Fanfic Author: The Barracuda

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the world of The Barracuda. As of February 2004, there's been an upheaval, a change in direction and my universe has changed. I've moved away from anything TGS related to better differentiate my own universe. So please read and enjoy. The characters of Shadow, Annika, Todd Hawkins and all other characters belong to me and may not be used without permission.

A Slice Of Life
"Bushido"			Twenty years from now the children of Goliath and Elisa are sent to Ishimura, Japan for training and an attitude adjustment. There they face discipline, chores, martial arts practice, sparring and other gargoyles that aren’t so tolerant of half-humans. BIG STORY!
2015-02-02	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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"Sweet Revenge"			A quick drabble written in a day, just to flesh out an idea. Coming home early, Elisa catches her sons red-handed in their quest for revenge.
2010-01-13	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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"Rising Sun"			In a time and place not quite yet, Goliath and Elisa face yet another nightly trial to put to bed four restless souls. But as the sun slowly rises behind the falling snow a day past Christmas, they find their task easier than they ever thought.
2002-07-25		Rated: PG
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Beginning Anew: Season 1
19 - "The New Arrival"			Season Finale
2000-11-06		Rated: PG
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18 - "Baby Shower"			A baby shower, a card game, an ominous patrol, and trick or treating. This Halloween night will be forever remembered as friends and family gather to celebrate, especially for two expecting parents. Unknown to them, a special surprise lies in waiting...
2000-11-01		Rated: PG-13
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17 - "North: Part 2"			The generations of a family are ripped apart and one man must take charge of his destiny to pull them back together. The children want more from life, the parents just want to keep them safe, and Goliath and Elisa have been placed smack dab in the middle. As tempers flare and parents weep for their lost children, a new life is about to make it's presense known.
2000-10-31		Rated: PG-13
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16 - "North: Part 1"			A new clan has emerged from the country of a certain author's birth, but as Goliath and Elisa discover when on an assignment in the frozen north, not all is well with this family...
2000-10-21		Rated: R
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15 - "Timeless Moment"			A period of boredom at one's place of employment can have an affect on a powerful imagination. A little story of Goliath and Elisa written while I waited for closing time, as they spend a quiet evening together.
2000-10-13		Rated: G
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14 - "First Time"			Beyond friendship and devotion, Annika and Todd take their relationship to the next level.
2000-10-09		Rated: R
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13 - "In My Own Words"			A page torn from Annika's journal. Her innermost thoughts on her new life, her new family, and the man who saved her life three months ago.
2000-10-06		Rated: PG
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12 - "The Song Of Souls"			On what was meant to be a quick visit to the castle, Delilah finds a certain new clan member doing something she never would have expected.
2000-10-05		Rated: G
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11 - "The Stray: Part 2"			Todd Hawkins' life hangs in the balance as Annika's father has finally caught up with her...
2000-09-30		Rated: PG-13
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10 - "The Stray: Part 1"			A mysterious girl is running for her very life, and runs into a young man whose life is about to be changed drastically from this point on.
2000-09-21		Rated: PG-13
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09 - "Nine Months Away"			Within the walls of Wyvern, a revelation has been uncovered, as Elisa and Goliath find out something that fulfills their every hope and what could be their greatest fear...
2000-09-14		Rated: PG-13
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08 - "A Simple Misunderstanding"			A shadowed figure runs into the clan. A simple indescretion and flared tempers and a surprise for Elisa...
2000-08-18		Rated: R
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01 - "Beginning Anew"			Elisa and Goliath plan their mating, but why is Elisa hesitant to go through with it?
2000-08-04		Rated: PG-13
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02 - "Secrets"			6 months later... The wedding is coming in two weeks and Captain Chavez gets the surprise of her life.
2000-08-04		Rated: PG-13
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03 - "Fragile Bonds"			One week and counting down. New bonds are forged between friends and former enemies alike.
2000-08-04		Rated: PG-13
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04 - "The Big Day"			"Do you, Elisa, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
2000-08-04		Rated: PG
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05 - "Seven Days In Paradise"			The honeymoon. Goliath and Elisa spend an entire week on a tropical island ...in the sun?
2000-08-04		Rated: R
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06 - "Home"			Goliath does his best to persuade Elisa to move into the castle, but the turning point is a gift from the one man that she still detests.
2000-08-04		Rated: PG-13
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07 - "Out Of The Shadows"			A shadowed figure watches from the darkness as Goliath and Elisa spend an interesting evening on her night off.
2000-08-04		Rated: R
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Beginning Anew: Season 2
38 - "Promise Of The Ring"			Season Finale.
2001-02-19		Rated: R
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37 - "Third Strike...You're Out"			Sobek has returned and spread his stolen poison into the city. As the clan desperately tries to cure the toxic atmosphere, Sobek lures two former enemies away, in order to take from them what could make him the most powerful being on the planet.
