POWER
OVER LIFE AND DEATH - The Baron
Heinrich Richtohofen, John
Storm and Hal,
the AI onboard the Elizabeth
Swann, agree that Cleopatra is entombed underwater in
her former Palace at Alexandria.
In this scene
the military are unable to comprehend the cloning or
replication technology for their weapons programmes. Fearing others might be able to
figure it out ahead of them, they take the drastic step of
planning to cryogenically freeze Cleopatra
and Alexis
Luther; the Panamanian running man.
They
also plan a similar fate for John
Storm. But Storm cracks
their military mainframes with his nano, supercomputer's so knows
their every move. This infuriates the military and CIA
chiefs, who want to cover up all of their questionable
covert activities. They put a catch or kill order out on
John.
John
Storm is beside himself with disillusionment at the
levels of corruption in the so called enlightened country. He
must rescue Cleopatra from such inhumane treatment. He knows
of the stories of torture, such as The
Mauritanian. John
storms their US secure establishment at Guantánamo Bay,
Cuba. He rescues Cleopatra without killing any of the guards
who are shooting to kill. He zip-ties all the guards who get
in his way. Others decide not to challenge him. Storm's Nazi
developed aramid-kevlar armour takes a few hits, that would
have caused John much pain, even with his new super-human
strength.
The
lovers sail out of the Caribbean
Sea, to look for a safe haven, Cleopatra
is thrilled by the high-tech Elizabeth Swann. The US military
(with CIA involvement) decide to take out the Swann with a missile attack. John and
Dan are forced to plant a virus to disable their firing and targeting
systems, linking the Nanocomm
CyberCore™ to Hal, to accelerate computing of the
onboard AI. Hal takes control of the US missile remotely, and directs
it back to a deserted wing of the military prison, where the detonation
all but levels those buildings.
John
warns the US military not to try again, or the target might
be NORAD. This goes against the grain for John, where he is
an advocate of peace. But, they are trying to kill him and
everyone onboard the Elizabeth
Swann, and the North American
Aerospace Defense Command was confirmed as coordinating the attack. Two
Raptor drones sent out to attack again, were rapidly
recalled. Hal thanked US Defense Command for complying. They
do not respond. But in NORAD's offices in Florida, the top brass were
forced to inform President Lincoln
Truman, that their security network is breached, as the
media reported the story. The
President is furious that an attack on a civilian ship was
not correctly authorized. (Plausible denial) He personally hails the
Elizabeth
Swann by video link, explaining the breach in protocol, when he and John agree,
to cooperate, as far as is possible. President Truman calls
off the dogs, he is shocked to learn Guantánamo Bay is
still operational, having been assured it was empty. Détente.
Even
so, John refuses to allow
the US military access to the CyberCore nano-computer, despite being
offered $Billions of dollars. Secretly, President Truman is
pleased at making his new civilian ally. He orders an
investigation, to root out those responsible for the attack
and using the old camp in Cuba illegally.
THE BRIEF
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These headings are only to guide you - to help you to plan your
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GRAPHIC
BRIEF - SUGGESTED LAYOUTS/ FORMAT = THREE ISSUES
PART
I - ISSUE 1.
CHAPTER
1. THE
POISON ASP - Overwhelmed by grief, Cleopatra poisons herself with a
cobra bite in her mausoleum
CHAPTER
2. WRATH OF THE GODS - The destruction of
Thonis and Alexandria
CHAPTER
3. NEW WORLD ORDER - A Neo-Nazi plan to regenerate Aryan supremacy
CHAPTER
4. CYBERCORE
GENETICA - Nano computer technology is purchased at an auction by a
religious sect
CHAPTER
5. INCUBUS - Franco Francisco accepts offer of employment
from Roberta Ferrara
CHAPTER
6. SPLICE
- Klaus von Kolreuter perfects a method of gene manipulation
CHAPTER
7. TREMORS - Cleopatra's
tomb lay lost for centuries, until shift in the tectonic
plates trigger tremor off the coast of Alexandria
PART
II - ISSUE 2.
