A Double Drabble (my first); RUNNING;

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Dedicated to mrua7. Thank you for your encouragment. This is me trying to follow your excellent tip . . .

                                                                                                 RUNNING!

In the gathering darkness, Illya crashed through the undergrowth, leaping over logs, dodging branches and feeling every single hailstone as though it were a single missile aimed just at him alone. He paused for breath, panting, and glanced around, but all he could see were the woodlands he had run through. He shook his head, his lungs still screaming for more air as he panted. He hadn’t run this far or this fast in a long time…and still he suspected that it wouldn’t be enough.

Napoleon was going to pay big time for this. He had another eight miles or so to run yet and if he was even ten seconds longer than the target time he had been given, he had been promised a month on Survival Island in punishment. This was Napoleon’s doing. Napoleon whom had got himself distracted with some female once too often. Waverly had angrily responded by sending them both down for retesting. If Napoleon’s foolishness led to Illya being sent back to Cutter for a month, then his life would not be worth living. Illya would make sure of that. He smiled grimly to himself, took a deep, slightly shaky breath, and started to run again.

The Beast of Broadway Affair, part 1/5 (Non-challenge fic)

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Title: The Beast of Broadway Affair, Act I: Ever a Surprise
Rating: PG13
Word count: ~2000
Author: Rose of Pollux

Summary: For two weeks, sightings of a monstrous beast in Midtown Manhattan have filled the news. After being rescued from THRUSH, Napoleon has reason to believe that he is the one transforming into the creature. Faced with this unfamiliar situation, Napoleon now turns to Illya to find out just what happened to him during his two-week captivity, as well as helping him stay human.

Gen version is available at ff.net.

Expanded version of an idea I tested with a couple short pieces a few weeks ago that garnered a little interest. Here is the full version of chapter one, an expanded version of the first short piece.

Coughs & Sneezes (Redux)

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I know Writer's and Reader's Choice is officially on hiatus but, with all the sickness running rife through Section VII, I was reminded of a piece I wrote called 'Coughs and Sneezes'.

Click the pic to go to AO3.