Ch. 2 -- Dragon
--- Dragon There were many protocols to be followed when working as an agent for Internal Security, the most important of which was usually to remain inconspicuous. To be as socially invisible as possible in any location or situation. To blend in...
Ch. 5 -- Out Through the In Door
--- Out Through the In Door The crash of breaking furniture silenced the throng that had gathered outside Preston's. The sudden evacuation of the building, and rumors that it might be related to the recent sightings of a dragon in the area, had...
Ch. 4 -- Reboot
--- Reboot "What do you think you are doing?", shouted Preston in a panicked voice, as he edged away still clutching the coins. "Funny, I was just asking myself the same question", growled the dragon, as he retrieved a long tuning fork shaped...
Shannon continued..
"How long have you been online?" he asked as he watched various data fields on the report changing by them self. Most notably, a proper name now appeared in the previously blank 'Identification' field. He did not recognize the name, but it certainly...
Shannon
What remained of her body, had been laid out on an examination table. Pausing at the door, he took in the carnage before him. The once sterile room now smelled of roasted meat, burnt hair, and explosive residue. He had seen far worse in the war, but...
Ch. 16 -- Welfare Check
"Are you sure this is the right place, sir?" asked the rookie driver of the police van. "We don't usually come down here without riot gear." "We aren't here for a riot," replied the dragon, from the back of the van. "Unless you think our being...
Ch. 15 -- Kidnap
--- Kidnap. Dro's attention was drawn away from his report by the sound of a data pad clattering to the floor. Across from where he lay on Shannon's couch, the skunk lay sprawled out in a comfortable chair, her right...
Ch. 14 -- Guild Report
--- Guild Report. Wymera Oroyo was the matriarch of the most powerful family on Mephus, and head of the Trading Guild which now bore her family's name. Well into her ninth decade, she had outlived both of her younger...
Ch. 22 -- Embassy
--- Embassy. The building itself looked like a giant plant, its central column sprouting branch like arms at regular intervals in a rising spiral. Each branch supporting a large platform like an enormous leaf, ready to...
Ch. 21 -- Thawed
--- Thawed. Shannon awoke, which was an unexpected, though pleasant surprise. The sound of beeping electronics were all around her, and the non-smell of an overly sterile room told her that she was either in a medical bay,...
Ch. 20 -- A Warm Place
Shannon could almost feel the access to the ship's control circuits crumble under her touch, as her virtual claws raked through the subroutines in the ships core. She didn't have time to target any system in particular, she just tore wide...
Chapter 23 -- Reunion
--- Ambassador. "But you two don't know each other," the dragon began, "T'kRusa of Clan Sh'kStah, may I introduce.." "Shannon Oroyo, daughter of Lucia Oroyo, rightful heiress to the Oroyo Trading Guild," finished the Krysh...