Before Stellar Tour · unassigned stories
Weapons Maxed
"AlphaMax has entered the atmosphere, Sir," a soldier watching several monitors reported the new information.
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Before Stellar Tour · unassigned stories
Mundo's Daughter
"She can do it." Flutter whispered in Dread's ear and her bearhug loosened slightly. "She brought me back." Flutter tossed the lanky girl to the ground at Ballisea's feet. Dread picked herself up part of the way and star
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Easy Decision
Shannon woke alone on a comfortable chair in a dim room. The light seemed purposely weak as if to avoid taxing her eyes. She had no trouble making out the soft blue color on the wall. She did not know where she was, but
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Hans Wringing
"What about this?" A tall blue-skinned man posed in front of Jerry. He modeled a pair of blue jeans with a loud yellow and blue polka dot shirt. The young boy sat on the bed and shook his head.
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Low Aims
Glenn Ugger scratched the top of the dark brown middle head with his left hand while he used his right hand to get a look at the tag.
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Fun House
Steve stepped into the dim foyer and tossed his keys in the leather pocket dump. He heard the house lock the door behind him.
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Moonlit Maizy
"See you tomorrow," Maizy Potter waved at the group gathered around the nurse's station on her way out.
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To Hell for a Handbasket
"Sorry, Father. Uh.. Reverend? Sorry," the driver, Eddie Ortega, gave the formally dressed priest an apologetic look. "My clearance only gets me to the first." Eddie gave an involuntary shudder. "I'm not in a hurry to go
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Glorious Purpose
"Hey," Dread called Dirge's attention. The two girls were on their way out of the Schoolyard to Jelly-Jim's place. "Glory seemed cool." She wanted to console Dirge but did not know enough about her or Glory to do it effe
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Intimate Idiocy
"Good morning," I smiled at the young woman as I stepped into the elevator. She nodded and gave a polite, but weak smile. I couldn't blame her. Personally, I hated people trying to talk to me, but I needed to solve this
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Chasing Reality
"Detective Song?" A policewoman approached J.J. Song as he crossed the yellow plastic strip around the crime scene. He nodded and extended a hand to introduce himself, but the policewoman grabbed his hand and interrupted
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Cold Hans
Jerry opened his eyes. The seven year old boy held his breath under the heavy comforter his mom covered him with when she tucked him in. A rustling noise woke him up, but he could not hold his breath long enough to hear
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Easy Life
Greg opened his eyes and recognized the small, tastefully decorated office. It reminded him of a psychologist’s office every time he woke up in the room. He took a deep breath and relaxed back against the leather reclini
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Dental Deceit
“Great job,” Jason West, D.D.S. gave his young patient a lollipop then turned his attention to the boy’s mother. She sat in a wooden chair against the wall in the small exam room. “He did well. No signs of any cavities,
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Pizza Planet
“Hi. Can I speak with a manager, please?” Alice asked the cashier at the till. The young girl nodded and disappeared to the back. While waiting Alice looked After a minute a sort man with a shinier name tag came to help
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Rewarding Visit
“That’s a great goal. You don’t have a lot of experience with Zeroes, so let me give you a piece of advice,” Vegas said. He stepped to the side and gestured the girls towards the house. Dirge took the hint and headed tow
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Stabby Dreams
Alan Crane stared at the small black scorpion seated on his shoulder. His initial impulse to brush the creature off his shoulder was interrupted by the scorpion’s question. Alan took a quick glance around his messy bedro
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Orientation
Susan Dawkins woke in a comfortable position. As she opened her eyes to look around her she realized she lay reclined on a soft leather seat that fit her perfectly. She did not know where she was. The room did not look f
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Bag of Fish
“Here you go.” Melody handed Dread a small black leather backpack decorated with a red scissor logo.
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Hell's Kitchen
Flayer the Frightful made a gesture with his red, scaly hand and immediately the screaming agent collapsed unconscious.
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Dressed for Success
“It’s not going to hurt him, is it?” Jack’s niece, Hannah, asked her uncle. He stood by a cold, aluminum medical table; and, Hannah stood on the other side watching intently as he manipulated an unconscious king penguin.
