Time to wake up." Lois opened her eyes to see an attractivemiddle aged woman - wearing one of her sweater and slack sets - wholooked very familiar - a...d had her magic ring on! Could it be?"It's me, Hal - but you can call me Helene. And your new name is Lyle!"What Lois feared most stared back at her when she looked at her ownbody. Now she had a broad chest, and it was hairy! Ewww!"I've always wanted to be a woman, Lyle; you know I wasn't a very manlyman. But I didn't want to let my boys down.. I woke up, God knows how many hours later in a strange dark room. I also discovered that my clothes where gone and that I had a chain around my neck that connected me to the rear wall.The room was remarkably empty, all I saw was an old mattress, a bucket and a lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. I had no idea where I was but it looked like someone’s basement. At that point I heard footsteps behind the closed door, and of more than one person, if my ears did not fool me.Only moments later the. When asked why she wanted to borrow a gun she pointed out the two thugs and said that she wanted to shoot them dead, and told her why. What sort of response would you expect from a combat professional, when a seventeen year old girl asked for a gun in order to shoot two rapists? She got the gun with instructions on how it worked, knowing full well that she wasnt going to pull the trigger on either of them, it was all part of the act. Neither of the bullies was willing to tell their captors that. She had probably ruined her tights, she reflected.The hatch closed swiftly, and her host said, "Please be seated, Mrs Reagan, while we proceed to orbit." She noticed a seat fixed to the floor of the compartment, and scrambled to sit there. There was a standard seatbelt attached, so she click that closed at her waist.A word had finally penetrated."Orbit? Did you say orbit?" Correct. I am a Landership, after all. I have just landed from orbit, and as this ship is fuelled sufficient for the return.