The law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree. "the lex talionis of feud violence and blood money" Vengeance underneath A Southern Cross/Gold and Gunfire: Cast: The incomparable Dr. Thaddeus Wilson Wyatt short five ft 2 inch tall. He comes from a military family. genius, funny hilarious, comic relief. Southern Gentlemen. Spry. Known for Latin, Hebrew! Greek, and German. Even though he is short he was trained by his farther Navy Chief Petty Officer hand to hand combat. This is why he could get away in those narrow escapes. His mom “Toots” bought the 1969 hugger orange Camaro(Toots is what they also call the car) and both he and his dad have been fixing it up ever since. Some say the car is bulletproof. But, who knows? (Ammunitions expert, degree in chemistry) Wife of Thaddeus Wyatt: Kandace Wyatt five ft. 8 inches. people make fun of their heighth different all of the time. She is a beautiful southern lady. long hair, atheletic, and piercing blue eyes. She is a martial Arts expert, She is a computer expert. She can shoot any gun you have in front of her. Introducing CPO “Boots” Wyatt. Retired NASA Electrical engineer. John Wayne would have looked up to Boots. He knew God personally as they say in the Navy. He is very well loved. We don’t know how old he is because he is always fit.) curly brown hair, grey just on the side. 6ft tall. He ran 5 miles a day. He retired from the Navy and NASA. The tale is that he could be the original Q scientist for James Bond who came up with all of the spy gadgets. “Boots” was a mechanical/computer genius. There are things that our military that is still classified that he built from the 1960’s. (He can build anything, make anything functional in matter of moments.). (Electrician, Welder, computer genius, carpenter). Captain: “Jim “Popeye” Roberts. Grey haired. Physically fit. Retired ex Navy Seal. African American. Best friends of Boots Wyatt. Acting Sheriff of Rain Ga after the old sheriff got killed by The McGee gang. Fact: He has a bionic eye that shoots layers. He can see any target to up to 3 miles away. Boots had something to do with the making of that eye in Vietnam. He has decorated Purple Heart. 💜 He has the silver star. 🌟 expert in hand to hand combat. 70 years old. However he is a great fighter. First African American Super Bionic soldier. Very well versed in classic literature. He loves country music. He is all American football, basketball, pro football player until enlisting I. The Vietnam war. At 70 he can still run up to 30 miles an hour. He is tough as nails. He is expert in machinery. Villains: Shirley McGee is the matriarch of the first southern baptist church that Holds all of the secrets of the town in Rain Georgia. Shirley McGee holds all of the town, and church’s local gossip and probly the world. She takes out the beloved sheriff of Rain Ga in a clandestine move not lifting a finger. She goes to the jail and poisons his coffee. Elmer McGee controls the town and the church along with his sons He is a typical mob boss. He has been caught running a gambling ring out of First baptist church. Dress: wears nice 3 piece pin striped suits. The time they spent in jail when the Wyatt’s put them in there was short. They are very well connected. Now he is out for revenge the entire mob boss gang is coming after the Wyatt’s family. Weaponry is his skill set. Ron is speech therapist that has a lisp and Jason southern mafia Thugs. They have millions everywhere. very rich. They are very connected in the town and other places throughout the country. They are munitions experts. They have a gang with them where ever they go. They were running a prostitution rings, gamblings, extortion and were placed in jail but got out recently because of their connections. Now they are after the Wyatt’s for payback. They blame them for all that is wrong in the world and their life. They have money, they have power and they have munitions. They own the town and they are never leaving. His skill set is weaponry. Machine guns. Foreign cars. Foreign languages. Computer hacker. Rev. Lee Gregory is a heavy set Baptist preacher and the wisest thing he does is not get involved into church politics. Very concerned for the welfare of his church family. He has a wife (Barbara) and six kids and they are very frightened. Deacon Ricky Lee, Deacon Jerry Pringle, Deacon Scooter Howell own the church finances and know all are direct ancestors to the Knights of the Golden