Into the Tempest
Nenyryn cared little for airship travel, yet there she was on the bow of the _Bronze Knob_ headed for lands far from home. Her reasons for leaving were personal and guarded as far as the grubby sailors around her were concerned. They kept to themselves...
Lars, Pokemon Anal Trainer
Lars loved being drunk to the point of oblivion. A nickname that followed this reputation was Lush Lars and he didn't go out of his way to squash it. He could handle a cruel nickname because he was still lean, trim, relatively young and exceptionally...
Pin to Win
Carl really should have known better. Maybe he secretly did. He was foolish to challenge a Pokemon in the ring, especially since that Pokemon was a Machamp named Maverick, a four-armed creature made almost entirely of muscle with a genetic love for...
Ever Loyal
Alissa was not having a good day. She had won the battle but lost the war. It was meant to be a playful little fight between her Arcanine Rowan and a very cute male trainer's Ivysaur. She expected to win but not as well as she did, and her Arcanine...
No Virgins Here
To the tribal inhabitants of the island, Linna was not a benevolent sex-hungry beast but a god to be feared, a god whose black wings blotted out the sun and whose claws carried hapless victims across the sea to certain death. All in all, Linna took...
Damaging Smuggled Goods
--1 "State your business." Gruff, curt, female but only just. Not the voice of a woman Sovy wanted to meet face to face. "Just the usual sundries," said Sovy. "Battle rifles with mysteriously-wiped ID chips and filed-off serials, an assortment...
That Warm, Moist Summer Breeze
As four-legged mares went, Summer Breeze was content with her life with a fondness for her handlers. They'd pat her snout and she'd nuzzle into their paws and hands with a snuffle. Often they brushed her cream-and-brown coat to a smooth grade and a...
The Wolf Cries
Sunken into the mountain was the dungeon. The easternmost cell blocks offered a tantalizing glimpse of the town below. This damp and moldy hole had once been a dreaded torture chamber for political dissidents, but in more modern and ostensibly...
Milk and Cookies
Naomi knew she had a strange relationship with Desmond, but it was at least less unusual than what she had with her own children. That she could be considered to be preying on Desmond's painfully obvious mommy issues was enough to raise some eyebrows....
If It's Pink
A quiet night with nothing going on was a blank canvas for Aaron to paint. Aaron was a handsome boomer with tawny fur and blue flesh with dreadlocks on his head. He wore some gold chains, a wife beater and baggy jeans, all of which set the tone for his...
This Birthday Blows
Tuggs left the door unlocked in the hopes that friends might show up. His invitation was a casual one: He mentioned to his buddies that it was his birthday and that he wouldn't be doing much. Twenty-six years of age and Tuggs spent his birthday...
Back Home Again
Elnora didn't think her day would be any different from the others. Michael wasn't home yet, but he was alive. She knew that much. That was all she needed to run on. The proud, hard and gifted Akita bitch put in her time at the range and outperformed...