“Ma’am, I do want to remind you, we’re not totally certain that this is a clear area….” “I appreciate your concern, Admiral Martínez, but….” Elaine Ridgemont caught herself. She had been launching into the kind of mildly imperious tone she’d used often when dealing with underlings. But that wasn’t her intent. It wouldn’t …
Non – Canon: The Original Hybrid Chapter One The Apple Does Not Fall Far From the Tree
So before there was Contact and DX there was the original plan for Hybrid. I got a few chapters in before it was scrapped and reworked. I’ll let you have chapter one since non of it made it into the final version since today is a special day for me. Enjoy! —————————————————————————– …
A Noble Heart Must Answer (Part 4) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
Alex stared across the crowded room as people, as his family, waited for any sort of news on the unfolding events that would affect them all, regardless of the outcome. He watched as his daughter played with the twins, who were a few years older but not so much older that they didn’t want Asteria …
Chapter Fifty Seven: Still Raw Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Report.” Seminavarchos Lemm Tam said as she stared out the Xifos’ viewscreen at the near empty view. She could barely believe her eyes. The detonation she had just witnessed was one of the most awe-inspiring sights she had ever seen. It was far beyond the realms of what have should been possible from a …
Chapter 8: Ghosts of the Past Tales of Avalon: Training Day by Dann
Kymie listened to the young Avalonian talk in detail about his cabal. He spoke with such passion and excitement, it was hard to find fault in the near-obsessive attention they paid to Zhan and his adventures, or the almost juvenile way they seemed to romanticize it. Zhan had been through the hells and back, he …
Chapter Fifty Six: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Niall didn’t think he could save the ship. He wasn’t an idiot. He could read an engineering display and he could see that the magnetic containment alarm was a plant. The magnetic containment was fine. And given that everyone was making for the exits faster than drunks leaving a dry bar except Aertimus who was …
La Résistance (Part Two) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
Six-and-a-Half Imperial Days Before the Battle of Tau Ceti…. “We need to kill Khora Perol,” Scylane said, pacing. “I thought we needed to kill Palsa Temis,” his top lieutenant, Abrylyar Kurusu, said. “We need to kill him too,” Rimosi said. “And what about those outside agitators?” another officer said. “We have a lot of people …
Chapter Fifty Five: No Turning Back Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Tig was still alive, and most of the insectoid guards were dead. That might sound like things were going well. They were not. Tig’s left arm had been severed from her body by the mandibles of one warrior, and even if she hadn’t been in shock, her gravitics were struggling to compensate. …
Chapter Fifty Four: The Dark Clouds Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
They took cover behind a wall of blasted-out buildings on the periphery of the city. An insectoid dropship was there, along with two dozen warriors milling about, getting things ready for departure. Tig’s stomach turned as she saw the dozens of bags piled up, staged for loading; two warriors were bringing them onto the ship, …
La Résistance (Part One) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
Two days after the secession of the Federation…. Baeus Thalo felt bad for the men and women running for their lives toward the untamed wastes of Kembror, phase cannon fire scouring the ground at their heels. “Wing two, targets are heading into drift. Keep firing behind them until they’re beyond marker ten.” “Yes, ma’am.” She …