Mariachi music’s tinny blare from a near by porch caused a dog to bark at ghosts. A street lamp’s yellow glow flickered when a slim woman slipped behind the rotted door of a shack. Rows of these shacks lined the street. Each one painted a different cheery color as it tired to off set the misery that was palpable in the air.

Maria was slim with long dark almost curly hair. Behind the dirt smudged...

Gigi held the ancient carved staff in her hands. Her hands began to sweat and as if in response the staff cooled and her palms dried. Slowly a warm sensation radiated from thes taff into her hands, and warpped itself up her arms like a lovers caress. Gigi sighed at the perfectness of it. Just as she thought about how it owuld feel to have the warmth on her face she felt a hand cup her cheek. Gigi’...

Rhett sighted Nightshade on another Spiderbot squeezing the trigger and watching with satisfaction as it’s abdomen explodes in sparks. Quickly she sighted another and another each shot followed by the sizzle of electricty. The planet’s suface was crawling with eight legged robot. Each bot had a singular glowing red eye. Rhett knew robots didn’t have emotions but she would swear those eyes showed m...