The ship was close. Squadron Leader Wakechai was having difficulty, but his flight was almost back to the ship. Tristan watched, willing them on. He gave a silent cheer when Wakechai landed, but just then, Blue 3’s left wing snapped in half sending him tumbling out of control down into the mist. Tristan’s stomach tightened into a knot, and he quickly looked over his own wings as best he could.
Author: gnarledoakart
Pirates! (pt 2) Aerial Attack
In front of Tristan, Devadas locked his wings and dove. His turn was next. One second. Lock wings open. Two seconds. GO! He pitched down into a dive just as he had in training thousands of times before. Just as he had on predators attacking the schools. He pulled the firebombs from his belt. These ships were made with wood, and he was under no illusions about what he was going to do. All that was swept aside as adrenaline, the thrill of speed, and survival instinct came together in razor focus on one thing. Hit the target without getting killed.
Pirates! (pt 1) Sail Ho!
“Sail ho! Sail ho!” The cry rolled over the ship as a churning wave unsettling every place it touched. Everyone stood up and began muttering, wondering what this meant. The attack in port had them on edge, so they were in no mood for anything unexpected.
How to End a War?
Delia nodded pensively. Her address to the council had been animated, angry, and distraught, but since then, all her emotions seem to have settled somewhere deep inside her forming a grim sense of purpose.
Exploring with A Deer Taming Friend
After they finished eating, The King looked at Shapur and said, “I have some things to attend to. It is a beautiful day out, so why don’t you go outside and explore the land around the palace?”
“Ok,” replied Shapur. Since he had already eaten, he didn’t have anything else to do, and exploring sounded fun.
Journey – world 1
… the prince promptly collapsed from fatigue, starvation, and exhaustion. He had pushed his body past its limits, and now the body was calling in the debt. … instead of staring glassily into the distance, his eyes were focused and began to look around at his surroundings. He was understandably disoriented. Journey
Another Failure – world 2
Coffee. This definitely called for coffee. The aroma hit her as soon as she opened the container, and even just the smell began relaxing her tired mind. Coffee was expensive and could only be purchased when The City was within trading distance of the handful of lands coffee grew on, so she reserved it for special occasions. Unfortunately, most of the recent occasions were dealing with frustrations and failures.
“You an’ Me Make Monkey Story Toget’er … Yea”
This monkey was fairly good-natured, but he was always trying to do new things just to see if he could. (child/toddler story)
A Storm in the Depths – world 2
The Captain, knowing this was one of the most dangerous times when men would let their guard down before they should, shouted encouragement and reminders.
Tedium, A Rookie Mistake, and a Mouth Full of Teeth – world 2
Resting on the wind with wings stretched wide, Tristan soared over the school of gulpers as they lazily flapped their way in and out of the mist.