Senator Tom Jackson stood behind a podium, his neatly coiffed blonde hair and ironed suit conveyed a stoic conservatism that he was known for as a politician. Behind him, his wife, daughter and son stood silent, yet present. “I don’t know about anyone else here,” he smiled brightly as he addressed the reporters present, “But I think America is just about the best country on … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #8
Da Mutt’s real name was Andy Gibbler. He was born in the state of Florida and arrested for shoplifting beer in a Wal-Mart two years prior. Not long after his arrest, he was featured on the reality show Real Community Service on the TLZ channel which, as the name implied, consisted of young people doing community service after having been arrested. In one particularly infamous … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #7
Alexis’ sex at birth was female and when they became 16, they came out as non-binary. They wanted to change their name to Sam but their mother convinced them otherwise. “This channel has been going strong for years,” she said, “The fans know you as Alexis so maybe we can wait for you to change your name later.” “I have an idea, though,” Alexis’ father … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #6
“So how did you know there was a fire?” the reporter asked. “I just woke up `cause I smelled smoke,” Dante told her, “Then I woke up my mom and dad and my sis and I was like, ‘we gotta get our asses outta here’. Then we started knocking on all the doors and left the apartment building, then we called the fire department. They … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #5
Alexis and Kaley sat beside the pool in swimwear and shades. After the failure of the previous day, the Upstarts were ready to relax between scenes of challenges and games. “So where are the boys?,” Kaley asked. “Think they’re inside. Or not. Either way, they’re not out here acting a fool,” Alexis answered. “Yeah, shit got heated yesterday. Did you see Kyle and Mutt when … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #4
WEEK SIX The Upstarts spent a large part of their day making posts on a variety of social media platforms expressing their thoughts about the Neutronium process, on each other and whatever was happening in the news with all posts being approved by the PR team. Da Mutt wrote a post about Kyle which read, “Hustle is salty about literally everything” while Kyle tweeted back, … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #3
Dante laid in the filtration chamber wearing a latex body stocking and waiting for the process to begin. A song played over the speakers that he recognized from when he was a child but he couldn’t remember the name of the song or who sang it (that was mostly due to the sedatives). There were long, glowing tubes on either side of him, emitting bright … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #2
Mano sat in a hotel room with his laptop opened on a desk while Nadie patiently listened to him onscreen. “The Laughing Boys haven’t appeared in days,” Mano told him, “But we have gained the trust of the inner city and some ‘business partners’ have agreed to give us sizable percentages. Unfortunately, the Laughing Boys aren’t as active as they once were but so long … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #18
“Two Badges were placed in hospital in the span of a few hours,” Pierce marched down the hallway with Mansoor following, “And yet, that monstrosity remains at large. I cannot accept that.” “Do you think the Elite Squad is ready, sir?,” Mansoor asked, “Bakshi has been training for a year, I know, but Wang has only been here a few weeks and Hernandez has powers … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #11
Kisi Yeboah floated in her sensory deprivation tank, an oxygen mask covering her eyes and ears to plunge her in total darkness so that she could focus her telepathic powers on the most dire threats that would need the attention of the IMD. With her level of power, she would accidentally open herself up to multiple minds at once, resulting in sensory overload. Cutting herself … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #10
As usual, Kisi Yeboah was on surveillance duty when she detected the minds of a small group of people approaching Interpol HQ. Outside, a helicopter was cleared for landing so Kisi alerted Sean Pierce that their new recruit had arrived. The helicopter descended on the landing pad on the roof and when the side hatch opened and Arthit Wang stepped out with a duffle bag … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges # 9
WEEK ONE Craig Levison took a sip of coffee as he headed into the exec meeting with a certain bounce to his step in tune to Eye of the Tiger which was playing in his head. As the music pumped harder in his mind and he got more excited, he briefly forgot he was holding coffee, which resulted in a spill across the back of … Continue reading AP Productions: Upstarts #1
“So what do you know about vampires?,” Alysa asked as they sat in an underground parking garage, far from prying eyes. “I fought one a while back,” Creed explained, “Someone was stealing blood samples from the hospital. I investigated and found an orderly was taking them. When I followed, it turned out he was a Familiar.” “Familiar?” “Vampires apparently have humans doing work for them … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #18
It was shortly after the IMD took down the Angel-1 weapon that the third candidate of the Elite Squad was approached… Arthit Wang made his way through the night district of Phuket, wearing inauspicious clothing and reeking of alcohol. When he arrived at the door with the red light, he noticed a large man keeping watch while also pretending not to. “Hey, how much for two … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #8
Deepak Bakshi received a visitor after being moved to a more secure facility the following morning. Sean Pierce and Dafne Mansoor walked into his room after a brief security check. “Hello, Mr. Bakshi,” Pierce greeted him, “I’m Director Pierce of the IMD and this is Intrepid, our lead field agent. I understand your native language is Hindi. I can speak the language as well as … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #7
