#17
By Michael Sacal
cast of characters:

Ivar The Timewalker: Ivar, the Timewalker has experienced the passage of thousands of years, just like his immortal brothers, Gilad and Aram. Unlike them, or anyone else, Ivar has spent his years skipping around from one point in history to the next. Able to find natural "time arcs" that carry him from era to era, Ivar might be in the present one week, and in 41st - Century North Am the next. This gets to be tricky for Ivar, who must take care to do nothing that could change history--even though this pledge of non-interference often leads to some difficult choices. But his time jumps aren't motivated by curiosity or adventure, Ivar only hopes that the next time arc will place him back in the arms of his one, great love--lost in another time.

The H.A.R.D. Corps: In response to the rise of Toyo Harada and his Harbinger Foundation, the international conglomerate known as the Omen Corporation created a paramilitary unit called The Harbinger Active Resistance Division. An assembly of candidates was begun: comatose patients, patriots with highly trained past, each of whom were clearly willing to die for their country. They were granted a second chance in the form of cybernetic brain implants which not only revived them, but could also mimic the psionic powers of Harbingers. Dubbed the H.A.R.D. Corps, these battle-hardened men and women have repeatedly challenged Harada's master plan to lead a superior race into the future. But once MotherGod Pierce came into control of the world a year ago, H.A.R.D. Corps' goal has change. Now they help all people, both normals and Harbingers alike to escape MotherGod's rule.

The H.A.R.D Corps are:

Gunslinger(a.k.a. Major Charles Palmer):Gunslinger was a fighter pilot(he can fly virtually all forms of conventional aircraft)declared MIA(missing in action),while really in a North Vietnamese prison camp. Straight as an arrow, tucked in at the edges, follows everything by the book---all describe Gunslinger. His integrity and values are built into the fiber of the character.
Shakespeare(a.k.a. Captain Aaron Brillstein):Shakespeare is the H.A.R.D. Corps' poet warrior, the team's heart & soul. An intellectual who justifies what he does in battle, he has both the loyalty and the artisan of a samurai. He serves to boost morale on the team, though he usually seems to keep a respectable distance from the others.
Hammerhead(a.k.a. Captain Marion Virgil Peeves):Hammerhead is a firm believer in the "any means necessary" approach to accomplishing his team's goals. Foul-mouthed and hard-living, he is not above perpetrating a scam to get ahead or forward a mission. Hammerhead has an extremely high pain threshold. He has very little regard for his body, and believes that every scar he bares is beautiful and "tells a story".
All other H.A.R.D. Corps members have been killed, and all trainees have been captured and are under the control of MotherGod Pierce.

Aric Dacia: In 408 A.D. , Aric, one of a tribe of Visigoth warriors, was kidnapped by the Spider Aliens and taken aboard a mother ship where he was studies and made to work as a slave. Using a map etched into his had by the "Map Giver",(who bore an uncanny resemblance to Elvis), Aric sought the ultimate weapon---the X-O Armor--and used its power to destroy the alien ship.
Shanhara, Aric's armor, adapted to Aric and brought him safely back to a world in which many hundreds of years passed. The armor helped Aric learn English and slowly acclimated him to 20th Century life.(March 1991). 6 months later, when MotherGod Pierce obtained her powers, X-O Manowar, alongside others of the world heroes, mounted an attack on Pierce's Rainbow Tower. Aric was killed during the first attack, and the X-O Armor fell into MotherGod's hands.(September 1991).

Angelo Mortalli: Angelo Mortalli was a Mafia wise guy, a cold and ruthless hitman who at times seemed less than human. Mortalli was advancing quickly within the Mob and was engaged to the daughter of powerful mobster Gino Canelli. But when Canelli found out that Mortalli was being unfaithful to his daughter, he decided to get rid of him. Mortalli was framed for the brutal slaying of a rival gang mobster, but before any legal proceedings began, MotherGod Pierce came into power. Pierce saw great potential in Mortalli, and turned him into the second in command of her SHOC TroopSquad.

