Mace sighed deeply; it had been just over 18 hours since their return to their own time and the team was still all crowded round the Med-Bay hoping against hope that the “tête de porc-épic” – no, in English that should be ‘porcupine-headed’, anyway the strange-looking alien Rhan and the boy Ashen would be successful … More Bluebook Session 53a – A Couple of Intriguing Enquiries

9pm, 31st December 1999 The sky outside was already filled with the cacophony of numerous explosions as multiple fireworks were set off early. However, instead of celebrating the arrival of the new Millennium with the rest of the world, the Balance were sitting in a drafty, old community hall on creaking folding chairs with a … More Episode 53 – “Y2K, or not Y2K, that is the question”

31st August 1888 Through the curtain of rain, they witnessed the transformation of a man into a beast. A man whose fingernails had glistened like silver and which, like his snout and teeth, grew out; in this case into silvered blade-like claws. The dark-haired female was immediately eclipsed when the bonneted female with the bronzed … More Episode 52 – Excavations and Revelations

1.30 am, Sunday 30 September 1888 Although the team was momentarily disorientated, the words ‘Whitechapel Murderer’ coming from the window above immediately resonated with Mace. De Bois, her dead guardian and trainer turned employer had insisted she learn everything she could about infamous serial killers starting with ‘Saucy Jack’ and as soon as she heard … More Episode 51 – Conflicting Agendas

London, 2nd September 1666 As the portal closed behind them, the light in the room was reduced suddenly to near darkness, pierced only by a couple of pinholes of light escaping through the ceiling and along the top of the walls and of course from the glowing red eyes of the four vampires surrounding them. … More Episode 50 – Mirror, Mirror

They stared around them. It seemed as though Mace was getting the most attention from the gathered ferrymen but surprisingly not because of her skin colour (though they did refer to her as a ‘blackamoor’) but because of her style of dress. Her skin-tight outfit seemed to cause a mixture of ogling and averted eyes … More Episode 49 – Fear Addicted, Danger Illustrated, Firestarter

“For those that maintain a clandestine identity there are always three of us  – us in our secret identity, us in our public personae and the person the news reports talk about, who always appears to live a much more exciting life that the other two. As a result, most people believe that being a … More Episode 48 – Me, Myself and I

Based on an original suggestion by John McMullen It started with a VOIP call to Mary apparently from Naomi Van Helsing, except it wasn’t. It was late afternoon and the screen clearly showed the call was from Naomi’s account but when Mary accepted the call the camera at the other end was switched off. “Hello? … More Episode 47 – The Fourth Bride

The team, coffees in hand, had gathered round the main screen in the BASEment lounge to listen to Inspector Tolliver’s ‘latest request for their assistance’, the wording he’d used in his initial phone message had left them curious. Tolliver came on the screen and quickly thanked them for being willing to listen to his proposal. … More Episode 46 – “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?”

The Balance had just completed a session in the VR training room and were on their way to their quarters to change and have a shower when the call came through. Locker had reluctantly agreed to take over Young Sam’s room, just as a place to store his equipment and to change; he was still … More Episode 45 – Send in the Clowns