reed and sue return, laughing quietly, bodies close. reed turns on the lights, and they flinch when they see. ben. he sits waiting, scowling. they stop laughing immediately.
the transformation chamber is up and running. numbers count down. the storm swirls in the chamber. reed now wears the uniform. he opens the door:
reed gets closer. his heart races. so does victor's. a moment of truth for both of them. reed steps into the
lights flicker in darkness. the door rips open. sue lunges inside. she sees through smoke and sparks. reed sways in the chamber. a beat. did it work? then.
sue struggles to lift reed -- half of his body is stretched out, devoid of any semblance of bone structure. one side of his face looks like it's melting off.