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Threadmarks: Part Forty-Seven: The Worst Laid Plans
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Seven: The Worst Laid Plans
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
A Day Later
Alexandria
Rebecca stood by the desk, arms folded. Her eye was on Mindfog as he forged his way around the track, eight men...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Six: Ground Zero
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
PRT ENE Building, Conference Room A
Monochrome
"Okay, this is my best read of the situation." Lisa flicked a laser pointer over the image of the...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Five: Incoming Shitstorm
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Boston
Accord
The last of the collapsing rubble had ceased making noise a few minutes ago. Accord listened carefully, trying to locate the sound...
Threadmarks: Part Forty-Four: The Shape of Things to Come
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Four: The Shape of Things to Come
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
PRT ENE Building, Conference Room A
Regent
Alec glanced up as the conference room door opened, and a guy walked in. Moderately fit...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Three: Negotiations
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Director Emily Piggot, PRT ENE
Emily laced her fingers together, laying her hands flat on the desk in front of her. It seemed an inadequate gesture...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-Two: Meanwhile …
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Uber
"Holy shit, have you heard about this?" Leet looked up from where he'd been browsing PHO. "Says here, Butcher's been sighted in the Bay."
"You're...
She's arrogant enough to believe that even if she dies, she'll still be capable of taking over the driver's seat again.
As far as she's concerned, the others haven't because they aren't her.
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty-One: Long Term Solutions
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Monochrome
"Okay," said Madison. "That's done. But …"
She looked down at Butcher, who was leaning hard to see around the suit, then sighed and...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Forty: Round Three
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Flechette
Lily watched as the PRT troopers erected a marquee over Blockade's massive powersuit. There was a certain efficiency in their movements that told...
Threadmarks: Part Thirty-Nine: The Teeth Go Marching On
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Nine: The Teeth Go Marching On
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Grue
Brian fast-walked along the pavement, then went up the stairs to the front door of the apartment building, taking the steps two at a...
Yes, it is actually a fix fic. This is deliberate.
To be honest, I just wanted Coil out of the way. I've disposed of him in every way possible so far, and he wasn't even a real danger in this iteration, so sometimes shit just happens.
Thank you.
Butcher!March is going to be a tough nut to...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Eight: Fight!
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Monochrome
If anyone had told me before all this started that I'd ever get used to roaring through the air on the shoulder of a massive powersuit piloted...
Threadmarks: Part Thirty-Seven: Escalation Marches Onward
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Seven: Escalation Marches Onward
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Friday Afternoon, 24 September 2010
Grue
"That's an interesting offer," Lisa said chirpily before Brian could put in his demurral...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Six: Breaking Step
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
March
Fully aware that the car she was driving was more than a little conspicuous, and not wanting Monochrome's battlesuited buddy to land on it—and...
It does, yes.
(Also, I spell 'tyres' in the British/Australian manner. The only words I tend to spell in the US manner in these stories are ones where the pronunciation is changed by the spelling, such as aluminium/aluminum, or where something's written down, such as in PHO segments.)
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Five: First Contact
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by @Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
A No-Tell Motel on the Outskirts of Brockton Bay
March
May waited until darkness had fallen before she headed out to prowl the night. She'd...
Earning Her Stripes
Part Thirty-Four: Stealing a March
[A/N: This chapter commissioned by Fizzfaldt and beta-read by Lady Columbine of Mystal.]
Thursday Morning, September 23, 2010
March
The car could have used a good clean-out but May figured it would defeat the purpose of stealing...