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Submitted to Contest #303
"You'll walk for this." The words echoed through Robin's mind since the moment Captain Rochards had said them. He hadn't yelled like she might have imagined; he'd smiled. When news reached him that Aunai had been talking of mutiny behind closed doors, the captain had stomped down from his quarters and dragged her out of bed by her long auburn hair. His crooked gold grin had burned itself into Robin's eyelids, torturing her on every blink. Aunai had been confined to the captain's quarters and stayed there. Robin would never have guessed if...
Submitted to Contest #302
The Sheridan County Police Department had only one holding cell. This time, Riki got the whole thing to herself, chipping concrete walls, rat droppings, and all. The bare cot underneath her creaked threateningly when she rolled away from the wall. The flickering fluorescent lights buzzed in her ears, making her head pound. “How many more times am I gonna pick you up before you get yourself on the straight and narrow, Jane?” Sheriff Simmons leaned against the open cell door, crossing his arms. Richard Simmons was a short man with a mustac...
Submitted to Contest #232
Darkness sat impenetrable on every side, creeping ever closer each time Riki nodded off. Hours ago she had used the little energy she possessed to ignite a fire in her palm. Just as the sun had started to go down she gathered what kindling she could find, though it was chilled through with cold dew from the snow. Power and energy tugged in her gut as she focused herself on the flame. It took every bit of focus to keep the flames alight. Riki was cold and tired, after the attack on her ship. She was separat...
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