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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat

by Dan Swanson and Drivtaan
AVant Guard: The Five Earths Project
The theft of a ceramic statuette of a Chinese desert cat from a curio store sparks a mystery that only the AVant Guard can solve! But as Palette and Miss Music follow the trail through the streets of Chinatown, will they survive their encounter with a dangerous smuggling ring? And how does all of this tie in to an ancient Chinese parable?

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Epilogue: A Parting Gift

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list It took several more hours to get everything sorted out with the police. The goons from the local tong, who had been trashed in the basement, recovered and escaped in the confusion. Lei Chiu had been rushed to the hospital in a hastily summoned ambulance, but was not . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 4: The Stolen Gem

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list As they moved through the store, the two super-heroines and the reporter passed a display of weapons. The edged weapons were locked behind glass, but there was a display rack holding fighting sticks and a bamboo sword, also known as a shinai. Palette picked up the shinai, liked . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 3: The Thief and the Smuggling Ring

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Shortly before midnight, Tammi Paige was curled up in the living room on the sofa in front of the fireplace. She was wearing her favorite silk baby-doll nightie as she snuggled under a big, fluffy blanket, fortified with a bunch of Dinah Shore, Doris Day, and Patti Page . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 2: The Jade Emperor and the Monkey King

by Drivtaan and Dan Swanson Return to chapter list The Most Venerable and Highest Jade Emperor of All-Embracing Sublime Spontaneous Existence of the Heavenly Golden Palace upon occasion found joy in walking the breadth of the earth in the guise of a very old man. Once, while traversing the northeastern Tibetan plateau in Sichuan, the . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 1: A Chinese Parable

by Dan Swanson and Drivtaan Return to chapter list San Francisco, Saturday, April 21, 1962: “Ah, Alex, what a pleasant surprise. It is indeed wonderful to see you. Please come in!” A short, stout Chinese woman with a formal air and a very British accent greeted Alex Silverstone and her friend, Tammi Paige, as they . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Prologue: Introducing the AVant Guard

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list In the fog-shrouded San Francisco of the early 1960s, there existed a heroic duo whose super-powers defied the ordinary. They were the AVant Guard, whose Audio-Visual or AV-based name was fitting, as this pair of amazing women had mastered the forces of sound and sight. Palette and Miss . . .

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The Flash: Dawn

by Hitman 44077
The Flash of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
As Wally West spends his first Christmas Eve as the new Flash delivering Christmas cards to family and friends at super-speed, he learns of an old family secret that has haunted his grandfather for many years! Who is Dawn, and what does she mean to the West family?

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Christmas Tales

by the 5 Earths Writers
Christmas Tales: The Five Earths Project
It has been an annual tradition to write Christmas stories for the holiday season for many years now. Here are all of our Christmas Tales for your enjoyment!

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Tales of Halloween

by the 5 Earths Writers
Tales of Halloween: The Five Earths Project
For several years now we at the Five Earths Project have tried to write one or more Halloween-themed tales featuring various characters in spooky or comical situations. Here is a collection of the Tales of Halloween for you to enjoy!

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DC Universe: The Race

by Christine Nightstar, CSyphrett, Dan Swanson, Doc Quantum, Farmer Sackett, Immortalwildcat, PaladinLgt, Starsky Hutch 76, and Vendikarr DeWuff
DC Universe: The Race: The Five Earths Project
Jay Garrick, alias the Flash, is approached to run for the highest office in the land, little realizing the full extent of how dirty politics really is! Join the Flash in what may be the greatest — and most dangerous — race of his career! Guest starring the Justice Society of America and the heroes and villains of Earth-Two!

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Web of Evil: Fog of Vengeance

by Drivtaan
Web of Evil: The Five Earths Project
On Halloween night a group of German soldiers become lost on a deserted road in the middle of occupied territory. But as a heavy fog crawls in, each one finds himself isolated from the others. What will they encounter in the fog of vengeance?

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Whiz: 1984: The Return of the Ghast

by Dan Swanson
Whiz: The Five Earths Project
Twenty years ago, a fictional super-villain called Ghast the Ghostly Avenger was mystically brought to life one Halloween to battle the world’s greatest super-heroes of the time before disappearing into nonexistence. When the Ghast inadvertently returns, will this fictional character choose a prescribed life of villainy or become a hero? Guest starring Captain Marvel!

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Whiz: 1984: The Return of the Ghast, Epilogue: Suppressed Memories

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Together, Valerie Coppersmith, Spooks, and Bensonhurst quickly formed a plan. Val called the Squadron of Justice hotline (Spooks had never used a dial phone, much less heard of a ten-digit phone number, much less a 1-800 number), and pretended to be Velvet. Meanwhile, Spooks turned his attention to . . .

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Whiz: 1984: The Return of the Ghast, Chapter 5: A Very Good Deed

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list To the Ghast, the Ghostly Avenger, spirits weren’t invisible at all but appeared before her mystical senses as clear as day. She had questions for both the ghost and the angel before her. “Who are you two?” The deep bass of the Ghast’s voice, which Bensonhurst could sense . . .

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