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Superboy's Treatment! MMM Poll

Between the total shutdown of Cadmus, the discover of Match, and Superman finally agreeing to not be a bitch, Kyle is finally getting the examination he needs! 

The question is, what is the result?

(I don't know when this will be implemented, but it will happen, probably relativity soon.)

(When I refer to his "limits" I'm referring to the point in which his super speed and strength start to cause him pain. Pushing past those limits would allow him to reach le...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 87 - Polite conversation

Natasha and I made record time down to the detention cells, though I was holding back considerably. We arrived at our destination just in time to see Loki sit up and swing his legs over the side of the cell's basic bed through thick ultra metal bars. My armor was deployed and surrounding me by the time he noticed us.

“You… are not who I was expecting to wake up to.” He said, looking between myself and Natasha. “How did a useless mortal find his way to me?”

“I’m surpr...

Last Resort - Dimensional Bloodsport

Hello everyone! I am pleased to release the first five chapters (and prologue) of Last Resort: Dimensional Bloodsport. Just a reminder, the early release chapters for my books are much more of a rough draft than my fan-fiction early releases, specifically in that they are subject to change if the story requires it. However, if anything does change drastically I will warn everyone and update the already posted chapters. These posts will happen on the first of every month. ...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 86 - Waking up

I had absolutely no idea how Natasha managed to sit on the bridge for six fucking hours. For anyone else, I would have assumed they had a secret book or something tucked away in a pocket or something like that, but her uniform was way too form-fitting for that. She must have found something to entertain herself though because I was about twenty minutes in and I was already going stir crazy.

I don’t remember ever being like this before I got sent here. The Conceptual Deck was ...

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 36 - Mission Start

We had a single day free before Batman returned to the cave early in the morning, gathering everyone together to discuss something important.

“I have a mission for the New Titans,” He started simply, everyone perking up at the declaration.

The dark hero worked the cave's main holo computer, pulling up a map of an island, with data popping up all around it. After a moment he turned and addressed us again.

“This is the island of Santa Prisca, a sovereign island nation wh...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 85 - A spider on the wall - Black Widow Interlude

Natasha Romanoff was used to having time alone with her thoughts. Stake outs, waiting for a target to arrive in her sights, information gathering, protection missions, surveillance details, all of them usually included a whole lot of quiet sitting and waiting.

Though she had to admit it wasn't usually such a unique view.

The forward view screen of the Void Skipper was a wash with thousands of stars. She had even dimmed the interior lights to get a better view. It was incr...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 84 - Powering up

I exited the bridge, mentally going over how to get to the engineering room. As I walked I idly noted that there was a small pool of Loki’s blood on the ground where he had landed. I clicked my tongue, shaking my head and wondering how difficult it would be to make a cleaning bot out here in space before I froze.

I whirled around and knelt down, studying the blood. There were two small pools of the red liquid. It wasn't a lot, probably because Loki had already lost so much, but it was...

Conceptual Deck Board Member Poll (SPOILERS)

This poll contains spoilers for chapter 82!

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In chapter 82, Carson and Natasha stumble upon a broken, beaten and mutilated  Loki. There are several ways I could take this, and you guys get to pick!

(This poll is closed)

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 35 - Update - Justice League Interlude

“Before we begin the meeting in earnest, let me introduce Dr. Renault and Dr. Ernal,” Batman said, gesturing to two people sitting on either ends of the table. “Dr. Renault has a PhD in ethics and was a Professor of Ethics at Harvard University, while Dr. Ernal has a PhD in philosophy and was head of the philosophy department at Boston College. They have both been vetted and agreed to keep all knowledge of these meetings secret. If you would both like to introduce yourselves?”

D...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 83 - Ema - Recovery

Just to be clear, this is not the interlude that Board Member patrons voted on, that will be coming soon 

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The second the portal closed any remaining aliens immediately died, dropping dead on the spot. Almost all of them were already dead by that time anyway, but apparently Fury had tried to catch a few in order to study and interrogate them. He even sent out six quinjets once it was all over, looking for any strays or deserters that might have survived.

