Chapter 36
Everything’s just a little bit worse.
The shuttle shuddered as Nellie pulled up with everything she had, the sounds of tearing metal below her hopefully coming from the Corvette as it gave up the engine rather than from her shuttle as it came apart.
The Coral St...
2024-02-27 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 35
Where’s a motion tracker when you need one?
The dark corridors were all tilted at ninety degrees from where they should be. It gave everything an even more ominous feel to it as Nellie and Lucy made their way from the airlock toward the engine room.
Nellie stepp...
2024-02-27 09:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey all,
It has recently come to my attention that in order to offer these books on KIndle Unlimited I need to remove them from other sites, includeing this one.
As such I have removed those two books from this site.
Have no fear all new chapters will still be put up here first,...
2024-02-26 14:27:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34
Expedition
“I’m sorry, I just can’t do that,” Duke said firmly. “My people are relying on me to get them past that blockade. If I give you the method, what is to stop you from leaving as soon as you can and leaving me and my people stuck here?”
“Yeah...
2024-02-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33
Scouting for Parts.
“You understand what we have told you?” Lucy asked, looking down at the wide-eyed teen. “I’m going to need some sort of response from you, JoJo.”
“Yes!” JoJo nodded. “You’re the thing that goes bump in the night. The terror fr...
2024-02-20 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32
Never Eating Jelly Again.
Nellie made Jo wait as she remote-piloted the pod over to them, landing it just a few short feet away from where they waited. She had explained to him about the warning on the radio, but he seemed to think it was all some sort of joke.
In...
2024-02-20 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31
We meet at last.
The first thing Crush knew after passing out was the smell of blood. Blinking away a crust of it as he coughed, Crush felt himself being laid gently back on the floor.
“Just lay still for a moment, will you?” The voice was soft, with a slight ...
2024-02-15 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30
Watch the Skies
The alarms went off just after the mid-bell of the first shift. Crush was in his gear and out the door in less than two minutes, but it was still too late. Even the best-prepared soldiers can only do so much.
By the time he made it out of the impro...
2024-02-13 09:05:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29
Frack!
“Call me Remy,” The Charlie model smiled easily as he stood to attention in front of Nellie.
“How are the repairs?” Nellie asked.
“I am once more fully functional. Better than ever, in fact.” Remy was in a ship suit, bearing a patch on one...
2024-02-13 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28
Upgrades!
Nellie felt a tingle starting in her toes and spreading through her body, the intensity rising as it approached her head. When it finally covered her completely, she heard a ding.
Initiating Upgrade!
Healing, S...
2024-02-08 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27
Make Do and Mend, Part Two
Nellie beamed as everyone cheered the completion of the control tower. It was only a few stories tall, but it transformed the yard into a genuinely professional-looking outfit. The top was crowned with the comm relay that Duke had given them w...
2024-02-06 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26
Make Do and Mend
Duke’s place had been as welcoming as always despite the new soldiers on the walls. The ones near the landing bay seemed to recognize it, waving as she had landed and again when she took off. The whole place had managed to keep that welcoming feeling ...
2024-02-06 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25
Unexpected outcomes.
Commandant Ahern was not having a good day. His morning had started with an inspection of his troops. That was normally a high point in his week, but there had been a tension he had not expected. The lines of soldiers in their bright white armor wer...
2024-02-01 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Well,
After a lot of hassle and wrangling the pirated version is finally down, and I am happy to announce that Volume One is now up for sale over on Amazon.com, .co.uk, .de, .fe. ca., etc!
You can find it and Nellie on my author page or by searching for C.J. Danvers
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2024-01-31 10:16:53 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24
If you go into the woods today
Nellie kept her hand on her pistol as they entered the trees. Immediately regretted not bringing her rifle on this trip, but they had never intended to land. Her HUD showed a small rise in ambient temperature as they passed into the protec...
