Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 08
The space around them was empty, that's what the sensors told Alex. Well, except for the ship Tristan was piloting toward. It looked like just one of the thousands of ships he'd seen since going to space. Elongated, halfway between a cylinder and...
Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 07
Marty coughed, then sneezed when that action sent more dust in the air. A moment later he jumped to his feet an looked around, eyes wild. Only after that did he realize he wasn't buried under rocks. Not only that, but the cavern hadn't been filled by...
Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 06
The old man wasn't worse for wear. The patch was keeping him healthy, his pulse was steady, if weak. Tristan stood. "Well?" he asked Alex. The human moved away from the wall and looked down the shaft. "I can't see much, but all I hear is falling...
Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 05
The alien had been working on the panel for twenty minutes now. He'd been mostly silent, even when something inside sparked and he winced in pain. He'd only spoken once, when Marty had gotten close to the old man lying unconscious on the ground. The...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 15
"You two realize you can't keep me isolated like this, right?" Horace looked out the hover's window, a city, far below; green fields around it. They could be over any of the continents. At this height, he wouldn't be able to tell. "We still have a...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 14
Nori watched the tiger pace. Trevor, Trevor fucking Orr. He was in a guild with Trevor Orr. Had been playing the Lands for years with Trevor fucking Orr. He should be amazed, ecstatic. "And then there's David," Trevor said, throwing his arms in...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 13
A hand ran down Trevor's back as a plate piled with steaming ham, eggs, pancakes and syrup is placed before him. "Eat up," Eric whispered, before nipping at his neck. Trevor leaned against his father. Moaning lightly. He didn't have to force it, even...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 12
"Dad?" Nori said, raising his voice over the wind and re-shouldering his travel pack. The answer was broken up by static. "Dad! I can't hear you. The storm's about to hit the port, that last--" Nori cursed and disconnected the call. If he couldn't hear...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 11
The headache woke him, and it only got worse when Trevor instructed his implant to deal with it. He was an Orr, headaches were for other people. He cursed and reached for the guy--guys?--next to him; tried to. His arms didn't respond, nothing did. ...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 10
Salt City was a nice place to live, according to the information provided on it, but it hadn't said anything about the windstorm that hit the city as Trevor landed. It surprised him. The weather for the islands and New Vegas was good all year...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 09
The location for the meeting was a virtual security room with so many anti-hacking programs running through it, Trevor expected it would take him a few hours to make his way through them without setting off any alarms. He was impressed. Not every...
Virtual Friendship, Draft 1 CH 08
The network was never quiet, but it was a sound Trevor found comforting. The sound of information moving around the world, some of it growing faint as it disappeared in the vastness of space. If he strained, Trevor could even make out the background...