The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 2, Chapter 4: The Grey Ghost
by Joe Kinski, Libbylawrence and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list Le Chat Noir nightclub, Paris, France, 4:30 A.M.: The mysterious Mr. King had managed to crawl into the shower, wash his dirty blond hair, and shave before coming to the nightclub. He placed his cowl and domino mask in his jacket pocket just in . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 2, Chapter 3: The Mysterious Mr. King
by Joe Kinski, Doc Quantum and Libbylawrence Return to chapter list The nightmares came for him again. The details sometimes changed, but the outcome was always the same, no matter what he did. His heart pumped vigorously, and his brain pounded like it was going to explode. Alicia. She was always in his dreams, only . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 2, Chapter 2: Norse Gods
by Libbylawrence and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list In a small house in Stockholm, Sweden, Alvar Sundin was busy at work on a painting in his studio. After the visitation from the being called the Super-Wizard, the artist had been inspired to paint a scene straight out of a celestial vision that had come . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 2, Chapter 1: Wonder Boy
by Doc Quantum and Libbylawrence Return to chapter list On his private star, the Super-Wizard watched as Redstar flew back to the Soviet Union, the Golden Stags of Romania defeated. On another view screen, he saw the American action-hero called the Peacemaker in battle with what appeared to be a fire-breathing dragon not far from . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 2, Prologue: Mythological Menaces
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list Continued from The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1: Visitations In Romania, the Soviet atomic-powered hero known as Redstar flew over the skies of the capital city. A herd of twenty-foot-tall yellow deer, looking like the Golden Stag from a Romanian fairy tale, had been rampaging . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Blue Beetle: 1973: The Wedding Planner
by CSyphrett 
Lemuel Toadkin had been a wedding planner for over forty years, but despite all his efforts he hasn’t managed to have as quiet a career as he wished. Join him in his reminiscences as he recalls the wedding of Ted Kord (Blue Beetle III) and Tracey Simmons, which was crashed by an unusual group of uninvited guests. Guest starring the Sentinels of Justice as well as a long-missing hero, the golden age Blue Beetle!
Blue Beetle: 1973: The Wedding Planner, Chapter 2: You’re No Dan Garrett
by CSyphrett Return to chapter list “Dan!” Ted Kord said urgently, shaking the man he seemed to recognize as his college roommate by his shoulders. “Wake up! Dan?” The fallen mystery-man in blue made a sound, turning his face halfway around and opening one eye. Several bruises marked the visible parts of his face. “Huh?” . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Blue Beetle: 1973: The Wedding Planner, Chapter 1: Wedding Crashers
by CSyphrett Return to chapter list Looking out of his window at the busy New York street below, Lemuel Toadkin sat at his desk as he awaited the arrival of his newest clients. It had taken a long time for him to reach this place. He was a wedding planner who had worked his way . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum 
After hundreds of people in China are killed by a lone man carrying two buckets of water, the Chinese government seeks help from the Dome, the UN’s action-hero wing, which calls in the Sentinels of Justice. But with the Sentinels at its smallest membership number ever, Captain Atom is forced to work with his enemy Major Force and a group of convicts-turned-heroes called the Dragon Force. It all seems cut and dry, since their mission is to simply find this man and apprehend him for the Chinese authorities to question — a nice little exercise in international relations. But Captain Atom can’t shake the feeling that something just isn’t right about the whole situation. Could they be unwittingly walking into a dragon’s den?
Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den, Epilogue: A Low Point
by Doc Quantum, with CSyphrett Return to chapter list “And that’s how it happened,” said the Blue Beetle. At Checkmate headquarters, Sarge Steel was videoconferencing with the Beetle, who was back home at the Sentinel Building. Steel had read the after-action report filed by Captain Atom, but so far he had not been able to . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den, Chapter 3: FUBAR
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list Captain Atom flew over the destroyed area. He also thought something was wrong with the situation in front of him. The report had come in too fast for the Chinese not to have known what was going on, but they had done nothing. They had waited . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den, Chapter 2: The Bug and the Dragon
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list Emil Forsa had gained his powers after the rogue scientist Professor Koste used him as a guinea pig in an experiment to duplicate Captain Atom’s powers. For fifteen years now, he used his powers as Major Force for personal gain and had battled not only the . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den, Chapter 1: Forces Beyond Control
by Doc Quantum and CSyphrett Return to chapter list In central China, a man with a top-knot who wore clothing like peasants centuries ago walked into a village. On his shoulders was a wooden yoke with two buckets of water on either end. Reaching the village square, he placed the yoke on the ground and . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Louie Lue, Occult Detective: Death Written in Hanzi
by CSyphrett 
As museum curator Jackie Lue arrives in Honolulu from Hong Kong for his first vacation in years, he expects to have a nice, quiet vacation visiting his grandfather. But when that grandfather is the famous occult detective Louie Lue, can there be any relaxation involved? Unfortunately for the young martial arts master and his mystically endowed grandfather, the Tiger Demon cult has other plans for him!
Louie Lue, Occult Detective: Death Written in Hanzi, Chapter 2: The Yaoguai
by CSyphrett Return to chapter list Grandfather and grandson walked out of the small place. Louie Lue locked the building up from any intrusion with a key and a set of mystical symbols hastily drawn on the door. “Backseat, please,” said the spokesman for the Tiger Demons, gesturing with a hand. Louie and Jackie Lue . . .
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