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Kern - 25 - Progress and Peril

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“I used to wonder, you know? What I would say, if I ever saw her again. And I’d dream that she’d come back, and there’d be some explanation that would make sense of it all. Make it all right.”

Mission to save: the Stan part 4-to battle

We revisit an old story and get back tot he action of the Twins long after their time at Whateley

I have to ask for some input....what to do next when they go to the CIA headquarters?

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Ethertravelers 12.2: Reversal of Fortune Part 2/2

Historical Changes

Later in high school, I had a chance to choose a 20th-century subject for a paper for history class, and I chose to research and write about the impact of the Change on the clothing industry. This was a way I could incorporate studying the Change in my schooling while maintaining long-term focus on making the ether device. Some of it was predictable given what changed, but it was interesting nonetheless. I’ve included a version of it here, just slightly edited for an Earth audience.

Raven's Blood: Chapter 8

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Chapter 8: A Valkyrie, a Vampire, and an Ogre walk into a bar...

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

The look he was giving me made me sick to my stomach, but I pushed it aside for the moment as I took out the photograph. “I need to find this woman, and word is, you can tell me where and when.”

Alex in Wonderland: Chapter 3

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Chapter 3: There Be Drakans


Alex had a terminal Cancer diagnosis and thought she would die before she got to be the girl she always was inside. That all changes when she's in the wrong place at the right time and gets transported to another world and into the body of a girl. So what if she's not human, she's alive and a girl. Now if only she had her sister with her to navigate this new world and her new responsibilities. Wait, she's here too? The passage of their souls between worlds may have doomed the Earth to apocalypse, but Alex and Michelle won't be there to see it and they have enough problems on their hands.

 

“I thought that you said that the King and Queen meet all the new pairings, though, so it's not a big deal. I'll still get to meet with them, right?” I asked, a bit confused.

Altered: Chapter 46

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 46: Looking Forward
By
Amethyst
I felt Poppy’s head nodding against my chest, not in sleep but in affirmation, so I turned on my voice projection app to say, “We’re still awake too. I guess none of us can sleep right now.”

Kern - 24 - Of Desire and Consequence

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I’d just logged into my LEXIS account when a new email came in from an address I didn’t recognize. Thinking it might be confirming my meeting on Friday on SSDI benefits, I opened it and saw a wall of text – not what I wanted after a long day!

Raven's Blood: Chapter 7

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Chapter 7: Home

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

I wasn’t sure that I liked how she ended that response. “May have been?” I asked, swallowing a lump in my throat.

Altered: Chapter 45

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 45: Trial and Prophecy
By
Amethyst
Once we were all inside the transport and it was lifting off, Lilac, who was sitting with me and Poppy, glanced at my quiet girlfriend sympathetically. “I’m going to guess this is your first time taking a life,” she said, quietly enough for only me and Poppy to hear.

The Faerie Blade: Chapter 48

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Chapter 48: Kaelyn and the Royals

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

“This… this is far too much. We…” I began to protest.

Kern - 23 - Love’s Labors

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“ . . . if I measure myself against AJ, I might call myself a failure, just like you’re doing right now. That wouldn’t be fair, and more importantly, it wouldn’t be true. We’ve had our own struggles, just to get where we are.”

Raven's Blood: Chapter 6

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Chapter 6: Testing

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

“I’m beginning to think they’re here just to annoy me, “I retorted, “that or for comic relief.”

Alex in Wonderland: Chapter 2

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Chapter 2: Knocking at the Back Door


Alex had a terminal Cancer diagnosis and thought she would die before she got to be the girl she always was inside. That all changes when she's in the wrong place at the right time and gets transported to another world and into the body of a girl. So what if she's not human, she's alive and a girl. Now if only she had her sister with her to navigate this new world and her new responsibilities. Wait, she's here too? The passage of their souls between worlds may have doomed the Earth to apocalypse, but Alex and Michelle won't be there to see it and they have enough problems on their hands.

 

“Huh, I guess possession really is nine-tenths of the law,” I mused aloud before taking a deep breath.