Afte...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 82 - EVA exploration

Natasha seemed to relax for a moment after the second ship broke apart, but I was already moving onto the next issue. A quick check of the view screens showed that, yes, the portal was definitely closed. And while that was a step in the right direction, what really mattered was us recovering the Tesseract. I quickly manipulated one of the shield projectors to wrap around both chunks of the ship, holding them in place.

Then I tapped through the screen on my console, double checking to ma...

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 34 - Technique

Once everyone had recovered from the shock of finding yet another Superman clone everything became very busy. The original Roy Harper and the Superman clone were both carefully transferred out of the facility. Roy was taken to a League approved medical facility to reattach what remained of his hand, escorted by Green Arrow and Black Canary. Meanwhile the Superman clone was transferred into an empty stasis vessel, before being escorted out of the facility by his fellow Kyrptonians, as well as ...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 81 - Break on through

“Holy shit!” Tony cursed, both of us recovering from my sudden dive. “Thanks for the save!”

I scanned the area, taking in the situation. The destroyer was sinking, sailors jumping off into the water. My vision clicked in and I could see my droids helping pull people out of the sinking boat. I quickly lifted my hand and shouted into my communicator.

“Squads five and four! Battle bots, focus on the sinking ship! Evacuate and transport all survivors to nearby vessels!” 2022-09-12 15:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 80 - The Storm

I woke up the next morning feeling marginally rested, but still tense. After a quick breakfast from the cafeteria I found an empty room on the floor below the flight deck and set up the travel landing pad. I could recover it in a few seconds should I need to move it somewhere else after all. With that set up I headed out into the hallways, making my way out to the top deck and into the sunshine.

The flight deck looked nothing like it had the day before.

What was once an open area ...

Conceptual Deck - Interlude Poll

Hey guys, time to pick a full sized interlude!

This poll is now closed!

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 33 - Going deeper

It took a few minutes for everyone to gather on the tenth floor. Superboy and I led everyone back to the strangely built room, as Batman was busy searching for any sensors or traps in the revealed elevator. When we were all gathered in the hallway around the large door, Batman joined us.

“The elevator is too small for all of us to enter at once,” He explained. “Skarn, Green Arrow, Green Lantern and myself will ride down first.”

Superman opened his mouth to speak but Batman...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 79 - The Calm

Now properly identified, the stone was quickly put in its box, nestled back with the scepter despite the fact that it was no longer functional. It was pushed away by Coulson, a pair of Shield soldiers escorting him back out of the room. Once the Stone was gone Fury focused back on the group, opening his mouth to speak before Tony cut him off.   

“Why are we okay with Fury just having that?” Tony asked, looking confused. “Who knows where it's going to end up?”

“...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 78 - Blood from the stone

Thor led me to a seemingly random room, startling a Shield agent, who quickly grabbed their things and rushed out, sending wide eyed looks at the three of us before closing the door behind them. When we were finally alone Thor leaned back on a counter, crossing his arms as he examined me.

“You were the topic of many a discussion in the halls of Asgard, Maker,” Thor explained. “Father even informed Heimdall to pay particular attention to your activities. The scholars scoured the re...

Last Resort: Dimensional Bloodsport - Prologue

Here is the Prologue introduction for Last Resort: Dimensional Bloodsport. Keep in mind this and all following early chapters are rough drafts and subjects to edits, though patrons will be informed of any large changes, and posts will be updated with new drafts. 

I hope you enjoy!

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 32 - Searching

The interrogation continued for another hour, with Batman asking continuously more specific and detailed questions. By the end of the hour we had a pretty decent image of what the light wanted and who was probably a part of it, though there were a few members who had remained anonymous, including the leader. When Wonder Woman finally pulled the Lasso off of Sportsmaster he immediately passed out, the strain of consistently resisting the Lasso and the strain of the Lasso itself too much for hi...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 77 - Meeting old friends

When my adrenaline finally settled, I double checked the bunker for Loki, confirming that he wasn't hiding in some random corner, snickering to himself while we looked like idiots. By the time I was done, far as I could tell, he had flown the coop. Doing my best to fight off the horrifying realization that Loki could be fucking ANYWHERE, I headed back to the main room, arriving just in time to watch Ema approach the last mind control victim with an anti mind control band.

