Valorie - Carnal Mischief
**Carnal Mischief** Written By: Skabaard With an enduring sigh, Valorie turned away from the display before her, shaking her head. Sometimes it seemed hopeless. The senior Lancer who stood in front of the handful of recruits was trying his...
Cera - Visions
**Visions** Written By: Skabaard Cera knew exactly what sort of day it was going to be when she woke up with a splitting headache. It felt as though there was some hammer wielding gnome whacking at the inside of her skull every time her...
Gavin - Making a Mess
**Making a Mess** Written By: Skabaard He hadn't expected it to come over him so quickly. He'd prepared, but he had taken too long. Gavin was already shaking when he staggered through the door and secured it behind him. His skin was slick...
Clinical Trials - Horse
**Clinical Trials - Horse** Written By: Skabaard The doctor adored horses. They so elegantly combined majestic beauty and wild, aggressive power. It had taken only a hint of suggestion for the young stallion that had walked into her...
Manticore - Outbreak
**Manticore - Outbreak** Written By: Skabaard After what seemed like an endless day in the lab, Kira was just trying to keep herself from falling asleep at her desk. Her head was resting heavily in her hand, and she was staring blankly at...
Emma - Cargo
**Cargo** Written By: Skabaard It had been a quiet, cold night. The cloudless sky lacked a moon this time of month, and the darkness left the expanse above awash with the distant, uncountable lights of the universe. Emma was having trouble...
Mel - Shark Week III
**Shark Week III** Written By: Skabaard The forest was such a lovely place this time of year. A refreshing breeze rustled the leaves overhead just as the sun drenched the world in warmth and vitality. A line of rainstorms had passed...
Emma - Diversions
**Diversions** Written By: Skabaard It had certainly been a lazy day. It was unseasonably warm. Meltwater from the mountains in the north had swollen the river and brought with them a refreshingly cool wind, and Emma had gladly opened her...
Richter - Induction
**Induction** Written By: Skabaard The skies above Southcliff were dim and grey, and the air was heavy and cold. A steady, chilly rain fell in a continuous drizzle into its broad streets and the surrounding plains, but Richter refused to...
Kathryn - Morning Delight
**Morning Delight** Written By: Skabaard Still yawning and scrubbing her eyes, Kathryn meandered out of the bedroom only to be greeted with a wash of airy light and delicious scents. The drapes had been thrown from the open window to let...
Gavin - The First Moon
**The First Moon** Written By: Skabaard Gavin didn't consider himself a dreamer. Certainly, there were things he aspired to, but when it came to slumber, it wasn't often he found himself in some fantastical dreamscape. It was almost an...
A Special Night II
**A Special Night II** Written By: Skabaard She listened to the clock tower in the county courthouse chime the second hour, and she felt apprehension tighten her gut. As the bell died away, a soft, familiar voice murmured into her ear, "Is...