Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals. * * * "Alright, you got him off-balance; now, give him your aqua-tail!" Rapidly, a thick layer of water coated Fiona's vibrant patterns as she coiled her body like a spring and maneuvered to...
Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, continued. * * * Carlos turned and faced her, dumbstruck: Gardevoir, beautiful; eyes, green and brilliant; horns, like emeralds. Hair... the man on the docks now seemed a little more eerie. She...
Love Lost, Chapter 15a: Alignments.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 15a: Alignments. * * * Percival badgered her before the glow faded. "Hey, you haven't learned to use psychic in combat yet, have you?" Grace regained her senses and recognized her surroundings as a gym lobby, but...
Can't Escape, Epilogue: Likes to Relax
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 10: Likes To Relax. * * * "But, why throw the hats?" Theodore folded his poncho as he entered behind Vincent and Jacqueline. "It's tradition, Fifi; it's not supposed to make sense. And, it's a place of...
Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations. * * * A dismissal bell rang, but Mr. Plovo never seemed to heed it, talking through its tone. "And above all don't forget: if it doesn't burst into flame, dissolve through the table, or make your...
Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded. * * * Joe stood overwhelmed by the grandeur of Manse DeWell, not that Sulmepride was anything shabby. The capital city of Ocimene, it was not as large as Hexyloxy or Tartaroyal, but it was...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly. * * * "Seko-ko-da-le bakavo sedu etag!" I ran into Franz, literally and figuratively. I didn't feel like I had any time to slow down. He twisted out of...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 9: Until Unspoken To
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 9: Until Unspoken To. * * * “Lower, and bigger gently, I beseech," spake Ivana through her old translator—the new one had not yet arrived, which would have irritated her had she not bigger plans occupying...
Can't Escape, Part III: Somewhat Vain
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 3: Somewhat Vain. * * * A normal-height Fiona awoke with a small chunk of polyester stuffing in her mouth. The pillow serving as a surrogate hiker remained little more than a tattered rag surrounded by a sea...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 2: Variegations On A Theme
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 2: Variegations On A Theme. * * * “Are you sure?" asked a deerling of a houndoom. Seth again regretted his past under-performance. “Yes, impetuous one. I am quite certain that our lordship would be...
Any Port, Chapter 1: Disorientation.
* * * Any Port, Part 1: Disorientation. * * * "Try it again." Slowing to a stop after one step, Lennon sighed, emitting a cloud of breath that quickly disguised itself amid gently falling snow. The lucario turned about and caught his...
Squandered
I remember the day that I received my first pokemon. "Today, I am a young man, like my older classmates!" You smelled like the kennel; as I bathed you, I discovered your secret. "What are the odds I'd get stuck with a girl cyndaquil?" I never...