Identity: Chapter Thirteen
CHAPTER THIRTEEN NED "Claudia Wittmore?" Garrett repeated, shocked. "That's...huge, Ned." "I know" Ned said simply, thinking. He'd never seen much of Wittmore's show; he tended to watch mostly movies, and rarely, the news; not talk shows. But...
Can You Pet a Phantom Cat?
Morning. A handsome marmalade cat strode across my bedroom floor. He chased a trail of sunlight that extended from my window to the closed bedroom door. With a tail held high, he barely afforded me a glance as he padded towards my bed on silent...
The Equalizer, Episode 2
**author's note: _this story is loosely based on the hit 80's crime drama of the same name, a show in which a british human is hired by the folks of new york to help when the odds seem stacked against them.
Need to Stop
"I used to be somebody once, goddammit." The reflection in the mirror stares back, a prettied-up rabbit who I barely recognize as myself. It looks unconvinced. And who the fuck am I kidding? An adjunct creative writing professor at a community...
Chapter 17: Night Rose
Chapter -17- _The Night Rose_ **The broken emergency bridge hatch** was kicked inward by an enemy. Krystal ducked back into Cloudrunner's hold, using her staff to shield herself from the blaster fire. She released two fiery blasts, causing...
Exile - Chapter 16: An Unusual Week
_ Augtober_ _32_ Gabriel sat in his car, waiting for his partner to finish up inside the precinct. He'd been partnered with another rookie, though they had one and a half years of actual experience. They were decent enough, but Gabriel could tell...
Cain Coney, Case One, Chapter Three: Bolt Holes
I'm tramping through the jungle. Gunfire sounds in my sensitive ears. It's a ways off, but still too close. If I'm nervous, it's nothing compared to the new recruits. Private Walsh, who joined my squad two weeks ago. He's eighteen. This is his first...
Cain Coney, Case One, Chapter Two: Classifieds
Moving quickly now, I bounded back out to the street and went into the alleyway the basement window led out to. I scoured the concrete under my feet. Nothing. Investigated the metal grate around the Darrow house. Nothing. The brick wall of the building...
Chapter Three
Chapter Three It was getting late, the sun was getting lower and lower in the sky as Jayce drove home towards his home on the outskirts of the northwest pier of the city. He had gone through his head a thousand times about if he was going to tell...
The Family, Chapter 1 - Family Honor
** The Family** By Ken Anderson Author's note: This story contains drug use, strong language, extreme violence, and graphic sexual content. Reader discretion is absolutely advised. **Chapter 1 - Family Honor** On the surface, Marco Binetti looked...
Nine Lives - Ep4
**Nine Lives - A Dafydd Owen story - Ep4** This team looked like they meant business. I'd heard about teams like this, of course, but watching them move in and set up made me understand why Cy said they were the best in the business. The big dobie...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Two
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO NED Investigation of the Harding crime scene was uneventfully brief; the wolves had been murdered in an old abandoned warehouse, an easy place for the Prophet to break into. The floor of the warehouse was stained with...