The first week of the third month Gabe came to the estate with a smile on his face. He held a lab report. At Boboli's call, everyone - except Roelf, who wasn't there - gathered in the living room. Alice was all smiles -- she felt a telltale glow -- and was dressed for the occasion in a little blue dress, which more demure than anything she usually wore, not...
(Authors Note: Of course everyone in this series is over 18) * Most people don't know that the Japanese government still employs shinobi. This is because most people who discover the existence of modern day shinobi only do so at the closing moments of their lives, usually just before a sharpened implement pierces the brain and blackness takes them forever...
Amanda’s heart raced the car reached its destination. She had trained months for this infiltration mission. Daily sessions at the gym, daily personnel dossiers to study, weekly mission scenario briefings, and lots of computer decoding, had dominated the last year of her life. While she was always intrigued with joining the world of spies and espionage, she h...
With the Marquis's contacts, it didn't take long to arrange the details of my plan. All I had to do then was wait for the right opportunity. That came only a few days later in the form of Lord Ruvano deciding to accompany me on one of my shopping trips to the city. He didn't seem to think this excursion was any different from the other times he'd displayed l...
This story takes place before the events of Age of Ultron and has many characters featured in the Marvel Universe. The 5th entry in an ongoing Avengers series, please read the earlier entries to best enjoy this sequel. ***** Present Day Avengers Tower New York A lone Avenger walked casually through the luxurious communal area of the empty complex, her h...
The Avenger known as Hawkeye executed a double somersault with a half twist, firing twice, vaulting from the wreckage of what had been a spinning flail arm and landing lightly on the balls of his feet, rolling sideways as the electrical pulse bolts from a wall gun-mount seared the space where he had landed. As he regained his feet, he spun, looking for the n...
Beaver Jones was walking slowly towards the bank of the river Minge. She was a tall blonde assassin. With red lipstick, a fur coat, and a killer smile to die for. The people saw her as public enemy number 1. Her juices flowed from the de-industrialisation penis, swollen with the heady gains of a capitalist sweat-gland. It was a powerful symbol of the Soviet...
It was a long time before the whole story came out. The story, oft-clad in rumour and half-truth, of a minor disaster on a little-known stage. It was a story that became a cause célèbre for the proponents of Health & Safety. It is true that Questions Were Asked about the curious earth tremor. It is true that the dancer, Michael Michaelov (whom I knew as Mi...
4 - Hacked: When I left Bletchley meeting room the atmosphere in the bullpen, the bunker's open plan office, was different now to the way it had been earlier. The bunker was buzzing. Nervous tension made the air crackle with static electricity. There was, to use a technical term, a flap on. People were rushing from one cubicle to another like headless chic...
Cast of Characters [Note: Spoiler Alert - this includes updates that may ruin some plot points] Life as a New Hire Impossible gratitude to Nut Ranch who not only made this list - he made it thrice. Only my ineptitude had kept the first two creations from the light. As always, the subject matter is my responsibility. If you like it, it is probably someone...