The nightmare was over. Life wouldn’t be all rainbows and ageless puppies from
now on, but at least Durus finally had a real democracy. Everyone over the age
of fifteen had a vote, and everyone’s vote was worth the same as everyone
else’s. The Earthan refugees and the Durune natives were starting to come
together, and consider themselves all part of the same community. People were
starting to dig in, and make a decent life for themselves. It wasn’t really
over yet, though, until every member of their former military occupiers was
gone. It was a great big relief for the world when the majority of the salmon
battalion disappeared through their portal. The achievement almost made people
forget that some of them wanted to return to Earth as well, and the salmon
could try to give them that. So it was an even bigger relief that not all of
them had left yet. There were still a couple people there who would be staying
to help in any way necessary. Unfortunately, the way they needed help was not
possible. Even though the officers had come from Earth, they did not do so
using their own agency. They were beholden to the powers that be, and
if these mysterious controllers didn’t want the Durune to go back with them,
then they weren’t going to go back with them. Hopefuls could even try to
literally step through the portal, but nothing would happen. They would just
pass right through it, as if the portal were not there at all. Even if the
salmon wanted to try to help, there was no telling when and where they would
end up on Earth. Their job was to travel throughout time, fighting in wars.
They were sometimes given lead time to prepare for a particular battle—what
kind of uniforms, and other clothing, they were given to blend in was often a
really good clue—but they didn’t ever have much else to go on. There was just
no way for the battalion to take any Earth-bounders with them, as much as they
may have wished they could. The last of them left in 2170, but they didn’t go
alone. One man was chosen to join them, though not by the leader’s decision,
or himself. He was conscripted against his will. Fortunately, this man wanted
nothing more than to fight for justice throughout all of time. The problem
was, now they needed to find a new mayor of Aljabara.
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The Advancement of Mateo Matic
The team continues to struggle through the Third Rail. Enemies approach from all sides, and threaten them in all ways. Even the strongest bonds will be tested as an ominous future war places all of reality in jeopardy.
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Mateo Daily
Daily installments of The Advancement of Mateo Matic have temporarily replaced all weekday stories.
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Mateo Daily
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My name is Nick Fisherman III. It's not my real name, but that's not because I'm trying to hide from my former agency, or something. I named myself after someone I've known for most of my life, and he chose it in honor of his late best friend. I took up writing when I found myself failing 8th grade science, and realized I might never reach my dream of becoming a biochemist, a meteorologist, and a quantum physicist. I started developing my canon after a scouting trip to an island inspired what I thought would be my first novel. I founded this website upon the advice of many people, who told me I needed to get my work out there, and not wait for an agent to accept my manuscript. You can expect one new story every day. Weekdays are for microstories, which are one or two paragraphs long. They're usually only thematically linked, so you won't have to read one to understand another, but they do sometimes tell a combined story. Sundays are for my continuous longer story, The Advancement of Mateo Matic, which I started in the beginning, and won't end until 2066. Saturdays are for long series, most of which take place in the same universe as Mateo, and add to the larger mythology.
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