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Chapter 20 - "Always Getting Problems"(19)

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🍴 Scene 1: Nkumkani's Escape Plan

Nkumkani grabs kitchen utensils and broken weapons, forcing Sasha, Trish, and Jordan toward the back door.

> Nkumkani – Stay close. Don't look back.

The pounding outside grows louder, shadows stretching across the walls.

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🪞 Scene 2: Damon's Reflection

Damon stumbles into the bathroom, staring at his blood‑stained face in the mirror.

> Damon – I can't fail Nkumkani's family… not like I failed mine.

A screech echoes outside. Damon grips his gun tighter, determination burning in his eyes.

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👁️ Scene 3: Trish's Window

Trish peers through her window. A grotesque clay creature with hollow eyes slams against the glass, shrieking.

> Trish – Nkumkani!

Nkumkani rushes in, pulling her away and locking the door as the creature claws furiously.

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🟢 Scene 4: Jason's Change

Jason collapses, half his skin turning light green, veins glowing faintly.

> Sasha – Jason!!! Oh my god!

His body convulses, torn between human and monster.

Damon raises his gun, torn between saving or ending him.

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🚪 Scene 5: Nathan's Arrival

The door bangs violently. Jordan opens it to find Nathan, soaked in monster blood.

Nathan staggers inside, eyes wide.

> Nathan – Nkumkani… we've got a problem.

The room falls silent as the horn glows faintly in Nkumkani's hand.

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🌿 Scene 6: Colton's Cocoon Expands

Elsewhere, Colton's cocoon grows larger, glowing brighter.

Dean panics.

> Dean – What's happening to him?!

Dr. Sixty Sixty adjusts his instruments.

> Dr. Sixty Sixty – Evolvement. When a monster nears death, it cocoons and emerges stronger.

> Dean – So if I almost die… I evolve too?

> Dr. Sixty Sixty – Yes. But survival is never guaranteed.

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🇳🇬 Scene 7: Nigeria – Chinelo's Awakening

In a hospital, Chinelo Okafor, 18, lies

trembling. Safeguarded people watch in agony as her body shifts.

Her skin ripples, eyes glowing faintly.

> Chinelo – What… is happening to me?

The staff recoil, realizing she is transforming into something new.

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📜 Scene 8: Elijah's Memory

Elijah, in his Paper Monster form, recalls fighting alongside Tiago.

His body flickers between human and monster.

> Elijah – I can control this… I must help Tiago master it too.

He steadies himself, half‑human, half‑monster, determined to guide his fallen friend.

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⚔️ Scene 9: Aerila's Fight

Aerila enters a ruined building. A monster lunges at her, claws flashing.

She counters with precision, blades slicing through its flesh.

> Aerila – I will not fall here.

Her defiance echoes as more monsters swarm.

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🏫 Scene 10: School Under Siege

Skinwalkers flood the hallways and classrooms. Students scream, barricading doors with desks.

Ricchard slashes through attackers, protecting Mike.

> Ricchard – Fight! Or die!

Blood sprays across the walls as the school becomes a battlefield.

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🌫️ Closing Narration

> Narrator – Clay creatures claw at windows. Jason mutates. Nathan bleeds. Colton's cocoon grows. Chinelo awakens in Nigeria. Elijah regains control. Aerila fights. The school drowns in Skinwalkers. Redfern Ridge is no longer a city — it is a crucible of monsters, evolutions, and despair.

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