They all rested on the rooftop of the American diner for a few minutes until Josh stood.

"Ok its time we stepped in and had some fun with the Boomers in Soto ward." He said.

The others stood and put on their helmets.

"We all ready?" Josh asked.

"Yea lets do it." The others shouted.

"Ok lets go." Josh said and they all headed for Soto ward together/

Soto ward.

Most of Soto ward was destroyed and many people have been killed by the more than 60 Boomers that had arrived when the Knights arrived.

"My god I thought there were only 27 or so." Priss said as Soto ward came into view.

"Looks like there were more that have gone rouge." Mike said.

"Ok here is the bet last one to get a kill buys the beer for a week." Josh said. "Knight Sabers are you in on the bet?"

"I am." Linna said.

"Why not me to." Priss said.

"Ok then Knights its time to have some fun." Josh said as they landed in the street 50 yards from the Boomers. "Ok with this many Boomers in one place its gonna be dangerous even for us. So watch your backs and each other's. Ok 3 2 1 lets jam."

The 6 of them rushed the Boomers full force Josh and the other crimson Knights drew their swords as they ran. Priss armed her Knuckle bombs and Linna's cutters shined in the falling sun. The red light shining on the swords and Linna's cutters made the few people that were around think that a wave of fire was washing down the street.

"Kill them all" Kenny shouted as they slammed into a row of Boomers that was facing them.

Priss was the first to score a kill blasting the core out of a Boomers chest. Josh was right behind her by cutting a Boomer in half at the chest.  Kenny for once was not last he rammed his sword into a Boomers chest destroying its core then with a spin move he punned it out and sliced another Boomer in half. Linna scored the next kill slicing a Boomer in to several pieces. Terry was next as she cut a Boomers chest open reached in and crushed its core.

"No way I'm last." Mike monad as he took the last kill of the group.

The battle lasted for over an hour with more Boomers showing up in the middle of the fight. Linna and Priss went through 3 batteries in the fight and some where near the end of the fight Josh and Terry's swords broke near the hilt and they had to use their fists for the rest of the fight. All their suits were dented and cracked Linna had a split in her helmet that almost cracked it in half. Once all the Boomers were destroyed the final count was Kenny with 32 kills, Josh with 30, Priss with 23, Terry with 20 Linna with 20, and Mike with 15, 130 Boomers total.

"Man that was a fight." Priss said as they got back to the pit.

"Your telling me," Kenny said gloating about his 32 kills.

"Kenny are the new swords ready yet?" Josh asked looking at his broken sword.

"1 more day." Kenny said taking off his suit.

"Good I need a new one and so does Terry." Josh said taking off his suit.

"Dibs on the shower." Linna said running for the door.

"Ha ha you guys will have to wait your turns this time." Terry said and followed Linna.

"You guys fight good." Priss said taking off her suit behind the blanket that Nigel put up.

"You to." Josh said sitting on the bench.

"Man I got beer duty for a week this sucks." Mike said.

"Yea well shit happens." Josh said. "But look on the bright side at least now you don't have to buy me that 6-Pack."

"Oh goody goody." Mike said sarcastically.

Once they were all cleaned up and dressed they were sitting in the living room relaxing when Syila walked in.

"So how did it go?" She asked.

"Syila should you be walking around?" Linna asked.

"Yea its ok now Dr. Springer came by wail you were out and said that I was healed enough to start walking around." Syila answered.

"That's great are you glad to be out of bed?" Linna asked.

"If I thought I could without hurting myself again I'd jump up and down." Syila said laughing.

"Hey lets go to a bar or something." Kenny said. "After all Mike has beer duty for the next week."

"What do you all say I'm game." Josh said.

"I'll go Priss said.

"Me to." Linna said.

"I could use a drink." Terry said.

"Ok then lets go." Kenny said and headed for the door.

"Hey Syila sense we are all going do you have a car we can borrow?' Josh asked.

"Yea its in the garage." Syila said. "Ask Nigel for the keys and have fun."

"Oh we plan to." Kenny said running to the garage.

"I'm not bailing anyone out of jail." Syila yelled after them.

Priss, Kenny, Terry, and Mike piled into Syila's car and Linna and Josh got in her car and they all went to the bar Linna and Josh went to the other night. When the first round of beers arrived they all raised their mugs.

"Here is to the best damn group of Boomer fighters in the world." Josh said.

"Yea." They all yelled and hit their mugs together and drained them.

They celebrated long into the night until the bar closed down and they were forced to leave. Priss called Leon to come and pick Mike, Terry, Kenny and herself up and Linna and Josh walked the half a block to Linna's apartment.

"That's wus fuun." Linna slurred.

"Yup" Josh answered.

"Lezz go beed." Linna slurred. "Yous don't has to seep on the cuch you can seep wiff me tonizz if yous wans too."