2001-02-15		Rated: R
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36 - "Breakdown Part 5: The Light At The End"			The war for Goliath's very soul has begun. Can Elisa and a special someone from his past bring him back in time to help his family, who are left at the mercy of Sobek's poison?
2001-02-12		Rated: R
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35 - "Breakdown Part 4: The Battle Within"			What remains of Goliath has been vanquished, but is it too late to bring him back? Drastic measures must be taken to ensure his survival, and save his very sanity, before his essence is lost forever. The battle will begin, as the clan is faced to confront their newest enemy taken solid form in his mind.
2001-02-08		Rated: R
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34 - "Breakdown Part 3: Window Into The Soul"			Goliath is fighting the demons from his past, and spills what pain and torment lay inside of him to his family. But the toxin is turning him into a dangerous savage, more than capable of hurting those he loves most. And when Elisa tries to calm him, she finds herself at his mercy...
2001-02-05		Rated: R
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33 - "Breakdown Part 2: Descent Into Madness"			Goliath has retreated to the dark depths of the city, and the others desperately search for him in the swirling snow, before his powerful delusions tear him apart and force him to hurt another that he loves.
2001-02-01		Rated: R
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32 - "Breakdown Part 1: Ghosts Of The Past"			Goliath attempts to cheer his wife's low spirits with a special gift on their wedding anniversary, yet still she is plagued with fear and doubt from the recent attack. But little does she know that her husband is sick, and begins to see and hear things that are not there...
2001-01-29		Rated: PG-13
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31 - "Worlds Collide"			Todd takes the leap and introduces Annika to his friends, and a special caretaker who means more to him than he would ever admit. A house-party, an ex-girlfriend, and a secluded nun, Annika's views about her boyfriend will be forever changed.
2001-01-25		Rated: PG-13
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30 - "Second Strike"			He has abided in the shadows from the beginning, carefully crafting his plans and plotting the downfall of the human race. He finally makes his first move on the eve of a new year, as he attacks the walls of Wyvern and gives the clan an ultimatum - live by his side, or die by his hands.
2001-01-23		Rated: R
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29 - "Night Out"			To ease the pain of losing her brothers, Shadow treats Delilah to their first date, and the warmth of love will bloom in even the most harshest of Winter winds.
2001-01-22		Rated: PG-13
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28 - "The Little Red Dress"			Through attacks, destruction and death, will come a simple time to live and love, as Goliath and Elisa spend some free time with each other, and help to heal her wounded soul
2001-01-18		Rated: R
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27 - "Future Echoes"			The year is 2020, and one of the newest generation of the Wyvern clan has found the reconstructed Phoenix gate, with an intention to use it to save someone very close to her.
2001-01-15		Rated: PG-13
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26 - "Retribution Part 4: Loss and Love"			The conclusion. She has lost her family, and has lived through perhaps the most gruesome period of her young life. Will Delilah find the strength to go on? And will her broken heart be mended by the one who first turned her down?
2001-01-11		Rated: PG-13
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25 - "Retribution Part 3: Last Laugh"			The clones lay dying at Thailog's final strike from beyond the grave, and Delilah is forced to watch as her brothers wither away before her very eyes. Elisa recovers yet finds Goliath nowhere to be found...
2001-01-10		Rated: PG-13
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24 - "Retribution Part 2: Lust"			Thailog has Elisa in his grasp, as Demona and Delilah watch in horror as he prepares to consummate their 'mating'. Can Goliath figure out where she is and save her from a fate worse than death itself? And if so, will Thailog's ultimate triumph result in disaster for cherished members of the clan?
2001-01-04		Rated: R
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23 - "Retribution Part 1: Lure"			Three women of Wyvern have been chosen, and the madman behind their capture has fateful plans for only one to bear his children.
2001-01-01		Rated: R
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22 - "Riding The Porcelain Bus"			In stopping a robbery at a chemical plant, Goliath, Elisa, Annika and Todd are exposed to a peculiar gas. Wild kissing, a video game contest, an inability to stop their laughing, and an ill-fated flight around Manhattan ensue. And all this on the night Demona decides to visit...
2000-11-30		Rated: R
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21 - "Child Of Destiny"			A suprise visit to Goliath and Elisa from she who has been released by the first hybrid born of the two races, with a shocking secret about the gargoyle species and a dire prophecy for the future.
2000-11-24		Rated: PG
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20 - "First Strike"			Season 2 premiere...
2000-11-20		Rated: R
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Beginning Anew: Season 3
77 - "Red Sands Part 1: Sacrifices"			Season finale part 1 of 3
2002-11-07		Rated: R
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78 - "Red Sands Part 2: War"			Season Finale part 2 of 3
2002-11-07		Rated: R
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79 - "Red Sands Part 3: Flames Of The Phoenix"			Season Finale Part 3 of 3.
