Maddened Days

Maddened Days

2052

Two years have passed since mankind was caught in the Apocalypse of 2050, raising water of up to 2100 meters have wiped out most of coastal cities California has now become a mammoth mess of water canals forcing people to live in houseboats and overpopulated areas such as San Angeles. The Crimean Directorate has now taken overpopulated cities and

rules them with an iron fist. A new American government has now been issued in Juneau

Alaska led by General William “Rage” Reynolds. A former combat hero in the Battle of Paducah KY .Leading a ragtag group of resistant fighters, Reynolds has his tactical Commander William “Scavenger” Mac-Fox to direct the commandos against the iron fist-ed governments of the Crimean Directorate and loose Anarchic Governments in the New Confederate States of America. While mankind continues to fight to survive and live in this new world. Mac-Fox and Scott “Muskrat” High-river pursue a paddle-wheel vessel on the swampy and former Mississippi Delta in a motorized air-boat. Mac-Fox has short blonde- brown hair and is a white man with coral blue eyes behind aviator sunglasses. He wears a black swamp camo BDUS and wears a black plum Navy SEALS bucket fishing hat. High- river is a Seminole man wearing an Australian fedora and swamp camouflage BDUS like his best friend and partner since the Crimean War of 2045. Scavenger raises his modified AR-15 and releases a blast of HC223 bullet casings on the paddle-wheel vessel. The pirates of the paddle-wheel vessel known as the SS Copper Ray stole a shipment of supplies for the

overpopulated Vicksburg and was being run by a pirate queen known as Viola “Dragon-fish”

Capper a hired mercenary working for the Lady of Pestilence Dr. Amelia Kohl a medusa scientist who has an army of gorgons and pestilence/famine zombies known as Skeeters.

Viola has a history of voodoo magic and has an army of reptilian humanoids as her pirates along with human street urchins of the overpopulated cities.

Rat-Tat-Tat

Scavenger looks back at Muskrat and speaks loudly over the wind started up by the airboat.

“Musky, I need you to get closer there ARS are not doing a lot of damage, I need to get on board.”

“I'll do what I can Scavenger but this airboat has not gotten any tricks from Dr. Jain and his

research team, had to barter it off a Creole fisherman.”

“Just get me close enough so I can slow Dragon-fish down. Hand me the harpoon OICW because I am going to swing across like that old pirate hero known as Errol Flynn.”

On it.” Muskrat hands with his free hand to scavenger the modified assault rifle slowing down the airboat for his partner to grab.

The airboat picks up speed again and pulls closer to the paddle-wheeled vessel. Raising his assault rifle, Scavenger fires on the moving vessel with his modified gun.

Put-Whistle-Put

The harpoon line strikes into the starboard side with its heavy rope and harpoon. Scavenger

ziplines across once he secures the rope.

A group of pirates spot the breaching hero and storm down the stairs to defend their vessel.

Viola a brown-skinned woman spots the breach and looks over to the pilot of the paddle- wheel vessel. “Don't let that do-gooder on my ship. Shake him off if you can helmsman.”

A reptilian man looks over to his boss and acknowledges her orders. “ I-I will do what I-I can mistress-s.”

Scavenger zips across just barely touching the higher muddy level Delta river. “This better hold or I am toast.”

A reptilian pirate looks down at Scavenger, raising a machete to strike the harpoon rope.

Scavenger looks up at the reptilian humanoid who gives Scavenger a piercing look in his yellow-green eyes.

“Oh Oh.” The pirate prepares to slice away the harpoon rope but soon falls back as

Muskrat releases a series of shells from his Winchester.303 hunting rifle knocking the pirate back from his actions.

“Much obliged partner.”

“Just get back here in one piece or I will have to here it from my sister of your insane activities.”

“Got It.”

Scavenger breaches the topside raising his military compound crossbow rifle at

charging pirates both human and reptilian in nature. The pirates are in ragged clothes and

look like a bunch of pirates with weapons from an old pirate movie. .

