Inspired by 4OfSwords' "The Many Deaths of Samish".
This is the story of Ian Scranton, a refugee from Earth who winds up stranded on an alien Grue-infested world. His many very strange journeys during his time here eventually lead him to becoming the famous sidekick for Amber Vallance.
4OfSwords' "The Many Deaths of Samish" can be found here:
http://aryion.com/g3/showgallery.php?id=109348
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Chapter 1: Out of the Frying Pan
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"Silurheans don't need toothpaste. That's very bad. Seriously. Never trust someone who doesn't ever need toothpaste."
- Peter Artant
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Ian Scranton's protective cocoon of dreamless sleep was shattered by a hard jolt and the dancing o
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Chapter 10: Distant Early Warning
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"Romba!!!"
"Romba?"
"Yes, Romba. Like that old jungle commando movie... you know, the guy with the machine guns..."
"Ugh, that movie? Of all the ancient human movies, you just had to become a fan of that one..."
"Well, he was hot."
"Yes, there is that... but still.
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Chapter 11: In Memory of Bunnies
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"When the Majestic Council of 12 got tired of the Cerulean Dawn's insurgency operations during the Third World War, they decided to retire the Men in Black division. The four hundred year old secret paramilitary organization, which had been the apex predators of all fighting forces in the world, had proven inadequate against th
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Chapter 12: Been A Long Time Coming
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"Fairy women are, for all their high female to male birth ratios, not the friendliest culture in the galaxy for some of humanity.
While Africa's city folk are much more progressive, a lot of the rural population still holds onto various old traditions which, collectively, can be identified as highly patriarchal in na
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Chapter 2: Size Matters
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"Never go near a fairy wearing a leather jacket. Siluvarans won't hesitate to throw that jacket over your head and beat you with big, heavy sticks to show their distaste for dead animal skins. And that's a good response. If you run into fairies that aren't offended by leather jackets, then you'd better be ready to defend yourself
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Chapter 3: Captive Audience
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"May you live in interesting times." - purported ancient Chinese curse
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From the moment he landed on this strange planet, everything had turned psychedelic. Suddenly there were giant women everywhere - and they all seemed to have an appetite for him! H
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Chapter 4: No Such Thing as Safe
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"Did you know that a Spriggan is a vorarephile's dream come true?" - Ian, Scranton, speaking snarkily
"So is a fairy, to me. I'm their last meal. Ever." - Amber Vallance, grinning evilly
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"The Ere-what?!" Hollani
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Chapter 5: Overkill
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"On Earth, man chases woman. In Siluvaran territory, woman chases man. And you wonder why so many human men are emigrating?" - anonymous
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Upon landing in Isaya's belly again, Ian Scranton had torn open his dahla pod and hastily wolfed down as many of those big
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Chapter 6: The Incorruptible Children
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"Never met a Grue Combine problem that couldn't be solved with the application of enough kaboom. A city full of fairies? A swarm of Silurheans? Giantesses? Kadruata on the move? Just add more kaboom. A Grue Combine warship? Do like the Bollars did - add a whole hell of a lot more KABOOM!" - Ashley Sutton, Gunnery Serg
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Chapter 7: Wrench in the Works
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"When a gal pact's desire to have you is greater than your desire to remain single and free, you will be bound." - Siluvaran proverb (translated)
"My God... the sky... it's full of... single women!"
"But they're... fairies."
"Doesn't matter when they're women!" - anonymous conversation
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Chapter 8: A Good Silurhean...
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"There's a lot about Ross-154-D that the mainstream media doesn't know about. Yeah, sure, everyone knows that families go to Ross-154-D for the theme parks. But there's a lot of other people who head offroad into the forest regions. The attraction are these 'Spriggans' called 'Isaya'. I can't even bring myself to put into words h
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Chapter 9: The Passing of the Flame
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"When a blue-aura fairy feeds another of their kind into her womb she absorbs this person's body to replenish her magic, plus she stands to gain physical nourishment as well. But when she is done feeding, she releases her prey's soul into a whole new rejuvenated mortal shell... extending their lifespan and leaving them healt
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