Man Vs. Planet Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Butterfly Effect. I wandered into the cellar, thankful that I had grabbed my flashlight. With the power not working and nightfall having arrived it would be a nightmare to navigate. I flicked it on to stare down into the packed,...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Revelations I'm not really sure what happened. One moment we were on top of the Palace and the next we were in a small cove; the rainy weather of Krazoa Palace was replaced with warm night air. Either way I was frigid; my fur was...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Assault. Going through a warp gate was an... _interesting_ experience to say the least. Actually, it was like riding some twisted roller coaster that was taking the express ride to Hell, complete with psychedelic lights and swirling...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Explorer. What should have taken me about an hour to put together took three... I was very wary about more Sharpclaw coming along and busting down my door. But at the end of it all, I was loaded for bear and ready to figure out why the...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 1
Chapter 1: This Ain't Kansas Anymore... I don't even remember what kind of dream I had... I usually don't remember them that well unless they're vivid and I'm sleeping pretty lightly. For a guy that apparently sleeps like the dead; enough to where...
Zero Point Chapter 22: Palaver
_ "It's hard to imagine that nothing at all could be so exciting... could be so much fun..."_ The slow music, accentuated by Mick Hucknall's soulful crooning, filled the lounge. Dimmed lighting cast a dull yellow glow on a gray tile floor and walls the...
Zero Point: Second Arc 2: Discovery
**26 December 3048 LDC** **Fisker Station Beta, Aquas** **14:36 Aquas Standardized Time** The courtyard was quite small, perhaps fifty square meters across; a luxury of open space on a station whose floorplans would have covered nearly a hundred...
Zero Point: Chapter 17- Engagement
Chapter 17: Engagement. "Secondary target in range. I have a shot." Despite the freezing temperatures the advanced armor the mercenary was wearing was keeping him quite warm. It was one of the best infiltration suits money could buy; the special...
Prompt: SI potential original story
The white lines dividing the highway flashed underneath the glare of the headlights like a primitive animation, streaks of light flashing past to lie dormant under a cold, dark Colorado night. The pale green glow of my car's instrumentation was a...
Zero Point: Chapter 9- Deja Vu
Chapter 9: Déjà Vu. "I can't believe we're going back _there_ again." Brian sighed in exasperation as he trudged through the natural caverns. He had made damn well sure he was well-armed; both his M14 and the shotgun weighing him down as they had...
Zero Point: Chapter 15- Through a Glass, Darkly.
Chapter 15: Through a Glass, Darkly. The bluesy twang of guitars blasted throughout the shuttle's garage area as John Fogerty's voice growled out the lyrics of CCR's _Run Through the Jungle_, courtesy of the stereo system inside the armored...
Zero Point: Chapter 7- The Spirit World
Chapter 7: The Spirit World. The colors and disorienting spinning subsided, and Krystal was now standing somewhere.. outside. The first thing she noticed was that it was raining; huge drops of it pelting her fur as if she had emerged into a great...