Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter Four
"I don't think we'll be conspicuous enough." Jack secured the latches on his new armor and scowled at his reflection in the mirror. "Says the guy who drives around in a hearse with a lift kit and huge tires." Corona winked and leaned over to give...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter Three
"Rise and shine, Jack. I know how much you hate oversleeping." Corona reached the top of the stairs and found the door to their bedroom open. A guy with a camera mounted on his shoulder--a new guy, since Eddie had today off--stood in the hallway,...
Chaser: Chapter Three
I gave Sledge a quick explanation while we ran. Luckily, the trank seemed to be wearing off. We didn't stop until we were several blocks away. Still in the almost rural area that merged with the industrial section called Norrington a few...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter One
"Damn it." Jack turned the engine off and scowled at the cluster of patrol cars and two armored police tanks blocking the street ahead. He shook his head and sighed. "Oh, yeah, this is gonna end well." "Cheer up, honey." Corona gave his shoulder a...
Elsewhere, Chapter 9: Long Gone
"We have dropped out of hyperspace and are approaching the inner star system," Astra's disembodied voice said. "Okay, what have we got?" Asuka turned to face the holographic display above the central console and rubbed her hands together. "Scanning....
Downtime
"Well, here we are." Jack closed the rusty, corrugated metal gate and stared at the equally rusty warehouse a dozen yards away. "Until someone finds it and shoots a bunch of holes through the walls, at least." "You've got such a knack for finding that...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter Six
_Here they come._ Boiler rose to her feet, but remained in the alley beside the Justice Foundation as the four SUVs roared single-file into the nearby intersection, hung a sharp right and barreled down the street. She boosted her body into its combat...
Examination
# Chapter 12: Examination _August 18'rd 1995 12:15 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ "Forty-Seven." The lady running front desk for the Final Exam never even looked up. He was nothing more to her than just another Dog. She hadn't heard a...
A Good Old Copper
# Chapter 11: A Good Old Copper _June 11'th 1988 13:00 Hours London, England_ When next I woke my head rested on something soft. I opened my eyes to see the bottom of a muzzle. Sixty was staring off into the distance. "Good Dog," he...
The Good Doctor
# Chapter 10: The Good Doctor _June 11'th 1988 03:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ Sixty and I stared at each other as the last of the screams died away over the wireless. "What has happened, Brother?" Sixty whispered. His words were...
Looking in the Mirror
# Chapter 9: Looking in the Mirror _July 3'rd 1993 21:00 Hours London, England_ I slept in a hotel that evening. The idea of spending a night in the Kennel sickened me. The hotel was not high class. It was, at best, middling, the type of...
Cobblestones and Threadbare Shirts
# Chapter 2: Cobblestones and Threadbare Shirts _June 8'th 1988 02:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ For just an instant I hung in the air, two stories above the blacktop. Thousands of razor sharp shards of glass sparkled around me in the...