The city was, as Mari had indicated earlier, absolutely lousy with shipyards. It was a convenient stopover point on several trade routes. They had searched three of them so far, and found nothing. Before they went running to another one, they stopped in a little diner to eat and think. Jayna pored over a directory,… Read More AotS – The Ash Heap of History, Part 6

Jayna sat and listened in rapt attention as Chuck told the story of how he met Ash, with Zane and Mari patched in and listening via her tablet. “…and there he was on my doorstep,” said Chuck. “I hadn’t seen him since his father died.” “So… he just left the Brotherhood, just like that?” Jayna… Read More AotS – The Ash Heap of History, Part 5

“Ash…”   “…Ash?”   “…Ashton, get your ass out of bed or so help me.”   He jumped up, looking up in a haze. “I’m coming… I’m coming!” he said, slipping into his pants and running for the bedroom door. It was a smallish apartment, the sort that was copy-and-pasted a hundredfold around the complex.… Read More AotS – The Ash Heap of History, Part 4

It took some doing to convince the hospital staff to let them accompany Mr. Vankar, but they managed to get across the idea that Zane was his cousins. A few chits helped get the idea across with a bit more speed. It took maybe another two hours to get him stabilized to a point where… Read More AotS – The Ash Heap of History, Part 3

“Ash! Hey, Ash!” “I’m listening!” “You’d better be. Hand me that spanner, would you?” “This one here? I think this one might be better…” “Hmm! You could be onto something! Alright, we’ll try it. We’ll make a mechanic out of you yet!” ~*~ Ash woke up in a haze. He usually did. He was not… Read More Apex of the Songbird, Episode 11 – The Ash Heap of History