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In Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic continuity, the (at the time) two prominent alien species, being the Black Arms and Wisps, are connected with the creation of the Dark Arms.
These creatures are capable of lending their power to Eclipse the Darkling, much like the Wisps.
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[scene of Shadow and Doom (in ghost form) talking amongst themselves and others with a white haze around it. Sunny (another Shadow, with a more masculine appearance compared to the other Shadow's feminine appearance) is watching the scene from afar]
[*read The Day The Moon Died Act II Case 01 Chapter 2 for more context~]
Panel 2:
[Shadow turns to Sunny]
Shadow (smiling): Thanks for letting me have that memory, by the way.
Panel 3:
[Sunny turns away from Shadow and huffs]
Sunny: Hmph.
Panel 4:
[Shadow returns to talking to the others in the outer world, with that white hazy border returning. The camera is zoomed on Shadow and Doom]
Sunny (thinking): I wonder… If you were able to share all of my memories…
Panel 5:
[A shot of Sunny standing alone in silhouette. Behind him is a collage of shots from the Shadow the Hedgehog video game.]
Sunny (thinking): If you were able to remember everything… Would that change how you see him?
[There's text in the background, the text being a quote from the Shadow the Hedgehog game; "This blue sky… staring at it from afar, have I seen it before?" with the last five words repeating, the words fading slightly each time while being placed underneath the previous instance of the phrase, until it can no longer be seen]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreigsiskb6z6zhpzdqnyubxehtzf3yy5g6bfnscj4x7vlfon3rixbwy)
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[Darlene begins to settle into bed]
Narration:
But let us get back on track here, my dearest disciple.
Panel 2:
[Darlene becomes nice and snuggled up]
Narration:
For this begins a new installment of your trusty Field Manuals;
Panel 3:
[Darlene wakes up the next morning, looking like her younger self from 30 years ago]
Narration:
A Lesson in How to Show The Enemy That We’re Always One Step Ahead.
[End of Chapter]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreia3bu7nyrojt55uj7eja35mkcurmi64gg2cd6eexqf3nwsy5wvf7a)
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[Darlene getting ready for bed]
Narration:
We did, eventually, dispose of Harold. Decided to just bury him with the plant out back.
Panel 2:
[Darlene comes across a photo of her and Harold on her nightstand]
Narration:
Darlene said that the plant could continue to absorb his body in such conditions, anyways.
Panel 3:
[Darlene puts it in a drawer, placing it on top of several other photos and pieces of paper.]
Narration:
Given her many years working for Cypress Beauty, I’m inclined to believe her.
Panel 4:
[Landon shows up at the door, holding a glass of water in one hand and a knife in the other.]
Narration
Especially because, well, even if I didn't believe her then…
Panel 5:
[Landon sets the water down and cuts into his palm with the knife, drawing blood – and some squirming worms too]
Landon: Drink up.
Panel 6:
[Landon hovers the cut hand over the water cup, letting the blood and worms mix in]
Landon: You must let yourself become a host for his children.
Panel 7:
[Darlene drinks from the glass]
Narration:
I certainly do now. Now that we have that full connection.
Landon: He thanks you for your compliance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreiewatcwjkscw4756qirfcr4qje73zs22poz2bdr5yvwlop5bxdmcu)
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[Landon starts ripping the roots from the body]
Landon: Though I do suppose, to his “defense”, most men are some brand of… aggravating. In my opinion.
Landon: (At the very least the straight ones…)
Panel 2:
[Darlene pops into the shot]
Darlene: What about you, Landon? Are you not a man as well?
Panel 3:
[Same shot]
Landon: [winces and shrugs] Barely? Like, 20% on a good day.
Landon: I’m a lot of things, and “man” is at the bottom of that list – and only there by technicality.
Darlene: “By technicality”?
Panel 4:
[Same shot]
Landon: Well, I… did try being a woman for a day or two back in college… it didn’t feel right either.
Panel 5:
[Darlene only shot]
Landon: So I’ve just settled on just existing as I am. What am I? I’m Landon.
Darlene: I think there’s a term for that? Non-binary, was it?
Panel 6:
[Landon only shot - stops what he’s doing and looks at Darlene]
Landon: Hmm?
Darlene: [nervous] Oh! I’m n-not a good source for that kind of stuff!
Panel 7:
[Shot of the both of them, Landon goes back to picking at the roots]
Landon: ‘Spose I could look that up while you get some rest, then.
Darlene: Y-Yeah…!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreidoszrzcgnijevo3x3a5pxjtmfj2bygxlxkjvsr7mc5m4zxyxwaqa)
![[Darlene slumps over as she struggles to tear away the root she grabbed. Landon looks over at her, silently processing her struggle]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreicti6f4geytggfgtgn2ucafu3gmlmul3dwijnxodomogkfwgtwdca)
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[Cut back to present day, Landon is holding his cup close to him, eyes closed.]
Landon/Narration [overlapping]: Just as I predicted… Within that memory lies… my answer. What I’m here to do.
Panel 2:
[Pan to Darlene]
Darlene: Definitely sounds like it. North Shore got in a lot of trouble some time ago for a mosquito control project that went awry.
Panel 3:
[Same shot]
Darlene: In fact – it caused them to get shut down!
Panel 4:
[Widen to show both Darlene and Landon]
Darlene: But… That was 22 years ago! Why now?
Landon: That… I can’t seem to get any clear answer to.
Panel 5:
[Same shot]
Darlene: Oh dear… Is that an issue?
Landon: It can be, if we let it be one.
Panel 6:
[Pan to just Landon, he gets up from the couch]
Landon: And the best way we can prevent that is to investigate.
