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Volume 9 The Weather Team: Series 2 (2015)

Episode 9: “Black Star Rises”

By Nico Aaron Ugbaja

Ugbaja Comics: Scribd (2015)

Ugbaja Comics © 2015 Phase One Drawing and Design by Ugbaja Media Group

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The Characters for Volume 9: Black Star Rises

Anthony Wong / Lightning Strike Jet Sato / SolarFlare Fujiwara Chueng / IceBerg Hiro Chen / Snowstorm Takeshi Wang / TidalWave Andy Trueno / Nighthawk Aki Yamamoto / Snowflake Rasouke Fujiwara / StaticElectricity Tanaka Toshiyama / ThunderStorm Andrew Sumura / Earthquake Akira Sato / Akira Also starring: Yuji Nagata Sako Nakijima and Aaron Ugbaja as “FireFlash”

Other characters in this episode are not mentioned in this list.

Episode 9: “Black Star Rises”

Written by: Nico Aaron Ugbaja

Story written for Ugbaja Comics and part of the Ugbaja Comics Universe:

Phase One. May 2015.

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Black Star Rises

(Fujiwara is walking down the street)

Phone Conversation: “Yuji, Hiro took things too far and we went along with it. I

also have to live with that guilt but I don’t think there is a way back from this…”

(Fujiwara hails a taxi) (He bumps into a hooded figure walking past him)

Fujiwara: Sorry

(The person apologizes)

Phone Conversation: “There’s a problem at Work, I have to go in! Take care of

yourself Fujiwara! People are trying to kill us! Don’t give them that chance...”

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(Fujiwara ends the call and puts his mobile in his pocket)

(The taxi stops) (Fujiwara steps into the taxi)

Fujiwara: Nakano please!

(Taxi driver nods)

(Fujiwara takes out his phone and dials a number)

(He sighs) (He presses the green button)

(He waits for a dial tone)

Phone Conversation: “Hello?”

“Mum!”

“Fujiwara, what is wrong?”

“Are you going to be at home in the next hour?”

“I was planning to visit your grandma but if you need me to stay, I can?”

“I’m coming home”

“What a nice surprise! Are your lectures finished for the week?”

“Yes, you could say that!”

“What is wrong, you sound edgy and nervous”

“I…”

“Fujiwara?”

“Fujiwara?”

(Fujiwara lifts up his top) (A huge red rash is visible on his chest)

“Err… Do you have any Miso Soup left over?”

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“I can make some, if you want it?”

“That would be nice”

(Fujiwara bangs his fist on the cab seat)

(A tear falls from Fujiwara’s right eye)

(He gasps) (He clutches the side of his chest)

(He exhales slowly)

“Fujiwara, what is wrong?”

“Fujiwara?”

(Fujiwara starts to breathe heavily)

(Fujiwara focuses)

FLASHBACK – EPISODE 8 – “Worlds Collide: Part 2”

(Fujiwara is walking down the street)

Phone Conversation: “Yuji, Hiro took things too far and we went along with it. I

also have to live with that guilt but I don’t think there is a way back from this…”

(Fujiwara hails a taxi) (He bumps into a hooded figure walking past him)

Fujiwara: Sorry

(The person apologizes)

Phone Conversation: “There’s a problem at Work, I have to go in! Take care of

yourself Fujiwara! People are trying to kill us! Don’t give them that chance...”

FLASHBACK TO VOLUME….

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(Fujiwara struggles to lift the phone to his ear)

“Fujiwara?”

“I’m here mum, no need to panic, I just hurt myself. I was being clumsy Listen! I

have got to go but I will see you when I get home”

“I know you are wise enough to tell me when something is wrong, I will see you

later and it gives me time to make your miso soup anyway”

“I love you mum and see you in a bit”

“Bye darling!”

(He cuts the call) (Fujiwara starts crying)

Fujiwara: Stop here please!

(The taxi slows down) (He hands the driver 5,000 yen)

(He stumbles out of the taxi)

(Akira is walking on the other side of the road) (The taxi driver gets out of the

taxi)

(Akira walks over to see what is happening)

(She spots Fujiwara lying on the ground)

Akira: Fujiwara!

(She runs over to Fujiwara)

Akira: Fujiwara, what’s happened?

(Fujiwara’s breathing starts to decrease)

Akira: FUJIWARA! SOMEONE CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE! MY FRIEND NEEDS AN

AMBULANCE!!