"Sounz gooods to mez." Josh slurred and they stumbled down the hall and into Linna's room.

Linna managed to put her nightgown on and josh was warring only his boxers as they got into bed. They got close to each other and put their arms around each other and started kissing. They would have gone much further if they had been a little more sober but they wound up falling asleep in each other's arms.

Silky Doll

Leon dropped the others off and with the help of Nigel and Mackey they got them all inside and made some coffee to sober them up.

"Man it looks like they had a good time." Leon said laying Priss in Josh's bed.

"Yea they are gonna hate tomorrow." Nigel said handing Priss some coffee.

Mackey walked inside the room a little green in the face.

"Um we are gonna need a mop in Kenny's room." He said.

"He didn't." Nigel said looking at Mackey.

"All over the floor and man does it stink." Mackey said.

"Well you say it you get it." Nigel said walking past him and into Terry's room with a cup of coffee for her. "Here Terry drink this it will help." He said and handed her the cup.

Next he went to Mike's room but he was already asleep.

"Well I guess he won't need this." Nigel said and walked back to the kitchen and pored the coffee down the sink and walked back to where Priss and Leon were.

"Leon I'm gonna go back to bet are you gonna be ok with Priss?" He asked.

"Yea she has been drunker then this more then once." Leon said. "Once she sobers up a bit I'll take her home."

"Ok good night then." Nigel said and headed down the hall to his and Syila's room.

"Is everyone gonna live?" Syila asked when Nigel got into bed.

"Yea their gonna hate tomorrow and Kenny puked on the floor but Mackey is taking care of it. " Nigel said and kissed her good night and went back to sleep.

Leon sat with Priss for a few minutes and finally helped her to her feet.

"Lets go home Priss you can sleep it off there." He said as he put her arm around his shoulder and his arm around her waist to keep her from falling down.

"I can wolk be my self." Priss slurred.

"No you can't." Leon said.

"I'm nof dunk." Priss slurred.

"No your not your plastered." Leon said as they walked out of the building and into his car.

On the way home Priss passed out for the rest of the ride home. Leon carried her into the house and laid her in bed.

Linna's apartment the next morning.

Linna and Josh woke up at the same time and with the same size hangover.

"Oh man that did we do?" Linna moaned.

"Don't talk so loud." Josh said holding his head.

"You want some aspirin?" Linna asked staggering to her feet.

"How about a bottle." Josh said standing up and putting his pants on.

They walked into the kitchen and Linna got the aspirin out and handed him 3.

"Um did we you know." Linna asked turning red.

"I don't think so we were both to drunk last night." Josh said. "If we did I don't think we would have been sober enough to put our clothes back on."

"Yea I guess your right." Linna said. 'Although I sure could have used it.' She thought as she made some coffee. "So how bad is your headache?"

"If it wasn't for John Hennery driving those 10 inch railroad spikes into my head it would be no problem." Josh said chasing the aspirin with some coffee. "How's yours?"

"About the same." Linna laughing a bit. "Ouch."

"I think its best if we don't laugh or any thing else that might make our heads hurt." Josh said.

"I agree." Linna said sitting down on the couch.

STAR building

"Tara have we found the cause of the rouge boomers yet?" Jack asked sitting in his chair in his office.

"No sir we are still working on it but we have no leads so far." Tara said.

"Ok then I hate to do this but I will need to close this corporation until the answer is found." Jack said with a frown.

"I understand sir I will make the announcement." Tara said with a bow and left.

"Thank you Tara." Jack said.

Tara left the room and sat at her desk and pressed the intercom button.

"Attention all staff due to the rouge Boomer problem all divisions except for the research division is placed on paid leave until the problem is fixed." Tara said and released the button.

A few people complained to each other but most thought it was about time they shut the place down.

"Now that the manufacturing plant is shut down there will be no more roug Boomers." One of the staff said to his friend.

"Yea but what about the Boomers that have been created and are out on the street?" The other asked.

"I was looking at a chart of all the Boomers that are out on the street and the ones that have gone rouge and have been destroyed and there are no more Boomers on the street." The man said.

"Well that's good." The other said as they walked out of the manufacturing room. "Hey lets go get a beer to celebrate the fact that there will be no more rouge Boomers and we are on paid leave."

"Ok sure why not." The man said and they walked out.

Back in Jacks office Tara walked in to deliver her report.

"Sir the staff except the research staff has left." She said.

"Ok good thanks." Jack said.

"Sir will you be needing me for anything else today?" Tara asked.

"No you may go enjoy your time off with the others." Jack said and stood. "I think I'll go see how things are going in the research department."

"Yes sir good bye sir I hope this is all over soon." Tara said.

"Me to." Jack said and they walked out of the office.