Chapter 8: Present Day Smith pushed open the door to room 216B and remembered being a sophomore and having Algebra with Mrs. Anderson there. Every day, he would sit in the last row, pull out his book and position it in front of him just enough so that she could not tell he was pantomiming drum beats he had been dreaming up in his head. … Continue reading The Chosen: Chapter 8
Jennifer Sawyer didn’t seem troubled by the fact that Astra Machina had positioned herself between her and her friends or that it had been revealed she had poisoned the other scientists. She simply returned to her desk in a surprisingly casual manner, then sat on it once again before speaking, “Years ago, I sent a request to the US government for a sample of Neutronium. … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #8
Jennifer Sawyer’s penthouse in LA was a lavish, two story house overlooking the ocean that was very stylish but Dr. Rawlings and the other scientists took note that there were no personal photos or indications that Sawyer had a hobby or an interest in anything at all. It was without personality. Some chalked it up to the penthouse only being a summer home and others … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #7
Nevada was the next resting spot after a long day of driving. They would be heading out the next morning and expected to reach LA before dinner time. Dr. Rawlings spoke with Kim and Wally, explaining that he and the rest of the science team had been invited to Jennifer Sawyer’s penthouse as well and were already in the city. “It’s gonna be a huge … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #6
In a secret lab in the Ural Mountains, Doc Serenity looked at a wall of monitors depicting CCTV footage of Astra Machina as well as an article about the destroyed Nantox lab. The High Command of the Second Phase had recently learned of the situation through their usual avenues of gathering information. A living inorganic being was something that would greatly pique the interests of … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #5
A smiley face mask was torn off a young man while he was held on the ground by several men. “I’m sorry!,” his shouts fell on deaf ears as Mano tied a noose around his neck. “No, you don’t have to do this,” the man began to panic, “You don’t have to do this!” Mano smiled, “I know I don’t…,” then he tapped the trunk … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #17
Once they realized it was a trap, they took off through Central Park. They thought they had found a young woman walking through the park alone at night but were surprised when their target performed an acrobatic kick that put one of their largest members on his back. Before they could react, they were quickly surrounded by young men wearing black Chinese fighting gis with … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #16
Creed ran down the stairwell and burst through the door at the ground floor, nearly falling down once again. Ogre was killed by the thing upstairs but he wasn’t sure if it would still come after him. He raced down the hall, his footsteps echoing loud enough that it almost seemed as if the sound bounced off every wall in the detention center. He made … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #15
Dan was admitted to the ER immediately and rushed into emergency surgery. It was likely what was left of his arm would have to be amputated. His girlfriend Ashley, meanwhile, sat in the waiting room in a near comatose state. Alysa sat next to her and attempted to console her by holding her hand and talking her through the ordeal. Creed, meanwhile, paced around the … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #14
Ryan sat in a lab located in the Catskill Mountains, happily pouring over mathematical formulas. He was rarely happy despite being a child. He had just gotten accepted to Harvard despite his youth, his cartoon was the most popular kids’ show in America and he was potentially the wealthiest child in the world but he wasn’t usually happy. Visits to Rex Robinson’s Catskills lab were … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #7
The young men pulled on masks resembling yellow smiley faces. One was designated the Camera Man and wore a go-pro on the side of his mask, which livestreamed their night on a private forum. They piled into a van and drove through the streets of New York until they came upon two women walking along the sidewalk. Once they found their prey, they leapt out … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #15
CHAPTER 7: Four Years Ago… Dwight Quinn was reluctant to meet his lifetime best friend, Beau Grant. Even if they had arranged to get together at their favorite bar—Mulligan’s Green, the sports-themed watering hole where they’d been going ever since they turned twenty-one during their days at the University of Houston—nothing felt like it used to be now. They had spent the first thirty-seven years … Continue reading The Chosen, Chapter 7
Farrell Creed briskly walked through the juvenile detention center to Miss Trudy’s office. The halls were empty due to the rest of the boys in the block being sent on a trip. Trudy personally asked for him to remain which excited him as he liked the way Miss Trudy made him feel. She listened to him and understood his anger which was rare for most … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #13
“Winghaven? What the hell?” Kim took a closer look at her GPS in an attempt to see how they got lost. Wally woke up in the passenger seat and fumbled while putting on his glasses, “What’s wrong?” They were currently parked on the side of the road next to a swamp; it was night now and there didn’t appear to be any residences nearby. “We … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #4
They peered through the bay doors at the blue horizon and the clouds below. They were high enough that there weren’t any winds but they were still within Earth’s atmosphere. Astra still carried the damaged limb from the Skaleen armor. “First, I’ll probably need a little more mass,” Astra used her nanobots to turn the armored limb in her hands into liquid-metal and absorbed the … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #3
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