Twenty-five Archavian years later: “Eller, do me a favor and send a message to Mr. Takuatas that Dusty has recovered fully from his surgery so he can come pick him up tomorrow.” “Of course Dr. Shied, right away.” Fara smiled at her young assistant and stepped into her office. It had been a long day …
Chapter 34: Beginnings Titan: Sovereign by Johnny Scribe
The sounds of the traffic overhead played as a steady drum of white noise that unfortunately failed to drown out the spinning wheel of thoughts that played over and over inside Daz’s head. She was sitting at an outside table at what had once been one of her favorite cafés in the government district of …
Chapter Forty One: A time for words and a time for deeds Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“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 …
Chapter 33: Interrogations Titan: Sovereign by Johnny Scribe
The mood in the house over the last few days was, to put it mildly, very uncomfortable. Rhionne and Daz weren’t strictly avoiding each other, but it was painfully obvious every time they interacted that Daz was still very upset and Rhionne hadn’t found a way to mend the fence yet. To their credit, neither …
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 6: All in a Day’s Work Tales of Avalon: Training Day by Dann
Dhanyalle pressed his forehead against the iron bars that imprisoned him. The irony of his present situation had not escaped him; here he was, in the company of his own kind, in one of the only bastions of freedom and safety for humankind in the Empire, the great city of Atlantis, on the much-desired world …
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 …
Faces of Death Titan: Background Chatter by JohnnyScribe
“Something wrong, my dear?” Pryvani looked up from gazing out the window of her office to find Zhan standing on her desk by her wrist. She smiled softly and shrugged. “Nothing really,” She sighed and shook her head. “I’m just pondering what it is I’m supposed to do now.” “I don’t follow.” Zhan replied as …