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Strung Out
“Gimme some light over here,” Chase asked Leah. She shined a flashlight on the area that Chase indicated. He ran his finger tips up and down the rough stone surface. The light revealed a large etching carved into the wal
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Vegas' Friends
Dread froze at the sight of Ballisea in Vegas’ house. Her heart pounded in her chest and she clenched her fists waiting for someone to make a move. Ballisea focused her gaze on Vegas, the corners of her mouth stretched u
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Sharp Acquisition
Paul rolled over in bed and stared at the ceiling. The morning sun cast a golden light on the cursed popcorn ceiling of his bedroom. The sunlight created thousands of tiny shadows against the texture. Over the years he s
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Life of Pettiness
“Wait who won yesterday?” Sally asked her gathered coworkers. She did not know everyone on the staff, but she assumed all 20 were there. She eyed the mob of office workers dressed in sneakers and running clothes, each ca
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Dog Years
“I’ve come to suck your blood!” Hampton entered Mrs. Churchill’s room with a toothy smile and the old woman giggled like a schoolgirl. Mrs. Churchill was Hampton’s favorite patient and he always went above and beyond to
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Alien Signals
Ronald stared at the Zof-gathran while he tried to finish waking up. Zof-gathrans looked human for the most part, but the third eye on their foreheads was easy enough to spot. Zof-gathran officers were easier to spot bec
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News Slice
“Good evening,” Les nodded at the camera with his best anchorman smile. “We’ve got some exciting news share a bit later in the program, so stay tuned for that. But first, we have Calli on site with our top story. Calli?
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Demon Dinner
Jallen bowed his head after the Magistrate announced his daughter's name. The gathered villagers rose from the wooden pews in silence and began to file out of the church. After the church emptied of everyone else, the Ma
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Home Track
“Let’s see how you did,” Jelly_Jim stood in front of the Dirge and Dread, the sun glistened through his green translucent body. Once the girls returned from their first task he took them to the derby track for a quick te
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Self Check
The moment the timer began Ramon reached for one of his white horses. His opponent, Lucas, burst into laughter. His deep guffaws echoed around the quiet gym while the spectators looked at each other with confused looks.
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Alone Together
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK”
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Calculated Risk
The sound of a ringing phone woke Jack. He sighed when he opened his eyes and found himself in a different bed again. He slid out from under the unfamiliar green comforter and looked for the ringing. A bright blue glow c
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Sharp Recruit
“Man, I hate to be asking you,” John rubbed the back of his neck for added effect. He stood in a parking lot talking to the manager of a coffee shop he frequented enough to be a regular. “It’s just until next week,” he a
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Sound of Victory
Corey looked around the park again once he reached the bench. There was not a soul in sight which was odd for a Saturday morning. He shrugged and sat down to wait for the joggers. He slipped his earbuds on, then yanked t
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Brotherhood
“How ’bout pizza?” Peter asked. He sat in a parked car with his brother, Paul, in a dark, empty parking garage.
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Untitled story · 2018-09-08
[WP] the hero will agree to go save the prince/ princess who has been kidnapped by a kingdom of monsters, however they have one condition: They get to live stream the whole thing. [Link to post.]
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Unknown individual title; Las Luchadoras tryout member
Jenny shook her hands and kicked her feet to ease her nerves. The spiky-haired girl paced back and forth on the dewy grass whiles she stared through a chain link fence. She counted ten candidates, then eyeballed the rest
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Zero Chance
“Thank you all for coming out today,” A woman with short black hair spoke from a wooden stage in the middle of a stadium. Dirge and Dread stood at the back of the gathered crowd. “Quite a few of you showed up, so we’ll b
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Love of Time
“April 7th, 3024 please,” David Spellman smiled at the cashier and placed a black credit card on the counter. She smiled back but shook her head.
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Drone's Best Friend
“Clear!” Porter yelled. Several deep, raspy coughs followed his notice. Black-brown dust, illuminated by the work-lights, was still settling around them.
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BoGo
“Here. Thanks again for the hand,” Edgar offered a Donna a cold, red can of soda. She eyed it suspiciously and smirked at the shop’s owner.
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Pick Your Poison
“Hmm. This is some high-quality poison,” the king chuckled and tossed the jeweled chalice to the floor. Deep red liquid poured out over the marble floor of the King’s throne room. The Captain of the guard that presented
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That's Sad
Aaron stared at the flat, glass bracelet on his wrist. Blue glowing numbers, “01” appeared in the center, and he shook his head again.
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Bone Picking
Carlos approached the booth and nodded at the robed figure. Its boney hand gripped the scythe tighter as he used it for leverage to stand. His black hood fell backward revealing his white skull.
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Team Benefits
“Congratulations girls, you’re a team,” Melody said. Ms. Sharp’s dark-haired assistant approached the five girls carrying a white briefcase. She handed the case to Bailey, then she turned to Jenny. “Ms. Sharp would like
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Gracious Enemy
“…and some cream cheese,” Sabrina said. She kissed her husband, Blake, on the cheek. “Got all that?” Blake focused on the mission log displayed in the top right-hand corner of his vision.
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Family Vine
Bert sat on the aqua pleather, paper-lined examination table with his feet dangling over the edge. At 23 he was not a short man, but the table was high enough to keep his feet from the ground. He waited for the doctor wh
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