Circle. They know what really happened but are not telling anyone about where the gold of the civil war south is hidden or buried. The South will rise again in Latin is their motto. Solis Meridionales iterum eriguntur . Instructor their own right they own helicopters, jets. Oil. Dirty Business dealings with politicians and bribery. The top Villain is Dr. Fu Man Chu: Dressed in a business suit more of western culture. He wears a 3 piece Armani suit. French cuffs. Dressed in opulence. Very physically fit. Looks like he is in his 50’s. Slight grey hair on the sides. Wears a goatee and mustache black. Black hair short slicked back like Dracula. However the tale is he is over 100. He has a fiendish plot to take over America under the disguise of The Knights of the golden circle. We learn that Dr. Fu Manchu is a leading member not of "old China”. a new generation of "youthful and unbalanced reformers" with "western polish" – but a "Third Party". (Knights of the golden circle.). Making it appear like The south had never left. Also, he is in the background while everyone else are puppets and pawns in the foreground. Fu Manchu is a master poisoner and chemist, a cunning member of the Yellow Peril, "the greatest genius which the powers of evil have put on the earth for centuries", though his mission is not exactly clear at this stage. He appears to be trying to capture and take back to China the best engineers/scientist of The USA for some larger criminal purpose. Dr. Fu Manchu knows that both fascism and communism present major obstacles to his plans for world domination. The Si-Fan is largely funded through criminal activities, particularly the drug trade and human trafficking. Dr. Fu Manchu has extended his already considerable lifespan by use of the elixir of life, a formula that he has spent decades trying to perfect. Our Story Begins: (written as the black and whit movies from long ago.) It was late in the night in the Fall right before Thanksgiving and the Wyatt family got called a frantic call from pastor Lee Gregory called warning them that the mob bosses and deacons of the town have all got out of jail and they were coming to get them! He said, whatever you do leave! They took out the sheriff. We are getting an acting one who is on his way I hear named Jim Popeye Robert’s. I think someone say that he is connected to your father boots in some way. Be careful…the preacher gets cut off. All of the sudden, Wyatt’s we have a surprise! Flames 🔥 are being lit up all around the Wyatt’s white A frame house and farm. It sounded like a young war was going on. Military ak47 machine guns being shot and before you know it a catastrophic explosion! The Wyatt’s house was blown up by a bazooka. What happened? Elmer McGee the Head Deacon, “Did Thad and his wife Kandace make it out alive?” Jason I dunno. I thought you wanted me to light this candle. Rubbing the bazooka like a baby. Elmer pissed off, “idiots! I’m surrounded by Idiots!” Wyatt’s House is up in flames. Elmer and the rest of the thugs search the 6 acres of the farmland. Meanwhile, in the distance Thad and Kandace are all battered bruised and bleeding from their narrow escape with death. The Wyatt’s had only the clothes on their back. (Thad actually had on black sweat pants and a black hoody, with black tennis shoes. Which, camouflaged Thad in the night. Kandace was wearing a dark green sweat shirt, sweat pants and white tennis shoes. She was ok hiding in the bushes and blended in quite well. The Rain Georgia goons were all over the place. They kept their 1969 hot rod (orange and white pin stripe) Camaro in the barn in the back half of their acreage. They were able to sneak and crawl to the barn unscathed. Luckily, Kandace always kept a duffle bag 💼 of clothes and supplies like a first aid kit in the trunk of the car. Thad says we may try to make a way to Huntsville. Kandace asked,”tonight? It was six hours away since they live in mobile Alabama. The Mcgees mob of hoodlums were searching the back of the house with every tooth and comb. They weren’t just scared of Elmer they were horrified of Elmer’s hot headed matriarch Shirley and what she’d do if the Wyatt’s were not brought back for her to be able to deal with them. She was mad as hell after they called the sheriff and deputies of Rain Ga on her family! Now they were going to pay! Elmer just wanted the gold cache back which ended up going to a museum plus the good church people who were out of work and put