Victorian Murder Mystery
Professor Firstenaw could see his breath in the morning air outside the Kensington Gardens coffee shop. He could not see the moon setting behind the fog, but he knew it was there, full and mysterious. He was thankful for his fur as he watched some...
1. A Birthday Apology
The mouse was filled with anxiety and it showed in every way. It was easy to see in her wide blue eyes, her twitchy movements, tail included as it flicked madly. It was her job to deliver food, but her mean manager had been totally unsympathetic about...
Rifledrake: Bent Over, Blood-Spattered
People on the concourse moved away as she came through. All through the uncomfortable flight, she'd had her run of the aisle. The taxicabs at the airport gave her no trouble at all when she jumped the queue. Nobody even came running when she'd boarded...
Walking Streets
One Here I was, slowly cruising along 4th street, just along the edge of the red-light district, when my comp beeps intrusively. I wait as the old microprocessors churn away, slowly pulling down an encrypted message from the Precinct from cyberspace....
Chapter 13- Combat Drills . . .
_ **Chapter 13- Combat Drills . . .** _ _\<UEF-A 'Tiamat' -B-Deck Room 18\> [June 8, 2085] (Time:04:30)_ The message roused Canith from his deep slumber, causing him to come awake gasping. It didn't happen often, but he awoke with no memory of how...
What the dog dragged in
Nasus climbed the Shuriman palace's central staircase, his god-like footsteps echoing out in a pattering thunder. To a normal human, these stairs may have seemed insurmountable, but these golden sandstone walls had been built for the Ascended demi-gods...
Chapter 1- Dragon's Rest
_ **Chapter 1- Dragon's Rest** _ _\<UEF Station 108523 'Dragon's Rest' \> [May 18, 2085] (Station time:1345)_ The station of Dragon's Rest hovered in Geosynchronous orbit overlooking a planet very earth-like in appearance in the Messier 102 Spindle...
Pride goeth before a fall
**Author's Note:** _I decided to include the end of the last chapter as reminder of where we are (as it were) rather than starting from the new material._ _Gunhilda, in addition to following the "G" naming convention is a "meaningful name" as it is...
Objective
All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. -Elias Canetti +++++ The secretary was used to hysterical clients, but even she was put off by the being screaming down the line at her. "Yes, I understand. No, she can't diagnose...
Cooperating for Profit 1: Accepting the Offer
Cooperating for Profit A Fetish Institute Story Chapter 1: Accepting the Offer For Asbeoth By Draconicon Tabin sighed as he looked over the accounts for his strip club. The numbers coming in didn't leave the stallion...
Chapter 15- Shifted Perspective
_ **Chapter 15- Shifted Perspective** _ _\<UEF-A 'Tiamat' -E-Deck Pod Room\> [June 20, 2085] (Time:1230)_ Canith once more found himself floating in darkness, devoid of all tactile sensation. While nice, he was getting rather tired of it happening....
Chapter 5- Countdown to the Truth
_ **Chapter 5- Countdown to the Truth** _ _\<UEF-A 'Tiamat' - B Deck\> [May 22, 2085] (Time:0800)_ Canith was woken up by the door being buzzed. He answered the door in just a pair of shorts. Standing in the door was an Anthro bear who identified...