Downtime
"Well, here we are." Jack closed the rusty, corrugated metal gate and stared at the equally rusty warehouse a dozen yards away. "Until someone finds it and shoots a bunch of holes through the walls, at least." "You've got such a knack for finding that...
Enemy of my Enemy, Chapter 6
"Wow." Jack sat at the corner table in Groom Lake's mess hall, grinning at the food piled on his tray. "That's the biggest omelette I've ever seen." Arcee sat her human-size doppelgänger down across from him and smiled. "Guess it's about time you had...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter Eight
"That's...a _lot_ of servers." Corona turned her head slowly, taking in the banks of computer towers that filled the room. Dozens lined the walls and dozens more on shelves on the floor, spaced just far enough apart for the company's employees to walk...
Enemy of my Enemy, Chapter 5
Everyone snapped their guns up to aim at Soundwave. He remained motionless and his blank faceplate simply stared back at them. Panels in the walls and ceiling opened, and sixteen blaster turrets deployed. They tracked around and locked onto their...
Freelancers, Chapter Fifteen
Lia ducked back behind the pool table a split-second before another burst of gunfire tore into it. A hail of projectiles from the two dozen enemy weapons chewed through the metal table in mere seconds, and she leaped out of cover and dive-rolled behind...
Freelancers, Chapter Eight
"Beautiful," Lia said softly, standing out the window in Huerta Memorial's waiting area. The window overlooked a large park and wide-open artificial sky. It was easy to forget she was on a nearly forty-five kilometer long space station rather than a...
Chaser: Chapter Seven
_Thump._ I snapped my head around, reaching for my gun, and found Caboose on the floor, sitting up and looking around with a dazed expression. "He fell off the couch." Shadow sighed, picked up her kitten and placed him on her lap. He purred,...
Chaser: Chapter Six
The first shot came from Shadow's gun, a quick burst aimed somewhere off to her left, accompanied by a shrill yelp. I jumped and looked over my shoulder. She was staring into the bushes lining the yard. "Something moved!" she squeaked. "Try...
Chaser: Chapter Five
"So, you know Otto and Shakira?" I picked up the menu, but couldn't take my eyes off Seth and Marissa. He nodded and she said, "We talk to them online quite a lot, and I've met Otto in person. I hadn't seen Shakira before today, unless you count chat...
Chaser: Chapter Four
The rest of 'em decided to drop on us all at once. Luckily, I was able to get the crotch scratcher's name and the names of his buddies before they showed up. Then I stripped him naked and handcuffed him to a lamp post, took his weapons and ran...
Chaser: Chapter Three
I gave Sledge a quick explanation while we ran. Luckily, the trank seemed to be wearing off. We didn't stop until we were several blocks away. Still in the almost rural area that merged with the industrial section called Norrington a few...
Chaser: Chapter Two
To celebrate my first success in my new career, the first thing I wanted to do was take my parents to dinner. It was the middle of the afternoon and my little brother, Sledge, was still in school, so I'd have to party with him another time....