NeverBoy #5

By Shaun Simon

NB describes how the Emergency room gave him the jolt of life, Vanessa urging they leave and he regarding how Ben wasn't his son no matter how much he wants this. NB knows how he must fix Drag's fuck up, and starts by picking up Ben and relating to Rachel of making things right, she indifferent, and he with Ben go to the park. As Rach is attempting to get some part time work in marketing, she notices her arm melting in technicolor, gets some meds, and wonders where NB was. Back with Drag, he's unmoved by his now unmoving subjs on the floor, declaring his plan to make his art more spotlit, and if he couldn't get more inspired, he'd ruin it for everyone (the twat).

NB has sat Ben down to eat ice cream, the boy unable to taste the flavor, but as NB chases him to the monkey bars, Rachel is trying to reach them, Vanessa ineffectually attempting to stop her, and as Ben divebombs from the top of the structure, he disappears with Rach looking on. Drag seems to be opening the Diner as NB and Vanessa go to see if Ben and Rach were in the billboard again, but it's gone, and now the Diner cronies are waiting for him. NB is ready to resist until he hears they were begging for his help against Drag, who had recently begun his live exhibit where people watches him drain newly created creatures, the first a mermaid. As he finishes, NB sees the new look of the subj, she looking like Medusa/Ursula. NB peeps through the Diner to see other victims lined up, next to be taken, a pink unicorn. Suspensefully silly, but still fun, and what with this being the 2nd to last, lets see what the finale brings!