into the McGee family gambling and slave industry. The only who people were getting rich were the Mcgee’s, politicians and the mob bosses who run the town. Thaddeus Wyatt was just putting some supplies quietly in the camaro. When he and Kandace tried to camouflage that bright hugger orange camaro by putting a black cover over the car just to cover it so none of the mob bosses would see them. They pushed and backed out of the back farm of the Wyatt’s estate 🏡 quietly pushing it down the street so no one would see them. 10 minutes later the mob got closer to their red and white barn. Jason said, hey dad come here! Yelling over to him. Ron, Jason and the rest of his cousins, family, brothers, mob friends, hoodlums and army about 35 people total was checking out the barn. You think they must’ve slipped out on us? Nah, they had to be in the house. They only have one car and it blew up in the garage connected to the house. (It was actually Kandace’s new work car.) she had saved up all of the money herself to drive back and forth to work and only drove it once! Kandace and Thad shook up from all of the drama that had unfolded that night now early morning. Son of a biscuit eater! Kandace shouted fuming at the mouth! Thad said what is it? What did I do? You nothing! But, those thugs just blew up my new Chevy Impala! I swear I’m going to get somebody. Well, what should we do? There was only one thing that Thad knew he had to do. But to bring in The “Chief” was evident. He was going to have to call his dad. Now you have to realize that Thaddeus was taught to be very independent and think for hymself. Even while he was is married…he does like to work alone. However, the one person that is the most connected was his dad. Navy “Chief Petty Officer” Wilson “Boots” Wyatt III. Well, Wilson Wyatt the III, but “Boots” is totally one of a kind. He was tougher than Clint Eastwood ,John Wayne and Rambo on his own. Not to mention he worked or is still working for NASA (not sure) as an advisory role. He is one mean hombre. He can make useable gadgets out of thin air. (In a matter of speaking) however, one thing is he trained Thaddeus how to be on his own. However, his sweet mom and dad love him and told him he could come back any time he wanted. They just want him to be industrious and not need help. This time he needed it. They practically flew in the Camaro all of the way to Huntsville in north Alabama. His dad was waiting on them. Greeted them at the front door of their Farm. His house was enormous. 3 story house. A wrap around drive way, 3 door car garage, all brick, it had a full size basement. However it had a bunker dug almost clear to China. Dad was waiting. Hey Kandace! He Thad. Hugged their neck. Your mom has been staying with her folks they’ve been sick don’t you know. However, how bout some breakfast? Did you have a good trip? Well, except for the bazooka that blew up our house. We’re just fine. Kandace said as she held back tears. Yeah, Thad said you got into a bit of trouble. Over breakfast they told “Boots” what had happened, about the Knights of the golden Circle and the mob bosses at the first baptist church. Then they caught him up on how they ended up with a cache of gold from the civil war. Stolen Civil War gold Cache?!!! Boots exclaimed. They continued talking. Boots said, well, I’m sorry you got into this. I’ve been retired for a while now. I’m not as connected as I was…. Kandace asked, so there is no way you can help us? I didn’t say that. I just need a couple of things. Why don’t you get changed and cleaned up and settled and I might have something that could help us, or help you with your problem. After, Kandace and Thad got cleaned up they met His dad in the man cave he built him self in the basement of their home. They went down the stairs and they had went through an Elvis Presley Beaded Curtain. There was everything hanging from the ceiling. The military flags of all the armed forces. If The walls of the basement could speak. It looked like Cracker Barrel and an antique store had threw up on the walls from all of the nostalgic meorabalia that was on the walls. He had black lights, train sets, Star Wars toys Thad played with as a child hanging rom the ceiling. And a flashing lights coming from the eyes skull of skeleton that had a laser beam that picked up on unwanted visitors if needed. He had pictures from everyone he ever met. He knew everyone including God himself. He knew Elvis and Priscilla