“Sorcha!” Alesia shouted as she exited the vehicle she’d driven up from the city to the Titan compound. “Sorcha!!” Sorcha was standing outside the main entrance, her head buried in her pad looking over the design that she and the Avalonian engineers had put together. Joseph, Joran and Centi were busy piling up a huge …
Author: OpenHighHat
Chapter Forty: Be Prepared Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“What’s going on?” Sorcha asked looking out her window. All across the city there was darkness. Save for the powerplant which was glowing red. “Power’s out…” Joseph replied. “I can fucking see that!” Sorcha shouted “Why!?” “I don’t know!” I’m on the other side of the city checking on habitation units. “Ok, ok.” Sorcha said, …
Chapter Thirty Nine: Lights Out Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“They’re coming round…” Pri said to her master. Myrell smiled, excited for the fun to come and stroked her little pet’s hair. “Pri…?” Sephonie grumbled as she sat up and looked around. She couldn’t see far. She was on a cold, metal surface with a bright light overhead and blackness beyond. “Who’s there? Why…why are …
Chapter Thirty Eight: Paper Soldiers Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Myrell watched the newscast with equally growing feelings of excitement and unease. On one hand she couldn’t help but be enraptured by the escalating chaos she witnessed on her pad. The vast majority of Earth’s major population centres had been crippled by protests numbering in the millions and nearly every capital city had endured days …
Chapter Thirty Seven: With One Voice Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
There is something to be said for the human internal clock. The first day after secession had not even concluded, but on Earth, it was the next day, and the United Nations was already meeting in emergency session, and had been for hours. The snap vote had been smart of the Secretary-General; she was using …
Chapter Thirty Six: The High Road Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
The cabinet was, for once, united. Every man and woman, every Titan, Avartle, and Dunnermac in the room watched Cesil’s declaration of independence with unvarnished fury. If looks could kill, he would have been dead – and things would have been much simpler. Looks can’t kill, alas, and Cesil had remained resolutely alive. And so …
Chapter Thirty Five: Trying to Break Through Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Joseph had looked everywhere for his boss/friend/sort-of-girlfriend. She wasn’t in her office, she wasn’t in the canteen, she wasn’t in her room (or his for that matter), she wasn’t with Alesia. He’d called her a few times but she hadn’t picked up. It was just dumb luck that he’d called the Avalonian Communications building to …
Chapter Thirty Four: The Effect of Distant Voices Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
In times of trouble there are two reactions. For virtually every species, on any world in any part of the galaxy the options remain the same. From the mightiest of Ler to the lowliest of tupps, nature has progammed two options. Fight or flight. Stand your ground or run and hide. Sorcha’s default setting was …
Chapter Thirty Three: Fuel to the Fire Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Forna Qorni sat in her office, staring out at Tuaut; a glass of kapskrasi slowly melting the ice that supported it. She had made a terrible mistake. She had wanted to cut Armac off at the knees. Had wanted to take her ovaries and keep her neutered until the next election. It would have made …
Chapter Thirty Two: Fallout Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
The shuttle flew low over the water, en route to Walak. Nobody said anything. Nobody could. Gae was laying against a window, still sobbing, trying to compose herself to make the call home to her children, and finding herself unable to. Temis was pacing, angrier than anyone had seen him. Tylum was numb; she kept …