

Ben Reeper: Hero - Chapter 1 Ben looked at the wall, next to his bed. It was covered with movingBen Reeper: Hero - Chapter 1 by ~drizter
holo-images from his different outings. His latest addition to the Ben
Reeper shrine was a holo-image of him, with an old school grenade pin in
his mouth, smiling into the camera. Behind him was a desert horizon,
broken off by a big ball of fire from an exploding building. He adjusted
the magnetic frame with one of his large hands, so it hung perfectly
spaced among the other images. He smiled, almost mirroring the picture.
His face was built out of sharp angles, but it still looked friendly.
Someone's knuckles made a thundering noise on his door. He didn't notice


Ben Reeper: Hero - Prologue Plari Pox sat in his office at his computer, typing up a missionBen Reeper: Hero - Prologue by ~drizter
specification. A holo-image of a sunset in the gas fields on Melia, his
homeworld, hung on the wall in front of his desk. He used to look up at
it when taking a break from his work; it made him calm and gave him a
small touch of home. After he had made a career working for the Galactic
Union, he had decided to move back home and settle down. Few Melians
chose to work for the Galactic Union, and even fewer managed to make a
career out of it. He would make his parents proud if he, their seventh
son, came back a public servant for the Union.
He had just finished typing