Trident Force Chronicles

by Paul Richardson

  "You fucking knuckle heads! I would write you both up if it was not too much paperwork!" yell Sergeant Jennings. "As it were, no one was hurt or killed and five insurgents are dead. I call that an outstanding day."

  "Yes Sergeant Jennings!" said LCpl Rayborn and PFC Cantera together.

  "You are still getting a hundred pull-ups when we get back to the FOB." said Sergeant Jennings with a smile. "Now get your shit together and let's move out!"

  ***

  "So daddy is coming home?" asked Esther Rayborn. "Now?"

  "I am sorry honey, not now." answered Priscilla Engelhard. "But soon. And he will be whole."

  Esther Rayborn jumped and hugged Priscilla Engelhard. When Esther Rayborn disengaged from her hug, Priscilla Engelhard had returned to her everyday clothes.

  "Now honey, do not think this is because God loves you or your daddy more than anyone else." said Priscilla Engelhard. "He loves us all equally. God does have much Mercy and is willing to show it once in awhile in a Miracle. That is where I come in as the Archangel Raphael's Avatar. Do you understand?"

  "I think so." answered Esther Rayborn.

  "You will, in time." Priscilla Engelhard then kissed Esther Rayborn on the forehead and tucked the girl in bed. "Time for bed, sweet one."

  Priscilla Engelhard then left the girl's room to say goodnight to Deborah Rayborn. "You have a sweet little girl there. She has the best prayers you will ever hear come from a six year old."

  Hawkfox Delta #7

  (2015/11/07)

  "I have been saying the same thing. What are city officials waiting for and where is the Westgate Sentinel?" asked Amy Parker to the Eyewitness News Channel Seven camera.

  "He is running scared!" said a protester coming up to the camera. "Westgate Sentinel knows he and the WCPD murdered that kid and they are running scared!"

  The protester was black, had a red hoodie on, and his pants were hanging low. He was in his mid twenties and, from the smell of him, high off of marijuana. Amy Parker, to her credit, pushed past it and did not give a hint that she smelled the illegal drug.

  "Do you really think he was murdered?!" asked Amy Parker. About that time, another black youth popped up between the camera and Amy Parker

  "Black Lives Matter! Our Lives Matter!" repeatedly said the new black youth. This one wore a red sweater and a White Sox cap. The smell of alcohol invaded the camerawoman's and Amy Parker's nose.

  "Hey, get out of the way here! You are making a fool of yourselves!" yelled Amy Parker. The two men shuffled off after hurling some insults to Amy Parker. Soon enough, Amy Parker saw someone else she wanted to talk to. "Councilwoman Winters! Councilwoman Winters!"

  Westgate City had a council-manager system in place for the city government. There is a thirteen member, two year term Westgate House that passes ordinances and the such. Then there is the five member, six year term Westgate Council who appointed city officials, except the elected Mayor, and gives or takes away powers to these the city officials, including the Mayor. Now while the names of the sectors of the city are not acknowledged by city officials, the boundaries of the five sectors is what makes up the districts of the Westgate Council. Councilwoman Winters has been representing District 2, or Leftover Hill, for almost 24 years now.

  "Councilwoman Winters! Any comments on the violence ripping through Leftover Hill right now?" ask Amy Parker.

  "Yes," said seventy year old Councilwoman Eleanor Winters. "The violence is disgraceful. I can understand people's anger, especially after the police sweep last disrupted so many lives. However the looting and rioting is uncalled for. Nothing justifies violence."

  "Ah, but anger turns into violence! It must or what is anger for?!" said a man approaching the news crew and Councilwoman Winters. This black man, was big and tall. He had on tall, highly polished black boots. The man wore what looked like black wrestler tights, with ancient Egypt symbols. He wore no shirt, but his muscles were huge and nothing to be ashamed of. His long dreadlocks were painted blue and gold. The painted dreadlocks made it look like that this man was wearing a Nemes, the striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. "Let me introduce myself to you, Councilwoman Winters and Amy Parker. I am Neo-Pharaoh Zoltron."

