MoonDust, Chapter 30
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 30 SHADES OF GRAY The new members of Sergeant Lauren Porter's squad received a motley assortment of scavenged armor and equipment. Imogene was glad she only needed a new rifle. Poorly fitted...
MoonDust, Chapter 11
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 11 PANDA PROBLEMS "--the hell do you think you're doing?" The Sergeant's words floated into Imogene's mind. Foggily, she wondered what she'd done wrong this time. Her head hurt, and as she blinked...
MoonDust, Chapter 10
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 10 IN LOVE AND WAR Things were starting to fall together, Imogene thought as she took her armor down from its pegs. A black heart outline around her initials now enlivened her breastplate,...
MoonDust, Chapter 9
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 9 STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT Imogene couldn't tell if any of the survivors were Josh. Furred heads bobbed in the water, too tiny on the bar's screen to identify. Edging forward, she stared up at the...
MoonDust, Chapter 8
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 8 BLACK AND WHITE The metal target swung as the bullet hit, and Imogene allowed herself a grim smile. It might not have fur or yellow eyes, but the target was the right shade of silver-gray. Her...
MoonDust, Chapter 7
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail7 HART THROB Imogene spent the following day with the demolitions department, learning how best to blow things up in vacuum. Without air to transmit shock waves, a lot of conventional devices were...
MoonDust, Chapter 6
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 6 THE GREAT OUTDOORS Back in the barracks, Imogene massaged her calves and let the others have first crack at the showers. How long would it take her muscles to get used to the low gravity's...
MoonDust, Chapter 5
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 5 TOOLS OF THE TRADE The barracks door opened with a soft whoosh, rousing Imogene from her sleep. Light from the hallway silhouetted a tall, thin figure briefly before the overhead glow panels...
MoonDust, Chapter 4
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 4 ARRIVAL Victor snored. It was more of a purr, actually, and Imogene paused to listen to the soothing vibration before opening her sleep-crusted eyes. His muscular frame filled the seat...
MoonDust, Chapter 3
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 3 FREEFALL In the dead dark hours between yesterday and tomorrow, Imogene's alarm roused her from an uneasy sleep. Fixing breakfast made enough noise she must have woken her mother, but the...
MoonDust, Chapter 2
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 2 LUNA CORPS Imogene stared up at her mother's apartment building. Old and gray, it rose to ten stories of utilitarian serviceability. Of the four buildings that had surrounded a small park, only...
MoonDust, Chapter 1
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail Chapter 1: HOME The moon hung low over Ankara, a blood-red eye blinking as clouds of smoke drifted across the city. Machine gun fire chattered in the distance, and the stench of burning oil rode...