Role Reversal - Prologue
After a few decades however; they begun to demand their own rights. it began with marches, picketing signs for their rights to equality.
A Forgotten Princess's Undying Love
Six decades... six decades, you and i remained close. and never was i able to realize my dream... i loved you, my king... i still love you... i would have given anything to be yours... i would have sacrificed my people's love... my royal power...
Aspen - Chapter 1.1 [Sci-fi TF novel]
Fuller himself had been working with nanotechnology for decades. it was practically his life's work. i, on the other hand, was a relatively recent addition to the team; i had only been there for about two months.
The Legend of Spyro; Rising Dragon Chapter 1
Within a decade, everyone accepted their love and found the couple to be a happy. they had mated but it wasn't till that they grew larger that they had thoughts about hatchlings.
Farsight
For her, a decade was more time that she had ever known in her whole life. "that's _forever_!" "long timelines are to be expected for projects of this complexity," eron explained. "however, we are trying something new to cut down the construction time.
The Human Species Ch. 81 - Royal Joker Blue
The six decades leading up to this moment had given him enough adventure to last three lifetimes, and now he just wanted to take it easy and rest.
Mission: Resurrection Part one - Chapter one
Mission: resurrection part one chapter one it had been two decades. that's what the clock read. two decades, and he didn't even know where they sent him and his team.
Assorted Naerian Histories
Two decades later propulsion technology evolved, following a break through discovery which allowed near light speed travel.
Other people are there for you: Srsly (Get 5 Beta Readers!)
There is a concept that's been floating around sf circles for decades called 'pay it forward'. piffle, you might say, but it is gospel. do kindly unto others as you yourself have been kindly done to.
Indigo Nights- Prologue: Cold
decades after the heat of a cold war, thaddeus axton, a broken lion at the dawn of his redemption, and dietrich ziegler, a galvanized wolf amid his vengeance, fight for control of the zenith crown, and the children born from its limitless power.
Uninvited - Part 2: Eavesdropping
"estimated time to completion is 40 decads, sir." "sorry, horizon, you need to advance procedure to 30 decads. advise prior to contact and maintain proper separation distance until you have fleet approval to engage the planet in orbit."
Joined in Mind and Body - Chapter 1
Apparently for the first time in decades on this poor machine. bah. leave it to the government to use broken machines for so long. but here on terra, that seemed to be the norm. if it weren't for that, he wouldn't make such a good living fixing them.