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	''"[Its] got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."''		''"[Its] got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."''

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	''"[Its] got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."''		''"[Its] got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."''

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	Arriving in Chicago, he makes as many calls as he can to Kiefer Square, and thanks to Handgun's widow, he finds out that many of the Black Masks have vanished meaning the Conquistador's plan has already started. Making a deal with some Chicago Mobsters just to get a jetpack and extra gear to get to Honor Guard's base he claims that he's doing a job and that the mobster's will get 10% of the earnings. Not exactly what Carl is really planning, be hey, it's a ruse that gets him the gear he needs to break into Honor Guard's flying headquarters.		Arriving in Chicago, he makes as many calls as he can to Kiefer Square, and thanks to Handgun's widow, he finds out that many of the Black Masks have vanished meaning the Conquistador's plan has already started. Making a deal with some Chicago Mobsters just to get a jetpack and extra gear to get to Honor Guard's base he claims that he's doing a job and that the mobster's will get 10% of the earnings. Not exactly what Carl is really planning, be hey, it's a ruse that gets him the gear he needs to break into Honor Guard's flying headquarters.

	Once in, he is immediately attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard afterward. Convincing them that he is no threat, Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his history, they're not inclined to believe him. So, he's captured again. ~~On his way back to prison again,~~ Carl uses his weight, not merely his strength to upset the balance of the helicopter that Quarrel is piloting. ~~breaking~~ free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane with a parachute and goes down with it. His body chemistry allows him to survive.		Once in, he is immediately attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard afterward. Convincing them that he is no threat, Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his history, they're not inclined to believe him. So, he's captured again. Carl uses his weight, not merely his strength to upset the balance of the helicopter that Quarrel is piloting to escort him (once again) back to prison. Breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane(with a parachute) and goes down with it. His body chemistry allows him to survive.

	Only one thing is on his mind:		Only one thing is on his mind now:

	'''Kiefer Square!'''		'''Kiefer Square!'''

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	Once in, he is immediately attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard afterward. Convincing them that he is no threat, Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his history, they're not inclined to believe him. So, he's captured again. On his way back to prison again, Carl uses his weight, not merely his strength to upset the balance of the helicopter that Quarrel is piloting. breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane with a parachute and goes down with it. His body chemistry allows him to survive.		Once in, he is immediately attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard afterward. Convincing them that he is no threat, Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his history, they're not inclined to believe him. So, he's captured again. On his way back to prison again, Carl uses his weight, not merely his strength to upset the balance of the helicopter that Quarrel is piloting. breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane with a parachute and goes down with it. His body chemistry allows him to survive.

	Only one thing on his mind:		Only one thing is on his mind:

	~~"Keifer Square~~'~~s got only one chance left. And it ain~~'~~t much of one, Lord knows. But I~~'~~m all they got. And I~~'~~m hundreds of miles away. And it~~'~~s all going down tonight. So I better get moving."~~		'''Kiefer Square!'''

			''"[Its] got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."''

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	~~"The Only Chance" was first~~ published in [[Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 No.19]].		{{DevicesPortrait
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			First published in [[Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 No.19]].

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Steeljack is on the way back to prison, the ~~only~~ problem is "Like hell I am". ~~Carl uses his weight~~, ~~not his strength to escape and he goes on the run. One~~ of the ~~Conqusitador~~'s robots tries to kill him and he's ~~able~~ to ~~escape~~ and ~~whilst~~ he's on the ~~move~~, he ~~remembers~~ back to ~~all~~ the ~~memories~~ of the ~~Black Masks~~ of ~~Keifer Square~~ and ~~that drives~~ him ~~onwards~~.		[[Steeljack]] is on the way back to prison, the main problem is he is feeling "Like hell I am". He finds a way to break free but soon, one of the Conquistador's robots tries to kill him, unsuccessfully. While continuing his journey, he ponders the memories of the Black Masks of [[Kiefer Square]] and that drives him onwards.

			Arriving in Chicago, he makes as many calls as he can to Kiefer Square, and thanks to Handgun's widow, he finds out that many of the Black Masks have vanished meaning the Conquistador's plan has already started. Making a deal with some Chicago Mobsters just to get a jetpack and extra gear to get to Honor Guard's base he claims that he's doing a job and that the mobster's will get 10% of the earnings. Not exactly what Carl is really planning, be hey, it's a ruse that gets him the gear he needs to break into Honor Guard's flying headquarters.

			Once in, he is immediately attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard afterward. Convincing them that he is no threat, Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his history, they're not inclined to believe him. So, he's captured again. On his way back to prison again, Carl uses his weight, not merely his strength to upset the balance of the helicopter that Quarrel is piloting. breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane with a parachute and goes down with it. His body chemistry allows him to survive.

	Arriving in Chicago, he makes as many calls he can to Keifer Square, and thanks to Handgun's widow, he finds out that all the Black Masks have vanished and the Conquistador's plan has already started. Making a deal with some Chicago Mobsters just to get a jetpack and extra gear to get to Honor Guard's base he claims that he's doing a job and that the mobster's will get 10% of the earnings, when Carl has no plans for that at all.		Only one thing on his mind:

	Breaking in, he's attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard immediately afterward, getting them to stop Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his actions, they're not inclined to believe him and he's captured again. Breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane and goes down with it, surviving and with only one thing on his mind "Keifer Square's got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."		"Keifer Square's got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."
	~~==Notes==~~


	[[Category: Story Synopses\|Only Chance]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\| 199911]]		[[Category: Story Synopses\|Only Chance]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\| 199911]]

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
			Steeljack is on the way back to prison, the only problem is "Like hell I am". Carl uses his weight, not his strength to escape and he goes on the run. One of the Conqusitador's robots tries to kill him and he's able to escape and whilst he's on the move, he remembers back to all the memories of the Black Masks of Keifer Square and that drives him onwards.

			Arriving in Chicago, he makes as many calls he can to Keifer Square, and thanks to Handgun's widow, he finds out that all the Black Masks have vanished and the Conquistador's plan has already started. Making a deal with some Chicago Mobsters just to get a jetpack and extra gear to get to Honor Guard's base he claims that he's doing a job and that the mobster's will get 10% of the earnings, when Carl has no plans for that at all.

			Breaking in, he's attacked by MPH and the rest of Honor Guard immediately afterward, getting them to stop Carl explains what's been happening, but because of his actions, they're not inclined to believe him and he's captured again. Breaking free of his shackles, he throws Quarrel out of the plane and goes down with it, surviving and with only one thing on his mind "Keifer Square's got only one chance left. And it ain't much of one, Lord knows. But I'm all they got. And I'm hundreds of miles away. And it's all going down tonight. So I better get moving."
	==Notes==		==Notes==


	[[Category: Story Synopses\|Only Chance]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\| 199911]]		[[Category: Story Synopses\|Only Chance]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\| 199911]]

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