This story is a sequel to 'Hope and Desire' and features characters from the Marvel TV series 'Cloak and Dagger.' ... "Hey buddy!" Leaning in close to the glass Mina Hess smiled warmly at her latest test subject; studying the nervous mouse with keen brown eyes. Reaching into the container the young Engineer grasped the trembling white bundle of fur, strok...
Helen, during her training in the USAF, had been taught history. She had found most of it a snoozer - but one fact that floated from the hazy depths of her brain was that, back in the day, naval officers would help to lead their troops onto enemy ships. But in the era where getting onto an enemy ship involved jumping from one deck to another, with a sword in...
To call the past week surreal would have been the understatement of several lifetimes. Vidya had been there when Captain DuPont -- for reasons that still baffled her -- split the research team into two divisions. One, the larger, would be sent down to the surface of Arcadia, to continue researching magic in safe environment. This had struck her as odd. While...
Chapter 1 Many citizens of the Australian inland city of Black Creek were fascinated by the family feuding that threaten Australia's hugely popular TV show, The Settlers, now into filming in the Black Creek district of the second 12-part series. The Settlers was the first drama series to be produced by local broadcasting company Bee-Creek Radio and TV, o...
*IF FEMALE INFIDELITY CAUSES YOU PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS...THEN, THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE...PLEASE MOVE ALONG * ***** Paul Cuckfield arrived home from work and went straight to his bedroom. He collapsed onto his bed and shook his head as he reflected on the events that had led to him moving back in with his mother. Just 6 months ago, he thought he had th...
Thale sat alone in his room and brooded. The brooding came easy – too easy. With Adoran and Enriquah both gone – off to hunt the Liminal Knight known as 101g – he was left board the Victrix, once more climbing up the Chain. Slow. Stately. Plodding. Cloying. Claustrophobic. Thale's palm rubbed against his face and he hissed his frustration as his tail lashed...
Author's Note: Thanks for all that read the first two installments of Lesson's Learned from Days Gone By. Here is a 3rd chapter, better late than never I'm hoping. I've asked that this chapter be placed in Mature as I feel it's more appropriate. For those that may have missed the first two chapters, they are located in the First Time section. Please vote and...
Inola Collins. The wind was steady and, with some tacking, we were making our way towards Iceland. I went down into the cabin to get a drink, leaving Conchita at the helm. Waya emerged from the front bedroom rubbing his eyes. "Did we wear you out last night Bro?" I giggled. "Damn women!" he said, heading for a shower. Ten minutes later I was watching...
This would have been my first submission here, but I decided to write a couple sequels to edrider73's "Revenge in Advance" before completing this story. So I decided to come back to this one and finish it up before going any further. As always, thank you so much for the comments and feedback. My goal, as always, is to improve as a writer. ***** Chapter 1 –...
Book 1, Chapter 6 - Colonial Affairs (Feros) ***** To call the situation on Feros, and in particular Zhu's Hope, a clusterfuck would be a vast underestimation of the situation on the ground. To be honest, I wouldn't even know where to start. Actually, I do. Right after we'd stepped off the Normandy... We might not have established communication with th...