Julian James is a Grade C citizen in a world where the Archons, a reptilian race of aliens, control the planet. Most citizens are permitted one day off per week and it’s one such day that Julian meets Taal, a visitor on reconnaissance from another dimension.<br><br>This chance meeting fills Julian with feelings he’s never had before. He takes an instant liking to this handsome visitor and the attraction is mutual. He manages a few more meetings with Taal and the two men plot Julian’s escape to the beauty and freedom of Taal’s dimension.<br><br>But things rarely go to plan. Julian’s been smart, but has he been smart enough to outwit the all-seeing, all-powerful Archon overlords and their human puppets? There is no such thing as a small risk. Taal and Julian’s escape plan will either end in spectacular happiness or abysmal disaster. Many citizens wouldn’t even try it. But Julian isn’t just any citizen.

Another Dimension

Two weeks later, on Day Seven, he left module 511, walked down the five flights of steps to the ground floor and into a typically grey day. He hurried towards M Sector, weaving his way through the dirty streets, passing people who watched him hurry by as they went about their business; any one of them a potential spy for those in Grade A and their Archon overlord rulers. It wasn’t necessarily anything to worry about. He knew this was the way people usually looked at each other, unless they knew you.


At some point he got the distinct feeling he was being followed. He couldn’t say why exactly. It was just a sense of someone’s eyes being upon him as he moved along the crowded street. He stopped at a produce stall and handled an under-sized orange, using it as a ruse to scour the bustling footpath, but it was next to impossible to locate a single citizen acting suspiciously. It was Day Seven. Everyone was out and about.


Chapter 12