We cut back to Duncan's apartment where we open up on action figures of, 'The Human Cricket and the All-Seeing Eye'.
"Aw, my most prized possession," Duncan said, off screen. We pan over to Eddy holding a Green Day album, with the title, 'American Idiot,' on the front.
"Green Day?" Courtney said, curious.
"No, no, no. The Green Day album. American Idiot was the album that put Green Day on the map in the punk rock industry. They were my idols."
"So, am I supposed to just smile and wave you out the door?" Courtney asked.
"Think of it like spring cleaning, only if Spring was death. God, if I had a quarter for every bad deed I did when I was a teenager."
"Sounds like you do." Courtney shakes his coin purse, and we hear coin jingle. "These aren't going anywhere, because you're not going anywhere." Courtney has tears in her eyes as she gives Wade a glass of fruit juice. "Drink."
"You're right. The cancer's only in my liver, lungs, prostate, and brain. All things I can live without." Takes a sip and immediately spits it out. "You could've at least spiked it." Sets down the drink and turns the other direction.
"You belong here at home. Surrounded by your Voltron, and your quarters, and your Green Day, and your me."
"Listen, we both know that cancer is a shit-show. "Like, a Yakov-Smirnoff-spending-summer-on-a-shitty-summercamp-island-competing-for-some-dumb-prize-while-treating-everyone-like-shit-shit-show. And under no circumstances will I take you to that show. I want you to remember me. Not the ghost of Christmas me."
"Well, I wanna remember us," Courtney, beginning to cry.
"I swear to god, I will find you in the next life, and I'm gonna boom-box 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' outside your window."
Courtney looks saddened. "No one is boom-boxing shit. Okay?" She sits down next to Duncan. "We can fight this. Besides, I just realized something. You win. Your life is officially way more fucked up than mine." Duncan chuckles at this.
"I love you." Duncan and Courtney kiss and begin to have sex.
We then cut to Sister Stephanie's where we're overlooking a pool game. We then see Duncan enter and sit at the bar. Harold notices that Duncan looks like shit.
"You look like you need a blow job and a shower. Though, courtesy calls for the latter first."
"How about three shots of Tennessee Whiskey instead?"
"Or how about Triticum aestivum, wheatgrass. Excellent for the immune system. The wife wants me to start eating healthier food, but what she doesn't know won't hurt her."
"Jesus Christ. You sound like Courtney. Check it out." Pulls out several pamphlets. "She's sending away for all these colorful clinic brochures." He begins speaking sarcastically. "I'm sure they're all FDA approved. Chechnya. Isn't that where you go to get cancer? You got China and Central Mexico. You know how they say 'cancer' in Spanish?"
"Come on, Duncan, you know I failed in every subject in school."
"El Cancer."
"Oh. Well even I could've guessed that." Shows Duncan the photo of him and Courtney at Christmas. "Look how happy you look here. Mind if I keep this? Put it up, so I can remember when you looked alive. At least now I'm gonna win the dead pool. Now that you're gonna die tragically of cancer."
"I got it, Harold. Thanks."
"Oh." Harold pulls a business card out of his shirt pocket. "And, uh, that guy over there came in looking for you. Real Grim Reaper type." Harold hands Duncan the card, which has nothing was a phone number typed in a white text. "I don't know. Might further the plot."
"Harold, only I get to break the fourth wall. Thank you." Duncan looks behind him and sees a guy with wavy black-gray hair. He was wearing a business suit and had a mischievous smile on his face. Duncan approaches the man, but not before one of the patrons hands him a shot of bourbon. "Thanks, Ryan."
"Anytime, Duncan." Duncan takes a shot before placing the glass down on the table the creepy dude's sitting at. This allows for him to take notice of Eddy.
"Mr. Wilson," the man said with enthusiasm.
"How can I help you?" Duncan asked. "Besides luring children into a panel van."
"I understand you've recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer."
"Stalker alert," Duncan said.
"It's my job. Recruitment. I'm sorry you've had such a tough go. But you're a fighter. Special Forces. 41 confirmed kills."
"One every seven weeks. Same rate most folks get a haircut." Takes a sip of beer. "It's to wash the taste out. It's tough to forget being so impressive."
"And now, you spend your days sticking up for the little people," the Recruiter said.
"People change. What do you want?" Duncan asked.
"I represent an organization that may be able to help." Duncan looks intrigued. "What if I told you we can cure your cancer? And what's more, give you abilities most men only dream of." Duncan looks skeptical.
"I'd say that you sound like an infomercial, but not a good one, like Slap Chop. More Shake Weight-y."
"The world needs extraordinary soldiers," the Recruiter said. "We won't just make you better. We will make you better than better. A superhero."
This is a deal breaker for Duncan. "Look, Agent Smith, I tried the hero business and it left a mark. But if I ever hit 'fuck it,' I'll look you up." He begins to get up when he realizes something and sits back down. "Oh, umm… Shit. We're within 500 yards of the school so you may wanna… you know… yeah." He gets up and leaves and heads back towards the bar. "His drink's on him." He sits at the bar and begins pondering the Recruiter's offer.
"What did he say?" Harold asked.
We then cut to Duncan's apartment, and we see a thunderstorm raging on outside. We see Duncan sitting down, silently crying to himself, conflicted on what he should do. Courtney wakes up and sees he isn't in bed.
"Hey, what's going on?" Courtney asked, as Duncan quickly wipes away the tears.
"Hey. Sorry. I had a Ryan Reynolds nightmare. I dreamt I was Green Lantern. It was awful." He gets back into bed with Courtney. "I'm glad they cancelled the sequel. It would've been a new low for him had they continued the franchise." Courtney has fallen asleep at this point. In that moment, Duncan realizes what he must do. We see him pack up his things and leaves, but not before looking at Courtney one last time. He then begins speaking through voiceover.
"The worst part about cancer isn't what it does to you… but what it does to the people you love. Who knew if this guy could save my life… but I knew there was only one way that I could save hers."
When he closes the door, Courtney wakes up and finds Duncan isn't with her.
"Isn't that what superheroes do?"
We see Duncan walking down the street. We see him take out the card and then call the number on it, signifying his choice.
