Fragmented Return
World’s a blur. Am I really here? Is this another dream? Clearly, a boy jumps, unadulterated glee, “Daddy, daddy, daddy!” Dear god, I’m home.
Last Hope (#24)
As night falls, so does the city. Skyscrapers have become monolithic torches, illuminating the destruction with a hellish, flickering glow. Rubble fills the…
A Deal is Struck
Xanynhakh was a mighty Phaeron. And the Hakyx dynasty’s might reflected that of its ruler. There was a time when his name would send the most stalwart of men…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM
*07:25:17 AM* A kid with a gray wig put a bubblegum cigar in his mouth and said, “I love it when a plan comes together.” Jason shook his hand as a kid with a…
Channel Surfing
*07:18:03 AM* Marcos was taken by surprise as a rock went through the window and a small army laid siege to the warehouse. It was literally a small army. Kids…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM
*07:01:37 AM* Randall came around the warehouse and met Sara at the front of the building. “Jack’s being held along with his father in the southeast corner of…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM
*06:54:11 AM* Jason watched helplessly as the thugs dragged his father to a workstation and made him log in. The opening bell had already rung in New York and…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM
*06:31:46 AM* Arnold took his bowl of Cap’n Crunch to his room as he pulled up his email. There were forty-two new messages in his inbox, more than he’d ever…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM
*06:11:48 AM* Judge Ashton Bruce paced his library. He wasn’t stupid. He had allowed his trophy wife some dalliances in the past. After all, he’d had some…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM
*06:03:58 AM* Gordon Reeves woke to the sound of arguing. He opened his eyes and found himself lying on the warehouse floor. Not too far away, Jason was…
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*5:56:22 AM* Jason watched as Marcos and Guillermo held his father down on the shifty operating table. Craig applied stitches and covered the wound with…
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*05:36:43 AM* The sky shifted from indigo to a dark gray. Formless shadows began to resolve into more defined tree shapes. Soon it would be safe enough for…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM
*05:24:09 AM* “I’m no doctor, but that oughtta do it.” He finished cleaning her wounds and closed up his first aid kit. “I’m Ray,” he said, helping Audrey to…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM
*5:06:23 AM* The Mastermind’s instructions to Marcos were very clear. _Everyone will stay in one room from now on. No funny business. Reeves and Victor were…
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*04:54:23 AM* Cold water licked her face and coaxed her to consciousness. As she rolled over, the grit of sand dragged across her skin. Her head threatened to…
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*04:32:48 AM* Victor went in first. Jason spun around in time to see him tackle his father and wrestle him to the ground. “Jason!” Gordon Reeves struggled…
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*04:14:47 AM* Craig sat down his Big Gulp and studied the computer monitor. Victor and Guillermo were wrestling on the ground. Nothing unusual. Craig switched…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM
*04:00:06 AM* “Climb!” Randall scrambled up the nearest tree. Had he been anyone else, Randall believed he would have thought this was karma for what happened…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM
*03:39:52 AM* Arnold crawled through the window into his darkened bedroom. He kicked off his shoes as he paused the mp3 recording of his snores, jumped into…
The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM
*3:08:15 AM* Gordon Reeves handed Marcos’ gun to his son. “Jason, you remember last summer when we shot the tin cans?” Reeves asked. “Yes,” Jason said. “What I…