The Voyages of the Rebellious Bastion, Chapter V
Captain Cyrus sat in the engine room and watched the monitors as silence fell over the ship. While he was confident that Harriet's repairs would hold out until they reached Corpiarri, he was unwilling to take any chances. While much of the ship's...
Trying Him On For Size
Josephine and Karen were enjoying their weekly Sunday brunch, at the usual place downtown. Jo, a brown furred, zaftig mouse was paying this time around, and the pair were discussing the week's events, as they were known to do. Karen, a russet furred...
The Voyages of the Rebellious Bastion, Chapter IV
"What's her problem?" Anicha could be heard asking moments later, laying within the arms of the captain as he sipped at cold green tea. "She's an old flame of mine. Never really recovered when we parted ways... and then I just happened to be the only...
The Voyages of the Rebellious Bastion, Chapter III
The ship was quiet well into the morning, and just before afternoon, the crew woke up, one by one. Matilda was the first up as always, though far later than usual, owing to the sudden, jarring back-breaking work in the middle of the night, after being...
The Voyages of the Rebellious Bastion, Chapter II
Takeoff was uneventful, after the goods were loaded into the cargo bay, and the Bastion refueled. Most of the crew had already gone to sleep, but the pilot and navigator remained awake for a spell as they moved the ship through unfamiliar territory....
The Voyages of the Rebellious Bastion, Chapter I
Reentry always made Harriet a little uneasy. At the very least, she couldn't see much from the engine room where she was strapped in. Here she monitored the energy output as the frontal thrusters slowed the descent of the Rebellious Bastion. She...