“The Catalyst” Series
Racing The Clock
by
Crumbly Writer
All rights reserved © 2011
Codes: (mF+, FF, fF, ESP, harem, rom, Minimal Sex, inc, SLOW)
Alex finds himself with a mission to find as many new followers as he can during the limited time he has left, as he comes to grip with the knowledge that his abilities will likely kill him. Before that happens, he hits the road with his sister and an ex-cop serving as a bodyguard. Along the way, they learn much more about him, about his followers, and about leading a mission when one doesn’t know the way. He needs to connect with enough followers to build a whole new branch on the evolutionary tree, but he only has a limited amount of time to do it, and he has to stay below the radar as he does it.
Reading the previous two books in the series is NOT necessary,
although they'd certainly help in understanding the story's context.
Character List: - List of characters encountered in the story. Not meant to be read but to be used as a resource if you stumble across a character you don't recognize.
Chapter 01: A Big Step Forward Into the Great Unknown - Alex begins his new adventure by looking back and saying goodbye to his family and friends.
Chapter 02: Random Roadway Encounters - Alex, Cate and Gail learn a few things on the road.
Chapter 03: First Night in Town, or a Little Hotel Fun - The first night in Memphis.
Chapter 04: A Long Day in Memphis - New characters, new information.
Chapter 05: Recriminations and Acceptance - Cate chides her brother over his behavior, while the others marvel over it.
Chapter 06: Reacquaintances - Alex returns to New Orleans.
Chapter 07: Big Events in the Big Easy - Alex gets a few surprises in NOLA.
Chapter 08: A Pregnant Pause to Consider - Alex has some adjustments of his own to make.
Chapter 09: The Obstetrician Gets Her Own Checkup - Alex settles in before the hammer falls.
Chapter 10: Two More for a Grand Reception - Albert Rodriguez's article about Alex is released.
Chapter 11: Once You Get a New Ethnic Group, Someone Brings Up Bussing - Patricia and others provides Alex with a few more surprises.
Chapter 12: A Handful of Events - Alex deals with changing events in New Orleans.
Chapter 13: Odds and Ends (Who You Calling an End?) - Alex deals with various people and situations.
Chapter 14: Discussing Closet Space - More problems from Albert Rodriquez.
Chapter 15: Cate and Gail Get Their Chance - Alex gives those most loyal to him some time.
Chapter 16: A Hot Time in the City of the Blues - Alex finally flees New Orleans.
Chapter 17: Odds and Ends – and Clara - Clara returns, with her typical results.
Chapter 18: Reintroductions - Alex meets the people he'll be traveling with, again.
Chapter 19: First Night Jitters - Alex's first concert with Patricia.
Chapter 20: Feeling Overwhelmed - Cate tells her brother everything he did wrong.
Chapter 21: A Big Night - Alex's whole paradigm changes and he has to deal with even more than he's used to.
Chapter 22: The Fear of Angels - Alex walks a delicate line.
Chapter 23: Setting Oneself Up - Alex tries to relax for once.
Chapter 24: Further Experimentation - Alex tries some military medicine.
Chapter 25: Interfaith Community Outreach - Alex tries some religion.
Chapter 26: Daddy's Girl - Alex meets someone's father.
Chapter 27: A Lot of Telling and No Showing - Who did what?
Posting Schedule:
I'm posting the story once a week, on Wednesdays when I'll post both the story index and the individual chapter.
Everything is reposted on Saturdays for those who don't have time to read during the week.
Note: There are a Lot of new characters in this Book, so you'll probably need to use the Character List.
Also...
Check out my newest story, The Great Death.
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