  Neo-Pharaoh Zoltron eyes glowed red and the beams shot out and hit Councilwoman Winters' square in the forehead, blowing it apart. Amy Parker started screaming uncontrollably as the councilwoman's headless body slumped to the ground, blood everywhere. The camerawoman, horrified, just kept filming.

  "Calm yourself Amy Parker. Now is not the time for fear. It is, however, a time for anger." said Neo-Pharaoh Zoltron as his eyes glowed red once again. This time it hit Amy Parker square in the chest and blowing a hole the size of a fist with blood going everywhere, killing the news woman instantly. Neo-Pharaoh Zoltron then turned to the camerawoman. "You cut the live feed newsroom and I kill this camerawoman that now stands before me, do you understand?"

  ***

  Hawkfox Delta flew as fast as he could and then landed next to where Amy Parker's lifeless body laid. Just then police in riot gear grabbed at Hawkfox Delta to prevent him from going to Amy Parker's bloody. Hawkfox Delta could have easily shrugged them off, yet he wanted to be held back and so let them. Hawkfox Delta kept repeatedly screaming "No!" with tears running down his face as they hauled him away.

  Sooper Zoom #7

  (2015/11/07)

  Anderson Avenue was a two minute trip for Sooper Zoom. However Sooper Zoom did take a minute to eat a couple of burgers and then stash the rest away. When Sooper Zoom got to the hydration tent, the paramedics were already packing up the tent.

  "You guys leaving already?" asked Sooper Zoom.

  "You bet!" said a paramedic while packing. An empty water bottle came out of nowhere and bounced harmlessly off the man's right shoulder. "The sun is going down, the crowd is getting hostile, and there is some super nut out there with WEBS taking down hydration tents already! See what I mean?!"

  "I wish you would not go, but yeah..." said Sooper Zoom looking at the crowd and seeing the growing hostility in their eyes. Then suddenly Green Silk dropped down out of nowhere.

  This is not good, Sooper Zoom. said Saint Matt in Sooper Zoom's ear. The WCPD and Westgate EMS are all pulling back. A Westgate Fire And Rescue tried to put out a building fire close to the protests and were attacked. Something is going on.

  "Oh no, not another one of you guys!" said Green Silk to Sooper Zoom. Then Green Silk pointed behind Sooper Zoom to the hydration tent. "Give up the hydration tent and one percent spies!"

  "What?" asked Sooper Zoom. "You mean the paramedics here?"

  "Whatever you want to call them," said Green Silk in an angry voice. "We just want them!"

  "Run!" said Sooper Zoom looking over his shoulder. "I'll cover you!"

  Before Sooper Zoom could say or do anything else, Green Silk landed a punch square in Sooper Zoom's stomach with all her new enhanced strength could muster. This sent Sooper Zoom doubling over. Green Silk then kicked Sooper Zoom in the face, which sent Sooper Zoom tumbling onto his side.

  "I do not mind going through you, male pig." said Green Silk as she was about to shot her webs at the paramedics. When Green Silk shot her webs, Sooper Zoom grabbed them and, in a red/blue blur, wrapped them around Green Silk. "What the-?! Oh, I am going to kill you!"

  "You are going to have to catch me first!" said Sooper Zoom and, with another red/blue blur, knocked Green Silk on her back. With a scream, Green Silk broke out of her webs and jumped onto the side of the nearest building. Sooper Zoom ran up to Green Silk and laughed. "Hey, no fair! I have to build up speed in order to walk on a wall. You can actually stick to a wall!"

  "Shut up, Speedy Gonzales!" yelled Green Silk as she shot her webs once again. They found their target this time, Sooper Zoom's feet.

  Sooper Zoom reached down and tried to get the webbing off, but it was stuck too tight. The one time he left his pocket blade at home.

  Green Silk jumped next to Sooper Zoom and slowly wal
ked up to him. "I am going to enjoy this, bastard!"

  Green Silk tried to hit Sooper Zoom. However, even in this state, Sooper Zoom was able to duck and weave from the inexperienced fighter. "You can not avoided me forever."

