POV Change: Scarlet Clementine Johnson and returns to Rachel Park halfway down Recap: Scarlet went down into the hive and found the queens, but accidentally discovered the alien base and is now exploring it. Scarlet frowned as she walked along the nearly silent crystal hallways, hands intertwined behind her back; the low hum of the walls and soft tapping sounds the orange aliens made behind her …

POV Change: Scarlet Clementine Johnson Recap: Rachel sent Fiona to find some info and she rescued our bird family from a deadly snake the size of a school bus and a swarm of dragonfly-like insects (electrifying!).  She found out some news on the crystals and is returning.  In this chapter, we go back to Scarlet’s POV and follow her adventure to explore …

POV Change:  Fiona (our resident Fairy that can talk to animals) Fiona sighed as she rose into the brightening sky, the stars now all but invisible; it was becoming a bit easier to fly, but the slightly heavier gravity still bothered her a tad.  The extra gravity wasn’t the only thing that pressed down on her frail body; the atmosphere was …

Rachel breathed a heavy sigh as Maria crossed her arms; eyebrows raised, expecting a further explanation.  “I’m supercharged on moonlight. If I put some effort into moving, I’ll hurt myself.” “Screw these moons,” Maria growled, slouching further into her seat.  “Makes me sick and wrecks your body. What’s goin’ on out there? Figure anything else out?” She leaned back, closing …

Rachel’s ears twitched as she listened to the surrounding jungle, still assessing the situation while looking at the camouflaged insect inside Fiona’s Wind Prison. Taliesin was talking to Thomson and Cross about returning to Earth to report, making sure they knew the important information to bring back.  Fiona was delivering her hot bars to an amused Scarlet and Maria, and …

Rachel tracked the creatures’ movements up a large tree; they were surprisingly silent and quick for their size, but she could hear every twitch of their muscles and joints. Turning to the captain, she said, “Taliesin, once Scarlet is back, could you send one of your men through to report the situation to the Major and have them bring as …

Rachel’s skin prickled as they left the plane; there was a helicopter waiting for them when they exited the aircraft. The air was much chillier than she anticipated; even though it didn’t bother her, it was the first time she’d experienced the northern winter.  Large snow deposits were shoveled off to the sides of the airstrip, and there were still …

Well, we made it to Volume 3!  Now we’ll see what mysteries lie beyond this crystal … what awaits our heroines?  I tried to skip by most the unimportant stuff, getting the grit out of the way with what time I had.  The transition to a new volume always has a little bit of … well, transitioning. Rachel’s ears stiffened …

The last chapter of the Volume.  Volume 3 will begin next week! Rachel followed Anthony up the stairs to the third level of the parking lot; there were only four cars in the entire area, and they were close to the entrance.  She could smell Duncan’s discomfort and hear it in the sounds his muscles made, but she’d expected as …

Rachel felt a tingle shoot through her veins as she rose to her feet, hair partially fanning around her back.  “Then, should we take it outside?” “Okay, I think this has gone too far,” Duncan muttered.  “You can’t just go around picking fights.” She frowned as she turned to him, adding a genuinely confused expression.  “I’m not picking a fight, …