2002-11-07		Rated: R
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76 - "Mutiny"			Clan Wyvern has split down the middle, and amid arguments between couples, strange illnesses, a preparation for war and the approach of the breeding season, comes a decision for rightful leadership. But the vote will be decided by an unlikely choice, which will have detrimental repercussions on an already strained marriage.
2002-02-24		Rated: PG-13
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75 - "Powder Keg"			Two worlds run infinitely parallel to another. One ordered, and preparing for a coming war, the other in chaos, and nearly bursting apart at the seams. Anger and despair has clenched the Wyvern clan in its grasp, and through Brooklyn’s continuing doubt in his leadership, Goliath is now set against Elisa in a decision that could drastically affect the rest of their lives.
2002-02-04		Rated: R
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74 - "Perspectives"			See the world through the clan’s eyes, as the aftermath of the Guild’s attack settles upon the clan. And between the anger, pain and thirst for revenge, we learn even the heroes are not immune to the inevitability of death.
2002-01-14		Rated: R
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73 - "Officer Down"			The Guild attacks the twenty-third precinct and those allies for the gargoyles in the public eye. And as Elisa and captain Chavez defend Matt Bluestone against those who want him dead, not all will come out alive from this deadly confrontation...
2002-01-01		Rated: R
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72 - "A Different World"			Mondays are always the bane of humanity, even for the gargoyles. As the lost sister deals with her restored existence once taken by Demona and a startling revelation about her new body, the others of the Manhattan clan experience life in an ever-revolving circle of pain, happiness, isolation and fear. And Goliath and Elisa find themselves on opposite sides of an argument that perhaps has no winner when their home is invaded...
2001-12-14		Rated: PG-13
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71 - "From The Shadow Of Death Shall Come A Light"			A thousand years ago, an entire clan was brutally massacred. Now, through the often-used fusion of sorcery and technology, comes a resurrection of a loved one from so long ago. But a battle in the streets of Manhattan ensues, and only with the help of a young sorcerer and a patience-testing fay, can the clan rescue the lost one as the police quickly surround the clan and threaten to take away all they’ve gained.
2001-11-26		Rated: PG-13
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70 - "A Shining Light"			Heavy hangs the head of a leader who carries the entire weight of the world and the clan he has been chosen to protect. Goliath experiences simply a bad night, from one trial to another, and though sometimes trivial, it only adds to what he must face as guardian of clan Wyvern. But only a gift given in love and family will lift his spirits, and allow him the strength to go on.
2001-11-09		Rated: PG-13
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69 - "Within The Heart, A Tainted River"			Shadow’s hidden past is revealed, but a dark secret taints his proud history, as he is forced to battle for ultimate control of his power, and hanging in the balance in his very life and soul, and that of Iliana and an entire clan. Kai must fight against the woman he once loved, Sora, forced under the manipulation of darkness, and to free her, may mean her death.
2001-11-05		Rated: R
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68 - "To Find Your Place"			The honeymoon and a journey to the far East. A chance for Todd and Annika to have relentless sex, for Sata to visit with her ancestors, for the Ishimura clan to find someone thought long lost, and for Shadow to perhaps discover his true home. But lurking within the land of the rising sun, hides a malevolent force that may destroy all the ninja has gained...
2001-10-11		Rated: R
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67 - "Joining Of Souls"			The wedding of Todd and Annika has arrived. With unexpected guests, both desired and unwanted, a few secrets revealed, new relationships formed and a nervous bride and groom, this night could prove to be either a total success, or a complete disaster. But I’m always a sucker for a happy ending...
2001-09-25		Rated: PG-13
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66 - "Last Day Of Freedom"			Todd’s bachelor party. What happens when you mix gargoyles, alcohol, a stripper, and raging hormones and tempers? The resulting chaos will end up costing Xanatos some substantial moolah...
2001-09-06		Rated: R
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65 - "Transition Phase"			A countdown has begun, and within each day before the upcoming wedding, does life continue without interruption. Where two learn to cope without their respective lovers, and rash decisions are made born from pain, where a young couple each prepare for their last days of freedom and a new enemy makes it’s mark, change is always hard.
2001-08-19		Rated: R
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64 - "The Shattering"			Shadow and Delilah face the ultimate test of their love, when confronted with lies, treachery, and a hidden secret. With frayed tempers, and a continuing loss of control in the face of his anger, the two lovers will face the seeming end of their relationship.
2001-08-01		Rated: PG-13
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63 - "The Public Eye"			They existed in the darkness, barely escaping humanity's attention for years, until a single reporter and her taken photographs bring them ever closer to an unwanted spotlight. The spark is lit here, and shall it only grow...
2001-07-23		Rated: PG-13
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62 - "Temptation"			A simple spell gone wrong causes havoc for the clan, when lust and sexual appetite become too much for the gargoyles to resist. Can they stop themselves from going too far, from allowing themselves to lose control and ultimately betray the ones they love?
