Highball (2021)
"atlanta center, this is cactus nine-oh-one, declaring an emergency, over. atlanta center, this is cactus nine-oh-one, declaring an emergency. over. we have an engine fire, request vector to immediate, over."
Chapter 27: Lost and Confused
They impale the heads of outsiders on the cacti as _decorations_." motsumi shook his head. "your life would be forfeit." zeinara rolled her eyes to the ceiling nervously. "alright. i get it. using ayni's shrines is a no-no." she looked at yeneneshe.
Spindrift
She needed food- she was so desperate that even the cacti around her looked appealing. at least as a coyote, she could eat raw meat, including whatever unfortunate birds might pass her way but she needed help to return to civilization.
Wasteland Survivor - Growing - ch11
Hrmm, your mind is much easier to work with, it seems proximity to that telepathic cactus on legs really opens you mortal up"~ drathnials course voice commented in my mind. "thank you warrior, your aid is much appreciated" i sub-vocalised back.
Indigo Nights- Chapter 9: Distance
"prickly pear, cactus fruit?" aarden says, his ears falling back in embarrassment. "you have to come up with something cooler than prickly pear." "opuntia?" aarden suggests.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Fifty Nine
The rain watered the scattered copses of handfruit trees, and the stout, spiky cactuses and tangled snake-vines. when the rainclouds neared the horizon, father birthed more rainstorms in the sky.
Black Magic - Chapter Twelve: Badlands Drifters
Another raptor is dealt a devastating blow as a burst of sand beneath it throws it hard into a pile of jagged rocks and cacti, the needles and gravel cutting into its leathery hide like shards of broken glass.
Sunshine
He left the living room and started up the stairs, careful to avoid the huge cactus plant, inconveniently sat at the corner of the landing. at the top he pushed her bedroom door.
Chronicles of the Tetrad Chapter 3: Meow Like an Egyptian
Our prickly pear cactus brew dates back to the early days when water was a scarce luxury without even a way to trade for grain, and we learned that the sand cat's resistance to alcohol is much greater than before.
Fall From Grace, Chapter Nineteen
The cactus dome was engulfed in flame. fire licked from the windows, belching smoke into the night. in hours, the entire room would be nothing but a blackened shell of stone. his men raced behind. only a dozen souls remained of the invasion force.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapters Ninety Eight - One Hundred
Herds of hardy prey beasts wandered between watering holes, using horns and hooves to strip thorns from towering cactus. all that was left to create was the urd’thin. the storyteller knew they would be his greatest challenge yet.
Chapter XII: E = MC2
Koji looked confused as the metal plate landed in the desert, taking out a cactus as it stopped. "like that but opposite."