  "Hey!" said Sooper Zoom as he caught her right fist. "You called me Speedy Gonzales! That was a racial stereotype that my people have been fighting since forever!"

  "Oh!" said Green Silk. "I am so sorry! I did not mean-"

  Suddenly, Sooper Zoom gave Green Silk a right hook that sent her down for the count. "Fucking dumb bitch of a Social Justice Warrior! Speedy Gonzales was a childhood hero of mine!"

  "Hey Saint Matt, remind me to tuck my costume in my boots from now on." said Sooper Zoom as he wiped some blood that was coming out of his nose. Sooper Zoom's stomach rumbled a little bit. He tried to move again, but Sooper Zoom was still stuck in the webbing.

  That's a can do, good buddy! said Saint Matt.

  "You still hanging around with that loser Saint Matt, my darling Sooper Zoom?" said a woman with a thick Russian accent. Sooper Zoom's eyes went wide. There, walking down the street toward Sooper Zoom, was Forever Girl. The Russian ballerina turned mobster laughed as Forever Girl laughed at Sooper Zoom.

  Red-Eye Destrobot #7

  (1995/09/17)

  Westgate City cheered when the NFL finally granted them an expansion franchise in late October 1993, under the name Westgate Gators, and placed the team in the NFC West much to the delight of everyone. The football stadium was built in the White Sands sector just in time for their first season, just east of the Little Quezon neighborhood. The American Sentinel and Mayor Joseph 'Smokeless Joe' Sperrazza, who had just been elected the year before, had been on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony on the first day of regular season game.

  "I understand most of you do not understand why I am up here." started Mayor Sperrazza in his speech. "However I have been a councilman and I have been working with the business community to bring this team home since day one. Other people have spearheaded this moment in time, and I am here to thank them. I would also like to thank Westgate City's favorite son for putting extra effort in helping build this lovely stadium, Red-Eye Destrobot!"

  The crowd cheered as Red-Eye Destrobot got up on stage and took a bow!

  ***

  A loud buzzer went off, Red-Eye Destrobot then woke up in his apartment from his two and a half minute recharge. Red-Eye Destrobot looked around the sparsely furnished apartment. In the living room, a desk with just a dot matrix printer sat plugged into the wall socket with plenty of paper. A multi level cat condo, litter box, and food/water sat on the other side for Red-Eye Destrobot's cat name Derek.

  'ERR... REMIND ME TO DELETE THAT DREAM PROGRAM. NEVER SHOULD HAVE WROTE IT.' spat out the printer to no one.

  'TIME TO GO. HAVE A JOB AT THE NEW STADIUM.' again printed out the dot matrix printer to no one. 'THE WESTGATE GATORS ARE PLAYING A GOAT OF SOME KIND OR ANOTHER.'

  When Red-Eye Destrobot got there, he was first task to take tickets at the gate. The stadium crew thought Red-Eye Destrobot would make a great bouncer. Red-Eye Destrobot wanted to say something on the subject of being a bouncer, but there was no printer nearby and some poor soul somewhere in the city got that message instead. People at the gate loved him, because he just took their ticket and did not say anything. That poor soul somewhere in the city did not share their sentiments. After the game had started, they asked Red-Eye Destrobot to sell popcorn in the stands.

  "So, Red-Eye Destrobot." said Red-Eye Destrobot's manager, Dave. "You are going to half to yell out 'POPCORN!' while in the stands so people can hear you."

  Red-Eye Destrobot looked at Dave intensely. That poor soul somewhere in the city got an earful about how the printer was going to stuff popcorn up its owner's ass.

  "Oh yeah, right. You're mute." said Red-Eye Destrobot's manager, Dave. "Yelling out into the stands is not going to work for you. Okay, just wait a second here. I got something for you."

  Red-Eye Destrobot's manager, Dave, went into his office and brought out a 'POPCORN!' cap and put it on Red-Eye Destrobot's head. It just barely fit.

  Red-Eye Destrobot then walked out into the stands, then turned his right, and just threw the buttery popcorn onto the crowd of people.

  "Owe, gross!" said one woman.

  "The butter! It is everywhere!" said a man.

