GuardianDogg Monday Podcast Episode 6
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Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 28
Chapter 28
Beau shifted his body and became invisible as he sneaked inside of the building waiting for Angel and the girls to arrange everything right for him to make his appearance. The abandoned office building. The lights went out as soldiers inside started to panic he went to work. He took out the soldiers two at a time quickly with electrical blasts from his hands gloves and then eliminated the last men until it was only their leader left holding a gun to Jessica’s head trying to communicate with his bosses but I had already made sure that he wouldn’t able to do that at all by jamming the signal of his phone.
I finally appeared before him hold my pistol to the leader’s head. I stared at him as he smiled at me. “You want the girl to live then-” He said but the gun flew out of his hand and attached to my chest. Jessica quickly got up as I heard Angel and the others come.
“Take her out of here. I’ll talk to the others when they come.” Beau said.
“Beau. They’ll have Ryu working with them.” Angel said.
“Beau come with us. You’ve done enough. I know your in pain right now.” Jessica said quickly.
“Do as I say Angel. I handle that boy and others. Leave.” Beau said.
They quickly left the room. Beau waited until he knew they were completely alone. “I didn’t kill your men. I don’t want them. All I want to know is did your boss kill that Ethan?” I asked.
The man stared at Beau. “Your Technomancer aren’t you? You’re only going to get yourself in trouble elder.” He said.
Beau stared at him. “That man drugged, and turned that boy against his father and our people and then he killed him. I can’t let that shit slide. I know he enslaved you and our people to keep quiet about it. He’s a fucking traitor and monster. The biggest mistake he made was turning his bullshit my way.” He said.
Suddenly, a burst of wind pushed Beau back toward the wall. The soldier glared at him as power radiated from his eyes and glowing body. “Unlucky for you my job is take out Supers that threaten the state and-ah!” He said but he stopped as Beau shot him in the head.
The man fell to the floor dead. Beau sighed and he holstered his gun in his holster. He waited for Homeworld agents to arrive. He thought about how he could defeat them. He changed his body shifting into environment.
The soldiers arrived and were all gun-ho. Then they were silent as they saw the bodies on the floor. He waited until the fake Ethan Remo arrived. Beau waited and then he appeared before him.
The others stared at Beau as he studied the fake Ethan Remo. “You killed Ethan Remo. You should have let him go.!” Beau said.
Ethan turned to Ryu who stood beside him. “Kill him!” He said.
Ryu smiled and he took a breath. He started to breath out lightning but Beau held up his hand and blasted Ryu with electrical energy and shockwaves until he fell to the floor shaking and rolling on the floor. The others stared as Beau turned his attention to the Fake Ethan.
Ethan started to open his mouth but Beau blasted his body with electrical energy and shockwaves. Ethan screamed and roared as his body began to change and shift into another form and his face changed and then what remained was a monster. Beau let up once to look at one of Ethan’s brothers. “Your Qade. Martin’s youngest. Take your brothers and our people out of here. Tell the boss I’ll give him a report.” He said.
Qade started to shake his head but his radio sounded off. He put his lips to his radio. “Yeah.”
“Your sister is safe. Get our people out of there and let Techno handle it. You Copy!” Martian said over the radio.
Qade sighed staring at Beau. “Copy that. We’re coming back to base.” He said and waved for his people to go. “Somebody pick up Ryu and let’s get the fuck back.” He said and nodded to Beau. “I’ll see you back at the base.” He said and turned and led the way out of the building.
Beau waited until the others were gone. He turned his attention to the man on the floor. “You’re going to tell. Why did what you did or I’m going to burn to death.” He said.
“Fuck you!” He said.
Beau chuckled. “Okay. Let’s do it your way.” He said and opened his hand blasted the fake Ethan with blasts of electrical energy.” He said.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 26
Chapter 26
Beau was smiling as he directed Homeworld agents to put up posters of Jessica in uniform and erotic poses in lock up. Martin and Ethan were in the room. Ryu sat on his bonk keeping a watchful eye on Ethan who had Beau’s special made pistol in his gun belt.
“Why are you here Ryu?” Beau asked him.
Ryu was focused on Ethan. “I got bored with the military so I talked my way out. I was recruited by Ethan a year ago.”
“Hmm. You sure about that?” Beau asked. “Can you even remember what led to this boredom?” Beau asked.
There was an explosion outside. Martin checked his phone. “Shit. Beau it’s happening. They’ve taken her.”
“Taken her?! Who the fuck is her?” Ryu demanded.
Beau nodded to Martin. “You better take Ethan with you. I’ll be fine.”
Martin looked at Ethan. “Stay here. I’m going to get her back.” He said and quickly hurried out the room.
“Who the fuck has been taken tell me?” Ryu demanded raising to his feet.
Beau held up a finger shaking it lightly. “You know who has been taken and why. Hmm. Do you really think they just let you go simple because you used your little trick on them to get out? They had their reason you know for letting you go.”
“Let me out of here.” Ryu said in his special voice.
Neither Ethan or Beau moved to comply. Ryu stared at them. “How are you able to do resist me?”
“The door is open. You can step out any time.” Beau said. “Of course you won’t be going nowhere but a grave afterward. You got to understand. They didn’t let you go. Your the distraction. Jessica is the one they were after the whole time.”
“I could say the same thing about you.” Ryu pushed. “They didn’t just let you go. I’m stronger then you and I’ll only get-“
“I don’t give a fuck.” Beau said. “You maybe a strong young bad ass but all the same Ethan beat you and he’s a lot younger then you. Everyone has a peak and Ethan doesn’t need a party trick to lead. Me. I’m just cripple old man in a wheelchair. Your the enemy of our kind.”
Ryu narrowed his eyes on Beau. “Your reaching. I only do what I need to do to survive. I didn’t make Jess do anything she didn’t first want to do. Let me out of this cage. They won’t be strong enough to get her back without my help.”
Beau smiled at him. “What makes you believe I’m the one holding you in here?”
“You’ve fooled all of them good old man but not me. Your too damn powerful for your own good but I’m still the stronger.”
“Touch my family and you die.” Ethan said softly. “Why did you come here?”
Ryu smiled. “You got me that first go but-“
A spinning shield of metal appeared in front of Ethan as Ryu punched blue and red flames at Ethan.
The shield took on the fire channeling it into a warm hole inside the shield. Ryu cut off his attack and looked Beau.
Beau snapped his fingers and the device fell away returning to spare pieces of parts on the floor. He looked at Ethan who stood unsurprised. Ethan’s gaze was still focused on Ryu.
“Isn’t my power working on you?” Ryu asked.
