Episode 57
The rescue
Lots and lots of outriders. Up and down hallways, entering rooms, breaking lab materials... Glassware falling on the floors, test tubes spilled everywhere... Bustle all around! All four people hiding in the bunker underneath were watching on the cameras with keen attention.
"We have to stay put here. No one moves, understand?" Jesse ordered.
Suddenly, they saw shots being fired. Prince Roland showed up from one corner of a camera.
"Saber Rider, come in! Outrider ambush! I need help!" the Prince shouted in his helmet mic.
"Give us your location, we are on our way!" Saber responded.
Prince Roland was surrounded from all directions. He was hiding in a corner, while the outriders were slowly advancing towards him.
Suddenly, a big explosion shook the end of the corridor. A few outriders fell to the floor and vaporized. Then Saber Rider and his team entered the scene. Blasters started shooting everywhere.
The outriders were retreating. The Star Sheriffs reunited with Prince Roland and started chasing them down a corridor. They all started descending through some stairs... The action was getting closer to Jesse's hideout...
"Drop your weapons, vapor bags!" Colt shouted.
The pack of outriders stopped in front of a wall... There was nowhere to go for them.
"You are surrounded!" Fireball declared.
The clicking sound of a gun came from behind Saber Rider...
"Not so fast..., mes amis!"
A fierce figure appeared from behind the Star Sheriffs. It was Jean Claude, the famous teal-haired outrider!
Jean-Claude, in his French accent trill: "Now I say YOU are suRRounded!..." Several of his lieutenants stepped behind him, with weapons ready to fire.
Inside Jesse's hideout, April gasped and jumped from her seat: "I've got to help my friends!"
She rushed out the door.
"Nooo, April, you are not going anywhere!" Jesse started chasing her. He jumped after her and made her stumble and fall.
"Let me go, my friends need my help!", she was pushing and kicking him away.
J: "We are safe where we are, let them deal with the trouble! What do I care about the Star Sheriffs?!"
A: "No, they are my friends, I've got to save them, let me go!"
From behind the two wrestling kids, Mrs Erkanos showed up... She ran towards Jesse, and as he was pushing April down on the ground, her syringe stabbed Jesse in his thigh. The serum quickly made it into his muscle (terribly painful if injected IM, yesss...).
"AAAAArghhhhhhhh!" Jesse screamed in terrible pain.
April released herself from his clasp and ran towards the exit.
Back in the upper room, the situation was critical. All the outriders against the wall suddenly turned towards the Star Sheriffs and Prince Roland. The four young men were caught without escape.
"Mhahahaha! Such a waste, you could have all been allegiants of Nemisis. Too bad, I'm going to shoot you all. Nice seeing you again, Colt. It's a pleasure to shoot you!"
"Whoopty-doo, calm down drifter!" Colt exclaimed.
"So long, cowboy!" Jean-Claude raised his gun to shoot Colt... His cutting eyes intersected with Colt's angry look.
Suddenly, a shot from above! Jean-Claude's gun fell to the ground. Several more shots and a few outriders fell down and vaporized.
"Woaaaaahhhh" the outriders started screaming in panic.
The blonde haired April jumped out of nowhere and started shooting the bad guys.
"April!" the Sheriffs exclaimed.
Jean-Claude managed to sneak by in the panic of the moment. The Star Sheriffs were engaged in fighting all the outriders around them. Prince Roland called for additional help from his father's troops.
The fight was getting fierce. More outriders started coming from different corridors. April and the Sheriffs found a dark room to hide in. They used the spot to ambush the outriders coming down the corridors.
But in an instant, out of a dark corner in the room, Jean Claude emerged... He grabbed April by the neck and pointed a gun at her.
"Now let's see what you can do, Star Sheriffs!"
He started dragging her out the door and down the hallway.
"The girl is mine! And soon I will find that cute blue haired boy also, and Nemisis will be more than pleased with my catch. Mhaaaaahahaha!" His voice resonated along the hallway.
The Star Sheriffs and Prince Roland were again caught in a tense situation. As Jean-Claude was slowly moving away from them, they were following him step by step. What an unsteady situation... A total roller-coaster for the Star Sheriffs today. Having the upper hand, then losing April again, what a nerve-wracking mission.
"Or... that cute blue haired boy will find YOU, Jean-Claude! " Jesse showed up from behind the outrider.
Everyone gasped.
