It was summer when Fern and Don first met and both well remember the day at the beach in August when they sensed a strong bond and understanding and knew that they were falling in love. The beach, where it all happened, wasn't just any beach. Mostly for the events that occurred that day, the two refer to that beach as "Their Beach." Their Beach was an in...
Mara's eyes were still wide; it had been exactly like the emperor had said. She'd only been asleep for possibly two hours at the most. Here she was hearing a voice in her head of one of the ships. Looking over at Derrick she asked, "Uh Sire? Do you want me to go to my ship right now?" She asked. "I'm not all that sure right now Captain," Hartwell said with...
0001 -- Tempro 0003 - Conner- Thomas 0097 - Ace -- Zimmel 0098 -- Lucy 0101 - Shelby (mother ship) 0125 -- Lars 0200 - Ellen 0301 -- Rodrick 0403 -- Johnathon 0667 - Marco -- Brown 0778 - Jan 0798 - Celeste - Shelby (human) 0908 - Tara -- Mara -------------------------- Ungrown - unnumbered ------------------------ 4 - onboard Shelby 0805, 08...
Tom emptied the contents of his glass, as he savored the burning sensation he felt in his throat after swallowing the drink. He contemplated on how life was going to be in the coming weeks. He knew that he needed to clear his thoughts on all that happened during the fight. He recalled on how he was saved by vice admiral Zara's battleship... "Sir, the admira...
Dey groaned as a spray of sea water slapped her in the face. Her fields could have knocked the spray aside. But rather than using her energy on that, she and Loki had decided in their infinite wisdom to save her K9s for something more important. In case it came up. So far, she was regretting that choice. The engine sputtered behind her and she heard Xee's vo...
To you, faint reader, I implore you to guard your eyes now. Turn your head, and swallow deep to still the tremble in your soul. Take a breath, inhale your fortitude and exhale your cowardice; gather your nerve before you continue. Better still, take flight that your attention may land elsewhere...this is not a tale for the weak-willed. Yet, this is where we...
The cacophony of sounds illuminated the darkest corners of my mind in achingly sweet relief. First came the sighs – hesitantly released breaths rounding the crispness of the chill air, somehow heating my inner spaces while my skin remained cool to the touch. The feminine sounds of a shuddered inhale came instants after the chocolate rich timbre of contact. E...
1 The critics were the first to catch a glimmer of the approaching storm. Only the imminence of an immense talent could wage such portents & talent is easily harvested, especially a wattage as brilliant as the returning Alchemist, back from exile amongst distant hinterlands. Many awaited his newest effort with fanfare; the Alc...
PART ONE The jewelry store's silent alarm had been tripped a few minutes ago, and police response had been quick. Just as quick, however, was the call for back up; apparently, within a minute of their arrival, all eight officers had been taken down without a single shot being fired. One officer had managed to choke out a call for help before his radio went...
Part III Chapter 17 ____________________________________ Is there any real difference between dreams and a nightmare? If there is, the line between the two must be very fine indeed. Just the slightest change leads the dreamer from an exquisitely comfortable experience down a rabbit hole to gasping confinement, with inward-pushing walls forcing the dreamsc...