This is a rewrite of an old post. It was one of my first efforts and was very rough. I think I've got it fixed. Mick and Vicki work together and are sent on a work assignment. Amy is married to Mick. Stuff happens.
A story in the Kaire Universe
The start of the second Deviant war begins with an attack of a Kaire colony. Deviants were sick bastards that used other races as entertainment. They would breed or capture them and force them to fight each other like some type of gladiator game. They were a type of Cephalopod that left the water to walk their world, only now they used drones to do everything for them.
A story in the Sara series A sad teen waif is dumped on the family by her two-timing father. She's had a big, big problem all her life but, as ever, Sara can see the opportunity.