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Flash Fiction #659 --More Neko Adventures/7

 "Colin!" Luna yelled."Penguin to the rescue!" Reggie shouted and leaped into the storm.Neko made a sound that might have been disbelief or rage. He started to move, but Shosha caught hold of him with a wail of despair. He almost tried to shake free of her, but she might have fallen out of the boat as well.  Neko didn't want to go flying after her.Neko had to trust his spirit animal to

Flash Fiction # 658 -- More Neko Adventures/6

 The storm blotted out the sunlight, but Maude still glowed with a hellish orange and red light.  Ghostly lightning played across her face.  She had changed, and not for the better.Colin put more power into their protective wall. Neko felt a hint of desperation in the act- and perhaps that was exactly what he was seeing.  This was an act for the megalomaniac Maude, who would

Flash Fiction #657 -- More Neko Adventures/5

Neko decided it was best to turn the car over to Colin or Luna since it took too much of his attention. He wanted to know what they might be up against.Colin drove in silence for a few miles. Then, he took an off-ramp and parked at a deserted truck stop. "Reggie, tell us everything you remember about the storm and the trouble you felt.""When I left you, I headed for the mountains where I sensed

Flash Fiction # 656 -- More Neko Adventures/4

 The fae didn't drop the invisibility shield until we were all in the room.By then, it was too late.Someone- or something- stood by the window.  The shape moved aside, and a corner of a curtain fell back into place, covering the storm."You did an excellent job," Dorian said."Reginald," I said, jumped onto the bed, and leaped closer to my spirit animal.  "I should have realized that

Flash Fiction #655 -- More Neko Adventures/3

 "What do we do?" Shosha cried. Her fur had fluffed out, and I couldn't find her head. She had moved into Luna's arms and was now trying to burrow into Luna's jacket. She pulled it open, and Shosha disappeared, but I could still hear her.  "Where can we go?"Reginald moved to block some of the wind and leaned close to Colin.  "I am pure magic.  I am too much of a beacon to her.

Flash Fiction #654 -- More Neko Adventures/2

 The ocean was cold, loud with the pounding surf, and powerful. The water caught hold of me, dragging me away from the shore and downward toward the seabed. Small shapes scattered through the murky water.I gathered all of this in a couple of heartbeats, along with the realization that something large and dangerous lurked nearby. And my head would explode --Something huge rushed at me. 

Flash Fiction # 653--More Neko Adventures/1

 (Continued from Neko's Trip Home/18 10/25/24)I tried to ignore the giant emperor penguin as I turned and headed toward Colin.  Unfortunately, the big guy talked a lot.  Constantly.  I wanted to strangle him before we reached the blanket where the others sat enjoying the ocean sunset."Neko," Colin said with a smile.  "Chase all the gulls -- oh.""I seem to have a problem."

Flash Fiction # 652 -- Leaving Home

 Della stopped and reconsidered her decision. Wasn't she too old for running away from home?  Maybe so, but even her father told her to leave Northwood. Once mother had gone to market, he'd helped her pack, given her a few more coins, and sent her off with a wavering smile.There were few places to go that were any better than Northwood. -- at least in the human world. She pushed away

Flash Fiction #651 -- Usso (Drabble)

 Usso, the King's Mage, hadn't traveled for years, but now he went to face trouble in the north. He and the king knew dark and light magic still lingered.  They had kept the knowledge of magical enemies a secret and avoided dealing with panicked humans.  Usso no longer considered himself human and wanted no one to mistake the change. Usso studied the art of past ages when magi

FFlash Fiction #651 -- Usso (Drabble0

 Usso, the King's Mage, hadn't traveled for years, but now he went to face trouble in the north. He and the king knew dark and light magic still lingered.  They had kept the knowledge of magical enemies a secret and avoided dealing with panicked humans.  Usso no longer considered himself human and wanted no one to mistake the change. Usso studied the art of past ages when magi