By Ant L. (Team Archivist) Black Box characters by Louis Porter Jr & Calypso from Vigilance Press X-Ray struck a power-pose: took a deep breath, chest enlarged, abdomen sculpted like a Greek god, his limbs muscular and firm. “That should do it, Brian,” said Akira, shutting the camera off, “I’ll get these pictures sent off … More Episode 103 – Oil on the Water?

By Ant L. (Team Archivist) It had been a fortnight since The Balance had returned from their magical mystery tour with the survivors of the Birmingham Incident.  They heard tales that the Library was still cleaning its floors after the unexpected ‘invasion’ but all the team could do was smile; sometimes, elitism just needed to … More Episode 102 – Blood Moon Rising

In collaboration with Ant L. (Team Archivist) For the last two weeks the Balance had been working 18 hour days, assisting with the rebuilding of the city of Wessex. It didn’t help that Akira had been suffering regular migraines, and now he was starting to hear voices that no-one else heard, or at least one … More Episode 101 – Homeward Bound

By Ant L. (Team Archivist) “Come with me if you want to live.” If there was ever a phrase guaranteed to catch your attention, that was it. Even then, The Balance almost took way too long to reach a decision, looking at each other with enquiring eyes, shrugging their shoulders, miming questions and answers with … More Episode 100 – A Sunny Day on Terminus

Continuing on from Episode 98 The members of the Balance picked themselves up off the floor as the nearby explosions caused the entire BASEment structure to vibrate with each new strike on the surface above. X-Ray clambered into his costume before flying as fast as he could to the surface. He immediately tuned his radio … More Episode 99 – Terminus Invasion

The team had been relaxing in the lounge of the BASEment after what had been a long and extremely quiet week desperate for something to happen, when Dispatch was channelled through to the room’s primary screen by Frankie. Instead of a call to action, this appeared to be a weather forecast warning of an unexpected … More Episode 98 – Nightmare on Garbage Day

Adapted from “Rise of the Tyrant” by Amber Scott PrequelIn the primordial past, a series of meteor strikes permanently altered the environment and development of sentient life on Earth but in another parallel universe, the meteors never struck and the dinosaurs eventually evolved into a powerful and intelligent Saurian race. They crushed the burgeoning primate … More Episode 97 – Ruul Britannia

“So, as you can see from all this, Stacy, I screwed up, and now you’re in danger. Again!” Brian slammed his fist into the marble worktop, causing minute cracks to spread out across the surface.  He wasn’t a “paragon”, but he was stronger than people such as Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Eddie Hall, and now … More Bluebook Session 96a – Love. Love changes everything….

The team were still busy trying to implement their new “Defenders of the Planet” proposal. They’d successfully persuaded the Challenger-Wildeman’s to come on-board with their suggestion and, in turn, they’d reached out on their behalf to Daedalus and Marcus Moore. It had had taken a covert visit to Starhaven on Europa to convince Moore that … More Episode 96 – ‘House Hunting’

Secret War / Labyrinth Pt I The team prepared the Crate for its trip to Switzerland with Akira loading one of the freeze guns on-board as a good luck charm. Before they set off, they agreed to contact the national superhero team, The Swiss Guard, and inform them that they would be visiting Zurich on … More Episode 95 – The Enemy of My Enemy – An Intervention