Quilt of Heroes

Quilt of Heroes

Three short storys, introducing three new heroes into the world of my previous books, DRAGOON. Quilt of Heroes By John M. Martzowka AuthorHouse Copyright © 2010 John M. Martzowka All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4520-6249-5 Chapter One 4 ELEVEN PRESENT DAY DO WE REALLY KNOW WHO LIVES AMONGST US? A WARM SUMMER RAIN FALLS AS THE CITIZENS OF ROCKFISH, VIRGINIA SLEEP, THE LIGHTNING AND THUNDER PLAY LIKE A SYMPHONY ACROSS THE NIGHT SKY ... IT IS A HUMBLE COMMUNITY, WHERE WORLDLY EVENTS PASS BY WITHOUT WORRY. WHERE ONLY THE TASKS OF THE DAY GET THE MOST ATTENTION ... NOoooo! HMMM THE SUMMER STORMS .. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BRING THE NIGHTMARES OF MY PAST ... GOOD MORNING IT'S EARLY ... IT'S RAINNING I HAD A NIGHTMARE AGAIN YOU'RE ALL ALWAYS WITH ME ... "sniffle" MY FAMILY MY PAST, NOT A EASY THING TO EXPLAIN. BEING ABLE TO FLY, LIFT CARS ABOVE MY HEAD, STORIES OF MY HOME WORLD, THINGS YOU COULD NEVER IMAGINE ... AND YET. YOU TOOK ME IN AND MADE ME PART OF THE FAMILY. YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT I NEEDED TO REMAIN HIDDEN. THAT THIS WORLD WAS NOT READY FOR WHAT I COULD DO. THIS SIMPLE WORLD IN TIME, SO CALM AND PEACEFUL. I LOST MYSELF AND BECAME YOUR DAUGHTER YOUR SISTER AND STARTED OVER ... AND NOT AS AN ADULT AS I WAS, BUT AS A TEENAGER, IN VIRGINIA 1924 THE MEMORIES ... REMEMBER THE GIANT FISH, EMILY? WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE OLD POND HARBORED SUCH A BEAST. TIMES WERE TOUGH, BUT MOMMA COULD ALWAYS COOK UP A GOOD FEAST.... I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT MEAL, FRIED FISH IN MOMMA'S SPECIAL BATTER, STEAMED GREENS IN BUTTER, DUMPLINGS AND CLARA'S COLD MILK.... OLD CLARA.. ALWAYS GETTING STUCK IN THE MARSH. PAPPA SAID SHE LIKED THE SWEET CATTAILS THAT GREW IN THE MIDDLE. THAT'S WHY HER MILK WAS ALWAYS THE BEST. ROBERT & JASON OUR BIG BROTHERS BIG BROTHERS RULE! NOT FARE JASON I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD THAT'S RIGHT ... OH IT'S ON HOLIDAYS, CHRISTMAS ... SO MANY GOOD TIMES, SO MANY MEMORIES, SO MANY. BANG BANG BA-BA-BANG! WOW! THAT WAS A LOUD ONE PANDA. BOY .. IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN. THE THUNDER ABD LIGHTNING.... IT ... ALWAYS TAKES ME BACK.... AS IF.... IT ALL HAPPENED YESTERDAY. "ESKRELON" ... A CITY IN THE SKY ... ITS INHABITANTS A COLLECTIVE OF SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. WHERE IS CO-FAX GUARDIAN ONE? IN REACTOR ROOM THREE UNDER HEAVY ASSAULT, SIR SIR, THE CENTRAL ORB IS IGNITING UNDER THRUSTERS AND ATTEMPTING A LAUGH ... ALL BRIDGES AND HOLDING CLAMPS HAVE BEEN BLOWN. ESKRELON TO ALL SHIPS AND ORBITTING LABS.. ALERT OMEGA THE "CARCASS" HAVE UNLEASHED THREE DIVISIONS OF BELLISTIC BATTLE QUADS UPON THE CITY. ALERT OMEGA!!! REPEAT ALERT OMEGA!!! SIR, THE CENTRAL ORB LAB IS NOW UNDER FULL CARCASS CONTROL ... VVVVVV ... ZZZZZZZZYYYYY!! CENTRAL COMMAND HAS HAS BEEN BREACHED, INTERNAL LINES HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED I NEED EYES PEOPLE!!! SWITCHING TO SATELLITE FEED SIR. CITY'S POWER? HOLDING FOR NOW. CENTRAL ORB IS LAUNCHING!!! WE NEED TO ANIMATE MORE GUARDIANS ... ANY CONTACT FROM THE GUARDIAN CRYO CHAMBER? NEGATIVE, SIR. THE CENTRAL ORB? WH-WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHAT DO I DO? QUAD LEADER MY SCANNER PICKING UP A GUARDIAN SIGNATURE A THOUSAND YARDS AND CLOSING I SEE HER, GIVE THE LANCE FULL POWER! I'LL CUT THAT BITCH IN HALF!!! DIE! AAGHHHH! SIR GUARDIAN CRYO CHAMBER COMPUTER HAS BEEN HIT WITH A CARCASS AFRAM MATHMATICAL VIRUS ALL REANIMATION CODES ARE FROZEN.... IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REANIMATE ANY MORE GUARDIANS ... DAMMIT! WAIT, PUT CAMERA SEVEN ON FULL SCREEN LOOK, SIR! OUCH ... THAT'LL TEACH ME FOR DAYDREAMING LET'S SEE IF YOU FREAKS CAN TAKE IT AS WELL AS YOU DISH IT OUT ... IDIOT, YOU MISSED! BLAST HER NOT SO TOUGH NOW, ARE YOU ... BATTLE QUADS, THEY'RE ALL OVER THE CITY. THEY WERE OUTLAWED YEARS AGO, BEFORE MY DAD EVEN CONCEIVED OF THE IDEA FOR THE GUARDIAN PROJECT. SO MUCH CHAOS, WHERE DO I BEGIN? THAT'S A GUARDIAN! WHERE DID SHE COME FROM? WE NEED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HER IMMEDIATELY ... NUMBER FOUR ELEVEN AMAZING! THAT'S DR. BORCHARD'S OWN DAUGHTER. NAME: AMY, Hmmm h.t. 4/11. a.g. 33 city rank BIO FUSIONIST, CRYO FROZEN 22 YEARS. HER CRYO CHAMBER WAS. KEPT AT HIS LAB. DR. BORCHARD MUST HAVE HEARD THE OMEGA ALERT. AND UNFROZE HER ... LOOK OUT! WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT HANG ON IM COMING! I'VE GOT IT! BUT HOW? WHO ARE ... SHE'S A GUARDIAN ... THERE SHE IS, GIVE IT FULL POWER IM GONNA TAKE HER HEAD CLEAN OFF!!! I THINK NOT! LOOKOUT!! 1 HER HEAT VISION IS RUPTURING TH- UHHH COMMANDER, I NEED REPAIR CREWS DOWN HERE A.S.A.P THEY'RE ON THE WAY, CO-FAX E.T.A FOUR MINUTES. GUARDIAN 411 THIS WAY EXCELLENT 411 THERE IS LITTLE TIME, WE NEED YOU TO LEAD THERE REPAIR CREWS DOWN TO THE REACTOR, YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE. WE'RE READY SIR. LIEUTENANT, BEGIN YOUR DECENT ... INITIATE CITY EVACUATION CODE tims4armedguy PICKING UP RADIATION WE HAVE REACHED THE REACTOR ROOM. REACTORS ONE, TWO AND FOUR HAVE VISIBLE VENTING THERE ARE NO BREACHES IN THE OUTER