M.J. Markgraf

BSE Chapter 4-34

Alexander would like to have been able to say he had been able to refine the field generator uninterrupted, but that wasn’t the case.

A few days after his initial testing had been completed...

BSE Chapter 4-33

After Alexander took a very tired, very grumpy girl to class the next day, he headed back to his workshop to dive into what he had uncovered the previous day.

Having a spinning motor create s...

BSE Chapter 4-32

Alexander was in his workshop, overseeing Yulia while she worked on her buggy design.

Occasionally she would glance over and he would nod or shake his head slightly at a change she made. That...

BSE Chapter 4-31

“I understand this is your company, Alex, but a simple heads up that you are testing new weapons would be appreciated,” Krieger stated.

Alexander sighed. “I know, and I’m sorry for no...

BSE Chapter 4-30

Alexander gestured to the fire button. “I’ll let you do the honors.”

Lucas didn’t hesitate to press the button on the screen. There was a bang, but nothing came out of the barrel.

BSE Chapter 4-29

Alexander knew he was procrastinating by starting work on a Stingray improvement project instead of working on the defensive field project, but he was running into so many dead ends that progress h...

BSE Chapter 4-28

Alexander saw Jasper and his crew off a few days later before heading to deal with another issue that had cropped up.

The ship carrying his stealth comm satellites had finally arrived at the ...

BSE Chapter 4-27

Alexander was glad to be done with the Omni spy so he could finally greet his friend Jasper. It had been days since the man’s arrival, but he had been busy dealing with the corporate nonsense. Wh...

BSE Chapter 4-26

“You’re sure it’s her?” Theo asked Captain Ramirez for the third time.

“Yes,” the man responded in annoyance. “We ran the DNA scan three times. Unless someone is pretending to b...

BSE Chapter 4-25

Alexander was growing frustrated with his lack of progress in figuring out how the defensive field operated. It had been weeks since he had made any headway.

The discoveries he and Lucas had ...

BSE Chapter 4-24

While Alexander once again had a direction of study for his defensive field, he was forced to put that on hold as another issue cropped up.

“The other STO ships are leaving?” he asked The...

BSE Chapter 4-23

The next few weeks flew by for Alexander. Thankfully, there were no more incidents at the Meteorite bar. And despite the assurances from Krieger, Alexander was still surprised when nothing came of ...

BSE Chapter 4-22

Alexander stared silently at the pair of people across the desk from him. One was Admiral Krieger, who stood quietly but looked annoyed. That annoyance was aimed at the individual who stood at atte...

BSE Chapter 4-21

“That can’t be right,” Alexander stated as the pair went over the data.

Lucas pointed to the screen. “It’s what the sensors show.”

Alexander still couldn’t quite believe w...

BSE Chapter 4-20

Alexander didn’t even wait for the STO to leave before tracking down Lucas. “Is it already done?” Given what he learned from Willard, there was no point disabling the ship now. The man was st...

BSE Chapter 4-19

Theo stood in the middle of a storm of reactions as all four STO Marines leveled weapons at him and into the room – which Willard was now standing in front of – while Alexander’s guards did t...

BSE Chapter 4-18

Why did the STO and corporations have to bring their nonsense to his doorstep?

If Pembrooke was correct, Alexander knew why. It was just aggravating to have to deal with a delicate m...

BSE Chapter 4-17

Theo waited in the intake area, a vapid expression on his face to greet the new arrivals. A simple persona for when Willard eventually recognized him. Alexander had asked him to act as the STO pers...

BSE Chapter 4-16

Knowing ships were arriving and watching them do so in real-time when they were multiple light hours away was an interesting experience for Alexander. Being able to communicate with Krieger and the...

BSE Chapter 4-15

Markus hurried through the halls. It wouldn’t look very good if he was late for class, especially this day.

Normally his mother Eva would wake him up in the morning, but she had told him no...

BSE Chapter 4-14

When the pair exited the shuttle after Alexander landed inside the Talon’s hangar, they found the place mostly deserted.

They approached one of the mercenary techs and Alexander let Archie ...

BSE Chapter 4-13

“How are the supplies for the stealth coating holding up?” Alexander asked Lucas in their weekly meeting.

“They would be better if you weren’t using them on the missiles, but I can se...

BSE Chapter 4-12

There was a lot to be said about automation, but sometimes it just wasn’t feasible to use it. This was one of those times.

Alexander cut away the wall with a torch, but the confined space a...

BSE Chapter 4-11

The STO Naval transport had stopped far from Eden’s End as Vanguard approached. Until this moment, the Talon was the largest ship Alexander had ever seen. The Talon was ever so slightly larger th...

BSE Chapter 4-10

Alexander entered the medical facility and quickly located Gabriella. “Is she awake?” he asked.

When Alexander had tried to visit Dr. Lund the day after the opening ceremony for the acade...

BSE Chapter 4-9

Kane’s prototype stealth gunship popped into Yggdrasil’s Eye, far on the outskirts to ensure they avoided any detection.

Katalynn would like to say the trip had been uneventful, but a few...

BSE Chapter 4-8

“What do you mean there’s nothing?” Benning demanded.

The agent looked uncomfortable but responded anyway. “All of the research was cleared out before we arrived, sir.”

“Wha...

BSE Chapter 4-7

Yulia fidgeted uncomfortably in her dress. She didn’t know why anyone liked wearing these things. She sighed. At least it wasn’t pink.

Yulia had only agreed to wear a dress becau...

BSE Chapter 4-6

The next day, Alexander loaded the ammunition for the cannons as well as the missile. He was glad they were in a zero-G environment for that second bit because he hadn’t thought to build a loadin...

BSE Chapter 4-5

Testing day had finally arrived and the ship was ready or as ready as a prototype could be. And that’s exactly what the stingray looked like.

It was rough around the edges, literally. There...