It was all but over after Martens’ people touched down. The vampires had gotten used to picking off people surviving with whatever they could scavenge. Heavily armored mercenaries with plasma weaponry proved to be a little more problematic. Jayna was there last, and she looked around to see a few of the smarts still lurking… Read More AotS – We Be Legend, Part 9

“Right, so, to recap,” said Ash. “We’ve got… what, about a hundred or so vampires?” “Give or take,” said Felipe. “Right, that, about to blow open our door,” Ash continued. “And we’ve got… what is it we’ve got again?” “We’ve got a couple dozen scrappy people with all the training you guys could cram into… Read More AotS – We Be Legend, Part 8

Night fell. It was quiet. Suspiciously quiet.   Everyone who could hold a weapon was camped out in the front foyer, waiting and watching. Zane and Ash had helped anyone with a basic knowledge of how to use a firearm on how best to use one, while Luisa helped some others improvise further weaponry. Jayna… Read More AotS – We Be Legend, Part 7

Morning came. Eventually. And the first priority was getting back to Songbird. It was decided that Luisa would lead them back the right way, while Tanya and Felipe would make their way back to the museum. The sun was bright overhead as the group stepped out. “We’ve got maybe six hours of full sunlight,” said… Read More AotS – We Be Legend, Part 3

  It had been an hour since Songbird had hit the surface of Oxomo. Ash spent the whole time down in her guts. “I don’t get it,” he said. “Nothing seems to have broken down, but something went screwy enough to trigger the engine core’s emergency shutdown procedure.” Zane looked worriedly at the pipes where… Read More AotS – We Be Legend, Part 2

The crew of Songbird had been taking it easy. It had been a couple weeks since Ash was cleared to be on his feet. And while Martens hadn’t heard the whole story, he was more than happy to provide a little assistance on the subject of Ash’s medical expenses. As he had said, “you guys… Read More Apex of the Songbird, Episode 12: We Be Legend