2001-07-16		Rated: R
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61 - "A Fresh Start"			As the year draws to a close, those in pain try to begin their lives anew. Demona attempts the long road back to recovery, Goliath faces off against the Mazas, and Lexington deals with his brother’s greatest secret and a visit from the one woman who saved him, the young lady from the North, but with a new love, comes an angry father. Lives change, relationships are born, buried pasts torment, but life ultimately goes on...
2001-07-08		Rated: PG-13
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60 - "Outside These Walls"			Halloween night, and Trinity Maza is exposed to her first real taste of the human world at a costume party. But what happens when Goliath is coerced into going as well? And a prank war ensues between Todd and Shadow with the twins being dragged in, leaving chaos in their wake. Costumes, candy, a growing rift between generations and a birthday, Halloween is always full of surprises...
2001-06-24		Rated: PG-13
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59 - "Of Things To Come"			A time of healing for clan Wyvern after the recent battle. Annika and Angela mend their friendship, Todd and Demona sort out their feelings, Shadow fears he is losing control, Goliath speaks with his ‘mother’ about his concerns, and Trinity asks of her mother something Elisa may have always feared from ever happening.
2001-06-06		Rated: PG-13
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58 - "Fallout: Part 2"			A war on the sands of Egypt has begun, and the clan find themselves facing an army of merciless foes, both old and new. Can they win this battle against forces seemingly too much for them? Will their strength, and heart be enough to take back the very soul of Demona, before she is forever lost to Sobek's control?
2001-05-27		Rated: R
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50 - "Doctor's Orders"			From Dr. Alan Pierce's point of view. His thoughts, theories and facts about the origin of the gargoyle race, their mating and biology, how they can mate with successfully with humans and produce children, and how to deal with a certain clone's dilemma in having a child of her own.
2001-05-21		Rated: PG
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51 - "The Return: Part 1"			Todd attempts to ask of his steady girlfriend something that could change their lives forever, but little do they know, waiting in the shadows is the one man whom Annika fears the most, and could destroy the happiness they've found together.
2001-05-21		Rated: R
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52 - "The Return: Part 2"			The battle for the freedom of Annika Smith is brought to the castle of Wyvern itself, but can the clan fend off Therias Crowe and his hired mercenaries, especially when they are packing enough weaponry to level the Eyrie building? Just how many lives will Crowe destroy to take back his 'property'?
2001-05-21		Rated: R
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53 - "The Return: Part 3"			Annika has been taken, and only one man can ultimately get her back. The final battle begins under Crowe's fortified mansion, with one man taking back the woman he loves, by any means possible. How far will Todd go to save Annika? Will he cross that line...and take a life by his own hands?
2001-05-21		Rated: R
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54 - "Betrayal Of Trust"			"But as she peered through the crystal glass panes, it would be perhaps the worst moment she had feared would befall her fragile innocence. Her eyes fell upon Todd and Demona locked in a passionate embrace, and within a mere split second, her heart was literally wrenched from her chest..."
2001-05-21		Rated: PG-13
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55 - "Catfight"			Ding...Ding...Ding... Demona versus Annika. And to the winner goes Todd Hawkins. RRRRRRRRRRLet's get ready to rumblllllllllllllle!!!
2001-05-21		Rated: R
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56 - "Generations"			Both blood parents and adoptive caretakers are the focus in this newest chapter, and as their children cope with their lives, they help them in their pain, reveal painful secrets long buried, and perhaps unwittingly end up hurting their cherished offspring more than they could ever imagine.
2001-05-21		Rated: PG-13
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57 - "Fallout: Part 1"			The clan travels to Egypt to rescue Demona from Sobek's clutches, but what they find laying in wait will shake them to their very souls, and only make their battle ever harder, especially when Sobek reveals his condition, and his trump card.
2001-05-21		Rated: R
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49 - "A Powerful Imagination..."			Goliath arrives home only to find Eliza De Maza in place of his wife, who treats him to a night of sexual pleasure and erotic rapture. Who says marriage dulls the sexlife? Plus - Two other dreamers in the night experience wicked, revealing fantasies, about two men they can never have...
2001-04-16		Rated: NC-17
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48 - "From The Mouths Of Babes"			Over a week has passed since Lexington attempted to end his life. Now, as the anger evaporates, leaving only sorrow and embarrassment, he spends his time with the one woman who helped to bring him back. But as he prepares to buid farewell to Rain, will he find the courage to tell her how he truly feels before she leaves?
2001-04-12		Rated: PG-13
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46 - "Burnin' Rubber, Baby!!!"			Todd Hawkins shows off his new car to his girlfriend. A gargoyle screaming for her life, a race through the empty streets of Manhattan, and one hell of a crash ensue. Just where are the cops in this town?!
