BILLY STEELE: KID RANGER

Will he suddenly be spirited away by White Eagle and be scalped and his head shrunk? Or turned into a frog?

"I knew you would come to me Billy Steele," White Eagle continued. "I saw you coming in a vision I had. For you possess the courage of heart and strength of soul to do magnificent things. You do not heed the tainted words of others, but rather you follow your heart and pursue your noble calling. For saving my life was a test to see if you are truly the chosen one, my new student, I hold your destiny, Billy Steele, just as you will someday hold the worlds destiny in your hands," the Indian man of spiritual wisdom said with glowing affirmation.

Billy seemed overwhelmed by White Eagles verbal gravity. "If you are feeling better, I have to be going," Billy hurried. "My cavalry unit needs my help"

"I know, young warrior," White Eagle said with great certainty in his voice. "My magical visions have followed your lifes path since birth, Billy Steele. You have a legacy to reclaim your loved ones have been lost to you forever and you must find those responsible. I have suffered the same as you sixty years ago. But for your courage under fire, you Billy Steele are next in line to receive the ultimate power, for you have been the object of my long search for a worthy successor to the magic I hold."

Billys pony and puppy intuitively knew something incredible was about to happen when they witnessed White Eagle hand Billy a small token, the black arrowhead, and it glowed with an awesome power.

"This black arrowhead, Billy Steele, contains over 100 centuries of sacred Native American magic and power," White Eagle said while placing it in Billys hand. "It was once given to me many, many moons ago by the Lord of Indian nature during a time of my tribes greatest crisis. In my hands, this tiny object transformed me into The Manitou, my tribes miracle rider and guardian of our safety and protector of the land we lived upon. I now pass this trusted power on to you Billy Steele," the aging medicine man said with reverence.

"Why are you giving it to me," Billy asked, with puzzlement and amazement as he felt the arrowhead shimmering in his hand.

"You have proven yourself worthy, my son, both in your words and deeds from the day of your birth," White Eagle replied confidently. "I used the power of the Manitou wisely as I held the strength of the gods in my command. But I became a betrayer of the arrowheads magic, and released the arrowheads tragic curse when I was forced to reveal that The Manitou and myself were one in the same. In a time long gone, " White Eagle said tearfully, "I had to tell my secret to save the life of my beloved princess Gentle Dove. As punishment for this one sacrifice, the power of the Manitou was taken from me. It was taken by the other Great Spirits. They placed a curse on me. And since that time, I had been searching for a new warrior to protect the plains. And that new warrior is you, Billy Steele."

The grizzled skinned White Eagle told Billy, who was destined to become his spiritual successor, of how he became the arrowheads betrayer and unleashed its tragic curse.

Afterwards, White Eagle descended into a state of guilt driven madness.