Following an unsuccessful and debilitating experiment by the Navy, Tristan Taylor’s now reclusive and desolate life takes a shocking turn with the arrival of an alien warrior whose ship has crash-landed behind his isolated cottage.
Discovering that his previously failed brain implant can interface with the alien's computers, Tristan resolves to accompany the enchanting Aesia in her quest to return to her people...little knowing what awaits him. And at what price...?
A Story in the Second Best Universe Second Best, Book II. If you haven't read Second Best, you'll probably survive -- but it will give you something to do, after... Strange Relationships was a finalist for the Silver Clitoride Award for April 2006.
A Middletown story
"Kara was the ultimate hardass—tough, no-nonsense, and fiercely loyal. Her childhood friend Ray had been wounded by his fiancée’s betrayal and was afraid to open his heart again."
Learning the truth about Vader and with Han imprisoned, Luke is ready to speed up his Jedi training. Hearing of a holocron on Nar Shaddaa in the hands of a female pirate crew, he charms all the ladies.
On the way to a spring break vacation on the beach, Kaylee and family are on a plane that's about to crash. Time freezes and a huge alien appears, then... read it and find out. - Most story codes / tags are in later chapters.