Following the Fleeting Summer
# Chapter 14: Following the Fleeting Summer This time I awoke in complete darkness. I'd had just the presence of mind to switch off my flashlight before the counter hit zero - I didn't want to waste any extra battery power. For a moment I...
On the run, on a ragged road
# Chapter 10: On the run, on a ragged road Gods, my head was pounding. It felt like I had the mother of all hangovers. I tried to pry myself off the bed where I'd fallen, but my arms were as weak as water. Opening my eyes looked little different...
Brown Fur and a White Tie
# Chapter 4: Brown Fur and a White Tie The cops quickly closed ranks around the near lifeless body of the bobcat, but I noticed that a dozen of them still followed me as I walked from the bridge, English and Jon in tow. I glanced over at the...
The World Will Go On Without Me
# Chapter 4: The World Will Go On Without Me Well, I knew all those world maps I used to have in bedroom when I was a pup would come in handy someday. It took a few decades, but nows the time. ...
Library Card
# Chapter 6: Library Card _July 2'nd 1993 22:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ I spent the evening on the Isle of Wight, under the hospitality of the local Police Dogs. They provided me with one of their boxes to sleep in as the coastal...
A Talented Orator
Chapter 9: A Talented Orator We'd yet to see any evidence of pursuit from the buildings behind us, and that alone was enough to send my warning bells off and screaming. With the trail left by English and I, no one would have even the slightest...
Narrow Passes and Sheer Cliffs
# Chapter 6: Narrow Passes and Sheer Cliffs Pulling out a map, my gut still tightened when I looked at how far we still had to go. “Gods, English,” I said, turning to the leather pouch that sat in the...
Up The Drainpipe
# Chapter 4: Up The Drainpipe _June 8'th 1988 09:00 Hours London, England_ The first thing to come to me was the scent. It was human. More than that, it was a familiar human, one that promised safety. Slowly, I opened my eyes. It took...
Civilization Isn't Always Civilized
# Chapter 5: Civilization Isn't Always Civilized The next morning came, for once, right on schedule. Gods, I've got to get me one of these beds. I don't care how much it costs, I've never gotten such a good sleep. Man, I'm in a good mood. Why...
Dealing With Dominance
# Chapter 7: Dealing With Dominance Even after everything the city had been through, the old street looked just about the same. The road was a little more cracked, and some of the houses saw a a touch more wear and tear, but it was just like I...
You Sure This is a Dog?
# Chapter 2: You Sure This is a Dog? The walk back to the apartment took longer that I'd anticipated. We had to detour around construction twice. And not only that but I was tired. I didn't want to think it was the poison, but rather I was run...
Anubis
# Chapter 9 Neither the god nor his dog spared me even so much as a word as they forced themselves into the room, shouldering me aside in the process like I was nothing more than living furniture. Ophois was on his feet now as Lenpw...