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Butterbeans and better returns
Butterbeans and better returns Alex looks at the group surrounding them and considers the request carefully. It seems that Butterbeans is already on board. She huffs a bark at him again. Now Alex notices Butterbeans is watching him closely. He feels a little surprised at Butterbean’s eagerness to go back underground. The special agent is…
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The learning curve and Butterbeans
The learning curve and Butterbeans The trip to the main entry, took less than ten minutes. The base was immense, with much of its vast size unseen. Today Alex and Butterbeans were going to a new section of the base. Hence their apprehension. The main entrance was usual and mundane. Nothing distinguished it as an…
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Butterbeans and the eye of the storm
Butterbeans and the eye of the storm Most of the building had fallen flat. The Sergeant begins immediately searching for the Lieutenant and Alex. Butterbeans sniffs and paws furiously in the debris. The din of the fallen building had been extreme. The eerie absence of noise was like a tomb. And the Sergeant and Butterbeans…
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Surface tension with Butterbeans
Surface tension with Butterbeans The chaotic noise from below intensifies. The elevator rises quickly and shakes violently from the pursuit of the unknown entity. Alex holds Butterbeans closely as the lift ascends. The Lieutenant is shouting into a communication device as they rocket upwards. It sounds as though there are gathering forces above them. Their…
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Butterbeans and vanishing returns
Butterbeans and vanishing returns Alex can see his friend pressed tightly against the cliff face. Butterbeans is looking back at him, as the strange creature begins its return from below. From his vantage point Alex sees everything unfolding in slow motion. The Sergeant kneels beside Alex and offers him a harness for climbing. Alex wastes…
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Over the edge with Butterbeans
Over the edge with Butterbeans Once, when Butterbeans had been very young, Alex went on a business trip. It had only been for two days. However, it may well have been a week or more. He had worried about Butterbeans nonstop. His concern had gotten so severe, he almost came back early before even making…