My top 10 favorite Heroes (mine)

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This is difficult. This also has no real affect on my top favorite stories. It's a lot of the sidekicks I like better then the heroes. I probably forgot some character I really, really like. Oh well.

#1

Benjamin Raswel

From: "Adventures of a Pirate"

Quote: “And I am not ashamed of being the son of a blacksmith either, but I might be ashamed if my father was a pirate!”

Scene: I tried to push the tentacle away from myself. The kraken did not even seem to notice that I was there. Slowly, I reached down and slid the Spanish Dagger out of its sheath. I slid the black steel under one of the massive scales and up into the flesh. Somewhere below me, a terrible screaming cry, that left  bones aching and my teeth chattering filled air. I was ejected into the air. The tentacle jerked away, taking the dagger with it. I screamed in terror as I shot downwards. I am about to die! Not hanged, but smashed to paste on the deck of a ship! Thump! I landed on something soft, which let out a strangled grunt.

I scrambled to my feet and was dismayed to find that I had flattened the general himself! So much for not drawing attention to myself.
“Wha- what happened?” he croaked. I felt bruised and sore, but thanks to him, I was alive. I decided the appropriate thing to do was help him to his feet. A loud cracking sound made me change my mind. I hurled myself away as the foremast began to fall. One of the Kraken's massive tentacles had it in a firm grip and was trying to rip it down. Water sprayed on board temporarily blinding me. The ship shook as several cannons went off. I fell sprawling.
~The Black Horizon

#2

Arthur Pendragon

From: "Pendragon Saga"

Quote: “I am called Arthur no name, I have traveled from Cornbridge and before that much further, I just want to know why everyone laughs at you?” 

Scene: Suddenly the door banged open and Caleb burst in. Morgan raised one eyebrow and looked at Merlin.
“Is this normal in your life?” she asked.
“Mister Crystal? James? Gwen? Ar-” Caleb shrieked, then voice died away.
“You want something?” Merlin asked.
“Er- w-why are you all still eating?” Caleb stammered.
“Never mind that!” Morgan barked, “And get on with your important news!”
“Um-well have you seen the sky?” Caleb murmured.
“Are you feeling feverish?” Gwen demanded anxiously, “As Madame Velna proposed to your father? Did that snap your mind?”
“To much camomile tea, if you ask me.” Morgan said.
“It must be those vegetables he eats.” Merlin said as he shook his head.
“Of course we have seen the sky.” James said quietly, “Now I suggest you run home and get some rest.”
“He does not look ill to me!” Elaine argued. Caleb's shoulders sagged.
“Liam bet a whole chicken that you had seen it. I lost, now I have to give Dogral to him!” he said miserably.
“You can not do that!” Arthur cried as he jumped to his feet and rushed to the window.
“Who is Dogral?” Elaine asked.
“An immortal rooster!” James laughed.
“Literally nothing can kill it!” Gwen added.
“We tried to drown it.” James interrupted.
“Failure!” Gwen piped up.
“Why are you we talking about roosters?” Morgan demanded, “With futures like yours all you can talk about is roosters?”

“Especially, since the sky is on fire with fire of dragons!” Arthur said dryly, “By all means, keep talking about roosters.”
~Sword of Camelot

#3

Sky Heavenview

From: "Sky and Companions"

Quote: “But that does not explain why we are sneaking in! If it is alright we would be walking in.”

Scene: “I am going to pin you!” Daisy shrieked. And she jumped on the table then leaped at Sky, her dagger raised for the kill. Sky grabbed a poker in one hand, and Strawberry's hand in the other. Then she jumped clear of Daisy's deadly dagger. “Think you can play games with me?” Daisy shrieked. Sky pushed Strawberry towards Dill.
“Stay clear of the wicked lady!” Sky whispered, then she whirled to parry a blow from Daisy's dagger.
“Stop dodging me!” Daisy yelled.
“Why would someone stop running, just so someone else can kill them?” Sky screamed.
~Dangerous Sky

#4

Taylor Mordrock

From: "Life is Short"

Quote: “You do not need to use already copyrighted words. There is hundreds of words to use as expressions. You do not need to make up new meanings for old words.”