  Red-Eye Destrobot just left the stadium after that. Leaving everything else behind, Red-Eye Destrobot only took the hat with him.

  Green Silk #7

  (2015/11/08)

  Sandra Padgett could not stop crying. The young adult hippie had changed into proper cloths by this time and was a wreck when she read about what happen last night. Ten people died last night, not including reporter Amy Parker and Councilwoman Winters.

  "I'm a murderer!" cried Sandra Padgett uncontrollably. Priscilla Engelhard sat beside and patted Sandra Padgett on her shoulder.

  "No, you are not." said Priscilla Engelhard. "You were being manipulated by Neo-Pharaoh Zoltron, like everyone else. We also felt another influence on you and removed it. In fact I burned my one-miracle-a-day by erasing everyone's memories of your involvement in the riot and recent vandalism."

  "Is that your powers, erasing people's memories?" said Sandra Padgett sniffling, trying to collect herself.

  "Not really. I am the Avatar of the Archangel Raphael. Angel of Life, of Miracles, and of Mercy." said Priscilla Engelhard pulling out her cross with the four angel wings. "Once a day, I have the power to save a life, to perform a miracle, or grant mercy. This is the Angel's Crucifix, the sign of all Avatars."

  "And I am the Avatar of the Archangel Samael, The Angel of Death and God's Divine Judgment." said Edward Engelhard. "Come with me, we need to talk."

  Edward Engelhard got up and went into the library. Sandra Padgett looked at Priscilla Engelhard, and the Engelhard woman nodded. Sandra Padgett got up and followed Edward Engelhard into the library.

  "So God and Angels are real?" ask Sandra Padgett somewhat collected.

  "Very real. So are Demons." said Edward Engelhard looking for a book. "When we found you, you had a Demon's taint and the smell of brimstone on you. I have since removed them both from you, but I need to know if you came across any supernatural beings."

  "Two actually. One called himself Sobek and the other claimed to be Lolth." answered Sandra Padgett.

  "Lolth?!" asked Edward Engelhard looking back at her crossed eye. "From that Dungeons and Dragons game?"

  "That's what she told me!" shrugged Sandra Padgett. "They both had silver eyes."

  "Those are Demons for you." said Edward Engelhard. "They also have black wings. Their fall from The Beginning mutilated them and every single one of them is pissed about it. So they took on new forms and played at being gods until Christianity replaced them all, which further pissed them off. They cannot replace their silver eyes, so that is a good tell that who you are talking to is a Demon. An Angel has gold eyes and white wings."

  Edward Engelhard got down a book. "Also, I know this Sobek fellow. Let me guess, he made you strip?"

  "Well, he said there are no cloths in She'ol. What is She'ol?" asked Sandra Padgett.

  "She'ol is the spirit realm, last stop before Heaven or Hell. Upper She'ol is where Angels and Demons interact with the physical realm, think of it as the spirit representation of the physical universe. Angels and Demons can not come here unless they are an Archangel or Prince Of Hell." answered Edward Engelhard. "As for Sobek's tricks, you can wear clothes in She'ol. Sobek is one of those old Egyptian gods who do not like clothes and so they strip their followers of cloths too."

  Edward Engelhard then sat at a small desk, open the blank book he had found, and started writing it. "Now, tell me what happen in She'ol."

  "Well, Sobek took me to see this woman-" Edward Engelhard looked up sharply at Sandra Padgett. "-er, demon who called herself Lolth. Then Lolth bit me and gave me my powers."

  "Okay Sandra, I want you to listen to me ca
refully here." said Edward Engelhard looking at Sandra Padgett intensely. "Demons cannot give you powers unless they possess you. However everyone has hidden powers. We were, after all, made by a Divine Being. It has only been in the last hundred years or so that those powers have come to the surface, and completely at random. Now a Demon has brought someone's natural powers to the surface and that worries me to no end."

  Blue Star #7

  (2015/11/07)

  Blue Star, Red Spade, and Mantis Skin stood before the corner drug store fire that Red Spade had came across earlier. The fire had not consumed the entire building yet. However they could see the other buildings to either side were starting to catch fire soon.