“And what would you have me do!?” Lysis yelled and slammed a clenched fist into the thick, wooden table top. She glanced around the expansive table at the rather shocked faces of various guild members and representatives of the people of Atlantis. She normally kept her cool. A few crotchety old men shouldn’t be enough …
Category: Short Stories
Chapter Five TCA: Attenuation by D.X. Machina
Lemm Tam leaned against the Akreos, eyes on the door that led to the ship, and the two warriors who stood facing them. If they hadn’t been armed, she would have attacked, especially with Tarrgh on her wing. The warriors were fast and strong, but she was bigger and tougher. She’d taken down warriors before, and …
Chapter Four TCA: Attenuation by D.X. Machina
The detachment from the Gyfjon had barely set foot on the deck of the cargo bay when they felt the tell-tale shudder. “Did we just jump to warp, ma’am?” Lauryna asked. Lemm didn’t answer; she and LurTarrgh were too busy arming themselves. “Get behind us,” Lemm said, but then a loud chittering filled the room. “We will …
Chapter Three TCA: Attenuation by D.X. Machina
Personal Log of Isabel Ibanez, Space Explorer, Stardate 3427…uh…niner. I have rushed to help my friend Lauryna, who may be facing an enemy greater than any she has ever gone face-to…thorax? That’s a part of an insect, right? Dang, they make this look so easy on Star Trek. Okay…take two…. Izzy shook her head; she was …
Chapter Two TCA: Attenuation by D.X. Machina
Personal Log Gwenn, Lauryna JC3C ISS Gyfjon KKV-04, Sector 18 18-16-2102 I’ve started working on the intercepted communication, but I have almost no idea where to start. And Crewmate Gausi isn’t helping…. Lauryna frowned at the computer display, and ran the recording back three seconds. It wasn’t a code. She felt certain of that. But …
Chapter One TCA: Attenuation by D.X. Machina
Personal Log Gwenn, Lauryna JC3C ISS Gyfjon KKV-04, Sector 18 18-16-2102 We’re patrolling the border of Insectoid space, and I am completely and utterly bored. If not for Izzy to keep me company, I’m pretty sure I’d go nuts…. Isabel Ibanez stretched and yawned, and looked over from the bedside table to the bed itself. …
Crew of the Gyfjon
Aertimus Bass Position: Commanding Officer Rank: Captain Species: Titan Born: 2069 MA (1799 AD) Home World: Archavia Capt. Bass rose quickly through the ranks of the Imperial Military, rising to senior crewman level by the age of 26. At 28, he served as operations officer on the Gyfjon, and at 29, he was named executive officer …
Chapter Three Background Chatter by D.X. Machina and JohnnyScribe
“You can’t be serious, Hedyn. You’ve got a terrific case! You barely touched the roe, and there’s no evidence you did – they didn’t pump your stomach – and who’s going to testify against you? I can probably get this dismissed outright, and if not, plead to disorderly conduct and you get probation.” Hedyn Bakas …
Chapter Two Background Chatter by D.X. Machina and JohnnyScribe
The Chamber of the Grand Council of the Great Ocean was not particularly accessible for non-amphibious creatures. There were, to be fair, rooms in the complex where Titans, Avartle, and Ler could meet with the leaders of the Dunnermac people on solid ground, but this was a situation that necessitated diplomacy. “Do not be upset, …
Exposure Therapy by JohnnyScribe
For the group of young students that had recently toured the facility, it was the final day of the trip back home from the Titan Outpost. It had been a long journey for them and most were eager to return home, even if that meant a return to classes the next day. In one of …