They arrived at Carlos' house. The driver said, "No charge," as they exited. He pulled away slowly, looking at her in his rear view mirror. He thought...she wasn't the most attractive girl he's seen in his cab, but he couldn't stop thinking about what he would do to her if she'd invited him in. That was payment enough, and he was embarrassed at how easily he'd came, without even a single touch. Tasha looked up at the cab, as his rear lights became tiny red dots on the horizon at the end of. This enabled various Imperial flotillas, each including several capital ships, to get in amongst their formation and close the range to where the capital ships beam weaponry was at its most effective. The once invincible alien ships started to come apart under the massed dispersion beams and follow-up hyperbeams of the Empire. Not that the Imperial Fleets were coming away scot-free, hundreds of their own were hit, damaged or destroyed by the fanatical aliens. Yet still it was clear the Empire. She was lucky it was headed in the same direction and slightly ahead of her. She immediately pulled to the curb and shut down her engine. As she crouched low in the cab of her truck she had to strain to see the Hummer that was moving forward quietly and with only minimal lights. At first she thought it was one of the biker's Hummers but the longer she looked at it the more convinced she became that it belonged to someone else. She could see what appeared to be soldiers spread out in a rough. “I, also,” the Chinese added.“I am willing,” the Japanese inserted, “but I see little point.”“We should go,” Andromeda said, “we can get your demonstration in before lunch, and get you started on theory this afternoon.”“Sounds like a plan,” the German’s English was excellent: actually so was that of the others. But, hey, I’d prefer to get my education in my own language. They all began to move towards the door.“Do you wish to go with them?” Romy asked.“I think not. We have other matters to.