If there was ever a master of the unintended ambush, it was Fea. One of the doors she passed by on her way through the pirate frigate's corridors slid open. Someone had forgotten to lock it. Fea stopped short in front of the doorway. It opened up to a cargo hold. A gang of pirates looked out at her. "Oh. Hello, boys." The pirates roared and raised their...
"USS Surefoot, Captain's Personal Log, Stardate 36299.93, Captain Esek Hrelle, Commanding: Our ship has stopped just outside the Malbruk System, where a Federation archaeological operation was established on the second planet. Our cadets believe we are here to run diagnostic tests on the Sensor Buoys on the system's outer perimeter. In fact, we will also be...
It is the middle of the last Ice Age, about 50,000 years ago. The Neanderthals roam the Earth, but co-exist with a recently arrived tribe of technologically advanced aliens known as the Amazon. The Amazon hunt Neanderthal men for their wild semen. Aablar has captured an Amazon dominess and her acolyte. He is now the object of a massive hunt led by the ruthle...
Location: Helios Prime Estimated Time of Arrival: Two Minutes Sergeant Shawn Marshall gritted his teeth as the shuttle craft bobbed and weaved through the upper atmosphere, while trying to avoid enemy fire and defensive positions. Even though the shuttle crafts are cloaked it still couldn't get past motion sensors that all of the enemy installations employ...
"Attempting to stabilize." His plane shook violently, and black smoke visibly seeped from the engine. "Jeramine, there is empty field beneath us. Touch down over there. I will cover you," Adel said. "I am not going to make it. I cannot seem to gain control." "If you have no other choice, eject, but be careful. The airspace is dangerous around here." "Go...
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Khan Wolf Base B The flash from the back side of the mountain lit up the sky and shocked them into action. The concussion didn't arrive for another few minutes, and by then the mushroom cloud was rising into the sky. Four of the team fell to the ground right after the flash lit up the night sky like noontime, shift...
(Author's note: this is a change to the story originally promised at the end of The Nanny State) ***** THEN: The short, slim figure in the distinctive scarlet robes of the Courier Guild snaked his way through the throngs of Orions in the docks of the Emperor Therriv Memorial Spaceport, a heavy- looking brown canvas bag slung under one arm. Furtive eyes...
We laid Clonk to rest under a great cairn of stones just outside the camp. The captain and squad chanted an old soldier's dirge to mark his passing, the first of our squad. I knelt before the cairn and thought about Clonk's life and death. He had crept out in the middle of the night to raid the wine store, so the devils in his life had lead to his death. But...
Nipples pressed hard against the clear front body panel of our BPA's (Body Protective Armor), we were parasailed into the hot zone of New Iberiana. The BPA's were made from zenolene which is totally clear, so our fronts and backs were fully visible to anyone who looked at them. The sleeves and leggings we wore were skin tight as they would deflect off anythi...
Two days' easy cruising put the PINK MIST back in Alliance territory. They had assumed a lazy orbit around a small planet which had an unbreathable atmosphere comprised mainly of carbon dioxide along with a few trace elements. Nasty and perfect. The crew spent the days teaching as well as learning the complex systems of the Dreadnaught. Just before the doc...