
Splashdown
As Luna begins to learn about Earth and its various-- problems, Charlie Duke has much bigger problems. He's now the only qualified xenologist on Earth, and the Russians want him. And they're willing to go to great lengths to get him.
While Luna spends her time chatting with the three astronauts onboard Columbia on the three-day trip back to Earth, the humans still on the planet have to deal with the fallout her appearance has caused. Unfortunately for Charlie, that fallout starts for him as Soviet interest .
Now they're after him. He'll have to avoid, evade, and straight-up fight the full might the Soviet spy machine can bring to bear upon one man. Hopefully it'll be enough to keep him out of their clutches.
For if they can't have him, they'll do their best to make sure no one else can, either.
Featured (briefly) 9/23/14!
Sequel here!


19902 words: Estimated about 2 hours to read
18 Chapters:
- Interlude 0 2014-02-18 03:35:58 UTC569
- Chapter 1-- Speeches and SIGs 2014-02-18 03:36:05 UTC971
- Interlude I 2014-02-20 00:05:50 UTC1386
- Chapter 2-- Driving and Deals 2014-02-28 00:32:43 UTC1297
- Interlude II 2014-03-10 23:16:42 UTC1069
- Chapter 3: Chaos and Crashes 2014-03-20 02:40:35 UTC1519
- Interlude III 2014-03-29 01:10:36 UTC
- Chapter 4: Helicopters and the Hornet 2014-04-29 21:54:01 UTC1491
- Chapter 5: Liaison 2014-05-13 23:04:10 UTC1274
- Chapter 6: Splashdown 2014-06-03 22:58:40 UTC1365
- Chapter 7: Splashed 2014-06-24 20:18:07 UTC2255
- Chapter 8: Darkened 2014-06-30 20:03:07 UTC1739
- Chapter 9: Attacked 2014-07-05 22:06:30 UTC939
- Chapter 10: Agreed 2014-07-17 20:02:27 UTC981
- Chapter 11: Quarantined 2014-08-11 23:01:01 UTC
- Chapter 11: Revealed 2014-09-24 00:46:33 UTC999
- Somber's Story: I 2014-09-24 00:46:09 UTC
- Somber's Story: End 2014-10-31 02:39:13 UTC2048