Author: Adam

Tales of the Dim Knight, Part One

Superman fell from the sky, crashed on a building, bounced off as it toppled, and hit a green dinosaur. Mild-mannered janitor Dave Johnson set the building upright again then sent a scolding glance at his dimpled nine-year-old. “You shouldn’t have dropped him like that, Derrick.” Derrick scratched his head. “But, Dad, you said Superman got…

Unknown Mission, Part One

Jirel sat in his office at the Hecht listening post in the desert outside Las Vegas, doing paperwork on a writable document reader the humans dubbed an Iboard. He frowned at the device. September 13, 79 YE. Meaning the 79th Year of the Empire. That blasted blasphemous date was on every page. It had supplanted…

Stranded, Part One

Continued from the Devil’s Fool Held in place by an expandable thirty-five foot, red-haired giant in overalls, the cyborg, half metal lawman from Texas fired at the cockpit door. It burst open. The cabin depressurized as Dark Mystic bailed out. Oxygen masks dropped in the cabin. Revelator put his on and then removed the Sword’s…

Crossroads, Part Thirteen

Continued from Part Twelve Jirel stood before the soldiers who had made it to the end of Basic. “It has been a great eight weeks. You are now prepared to continue your service in the Imperial Military in your chosen specialties. You’ve learned to work as a team, you’ve been stretched beyond your limits, and…

The Devil’s Fool, Part Thirteen

Continued from Part Twelve The Defender piled into the aisle along with Highland Guardian, the Texas Ranger, and Skyscraper. The heroes headed for the steel cockpit door. Highland Guardian knocked on the cockpit door. “Mystic, we’d like a word with ye.” A deep voice rumbled from behind the door. “I bet you would. Didn’t I…

Crossroads, Part Twelve

Continued from Part Eleven The next afternoon, Snyder sat at mess with his platoon. Sergeant Cutler walked over. “Recruit Snyder, this way.” Cutler silently led Snyder out of the cafeteria and back to the testing center, where a man with lieutenant’s bars sat behind a desk. Cutler and Snyder saluted. The lieutenant said, “At ease,…