TreeBeard's published ficlets
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Hope in the Void
“Tanner, push the ignition!” Emily yelled. Tanner sat at the control panel, his head drooping. “It just struck me. This is re…
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Ice Planet Part 8
It was hard climbing up the wall of snow . When they tried to pull themselves up, the snow would just give way, leaving them …
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Unseen Tension
In the cramped engine room, the announcement blared from the loudspeakers. “Red alert. All hands to battle stations.” Officer…
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Ice Planet Part 7
“I am quite alright, thanks for asking. I am not sure that the same can be said for my friend here. He seems to have been kno…
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Finding Emily
With the laser gun aimed at him, Edison reluctantly unlocked the door. Poe and Holmes stepped out. Poe promptly punched Ediso…
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The Missing Office Chase
Where did they go? Flint looked around. There was an open dumpster with some banana peels in it. He lifted himself onto the d…
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The Missing Office is Mailed
Flint entered Boxes ‘R’ Us. The door chimed and a tall teenage boy came to the counter.
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Sherlock Holmes is On Poe's Case
Holmes sat motionless in depressive introspection. That was something that Poe was quite familiar with himself. “Holmes,” sai…
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A Degree of Difficulty
“Now you’re sure that this is gonna work, right?” asked Clive.
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On the Trail of the Missing Office
He shimmied down the drainpipe in his suit and tie and landed on the sidewalk. He looked around. There was a banana peel in t…
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Mystery of the Missing Office
Flint walked past his secretary and into his office, quickly closing the door behind him.He stopped and stared.The room was c…
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Ice Planet Part 6
The sled moved along silently for hours with nothing but the sparkling black of the night’s sky above them and the sparkling …
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Under Pressure
It was the end. They were trapped inside the spaceship’s engine with no way out. When it powered up, everything inside would …
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Ice Planet Part 5
The frost covered planet of Carmosc did not always bear life.The people, animals and vegetation were brought by an immense in…
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Ice Planet Part 4
Kate wore a form-fitting snowsuit. She was thin and had the bright red hair that was common for the inhabitants of this plane…
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Ice Planet Part 3
Katarina Obelenskaya was a young woman with bright red hair and pale skin. Pale even for a Carmoscite. She sat at the bar, dr…
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Ice Planet Part 2
“If that’s what you want, I’ll see what I can do.” Samovar studied the display built into the surface of his desk, occasional…
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Prophet Without a Following
A prophet’s job is never done, he thought as he sat back against the dumpster behind Antonio’s Pizzeria. It wasn’t his fault …
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Ice Planet Part 1
Lars stood outside the door, hesitating.He entered to find a small office.There was just enough room for an untidy desk and a…
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We come out at night
Leader 44 picked up the chunk of still living flesh, mutilated beyond all recognition, and slowly fed it to the hive queen, w…
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