Jean-Claude didn't have a chance to turn around. Jesse stabbed him before you could say knife. Jean-Claude fell to the ground and vanished in the vapor zone.
April slipped down on her back and into Jesse's arms...
Another loop on the roller coaster for the Star Sheriffs today... This time with Jesse... Is this day going to end...?
Jesse was limping... His leg was in terrible pain. Droplets of sweat were covering his forehead... His body was shaking... But he was standing up, holding April.
"Let her go, Jesse!" Fireball shouted.
J: "Go to hell, Tin-Star!" He was trying to keep an erect posture, but the serum was taking over... His knife fell on the ground with a loud noise, resonating along the hallway...
Shots in the distance, footsteps approaching... An entire squadron was coming from behind... They were King Jarray's people and Norio Hikari.
Hikari spotted Jesse holding April and saw the Star Sheriffs. He shouted:
"Jesse, give yourself up, we won!"
The sound was far, far in a tunnel... The light was so strong... The ceiling started spinning, and Jesse fell down to the ground, holding April tight...
She turned around, grabbed his wrist and felt his pulse. Rapid, just like last time. He was pale. The Star Sheriffs gathered around and looked at Jesse.
"Well, you hypnotized him, April? What'd ya' do to him?" said Colt in disbelief.
"He's out cold!" Saber Rider exclaimed.
"He'll be fine, in 30 minutes he will wake up. The treatment is just very harsh on him", said April.
"Wow, he gets treatment already?" exclaimed Fireball.
"Yes, Erkanos is giving him injections... Wooow, wait, Erkanos and his wife, we have to go back and get them out of there!", April shouted in panic.
The team rushed back down the corridor and ... oh no! The wall was broken, a big blast left a hole in the wall!
They all entered the underground lab area and ... what a disaster! Fire everywhere, all the labs have been destroyed by the outriders... No trace of the two scientists.
April hid her face in her palms and started sobbing:
"I should have thought of them too! I left them there without help... Nemisis will be ruthless with them"
"We'll find a solution, April. We always do. Right, chums?" Saber Rider said.
Back at Cavalry Command. April hugging her father.
"So good to see you back, my daughter! So good to see you!"
"Dad, I'm so glad we are all back safe! And Jesse too..." She wiped her tears.
Eagle: "Yes, he will have to answer some difficult questions now... A court martial is awaiting him..."
April: "Whaaat? Dad, he has to get treatment for the virus first!"
E: "Are you sympathizing with him now?"
A: "He might turn around after treatment, dad... I mean..." she blushed and held her fists on her chest. She looked out the window. "We could bring him back, daddy, I have a feeling about this..."
Eagle, putting a hand on her shoulder: "I trust your feelings, April. I always did. We will do the best in our powers to bring peace and harmony on our Frontier."
A: "Yes, daddy..." She stuck her face in his chest and started crying... If only they would find a way to make Jesse come back. Please don't court martial him...
Jesse woke up in the hospital. White walls around him.
Again, the same exclamation, this time a human:
"He is waking up!"
"Alright, here we go again..." Jesse said to himself. He became aware of his surroundings very quickly.
Terrible headache and nausea. Again... Ugh, life of a tortured rat! He's never had any health issues. And now he was in the hands of doctors. Totally up to their powers. They could shut him down and restart him, just like you would start and stop an engine. Shucks!
Again, white coats bustling around him. Shuffle, shuffle, people checking his blood pressure, ugh... this damn nausea, damn that stupid sero-to-nin...
Suddenly, he lifted himself up from bed and opened his eyes..., to everyone's shock: "Guys, give me some ginger ale or something... or I'm gonna throw up right here!"
A entire team of white coats stopped like in a screen-shot and looked at him with stuporous faces.
He turned towards a guy that was staring at him in dismay and said: "What, man? Just do something! I'm really sick!"
A nurse rushed in with a juice and a pill:
"Here, get this!"
She handed him the tray with the drink and the pill and retreated very quickly. Everyone was dealing with him like he was radioactive.
"Hey, ma'am! Nurse, what's your name?", insisted Jesse.
"Nancy..."
"Little Nancy, don't be afraid! I'm not contagious, is that your worry?" and he threw her a charming look.
What he didn't realize was that behind all the white agitation, there were some serious uniforms, with serious guns. No handcuffs or ties on his legs, but..., lots of guards around...
