‘Actually I suppose not,’ he conceded. ‘We explained this to Dave at the time. The thing that really matters is that you are here. Crossed the R...bicon, so the speak.’ ‘I was dumped here by a miserable S.O.B. out of spite. I was never offered a Rubicon to cross. I don’t know your Dave,’ she told him flatly. ‘Remember little s****r’s warning about hurting when you sit down?’ Mark answered nonchalantly. Dorinda tensed. He laughed amusedly at her motion’s admission of vulnerability. ‘For the moment. Cody got a sudden flash of hope at Jabari's words. The hope faded, as a faint prescience of what was to come settled over his mind. His hand rested on the staff, and flashing scenes of possible futures solidified into an image in his mind.Two alien minds met, and touched. The Anunna and the Human minds all but merged, in that infinite time between life and death. The bird-like alien's great age, and sorrow, felt like the weight of the world on Cody's soul. He could feel the alien's sorrow at. Cathy suddenly found herself sitting on the bed. 'He always did like ALICE IN WONDERLAND,' Cathy thought, and she suddenly giggled as if in relief. "What a dream."Then she felt a warmth on her hand. When she looked down, her wedding ring was glowing slightly. There seemed to be a pattern, a pentagram of all things, forming between the emerald chip. Maybe it wasn't a dream."No time like the present to find out." She stood up and walked back to Johnny's bedroom. The door was half closed,. .. Hyah-!" Her long, smooth leg lifted in a swift cheerleader kick, sending sand flying out onto the summer wind. It was so energetic and graceful, nobody had the heart to tell Riho that karate was actually invented a few islands away.*Snap!*A baby crab scurried across the sand. Curious, Riho leaned in closer, letting her generous chest hang low - and suddenly, it pinched her nose! She giggled, shaking uncontrollably to let the critter loose. In the process, her breasts bounced to and.