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THE DEVIL'S CRADLE: 5. "Nightmares Made Flesh"

Sunday, April 29, 2012

To stay was to doom them all. At least this way the demon dogging her steps would have only one victim in his sights.

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TITLE: "NIGHTMARES MADE FLESH"

SERIES: THE DEVIL'S CRADLE

CHAPTER: 5. Sequel to "THINGS UNSPOKEN"

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

PAIRING: Zoe/Wash Simon/Kaylee

RATING: PG-13

SUMMARY: "While the Captain, Jayne and Book make

their way back to the docks, River keeps trying to find

someone to listen to her. Meanwhile another soul has to

face a terrifying enemy that never sleeps."

"NIGHTMARES MADE FLESH"

A "Firefly" Story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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The figure was a shadow among shadows. Silent and easily blending with any background so only movement caught the eye. The trouble was that even drawn to that slight change it revealed nothing. No salamander could have done a better job at camouflage. Hidden eyes watched while a very sharp meticulous brain took note of everything.

At first little Lucy Dengate didn't understand what was happening. Why her mother was beside herself with fear, her father red faced and angry. Lashing out at everyone and everything because the one thing he wanted to fight was unknown and beyond his reach. Beyond even his vision. The tension mounted, Lucy started to cry but quietly. Sobs that were virtually soundless and thus twice as heart wrenching to her family. Cora tried to soothe, to shush, her husband worried but fuming in the background. Hating being powerless to protect those he loved against an unknown threat. That was, if there really was a threat. Cora had to take a couple of slow deep breaths not to lash out at him. Knowing it was the worry talking not intellect.

"There have been three Harvey. THREE. And all of them gifted." She did not add 'like Lucy'. The inference was clear, obvious, and did not need spelling out so that even their six year old knew what they were referring to but the girl was not stupid. Far from it and that was the trou

Comments
Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:08
Ok I've have to keep a tally of everyone I need to keep track of, it's quite a list, AliD, and this is only the 5th chapter! Excellent chapter it was, too, xiexie
Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:17
So happy you are enjoying the story MalsDoxy, and yes there are quite a few people cropping up in this series. All sorts coming up so hang on tight! Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Monday, 30 April 2012 17:54
Very interesting, curious when all these different threads will eventually collide.
Monday, 30 April 2012 19:23
As things become clearer they will also become a mite more complicated, Nutluck! Thanks for the shiny feedback, Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
BYTEMITE
Monday, 30 April 2012 20:49
"He just hoped the snipers didn't have the modern equivalent of crawlers to come after them."

"Her pale face was solemn, the look in her eyes intent on his face as if she could make him understand by sheer dint of willing it to be so. "They're all crawling out of the woodwork, Simon."

Well. That's doesn't fill me with much hope. Crew's split up, I think Mal may have been drugged somehow (maybe through the mask they used), River's too scared to make sense, and some bad mojo is going on.

Monday, 30 April 2012 23:24
Yep, that about covers it, Bytemite. Even scared River does have her moments though. Thanks for the shiny comments, Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
EBFIDDLER
Sunday, 06 May 2012 23:41
Lots of interesting happenings on various threads here, Ali D. You pulled at my heartstrings with Lucy and her parents. Mal's reaction to the sand crawler was priceless. I share Zoe's uneasiness. And what's River seeing? Altogether an intriguing chapter, and I'm eager for more. (Maybe I'll be able to read more regularly now that I have my fic under control.)
Monday, 07 May 2012 00:13
Glad you are enjoying the various threads, Ebfiddler. As for what River's seeing you will find out more soon and glad to hear you have your fic under control. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

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