MoonDust, Chapter 35
"the medic i understand, but why the caribou? and why at this hour?" omar gave the ferret a patronizing look. "take a deep breath. fresh air would be good, yes? the colonel has our best interests at heart. we are taking them outside. for fresh air.
MoonDust, Chapter 33
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 33 RETURN An abandoned rifle lay in the dust, but Imogene didn't dare stop walking to retrieve it. Colonel Bychkov and one of her men with a sniper rifle were watching from the rim of Borda's...
MoonDust, Chapter 32
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 32 FRIENDS, RODENTS, COUNTRYMEN Less than an hour after the colonel left them, the cargo compartment's already dim lights went dark. They were too far away for the blinding white flash of the...
MoonDust, Chapter 34
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 34 SOLDIER GRAY They'd been given a stack of field rations at what Imogene's stomach said was dinner time. But that was hours ago, and neither Bruce nor Aaron had returned. Imogene gnawed a...
MoonDust, Chapter 17
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 17 EVAC Half an hour later, everyone gathered in the mess hall. Those who had somehow managed to sleep through the alert and subsequent launch had been roused and filled in. Gwen even laid out an...
MoonDust, Chapter 16
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail **16 THE FALL** The deep-throated blare of an alarm jolted Imogene from slumber. Instinctively, she slapped at her chronometer to silence it, but the howling continued, coming from a speaker above...
MoonDust, Chapter 26
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 26 CONVERSION Imogene woke to find the light from the corridor even dimmer than usual. Every second glow panel had been disconnected to save power. Noticeably cooler, the air tasted thick and...
MoonDust, Chapter 25
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 25 HELL OR HIGH WATER Imogene's dream of flooded fallout shelters and choking smoke seemed to have taken a night off, and while she wasn't exactly chipper, the next day found her ready to get...
MoonDust, Chapter 18
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 18 HARD RAIN Once more inside the Paladin and following the damaged truck south, Bruce turned to the Sergeant. "Do meteoroid strikes like that happen often?" The Dalmatian shook his head....
MoonDust, Chapter 20
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 20 ANNIHILATION Imogene studied the map on her heads-up display as they hiked north, but with the LPS satellites shot down it was more trouble to scroll to their current location than the low...
MoonDust, Chapter 19
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 19 CONTAINMENT A third of the way along the wide valley which ramped up to Santbech Crater's southern rim, their lone Paladin pulled to a stop. Ahead, the double line of hills flanking the...
MoonDust, Chapter 27
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 27 OUT OF TIME With all twenty-three survivors together, the common room felt crowded. The shelving units had long since been pushed aside, and crates set up for seating, but elbows and tails...