26th November 2024 Writings

 

26^th

 

Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora

Freya looked at the directory in the Grand Atrium again. “Renaissance Art of Aurora, should be in the Renaissance Section.” She found that it was. “Of course.” But, was Alexia still in the Information Science Section?

 

She decided to see if Alexia was still there or not first.

 

 

She found that Alexia had left. ‘Not surprising, she had to go to lunch herself.’ She then headed to the Renaissance section.

 

 

The afternoon passed, Freya read about various Auroran artists from the Renaissance, many of whom she had known about, but she learned more about the context of their works. But she soon found some mysteries. Some of them had mysteriously stopped their work, and others works had been lost over time, even from the University’s art gallery.

 

Words: 98

 

 

Excerpt from: Berk in Time

“I know what it said,” Astrid said.

 

“No Atlanteans,” Fishlegs added anyway.

 

“And an additional person who’s not identified,” Astrid said.

 

“But where are the Atlanteans?” Fishlegs asked.

 

“Maybe they found an island and left the ship?” Nefertiti asked.

 

“One problem with that,” Tuffnut said.

 

“But why would the dragons still be on board?” Astrid asked. “And why is it approaching Berk of all places? It doesn’t make sense.”

 

“Record of ship now,” Ruffnut said.

 

“What?” Fishlegs asked.

 

“It’s saying the same thing,” Astrid said with annoyance.

 

“Wait,” Ruffnut said. “Record when the ship left Atlantis.”

 

Words: 96

 

 

Excerpt from: 1996 in Dubbo

Leigh Steinhart arrived in the Main Room below Delroy High, having taken the tube system from the Christian School, where her father had dropped her off. She went to check the system and saw that nothing was out of order. ‘Of course it isn’t,’ she thought. She looked at the time. 8:25. It was still a bit early to go up to the school.

 

Words: 64

 

 

Excerpt from: 2002 in Armidale

John paused, then he asked how the summer break was. “It was good,” Leigh answered.

 

“You must have done something.”

 

“Quite a lot of things,” she said, as she tried not to put her hand in her hair. “I was at the Parkes Elvis Festival last month.”

 

“Elvis Festival?”

 

Words: 49

 

 

Excerpt from: Tales of Voyager

The Doctor had overheard the conversation. “Everything is more complex than we expect.”

 

“That’s the experience of every investigator,” Janeway said. “But we will get home.” She turned to Kes. “Try not to worry about the Krenim. I’m sure that the Borg will find them as resistant as the Federation.”

 

“I hope so,” Kes said.

 

“She is free to go, although I advise rest for a couple of days,” the Doctor said. “Let Ensign Wildman tend the airponics bay.”

 

“I’ll let her know,” the Captain said.

 

“I need to think more about the experience anyway,” Kes said.

 

 

Janeway and Kes left sickbay together a few minutes later. “I thank you, again, for getting us out of Borg space.”

 

“We’re now in the unknown,” Kes said. “The Caretaker may have been part of group of explorers and later scoured the Galaxy for a mate, but he didn’t teach us much about way lay beyond. That’s part of why I wanted to be on this journey.”

 

“You may have told me that before.”

 

“Yes. That is one reason why I wanted to stay on Voyager, Captain. I want to reach the Federation with you.”

 

“I can’t promise that we’ll make it in your lifetime,” Kathryn said.

 

“I know that too, but you’re all my friends, even those who I barely know.”

 

They reached the turbolift. “I have to get back to the Bridge. There’s a lot to do before we leave this planet.”

 

“Have you named it yet?” Kes asked.

 

“It has a catalogue number.”

 

“But that seems inadequate.”

 

“I know what you mean. I’ll consider it,” the Captain said.

 

 

Janeway returned to the Bridge to see that Chakotay was coordinating the repair efforts with his usual efficiency. “Report,” she said as she came to the command chair.

 

“B’Elanna says that the warp core is back online and the shield generators have been overhauled. We should be back in the sky by 1800,” Chakotay reported.

 

“That’s good news.”

 

“And there doesn’t seem to be any damage to the spaceframe.”

 

That was even better news.

 

Words: 342

 

 

Excerpt from: Spider Quinn

The boat soon reached the creek and SpiderGirl easily turned the boat upstream, despite the reed beds. “We should be back in Lawndale in ten to fifteen minutes,” she said.

 

“That’s good,” Dafoanairi said. “Because I’m getting seasick.”

 

SpiderGirl took something out of her utility belt and handed it to Dafoanairi. “Here, some ginger,” she said.

 

“Um, thanks, but is it fresh?”

 

“Of course. I bought it yesterday.”

 

“OK.”

 

 

Dafoanairi ate the ginger cube. ‘I guess that if she’s carrying people, they sometimes get nauseous,’ she thought as she looked ahead. It would be while they would see much of Lawndale yet. She knew that SpiderGirl was familiar somehow. ‘I know who she isn’t,’ she thought as she looked at Jane and thought of the Enigma. ‘But whoever she is, I’ll protect her identity as I’m protecting the Enigma’s.’

 

 

SpiderGirl’s estimate was accurate. The boat arrived at Lawndale’s dock, a third of a mile upstream of the Jefferson Bridge, almost fifteen minutes after entering the creek. The storm was beginning to subside. SpiderGirl could see Agent Leung waiting. “OK, everyone out, we’re here.”

 

“Good,” Dafoanairi said. “I’ll be off.”

 

“Are you sure?” Ninja Talon said.

 

“I need to rest before something I have to do later today,” Dafoanairi said.

 

Ninja Talon indicated her understanding with a nod.

 

 

SpiderGirl and Ninja Talon lead Jane and the critics up from the dock to the waiting FBI agents.

 

“Here are the former abductees,” SpiderGirl said.

 

“Jane Lane,” Jane said. “We’ve all been through a lot.”

 

“We can go to the field office right away,” Leung said.

 

Words: 263

 

 

Total: 912