In Mis'Alia's Employ: Prologue. A "Tale of Tails" fanfic
Having been walking for several days, the cheetah tops a small hill and stops for a moment to admire the view. In the distance, he sees the familiar outline of the mountain temple, the Temple of Life, home to the Sisters of the Tail. With a smile, Kaa...
The Cheetah and the Bulbasaur
Having finally had a bountiful hunt resulting in a filling meal, the lone cheetah lays down in a sunbeam to rest. With the changing of the season, food's beginning to get scarce. He hates migrating, but to survive, he'll have to. He sighs heavily and...
In Mis'Alia's Employ: Chapter 1. "A Tale of Tails" fanfic
_ **Out of Sand and Time** _ He walks through the streets of Asamar towards the docks looking for Frankie. It shouldn't be hard to spot a tall blue-toned deer among the folks here. Not seeing her in the streets, and knowing she likes her drink, he...
The Merrin, part 22
The eclipse has started, bringing out one of the worst storms yet. Key stands near the cave's entrance watching the storm. Avy sits beside him, her tail wrapped in a giant sleeve to protect her from the asrukes, holding Key's hand. She'd normally be...
The Merrin, part 21
Sliding around on his back under the shelter, Key slowly welds all the floor panels to their frames. This process is made more difficult by the number of eggs and small creatures attached to the underside of the shelter. Rather than weld the entire...
The Merrin, Part 20
All the loose items are packed into three packs. Most of the sections for the shelter lean against a pod. There's a few parts still standing and Key's working to rearrange those into a short hall that connecting the pods' doors together. With their...
The Merrin, part 19
With the storm finally passed, it's night. Key works on the com from the outside. So far, he's had to replace the antenna, and several of the connectors due to massive amounts of caesium scorching. Drudge has figured out that the storms coincide with...
The Merrin, part 18
Another storm rages outside. Avy stands in the first pod, intently watching the chaos through the windows. Key sits in the other pod, trying to clean out the long range com. Making very little progress, Key flops into a chair and turns to watch the...
The Merrin, part 17
Avy has taken to typing rather well and has spent most of the morning telling Key all she knows about her species. She started with the larva he found near the lake. That's essentially their first form after hatching from eggs. It looked like it had...
The Merrin, part 16
Having not seen Avy since giving her the larva a local day ago, Key tracks her using the tracking signal from the tag. As he nears her location, he realizes that he's in the same area where he had originally landed. Realizing her knows where she's at,...
The Merrin, part 15
Key watches the sun go down and the surface of the caesium lake change. It looses it's shiny silver-gold appearance and turns a dull red. Curious, he steps up to the shore and kneels down. As he puts his hand over the caesium, he realizes that it's...
The Merrin, Part 14
Having been up all night answering questions, Avy sleeps on some chair cushions in the corner. Key sits, slowly re-spooling the wire. As he does, he gently pinches it, letting Drudge repair it as it passes between his fingers. Not having proper tools,...