Chapter 5 -- Victor Dukov's house Once Kim and her group had returned to her office, she began finalizing the details of Maria Elena's immediate future. The prisoner needed a place to sleep that night, she needed to begin Danubian language lessons as quickly as possible, and she needed to find work within three days. Cecilia dispatched the language proble...
The Arrival at the House I felt a sudden sharp pain in my rips and I rolled over to the other side moaning in distress. Another sudden sharp pain in my back and I realized that one of the men was kicking me. I immediately sat up straight, wanting him to stop kicking me. "Ah, look who's up. Hope you rested well, cause we have big plans for you slut," the lea...
"There's the hangar," Malik said, peering through his electrobinoculars. "A couple of patrols, nothing too bad. The entrance is still sealed up, so I bet they think nobody can get in that way." "Now we just gotta figure out how to get in unnoticed," Serra muttered. "Sir, I'm back!" Rex said, walking up behind them. "What did you find, Rex?" "Nearby sewer...
It's late, but not a long walk to your apartment. It's not a familiar part of town to you, but the GPS has yet to steer you wrong, and it's still moderately light out, in spite of the hour. A left turn here, crossing the street, and then it should just be a few more blocks until you're home and able to kick back and relax. You're dressed in normal attire, a...
There came a sickening sound, a grating of metal and a squelching of flesh. Because of the shape of the room, designed so that every word from the king's mouth could be clearly by all, the sound was heard near simultaneously by all present. The protrusion of the blade tip from the front of the man's chest was more difficult to see, but for the red darkness t...
I don't really remember much from the crossing. It was rough. Rough enough that I either cant, or don't want to remember it. I do remember seeing Sydney through the porthole as the ship inched its way closer to the shoreline. That was one of the few times I wasn't in irons in the ships hold. I briefly entertained thoughts of escape once we made port. Diving...
| Chapter 16 -- Colorblind & Camouflaged | Meanwhile, somewhere else in the building, Roc had also woken up. The chameleon wandered through his jail room before also opening his closet. The first thing he noticed was the metronome, standing in the center of the closet obviously waiting to be found. He grabbed it out of the closet and stared at it for a...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is loosely based off several characters from the hit soap One Life to Live. Also, I'd like to note that I do not own ABC's One Life to Live or the characters and I will NOT be receiving any payment whatsoever for writing this story. It is intended for entertainment purposes only. This story is AU with a supernatural twist. * Wh...
Author's Note: This is a story set in the same universe as Taken for a Ride. Want to know how Tee got into this situation? Go back and read that one! * "Tee, does this dress make my ass look big?" I slowly turned to look at Aroutrax as she turned her back to face me -- her dress clinging to her body like a second skin. I growled and sprang to my feet, my...
David's story The peaceful afternoon of doing errands together with my wife Jenny was shattered by the sound of gunfire and broken glass. Four masked gunmen entered the small neighborhood bank where we had come to deposit our small business' daily receipts. One or both of us came to this bank everyday and nothing like this had ever happened before. My fir...