Behind the uniforms, a door opened... All the doctors and nurses stepped aside and opened his way. Jesse could not believe it... General White Hawk himself, entering the room. Jesse took a sip of his drink and his pill - what a bitter pill... yuck! One more sip... and the General sat down on a chair, right in front of his bed. Gulp!... His bitter pill got stuck in his throat. White Hawk was intimidating..., just like when he was a cadet.
"How are you feeling, Jesse?" White Hawk began. He was looking at Jesse with decided eyes, the look of a powerful man.
Jesse cleared his throat. He felt a sort of shame mixed with anger, but he didn't know which one to pick first.
J: "I'm good, General. As good as I can be in these conditions."
W: "Good. We decided to first treat your virus infection"
J: "First? I assume there is a second part also?"
W: "There is a second part indeed: to put you in the trial court. But April insisted that you get the medical treatment first."
J: "April? Did she?" Jesse lowered his head and made a humble face.
W: "She has a good heart, Jesse, and she wants you to repent for all your wrongdoings"
J: "Repent? Well, I'm damaged goods! Too late for me to repent!"
Jesse gave White Hawk an upset look. His pride was still blinding him..., but somehow he felt a sorrow in his chest.
White Hawk stood up and sighed...: "At least you admit you are damaged...Ufff... We will check up on you frequently. Get well, Jesse!"
Then, the General left the room.
Jesse fell back on his pillows. He fell asleep again... That's right, just forget about everything..., let it go...
On Ramrod, the same evening..., after they transported Jesse to the hospital.
Colt, on his chair, holding his arms behind his head, in his typical charming Colt pose - his cowboy hat rim covering his eyes:
"So, say again April: you sabotaged my plan to shoot down Jesse, didn't ya'?"
April: "I had to, Colt..."
Fireball: "You had to? You barely knew the story, and you jumped right into saving him. It's like you wanted a little reason to jump over that dude!"
A: "I used my intuition, Fireball. You know... women have that talent... that you guys seem to lack... It's called In-tu-ition..."
F: "I'd rather call it fallin'-in-love-with-a-boy-named-Blue! Ay?"
April, turning red-furious: "Look who's talking about love! You really have a lot of guts to accuse me here! You're not exactly in the right position to say that now, are you?"
Fireball gulped a big bubble of air... He was embarrassed now.
"It's alright, Fireball. I'm not mad at you anymore. Let's be adults here. Claudia is your new girlfriend, just so that everyone is not going to talk behind my back. Alright guys?" and she turned towards Saber Rider and Colt. Both of them were covering their faces with one hand, in embarrassment.
Fireball lowered his head... This conversation was too awkward already. But April had the upper hand.
Later during the same day, Eagle was in his office with the Star Sheriffs and Fireball's father, Hikari:
"Commander Eagle, this is a tough decision, and a very very risky one right now, so it is only your call."
Eagle, looking at them thoughtfully, holding his chin:
"I would need a detailed description of the situation on the outriders planet before we move on to save Erkanos and his wife.
We need some maps also, and some details about possible escape routes and a plan B. Erkanos is my friend, I have a deep respect for him and I want to see him safe. He helped me, his wife helped my daughter, they took you out of the suspended animation chamber, Mr Hikari, so we have all the reasons to back him up, but we need to build a solid plan."
"Absolutely, Commander. Everything I know, I will share with you." said Hikari.
In his hospital room, the next morning, Jesse was getting woken up by the light coming through the blinders. People in a room next to him were talking…
"So, serotonin is the culprit for these severe side effects! Hmmm", the doctor nodded.
"Yes, sir, April said, before leaving on the outrider mission, that Erkanos gave him serotonin shots.", the officer next to the doctor explained.
"She said that Erkanos discovered that serotonin lowers the virus levels significantly."
"Hm, I don't know what the virus levels were before, but we did find the virus indeed. It's a virus like I've never seen before…, absolutely incredible behavior in his body also… The good news is that it is replicating very slowly, so we can treat it at a good pace. " said the doctor.
"So what are the next steps in his treatment now, doctor?", the officer asked. "The Cavalry Command will need detailed paperwork on all the steps involved and an expected hospital discharge date".
"Of course, officer. Next step right now is doing brain scans and full body scans to assess the damage and spread of the virus. But, I won't bother you with these boring details; we will send detailed reports through our secure line, each step of the process. As for the discharge date, unfortunately it would be premature right now to give a date. We were never confronted with such a case and it would be improper to give you any expectations."