Ninjak: Colin King lived a dual life. To most, he was one of Britain's idle rich--a playboy socialite with few cares. However, to a select few, he was also Ninjak, an espionage agent without equal. Much of Ninjak's history is unknown. He was at one time an agent for the Weaponeer Organization, now defunct. This organization combated the threat of Dr. Silk and Webnet, an illegal consortium of technical, industrial and financial institutions with holdings and interest worldwide. But all of this changed after MotherGod Pierce came into being. Now Ninjak is an independent agent, using his own means to defeat Pierce.

The Harbinger Kids: This team of rogue Harbingers came into being 2 months before MotherGod Pierce came into power. They are the backbone of The Resistance, fighting alongside the H.A.R.D. Corps. 

The Harbinger Kids are:

Peter Stanchek: The second most powerful Harbinger on the face of the planet, second only to Toyo Harada.

Flamingo: Charlene Dupre is a young Alabama girl gifted with flame powers. 

Zephyr: Faith Herbert, often called Zeppelin because of her figure, is the Heart & Soul of the team.

Torque Torkelson: Torque is the teams muscle. He has a very short fuse. Flamingo is interested in him, but he keeps rejecting her.

Kris Hathaway: Kris is Pete's girlfriend. She has stood by him ever since Toyo Harada killed Pete's best friend.

Jack Boniface: One of MotherGod'sTower Slaves. 

Gilad Anni-Padda: Born before recorded history Gilad was the Fist & Steel of the Earth, protector of the Geomancer line, but that changed the day MotherGod Pierce came into power.
Now Gilad, under the control of Toyo Harada, is The Warmaster, leader of MotherGod's SHOC Troop Squad.

Aram Anni-Padda: Brother of both Gilad and Ivar, Aram is now the strong man of the human resistance against MotherGod Pierce.

Obadiah Archer: Archer handles the underground Railroad out of MotherGod's RainbowTower.

Dr Hwen Mirage: Leader of The Human Resistance, along with his wife Carmen.

Geoff McHenry: The Geomancer, it's Geoff's job to tell others what the Earth wants of them. He is the only one who know that this reality is wrong, and he most reach Ivar to tell him so.

"Through The Looking Glass Part II" 

Muskogee, Oklahoma 

September 7th, 1992, 2:05 pm EST:

We see Geoff McHenry, the one we met in Solar Man of The Atom Volume 1 #10, writing in a Journal book. He is seating down on the floor of a bunker. To the right of him there is a turned on oil lamp, which gives him light to write in.
To the left of him a box, with a glass on milk and a half-eaten ham sandwich on top of it.
And infront of Geoff 3 more journals.

Caption Box: "Personal Journal of Geoff McHenry: September 7th, 1992."

Caption Box: "It's been a year to the day since the mad woman called Erica Pierce took control of the world."

Caption Box: "The Earth tells me that this happened because of a mistake, that this isn't the way things are supposed to be."

Caption Box: "I have to find a man called Ivar, and tell him to go back in time to correct the mistake, what ever it might be. End of day 27."

Geoff gets up and grabs his sandwich and milk and heads to the next room. Inside we see the following people:

Dr Hwen Mirage and his wife Carmen.

Aram Anni-Padda, who Geoff knows is the younger brother of Ivar.

Pete Stanchek, the most powerful Omega-Harbinger on the face of the Earth, second only to Toyo Harada.

Gunslinger, head of The M.A.R. Corps(MotherGod Active Resistance).

Geoff approaches the table and sits next to Aram.

Hwen: "Today, with the help of The M.A.R. Corps and Peter's Harbingers we attack Erica's Tower."

Everyone across the room, except for Geoff, started questioning Mirage, saying what a bad idea this was.

Suddenly Geoff got up.

Geoff: "We have to go into the tower, he will be arriving soon."

Everyone in the room stared at Geoff.

