Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.5
As Tohru found me, it wasn't exactly at the best moment. I had just fallen from what was supposed to be the final landing point used to dissipate the remaining momentum, lying flat on my back against the cold ground, next to the statue's pedestal. My...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.3
"Huh, what?" I wasn’t sure if I heard him wrong or if this was some kind of clumsy pickup line, so I wanted to confirm. "Your eyes," he repeated, his tone detached. "I want to see your eyes." This request was really strange. But...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.2
“I guess that's it, then.” I placed the dust collector back in its spot, tied off the last bag of trash, and tossed it into the wall's waste disposal chute. The room hadn't really changed much, considering neither of us were the type to keep...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 2 - Fly 2.2
A brilliant streak of silver light cut through the void, vanishing in an instant. "Command Center calling Fearless Challenger," Serene's voice sounded again, and I blinked my nictitating membrane, bringing my thoughts back. "Fearless...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.4
Like an old friend, the White Horse drone passed overhead again, but this time I didn't greet it. On days when the weather is calm, the raptor drones are deployed. The waves of communication between them always make me uncomfortable, especially when...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 2 - Fly 2.4
A pale blue dot completes him, the vanished azure shatters him. red eyes see all, an empty heart embraces all. reflecting on past errors, glimpsing future possibilities.
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.2
The sudden crack of breaking fibers shattered the silence, sending up a cloud of dust and sparks that pulled everyone out of the ancient tragedy from centuries past. "After the last big cat died on Ceres, the dragon carried these stories as...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 2 - Fly 2.3
I sat cross-legged in the center of the pure white room, trying once again to enter the Dreamwalking state. I always thought it was some kind of folklore until I learned during Navigator training that it was one of our lost skills. According to the...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 6 - Curtain Up 6.5
Luther the mutt The long hallway stretched before me, the emperors of the past gazing down with mournful eyes, while the yellow-white lights flickered above. I really didn't get it—why use electric lights to mimic the unsteady glow of...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 6 - Curtain Up 6.1-6.4
Tohru the Muntjac Through a slight haze, I opened my eyes, still a bit unaccustomed to the morning light. The spectrum of this white glow was different, not quite the same as the one on Ares. The delicate touch of fur against my...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 6 - Curtain Up 6.6 - FIN
There will be an appendix and a discussion with the readers to follow, along with an additional bonus chapter—some scenes from the pale blue dot 5.8. spoiler warning: contains adult content!
Pathogenesis: A Close Call
With a thrum that sounded much like a giant purring cat, the warp engines kicked in and the pale blue dot vanished into a light-spattered ocean.