The shuttle shuddered as Nellie pulled up with everything she had, the sounds of tearing metal below her hopefully coming from the Corvette as it gave up the engine rather than from her shuttle as it came apart.
The Coral Strider leaped in to attack the moment the arrays stopped focusing on it, and Nellie pulled the shuttl...
2024-02-27 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe dark corridors were all tilted at ninety degrees from where they should be. It gave everything an even more ominous feel to it as Nellie and Lucy made their way from the airlock toward the engine room.
Nellie stepped over the deck plating that had fallen onto the wall, currently doing duty as the floor. The engin...
2024-02-27 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
It has recently come to my attention that in order to offer these books on KIndle Unlimited I need to remove them from other sites, includeing this one.
As such I have removed those two books from this site.
Have no fear all new chapters will still be put up here first, as always.
Thanks
C.J. Danvers
2024-02-26 14:27:40 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sorry, I just can’t do that,” Duke said firmly. “My people are relying on me to get them past that blockade. If I give you the method, what is to stop you from leaving as soon as you can and leaving me and my people stuck here?”
“Yeah, I figured you would say something like that,” Nellie said with a shrug. “Was still worth askin...
2024-02-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“You understand what we have told you?” Lucy asked, looking down at the wide-eyed teen. “I’m going to need some sort of response from you, JoJo.”
“Yes!” JoJo nodded. “You’re the thing that goes bump in the night. The terror from beyond the stars, and you are going to half turn me into a robot.”
“You have other choi...
2024-02-20 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie made Jo wait as she remote-piloted the pod over to them, landing it just a few short feet away from where they waited. She had explained to him about the warning on the radio, but he seemed to think it was all some sort of joke.
In times like this, she wished that everyone already knew about her and Lucy. She could have just told...
2024-02-20 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Crush knew after passing out was the smell of blood. Blinking away a crust of it as he coughed, Crush felt himself being laid gently back on the floor.
“Just lay still for a moment, will you?” The voice was soft, with a slight lilt to it that made him think of a robot for some reason. His mind slowly cleared until, at last, t...
2024-02-15 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe alarms went off just after the mid-bell of the first shift. Crush was in his gear and out the door in less than two minutes, but it was still too late. Even the best-prepared soldiers can only do so much.
By the time he made it out of the improvised barracks, seven were dead, including Four. It had all just happened so fast, and as he watched...
2024-02-13 09:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Call me Remy,” The Charlie model smiled easily as he stood to attention in front of Nellie.
“How are the repairs?” Nellie asked.
“I am once more fully functional. Better than ever, in fact.” Remy was in a ship suit, bearing a patch on one shoulder in the shape of a lamp. The patches were something Grams came up with, and no one seemed t...
2024-02-13 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNellie felt a tingle starting in her toes and spreading through her body, the intensity rising as it approached her head. When it finally covered her completely, she heard a ding.
Initiating Upgrade!
Healing, Sensory, Muscular, and Internal System Enhancement detected.
Initiati...
2024-02-08 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNellie beamed as everyone cheered the completion of the control tower. It was only a few stories tall, but it transformed the yard into a genuinely professional-looking outfit. The top was crowned with the comm relay that Duke had given them while a large observation deck sprouted from the side, offering a great view over the walls. Or at le...
2024-02-06 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostDuke’s place had been as welcoming as always despite the new soldiers on the walls. The ones near the landing bay seemed to recognize it, waving as she had landed and again when she took off. The whole place had managed to keep that welcoming feeling despite the dire circumstances.
The most significant change this time had been the other shutt...
2024-02-06 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostCommandant Ahern was not having a good day. His morning had started with an inspection of his troops. That was normally a high point in his week, but there had been a tension he had not expected. The lines of soldiers in their bright white armor were always inspiring; that was one of the reasons for the weekly inspection.
The local populace ...
2024-02-01 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Well,
After a lot of hassle and wrangling the pirated version is finally down, and I am happy to announce that Volume One is now up for sale over on Amazon.com, .co.uk, .de, .fe. ca., etc!
You can find it and Nellie on my author page or by searching for C.J. Danvers
It means the world to me to be able to get this story out there for people, so I thought I...
2024-01-31 10:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostNellie kept her hand on her pistol as they entered the trees. Immediately regretted not bringing her rifle on this trip, but they had never intended to land. Her HUD showed a small rise in ambient temperature as they passed into the protection of the canopy. Small comfort as what little light there was vanished.
The soft yellow gol...
