Street Sweepers Part III: The End
A man stood amidst a dark room, pitch black, waiting for the signal to connect. Sure enough, the signal connected to the world so far away from which his client was situated on. Sunlight filled the room, over a large beach in the evening, the red star...
Naturally Engineered
Jerry played with the food on his metal tray, listening absent mindedly to the talk and banter of the cafeteria. Jobs that were done in the day, problems each person had in their various lines of engineering work, the usual. His shift was over today...
Garden World
Sirens blared throughout the complex as he ran through tight, sealed corridors, following the lit up arrows leading him to safety. He had no idea how this could have happened. Power failures registered on all generators keeping the barriers up on the...
Memory Lane
He sat amidst the snow, waiting silently. This was the worst part, waiting for the moment to come. The moment, although a crushing failure or triumphant victory, was brief and short lived. But the wait was a long buildup, sometimes without a payoff. He...
Homecoming
Den walked through the bustling crowds of High Charity, passing through crowds of the many varied species that formed the Covenant. He stood tall and proud amongst the bustling crowds of methane wheezing Unggoy, and strong and commanding amongst the...
New World Blues
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Snapshot Shards
Rain fell on a damp park, in a dreary day as the clouds hung over everything, refusing to leave as they hung in the sky and continued to bluster. The park was quiet in these late hours of the day, with little in the way of people coming out to walk its...
First Impressions
The craft bounced and jostled, as Hart remained strapped in place. The shuttle rode down through the atmosphere, ash choked in thick black clouds that coated everything in a sticky layer. Hart checked a small device strapped to his wrist, going over...
Shades of Grey
Cold air washed over his skin, as the night winds blew over the river. Nathan stood, on the other side of the railing, looking down to the dark waters below. The night was long. And at this hour, it was just him. Up here, on the bridge, it was only...
Cat and Mouse
Je'meer crept slowly along, keeping his figure low in the long grass. As he walked, the idea crept into his head about what mistake he making. The goal was stealth, and as much as he hated the idea of it, it was his job, his duty, to fulfill the wishes...
Alien Intentions
Tonight was the night. It couldn't be any other. The influx of new people and others on the station was large for the past week. And today he had seen many arrive, and little leave. The clubs were full, absolutely packed full of everybody you could...
Unbound
The wind howled, blowing sand against his cracked visor. The dual stars of this world shone brightly down on it, blasting and scorching everything to dust and sand, bombarding the planet with radiation. This would have been mostly true, and by all...