The Reunion
"Do you remember when we were pups? And we used to chase each other around the duck pond? Right down there." The blue wolf leaned against the balcony in dark colored robes that were barely able to contain his body. A breeze swept past his muzzle,...
Between - Chapter 2 (Rey)
**Rey** My frustration with Milo is replaced with general annoyance as I walk through the countless hallways that make up Petri. Each level has different colored walls, but they just seem to go on forever. The subtle differences in the walls--a...
Between - Chapter 1 (Victoria)
**Victoria** You know, I was expecting them to imprison me, but not to this extent. My strength is being sapped by all the tubes, needles, and wires attached to me. I can't even open my eyes. Fighting back isn't an option--not that I would get very...
Between - Chapter 1 (Dian)
**Dian** "D, c'mon, come back to bed, sweetheart." Only a month? Feels like a lifetime. I am ashamed that I have adjusted so quickly to my new home amongst the stars. "D?" her sonorous voice grounds me, forcing me to remember where I am. Petri....
Between - Chapter 1 (Rey)
**Rey** I wake up panting--no surprise there. Probably another nightmare I can't quite remember. _Breathe in, two, three, four. Breathe out, two, three, four_. That old breathing exercise I learned in the military helps calm me down. I sit up,...
Between - Chapter 2 (Victoria)
Victoria I can't pretend anymore. I gasp and cough and my eyes water from the bright light that pierces me from all around. My neck aches like crazy. The rest of my body feels like what I imagine a storm cloud to be: floating, distant, but still full...
Between - Chapter 2 (Milo)
Milo "Thanks for going to the gym with me, Akesa." Working out with my feline companion takes away most of the stress Dian's visit gave me last night. I don't necessarily like working out, but it definitely raises Akesa's mood. To see the lynx's...
Between - Chapter 2 (Dian)
**Dian** Like the rest of the ex-soldiers I plan on asking, I know Rey cannot resist the urge to help. I know him the best, which is why I knew he would need time to think about it. The others--especially this next visit--I am not so sure. After I...
Between - Chapter 1 (Milo)
**Milo** I want to do it, right? He'll take off his clothes and I'll take off mine and we'll get close and then...yeah. "It's funny," he says, padding around my room curiously, "how they always give soldiers the biggest rooms." I turn my ears...
Between - Chapter 3 (Milo)
**Milo** "Will you be needing anything else, Mr. Santeri?" the doctor, a tall serval, asks me through a frustrated sigh. He doesn't like that I keep getting out of bed, but I needed to see Akesa. Seeing him lying in front of me, with the only signs...
Between - Chapter 3 (Rey)
**Rey** I've lost where I am again. I'm not sure how long I've been padding around, but the cafeteria is nowhere in sight. Judging by the silence, I've wandered into what could be considered as the more residential areas. Just more hallways that...
Between - Chapter 3 (Victoria)
**Victoria** The feeling of getting used to someone else's body will never get old. Weight, height, centers of balance, senses. All things that change from animal to animal. I'm a hyena this time. For some reason I keep thinking about fish; I must...