Scene: Taylor ran the vacuum through the living room in a straight line. He had been vacuuming the same place for an hour already, but by the absent look in his eyes anyone could tell that his mind was not on his work. The TV was on mute, on a youtube channel doing the comparison of the pink and blue hatter marches. The front door opened and Mrs. Mordrock came in, she plumped a bag of groceries on a stool, then turned towards Taylor. Her eyes widened.
“Taylor Mordrock?” she yelled, “Are you still doing that rug?” Taylor looked up, then looked down, then turned the vacuum off.
~Life is Short

#5

James son of Jasper

From: "The Beast's Diary"

Quote: I love gold!

I love satin cloaks!

I love my food!

But you are just as good too!

I rank you just below the gold!

You of course wish to be queen!

You shall be my queen!

Scene: Today begins my punishment for insulting the fairy. I was quite a handsome fellow before the curse. Not that I am not sort of still handsome now. One would think the old hag would have been too blinded by my great splendor to do such a thing. I am very displeased.
~The Beast's Diary

#6

Varek son of Maldirk

From: "Diary of a Thief Prince"

Quote: You see, I am an expert treasure hunter. Thief! Pardon that last bit. Waylan thought he was being funny.

Scene: “Master you have summoned me!” the monster boomed, “I the genie of the ring am here to grant your first three wishes!” Wishes were always good.
“Get us out of here!” I screamed.
“Uh-uh.” the genie said with a shake of his goatee, “You must say that you wish to escape here, but do try and come up with a destination. There is so much gray area in just getting you out of here. For example would you like me to drop you into the camp of my last master. The one they call Won?”
“No way!” I said and glanced at Pluto.
“EEEEK!” Pluto shrieked.
“I figure that means duh.” the genie said. I figured the same thing.
“I have my wish ready.” I said carefully as I turned back to the genie. He cocked his head.
“Is that so little master?” he asked. I nodded uncomfortably.
~Diary of a Thief Prince

#7

Julia Emerald

From: "Lady Emerald"

Quote: “Ugh! Yer ship is blowing great big holes in my Serpent!”

Scene: “When are ye goin' to capture Miss Emerald, sir?” Will asked. Julia listened carefully.
“As soon as she shows us the cove where the Emerald Serpent moors.” Grimm said, “Before I even alter course, I shall toss her in the brig.”
“Are ye goin' to explain things to Smither?” Will asked.
“Certainly not!” Grimm said angrily, “Iffin he makes trouble, I shall toss him in the brig to!”
“Why don't you like the Lieutenant, Sir?” Will asked cautiously.
“Simple really.” Grimm said bitterly, “Last year during the massacre of pirates, he hung and imprisoned several good friends of mine.”
“But they were all tried and found guilty.” Will protested, “Surely the Lieutenant did make a mistake.”
“He did not, but they were still my friends.” Grimm growled. So Captain Nathaniel Grimm has friends in low places! Julia thought. Useful.
~Lady Emerald

#8

Johnathon Dulzer

From: "The Green Hero"

Quote: “John can turn into animals. My dad saw him do it once. Dad says he's a NYC legend. Do you know the legend about the dragon in NYC?”

Scene: Johnny and Alan found the car. A man in a red suit with a Government badge opened the door for them.
“Do you have any luggage?” he asked dryly. The two boys realized that they had left their luggage at the baggage claim.
“Um- we thought someone was fetching it for us.” Johnny said glibly. The man's eyes narrowed.
“To bad that you forgot it. It certainly has been stolen by now.” Johnny gasped as he remembered his backpack full of movies. All twenty seasons of Triumphs and Failures. The Ten first Pirates of the Caribbean. Rise of the Justice Heroes. Night of the Ninjas. And all twelve versions of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. On his micromovie remote he had even more.
“My precious.” he moaned.
~The Green Hero

#9

Daniel Grant

From: "Protectors of the Kingdom"

Quote: What are you doing? You want to die? AGAIN? Are you mad?

