In the spring of 1991 two members of the KINDER NACHT Scooter Club, Jim "Ebony" Katz and Paul Herman, were murdered by a small gang of neo-Nazi skinheads. The skinheads, lead by Slater, were out to get something from Jim and Paul that the duo weren't about to part with. All this was going on behind the backs of their roommates and fellow SC members Isicaa Nessesseter and Simeon Rosenblack. After the deaths of their friends, however, Isicaa and Simeon found a top-secret file among Jim's belongings that talked of a very important item called "the Black Diamond". The only clue to what was going on was in Victoria's (B.C., Canada) China Town where Isicaa and Simeon discovered the Black Diamond to be a bolo tie. When in China town, Isicaa and Simeon met with a group of militant freedom fighters called SHADOW COMPANY led by a woman called Panther Princess. After being given a briefcase full of top secret information Isicaa and Simeon were chased out of Victoria by Slater's Skinheads held off, only briefly, by the daring SHADOW CO.
Having moved to Vancouver, Canada, and joining the rest of their scooter club (Biz, Sal Vaggio, and Scott McDowell) Isicaa and Simeon explained what had happened to them in Victoria. Upon opening and reading the contents of the brief case the group discovered a microfilm hidden within the bolo tie or "Black Diamond". The microfilm was a thorough list of the names and bank account numbers of all the wealthy financial backers of the far right wing organizations of the world. When faced with the realization that their club members Jim and Paul had stumbled onto this and that was why they were executed, the group had decided to head back to Chinatown in Victoria and get some answers. When the scooter club arrived in Chinatown they bumped into two lovely girls named Taylor Toy and Sorsha Sullivan. Just then a Nazi skinhead burst in and fired a gun at Biz, killing him. After chasing the skinhead, the group were confronted by Slater and his men-- they got off with a warning. The KINDER NACHT SC returned to Vancouver and returned to their respective colleges and jobs where they were each approached by Nazi skinheads masquerading as S.H.A.R.P. (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice) skins inviting them to a SHARP meeting. During this time Isicaa discovered that he and Taylor both attended the same college and in an effort to woo her, Isicaa asked if Taylor and Sorsha would meet him at the SHARP meeting, Taylor agreed. Isicaa was the first to arrive at the meeting's location and he was promptly captured and tortured. By the time Simeon, Scott and Sal arrived, Isicaa was beaten and branded with a Star of David. A great chase ensued and eventually Simeon managed to catch and kill Slater. Taylor and Sorsha arrived soon after & were shocked & deeply affected by the terrible situation the guys were in.
In an effort to put all the horror behind them, the scooter club decided to turn their attention to more constructive things, most to things like working on their scooters or going for mini scooter rallies, but for Taylor and Isicaa it was each other. One night Skankin' Pickle were in town and the gang decided to go see them. A good time was had by all. Simeon and Scott recruited a Rude Boy named Tiberius James or Ty for short, to be the newest member of the KINDER NACHT SC. Taylor and Isicaa found love in the alley behind the club and Simeon beat the crap out of a frat boy thinking he was a neo-Nazi skin. The evening was eloquently topped off by some fools in a moving truck stealing the club's scooters. This was not to be tolerated and a chase ensued...
After following the moving truck that stole their scooters for half the night, the KNSC tracked the truck to Highway #1 out of Vancouver. Simeon, Isicaa, Sal, and Scott then managed to get into the back of the truck, while it was still moving down the freeway. They drove their scooters out of the back of the truck and proceeded in chasing the truck down. When they finally caught the truck and it's drivers the KNSC beat the crap out of them and then headed home. After fixing the damage to their scooters the gang took some time off with Ty, Taylor and Sorsha.
In a continued effort to live their lives as normal, the KNSC took each day as it came. On one specific occasion, however, any feeling of safety that they had cam to a halt. The day started with all the guys (except Ty) at the scooter club house getting ready, when Scott, without his glasses, accidentally shaved Sal's head. Sal, who ended up liking his new lid, was none the worse for wear. The gang then invited Taylor, Ty, and Sorsha over and decided to attend a rave that evening. Before leaving for the rave the group took some 'ludes, all except Taylor and Isicaa who left the group and went back to Taylor and Sorsha's apartment. The remaining "night children" went on to the rave. Simeon persuaded the gang to get into the rave through a drain pipe so they wouldn't have to pay. Once inside the pipes the gang decided to separate. Sorsha and Ty got into the rave through the floor. Scott and Sal climbed up through the ventilation system and ended up falling onto the dance floor from above. Simeon got spooked and ended up running back out of the drain pipes where he was met by three strangers who introduced themselves as friends of the skinhead Slater. Meanwhile Taylor and Isicaa, in a post- coital state, lay peacefully in bed when Panther Princess and SHADOW COMPANY came in through the window to tell Isicaa of Simeon's abduction. Having gotten out of the rave, Sorsha, Ty, Scott and Sal discovered Simeon's scooter shot full of holes and assumed the worst--the Nazis had finally caught up with him. The group rushed to Taylor and Sorsha's apartment where they discovered Taylor and Izzy in bed with
Having moved into the living room at Taylor and Sorsha's apartment, SHADOW CO. and the KINDER NACHT SC discussed what to do about Simeon's abduction. Panther Princess introduced her two men as Agent Orange and Agent Double O Soul. The three were freedom fighters working for, but independently of, S.H.A.R.P.. The SHADOW CO. had inside information that Simeon would be held at a complex in the BC interior for three weeks, at which time he would be transferred to a neo-Nazi boot camp in the north. The plan was to train the KNSC for the next three weeks and then rescue Simeon while they moved him from the complex to the north. Training would start immediately.* Also in this issue; the story of Jim and Paul's first contact with the microfilm. Jette Pennyroyal meets Sal in two stories of skinhead love. Isicaa tells the story of the last scooter rally the whole club went on together. And, Isicaa confronts Sal about his new found skinhead persona.
