Tag: Trap
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The Solar King Part 29
(Photo by ZCH) With more people needing jobs than there were jobs to be given out, Chester found it surprising that they were all being put to work. He wondered if the job scarcity was really as bad as he thought it was, or if a special exception was being made for them. In either…
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A Series of Errors Part 15
Running while tethered to CaSS was not a straight forward action. If BaBS-Y pushed CaSS in front of itself, then the wheels tended to try and swivel to one side of the other. On the other hand, while pulling CaSS along was easier to control, it was more cumbersome and slowed BaBS-Y down. In both…
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Clearing
Can there be peace in all this noise? Jeth huddled beside the earthen embankment as yet another explosion sent debris flying everywhere, choking the air with smoke and dust. Fortunately, no one was killed this time. His chest and head ached from the repeated concussions but he didn’t have time to pay that discomfort much…
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In the Dark Part 3
It was getting dark by the time they entered the villa. They’d passed a few others on their way here but Mbabi wanted to make sure he put some distance between them and the first villa where he hoped the attacker would stay. With half a dozen different villas to search, it was unlikely Mbabi…
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Searching Part 1
The room smelled stale and it was clear no one had been in here for a while. Detective Stevens waited a few moments until her skin stopped buzzing, feeling as though an electric charge in the air were dissipating. Her stomach turned and she wavered on the spot until the nausea ended. Then she made…
Bridge of Broken Glass 