Scene: Suddenly, the dragon released me and I plummeted through the air. I squeezed my eyes shut, clenched my fists, gritted my teeth, and prepared to hit the ground and be dashed into pieces. So it came as a shock when I hit freezing water. I sank like a stone into the freezing water. Gasping and spluttering I clawed my way to the surface. This has to someones idea of a practical joke. One minute I am burning. The next minute I am freezing.
“Ugh!” I groaned. Going from being burnt alive to freezing to death in ice cold water, was not the most comfortable thing I had experienced. I was nearly blinded by the sun shining upon the water. I flailed around all but panicking. “Help!” I screamed, getting a mouthful of water for my pains.
~Protectors of the Kingdom

#10

Deborah

From: "Courage"

Quote: Great, now he's going to think I am faking, so I don't have to help! Why should I care what he thinks? I don't!

Scene: Debora opened the door and peered into the guard room. Their was only two occupants in the room, a small boy and a young man, both were engrossed in a game of chess. Behind them was a door that was partially open, revealing a flight of steps and daylight. Hanging from one of the walls was a massive bunch of keys. The boy lifted his head and sniffed the air.
“Uncle Matt, what is that smell?” he asked. Debora cringed into the shadows.
“Human filth, young nephew!” Matt said drily, “This whole place stinks of it.”
“But it seems to have gotten stronger.” the boy argued, as he moved a chess piece. Matt shot him a withering look and captured his queen. “Those two new slaves seemed to have decided to stop singing.” the nephew pointed out sullenly.
“Which helps my headache!” was the dry response.
~Courage

That's all for now.

My top 10 favorite books (mine)

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I'm taking a break from posting "Diary of a Somber Prince" and doing a random post.

Which of my books are my favorites. This will be difficult question as I literally have 100s, both finished and unfinished. It was a difficult choice, but these were the ones I came up with. They are in no particular order.

Book #1

"The Black Horizon"
Genre: Pirate Fantasy, 1730 fantasy setting
Series: The Adventures of a Pirate, book 1
Synopsis: Life is suddenly turned upside down for Benjamin Raswel, when the soldiers arrive in his village. The Raswel's and their neighbors are branded as pirates and imprisoned. When Ben escapes he finds himself alone with no hope of finding his family. Armed with a treasure map and a pirate medallion, Ben sets off on an adventure to escape his pursuers and find the treasure. But not all treasure glitters. Why has General Dalston sworn to kill Ben? Who is the mysterious man in black? How did Ben's family get the treasure map belonging to the famous Blackhawk? Is Ben's father a pirate?

Hero

Name: Benjamin Raswel

Age: 15

Description: Black hair, hazel eyes

Ben comes from a family of seven. He has four older brothers and two younger sisters. He spent his early years feeling bored at the family smithy and longing for adventures. But when he is suddenly thrown into an adventure, he realizes that adventures are not always pleasant, in fact they rarely are.

Book #2

"Sword of Camelot"

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Pendragon Saga, book 1

Synopsis: Arthur, as the orphaned ward of the village miller, is shunned and despised by everyone else. He is considered weird and creepy. Only Merlin Crystal, the Miller knows anything about the boy's past, and even he knows very little. But he does know that Arthur is connected with real live dragons. When fellow ward Gwen Lancelot is taken away as bride of the Pendragon Heir, Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen's brother James set off to rescue her and stumble upon the secret of Arthur's past.

Hero

Name: Arthur (Last name not known in the first book)

Age: Thought to be sixteen

Description: Brown hair, brown eyes

Arthur was raised by Merlin Crystal, the crazy Cornbridge miller, alongside James and Gwen Lancelot. For some reason, people tended to either forget Arthur easily, or to despise him. It was as if something was making him invisible.

Book #3

"Thunder in the Academy"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, first book of Frederick

Synopsis: Frederick Dulzer is changing schools yet again. He hopes he will be out again within the week so he can be homeschooled again. Frederick has gone through so many schools without success. He simply can't seem to get on with the other students, no matter who they are. But this new school, Herbermiester's Academy for the Gifted, soon proves to be different. It is a school dedicated to turning it's students into supervillains. Frederick is soon classed as a hero lover and outcast, alongside three other students. Perhaps, for the first time, he will actually have some real friends. But who were Frederick's Parents? How did he come to be the ward of his odd butler, Mr. John Smith? Who is Mr. Smith really? Who is the Mask? Was Frederick actually born on Mars?

