It Takes Two
-Transmission Lost- Chapter Two: It Takes Two by Havoc * * * Jack Squier stood there, shaking slightly, facing down the Ailian female who had her rifle aimed straight at his face. She was even larger in person than he had imagined an Ailian...
Regret
-Transmission Lost- Chapter Eight: Regret by Havoc * * * When Jack awoke, he felt a chill in the tent. His eyes still closed, he reached an arm out for Aria, intending to pull himself closer to her for warmth. But his hand fell on empty space, and...
Traitor
-Transmission Lost- -Prayers of the Refugee- Chapter Ten: Traitor by Havoc "Mine honor is my life; both grow in one; Take honor from me, and my life is done." - William Shakespeare \*\*\*\*\*\* Though Aria felt ready to leave the hospital the...
Dilemma
-Transmission Lost- Chapter Nine: Dilemma by Havoc * * * Jack slowly and carefully made his way through the pirates' campsite, his senses on high alert for any sounds that would tell him that his intrusion had been detected. All he could hear was...
Where Once Was Light
-Transmission Lost- -Prayers of the Refugee- Chapter Five: Where Once Was Light by Havoc "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." -James Dean ------ Jack woke up the next morning before Aria did. When he opened his eyes,...
Signal Received
-Transmission Lost- Epilogue: Signal Received by Havoc "In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you...
An Understanding
-Transmission Lost- Chapter Four: An Understanding by Havoc * * * As Jack ran, he could still faintly hear the sounds behind him of Aria and the fight she was having with the pack of wild animals. He was running through the trees, almost directly...
Closer
-Transmission Lost- -Prayers of the Refugee- Chapter Three: Closer by Havoc "Sorrow happens, hardship happens. To hell with it. He who never knew the price of happiness will not be happy." - Yevgeny Yevtushenko * * * Jack was thrown, rather...
The Tiger and the Tabby
The Tiger and the Tabby by Havoc "A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy: the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love." -Thomas C....
Run Home
-Transmission Lost- -Prayers of the Refugee- Chapter Two: Run Home by Havoc "That which is not just is not law. And that which is not law ought not to be obeyed." - Algernon Sydney ------ When the subtle hum and vibration of the ship's engines,...
Return to Normal
-Transmission Lost- -Sounds of Madness- Chapter Four: Return to Normal by Havoc "No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived there - well or poorly." - Joseph...
Without a Paddle
-Transmission Lost- Chapter Six: Without a Paddle by Havoc * * * "Jack!" Aria gasped, running along the river bank. She could still see him, though his blue pattern fatigues blended well in the gray rock and white, frothy water of the river. The...