The Sicillian Supplier: A Valiant Mission

by Cel Stacker

Squad F's first combat mission brings them within reach of the talons of a deadly new enemy. Will Valiant and Bugsy make it back alive? Please R&R for new chapters!

1. Prologue

Valiant characters Copyright 2005 Walt Disney Productions/Vanguard Animations

Prologue-

Folleni watched in silence as the tell-tale tower of another U-boat drifted by. He grinned to himself--the beautiful sight was to him, money in the bank, or rather, meat in the cellar. War had been very profitable for someone of his stature, with his particular talents. He could get most anything that was needed for his clientele, the deadly Nazi regime crushing every hint of opposition around Europe. Even if the Nazis fell, he would still be seated pretty. The kind of weaponry his clients used was rather easy to come by, and uprisings were a dime a dozen. At the very least, he wouldn't go hungry--even in Italy, there was never a shortage of...pigeons.

Sooner than later, it was time to supervise the latest shipment. Instinctively aware of time, Folleni, the fiendish vampire bat, released from his upside-down perch and glided to his warehouse in the roof of an ancient sandstone citadel.