IDW - Rom #6

Title: Reinforcements Part 2

Plot and Script: Christos Gage & Chris Ryall

Pencils and Inks: Paolo Villanelli

Colours: Alessandra Alexakis

Letters: Shawn Lee

Editorial Assist: David Mariotte

Publisher: Ted Adams

Plot

The two new Space Knights, Livia and Orphion, try to get to Camilla, so they can destroy her as a Dire Wraith, but Rom refuses to allow them near her, since she is still partly Human, and his friend. This disagreement leads to a full-on battle between the Space Knights, whilst Camilla is paralyzed by Rom for safety.

Whilst the Knights are fighting, Camilla-Wraith manages to extend her fingers through the ground, and finds the unconscious soldier that the others knocked out before, and infects him, whilst leaving half of herself inside Camilla.

Camilla, now only half-infected, tells the Knights that the Wraith is escaping through the ground, and they need to stop it before it's too late, leading Livia to shoot off her still infected arm, to trap the remainder of the Wraith inside her. Rom tries to get the others to heal her, rather than kill her still, but they still deem her a threat, leading to another argument. Suddenly the other Wraith attacks, intending to take them out whilst they are weakened

Nearby, Camilla is still in pain, and knows that she needs to die, but asks Orphion to allow her to die on her feet, impressing the commander...

Elsewhere, in Rhode Island, Darby has come to stay with her grandmother, but is struggling with her PTSD, and knowing what she does about the Dire Wraith infestation of Earth, and has a massive panic attack after being asked to go to the shops...

In Northern California, Beach Head and Grunt access a weapons-locker, and take a load of Joe equipment to help in their plans to act rogue and attack Rom.

Back at Cooper's Mill, the Wraith starts to escape to reunite with the others, when Rom teams up with Livia to destroy it.

Nearby, Orphion aims his weapon at Camilla, but Rom goes to stop him from firing...too late...Orphion fires his weapon at her, and skewers the inner-Dire Wraith, sending it out of the host, killing it, but keeping Camilla alive. Rom scans her and confirms the Wraith's absence.

Orphion explains that he is not without compassion or subtle tactics, but he simply felt both were misplaced here, and still does, since Earth is still overrun by Dire Wraiths, they are still duty-bound to destroy the Earth to remove the infection, leaving Rom to apologize to his badly injured friend for failing her...

Elsewhere, Countdown meets with D'rge at his lighthouse, where he is worried about the appearance of more Space Knights, but D'rge isn't concerned, as they have been on Earth for far longer than the Knights realize, and they has secrets they don't know about....as a large multi-eyed creature stands behind him....

Characters

Solstar Order

Rom, the Space Knight

Livia

Orphion

Dire Wraith

D'rge

Countdown

"Legion" (In the Shadows)

Camilla's Inner Wraith Half enters Jem Fan Soldier, Half destroyed by Orphion

GI Joe

Beach Head/Wayne Sneeden

Grunt/Robert Graves

Human

Camilla Byers Cured by Orphion, lost left arm

Darby Mason

Gramma Gay-Lynn

Jem Fan Soldier Possessed by Inner Wraith, destroyed by Livia and Rom

Mr Mason (Mentioned) Killed by Dire Wraiths

Notes

• The new Space Knights are revealed to be Livia (the female)and Orphion (the snake)
• Orphion is shown to be a superior officer amongst the knights, whilst Livia is hinted as being a former lover of Rom's. Their backstory is due to be explored in the upcoming Annual.
• Aww, the poor Jem loving soldier was turned into a Wraith...I was hoping he'd urn into a main character :(
• Also, the fragment of Camilla's Wraith was able to create a completely new Wraith, but was still unable to completely take her over after even a long period of time? What is she made of?
• Darby is shown to have gone to stay with her relatives after all, though her PTSD has gotten worse, with her now getting into panic attacks at the thought of leaving the house (likely due to her being unsure of who's Human or not now)
• In case you forgot since the last time we saw him, the old lighthouse keeper at the end is the current host for D'rge.