Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 20: Great Impact
Fathom's Phantoms Great Impact The Central Hub was one place on the station Lydia rarely went but she had always considered it to be the perfect place to evade capture; as much a shopping mall as a multi-deck social center, it was the busiest place...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 19: No Rest for the Weary
Fathom's Phantoms No Rest for the Weary Despite the fact that the half-dozen workers that made up Jeremiah's team were considered a unified group they spent surprisingly little time together as a single unit... in fact, Kyle had counted only three...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 18: Emergency Response
Fathom's Phantoms Emergency Response While not ALL medical personnel were summoned for any particular emergency, the pending arrival of an unresponsive Freighter on an auto landing program had apparently captured the combined interest of the bridge...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 17: Fall Out
Fathom's Phantoms Fall Out Victor had always considered dual-assignment to be the identifier of a great man but the Cat hadn't truly given much thought about just what went into managing two medical bays on a station the size of Sigma-Echo. After...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 16: Imperfect Plans
Fathom's Phantoms Imperfect Plans The warning Alvin provided when Lydia's dabbling in the mainframe was first detected didn't surprise her; the thing that DID surprise her was that it came during the station's second sleep cycle-- program review...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 15: Something Afoot
Fathom's Phantoms Something Afoot Kamrn was unable to recall the last time he'd been left alone for more than two hours to do anything except to sleep. At the request of superior officers, however, Commander Vanessa had reworked the schedule to give...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 12: Safe at Home
Fathom's Phantoms Safe at Home The Sigma-Echo space station was in the shadow of the planet it orbited as the shuttle closed in, which meant that the crew received a transmission well before they could get a visual confirmation. Ely Four recognized...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 9: A Change of Pace
Fathom's Phantoms A Change of Pace Kamrn was not often put on social detail... especially when it came to standing guard at parties. Of course, much to his surprise, he was actually a GUEST. The party was particularly boring from a social point of...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 7: A New Day
Fathom's Phantoms A New Day Victor looked over the implements on the surgical steel tray; they were finely shaped, meticulously crafted, and designed for a very specific purpose... kind of like him. "In the scheme of things there've been worse...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 5: It's Only the Beginning
Fathom's Phantoms It's Only the Beginning Mike Rycraft tapped his finger on his desk rhythmically, waiting patiently for the newest file to show up on his tablet. While most other executives in his position would have just as easily downloaded the...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 4: Double-Down
Fathom's Phantoms Double-Down Despite the fact that the Apercu's defense systems hadn't been used once since leaving the Sigma-Echo Station, Tirzsark found himself toying with them more often than not. Between random observation sweeps with the...
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 2: Going it Alone
Fathom's Phantoms Going it Alone Alton cursed when he caught his thumb in the metal panel of the carbon dioxide scrubber. While most people considered the Life Support System to be an incredibly complex computer, the fact of the matter was that the...