MoonDust, Chapter 13
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 13 ROAD TRIP Once again, Imogene had all her personal belongings in a duffel bag slung across her shoulder. But this time, she also wore ninety kilos of armor and toted an assault rifle. The...
MoonDust, Chapter 12
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 12 TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS Imogene and the others stood in the shelter of their boulder, waiting for orders. Several minutes ticked slowly by before Sergeant Martinez spoke over the main...
MoonDust, Chapter 11
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 11 PANDA PROBLEMS "--the hell do you think you're doing?" The Sergeant's words floated into Imogene's mind. Foggily, she wondered what she'd done wrong this time. Her head hurt, and as she blinked...
MoonDust, Chapter 9
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 9 STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT Imogene couldn't tell if any of the survivors were Josh. Furred heads bobbed in the water, too tiny on the bar's screen to identify. Edging forward, she stared up at the...
MoonDust, Chapter 6
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 6 THE GREAT OUTDOORS Back in the barracks, Imogene massaged her calves and let the others have first crack at the showers. How long would it take her muscles to get used to the low gravity's...
MoonDust, Chapter 5
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 5 TOOLS OF THE TRADE The barracks door opened with a soft whoosh, rousing Imogene from her sleep. Light from the hallway silhouetted a tall, thin figure briefly before the overhead glow panels...
MoonDust, Chapter 4
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 4 ARRIVAL Victor snored. It was more of a purr, actually, and Imogene paused to listen to the soothing vibration before opening her sleep-crusted eyes. His muscular frame filled the seat...
MoonDust, Chapter 3
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 3 FREEFALL In the dead dark hours between yesterday and tomorrow, Imogene's alarm roused her from an uneasy sleep. Fixing breakfast made enough noise she must have woken her mother, but the...
MoonDust, Chapter 1
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail Chapter 1: HOME The moon hung low over Ankara, a blood-red eye blinking as clouds of smoke drifted across the city. Machine gun fire chattered in the distance, and the stench of burning oil rode...
MoonDust, Chapter 35
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 35 SACRED DUTY Waiting was the hardest part of any plan. They'd picked oh-two-hundred hours to launch their assault, but shortly after midnight the door rasped open. Startled out of her...
MoonDust, Chapter 34
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 34 SOLDIER GRAY They'd been given a stack of field rations at what Imogene's stomach said was dinner time. But that was hours ago, and neither Bruce nor Aaron had returned. Imogene gnawed a...
MoonDust, Chapter 33
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 33 RETURN An abandoned rifle lay in the dust, but Imogene didn't dare stop walking to retrieve it. Colonel Bychkov and one of her men with a sniper rifle were watching from the rim of Borda's...