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Scarlett tapped a pen against her pursed lips. Hmmm. The blonde glanced at her sheet, then at Kristen's. "You were bigger than me!" "I still am!" Kristen called back. It had been two weeks since Scarlett embraced the goddess, as they came to call it, and drank from the cup. It had been a busy two weeks. She had packed up her residence, moved into Kristen's...
In the year 2023, Roger Anthony and four other astronauts were placed in suspended animation and launched into space, for what was supposed to be the first manned mission to the outer planets of the Solar System. Unfortunately, their ship's computer experienced a malfunction and did not wake them prior to the point of deceleration. This eventuality had been...
'Twas a time of kings, Kind Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII, and the self-professed King William. Happy that Henry was finally home with her, Emma looked forward to having a good night's sleep. It's been a long time since she's slept through the night without waking up screaming. She hoped that she wouldn't have the disturbing dreams, horrible nightmares,...
Memoirs of Kitty Siam -- (v = - a Tr(k)). It took several days after my last contact with Angkor Maintenance Control to receive confirmation that portal travel between Angkor and Anora was possible. Several test modules were sent through from each end before both ends were certified for human travel. It was that evening that I decided to tell Raku, the monk...
Born in the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to a Haitian immigrant father, Leonel Jacques, and a White American mother, Muriel Hawthorne, Helena Jacques was born at a rather turbulent time in the United States of America's history. She learned early in life that being different could indeed make one's life more complicated than it had to be. There was definitel...
Memoirs of Kitty Siam – The Journal of Enoch. This is the translated book of Enoch which will shed light on future events and fill in gaps in the story line in the past chapters. It is not a disconnect from the story. The Resurrection Protocol brings Maew to life in the next chapter. ***** Enoch penned this journal by his own hand after the planet Angk...
When I woke up in The Midnight Hotel things were different there was someone there. He was signing out and I went up and confronted him. "Who are you?" He glanced up and smiled. "Oh hey. You're the other one who stays here, huh?" "Yes? You too?" "Yeah. What's your name?" "... Rise" "Rise huh... Fitting... You can call me Gates." "How many times have yo...
Long ago, Mars was a thriving, bustling planet. Its three billion inhabitants lived in peace and harmony, enjoying the fruits of an industrialized society. They had even ventured out into space, having managed to send their very first satellite into orbit. They had hoped to find their place in the universe. What they discovered was an asteroid. They glimps...
*First off, PokingFun for trudging through another of my offerings* *To a whole band of miscreants and ne'er-do-wells who give me feedback, keep me on track and urge me to keep going* *Lastly, to Talonwolf, who continues to evade the best counter-terrorism units money can buy* *The Persians marshalled all the nations under the Sun and Stars yet they were...