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GPF Archive: Sunday, January 6, 2002 [[As Todd watches on the ledge high above, the Fookinator climbs out of a huge vat marked CHOCOLATE. It's covered in rich brown chocolatey goodness.]] / [[The Fookinator falls from the chocolate vat into a huge vat marked MARSHMALLOW FLUFF]] / <> / [[The weakened Fookinator climbs wearily out of the marshmallow fluff vat...]] / [[...only to fall into a huge vat marked GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS]] / <> / [[Horizontal-split panel of the Fookinator's marshmallow-fluff-coated hand sinking down into the crumbs]] / [[Nick, Ki and Todd are watching the spectacle from the ledge]] / Ki: Don't say it, Nick... / Nick: Looks like we don't have to worry about him any *s'more*...
GPF Archive: Monday, January 7, 2002 Nick: I'd say that grinding noise means the Fookinator got pulled into the machinery. / Ki: Where'd Todd go? / Ki: He disappeared... / Nick: And the delivery truck parked outside is gone. He must be in a real hurry. / Ki: So... Do you want to tell Fooker about this mess when we pick him up from the airport tomorrow? / Nick: Maybe what he doesn't know... / [[Todd, driving the delivery truck]] / Todd: Thanks, Mom & Dad...
GPF Archive: Tuesday, January 8, 2002 [[Trudy and Empress Trudy talking in Trudy's appartment]] / Empress Trudy: Now, has that info soaked through all that hair yet? / Trudy: Y-Yeah. It's a little... overwhelming... / Empress Trudy: There's one last part you need to remember. It's absolutely vital: without it, the whole plan will unravel. And that is- / [[Todd smash-enters]] <> / Empress Trudy: YOU!! / Todd: It's over, Empress. I'm taking you DOWN.
GPF Archive: Wednesday, January 9, 2002 [[Todd about to attack Empress Trudy in Trudy's appartment; Trudy watching]] / Empress Trudy: So, you escaped my seeker, did you? You're too late, pup. My mission is accomplished. My empire is secure. / Todd: You murdered everyone I ever loved, you #@*?&! I'll kill HER if I have to to stop your vile rise to power. / Empress Trudy: I eat rebel scum like you for breakfast, maggot. Give it your best shot, if you're ready to die! / [[Trudy is very confused]] / Todd: I'm dead already, but you're not... YET!
GPF Archive: Thursday, January 10, 2002 [[Empress Trudy squares off against Todd]] / [[Empress Trudy gets the first shot in, slugging Todd across the face]] / [[Todd rams into Empress Trudy's midsection, causing her to drop her "remote"]] / [[The "remote" lands with a PLOP! in front of Trudy, who looks at it questioningly]] / {{NOTE: This is the 1024th GPF strip}}
 
GPF Archive: Friday, January 11, 2002 [[Empress Trudy and Todd grapple while the Time Remote lies on the floor.]] / Empress Trudy: The time remote! Trudy! Grab it! / Todd: NO! / [[Todd dives after the remote as Trudy reaches for it.]] / [[The three (Empress Trudy, Todd, and young Trudy) collide in a pile over the remote.]] / [[Trudy lies seemingly knocked unconscious while Todd and Empress Trudy continue to fight for the Time Remote.]]
GPF Archive: Saturday, January 12, 2002 [[Todd fighting with Empress Trudy in Trudy's appartment; Trudy unconscious]] / Empress Trudy: Trudy! / Empress Trudy: Trudy! Wake up! / Empress Trudy: There's one last... thing to remember! What...ever you do, don't let- / [[Todd activetes time remote]] / [[Todd and Empress Trudy dematerialize]] <> / [[Trudy's place a mess from the fight, Trudy still unconscious]] / {{End chapter one}}
GPF Archive: Sunday, January 13, 2002 {{Surreptitious Machinations, Chapter 2: The Juggernaut Unleashed}} / [[Dwayne is going over some figures at his desk]] / Dwayne [[thinking]]: I can't believe it... *another* month of straight losses... this time we're *really* in the red... / [[Dwayne mulls over some notices marked "Past Due"]] / Dwayne [[thinking]]: It *can't* be the market downturn... it's actually picked back up. No, we're just losing customers and not replacing them. / [[He gets up and walks away from his desk, trying to concentrate]] / Dwayne [[thinking]]: How could this happen?! We've been growing for six years straight. Even Y2K didn't slow us down. No, something else is wrong. / Dwayne [[thinking]]: It's like someone's going in and taking our customers from beneath us. Either that, or spreading false rumors about us. Even Trudy's marketing wizardry isn't helping matters. / [[Dwayne walks along the corridor, lost in worried thought. A door stands ajar behind him]] / Dwayne [[thinking]]: So now what do I choose...? Does my family eat this week, or do I pay my employees' paychecks? Decisions, decisions...
