A new Sapphire & Steel tale
Title: The Retrieval
Author: Spikesgirl58
Rating: PG
Word count: 1557
This is based upon a discussion we were having here a few days ago. My thanks to Rebelcolors for sparking this discussion and to Sparky955 for the clean up. Link takes you to AO3
“You’re late,” he muttered as she was close enough to hear him.
“I was finishing up on a briefing and came as soon as I was summoned.” She knew he was aware of all of this. He was as much in residence in her mind as she was his, although at the moment, his seemed a mass of whirling confusion. That was not Steel. What is it?
Steel, you can hide from everyone else, but not me.
This assignment, it’s a retrieval.
A what? Sapphire caught flashes of images of two men yelling and a woman crying. There were threats made, then begging and more crying. Suddenly it was as if a door slammed on the memory.
“You don’t know?” Steel glanced around, but they were obviously alone. “I forget that you are still learning.”
Author: Spikesgirl58
Rating: PG
Word count: 1557
This is based upon a discussion we were having here a few days ago. My thanks to Rebelcolors for sparking this discussion and to Sparky955 for the clean up. Link takes you to AO3
“You’re late,” he muttered as she was close enough to hear him.
“I was finishing up on a briefing and came as soon as I was summoned.” She knew he was aware of all of this. He was as much in residence in her mind as she was his, although at the moment, his seemed a mass of whirling confusion. That was not Steel. What is it?
Steel, you can hide from everyone else, but not me.
This assignment, it’s a retrieval.
A what? Sapphire caught flashes of images of two men yelling and a woman crying. There were threats made, then begging and more crying. Suddenly it was as if a door slammed on the memory.
“You don’t know?” Steel glanced around, but they were obviously alone. “I forget that you are still learning.”