Brooklyn Chronicles - Episode 5
Brooklyn awoke from his stone slumber with an angry snarl. In the sudden flash of consciousness that struck him as his stone encasement shattered he was surprised at the restraints that held his arms and legs. He felt his nakedness then, and remembered...
Brooklyn Chronicles - Episode 3
"Brooklyn! Come on, Angela's egg is starting to hatch!" Lexington's excited voice had the sensation of a blade forged from anxiety made solid stabbing into Brooklyn's chest. As this day had approached he had grown steadily more nervous about the...
Brooklyn Chronicles - Episode 4
Brooklyn's head snapped up from his idle channel surfing when he heard the whoosh of wings from beyond the glass and steel bars that encapsulated his small prison paradise. He had been growing anxious to hear that sound announcing Demona's arrival for...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 5
It was late afternoon when Jacob and Joshua finally descended the stairs and got ready to go back to the grocery store for the water. Jacob shrugged on his duster, he thought about leaving his bag, after all, it would just be a short trip and should be...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 4
"Been here before?" Jacob asked Sarah gruffly as the three walked into the dusty little town. "Once, just passed through." she replied in her usual stony voice. "I'm surprised you and your friends didn't visit more often." Jacob said, eyeing the...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 3
Jacob wondered what the hell had made that noise, or if he was just losing it, when out of the silence that had followed the "thump"s came an equally faint whistling sound, this time from above. Jacob sat there thinking he must finally have lost his...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 2
It was noon the next day and the sun beat down upon Jacob's back mercilessly as he toiled at the trench. He didn't recognize the human on watch today, a young dark fellow who left his rifle leaning against the dugout wall instead of holding it like the...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 1
Jacob stood in silence, his eyes wide, too stunned to speak. The young wolf wanted to whimper, to cry at the loss of his parents and his bleak fate, but the bleak landscape before him killed the sound in his throat. He stood on a rocky outcrop with the...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 7
--TWO MONTHS LATER-- "I look ridiculous." Jacob said in dismay as he stared at his reflection in the mirror. Daniel had returned to their small Freeside apartment from the Strip with a surprise for Jacob that he now wore. "No you don't. You look...
Mojave Redemption - Chapter 6
Two weeks had passed since Jacob had parted ways with Sarah and he was now drinking whiskey at the bar of a seedy casino called the Atomic Wrangler in north Vegas, or Freeside as the locals called it. The journey to Freeside had been mostly uneventful,...
Lien's Punishment
"What do you want?" Temeraire snapped at Lien as he entered her pavilion. "Now, now, must you be so upset over sharing some tea?" Lien said coolly. "Yes, when I am sharing it with you." Temeraire retorted angrily as he sat on his haunches...
Brooklyn Chronicles - Episode 2
Brooklyn stood on the rooftop of the building opposite Elisa's apartment, staring forlornly down at the warm and welcoming glow coming from the windows and the inviting balcony. He thought about gliding down and going in to talk to her, not for the...