The Young Protectors—Spooky Jones: Past Sins—Page 42

October 12, 2018 Alex Woolfson 81 Comments

I will huff! And I will puff!

So! Transforming Spooky back to his adult body isn’t an option! The only way to escape is to do the transfer immediately! Will Anaado be able to possess Spooky while they are on the run? And once Anaado does make the transfer over, will he have time to explain to Kyle everything he needs to do to get them back to Earth?

Tune in this Wednesday to find out! Hope to see you there! 😀

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Anaado is such a “user”…….What’s to say that even after the transfer she doesn’t just squash whoever is left like some sort of bug? Stupid Anaado ……real stupid!

Methinks Anaado called her to force the issue.

Same here

Last page I said that Anaado was pretty dumb but now I am starting to wonder. If a transfer has been Anaado’s goal the entire time, he certainly has a slew of backup plans to ensure his goal, making him a sociopathic mastermind. If Anaado does make it back topside, he could certainly give Duncan a run for his money!! 🙂 🙂

Well, he is a demon, fully raised and trained in being a demon. Manipulation may be part of the training. For all we know, he wasn’t telling the truth about escaping his torture, he may have been set loose. (IE how Golem escaped from Mordor)

Alternatively, perhaps the demonic tormentors realized he’d run back to spooky. Heck they’re demons, maybe some of this bizarre behavior on Anaado’s part is actual brainwashing that even he isn’t aware of. Molded through pain into the perfect bait. Hell, maybe Lampshade forced the issue as a means of revenge.

Mastermind wannabe, I would say. He has backup plans, but none of them are any good. Spooky is not going to be convinced.

I think I can count on one hand the number of Evil comic Masterminds whose plans fully succeeded. In the end they all turn out to be wannabes. I’m also starting to wonder if maybe Kyle is starting to break through Anaado’s control. Maybe that’s why he keeps finding ways to rush things along!! 🙂

True. On the other hand, they usually have some success at first. Anaado, not so much.

I mean when a good mastermind plan succeeds the point is that nobody ever knows it succeeded.

Oh FFS! That low down dirty no good scoundrel.

At least Duncan was sexy.

Anaado’s entire story stinks like last week’s garbage

It stinks so bad that not even the pigs will touch, not even a dog will roll in it.

Good grief! I just realized! He reminds me of a con artist I used to know (who was just as charming and almost as hunky!)

Oh yeah, I believe him… not.

In fact, I figure odds are about 50-50 Ikaroth isn’t really there (or if she is, she’s part of the plot to get Spooky’s power)

-sigh- I’m not going to headdesk, because, seriously, I’d just injure myself or at very least give myself a headache. But I do think my patience with giving Anaado the benefit of the doubt has just about run out.
In the meantime, let’s admire the pretty art. Lovely effect with the flying skeleton in the final panel.

Don’t you fall for it, Spooky. Don’t you dare. >=(

You know I thought it was awfully convenient that she showed up when she did and now this? Come on. Bond villains sound more convincing than that, Anaando.

“No Mr. Spooky, I expect you to die.”

This may NOT be a popular opinion, but this Fake Hell Douchebag is worse than Duncan ( if he’s telling the truth ) and even if he’s lying.

I still feel like there’s a big trap here, to trick Spooky (and looking at Ikaroth, it’s really big). I don’t trust any of this.

Have to give Alex kudos for his writing here, because even feeling certain that Spooky is being lied to, there’s that little ‘what if’ voice, asking me if there’s anything of this that’s a little bit true?
That little voice stems from not knowing who’s in on this, or what is really going on. What’s coming next, and what surprise spin this will take?

Story onve again throwing a curveball when things seem to be straight forward. I love that.

Love that the story can make me second guess my opinions, because what if Anaado is not fully lying? Or what if Ikaroth is just a pawn in this, used to trick Spooky? What if.. what if? So many ‘what if’s’ xD

I smell a stunt.

Quick, get to the chopper

Don’t do the transfer, Spooky.

-_- Not amused Anaado…

Cool! U got the v!

I have more than Danish!

Sweet!

nuuuuh, I don’t want the transfer to happen ;____;

Why does Anaado want this transfer so badly? It would set Kyle free, wouldn’t it?

