“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, while her bag wobbled precariously atop her head.
As she slipped out of her room adjoining the ki...
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 felt off. She turned to look at her body in the wall-length mirror. At first glance, everything appe...
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 the news as ammunition! The opposition is relentless."
Alex could sense Tia's anger in the air a...
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 the observation of different officers. It was an assignment created by her training cadre due to her a...
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 turmoil and hidden agendas within the navy further complicate matters, and her past actions in the ...
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 scraps and replacement armor from the debris. Alex couldn't help but notice how the recent events had ...
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 prioritized for retrieval. The hum of bots flittering about the now extremely crowded cargo hold filled he...
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 information on the takeover. Her eyes scanned through countless reports on her screen while her fingers danc...
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 of battle became more muffled, absorbed by the D-field surrounding the ship. Tension hung thick in th...
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. Numerous drone gunships, each armed with a single railgun, soared into action blasting away at the incom...
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 scanning the reports on the numerous screens before her. The soft hum of the Shrike’s systems filled the ...
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 came in short, sharp gasps, with anxiety and desperation fueling her every step.
The eerie si...
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 to the floor, each one restrained by cords of nanites.
Tia’s piercing gaze swept over them, a...
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 thruster having burned itself out. The shuttle slammed hard into the bay’s deck plates with a crack. S...
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.
He held up an empty palm and took a step back. “Good doggo.”
“Yapper, no.” Amy chi...
2023-04-15 05:49:23 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor'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, or even faster. :D
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USD: 2 Days Since Comm Failure
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer ...
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’s descent rate dropped rapidly. Temperature estimates rose inversely, and the thermal battery reado...
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 had served on as a midshipman. Almost. The room felt like it belonged inside a Federation warship muse...
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 floor, a few other members of the Grazzy’s crew were off duty, taking advantage of whatever free ente...
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 A31 Asteroid base, the wormhole generator allowed them to go wherever they wanted. She’d scouted a h...
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 already made between themselves and the rampancy.
Elis tightened her arms around Fred’s neck agai...
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 sure enough, they were still being detained each time.
The most worrying sections of the rampa...
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 into her skin. “That wasn’t a precision strike.”
[Notice: A maximum power laser a...
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 rubbing her down and brushing her coat. Everything was more vibrant, the colors of the tapestries lining...
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 graced her face. This latest mark represented her most significant growth spurt to date. It was a point...
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 Avatar cerebral function has been maintained and her body is undergoing trauma repair. Computronic mod...
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 and truly stuck through the girl’s chest up to her elbow. Metal servos whirred in her fabricated a...
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 of burned metal and death assaulted her.
Slowly pushing herself off her side into a sitting po...
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 fighting as the yellow created distance between them, Alex caught a good look at the woman’s face. 2023-03-18 14:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
USD: 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.
“Really, I don’t think you needed anything extra to get your girlfriend to notice you more,” T...
2023-03-17 12:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post