Beau shrugged. “It is working on me. Ethan is the exception. He has some edge over you. In any case. If you want to get out of the cage alive to help rescue Jessica. You know what you have to do and who you have to give it to.”
“I’m not giving you a blow job.” Ryu said calmly.
Beau grinned. “I’m not looking from one at least not from you.. I’m not in charge here.” He said and nodded to Ethan.
Ryu glanced at him. “What you want Ethan?”
Ethan shook his head. “Nothing. My father and I will get back my sister back. I’m kicking you out. You can go be someone else’s problem.”
“Why did you suggest me joining up then? You suggested it because I’m a fucking bad ass power house.”
Ethan shrugged. “Yeah but you keep fucking around swinging your dick around like you own this place and the people here. Your ego is unwarranted. The problem isn’t that you want my sister. The problem is you think you can fuck with her mind and emotions and think I won’t kill you for it. We ain’t friends and I don’t like you at all. I will and I can kill you if need be. Nothing you say or do will change it. No one fucks with my family or my people. I would die for every last one of them. You should just leave Homeworld and go be a fucking king over some people willing to put up with your shit. I ain’t the one. I have never found you charming or likeable just useful. I tolerate you. I don’t like you.”
Ryu stared at him. “Damn. Well damn. Fuck me running. Alright. Boss. Please allow me to join the rescue mission. Please.” He said.
Ethan waved him up. “Let’s go asshole.”
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 24
Chapter 24
Beau was in a new element and had decided it was time he reinvented himself. It was the end of the day and he was lying back on his new bed in his new apartment slowly drifting asleep as he planned to make the most of his new life. As his mind drifted into a peaceful sleep the scent of lavender and spice drifted close around him.
….
Martin Remo looked out over the city from his skyscraper office building. He wondered if he was making the right decision. He wondered still some times if Technomancer was just playing some long term game on him, just waiting to strike at Martin for fucking him over like he did.
“Dad. Your thinking to hard about this.” Jessica said from behind him.
He turned fixing a smile on his face that neither of his elder son Ethan or youngest adult daughter Jessica bought. He sighed. “What’s he look like?”
Ethan shook his head. “Not good. Three years of prison. Most of it in the hospital and two final years of being slaved to the government and he’s pretty used up. His mind is still there but his body is pretty broken.”
“Mr. Lucas’ mind is what I want for my team.” Jessica said stiffly sending her brother a side glare. “I don’t want him in any combat situation at all.”
Ethan smiled at her. “I meant. If he’s pretty used up physically then the Government won’t be looking when you grab him up from the street.”
“Your sure. He isn’t a government agent?” Martin asked.
Ethan sighed. “Dad. Everyone has abandoned him. His family. His friends. He’s barely holding on. I want to bring him in before he dies on the fucking street. He doesn’t deserve that.”
“We are not bringing him here as a charity case.” Jessica said. “We’re bringing him in for his mind and technical skills. We’ve checked him out. I need him on my team. The both of you need to stop thinking of the past. I need his engineering help. He isn’t under any government contract. I’m grabbing him up before someone else does. Besides the fact. We have no connection to him.”
Martin stared at her. “The government is still watching him. That’s why he’s hidden himself and is homeless on the damn street. He wants to appear useless to anyone so they’ll leave him the hell alone. If you invite him over into Homeworld that ends and he’s right back on their shit list.”
Ethan stared at him. “Your worried about him.” He said.
“Mr. Lucas is his own man.” Jessica said. “Let him decide how to run his own life. I’ll offer him a job…nothing more.”
Martin stared at her. “Don’t tell him about me. I know he will resent me for how his end of our deal turned up.”
His children stared at him. Ethan shook his head. “Mr. Lucas wasn’t expecting to live as long as he did. He knew-“
“-He didn’t know anything only that dealing with the normals ended up with him ending up dead along with his friends and people. I promised him I would come back for him.”
Jessica nodded. “Then keep your promise. All we’re going to do is offer him a job. He might surprise you and be happy we survived. That’s what he wanted.”
Martin turned away. “That would be worse. I would prefer his anger.”
“Why?” Ethan asked.
“Because it would mean I let a man that called me brother suffer at the hands of our enemies as a slave while he kept the secret that we lived to himself. I don’t understand a man like that. What little he gave us provided the start for Homeworld. While I left him just like the rest of those jackasses and that fucker Rider.”
“Your over complicating it.” Angel said. “The reason your afraid to bring him on is because of me. It’s the reason you haven’t looked at me yet sense I came into the room. You don’t have to worry Martin. You’re doing the right thing.. Your keeping your word.”
Beau conscious mind began to stir awake as he tried and failed see her clear enough to make her out in the dream. Angel was vague figure in the room no one looked at her directly. He sighed as he turned his mind back to the events in the dream that had already taken place.
Martin grimaced shaking his head. “You used me and lied to me about the expansion of your powers.” He said. “He’ll recognize you. He isn’t going to like you being here. Whatever your planning won’t work out.”
“I wouldn’t be so sure of that. Remember. I didn’t come looking for you. You hired me Martin. You need Techno on the team, Boss and another set of eyes on Ryu. He’s going to love working here.” She said in a totally female way.
Beau felt her look toward him and smile. Beau groaned at his immediate all male reaction.
“Alright Jessica go pick him. Angel get back to work.” Martin cursed softly.
Beau opened his eyes and sighed. “Damn it, Angel. You just made my female chasing a little more tricky. Fuck it. I can’t sleep now. I might as well get some work done.”
Beau was in a new element and had decided it was time he reinvented himself. It was the end of the day and he was lying back on his new bed in his new apartment slowly drifting asleep as he planned to make the most of his new life.
Martin Remo looked out over the city from his skyscraper office building. He wondered if he was making the right decision. He wondered still some times if Technomancer was just playing some long term game on him, just waiting to strike at Martin for fucking him over like he did.
“Dad. Your thinking to hard about this.” Jessica said from behind him.
He turned fixing a smile on his face that neither of his elder son Ethan or youngest adult daughter Jessica bought. He sighed. “What’s he look like?”
Ethan shook his head. “Not good. Three years of prison. Most of it in the hospital and two final years of being slaved to the government and he’s pretty used up. His mind is still there but his body is pretty broken.”
“Mr. Lucas’ mind is what I want for my team.” Jessica said stiffly sending her brother a side glare. “I don’t want him in any combat situation at all.”
Ethan smiled at her. “I meant. If he’s pretty used up physically then the Government won’t be looking when you grab him up from the street.”
“Your sure. He isn’t a government agent?” Martin asked.