personally. He knew everyone in politics. He knew all of the presidents, join chiefs of staff from over the years. Kandace favorite thing he had on the wall was family picture of Thad growing up. The second was he had painted an Uncle Sam I want you US Navy sign on white a toilet lid and hung it up on the wall. All of the sudden he opens up his desk and touches this button underneath this desk and array of Sat Nav computers and large screens 🖥️, come up from out of nowhere. He seals off the door to the basement with a swipe of the button. Love the new touches that you did on the place. I knew it smelled like new paint. Boots chuckled ahh just spending those retirement checks the government gave me for keeping this place safe. I dabble a little bit here and there for the private sector…however, I’m really not doing much. Kandace said with cute sarcasm, sure you are. Boots added, is this the guy that was troubling you? Elmer McGee. How’d ya know? Boots interrupts quickly, I’ve never met him but heard stories. He and those boys down there in Rain Ga got a racket going. Kandace said, you don’t say!? Everyone from politics to government is corrupt down there. Boots said. Thad said, there is problems with the church, but the community has been hit hard. Well, says right here they are in charge of big percent of drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution ring bringing in $millions of dollars a year in money. . Boots adds. The gold cache was a mistake by accident. Thad said. We were just minding our own business and here we are meeting Satan and his followers. Then the sherif was able to put them away for about three weeks and now they all just got out of jail! We were woke to our house being blown to bits! Good thing we are light sleepers or we would be goners! Let me tell ya something Boots warned, I don’t want you having to do anything with that knights of the Golden Circle crap! Thad said, well it’s kind of what I do to make a living! Boots, well some of those people that I’m pulling up on the computer are very well connected to deep pockets. Senators, governors the list goes a mile long. Kandace where are you getting your information? Boots, not Google. Listen all they are is Pirates, crooks and thieves. Look this may not be the best place you need to be. I have friends over in the FBI that can hide you in a safe house til this stuff blows over. Thad, we don’t have that kind of time. Boots, well make time and I will see what I can do on my end. I think you’ve got into something serious. However, I’m going to have to call up some friends and see what I can arrange. Kandace said being upset and getting intense well, sir we can handle ourselves. We are old enough to take care of… Age don’t have anything to do with it you too! You’ve gotten yourselves in trouble with gangsters and they are connected to military personelle! Boot’s explained, the KGC played a role in the Civil War by advocating for Southern expansion and influencing secession efforts. The Knight’s of the Golden Circle stated goal was to create a "golden circle" of territories in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, and they actively worked to intimidate Unionists in the South. While some stories circulated about the KGC burying stolen funds, there's a lot of reliable evidence to connect them to significant "lost gold" from the Civil War. I think you two stumbled on a powder keg that could blow this thing wide open. Kandace well that’s what happened to my house! It’s in pieces right now! Thad well it did need cleaning! Thaddeus stood there and like a good man said nothing. If there was one thing you don’t talk about a woman to hee face. 1. Her weight good or bad, 2. Is she still pretty the day that you met her. You better come up with a great answer. . 3. If she keeps her house clean or not. That is a definite. So, That just smiled. Hoping to not give in how bad her house cleaning actually was. 