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Ladies and Gentlemen, Web Surfers of all ages--

I am very proud to present the very first work of completely original fiction to be published here on AVALON.

This past September, I was fortunate enough to meet and become friends with a very special young lady.  Returning home to New Jersey and needing to find a creative outlet, I discovered that she would be a perfect person upon whom to model a character.  After several less-than-spectacular brainstormed ideas, I decided to write from reality, and then twist it.

Here, then, is "The Hunted."  A fiction series inspired by, and naturally, dedicated to my favorite partner.

It all begins here.  Two friends find themselves thrown into the greatest, most dangerous adventure of their lives.

 A brief holiday interlude, taking place during the events of "Zero Hour".

Hardly a moment's rest before our heroes find themselves running for their lives once more.