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 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, …
Introspection – Scene III
Last Year, November 30th He heard the teapot's cry inside but continued to watch the darkened skies, or at least as dark as they could be in a city of a couple million people. Besides, he'd offered to help countless times, and the answer was always the same, "No." It had become his ritual, arising …
Compulsion
"It's goi' ta be mistake. Ya shou'd wait, cher'." "I told ya cher'. Now we down our leader for doin' sometin' stupid." He groaned as his body stirred in the dream. "I didn't want to say something in front of everyone but.....you should have waited Lukas." Shock shuddered through him. SHE thought he'd made a …
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 …
Remembrance
". . . doesn't need to know tonight Dad." The voice was low, angry, sad.....echoing with unshed tears.....and maybe rage. Lindsay's voice. Dad's voice. "Tomorrow will be time enough Roger." Dziadek's stern voice. Weird dream......somehow he knew he was dreaming. He was dreaming right? Focus. Relax. Let the thoughts flow. "Take me to her, Dad." …
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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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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Family Time
"Hey, ya two 'roos, we need ta talk." I ignored their whiny expressions. "Fine, not about.... Shawna, ya fuckin' probates." "Well, what then, Grandpa?" joked my youngest brother, Bryce as Brant chuckled. "Least I don't look like some worn out ball a skin......" Brant's chuckled turned into a guffaw and Bryce and I looked at …
The Time is Now
I sat in the chair nearest the primary presentation node, the cold air of the warm room settling around me, waiting on the participants of the next briefing to arrive. The risks.....the risks of loss were extremely high, but the chance of success, while limited, the rewards could be immeasurable. I needed help. “I …
Quiet Judgment
He let the water spray over him. A few months ago, Shawna would be in here and they would have figured out how to make this narrow shower their playground. Given that she'd changed her hair to the same sea blue as that first vacation to Cancun, and.....well, there had been a lot of firsts …
Shimmers of Truth
The blood and gore had been difficult to remove. A shower long enough to scrub and scrub and scrub again would have gone long cold in a regular home. And yet, still the scalding heat poured down on my body, the steam condensing into clouds barely piercable by normal eyesight. After the water no …
A Nightmarish Truth
The monstrous former grizzy bear roared as it spun, far quicker than something of that size and weight should be able to move, and as it did, the electro-metallic parts piercing its bloody chest swung into few, complementing the metallic gleam of its unnatural claws. Perfect, his landing had distracted it from the …
Rage: The Duality of Love & Hate
He regretted it as soon as it left his hand. Mad as a cut snake. How the fuck was he supposed to compete for romanticism against a story of a proposal in space, viewing the Earth and saying whatever she wanted because he was a fucking Foster? So afraid when she said that he screwed …
Last Dreams 