😂 Boots it’s ok, we will work something out. For now this is what we will do. He explains to him the plan and Thad and Kandace sit there like little children as the great chief lets them in on his idea. Which is usually a great plan. First of all, we need to see that Camaro. How is “Toots” The Camaro running? Thad says, good. Boots says, son let’s go to the car and talk for a while. Kandace who had not been married to Thad long heard about the informational lectures Boots gave to Thad growing up. He learned a lot from the Camaro. (How to change a tire, change oil, make car payments, fix parts of the engine, make improvements on the 1969 Camaro. Boots says, there has to be more $ money or gold coins there Georgia for them to retaliate back in retribution the way they did. Thad says, Well, it’s plane crazy. The Mcgee’s are just bitter people because we took a cache of gold from them. Which you have to admit is a lot of money. That might not be it at all they might be stuck on vengeance…yet they maybe hiding some clues to more gold stashes. Boots added, It may be in Cuba, The Caribbean islands, or Tennessee just up the road from where we are. The reason being. Boots elaborates… Several factors contribute to the enigma surrounding the Confederate gold: * Confederate Retreat and Destruction of Records: As the war drew to a close, Confederate officials were desperate to prevent their assets from falling into Union hands. This led to the destruction of records and potentially the dispersal of gold, making it difficult to track. * * Possible Locations: * Crossville Mountains: A popular theory suggests that a Confederate detail hid the gold in a mountain cache within the Cumberland Mountains of central Tennessee, but they were wiped out before the gold could be retrieved, according to the Augusta Chronicle. Boots said we’d still have to go fly to south Georgia and find if there were any remaining clues left. I think they were trying to blow you off the scent. I don’t think you were near any gold per se. But, I believe you were close enough to a hot clue. So that will determine where you go to next. * * * We need to call a buddy about a plane to fly down there (take us a couple of hours or so) and take “Toots” with us. Thad said speculation…um who is this we business? You aren’t going are you? Boots sure…I’m retired. 2. I’ve got connections with the air force base down there. We can hop to where ever we want to in a jiffy. * Kandace and Thad rolled their eyes and planned for the worst…best. * Chapter 2. Thad, Kandace and Boots race to the Huntsville airport and the fly friendly skies back to Rain Georgia on a Cm-5 Super Galaxy transport plane for the military with The 1969 hugger Orange Camaro being transported in the enormous plane. On the trip there Kandace noticed something fishy about one of the officers. Don’t I know you? On board the huge plane. Thad said, honey, they all look alike. Stop flirting with the service boys. The pilot smiles but kind of strange. Then all of the sudden he opens a latch that opens up the cargo hold where the Camaro their fancy steed is being kept. It is about to be left of the plane. Then two thugs come out of nowhere are fighting Kandace hand to hand combat Thad is trying to get the door to close and Boots is fighting one of the officers. He says I don’t want to hurt you soldier. The pilot says, you can’t hurt me old man. Boots, gets cranky and starts being all he can be! He swings with precision fighting and beating of thugs left and right with judo, and karate he learned while being in the military. Kandace shoves two out of the hatch and one goon dressed as an officer Boots sends sailing out of the plane. Thad manages to gets to the door and shuts it in the Nick of time. after the fighting is over and they discovered his friend the pilot was 👌Boots commands, ok …listen if you were to ever be in trouble and you needed a parachute. There is a button for that. Kandace said, well Thad are you James Bond and your dad is Q? Wow! Come on? Mind blown here. What all kind of gadgets does the Camaro have? Boots says, really kid you’ve been around Thaddeus and his comic book collection too long. I’m a minimalist when it comes to gadgets. However, sometimes you might need a thing or two. Kandace said, well I thought Thad was just hot…now he’s really kind of got me hot and bothered. Kandace and Thad start kissing. Lord are you too in high school or what? Thad said, Dad I learned everything I know from watching you and mom. That’s all the picture I needed. * * The plane lands in Monroe Air Force base. Rain Georgia. Chief, Wyatt! Everyone gives complimentary salutes. He was very well known. Boots thanks his buddy Frank for giving them a lift. Boots goes and asks questions on base if they knew or heard anything about Elmer McGee and his henchmen. Thad and Kandace drive Toots the Camaro in to town and ask questions at the sheriff’s office. * As Kandace and Thad started talking. Is dad our side kick or