28th November 2023 Writings

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Excerpt from: Samantha and the Magazine Editor
“It’s,” the teacher paused. “This is too public. Sorry, Clover, Alex, but I’m sworn to secrecy.”

“See you later, Sam,” Clover said.


Sam took the phone.

“Is that Samantha Simpson?”

“This is she,” Sam said with slight angst.

“This is Kel.”

“You mean the editor of Kel Magazine?”

“Yes, you’ve won the Spend a day with Kel Contest.”

Words: 58


Excerpt from: Difficulty of Shortcuts
“Twenty seconds to normal space,” Katelyn said.

“Good,” Daniel said.


Voyager
“Tractor beam!” Janeway ordered.

Another failure tone emitted from Kim's console. “Tractor beam won't engage.”

“Computer, who are on the Baxial?”

“Crewman Neelix, Crewman Daniel Howarth and Ensign Katelyn Hawkins.”

“Of course,” Janeway said. “Keep trying Mr. Kim.”

“The tractor beam has gone offline,” Kim stated. “And they have exited the wormhole.”

Janeway considered what to do next. Voyager had to get through the wormhole. “Tuvok, take a shuttle and follow them!”

“Aye, Captain,” Tuvok said. He left the bridge.


Baxial
They exited the wormhole. “Kathiannah is at warp 7, heading back towards Ealanar space,” Daniel reported.

“Engaging pursuit course at maximum warp,” Neelix reported.

Baxial then went to warp.

Sharandoah
The shuttle exited the wormhole. Tuvok ran a scan. Both Baxial and Kathiannah were on the heading he expected them to be. He engaged a pursuit course.


Baxial
“A shuttle has left the wormhole,” Katelyn reported.

“I'm reading a Vulcan lifesign,” Neelix said.


Words: 165


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
“That makes sense,” Elisabeth said.

“And now I have to be more on guard at home,” Quinn groused.

“You can stay here tonight if you want,” Elisabeth suggested.

“Maybe, but I didn’t tell anyone where I was going,” Quinn said.

Elisabeth sighed. “You can call home.”


Helen answered the phone. “Hello?”

“Mom, can I stay at Stacy’s tonight?” Quinn asked.

“Are you there right now?”

“Yes, duh!”

“I see. You’re worried about Linda, aren’t you?”

“Yes.”

Helen checked to see that Linda wasn’t in the lounge room before going back into the kitchen, “I admit that I am a little worried too,” she said quietly. “I will try to run a background check tomorrow at work. You can stay there tonight, if Mrs. Rowe allows it.”

“She suggested it.”

“I see.”


“So, you’re staying?” Stacy asked after Quinn had hung up.

“Yes.”

“Cool!”

“Just for tonight though,” Quinn said. She doubted that she would be able to use the Rowe’s house as a base for her SpiderGirl activities for long without arousing Stacy’s suspicions.

“That’s OK,” Stacy said.


Daria heard her mother knock on the door. “Come in,” she said

“Quinn is staying over at a friend’s tonight.”

“I didn’t need to know that.”

“I mean, I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to go over to Jane’s tonight.”

“Maybe not tonight. Are you having second thoughts?”

“No. But maybe I jumped the gun.”

“I’ll probably sleep lightly.”

Words: 238


Total: 461