Trainee Superhero (Book One) by C. H. Aalberry Page B

distance. They
would be watching me, radioing my progress to the world. We knew
that many of the helicopters would be destroyed, but their loss was
considered acceptable. The world was burning, and the U.N. was of
the opinion that my success would give people the hope they so
badly needed.
    And if I failed? If I failed, the world was
lost. It no longer mattered if people knew that.
    That’s how desperate we had become.
    I don’t know how I made it through the
saucer’s defenses. I shouldn’t have, but perhaps Earth was overdue
some luck. I was in a bad way when I landed, but I could still
move. I crawled along the saucer’s hull, a trail of blood marking
my path, until I found what I could only pray was a weak spot. The
saucer’s creatures found me there, so I planted the bomb and then
used the last of my strength to draw them away.
    My vision was blurry by then, but I saw the
saucer explode into plumes of glorious flame behind me. I whooped
with pleasure, and the whole world celebrated with me. My victory
was the world’s victory.
    But my luck ran out as a piece of the
exploding saucer caught me in the chest and threw me through the
air. It didn’t matter; I had seen the job through.
     
    Now I’m falling through the sky towards the
ocean below, and there is no one to save me.
    I hope those who follow me work in teams. I
hope they have better shields, better weapons, better training. I
hope that some of them survive their first mission.
     
    I know they will.
     
    I was The First superhero, but I won’t
be the last.

 
    Next time in
‘Trainee Superhero’…
     
    Superheroes die, strange new aliens appear,
Tenchi makes a re-appearance and the Cerberus Brawlers go fishing with a rocket-powered harpoon gun!
     
    If you are enjoying this series, please tell
your friends about it or tell the whole world by leaving a review…
it would really make my day! You can also email me at c.h.aalberry
(at) gmail.com and let me know what you think of my work. If you
send me the name and a short back story for an original superhero
serving with the Cerberus Brawlers , I’ll try to
include it in the next part I write.
     
     
    About the
Author
     
    C.H. Aalberry wasn’t allowed to buy or even
read comic books until he turned sixteen. He still did, of course,
because comics are great. He has also written a few books you might
like:
     
    ‘ The Origami Dragon And Other Tales ’,
a collection of thirteen sci-fi and fantasy short stories.
     
    ‘ 200 Shorter Stories ’ a collection of
punchy (very) short stories in every genre.
     
    ‘ Zo And The Impossible Gardens ’ for
younger readers and lovers of sci-fi mysteries.
     
    ‘ Wish: An Epic Adventure of Magic and
Mayhem! ’ for younger readers and lovers of Fantasy