Project Super Nex, Chapter Nine: Alidiska Min

"How the grim d'ya shoot Wy? In the arm? With a damn boomerang?!" "For the hundredth time, Cooper, a Betelark sprayed me! There's more than one reason why I hate those bugs so much, and the hallucinogenic venom's at the top of my list!" "If the gash is not hygienically and promptly bonded, it will … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Nine: Alidiska Min →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Eight: Spuring The Horse

"You're pretty early, Wyatt!" "Early bird catches the beetle, Dr. Fulbright. No better time to catch it than today." "No better time indeed," said Xavier, handing Wyatt an antiallergenic napkin, waving an arm to the ajar door of his office. "Come in, come in. Penelope's even earlier than you." Wyatt entered Xavier's office, where Penelope … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Eight: Spuring The Horse →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Seven: Geanthoff

"I'm so sorry about this, Wyatt. This could have been a triumph, a down-to-Vestral triumph, but now we've lost so many good Starsapiens, and all for what?" "For an insignificant mission," said Wyatt in his darkest tone, almost a growling one, and his eyes flicked up at Xavier. "A thoughtless, frivolous, shallow, insignificant mission." Xavier, … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Seven: Geanthoff →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Six: Journeyers

"Here's the Journeyer-class spaceship fleet for today's invasion!" announced Xavier, waving his arm with a merry flourish. "Beauties, if I do say so myself. Thirty beautiful ships." Wyatt and Dr. Fulbright's faces were open with wonder as they took in the massive ships. Mobular-sized domes encircled the middle of the cylindrical vehicles, protruding curved fins … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Six: Journeyers →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Five: The Wariness of Wyatt

"What in the universe?" Wyatt had finished a SPACE Union news article moments ago, slurping the last of the wheatfowl rice broth he ordered through Hot Beans, drumming his spoon on the takeout box. He rapped a fist on the granite countertop, scooted off the kitchen stool, tossed the spoon in the sink and the … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Five: The Wariness of Wyatt →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Four: Two Serendipitous Encounters

Neither air bullets from W16s nor heat blasts from pokers inflicted anything more than dents and small burns on Grimhets' armored flesh as they stampeded out of the vortex. Wyatt and Penelope were quick to switch to energy orbs and switchguns, but it was Gene's gas bomb that gave everyone a break. He hurled it … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Four: Two Serendipitous Encounters →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Three: The Infection

Wyatt took a seat in the crossbus as the first guitar riff of a song by his favorite band, Emovere, played over the radio. He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and drummed his hand on his lap while the crossbus zoomed away from the Cerebral satellite, into the spacetime tunnel. There was … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Three: The Infection →

Project Super Nex, Chapter Two: The Thistle Brothers

"I ordered you to prepare the Grimhets for stealing the virus, not killing Wyatt." "Gargant, I had no knowledge that they were aiming to attack him. I believed they would retreat from his presence and — " "Stop lying to me, Naazang!" Gargant rose from behind the desk in his study and strode to a … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter Two: The Thistle Brothers →

Project Super Nex, Chapter One: The Demonstration

This is a YA science-fiction story where, in the parallel dimension of Cosmotic, Rad-Bio Laboratory has bioengineered the Super Nex virus to help SPACE Union win a lengthy war against Gargant and his bestial Grimhet legion. Not only do the beasts succeed in hijacking the virus, but the Rad-Bio lab tech Wyatt Durrell becomes infected … Continue reading Project Super Nex, Chapter One: The Demonstration →