MoonDust, Chapter 20
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 20 ANNIHILATION Imogene studied the map on her heads-up display as they hiked north, but with the LPS satellites shot down it was more trouble to scroll to their current location than the low...
MoonDust, Chapter 19
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 19 CONTAINMENT A third of the way along the wide valley which ramped up to Santbech Crater's southern rim, their lone Paladin pulled to a stop. Ahead, the double line of hills flanking the...
MoonDust, Chapter 18
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 18 HARD RAIN Once more inside the Paladin and following the damaged truck south, Bruce turned to the Sergeant. "Do meteoroid strikes like that happen often?" The Dalmatian shook his head....
MoonDust, Chapter 17
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 17 EVAC Half an hour later, everyone gathered in the mess hall. Those who had somehow managed to sleep through the alert and subsequent launch had been roused and filled in. Gwen even laid out an...
MoonDust, Chapter 16
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail **16 THE FALL** The deep-throated blare of an alarm jolted Imogene from slumber. Instinctively, she slapped at her chronometer to silence it, but the howling continued, coming from a speaker above...
MoonDust, Chapter 15
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail **15 CALM** Armor Corps sergeant Mike Sommer had always dreamed of serving his country as a professional seat restraint tester. At least that's what Imogene suspected after five minutes riding behind...
MoonDust, Chapter 14
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 14 PONS It was well past lunchtime when Jack called over the comm to announce they had finally arrived. They spent a few more minutes navigating through the base's access tunnel and airlock, then...
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...