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(She taps Fujiwara’s face)

Akira: FUJIWARA!

(He does not respond)

Akira: SHIT! FUJIWARA! STAY WITH ME! FUJIWARA!

(A man brushes through the crowd)

“Excuse me, I am a doctor! Coming through! Please out of way”

(The man reaches Fujiwara)

“What happened?”

Akira: I don’t know he is my friend, I was walking by and I just saw him here!

(The doctor puts his hands out)

“I understand you are distressed but please slow down”

Akira: HELP HIM PLEASE! HELP HIM!

(The doctor turns to the crowd gathering)

“MOVE AWAY PLEASE, I NEED SPACE”

(He tries to find Fujiwara’s pulse)

(Akira desperately looks on) (He bows his head and sighs)

(He turns round to Akira and shakes his head)

(Time goes slowly for Akira) (She falls to her knees and zones out)

“I’m going to have to ask you all to leave please!”

(The doctor ushers for people to move on)

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(Akira gets up slowly and takes out her mobile)

(She slowly dials a number)

[At Intelligence Japan Headquarters…]

(Yuji scans his pass and walks through the security pods)

(Yuji’s phone rings) (He answers the call) (Yuji’s face changes)

(Yuji’s phone drops out of his hands) (He falls to his knees)

Yuji: No! No!

(He stands up)

Yuji: Nooooooooooooo!!!!

(He kicks a chair in front of him) (He punches through a glass wall)

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London, United Kingdom.

Teenage League Headquarters, Vauxhall Cross.

(Anthony, Sako and Aaron are engaged in conversation in the lounge)

(The TV automatically turns on)

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(Anthony, Sako and Aaron stare at the TV)

(Sako’s face changes)

Aaron: NO!

(He stands up)

(Anthony stares at the TV and zones out)

(Sako falls to his knees and puts his hands on his head)

21:30 - SHINJUKU, TOKYO.

AT ANDREW SUMURA’S FLAT.

(Rasouke, Andy and Tanaka are playing on Andrew’s PlayStation 3)

Andrew: Haha! Undefeated!

(Rasouke, Andy and Tanaka sigh)

Rasouke: Every time we try and beat you!

Tanaka: Every time we fail miserably!

Andy: I give up on Soul Calibur II, I am definitely a Tekken man myself!

(Andrew spreads his arms out)

Andrew: Tekken may be yours! BUT!

Andy: Here he goes again!!

Andy, Tanaka & Rasouke: SOUL CALIBUR IS MINE!

(Andrew looks at them) (The rest laugh at him)

Andrew: You ruined my moment!

Tanaka: Exactly, can’t let you have all the glory!

(Andrew’s computer beeps) (His TV changes channel automatically)

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(Andrew stares at the screen)

(Andy, Tanaka & Rasouke turn back to look at the screen)

(Their facial expressions change)

(Andrew rests his hands on top of his head)

Andrew: NO!

(Rasouke stands up)

Rasouke: Fujiwara is dead!

Andrew: I won’t believe it, this must be a joke right!

Rasouke: They killed him!

(He sits down slowly))

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22:30 - At Black Star….

(Kenji sits in front of a camcorder) (Hideto gives the thumbs up signal)

Kenji: This evening… In Shinjuku, a young man was killed! His name was Fujiwara

Cheung! He was also a superhuman and part of a growing network of people with

extraordinary abilities. Black Star claims responsibility for his death! These

people walk among us day by day, they pose a significant threat to our way of

life!

(He pauses)

Fujiwara’s death was the first and it won’t be the last! From this moment on we

have declared war against the Weather Team! You have nowhere to run,

nowhere to hide… We will find you and we will kill you!

TO BE CONTINUED….

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WAR IS COMING!!

WHOSE SIDE WILL YOU BE ON

WHEN IT COMES?

THE STORY CONTINUES IN:

EPISODE 10: “THE FUTURE IS NOT SET IN STONE”

The Weather Team: Series 2

Ugbaja Comics © 2015 Volume 9: 29th September 2015.

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Trust has been broken and

Friendships have fallen.

War is coming and soon

It will be time to pick a side!

Join the Weather Team as everything

around them slowly falls apart...

From the creators of

The Adventures of Aeroboy

&

The Teenage League of Superheroes

The Weather Team: Series 2

Next in Series: The Future is Not Set in Stone

Coming Soon……….

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