Old Enemies Meet Again! 

    It was a cold February morning.  Monique Boxster bride of the famous Belgium butcher of the squadron three was out milking her cows. As she caressed their bovine  utters, she was lovingly reminisced over the last visit of her love from the front, wishing  for the day this damned war would be over and she could be back in his arms. It was then she heard that sound she had learned to love or fear. The whirling of engines emanating from the sky! Hiding behind her favorite cow Moo, she squinted skyward contemplating nervously. “Could this be my beloved Box returning to me or the enemy”?! Her heart pounding nervously as she saw something she had not expected – planes she had never seen before! They were unlike her love’s squadron that she grown so accustomed to seeing. These planes were not bullet ridden and warn after seasons of war. They were new, ominous, and had a green scaly paint jobs and the numbers 77 emboldened on their wings! Her heart went into her throat. She heard of this new dreaded group – the Dreaded Serpents! Their prowess in battle was only bested by their renowned cruelty! They were known to take joy in killing not only the enemy but civilians and anything that stood in their path. As they passed over head, she saw one of them peel off and dive downward toward her and the herd! Fear gripped her as the plane opened up its cannons! Dirt went flying, the scream of cows being riddled by bullets filled her ears. She instinctively hit the dirt as a volley passed inches away, throwing throwing up dirt and covering her in blood.  The plane screamed by like a demon from the darkest pits of hell! Not knowing if she had been hit or if it was the blood of one her cows, she began to do the only thing she could – Pray. Her thoughts immediately went to her love, wishing only to be able to see him one last time a tear trickled down her cheek knowing this was not to be. The plane turned around to make another pass. Though there was no way for her to see it, she could feel the smile of her executioner as he bore down on her position. She closed her eyes and accepted her fate. She gathered courage and stood up bravely as heard the sounds of those guns signaling her life was over. . . . but wait an explosion! She opened her eyes, to her Suprise the dastardly serpent erupted in flames and slammed into the ground just meters away from her location sending her off her feet into the muddy blood-soaked Belgium field! Had God answered her prayers? Was it her beloved coming to her rescue? As she recovered from her fall, she gazed sky ward. What she saw gave her pause, and most importantly – hope! There was an ariel battle going on over head! The Serpent Squadron had been engaged by another squad of planes. Their black, white, and yellow markings glittered in the morning sun. This could mean only one thing – these angels could only be Team sparkles! Known as the defenders of good and righteousness, of the common people these Deadly nepheline had come to save her. She eyed skyward as Serpent plane after Serpent plane fell back to earth as though being driven back to the hell where they came from! But it was then she gave pause as hope turned to dread. The serpents summoned their reserves who had been high above! They dove down, unleashing the devil’s fury in a barrage of fire from their flare guns. The battle had turned, the Serpents were regaining the upper hand! As Sparkle plane after sparkle plane erupted in flames, her heart sank and a heart went out to these valiant warriors who had come to her rescue. In what seemed like a coordinated retreat, the Sparkle team broke off, dove downward and scattered in different directions. The serpents, enraged, gave chase. Had the sparkles been defeated? Had god’s army been beaten back by the devils legion? Their hate-filled hearts betrayed them as the sparkles were not running way but leading them into a trap! To the serpents surprise, the sparkles used the landscape to their advantage – appearing suddenly out of grove and hedge. Manifesting almost magically from behind barns and cottages, the serpents victory had turned yet again as Team Sparkles began to vanquish their dreaded foe! The serpents knowing that defeat was imminent, began to slither off from the dark holes from whence they came from. “Guns, Glitter, and Glory” Team Sparkles had won the day. Monique gathered herself and gave out a sigh, “Box my beloved Box, we will be reunited! God bless Team Sparkles and damn this bloody war.”