Ethan sighed. “Dad. Everyone has abandoned him. His family. His friends. He’s barely holding on. I want to bring him in before he dies on the fucking street. He doesn’t deserve that.”
“We are not bringing him here as a charity case.” Jessica said. “We’re bringing him in for his mind and technical skills. We’ve checked him out. I need him on my team. The both of you need to stop thinking of the past. I need his engineering help. He isn’t under any government contract. I’m grabbing him up before someone else does. Besides the fact. We have no connection to him.”
Martin stared at her. “The government is still watching him. That’s why he’s hidden himself and is almost homeless on the damn street. He wants to appear useless to anyone so they’ll leave him the hell alone. If you invite him over into Homeworld that ends and he’s right back on their shit list.” He said.
Ethan stared at him. “Your worried about him.” He said seeing the tension his father’s body and grim expression.
Jessica straightened up and looked pointedly at her father. “Mr. Lucas is his own man.” Jessica said. “Let him decide how to run his own life. I’ll offer him a job…nothing more.”
Martin stared at her. “Don’t tell him about me. I know he will resent me for how his end of our deal turned up.” He said.
His children stared at him. Ethan shook his head. “Mr. Lucas wasn’t expecting to live as long as he did. He knew-” He began but Martin’s violent shake of his head made him pause.
“-He didn’t know anything only that dealing with the normals ended up with him ending up dead along with his friends and people. I promised him I would come back for him. That I would figure out a way to get him out of the mess. I didn’t keep my promise.” Martin said turning his back to his children again to stared out at the city.
Jessica nodded. “Then keep your promise now. All we’re going to do is offer him a job. He might surprise you and be happy we survived. That’s what he wanted.”
Martin smirked shaking his head in frustration. “That would be worse. I would prefer his anger.” He said.
“Why?” Ethan asked.
“Because it would mean I let a man that called me brother suffer at the hands of our enemies as a slave while he kept the secret that we lived to himself. I don’t understand a man like that. What little he gave us provided the start for Homeworld. While I left him just like the rest of those jackasses and that fucker Rider.” He said.
“Your over complicating it.” Angel said gentle. “The reason your afraid to bring him on is because of me. It’s the reason you haven’t looked at me yet sense I came into the room. You don’t have to worry Martin. You’re doing the right thing.. Your keeping your word.” She said with the hint of laughter in her voice.
Angel was vague figure in the room no one looked at directly. Beau couldn’t see her clear enough to make her out in the dream.
Martin grimaced. “You used me and lied to me about the expansion of your powers.” He said. “He’ll recognize you. He isn’t going to like you being here. Whatever your planning won’t work out.” He said.
“I wouldn’t be so sure of that. Remember. I didn’t come looking for you. You hired me Martin. You needed Techno on the team, Martin and another set of eyes on Ryu. He’s going to love working here.” She said in a totally female way.
Beau felt her look toward him and smile. Beau groaned at his immediate all male reaction. She was seventeen the last time he saw her now she would about maybe twenty two or three. She was showing a lot of maturity and growth in all the right places to bring a thirsty man like him down.
“Alright Jessica go pick him. Angel get back to work. You made your case. I still think your over estimating yourself and you should keep the hell away from him.” Martin cursed softly.
….
Beau opened his eyes and sighed. “Damn it, Angel. You just made my female chasing a little more tricky. Fuck it. I can’t sleep now. I might as well get some work done.”
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 23
Chapter 23
Beau rolled out of the van on the curb of Blue building that glowed with a tint of alien energy. He stared at it as Jessica came to stand beside him on the street corner. “I thought the government took this place down two years ago.” He said.
“It was deemed unsafe to do so by engineers and meta scientists.” Jessica said. “The corporation put in an offer and bought it and the neighboring builds at a steal. This is the main head courters of Homeworld ink. Are you ready to go in?” Jessica asked but then proceeded toward the entrance anyway.
Beau hesitated but then he rolled himself into the building in his wheelchair following close behind the round backside of Jenny. He caught himself staring at her long legs in open admiration and affection while he ignored the weird Dajivu feeling of entering the building he hadn’t seen or entered sense the last time he saw his old girlfriend and he knew his old life was gone.
The place had plenty of young Supers going in and out of it. They greeted Jessica warmly in friendly and very familiar ways as they pasted her. They gave him a passing look and nods.
Beau noticed the common logo on their dark brown leather jackets. It was a blue world logo on the breast pockets or biceps of the jacket. He took note of the atmosphere in the place. It reminded him of the old days being around Rider, E and the others. They had all left him behind and gone on too bigger and better things. While he had-
“Mr. Lucas. Welcome to Homeworld.” A man said.
Vlad
Beau froze recognizing the tone and thick Russian American accent of Vlad’s voice immediately. It was a shock to his system. He looked slowly to his right and up at a man he didn’t know in a grey suit and red tie greeted him with a smile and charm almost equal to Jessica. This man wasn’t Vlad. Yet, Beau knew for damn sure he was. The stranger held out his hand as he approached Beau.
Beau took his hand in a firm shake. “Hello. Mr…” He said and paused for Vlad to give him a name.
“Remo. Martin Remo. It is a pleasure to see you here. I take it your interested in joining Homeworld. We would be more then pleased to have a techno wizard like yourself on board.” Martin said.
Beau nodded his head slowly. “Yeah. Sure. I am. How are the rest of your kids. Everyone fine?” He said.
Martin smiled warmly. “They’re all fine and well brother. All working in the company. How have you been?” He said.
Beau shrugged and let go of Martin’s hand. “Life has been shit for me. Though I hadn’t expected to live as long as I have.. But, seeing how things have shaped up for you and your kids. I’m glad about the decisions I made. It was well worth the bullshit so don’t worry about it.” He said.
Martin stared at Beau and then he nodded taking out a thin cigar and lighting the end up. He blew out smoke out the side of his mouth. “My daughter. She’s into your field of work. We’re going to need you to help out her team with-” He said.
“Anything you need. I’m here to help. I can’t do anything for you combat wise but my mind and technical skills are yours.” Beau said immediately.
Martin paused and patted his shoulder. “You hid yourself well.. It took me longer then I wanted to find you. I didn’t think they would let you go brother. I do need you.” He said.
Beau waved away the comment. “Don’t worry about it. I would not change a thing of what I did. Well…maybe I would have acted a lot sooner.” He said and turned to Jessica who was wiping away a few tears. “Alright Miss Remo. Let’s take a look at your lab. Now I’m more then a little interested in whatever projects you have going on for me to check out. Lead the way.”
Jessica’s lips shook. “Mr. Lucas. I would like to thank you.” She said.
