The Badlands Facility: Bat Country
The bat growled. She had the muscular breeder pinned down, not thanks to physical strength, but because of sheer dominance. Despite his massive size and strength, the lion was helpless beneath her, and that was before she'd even touched his...
The Festival of Fertility
Derrick stretched at the edge of the lake, warmed by the first rays of the sun. This season in the jungle was cold and dank, though he didn't really want to call it_winter._ There was no snow, and the cold was only comparative. Still, times like this,...
Dragon Lover
I understood exactly what was going on when I had to run to the bathroom to throw up one morning, but I forced myself not to think about it, telling myself it was just nausea from eating somehing bad. Of course, ultimately there was no denying it;...
A Good Slave
Dugan owned a world-famous pizzeria. Well, maybe not, but he liked imagining he did. It motivated him to keep going, and he _did_, at least, try his very best to make it seem that way. The best ingredients he could afford, the best service he could...
Broodfoxes: First Encounter
**Broodfoxes: First Encounter** Just a few days ago, Zougui and the other xenobiologists had crawled out of their cryostasis pods. She _hated_ those things. Every time she got inside one, it felt like she was going to freeze to death before...
The Village by the Hot Springs
Derrick had thought he could handle it at first, his return to everyday life. He soldiered on as best he could, trying get back into the grind, but it'd lost its lustre. Not that it'd ever been the height of meaning and entertainment, but he'd managed...
Camping Slugs
Having agreed to go camping - for the first time in a long while - you head out to meet your friends. Josephine and Stephen are already waiting for you outside, and before you know it, your small amount of gear is already packed into the rental station...
Dragon Forever
Fall came suddenly and swiftly. One day, as I woke up, I found the air crisp and chill, a thin layer of frost on every leaf of the forests below. Another wonderful day in our wilderness paradise. I stretched underneath my blankets. I didn't really need...
Broken, part 2
Ami was bent over the kitchen sink, staring out of the window at the cold world outside. By now, the first frost had already come, making the already uninviting city of wolves even less pleasant to inhabit. But still, there was something beautiful...
The Secret World of Pokémon Centers
**The Secret World of Pokémon Centers** “Volt! Use Spark!” Tilly yelled at her Luxray, who didn’t immediately react despite her rival having a _Feraligatr_ a Feraligatr which, as everyone knew, were weak to electric attacks. Her Pokémon all...
The Hesitant Donor
Cade caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. Big nose and all. He'd always felt a little self-conscious about that, given how it looked just slightly out of place on his otherwise vulpine face. It did make sense, of course, since he was part otter,...
The Three Cats and the Temple of Fertility
Sevine woke up in her cabin. The ship had stopped rocking quite so wildly, she realized. That had to mean they were finally getting close to their destination, and that thought _delighted_ her. She didn't get seasick like her companions, but even she...