Shattered Hopes & Broken Dreams - Part 1: Quiet Contemplation
The locker room was quiet. Unusually so with how many pilots were packed in the space. The only sound came from the opening and closing of locker doors and the occasional, hushed whispers of other pilots. Some wandered aimlessly or laid themselves...
The Rapids
"Give me a sec, Crystal. I'll be out in a minute," Ray said while putting on a tee. He'd slept into the early afternoon and was readying to go out with Crystal, who was eager to play. She was sitting by the front door, waiting patiently and looking...
Dread Ahead
Julie sat on a bench amid Castelia Plaza in Castelia City an hour later, watching hundreds of people and pokémon with their trainers walking everywhere she looked or standing by the large active fountain in the center. There were no wild pokémon...
Chapter 1: A Dragon Purchased
Numbers flashed across bright screens stationed periodically throughout the spacious processing warehouse. Current bids for the slave stock updated in real time as a mass of furred and scaled creatures wandered around the open floor, examining the...
Trial by Fluster
The universe is filled with countless oddities, some mundane, some fantastic, some downright bizarre, but few can claim witness to a genuine miracle. An unexpected recovery from a...
The Public Baths
The rest of the morning was dull as Thales rifled through the pantry looking for the olive oil Maenus had requested. Almene had returned last night to the emperor's summer home and Maenus made Varius help clean up the remains of the party from the...
Spending the Night
Brooke had just finished her shift and was on the way home with sushi in a to-go bag for Luma. She was sweaty and exhausted, as expected, and would grab Luma then head to Parker's house to shower. Malie was safe, so Brooke felt confident on foot alone...
Trophy of a Hero
There was an explosion. He had turned around, but there was no time to react. Black tendrils had come up to restrain him, and a wave of darkness had engulfed him. Ignition woke up with a start. Where was he? He tried to get up, but his spandex-clad...
Home for the Weekend
Spencer whipped his apartment door open and hung his coat up, weather was cold in Colson today and the ram was glad to be inside as he shook the winter out of his dense wool. A deep sigh left him and, glad to be done with work for the week, he perked...
Back to Couriway
Nightfall arrived hours ago. Fenny was currently the only one awake. He was in the same bed as Cassidy but struggled to fall asleep. Añu was in a deep sleep on the floor, but the riolu tended to get hot at night and preferred it. Cassidy's two other...
Settling in
Chloe woke up. She still felt tired. She mustn't have slept for more than four hours. Thankfully it was Sunday, that meant the shop was closed but she still had a lot of work to do around the house and go downtown to get house supplies. She went...
MEADOWLANDS (1) - Engl
**IMPETIGO** # **Meadowlands** ## **- 1 -** The cool breath of the new day brushed through the fur on his back. Some rays of morning light found their way past the summits, delicately lingering in the golden mists that covered the top of...