"Absolutely agree, sir. We will keep in touch. Any other information or help you need, please contact us at any time!"
"Thank you, sir."
Jesse opened his eyes. Did he hear…. "April leaving on the outrider mission?"… What? Where is she going now? To the… vapor zone? Why? He needs to find out more details…!
A few minutes later, the door opened. A doctor came in with a few nurses. Some guards followed them behind.
"Ah, you are awake!" the doctor exclaimed. "Good, let's see now…"
Again…, boring stuff going on around him…, doctor was examining his pupils, pulse, blood pressure, etc etc.
"Any more nausea?" the doctor asked.
"No, I'm good now. But I have a headache… terrible headache…" (he did have a headache, but not as terrible as he was complaining. He just wanted to find a reason to have them run more errands or do something out of the ordinary, so he can find some weak spots somewhere.)
"Well, Jesse, we'll have to head downstairs for some additional scans. Your headache will be better explained and treated after that."
The entire team, along with the guards, headed out, surrounding Jesse. On his way out, he discovered that the door to his room was monitored with cameras, had a special lock and also guards positioned outside the room.
All along the hallways, there were guards…
Jesse was analyzing every detail at every step he was taking. Any detail could be of help. They went to the MRI rooms…
Jesse thought to himself: "Well, since I get to be treated for the virus, I'd better relax and enjoy the ride! Free medical treatment after I gave them the slip, that's a great return of investment! Let them scan me, prick me…, whatever, man! I'll give them my cells and blood to figure it out and get this ball rolling once and for all. But I can't let April go to the vapor zone, it's too dangerous! I have to find a way to figure out what's going on…"
After all the scans and procedures were over, they had him put his clothes back on (he had to wear a hospital gown during all the scans). Of course, as we all know, that's when the doctors and nurses leave you alone… for privacy. So the guards had to leave the room too…
Well…, surprise… when they knocked at the door to check up on him…:
"Ready, Jesse, can we come in?" the nurse asked.
The silence was suspicious. The guard jumped out of his skin… Jesse could outsmart a hundred of them. After all, he was the darn best cadet in the academy. The guard actually knew him; he used to be colleague with him back in the days… Darn he was good, nobody could beat him at any class! And he charmed away the girl that he liked!
They decided to gently crack the door open…
"Jesse, are you alright?"
The entire hallway was alarmed… This hospital was not prepared for such a patient… This Yuma city hospital was one of the best research hospitals in the galaxy, ready to take on the battle with the newly discovered virus, but they were definitely not a military compound… Sending an army of guards was not enough, the hospital itself had too many ins and outs.
! The room was empty! Where did he vanish so fast?
"That rattlesnake! Where is he? Shucks!"
"He must have left through the window! Look, it's open!" a nurse cried.
They were, indeed, at a lower level, he must have gone out through a window.
Everyone rushed out to look and see if they could spot him. No sign of any Jesse anywhere! The guards started running up and down the corridors in panic.
In the meantime, he was already in another room, getting out through the vent system in the ceiling. After a minute, he was up on the roof and jumping over to the next building… After all, he knew the ninja game very well.
Commander Eagle was immediately announced. This was the LAST thing he wanted to hear! NO, no, no! This is unreal! He rushed to his computer and started typing frantically. All Command posts have to be announced, all gates at Yuma city have to be closed, the dome city - general alert!, a dangerous prisoner is out loose!
15 minutes had passed since the news… and a shuffle sound behind Eagle…
"Whoa?!" Eagle gasped in serious panic. He didn't have the time to say a single word or reach for his gun… Jesse covered Eagle's mouth with his black glove…:
"Don't move an inch…"
"Mmmmm..." Eagle mumbled with his mouth covered…
"Now, I need all the files about the present Star Sheriff's mission. Departure time, destination, purpose, everything", Jesse whispered in his ear, then he released his mouth. He was pointing a knife at him.
"Jesse, if this is the latest offense of yours, you're not going anywhere with it…"
"Watch me cut myself and giving you a little virus… So, what's it gonna be, hm?"
Eagle couldn't believe what he just heard… This is insane, this guy is the absolute villain!
E: "Why are you causing all this mess, Jesse, can't we just talk about this?"
"You are wasting my time, commander!" He moved his knife quickly along one of Eagle's fingers and poked him. Blood came out fast. Eagle did not expect that… He jumped back in fury at Jesse…
"One more move and you are contaminated, and I MEAN IT!" whispered Jesse. "Now, give me all the information I need!"
