The Living and the Damned - Part IITheir visit to Mhera's parents was every bit as heart rending as they had feared. Her mother answered the door, black rimmed red eyes shining with the desperate, impossible hope that somehow, against all reason her daughter had returned then the light...
The Living and the Damned - Part I"I want you to fine someone." Kira Goméz said in her usual self assured way as she sat in Jellicoe's ready room. She looked good in a flight suit Jellicoe thought, her shapely form highlighted by the close fitting outfit, Kira may have been...
The Living and the Damned - Prologue"Hello Stannis, remember me?" Kira Goméz asked in a warm, gentle voice, a sweet smile on her lips but a mocking glint in her eyes. "Kira?" Stannis Jellicoe asked in shock and surprise at the hologram which had just appeared in his...
The Way AheadArgent's Claim, Alioth Kira Goméz tapped her perfectly manicured finger nails on her desk as she waited for her call to be answered. Once upon a time it would have been inconceivable for her to have to wait this long to speak to anyone in the Alliance...
The Gathering Storm - Part IVMaia Point, Maia Had one of his old acquaintances from the core worlds seen Stannis Jellicoe at this moment they would have been shocked indeed at his appearance, if they had even recognised him at all. Gone was the sharp immaculately tailored suit,...
The Gathering Storm - Part IIIPleiades Sector IR-W d1-55 , Unknown Structure That's as much of the alien crap as we can safely take" Kwame Saunders voice came through as the load of mysterious biological matter was secured in the cargo bay. "Thanks Chief, bring the...
The Gathering Storm - Part II"Thanks for getting me out of that shit hole Commander." La'Niyah said sitting on the bunk of the cabin she'd been assigned. She was a strikingly beautiful woman with wide blue eyes, pale flawless skin and full lips framed by long, tumbling...
The Gathering Storm - Part IObsidian Orbital, Maia "Engines disengaged, ground crews despatched." The computer trilled as the great magnetic clamps engaged and the Resolution settled gently onto her allotted pad. The docking bay of Obsidian Orbital was busier than usual,...
Salvage Rights and Benefits"Alright Jell, fancy a Cutter?" The grinning face of Charlie Riggs asked in his chirpy Cockney accent, 'Riggsy' as he was universally known was one of the senior mechanics at Jameson Memorial station in Shinrata Dezhra and, as Jellicoe had always...
Dark Deeds and Black Flights - Epilogue"Detailed information about the site's origins are unknown at this time but it seems clear that it is of extra terrestrial origin." The newscaster said excitedly as film of the new discovery played to the galaxy. "The secret's well and...