a third wheel? Kandace chuckled. You talk about My father and about spending time and wanting to spend time with your father for so long. Kandace said, I’d take this opportunity from all of the other missed opportunities that you had growing up and missing out on your Boots time and really get to spend time together. Hey, if I need for me to hang back…I will. I am really I’m impressed how he took care of that thug back there. He’s in great shape for his age. * At the sherrifs office and the town jail: * (Good Guy) Rev. Lee Gregory showed up at the sherrif’s office. The sheriff and the good people that were in the first baptist church are in an uproar. The deacons have taken over the church. Which they have literally overthrown the good people and me included Rev. lee added. I’m just going to find somewhere else to go this place is crazy. * * (Good Guy) Sheriff Jim “Popeye” Roberts. Well, I’m sorry about that pastor. If there’s anything we can do.. * Pastor lee: yeah you really need to get down there and straighten them out. Oh yeah but you don’t do that. Keep em in there just as long for a nights stay. You ought to call your jail The motel 6. They stay just about as long as a resident of one. * Sheriff don’t be that Lee we e been friends for too long to… * Rev. Lee Good bye. Exits. Kandace and Thad entered in the jail. Sherif Robert’s can we have a word with you? Kandace being sweet.Thad was angry. Look at the pictures of our home said Thad. These are what somehow the goons from your town did to oj beautiful home. Sheriff . Well, why would they drive all the way there? Revenge, plain old revenge. Correcting himself. Sherif Robert said. They said that morning in the jail when their family was released they were out to get you both. Listen if it were me… let us handle it so no one gets hurt. * All of the sudden a Black SUV with government tags pulled up. It was Boots! That’s dad. He had that stern look of (cowboy up) he had True Grit that I’ve ever seen. He came in with a mean tough swagger. Boots says, Popeye, how ya doing? you old dawg! Thad and Kandace say simultaneously he knows him. He knows everybody. Thanks for looking after my two kids. Then Thaddeus knew his dad had been watching him all along. Boots knew when they were going on that trip there was going to be trouble. * So, Popeye where do we find the other half of this here map? Looking at the map Well, the symbols here that I’ve been looking since we moved here three months ago are pretty evident it’s a Bible Tree: * (Some treasure hunters claim to have found a "Bible Tree" with symbols that they believe are clues to KGC caches). Thaddeus questions, and you were in on this all along Dad? Boots winked. Hey, thought you and Kandace wanted to make it a family vacation. Kandace your family is crazy. Mama knows about it. She just wanted to keep her informed. But, to be back home in Huntsville by Sunday for her special roast. Boots winks. * So the tree is located at turtle pond near the cemetery entrance. Note the Numbers, codes symbols like the turtle, 🐢 snake 🐍, crescent moon 🌙, and of course the southern cross. Dad you’re so good at the code breaking. Thad said why don’t we head that we during night. Popeye, we will be waiting. Thad said, you’re coming too? Kandace said the more the merrier. Thad said, I think we need all the help we get. Normally Indiana jones seems to work alone..not us. The more numbers the better. They all laugh. * * At night fall, in the midnight hour… they get the lights and start looking for the Bible tree. * That night. The Camaro was out of place so they left it at the bed & breakfast they checked into. Thad, Kandace and Boots show up to the cemetery in Military gear. They looked like they were ready to start an invasion. They start snooping around. It was scary as a Halloween slasher film. Very thick Fog. Kandace said, this was suppose to be for fun. 