Guardian Angels: A Short Story

When a bomb threat shuts down the Vinestead West building in Sacramento, senior developer Rick Diaz' first thought is to head back home, but his new friend Bonnie has other ideas. From a fancy breakfast on the rich side of town to a sim parlor in the tech mecca of Umbra, Bonnie shows Rick that there's more to life than writing code for a ruthless conglomerate.

And though Rick is able to forget about his overbearing wife and thankless job for a little while, the passage of the Guardian Angel Bill overshadows the day. The requirement of every newborn and naturalized American to be implanted with Vinestead's Guardian Angel biochip doesn't sit well with a lot of people, including Bonnie.

Where will the day end? In the arms of a strange woman he just met that morning? Or on the battlefield in the war against Vinestead?

Short Story, Science Fiction, 24 pages. Follows the events of the novel XRONIXLE.