Jun 29th 2011, 08:23 by E O Hatterpol| 1228 AU FROM SUN
"WE HAVE to report this to the Help & Welcome department," Nixie said, still cradling the dead girl in her arms. "They need to know something's wrong on Starbase Octopus."
Jun 27th 2011, 14:48 by E O Hatterpol| 1228 AU FROM SUN
"Get thee behind me!" I shouted, stepping in front of Nixie. I looked the monster straight in her eyes; she looked like a pale folkloric demon from a Japanese horror flick. "Who the shell are you and what's wrong with your face?" I demanded.
Jun 24th 2011, 14:48 by E O Hatterpol| 1228 AU FROM SUN
NIXIE looked gorgeous, even prettier than I remembered from Monday. We had met spontaneously then, but I could tell she had taken some time in her closet and in front of the mirror today before meeting me at the StarLight Espresso Bar.
Jun 23rd 2011, 14:45 by E O Hatterpol| 1228 AU FROM SUN
"HERE - have another swig of this," said Colonel Condor, passing me a leather skin full of sweet-tasting liquor. "And make sure you waggle your throat while you knock it back. That'll get you good & ready for my story."
Jun 17th 2011, 08:21 by E O Hatterpol| 1228 AU FROM SUN
FIVE planets, three dwarf planets, forty pirate ships, twelve asteroid tanks, seventeen killer whales, one insanely evil salty space pirate and 114,149,830,000 miles later, we've made it to Starbase Octopus!
Jun 16th 2011, 14:30 by E O Hatterpol| 1180 AU FROM SUN
I SHOOK my head to knock the clouds out and surveyed the damage. Ravi the Stompyface had levelled the bookstacks in every direction as far as the eye could see.
Jun 15th 2011, 14:45 by E O Hatterpol| 1133 AU FROM SUN
The Canon smacked into the mountain of books, and for a moment all was still. And then it suddenly burrowed itself deep into the pile, disappearing from sight.
Jun 10th 2011, 15:45 by E O Hatterpol| 913 AU FROM SUN
CAPTAIN Makemake's Meteor Knee was a giant ball of flaming death burning fear into my corneas. But I stood my ground until I could smell the sweat of his armpits.
Jun 9th 2011, 16:19 by E O Hatterpol| 872 AU FROM SUN
WHITE light filled the cavern, filled my space helmet, filled my very bones with a crushing heat and unbearable noise. It sounded like a near-infinite string of bombs were exploding all around us, all the time, forever.
Jun 2nd 2011, 14:26 by E O Hatterpol| 613 AU FROM SUN
"YOU CAN'T PUT MONEY UNDER FREE PARKING," Captain Makemake shouted in rage. "THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE SPACE, IDIOT. WHEN YOU LAND THERE, YOU'RE SAFE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY RENT TO ANYONE. IT'S FREE PARKING, NUMBSKULL. FREE."