Kenny Horton
Ch. 7 Mastering Your Genre 
Quiz question 4

    In the Texas winter of 1831, Mexican American settlers in the border town of Gonzales Texas were facing constant conflicts with local Comanche tribes. In hopes of protecting the Mexican settlers and unable to spare military troops, Mexico gave the town of Gonzales their own cannon for protection against future Comanche raids. Constructed from steel found only in parts of japan the Mexican authorities did not hold the cannon in high regards, thinking their own metal would be stronger than anything found in foreign lands. 
   Over the next four years, the town of Gonzales came to realize the cannon wasn’t just an ordinary cannon. After successfully fighting off raids headed by Comanche tribes the town folk of Gonzales were sworn to secrecy to never talk of the power of the cannon that was handed to them by the Mexican government in fear of Mexico retracting their gift.
   In September of 1835, after a heated battle between the settlers of Gonzales and the Tonkawa indians. Word was spread of Gonzales Texas having possession of a devilish cannon that was invincible and destroyed everything that threatened what the cannon protected.  
   On October 1st, 1835. Mexican troops marched to Gonzales Texas to request the cannon back. Word of their march reached the settlers of Gonzales one day before troops were expected to arrive. In a frantic attempt to keep the cannon, a group of selected settlers march north with the cannon and attempted to bury the cannon in hopes of hiding it from Mexican forces. At the same time, another group of settlers march south to intercept the Mexican forces and fight for their right to keep the cannon. 
   Early foggy morning on October 2nd, 1835, Gonzales settlers crossed the river into Mexico reaching the Mexican troops camp and cornering them. Just as it seemed the Mexican forces were out numbered, another Mexican fleet of troops show up to the camp, out numbering the settlers of Gonzales. A horrific battle ensued killing most of the Gonzales settlers leaving them retreating. Once the order to retreat is called, the troops turn just to find the Gonzales cannon was being pushed towards the battle by Japanese samurai warrior spirits, ghosts along with more Gonzales settlers. 
  The sky turns black as if hell arrived on earth, the cannon fires straight past the settlers, hitting the Mexican forces killing them 20 at a time. The Japanese samurai warriors mounted on skeleton horses killing Mexican forces with their swords, made out of the same metal as the cannon. 
  After the battle, it is clear the settlers of Gonzales Texas have won their freedom from Mexican authority, with a new world to build, the Japanese warriors leave the Gonzales settlers, marching on and fading away, taking their prized cannon with them. One man argues of their taking of the cannon from their community. A skeleton ghost of a samurai warrior explains the cannon is found where it is needed, and once it has done it’s job it is to go do another job to fight for justice in the world, the cannon isn’t owned by any one settlement but is owned by the balance of good and evil in the world.