Billy rode on a train to local nearby towns to evangelize and preach the gospel. He had just a few days left until his training in Marshal academy began. As he sat in the train and looked out the window, he thought about his journey and how far he'd come since turning eighteen.
Eight years ago, a young ten-year-old attended a private Christian school and began causing trouble everywhere he went. He squirted everyone with juice. All his teachers began chasing after him, but he ran in laughter.
"Get back here, you delinquent!" cried Mr. Stine as he chased him.
"You look really funny when you're mad," said Billy as he ran in laughter. He hid under a table and secretly laced Mr. Stine's shoes together, which caused him to trip. Billy laughed uncontrollably.
Billy was put in detention for the tenth straight week in a row. His mother Willa was called to a meeting with the principal, Mr. Mertz.
"We are tired with this boy and his pranks and mischief," said Mr. Mertz. "Every day it's something. Whether it's disrupting class or some kind of clownish behavior. If he continues this, he will be permanently expelled," said Mr. Mertz.
"I'm raising him with Christian values. I'm doing the best that I can. That's why I put him in private school," said Willa. "I try to discipline him. I raise him to live by the Bible. I've tried to educate but also make sure he has a happy child life, but he keeps resisting. I don't know what I'm going to do with him," said Willa.
When Billy came home, Willa looked at him so disappointed.
"I'm trying to raise you to be a Christian son and I've done everything I can, but eventually you will have to make your own choice," Willa explained. "I can't save you. Only Jesus can. You really hurt me when you constantly act out in class. You're at the age now that you need to understand that sin does exist. It separates us from God and sends us to hell," Willa explained.
She continued, "When you grow up, you're going to end up in prison if you continue down this path. Jesus is God and He died for your sins and rose from the dead, but you have to repent and believe in Him. You're old enough now, you have to make this decision. I can show you the right path, but I can't make you go on it, but if you keep behaving like this in school, you will be disciplined. Your behavior is not acceptable," said Willa.
"Mom, why do you always have to ruin the fun? I just thought it was funny. I wasn't trying to hurt anyone," said Billy.
"God's not against you having fun, but you have to have fun under His boundaries. When you act out in class like this, you're hurting yourself and others. This is not fun," said Willa.
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The next day, Billy thought long and hard and saw Jolene in school.
"I can't believe you had detention again. Don't you get tired of going in there?" asked Jolene.
"Kind of," said Billy.
They had a history lesson learning of the Westward expansion.
"About a century ago, a group of colonizers called Cowboys came to the frontier to expand their territory and conquer the West," said Mr. Don. "Many natives were killed and treated as second class citizens. These natives were a group called the North Tribe. Many of these natives migrated to a territory called Northern Heights to establish their own country. In this present day in early 20th Century America, the West has tried to work with the native community and changed our laws to advocate for the rights of all natives to live with the Cowboys peacefully in freedom, but tensions between the two cultures remain," said Mr. Don.
After class, Billy saw a young native named Dakota. They sat together on lunch break. Billy learned he was a native.
"So what do you think about all that stuff with the Cowboys? It's kind of messed up," said Billy.
"Yeah. It's okay, but it's all history," said Dakota.
They became good friends and would hang out every day.
Randy, the school bully, and his friends approached them. Randy shoved Billy and Dakota into a locker.
"Hey, dweeb," said Randy. "This is a Christian school. Why are you hanging out with this pagan pile of trash," said Randy.
"I'm not a pagan. I'm a Christian. Just because I'm a native doesn't mean I'm pagan," said Dakota.
"Shut up. Nobody cares what you are. I don't like natives. They don't belong here. This is the land of the Cowboys. We won this war. You and this stupid native lover can go take a hike," said Randy.
Jolene went over and confronted the bullies.
"Leave them alone, Randy. You're not a Christian. Jesus said they know we're His disciples by our love. If we don't have love, we have nothing," said Jolene.
"You're right. I'm not a strict practicing Christian or a holy roller like you. Honestly, I'm not even that interested in the Bible. I just came to this stupid school because my parents made me. I have respect for the Christian religion and I'm a Christian, just not very devout," said Randy.
"Randy, either you're in it all the way or you're not in it at all. There's no such thing as a non-practicing Christian. You're not a Christian and Jesus said He will spue the lukewarm out of His mouth," said Jolene.
Jolene, Billy, and Dakota all talked leaving school.
"That guy is a jerk. I don't know what his problem is. He's always being mean to me," said Billy.
"You're right. He has no right to treat you like that, but you have a choice to make because what your mom said was right. You're not a Christian and you need to repent because you're going to end up in hell if you keep acting like a buffoon. I say this because I care about you, Billy," said Jolene.
Billy thought long and hard about what his mom and Jolene said. After reading his Bible, he made a decision to give his life to Christ and became convicted by the revelation of scripture.
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Billy's life completely changed. He became loving and stopped acting out in school. He read his Bible and prayed and started doing well in school, and his teachers took notice. He made straight As.
"I'm completely impressed with the progress your son has made. He was one of our worst students and became our best," said Mr. Mertz to Willa.
Willa smiled. Billy was publicly baptized and did prayer and Bible study with Jolene and his friends daily.
One night, Billy was asleep and started glowing blue, much to Willa's amazement. As each day passed by, Billy noticed that he was more and more stronger. He had the ability and strength to lift massively big objects. His speed and durability also increased.
"What is happening to my son?" asked Willa to Dr. Stan.
