Elements of a Shattered Past, Chapter 14: Decision
**May 17, 2001** **Harrison High School** **Colorado Springs, Colorado** **11:46AM** ** ** Despite my relatively light classload, my head was swimming with the sheer amount of information I had to process with final exams happening tomorrow....
Elements of a Shattered Past, Chapter 7: Toast of the Kitsune
**Sunday, April 22, 2001** **7:39PM** **United Kitsune of Rhy'Din Clubhouse** The clubhouse was in a relatively quiet and out of the way part of the city, styled like a traditional Japanese inn; while I was technically a kitsune I hadn't...
Zero Point: Second Arc 1
**25 December 3048 LDC** **06:20 Local Time** **Corneria Defense Industries Orbital Platform ZX-1032** The rust-furred vulpine hated waiting simply for the sake of waiting; the tense preparation of combat or extended downtime with nothing to do...
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 14- We Can Mistake it For You, Wholesale.
**Notes: Yes, I know there's a section down below to write info about the story itself, and I do use that sometimes. However, some insider information must be conveyed before reading a particular section that does have some pertinence to the story's...
Zero Point: Chapter 13- Poles Apart
**Note: The title of the chapter is influenced by the Pink Floyd tune of the same name, and starts a trend that will carry on to future chapters, the use of published music to set a scene. If you're so inclined to listen, the tunes referenced in this...
Zero Point: Chapter 12- Striking Out
Chapter 12: Striking Out. Brian's eyes opened once again, shaking off the cobwebs of a dreamless sleep. Not like there was anything else to do _but_ sleep, anyway... he was still stuck in this infernal cave with a bashed skull and broken ribs. He was...
Zero Point: Chapter 11- Moral Bankruptcy
Chapter 11: Moral Bankruptcy The massive airborne galleon soared silently over the surface of Sauria, completely enshrouded by the cloak of night. The few Sharpclaw crewmembers upon its deck took up a silent watch, ensuring none approached without...
Zero Point: Chapter 10- Cultural Differences
Chapter 10: Cultural Differences. December 23, 2003 Billings, Montana 2:30 AM, Mountain Standard Time The miles passed on underneath his feet as the exhausted Marine piloted his car back home. The trip from San Diego had taken twenty...
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 8- Extraction
Chapter 8: Extraction. The rain came in a torrent, soaking Brian as he blinked away the nausea of being teleported yet again. He would probably never get used to that, even though he was probably the only human being to have actually undergone the...
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...