Tuesday, February 15, 1994

The Fabulous Foursome - Chapter Four


    Somehow Oswald had made it back to his old house. The car crash had left him with a slightly sprained ankle and bruising to his left arm, Nevertheless he knew he had to work quickly, otherwise his prospective employers would not be pleased.
    Going to his workshop he quickly got out the plans he had stolen from Reid. He scoured over them trying to find out where he had gone wrong. He looked at the plans over and over, but he could still not see what had gone wrong. The formula for the new power source seemed flawless. Perhaps the design fault was in the cannon’s mechanism itself.

The Fabulous Foursome - Chapter Three


    After alerting the hospital to Dr. Reid’s disappearance Solo and Borne decided to take action of their own. Solo knew that the police would work on the assumption that Reid had been kidnapped. Solo thought that this was possible, but first he wanted to check on an assumption of his own.
    The first place they arrived at was Reid’s house. This place not only served as his dwelling but he also carried out some of his experiments in his laboratory, which was in his basement. When they arrived they found that the front door was slightly ajar, so quietly they entered. While Solo searched the living room Borne went down to the basement. He saw that the light had been left on. Opening the door he soon found something of interest.

The Fabulous Foursome - Chapter Two


    The Nottingham University campus had been sealed off by the police so that they could carry out their investigation. Both Daniel Reid and Charles Borne were taken to hospital.
    The roads around the university had also been sealed off, and traffic was being re-directed. A few hours after the attack one car managed to get through the police cordon. Paul Solo had heard about the attack on television, and he saw a photo-fit description of the man who had been seen leaving Reid’s lab. Solo recognised the picture as that of Peter Oswald.

The Fabulous Foursome - Chapter One

    The speeding van raced through the streets of London, closely followed by four police cars. The van skidded all over the road as they attempted to get away. But as it neared the old Docklands area it began to slow down. In the front police car was Inspector Paul Solo. In the van was a criminal he had been hunting for almost two years: Peter Oswald, the Gunner.
    The van suddenly made a sharp turn into an old warehouse. The huge door then shut behind it. The police cars stopped outside the warehouse. Solo got out of the car and walked over to the door. He looked up at the building. As he did this two of the other officers checked the rest of the outside of the building. A few minutes later they returned.
    “This is the only entrance.” said one. “The only way they could have got out is by the windows.”
    Suddenly the huge door began to open again. As the seconds passed Solo could tell that something large was behind it. He couldn’t see what it was until the door was fully open. What he saw horrified him. Standing in the doorway were ten men, each garbed in body armour, and each holding high calibre machine guns. A second passed before they all opened fire. The police officers barely had time to hit the deck before the bullets showered over them.

Monday, January 24, 1994

James Watt: Running Man - Chapter Four

    Watt entered an old abandoned building. When he entered the first thing he saw was an old locker room. He looked around and saw the skeletons of previous contestants. He continued further into the building.

James Watt: Running Man - Chapter Three

    The craft carrying Watt continued to hurtle down the tunnel at high speed. After about another minute he saw daylight. The craft suddenly stopped when it hit a net. Watt as now in the area that had been devastated by a massive earthquake in 1997. As soon as the craft had stopped a group of five scruffily-dressed men rushed over to him and released Watt. They helped him out of the craft and directed him to the first quadrant of the zone.

James Watt: Running Man - Chapter Two

    Killian was on the next plane back to Los Angeles. The day after he arrived back in the US he went back to his office. He knew he had to devise another way of boosting his ratings, but the ideas were starting to dry up. He  considered all of this on the drive to his office. He arrived, and then entered the building. The first thing he noticed was that his secretary had not yet arrived, and his letters had not been opened and placed on his desk. This did not help his mood one bit. So he marched over to his office door and opened it. He was surprised to find someone sitting in his large leather chair. He could not see who it was at first because his back was turned to him.

