FollowThis multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapters Rick sat in his living room, contemplating the situation. After all that had happened, the mood in Mingo was difficult to gauge. It seemed to be split between those who applauded the executions and others …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapters He’d been lucky when it came to Marta’s reaction. She’d only looked at him and shook her head before digging into her seemingly bottomless storage bin, looking for something to bind his ribs. The two …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter Rick woke up the next morning feeling like he’d been run over by an ore dozer. Pudding did that to him these days. Well, really any alcohol but pudding was the worst. When he was …
Bolts punched through the composite walls like they were paper, making me hunker even lower behind the ferrocrete foundation. Not for the first time since this standoff began, I wished I could burrow into the floor but there was a granite-like rock under the thin layer of regolith that covered this planet. So far, I’d …
Chapter 8 Link to previous chapters Things didn’t end with Powell’s psyop. The brass wasn’t about to let the Skinnies get away and as we cleaned up and caught our breath, they launched a counterattack. Artillery started pounding them again as the armored forces streamed toward the ridgeline. And, while we learned a lot in …
Link to previous chapters Chapter 7 Hang ‘Em High I walked the line, making sure my troops were dug in and ready in case the Arvenoid assault came early. It was a formality, really, as my platoon sergeant, César Hurtado, had already seen to the deployment. But they had hammered it into us in OCS …
Link to Chapter 4 Chapter 5 The news that the Arvenoid were on their way kicked things into high gear… eventually. At the moment, however, I was sitting in yet another interminable meeting. This one was about setting up a press conference to reveal Xav’s existence to the world. It was going about as well …
[Going live in 3, 2 …] “Let’s get ready to MUURR-DDERRR!!!” [Cue theme: (music plays and graphics flash on screen) Cut to booth in 3, 2 …] “Good evening, folks, and welcome to the Murderdome! I’m Damiyen Glaz, here with my favorite color commentator, Argun Zandr. Say hi, Argun! “Hi, folks. You’re in for a …
