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Arly's Army
After an hour of listening to Harry’s anthology of horror stories, I came to understand that the dark realm was ruled by a single, villainous entity. Her name was Arly and she was once one half of Derrick’s most prized pair of socks. She was an Arlington Catholic Cougars crew sock which Derrick received as a gift from the high school, along with a fancy leather Letterman jacket, for winning the state football championship.
By Kale Sinclairabout a year ago in Fiction
The Covidian
Superhero Name: The Covidian Secret Identity/Alter Ego: Ill tempered Holiday Inn Express hotel manager Stephen Franks Origin Story: Stephen Franks is the only man in the world confirmed to have been infected with the original Covid-19 strain and all 26 known variants. During his 27th bought of the disease, he developed severe encephalitis and the resultant nerve damage in the brain caused him to develop a number of what have been characterized as "superhuman" abilities. He also developed a neurological disorder similar to Bells Palsy which resulted in a severe lisp, permanent paralysis of the left side of his face, drooping of his eyebrows and mouth, drooling from the right side of his mouth, difficulty closing one eyelid, and severe facial pain along with disordered movement of the muscles that control facial expressions, loss of the sense of taste on the front 2/3 of his tongue, and chronic tinnitus. He uses his superpowers to fight the greed and laziness of the hospitality industry whom he claims used Covid-19 an excuse to cut costs and reduce quality rather than as a source of severe disfigurement and painful disease as he did. He discovered his superpowers by accident on the day he learned of the new 5pm closing time for all hotel pools in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio which the hotel chains attributed to a shortage of lifeguards caused by Covid-19. The move was expected to save the hotels an estimated 1.5 billion dollars in combined labor and lawsuit avoidance costs. Stephen's anger at that policy caused two of his super abilities to activate. Eventually he would learn that all of his powers could be activated by anger and/or disgust.
By Everyday Junglistabout a year ago in Fiction
Rat Man
Most rich people fall in one of these categories: You have snobs who believe that their money gives them the right to do anything they want. You have philanthropists who believes their money gives them the responsibility to better the world. Then you have the party animal who only wants to have a good time. They use their money to buy friends.
By David E. Perryabout a year ago in Fiction
Ocean Man
Arthur King was raised by the world’s greatest marine biologists. Henry King and his wife were trained in everything ocean. They taught Arthur everything they knew. Their hope was to clean the ocean so that one day sea life and humans can live in harmony. If they could build a working, thriving, real life Alantis, that would be their greatest dream.
By David E. Perryabout a year ago in Fiction
Amazing Woman
Unknown to most of the world, there is a top-secret lab in the 3rd sub-basement of the Alantis Paradise Island resort. Access to the lab is through an underground tunnel by boat. That is where a team of scientists were working on their latest project. They were genetically engineering a child with the DNA of 20 different men. They choose 5 of the strongest men in the world. 5 of the world’s top doctors. 5 of the world’s brightest scientists. 5 of the world’s greatest military geniuses. To carry the child, they choose Lilly Carter, the prettiest woman on earth.
By David E. Perryabout a year ago in Fiction
