Chapter 4 Arabella finally composed herself enough to sit up, but she had no recollection of how much time had passed. She made a pitiful picture seated there on the cold floor of the Ara X. Her clothes were wrinkled, her hair had fallen down around her shoulders in limp curls, and her blue-green eyes were now bloodshot and puffy from her tears. She looked and felt as if she had just waged a tough battle, but Arabella knew that the hard part was yet to come. She had to find a ...
Updated 01-09-2009 at 11:08 PM by applepie
Chapter 3 The Ara X craft was truly a technological marvel. There was enough living space for all four passengers to be mostly comfortable on the flight. For Arabella, this was more than enough space. She already had her personal belongings stowed in the captain’s berth and now it was time to make sure that all the systems were ready and the food stores were loaded. There was enough food to last an entire nine months just in case anything malfunctioned and her trip was delayed. ...
Updated 01-09-2009 at 11:07 PM by applepie
Chapter 2 Without a backward glance, Arabella walked out the door to a waiting cab. There was a nervous energy about her, which she recognized as overwhelming excitement, as she instructed the driver to take her to the Orion Station. The Orion Station was the main hub for space travel in the area and it was from there that she would be departing on her journey. She turned her head to the window of the cab and proceeded to watch the passing skyline. It crossed her mind that it ...
Chapter 1 Arabella surveyed her appearance in the mirror as she began to tuck one last curl into the tight knot at the back of her head. She was a lovely girl with black hair that cascaded to her waist in curls when left unbound. She had a heart shaped face with a pert nose, but her lips were just a little too full for her face to be truly stunning. The most unique thing about her appearance was the large aquamarine eyes that stared out at you as if they could look right to your ...
Prolog Somewhere in the Universe, an undiscovered planet was bustling with energy as its inhabitants went through their daily routines. Women rose and cared for the house and children. Men left early in the morning to work the fields or to sell goods in the city. Children played in the areas surrounding their homes. The ruling cast in the cities enjoyed the indolence granted to them from their positions of wealth and power. Slaves moved through their master’s dwelling tidying ...
Updated 01-09-2009 at 11:06 PM by applepie
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