Gunslinger: "He who son?"

Geoff: "The Timewalker!"

Meanwhile, in Erica's Tower.

In MotherGod's throne room we see Erica on her crystal throne.

On her right we see Toyo Harada, head of Erica's Harbinger Commandos.

To her left we see the High Priest of New Orleans, Master Darque, being served a glass of whine by Jack Boniface, who today has throne room duty.

Standing next to Erica we see The Warmaster, Gilad Anni-Padda, once protector of Geoff McHenry.

Gilad is wearing a high tech version of his spiked glove.

September 7th, 1992, 2:15 pm EST:

MotherGod: "Today is a day of celebration gentlemen. Today a year ago I became a Goddess!"

Toyo: "And thanks to you the world is under the correct hands, ours."

Jack left the throne room and headed towards the kitchen.

Jack took the bottle of whine and was getting ready to wash it when suddenly a familiar light show started. A time arc was opening.

Out of the arc, and in a very rough way, came Ivar out, who had just been in 1991*.

*See issue 16...Mike.

Jack: "What the...?"

Ivar falls right unto Jack and he passes out.

Ivar: "Jack? What are you doing here, in a kitchen?"

Ivar walked out of the kitchen, silently. Keeping to the shadows he made his way into the throne room.

Ivar: "Toyo Harada and Master Darque in the same room? What's going on here, and why does that woman look so familiar?...Wait a minute!! That's the woman who was in the reactor in 1991 .What's with the clothes? And why is Gilly standing next to her like that? ** " 

**: It means he is thinking...Mike.

Ivar takes a quick glance at his time arc tracker.

Present time is: September 7th, 1992, 2:24 p.m.

Time until next time arc: 70 hours and 25 minutes.

Ivar: "1992!?!?!?...That's impossible!"

MotherGod: "Who's there??"

Ivar: "Damn!!"

Ivar started running towards the stairs, when suddenly Gilad jumped infront of him.

Ivar: "Gilad! Brother, what's happening here?"

Out of nowhere Gilad threw a punch Ivar's way and decked him.

Ivar: "Gilad?? *** "

***: Denotes fear in his voice...Mike.

Warmaster: "Get up whelp, and pay respects to your sovereign, MotherGod!"

Ivar's hand went into his coat and he pulled an invisibility smoke capsule from the 45th Century out of it. Then he activated it and turned invisible.

Ivar: "What's going one here? This isn't the 1992 I left behind...Did I do this? ****"

****: Like this it denotes fear in his thoughts....Mike.

Ivar ran as fast as he could toward the window and jumped, not realizing he was inside a 150 meter tall tower.

The Warmaster, when hearing and seeing the window break, jumped after him.

In mid air Ivar's invisibility banished.

In mid fall The Warmaster's glove started to morph and doing all kinds of sounds.

In seconds the glove turned into Aric's X-O Manowar armor.

The Warmaster flew and caught Ivar before he hit the floor and took him to MotherGod's throne room.

Then Gilad dropped Ivar infront of Erica.

Gilad held Ivar down on the floor with his boot.

MotherGod: "Who is this man Warmaster?"

Warmaster: "He is my brother mistress, the Timewalker."

MotherGod walked down from her throne and inspected Ivar. It took her only a few seconds to recognize him.

MotherGod: "You!! It is you, the immortal man who was at The Edge. *****"

*****:The Edge was the slang name for The Edgewater Center.

MotherGod: "Take him to the dungeon, I'll question him later."

Warmaster: "Yes mistress!"

Warmaster, took Ivar to the dungeon. Along the way the X-O Armor morphed back into Gilad's glove.

Ivar: "How can this be? ** " 

**:Thinking...Mike

To Be Continued...

Writers Thoughts: So, what do you think? Did I give to much information with the bios, or just enough? Let me know please.

Next Issue: Though The Looking Glass Part III.

Mike Sacal

Wednesday, November 3, 1999. 2:27 p.m.