Bent Knee and a Bruised Head
# Chapter 10: Bent Knee and a Bruised Head I was broken off as the rabbit walked back towards our table. In one had she hefted a massive plate piled high with every type of food I could imagine, in the other she held a couple of mugs and a pot of...
Something Blue
# Chapter 9: Something Blue For once, I didn't mind the police presence as they closed in around me. More than once the pack of them tried to shuffle me off, but I wasn't leaving without Jon. A stretcher arrived eventually, carried by two...
The Open Party
# Chapter 8: The Open Party "Mate, what?" English hadn't moved from his chair, but his hands came up to rub his temples. "I thought I was the one bankrolling this little dance. Aren't I the one making the decisions here?" I gently cuffed his...
Dealing With Dominance
# Chapter 7: Dealing With Dominance Even after everything the city had been through, the old street looked just about the same. The road was a little more cracked, and some of the houses saw a a touch more wear and tear, but it was just like I...
Shaving His Mane
# Chapter 6: Shaving His Mane Alright, who was playing with the jackhammer inside my skull, AND COULD HE PLEASE STOP! The simple act of opening my eyes took way more effort than I'd ever like to admit. It was like someone had attached two tone...
In The Mix
# Chapter 5: In The Mix Walking down the staircase, hand in hand, I could feel everyone's eyes on Rebecca and I. Quickly scanning the crowd, I could see a few familiar faces. Most of them I couldn't put names to, but one in particular, a lion,...
Brown Fur and a White Tie
# Chapter 4: Brown Fur and a White Tie The cops quickly closed ranks around the near lifeless body of the bobcat, but I noticed that a dozen of them still followed me as I walked from the bridge, English and Jon in tow. I glanced over at the...
The Boys are Back in Town
# Chapter 3: The Boys are Back in Town I will give it to Sayer that he's good to his word. Leaving his office, Jon lead me back to the main floor. I could already see people trickling out from the holding cells. Opening the door to another...
Catch A Falling Star
# Chapter 11 Catch A Falling Star Why was he like this? We'd won. Why couldn't James just see we needed to end this? They had tried to kill us. They were pirates, scum. They'd made their choice when they decided to live down there. We...
Back in 'Civilization'
# Chapter 10 Back in 'Civilization' The walls of the city had been a gleaming white once, no expense spared for the main base of a planet wide terraforming project. I could hardly see their original colour now, they were covered from foundation to...
Damnit Crit, I'm a Mechanic, Not a Killer!
# Chapter 9 Damnit Crit, I'm a Mechanic, Not a Killer! We made it the rest of the way around the pool without any more creatures surfacing from its depths. A stream cascaded down from the wall was fresh and clean, its crystal clear water that...
Why Hide When You Have All the Space In the World?
# Chapter 8 Why Hide When You Have All the Space In the World? Watching Crit flounder around in the shallow pool was enough to release at least some of the stress that had been bunching at the base of my neck. He still hadn't seemed to have...