IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE by Team Acenaut ------------------------------------- Night was falling over Metropolis, but Shuster Avenue was ablaze with neon signs and movie marquees and brightly-lit shop windows. Pedestrians hurried along the sidewalks, some on their way to restaurants and cinemas, others turning down the stairs to the 14th Street subway station. Below the street, the crowd on the sub ...

CHAPTER 4 The light of a full moon came slanting through the window of Lana's bedroom. Lana lay on her back, her hands clasped behind her head, hovering about eighteen inches above the bedspread. She had put on her pajamas and turned off the light an hour ago, but she was still wide awake, thinking of the wonderful abilities she now possessed. As if she could fall asleep after all the excitement ...

CHAPTER 10 Lana paused in the doorway, surveying the crowded interior of the Diamond Bar. A huddle of men at a nearby table turned to stare at her, squinting through a haze of cigarette smoke at the two figures silhouetted against the light from Tony's office -- the shapely girl in the short skirt and boots, and the stocky, disheveled man she was holding up by the back of his collar. Other custom ...

CHAPTER 16 APRIL ... The cafeteria of Smallville High School was noisy with the hum of conversation and the clatter of silverware. Ted Harmon set his tray down at the varsity table and slid into a seat. "Hey, guys," he said. "Guess who I saw this morning?" "Who?" grunted Dewey Ericson, dipping a French fry into a pool of catsup on his plate. "Supergirl -- that's who." Six faces looked up. "Get ou ...

CHAPTER 22 OCTOBER ... "Suzy? What are you doing here?" Coming out of the art room at the end of the final period, Lana was surprised to see her friend waiting for her in the hallway. Suzy usually went to cheerleading practice right after school. "Come with me." Suzy grabbed Lana's wrist and started off down the hallway, weaving her way among the other students with her friend in tow. Curious, La ...