, I used to love virtual reality, so my father and I tried taking this to a whole new level. We tried to find a way to transfer mind data, into a virtual world that we could alter and control. We weren’t successful…but, this has helped me come up with an idea of how to deal with Dios. Alisha and myself have been completing tests with Cryo sleep, and we believe that if we put Dios into Cryo sleep, then we can then put his mind into a virtual world. This way, Dios won’t escape ever again." - Clarke Emerson*
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However, everyone disagrees with Clarke and believe that it'll be both a waste of money and a huge risk if something were to go wrong. Stephen Shen orders that they take military action instead and ditches Clarke's idea. Clarke speaks with Alisha and John and decides to continue the project despite Shen's disapproval.

Alisha tries to persuade Matteo Carter to change his mind and follow with Clarke's plan, but instead he calls his men to kill Clarke, sparing John and Alisha. Alisha warns Clarke and helps him escape NEXUS just in time. He takes with him some of his notes to continue the project outside of NEXUS. Before he leaves, he gives Alisha a letter to pass onto Carmen.

### **19th March, 2030**

Carmen finally receives the letter from Clarke and tries to decode what it's trying to say with Buck. Clarke leaves his name out of the letter to avoid any problems.

The letter:

*This structure is very special. It means the world to me. It began on a strong foundation, A very secure place to be. Isn’t it funny, how you once believed nothing in this whole world could disgust you. You either love the world or you live in it.*

Carmen quickly realises it's from Clarke thank to the last two poems he included in the letter. As seen in The Deathwave: Part 1, Carmen and Clarke talk about poetry and mention the two poems while having dinner with John Millard. Clarke used this as a sneaky way for Carmen to know it's from him. Buck takes Carmen to a TV which shows a news broadcast warning people of Clarke Emerson, accusing him for purposely letting Dios escape, and offers a high reward for anyone who can bring him back to NEXUS dead or alive.

### **2nd April, 2030**

Carmen is called to see Donovan Thomas in his office while aboard a warship heading for their next battle location. Donovan offers a promotion for Carmen but she declines. He quickly turns the conversation around by questioning her about Clarke Emerson, and then John Millard and her true identity. He then goes even further to showing her video camera footage of Carmen, Clarke and John having dinner together. Donovan attempts to kill Carmen as she refuses to speak about the situation. Before she is killed, she manages to stab him and runs out of the office. Carmen finds Buck and the two run away from a group of soldiers who have been ordered to kill them. They steal a helicopter, and with Bucks flying skills, they escape the ship safely and head back for California to find Clarke.

Carmen examines the letter once again looking for clues. "*This structure is very special. It means the world to me. It began on a strong foundation, A very secure place to be."* They first find Clarke's apartment and search the area hoping he'd be waiting there for Carmen. Carmen thought to check his home first, but they soon realise he is not there. They search the apartment for clues, until Buck finds a book with a picture and address of a farm house. Carmen assumes it may be his childhood home, and the two leave the apartment to find the farm.

When they arrive at the farm, they search the property, and again are greeted with no Clarke Emerson. They sit in the barn staring off into the distance. Buck finds an old guitar sitting in the hay and begins to play a calm tune, while Carmen re-reads the letter trying to figure out what it could mean. Buck suggests that maybe they've been reading the letter wrong.

> *"Maybe we’ve taken this poem the wrong way... Maybe Clarke doesn’t want to be found, maybe he wants to find you. That poem may be talking about you, not him." - Buck*
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A group of NEXUS helicopters head in their directions and explode part of the barn. The two run off, but Buck is shot in the leg. Carmen tries to help him so they can both escape, but Buck refuses and decides to stay. She finally gives up and leaves the area just as the helicopters are landing. Buck takes shoots himself in the head before he can be questioned while Carmen escape safely.