Sick Boys

America's enemies finally made their move killing 80% of the US population. A group of modern day, tattooed greasers, who have gotten separated by the throws of everyday life find the only way to stay alive is to get the gang back together. The group is driven by a childhood pact to meet up and fight together if a situation similar to this were to ever arise. Vin and his fraternal twin brother Mikey make their way back home to Philadelphia from their new home in Florida. The twins go through several hardships getting themselves back up north to where they hope their friends are still alive. Colorful characters are met on the journey and family members are lost or left behind in order to complete what they see as their sole mission in life.Billy, Paul and Jack lose everything, family members, friends and their homes fighting back against this new enemy. They keep the faith that Vin and Mikey are still alive and getting back as fast as they can to rejoin the old crew. The journey is not with out some comic relief, Vin and Mikey's mother is along for most of the ride in all her loud, Italian, matriarchal glory. She is quick to slap her son and even quicker to slap someone else's. Not to be out done, Vin has a love interest who can be described as a Betty Page type who is not only super sexy but a total "bad ass". She will mow down a bad guy and do it with panache. Once the twins have reached their child hood home town, they must find a way to reunite with their old pals so they can begin to fight back against the regime that has destroyed most of their beloved country. This manuscript is meant to be the first of a set of stories that will include our main characters Vin and Mikey; it's the start of several trials they will have to face in this new age.Bullets fly, bombs explode, and smart remarks line the pages as relationships are built and destroyed and as the bond of true friendship shines through it. "Sick Boy's" touches on a part of our society that is rarely portrayed in today's novels, the modern day greaser. They may look and act a bit different, but they will still fight for what's right and are American to the core.