A world full of life, a world–Dying.

He continued walking me through the village, observing everything. He marveled at how alike our ways were compared to his own ancestors, even though the Sauk bore wings and his own people didn’t. Still, we lived off the land and wasted very little. What we did leave behind became one with the forest when we [...]

        
Ch. 1: Fall Festival
        
        
        Antoinette woke with a huge stretch and yawned, glancing over at the clock on the wall. As usual, she’d awakened early. Sitting up and swinging her legs over the side of the large bed, she looked over her shoulder at Jon with a smile, his eyes opening at her first movement and [...]

        I stood there in the doorway of the bingo parlor. Across the street sat a forest green hovervan, amber and green FORCE lights flashing at every corner. A muscular man in a red-and-white checkered casual jacket leaned against the front of the van, arms crossed. He smiled at me and nodded, but didn’t move. My [...]

        The spy studied the base through his binoculars. Behind him, his handlers held their rifles loosely, confident of their commander’s control over his pet. Jon shifted his weight, flicking his ears as he listened to the quiet whispers of their wagering on the outcome of his mission. Easing back, he curled his tail to [...]

        It didn’t work. I’m not sure exactly how it happened, but instead of escaping whoever it was pursuing me, I am now a prisoner. I’ve finally been given access to my laptop computer again, and everything seems normal, but my jailers… Let’s just say I know they’ve put something into the machine to monitor what [...]