Fire in the Hole (Superhero Black Hole, part 137)
We attached the explosives to the four corners of the Grid window with some clay-like bluish-grey putty. Al had upended the couch; using it and the cushions we…
Heart-to-Heart (Superhero Black Hole, part 136)
I looked around at everyone in the room, their frightened stares piercing me. I could feel myself becoming less calm with every passing moment, and knowing how…
The Big Bang (Superhero Black Hole, part 135)
“Hasten the arrival of the unknown assailants, and likely hasten our demise,” interjected Al from across the room. “We don’t know that they’re coming to kill…
Grasping at Straws (Superhero Black Hole, Pt. 134)
Zowie and the others had been discussing our surely-impending doom for a couple minutes now, but I was paying them no mind. Despite all the guns and other…
The One Who Knocks (Superhero Black Hole, part 133)
Back in our main hub of activity, we all stood staring up into the grid, witnessing the electric blue lines fizzling out one by one. Darkness lay behind the…
I Do Have Weapons (Superhero Black Hole, part 132)
Al pressed his palm against a scanning plate, held his eye up to a retina scan modified specifically for him and then traced his finger, from top to bottom…
Closing In (Superhero Black Hole, part 131)
As Al lead us all to the weapons storage area - (because of course we have a weapons storage area) - Tsering asked him: “What is going on?” If we had a…
Alter-Naming (Superhero Black Hole, part 126)
Cut to: Just over an hour later. Me and the Zoes had all showered-- (NOT TOGETHER, Zoe (the original (and best?) has hastened me to add) --and were now seated…
HQ (Superhero Black Hole, part 125)
That was the ceiling being not so much a ceiling, but rather a seemingly endless criss-crossing matrix of glowing blue circuits - or wires, or whatever …
Awesomeness (Superhero Black Hole, part 124)
If ever there had been another moment in my life where the sound of an angelic chorus signifying the awesomeness of a sight I beheld could have been more…