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„Teen Monster Hunters“, now online available in print and as ebook.
Agent Black’s SUV crunched the gravel in front of Sally’s trailer home. Black stopped the motor and killed the light. It was long after nightfall. Most trailers were dark, and the park was quiet, with an occasional truck passing by on the nearby highway or a dog barking somewhere. They rolled down the windows to get in some air.
“Did we pass?” Sally asked light-heartedly. Ryan and Moe already had been driven home, Sally being the last stop.
“Not in my mind, no,” Black said in the darkness. “But I am not the one to decide this.”
“We caught your runaway… translucent thing, whatever it was.”
“Yeah, and thanks for that. But that had not been the purpose of our little excursion. Director Fletcher likes to use you guys in occasional cases when we need kids to go undercover or are short-handed.”
“And, what’s wrong with that?”
“I don’t feel comfortable. These… cases we have are dangerous. So far you managed to come out your encounters unscathed, but that had been pure luck. Next time you might end up doing your Karate chops one-handedly.”
They were silent for a moment.
“Apropos, Karate, you might want to teach me one or the other trick,” Sally said.
Black smiled in the dark. “I might just do that. But don’t expect me to ring you often, my case-load is brutal, and we are traveling a lot. And thanks for putting Mr. Jumper in place; he had it coming for a long time. He tortures every one of us Agents.”
“At your service. You know where to find me, Agent,” Sally said, grabbed her backpack and opened the door.
Agent Black watched her fumbling with the door lock in the dark, gave a last wave, and then Sally was gone. A light went on in the right section of the trailer.
Black started the motor and set the SUV in motion for the long drive back.
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Director Fletcher lowered his reading glasses and looked up at Agent Black who stood in front of his desk.
“What kind of B.S. are you trying to sell me here?” he asked, waving the pieces of stapled paper of the report.
“Sir, you asked me to write a report on the kids’ evaluation, and that’s what I did.”
“The lab guys who were checking Moe Doe and Ryan Montgomery think we pulled a very early April Fool’s Day on them. Mr. Jumper still walks funnily and gives me the death stare anytime I run into him.”
“Mr. Jumper especially needed a lesson in humility,” Agent Black replied. “When it comes to ability, the kids caught the beast while we were scrambling for order. That counts for something. They are…”
“I can read, Agent!” Fletcher put the paper down and folded his fingers. “Let me tell you something. When you plan to spike a report, do it intelligently. Your glowing praise is too one-sided. You ignored the inputs from the staff completely. Big mistake. You took their negative attributes and made them into a positive operational perspective.”
“I am an Army Ranger, not a desk jockey, Sir.”
“Fortunately Black! But it never is too late to broaden your skills.”
“No, Sir. Yes, Sir,” said Black, as she wasn’t sure how to answer.
“All right, weave in the other negative inputs, bury it with operational blah-blah, make the last sentence a golden sunshine praise. Then I’ll file it and we’ll set the kids operational.”
“Very well, Sir.” Black turned to leave and Fletcher went back to some other paperwork.
“What kind of dirt does Sally Storm have on you?” Fletcher asked without looking up.
Black stopped in the doorframe. “Not on me, Sir. But she had dirt on someone else in our outfit, and we made a deal.”
“Positive report traded for the dirt?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“She is eager to join us.”
“She is. They all are, I think,” Black said. “I still disagree with it, though. Kids have no place here, Sir.”
“I know your point of view. Just was curious why you did a one-eighty degree turn in the report. The stuff must have been good, then.”
“Outstanding, Sir.”
“Will it come back to me?”
“I hope, Sir.”
“Positively?”
“Why don’t you head over to lunch later on to find out?” Black suggested.
“Lunch, here? You must be…” Fletcher gave her a very long look. Then briefly nodded. “I see. A very good deal, Agent.”
“Thank you, Sir.” With that, Black left.
Fletcher stared after her, then giggled once. Sally Storm. Teen Monster Hunter!
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About Teen Monster Hunters—The Test
Teen Monster Hunters—The Test is the sequel novella to Teen Monster Hunters.
What?
A sequel is a story told as a continuation to an earlier story.
A novella is easy on your eyes and time and is generally only a quarter of a full story.
Teen Monster Hunters is a book of the very same name, named after our three kick-ass teenaged heroes who are out and about catching a monster.
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The Test picks up shortly after the events of Teen Monster Hunters, the first full length adventure of Sally, Moe, and Ryan. It’s not easy to create a story after another story that does not give away too much from the first story, but I tried to walk that tightrope.
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And why a short story instead of a full second book with another real big adventure? Because that is the way it works. One long story, one short story, one long story… You get the point. The long TMH stories will be standalone adventures, and there is no need to read them in a certain sequence after Teen Monster Hunters. Compare the series to the Simpsons. All set and ready at the start of an episode, total mayhem and fantastic stuff during the episode, and back to normal in the last scene. Homer is back on his couch, Lisa plays her sax, and Bart is doing whatever Bart does. But the aliens, atomic explosions, monster clowns, school fires are all forgotten and have no lingering effect on the next episode. That is the concept of a full-length Teen Monster Hunters book.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡendMdosac2
Now, a novella, a short story—call it an ‘in-between story’. I will use these stories as a promotion vehicle to make you aware of the long stories which you will need to pay for (or your parents). And they will be of a different character. Here I will try to give you background adventures and link the various characters much better. It will be more of a what-if playground. What if the Teen Monster Hunters need to babysit a vicious dog? What if Agent Black needs Moe as a stake-out decoy? What if the TMH are tested by the Supernatural Investigation Agency for their spy-fitness? These novellas will follow logic, and it is a pure coincidence that I’ve chosen “The Test” as the first. The story was there in my mind, and it was an easy braindump onto my Mac’s keyboard.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ5yU4rC1M
Let me tell you—if you liked The Test, you will loooove TMH. If you did not like The Test, you will still loooove TMH.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv5aQWICsP
Head over to your favorite online book store for the ebook or to Amazon for the paperback version.
