You can find my posted fan fiction on Wattpad -- just type my name in. Every other month or so, I will post snippets from a fanzine story here on the blog, and then post the whole story in Wattpad for your enjoyment. At least, I hope you enjoy it!!
So .... here's the first installment, from the fanzine On Wings of Light, which was for fans of The Phoenix, Starman, and Beauty and the Beast.
ENJOY!!!!
Scott
gasped for breath. Between the booming of his heart in his ears and the slap of
his sneakers on the pavement, he heard the rumble of Fox's car. Less than a
hundred yards behind him now, he guessed.
Paul
had decided they should split up. Fox should have followed him, leaving Scott
free to hide. Either Paul had managed to get away, or Fox had decided the
alien's son was the easier target.
Scott glanced to either side. The mid-afternoon, downtown traffic
gave him a little advantage. He had no idea why Fox didn't use tranquilizer
darts and get it over with. How had Fox found them so soon? The false trail
Paul left at their last stop should have led the agent 300 miles away.
He reached the intersection as the light turned yellow. Scott put
on a burst of speed and crossed the street. An impatient old man in a red truck
tried to jump the light, saw Scott, squealed to a stop and pounded his horn at
the boy. Scott grinned -- Fox
was stopped at the light. Even if he got out of his car now, Scott had a chance
to get away.
The
sphere leaped in his pocket. Scott nearly stopped as it went hot, then cooled a
scant second later.
Dad?
No
response. Behind him, he heard the cross traffic slow as the light changed. His
respite was gone. He looked in all directions for some place to hide -- a narrow alley -- shadows -- some place he could
duck into before Fox saw him -- some place Fox could not follow.
"Hey,
kid!" a woman called as a motorcycle roared up to him. The driver kept
pace with Scott's staggering steps. "Get on. I know trouble when I see
it."
He
had no time to consider the safety of the offer. Scott swung his leg over the
back of the cycle's seat before he came to a complete stop. He grabbed hold of
the driver's coat and they were gone.
"Thanks," he gasped in the driver's ear, nearly smashing
his lips against the scarred blue helmet.
"No problem. Helping is my specialty." She gave him a
grin over her shoulder. Scott had a glimpse of green-brown eyes, a narrow face and
bronze hair.
Scott buried his face
in the back of her worn navy pea coat and felt the sweat dry. He couldn't catch
his breath. He felt the bike twist and sway around the corners, heard the rise
and fall of its engine's song. Far behind, he heard a car horn blare, an angry
sound. He grinned, imagining Fox pounding his steering wheel in helpless rage.
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