Beau held up a hand. “Thank me? For what? You need to be thanking your Daddy for the fancy business he’s provided for you and your siblings.” Beau said and looked around himself at the building and then at Martin’s grinning face. “I was told by your charming daughter you have an excellent selection of beautiful young females here.” He said.
Martin laughed and patted his shoulder. “Oh. Now I see why you came running down here.” He said.
“Damn straight, Boss. I came to go fishing for some pretty girls to charm the pants off.” Beau said.
Martin shook his head. “Don’t call me Boss, brother. This is your home now. You won’t have anything to worry about from now on. Now. I have meetings to get to. Jessica will take you down to the lab. I saw the light in your eyes lite for some work to do. You’ll get more then your fair share. Afterward she’ll give you the tour around the compound and your new apartment. Sounds good?” He said.
Beau nodded grinning. “Sounds like a fun time. I can’t wait to see this lab.” He said.
Beau paused at the entrance to the lab and stared at the virtual display of a soldier crutched to the ground with a high powered rifle with laser sights aimed at a target.
The soldier fired the rifle. The weapon jumped to the left wildly while the soldier remained still. He hit the target’s left edge.
A second later the weapon exploded in the soldier’s hands setting him on fire. Two soldiers then came with a thermo blankets and rolled the man over on the ground while trying to put out the fire.
The video then fades to black with the soldier laying on his back breathing heavily and cursing. The others just sat with him quiet.
Beau frowned as he wheeled himself inside as the screen changed to blue prints of the weapon. He studied the blue prints coming to stop in front of the screen. “Whose the designer and engineer?” He asked.
“Christopher Ivins created the design that utilizes Alien crystal energy. The engineer is Own Whetstone. He works for Homeworld.” She said.
Beau frowned. “Did he give any notes or objections to the rushed design and manufacturing problem?” He asked folding his hands together.
“Objections. Yes. He wanted five years more years to get it right. He said the core design was shit.” Jessica said.
Beau smiled. “I like him already.” He said.
“So you have nothing more to add.” A male voice asked.
Beau frowned at the voice recognizing the owner of it from some where. He turned and looked up to the man.
The fire breather looked back at him with recognition of who Beau was only annoyance. The man’s glowed with held back blue fire. That was different meaning this man had gotten stronger while Beau had gotten weaker.
It was an ego blow but the fire breather’s words made him think of something. Beau schooled his facial expression. “You called me to ask if I had a hand in it’s design. I thought of something like this when I was slaved to the government. They kept all my designs and scapes so it….hmm.” Beau turned from the man back to the screen again.
“What are you thinking?” The fire breather asked.
Beau didn’t want to say. His mouth opened though. “If you scape the core design and make it a automatic or semiautomatic then your problem is solved. I expect whoever sold the design to Homeworld wanted you to run through soldiers before you figured out it was all intentional.” He said.
“You have any dealings in it? The energy charged design fail? That’s what they paid you to do, right? Make sure designer weapons went boom at the right moment.” He said.
Beau frowned at the question. “Paid? What fuck are you smoking. It wasn’t a job. It was little more then outdoor prison slave labor. They just released me a couple of months back from my conscripted service. They told me to make things that worked. I don’t make shit. Our younger brothers and sisters are in for the longer haul then you or I. Their not not lucky like you are?” He said.
“Lucky? How am I lucky and how do you know me?” He said.
Beau smiled. “I had a friend a couple of years back. She had a nice ability of showing people possible death outcomes. I saw you burn me alive with that fire breathing trick of yours. But, really the reason why your so lucky is because your using your voice and power to control what I say. The trick with your power has a double edge to it. You can have what you want but no one alive or in this room should trust a man like you because they’ll never knew when you’ll ask them to kill themselves if they have an objection to you trying to screw their sisters and mothers in front of them.” He paused and looked at the fire breather again.
His eyes were normal now and he looked pissed off. Beau stared at him. “What’s your name?” He said.
“Ryu. Ryu Osuka. The Dragon King. I rock with lightning and fire.” He said in a heavily Americanized English accent.
Beau whistled and nodded his head. “That’s a fancy gangster rapper name. I’m Beau Lucas. My people call me Techno. I make toy robots and other techno gadgets. Nice to meet you formally.” He said.
Ryu grunted and looked at Jessica. “He’s good. I got to head on to work Shorty. Later.” He said sneaking a kiss on her cheek and a open ass grab before he headed out the door.
Jessica’s face was bright red with embarrassment and pleasure. She smiled at Beau. “Sorry about that. Ryu is..still very friendly type. He was here for security purposes. I hope you understand.” She said.
Beau sat back and stared at her. “So he’s still in the friend zone and can grab your ass that means I have a chance?” Beau asked with a wink and grin.
Jessica’s mouth was wide open on a surprise as Beau turned his gaze back to the blue print. “I suggest you take out the core and remodel the weapon to be automatic if you can get away with it. I can help with the design and engineering. The rest of the investigation stuff. I’ll leave that to hire ups. Now, I’m going to need the prettiest boss in the room to lead me around show me around this place.” He said turning to a shocked face Jessica. “That would be you right?!” She said.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 16
Chapter 16
Beau put his hand to Vlad’s mouth. Vlad stilled and then opened his eyes slowly. Beau stared at him behind his dark blue helmet.
“Why does the government want you dead?” He asked Vlad calmly.
Vlad stared back as Beau removed his gloved hand from his lips.
“They tried to hire me to kill Rider and your lot of goodies. I told them to shove it. I’m guessing they hired you well let’s-“
“Five days from now all my friends die and they take all your kids into the government foster care. Though. Honestly it’s more indoctrination into their private supers army.” He said and stared at Vlad. “Do you understand what I’m telling you.” He asked.
Vlad stared at him. “You have a seer?”
Beau shook his head. “One of my people is. She showed me what’s going to happened if we don’t change it now.” He said.
Vlad stared at Beau. “I’m listening go on.” He said.
“You already knew that. They sent us several targets. In the first timeline, I lost True Steel, Artemus. You died and your oldest son went down with you. They already have supers in their army really strong. One of them burned me. They’re coming in five days to end the blockade and possibly wipe us all out. Can you take on all of them? Do you have the men and weapons? How many of your own men can you trust not to turn on you?” Beau said.
Vlad stared at him. “We are not on the same team. We are enemies. ” He said.
