Fiction
The truth comes out; do you want a trumpet or a whistle?
In the last episode, Ben was slowly losing his battle with the auditors. They had latched onto the discretionary account and were asking questions about an Indian restaurant he had never been to. He was about to face his 'Moment of Truth.'
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
Firebug: Ch. 32 - Silver Linings
From the moment Roman woke up in the hospital, things had been... weird. Okay, weirder than usual. First of all, he expected Theo to be waiting at his bedside when he opened his eyes. But Theo wasn't there. Roman immediately assumed the worst, especially when he saw photos of what used to be Hill Academy's gym still circulating on the news. It took his mom a half hour to calm him down, and constant reassurance from her that Theo was still alive for him to believe it.
By Natalie Gray4 months ago in Chapters
6 A.M to NYC
Chapter 1 Jake’s run was the 6 am from Washington, DC, to New York City and the 1 pm return trip to DC. This had been his schedule ever since he gained enough seniority to hold the bid for the last five years. Seniority did have its privileges. Jake was an early bird. Waking up at four in the morning, leaving his house a little after five for the half-hour commute from Annapolis to the bus yard in Tuxedo, MD, was Jake’s idea of the perfect schedule. The early departure time let him avoid the rush hour traffic coming into DC. Jake and his passengers were leaving the U.S Capitol while commuters were on the way into town to begin their day. A little over four hours later, including stops in Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, DE, Jake would be driving through the Lincoln Tunnel, unaffected by any lingering rush-hour congestion clogging the city streets. Jake’s trip back to DC was the same route minus the Wilmington stop. The two-hour-layover in New York gave him time for lunch and a short nap.
By Mark Gagnon4 months ago in Chapters
Who's the real Monster?
~ Hannah I have no idea why I'm still taking orders from her. No, not her, they. I have to take the opportunity to get my radio. I swear if anything happened to my mom. If she was on that helicopter I...I. I wouldn't be able to do anything. Z knows my secret and they will use it against me. I just need to find my mom then find a way to get out of here.
By Lucy Torralba4 months ago in Chapters
Firebug: Ch. 31 - Ghosts
Surely, Theo had strayed into another dream. Perhaps his grief-riddled mind had conjured a phantom of Jason to put him at ease before taking the plunge. Or maybe Jason's soul was reaching out from the Great Beyond, eager to welcome him to the afterlife. If that was the case, however, why did he so adamantly insist that Theo stop?
By Natalie Gray4 months ago in Chapters
Andromeda Banner: A Marvel Universe Story
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the recognizable characters or plotlines throughout this story; I do however, own the character Andromeda, and all original plotlines. There will be song lyrics used throughout the story –not exactly sure where they’ll pop up- and I do not own those songs either… The lyrics are from songs that I listened to while writing and I placed those lyrics in the story as a way of thanking the artists for inspiring me… I am a lifelong Marvel fan; I believe I read my first Marvel Comic when I was around three years old, and I’ve been hooked ever since. This idea had been running through my head for a long time, and I tried to make my character’s place in the plotlines of Marvel conceivable. And I did my best to create a character of depth that is still a somewhat atypical teen. This story follows along the movies, starting with the first Avengers movie, and going from there. I am rating my own story as somewhere between ‘T’ for teens/ ‘M’ for Mature, because of some strong language, as well as strong themes that take place throughout… TW: This story deals with forms of abandonment, mentions of suicide, mentions of attempts at suicide, as well as countless mentions of death and murder… PTSD also plays a huge part in this story… Reader discretion is advised.
By Mara Edwards4 months ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter XXV
They had been robbed in the night, Havel claimed, when the day’s rations came up short. Aurora had seen these desperate straits before, and as before Bair’s accomplices were the first to respond. Bair himself was not present to witness the soliloquy nor the scuffle that followed, but a man called Lassiter led both before his comrades intervened, pulling him and Havel apart, the latter the worse for it.
By Andrei Babanin4 months ago in Chapters
Ben’s Moment of Truth Arrives
In the last episode, Ben was having a hard time with the auditors. They had zoomed in on the ‘discretionary account - 60743' and noted some unusual expenses. His love-hate relationship with Penny Promo goes on, but it gets worse. Ben continues to get tangled in his own wicked compliance web. Read on …..
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
Who's the real Monster?. Content Warning.
Taking even more time to sift through his memories I saw and felt severe repressed rage that almost matches my own. Ignoring all of it I saw that the helicopter was headed to an air force base in Hawaii, I dug deeper to find other secrets.
By Lucy Torralba4 months ago in Chapters
Confucius Says When a Bird in the Sky Poops On You..... Top Story - June 2026.
Last episode, Ben was in a tizz as he had been asked to spend time with the auditors. His only saving grace was that he was rather taken by Lizzy Whoa. Lizzy had been sent to accompany Ben back to his desk to retrieve his laptop so that she could obtain a copy of the transactions and notes he had in his drawer relating to account 60743 - the discretionary account …
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
