MoonDust, Chapter 6
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 6 THE GREAT OUTDOORS Back in the barracks, Imogene massaged her calves and let the others have first crack at the showers. How long would it take her muscles to get used to the low gravity's...
MoonDust, Chapter 5
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 5 TOOLS OF THE TRADE The barracks door opened with a soft whoosh, rousing Imogene from her sleep. Light from the hallway silhouetted a tall, thin figure briefly before the overhead glow panels...
MoonDust, Chapter 4
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 4 ARRIVAL Victor snored. It was more of a purr, actually, and Imogene paused to listen to the soothing vibration before opening her sleep-crusted eyes. His muscular frame filled the seat...
MoonDust, Chapter 3
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 3 FREEFALL In the dead dark hours between yesterday and tomorrow, Imogene's alarm roused her from an uneasy sleep. Fixing breakfast made enough noise she must have woken her mother, but the...
MoonDust, Chapter 2
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 2 LUNA CORPS Imogene stared up at her mother's apartment building. Old and gray, it rose to ten stories of utilitarian serviceability. Of the four buildings that had surrounded a small park, only...
MoonDust, Chapter 1
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail Chapter 1: HOME The moon hung low over Ankara, a blood-red eye blinking as clouds of smoke drifted across the city. Machine gun fire chattered in the distance, and the stench of burning oil rode...
MoonDust, Chapter 12
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 12 TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS Imogene and the others stood in the shelter of their boulder, waiting for orders. Several minutes ticked slowly by before Sergeant Martinez spoke over the main...
MoonDust, Chapter 28
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 28 SEEDS OF BETRAYAL Imogene didn't know how long she slept. She hadn't meant to sleep at all, and berated herself for missing her chance to act. But glancing over to where Bruce made his...
MoonDust, Chapter 27
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 27 OUT OF TIME With all twenty-three survivors together, the common room felt crowded. The shelving units had long since been pushed aside, and crates set up for seating, but elbows and tails...
MoonDust, Chapter 14
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 14 PONS It was well past lunchtime when Jack called over the comm to announce they had finally arrived. They spent a few more minutes navigating through the base's access tunnel and airlock, then...
MoonDust, Chapter 13
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 13 ROAD TRIP Once again, Imogene had all her personal belongings in a duffel bag slung across her shoulder. But this time, she also wore ninety kilos of armor and toted an assault rifle. The...
MoonDust, Chapter 18
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 18 HARD RAIN Once more inside the Paladin and following the damaged truck south, Bruce turned to the Sergeant. "Do meteoroid strikes like that happen often?" The Dalmatian shook his head....