Jon made the final carving on his new short bow. He made sure it was the maximum size allowed by the king. Only his guards and soldiers were allowed longbows. The kingdom of Exdom needed meat for its people, so…

B127MZ asked, "Can you read?" JonMo said, "No, it is forbidden and only the king and his barons are allowed to read. My mother did teach me the alphabet and numbers when I was young. We kept that secret. I…

Things had changed at the Outpost. After 2700 years of silence, the interstellar receive-only communications rig that B127MZ kept in top shape came to life. The message was straightforward, startling, and abrupt, "Go immediately to stealth mode. There is a…

JonMo packed up a couple of days of supplies as well as his weapons and the invisibility belt. He then made his way down to the river. Not far from where he was, the river widened out into a narrow…

JonMo said, “Wow, that was fast. They must be farther inland though.” M237B9 replied, “I am analyzing the signal we got from this first probe. It is faint, but a crashing sound like trees falling is repeating. I am going…

B127MZ ushered them into the Outpost and closed the camouflaged entrance. They were all silent as they walked the tunnel to the hidden Outpost. When they were there B127MZ said, "Tell me all that has happened." JonMo looked at M237B9…

Things were somber on the ship. JonMo said, "That was too close. The Intruders are more watchful than we expected." B127MZ responded, "Yes, but that is why we send a pig first. I did get some data and also something…

JonMo took leave of StraVatch and made his way out of the canyon and then through the woods. He arrived at the refugee gathering spot to find only four Big Cats and B127MZ. All refugees were safely hiding in canyons…

JonMo and B127MZ crept up as close as they dared to the big Intruder ship. It was yet dark and a half hour before dawn. B127MZ led the way there with his excellent night vision. They got as close as…

It was the morning of the third day since the Big Cats, JonMo, B127MZ, and M237B9 had parted from the former territory of the Intruders. Both B127MZ's and M237B9's ships were parked in front of the Kingdom of Exdom's castle…