Chapter 5: The Scarlet Howl

Chapter 5: The Scarlet Howl

When a station-wide bounty broadcast turns every soul on Tin Taggart against them, the Junkers must fight their way back to The Wretched. But the nightmare truly begins when Captain Redclaw—a regenerating cyborg bounty hunter—captures Jonas and broadcasts an ultimatum: surrender the Specter Prototype or watch their youngest crew member die. What follows is a desperate battle against an enemy who won't stay down, culminating in a brutal escape that leaves both ship and crew scarred. Some monsters you don't defeat—you just survive... **JUNKERS was originally published as a 5-episode series. Publication of further episodes will resume when the series hits 2,500 streams (average of 500 streams per episode). So if you really enjoy it, be sure to give a positive review and share with friends!

Chapter 4: The Tin Taggart

The Wretched docks at Tin Taggart, a ramshackle salvage station where the crew hopes to lay low and resupply. What starts as a quiet shore leave—drinks at an old friend's bar, Kirrix racing locals for credits, and Jonas hunting for spare parts—becomes a reminder that nowhere is safe when you're carrying stolen ONI tech. As word spreads about the Junkers and their prize, the crew savors one last night of normalcy before the storm. Sometimes the calm between battles is when bonds grow strongest... **JUNKERS was originally published as a 5-episode series. Publication of further episodes will resume when the series hits 2,500 streams (average of 500 streams per episode). So if you really enjoy it, be sure to give a positive review and share with friends!

Chapter 3: Ghost Signal

Following the Specter's coordinates, The Wretched enters the Cataclysm Zone—a graveyard of warships where physics itself seems broken. When the crew discovers a secret facility inside Iris's shattered remains, they unlock something that should have stayed buried. Ancient androids, a massive crystalline machine, and a voice that speaks through the Specter itself. As the facility collapses around them, the Junkers escape with more questions than answers—and a promise from something awakened... **JUNKERS was originally published as a 5-episode series. Publication of further episodes will resume when the series hits 2,500 streams (average of 500 streams per episode). So if you really enjoy it, be sure to give a positive review and share with friends!

Chapter 2: Phantom Pursuit

When the stolen Specter Prototype activates on its own, the crew discovers they're not as hidden as they thought. An ONI stealth ship closes in, forcing The Wretched into a deadly game of cat and mouse through debris fields. As the Junkers barely escape with a clever decoy, they uncover a disturbing truth: the device is transmitting coordinates to Iris, the broken heart of the Cataclysm Zone. Now they must decide—run forever, or follow the signal into the graveyard of the galaxy... **JUNKERS was originally published as a 5-episode series. Publication of further episodes will resume when the series hits 2,500 streams (average of 500 streams per episode). So if you really enjoy it, be sure to give a positive review and share with friends!

Chapter 1: Black Market Intel

The crew of The Wretched infiltrates Ascension Station's black market auction to steal the Specter Prototype—an experimental phase-cloak device worth a fortune. But when the job goes sideways and old enemies emerge from the shadows, Captain Rhea Falconer and her crew must fight their way out through zero gravity chaos and a station full of pirates. Their prize secured, the Junkers escape into the void—but not before making dangerous enemies who won't forget... **JUNKERS was originally published as a 5-episode series. Publication of further episodes will resume when the series hits 2,500 streams (average of 500 streams per episode). So if you really enjoy it, be sure to give a positive review and share with friends!