Hero

Name: Frederick Dulzer

Age: 17

Description: Blond curly hair, blue eyes

Frederick has lived with Mr. Smith as long as he can remember. They have moved back and forth between England and America. Later the two of them were joined by Ashta, their housekeeper, Hank the Chauffeur, and Heidi, the maid. Not quite what Frederick would consider a real family?

Book #4

"The Green Hero"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, first book of Johnny

Synopsis: Johnathon Dulzer has tried everything to get back into the Justice Heroes, unfortunately, his father has heard enough about Johnny's escapees, and sends for him. Having to go to school at a government base isn't Johnny's dream. He's sure he will hate it and it's really a prison. But Johnny doesn't waist his time, he organizes his own super team. The Green Team. He intends to make his team better then the Justice Heroes, who are becoming famous. But perhaps his group of mostly teenagers have taken on more then they can actually handle.

Hero

Name: Johnathon Dulzer (He's Mr. Smith from "Thunder in the Academy" in case you were wondering)

Age: 16

Description: Dark brown hair, brown eyes

Johnathon is the middle child of three, or he thought he was. After he literally invented all the names for the Justice Heroes, including their signature title, he was packed off home and told to stay off the team. Since the Justice Heroes were commanded by Johnny's brother, Jerry, this was more insult then injury. But if you ever met Johnny, your sympathies would be with Jerry.

Book #5

"Giant Slayers of Outer Space"

Genre: Sci-fi/fantasy

Series: Pandleton Giant-Slayer Crew, book 1

Synopsis: Saf Jeromin, has finally finished training and become a soldier. It is the proudest day of her life, until she learns a thing or two about the rest of the Pandleton Crew. The last of the secret space shuttle attempt from the 1800s, The Pandleton has become trapped on a planet. The crew have mastered the art of Regeneration, which means, not one of them is under 1,000, unless they were actually born on the ship. Not only that, but the natives of the planet are giants. Giants bent on destroying the humans. Saf sees Thrack Pandleton regenerate before her very eyes. Not only has he regenerated, but his personality changed completely. Why kind of life is this, where one day you are someone, the next you are someone else completely?

Hero

Saf Jeromin

Saf Jeromin #2

Age: 50

Description: #1 Dark hair, brown eyes, olive complexion. #2, Blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin

Saf is the daughter of a Passenger and Crew member. She is the first soldier experiment to see how long a newbie would last on the planet, without a regeneration storage. But she regenerated anyway, much to everyone's surprise.

Book #6

"Diary of a Thief Prince"

Genre: Fairy Tale retelling/Aladdin

Series: Prince Charming Diaries vol 2 book 5

Synopsis: The triplets have always done everything together. But when Deborah and Waylan both plan to get married on the same day, Varek suddenly decides that this has turned into a triplet event. With only thirty days to secure a wife and a wedding present for his siblings, Varek teams up with his uncle of dubious reputation and sails for Kildimere to find the fabled Cave of Aladdin. Varek is soon up to his neck in royal plots, monkeys, genies, magic lamps and treachery.

Hero

Name: Varek

Age: 18

Description: Dark brown hair, brown eyes, darker complexion

Varek is the youngest of the Glittering Island triplets. He always does everything with Waylan and Deborah. He comes from a family of fourteen. Well, actually thirteen, because one was adopted. Oh and one was disowned, so twelve.

Book #7

"The Rubbish Inventor"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, First book of Lewis, Planet Moldrin book 3

Synopsis: The survivors of the False War have finally returned, more or less alright. But for Lewis Bennet, his adventures are far from over. From the first moment he arrives at his seemingly abandoned house, he knows something is wrong. Upon climbing through the garage window, he is struck in the head and wakes up duck taped to a chair. A plot involves revolving about himself and the reason for the false war. A plot that involves, Culvers, half-baked inventions, Justice Heroes, the Statue of Liberty, Aliens, and the great Douglas himself. Is Lewis' father really a traitor?

