Vulnerable part 7 (finale) The guards in the entrance to the tower area were taken out before they knew the Badges were there. Frakes and Klausman came out from around the pillars and took point as Jones moved to the reinforced locked door. Using her bracelet, she took an electronic scrambler from Hammer-Space and placed it on the mechanical lock. As the device searched for … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #20

Vulnerable part 6 Billy Bacchus sat on the stage next to damaged suits of armor as his men secured the area. The seats where his guests once sat were now pushed back or toppled over due to the quick exodus that had occurred moments before. “Why did they have guns?,” Bacchus whined to the men removing corpses from the room, “They weren’t supposed to have … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #19

Vulnerable part 5 IMD Session: Phantama (Frakes) Frakes was already in the meeting room when Dr. Ansari entered. “Already here, huh?,” she asked cheerfully. “I prefer to be early,” Frakes stated plainly. “I see,” she sat down and looked at her notes, “So your codename is Phantama but I can refer to you as Frakes. Which do you prefer?” “Whatever suits you.” “I like birth … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #18

Vulnerable part 4 The wound couldn’t be fully stitched up. Even though Alam removed the bullet and began tending to the injury, as the boat got farther away from the island, he found it more and more difficult to stitch the flesh around the wound. Eventually, the needle bent against Bronson’s shoulder and was no longer useful. “The good news,” Alam began, “Is that I … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #17

Vulnerable part 3 Gwendolyn Besson was living under her own name in a small French village where she was employed as a consultant. It was all very mundane and unassuming for a former international thief. “Either she has nothing to hide…,” Jill Frakes told Lowana Jones, “Or she wants to make it seem she has nothing to hide.” When they arrived at her home, the … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #16

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