2001-04-08		Rated: PG-13
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47 - "Desolation"			When wanting to end his life, an angry, tormented gargoyle finds himself on a precipice, preparing to dive into the city below. His only salvation, a young tourist in New York for the first time, who happens to be flying past. And when Desdemona visits her rookery sister, she finds a few emptied liquor bottles and a very drunken gargess stumbling about Destine Manor.
2001-04-08		Rated: R
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45 - "On Angel's Wings"			In attempting to deal with her pain, Delilah meets a young, hospitalized girl. When waking from a deep slumber one night, the young girl opens her eyes to see a white-winged woman standing over her, and convinces herself she has been visited by an angel.
2001-04-06		Rated: PG-13
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44 - "Torment"			Pain can come in many different forms, as several members of the clan find out this warm Summer night in a series of vignettes. A relationship fails before it even starts, an annoying sister-in-law finds a new job, and a forbidden love that threatens to destroy a woman desperately clinging onto her sanity: all will be affected for the rest of their lives...
2001-03-29		Rated: PG-13
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43 - "A Destined Role"			A short story where Infiniti, during a visit to the castle, is called away to speak with she who first empowered her four thousand years ago, the spirit of the Earth.
2001-03-26		Rated: G
Story should be suitable for minors.
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42 - "Private Lives And A Warrior's Seduction"			An incessant curiosity leads a young, rookie detective to the tallest building in the world. Will she find what she is looking for, or will she discover something even more frightening than she could ever imagine? Plus - Delilah plans a special evening for her love, inviting the dark warrior to her room, and planning to pick up where they left off on their first date... (This may be a little more than R, due to sexual content, but it's not any worse than my other stories.)
2001-03-22		Rated: R
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41 - "The Cure: Part 2"			The mutates have been cured, but not all is well inside the walls of castle Wyvern. Xanatos lays dying in front of Fox and Alexander's eyes, Sharon deals with Claw's startling revelation, and Derek's anger is slowly consuming him from within. Yet in a twist of fate, the only one who can save David Xanatos, is the man who hates the ailing billionaire with every fiber of his being.
2001-03-19		Rated: PG-13
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40 - "The Cure: Part 1"			When Elisa confronts her brother about his irrational behavior, sparks fly between the Maza siblings. It's not until Xanatos shows up, with the promise of a cure for the mutates, that things really heat up. Can the billionaire stay true to the promise he made a year ago, and give back what he stole from the mutates? Their humanity?
2001-03-15		Rated: PG-13
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39 - "Painful Liaisons"			Season 3 premiere. A time of peace has finally settled onto the clan, and through all this, Goliath wishes to do something for Xanatos, for all he has done for the clan. But the only desire Xanatos has, is to be forgiven by the men and women whose lives he took away in a single night.
2001-03-12		Rated: PG-13
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Beginning Anew: Season 4
123 - "The Long and Winding Road"			Elisa finally has Trinity back in her arms but she’s now been exposed to the world. As word spreads about the woman who has a half-gargoyle daughter, Elisa has to contend with lawyers and judges but is able to reunite with her clan and make some decisions about her future.
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122 - "The Domino Effect"			The fallout from Elisa’s exposure is just starting to spread and already someone close to her is caught in the crossfire. Maria Chavez is being called out for keeping Elisa’s secrets and her career is close to going down in flames.
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121 - "Changes"			While Xanatos is caught between Sobek and an evil, alternate Goliath, Elisa Maza’s back in town and looking for her daughter, as Trinity is caught between the defense and the prosecution. Elisa must risk the ultimate exposure if she wants her daughter back in her arms.
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120 - "Fusion"			It’s all coming together. As Brooklyn’s trial nears, Elisa has a heart-to-heart with her parents, Xanatos plays a dangerous game with a returned foe and a war takes place on Avalon for the prize of Alexander.
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119 - "Liberty"			The phoenix is free from its prison and after Alexander, Trinity is in police custody, Xanatos gambits to find a cure for Fox and Elisa faces a life-threatening delivery in Japan, with her only salvation being Demona.
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118 - "Homecoming"			The phoenix gate suddenly appears in the middle of Ishimura, leaving behind a very pregnant Elisa in the throes of labor. But something is very wrong...
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117 - "Elisa Squared"			For months Goliath and Elisa have been travelling through time, the phoenix gate threatening her advanced pregnancy, but this time Elisa ends up somewhere that feels very different, but so familiar. And waiting for her is a woman who’s going to set things right.
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116 - "And Into The Fire"			The trial is almost set to begin as lawyers on both sides gather evidence on the gargoyles and their allies. But as they dig deeper, all the secrets that have been kept for years are being brought to the surface.
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#115 - "Out of the Frying Pan..."			FBI agent Abel Sykes does his best to protect the clan against one of their worst enemies yet, the American legal system. Reporters are massing, lawyers are scheming, but the gargoyles still have allies in the strangest places.