I really want to like Anaado. But he is making it so difficult. I want to think that he is being manipulated, and that he himself is really one of the good guys. But now I must give up. I just don’t see any way that he could sincerly believe that this is for the best.

Cough cough cough bullshit cough cough. Aandy, I am beginning to believe you have a future in politics.

I’ve returned from a years hiatus so forgive me if this has been discussed already but are we even sure that is Anaado, the beloved figure of Spooky’s past? And not some doppelganger borrowing his appearance or body for nefarious purposes?

Nope. That’s the thing. It could all be an illusion designed for him to yield himself.

This still doesn’t make sense from any angle… I can’t seem to figure out where this is going. Anaado stealing Spooky’s body and being the classic evil demon seems too simple here, and frankly I’d be surprised if Alex pulled the manipulative lover plot twice in a row, so I’m interested in seeing what’s really happening here.

Also, isn’t it weird how Elsa’s domain isn’t super icy? You’d just expect something a little more on brand here…

ALSO you’d think royal demons would have servants to handle this sort of mundane stuff yeah? Isn’t this beneath someone of her power?

ALSO ALSO, the fact that she didn’t imediately respond to the presence of a demon prince may actually lend since credence to Anaado’s claims…

I’m not even sure that is Anaado, beloved figure from Spooky’s past. It could be someone pretending to be him in an attempt to take over his body.

As to why, Spooky has been a thorn in the side of hell for a while and is also one of the most powerful magic users around as he is the only sane one. Maybe somebody hoping to break from hell into the human world is trying to remove him or subvert his power in the hopes of taking out the most likely person to stop them. We don’t know much about Spooky’s time in hell as Anaado was a shock to us all, so it’s possible he made some major enemies out for revenge before he made it back.

Another possibility is that Kyle is the true target and Spooky is considered means to an end after they realised Spooky and Kyle were starting to become even closer. Somebody might want to manipulate without controlling Kyle but I’m not sure why. Unless his father is involved. Laampros seemed fond of Kyle, so maybe he’d balk at outright possessing him but want him under control in other ways.

Regarding demon royalty, I suspect it has a different meaning to demons. Human royalty is wealthy with servants and too superior to do menial tasks. We’ve met two demon royals so far, both have been physically huge with massive supernatural power and lesser demons like Anaado are terrified of them. I think demon royalty might be something close to a different species, or perhaps acquired their power by taking it from lesser demons and humans. This would explain why everyone is terrified of them and hates them and why they do things themselves as opposed to having servants. I think they don’t even have the concept of something being beneath them. They do want they want when they want.

Sorry for wall of text, but your post made me think.

Look! She’s juggling skeletons! Come on Anaado, hold your end of the plot and possess Spook’s body!

Not really so much of a plane… darn

……….well heck.
(Ikaroth used Blizzard! It’s Super-Effective!)

I smell trap

IKAROTH: WINTER IS C–

ANAANDO and SPOOKY: SHHHHHH! Do you want to get SUED?!

SPOOKY: Honestly! Don’t you remember Groundskeeper Willie and that whole “Shinnin'” thing?

Aand… this is where the other shoe drops and Spooky tells Anaando to go stuff himself(It’s not like he can tell him to ‘go to Hell’ for obvious reasons. What would he say? “Oh, go to… here!”) I think that Spooks feels very much that he’s being played and is deciding to sacrifice BOTH himself and Kyle to stop this.

Also, I’m beginning to suspect Trump’s FAVORITE word: collusion.

LOL! (Yeah, this does look suspicious!)

And if I haven’t said it before, I don’t think that’s the real Anaado!

What, is it his illegitimate brother Eneendo?

Iniindo

Onoondo?

Unuundo

Inigo…?

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY4cnMmo9qw

Idonno.

Oh, har de har har.

Ah, but — Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

I think Spooky has something up his sleeve…

I agree……but I’m more concerned about what Anaado will pull next to get what he wants……it’s obvious that he is a wanna be demon who has to use others to have anything…….borrowing is fine ,but at some point he will have to pay it all back……and I don’t see that time coming anytime soon!

I legitimately thought that skellington was Anaado and/or Spooky. Ha.

Or is this all still a lie? An illusion? Still trying to trick Spooky?

