They tried to steal our seeds but since they accidentally blew them up, they got jack-shit for their trouble. They got some of our crop but not enough to starve us out any time soon.” Mike asked, “How many died?” “We’ve counted almost a hundred dead...
A rough hand touched him, manipulating his hands a bit and pushing his cheeks around. Then something was laid on his chest. It smelled like a bouquet of flowers so that's probably what it was. He heard some clattering and shuffling for a few minutes and then a different, older voice said, "The do...
It rose and fell in pitch, part fear and part pain. It was moving away from her. It was Melanie. Apparently Michael had found her and he was dragging her off somewhere. Then she heard Melanie’s distant voice say, “I’m sorry.” Then Melanie screamed again but the scream was ...
If a part of the last occupant is still in there, maybe we can reverse the damage.” “Good,” Chris said. “I was already conflicted when I only had to deal with one mind. Imagine how screwed up I feel now.” Number four laughed but there was no humor i...
He could barely believe his lucky eyes when he went to the window to see what had happened. Two naked figures rushed past his room and he recognized them. It was a serendipitous event to say the least. He heard sirens approaching and realized that any kind of window of opportunity was shrinking r...
I didn’t get to meet the President right away when I got there. A bunch of his minions tended to me like I was royalty. But I could also tell that there was suspicion in their eyes. The first thing they did was suit me up. The armored uniform was a perfect fit. I felt insa...
She wasn’t surprised when he continued to ignore her. He hadn’t even tried to respond to any of the prior hails. She’d lost everything. She was the one to order her people to surrender during the assault that had failed so miserably and now her men were all dead because of...