The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

The Old Warrior
By: Scott T. Hurley AKA RangerH

As the door opened to the office where the series five rangers worked a lone figure enters. "May I help you?" replied Capt Fox Before he recognized the person.
"General Maxwell, it it has been a long time since I saw you last."

"It sure has Zachary, or should I say Capt. Fox." Replied the General

"You can call me Zach sir."

As this exchange was going on the other three Rangers look at each other and said "General Maxwell?"

"Sir, may I introduce you to my team of Rangers." As zach led him to his team.

"May I introduce you to Rangers Niko, Walter "doc" Hartford, and Shane Goosemen"

"Nice to meet all of you" said General Maxwell.

"Nice to meet you sir." all three said at once.

"So what brings you here sir?" asked Zach

"I wanted to visit my favorite pupil."

"Is that it?"

"No, I was called in as a consultant for that NEW BOMBER that the BWL wants to have built."

"You mean the XB-100." Shane Goosemen said

"That's the one" The general replied then added. "It is a bad design for you Rangers. It does not have the payload capacity that is required if you should need it."

"What do you mean does not have the payload capacity?" Doc asked

"It only has about 3/4 less capacity than that of the the B-52 Stratofortress which I flew before it was retired in 2050."

"You mean that XB-100 can not carry the same amount of bombs that the B-52 can carry!" Exclaimed Niko.

"Thats correct, and I intend to prove it to the BWL before they say go on the production."

"Do you know when the BWL will announce when production will start." Shane asks.

"Soon I think." General Maxwell says then adds "Boeing has a better design and it is similar to that of the B-52 and it can incorporate the Hyper drive engine without losing payload capacity, but I think the BWL will be swayed to bo with the XB-100 because one of the Board members is a part owner of the company that is going to build it."

"Let me guess, Senator Wheiner." Say Shane Gossemen angrily.

"He's the one" The General responds.

"Oh great. If that Bomber is produced what will that mean for the rangers that will be on the ground facing the Queens forces." asked Zach.

"It means money in the senators pocket and death to you Rangers." Says the general, as he turns to leave.

"Nice to see you again Zach, and nice to meet the rest of you. You all should be very proud of yourselves." Says the General as he leaves.

"Bye General." All the Rangers say at once.

Later on in the Rec Hall.

"It has been confirmed that the Boeing Air and Spacecraft company has been awarded the contract for the new heavy bomber that will support our forces fighting the Queen of the Crown and any other enemy that might surface. Thanks to the Retired General Terry J. Maxwell."

"Well I see that the General got his way and Senator Wheiner must be very upset" says Doc watching the Tri-d

"Yeah he sure did." says Zach as thinks back to his school days and listening to what the General had to say about aircraft design for the military and remembers seeing the B-52 that the General had flown when he was in the service and the Medal of Honor that he wore around his neck when he saved the plane and its crew from certain death.