For you, my love, forever
The condemned man walked with a dignity few men can muster at their time of death. He did not sob or plead or try to incur a touch of mercy in his executioners. His stride was arrogant and boastful, as if he were walking into a grand gala, and not the...
W.H.O.R.E.
**_W.H.O.R.E._** "Stewie, it's time to go." "No!" Brian sighed, pushing open the door to Stewie's room, and quickly skimming the interior for any sign of danger. Truth be told, he wouldn't be surprised if Stewie was sitting in a chair, facing...
Feminine Mystique
As a rule of thumb, bartenders never drank on the job. The perception of the job was one of glamour and allure. Bartenders threw back shots with the people they were serving, mixed fancy drinks effortlessly, and got absorbent tips to go with their fat...
Regal
"Why do all the guards look alike?" Luna asked, earning a confused look from her sister. The two were standing before the assembled ranks of the royal guards, observing as the guards performed a ceremony. It was a ceremony performed every dusk and...
The Terms of a Contract
The Bear Skin Guild was hired when ferocity was a requisite and subtlety was unimportant. Composed primarily of Nords, with some other mer who had proven themselves vicious and violent and willing to do anything for money, they were a guild that was...
Wrong Turn
It was supposed to be an afternoon hike. "Four hours at the most, three if everyone hustles," David had said. He was the one who had spearheaded this whole affair, as he did every year. He certainly looked the part of wilderness expert: sporting a...
Opposing Force
**_(Sequel to "Interview with a Micro")_** **_Opposing Force_** "Some hikers reported a barbed wire fence surrounding a significant perimeter, the fence stretching about hip high," Sergeant Groznyi said, speaking for the first time in the long trip....
Interview with a Micro
The meeting place was a bar, called "the Jubilation." It was a small, lonely little place at the end of the block, extremely gloomy, though no place was exactly cheery anymore. The acts of terrorism, carried out by the Micro Liberation Army (MLA), had...
Watching for Giants
Britney was dressed to kill. A slender and shapely vixen with auburn fur and a white underbelly, she pulled off her overcoat as she approached the ear-high fence, reveling that beneath, she was only wearing crimson lingerie. She spent a moment or two...
In the Dog House
As careful as she could, Rarity placed the final jewel into the final slot, and then applied her full weight to push it down. The metal rim expanded, allowing the jewel to slide, and then quickly contracted, sealing it tightly in place. Rarity smiled...
A Perfect Day
Shining Armor was saddened when he learned Cadance would be traveling to Saddle Arabia on a diplomatic mission, and dreaded the lonely nights and daily drudgery of the Crystal Empire's affairs. Still, he could see Cadance was taking it the hardest, so...
Trespassers Will Be Crushed
**_Trespassers Will Be Crushed_** **_ _** Irwin's alarm clock blared at six o'clock in the morning. His massive hand whacked and swatted at it, at last hitting the snooze button located at the top of the blasted machine. He had forgotten to shut...