The Beast and the Burden (A1, B1,C20)
Chapter -20- The Beast and the Burden _July 10, 1999 - 3:30pm Miami_ ... **"If you want us to help you, you've got to help us."** Karla Chintzy folded her arms beneath her generous bust. The Chinese man looked down, possibly in shame or possibly...
Un-Extinct (A1, B1, C19)
Chapter -19- Un-Extinct _July 10, 1999 - 3:05pm EST Just outside of Miami, Florida_ ... **Chance squinted** , drawing his finger across the focus knob atop a pair of binoculars. He handed them to Karla. "What is that little animal with the...
Quest for the Grail (A1, B1, C18)
Chapter -18- Quest for the Grail _July 10, 1999 - 2:30pm EST Miami, Florida_ ... **Chance reached for a heavy suitcase.** He drew it from the baggage claim conveyer belt with a grunt. Chance turned to Karla and smiled. "Thank you." "For...
Brief Vacation (A1, B1, C17)
Chapter -17- Brief Vacation _July 8, 1999 - 5:00pm, local time Las Vegas_ ... **Chance looked up at a** white-haired Asian woman standing inside the bathroom mirror. He pulled his toothbrush out of his mouth, leaned forward, and spit into...
Transformations (A1, B1, C16)
Chapter-16- Transformations _Thursday, July 8, 1999 - 11:35am Las Vegas, Nevada_ ... **Nathanial Carrington glanced at his watch.** He lifted his eyes to the sound of a knock at the hotel room door. Nathan opened the door to Jonathan Parker. He...
Centurions (A1, B1, C15)
Chapter -15- Centurions _Thursday, July 8, 1999 - 11:02 am Las Vegas, Nevada_ **A Ford Escort protruded from the side of a boxcar** in the pouring rain. Even with the added weight on the side, the train remained on its rails. Gunshots rang out,...
Calm Before The Storm (A1, B1, C14)
Chapter -14- Calm Before the Storm _July 6, 1999 - Unknown Time Port of Baltimore_ ... **"I don't even know what day of the week it is, anymore."** "Tuesday the sixth, Nathan-san." Sinopa offered a weak smile. "Is this what humans call...
The Unwilling Thrall (A1, B1, C13)
Chapter-13- The Unwilling Thrall _Celestial Realm_... **Tamamo-no-Mae** trotted through the foliage. The nine-tailed fox lifted her head to a tall tree, eyed the lowest branch, and leapt into the air. Her claws scratched at the tree, scrambling...
The Spider And The Fly (A1, B1, C12)
Chapter -12- The Spider And The Fly _June 23, 2:05pm, PDT_ _San Francisco, California_ ... **They crashed against something solid** , Karla draped over Chance in the dark. He lay still in the darkness. He felt the floor flush against his...
Identity (A1, B1, C11)
Chapter -11- Identity _June 24, 1999, 00:40_ _Tunguska, Russia_ ... **Sinopa shoved Karla and Chance back** against the reflective glass building and stood in front of them, her back against their chests. The kitsune's vertical pupils...
New Order of the Ages (A1, B1, C10)
Chapter -10- Novus Ordo Seclorum _June 23, 1999, 11:58pm__ _ _Tunguska, Russia_ **Sinopa Parker, from where she sat in the passenger seat,** **shuffled her sonogram photographs**** **into a neat pile in her lap. She slid them into an envelope...
True Love (A1, B1, C21 & Epilogue)
Chapter -21- L'Amour Vrai _Saturday, July 10, 1999 - 4pm, EDT Miami-Dade County, Florida_ ... ** Peri Lynn Darkhean** had splotchy patches of missing fur where her body had sustained serious burns. The exposed flesh was red and off-white, shiny...