The Bird and The Worm
- Reads 74
- Votes 0
- Parts 10
Tagssci-fi
Ariera Harkinson, a young woman with a patchy past, meets an unexpected character in the most unlikely of places. He gives her an offer she can't refuse. her life of crime as a freebooter is suddenly turned upside down and given order and a common goal to fight for; making the galaxy a safe and peaceful place.
But does Ariera join this honorable effort from the kindness of her heart, or does the girl from the streets have other plans in mind?
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Assassin's Eye
A girl trained to be an assassin her entire life finds herself facing a crisis as she decides to turn away from a life of killing, and rather to a (slightly) more honorable career. (Wrote this a while ago... Like a year... Figured I'd post it cuz why not?)Complete
Resa: a story set in the world of 'the Balance'
It is Resa's birthday and she is 54 years old. She has one year left until she goes over and she has been perfectly happy for the past 37 years, never questioning whether or not she loves her husband or even likes her children. But now she does. She has heard that some run but most, pretty much all, just go over. They go peacefully but Resa cannot believe they go happily. Older than her husband, she must go alone. She is given a guide dog to help her to make sense of the transition, to be with her, to be the be the only thing she knows on the day she turns 55. She doesn't even know what to call it.Complete
The Moonlights Spell
Nadia Rose Quinn had a sketchy child hood. It all began at the age of five when her parents split up. Then at the age of seven her mam passed away from livers disease after being an alcoholic for two years. Then she was passed through a number of different orphanages till she was ten. He gramps took her in after that and she has lived with her ever since on their farm in the English country side. So when her grandma Sheila passes away Nadia is beside her self, if she though her life was bad then it's worse now. Not old enough to take care of her self at the age of fifteen she is told she can either go back to Italy and live with a man she can hardly remember or be put back in to the adoption system. Not wanting to go back in her life she chooses to travel to Italy to live with her farther. At first she hates it. One day when she decides to go exploring on her farther's speed boat she gets stuck on a island call Borealis, it is here that her life will be changed for ever.Complete
HER EYES CHANGE AND SO DOES SHE
When a outcast teenager gets in a fight with the wrong people she is forced to take care of things herself; however, she didn't realize that this would trigger something more then she could imagine. She doesn't understand what she gets herself into until she is into it. Then it is too late. She soon finds herself humiliated and alone; nevertheless, she covers herself in a shell and plasters a smile on her face just to humiliate the world back. Maybe she could soon find someone to get her out of her shell but maybe they may also break her more then she already was. ---------- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle StoryComplete
The last
Y/N doesn't remember what freedom feels like. She was taken when she was young-stolen by people who saw potential in her pain. The Commission gave her a name, a number, a purpose. The Handler taught her how to survive. How to disappear. How to kill. Now she's a weapon Until Five finds her. Sharp-eyed, cold-hearted, dangerous in his own way. They're strangers-but something about her stops him cold. She's not part of his mission. She is the mission. She knows who he is. He has no idea who she really is. But the past has cracks, and feelings don't always follow orders. As timelines collapse and the truth claws its way out, Five starts to realize: She wasn't meant to live like this. And maybe-just maybe-he wasn't meant to walk past her like she's no one. Because even strangers can carry pieces of each other.Complete
Left Behind
She was on her way to the spaceport, to board a shuttle that would take her to one of the spacecrafts that will carry all the humans off world... or so she thought. Instead, she was brought to a remote location, doomed to be left on earth, alone and miserable. Now, years later, she's ready to face the wilderness together with her "kidnapper". From here on, it's not about "what" she finds, but "how" she finds herself. Left behind is a short story that tells about a successful woman who's destiny is different than what she thought. In a mass-eviction of a doomed earth, she's the one left behind. She has to cope with things she never would have thought she would.Complete
Forgotten
This story is about a girl who ends up getting abandoned. She can't remember anything personal about herself. She travels down the highway to the nearest town for help. This isn't as easy as she thought it would be. She needs food but only has a little bit. She encounters many nice people but also a very bad one. He seems to be always popping up everywhere even in her dreams.Complete
Protective Fire
Astrid was a normal teenager with dreams, a crush, and the best friend a girl could ask for. That is until tragedy strikes and her entire life is turned upside down. Now she has to overcome her anxiety and open up to new people. Not hard right? Well that's where Caleb comes into play. He is Wayward's pride and joy and he can't seem to get Astrid out of his mind. The problem is he already has a girlfriend and Astrid wants nothing to do with him. Can these two enchanting souls come together to help save a universe from the creatures mere mortals have no idea about?Complete
A girl trained to be an assassin her entire life finds herself facing a crisis as she decides to turn away from a life of killing, and rather to a (slightly) more honorable career. (Wrote this a while ago... Like a year... Figured I'd post it cuz why not?)
More detailsContent Guidelines