Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 49
Things clatter to the floor as Tristan searched through the cabinets. He'd already found the nutrient bars and was devouring is eighth, but he needed something to help him stay awake. It had been some time since he'd had a proper rest, and the virus...
Shattered Salvation, Draft 1 CH 48
His own groan was what woke him. He felt the back of his head and winced. The pain reminded him of the fight and he sat up, pulling a knife from his belt. He was in the medical bay. The only other person there was working at the fabricator. He got...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 40
Tristan hadn't moved since Alex had left. He'd remained seated there, legs crossed, hands on his lap, looking at the floor for what, fifteen, twenty minutes now? Victor watched him, crouched well out of reach. The stillness felt wrong. The...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 39
"You need to get up," Alex told his Samalian. Tristan looked at him. But if he saw him, there was no reaction. His gaze was vacant. The sobbing had slowed, and Alex thought it was a good sign. Now he was afraid of what the lack of acknowledgment...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 38
Victor looked around in each direction the intersection went, trying to figure out which one to take, but they all looked the same. Every corridor was identical--not one visual reference point for him to use. All he'd wanted to do was go down the...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 37
With a scream, Tristan fought against the light encasing his arms and legs. They shouldn't have been able to hold him in place; he should've been able to move them, they weren't anchored to anything, but all he could do was scream and fight against...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 36
"Tristan, are you okay?" The words were out of Alex's mouth before he could stop himself. The darkness was total, none of the low lights from before. He'd lost track of the Samalian during the fight against all the holographic versions of himself. ...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 35
This was bad. Will watched as Anders stood with a stunned expression. This was very bad. That Anders hadn't already shot Victor showed how surprised he was at being disobeyed in such a way. "What the fuck did you just do?" Anders...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 34
The barricade ended up looking more like the shield wall they'd had to deal with, the only large piece being the captain's desk they took from the office. Everything else was paneling taken from the consoles and walls, and a few chairs to help keep...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 33
This is stupid, Will thought as he opened the cover to the door's locks. The numbers hadn't wanted to settle anywhere. In fact they'd been particularly mocking, which was just his imagination, since the numbers didn't have personality, they just were. ...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 32
Tristan looked at the floating head, his own canting. Where was the rest of him? "Got tired of me breaking your neck, Little Brother?" Justin's giant head looked down at him in disdain. "You're confusing delusions with reality." "Aren't you...
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 31
"How good of an idea is it to stay here for this?" Zephyr asked. "We can't move until Tristan's better," Alex replied, focusing on listening and transcribing the code to his datapad. He did catch the look Mary gave him, but he ignored that. ...