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Journals: Book 1, Entry 14 “Cul-de-Sac” Quatrain 28. Century 5: "When Jezebel enters the village, her steps shall shake foundations / With a venomous flower, she breaks chains of steel" Every week I post my journals on the Paranoid Times Web site. I need people to know the aliens are here. They're taking over. Our lives mean nothing to them. A few e-mails have come in, but not a lot of people who take me for real. Not a lot of people who believe…until now. Clarksburg, Missouri. Nick Patterson swore he witnessed a double homicide – except that one of the victims, a blonde bombshell named Michelle who just moved into his neighborhood, got up and walked away. Based on what he read in my journals, Nick thought she was an alien with the power of self-healing. Maybe she was... or maybe Nick was just a kid with an over-active imagination. I was usually guided by Nostradamus quatrains. This time I was taking a chance on the word of a teen-age kid. I found Nick hanging out in the cul-de-sac and introduced myself as a reporter for the Paranoid Times, following up on his story. Nick gave me the recap and invited me back later to see some proof. Seven o’clock that night, Nick trained his telescope on the house across the street. Just like Nick said she would be, Michelle was undressing in the window. Her body was just about perfect, and didn’t have any bullet wounds from the alleged shooting. Either she was an alien, or Nick was way too involved in his teenage hobby. Nick suggested I show up at the neighborhood barbeque where Michelle would be in attendence. The cul-de-sac residents at the barbeque were pure slice-of-life Americana. But when Michelle arrived, a rift in neighborly love became evident. The wives fell silent, the husbands practically drooled. Two of the men, Barry and Warren, got into a fight. Michelle’s very presence seemed to stir up jealousy and bitterness. Nick’s parents, Ron and Joanne, weren’t immune to Michelle’s influences either. Ron and Michelle were seen talking at the barbeque, almost intimately. Joanne confronted Ron, suspecting he had a relationship with Michelle. Didn’t hear the details of the argument, but Joanne packed her bags and left. Michelle was wreaking major havoc in this quiet cul-de-sac. Good kids like Nick got hit hard by it. Figured it was time for a closer look… Stealthed my way into Michelle’s house later that night, but I had to hide in the closet when the police showed up – courtesy of the neighborhood watch. Michelle spritzed herself with some perfume and went to greet the cop. The cop became pure putty in her hands. I had a hunch the perfume was the key. Was Michelle the "Jezebel" from the quatrain? Could the aliens be trying to destroy the "foundation" of family as a first step to destroying the foundation of human resistance? Nick’s parents and the other families in the neighborhood were casualties of this alien scheme. Nick was looking to me – the alien hunter – to take her down. Who was I to disappoint? I just hoped family forgiveness and neighborly understanding would be resilient enough to survive the battle ahead… “Cul-de-Sac” Writer: Bruce Zimmerman Director: Tibor Takacs Executive Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Larry Sugar Created by: Chris Brancato Guest Stars: Brandy Ledford as Michelle, Bill Switzer as Nick, Fred Henderson, Iris Quinn. |
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