The Games We Play
Disclaimer I don't own the rights to Silver Hawks I'm just a big fan of the series and I'm adding in an original Character I usually use with any story where Flashback is one of the characters.
I want to thank retro mania for this story arc idea. I greatly appreciate it and the challenge has been accepted.
Prologue:
Normally The Light Year Limit is quite a show filled with all sorts of unsavory characters, all sorts of illegal activity running into small infractions like drug dealing, prostitution, gambling and fencing stolen goods or some black market trades, deals and sales. However everybody, pays mind, that Limbo Galaxy is Mon*Star's territory and watch where you step while in his territory.
That is and always will be rule number one. Go ahead run your games. Go ahead and mess with The Silver Hawks. Go ahead and sell your wares. Go ahead be a pimp or a madam. Go ahead and sell Cupid's Arrow, Hoppers, and Fluff Mysts. Pay your dues to Mon*Star for the honour to be allowed to do "business" in Limbo.
They were a small band nobody ever saw before in Limbo. A tall slender woman with shimmering pale pastels for skin, lavender lips, and deep royal blue eyes with no irises or pupils or "whites". Her hair was a short white bob with no bangs and all one length, with tinsel silver and ice blue steaks. Hardware couldn't help but think she was oddly pretty but didn't trust her for some reason. She was dressed in what Earthlings would call "Boho". Her long crocheted long flowing white skirt and pale pink lacey scoop necked top long sleeved top really wasn't the latest Limbo fashion. Her white moccasins though worked with her outfit made her even more out of place in The Light Year Limit. Her one companion was a short, average human looking silver robot with a long fingers and large feet that had a musical voice. It was hard to tell whether the robot was a man or a woman. The second companion with her was obviously male very tall and very muscular. His face looked like a green snake and a green dragon combined Hardware thought. He had rough looking worn leathery wings. His clothes made Hardware think of Space Pirates with loose brown pants and loose poet shirt and laced up brown worn leather boots a couple inches below his knees.
Hardware observed the group and called Poker Face over wondering if he was just being paranoid over nothing. He remembered how Mon*Star came to power. In those days, gang wars and power struggles amongst the criminal under belly was more often than not an everyday thing. Everybody fought over territory and there was no unity. There wasn't a central leader even if you didn't like him to bring everybody together. Everybody now was working on their specialty to bring profit to The Family Business. Hardware was the tech guy and wacky scientist. Poker Face ran the Light Year Limit with its drugs, prostitution, gambling, and black market trade.
Both Hardware and Poker Face over heard these three talking about strong arming Limbo Galaxy and The Light Year Limit though a hostile takeover.
"Maybe there could be another way 'friends'" Poker Face interrupted their conversation. "My name is Poker Face and The Light Year Limit is my home and I don't like home invaders. It might make me call up some people and have them evicted. The rest of Limbo is run by Mon*Star and he doesn't like when people want to Bring Back The Old Ways with needless infighting and wars affecting everybody"
The woman now introduced herself. Her voice was cold with a slight gentle lilt. "My name is D'Yir'ha." Signaling to the robot "This is Shihander and my other friend is Kuharu"
"Hello gentlemen." Both say. Shihander with a musical voice and Kuharu had a fiery rough voice.
"I believe you have it all wrong" D'Yir'ha said. "We are bored and need a new place to play. I would bet your souls but I doubt either of you have such to make a bet like that"
"We weren't aware that Limbo had somebody running it" Shihander smiled almost amused at the prospect of playing with somebody "worthy" for a change.
"Where is this Mon*Star. We might want to pay him a visit" Kuharu said as he sipped a Lilith's Dream.
"Brim*Star"
Meanwhile at Hawk Haven Flashback returned from leave and was talking with his dad Quick Silver. Quicksilver was a tall, pretty, short raven haired, wiry, man with bright blue eyes in his human transformed state. He wore combat boots a black skull t-shirt and camo pants.
"…and how is your grandfather doing?"
"He really wishes you would go back to the Family Business. He hates that you feel you have to save the universe and would rather somebody else do it."
"I doubt he is happy you followed my footsteps, Andrew"
"I changed the subject to S'Raki. Now he wants to marry us off, I mean meet her"
"I think you had it right the first time. How is your lady love S'Raki anyways. Does she ever show up when you aren't in peril or to fuck with your head?"
"Dad I don't get her."
"Women aren't meant to be understood. If they were, somebody would have come up with a manual for them long ago" Quicksilver commented
"One moment it's like I'm thinking she might be into me but then the next it's like she is cold and wants nothing to do with me then friend zones me. She mentioned she has a husband in the 25th Century once with the ability to time travel. I wonder if it would be wrong to alter time to where he never existed sometimes. Maybe then we could be together"
"I think you read one too many Flash Comic Books and are starting to think like Eobard Thawne. You are one of the good guys. Don't forget that"
"Thanks dad"
"For what"
"Reminding me I have a conscience. Besides I'm limited to how far back I can go anyways. She wouldn't tell me if she broke up with him and gave me the slightest spark of hope"
"Some people are old fashioned when it comes to love. Look at your Uncle Will."
"I'm a bit more modern and don't care if she has some old man centuries ago."
"He might be old fashioned and as a result tying her up into a state of monogamy. Or maybe it is her with some false sense of loyalty guided by misgiven love"
"I never thought of it that way a bit cynical dad"
While on Brim*Star D'Yir'ha. Shihander and Kuharu made themselves known to Mon*Star.
Yes Man was being his usual ass kissing self was listening and sucking up to Mon*Star.
"We seek audience with Mon*Star worm. This is a private matter and you can go hire a prostitute in The Light Year Limit as you think of your master." Kuharu said insensitively to Yes Man.
"It's ok Yes Man. You can let me know my other appointments later. Hardware and Poker Face warned me about these 3 before they even stepped onto Brim*Star"
Yes Man left concerned for his master but did as he was told just the same.
"Which one of you is the leader?"
"I am" D'Yir'ha spoke
"A woman how interesting, maybe I should let you run my brothels for me."
"I am more than some dim witted whore, Mon*Star. I am going to take over your galaxy and put your head on top your thrown and chop your body up and have it low orbit as a reminder of what happens to those who underestimate me."
"My dear woman, I lived through The Dark Days of Limbo when everybody was at war. I united all The Families and now I run Limbo. I intend to never let those days return. Instead what would you propose we do? I gave you an offer of my brothels and whore to run how you see fit."
"How about we play a little game?"
"What do you propose my dear? You have to not only deal with My Family but The Silver Hawks as well"
"What are Silver Hawks?"
"Young Lady you come to Limbo Galaxy wanting to take over and have no idea who the fuck The Silver Hawks are?!" He began to laugh at her naivety and ignorance. Then he became dead serious "You see The Silver Hawks are a special Task Force designed to fuck up every plan you could possibly have as a Family Man or Family Woman such as yourself. You are going to have to do your thing and do it without being caught by them when in Limbo Galaxy. The only place they can't go in Limbo is The Light Year Limit. They are just a big bag of dicks."
"Why don't we see who can commit the most crimes in Limbo? Whoever wins gets to run Limbo and the loser must either work for the winner. Like me running your brothels and whores or they have to leave Limbo never to return" She said
"Lady you have yourself a deal"