“I must say, the city is much more impressive than the view from your home had indicated.” Rajenlif smiled as she gazed up at the buildings that rose up in front of them as they exited Carey Station. “It is very impressive.” Pryvani agreed, smiling. “It would be even more impressive if you had seen …
Category: Vignettes
Part 3 Wedding of the Century by Johnny Scribe
Rixie and Pryvani waited in the hangar bay of the compound as the Empress’s sleek state-of-the-art shuttle, as well as her three escort craft, floated through the bay doors and onto their assigned berths. There was a loud clicking sound as the mooring clamps engaged and, after a moment, the doors to the four shuttlecrafts …
The Trip: Part 3 Vignettes by Johnny Scribe
“Kids!” A voice shouted up the stairs. “You better get a move on. Taron just sent me a message that he’s just flown into the system, which means that he’ll be landing at the spaceport in a little over an hour!” “Okay Aunt Yurea!” Joseph yelled, as he shoved the last of his shirts into …
Part 2 Wedding of the Century by JohnnyScribe
Pryvani was sitting at the desk in her office going over the year’s mid-quarter financial reports. She could feel her eyes glazing over and falling into a stupor. Just as she was about to fall into a doze, the door to her office slammed open and a tall woman with a blazing look in her …
The Red String Part 3 Vignettes by Johnny Scribe
Ryan’s pad chirped suddenly, rousing him out of the light doze he’d fallen into. The Captain of the Zeno’s Paradox sat up and rubbed his eyes, remembering he was in his office aboard the ship. He took a brief moment to rearrange his appearance into something vaguely resembling the ship’s Captain before answering the call, …
The Trip: Part 2 Titan: Vignettes
“Aunt Rea!” Joseph yelled into the house as he pushed the door open. “We’re back!” Yurea came into the entryway from the kitchen. “What happened to you boys?!” Yurea gasped, rushing forward to examine Odin’s rather battered face. “Well, uh, we ran into Tezzo.” Odin winced as her fingers grazed one of his bruises. “The …
The Trip Vignettes by Johnny Scribe
As he sat at the dinner table having a meal with his family, Ryan Carey felt nothing but butterflies in his stomach. The meal, which was probably excellent (as anything his father made was,) went untasted even as he ate it. Finally, the young man couldn’t take it any longer. He put his fork down …
Part 4 Vignettes: Alex's Odyssey by JohnnyScribe
Rixie’s eyes fluttered open and she stared at the ceiling for a long moment. Today she had resolved herself to do something that she had been procrastinating on- though not without reason. With a sigh Rixie hauled herself out of bed and threw a bathrobe over herself, cinching it tight as she padded down the …
Liberated by D.X. Machina
Lessy knocked on the door of the small house, and found she was a bit more nervous than she’d expected. It was silly – but still, it had been a while, and she felt more than a bit self-conscious about that fact. It wasn’t that she’d been avoiding it – far from it, she’d very …
Part 3 Vignettes: Alex's Odyssey
“Alex… Wake up, Alex…” Alex groaned and screwed his eyes shut tight as he was dragged from sleep and the dream he’d been having and back into the real world. He tried to ignore it, but the voice was persistent. Finally, Alex managed to force his eyes open, blinking against the glare of the lights. …