More Dessert?
The wet, thick smacks off the barn walls, reverberating in his ears even as he heaved yet another wheelbarrow of baked, sugary treats forth. It was always another, never, ever enough, a race to sate the behemoth for a few hours before that monstrous...
Preserving the Balance
Ebb and flow. Action and reaction. Growth and recession. Life shifts constantly, on every level, at every point on the entire planet. With every minute alteration, something is gained and lost. With each shift in climate, one species thrives as another...
It's a Hit?
"This is Blackclaw One! I'm making my attack run...now!" Mark's grip upon his controls increased to white-knuckle intensity. With his ears folded back he flicked rapidly through the array of blinking knobs and switches winking in readiness upon his...
The Scavenger-King
Within the den only thunderous snores could be heard, echoing off the rocky walls of the cavern before erupting back into the early morning air. The floor was strewn with perhaps a half-dozen feline frames sprawled in relaxed postures, heads lolled...
Descending on a Feast
Over the rustling of the grasslands and the whisper of the winds, the cries sounded. Tinny and weak, the yips and yowls converged upon one another, building into cacophonous orchestras as each little being rummaged through the tall stalks, the scent...
Make Ready By Seven
His ears flickered with each ponderous, booming word, the distant thunder roaring to greet him even as the familiar fog muddied his senses. As his vision grew dim and his head grew heavy, he turned his eyes back up, up towards the immense smile that...
One Small Life - Part 1: Waking to the Sound of Thunder...
_The sound of thunder echoed in the distance. Scrambling and screaming, lost in the blackness, the soft, smothering abyss on all sides, heavy and choking. Flailing and shrieking, wriggling up through the endless, shadowy darkness. A burst of light...
The Subject
"Sir? We're ready for you." I jerked from my stupor, blinking away the glaze of hours I'd spent in the puny waiting room, "Huh? Oh, uh, right..." Getting to my feet, I gave the auburn labcoated vixen a nod and the most pleasant smile I could muster,...
One Small Life - Part 2: Nothing but the Usual
_From all sides, the thundering cacophony rang forth. Cardboard, thick and flexing, rocked and slammed from below, sliding left and right beneath, creaking and moaning as it bounced and heaved. And from above, the voices sounded, deafening and...
Keeper of the Forest
_Don't force it; feel it. The Great Forest only grows beneath a calm, caring hand._ Teren exhaled slowly, settling himself as he sat at the base of the great oak, the little drake wedged between two of the massive roots. The din of the forest...
Feeding the Beast (Gift for Kewney)
The sound of a doorway creaking open echoed through the house, signaling the arrival of its lone occupant. Soft grunting and gasping whispered into the quiet home, the silence finally shattered by the crumple of paper bags. Weighted-down footfalls...
Cobalt Amps Up - Commission for MeisterLi!
The thunk of metallic feet pounding rapidly up the stairs sent the Professor wincing, ears folding against his head. Not now, not now! He was _so_close to a major breakthrough...his energy management program was near perfection! Just a few tweaks here...