Chapter 9: Conversations, Flashbacks, and Subtext The newly minted Brigadier General A.W. Wright, Tony to his friends and Steadfast to those he climbed the ranks of Force Ops with, looked out from the reviewing stand at the first platoon of his new command. His Command Sergeant Major had just had […]
Chapter 3: Can’t smash everything Returning to the observation room, Sam looked at the displays that were set up listing finished and current matches. The first round hadn’t quite ended, there were still two active men’s combats and one active women’s combat. Whoever Al Stanley and Ralph Webber were, their […]
Amara shuddered in Finn’s arm as climax took her. Literally three breaths later and he was overcome as well. As ways to wake up went, he’d never found better. The beautiful brunette slumped in his embrace, draping herself over Finn’s broad chest and basking in the early dawn light. Other […]
The Masks We Wear Chapter 4: Laughing in the face of combat Once again Sam returned to the observation room, this time Ray walked right up to him as himself. There were only two other men standing in the room. Those who lost a fight and were conscious were in […]
The Masks We Wear Chapter 5: Smoke and mirrors Sam arrived in yet another one of the identical vestibules and again wondered just how many combat cells the HCP had. No sooner had he stepped inside that the locks disengaged and the door swung open into the cell. Sam stepped […]
The Masks We Wear Chapter 6: Last Call Sam didn’t have time to go back to the observation room before his next match. When the impromptu trial was over, Dean Blaine instructed him to report to combat cell 3H for his next match. As with his second match, the locks […]
The Masks We Wear Chapter 7: Teacher’s conference Sam walked out of combat cell 3G and started heading back toward the observation room. He wasn’t heading for the main hall where everyone would be gathering for the final announcement of rankings. Except for number one and two, it wasn’t just […]