😂 this feels more like work! Boots, said well curiosity killed the cat. Don’t worry if there is anything here. Thad saw General Hastens tomb and it had an iron cross. Right in front of it was the Bible Tree! There was an Octagon shaped gazebo in front of the tree as well. * The symbols had everything on the map. It had an infinity sign for the gazebo meaning 8, there was a turtle, snake, moon and a cross. When Thad touched a weird looking symbol from the pictures of the knights of the golden city. Then accidentally pulled a tree limb he was holding which was a mechanical switch or lever. A trap door 🚪 dropped from underneath them which was a slide transporting them to…They all screamed aghh! Sliding down corridor after corridor at a high rate of speed. Which dropped them all on their butts to. Thad asked how ya doing dad? Boot, that shook my inners. I’ll be aight. It took them directly right into a * Secret Hidden entrance to a KGC temple secret hideout . Thad says how about that? It was creepy like a Masonic temple…but only creepier. Every church is creepy at night I don’t care what you says, Kandace says. Gold caches and input. Map to caches #131. Looks like there lies more than several caches, a lot more. May have been spread through out the south. Not just in one place. Thad. Let me see that dear. As Boots walks around w flashlight. 🔦 he sees symbols everywhere. Boots says! It’s going to take me a minute to decipher all of this. What do you think about it Yawl? I think you’re trespassing sir, it was Elmer and his sons Jason and Ron plus his goons. Kandace finds a portion of a map and puts slides in her leather jacket pocket. Thad, Well isn’t Elmer Fudd. We gotta stop meeting like this. Kandace stands in front and declares, didn’t stop you from blowing up my house. Elmer with a sly grin says, “tsk tsk tsk poor kid you should put your treasures in heaven not here on earth.” Well, you are all becoming a nuisance to me. Every time I see you…you multiply. Who is this? Boots: Your worst nightmare. Boots Wyatt gives Elmer an uppercut punch and starts to not pound on him but a couple of the goons. Kandace, I think your dad needed to get out his aggression. Thad starts in the fight and punches one of the goons in the gut. Boots, this is all the proof I need. Finds the “Holy Bible” takes it with him. Kandace says duck. Everyone ducks and she hit a lever of a mannequin confederate soldier and from the walls comes 100s small poison blow darts that hit the mobsters knocking them out. The Wyatt’s begin to run down corridors left then right ending up in a vintage brass plated elevator. Thad says going up?! Boots says how many in your party? The begging going up the elevator which leads to #33 story. Thad says to the top! They get out their weapons Boots says lock and load. They didn’t know what to expect. The elevator 🛗 door slides open. It looks like it lead to a mansion which had interior designer from the great Gatsby era. Fascinating. Kadence says, uh oh you’re sounding like Dr. Spock again. Thaddeus: That’s Mr. Spock to you. Boots says, Sweet mother of Jefferson Davis. This place is enormous. Who had enough money to flip the bill for this mansion? It’s a combination of old South plantation and 1920’s Art Deco. They Wyatt’s walk with flashlights in the dark leading to marble floors, marble columns. Stunning. It lead to an old style office. Fireplace, large presidential styled desk. The high back leather office chair was facing away from them. Slowly, it turns. No one knew who it was..but the Wyatt’s gasped in Unison. Well all except for Boots. He was calm as a cucumber. Thaddeus and Boots with their observant eyes notices On the walls and the high ceiling that went to the heaven. The ordinate walls was decorated in times past of artifacts treasures weaponry from all over the world. It was extraordinary. (The Great Gatsby" is the Roaring Twenties, a period in the United States following World War I, roughly) Who turns around slowly in his leather high back office chair is none other than Dr. Fu Man Chu. Greetings He had a fiendish plot to capture/lure scientist/engineers back to China 🇨🇳 and take over global dominance in economics that will rival the worlds economy. Dr. Fu Man Chu: greetings.Do you know who I am. Dr. Thaddeus: says, I know who you are as my father and also my wife. Not shaking in his boots but keeping his eye on everything he does. Dr. Fu Man Chu: I want you to know that I’ve been watching you for a long time. Kandace: whispers he makes my skin crawl. Dr. Fu Man Chu: I see you met my minions already? That cache you got away with…that was some clever driving Mr. Thaddeus. Dr. Thaddeus:That’s Dr to you. Dr. Fu Man Chu: oh, we have degrees of intelligence among us? (Sarcastically speaking.). How quaint. Laughs. claims to hold doctorates from four Western universities, while in he stated that he attended Heidelberg University, the Sorbonne and the University of Edinburgh. "I am a doctor of philosophy from Edinburgh, a doctor of law from Christ's College, a