Tag: Under the Milky Way
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Under the Milky Way – part 10
Overcome by her excitement, Storm grabbed his neck, kissing him enthusiastically on the mouth. Instead of pushing her away, he pulled her close, enjoying the kiss to the fullest. Shocked by her own behavior, she would have pulled away, but found she didn’t want to. There was something magnetic about Lukas Houston and his cobbled […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 9
“Great! Sooner we go, the sooner we can get back.” “I have to let my cousin know I’m leaving. Otherwise she’ll have the authorities on your tail faster than you can spit.” “Okay. Where is she?” “She’s next door.” He followed her to Sophie’s room, waiting impatiently as Storm spoke to her. She brought her […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 8
Luke let himself be searched, giving up his weapons gladly. Storm explained what happened and a security team went in to flush out the hired killers. “They were waiting for us,” Luke said as they walked to her quarters. Storm nodded, unsure of her voice. They walked a little further until they came to her […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 7
Grappling for her weapon, she found herself outweighed and outclassed. Thick Neck wasn’t just big, he was well trained. She was a black belt in Krav Maga, but he obviously had training in more than one discipline. He blocked her attacks with ease, like he was swatting a fly. She raised her gun to fire, […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 5
Lukas is trying to convince Storm that she needs to hire him to transport the equipment for the teleportation device her clan is installing. Since his ship looks like something cobbled together with bubble gum and duct tape, that’s going to be a hard sell. A panel slid aside revealing a very sophisticated virtual keypad. […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 4
Lukas Houston met her by the door to the banquet hall, hands in his pockets, looking smug. He placed his thumb on the electronic claim panel and the bodyguards at the door handed him his weapons. As he collected a variety of throwing knives, a short sword and a very lethal looking, gas propelled pellet […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 3
A spot of light grew, wobbled and cleared. Ralph’s homely face filled it, his four hundred pound body invisible below the level of the camera. A pleasant smile wreathed his coarse featured face. “Where’s my girl?” He spotted Storm, still standing behind the head table. “There you are! Any problems?” “None so far, Uncle Ralph.” […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 2
Storm Westlake is beginning to wonder if she’s in over her head. She’s just been given the promotion of a lifetime and is THE fixer for the legendary Shine Clan. Late for her first major event, she takes her place at the head table. Storm realized that one of the lesser businessmen was staring at […]
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Under the Milky Way – part 1
This is another sci-fi short story that I wrote a couple years ago. It’s not connected to the “Lone Wolf” universe, this one is in the cyberpunk-ish world of “Fiddlestix” and “Among the Shine Clan”, stories I’ve already shared. Storm Westlake works for the Shine Clan as their corporate fixer. She negotiates deals, draws up […]
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