Eagle had no chance… Jesse took all the plans and maps on a EBU unit and rushed towards the exit.
Eagle, behind Jesse: "Why, Jesse, why all this?"
Jesse: "Because you are an irresponsible father!"
The trip to the vapor zone was uneventful for the Star Sheriffs. By now, they already knew the coordinates to get to the vapor trail. The silence and lack of any sign of life was making the Sheriffs suspicious. Ramrod made a tour around the planet, scanning for any activity.
"There!" Colt exclaimed.
A spot that looked like a crater showed up on the screen.
"I'm picking up a source of energy coming from there!" April exclaimed.
"Then let's go and check it out!", said Fireball
They landed somewhere close by.
"April, you stay inside Ramrod and watch for suspicious activity. We three will head down there and inspect the premises. Keep in touch with us, OK?
"OK, Saber! Be careful, guys!"
The three Star Sheriffs took off in their armor suits, flying over the deserted crater. They spotted a hole and got in…
"Whoa, we really blasted them at our last big battle!" Colt exclaimed.
"Let's stick together, chums!" Saber Rider said.
"Look, there's a corridor here, let's check it out!" said Fireball.
All three took a sharp turn and dived into the darkness of the tunnels… until their silhouettes disappeared in the distance…
Back at the Yuma hospital… After the big unrest and all the panic, things settled down. The lead scientist, Dr Ernst Guerino, chief of hospital division of research was already getting his hands into the big data that he collected from scanning Jesse's body. He had a lot of stuff to play with: CAT-scans, X-rays, MRI's, blood samples, tissue samples… everything…
"Amazing, absolutely amazing! I am stunned!" Dr Guerino exclaimed. His hair, not combed from last night, was going in his eyes. He could not sleep at all night before; he kept thinking about the opportunity he had to do this research… He grabbed a big mug of coffee and started typing frantically on his keyboard.
"Whoever engineered such a virus is a mastermind! This is something like I have never seen before!" Dr Guerino continued to exclaim.
At the Cavalry Command, the big stir-up that Jesse created was now escalating. Prince Roland and Captain Hikari were leading a new team to intervene and chase him down.
But Jesse was already far away, jumping dimensions. Since he got all the data directly from Eagle, he also took the freedom to take the keys to the hangar where Eagle's ship was parked.
"Damn you Jesse! You took my ship now?!" Eagle threw a fist on his desk. "Ouch!" His recently injured finger reminded him to go more gentle.
"Uh, it's a hard job to be a supreme commander, but it's even harder to be the father of a girl!"
Suddenly, his phone started ringing.
"Hello, commander Eagle, this is doctor Guerino. I have important news to tell you."
Eagle's ship landed in a dark field on the outrider planet. A distant pale and cold sun was throwing long shadows from behind the black horizon.
Dead tree stumps were jutting out of the burnt ground. It looked like a post-atomic bomb landscape.
Jesse jumped out of the ship and started his jet pack. Soon he arrived at the big crater entrance.
On his way, he spotted Ramrod... No sign of activity. Darkness inside... The hangar door underneath was... open. Jesse decided to take a detour and inspect Ramrod...
"Hm, nothing suspicious... But why would they leave their ship open? It doesn't make any sense..."
He arrived up in the command room. Total silence...
He inspected the adjacent rooms... A pink blanket with a hearts pattern was lying on a bed... A stuffed bunny on top of it.
"Cute bunny, April!..." he thought. "But where are you? Something is off..."
He left Ramrod and rushed into the crater. Same route the Star Sheriffs took.
Darkness and silence...
"Come one, vapor bags, show your ugly faces...!" Jesse muttered to himself...
Suddenly, a familiar face showed up on a corridor...
"Oh, Glower! What a chance!..."
Jesse spotted his former outrider subordinate, Glower. He was patrolling along a corridor.
He waited for a perfect moment and... bang! Jesse shot at him.
As we all know from Saber Rider's past adventure in the vapor zone... shooting the outriders in their own dimension did not kill them, but turned them into ... humans. Jesse himself learned this a long time ago. Now it was time to take advantage of that.
Glower opened his eyes... He felt... heavier... Right above him, Jesse's face showed up. Glower gasped...
"Come on, Glower! Pick yourself up and let's move!"
"Jesse! How ... what... is ... going on?..."
"Big surprise, Glower! Now you're a human!"
