Moondance
"even in new york city, you can live well on that much money. i say you figure out what you want from your home and move it here, or else have someone lock your house up tight and forget about it for a while." i debated it.
Chapter 15 - Confrontation
**Chapter 15 - Confrontation** "Rut!" I yelled. "Calm down!" I rolled to my side just as his giant gun went off again. I felt wood splinter along my back and was so thankful we didn't have downstairs neighbors. I got up onto my...
Halloween-Inspired Story: Ghost Unlaid Forbear Thee
**Halloween-Inspired Story - Ghost Unlaid Forbear Thee** A ferret, seemingly in her sixties, had just turned around the corner when she encountered it. She needed a second to register what it was, but as she did, her mouth opened in a shrill...
Chapter 23 - Trojan Horse
"we believe that mordecai is going to make a name for himself here in new york city -- as well as carving his name into the history of this city -- by being the pioneer and primary financier of the electrical revolution."
Chapter 27 - We Continue Ever Onward
**Chapter 27 - We Continue Ever Onward** I never take for granted a warm bed. Growing up, I always had a small bed and a thin blanket and it was even worse at sea. The bed I had back at home was nice, but it wasn't anything like this...
Chapter 4 - Family Far and Near
You've spent a lot of money just getting me here to san francisco, let alone all the risks you took in new york city." "getting you here was--" "siro! please. just be honest with me. or at least not so cagey.
Chapter 20 - High-Up Eavesdrop
"explosion rocks new york city!" "gas lines are down all across the city! extra! extra!" it was like a nightmare.
Argentum
Verona was looking at my box of family mementoes. It was sparsely filled, because most of those things had been at my parent's house. They were now ash long settled into the ground. She held up a photo of my parents....
The Slippery Mr. FIsh
Edward was growing less patient by the day. Verona's parents were waiting on snail mail to obtain some, what they called, important information. The present was more important than the past to the impatient human. Even if he did have...
Chapter 6 - Friends Old and New
**Chapter 6 - Friends Old and New** "Will you just GO AWAY?" I was yelling to an empty room. But I was not alone. Avery sat there on the window sill, kicking one of his legs and frowning in concern. He still had his familiar hat and...
Chapter 9 - Allies
**Chapter 9 - Allies** After spending more time at the Black Sock gang's headquarters, I felt better about going up against Mordecai and Crossbell Industries. For the first time since I lost Bensley and Gideon, it felt like I had people on my...
Chapter 18 - Love's Labour's...
I ran and ran and kept running until i ended up here in new york city. when my demons followed me to this city, i still ran, avoiding the obvious things i should've dealt with years ago to not feel so angry at myself.