Impromptu Test
Max sat back in their broken-down office chair and tried to not look too bored as they idly browsed the web on their laptop. The goat-dragon wasn't quite sure why they were there in the one of the giant workshops Engineering used for prototyping Master...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 1
# Chapter 1 The communal bunkhouse was quiet, save for the occasional snore or gentle mumbling from the tens of other workers occupying the rows of bunk beds. Max listened to it quietly as he lay on his own bed in the dark room, fingering a small...
Loving Relief
Loving Relief by sergeanthax The pot bubbled gently, Max giving the pot's contents a gentle stir. The stew had been cooking all day in the crock pot, and a quick taste confirmed it was delicious. They'd thrown a little more salt in, but otherwise...
Alleyway Antics
The Crest Street market was abuzz with activity, crowds thronging around the stalls lining the street. There was hardly a dull color along the whole street; every building was painted in bright colors, and the stalls used...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 19 (FINAL)
# Chapter 19 Max awoke again to bright light filtering into the room. For a moment, he felt a rush of panic, thinking that he'd missed today's training session. Then he paused, breathing a sigh of relief that it was actually another off day. "Good...
Birthday Surprise
Max sat back in their chair, sighing contentedly. The meal that had been prepared for this special occasion lay in tatters before the six of them seated at the table, only scraps now left. Beside them lay the gifts they'd been given, neatly stacked. A...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 2
# Chapter 2 Max ended up drifting off to sleep with this confusing menagerie of emotions still swirling through his mind. He awoke the next morning before dawn, as he usually did. For a moment, he thought he needed to get up if he was going to make it...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 4
# Chapter 4 Max shouted as he sat bolt upright on the mat, breathing furiously. He looked around, finding himself safe and sound back in the Academy. He squeezed the sides of his head tightly and stared at the ground, trying to stop the shaking that...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 9
# Chapter 9 When Max awoke again, he found himself not in the small cage that he was used to, but in a featureless stone room bathed in the warm glow of one of the Academy's strange round lights in the ceiling. He looked around himself, finding that...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 16
# Chapter 16 Max's dour mood continued through the next day. After taking his Focal, he was surprised to find himself standing in a featureless stone room. In front of him was a black curtain, spanning one wall of the room. Seeing the nightmares had...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 7
# Chapter 7 The next day, Alva was late waking up. They were also surprisingly subdued throughout breakfast, barely saying anything to Max as they picked at their food. In class, Max and Alva both stared at their vials of Focal for longer than they...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 17
# Chapter 17 Max felt his world turn and he awoke with the Alius's words still ringing in his ears. He curled up tighter on his mat, grimacing as he quietly cried. He knew in his head that what he'd experienced wasn't real, but that didn't make the...