Authors Note: It's been a long time coming, but I finally have something else to add to this series I started just about 2 years ago. I didn't think it would take this long to get only 5 parts out, but life finds a way to get in the way. There are more parts planned, and I do at least want to finish off the story I've been building. So expect more, but mor...
Hello everyone. First off I would like to apologies for this chapter to the story being late. I suffered a sprained elbow in late June and had to rest it for a couple of weeks. Then, my spell of bad luck continued when I contracted a virus that's been making the rounds here in the UK. I did get people's messages and feedback and I'm sorry for not replying...
This is something different. I thought I would try something new for a change. I hope you dear readers enjoy it. It's a work of fiction and all characters are fictitious. And of course, we're all adults here. The cast of this tale: Christine Logan-A spunky brunette xenobiologist, fresh out of the Academy and on her very first mission. Rachel Byron...
John and the girls settled into their places on the bridge and a few minutes later the Invictus dropped out of Hyper warp in the Ashana system, the centre of power in the Ashanath Collective. There were in the presence of a single star and it bathed the holographic system map in a warm yellow glow. Ashana was a small reddish orange planet out on the sixth or...
"I take it that's bad then?" Sparks asked, startled by John and Calara's shocked reaction to the mystery ship. "Who are the Kirrix exactly?" "They are kill on sight to all species in the Galactic League" John explained briefly. "They're a parasitic insectoid species that use other life forms to incubate their young. When their larvae hatch, they eat their w...
*Children must face the scrutiny of their parents* *I have many people to thank for this chapter; readers who kept in touch, Steve and Shawhollow for editing and about a half-dozen feedback artists who told me what I was doing wrong and what more I had to add to a make the story work. Thank you all.* (Yes, this tale is supposed to be somewhat humorous and...
Let me know what you think. I'm a 'comment whore'. ;-) * In their clan house, Gunnar Rolfsson leered at his oldest sister. "So, Mia, are you attending the Mid-Summer Fest this year, again?" Mia sniffed. "Only as a spectator. I think six children is quite enough, thank-you very much. Now that I'm a grandmother, it's time to turn reproduction over to the ne...
Chapter 1: Alex Jones woke to the sound of someone knocking on his door. Lifting his head he looked over at the clock on his bedside table and groaned. The time was 5:00 AM, a full two hours before he was do at work. With a sigh he glanced at the door debating whether or not to ignore whoever woke him up. The call of the soft pillows and warm blanket won h...
After the unification of all nations on February 5th, 2015, the newly formed ADVENT coalition had the nearly insurmountable task of untangling 193 nations' infrastructure, fusing it with the Elder's superior technology, then merging it into a single system. ADVENT employed millions of engineers from every discipline, working tirelessly for years in a sort of...
Vynn was in the midst of shaving her legs, a most odious and irritating chore that she preferred never be imagined by her crew, her confessor, her companions, even the Emperor himself she'd prefer not think too much on how her legs remained smooth. While an Aquiosian had little body hair, thanks to years of harsh selection favoring those who were the best at...