GPF Archive: Monday, January 14, 2002 [[The supply closet door at GPF is ajar]] / [[Inside, a shadowy figure is at work between the boxes of Ethernet routers, Ethernet cables, printer paper, old floppies, 1999 tax forms and boxes marked "Shtuff"]] / [[Having doused some old rags in kerosene, the figure throws a lit match...]] / [[...and departs with the container of kerosene as the room is set ablaze]]
GPF Archive: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 [[Dwayne is looking over the server room]] / Dwayne [[thinking]]: If we stall the server upgrade another month, maybe I can squeeze enough for their salaries... / [[A strange smell wafts through the air]] / <> / Dwayne [[thinking]]: What the-- / <> / [[Dwayne turns around]] / Dwayne: ?! / [[Dwayne catches sight of the supply closet on fire]] / <> / Dwayne: Oh, *no*...
 
GPF Archive: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 [[Dwayne rushes toward the burning supply closet]] / <> / Dwayne [[thinking]]: Why aren't the sprinklers working? / [[Dwayne remembers an old To Do list: / *Fix lock on back door / *Fix sprinklers! (when we have the money) / *Buy office supplies]] / <> / [[Dwayne slaps himself]] / Dwayne: D'OH! / [[Dwayne grabs the fire extinguisher. A handwritten note is posted above it]] / <> / [[Dwayne notices the extinguisher has no charge. He reads the note above the fire extinguisher: "Fire Ext. Needs Changed! --Ki"]] / <> / Dwayne: !
GPF Archive: Thursday, January 17, 2002 [[Now sweating, Dwayne grabs a blanket and heads toward the fire]] / <> / [[Dwayne attempts to smother the fire with the blanket, to no avail]] / <> / [[The left arm of Dwayne's long-sleeved shirt is set afire. He is obviously in pain]] / <> / [[Dwayne stumbles and falls out into the corridor, trying to smother his flaming sleeve. The supply closet behind him has become a fiery inferno]] / <>
GPF Archive: Friday, January 18, 2002 [[Dwayne fleeing his burning office building]] / [[Dwayne croughes away from the fire]] / [[Dwayne sees the exit]] / [[Dwayne bashes the door]] <> / [[Door won't move]] / Dwayne (thinking): LOCKED!
GPF Archive: Saturday, January 19, 2002 [[Dwayne trying to escape his burning office building]] / [[Dwayne takes chair]] / [[Dwayne throws chair through the window]] <> / [[Dwayne jumps through the hole in the window]] / [[Out of the building and immediate danger]] / Dwayne: <> <>
GPF Archive: Sunday, January 20, 2002 [[Nick, Ki, and Fooker inside Nick's the car, after picking up Fooker from the airport]] / Ki: So, Fooker... how was your trip? / Fooker: Not bad, Ki. It was... FUN. / Nick: So where did you go? You never told us... / Fooker: Oh, uh... to visit an old friend. / Fooker: We used to be so alike... like looking into a mirror... / Nick: Funny you should mention that... last night, we- / [[Dodging a passing fire truck]] / Ki: NICK! LOOK OUT! / Ki: Man, that fire truck's in a hurry. / Nick: They're turning onto West Centre Drive... / Nick: That's where GPF is located... / Ki: Follow 'em, just in case...
 
GPF Archive: Monday, January 21, 2002 [[Nick, Ki and Fooker in the car, following a fire truck]] / [[On the highway]] / [[Fire truck's unpacking]] / [[Nick, Ki, and Fooker get out of the car]] / [[GPF building aflame]] / Nick: Oh, no...