Beau shook his head. “Wrong. We are brothers. We suffered pain and loss. We did our best to hold our people together and protect what we value. But, if I wanted you dead I would have shot you when you do your daily morning Yoga on the roof. I have no wish to kill you or your people. Your not the worse asshole I’ve had to deal with here for the last six months. Your too civilized. You want to believe there is a reasonable way to deal with them. You can’t fight them in this position. You’ll only get your children killed or taken by them. I had to do some thinking about it. I realized something though. A couple of issues are consistent in every timeline. Both of us die. Both of us lose and something else. Don’t you get it, yet?” He said.
Vlad said nothing he just waited. “Why don’t you tell me what I’m missing assshole?” He said.
“They don’t want us. They want the children and my inventions. They want your children. It’s the only thing that makes sense. I lose my people. Everything. You lose your children. Everything important to you. It’s that simple. Divide and conquer. They see what we’re doing as creating a mutant army to fight the government. It’s all bullshit though to hide the simple truth.”
Vlad nodded. “We have power. That power is a threat to them. It’s why I’m negotiating with them if you-“
“I thought about that. Rider wouldn’t go along with it and he’d only end up getting killed by the government he still believes in. Besides that we can’t trust them. They want us dead. It’s simple. The only way to cure them of that belief is to make ourselves appear weaker then we are or avoid a fight with them out right until we’re on equal footing. Your smart. You can figure out a way but you need time, resources. I don’t have money but I do have weapon designs and other inventions I’ve made and skills that come in handy for you to build something to protect your children and people like us from being hunted down like dogs. I can help you but I got a price.” Beau said.
Vlad frowned at him. “What are you asking me to do?” He said.
“Take your children and leave the city. Right now!” Beau said simple. “I’ve seen every way this can go down. There is no way out for me. I can save some of my people but not all from what’s coming. But, I thought of something. You and your children have one way out though. Retreat and find a better position to defend yourself and children. They’re going to get us. There is no way around it. But, your smart if you can get out and find some way to protect the children then they’ll be free at least to have a better future then the both of us. If you make out better then I imagine then look me up if I’m alive. I’m come work for you. Either way Rider and the others are coming to attack you today in the morning.. I’ll leave it to you on how to handle the situation brother.” Beau said.
Beau got up and walked to the door. Vlad got up. His son was at the door and moved aside to let him pass.
Vlad waved Han forward. “What did you tell him?” He asked.
Han shook his head. “Nothing. He told me what happened in possible timelines. He told me what was at stake if we didn’t act fast.” He said.
Vlad began to walk his bedroom floor while his son was quiet. “Were you waiting for him?” He said.
“Yes.” Han said.
Vlad flinched. “Did he know that?”
“No.” Han said.
Vlad stopped and finally looked at his son. “What did you see?” He asked.
Han stared at his father. “They want Jenna for their army the others will be cast aside. They used Mr. Lucas to kill you and I die with you.”
“What happens to Technomancer!” Vlad asked.
Han shook his head. “They use up Mr. Lucas until he dies on a lab table or he goes insane in white padded cell because he couldn’t save any of us in the end. He’s not going to escape what’s coming dad and they want him the most. The Normals are going to break him and kill him. He knows it. He gave me his inventions and plans in a thumb drive though. What do you want to do?” He said.
Vlad held his hand. “Get your siblings ready. We are leaving now. None of what you have seen will take place. None of it. I will not allow it. I’m not giving up on negotiating with U.S. government. Do you hear me?” He said.
Han stared at him. “Dad. It’s over. Their president hates us. She will not stop until we’re all dead dad. I don’t think even Mr. Lucas’ plan is going to work to save us from what’s coming when the most powerful human leader in the world wants to either use us or exterminate us from the face of the earth.” He said.
“Stop it. Go do as I say. Get you siblings ready. We’re leaving hell hole now.” Vlad commanded. “Listen to me. Nothing has happened yet. We will decide our own fates. Go.” He said.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 13
Chapter 13
“Shit. Angel. Let me out me out of the dream baby girl. Let me out.” Beau yelled out. He got no response.
Beau ran over to the side of the building and jumped off the side only to land on the roof again. A chill went down his spine. Angel was forcing him to stay in the dream.
“Angel. Let go of my hand. Angel let go right now.” He said.
Nothing. The dream still held. Damn it he would have to see this one through to the end point.
Beau felt a sense of vertigo as he blinked and realized he stood on a platform with Rider and three other blue mutant New Yorkers as the President took the podium and addressed a small crowd of the Blues and a few normal humans. He was having another spell because of the pain in his legs and injured arm. Luckily that was over.
He smiled along with the others standing with him. He looked at the president.
“It’s been a long hard road for us as Americans and earthlings. But, today marks a new stage in our course correct to get back to the business of living.”
Beau half listened. It was all the show part.
They had made it. It had taken his friends and people six months of work but they had bartered a deal with the U. S. Government to get their people out by the reopening of New York City to the outside world.
His eyes looked out out over the small crowd of his friends and people he had grown to know as his family. One person was missing and one seat left empty between Jay and Freya Newton.
Angel.
Beau blinked back the tears and tried not to think of her. She should be here. She would have been here if he had made the choice to save her while he could have. Jay and Freya glared at him in animosity and hatred.
He had had no choice. It had been for greater good of them all. That he had chosen to take out Vlad and his son then….
Beau realized what he thought and looked back over his memory from a few days before….
What the fuck?
Beau kicked opened the door and fired his assault shotgun into the room killing Vlad, his children and wives. He had taken fired once executing Vlad dropped his weapon and raced up stairs to the roof with the gang and Vlad’s sons firing rounds into his back as he barely made it to the roof and dove off into the waiting arms of Rider who was floating in the air waiting to pick him.
The memory hit Beau like a shot gun shot to the face and left him shaking at the strong memory of it. He remembered the violence and smell of blood and rush of violence he felt. The crash afterward had left him wanted to vomit afterward.
No. No.
Beau shook his head he couldn’t have done that he wouldn’t have. That was going to far. He blinked tried to replay or remember the day better in the dream. It only got worse.
First it was Vlad and his family then it was Vlad, his family and Rider. Beau stopped looking back and realized it was no good.
When the fuck was this nightmare going to end?
Major Benjamin clapped Beau’s shoulder. Beau blinked up at the older man. “Sir. I’m sorry you were saying.” He asked.
Major Benjamin smiled. “I’m just glad to hear your joining up with my unit on the Supers West division. I’ll be making you team leader.” He said.
Beau nodded but frowned. “I thought Rider would be a natural-“
“No. Rider is a bit of wild card. We’ve already given him a temporary contract for hire to handle our dangerous situation.”
Beau blinked and started to speak but E caught his arm and jerked him away from the Major.
“Excuse me. Major. I’ll be right back.”
