Trying To Hard
# Chapter 3: Trying To Hard It's amazing how quick news travels, especially when it's bad. You'd think it would take a little while for folks to find out that English is dead, but by the time I got back...
A New Breed of Cop
# Chapter 3: A New Breed of Cop The next morning was, also, quieter than I would have liked it. It wasn't that a dark cloud had fallen upon us, but simply that neither knew what to say. ...
How to Become a God in One Easy Step
# Chapter 7 Seth reached to a switch beside him a moment later, banishing the darkness from the room as the overhead lights came on. I glanced back towards the old man. He had looked aged and worn before, but now, in the light, he was little...
An Animal Passion
# Chapter 11: An Animal Passion Waking the next morning, Johnathan stretched and let out a yawn that would have dislocated the jaw of a lesser being. Rolling from bed, he stood firmly on two feet and turned to look in the mirror. My, his...
What's the Measure of a Man? I Don't Know But My Tail is Three Feet Long
# Chapter 19: What's the Measure of a Man? I Don't Know, but my Tail is Three Feet Long Johnathan was just turning back to the Talbot's door when it swung open. A moment later Steward stepped out, followed by Emma. The man had quite the black...
An Odder Feeling
# Chapter 3: An Odder Feeling The ride back was easy and uneventful. Johnathan let Ginny stray at the stream for a few moments in the darkness, cooling her hooves and taking a drink. He wanted to get home, but was in no rush. Seeing the lights...
Black Waves
# Chapter 8 We had to get off at Third Ave and walk the rest of the way. The bus may go to Mott Haven, but there was a limit to just how deep into squalor they would take it. It had been a long night, I practically had to carry Alice. Ophois,...
Late for a Most Important Engagement
# Chapter 6: Late For a Most Important Engagement The sun had to fight hard to force its way past Johnathan's eyelids. When at last he did open them willingly the action was slow and halting, taking all the will he could seem to muster. The...
All Out of Makeup at the Fancy Dress Store
# Chapter 14: All Out of Makeup at the Fancy Dress Store She came swimming into his vision like an angel through the tears that still streaked his eyes. Emma. "My dear," Johnathan had to pause for a moment as a fit of coughing overtook...
A Question of Succession
# Chapter 18: A Question of Succession And that, quite easily, put an end to the party. The Smithes were furious, but thankfully little of the heat seemed to be directed at Johnathan. That was likely due to him departing only moments after...
Once Again Out into the World
# Chapter 16: Once Again Out into the World The ride into Hammerwood was short and simple enough. Johnathan did note this time that he received a fair number more stairs. He had to chuckle slightly at that. There was no doubt that a lion...
Pot Marks and Ashes
# Chapter 4: Pot Marks and Ashes That was a month ago, and right now I had problems closer to home to deal with. Namely rearranging the furniture again. “Rebecca, Babe," I...