GPF Archive: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 [[A fireman wraps a blanket around Dwayne, who is sitting in the snow outside a burning GPF. Nick, Ki, and Fooker run towards him.]] / Nick, Ki, Fooker: DWAYNE! / [[Dwayne is surprised to see his three employees.]] / Ki: Are you OK? / Fooker: What happened? / Nick: Are you hurt? / Dwayne: I-I... don't know... / [[The firemen fight the fire in the now-engulfed GPF building, while the staff off GPF looks on.]] / Dwayne: I don't know...
GPF Archive: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 [[Nick, Ki, Fooker, and Dwayne, watching the burnt-down GPF building]] / Dwayne: It's gone... it's all... GONE...
GPF Archive: Thursday, January 24, 2002 [[Nick, Ki, Fooker, Dwayne near the burnt down GPF building]] / Ki: Is Mr. Duncan going to be all right? / Firefighter: He has a couple of 2nd degree burns, but he'll be okay. / Nick: Dwayne, what happened? / Dwayne: I-I don't know, it just burst into flame. I-I tried to stop it, but... / Chief firefighter: We won't know until we do a thorough investigation, but Mr. Duncan believes it started in a supply closet. / Nick: Do you know the cause? / Chief firefighter: Not yet. Could be faulte wiring, or oily rags, but in my opinion, it's starting to look a lot like ARSON...
GPF Archive: Friday, January 25, 2002 Ki: *Arson*?! / Dwayne: But I didn't hear anyone... / Nick: Who would profit from torching GPF? / Fooker: A competitor? Maybe even Ubersoft? / Dwayne: No... we're no threat to *anyone* right now... / Ki: I'll bet *Trudy* did it. / Nick: Oh, come on, Ki! Not *that* again! / Ki: She'd do it if the reason's right! / [[In the background, two policemen are getting out of a squad car]] / Fooker: I gotta side with Nick this time, Ki. Even Trudy doesn't have a good reason. / Nick: Then who *does*?
 
GPF Archive: Saturday, January 26, 2002 Nick: Who in the world has a reason to burn down GPF...? / Ki: I STILL say Trudy... / Police Officer: Excuse me... / Police Officer: Are you Jason Barker? / Fooker: Uh, yeah. Why? / Police Officer: You are under arrest for murder in connection with the shooting spree last night at the mall. / Fooker & Dwayne: WHAT?! / Nick & Ki: !
GPF Archive: Sunday, January 27, 2002 News Anchor: Police and fire officials are still investigating last night's fire that gutted local software maker GPF Software... / [[A picture of a smiling Dwayne is shown behind the anchor with the caption "file footage"]] / News Anchor: Although the cause is still unknown, police suspect arson. GPF Software is best known for heroically helping during last summer's flooding along the river's basin. / [[The background picture changes to Fooker's mugshot.]] / News Anchor: In related news, GPF system administrator Jason Barker is in police custody as the prime suspect in this week's violent attacks at a local shopping mall. / [[The background picture changes to the imposter Fooker with a weapon at the mall.]] / News Anchor: Several witnesses claim Barker set off explosives and discharged firearms at unarmed shoppers. Securtiy cameras seem to confirm the claims. Six people were killed and eighteen injured. / [[The background picture now says, "Wilkens S'mores Snack Pack Recall"]] / News Anchor: In other news, Wilkens Chocolates has recalled thousands of "S'mores Snack Packs" after several were found to contain metal shards. The company is investigating the incident.
GPF Archive: Monday, January 28, 2002 [[Fooker sits in a deteriorated jail cell. A guard comes to unlock the cell door.]] / Guard: Barker! You've got visitors. / [[Fooker, smiling, approaches a chair next to a window. Outside the window are Ki and Nick.]] / Fooker: Hey, guys! / Ki: And we brought a friend with us... / Fooker: Who? I don't see-- / [[Nick pulls open his shirt, exposing Persephone.]] / Fooker: Persephone!
GPF Archive: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 [[Fooker sits on one side of a visitation booth in prision. Ki, Nick and Persephone are seated on the other side.]] / Fooker: Man, am I glad to see you guys... / Ki: How are you holding up? / Fooker: Well, I'm nobody's girlfriend yet. My trial starts in a few weeks. Any luck finding me a lawyer? / Nick: We're working on it. We're also helping Dwayne assess the damage at the GPF site. / Fooker: Say, where's Fred? / [[Ki and Nick exchange a worried look.]] / Fooker: Um... You're not encouraging me with those looks, guys...
