Ch. 16 -- Welfare Check
"Are you sure this is the right place, sir?" asked the rookie driver of the police van. "We don't usually come down here without riot gear." "We aren't here for a riot," replied the dragon, from the back of the van. "Unless you think our being...
Ch. 7 -- Mass Transit
--- Mass Transit Public transport had always been a nightmare for the rabbit. The claustrophobic closeness of pressing bodies, the random jostling of the transport, and of course the smells. Combined with the waves of...
Ch. 5 -- Out Through the In Door
--- Out Through the In Door The crash of breaking furniture silenced the throng that had gathered outside Preston's. The sudden evacuation of the building, and rumors that it might be related to the recent sightings of a dragon in the area, had...
Make Room
Chief palmed the access pad next to the large bulkhead door, and it slid upwards into the ceiling. Why this door was here was a mystery to him. It didn't seal off anything. The walls on either side of the door were perforated with pipes and wiring, and...
Ch. 4 -- Reboot
--- Reboot "What do you think you are doing?", shouted Preston in a panicked voice, as he edged away still clutching the coins. "Funny, I was just asking myself the same question", growled the dragon, as he retrieved a long tuning fork shaped...
Ch. 15 -- Kidnap
--- Kidnap. Dro's attention was drawn away from his report by the sound of a data pad clattering to the floor. Across from where he lay on Shannon's couch, the skunk lay sprawled out in a comfortable chair, her right...
Ch. 12 -- Burn the Past
--- Burn the Past The windstorm had died down and the local star was rising above the horizon by the time Shannon returned to the claim site. Parking the truck next to the front door, she unloaded the supplies they had...
Ch. 11 -- Exodus
--- Exodus Shannon filled Miranda in on some of the lesser known details of her own escape from the family business. She didn't have time to tell her everything, but it was enough to make her realize that it was not a...
Chapter 18 -- Wymera
Wymera exited the shuttle, her silver white fur contrasting the dark blue dress swirling about her. Everything about her was regal and erudite, while at the same time cold and impersonal. The cane she carried had been a symbol of her...
Ch. 8 -- Whats Cooking
--- Lance Lance disliked downtime as much as Reg did, if not more. For an AI, remaining stationary with nothing to do was the pinnacle of boredom. The local network contained nothing of interest, and all of the media feeds were...
Ch. 14 -- Guild Report
--- Guild Report. Wymera Oroyo was the matriarch of the most powerful family on Mephus, and head of the Trading Guild which now bore her family's name. Well into her ninth decade, she had outlived both of her younger...
Chapter 19 -- Inquiry
--- Inquiry Dro's shuttle had cleared the atmosphere and was not yet half way to the planetary ring, when his destination became visible to the naked eye. The Nyth Tylluan had parked itself half way between the ring and...