Major Benjamin grinned but nodded. “Take your time.”
Beau jerked his gaze to her E. “What the fuck is wrong with you?” He said.
“You need to talk to Rider. He’s worrying me. He’s to fine with all these changes.” E said tightly.
“He hasn’t said anything to me yet. He’s going to be working for the government again freelance but he’ll get some work to do.”
“You need to reconsider the government’s offer. Rider and our people need you around. Have you heard of the ghettos they have lined up for us. Their in Baltimore’s high crime areas.” E said.
Beau grimaced but nodded. “I know. We’ll make it work. I’m not abandoning our people. I need to take this job to us a high position in the government to help them.” He said.
“Your acting delusional. Talk to Rider and keep an eye on him tonight. He has to be watched. Losing True Steel and Artemis really as been affecting him a lot lately. He needs you. Promise you’ll watch him.” E said.
“I promise. Nothing is going to happen to him. I’ll talk to him and reassure he’s still got us to back him up.” Beau said though kept wondering. When the in living hell would Angel let him out of the nightmare cycle of hell point possible futures he was in. None of this shit was real but Beau knew if he was seeing the possibilities of what the future could be then he was screwed.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 12
Chapter 12
Beau finally made his way to the emergency roof top and took his position on the roof of the office building. He set his rifle case down focused his gaze on Vlad’s building as he started to load his rifle but he heard a sound behind himself. He turned with his 1911’s drawn.. Beau stared in surprise at his target.
Vlad Morgan was a tall Russian American dressed in a blue blazer suit that matched the the tint of his hair and eyes.
“Good morning Vlad.”
Vlad held up a wine glass with orange juice in his hand. He took a sip. “Good morning Technomancer.”
“It’s Lucas. You weren’t behind me a few seconds ago and you can’t fly. So how did you manage that trick?” Beau said.
“Your impressed.” Vlad asked him.
Beau smiled. “Yes and I’m thinking about how to steal your trick.” He said.
Vlad nodded and leaned back against something invisible behind him. “Take a guess. I’m sure you can figure out if you think about it.” He said.
Beau looked around then found the projector sending the image of Vlad to him. He frowned and bent down to put his rifle away. “I’m guessing you found out about the message the government sent to my people.”
“Bingo. Technomancer. One of my kids has a similar ability as your young friend. Angel. I believe is her name.”
Beau sent him a glare. “It would better if you disappeared a while before I would have to take you out.”
Vlad smiled. “Your reluctant, huh? You are a strange one, Technomancer. I have no intention on leaving my city.”
Beau stared at him. “The President wants you dead for whatever crimes you committed. You stick around long enough I’m the one assigned to make it happen.”
Vlad nodded. “So the supposed the United States leader is planning on taking back the city and unstable country in one move. You and Rider will be out of the hero business afterwards and you’ll be shipped off to soldiers in their new slave warriors division. Though then again with the powers you have they might just put a bullet in you.”
Beau hadn’t heard of anything relating to what Vlad was saying. He suspected it was all bullshit but he wasn’t much surprised by anything anymore. “You should think about your kids and females and find some way to get out before I have to make them orphans.”
Vlad stared at him. “It’s not the same world brother. No matter what deal they’ve given you. You’ll only end up screwed over. It’s been what? Six months sense they locked us away in this city. Now they’re deciding to let us out you think it’s that easy.”
Beau shook his head. “Never said I was expecting they would accept us. They’ve got the power. If you stay here. You die and your kids are left for someone else to protect. Think about your kids.” He said.,
“I am.” Vlad said. “I know what’s happening outside this city. I know what the president has in mind for us. I’m not going to be shipped off to some fucking ghetto after what I made and the comfortable position my kids are in to have that all taken away because the bitch in the white house is afraid of the blue skin folk.”
Beau was quiet. He could see Vlad couldn’t be convinced by anything he said. He was to far invested in what he was doing to back down.
“Whatever happens I’ll try my best to look out for your kids.” Beau said.
Vlad grimaced. “You should be more concerned about Angel’s well being then trying to kill me.” He said.
“She’s a child. She’s off limits.” Beau said calmly.
“Not me. It’s her powers. It’s the one thing that doctor of yours didn’t tell you. The more you use her powers to see your own future the more you can expect her life span to be shorter then yours. I can help her find the answer to controlling her powers.” Vlad said.
Beau smiled. “I already know that slick. You’re not telling me anything I don’t know already.” He said.
“Did you your the reason she’s dying? It’s your powers that making her go into over load. I have the solution to it. If you work with me.” Vlad said.
“Tell me.” Beau demanded.
Vlad smiled and nodded. “I was right about you. Your way more reasonable and honest then the others. I’ll contact you later when your ready to make a deal.” Vlad said before his protected image faded before him.
Beau caught a building flickering in the distance. He got up and then thought about how he had gotten to the building’s roof. He couldn’t remember when he had gotten to the roof top or anything else.
He realized. He was having a premonition dream of the future. Angel. she had locked him in vision bubble.
What is the vision you want for your life?
Habits and daily rituals.
We all have these two elements working in our lives. These two factors are the two strongest forces that are programmed into us as children. We become adults, and we begin to program them into our lives automatically without thinking.
Addiction. Is the habit and daily ritual we programmed into our lives. How do you break that programming. It’s not easy, but it is possible.
Vision. You have to have a vision or programming you wish to have in your life. You have to install that vision into a plan, and then you have to execute that plan with brutal blunt determination.
This is the vision that I want for my life. I will program my life and my mind to make that vision my daily habits and daily rituals of my life. That means any other programming must be canceled so that I get the vision I want. That means you have to lose something to gain something else of value to your vision. Choose the vision you want for your life.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 9
Chapter 9
President Helen Bender sat in the oval office going over the reports from New York City. The joint chiefs sat to her right and left quietly letting her remove the reports on the mutants that were in charge of safe guarding the remaining affected people.
Helen slapped down one of the folders that was open to the picture of blue haired man in black hoodie. The name of Captain Beau Lucas. “He’s the only one I want out of the bunch. The rest can be terminated or sent to the new Supers military division for all I care.” She said.
Cor. Eric Briggs turned toward her with a careful expression. “Madam President. Rider and Doctor Eva Jones, Vlad are also top picks we can use for the new Supers divisions. Captain Lucas might be a problem we may want to take care of before we can secure the city and the mutants as assets for military service.”
President Bender folded her arms across her chest and sat back in her seat. “How much of a problem? Be direct. If the analysis report on what Lucas can possible do with weapon and defense engineering is actuate-”
Eric nodded his head. “It is. Madam President. Completely detailed and researched. He’s a modern day Tesla wizard to put it in plain terms.”
