The Iron Horsemen reached Ponderosa Springs first. Vicky arrived twenty minutes later with two trucks carrying Hacienda robots and electrical equipment.
By Mark Stigers 16 days ago in Chapters
Vicky stood in front of the open substation cabinet while one of the Hacienda robots worked inside. “How bad?” The Oracle’s assessment appeared on her tablet.
By Mark Stigers 17 days ago in Chapters
~ Hannah I can't believe that, that bitch talked to me like that. Is 'bitch' the proper insult to use? Oh well I thought with a shrug.
By Lucy Torralba17 days ago in Chapters
The Project It was supposed to be simple: fix a substation. But the project had already taken more than two days longer than estimated.
“How do we feel about pasta?” Titus asks. Hanna sighs and tells him, “Same way we felt about pasta last week…and the week before.”
By Raine Neal18 days ago in Chapters
Link interrupted Chas while he was going over the repair list. “Chas, there is a man named Richard Caldwell asking to speak with whoever controls the repair crews.”
By Mark Stigers 18 days ago in Chapters
“Phil says he got our power restored.” The farmer looked toward the robots working on the substation. “Yeah? Which one is Phil?”
By Mark Stigers 19 days ago in Chapters
Frank Jones had planted watermelons that year. He had a thousand or more sitting in the field, but no one to pick them and no market to sell them to.
By Mark Stigers 20 days ago in Chapters
“Can we repair the grid?” NO. “Can we repair any of it?” YES. A map appeared. Nine substations turned green. “Those?”
By Mark Stigers 21 days ago in Chapters
Again Ripley reluctantly nodded her head. I could practically see the steam shoot out of her ears. Starting off with Eric and Shelly's demands I left out the priest. If they really wanted someone to officiate the wedding I would do so.
By Lucy Torralba22 days ago in Chapters
Chas was halfway through his morning coffee when the Oracle interrupted every screen in the Ark. PRIORITY WARNING. Chas put down the cup.
By Mark Stigers 22 days ago in Chapters
“All right. Before we start, somebody tell me what the rules are.” Silence. “Oracle?” THERE ARE NO RULES. Chas sighed. “Of course there aren’t.”
By Mark Stigers 23 days ago in Chapters
