Powerhouse Hard Pressed by Adam Graham & Andrea Graham

Author:Adam Graham & Andrea Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: seattle, secret identity, superhero comedy, adventure mens adventure romance spain historic
Publisher: Adam Graham

Mitch Farrow and Dr. Fournier climbed to the sixth floor of a gray office building. Mitch coughed. Dumb doc. Why was it a good idea to take the stairs, again?

A sign on a black office door read, “Varlock and Sons Export/Import.”

Farrow knocked.

“Enter!”

Mitch and Fournier walked in. Had he accidentally wandered onto the set of a new Men in Black movie? A metallic office chair and transparent glass desk hovered two feet off the floor. Overhead floated a ceramic eye the size of a standard globe. At the corner was a closet with a metal door on it.

The only thing on the floor besides themselves was Varlock. The warlord waved like an excited school boy. “Welcome to my lair warming party.”

Fournier extended a red wrapped package. “I brought a fruitcake.”

“Splendid, put it on the table.” Varlock pointed. A black disk about three feet in diameter lowered from the ceiling. It stopped at the height of a typical dining room table.

Fournier lowered the molded rectangular bread onto the table.

Mitch cleared his throat. “When I got to my CEO office, I noticed that you didn’t take my books by Tsun Zsu and Clausewitz on war strategy.”

“Why would I? Haven’t they been dead for a long time?”

“Yeah.”

“Then their strategies didn’t work well.”

That’s not how things work on Earth, dimwit. “My comic book collection as well as my superhero DVDs were taken.”

“Of course. There are many great ideas in there.”

Mitch silently cursed. “Comic book villains’ plans never work. Why steal them?”

Varlock smiled. “You already got the answer from your associate, mister—”

“Dr. Fournier.” He petted his pink bowtie and pushed his glasses up his nose.

“Right. As you said, just because something didn’t work in the comic books doesn’t mean it won’t work in real life. Second, I’m a superior life form, even though I’ve been disfigured to look like you, my superiority will make it succeed. My first plan has already been successful. I’ve met Powerhouse.”

Mitch raised his eyebrows. “What happened?”

“I told him I was an interdimensional warlord here to annihilate him and provided him my work address.”

What was this interdimensional bozo supposed to help him do? Get into federal prison? Mitch grit his teeth. “You did what?”

Varlock waved. “It was a measure to prevent him from suspecting me and it worked beautifully. He suggested I try a restaurant called the Rescue Mission.”

“I’m not sure you deceived him.” Seeing as he was tempted to send this idiot down to the Rescue Mission, too. “He pretends to be friendly until your agendas clash.”

“I’ll have to be careful.” Varlock hacked like a cat with a hairball. “I’ve begun to implement Plan One to destroy Powerhouse. I’m replacing all of his allies with android duplicates. I’ve already replaced Agent Polk of the FBI and will dispose of the real Polk as soon as my android’s ready to leave the building. Next up is replacing the guy who gave him that award at the Seattle Press Club.”

Huh? Mitch glared. “That was me!”

“Oh, that’s convenient! You’re right here. I will replace you now, thanks.

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