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114 - "Under The Magnifying Glass"			As the clan sleeps, the city is forced to deal with the revelation of their existence. While Todd Hawkins tries to protect the clan from the FBI, the mayor of New York holds a press conference, Jason Canmore deals with the fallout coming down on Xanatos Enterprises, Robyn goes to see her younger brother and Savannah St. Nicks deals with the pain of her imprisonment in a less than constructive way.
2009-03-31	No Votes!	Rated: R
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112 - Assault on the Guild: Part 4			Times Square has exploded into a war zone, with Guild versus gargoyle versus cop. Broadway and Katana fight for their lives, Brooklyn is questioned about his attack on Jon Canmore, Todd Hawkins decides to save the day with bad results and an FBI agent risks his career to try and make sense of things.
2008-11-30	No Votes!	Rated: R
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113 - "Exposure"			In the aftermath of the Guild attack, Brooklyn is in chains and under arrest, and the clan is saved by an order from FBI agent Abel Sykes and find themselves in police custody. Left behind Macbeth escapes with his life while Katana undergoes surgery. The rest of the clan waits patiently, watching the constant flood of news reports and hoping everyone will come home. But the clan's exposure may just be more deadly than any Guild weapon.
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111 - Assault on the Guild: Part 3			They’ve made it out, but each team the clan sent into Guild headquarters has come out facing a new and unique challenge. Brooklyn and Jon Canmore find themselves surrounded by the police, Katana stands alone against the Guild, Broadway fights for his life and the others race to get home only to discover the job isn’t quite yet finished.
2007-10-21	No Votes!	Rated: R
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110 - Assault on the Guild: Part 2			The bombs have been planted, and now the clan must escape before everything goes to hell. Too late. It already has. Each team has their own difficulty in escaping a flooding Guild bunker and with several clan members badly wounded, the race to get out has become a race for life. But when hitting the surface, things just go from bad to worse.
2007-03-23	No Votes!	Rated: R
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109 - Assault on the Guild: Part 1			Knowing where the Guild makes their base, the clan goes on the offensive in an all-out war for survival, in a plan that doesn’t sit well with their conscience. Two forces clash in a bloody battle and not everyone will be making it out alive.
2007-01-04	No Votes!	Rated: R
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108 - The Chase			In the aftermath of the Matrix’s attack on the Eyrie building, Infiniti has escaped with Puck, Brooklyn gets the chance to interrogate a Guild member, Mother adjusts to her new state of being and Demona is up, a little more sane and about to find out she’s pregnant.
2006-09-26	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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107 - Progress Report			Xanatos Enterprises, Inc. ***Confidential*** ALPHA Clearance Required Progress Report 005-XE675-61502, June 15th, 2002: Canmore, Jason ~ Employee Access: Alpha
2006-09-02	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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106 - Chrome: Part 3			The Matrix takes control of David Xanatos, but will it finally find what it has sought for so long? The Guild attacks again as Black gets loose, and the Matrix drags an unwilling partner to Avalon only to run into the sentinel guard and the king and queen.
2006-05-05	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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105 - Chrome: Part 2			The clan and their allies stumble about in the dark trying to do anything that will release the Matrix’s hold over the Eyrie. A few small wars erupt between father and son, human and gargoyle and human and machine, but in the end, the Matrix may just get what it was looking for.
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104 - "Chrome: Part 1"			The Matrix has returned, searching for its creators, and if necessary it will consume everything in its path to get to them. The clan is split apart and forced to find a way out of their trap as secrets are revealed, brothers and sisters are reunited, Hawkins and Canmores alike, and a wife and husband finally face one another after twenty years of thinking the other dead. And, if that wasn’t enough, in between all the chaos Demona wakes up. And she’s none too pleased...
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103 - "A Little Taste Of War"			Ever wonder what it would feel like to try and kill your own son and daughter? Joseph Hawkins knows, and the entire island of Manhattan is caught in the middle of a quest that has suddenly taken on a new twist. Split into three groups, the clan battles against insurmountable odds; helicopters, missiles, horsepower, nitrous oxide, and a ride on the subway, New York explodes into violence. Joseph Hawkins makes the last, final decision, Jon Canmore plays his hand and Desdemona is introduced to public transportation.
2005-10-13	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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102 - "Dissension"			There are ripples within the Guild, and at the very top of the food chain one man is caught between his duty and family. Upon hearing from his younger sister, Todd Hawkins is determined to find her and get her back from his father and the Guild, but what he doesn’t know is that his father is looking for him as well.
2005-08-22	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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101 - "Not That There's Anything Wrong With That...!"			While Goliath and Elisa are thrown into another thread of reality, Todd Hawkins is thrown back into the recesses of his own memory to finally unlock that last, little secret his mother was holding out on him. His baby sister.
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100 - "Windows"			Number 100, and the culmination of more than five years worth of writing.
