Chapter 1: Life of Ricky Blade
Ryo Muang Presents…
It was now year 3942 AD, which marks the fifth anniversary of the third World War and 2000 years since the beginning of World War 2. Our story now begins in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
An Eversley Production…
3942
Yuri Lowenthal as Ricky Blade
Tara Strong as Ben Tennyson
Ben Burtt as Wall-E
Kate Higgins as Saber
Greg Cipes as Allen Walker
Kelly Stables as Will Vandom
Michelle Ruff as Rukia Kuchiki
Jessie Flower as Toph Bei Fong
And Quinton Flynn as Hendrik Clayton
Story by Ryo Muang
Written by Ryo Muang
Directed by Ryo Muang
Inside a school, a boy with brown hair and wears a white shirt with a black stripe and dark green pants was a reading his history book in the classroom with a teacher named Mr. Lancer sitting at his desk. The boy's name was Ben Tennyson.
"As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Abraham Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which passed Congress before Lincoln's death and was ratified by the states later in 1865." Ben reads out to the class. He stops reading for a moment and turns his head to a teenage boy with black spiky hair, black eyes and wears a white shirt, black pants and black shoes looking out at the class window, not paying attention at all. His name was Ricky Blade, Ben's best friend.
Unlike Ben, Ricky is a bad student in school with a tendency to goof off. He is also an irresponsible and brash young man.
'Argh, what's so great about history?' Ricky thought as he looks out the window with his elbow on the table and his hand on his chin. Obviously, he's not paying attention in class right now.
"Ahem." Mr. Lancer said to Ben.
"Oh right, sorry." Ben said as he quickly turns his head back to his book. He sighed and continues reading, "Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Historians have concluded that he handled the factions of the Republican Party well, bringing leaders of each faction into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate. Lincoln successfully defused a war scare with the United Kingdom in 1861. Under his leadership, the Union took control of the border slave states at the start of the war. Additionally, he managed his own reelection in the 1864 presidential election. Opponents…"
"RICKY BLADE!" Mr. Lancer yelled, making Ben and the whole class (except Ricky) yelp, as the teacher then threw his chalk and hits Ricky's forehead.
"Ow! What the hell?" Ricky groaned, now back to his senses, as he rubs his forehead.
The school bell then rang and all the students got out from their classrooms and get ready to go back home. Meanwhile in Ricky's class, all the students have left the class, except Ricky and Ben who are still in the classroom, having a conservation.
"Serves you right for not listening in class." Ben said to Ricky as he crossed his arms.
"Shut up, you're not my dad." Ricky groaned as he rubs his forehead, still in pain. "Damn that Lancer, hitting my forehead like that. What if I get dumber than I already am because of this?"
"It was your own fault, Ricky!"
"Oh come on Ben. What's so great about Lincoln? He's just some guy who helps America and free slavery and all that. No big deal."
Ben stand up from his table and grabs his schoolbag. "At least he is some person who knows what he has to do and his purpose. Think about it." Ben then walks out of the classroom, leaving Ricky all alone. Ricky sighed, thinking about what Ben said to him.
"I have no purpose at all. Why should I?" Ricky whispered to himself.
Ricky walked down the streets of Omaha and looked around. Like all the other cities in the now war-torn US, the city doesn't look cheerful. The city is filled with a bunch of cheap shops everywhere. Most stores gone out of business and the most people around are those who are helpless and homeless. Even trash is littered everywhere, no one bothered to pick it up. He sighed in sadness and thought, 'This place used to be great before the damn war.'
"I'm home!" Ricky called as he drops his school bag onto the ground immediately after he steps into his small white house. A yellow robot with 6 wheels, yellow arms, grey robotic hands, grey head and black eye optics crawls up to him. His name was Wall-E. "Hey Wall-E, how have you been?" Ricky asked as he pats Wall-E's head. Wall-E nodded.
Ricky smiled and walked into his room. After he entered his room, he stretched his arms and lies on his bed. He turned his head and saw a rectangular device on a small table that is next to his bed. (Imagine the device looks like the iPhone.) Ricky grabs the device and turns it on. The device shows a video of a dark skinned woman with long purple hair, tied to a ponytail and wears orange robes and black pants holding up a 9 year old Ricky. Ricky smiled fondly at the video. He had good reason to. The woman in the video with Ricky was his mother, Yoruichi Shihouin.
In the video, young Ricky looks puzzled as Yoruichi gives Ricky a yellow box. Ricky then grabs the yellow box and looks at it for a while. The box then transforms itself and it transforms into Wall-E. Ricky smiles at his new robot and hugs it while Wall-E hugs back. Yoruichi chuckled at moment. The video then stops and fades black.
Ricky puts the device back on the table and sighed sadly. He missed his mother. Because of the war, his mother has to leave him and join the Rebel Templars. However, during their mission to assassinate Oswald Donovan, all the Templars except one died, including his mother.
"Hello?" A voice said from Ricky's room door. Ricky turned his head and found out that the voice came from a man with long white hair and wears a grey suit, light blue shirt and grey pants. His name was Robert Blade, the last surviving Rebel Templar and guardian of Ricky Blade.
"Oh, it's you." Ricky mumbled.
"Mind if I come in?" Robert asked.
"Sure." Ricky said as he sits up from his bed and Robert sits next to him.
"Got a call from school today. Your teacher said you were dreaming in class again?"
"Hey, come on, Robert. You know me. Don't have to bring up an argument."
"Your attitude seems to changed ever since I told you your mother is dead and became your guardian. What's wrong? You miss her, don't you?" Robert asked in concern.
"Yes Robert. I mean, she was all I had. I had no brothers or sister or father. Only her." Ricky sighed in sadness.
Robert pat his back and said, "But life has to go on. If you are never to overcome your mother's death, then you will always be standing still, right? Come on, I'll cheer you up by cooking your favorite noodles for dinner tonight? Okay?"
"Sure, whatever." Ricky shrugged. Robert then stands up from Ricky's bed and was about to leave until Ricky spoke up, "Robert?"
"Yeah?" Robert asked as he turns his head to Ricky.
"Thanks."
"No problem. I'm your guardian, right?" Robert said as he smiled. He then leaves the room. Wall-E then enters the room and crawls over to Ricky. Ricky smiled and rubs Wall-E's head. He turns his head to the window sadly and a flashback came into his mind.
Flashback:
Yoruichi stops walking to the door when Young Ricky grabs her hand. "No Mom! Don't leave me!" Young Ricky cried.
"I'm sorry Ricky. I have to go." Yoruichi said and turned to his son.
"But why?"
"SO that I can protect you. That's why. But don't worry, I will come back." Yoruichi assured. She kneeled down to Ricky's level and hugs him tightly. Ricky hugs back as tears rolled down his cheeks. "I promise. I will."
Two days later…
Ricky opens up his house door and revealed Robert, who has shorter hair back then. "Who are you?" Ricky asked puzzled.
"Hi there, are you Ricky?"
"Yeah, but…"
"Listen, I need to tell you something…about your mother…"
End of Flashback
"Mom…if you are hearing me right now…I just want to say…" A tear rolls down his cheek as Ricky whispered sadly, "I love you…and miss you too."
END OF CHAPTER
Ryo: I hope you like the chapter and able to understand Ricky's past and all. In the next chapter, the adventure will begin! Read and review!