Paragon Center, Alliance Memorial Park, November 5th 2033 8:21 EST The nano-transmitter burst into activity, the robotic text to speech even programmed in a stilted version of Nano’s voice to indicate the message’s origin. “Artemis and Alphus Secret Service B squad inbound. Orders to watch and intervene if necessary. Unknown parameters of ‘if necessary.’ No …
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Alliance Day: Chapter IV
Foster Industries Residential Tower, Crosswook, November 5th, 2033 7:45 EST “Thank you for coming so quickly, Commander.” “Of course, Madam President,” replied the JAG officer on duty, Commander Andrea Vandergriff. “What’s the protocol for these allegations? Against the former president I mean?" “I can’t really speak to definite legalities, Ma’am, we’ll need to get the …
Alliance Day: Chapter III
Paragon Center, Alliance Memorial Park, November 5th, 2033 7:10 EST Red Widow eyea smiled, “My apologies Casey, I guess I’m a little invested in the final peace everyone has worked so hard to achieve, invested in the knowledge that all of the truths will finally come out so all the victims can hope for closure.” A pause, …
Alliance Day, Chapter II
Paragon Alliance Memorial Park, Crosswook, November 5th, 2033 6:30 PM EST She walked down the short ramp and turned towards the broadcast area. Whether it counted as irony or luck, maybe both, the abundant crowds swarmed the park during the warmth of the day, previous pattern analytics provided confident projections that the memorial had become just …
Homework
Day One "Get up, kiddo," he said softly, and not standing right next to her. Her reflexes were getting pretty good, especially when half awake. "Daaa. What time's it?" "Quarter of eight. Ya got fifteen mins ta be in the courtyard with yer PT gear on." "Daaaaa......WTF?" "Don't be late kiddo. It's test week. …
Causation
The conversation lagged as they all tucked into their food. Lukas only had thirty minutes for lunch, so quick Chinese food had been the choice. Neither Lukas nor Leilani had seemed thrilled with any of the options but she kind of missed the egg rolls here, and it had been six weeks since her detail …
Shifting Sands
Port Hedland, Australia, Approximately Sixteen Years Ago It had been six months since she'd said yes, but he was leaving for Timor the next day. He'd wanted to get married before he left, but she'd argued that she wanted to be out of the army first, so, one last celebration before he left, a short …
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A Beginning
October 31st, 1971, Nui Dat, Vietnam "Hey, new kid, pick it up mate. Caught an emergency exfil cover. Ready pad in five." "O' my way, Sergean'." The private flipped out of the cot, quickly putting his giggle-hat on his head, slipping on his flak jacket, and finally grabbing his M82 before sprinting out of the …
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Super Parent
He sat carefully down on the massive leather couch in front of the 80 inch TV that apparently had the latest Motorcross race on a loop, and with one ear he listened to his daughter mutter about the third curve again and again while blaming her missing coach, a missing uncle that she didn't know …
Lost In Time, Conclusion — An Alliance Alternate World Story
Earth – Universe 999, December 2, 2157 Her breath pounded in her ears, seeming to echo in the helmet like the roar of a tornado. Watch for shadows that move! Hah. Jesus, she felt out of shape, and then she saw it out of the corner of her eye, twisting to her left, she fired …
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Lost In Time, Part III – An Alliance Alternate World Story
Earth – Universe 999, December 2, 2157 The fucking armored suit just stood there. She'd barely remembered how to get out of the damn thing, and she'd started to wonder how they had one that seemed a little too large for her, but seemed snug and fitted when she put it on. Until she …
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Lost in Time, Part II — An Alliance Alternate World Story
Earth – Universe 999, December 1, 2157 The smells of the canteen wiped away her train of thought, and she forgot all the questions for a moment, and her stomach growled again. The colonel smiled, and led her to a table with an odd collection of chairs, mismatched, but all comfortable, surrounding a small table. …
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Lost in Time, Part I – An Alliance Alternate World Story
EARTH - Universe 231 - May 19, 2020 The explosion shook the platform on the old base, the loudest of the indicators that the perimeter had been breached. "Go, now, or it's all been wasted. All lost. Now!" He stood at the control station, watching as the Alliance stepped into the portal. She stood by …
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Last Dreams 