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99 - "Unprotected"			Revelations and relationships galore. Todd Hawkins is forced to reveal a secret that he’s been hiding from everyone but his mother, Savannah St. Nicks is free, on the streets and deciding whether or not to expose the clan, and acting majordomo Jason Canmore and Dr. Pierce figure out just what’s wrong with their employer.
2005-03-13	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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98 - "Loose Threads"			The gang war is over, but the ramifications still linger. Brooklyn must decide what to do about Shadow, but when he doesn’t know exactly what happened and is unsure of just how far the clan should go to protect those they love, he finds himself unable to make the choice. Broadway and Angela hope to help Demona through a spell, Titania and Alexander confront Xanatos about Fox’s condition and trapped reporter Savannah St. Nicks causes trouble as usual. All in all, a normal day.
2005-02-22	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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97 - "The Hole: Part 4"			The wars on all fronts come to a head. Titania has inexplicably appeared to resume her ancient battle with the newly revealed Hera, and the Earth will practically crumble at their power. Meanwhile, Alexander and Ambrosine duke it out on a cross-country brawl that will prove just how powerful the heir to the Xanatos name is becoming, the clan go back to find that Hudson has been swallowed in a pile of rubble and Shadow exacts his revenge on the mobsters Barnes and Lei. There will be repercussions that will change lives forever.
2004-12-29	No Votes!	Rated: R
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96 - "The Hole: Part 3"			The war is escalating beyond what anyone could either guess or comprehend. Juno’s daughter has effectively shown her abilities as she tears up a Manhattan neighborhood to get at Barnes and Lei as they themselves try to kill each other, and the clan is caught in the middle. But confronting Juno proves more surprising and more deadly than they could ever imagine, and when young Alexander joins the fray, things go from bad to worse.
2004-12-17	No Votes!	Rated: R
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94 - "The Hole: Part 1"			There’s a hole in Manhattan, both literally and figuratively. As the city struggles to heal from the damage done by Sobek’s creations, the vacant ‘throne’ left by Tony Dracon’s death means there’s a fight for the top by three newcomers. As the clan sweeps the city looking for any trace of the Guild under Brooklyn’s leadership, they are thrust knee-deep into a new war on the streets. But will their presence help the overworked police force, or hinder them?
2004-10-27	No Votes!	Rated: R
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95 - "The Hole: Part 2"			The war in Manhattan escalates, and the clan, in an attempt to sway the violence, inadvertently fans the flames. Now, with Maria Chavez back on the force and unable to continue to turn a blind eye to their ‘vigilante’ style of justice as she struggles with her own conflicted emotions, Brooklyn is forced to decide whether or not they should continue to involve themselves in human affairs, and concentrate on finding the Guild. But as the three new kingpins go at each others’ throats, one pulls out an expected ace from up her sleeve...
2004-10-27	No Votes!	Rated: R
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93 - "Filling In The Blanks"			How do you live with the knowledge the universe has changed around you? And how would you even start? Goliath and Elisa try to come to terms with the fact reality has been altered, even with the fact they can’t discern what’s actually been changed. But life as it is goes on.
2004-03-26	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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92 - "Sempiternity"			This is it, the story that will change the Beginning Anew universe FOREVER. Trapped fifteen hundred years in the future, Goliath and Elisa are embroiled in a battle that spans decades. Familiar visitors from their future have come to stop a force that could very well wipe out everything in existence, and it all begins with Elisa’s death.
2004-02-23	No Votes!	Rated: R
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91 - "Immemorial"			A companion to Complications and Investigations. See the downfall of a family by what they thought was a simple car accident, and how their lives were led in the aftermath, each a path of pain, loneliness and one of revenge. A father would build an army to eradicate an entire species, a mother would go into seclusion and watch over her only surviving child at an emotional distance, a son would live his life never knowing his parents, and a single FBI agent would try to save them all at a great cost.
2004-01-19	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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90 - "Investigations: Part 3"			Three separate threads come to a close, some anticlimactically, some painfully, and some for the better. Todd Hawkins and FBI agents Sykes and Ford face Joseph Hawkins and discover the shocking truth behind his reappearance and odd behavior, Angela and Broadway make up for lost time and rediscover the bond between them, and Jason Canmore ‘ends’ his investigation with the aid of a young hybrid and a resulting broken neck.
2003-12-20	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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89 - "Investigations: Part 2"			"The ground trembled for half a mile in diameter at the power of the explosion. The shockwave ripped the wood and brick construction from most of the first floor’s exterior, followed by the inevitable ring of flame that scorched half the foundation and raised the temperature to over six thousand degrees for a split second, enough to nearly atomize the west side of the building’s support columns. With its foundation half gone, unable to support itself the dilapidated structure leaned, moaned and crumbled in on itself. It collapsed in a plume of dust, smoke and dancing, laughing, staggering flame."
