BILLY STEELE CHAPTER FIVE: MENACE OF THE MOLE PEOPLE

"R.A.M.S.F.E.W.," Billy screamed as he held the arrowhead skywards, "I am the thunder from God's country, taking your world by storm," screamed the Lightning Warrior.

Billy Steele once again felt the power of the Rain, the animals, Moon, sun, fire, Earth and wind flow through his veins as he became his fighting whirlwind alter ego-- the Lightning Warrior.

The Warrior's massive muscles rippled and his eyes and soul focused on his task. His flaming arrowhead war paint glistened in the sun as this phantom protector of the plains readied his magical weapons for combat. The mole people' s metal tanks continued to advance on Paradise Valley and Fort Yuma unaware they would soon fall to the wild wrath of God. The Lightning Warrior wielded his Thunderhawk tomahawk like the Norse God of thunder and with one mighty blow he smashed each tank to twisted metal. More tanks discharged their energy bolts from their cannons at the frontier firebrand. But the warrior's magical shield withstood each blast. The warrior then unleashed a barrage of energy arrows from his golden bow, which devastated the armored vehicles, turning them to melted metal.

Mutant mole people ran from the tanks' wreckage and opened fire on the Warrior with their ray guns. The Warrior saw Cassidy, undaunted by the radiation poisoning her, attack the mole mutants wildly wielding her sword. The Warrior then covered his comrade in arms with his buffalo skin of invisibility. Cassidy's sword remained visible as her body disappeared from view. Her sword seemed to have a life of its own as she skillfully knocked the ray guns from the mole creatures' hands. Clang! Bang! Cassidy's sword twirled, and thrust as the one armed beauty dispatched the creatures who tormented her. The bolts from the mutants' ray guns whizzed around her, but none struck the invisible maiden. As the last of the mole mutants fell to Cassidy's fury, she suddenly began to topple as the radiation's infection spread throughout her adolescent body. She was soon prone on the ground, her sword besides her visible body.

Holt's Rangers, led by Col. Tim, used their sabers and carbine rifles to halt the mole invaders from underground. The fallen cavalrymen became newly refreshed when their leader joined them in combat. And fearlessly, they used their swords and pistols to repel the mutants' futuristic ray guns. Inspired by The Lightning Warrior's bravery, the defenders of the land were able to fell the misguided mutants from below as the mole people, not taken by the radiation' s poisoning, became sprawled across the plains in final defeat.

In the meantime, the warrior used his ceremonial mask to stop the conquering worm's onslaught. The Warrior placed the simple wooden mask on his face and then the Native American super god used his imagination to become a giant, American eagle. The great bird, and symbol of freedom swooped down on the wicked worm creature. The grand and glorious eagle grabbed the massive worm creature in its terrific talons and as the worm monster squealed in its death throes, it was spirited away by the giant eagle. The great bird soared upwards and upwards towards the sun and then spread its mighty wings in triumph as it dropped the tremor of terror to the barren desert below. The creature crashed violently to the dead ground below and splattered apart, never to claim another victim.

After reverting back to The Lightning Warrior, the great spirit of the storm rode his lightning bolt like a skateboard in the skies.