Altered: Chapter 44

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 44: Springing the Trap
By
Amethyst
As soon as the clearing was once again shrouded in darkness, I called out, “Let’s hit them, girls, hard and fast.”

Shadowsblade: School year 2 Fighting Syndication 11 Lost Wages 2

Shadowsblade a Whateley Tale: Written by Shadowsblade

Created for war and forged in pain, dealing with demons within and without.

Kern - 22 - Webs of Heredity and Environment

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“I kind of wish no-one had to live like that. But there’s that world, and then there’s the world we live in, right?”

Anything Better Than This

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Anything Better Than This
by:
Enemyoffun


Emerson has spent most of his life in the System, bouncing from one foster home to the next but never truly finding a home. That is until his 16th Birthday when he receives a letter from a grandmother he never knew existed. She invites him to come live with her in her mansion, promising to take care of him. Emerson reluctantly agrees and soon finds himself face to face with a strange, cold woman that barely acknowledges him. That is until the night he drinks a special tea and wakes up the next morning as a beautiful teen girl. He soon learns of his family's long existing magical legacy and must prepare to enter a Magical Academy to hone his skill.

Raven's Blood: Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: Changes

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

Apparently, Erin felt the same way. She just stared for a moment before finally managing to utter, “I… I think that you broke my brain.”

Altered: Chapter 43

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 43: Honeypot
By
Amethyst
“I’m going to carve that bastard a new one,” Ainslee added with a snarl of her own as she sat on Karen’s other side.

Shadowsblade: School year 2 Fighting Syndication 10 Lost Wages

Shadowsblade a Whateley Tale: Written by Shadowsblade

Created for war and forged in pain, dealing with demons within and without.

Recovering From Trauma Chapter 15

Conference Room 5A, Blake Industries, Mountain Complex:
Patricia, Sara, Sasha, Ivy, Jake, Cindy, Beverly & Wendy, Commander Jake Williams, Billy, Tammy, and Sara all sat at a rectangular solid oak table. All of them had either tablets or laptops sitting in front of them. A silver computerized beach ball-sized ball floated near the front of the table where a woman with blonde hair wearing a pair of black wraps-around glasses stood. Another identical woman who looked just like the first one, without the black glasses sat on her right-hand side.

The Faerie Blade: Chapter 47

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Chapter 47: A Visit to the Palace

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

The King’s expression darkened ever so slightly, but he tried to smile for us as he replied, “As well as can be expected, given recent events, Lady Kaelyn. Please, we are in private here, feel free to call me Vergun.”

Kern - 21 - Hearing Truth

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There was a knock on the door and Innie poked her head in. “Everything all right?”

“Yeah, looks like it. No surprises. Like the saying goes, you can’t fight something with nothing.”

Alex in Wonderland: Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Down the Fishing Hole


Alex had a terminal Cancer diagnosis and thought she would die before she got to be the girl she always was inside. That all changes when she's in the wrong place at the right time and gets transported to another world and into the body of a girl. So what if she's not human, she's alive and a girl. Now if only she had her sister with her to navigate this new world and her new responsibilities. Wait, she's here too? The passage of their souls between worlds may have doomed the Earth to apocalypse, but Alex and Michelle won't be there to see it and they have enough problems on their hands.

 

“So...” I began, taking a deep breath before continuing, “I really need to talk to all of you about something.”

Raven's Blood: Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: Revelations

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

“M-my blood?” I stared at him wide-eyed as he pulled a wicked-looking dagger with a curved blade from his robes.

Altered: Chapter 42

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 42: Into the Woods
By
Amethyst
“It’s too late to back out now,” I told the Dark Elf cheerfully as they worked. “We’re all going to have so much fun while we get to know each other better.”

Kern - 20 - The Picnic

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“Some members of the family, maybe, might be sad to see me go. But the family as a unit? As some sort of community?” I shook my head. “It’s like I’ve knocked over a beehive or something.”

Her dark eyes were thoughtful, weighing my words. “Maybe it needed to be knocked over.”