2003-12-03	No Votes!	Rated: R
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88 - "Investigations: Part 1"			A search begins. Many searches in fact. Todd Hawkins searches for links to his past, FBI agents probe deeper into the affairs of David Xanatos and the night of April 1st, new Nightstone Unlimited CEO Angela Destine-Maza comes to terms with her position and a surprise visit from her ‘husband’, and Jason Canmore goes beyond the limits of his station to find out just what his employer is up to. But more often than not, such pursuits drag up more than anyone could ever expect.
2003-11-23	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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87 - "One Hundred And Three"			The leader of the Guild plays a new card, a new tactic. One hundred and three men and women died during the assault on Wyvern, and he decides to release that information to the FBI, putting Xanatos between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
2003-09-08		Rated: R
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86 - "Complications"			As if life couldn’t get more strenuous for the clan. A young sorcerer testing the limits of his powers and father’s patience, a sudden and forced career change and an attempted suicide round out another eventful night that’s becoming frighteningly routine for the gargoyles. Oh, and someone else gets knocked up as well, and suffice it to say, she won’t be too happy when she finds out.
2003-06-26		Rated: PG-13
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85 - "From A Father's Eyes"			See through the eyes of five fathers, each contending with their own pain. A patriarch of a broken family, a disposed leader lost in time, a young man stuck between two women, the leader of a xenophobic army, and the would-be emperor of the world. They’re as different as any five men can get, but pain is a common thread, tying them all together.
2003-05-31		Rated: R
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84 - "Bender"			What do all young men do to forget their pain? They drink. Todd Hawkins has been missing for two days now, without a word to his pregnant wife and comatose mother. And of all people, Shadow is ‘volunteered’ to go find him.
2003-04-27		Rated: PG-13
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83 - "Ambiguous"			Where are Goliath and Elisa? After a series of events that tested a marriage to its limits, and a battle that mutilated Goliath, did they only survive just to perish in the explosion caused by the Phoenix gate? Or, have they been lost in the wastes of time?
2003-03-23		Rated: R
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82 - "The $#!+ Hits The Fan: Part 2"			He’s come back. Their former leader has walked through an open door between realities, but when a battle breaks out for a costly prize, the clan may just realize this is not their Goliath.
2003-01-31		Rated: R
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81 - "The $#!+ Hits The Fan: Part 1"			Change is in the air and something wicked this way comes. Clan Wyvern re-adjusts to life, and holds a funeral for a fallen sister. Make-ups, break-ups, shocks and flaring tempers, if the clan doesn’t kill each other, then a new visitor just might.
2002-12-17		Rated: R
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80 - "Overture"			A prelude to season 4. After a battle on many fronts, the clan attempts to heal with the loss of so many, both from their family, and their protectorate. And we, the observers, watch a small portion of each of their lives through a silent guardian’s eyes, an artificial intelligence learning more than they could imagine. As they splinter, and crumble, and nearly tear each other apart with madness, grief and pain, she watches, and learns by the school of human misery just how to be more than a simple machine.
2002-11-09		Rated: R
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Elseworlds
"When The Hunter Becomes The Prey"			In another universe where things are just slightly skewed, a fiery-haired billionairess tries her luck against the most stubborn of conquests, a stolid, irritable warrior that hides a hidden passion.
2002-09-02		Rated: R
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Explorations
"Copper"			Before the storm...
2002-09-07		Rated: PG-13
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"Lavender"			In the aftermath...
2002-09-07		Rated: PG-13
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Flashbacks
#-4: "Girl Talk"			The Maza sisters get a chance catch up on their lives, but Beth seems only interested in one thing, Elisa’s relationship to a certain gargoyle. As much as she tries to resist her sister’s incessant, often inappropriate questions, Elisa finds herself spilling the beans on everything from Goliath’s choice of condoms to just how he fares against every other male on the planet. Adult Themes.
2009-12-23	No Votes!	Rated: R
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#-1: "Nine Months"			Take a trip from conception to birth and beyond as a few gaps are filled in during Elisa’s first pregnancy. Elisa and Goliath contend with the impossible if not incredible impending birth, a new doctor, a severely restricted diet, strange urges and mood swings, Lamaze and everything else in the nine months it takes to make a half-human/half-gargoyle baby.
2007-01-21	No Votes!	Rated: PG-13
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#-3: "The Costume"			Just a little story I whipped up to escape my regular series since I was feeling a little burned out and needed to free myself. It was written in a week. This particular story takes place before Goliath and Elisa were even mated. Elisa’s volunteered for an undercover assignment that requires a certain brand of uniform and Goliath, while appreciative of the outfit, is a little worried with his mate-to-be in the viper’s nest, especially when an old 'friend' blows her cover.
2005-12-24	No Votes!	Rated: R
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#-2: "One Heart, One Soul"			On a rainy night a few years ago, Goliath and Elisa at last give in to their temptations, confront a fear of their extreme differences and share a night of passion. Rated: R/NC-17
2001-06-13		Rated: R
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