2024-01-30 09:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostCleaning up after the wave passed took less time than Nellie expected. The reason for that was their new guests. Nellie would be the first to admit her outlook on life was a bit jaded. She had not exactly grown up the easy way, yet… no matter where you were, there were good people.
That didn’t change, even if you were on the other side of the world...
2024-01-30 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMoving those outside the village’s walls to the yard took longer than she had expected. It wasn’t a simple case of moving the people alone. No, they needed to have tents, supplies, you name it. The sheer amount of logistics required to keep even a few dozen people alive was staggering.
Lucy immediately flew back to the yard to get thing...
2024-01-25 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all.
I am delighted to announce that the rip-off copy is finally down off amazon.com.
This is a good time to let you all know my plans for the series going forward. Now that Bert has once again been ripped across worlds by an immortal of vastly superior power, it is time for him to take stock a little.
Volume Five will kick off just a few seconds after we left ...
2024-01-24 11:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostNellie and her crew flew a slow circle around the massive walls surrounding Duke’s place. The Abomi-toads had clearly passed here already. The number of dead bodies was pretty low, given the creature's cannibalistic nature and voracious appetite. Still, the blood spray everywhere was enough to tell the tale.
Deep furrows had been gouged out of the land...
2024-01-23 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe scout drone was the first to report a rapid increase in movement indicators. Its scanners detected the fine movements in the distant trees before anything else. Given the size of the disturbance, it sent a priority-marked report within seconds.
Nellie was in the process of pulling on her boots and marveling at the increased sensation in her robotic ...
2024-01-23 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe first Crush and Des knew of the problems was a month or so after they returned to the village. It was getting increasingly difficult to tell day from night without any changes in the thick black clouds above them. At least Crush and Des had their training to fall back on. The habits drummed into them in training still got them up at the same time ...
2024-01-18 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBert slammed aside the grasping tentacles and buried his axe in the thing’s face. It squealed briefly, but a burst of mana through the axe took care of it for good. Spinning to Bell, Bert opened his mouth to warn her about a strike from behind her when he found himself frozen in place.
Panic flared in him as he stared at a world frozen mid-b...
2024-01-17 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostParen’s grin was enough to make Nellie blush to the roots of her hair when she came out of her room the next morning. Trying to ignore the teen girl’s unwavering eyes was a hopeless task as Nellie did her best to act as if nothing at all had happened.
She lasted all of about five minutes.
“What?” She asked the teen, instantly regrett...
2024-01-16 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie lurked in the shadows once more while they transferred their cargo to Crush-Cha and his people. Her feelings about the man were complicated. She was still pissed at him. He did try and kill her, after all. Despite that, she wanted to help him and wasn’t even sure why. Sure, he had been a friend when she needed one, but that didn’t really re...
2024-01-16 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMartha pulled herself up to the top of the tower and punched a hole in it. Her vines ripped and dug at the stones until she could force herself through the hole and emerge into the gently falling snow. None of this should be happening… none of it. Everything had been going so well.
WHY WAS IT GOING WRONG?
She wished she still had...
2024-01-12 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Aww, Bea, don’t say you’ve replaced me already!” Leo clutched his chest as if mortally wounded. Staggering to lean on the wall, he hid his face and let out half-hearted sobs of grief. Nellie chuckled at the display and was about to answer when Baz beat her to it.
“Alas, it is so!” Baz said, standing taller and leaping forward like som...
2024-01-11 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBell sniffled as the Waystation drove away from the new Fae town. Bert felt it as well, his eyes fixed on the small screen showing the receding forms that stood on top of the Express and waived. Every now and again, Bell would reach out and clutch his hand for a moment before starting to sniffle again.
“Well, this sucks,” Bert said af...
2024-01-10 09:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean you aren’t coming?” Wendy glared at Scruff as the Gardener fidgeted anxiously. “You have to come with us!”
“I want to,” Scruff said tensely, “But I have to keep an eye on my new creation. Do you have any idea how big it is? How much damage it could do?”
“Like you ever cared about that!” Wendy...
2024-01-10 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBrix was arguing with someone over the comms when Crush found him. The big man was usually a gentle soul, but his sizable frame was shaking visibly with barely suppressed rage.
“You can’t do this!” Brix yelled into the hissing and crackling comm unit. “We need supplies. How am I supposed to feed my people?”
“Not my problem, Brix,”...
2024-01-09 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNellie watched the Gammas as they loaded the bits Lucy wanted onto a hover pad and towed it off toward the secret entrance to her lab. She should be asking what that was all about, but at the moment, she really couldn’t be that bothered by it.
Lucy would have a good reason for it, whatever it was.
“What are we going to do with this...
2024-01-09 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post