Week - 300 Of Storms and Crumpets by punctuation_ninja

Description: Rain fell in torrents across his window and another lightning flash illuminated his room. The light flickered for a second before coming back on...

Week - 309 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part One by punctuation_ninja

Description: It was some time after midnight. Rae knew that if he got caught coming home at this hour, and in this state, he'd be grounded for the rest of his life...

Week - 310 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Two by punctuation_ninja

Description: Out of his small window he could see a faint tinge of colour on the horizon. It was almost dawn, and he was indeed late...

Week - 311 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Three by punctuation_ninja

Description: Rae was out of his seat and halfway across the room before he heard his aunt's voice. "Raeden. A word, please..."

Week - 312 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Four by punctuation_ninja

Description: "Things started to go very wrong for the newcomers after that. The Sphere has, according to legend, unlimited power..."

Week - 313 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Five by punctuation_ninja

Description: Pouncer called them into a huddle. "Right. Puffy, Sunshine and I will start digging under that tree- you said that was the most likely place, Queenie?"

Week - 314 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Six by punctuation_ninja

Description: He had no doubt how a fight with Copper would end. The silence was broken briefly by a loud thump, and Rae knew Copper had jumped into the basement...

Week - 316 Sunshine and the Sphere: Part Seven by punctuation_ninja

Description: As soon as his paw touched the Sphere, Rae felt a jolt of electricity run through his body. Time froze...

Week - 315 Trapped by punctuation_ninja

Description: He hadn't locked it. He knew he hadn't. He couldn't have, because there was no lock and no key...

Week - 326 Masquerades: Part One by punctuation_ninja

Description: Clearing his throat and straightening his tie again, James steeled himself for a second before knocking on the door. A prim Cybunny wearing spectacles answered it, and looked him up and down disdainfully...

Week - 327 Masquerades: Part Two by punctuation_ninja

Description: Deirdre leaned back in her bench and folded her arms as she glared at him indignantly. "It's times like this that I really wish I wasn't your secretary, sir..."

Week - 328 Masquerades: Part Three by punctuation_ninja

Description: "It doesn't add up," James said in a low voice. "I have a suspicion there's more than meets the eye around here. What say we do a bit of snooping, Deirdre?"

Week - 329 Masquerades: Part Four by punctuation_ninja

Description: He rounded the corner in time to see two pets exiting a room, the smaller of the two locking the door after them. James instantly shrank back into the shadows...

Week - 330 Masquerades: Part Five by punctuation_ninja

Description: "What's the point of having a party without coffee? It's like having a sandwich without bread..."

Week - 331 Masquerades: Part Six by punctuation_ninja

Description: James flinched and closed his eyes as the Gelert butler raised his bat...

Week - 332 Masquerades: Part Seven by punctuation_ninja

Description: "I feel privileged," James called up to the Nimmo, grinning. "It's not every day that I get used as a makeshift ladder..."

Week - 333 Masquerades: Part Eight by punctuation_ninja

Description: "Have you ever known what it's like to be faced with poverty, Mr Trix? No? Let me enlighten you..."

Week - 346 James Nexis - Deception: Part One by punctuation_ninja

Description: James Nexis was tired. Stacks of paper stood on his desk; old newspaper clippings, statistics, notes, and several versions of the report he was currently working on...

Week - 347 James Nexis - Deception: Part Two by punctuation_ninja

Description: James checked his watch. "It's almost half past two in the morning now. Have you left the crime scene exactly as you found it?"

Week - 348 James Nexis - Deception: Part Three by punctuation_ninja

Description: The temperature was dropping alarmingly as James and Deirdre stood outside a meticulously neat apartment at sometime around three in the morning...

Week - 349 James Nexis - Deception: Part Four by punctuation_ninja

Description: James winked at Deirdre then stepped forward with a winning smile on his face...

Week - 350 James Nexis - Deception: Part Five by punctuation_ninja

Description: James looked through his notes enthusiastically. "It makes sense. Everyone would think that..."

Week - 364 Cold as Snow by punctuation_ninja

Description: He regarded the short pink Xweetok in front of him. For a minute it seemed like he wasn't going to answer her at all, but then he spoke in an icy tone.

Week - 366 The Creature by punctuation_ninja

Description: "There really isn't any point to this. You already think I'm crazy. By trying to tell you I'm not, you'll only sink further into your belief that I'm delusional."

Week - 370 Reverie by punctuation_ninja

Description: Reverie and May were the same age, but that was the only similarity between them.

Week - 373 Traitor by punctuation_ninja

Description: Valerie's hands shook as she picked a small velvet bag off the table and tipped the contents into the desk. One letter.

Week - 375 The Ex-Agent by punctuation_ninja

Description: He sighed as he remembered the last time he'd sat in a park. He'd been waiting for an associate to drop off a key which would allow him to unlock a safe...

Week - 379 The Letter by punctuation_ninja

Description: What could he say? What could possibly reverse those dreadful words he'd uttered exactly a year ago?

Week - 384 A Bouquet of Tulips by punctuation_ninja

Description: As soon as I was old enough to support myself I bought a rundown farm in the country. That was when I met Lani...

Week - 391 Devotion by punctuation_ninja

Description: "Heh, kids," he said, and I turned around. "Cute. Hand over your money."

Week - 395 Crimson Leaves by punctuation_ninja

Description: "Yeah," Kale said as he pulled his sister indoors. "It's freezing here, and the doctor said you need to rest, remember?"

Week - 401 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part One by punctuation_ninja

Description: Mr Marcus ignored his secretary, and instead focussed a fake smile on James. "You won't have to worry too much about rain where I'm sending you."

Week - 402 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part Two by punctuation_ninja

Description: Waves of boiling heat rose up from the sand, threatening to cook any unwary travellers who should be stupid enough to step outside their ship without half a ton of ice to stand on.

Week - 403 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part Three by punctuation_ninja

Description: "It's either believe him and try to uncover the truth, or accept that he's guilty and go home. And this place is just way too interesting to leave right now."

Week - 404 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part Four by punctuation_ninja

Description: Looking for something specific in the camp would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Thankfully, James had absolutely no idea what he was looking for.

Week - 405 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part Five by punctuation_ninja

Description: "Don't take it personally, please. He's a reporter; he can't help himself."

Week - 406 James Nexis - Betrayal: Part Six by punctuation_ninja

Description: "I was hoping you could help me, actually," the Hissi said. "If we could just ask Mikah a few questions...."