At the Nazi holding complex in the Okanagan in BC, Canada, Simeon was tortured and ordered to give any information leading to the whereabouts of the microfilm found in the bolo tie. The people interrogating Simeon were representatives of fascist organizations all over the world, headed by the corporate, sinister Mr. Dean, owner of "Trek-Tron Industries". Meanwhile the KNSC built up their strength and combat knowledge for the final rescue. The microfilm was placed in a safety deposit box for safe keeping. After a strenuous regiment of training 12 hours a day, 7 days a week the KNSC and SHADOW CO. were finally ready to strike.
After 3 weeks of grueling training in gun fighting and karate by Shadow Company (Panther Princess, Agent Orange and Agent Double-O Soul) the club is ready to rescue Simeon from the neo-Nazi compound in the interior of Canada's most western Province, British Columbia. In this episode they start their rescue as Simeon is being transferred from the compound to a training camp in Alberta. The truck transferring him doesn't get a quarter mile out of the gates before it is taken over by the club and Simeon is rescued. After seeing Simeon's condition, however, Sorsha snaps and instead of getting away from the compound as fast as possible (which was the plan) she runs toward the compound firing and screaming, alerting all inside that something is wrong
Sorsha's fight of rage ends up causing the club and SHADOW CO. to engage the neo-Nazis in an unfriendly fire exchange. The SHADOW CO. take the front and Isicaa pulls Sorsha back to get her away from the gun fight. Agent Double-O Soul is gunned down in the cross fire and soon Pather Princess as well. In horror, Sorsha runs to where Panther Princess fell just as Agent Orange catches a bullet in the chest. In a futile attempt to pull Agent Orange (the only one of the three still breathing) to safety he tells her that he is a CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligance Service) agent and that he was supossed to get the microfilm to Ottawa and now it would be up the KNSC to get it there. They are to meet CSIS (pronounced see-sis) agent T6, Daniel Daring at a location carved in code on a tree next to the "Welcome To Edmonton" sign in Alberta. After he takes his last breath, the club take Simeon and ride off on their scooters. Mr. Dean (the Nazi benafactor) is informed of Simeon's escape and vows to catch them before they can get to Ottawa.
In my final printed publication the story of KINDER NACHT continues. Simeon is safe from the neo-Nazis and the club is reroute to Ottawa where they plan to meet an agent of the C.S.I.S. or C-Sis as its called. In this issue they leave Vancouver in dribs and drabs and meet up at a motel in Edmonton, Alberta. Once together again, each member is given a lap-top computer to put in their glove boxes so, even when separated, they can all communicate. Their IRC and internet name will be the Hard Drive Scooter Club. It's at this point that Ty reveals that he has a great deal of money and will make sure that they are all taken care of. Concerns arise from the group that, although it's been a week since his rescue, Simeon hasn't said a word. Sorsha's love for him grows as she takes on the role of his protector. Meanwhile the girls get some rest while the boys find trouble on the streets of Edmonton.
Scattered to the four winds and all headed for Ottawa, Ontario, the Kinder Nacht Scooter Club (known on-line as the Hard Drive Scooter Club) travel steadily eastward. Isicaa and Taylor stop briefly for a martini and restroom break at a bar somewhere, while Sal and Jette do the same in another city, further on. Jette and Sal are spotted by goons of the evil and powerful Mr. Dean. Sorsha and Simeon camp out in the woods when one of Mr. Dean's head hunters catches up with them. His advances on Sorsha cause Simeon to lash out and start talking again. When Simeon gets the headhunter mad, it's Ty and Scott to the rescue. Just as Isicaa and Taylor head out onto the road, they're told via e-mail of Simeon's breakthrough. Meanwhile Jette and Sal face more of Mr. Dean's headhunters...
Sal and Jette fight their way out of capture by Mr. Dean's men and send a message to him that they won't be defeated. The whole gang finally makes it to Ottawa where they meet outside the city to decide what to do next. Ty leaves on his own to find the club a home since they can't possibly return to Vancouver. The rest of the group plan their way into the city so they can find Special Agent T6, Daniel Daring and give him and CSIS (the Canadian Security Intelligence Service) the microfilm Mr. Dean is willing to kill anyone over.
PDFs of all Kinder Nacht comics available apon requestWhat happens over the next 7 years are a mystery. Now read the comics to the left for The Power Of One: The Kinder Nacht 7 years later.
** NOTE: Because my computer was stolen out of my car when I was moving from BC to Toronto episodes 16, 17, 19, and 21 are missing from The Power of One and episodes 18 and 20 are in grayscale. I'm working on redoing the mising artwork... PLUS! more episodes to come.