James Madford. Mechanic, Third Class
A shortcut through an unmapped system doesn't go to plan and james and the lion-like alien crit find themselves fighting for their lives on an inhospitable alien planet. and crit's species are consummate carnivores. # james madford.
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 31
31 "So what really happened in there?" Luke asked, but to Valery it didn't sound like he actually cared that much. Also, she didn't like the way the gaps in the barn's walls threw lines of light across his face, like warpaint. "Banno scratched his...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 12
12 'Banno' he said his name was. Only two syllables, but it still made Luke feel uneasy. He had roared that name by the river, and at the time, Luke had thought it would be the last word he would ever hear. He folded his arms across the table and...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 46
46 -uuke!" He didn't turn back. He was looking down at his shadow, spread out before him, made spiky by the grass. It pulsated in time with the blaze at his back, jumping and fading, growing dark again. Shadows weren't supposed to be so clear at...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 45
45 "Jitters!!" Valery screamed, the full horror of what was happening before her eyes slamming into her all at once. She was still in her nightclothes, and ordinarily she would have been freezing her tail off on a night like this, but the barn was...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 34
"james? what news do -" it must have been written all over his face, because jon, who was always so jolly and cheerful, broke down almost immediately. "no... no, it can't be? not emily? is she...?" james didn't say anything, but he didn't need to.
Catch A Falling Star
Oh dear gods, james was dead. what was i to do now? my feet took me unerringly back to the bridge where james was still slumped in the pilot's seat. wait. he was gone.
Can a Band-Aid Fix A Reactor Leak?
"james," i had to fight to keep my voice level, fight to keep it from falling back into the snarling and grunting tongue of my home, "james, i told you that was an order."
A Rough Passage To The Surface
Beside me, james was wrestling into his harness. he gave me a quick thumbs up as i glanced over at him.
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 23
"james," the wolf suddenly spoke up, instantly tripling luke's heartbeat. "you really don't have to be so -" dad silenced him with a raised hand. "no, banno.
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 3
james shouted down the tunnel, one hand cupped around his muzzle. "no i'm not!" luke followed it up. "gods give me strength..." james muttered into his palm, shaking his head.
Well, One Thing Is Still Working
It fit james' frail human form well enough, but i nearly had to walk sideways to even so much as enter. i wasn't sure where we were going, i simply followed james.