James Watt: Running Man - Chapter One

    Damon Killian sat in his office in Hollywood. He was not a happy man. Six months ago he devised a new form of game show called "The Running Man". The format was simple. Convicted criminals would have to 'run' through this underground cavern while being hunted down by 'stalkers'. If they managed to escape from this cavern they would be given a pardon. If they were captured they would be killed in combat. The thing that was making Killian unhappy, however, was that The Running Man was in danger of being cancelled. The ratings for the first season were very poor, and with the start of the next television season only two months away Killian was desperate to find a way of saving his show.

Tuesday, January 18, 1994

Anglo-Force: Stargazer Chapter 2

    The Stargazer and his group had returned to their dwelling, some three miles away from the village. Magus and Thomas meanwhile had returned to the village. They sought the dwelling of the village elder, Urko. They had some difficulty finding it, but they eventually did. When they arrived they were surprised to find that Urko knew Magus.

Anglo-Force: Stargazer Chapter 1

    Magus sat in his study at Craigmillar Castle. Before him, on the huge mahogany desk, rested a volume of long forgotten lore. A log fire blazed in the grate, before which reclined Teddy and Toby, sleeping as peacefully as only dogs of three and two hundred years old respectively could. Curled up in one of the chairs lay Jimmy and Tabby, as sound asleep as the dogs on the hearthrug. Igor, Magus’ Monstron butler, moved around the room silently, dusting. At length, Magus closed the book and went to look out of the window.

Sunday, January 16, 1994

The Empire Saga Chapter Fourteen

It was a wild and stormy night in Wiltshire. Stonehenge stood, as it had done for centuries without number, stark and empty. Around the edge of the stone circle stood Anglo-Force, watching intently. Within stood the Council of the Five, the Istari. Within the circle these five made stood Vader and his man, and Grand Moff Tarkin, bound and gagged. Each of the five wizards communicated mind to mind. Vader could sense something was happened but he did not know what.

The Empire Saga Chapter Thirteen

Paul Solo sat in one of the chairs of Tarkin's shuttle craft, strapped down. Then, from one of the other compartments, Tarkin entered. He stared at Solo. A few seconds later Vader entered.

The Empire Saga Chapter Twelve

    The Star Destroyer began to shake violently once again. Below in the streets of London panic began to reign. They were scared by the sight of a mighty space vessel in the sky above them. On the bridge of the Star Destroyer there were some signs of panic there too.

The Empire Saga Chapter Eleven

    The Star Destroyer was now a million kilometres away from the wormhole. When they reached that point in space Tarkin ordered the vessel to a halt.

The Empire Saga Chapter Ten

    The Phantom Cruiser hurled through space past Saturn. At the controls sat Space Ghost. Watt sat next to him, and behind them Magus and the Doctor.
    “You still haven’t told me our course, Magus.” said Space Ghost.
    “Just keep steering ahead.” said Magus. “We will soon reach our destination.”
    The Doctor turned to Magus.
    “Wouldn’t it have been much easier for us to use the TARDIS?” he asked.
    “I think not, Doctor.” said Magus. “Something tells me we will be needing the Phantom Cruiser.”

The Empire Saga Chapter Nine

    The Star Destroyer hurtled through the Bajoran system, trying to get away from the Federation’s ships. They knew now that the only way they would be able to get back to their own territory would be to travel through the Sontarran system. They also knew that they would most likely run into some more Federation ships.

The Empire Saga Chapter Eight

    Darth Vader arrived back on the bridge of the Star Destroyer. Grand Moff Tarkin was already there. He had returned there when the battle had first started. Vader stormed over to him.
    “We must withdraw.” said Vader. “Our forces on the station have been defeated.”

The Empire Saga Chapter Seven

    Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader stood in Operations on DS9. Tarkin stood looking at the main control panel.
    “I see all is almost complete.” said Tarkin. “Is the Tie fighter ready?”
    “The pilot awaits your word.” said Vader.
    “Then give the word.” said Tarkin.