“Report!” Navarchos Bass called from a commandeered science station at the rear of the bridge. He was frustrated. Frustrated and impatient. Had he been back on the Xifos he would be standing with Lemmer in the CIC and the tactial console in front of him with a full readout of the situation, and …
A Noble Heart Must Answer (Part One) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
Alex was treading lightly. Asteria was asleep, and while he was small enough that waking her was unlikely, he was taking no chances. He loved his daughter as fiercely as he loved his wife and his son, both of whom he worried about. Rixie was away on some mission with Vanser that almost had to …
Chapter Forty Six: As So Often, The Few Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Pane, what is it?” Forna Qorni said, looking over the latest status report from the Federation. It was going better than she’d hoped, really; the rump council meeting on Kembror had declared Cesil a traitor and thrown him out of office; while the Empire didn’t have shipping lanes opened up yet, Kembror and Diona were …
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 …
Chapter Forty Five: Behold a Pale Horse Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Ted was impatient. It’s not that he looked forward to combat. He hadn’t even been in many combat situations. Life threatening, yes. But all out combat, no. He just hated the waiting, the uncertainty. Somewhere out there was a ship so big it had its own gravity well. It was heading their way. Its intentions …
An Orphan’s Tale Part 1 Chronicles of The Tribe by Johnny Scribe
Inside a cardboard carrying crate, forty-four humans waited in tense silence. Outside the box, they heard the voice of the Titan woman who had brought them from the shelter. “Zhay! Come help me a second.” An uneasy murmur rippled through the crowd as muted light seeped in from the seams of the box. “Peace!” The …
Chapter Forty Four: The Strongest Tower Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Things were looking fairly decent. Well, comparatively. There were still five thousand people in the canteen but the rest had been rehoused. Another positive was that all of the buildings with faults in them had been identified, deconstructed and rebuilt and were now all stable. When the Imperators cleared all of her staff she would …
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 …
Chapter Forty Three: The Fifth Trumpet Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
The Pygmalion touched down at Vorsha Alpha Starport just after the Sea of Icouse, and Rixie stepped off the ship, trying very hard not to be angry. Anger wasn’t helpful here. And she was old enough to know that. She nodded to Vanser as she approached the military shuttlecab, and slid in next to him. …
Chapter Forty Two: Honesty, at last Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Izzy drummed her fingers on the table and gazed off out of the window at her home planet below the Gyfjon. She had given up even feigning an interest in the negotiations. They had now entered their third day. Third Arachavian day that was. As she drummed on the table and stared out the window …