Sophia’s eyes fluttered and she opened them with a groan, coming quickly back to consciousness. She looked around warily. The last thing she remembered, she and Nick had been clenched in Trell’s fist as the renegade Titaness had fled Atlantis with the stolen artifact. Sophia was reminded, painfully, that the strange disk had been jabbed …
Titan, Chapter Twelve
Sophia and Nick were led through the streets of Atlantis by Pryvani’s high priest Tulak, whom Pryvani had tasked with being their guide. They marveled at the architecture of the ancient city. For the two Earth born humans it was rather like they had bent sent back through time, or at least that they had …
Titan, Chapter Eleven
“Trell, word just came from the orbital platform, the research team has just departed and will be arriving in Landing Bay Three momentarily.” Trell sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose. Research teams were fairly common on Avalon, most of the time they were mining prospectors or industrial surveyors that came through to inspect the …
Titan, Chapter Ten
“Attention passengers, this is your Captain speaking.” With a start Rixie’s eyes snapped open as the officious baritone of the Captain’s voice over the speaker broke into her dreams. “We have arrived in the system of our destination world, and will be docking with Valhalla station shortly.” Rixie groaned and buried her face into her …
Titan, Chapter Nine
The rising sun was just barely peeking over the mountains visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Pryvani’s spacious office. Of course, as she currently had her back to the view, she was completely oblivious to the sight. Instead, she was busy catching up on messages and the other company business that had accumulated during her …
Titan, Chapter Eight
The door to Rixie’s quarters hissed shut as she entered, with Alex once again hidden in the pouch at her hip. She was still amused by his reaction to her question about her feet. He hadn’t answered her, not really anyway. Rather he flushed red, muttered something indistinct, and refused to comment further. She’d found the …
Titan, Chapter Seven
Rixie returned to the cargo bay to find Pryvani still cavorting merrily with the “giant” sea mammals that were her latest acquisitions. Rixie was no expert on Earth zoology, but she had to admit there was something amazing about watching the creatures moving through the water of their tanks. She tried to imagine what one …
Titan, Chapter Six
The morning of the visit from the mining heiress Pryvani Tarsuss “dawned” (if such a word can be used on a moon) to find Rixie already in a foul mood. It had been a few days since she’d gotten the word that she, luckiest of all, would be the one to chaperone the little princess …
Titan, Chapter Five
“HI BRINN!” Nick’s eyes shot open and this was all the warning he received before the walls of flesh that surrounded him suddenly compressed on him from all sides. The breath was knocked out of him. And Brinn too, if the giant gasp she let out was any indication. “Hi Zara… Nice to …see you …
Titan, Chapter Four
Rixie slid her security badge through the receiver and entered into her personal quarters with a sigh of relief. She’d been on an extended training mission for two days now and still had not had a chance to release her human from his cylindrical prison. She’d been tempted to do so at the end of …