On October 16, 1962, a large-scale battle took place between the United States Army Mobile Infantry Unit (commonly known as the "New York Roughnecks") led by Colonel Terry Randolph and the Titans. It was the so-called Candlestick battle. The starting point was Lake Tahoe (Mark Twain insists it should be called Lake Bigler). In 1900, over the lake Dorothy was flying northward astride Pegasus.
To the west was San Francesco, where Dorothy was to work for the newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner. Dorothy really wanted to go there. But before that, she had something to do. It was to reunite with the separated Giles in Denver. She knew where Giles was. He was in the Argo wagon. It was easy for her to find the Argo. This was because the Argo was a locomotive with a unique design and could only move on tracks.
She found the tracks of the Central Pacific Railroad. The line ran east and west. Where was the Argo? East? Or, West?
East, decided Dorothy. If she chose the West and arrived in San Francisco, she might not care about Giles. To prevent that from happening, she dared to choose the East.
As Prometheus had taught her, Dorothy leaned to the right. Pegasus turned east.
There were Titans roaming the primeval forest below. Fortunately they were unaware of Dorothy. Even if they did, their outstretched hands did not reach Pegasus.
Then she heard a high-pitched horn.
The Argo came toward us with white steam billowing.
Dorothy wasn't the only one to notice it. The Titans also noticed the Argo and approached.
"Watch out!!" cried Dorothy.
One of the Titans reached out towards the Argo. But it screamed and withdrew its hand. And then it ran away like it was frightened.
"What happened?"
Unseen by Dorothy, an electric fence with high-voltage current was installed between the Argo and Titan. Titan touched it and was electrocuted. It should be noted that the direct current was used for it.
After that, there were several Titans who tried to attack the Argo, but they were all electrocuted and could not achieve their purpose.
Dorothy rode in Pegasus and chased after Argo.
"Please wait!"
There were no electric fences in the air, so she didn't have to worry.
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The Argo Goes West
Science FictionIn 1900, creatures from Greek myth began to invade America, where the frontier line had disappeared. Theodore Roosevelt builds the Argo, a battle train and heads to the west where monsters await!
