Category: Origin
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Jet Ryder’s Hope
Previously Ryder Airfield, Jet City May 20, 1960 The Semi-Centennial of Superhumans “Let’s go over this one last time,” Dr. Brighton announced. Trent wiped the sweat from his forehead, though it wasn’t because of the heat. Jet held his flight helmet at his side, listening intently. “Inside the casing there are four motors, two regulators, […]
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Nobody and the Spider (16.5)
Intermission Previously The screen went black. “What the shit?” Cho wondered. The laptop started smoking. He cursed, waving the smoke away. He disconnected the wooden box from his laptop and in a panic started waving the laptop up and down, trying to put the fire out. “Sir?” someone called out, knocking on his office […]
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Nobody and the Spider (16)
A Deadly Dance Previously James opened his eyes, still groggy. He was on his back and his head hurt and everything was spinning. Suddenly a woman in a blue costume was standing over him, slapping his face. “Hey. Wake up,” Blue Wave said. “Ow! Don’t do that! You’re making it worse!” James cried. “Sorry,” […]
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Nobody and the Spider (15)
There’s a Minotaur at the End of This Labyrinth Previously Cho looked at the thumb drive like he was expecting at any moment for it to start talking to him. He looked the envelope over for any additional instructions or contents but there weren’t any. He turned the thumb drive over in his […]
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Nobody and the Spider (14)
How the Game is Played Previously “The Spiders will continue their reign of terror until you establish points of control, limiting their influence to smaller, more manageable areas,” Beacon said, pointing to a projection on the wall being made with his patented “Beacon Baton”, a gadget that seemed to be the source of […]
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Nobody and the Spider (13)
The Master Gem Previously May 13 What James and Tina found turned out to be an ornate mahogany display case over at the Weird Warriors exhibit, showcasing gear from the very first magical superheroes of the 1940’s. Gear like the Hood of the Serpent Lord and the Staff of Meditation. The one […]
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Nobody and the Spider (12)
The Big Leagues Previously Jet City May 17, 2010 The phone was ringing. Cho looked around his office. The light coming through his window was blinding. Had he fallen asleep? He rubbed his tired eyes. It was 10:34 A.M. according to the clock on his desk. He must have dozed off for […]
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Nobody and the Spider (11)
Powder Keg City Previously Cho watched in horror as the Serious Six broke the protestors in front of city hall up with brutal efficiency and in high definition. The news crawl shifted from vague economic forecasts to BREAKING NEWS FROM JET CITY! “Eric, get someone down there right now. Eric? Where’s the chief?” […]
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Nobody and the Spider (10)
Hero Fest Previously “Nice of you to join us,” Torres said, not hiding her annoyance. “Sorry I’m late. Good to see you again, Chief,” Alan said, nodding toward Wright. “I assume since you’re here the mayor’s looking for a progress report?” “Yes. He is,” Wright replied. “Well, good news for you because the […]
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Nobody and the Spider (9)
Investigation Ongoing Previously Jet City May 17, 2010 From the personal collection of Adam Cho: The city is screaming. Not literally. I’ve heard that can happen but that’s not goddamn this doesn’t make a fucking lick of sense FUCKING GOD FUCK The city is screaming. Silently for the moment, but it’s a […]
The Wormhole Less Traveled 