Chapters tagged enf

Lockhart, the doomed dreamer (ENF/ENM Nightmare) by MidbossMan

Chapter 3

Finding Lockhart was always a bit of a hassle for Jervale... after all, the other challengers mostly stuck to some sort of pattern (or liked to lay around in one place for hours on end, in Lanus' case). As for Lockhart, she was an eternal sleep-walker, and her dreams seemed to ta...

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It's time to surrender. by Gatsha

Chapter 9

"Captain," Haruka spoke brusquely as she grabbed Rebecca's arm, dragging the other woman across the bridge as if convinced she'd run off and destroy something else if she let her loose. "You need to issue your surrender to the enemy." "What? Why would I surrender to that cocky a...

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Rebecca is saved by her surviving crew. by Gatsha

Chapter 10

In the nick of time, the Figurehead V's escape shuttle swooped in for the rescue. Standing in the open cockpit, Haruka caught her Captain, and together with the on-board backup copy of the artificial intelligence FV, the survivors headed for space, happy to live another day and e...

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Making contact with the local lifeforms. by Gatsha

Chapter 5

"This command is typical in nature," Haruka commented, her eyes scanning back and forth to indicate she was reading a screen that displayed only in front of her dark, artificial eyes. "The planet we've touched down on is not marked on our star maps. Furthermore, before they went...

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The Ensign won't let that happen. by Gatsha

Chapter 6

Haruka liked to think she understood human emotions well enough to understand Rebecca's . However, the Captain had forgotten that they had long-since run out of actual freshwater to drink. They were now relying on a synthetic approximation... and with the ship malfuncti...

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It's time to try, anyway. by Gatsha

Chapter 7

Haruka returned to the door with two field kits, each hanging from the hips on a belt. They'd probably be too heavy for an ordinary human to tote that way. She found found the Captain still standing there, peering through the small, circular window with a sour frown. "Is somethin...

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The cat-man makes a catch. by Gatsha

Chapter 8

Lanus had been crouching prone throughout the entire debacle, from the Captain's initial hesitation to her ill-fated departure, waiting to see what would happen. Now, motivated either by benevolence or simply reflex, he was perfectly poised to leap into the air, wrapping his arms...

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A conspicuously low number of low-danger traps. by Gatsha

Chapter 5

The trio continued down a spiraling staircase into darkness, Lockhart leading the way with a torch she'd grabbed off the the wall... The only torch, Haruka noted. How did anyone normally get up and down these stairs...? Regardless, she was taking up the rear with the cannon in to...

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Not much harm, but plenty of destruction. by Gatsha

Chapter 6

As Haruka's sensors came back online, she immediately checked her internal clock. Not much time had passed since she went online, although there was a hole in her recorded memory. She had fired the cannon, and then... What? Nonetheless, she was now conscious again. As her vision...

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Haruka will, reluctantly, follow her captain's order. by Gatsha

Chapter 8

"I cannot believe I am about to say this, but... I don't have another idea." Haruka glanced up at the obvious cloud cover above. "I have been trying to hail F.V. since this whole mess started, but I haven't had any luck. Rebecca... I have no idea how I am supposed to flag down a...

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