Zero Point: Second Arc 2: Discovery
**26 December 3048 LDC** **Fisker Station Beta, Aquas** **14:36 Aquas Standardized Time** The courtyard was quite small, perhaps fifty square meters across; a luxury of open space on a station whose floorplans would have covered nearly a hundred...
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...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 9: What Lies Beneath
Chapter 9: What Lies Beneath I dragged my tired feet over to the entrance of the well; quite aware I was under the expectant gazes of both Krystal and Tricky. Both the Earthwalker and...
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: 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...
Elements of a Shattered Past- Prologue(part 1)
_Friday, October 20, 2000_ _4:15PM_ _Collins Park_ _Colorado Springs, CO_ It was warm enough to be outside in the park across the street from my house, which meant I was out walking. I had been doing that quite a bit to clear my...
Man vs. Planet Chapter 15: Si vis pacem...
Chapter 15: Si vis pacem… The trip took less than ten minutes. I had halfway expected that, but the shuttle was at least as fast in atmosphere as most jetliners. As I watched the scenery rush past from the small bridge Krystal deftly brought the craft...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 12- Wild Blue Nowhere
Chapter 12: Wild Blue Nowhere We emerged into the same cargo bay we had entered the ship from yesterday. This time I started noticing more details about the area. It was about the size...
Zero Point: Chapter 20- In Dulce Decorum
Chapter 20: In Dulce Decorum. A blinding afterimage just about seared Brian's retinas, competing with the flames still rising from the burning platform the mercs had been standing on a split second ago. The Marine's mind was still trying to process...
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: Second Arc 3- Cerinia
**28 December, 3048 LDC** **74,762km outside Lower Orbit, Planet Cerinia** **Cornerian Navy Registered Privateer Vessel _Great Fox_** **10:36 Local Time** "Careful with that, Ivan! We don't need this damaged!" Yuri's voice growled from the other...
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Blood on the Ice, Pt. 2 "Give me a minute." I hopefully said that before we made it a few yards down the frozen pathway. Normally you can hear yourself talk, even if you are wearing earplugs. The total lack of sound made it harder...