“Why does this always happen to me?” Seth had no idea what Mason was talking about, but he had other things on his mind. Team Four, recently rechristened the Blue Barracudas, had to sprint to their door for the start of the first team trial. They made it with a […]
Daisy walked the sci-fi corridors of the HCP with a stack of folders that nearly reached her chin. It was ideal to place a cup of coffee on, but that was about it. Thankfully, the students parted like the Red Sea around her or there would be problems. The paperwork […]
“Huh.” Lilly looked at the caller ID on her cell phone. “Who is that?” Stal sat up a little straighter from where she’d been lounging. “Just a member of my team. Cool your jets.” Lilly shot back. “Our employer does not want us to take outside calls.” Nightingale was removing […]
Timing. Timing was the key. They needed to be fast, efficient, and merciless. <But don’t kill anyone.> Lilly had promised Seth, but that was going to be a tough one. There were plenty of people who would be trying to kill her. <Does self-defense count?> It was something she would […]
Options…Lilly needed options. In a perfect world she would have had time to think, plan, and implement that course of action. Unfortunately, this was the real world, and the real world sucked monkey nuts sometimes. One second she and her team were going to enact their escape plan, and the […]
“This is incredible, absolutely incredible.” The reporter was crouched behind a tree and kept ducking every few seconds as loud explosions or gunshots echoed all around her. <You don’t have to tell me.> Seth was leaning forward with his eyes glued to the TV. He’d participated in free-for-all battles in […]
“AH! Shit on a stick with a side of ass cream!” Lilly hissed as she gingerly poked the mega-bruise forming on her abdomen. Her, Nightingale, and Stal were back in the warehouse that was their old base of operations. It was now their old base because Lilly had teleported them […]
The world spun and twisted. When the blackness finally faded Morina was standing in an unfamiliar place being viciously assaulted by a mix of vertigo and UV rays. She’d been blinded for so long that she couldn’t take more than a few seconds before it overwhelmed her. “Come on.” She […]
The whispering was everywhere, but that was to be expected after a tragedy. Everyone had their own idea about what happened until the record got set straight. This one was easy to get the facts on because it had happened on live TV, but that didn’t stop the speculation. Why […]
“Are you shitting me? You’re joking right? Next you’re going to ask me to pull your finger…right?” Lorelei had her hands on her hips and fire in her eyes. Since she could shoot lasers out of those things, it wasn’t an exaggeration. Surprisingly, news about Seth’s probation hadn’t spread throughout […]