"It appears by the test results his body is undergoing radical changes with his age. His puberty is releasing certain chemicals into his body that are awakening special muscle fibers," said Dr. Stan. "This is very common with people that have received these genetics through a superhuman parent. You said your husband was a Marshal. It is highly probable that he inherited these genes through his dad, since superhuman Marshals are a common thing in the West," said Dr. Stan.
"I don't want him to be a superhuman. I want him to just be an ordinary boy. My husband was a Marshal and never came back home and I don't want him to have anything to do with that lifestyle. I'm not raising my son to be a Marshal," said Willa.
"You may not be raising him that way, but his genetics are making him superhuman whether we like it or not and there is nothing we can do to stop it," said Dr. Stan.
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As Billy got older into his early adolescence and teens, Billy noticed many issues. He saw corruption all around him. He saw injustices. He saw people laying on streets begging for money and food on the verge of starvation.
"Please, can I have one bite to eat," said the beggar.
"Get a job," said the man that passed by.
Billy looked in anger.
"What's wrong?" asked Jolene as they walked into town.
"It's just that I see these guys in town every day and I don't see one person doing anything to help them," said Billy.
"I know. It's disgusting," said Jolene.
The next week, Billy and Jolene went for another walk around town and witnessed several Cowboys standing all around the town with guns, holding civilians at gunpoint.
"Give me all of your money or I'll blow your head off," said the gunman.
"Take all of it," said the civilian.
Billy looked in anger.
"Hey! You don't have the right to take someone's money. Give it back!" said Billy.
"Billy, just leave it alone," said Jolene.
The gunmen looked at him and laughed and walked up to him.
"You got guts talking to us like that, brat," said the gunmen.
"I don't like theft. It's a sin. Thieves will not inherit the Kingdom of God according to 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Repent and believe Christ. He died for you and rose again," said Billy.
All the gunmen laughed.
"Is this boy preaching to us? We don't care about your religious Jesus mumbo jumbo. You need help," said the gunmen.
"Jolene, get out of here. I don't want you to get hurt," said Billy.
"But Billy," said Jolene.
"Go, Jolene!" said Billy.
The gunmen grabbed Billy and kidnapped him and held him at gunpoint, but a group of Marshals arrived.
"Let the boy go," said the Marshals.
"He got himself in this mess and he will die just like you," said the gunmen as they fired at the Marshals, but they missed. The Marshals hit the gunmen with several punches and kicks. They were left unconscious. The Marshals dropped him off at his house.
"Take care of yourself, kid," they said.
The next day, he saw Jolene and hugged her. She cried.
"I'm so glad you're alright. I thought they'd kill you," said Jolene.
Billy smiled.
"At least if they kill me, I know where I'm going," said Billy.
Jolene smiled.
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A couple weeks later, Billy was attending a church event when a bunch of outlaws with guns entered in the town just as Billy and Jolene were leaving Church.
"You've got to be kidding me? More outlaws," said Billy.
They began beating people, punching people, even shooting and killing people.
"The truth be told, we're from out of town and we just don't like you guys. You filthy townsmen go around in your daily lives looking all stuck up. Looking down on us as thugs like you're better than us. We're having a little fun today and we thought we'd drop by and say hello," said the outlaw.
Billy looked on in anger. He approached the gunmen, but Jolene held him back.
"Don't do it, Billy. You remember what happened the last time you tried to play the hero. It almost got you killed. Just go on," said Jolene.
"How could someone do something so heartless and senseless? Go into someone's town and commit senseless violence and murder just because you don't like them?" said Billy.
"You haven't fully developed as a superhuman yet and you still don't know how to use your strength. They can still kill you and harm you if they shoot you. Just go and call the Marshals. There's nothing you can do," said Jolene.
"I have to learn how to use my strength. There has to be some way I can help these townsmen," said Billy. "What if I became a Marshal someday?" asked Billy.
"A Marshal? Maybe you should pray about that," said Jolene.
Billy called the Marshals. The Marshals arrived and took the outlaws into custody.
Several months went by and Billy prayed and prayed.
"Mom, I've thought long and hard about this and I think my purpose God has for me in life is to be a Marshal," said Billy.
Willa cried.
"Do you want to die? Do you want to lose your life? Your sense of justice and righteousness has given you a desire to fight, but it's not your job to fix society. Only Jesus can do that and you're not Him. Stay out of this lifestyle," said Willa.
"You're right. I'm not Jesus. Only Jesus can save anyone, but I've gotten strong. I hate crime. I can't stand just doing nothing. What if it's all for a reason?" said Billy. "What if it's destiny?" he said.
"When you turn eighteen, you'll be old enough to join Marshal academy. I can't stop you, but I strongly discourage it," said Willa.
As Billy grew into his later teenage years, he joined a school and learned how to fight and shoot guns from his teachers and Mr. Smith. Billy quickly excelled into being both an expert gun fighter and hand-to-hand combat. He grew in strength and power and became a full superhuman. His training grew his power even stronger. He did training all the way from when he was thirteen to seventeen and learned various techniques.
When Billy was seventeen, he looked at all his friends and family at a dinner.
"Next year, I've decided I'm joining Marshal academy. I will become a Marshal. My goal is not to change the world. My goal is to see souls saved, but I will try the best I can to help those in need. Be a blessing in their life. Fight against the corruption and injustices done to them and fix the West as much as I can to God's glory, and I'll do everything I can to make a difference," said Billy.