Mike was glad he gave Teddy the window seat in first class. Teddy had never been on a plane before, and was mystified and a bit jumpy. The trip to New York wasn’t long, about two hours. They had hardly nothing to carry on, so went through the TSA line… Continue reading
Dr. Arthur Lenormand opened the door to his office. “Oh, I wasn’t expecting to see you here.” Mike raised his head defiantly. “Yeah, well, I didn’t think I’d ever be doing this, either.” Lenormand showed him into the other room. He switched on the white noise machine as he entered…. Continue reading
Lenormand sat down on the folding chair. “I apologize that this office is a little spartan.” He smiled at his first client, a young man with black hair and gentle blue eyes. “It’s okay.” Jules took off his coat and draped it over the love seat’s left side, and sat… Continue reading
Wanted: Psychologist/psychiatrist for primarily adolescent male population. Must be flexible and willing to work with super heroes and their specific issues. Contact with resume/CV via e-mail: mercenarysorcerer@yahoo.com Mike had the worst headache. He had been interviewing psychologists all day and he had one more to go. He used specific runes… Continue reading
Kelvin entered the base. Jamie was already there, pacing. His eyes widened as Kelvin came up to him. “I’m sorry if I interrupted anything.” “No, you didn’t.” Fold, Alex, and Andy were watching bad horror movies, while Kelvin was playing chess with Jules. Ever since his trip, Jules had been quiet… Continue reading
Jason reacted first.He knew a gun with a silencer was accurate only at point blank range. He tackled Jules and dragged him with him behind a chair. Jules let fly with a boomerang, and it hit Xian’s hand. Jason popped his head up and shot at whatever was in front… Continue reading
Jason approached Bau. He saw the pool of blood on the floor beside him, He immediately assumed the worst. He lifted up Bau’s hand and felt for a pulse. Jules came over after tying up the men. “Is he?” Jason shook his head. “Still alive.” Jules went over to the… Continue reading
Jules and Jason followed Bau down the stairwell, down three flights to an area that opened up into three corridors. The kids were walking down the corridor directly in front of them, quietly and in an orderly fashion. At the end of the corridor was a door, and the kids… Continue reading
Bau led the two out of the room. They were in a place with men and women in various degrees of captivity, everything from behind to an electrical wall to being tied down to a bed. Jules kept his head forward, concentrating on Bau’s back. Bau went to the elevator… Continue reading
“I told you so,” said Jason, as the two of them sat in a steel-encased room, their hands zip-tied behind them. “Once we find Bau, we’ll get this all cleared up,” said Jules. “He’s probably helping with the search.” “If there is a search for Xian or for us.” The steel… Continue reading