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
Deadly Upgrades part 4 (finale) Dante had been watching videos nonstop since the Resurgence. Sometimes he would watch reruns of One Smart Cookie or Real Community Service and sometimes he would watch Grey Matter Family videos on youtube. He also found himself checking for old news clips concerning Senator Jackson. This was all footage that featured his former friends and teammates. He missed them. He … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #9
Deadly Upgrades part 3 While in Baltimore, Dante Greer had been trying his best to live a normal life. Teachers, family members and classmates stopped asking him questions which he welcomed but he knew conversations would start up each time he left a room. It was easy enough to forget he had powers as long as he didn’t play any contact sports in PE or … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #8
Deadly Upgrades part 2 Ryan Bennings studied the lump of metal under a series of lenses and sensors in the ship’s lab. As the mass absorbed anything it came into contact with, it was held aloft in a small forcefield where it couldn’t touch anything solid. Astra Machina stood nearby for further analysis. “Whatever it is, it attaches itself to solid matter and transfers it … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #7
Deadly Upgrades part 1 In Washington DC, a guard stood at attention in front of a downed U’ntari Commander Class vessel which had been taken out by Alysa Saraki and the Upstarts during the Resurgence. The ship’s crash took out the bridge on the Potomac River and the tip of the Washington Monument and it now lay across most of the park. There was a … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #6
Bastard Son of Nelson Creed part 8 (finale) The people of Widow Springs woke up, ate breakfast, sent their children off to school and went about their daily chores. Around lunchtime, they headed to the Town Tavern as if running an errand. They never spoke a word to each other. All were in silent agreement and most of them never uttered a word of it … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #29
Bastard Son of Nelson Creed part 7 2012… The Time Jacket had been safely placed in storage for decades and Gus was relieved that the rumors of its existence was one of many within the milieu of weirdness in the Winghaven area. By the time reporters came to Widow Springs in 1979, the Time Jacket had gone “missing” and beyond that, the media was more … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #28
Bastard Son of Nelson Creed part 6 Cassandra moved to Winghaven when she bought Stagger Lee’s and was one of the few residents who purposefully moved there. She had always liked “spooky shit” and saw an opportunity to live there and save up for retirement. On one of her first nights bartending, Farrell Creed sat at the bar, drinking his beer quietly, occasionally glancing at … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #27
The Shit-town Saga: Midnight Rider part 6 (finale) “Cav, are you okay?,” Reins asked as he met with the Cavalier on the roof of the police station, “I got your note downstairs.” “I’ve felt better but I’m still standing,” he told him, “We need to switch up our channels of communication for a while,” he tossed him a burner phone, “If anything comes up, call … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #28
The Shit-town Saga: Midnight Rider part 5 Emily Kobowski was startled awake by a loud knocking on her apartment door and when she peered through the peep hole, she saw a familiar black helmet slouched against her door. “Cav?,” she exclaimed and opened the door, ready to catch him as he stumbled into the room. “Shit, what happened?,” she asked as she kicked the door … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #27
Bastard Son of Nelson Creed part 5 Creed was in trouble again and this time, he had gotten himself arrested. His science teacher had made comments about his father in class after Creed had gotten a bit too antagonistic. “You’re gonna end up just like your dad,” Mr. Wilkins snarled during his tirade. Farrell could ignore that but when his mother was brought up, he … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #26
Bastard Son of Nelson Creed part 4 A semi-conscious Farrell Creed lay on a bar floor. From his point of view, blurred figures peered down at him but he was in no position to move or make any noise as his head was still spinning and his body was now numb. “Shit, is he waking up?” Creed wasn’t sure but he thought he heard Gus … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #25
The Shit-town Saga: Midnight Rider part 4 Michael had been parking outside the home of Officer Drake on and off for a few days, hoping to catch him at the right time. He was in his civilian attire and driving his usual car; it was unusual for Michael doing “night work” without being suited-up but he felt comfortable and since he was having trouble finding … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #26
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