The group of helicopters charged forward, crossing into the main main battlefield. Fighter jets and missiles streaked through the air alongside monstrous forms and winged humanoids, their battles s...
2024-03-11 03:27:58 +0000 UTC
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The sound of her phone alarm dragged Kaitlyn out of her dreams, thrusting her into the early morning light. She cracked a sleepy eye open before reaching out with one fumbling hand to silence it.
2024-03-08 17:00:19 +0000 UTC
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The Gully's interior was packed to the brim with chattering students, their bodies crammed together in the all-too-small space. The stage at the front of the room lay dormant for the momen...
2024-03-06 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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/// You could call it late. Or you could call it "fashionably late," which is still late but with cooler connotations.
///
Billowy clouds drifted idly through the sky, their puffy white...
2024-03-05 02:46:17 +0000 UTC
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The first rays of dawn had just begun to peek over the horizon as the bunker's inhabitants emerged. Together, they stood atop the now-cleared foundations of Gram Gram's house, waiting.
A tens...
2024-03-05 02:41:13 +0000 UTC
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It took a bit of time to get all of Chad's points assigned. Tammy's insisted on running a whole battery of tests after each point was added.
It was with good reason – Chad could feel the fi...
2024-03-04 06:22:22 +0000 UTC
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It didn't take long for Nick to get completely lost in his gardening. They left him to it, albeit with a few soldiers to make sure he didn't get up to anything too nefarious. But judging b...
2024-03-04 06:21:35 +0000 UTC
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Kaitlyn hunched over her lab notebook, fingers drumming on the bench beside it. For the tenth time, she scanned the list of variables and possibilities laid out before her.
Alright. I've ...
2024-03-01 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Unfortunately, she didn't.
Despite their teamwork, Kaitlyn and Ian couldn't quite pull off a win against Zog and his teammate. But it was close. Very close. Close enough that she tho...
2024-02-28 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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It took all of Kaitlyn's willpower to not look up Elliot's dad right there in the career fair. She managed to make it the whole way through, even getting back to her dorm before pulling up the web ...
2024-02-27 05:19:37 +0000 UTC
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He was right. They were there for a while.
Tammy continued to measure and evaluate Chad, running him through a battery of tests. Lifting this, catching that, testing his reflexes, an...
2024-02-26 04:29:18 +0000 UTC
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The truck came into view of Gram Gram's place just as the sun began to set in the sky. In the time they'd been gone, much of the rubble had been cleared away, but not all of it. The wooden bones of...
2024-02-23 23:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The truck rumbled back toward home, chugging along the country roads. Its interior was packed with soldiers, an arm wrestler, an alien elf, and a parrot -- all but the last sopping wet.
They ...
2024-02-23 17:25:42 +0000 UTC
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The Bara Ballroom buzzed with activity as Kaitlyn stepped inside. Her ruffled white blouse and black slacks fit in perfectly among the other formally dressed students as they streamed through the a...
2024-02-23 17:11:30 +0000 UTC
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CinnaBun dashed across the crystalline surface of a cave-themed stage, throwing carrot shurikens as she ran. Her steps were interspersed with hops, creating twin rows of projectiles that hurtled ov...
2024-02-21 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Kaitlyn sat at her lab bench, fingers steepled together as she pored over her notebook. The soft hum of a centrifuge spinning faded into the background as she focused on the task at hand.
2024-02-19 17:00:19 +0000 UTC
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Chad had gotten fairly used to holding back his strength. Whether it was hurling objects, punching monsters, or launching himself across the ground, he had come to more or less understand what an a...
2024-02-19 03:36:20 +0000 UTC
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The massive Tortimer turned to meet Chad's gaze, its movement sending more waves through the lake. It wasn't a turtle, not exactly. A closer look revealed spiky jaws and stalactite-like protrusions...
2024-02-19 03:35:17 +0000 UTC
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/// HOO BOY
It's been a week. No excuse for getting these chappies out to yall so late, though. Thanks for being patient. Hopefully it's a good binge!
///
As Chad navigated back t...
2024-02-19 03:34:26 +0000 UTC
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The game began. Both Kaitlyn's Corgo and Ian's CinnaBun loaded onto opposite sides of the stage – a lush, grassy field with platforms floating on clouds above. As soon as they touched ground, the...
2024-02-16 21:14:11 +0000 UTC
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/// HAPPY VALENTINES DAY YALL
I wish I'd had the foresight to make this post line up with an ending, but nope. No such luck. BUT at least it's a post! Hope yall have a great day with your boy...
2024-02-14 17:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Software Engineering turned out to be in the same lecture hall as her Algorithms class had been – something for which Kaitlyn was incredibly grateful. The relatively modern space was home to the ...
2024-02-12 19:19:32 +0000 UTC
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Major Geoffries and his men were tense as they faced Chad's group. They eyed Nick with suspicion as the kid continued to stare forward in shock.
Chad patted him on the shoulder. "This is Nick...
2024-02-12 05:17:53 +0000 UTC
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Chad watched as the cloud of incoming insects arced over the treeline. Their long, thin bodies and vibrating wings cast a shadow over the clearing as they flew.
Locust Swarm (Lvl 13)<...
2024-02-09 17:49:38 +0000 UTC
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Sunlight peeked through from behind Kaitlyn’s closed eyelids. She let out a long sigh, then rolled out of bed.
The last loop had been nice. Hanging out with Vinny for a little while had bee...
2024-02-09 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Kaitlyn had spent a long time being bad at classes. Even after she'd finally overcome them, the amount of time it had taken to master the subjects made it clear: her success was due to sheer determ...
2024-02-07 17:05:31 +0000 UTC
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Chad, Squawkers, and the blue-skinned elf all stared at each other in silence for what felt like an eternity. Squawkers was the first to act.
"Watch out, Chad!" The parrot's head whipped arou...
2024-02-07 05:12:40 +0000 UTC
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"Omigosh, hi!"
Heather greeted her with an overly-enthusiastic hug at the door. Large hoops dangled from each ear, her clear blue eyes alight with unbridled excitement.
"Nice t...
2024-02-06 05:53:00 +0000 UTC
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Nih'iquel'zan looked out over the forest clearing, admiring his work. All around him spread a veritable carpet of flowers in every color. Blues, pinks, yellows, and reds swayed in the breeze, all n...
2024-02-05 05:55:45 +0000 UTC
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Over the weeks, something strange began to happen. Something Kaitlyn had hoped to avoid.
She began to feel restless.
It wasn't some kind of manic, subconscious need to escape her proble...
2024-02-02 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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