Chapter 1: Present Day Sam Stark woke up in the strange bed struggling for each breath. He caught a glimpse of the alarm clock next to his bed: Three in the morning. Sam pounded his fist into the too-hard mattress; he was used to having the nightmare by now, but he knew he’d never get used to how it felt waking from it. He briefly … Continue reading Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, Chapter 1
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera part 6 (finale) A teenage girl marched down the street with several other protestors while holding signs above their heads. Her apartment building was luckily undamaged during the Resurgence but, like many New York residents, her landlord raised the rent due to the housing crisis. The people in the street with her were simply asking for affordable housing as wealthier people … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #40
Prologue: 15 Years Ago Sammy Stark stared down at the yellow-and-green orb in his hand. The boy had never held an actual pokeball before in his life, he had only seen them used by others: trainers, his dad, his brother Tommy…but never was he allowed to handle one. His father had always been adamant that Sammy would not be allowed to touch a ball until … Continue reading Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, The Prologue
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera part 5 The Horseman suited up in a kevlar motorcycle jacket and armor. “It’s better than your old gear,” Thomas Barlowe was an Executive Assistant Director of the FBI and the mastermind behind the Horseman’s return to vigilantism, “Of course, we couldn’t give you anything too fancy or else people might suspect something.” Barlowe motioned toward the souped-up custom motorcycle in … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #39
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera Part 4 The spike-strip launcher he brought from the Castle did its job. The van stopped once its front tire blew and it sat vulnerably at the docking bay of the partially constructed warehouse. He fired a grappling line to the ground and sailed through the air as bullets shot past him. Days earlier, the address of this particular site had … Continue reading AP Productions : The Cavalier #38
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera part 3 The Cavalier could see his own reflection in the dark visors of the four men. The Horsemen had positioned themselves in front of the Dragon to cut off any escape attempts. They all wore black motorcycle gear from head to toe, completely concealing their identities while adding protection. Sidearms were holstered on their belts and their body language showed … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier # 37
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera part 2 It was nearly dawn when the Cavalier flew the Dragon over the blast site. The fire had gone out and emergency personnel were searching for survivors while police had the area taped off and were currently investigating. From Reins’ text, he learned that City Hall had been bombed and the City Council, Mayor and DA had all gone missing … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #36
The Shit-Town Saga: Chimera part 1 Mano pushed Nadie’s wheelchair through an underground corridor to a locked vault door guarded by two Costa Tristen soldiers. A middle-aged, moustached man in an officer’s uniform stepped out to greet them. “He’s in there, sir,” Esteban Barca was quite imposing, particularly for his age and held an air of authority befitting a Colonel. He was the highest ranking … Continue reading AP Productions: The Cavalier #35
Journey to the East part 3 (finale) Sun Wukong flew over the ocean on his cloud. Despite his aggressiveness and thirst for battle, he found the rushing waves soothing and enjoyed the quiet. He had been asleep for centuries and knew his mortal companions were long gone and it seemed his demon friends were as well. He expected a god to show up to put … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #12
Journey to the East part 2 Sun Wukong smiled, displaying large teeth. Strong, furry hands gripped the red and gold staff tightly. Opposable feet dug into loose soil with a steadfast readiness. His knees bent slightly, then he exploded forward, “Prepare yourselves!” Shujai flew in to meet him, firing a bio-energy blast but the Monkey King somersaulted around the beam while in mid-air, then delivered … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #11
Journey to the East part 1 The crack in the mountain had been there for a very long time and had been largely ignored by the local population. There were many cracks in that particular mountain just as there were many more cracks in many more mountains around the world. There was no reason to pay attention to it. This was largely why no one … Continue reading AP Productions: The Commission #10
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