The newly humanized villain looked in disbelief at his own hands... Until Jesse actually grabbed one of them and lifted him up.
"I said let's move! Where are the Star Sheriffs?"
"I um... aaa..."
"I said where are they?!"
Glower was not looking at him... His focus was somewhere behind Jesse. His eyes were telling Jesse all that he needed to know.
A sudden twist and Jesse was shooting all the outriders behind him.
Now the fire shots were attracting more and more enemies.
Jesse and Glower started shooting at them. Lots of humans were piling up on the corridors. They started pulling all of them up as they were advancing. Soon enough, Jesse accumulated a pretty big team of human allies.
"Now folks, I am your new leader. Where are the Sheriffs?"
"This way!" Glower announced.
The group moved along the tunnels. Suddenly, sounds of swords clashing became evident. Jesse instructed the team to stop. He advanced and looked through the crack of the opened door.
"Ha-ha-ha... Saber Rider, nice to beat you again...!" Nemisis was looking down as Saber Rider was barely hanging on to the side of a bridge over a lake of lava. "This time I won't spare you! Vents on! Evacuate the oxygen! You will soon loose the grip and fall into the lava! Goodbye melting Saber Rider!" Nemisis turned around and left the room.
Saber Rider was desperately trying to hang on to the bridge. He was trying to lift himself up but his energy was going down as the oxygen was getting sucked out of the place. He wasn't wearing his helmet, so he didn't have any oxygen source.
Jesse was in doubt... Should he let Saber Rider fall? After all, this would be his wildest dream, to see Saber Rider eliminated once and for all.
The young Star Sheriff was starting to agonize... Voices in his head were conflicting... "Let go..." "Hang on..." The fire from underneath was calling... His hand finally ceased holding...
A split-second decision and Jesse jumped out of his hideout and turned his jet pack on. A sharp turn into the air... and right above the boiling lava... he caught the falling Star Sheriff.
Maybe he knows where April is. Plus, he kind of hated to get rid of Saber Rider. He would enjoy more passionately the evil pleasure of humiliating his adversary.
As Jesse was flying over the lava, his heart jumped: "Man, I'm not wearing my helmet either!" His helmet was attached to his wrist... He was still breathing though! How was this possible?
"I'm a freak of nature" concluded Jesse in his mind... "That virus is still holding strong in my body. Maybe it's an advantage and I shouldn't rush to get rid of it"
He came out of the lava room and gathered back with Glower and his team.
"Let's get the heck out of here. You guys can't stay around this place too long, you now need oxygen. Glower, help me carry this guy, he's awfully heavy. He must have had some rocks for breakfast."
"Wake up, dude! Wake up!" Jesse was shouting.
"Should we pour some water over him?" a voice was asking.
"Ummm... what ..." Saber Rider opened his eyes. Adrenalin spiked in his blood. His last memory was of him holding tight to that bridge. Is this an afterlife?
He opened his eyes and a blurry image of a teal-blue hair started forming in front of him. Saber Rider's instinct kicked. He attempted to stand up. Jesse pushed him down.
"Where is April?"
"At Ramrod... Jesse, what are you doing here?"
"She's not inside Ramrod. Where is she?" Jesse's heart was beating to break his chest already. He never had panic attacks, but this was getting too serious.
"What do you mean she is not there? Are... you serious?" Saber Rider's pulse jumped.
"Man, I would not have this conversation with you if I knew where she was. Let's find her! Now!"
"Right!" Saber Rider jumped on his feet.
"I suggest you wear your helmet from now on!" Jesse demanded. He handed Saber Rider his helmet.
"Thanks, Jes... What about you? You should wear yours too"
"Don't worry about me, Tin-Star. By the way, my name is Je-sse, not Jes. Now let's go!"
As Saber Rider stood up, he got startled by the people surrounding him. They were all wearing brown outrider suits, but their faces were... human!
"So Jesse figured it out too... He's got himself a good amount of soldiers around him" Saber thought to himself.
"Where are your friends, the cowpoke and the firecracker?" asked Jesse in disdain.
"Colt, come in!" Saber Rider called in his helmet.
"Fireball, answer!"
"Your friends melted in the lava?" Jesse tried to joke.
"This is not funny, Jesse!" Saber Rider looked at him in revolt.
"All I want is to know that April is fine and bring her back..." sighed Jesse.
If you want to find out where April, Fireball and Colt are, join us in our next adventure of Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs!
