Filling the Void - Chapter Seven
Victus had only vague recollections about the days following the wreck which killed his parents, but he did remember that his body felt almost as battered as it did today. There was not a muscle in him that didn't groan in protest with the slightest...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight A few minutes after leaving Dan, Victus found his mate swapping stories with the black battle varius in one of the ship's pubs. The two men were swapping military stories with fervor, and Victus didn't have the heart to break them...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Thirty
Early morning was Dan’s favorite time of the day. No matter what planet he woke up on, the cool morning air carried with it the promise of new and exciting things, and if he could be up to witness the rising of the local sun, well, more the...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Five
"I don't see why we couldn't have left at a decent hour, that's all." Dan complained, as he muscled his bag out the front door and latched it behind him. Hearing Ken and Jack snoring in their guest bedroom as they left made it even harder...
Filling the Void - Chapter Twelve
Dagen looked mightily confused. "But... It's your birthday! Didn't they celebrate your birthday in the home?" Victus shrugged. "It's not important." Although he was determined not to let it show on his face, Dagen felt frustration settling into...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Four
When Jackson saw Dan at the gym, the gym attendant looked worried. "Take notes!" "Notes?" Dan looked at the concerned bull. "Really?" "Really," Jack answered, solemnly nodding his head for emphasis. "This ship is- hold on." he dug...
Filling the Void - Chapter Nine
"What are we going to do today?" Victus asked, brightly. His tail brushed back and forth with restrained energy. If Dagen had a tail, his would have been wagging as well. He knew that tail control was high on the list of _varius_ etiquette, but the...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine "I can get it." Bo's left hand held one end of his cumberbund behind his back while his other hand fished around for the buckle. His oversized body spun around in a tight circle, ignoring the fact that as far as his right shoulder...
Filling the Void - Chapter Twenty
Negin Mal was as perturbed as Victus had ever seen him. "Is this really necessary?" he spat, his single-minded resistance against the inevitable reminding Victus of the time he had given Master Uhlu's cat a flea bath. Leland took his attention away...
Filling the Void - Chapter Six
Back...and forth...Back...and forth... Each pull of the chains sent Victus' swing rocketing higher into the sky. The rhythmic building and release of weight as he swung made him feel almost giddy. He wondered if it would ever be possible to swing so...
Filling the Void - Chapter Twenty-five
"No, and that's final!" With that, Negin Rudex Mal slammed the door in Victus's face. It wasn't the first time he'd done something like that. It wasn't even the fiftieth time. Victus thought the man was taking a perverse pleasure in blatantly ignoring...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Thirty-One
After spending so much time with Bo, Dan knew that when his partner became surly for no obvious reason the safest course of action was to wait him out. Even on the best of days, digging answers out of a battle varius was like picking a scab that...