Course Correction (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The bridge was a soft chatter of communications traffic amongst the fleet and a wild symphony of grumble out of the frame of the well worn ship. Admiral Sligh leaned back into his seat with a depressed sigh, preparing to hold his composure as he saw...
The Exterminator
I'm an exterminator. It's what I do. I know it's not the most glamorous job in the universe. Hell, I'd say it might be one of the least. But it pays the bills, it's not too stressful, and it always gets me back home in time for dinner. It's not much...
The Meteor Kitten
I'll be honest with you. I nearly fucking died when that thing landed. It was _way_too close to the house, what with the way in blew the windows into my face just as I turned in the direction of the orange glow. If I hadn't been wearing my glasses,...
BNA: Thorns of a Rose
"In the thousand years you've lived since being resurrected," she asks, "have you ever been involved with anyone?" "Everyone is a baby to me," the wolf replies gruffly. "It would be far too strange." She nods just once. The staid...
Bringing Home the Bacon
Itico pulls the last of the canisters from the cache into the ship and shakes water from his thick fur. He says to Randa in his mental voice, "Well, at least we won't need to eat anyone." Randa swipes him playfully across the ears. "Come on," she says...
Horizon: Salvaged Heroes, Ch.4
The opossum in the perfluorocarbon tank stirred, took a quick look around, then made a call on his BCI. Both Brom and Tanya saw the call notification on their HUDs, Horizon, who'd been exploring her own BCI, picked up first and subvocalized her...
White Elephant
"Keith." A voice. _...wha?_ "Keith!" Now a hushed yell. _Oh, __it's just_ _Conor__._ _Maybe he' __ll__ go away if I ignore him._ _"_Keith!"The small man screeched, slamming his fist into the frame of the cheap bunk bed. "Wake up! You've runningduty...
One Memorable Journey Pg.5
Just after the cheetah asked nobody had time to answer as something started pinging everyone's personal radars. "Hostile coming in fast!" Patrick called out as he turned to face the incoming threat before getting immediately thrown meters back, a...
Rise of Red Comet Chapter 11, Capture
# Within a week, James was able to leave the infirmary. However, he had to wear a brace at most times, so he decided to recover in the captain's seat. While he did, he made notes for two new planets. One for agriculture, and one for an urban...
History of The Kitsune
Kitne, Huli-jin, shifters, cubi, whatever they're called, this semi-secret society strikes fear in the hearts of overbearing Emissaries and cruel heads of house. Most of the public, however, see them as folk heroes of a sort, visiting punishment on...
Limbo Lower (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The scorched and battered hulk of the ship rested heavily into the footprint of the broad prairie, the majority of the worthwhile and detachable bits having been long since removed. In the skeletal framing of panels and discolored equipment, the...
Pilot's Dance (Otherwise Untitled)
~ "Please excuse the bumpy ride, but my indicators say that all passengers are strapped in.", crackling over the intercomm as the outwardly scorched personnel carrier started to find lift and navigate its way into the more open skies, "And the folks...