CHAPTER
8. PANAMANIAN
RUNNING MAN - Marjorie Boyle videos exceptionally fast athlete, Sam Hollis
investigates
CHAPTER
9. AMAZON
QUEEN - Elizabeth Swann navigating river and
docking at Manaus
CHAPTER
10. TOMB
RAIDERS - Safiya
Sabuka and Musa
Bomani dive among sifting sands to discover
precious artifacts and golden treasures
CHAPTER
11. SCOTLAND
YARD - London's secure DNA database is stolen
CHAPTER
12. OPERATION
ALEXANDRIA - Neo-Nazi occultists recover Cleopatra's
sarcophagus from underwater tomb near Palace
CHAPTER
13. KIDNAPPED - Charley is taken prisoner, John, Dan and CIA rescue her
CHAPTER
14. UNESCO -
Catholic Church fear grave desecration heritage
theft, asks agencies for help. Interpol issue Red Notice
PART
III - ISSUE 3.
CHAPTER
15. REPLICANT - The Society reproduce Cleopatra using Francisco's
RepliVator™, uploading synapse sequence, implanted memories
CHAPTER
16. FULL STEAM AHEAD -
To
Thonis, then uses the Swann's AI
sensors and the Ark
database to find tomb has been plundered
CHAPTER
17. RITUAL SACRIFICE - The Baron prepares a drugged Cleopatra for ceremonial
impregnation
CHAPTER
18. SANCTUM
INTERRUPTUS - John finds Nazi hideout near Alexandria,
disturbs ritual - rescues Cleopatra, arresting conspirators
CHAPTER
19. THE CHOSEN ONE - The reincarnated Cleopatra falls for her rescuer. John comes under her
spell, despite her being a replicant
CHAPTER
20. MILITARY
INTERVENTION - Military detain Cleopatra for stakeholders, despite media
& medical protests. Storm distraught
CHAPTER
21. DÉJÀ VU - History repeats itself,
military lock up technology as gross violation of human rights, John left
disillusioned
BOOK CHAPTERS
CHAPTER
1. THE
POISON ASP - Overwhelmed by grief, Cleopatra poisons herself with a
cobra bite in her mausoleum
CHAPTER
2. WRATH OF THE GODS - The destruction of
Thonis and Alexandria
CHAPTER
3. NEW WORLD ORDER - A Neo-Nazi plan to regenerate Aryan supremacy
CHAPTER
4. CYBERCORE
GENETICA - Nano computer technology is purchased at an auction by a
religious sect
CHAPTER
5. INCUBUS - Franco
Francisco accepts offer of employment from Roberta Ferrara
CHAPTER
6. SPLICE
- Klaus von Kolreuter perfects a method of gene manipulation
CHAPTER
7. TREMORS - Cleopatra's
tomb lay lost for centuries, until shift in the tectonic
plates trigger tremor off the coast of Alexandria
CHAPTER
8. PANAMANIAN
RUNNING MAN - Marjorie Boyle videos exceptionally fast athlete, Sam
Hollis investigates
CHAPTER
9. AMAZON
QUEEN - Elizabeth Swann navigating river and
docking at Manaus
CHAPTER
10. TOMB
RAIDERS - Safiya
Sabuka and Musa
Bomani dive among sifting sands to discover
precious artifacts and golden treasures
CHAPTER
11. SCOTLAND
YARD - London's secure DNA database is stolen
CHAPTER
12. OPERATION
ALEXANDRIA - Neo-Nazi occultists recover Cleopatra's
sarcophagus from underwater tomb near Palace
CHAPTER
13. KIDNAP - Charley is taken prisoner,
John, Dan and CIA rescue her
CHAPTER
14. UNESCO -
Catholic Church fear grave desecration heritage
theft, asks agencies for help. Interpol issue Red Notice
CHAPTER
15. REPLICANT - The Society reproduce Cleopatra using Francisco's
RepliVator™, uploading synapse sequence, implanted memories
CHAPTER
16. FULL STEAM AHEAD -
To
Thonis, then uses the Swann's AI
sensors and the Ark
database to find tomb has been plundered
CHAPTER
17. RITUAL SACRIFICE - The Baron prepares a drugged Cleopatra for ceremonial
impregnation
CHAPTER
18. SANCTUM
INTERRUPTUS - John finds Nazi hideout near Alexandria,
disturbs ritual - rescues Cleopatra, arresting conspirators
CHAPTER
19. THE CHOSEN ONE - The reincarnated Cleopatra falls for her rescuer. John comes under her
spell, despite her being a replicant
CHAPTER
20. MILITARY
INTERVENTION - Military detain Cleopatra for stakeholders, despite media
& medical protests. Storm distraught
CHAPTER
21. DÉJÀ VU - History repeats itself,
military lock up technology as gross violation of human rights, John left
disillusioned