“Hold on!”...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 76 - Bait

We landed far outside the area we believed the entrance into the bunker was, the quinjet setting down in a wooded area more than a mile out. We had been flying low for almost four miles before that in an attempt to keep out of sight. I was the first one down the ramp, my armor deploying around me as I stepped down onto the dirt. I had my hand on my right revolver, which was sitting in its holster on my hip as I scanned through the area with a dozen forms of enhanced sight.

“All clear,...

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 31 - Stake out

Once we were done with our preparations and Batman had gone over the plan again the sun was starting to lower in the sky. We still had plenty of time to get into position though, so my teammates and I piled into Bioship, M’gann guiding the ship into the air. The air inside the sentient ship was tense, half of our team stuck in a pretty negative emotional loop, with the remaining three, including myself, unable to really do anything about it.

Eventually we were floating ten feet above ...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 75 - Brief briefing

“Shit, okay. Where are you?” I asked, already making my way out of the bar, Steve and Bucky hot on my heels.

“I’m… I’m on my way to pick up our back up plan.” Natasha explained vaguely. “Loki took something else and Fury is hoping they will be able to track it.”

“Well I can track Clint right now.” I explained, walking down the sidewalk, carding my truck casually as I walked by, ignoring the gasps and shouts. “Just say the word and I can get him back, anyw...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 74 - Unwind

I spent a good chunk of time on my own, flying around the moon and in space while getting the feel for the Void Skipper.  It had a surprising amount of get up and go when I gunned it, though it still took a few minutes to really move. The instruments said I was at one point going close to fifty thousand miles per hour pretty quickly, without even pushing the engines to their limits.

I had gotten a crash course on space flight from Tony, namely that besides maybe the speed ...

What kind of "special move" Warren develop?

Warren will soon begin to develop his own personal style when it comes to earth bending. He will start to develop special moves before slowly growing into a fully realized style. The question is, how does it start?

(The style parts are what might develop from these moves, not what your selecting. he might branch out, or settle on a different style, or I might decide the next few moves you guys pick go better with a different style.) 

(This Poll is now closed!)

Mettle, Metal, Meddled - Chapter 30 - Suspicion

“So. What are our plans for Speedy?” I asked as the team relaxed next to the sparring arena. “Are we going to interview him or not?”

We had just finished our morning ritual of working out, followed by sparring. Wally had joined us and was acting relatively normal, if a bit gun shy about talking to M’gann. A day had passed since we had interviewed and invited Ice to join the New Titans and we were still waiting on her family's decision. We were hopeful to hear back from her soo...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 73 - Void Skipper

It was a bit of an awkward wait, silently sitting in the tent, just waiting for the illumitant to finish being copied. Master Wong had sat down in a spare chair, across from Ema and I, but he sat silently, alternating between watching me, Ema and the machine. When it finally spit out the copy Master Wong lifted it from the output tray, turning it over and examining it. After inspecting it for a minute or so he turned it on, slowly increasing the light until it was shining brightly, enough tha...

The Conceptual Deck - Chapter 72 - It’s a magical place

Ema and I spent the next hour gathering everything I thought I could need for my latest task. I carded two UCMs, a building improver and four connected copies of my large production machine. The four LPM’s were my latest version of the device, which I had just finished perfecting for the lunar research base. Before I carded them I made sure I had the scanner for the LPM’s in a separate card.

While I was working on that, Ema started to gather and stock the heavily armored, completely...

Who will Tony and Carson try and recruit first?

When the research base is done, who will they try and convince to join there lunar research base?

This probably wont happen for several chapters, so feel free to make recommendations (including from the comic books) and I might remake this with a revised list later. 

(The relevancy of this poll is being pushed even farther back as I ran into a continuity error that honestly just slipped in between the idea for this poll and my story plan. The vote still ...