Escape from Xevog, part 2
They had left space for a fireplace. "so, do we have a plan for windows?" "yes!" "let's hear it." "two on the top and one by the door." "top? are you talking about skylights?" "no i mean the house is going to be two floors." "oh.
Escape from Xevog, Part 1
# James awoke to a blinding light filling the pod. He sat up and waited for his eyes to adjust. Once they did, he saw, before him and Ceres, the Red Comet. "Ceres, wake up! They're here!" She sat up and shook her head to wake up. "Huh?" "They're...
The Second Chance
Slowly I walked away from our small house my feet dragging. My eyes down watching my step in the drifting gray dust till I was away from everyone in what amounted to twilight.I fell to my knees, raising my eyes I looked up into the "sky" a strange...
Consortium 1-2: Chekov's Gun Chapter 2
Cerise usually wakes up about as early as most of the command staff, but she's usually later to her station than any of the others, which is fine. As the one in charge of the politicians it isn't necessary for her to be out and about until they're also...
Wayward Scale; The Wasteland chapter 4, Liftoff
As soon as the sun peeked over the horizon, James stretched his arms and cleared his throat. Then, he rubbed his eyes and stood up, thereby waking Sasha, Josh and Astar, as well as their dragon hatchling, and especially Snow. He took a step back and...
Scales and Scavs chapter 1, Introductions
A sudden jolt and boom awoke James. He brushed some of his red hair away from his blue eyes and looked through the window to see another starship firing at them. He looked at one of the black and red jumpsuit clad Dracosith soldiers as he barked, "Hey...
Conclusions (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The Synth could only hear what was felt amongst the frame of the ship and up through their seat. It was difficult to see much of the controls or what was left of the cockpit over the flames and glow of metal being abraded from portions of the ship. A...
Maiya Station Disaster: Part 8 – The Search
Of being in a cramped space ship during long voyages.
SENTIENCE - Prologue
As we tamed earth's gravity well with giant slings and elevators in the coming decades, surely we could also tame extrasolar space? we were naive. cryonics had long since been a dead-end.
I put one of my stories in google translate, this is what I got
"commander, this is the world's leading scientific officer doorbell reference boat crew ready and prepared, ready and very excited about the unknown space to work!"
2 down 400 billion to go
He is headed for empire space, approximately three hundred light years from earth, and its prison of law.
Disease
* * * I read a book once when I was a little girl. A group of teenagers were chosen to go around the world and pick out the best qualities of humanity. They had to find those who were kind, merciful, honest, creative, patient, loving. They...