OT 2010-2015
Original Timeline stories published from 2010 - 2015
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 1)
Five Elements Dancing - Book of the Wood
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 2)
Christmas Chicanery
Like a Brick
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 3)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 4)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 5)
A Fistful of Chaka
Crime and Chaos
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 6)
Five Elements Dancing - Book of the Fire
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 7)
Dream Quest of the Underage Taoist
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 8)
The Secret of the Forger's List (Chapter 1)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 9)
Straight from the Squirrel’s Mouth (Chapter 6)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 10)
The Power of Cute Compels You!
Rotten to the C.O.R.E.
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 11)
The Secret of the Forger's List (Chapter 2)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 12)
Ayla and the Birthday Brawl: (Chap 13)
Straight from the Squirrel’s Mouth (Chapter 7)
The Secret of the Forger's List (Chapter 3)
A View to a Smell
Straight from the Squirrel’s Mouth (Chapter 8)
The Secret of the Forger's List (Chapter 4)
Straight from the Squirrel’s Mouth (Chapter 9)
Gong Hai Fat Choy (Part 1)
Gong Hai Fat Choy (Part 2)
Monkey of Constant Sorrow
Straight from the Squirrel’s Mouth (Chapter 10)
Test Tube Babies
Call the Thunder (Part 7)
Combat Boot
I Looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Part 1)
Adios
I Looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Part 2)
Mimeographic
I looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Parts 3 - 6)
Wednesday Morning, 5AM
To Know Your Heart
I looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Parts 7 & 8)
I looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Part 9)
I looked into the Abyss, and it Winked (Part 10)
Spring, and a Young Squirrel’s Fancy…
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 1)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 2)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 3)
Triple Threat
Tea with a Serpent (Chapter 1)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 4)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 5)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 6)
Tea with a Serpent (Chapter 2)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 7)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 8)
Envy and the Gilded Cage (Part 1)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 9)
Envy and the Gilded Cage (Part 2)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 10)
Envy and the Gilded Cage (Part 3)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 11)
The Kodiak in Winter
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 12)
There's Something about Billie (Chapter 1)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 13)
There's Something about Billie (Chapter 2)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 14)
The Widening Gyre
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 15)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 16)
Tennyo's Easter (Chapter 1)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 17)
Tennyo's Easter (Chapter 2)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 18)
Tennyo's Easter (Chapter 3)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 19)
Tennyo's Easter (Chapter 4)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 20)
Ecila in Normalland - Chapter 1: This Is Whateley
Silent Nacht (Chapter 1)
Silent Nacht (Chapter 2)
Ecila in Normalland - Chapter 2: This Is Madness
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 21)
Silent Nacht (Chapter 3)
Ayla and the Mad Scientist: (Chap 22)
Anecdotal Antidote Apocalypse
Tennyo Goes to Hell (Part 1) - Warning
Tennyo Goes to Hell (Part 2) - Warning
May Your Death Be Sweet
Silent Nacht (Chapter 4)
The Real MCO
Sun and Fun
VAMP
What's Up Dork?
Saks and Violence
Whilst Any Speaks (Chapter 1)
Whilst Any Speaks (Chapter 2)
Whilst Any Speaks (Chapter 3)
Silent Nacht (Chapter 5)
Whilst Any Speaks (Chapter 4)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 1)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 2)
Charge 2: le Snob Francais
Steel Ribbon
Dancing in the Shadows (Part 1)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 3)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 4)
Roulette (Chapter 1)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 5)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 6)
Diamonds Are a Vamp's Best Friend (Part 1)
Buffalo Gal Won't You Come Out Tonight (Ch 7)
Roulette (Chapter 2)
Dancing in the Shadows (Part 2)
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 1)
Roulette (Chapter 3)
The Art of Being the Imp (Part 1)
Charge 1: La Belle de Chaniers (Ch 1)
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 2)
The Art of Being the Imp (Part 2)
The Art of Being the Imp (Part 3)
Charge 1: La Belle de Chaniers (Ch 2)
The Art of Being the Imp (Part 4)
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 3)
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 4)
Charge 3: Point de'inflexion
