The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 7: The Bacchanalia
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list In an English manor house, Mick Fleeter smiled under his blue wig, colorful striped costume, and bright makeup. This job had been so easy that he could hardly believe it. The Madmen were really cleaning up this time, and there was no Blue Beetle in sight . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 6: Thor, God of Thunder
by Doc Quantum, CSyphrett and Libbylawrence Return to chapter list In Stockholm, Sweden, a pretty blonde woman had awakened from an uneasy sleep in the middle of the night. Britta Sundin was normally an early riser, as her years as an actress on Swedish television had conditioned her to get up early in order to . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 5: Panthera
by Libbylawrence, CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list In a house in a suburb of Vienna, Austria, a matronly, red-cheeked woman named Hilda Ottinger turned to look at her snoring husband, Werner. The overweight bald man had reclined in his favorite chair a few moments ago, and already the newspaper was resting across . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 4: Stardust
by Libbylawrence, CSyphrett and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list A mother and father were positively jubilant as they led their college student son out of a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. The young dark-haired man was tall, slender, and handsome, possessing the grace of an athlete. He had, in fact, long desired a career as . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 3: Wunderkind
by Doc Quantum and CSyphrett Return to chapter list December, 1985, four months after the end of the Crisis on Infinite Earths: A tall, handsome young man wearing an expensive Italian suit watched a television news report in his plush office in Florence, Italy. According to the report, a costumed man in Rome calling himself . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 2: The Dart
by Bradley Cobb, Doc Quantum and Libbylawrence Return to chapter list Dr. Lorenzo Puzzini of Rome, Italy, had been through hell and back over the last few months. He’d discovered two surprising revelations about his family. The first revelation was that his uncle by marriage — an American history teacher named Caius Martius Wheeler — . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Chapter 1: The Black Lion
by CSyphrett, with Doc Quantum Return to chapter list In England, the man known as the Black Lion drove to the train station while dressed as a civilian. He purchased a ticket and stepped aboard, going straight to his compartment, where he proceeded to stare out the window in thought and contemplate the events that . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Prologue: The Super-Wizard
by Doc Quantum and CSyphrett Return to chapter list August 6, 1985 — the day after the end of the Crisis on Infinite Earths: A large figure of a man stood alone in his observatory on an asteroid that was shaped like a five-pointed star. He liked to think of it as his own private . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Natural: Masters of the Elements
by Libbylawrence 
Kate McCormick, an ordinary 35-year-old single mother of a teenage daughter, suddenly becomes the target of costumed super-powered assassins who claim to be given power by gods called the Masters of the Elements. And if that were not enough, she inexplicably begins to develop super-powers of her own. Can she learn the reasons for her powers and why the Masters want her dead in time to master a heroic legacy of her own?
The Natural: Masters of the Elements, Chapter 4: The Natural Is Born
by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list Dear Diary, When faced with the prospect of living as a target for these cosmic hitmen, I realized that I had no choice for my sake and Allison’s other than to accept his offer and learn how to use the powers he had forced upon me. We began training, . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Natural: Masters of the Elements, Chapter 3: David Crandall’s Story
by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list Dear Diary, I spent the next day in the New York Public Library. I pored through books and microfilm and wore out my back and my eyes and my patience, though not in that order. Then, as I was ready to throw up my hands and give up, Devin . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Natural: Masters of the Elements, Chapter 2: They Want You Dead
by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list Dear Diary, If I’m going to tell this story in full and glorious detail, then I should really back up and explain that, while our world had super-criminals of various types as well as super-human good guys, most of us just read about them in the paper or saw . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .The Natural: Masters of the Elements, Chapter 1: The Fateful Storm
by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list From the diary of Kate McCormick: Dear Diary, The storm was the first sign that my life was going to change. I know that in my college days, at Connecticut College for Women, we were assigned to read Shakespeare’s Macbeth — or was it Julius Caesar? The brain cells . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-4 on .Secret Origins: The People Versus Major Force
by CSyphrett 
Emil Forsa was once nothing more than a two-bit henchman whose only claim to fame was being the man who unmasked Captain Atom. But when his old boss, Professor Koste, used him as a guinea pig in an experiment to duplicate Atom’s powers, he becomes a force of destruction. Now, after so many years as a villain, can he be a hero instead? Emil reviews the past events that led up to his becoming the atomic-powered super-villain Major Force as he searches for his answer.
Secret Origins: The People Versus Major Force, Chapter 2: The Project
by CSyphrett Return to chapter list The scientists had donned protective gear to be able to get close to their victims. One ran the wand of a Geiger counter up and down Emil Forsa’s body. It clicked madly from the exposure to the guinea pig’s presence. “Can you hear us, Forsa?” asked the lead scientist. . . .
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