At 4:30 AM, a man got up to go to work early; he was in the living room, brushing his teeth, when he saw something glitter in the parking lot cattycorner from his home; he got dressed and went to investigate; he found Rio Grande martial arts in shambles, and a man in his mid 40's and a teenage boy shot dead. By 5:00, the Huston police, and some special forensic scientists had the area blockaded.

At 6:00, Omega squadron forces overthrew police jurisdiction; at 6:17, Grandmaster Albert Simmons arrived, wearing a windbreaker suit, his name in the corner, and Rio Grande's logo on the back, and his belt tied around his waist.

"What in god's name happened here?!" he shouted "What have you people done to my Dojang?"

Gene Wesly, returned from space, and promoted to Brigadier General for his work on the new 'Godsend' project, oversaw the operation himself.

"Come with me," said General Wesly. They walked over to the dead bodies. "They've been identified as Jack and Ritchie Mason; know them?"

"Yes," said Albert "They helped me run this dojang"

General Wesly held up a picture of Eric "This man was also found to be missing, identified as Eric Simmons, know him?"

"Yes," said Albert "Helped me run the dojang as well, my grandson as a matter of fact."

General Wesly motioned for some scientists to come his way

"Damn," said Albert "My 2nd master has been abducted, my 3rd and 4th masters shot dead, and me off to china for the next 6 months; I've got to catch my flight in a half hour or so, who the hell is going to run this place?"

"Well," continued Wesly "We had planned on convening a meeting of all the local patrons, and electing a temporary leader."



"Hello, I'm Guy Persons…"

"…And I'm Balding Eagle"

"And you're watching the 11:47 o'clock news!"

Guy started "Tonight's top story: The brotherhood is taking Texas by storm! In the past month, they've taken Waco, and are skirmishing with beta squadron forces; Later, El Paso was invaded, as well, Rho squadron forces almost completely obliterated; base commander Major Theo Rodman was executed, his death was shown on live T.V., more on that later. Over 40 prisoners were taken by the brotherhood from Rho, Beta, and even unaffected Omega squadrons… Balding!"

"Right, Guy" Balding continued "In other news, the civilians of Waco and El Paso being exterminated by the hundreds; more on that later, plus weather and sports scores, and stupid human tricks! Right here on the…"

"11:47 O'clock news!"

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This share of the story ends here, but you've not heard the last of Eric Simmons! So don't be a dope, and get ready for a sequel: Heart of Gold, the compelling follow up to; GDI, NOD, ETC.

Author's note: Cool, I actually finished a story! That means if there's hope for Lazarus de Medci IV, there's hope for you, too! So keep smiling!

"I die: but my honour is great, and perhaps in another life, I will succeed"

-Japanese Proverb