GPF Archive: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 [[Nick, Ki, and Persephone are conversing with Fooker in a prision visitation booth. Fooker is visibly shaken.]] / Nick: Fred is...um... missing. / Ki: It's a long story, but maybe Persephone can tell it... / [[Ki gently strokes Persephone.]] / Persephone: I-I don't know... it's all so... so... / Ki: It's okay, Pers. we're here. Just tell him what you told us. / Persephone: It all started the day before you were supposed to come back from your trip... / [[Scene changes to a flashback of Persephone in front of the TV.]] / Persephone:...When we saw the events unfolding on the news... / TV:...suspect now identified as Jason Barker...
 
GPF Archive: Thursday, January 31, 2002 {{Persephone tells how Fred disappeared.}} / Persephone: Fred knew the police would get a warrant to search our apartment, and we would be found if we didn't escape. / [[Apartment manager is shown the warrant by police, and looks surprised.]] / Persephone: Fortunately, he had planned an escape route for emergencies, just in case. Just as the police arrived and bashed in the door... / [[Fred guides Persephone out the window.]] / Persephone: I slipped out the window and into the bushes. I could have sworn Fred was right behind me... / [[Persephone drops from the window, while a shadowy figure looks on.]] / Persephone: I can't imagine what could have happened to him... / [[Trudy emerges from the darkness and slams the window down before Fred can get out.]]
GPF Archive: Friday, February 1, 2002 {{Persephone tells Fooker of Fred's disappearance.}} / Persephone: Nick and Ki came by to check on us, and found me. We haven't heard from Fred since. / Nick: We know a bunch of your stuff was sent to forensic labs. So who knows where he might be. Your apartment is still a crime scene. / [[Fooker puts his head in his hands.]] / Fooker: Man, this is nuts. Poor Fred... / Nick: We'll keep looking, but if we're looking for a lawyer, too... / [[Silhouette of Nick & Ki and Fooker on opposite sides of the visiting room glass.]] / Fooker: How's Dwayne & Nicole? / Nick: Okay... He's fighting with the insurance company over the building. Nothing's looking good...
GPF Archive: Saturday, February 2, 2002 [[A guard is guiding Fooker back to Cell Block C.]] / Fooker: Man, this is nuts... In jail without bail for murders I didn't commit... GPF burns down... Fred's missing... / [[Back in the cell.]] / Fooker: Well, like they say, it can't get any worse... / <> / <> / [[Fooker's cell mate moves a little.]] / <> / Fooker: ? / [[Fooker's cell mate turns out to be Trudy's old boyfriend, Butch Kilgore.]] / Butch: Hello, Barker Butt. / Fooker: Me and my big mouth...
GPF Archive: Sunday, February 3, 2002 [[A prison guard walks an orange jumpsuit-clad Fooker down a hallway]] / Guard: Another visitor, Barker... You sure are popular lately. / Fooker: I'm a TV celebrity, don't you know? / [[In a private meeting cell, the door clicks shut, closing Fooker in with a shadowy figure]] / <> / Amadeus: Good evening, Agent #6 / Fooker: Amadeus?!? / Amadeus: We can talk freely. I've arranged for our privacy. / Fooker: I suppose there's little guess why you're here... / Amadeus: You always must do everything "BIG." Don't you? Including this... / Fooker: I'm innocent. You know that. / Amadeus: Just teasing. You have a reputation now that you've exposed Sean Connery as "Moldfinger." / [[The characters shift, with the lighting now exposing Amadeus as Patrick Stewart]] / Fooker: Which reminds me... How is "Star Trek X" coming along...? / Amadeus: Stick to the protocols, Agent #6. And don't you DARE call me "Pat."
GPF Archive: Monday, February 4, 2002 [[Fooker talking with Amadeus in jail]] / Amadeus: What's with the black eye, Agent #6? / Fooker: Ran into an old high school pal in cell block C, "Mon Capitaine." / Fooker: Are you here to "engage" the police for my release? / Amadeus: Not exactly. The situation is a bit... complicated. / Amadeus: C.R.U.D.E. is making movements in Asia. Most of our men are failing to stop them. / Fooker: "Resistance is futile," I guess. / Amadeus: I thought I told you to stop the Picard jokes... / Fooker: As you said, "Make it so, Number One."
 

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