Halo: Survival Instinct
Somewhere off in the distance, Maculee heard laughing, blended with the creaking of iron. A final resounding slam echoed, and silence fell in its wake. He stirred, coming back to his senses as he pushed himself up to his feet on cold hard concrete and...
Truth or Dare
_\>Hey, what're you doing tonight?_ _\>Going out for a night on the town_ _\>You've said that for the last five nights_ _\>I keep meeting somebody_ _\>It's that one in the red dress you told me about right?_ _\>Yeah! I think she likes me_ _\>You...
Grave Fortunes
_To the inheritor of my duty, my work, and my life. This letter is addressed to you, whoever you may be. I have my assurances that I know who you are, but one can never be so sure after all. I, Cromwell Hume, now impart upon you the deed and title of...
Crossed Lines
The morning was quiet. Grey sheets of cloud hung up in the sky on the early fall morning. On the edge of the woods, on trees that were now bare like sticks, he walked through a field. Dew clung to everything in a cold dampness, on the verge of...
Broken Barriers
Things were strange. 30 years ago, nobody would have likely ever believed a place like this could exist. But, things changed. People changed. Or, more correctly, peoples. A remote colony, far off the fringes of UNSC territory, away from the...
Set in Stone
Fire burned, molten hot, scorching and charring, burning and singeing. The resounding thumps of a hammer, metal on metal resounded through the workshop. Great, powerfully resonating reverberations through the stone and metal forges that were packed...
Garden Variety
Nothing ever went right without problems these days. There was always a hitch. And today seemed like it was going to be a good day too...... Boosting power to the hydraulic systems in the arms of her environment suit, she let her hands grip...
Garden Variety Not Included
Today had started simple enough. Suit up, step outside, and gather samples away from the research base. He had gone out with a partner, as it was always safer with a pair out here. The Natives were never explicitly hostile. But being the unique life...
Shackled Instinct
It was supposed to be a routine delve. A new place to explore. And for the most part, that was true. The old crumbling fort was indeed a new place to explore. Along with a few bits and pieces of valuables to be found, and the loot from the defenders...
Bloodied Earth
American Revolution, 1780, Unknown Battlefield Gunpowder filled the air, traveling on the wind. Strong and fresh, burning and stinging the nose and throat. In the distance, muskets and fire sounded out. Screams and shouts, of the dying or injured....
Things That Go Bump In the Night
It was funny in a way, remembering how this all started. The very first night this happened. The rush and the fear as adrenaline spiked. Vivid images of something outside beyond the windows, out in the darkness, out in the rain and lightning. The...
Sea of Mirrors
"Aw this is just fucking great! We'd make more bloody cash if we were full time highwaymen." The young man turned his head back, to see two other men at the back of the coach. Dirty, ragged. Just as he was. One man held up what looked like a...