“This just got hairy, another scene from an Errol Flynn picture. Robin Hood meeting the goons of the Sheriff of Nottingham.”

Breach Attack

Scavenger is quickly flanked by the pirates but he holds his ground releasing a series of

modified HCS (Halite Calcium Silver) bolts on the advancing pirates. Muskrat raises his rifle

but is quickly knocked from below. “OH Crap!” comments Muskrat

Knocking the airboat is a swarm of River Rats genetically altered from the climate changes in the environment and genetic tinkering by the Crimean overlords. The large rodents strike like the piranhas of the Amazon.

As the rats try to get aboard the airboat Muskrat releases a series of shots with the OICW and his Winchester rifle. Switching from grenade launcher to flame gun Muskrat releases a blue halite color flame on the large rodents Scaring them off but in the distance the paddle boat continues up the Muddy Delta.

Aboard Paddle Boat

Scavenger slowly raises his hands as he is gang tackled by the pirates losing his crossbow

in the fight. The reptilian humanoids drag our hero to Viola who sits in her pilot chair on board the bridge. “Well...Well it looks like the legendary Scavenger is in my custody for the highest bidder. You Know Cap'n Mac-Fox you are a real pain in the butt for my pirates and me.”

“Always nice to see the Dragon Pirate Queen of the Delta and whose profits are you working on from the good people of Vicksburg.”

“Just your basic entrepreneur, Cap'n.”

“The good people in Vicksburg are trying to survive and you Viola are making it impossible to

live.”

“What do the elders say Cap'n...OH Yes Survival of the fittest but in this case to the highest

bidder.”

“You are one ice queen, Viola.”

“You didn't say that after the War when you came to me to make your trauma go away. Hmm what a lovely weekend we had there in Havana.”

“That was before you switch sides.”

“True.” Viola steps off the pilot chair wand walks over to the beaten and stubbed hero.” Running her dark slender hands against his face and pressing her lips against his.' Let me kiss it and make it better Scavenger.”

Smack

Scavenger just eyes her with a distinct justice look from his father behind his aviator sunglasses.. “Days probably would be better Viola if you worked with me rather than against me.”

“True, but as I said I have become an entrepreneur in these hard days.”

“You are one cold lady, Viola.” mocks Scavenger as he is slapped hard by the Dragon Queen of the Delta. “Ouch...what are you going to do with me now, Viola?”

“I; could kill you, Scavenger but that would be too easy. I, think I can think of another plan, Cap'n.”

Viola turns to the reptilian humanoid holding Scavenger in place. “ Gora, take the good Cap'n down to the parlor games and get him ready for the Delta games.”

. “Yes-s Mistress-s.” Replies Gora who drags Scavenger with him away from his mistress.

Viola just smirks and looks hard but concerned for Scavenger. “Helm contact the Delta masters tell them we have another competitor for the blood games.”

“As-s you wis-sh my Queen.” replies the Reptilian helmsman.

Airboat

Travelling in the same direction as the paddle-wheel boat, Muskrat stands a distance from the

watching eyes of its crew's nest. “Well Scavenger what have you been doing and planning with your ex?”

“ I sense we are going deeper into the Delta region of the directorate and I can smell the blood of other here.”

Pulling the airboat to a cabin on bamboo rods. Muskrat signals a fiery lamp to the cabin owners

An elderly black woman steps out on the deck as Muskrat pulls the airboat into the

bottom area of the cabin. “Who you be?” yells the woman in Hawaiian dress.

“Its me Auntie, Scavenger is aboard Viola's paddle-wheel and he needs my help.”

“Your sister is always right Scotty, Scavenger always gets himself in trouble where ever he goes. I have no idea what your sister sees in him. And being with Viola just makes things worse for them.”

“Come aboard and give your auntie a hug. Its been a few months since last we saw one another.” responds the 80 year old Creole-Seminole woman.

