Opus 2. Ch1. Overture
Dal laid in bed next to Rick slumbering peacefully. He had never been so happy, yet so confused in his whole life. He'd been marked by the pup, and felt deeply for him. His left arm was behind his head, and he couldn't really sleep. Rick was asleep on...
Ch 15 (Movement 2) Trio
Ch15. Trio \*\* Ken sat in his class listening to the older instructor drone on about cargo weights, explosives handling, and all the minutia that existed in the world of being a "gunner's mate." Kelten was beginning to have an idea that maybe...
You'll never know dear....
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...." The tenor voice was soft, and soothing, it gently lulled him as his life spun further into hell... He was trapped. Solid concrete walls on both sides of him. His breath came to him in sharp painful...
Ch.21 (Moverment 3) Overture.
Dalten Samuel Taylor Jr gently raised the baton to it's full height. He could hear the many whisperings and soft noises of musicians getting instruments ready. He paused before bringing the baton down, beginning the final movement of Beethoven's 8Th....
Ch12. Lesson Six. Taking Charge
It took me a few seconds to get my fear under control. I could see that Aden was about to bolt. I gripped his hand. His eyes were wide and rolling. He wasn't thinking, he was reacting. His instincts had taken over. I stood up and slapped him. Hard....
Ch16. lesson Ten. The Timid Colt: Rein and Stick
I woke up early. I was really, really sore. It took a minute to realize why. The game was last night. Ow. I was bruised, not that you'd know under my black fur and skin. Still....it hurt. I leveraged myself out of bed and got dressed. I actually...
Ch.17. (Movement 2) Changing Times
Ch. 17 (Movement 2) Changing Times \*\* Politics weren't what they were in the old days before the Final Founding. People had gotten rather nasty towards the end. Tempers would flare, claims were made, many times false, and slander was the name of...
Ch 16 (Movement 2) Interlude
\*\* Dal let out a huge sigh as they entered their apartment. It had been weeks ago, but at this point, Dal had really no energy left. He and Rick would be off in a few days for some type of photoshoot, and fame and glory. _Pah! Some thing to have,...
Ch.22. (Movement 3) Sforzando
Ch.22. Sforzando \*\* Ken stood at attention. It was graduation day. His mom and dad were in the stands. So were Jacob's somewhere. The citations were read off. He hadn't graduated with high marks, or a stellar record, but he did graduate with the...
Ch.19 (Movement 2) Moving
Ch.19 Movement 2. Moving. \*\* "Move back from the screen mom....I can barely see you...." "He's where?" Dalten stared at the video screen not really able to think much after the last sentence. His mother's resigned sigh was all he really...
Ch 4. Widdower
I looked at my phone for the third time in the last three minutes. The text message from Francis hadn't changed at all. "Drinks? Rough day here..." I looked at my computer screen, finishing the evening's report for the next shift. I kept putting off...
Ch7. Orientation Pt.2
Aden sighed as the speaker continued. "All the wonderful opportunities that await you here at state...blah blah blah." He felt his control over his old self slip a little, but let it. Sometimes he couldn't help it. The brash young pony came back, and...