debug_message("I was born today");
debug_message("x:" + string(x));
debug_message("y:" + string(y));
debug_message("con:" + string(con));
if (!i_ex(target) && con < 20)
{
    debug_message("target does not exist");
    con = 99;
    instance_destroy();
    exit;
}
if (con == 1)
{
    if (fail == 0)
    {
        siner += 1;
        target.image_blend = merge_color(target.image_blend, flashcolor, 0.1);
        if ((siner % 2) == 0)
        {
            ai = instance_create(target.x + random(target.sprite_width), (target.y + target.sprite_height) - 20, obj_afterimage);
            ai.gravity = 0.5;
            ai.sprite_index = spr_savepoint;
            ai.image_speed = 0.2;
        }
        target.x += (siner / 4) + (sin(siner / 8) * 10);
        target.y -= siner / 5;
    }
    else
    {
        siner = 0;
        con = 5;
    }
}
if (con == 2)
{
    with (target)
        instance_destroy();
    instance_destroy();
}
if (con == 5)
{
    con = 6;
    alarm[4] = 8;
}
if (con == 6)
    target.image_blend = merge_color(target.image_blend, flashcolor, 0.12);
if (con == 7)
{
    con = 8;
    alarm[4] = 8;
}
if (con == 8)
    target.image_blend = merge_color(target.image_blend, c_white, 0.16);
if (con == 9)
{
    target.image_blend = c_white;
    instance_destroy();
}
if (con == 20)
{
    if (timer == 0 && zcounter == 0)
        snd_play(snd_pacify);
    timer--;
    if (timer <= 0)
    {
        var zobj = instance_create(x, y, obj_afterimage_grow);
        zobj.sprite_index = spr_spare_z;
        zobj.speed = 12;
        zobj.direction = zcounter * 40;
        zobj.friction = 1;
        timer = 2;
        zcounter++;
    }
    if (zcounter >= 9)
    {
        con++;
        instance_destroy();
    }
}