President Bender nodded her head. “Good. So what’s the need of a termination of a valuable asset. What’s left of the UK and the European Federation have secured themselves a ready supply of assets for combat and civilian use. But, none of them have a possible asset like Lucas. I want him. The stable mutants that aren’t insane don’t matter or can be shipped out to the Supers stable. But, I see you still have an objection Eric. So give it to me straight. What don’t you like about him?”
Eric didn’t smile but his stare was direct. “Tesla was an idealist with a genius mind. Lucas is a one of kind Super not yet documented in the world. He might be the only one of his own kind. We don’t know if we can control him or will he end up being a liability we have to neutralize down the road. The times are uncertain with the country and the military all going through a reconstruction period.”
President Bender shook her head. “What am I missing that wasn’t in the files?” She said.
Eric held up an Android tablet. “This is something I want you to see.” He said and then bent down setting it on the floor.
President Bender frowned between him and the tablet. “Eric what the hell are you doing?” She asked.
– Voice ID confirmed begin message – A voice from the tablet said.
Suddenly a full body virtual image of Beau Lucas dressed in a hoodie, jeans and sneakers standing before her. “Hello, President Bender. I’m Captain Beau Lucas one of the commanders left protecting the innocent Americans still held up in New York. I designed this device to get into communication with you. All we’re asking is for a chance to be let back into society again and away out of the city before winter sets in the coming near months. Our leader is Jack Rider. Please get in contact with him and his team for us to begin talk. I have enclosed information and blue prints for technical advances I and my team have done. I’m sending this to you as a means of good faith and the hope that you will allow us a way out of the state of life in which New York City has become. We are willing to work with you and talk of how we can benefit you. I’m sure you’ve gathered much information on us from the droids you’ve launched around the city and images you’ve taken. We’ll await your call. Have a good day.” He said and message and image of Beau was gone.
Eric stared at President Bender. “What do you think?” He said.
President Bender pointed at the tablet. “I want everything he sent given to our people and begin the work on it. How did he get the tablet out to us?” She asked.
Eric smiled. “He used one of the drones we sent inside the city as messenger pidgin. He also modified it slightly to make it more improved for flight and none detection.” He said.
President Bender grimaced waving him away. “The plan is still the same. I want him and him only. Tell the freaks whatever bullshit they want to hear and arrange to make it happen but we’re not taking all of those freaks out of that hell hole. Only a handful and make sure it is clear that the second he gets out Lucas is coming to work for us on a permanent basis.” She said.
Eric stared at her. “President-” He began but President Bender held up her hand forestalling any attempts he would have made to argue with her.
“Make it happen like I said. We can not allow the most dangerous monsters out of that place. After we get Beau and few of his people out we’re going to close that place off for as long as it takes for whoever demon that monster created to die off during the winter or through starvation. Get it done or I’ll find someone to get done for me.” She said.
Eric gave her nod. “Okay. I’ll make it happen.” He said. “What about the other selections you have in your mind?” He asked.
“I already have them on board. We’ll use them until we don’t need them or they prove to be to dangerous to deal with. I’m going to need more information on the children and training camps on their progress going so far for the super soldiers division.” She said.
Eric nodded sitting back in his seat. “The peace keeper program is going very well. Our instructors are doing well and producing soldiers ready for combat in the coming months against the Cabal. We just need more soldiers to process the programming better.” He said.
President Bender smiled “You’ll get your freak soldiers Eric. I’m going to see to that.” She said.
Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 6
Beau was stationed on the ground just outside the store entrance with the rifle and pistol while Rider was inside trying to find out how many people they had to deal with. He had his back against the wall. Suddenly, the ground started shaking but only in the store. Beau looked inside the store. A thick blue fog was inside. But I heard the sound of fighting.
Seconds later six mutants Rat humanoid blue men came out fog screaming with guns. They saw Beau and charged toward him yelling. Beau swung his pistol around took aim and he fired on them killing one and wounding the others and ducked behind rocky cover to reload. He heard a flash bang sound go off suddenly and followed by a dying scream before several bodies fell down.
Beau peeked out to see Rider coming to him and threw him a pistol with two other people and the mutants dead on the ground. Rider held up an extra magazine. Beau reached out with his right hand the magazine flew into his grasp. “What happened?” He asked.
Rider shook his head. “It was a set up. The mutants wanted to eat us. I made a deal the two gentlemen with me though if they help us out I’ll get them weapons, food and medical treatment from Doc E. I’ll introduce you.” He said helping Beau up onto his back and lifting him up.
Beau turned his attention to the two twenty year old men walked over to meet him. They were dressed in jeans and leather jackets. Rider pointed to the man in looked in his mid twenties with short red hair blue eyes that gave off a pale glow. His skin also had a tint of blue in it. “This is Eddie Long. He’s an earth specialist. His friend over here is Vince. He can see through walls and is good with communication. Fellas. This is my partner Beau Lucas. He’s our marksman and he’s got powers that work best with metal and machinery.” Rider said.
Eddie snorted. “Look at this shit. A fucking lightning guy and a cripple gun nerd with magic techno powers.” He said laughing at Beau’s condition.
Vince grimaced and studied Beau with flash of blue light that came out of his eyes. “Is what the lightning guy said about you helping us with food and medical treatment true? The truth.” He asked.
Beau nodded his head. “Yeah. Doctor E will help you and tell you if you need treatment for your conditions.” Beau said quickly not thinking about how easily he talked and answered without thought. “That’s scary.” He said as he realised that Vince had an ability to make people do things on command.
“What’s that?!” Rider asked.
Beau gave Rider a steady gaze. “Vince has an ability to use light or some type of hypnotic light and energy with in his eyes. Light and a few commands and he make anybody do what he wants. It’s a clever trick.” Beau said.
Rider grunted in acknowledgement. His eyes changed.
“It’s not a trick. It’s my power. It’ll be helpful to you to if you make good on your word about the doctor.” Vince said.
Eddie shrugged. “Not really. It’s how his power works. Here’s the deal. My friend and I aren’t getting into any bullshit danger yo help you. If you two yahoos want to go up against the ape men…well.”
“Ape men. That’s who has the women?” Beau said and looked at Rider. “How did you know?” He asked him.
Rider stared at Eddie. “Your sure they’re ape men. Blue hair and giant brick shit houses.” He said.
Eddie and Vince nodded. “So we got a deal then?” He said.
Rider nodded. “We have a deal but you can’t punk out on us the last minute. We’ll take care of the danger you get in to position and protect the females when they need it.” He said.
