Saturday, January 17, 2009

Drabble: Captain Amazing: Ne’er-do-wells Cower, Evildoers Repent!

Captain Amazing: Ne’er-do-wells Cower, Evildoers Repent!

Sam Stanwell was just a mild-mannered citizen before that fateful day, the day when he was exposed, by freak industrial accident, to the gamma ray beam. He didn’t know it at first, but changes were taking place in his body. His very DNA had been changed by the rays, and the cells of his body were changing, multiplying and regenerating at a blindingly fast rate. He was not like the normal humans anymore, for he had–

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“–maybe three, four months to live.”

Sam stared blankly at the empty wall, trying to take in what the doctor was telling him.



Note: I will be out of town without internet this weekend. Expect new drabbles on Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, look closely at today's title.

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