Whisper (Chapters 1-12)
Mama's Boy
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 5)
Kayda 2: Trials of a Warrior (Ch 6)
Whisper (Chapters 13-19)
Rise 'n Shine
Kayda 3: Two Spirits (Chapter 1)
North to Atlantis
Mission Imp-probable (Part 1)
Kayda 3: Two Spirits (Chapter 2)
Mission Imp-probable (Part 2)
Mission Imp-probable (Part 3)
The Kodiak Conspiracy (Chapter 1)
The Zica Encounter
The Kodiak Conspiracy (Chapter 2)
Kayda 3: Two Spirits (Chapter 3)
An Imp-perfect World (Ch 1)
An Imp-perfect World (Ch 2)
Kayda 4: Now the Real Learning Can Begin (Ch 1)
The Kodiak Conspiracy (Chapter 3)
Diamonds Are a Vamp's Best Friend (Part 2)
Kayda 4: Now the Real Learning Can Begin (Ch 2)
An Imp-perfect World (Ch 3)
Kayda 4: Now the Real Learning Can Begin (Ch 3)
An Imp-perfect World (Ch 4) 1
Kayda 4: Now the Real Learning Can Begin (Ch 4)
Kayda 4: Now the Real Learning Can Begin (Ch 5)
The Kodiak Conspiracy (Chapter 4)
The Kodiak Conspiracy (Chapter 5)
The Island of Dr DNA
A Pocket Full of Tansy
Whisper (Chapters 20-25)
The Back Side of Paradise
Date Night
The Riddle of Sappho (Prologue and Canto I)
First Imp-ressions
The Riddle of Sappho (Canto II)
The Riddle of Sappho (Canto III)
The Riddle of Sappho (Canto IV)
The Riddle of Sappho (Canto V)
The Riddle of Sappho (Canto VI)
Wine, Women, and Ayla (Part 1)
Whisper (Chapters 26-30)
As Beauty Does
Wine, Women, and Ayla (Part 2)
Hank 1: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
The Penance Factor
A Touch of Mischief
Whisper (Chapters 31-35)
Medicine Girl
Galatea Debutante
Whisper (Chapters 36-39)
Charging Buffalo, Hidden Dragon (Part 1)
Charging Buffalo, Hidden Dragon (Part 2)
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No Heroes, Part 5: Once bitten
No Heroes
Part 5: Once bitten
by null0trooper
"Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied"
— Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"
No Heroes, Part 3: Memory's crooked lane
No Heroes
Part 3: Memory's crooked lane
by null0trooper
Some people come to Academy because they need to, some come because they are needed. How far a person will go for a second chance can be as revealing as a light in the darkness. A candle ground underfoot along the way tells a darker, but no less important, tale. Which will you choose to remember when your own book is signed and closed?
"I've been a fool, I've been cruel to myself
I've been hanging onto nothing
When nothing could be worse than hanging on"
— Ruth Moody, "Heaven When We're Home"
No Heroes, Part 4: A definition of stress
No Heroes
Part 4: A definition of stress
by null0trooper
"Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich"
— Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"
No Heroes, Part 2: Hard wakeup calls
No Heroes
Part 2: Hard wakeup calls
by null0trooper
"Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows that the good guys lost."
— Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"
No Heroes, Part 1: New to the neighborhood
No Heroes
Part 1: New to the neighborhood
by null0trooper
Benjamin needs a new coat, a roommate, a clue or two, and maybe someone should inventory the rocks in his head. It's all good for something at Whateley Academy.
A/N: Thanks go out to Wasamon, Domoviye, and Amethyst for help with the Student Orientation.
"Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed."
— Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"
Triptych, Part 3: Arabesque pour une Garrison Chinoise
A Whateley Academy Tale
Triptych
Part 3: Arabesque pour une Garrison Chinoise
by
null0trooper
Shadowing an office-bound employee should be child's play for an AI capable of tapping any electronic device the employee touches. Colombine has two weeks to learn the high-stakes game said employee is playing. How Benjamin plans to cash in his chips and who's looking over his shoulder remain a mystery.
Triptych, Part 2: Count Zero Concerto
A Whateley Academy Tale
Triptych
Part 2: Count Zero in Concerto
by
null0trooper
Just before midnight, January 6, 2017,
Elmendorf Air Force Base
"We are on standby for take-off. The seatbelt light is on. Passengers, please return to your seats if you haven't already."
Benjamin was still dead to the world, and if it weren't for his seatbelt, he would have slid out of his seat by now. Colombine amused herself by sabotaging Kota Kobayakawa's attempts to call out on his phone despite security restrictions. The various numbers he'd tried to reach could be extended into a useful exercise in social network analysis. Once they were clear of the air base and Anchorage, she let him try his luck with the extensive cell coverage in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Triptych, Part 1: Solo Bransle for A Minor
So Not A Date (A Parents Day Incident)
A Whateley Academy Tale
So Not A Date
(A Parents Day Incident)
by
null0trooper
Parents Day! A Whateley tradition devised to show families how their little monsters are settling in amidst the many challenges of an enriching academic environment. In some cases, the message is "See? Our buildings are still standing. Do you think you could do as well with that kid of yours for what you're paying?"
Benjamin Keeling's only visiting on a job. It's only a coincidence that he's visiting today, and it's not like he's checking up on anyone. Nope!