Chapter 8 “What do you mean she won’t be coming?” Kyle asked the straight-faced corporal. He had been waiting for Jennifer in her room’s oversized couch, feeling a bit stupid as he held a bouquet of flowers in his hand. “We have to rehearse for the show,” he added. Jennifer had mentioned that tonight’s show would be a little more complex than the first one. The PR team had chosen a mainstream new ...

Julie Torpor sat in the sleep specialist’s office. She had been lethargic for a while now and had drifted off at work multiple times. She sat nervously as she waited for Doctor Night, whom she thought had the perfect name for a sleep doctor. “The Doctor will see you now Julie.” The receptionist said and Julie got up and walked into his office. Doctor Johnathon Night was in his early 40’s and youn ...

A herculean behemoth was calmly devouring its prey in an underground cave on Planet Xigal, an unknown world in the outer rim of the galaxy that was being explored right now, unbeknownst to the natives. The careful photographer found herself hugging a stalactite with her slim legs, her entire body upside down with her glorious, curly blonde locks miraculously not being affected by the puny force o ...

“And you are sure this is safe?” Paige glanced up nervously at the lab tech who was helping her get ready. “Absolutely,” he replied. “We have had four unresponsive subjects and two very responsive subjects. In all cases, everyone came out of the chamber perfectly healthy. We would never test on human subjects if we weren’t sure of 99.99% possible outcomes.” “Ninety-Nine. Point. Nine. Nine. Why no ...

There are lots of words to describe mirth. Laughing, giggling, chuckling, even smiling. Alice guffawed. It was a noise slightly unbecoming of the short 23 year old. Even more so as it was directed at the even shorter pile of old wrinkles that was the form of the owner of the shop Alice and her friends had decided to wander into. “Did you hear her?” Alice choked through her giggling. “She says she ...