Author: Adam

The Double Cross, Part Eight

Continued from Part Seven “History!” Small Packages shouted in the woods. He could only see three feet ahead of him. The search party trudged through the fog. “Commander Justice, do you see anything?” “No! Zion?”  “Negative! With fog this dense, we could wander around forever and never find him.” Commander Justice sighed. “All right, let’s…

Zero, Part One

“Open up!” Private First Class A.L. Snyder stood with his gun drawn outside a townhome in San Diego’s suburbs. He waited thirty seconds and kicked the door in. “Freeze! Face down on the ground! Now!” The young Latino couple seated in the living room rushed to obey. The redheaded kilted marriage counselor, from the looks…

The Double Cross, Part Seven

Continued from Part Six An e-mail crossed Sariah Miller’s desk with the headline, “Awesome Comics Signs Real Life Superhero.” She opened the press release. A new hero named Janus had come on the scene and thwarted a hostage crisis. Awesome Comics had signed Janus to a six year, $18 million contract. Sariah’s eyes grew wide….

Jirel’s Farewell, Part Thirteen

Continued from Part Twelve The Friends of the Earth, assembled in the small auditorium, screamed for blood. Botox Erickson swallowed—for his blood. Master Henry Falcon stepped out of the wings, shrouded in the black robe of authority. “Do you persist in denying the doctrine of forced extinction?” It’d all seemed so simple, such a great…