CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
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Trial of the Millennium
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This graphic novel (and all fictional works and flights of fancy by this author) are merely that, works of fiction. Names, characters, places, incidents and events are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, historical happenings, business establishments, governmental entities, events, or locales and places is entirely coincidental.

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Trial of the Millennium
 

(continued from Chapter Twenty-One)

 

THE JUDGE HAS REALLY ONLY ONE SOLUTION TO THE PREDICTAMENT OF THE JURY FINDING EACH OF THE DEFENDANTS GUILTY AND THAT IS TO SENTENCE THEM . . .

THERE ARE ABOUT 500,000 PARTY'ERS AT THE FESTIVAL BUT ONLY THREE TOILETS!

SO, EACH OF THE GUILTY CRIMINALS ARE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE TOILETS AND THEY HAVE TO CLEAN THEM AFTER EACH USE, 24 HOURS A DAY FOR THE DURATION OF THE 4-DAY FESTIVAL. THE LINES ARE LONG AND THE THREE CRIMINALS ARE WORKED CONTINOUSLY.

THE PUMPS BREAK DOWN FROM OVER-USE AND THE CRIMINALS MUST RESORT TO SCOOPING OUT THE CONTENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOILETS BY HAND. THEN THEY TRANSFER THE POOP AND GOOP INTO A WHEELBARROW WHICH THEY HAVE TO PUSH TO THE LOADING TRUCK. IT IS HARD, SWEATY, DIRTY WORK AND SINCE NONE OF THE THREE CRIMINALS HAVE EVER HAD TO DO ANY REAL WORK THEIR WHOLE LIVES, THEY ARE SOON EXHAUSTED, BUT MUST CONTINUE AS THE PARTY MUST GO ON.

 

SOON, THE VILLAIN IS COVERED IN EXCRETEMENT AND OTHER DISGUSTING BODY WASTES.

IN THE CROWD OF A HALF-MILLION HIPPIES, FLOWER-CHILDREN AND PARTY-HARDY'ERS ONE COUPLE SOON MUST VISIT THE FACILITIES.

 
 
 
ANOTHER TWELVE HOURS LATER, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POOPER SCOOPS LATER THE VILLAIN FINALLY HEARS THE ANNOUNCER SAY THAT JOAN IS COMING ON STAGE.
 
 
 

THE TWO COLLABORATERS AND THE VILLAIN SNEAK AWAY FROM THE CROWD AND GO TO THE COMMUNICATION TRAILER. WITH THE WONDERS OF THE INTERNET, THE WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL IS TRANSMITTED IN 3-D HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGERY TO ALL THE WORLD. ANYONE, ANYWHERE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME, OFFICE OR AN INTERNET CAFE.

THE VILLAIN AND HIS TWO HELPERS WILL USE THE VILLAINS SORCERY TO MAKE THEIR ESCAPE USING THE WORLD WIDE WEB. THEY CAN BE DELIVERED TO ANY INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS OF THEIR CHOOSING. IN THEIR EARLIER DISCUSSIONS THEY HAD DECIDED TO GO TO THE PALACE OF THE NORTH KOREAN RULER, Kim Jong-il. THEY DECIDED UPON THIS DESTINATION SINCE IT WAS MORE SECURE THAN A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT AND THERE WAS NO EXTRADITION TREATY THAT MIGHT GET THEM RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THEIR CRIMES.

THERE WASN'T TIME TO STOP AT A WATER HOSE OR THE CREEK AND WASH OFF THE VILLAIN SO HE WOULD JUST HAVE TO STINK FOR THE SHORT DURATION OF THE TRIP.

THEY ARRIVE AT THE COMM TRAILER AND OVERPOWER THE RENT-A-COP STANDING GUARD DUTY AT THE DOOR. THIS ISN'T HARD TO DO AS THE SECURITY GUY IS STONED AND BLISSFULLY TRIPPING AWAY TO THE MUSIC OF JOAN WHO IS PERFORMING ON THE STAGE.

ALL THEY NEED NOW IS A TELEPHONE DIAL TONE AND THEY ARE HOME FREE.

"THERE, ON THE TABLE," SAYS THE VILLAIN.

 

THE VILLAIN BEGINS HIS EVIL SERIES OF ALGORITHMS AND EXECUTABLE CODES AND THE FILE TRANSFER BEGINS. THE THREE CONSPIRATORS SQUEEZE INTO THE TELEPHONE WIRE AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO PYONGYANG WITH THE SECRET OF THE WEAPON, WITH WHICH THEY PLAN TO RULE THE WORLD.

UH, OH, BUMMER MAN. THE VILLAIN IS LATHERED AND COVERED WITH EFFLUENCE. AS HE SNAKES THROUGH THE TIGHT TUNNEL THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT IS SMEARED ON THE WALLS OF THE TELEPHONE WIRE AND THOSE BEHIND HIM GET THE FULL BENEFIT OF HIS ODOROUS CONDITION.

ACROSS THE DIMENSIONS THEY TRAVEL . . .

 

UNBEKNOWNST TO THE THREE CONSPIRATORS, THE COMPUTER GURU BILL HAS BEEN HIRED TO OVERSEE THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE ONLINE CONCERT AND HE IS NOW STANDING BEFORE HIS SWITCHING SCREEN TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH BUTTON TO PUSH FOR HIS OWN DUTIES.

 

UH, OH. HE PICKS THE WRONG SWITCH AGAIN AND THROWS THE SYSTEM INTO THE FATAL BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH.

THIS CONFOUNDS THE VILLAINS SORCERY AND THEIR DESTINATION IS DRASTICALLY ALTERED. THEY ARE CAST OUT INTO THE PHANTOM ZONE. THE VILLAIN, THE HAG AND THE CLOWN SUDDENLY FIND THEMSELVES IMPRISONED IN A CUBE THAT FLOATS THROUGH SPACE, FOREVERMORE. THEY END UP BEING NEIGHBORS WITH GENERAL ZOD, URSA AND NON WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN BANISHED TO THE PHANTOM ZONE.

 
HOMICIDE DETECTIVE BLACKFORD IS TYING UP THE LOOSE ENDS OF THE CASE. IT IS NOW OUT OF HIS HANDS AS THE U.S. MARSHALS OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACKING FUGITIVES. HE GOES OVER TO THE BIG ROLLER CASINO TO SEE JOE AND THEY DISCUSS THE EVENTS OF THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
 

THE END

( SITREP 20 AUGUST 09 @ 6:10 PM KY TIME )