Tag: Kir Oden

Chapter Twenty-Three: And Mortal Life Shall Cease Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“But we in it shall be remembered – We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother….” –William Shakespeare, “Henry V,” Act IV, Scene iii “Hit the ground!” Kir shouted, on instinct as much as anything. The three Titans dove low, as …

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Chapter Nineteen: Soul Goes Marching Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“I feel small when I am next to you I feel big when I forget you.” –Luscious Jackson, “Deep Shag” “Boss!” Ammer and Inna both called, as Inna ran at a full sprint after Loona and Pryvani, carrying Ammer in her breast pocket. “This needs to be quick, we’re meeting with the floor leader in….” …

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Chapter Eighteen: Try On My Starry Crown Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate–and quickly.” –Robert A. Heinlein “You can unshackle her,” Navarchos Bass said, as the tall young woman was led into the brig. “She’s my …

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Chapter Fifteen: ‘Cause We Don’t Know the Game Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“I have a thing. It’s like a plan, but with more greatness.” –The Eleventh Doctor “What on Archavia happened here?” Aertimus looked around the wreckage of the infirmary which had until very recently housed Hala Nejem. The two idiot guards were just coming around from being stunned; Dr. Geen was tending to Rixie, a nasty …

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Chapter Seven: What You Can’t Understand Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“The Gods favor the strong.” –Tacitus “Stanisław Lem, this is Hercules Base. Helm answers all stop, we are wheels down on Titan.” “This is the Lem, roger that, Hercules Base. Per actual you are go for whatever recon is practicable.” “Affirm Lem. See you soon, Yelena. Hercules Base out.” “It’s funny,” Ted Martínez said. “This …

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Chapter Four: Lead Me Home Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“Oh, nothing’s impossible. It’s just a question of when it gets too hard to imagine doing.” –Jeff Fecke, The Valkyrie’s Tale “ETA, Colonel?” “One hour, forty minutes. Twenty minutes since I told you we were two hours out, sir.” Tatenda Marechera paced, which took some doing in the cramped cockpit of the Sally Ride. “Can …

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Chapter Three: The Dark and Desolate Valley Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina

“Ill news is wing’d with fate, and flies apace.” –John Dryden, “Threnodia Augustalis” Aertimus Bass simply stared at the viewscreen. There was nothing else he could do. The report from Titan Station was not itself a disaster. Disasters were far less destructive. No, the report Centurium Oden gave was a gorram black hole of awful, …

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