Vulnerable part 2 It was early-morning and Jill Frakes had just entered her office with a sense of urgency and found Pierce waiting for her. “I came as soon as I saw your message,” she told him, “What do we know about the hostage situation?” “The pirates attacked a cruiser ship in the Arabian Sea between India and Yemen. They killed the security onboard and … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #15
Vulnerable part 1 Dr. Catherine Ansari stepped out of the helicopter and was immediately greeted by Director Pierce at the Manchester Interpol HQ. “Dr. Ansari, it’s a pleasure to meet you in person,” Pierce shook her hand. “Likewise, Director Pierce.” He began to usher her inside as he spoke, “I trust you had a pleasant flight. Apologies if the weather in Britain isn’t to your … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #14
The Shit-Town Saga: New Agartha part 6 (finale) Hyperion’s Light flew through the sky. It’s destination: New York. Ryan Bennings had been summoned to help Cavalier in the city so he contacted his fellow Commissioners to help their teammate. Additionally, he also brought along a new weapon he had developed for Cavalier since their last team-up. With the news that the Badges were also on … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #34
The Shit-Town Saga: New Agartha part 5 Arthur Hawkwood ventured through the subway tunnels on his way to Agartha. It had been years since Agartha was founded and some of the citizens now had children of their own. As for Arthur, he was older and past his prime but still had years to go before retirement. When Arthur caught up to Raphael, they were near … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #33
The Shit-Town Saga New Agartha part 4 Gatorback stood in the middle of the top floor which had almost every wall knocked down to create a much larger space. Normally, the Pure Blooded Agarthans would attack a superhero on-sight but Gatorback’s origins gave him some status in Agartha as something of a Late Bloomer. It was enough to be heard, although not enough to be … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #32
The Shit-Town Saga New Agartha part 3 Rain poured down on the city street, stirring some police officers awake, although they were in too much pain to do much about the situation. Arthur Hawkwood stood in the center of an intersection with a small crowd of mutants behind him and mostly-unconscious police officers in front of him. Just past the pile of beaten officers, Lieutenant … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #31
The Shit-Town Saga New Agartha part 2 The Resurgence… Tusk was hit by a volley of energy bolts from U’ntari soldiers before he leapt into the formation and began swinging his massive arms; the aliens who were not impaled by his massive spikes were sent flailing into the air. Behind him, Grandma Punch, Hellbender and other denizens of Agartha fought back against the wave. “The … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #30
The Shit-Town Saga: Epilogue… There was a time in the 90s when Arthur Hawkwood was a member of a team called The Street Force. The members were some of the more violent New York heroes of the time, and while it was short lived, it was often remembered, though not fondly. As the third Cavalier, Arthur was the de-facto leader of the team as well … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #29
The Mine Shaft part 4 (finale) She franticly began dabbing the blood coming from his nose while his body shook. The tissue didn’t last long and the blood kept coming. It was obvious he took too much and at his age, it wasn’t going to end well. “Shit, this is bad,” she got up from the bed, “Sorry, but we gotta call someone, hun.” She … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #15
The Mine Shaft part 3 Craig Levison knocked on the front door of a residence in Inglewood. He hadn’t been to that house in a long time so he wasn’t sure if it was still owned by the person he was looking for. More to the point, he wasn’t sure if he could get what he was looking for and would have to look elsewhere. … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #14
The Mine Shaft part 2 In the 90s, the Brain Boy cartoon featured an assortment of characters that were not in Ryan’s life, including a rat sidekick named Labrat. As the show (and Ryan by proxy) became popular, Craig Levison approached Ryan about possibly creating Labrat “for real”. Levison obviously knew a wise-cracking, pizza-loving rat on a skateboard wasn’t feasible but he felt an approximation … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy#13
The Mine Shaft part 1 The soldier disappeared in a cloud of sand and dust once the IED went off and as it settled, the smell of burning flesh was ripe in the air; the Afghani heat didn’t help to remove the putrid smell, either. The platoon came down from a nearby hill to the sandy patch below to bear witness to the charred remains … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #12
Junk Man part 2 (of 2) Jennifer Sawyer stared into a set of green eyes. “Gratitude is not an expression I’m used to showing but I must thank you in spite of how frivolous it seems in this moment. I wasn’t sure you would consider me and in full disclosure, I felt insulted. Unimportant. Those thoughts were almost crippling and I feel safe admitting that. … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #13
Junk Man part 1 (of 2) Tetsuo Miki sipped his coffee and placed it on his desk before doing his third rounds for the evening. Typically, his nights were quiet and the only co-workers he had to interact were the cleaners but they were always busy and left at 9pm so he had the run of the building, which he enjoyed. After he passed through … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #12
Welcome Back Alysa walked down the street happily as she approached two young African American girls making a snowman in the yard. She didn’t know the girls, but when they saw her coming, they stopped and rushed to her shouting, “Alysa! Alysa!” She smiled and spread her arms out as they hugged her and it was the warmest greeting she had had in a long … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #30
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