Hero

Name: Lewis Bennet

Age: 17 or 18 (lost track of the timeline)

Description: Brown wavy hair, brown eyes, fair skin

Lewis' mother died when he was to young to remember. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were Scientist Soldiers at Cornwallis, when Mrs. Bennet died in a power failure in the testing room, the blame was laid at her small son's door, as he was in the control room unattended and the plug was pulled. This led to a very strained relationship between father and son. Lewis spent his years building inventions out of junk, until he was recruited into the Milwaukee volunteer soldiers, to fight on Planet Moldrin.

Book #8

"Life is Short"

Genre: Pro-Life/Real World Issues

Series: Not sure yet

Synopsis: Taylor Mordrock lives and that's it. He eats and sleeps and does little else. As a failed abortion attempt that was tolerated to live, he has "no" point in life. Then one day he stumbles across an article written by a Catholic Pro-Life Doctor in California. Over a series of communications Taylor comes to know the Faith that his mother abandoned before he was born. Taylor leaves the house on his own for the first time and is Baptized.

Hero (this is still in the process, so I can't decide if he will be older or younger)

Original design

As he appears in "Blue's Song"

A few months before Taylor was born, his mother discovered complications. She was going to have twins. The chance of their survival was almost non-existent. If they did survive they wouldn't be normal. The doctors suggested that Shannon Mordrock get rid of the "problem." Taylor's father refused, but Shannon had made up her mind. In a fit of rage, Mr. Mordrock took Taylor's older sister and left. Taylor's older brother had been at a daycare that day, otherwise Mr. Mordrock would have taken him too. Furious, Shannon, blamed the Catholic's and left the faith, vowing never to set foot in a Roman Catholic Church, ever again. Taylor survived the abortion, but his twin brother did not. Perhaps it was a bang of regret that made Shannon bring the surviving baby home, but she did.

Book #9

"The Pendragon Heir"

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Pendragon Saga, book 2

Synopsis: Arthur has defeated his enemy and claimed Camelot as his own. But now his friends have to return to Cornbridge, without him. Arthur goes with them as far as the Black Forest where he confronts a new enemy. The Invisibles who can freeze his blood, literally. The only thing the horrible creatures fear, is the terrible singing and playing of the unlikable bard, Maverix. Sensing new trouble, Maverix and Arthur follow Merlin and the Lancelot siblings back to Cornbridge. They arrive just in time to see his uncle's tax "collectors" destroy the village. Arthur was already considered weird and an outcast, so when he breathes fire, the villagers were horrified. But now their is another, who is claiming to be The Pendragon Heir.

Book #10

"Man of Shadow"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, First book of James

Synopsis: The Storm newspaper is losing to it's competitors. In a rush, Elizabeth Bolshim, suggests they print a comic strip based off of the Justice Hero known as Shadow Man. He has been protecting Chicago for the past couple of weeks. Her boss and co-workers all think it's a fabulous idea, except for James Casper. He thinks a truly repulsive idea, but he is outnumbered. The comic series soars. Liz and Jim start a rocky relationship. Then Liz discovers what Jim has been hiding, but it may be to late.

Hero (The story is told from her point of view)

Name: Elizabeth Bolshim "Crane"

Nickname: Liz

Age: "A grown woman never reveals her age"

Elizabeth is the granddaughter of the President, something she tends to hide.

Hero (The story is about him, but not from his point of view)

Name: James Casper "Son of Ra'negir"

Nickname: Jim

Age: About 20

James is the son of the original Justice Hero, Moth, and part of the reorganized Young Justice Heroes. He was born on Venus. When he was one, his parents supposedly died on Mars, and he was left in an orphanage on Earth. Some years later, he was adopted by the Cowins, and English family. When he was eighteen, he attended Herbermiester's Academy for the Gifted, where he met his future leader, Frederick Dulzer. After he discovered that his biological father was still alive, he left his foster family and spent two years searching for him, before ending up working for the Shadow Enterprise also known as the Storm.

And that's all for today.