Fanon:One Among Us All

Flashback:

The war was raging, causality on both sides. Commander Smith knew he had to do what was right. The battle of Fort Magruder was ablaze. Commander Smith has a choice. He either let his men fight to the death to defend the capital or retreat and surrender.

Present-1770s

Richard Smith, still haunted by his decisions, had thought about what had happened that day. ''What if I hadn't stayed? Would we be in the same position we are now?'' These questions were out of his knowledge to answer. During the battle of Fort Magruder, Smith, who was shot by the infamous Brown Bess. The result of this left him unable to move either of his legs. Most of his buddies knew that his prized possession was his purple heart medal. Given to him by George Washington himself, Richard cherished this award. Many mistakes were made that day. One, that many criticized, was staying at the fort. During that battle, there had been a traitor. He was feeding the RedCoats information on the American' s strategies. Instead of fleeing to safety to see who the spy was, Commander Smith decided to stay and fight the British. In this, the Americans won one of their firsts battles but, the causality was high. Both lost around 500 men. More than 200 were injured. Little did Richard know that someone was out to get their revenge.

Sir George Atkinson was a proud, boastful man. He lived in a three-story manor. When the British moved to the new land, Atkinson was one of the few that we're able to go on this trip. After the horrid Boston Tea Party, the British had declared war on the Americans. Atkinson knew this war would be over soon. So, he decided to join the British to show the Americans how big of a mistake they had made. As such a high class, Atkinson could do as he pleased. In doing that, he became a spy for the British. Joining the 212 battalion, Atkinson became a trustworthy man alongside Commander Smith. When the first battle broke out, the 212 battalion fought off the RedCoats, trying to gain back their capital. The Americans did not know that Atkinson was a spy. After giving the British the information they needed, Atkinson returned to British camps. But no one thought that the Americans would win. After their defeat, Atkinson was an outcast. After leaving the British Army, Atkinson plotted his revenge. And he knew just what to do.

Atkinson had thought for a long time about his plan. Then it hit him. Smith had caused him a lot of pain and now, the same would go for him. Smith lived on Long street. Right across the street from the town hall. That was where Atkinson was hiding. When Smith was asleep, Atkinson snuck into the home and stole Smith's valuable Purple Heart. Atkison smiled to himself knowing that when Smith woke up, his medal would be gone. When morning came, Smith was shocked. The first thing he did was ask his neighbors if they knew what had happened. Many said they didn't know. Others said that they heard something knocking cans over. But one account surprised Smith the most. '' Well, I saw a tall man walk into your home. He had blonde hair and a bushy mustache. He was there for quite a while. He then left. '' Smith decided to look even further. On his way to the market, Smith saw a tall man that fit the description perfectly. When he approached the man, he was stunned. ''' You don't happen to be George Atkinson do you?   Well, indeed I am replied George ''' Many bystanders overheard the two men's conversation. '' Hey! Isn't that the spy from the battle of Fort Magruder '' one asked. '' I think it is! '' Another replied. Soon, the whole town had come to see what had happened. Then, Atkinson cracked under the pressure. '' Yes. It was me who stole the medal. But, I am as proud as I will ever be! '' The people were in shock. When the afternoon came, the people had decided what to do with Atkinson.  He won't be seeing light for a while  said Smith. The people had shipped Atkinson in a barrel and they hoped he would get back to England. But, they were fine if he didn't. Then, in the barrel, Atkinson got on GoComics.