by Alan 57
Something is moving under the ground. Tom Collins was supposed to inherit land. Instead, he inherited a problem. The kind that doesn’t show up on surveys. The kind that doesn’t stay contained. With only a malfunctioning android and his experience as a pest controller, Tom does what he always does: He tries to deal with it. He shouldn’t have. Because some infestations don’t stop at one property. Some don’t even stop at one planet.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inheritance | 0 |
| 2 | Blueprints and Sales Pitches | 0 |
| 3 | The Pest Controller | 0 |
| 4 | The House Rises | 0 |
| 5 | Surface Work | 0 |
| 6 |
| The Anomaly |
| 0 |
| 7 | The Tunnel Answers | 0 |
| 8 | Invitation from Below | 0 |
| 9 | The Chamber Below | 0 |
| 10 | FLASHBACK — UNKNOWN LOCATION, YEARS EARLIER | 0 |
| 11 | BACK TO PRESENT — THE TUNNEL | 0 |
| 12 | The Partner Below | 0 |
| 13 | The Infested Partner | 0 |
| 14 | The Faceless Hunter | 0 |
| 15 | The Drone Arrives | 0 |
| 16 | Twenty Minutes | 0 |
| 17 | The Net Tightens | 0 |
| 18 | Containment | 0 |
| 19 | The Hunt Begins | 0 |
| 20 | The Buried Craft | 0 |
| 21 | Morning Comes with Trouble | 0 |
| 22 | Slipping Away | 0 |
| 23 | The Signal Sent | 0 |
| 24 | Side-Effects of Interfacing | 0 |
| 25 | Rescue at Dusk | 0 |
| 26 | Welcome Aboard the Starweaver | 0 |
| 27 | Arrival at Arithaal | 0 |
| 28 | Induction into the Corps | 0 |
| 29 | First Mission: Bumblewasp Cluster | 0 |
| 30 | Trial by Land Leeches | 0 |
| 31 | A DAY OFF (APPARENTLY) | 0 |
| 32 | TOM meets THE ARITHAAL HIGH COUNCIL | 0 |
| 33 | THE DISCOVERY | 0 |
| 34 | TROUBLE AT THE MOLTED SHELL | 0 |
| 35 | DISCIPLINARY PRAISE | 0 |
| 36 | New Pest Emergency: The Subterranean Something | 0 |
| 37 | Tom Develops a Reputation: “The Human Who Runs from Everything but Somehow Wins” | 0 |
| 38 | The Award Ceremony (Which Goes Spectacularly Wrong) (because of course it does) | 0 |
| 39 | Tom After One Year — The Decision to Go Home | 0 |
| 40 | The Military Investigators Arrive And Tom’s Bluffing Skills Hit Olympic Levels | 0 |
| 41 | Snafu’s Pets: Released Into the Wild (God Help the Ecosystem) | 0 |
| 42 | Back to Normal Earth Life (Well… As Normal As Tom Can Manage) | 0 |