doctor of medicine from Harvard. My friends, out of courtesy, call me 'Doctor. Boots: Instructor Boots his mind he knows exactly who this person is. thinking 💭 "Fu Manchu" was a title of honor, which referred to "the warlike Manchu". Dr. Fu Manchu was a member of the imperial family of China who backed the losing side in the Boxer Rebellion He has to be ancient?! Dr Fu ManChu: I just want to see who this little couple was. No one has taken even a cent from me over these years. And in a moment you little children come and take what is mine. What else do you know? I have in front of me A Naval officer Retired, a Professor of History, and a computer genius in my midst. Who sent you? Dr. Thaddeus: we were just visiting on vacation. Dr. Fu ManChu: right. Looking straight at Boots Wyatt Boots Wyatt: smiles. I didn’t know who was over the missing civil war gold. I just suspected secrets were being kept from me. Dr. Fu Man Chu: I know we’ve met before have we not? Boots Wyatt: I’ve been a lot of places. Kandace: thinking uh oh. Suddenly Dr. Fu Man Chu signals by a red button underneath his arm of his chair a silent signal where 35 armed gunman wearing black 3 piece suits with sub machine guns came from the back of the room cornering the Wyatt family. Boots: gets on his com. Bravo Charlie Delta. Signaling to Jim Popeye to get him and his kids out of the dangerous situation. Dr.Fu Man Chu’s minions throw stars, and knives go flying. Machine guns start going off. All of the sudden 💥 flash bang! Thaddeus has a flash smoke grenade to cover the Wyatt’s in fog/white smoke. 💨 from the ceiling Jim Popeye and his troops wearing black military gear comes from the glass ceiling get ready to even the score with troops tha keep them evenly matched. Popeye knocks out two of the gunmen with his laser in his bionic eye. Burning the gun in t(e process. Making them drop it from intense heat. Boots does a round house kick church norris style and hits a goon on the left. Kandace punches two goons. Uses her high intense karate training and knocks them on their buttocks. Thaddeus starts to fight Dr. Fumanchu. But, as he runs after h8m he escapes. Dr. fuman Chu bows in honor and says I bid you adieu. Then escapes behind a bookcase in the back of his desk. Dr, Thaddeus goes Behind his desk and with a flash drive puts it in. There is a 5:00 minute warning that the building will self destruct in 5:00 minutes. Instantly the Wyatt’s with Popeye grapple their ropes and instantly are brought up electrically with their rope pulls them up in an instant and they climb out onto the roof. They get in an Apache helicopter and fly off along side of a fleet of Apache Helicopters brought to you by the Pentagon. In the far distance you hear an electric Ai voice countdown from 10 going down to 1. Explosions! 💥 which rattles the helicopters. Popeye says, that rattled my chains fellas! Thaddeus you ain’t joking, that shook my insides. Kandace: I’m glad we all made it all safe and sound. Boots: yeah, but I don’t think that’s the last we will see from this evil Villian Dr. Fu ManChu. All cheering and happy that they made it out alive. Closure: Thanksgiving at the Wyatt’s house in Huntsville: all gathered round the family gather in the family table. Boots at the table Mama all of her family and friends and the Wyatt’s friends saying grace. Boots prayer: Thank you God for our fighting men and women and all of those keep us safe from the enemies of the evil one. We all know who that is. Winks at Wyatt. At the end of the supper Kandace on the front porch in the cool Autumn Night. Kandace: I’m so glad I married you. Thaddeus Wyatt: well I second that. Gives her a kiss. Drinking an Rc. Cold Cola. Kandace: You know if you keep on eating those moon pies…your going to get fat? Thaddeus Wyatt: ok well, with all of the adventure we’ve been having. I think I’m covered on getting fat for now. I ain’t ever had so many sparring sessions in my life. Kandace: amen to that. Cheers. 🥂 Thaddeus Wyatt: cheers. 🥂 clicks their R.c.’s together and gives a nice tender kiss 💋 under the Autumn night sky. Kandace: by the way your dad wants to put up Christmas lights and decorations tomorrow and I got a list of honey to do’s. We got to find someway to resurrect our house down south…or do we sell it and buy some land closer to your folks and my folks? You can get a job at a high school here. I can get a job somewhere. Thaddeus Wyatt: oh Lord. Baby just give me a kiss. Ending…close.