Shadowsblade: School year 2 Fighting Syndication 9 House guest

Shadowsblade a Whateley Tale: Written by Shadowsblade

Created for war and forged in pain, dealing with demons within and without.

Raven's Blood: Chapter 3

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Chapter 3: Falling

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

As we headed back to the dorm, Erin asked, “How did you sleep last night?”

Altered: Chapter 41

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 41: Bigger on the Inside
By
Amethyst
“What kind of plans?” Ainslee inquired.

Shadowsblade: School year 2 Fighting Syndication 8 Personal honor in a box

Shadowsblade a Whateley Tale: Written by Shadowsblade

Created for war and forged in pain, dealing with demons within and without.

The Lunch Club

 

The Lunch Club
by Melanie Brown
Copyright  © 2025 Melanie Brown

 

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“Hey Tony!”

Kern - 19 - Distant Relations

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“I’m not saying you don’t have good family members. Shit, you’re in it, so of course it does. But as a family, it’s fucked up. Know what I’m saying? It’s like, they don’t know the meaning of the word. What family’s supposed to be all about.”

Keeping It Fluid -54

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Keeping It Fluid

by Natasa Jacobs

Chapter 54

The 3rd Story of Emily


After an eventful tour, Emily and her family face big decisions about their future. Emotions run high, but a sense of hope begins to grow as they take the next step toward something safer—and maybe even better.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.


Dragon's Fire Chapter 22

Author's note: I am posting these today because I will be busy for the next two weeks. There will be no posts during that time.

Chapter 22: Media Backlash

Dragon's Fire Chapter 21

Chapter 21: The Charges

The ride to the station felt like an eternity to Yuqi, though it couldn’t have been more than ten minutes. She sat in the cramped backseat of the patrol car, her mind swirling with a tempest of confusion and fear, the biting metal of the handcuffs digging into her wrists like a cruel reminder of her predicament. The two officers in the front seat maintained a stony silence, their eyes fixed on the road ahead, amplifying the sense of dread that coiled tighter in her stomach with each passing second.

Raven's Blood: Chapter 2

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Chapter 2: Acceptance

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

“Yes,” was her soft reply, her tone pleading. “Stay here with me, where you will be safe.”

Altered: Chapter 40

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 40: Past and Future
By
Amethyst
“Poppy! Go right!” Penny barely had time to register the words and the warning they contained.

The Curse of the Fountain Part 18 - Final

 

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Curse of the Fountain Part 18 - Final
by Melanie Brown
Copyright  © 2025 Melanie Brown


The final chapter

 

Ethertravelers 07: No A**holes

It was pretty quickly obvious to me when I arrived here that this world was way more Earth-like than I expected. The people look mostly like humans with one or two major exceptions, the trees and other animals look familiar, and once I was able to find a map of the world, even the place names and the land forms (pre-icecap-melting versions) were mostly a match for my memory.

Raven's Blood: Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Leaving the Nest

Raven Demarco grew up living a sheltered life. When she starts University to get away from that she is caught up in the world of the paranormal. Secret organizations, magic, creatures from myth and legend, and worst of all, her own legacy and the Demons who want her blood.

 

“Yes,” was her soft reply, her tone pleading. “Stay here with me, where you will be safe.”

Altered: Chapter 39

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Eli grew up on a ranch in Montana. He had heard about Incursions, Breaches, and the Titans that came through those breaches to slaughter some people and capture others. To him though, it had always been something that happened far away to other people. His life was forever changed though when a Breach opened near his home, everything he knew was destroyed or taken, and he ended up Altered.

 

Altered
Chapter 39: Risky Business
By
Amethyst
Karen made a show of rolling her eyes, but it wasn’t very convincing as she replied in what seemed like a forced impassive tone, “Well, I’m fine. I needed a day off from you and this team-building shit. So, whatever pep talk you came here to…”

The Faerie Blade: Chapter 46

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Chapter 46: Kaelyn and the Summons

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

“So, I guess that being official Fae ambassadors would give us some influence there if needed,” I said thoughtfully.

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