“I’m going to be late!” Alex exclaimed, her voice filling the apartment. She hopped on one foot as she struggled to pull on her gray cadet boot, whi...
2023-04-29 13:07:57 +0000 UTC View PostAmy spent an hour under the hot shower, allowing the water to cascade over her skin in a soothing rhythm. It felt comforting, but as she stepped out and dried off with a towel, something ...
2023-04-27 23:44:10 +0000 UTC View PostTia slammed her hand on the desk, frustration evident in her voice. "Every chance they get, they drag us into the mud using events like what's being broadcast on th...
2023-04-27 06:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days later, Alex found her time aboard the MNS Aegis wrapping up. She had been fully immersed in the ship's daily routines, getting live hands-on experience at multiple stations under th...
2023-04-26 10:52:17 +0000 UTC View PostA4 – ShipCore
Blurb
Alex finds herself at the center of a power struggle that threatens to tear the Meltisar system apart. As Celestia assumes the role of system ruler, Alex and her friends face fierce opposition from the major powers. Political...
2023-04-24 06:20:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt took an entire day for them to return to the heavy cruiser wreckage. As soon as they arrived, Nameless eagerly began collecting sc...
2023-04-23 23:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15C – Survivor Search
USD: ~Fifteen weeks since awakening
Location: Unknown Yellow Dwarf, L4 Lagrange Point, nearby Federation Heavy Cruiser wreckage in Debris Cloud #32
Alex brushed her hair back behind her ear before reading the list of items that Nameless had priori...
2023-04-23 09:03:41 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 3 Days after Takeover
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, CIC
Tia slumped in her chair, her mind a whirlpool of thoughts and exhaustion, as she finished coordinating the salvage efforts, negotiating with the admirals, and preparing the public releases of informat...
2023-04-21 07:04:05 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Interior, Near Alpha Site
As SR Hot Pursuit left the Alpha Site warzone behind, everyone had their attention glued to the pings of explosions and weaponry on their sensors. As they ventured further, the sounds o...
2023-04-21 02:49:29 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Interior, Near Alpha Site
The arrival of reinforcements, directed by Heeler, couldn't have come at a better time. As they joined the fray against the flash-bags, the pressure on the SR Hot Pursuit vanished. Nume...
2023-04-20 10:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostAdditional Content that is going into Book 1:
Chapter 15B – Trap and Rescue
USD: ~Twelve weeks after awakening
Location: Unknown Yellow Dwarf, L4 Lagrange Point, Debris Cloud #32, nearby Federation Heavy Cruiser wreckage
Alex stood in the CIC, her eyes scannin...
2023-04-20 05:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Near Ship Bay 4
Alex sprinted through the empty corridors of the station. Her heart pounded in her chest as she wove past abandoned belongings and overturned carts. Her breath...
2023-04-18 08:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, CIC
The atmosphere in the CIC was thick with tension as Tia and Alex stood side by side, surveying the aftermath of their sudden takeover. The bridge officers remained pinned t...
2023-04-17 04:58:15 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Interior, Near Alpha Site
The shuttle crashed through the I-field and into the ship’s hanger, rear first. A powerful plume of exhaust filled the compartment with flame for a moment, before it cut out, the thru...
2023-04-16 05:48:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Interior, Near Alpha Site
Amy jumped down, Yapper following right behind her. The nestling bumped into her leg almost knocking her over as it curled around her protectively and growled at Morrison. 2023-04-15 05:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Author's note: Sorry if this was delayed longer than usual. I got engrossed in working on another project. Like a dog with a bone, I couldn't let go until it was completed. I'm happy to report its done and was successful!
I fully expect the release rate will now return to normal schedule, o...
2023-04-14 22:06:31 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Orbit, SR Hot Rescue
A small smile appeared on Lavigne’s face as he turned his attention to his navigation pane. There was no sensation of movement as the ship dipped into the liquid layer, although the ship...
2023-04-07 23:29:36 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Orbit, SR Hot Rescue
Lavigne led the way onto the SR Hot Rescue’s bridge. As he glanced around, he felt a slight sense of déjà vu; the room’s layout reminded him of an inner-system warship he ha...
2023-04-07 23:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Hades Orbit, A3123Y Mobile Base, Recreation Deck Five
Lavigne leaned back in his chair, the dimly lit recreation deck enveloping him and the others with the low hum of environmental machinery. Across the flo...
2023-04-05 01:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostAlex rubbed her eyes as she woke up from the cryopod. She’d borrowed it from Elis after sending the girl away with her team in their gunship to search for other survivors. After nameless and her had destroyed the rampant Federation Drones and made everything peaceful.
With their trusty A3...
2023-03-31 22:03:38 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Tram Tunnel
The group of survivors had slowly spread apart as they moved down the lifeless tram line. It stretched in front of them forever, despite the distance they had alrea...
2023-03-31 18:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Main Transit Hub 35
Alex let out a puff of air from her cheeks as she browsed the CMV’s screens. She had checked twice, once per hour, to see if their ‘escort’ was still there, and ...
2023-03-28 20:19:19 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Main Transit Hub
Consciousness drifted back slowly at first, before Alex’s eyes snapped open.
Raising a hand to her temple, a dried line of blood slowly absorbed back i...
2023-03-28 11:42:56 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: A week later
Location: Luna, Imperial Residency, Princess Celestia’s Wing
The scent of horses and the outdoors followed Celestia as she navigated the main hallway of her wing of the Imperial Palace. She’d put her oldest mare through the paces and spent an hour rubb...
2023-03-25 18:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 12 Years earlier
Location: Luna, Imperial Residency, Princess Celestia’s Wing
Teetering on her tiptoes, Celestia diligently etched a new height marking onto the back of her dressing room armoire, as she had done every year since her fifth birthday. A subtle smile gra...
2023-03-25 18:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Main Transit Hub
Alex sealed the emergency inflatable near where Rachel had been ejected.
“She’s going to be okay?”
[Informative: Sub-core Thea’s Av...
2023-03-23 10:58:47 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Main Transit Hub
Recognizing the danger of the position, Thea’s eyes widened as Alex slid closer.
She redoubled her efforts to push the girl away, but her arm was well ...
2023-03-21 11:14:52 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Tram 36 Tube to Main Transit Hub
Elis’s eyes shot open, but her vision was blurry and her head throbbed with a dull ache. She coughed as she took in a deep breath. The smell ...
2023-03-20 13:24:16 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator, Main Transit Hub
Both yellow and black had resorted to utilizing the high-powered long-range projectiles to devastating effect on the environs. When there was a lull in the fig...
2023-03-18 14:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after Cadre-S Graduation
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A Elevator
Alex let out an annoyed ‘Grr’ as she racked her brain for a witty retort to throw back at Tia. However, her mind drew a blank, and Tia’s sly grin remained in place.
...
2023-03-17 12:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post