Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 22
As Jake knelt with his eyes closed, thinking of the ones he loved and waiting for his end while the two armed bulls ran towards him, he suddenly felt a powerful inward tugging like he was being sucked into himself. Then he felt as though he was going...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 21
Jake woke slowly and realized his back was being rubbed gently by Mak, who was still beneath him. He lifted his head and smiled down at the young bull, who was looking up at him with a smile on his face. He kissed the young bull and rubbed his cheek...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 20
As Jake began to rise back up to consciousness he realized he was being gently shaken by Rhokki. It was beginning to get darker outside and night was fast approaching. He'd been sleeping comfortably and there was not going to be any video link with...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 19
Jake hung suspended between the four poles, just as he'd done every day for the past two weeks. The bulls in the camp had not got bored with it yet. They enjoyed debasing the man so much they just kept coming back. They loved being able to walk up and...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 18
Jake's head was absolutely pounding when his mind finally began clawing its way slowly up toward consciousness. His skull had been smashed against the bulkhead of a scout ship, then clubbed from behind when they'd been jumped at the site of the...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 17
Jake paced back and forth and up and down the hallway as he waited to be reunited with his sweet, lovable croc. It had been just over five weeks since Srythryn was vaporized by the stealth ship's disrupter weapon. Xelzix had contacted Jake a short...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 16
Striss killed all thrust as he drifted toward the asteroid field in his light fighter. He transferred most of the power to the shields, leaving just enough in thrust to work with the attitude controls to adjust his heading. The Rapier's sensors were...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 15
"Jake, wake up." He slowly came awake. He was still wrapped up in Chet's cozy, warm, and furry embrace, spooned with his back to the big polar bear. Chet's body was partially over top of Jake like a big blanket and the bear had his hind leg up over...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 14
Chet's face split into a wide smile when he saw Srythryn standing at the door. "Captain, what a pleasure it is to have you call on me. How are you this fine morning?" Chet asked. "Hello, Chetichwal, you certainly seem to be in good spirits this...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 13
Jake woke to a loud beeping from the ship's computer followed by some siskreth hissing that was not translated. Srythryn groaned and got up out of bed and opened a drawer and pulled out some clean shorts and put them on. When he saw that Jake was...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 12
Jake woke with a start to see Xelzix's face. He wasn't smiling this time. He immediately felt a powerful sense of vertigo as his brain tried to adjust to the unexpected shift in reality. His mind began to force the more recent events into the...
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 11
Jake was awakened by his shivering. He felt warm at the front where his body was stretched out against Mak's warm, muscular form, but the back of him was exposed to the increasingly chilly night air as he lay naked atop his lover. As he slowly became...