The walls were covered in rich tapestries and there were three rows of bench seats on either side, each row higher than the one before it. In the cent...r of the room was a very long red carpet trimmed in gold. At the other end of the carpet sat the Master's mighty throne. A figure sat upon the throne and as the three came into the great hall they heard a booming voice."Come closer so I can see you!" the voice said.The three scared travelers walked slowly closer to the throne and the figure."I am. ..just how friendly? She wondered to herself. Todd climbed on and wrapped his hands about Erin's hips and firmly grasped her in a way that seemed too comforting, too sensual to be just him trying not to fall off as she revved the engine to take off. "We'll be back in about 15 minutes Steven, so you won't have to wait here very long in the dark alone." "Good enough Erin, and thanks again for doing this...I don't know how we can repay your kindness." Erin thought to herself that she could imagine. I am a road pirate. This is my story: I watched as the three trucks rumbled over the hard packed sand of the Arizona desert. Each transported weapons for the AmeraTech armies in New Mexico, though you wouldn’t know it from looking at them. The trucks were of post war AmeraTech production. Big sports utility vehicles painted black, as not to stand out from any other corporate issued vehicle. ‘Well, Syber, looks like it’s time to see if you have what it takes,’ a voice behind me spoke. It was. The professor continued that he hid the invention because he did not want it falling into the wrong hands and that it could speed up the user so that it appeared time had stopped. Thomas rolled his eyes.After Professor Jenkins fell asleep, Thomas looked at the clock. He had an hour before the Professor's daughter would come relieve him. He went down into the basement and looked around. He saw nothing but pieces of electronics and many books. As he was about to leave, he noticed a small door.