2024-01-30 09:05:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23
Surprises
Cleaning up after the wave passed took less time than Nellie expected. The reason for that was their new guests. Nellie would be the first to admit her outlook on life was a bit jaded. She had not exactly grown up the easy way, yet… no matter where you were,...
2024-01-30 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22
Strobelight Nightmare
Moving those outside the village’s walls to the yard took longer than she had expected. It wasn’t a simple case of moving the people alone. No, they needed to have tents, supplies, you name it. The sheer amount of logistics required to keep eve...
2024-01-25 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey all.
I am delighted to announce that the rip-off copy is finally down off amazon.com.
This is a good time to let you all know my plans for the series going forward. Now that Bert has once again been ripped across worlds by an immortal of vastly superior power, it is time for...
2024-01-24 11:20:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21
Contact
Nellie and her crew flew a slow circle around the massive walls surrounding Duke’s place. The Abomi-toads had clearly passed here already. The number of dead bodies was pretty low, given the creature's cannibalistic nature and voracious appetite. Still, the bl...
2024-01-23 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20
Movement
The scout drone was the first to report a rapid increase in movement indicators. Its scanners detected the fine movements in the distant trees before anything else. Given the size of the disturbance, it sent a priority-marked report within seconds.
Nellie...
2024-01-23 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19
The Endless Dark
The first Crush and Des knew of the problems was a month or so after they returned to the village. It was getting increasingly difficult to tell day from night without any changes in the thick black clouds above them. At least Crush and Des had their tr...
2024-01-18 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 119
Not this again…
Bert slammed aside the grasping tentacles and buried his axe in the thing’s face. It squealed briefly, but a burst of mana through the axe took care of it for good. Spinning to Bell, Bert opened his mouth to warn her about a strike from behind her w...
2024-01-17 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18
Slowly, slowly
Paren’s grin was enough to make Nellie blush to the roots of her hair when she came out of her room the next morning. Trying to ignore the teen girl’s unwavering eyes was a hopeless task as Nellie did her best to act as if nothing at all had happened....
2024-01-16 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17
Like a Grown Up.
Nellie lurked in the shadows once more while they transferred their cargo to Crush-Cha and his people. Her feelings about the man were complicated. She was still pissed at him. He did try and kill her, after all. Despite that, she wanted to help him and...
2024-01-16 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 118
Splitting the Party, VI
Martha pulled herself up to the top of the tower and punched a hole in it. Her vines ripped and dug at the stones until she could force herself through the hole and emerge into the gently falling snow. None of this should be happening… none of...
2024-01-12 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16
Tipping Point.
“Aww, Bea, don’t say you’ve replaced me already!” Leo clutched his chest as if mortally wounded. Staggering to lean on the wall, he hid his face and let out half-hearted sobs of grief. Nellie chuckled at the display and was about to answer when Ba...
2024-01-11 09:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 117
Splitting the Party, V
Bell sniffled as the Waystation drove away from the new Fae town. Bert felt it as well, his eyes fixed on the small screen showing the receding forms that stood on top of the Express and waived. Every now and again, Bell would reach out and clutc...
2024-01-10 09:05:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 116
Splitting the Party, IV
“What do you mean you aren’t coming?” Wendy glared at Scruff as the Gardener fidgeted anxiously. “You have to come with us!”
“I want to,” Scruff said tensely, “But I have to keep an eye on my new creation. Do you have any i...
2024-01-10 09:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15
Adjustments
Brix was arguing with someone over the comms when Crush found him. The big man was usually a gentle soul, but his sizable frame was shaking visibly with barely suppressed rage.
“You can’t do this!” Brix yelled into the hissing and crackling comm ...
2024-01-09 09:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14
Fundamental Changes.
Nellie watched the Gammas as they loaded the bits Lucy wanted onto a hover pad and towed it off toward the secret entrance to her lab. She should be asking what that was all about, but at the moment, she really couldn’t be that bothered by it.
...
2024-01-09 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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