Panel 7:
[Pan to the shriveled remains of Harold on the other side of the room, wrapped up in the roots of the now split open plant]
Darlene: Could we… leave the investigating to tomorrow? It’s getting rather late, and we still have… this to deal with.
Landon: I suppose we could. I wouldn’t mind disposing of this fucker once and for all.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreidsylqt6k5ojklxppqctogxio5ng3exayxucbyvtw2ajrtc7fc5ly)
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[Landon shot - he's smirking]
Landon: [typing] Bold of you to assume North Shore having ties to Dunnington means anything to me.
Panel 2:
[Close up on the text]
Landon: [typing] I don't care about what relationships two corporations have with each other, if anything happens to you, Prophet, I will drag those sorry motherfuckers straight to the hell that'll be waiting for them. 100%.
Panel 3:
[Side shot, showing both Landon and Prophet]
Prophet: A-and there returns that oh so “charming” stubbornness of yours… Here I thought it had died when you had finally submitted to The Eye.
Landon: [typing] What can I say? I stick to my guns.
Panel 4:
[Same shot]
Landon: [typing] My mother always told me it’s the best thing about me.
Prophet: Your mother is not a credible source of information, Landon.
Panel 5:
[Landon gets up from his chair]
Landon: Alllright, that’s enough out of you for tonight.
Panel 6:
[Landon walks off, taking his coffee with him]
Landon: I’m gonna go wake Jeffery up. You go talk to the Eye about that rebirth idea of mine, 'kay?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreibzeq5a3ck6l2sq3tbdjbnis2w5gp3erjzeh7tivhedqvldvlz5yq)
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[Landon is looking at the computer that contains Prophet, considering what he has said. He looks cautious.]
Narration:
I remember that 8% standing out to me. Leaping out and catching my eye.
Something didn’t feel right.
Panel 2:
[Landon starts typing again]
Landon: [typing] Is there a way for me to request to be reborn?
Panel 3:
[Prophet shot]
Prophet: Is there any particular reason why you would ask?
Panel 4:
[Zooms out just a bit just to show Landon’s hands and the keyboard – he hesitates]
Panel 5:
[Same shot - Landon types]
Landon: [typing] Something feels wrong.
Panel 6:
[Prophet shot]
Prophet: In what way?? What is there within the One’s plans to question??
Panel 7:
[Landon shot]
Landon: [typing] 8% is a high chance of error, Prophet. That’s 8/100.
Panel 8:
[Wide shot of Prophet that shows the whole computer and its surroundings]
Prophet: Do you not think I am aware of that? Just who exactly is the A.I. out of the two of us, again?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreieut3kq7zvvzhs45qspvl6p4msim23lwpfy6oy5wb6u7u6xurhvdy)
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[Back to Landon - he looks pleasantly surprised.]
Landon: [typing] Really? How exciting! But how is it gonna happen? And why so soon? I imagine trying to condense a bunch of code into one of those eyeballs would be pretty tough.
Panel 2:
[Back to Prophet]
Prophet: You are right, and that is why I am not going to be reborn in such a way.
Panel 3:
[Landon sets his coffee down. He’s invested now.]
Landon: [texting] Oh my, you’re getting a custom rebirth method? Tell me everything you know!
Panel 4:
[Back to Prophet]
Prophet: The One’s words were vague, but the meaning I have extracted from them is that a copy of myself will be sent to one of the computers of one North Shore Research.
Panel 5:
[Same shot]
Prophet: I, or I suppose more accurately, my copy, will have the task of helping the workers there to be successful in their endeavors, and to ensure that everything they do is in service to The Eye.
Panel 6:
[Zoom in on text]
Prophet: 8 percent chance of error.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreif6ltqgyyi4vd3ykeucapoy5nj7ne53li3s4voajmoab35cs3oswm)
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[Landon, wearing a different outfit and with his hair tied up in a ponytail, is making himself a cup of coffee in a somewhat messy living room. Notably, the mug that Landon seems to intend to use already has milk and sugar in it. It is also see-through.]
Landon: I think… If I ponder it, though… I might get an answer of some kind.
Narration:
Why yes, this IS a transition into a flashback. No, I don’t care if you think it’s basic. This is MY sacred text, I’ll write it as I damn well please!
Panel 2:
[Landon turns his head]
????: [off screen] Good evening, Landon.
Panel 3:
[Same shot]
Landon: Good evening to you too, Prophet.
Panel 4:
[Landon pours the coffee into his mug and starts walking]
Landon: Any particular reason you’ve decided to speak first today, or are you just excited to see me?
Prophet: There is something I must inform you of – hesitation was strictly advised against.
Panel 5:
[Same shot - but Landon looks slightly disappointed.]
Landon: Of course… Always business with you, isn’t it?
Prophet: Yes. Absolutely. Affirmative. Posi-
Panel 6:
[Landon sits down at a desk, sipping the coffee as he begins to type on a keyboard]
Landon: [typing] Just tell me what you need to, Prophet.
Panel 7:
[Cuts to a shot of the monitor - displaying a split screen that has a mess of 1s and 0s on the top half creating an image of an eye with a white sclera and an red iris on a green background, and red text on the bottom half. The text is bordered by a red line above and below it]
Prophet: Very well, then.
Panel 8:
[Same shot but zoomed in onto the text]
Prophet: I have been informed by The One that I am to be reborn very soon.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmb7bzxtodftuw6fyrymw2fw/bafkreig4u56da2yqycaddpmdsuzorj5vmsks67ftf2jhqu3sd4cxungnoi)
