- The Altanoon Legacy
Dr. Megan Choi wiped the sweat from her brow as she carefully brushed away centuries of dust from the ancient stone tablet. The ruins of Xylophia-IV stretched out around her, silent sentinels of a long-lost civilization. She had been working in this particular chamber for weeks, slowly uncovering the secrets of the Altanoons. “Any progress,…
- The Utopia Without Us
In the year 2145, humanity had done it. After millennia of war, pain, disease, and resource depletion, we had finally unlocked the secrets of building a perfect society. It would be a self-sustaining utopia—a flawless haven for harmony, intelligence, and beauty, standing as the pinnacle of human achievement. Yet, the irony of this perfection was…
- The Parker Timestream
The rain fell in cold, relentless waves, washing the streets of 1985 Ponchatoula, Louisiana, in a shroud of melancholy gray. Ewan Parker emerged from the faint blue light of his time portal and quickly ducked into the shadows of a decrepit brick building lining the narrow street. His breath fogged in the cool night air,…
- The Lunar Deception
Commander Trevor Dunn squinted through the viewfinder of the long-range camera, his breath catching in his throat. The object he’d been tracking for the past three days was finally coming into focus, and it wasn’t what he’d expected. Not at all. “Houston, are you seeing this?” he radioed, his voice tinged with excitement and disbelief….
- The Mirrored Earth
Dr. Nora Steves squinted at the holographic display, her heart racing as she processed the data streaming in from the deep-space telescope array. “This can’t be right,” she muttered, running a hand through her disheveled, ginger hair. “What is it?” Dr. Vix Patel asked, leaning over her shoulder to examine the readouts. Nora pointed to…