First Mate Crit Is A Bugger
# Chapter 2 First Mate Crit Is A Bugger My mind nearly froze at the thought that I could share Wilkson's fate. Death by vacuum was not listed among the more pleasant ways in which to leave this existence. Not only did one asphyxiate, but one's...
James Madford. Mechanic, Third Class
# James Madford. Mechanic, Third Class "Hand me a hydro-spanner?" I yelled, waving my arm out blindly in Wilkson's direction. I could only hope he was still back there. I had my head stuck through a maintenance panel in the roof of the...
Election Night
# Chapter 14: Election Night Max hadn't been kidding when he'd said shaking hands and kissing babies. Our first stop was Queen Elizabeth Park. A fitting destination considering that English was in the lead. It looked like they had everything...
Jameswell
# Chapter 13: Jameswell I managed to chase West out of my apartment a few minutes later, but only after I'd closed the door did I realize that I'd never gotten a straight answer about the alcohol while at his party. Rebecca was up and dressed...
Howling In Public
# Chapter 12: Howling In Public The three of us had to get buzzed into the jeweller's store. The only way in was through a double set of doors that looked like they just as well could have been airlocks. The reason for their security was...
Father's Blessing
# Chapter 11: Father's Blessing There was an obvious change when we got to the edge of the city. The hunters faded into the woods around us like smoke in the night sky until only Amstys and Renald remained. I could still feel the eyes of the other...
Bell Tower Fire
# Chapter 10: Bell Tower Fire The journey back to police HQ was neither easy nor pleasant. Hands cuffed behind my back, mussel clamped shut and legs in shackles, I was used to being surrounded by a pack of police dogs, but not like this. ...
Not Everyone Is Into This Whole Free Love Thing
# Chapter 9: Not Everyone Is Into This Whole Free Love Thing I woke the next morning. English's home was nothing compared to Hotel Vancouver, but it was a bloody well slight better than spending another night on the hard floor of the apartment. ...