Walls: Exodus 15 - Beneath the Skin
# Chapter 15 – Beneath the Skin ## **512 A.R. February** **20**** , **** V ****olkov Residence**** , **** Early **** M ****orning** Something akin to an alarm clock went off inside my mind. It roused me from sleep, and I awoke to a sensation...
Shrinking on you (Ravings1 story commission)
City bus left with a loud sigh of air brakes and lined back into the traffic, leaving me alone at the bus stop. Saturday afternoon was rather slow in the southern part of town, as pubs, cafes and sweet-shops populating local plaza are yet...
Hangover
_ **Hangover** _ "Hey," called Dan, arriving back at our table with a beer in one hand and a metal tray balanced on the other. "Which of you got the rum and lemon?" I waved up at him. Easier than trying to shout above the noise of the dusky bar...
Walls: Exodus 13 - Legal Technicalities
# **Chapter** **1**** 3 **** – Legal **** T ****echnicalities** ## **512 A.R. February 1**** 8 ****,** **A**** PC ****,** **N**** ight** We were approaching the gathering point, and I found myself feeling rather stressed. The others had...
Scale and Shield (Part 1)
Azacoatl's heart pounded as he slid through the overgrown grass, unable to see anything more than a blur of green. Above, in the leafy canopy, hundreds of birds masked his approach with their raucous melody. And ahead, the interloper themselves waddled...
Walls: Exodus 12 - Hidden Dangers
# **Chapter** **12** **–** **H**** idden Dangers** ## **512 A.R. February 1**** 8 ****,** **Enclave** **– O**** ld Store ****, A**** fternoon** I stood with my back against the wall of an old store of some sort. My eyes were closed, and my...
Walls: Exodus 20 - Tangled Up
# **Chapter** **20** **–** **Tangled Up** ## 512 A.R. February 25, Aux-base 46 – **G**** arage **,** Mornin ****g** I could feel its presence as I approached the parked APC. It carried the same mind as our earlier vehicle, but its outer...
Walls: Exodus 19 - The Snare
# Chapter 19 – The Snare ## 512 A.R. February 24, Aux-base 46 – **D**** ining Area**, Evening 'Volkov?' I thought. I felt a brief flicker as his presence brushed past me and promptly disappeared into the depths once more. It made...
Zoey And Jack The Neera
Zoey and Jack the neera A Playful Trust Jack shivered with fear as he sat in between the large grapes, feeling every footstep as rose walked up the stairs. Jack can't believe Zoey, his owner left him. Jack wanted to talk but didn't. Looking up...
Walls: Exodus 23 - A Moral Mosaic
# Chapter **2**** 3**- A Moral Mosaic ## 512 A.R. February 26, Greengate - Diplomatic Corps, **Morning** The telltale alarm of a phone stirred me from sleep, and I could feel the bed shift as someone has started moving. I opened my eyes and saw as...
Growvember Day 18
### Growvember November 18th The next day, Shawn called us together for another meeting. It was that hard really, with the growth kicking in faster and faster, there wasn't much land to travel to get to one another. "So, the military has been...
Walls: Exodus 8 - Equal and Opposite
# **Chapter** **8** **–** **Equal and Opposite** ## **512 A.R. February 16,** **E**** temenanki **** – **** Hangar, Night** ‘Welcome back,’ Etemenanki whispered within my mind as I stepped out onto the hangar. ‘Thank you,’ I thought,...