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 ...

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is my own story posted at my DA site at http://cerebus873.deviantart.com, even though the username’s are different. Just didn’t want people thinking it was someone else’s work. Pulling her dark hair back into a ponytail, Emma Daly surveyed the lab. Electronic parts were strewn all over the place, left helter skelter by the other grad students and Professor Stolovitzky. Somehow ...

A small line of sweat ran down his face, breaking the silence of the room as it plopped against table. He jerked soundlessly at the noise, his eyes widening with panic. He reached towards the computer, stopped, pulled his hand back a bit, then repeated this motion a few times. Finally, he reached out and gently clicked the mouse. He gazed absently at the screen, distracted by the moving text. An ...