The Merrin, part 4
Frustrated, Key slams his hand on the console. He's managed to restore this room's seal, so there's air. Unfortunately, while he was crossing the breach, main power went out. He's tried everything he knows, he just cannot direct main power back to...
The Merrin, part 3
"Come on, Key. Fight." Alice gives him five more chest compressions, than two breaths. CPR. She's never had to do it before. Learned it. Had to, it's standard with any medical course. Though if her AI hadn't had to heal her after her suit popped,...
The Merrin, part 2
"Hey, you busy?" Alice asks. He turns in his chair, looking through the pod's door. "Hardly. Come in." She steps in and produces two plates. "Here, roast beef with garlic, rosemary & girolles, and for desert, I brought Chocolate Love Cake with...
The Merrin, part 1.
Sitting in the empty, dimly lit mess hall, Keylan plays at his food. He's not really hungry, he never is, his AI keeps him fed at all times. That's not so much by necessity, but by choice, Keylan's job usually keeps him overly occupied. Being the...
The Void part 2
Jackal //////// the apathy with which space travel was now regarded hadn't always been there.
The Void part 1
Jackal //////// the advent of the fusion reactor had been the turning point in space travel.
Red Twilight World Walker Chapter 6 into the Mist
**Chapter 6** **Into the Mist** Charlie Belmond and David Jazzman now accompanied by Lances Jacob find their way back to Devil's Antiques, once inside the elderly Lances jokes around with his younger friend. "I have never ridden on the back of a...
Collector Manson 3
It was three hours before sunrise; Richard woke the entire house by ringing the meal bell. He had disposable bowls and spoons for cereal. The Fox growled to himself as his own female decided to roll over and ignore him when he rose. They slept in the...
Collector Manson 4
Collector Manson and the slave, Niah, stood on top of a holo-pad. Their view was of an empty Slaver Guild's High Council conference room. They only waited a couple minutes as nine of ten members of the High Council entered the tiny room and sat down at...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 8
Not like we have anything important to do tomorrow, but if you're not careful, this whole space travel thing will screw up your rhythm. you can ask micah for directions to my quarters if you need me."
Dangerous Thoughts
Dangerous Thoughts By Xan Steel It would take a week to get to Valdoro on the transport ship that we had been given passage on from Altair. I had to admit, it was something I know I couldn't afford on my own. There was so much one could do that it...
First Flight
**"First Flight"** Freedom's interior hulls were rusty, the stench of old metal and decay had been prominent when the group had arrived three days before; Kyle Rend as captain immediately put the rest of the crew and himself into work to make the...