Don’t. Fall. For. It. Spooky! I bet you will win a game of Chicken with him–as long as you can duck and keep out of Ice Chick’s lines of vision!

Huge emergency pops up right when Spooks is questioning things?? well isn’t *that* a coincidence!

Throwing my hat in the “This is all some kind of inception/dream scenario” ring.

Anaado stinks of bs.

I think we just found the Night King’s wife and she’s not happy.

Well, she doesn’t like the damn Wall!

And she’s always getting the cold shoulder treatment from him, too!

You know, I’m starting to think this whole thing is an illusion, Anaado and all. Maybe when Kyle and Spooky did the magic thing Spooky left himself open to invasion.
Like at this point even Anaado lying his ass off to possess Spooky wouldn’t even explain it. Getting a new body isn’t going to be an upgrade if he gets nabbed by a demon queen as a result.

Unfortunately, it seems like Spooky is gonna have to go through with the possession in order for them to have a chance against Ikaroth. Ah well.

Patreon Rumbles

The New Page is up:
http://webcomics.yaoi911.com/typ2/legendary-ch3-page-43/

Hmm. Seems like some of the readership is putting forward theories on how the current situation isn’t real. Okay, hold up a second while I rummage in the ‘big box of batcrap insanity’ for another take on the idea… Ah, here we go.
This is indeed an illusion, and it’s a test set up by Commander.
Remember back in the text story where Amanda became aware of Anaado’s existence? Yes, well, after the attempted invasion by Laampros, and the whole “that’s not a bear, and he wasn’t supposed to keep it” things, *AND* the “I can save these people by sucking their souls into myself and keeping them safe” thing, Commander crafted a psychodrama to test how much of a loose canon and self-sacrificing hero (the two are not mutually exclusive) Spooky is.

Possible, but I hope it’s not true because it would be a pretty terrible thing to do, especially since it would mean she had been watching them in a very intimate moment

Oh, I don’t believe it for a moment. I’m just making up nonsense and throwing out as chaff. 🙂
The only semiplausible thing I can point to is that if Commander genuinely thought it was necessary, I think she would be ruthless enough to do so. The counterpoint is that Commander is also intelligent enough to be able to think of several other ways to perform the same test, in a way that wasn’t so dickish.

Hello Campers,
Lots of speculation and many thoughts.
I wonder, what will happen in the new page?

Spooky decides to act on his suspicions, and instead of running with Anaado, runs away from both Anaado and Ikaroth. Spook’s plan is that regardless of what happens (out of Ikaroth ignores Anaado, or Ikaroth confronts Anaado about his failure to bring Spooky to her, or Ikaroth captures Anaado, or something else entirely) he will get a better idea of what’s going on.
[It seems I’m on a roll for crazy theories today]

Spooky won’t abandon Kyle.

(personally, for a long time now, I’ve thought that is all a nightmare)

Ah, good point. I had forgotten Kyle’s place in all this.

As a complete aside the current series FBI on CBS (I think) is depressing. I mean depressing like a black cloud of evil looking for a suicidal audience.

O.O

I get tired of cop procedurals – – the days can be filled with (pick one) the serial killer of the hour in graphic detail, or the sex pervert of the hour, or the 5734th Star Trek repeat, a court program with a real judge and real fools, ignoramuses, jerks, and sometimes a real criminal, or Jerry Springer, and political talk shows.
That’s why Tuesdays and Fridays are my favorite days – I get to see a nice new page

I recently binged Criminal Minds on Netflix. Some I could handle no problem. Some I had to cover my eyes. Some I almost didn’t watch for the “NOPE NO NODDA NO NOPE” factor.

SVU gives me the creeps with those “ultimate face of evil” twists at the end.

Ah, new Doctor Who?

I’m going to watch any new episodes this week. I first watched Dr Who back in the 1980s.

Just over 2 weeks to the election day virtual BBQ. I’ll continue to ask for submissions for readers as to what virtual cakes you would like to bring to the sweets table.
I’ll be providing viruial lammingtons (squares of vanilla sponge cake, dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with flakes of desiccated coconut), and passionfruit butter / passionfruit curd (served up in little shortbreak tartlet cases).
What are your favourites that you’d like to share?

Tell what your hiding!