Eddie looked at Vince. “Do it!” He said.
Vince looked at Rider flashing a light into his face from his eyes again. “Kill the cripple and take us to Doctor E first and we’ll..holy shit.” Vince said but stopped as electrical energy suddenly surrounded his body in a force field of lightning and violent energy.
Eddie snarled and the ground under them shook. “Let him go fucker or I’ll send you and legless to fucking China.” He said.
Rider’s eyes glowed with lightning power as he lifted his hand. “No more games. If you attempt to hurt my friend or use me to do so. I will kill you and your friend instantly. I will keep my word to you but if you fuck with me again all bets are off and I’ll take your asses down with me to hell with me.” He said.
“Fine. Fine. Damn it. Fine. Fine. Your crazy psycho. We’ll take you to them and help rescue the girls.” Eddie said.
“Good.” Rider said and let the fore field down around Vince.
A second it was let down Beau lifted his hand and formed a collar around Vince’s neck. The collar had a blue light on it that flickered. Both men freaked.
“What the fuck is this shit? Get it off me!” Vince said as he attempted to pull at the collar.
“Get that collar off him freak. We had a deal.” Eddie said.
Beau looked at him. “Wrong. You had a deal with Rider. You tried to use my friend to kill me. We ain’t got shit between us mother fucker. You’ll take us to the building. You’ll help us out with the rescue and I’ll let your friend live. You try any of your sneaky shit again all pop his head off like a cherry bumb and put a bullet between your big ears bitch mother fucker-ah.” He said.
Eddie stared at Beau. “Holy shit. Your a black dude aren’t you.” He said.
Beau smiled. “Fuck you.” He said.
The building was one of the few still standing in Times Square. The reason for that was the large pieces of alien body parts logged into it. This left the building glowing like a night light in the twilight of day and evening.
“The fuck. Their in there. I ain’t going inside that alien monster building.” Eddie Long said voicing a fear they all had of entering the other worldly building.
“You’ll go inside or I’ll fucking blast your ass with electricity. A deal is a deal. Vince can you see what section the females are held in?” Rider said.
“5th floor. Damn it. They’ve got fucking kids in that space. Some of them are…damn it. I’m going in. Eddie.” Vince said and looked at his red head friend.
“Fine. Shit. Fine.” Eddie cursed. “I’ll take us up. Mother fucker, you will have to distract or draw them away from the females. I ain’t fighting them fucking blue demons. Leave the cripple behind. He’s no good to anyone even with a gun.” He said.
“Rider let me down.” Beau said.
Rider did so as Beau gathered metals around from the building and in the city and formed legs as he got to his feet. Two blue 1911s appeared in his hands. His full head helmet formed over his face and head surprising the two men as he turned to look at them as he came to his feet ready for battle.
They stared at him with wide eyes. Vince shook his head. “What the fuck are you?” He said.
“Shit man. You could have told us you could do that shit from the jump man. Shit.” Eddie said with unease in his shaky voice.
“Long. Figure out a way to shield the hostages with your power. Vince you try to keep the women and children calm. Rider and I will be the distraction and take out their main forces. If you and friend run out on us and they end up all dead. I’ll find you Eddie and I’ll send you ass to son with hell storm of bullets. You can be sure of that shit.” He said and walked toward the building with Rider following.
“Fuck you too man. Hurry up. We’ll keep up our end of the deal asshole.” Eddie said.
The guards at the entrance drew on them but Beau was already unloading bullets in them before they walked past the entrance. Beau jumped over the bodies and headed inside with Rider quickly running fast catch up with Beau as they advance toward open door way that lead upstairs.
They moved fast taking the stairs two at a time. They reached the third floor and a door burst apart as a muscled ape man grabbed Beau and threw him over the railing.
Rider roared blasting the ape man with lightning only to stare as the ape man knocked him aside and started strangling him.
Beau leaped over the railing kicked the ape man in the head sending him flying back. Rider grasped for air and stared as Beau faced off against the ape man with shot gun in his hands and unloaded a blast of blue shotgun rounds into the ape man twice before kicking him over the railings with both feet.
“Fucking hell.” He said and turned to Rider throwing him the shot gun. “Save the lightning shit for a full on punch. Let’s go.” He said.
“How the fuck! Did get back up here?! Can you fly?” Rider asked.
Beau grinned. “Jet boots. I got the idea from you.” He said with a wink.
Rider stared at him and snorted. “Fucking hell Beau. Let’s go!” He said
Beau’s pistols came to his hand and he started advancing up the stairs leading the way. Rider took a breath looking shaky for second as he leaned against the wall and then he dragged himself up using the wall and pushed himself to follow Beau. Beau got to the 5th floor and the door exploded apart as gun fire rained out into the hallway and then stopped a moment.
“Jackie girl. You in there.” Beau yelled.
“Beau?! Run. Beau your alive!? No wait. You can’t ahh!” Jackie was silenced with a loud slap.
“Son of a bitch. Fuckers. Let the women and children go or I’ll fucking paint the walls with your blood.” Beau said.
“Come out Beau. Is it?! We’ll give you your girl. But want those nice guns of yours. Threw em inside first.”
Beau grimaced and prepared to head inside Rider stopped him shaking his head. “Getting killed isn’t going to help her or the rest. We need you with us if we’re going to stand a chance to take out these fuckers.” He whispered to Beau.
“I’m open to any ideas you got.” Beau said.
“Can you make a mirror so we can see inside?” Rider asked.
Beau started to nod but then stopped. He smiled. “I got one better for you. Flash Bang! Can you do it?” He said.
Rider frowned and then laughed. “No problem.” He said and snapped his fingers.
I loud bang of light flashed inside the room. Women screamed and then bodies fell down.
Beau and Rider raced inside as Eddie and Vince floated up on an earth pillar and put a wall of earth between the women and the men.
Rider unloaded shotgun rounds on the nearest ape man and then sent a shock wave into the rest of them. But they all shook it and started to attack. The floor gave way under ape men suddenly sending them down several flights of floors to ground level where they died.
Beau’s mask and guns fell away as the wall of earth vanished and he stood face to face with Jackie. She was the same Red headed beauty in blue jeans and green blouse. No. Her eyes were different. She stared at him and then held up her hands with came near him.
“Don’t touch me.” She said.
“Honey. I know I look different but it’s still me. The same Beau Lucas.” Beau said in confusion and hurt in his voice.
She shook her head. “No. No. Your not him. He’s dead. Your just some freak pretending to be my Beau. Your not my Beau.” She said with tears in her eyes glaring at Beau like he was monster come to steal her soul.
