Raiyev Part 7
Raiyev was reluctant to get up in the morning?the previous night had been wonderful beyond description?but he had wanted to get to work early, in hopes of catching Toni and talking to her before anything else happened that day. When he and Brad finally...
Raiyev Part 13
A tiny dragonfly exploring the meadow landed on the slumbering Raiyev's large nose to rest its wings. The giant raccoon's nose twitched at the tickling sensation, and he woke up gently, opening his eyes to stare up at the cloudless, pale blue sky, the...
InterRealm - Chapter 3
A small bell tingled as Oren and Edgar stepped into a meager truck stop diner along the road they had been taking. The sounds and smells of fried and grilled foods permeated the air, the insulated warmth of the diner almost belying the dreadful chill...
Raiyev Part 16
"I can't leave without Brad," Raiyev pleaded desperately to the diminutive Dr. Frost as she fumbled with the thin glass plate that opened one of the walls to Raiyev's cell. She stared at him a moment, a certain hasty panic in her eyes. "You have...
Raiyev Part 21
Raiyev plopped himself down on the ground, his large frame making a loud THUD as it hit the soft grass, and he began to weep gently, small streams of tears rolling cautiously down his fuzzy masked face. Dr. Frost, still in Raiyev's paws, looked up in...
InterRealm - Chapter 1
Her only reason to exist was to be pure. As the world itself was wholly impure, it was believed that she would be the beacon of light and understanding, of ultimate salvation. At least, this is what the Evolved believe, those self-named followers of...
Raiyev Part 17
_What do the humans want with me?_ Raiyev pondered as he plodded alongside the stretch of highway, keeping behind the dense row of trees, his back bent so that he wouldn't be spotted above the smaller trees. It was the dead of night, and though the...
InterRealm - Chapter 2
A cold, stiff wind pierced the sensitive noses of Oren, Edgar, and a small pawful of the Great Teacher's close, trusted acolytes as they all made their way through the sparse woods outside the Church's cavern. The gentle slope of the mountain made...
InterRealm - Chapter 6
"Remind me again _why_, precisely, we wanted these guys with us?" Oren gritted softly to Edgar while the teenagers jabbered incessantly in the rear seats of the SUV. Zach and his raven friend, Douglas, had decided to tag along, while the skeptical...
Raiyev Part 2
"Name?" the large female bear in uniform said almost apathetically from behind the front security desk. The main building was bustling with excitement as furs were hurrying to and fro, phones were ringing off the hook, and the line to check in was...
Raiyev Part 20
Raiyev was nonplussed. His lab partner, one of his closest friends, was standing right outside his cell door--but not as Dr. Frost had stood, no. She was on Raiyev's side, whereas Thomas stood a traitor. So many mixed emotions were going on inside the...
Raiyev Part 18
"Where are they keeping this place, anyway?" Dr. Harper asked as Raiyev carried her through the forest. They had been traveling for many hours, and Raiyev had silently blessed the clouds blocking out the moonlight, making his travel in hidden darkness...