Thick black smoke billowed through what had once been a luxurious complex. A man in a metallic grey suit crawled along the ground, fumbling frantically to find his way out of the burning building. His desperate fingers found a cloth-wrapped foot in the corridor and he glanced up at the black figure, his face a mask of horror. Shinatobe stabbed down, impalin...
CHAPTER 1: EXPLORATION The gel layer began to soften, the pressure that kept his twitching limbs immobilized slowly fading. As soon as he was able, he rose from the pod, sitting waist-deep in the strange fluid. Everything hurt, he felt as though an electric current had been running through his every nerve, and he wasn't sure why. He blinked his eyes as his...
Author's Notes: Well this was a doozy. By the end of it, this chapter is 119 pages. This seems excessive, but every time I tried to end the chapter, more material crept up. For the most part, I'm happy with the results. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that I moved the story along in a way that I feel keeps things interesting while still delivering...
CHAPTER 1 -- EARLY TO RISE Schaffer was awoken by a familiar sensation, opening his eyes and blinking sleepily as he lay in a pile of slumbering aliens, the sky outside one of the outpost's tiny portholes was still dark. It must be early morning, the Borealan sun had not yet risen, and the Polars that lay around him like a pride of idle lions were not yet a...
Sakura was somewhat surprised when her friends burst into peals of laughter. She padded over to them on bare feet, and had a bemused smile on her face as she wondered what it was she'd said that they found so amusing. John pulled her in for a hug, and grinned as he said, "Yeah, a few things happened while you were asleep. Don't worry, we'll bring you up to...
I decided to publish this story in the Novels and Novellas category rather than breaking it up into separate chapters. It's about sex but it isn't simply one sex scene after another so bear that in mind when reading and commenting. I hope you enjoy it and please leave me feedback. All rights reserved, © Northern_One, 2014. Chapter One "Am I boring you, W...
CHAPTER 1 -- EARLY TO RISE Schaffer was awoken by a familiar sensation, opening his eyes and blinking sleepily as he lay in a pile of slumbering aliens, the sky outside one of the outpost's tiny portholes was still dark. It must be early morning, the Borealan sun had not yet risen, and the Polars that lay around him like a pride of idle lions were not yet a...
Play Testers Wanted: Pt. 12 First, I hope this finds you healthy and happy. This one was another fun piece to write and flesh out as it went. Feel free to vote, comment, and offer up suggestions. I'll take them into consideration if I can. Earth 9919: Impossible and Beyond Mist shrouded trees greeted me on the other side. I pulled up and easily rose above...
Author's note: this story has been re-edited to bring it up to my current standards as part of an effort to make Ebooks. It features improved editing, grammar, punctuation, and also includes rewrites and expanded scenes where necessary. Please see my bio for more information.This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the p...
Chapter 1 – Moving in - Sunday, November 13th My name is Patricia Teresa McKlellan, but my friends call me "PT". I was going through a dark time in my life. I had gotten fired from yet another dead-end job a few months ago. My self-confidence and enthusiasm were buried in a grave in the deep recesses of my psyche. The one bright spot in my life was serving...