Chapter Thirty-Nine
Lucille
Lucy felt the wind against her face and was struck all over again by how incredible it was to have her own body. Her old one had, at the time, felt like hers, but this one actu...
2024-10-03 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Eight
Coming in hot.
“I knew that dead spot on the scan was going to be a problem,” Berenice sighed.
The Marshalls were gathered around the scan terminal in the asteroid base cont...
2024-10-02 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Seven
Breaking Rocks
Crush gave Sec an annoyed look as he rushed onto the Liberties’ bridge and took his position.
“Oh, spare me,” Sec glared back. “Do you know how much work ...
2024-10-01 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Six
Coming Home
Message received through the egg
Nellie,
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Chapter Thirty-Five
Explanations and Complications
It is an awful thing to be completely in terrified awe of someone, only to realize you haven’t seen even a tenth of what they are capable of. That was ...
2024-09-26 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Four
Miner Problems
Hardwicke looked at the reports in front of him for a long moment before returning his eyes to the recordings from the surviving ships. On the screens around him, a tita...
2024-09-25 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Three
Taking Liberties
“Sec, you better be bloody sure about this!” Prim snapped as they waited for the override to work.
“Of course, I’m sure!” Sec protested. “Still, if ...
2024-09-24 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-Two
Carl’s Day.
Edwards saw the scouts ahead of him. The three were gathered around a pile of discarded armor lying half-submerged in the mud and grime of the swamp.
Two silve...
2024-09-23 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty-One
Fallout
“If this is one of those everything changes from now on speeches, can we just skip it?” Baz asked tiredly.
“What?” Nellie asked, completely thrown by the comment. ...
2024-09-19 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirty
Harbinger
Sometimes, small things make all the difference in the long run. A message sent but not received, or a call of warning that lets the right person duck or the wrong person become d...
2024-09-18 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Nine
Countdown
“None of them came back?” Munro asked again, staring at the long list of missing personnel. In all, it was nearly forty names, including many he recognized.
Bannerm...
2024-09-17 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Eight
Name Day
“All crew, all crew, report to muster stations immediately.”
The call went out throughout the Bly’s Rest as the clock ticked down to the launch of their new...
2024-09-16 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Seven
Ripple Effects
“Edwards, come over here, please,” Paren called, and he felt his tension ratchet up to new levels.
Ever since he had reported back to the Lab, Carl had ...
2024-09-12 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Six
Message Logs II
Encrypted Transmission
Source: Captain Hellena - Birdsong.
Destination: Admiral Cyrus - Ravenwing. 2024-09-11 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter Twenty-Five
Progress Report
“You know, I think that is getting easier,” Nellie said with a wry smile between bites. “I hardly feel like I’m going to pass out at all this time.”
“...
2024-09-10 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Four
Dark of Night
Edwards adjusted his grip on the rifle and fiddled with the controls on his night vision again. The damn thing just wouldn’t show a clear image tonight.
Giv...
2024-09-09 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Three
Cold Light of Day
Compared to her own efforts, the invaders had taken an absolute age to set up their base. After five days of pissing about, they had finally managed to complete the ...
2024-09-05 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Two
Being Realistic
“Cheape, as of now, your only focus is the Imperium Fleet ships,” Nellie told the young officer. “All other ships will make do with whatever they have on board for...
2024-09-04 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-One
Camp
“Quickly!” Paren hissed. “We don’t have much time!”
Robot nodded and started the process of collapsing the pre-fab building while she kept a wary eye on the mountai...
2024-09-03 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty
Breach and Clear: Part Three
The Queen’s Wrath was an incredible ship, but it was not exactly built to last. Before she had finished the second engagement, it was already starting to fail...
2024-09-02 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Nineteen
Breach and Clear, Part 2
Nellie could not quite believe she was doing this, but as she slid into place on the throne, she had no doubt in her mind that it was necessary.
Less than a...
2024-08-29 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighteen
Breach and Clear, Part 1
Cheape looked over the stack of data pads in the corner of her new office with weary eyes.
When they said they were short on Logistics people, they we...
2024-08-28 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seventeen
Messages
Message Traffic Log: Imperial Line Blockade
Message Received from Ten Suns Ship - Birdsong
Sender: Captain...
2024-08-27 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixteen
Bounty
“Report!” Nellie commanded as she fought the urge to pace back and forth in the control room. It was still taking a bit of effort to force herself to stay still when she was wou...
2024-08-26 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fifteen
Escalation
“At least they are living up to the reports of innovative tactics,” Hardwicke noted as he tapped the report of the sighting of Nanite Imperium ships at an obscure system. ...
2024-08-22 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fourteen
Experimental
Nellie sat in the corner of the small shop she had commandeered on the main promenade and tried to devise a comprehensive defense plan. Every now and again, she would get up ...
2024-08-21 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirteen
The Smiling Man
Crush pulled at the stupid silver armor, but nothing he did would make it comfortable. Andy seemed to be having similar problems, judging from his constant fidgeting.
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Complications
Crush tapped his fingers irritably on the arm of the awkwardly designed chair and tried to ignore Andy's smug look.
Their host, Viria, had invited them to a formal dinne...
2024-08-19 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eleven
Teething Troubles
Nellie lay in her bed and groaned in frustration.
It had been two days since she left the throne, and it was still difficult to keep herself grounded and actua...
2024-08-15 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Ten
Developments
Crush stood on the bridge, watching the tracking dots moving back through the station and toward the Talon’s dock. He ground his teeth when another detour was taken, ending in a...
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