Newer World Order, Chapter 7
_ **Big Badda-Boom** _ "It's a shame we can't use any of this footage in our documentary series," the camera guy said, leaning forward and staring at the monitors as the battle raged on. "Some of it might be declassified eventually. We'll just...
Rematch, Chapter 4
_"Try to relax,"_ Arcee had said moments before arriving at the set of fifteen warehouses and the huge gravel lot surrounding them. _"Once they have me, they'll let your mom and the team go."_ _"No, they won't."_ There was a time when he might've...
Rematch, Chapter 3
..._the hell? How am I still alive?_ Jack almost sat up, but forced himself to remain where he'd fallen as the MECH soldier entered the tent and stomped up to him. _The armor,_ he realized. It could survive several hits from the average...
Newer World Order, Chapter 5
_ **Target Acquired** _ "Hello. I hope I'm not disturbing you." Sierra glanced over her shoulder and found Tenesha Hargrove and one of her camera guys stepping into the room. Khalilah and Strika had left to prep for the rescue mission, leaving...
Rematch, Chapter 6
"He's awake," Dr. Madsen said, and June turned to scowl at Silas. "About time." She strode toward him. "Now you can answer a few questions." "We've been over this before." Silas grimaced ever so slightly, but other than that, he didn't...
Newer World Order, Chapter 3
**_Going All-in_** What the hell am I doing? June kept scowling at the door and trying not to look as terrified as she really was. Seriously, how the hell was this my idea? "Almost there," Jensen said, raising the pitch of his voice to sound much...
And a Star to Steer her by
"Wow. Get a load of that." General Sanchez stood in front of the huge monitor and pointed at the image of Terwilliger jogging toward a car. Terwilliger had added short pink fur to his armor and big bunny ears to his helmet. Then he noticed the gamer...
Newer World Order, Chapter 15
_ **Keep Moving Forward** _ "Good morning, June. I hope you're feeling better today." Arcee sat across from her at the picnic table and Jack took the empty spot beside his mom. June stared off into the distance with bleary eyes. "Hey." Jack...
Harbinger, Chapter 12
When she regained control of herself, she said, "i'm june darby. also known as caduceus. this is my first time playing _gta online_, so try to go easy on me, okay?" "no promises, haha!" "hey, mom!" "jack, hi!" "sorry i'm not there.
Newer World Order, Chapter 13
_ **Into the Lair** _ "Have I missed much?" Clayton entered the room, glanced around, and picked the empty seat beside Sierra. "My boss let me off work early so I could haul ass over here as fast as I could. Is June okay?" "She's fine, so far."...
Harbinger, Chapter 9
"We are almost at the deployment coordinates," Optimus said through the team's comms. "Five more minutes." Acree glanced around at the others seated in Optimus's trailer. Jack sat beside her, leaning against the wall, clad in his new armor and holding...
Newer World Order, Chapter 4
_ **On the Move** _ "Hey," June said to the cashier, "you got a restroom?" "Uh, b-back in the corner." He pointed with a shaking hand. "Really?" McClory stared at her. "Now?" "What? I gotta take a shit and I don't know how many more...