Muskrat climbs up the ladder after he parks his airboat beneath his aunt's cabin. Climbing up he gives the smaller woman a hug. The two enter her cabin as she finishes some crawfish stew and offers him a bowl. “Now tell me what that Yankee got himself into with the Creole witch?”

Delta Games

Scavenger is brought to the lower hull of the paddle-wheel boat and spots a barbed wire cage and is pushed into the cage by the guard. On the far end of the cage a large Hispanic man

with a scarred face and bald is being helped by a dwarf. The dwarf smears paste on his arms

and then places his pasted arms into broken glass, The man has a look of madness in his dark eyes as the dwarf gets out of the cage.

A similar dwarf joins Scavenger and looks him over before he continues “Ye Be the next contestant against Senor Glass do you want a glass shield or just be bare this time around.”

“Are you serious?” Comments scavenger as he watches his opponent pace back and forth like a panther on prey.

“I be your coach, but it is your call mate.”

“No, I think I am good.”

“Smart move, Mate. I am Gunner Smyth and you are my student in the cage matches. Senor Glass he likes to be called is the Dragon Queen's champion but if Ye are lucky ye could be the next champion.. Here is it mate.”

“Ye Fight or Ye Die. Senor Glass has more wins in a norm mate. He prefers to use a spiked chain as his weapon of choice. What be ye weapon of choice?” comments Gunner

“I'll think of something.”

The two men start to face off Scavenger now holds a Kendo Stick while Glass swings his spiked chain. “ We want Blood, Boys! Let 'em have it.”

The two men scavenger using his wooden Kendo Sword. Glass throws his spiked chain with a blade at Scavenger. The two weapons connect as both men pull their opponent closer. Glass pulls harder but Scavenger holds his ground. With a free hand both men start to swing fists

Glass upper-cuts Scavenger with his right glass bladed hand while Scavenger defends himself from the attack. Dropping his wooden sword, Scavenger switches to one of the many martial arts he has learned over the years.

The crowds cheer loudly as the two men fight one another now with street strikes and tactics with no weapons.

Meanwhile Muskrat approaches the paddlewheel from the back of the ship approaching a

divers' ladder. He wears a dark wetsuit as he boards the vessel with a black duffel bag. Reaching into duffel bag he pulls out a pair of Desert Falcon .50 caliber handguns

Placing the pistols on his weight belt, Muskrat carries his military compound bow with him.

He hides in the shadows as the pirates make their rounds. In the distance he hears loud cries of excitement. “It must be a party I am missing.” Muskrat goes in the direction of the loud cries of excitement.

Scavenger continues defend himself with both his prayer mantis training and jujitsu training managing to throw Senor Glass to the ground .using his hand to hand training he temporary stalls Glass with his attacks. “I'm not going to kill you but you will wake up with a bad headache in the morning.” Striking with his open hand Scavenger knocks Glass out with his open hand strike.

The crowd raises their voices in irritational but are distracted by a series of flash bangs being tossed into the arena distracting and temporary blinding Scavenger and Glass who now lies un-concious. Muskrat breaches the barbed wire cage and takes out the guards around the door of the cage.

“What did you forget Scavenger, to invite me to the party.”

“Musky is that you.”

Muskrat tosses a handgun to Scavenger who seems distracted. “ The gun is too your left Compadre.” Muskrat watches as the gamblers start to flee from the arena. As pirates rush in to stop the chaos. Scavenger reaches down and grabs his handgun and is directed away by

Muskrat. Before leaving, Scavenger grabs Gunner Smyth and asks him to join him. Gunner applies to the change of venue.

The trio escapes with a few gun shots shared against the guards. The trio dives into the muddy Delta and swim to the awaiting airboat. Gunner struggles but is helped by Scavenger and Muskrat.

Muskrat starts the engine and quickly drives away from the paddle-wheel boat as shots are fired from old musket bearing rifles not seen since the 1770s and 1860s. “Phew what is that smell between you mates.”

“What smell are you talking about Dwarf?” comments Muskrat

The End ?

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