But what could I do against him?It was the type of bar that had a little green bottle behind the counter for trouble makers and I dreamed about using ... couple of drops on my boss; not that it would get me anywhere, unless I could time it just right, say when he was about to drive home. I put these thoughts away and got on with my job.It wasn't my fault that she was kept in the front of my mind, I tried not to look or be the one that took the drinks up to the office but it seemed that Mr Leaman. The Hunter Killers were utterly destroyed; pieces scattered over a wide area. Unlike the Infiltrator, there was no blood. Their severed limbs oozed yellowish goo that smelt pungent and distasteful. Wrapped around the dark metal endoskeleton of one was a mass of glass data fibres. The torso of the other was shredded, exposing the dark ovoid of its Datacore.Leaving the carnage behind, Claire recovered the rifle and slowly made her way back down the trail before heading towards where her family. After that night, we spent all our nights together. Sometimes at her apartment, others at mine. We didn't have sex every night but we did cuddle a lot.It was time for us to get ready for the cruise. It was funny, but her parents and my parents were old fashioned and wasn't keen on us going as single people. They didn't say it outright but we both could feel it.Our parents did say in their day they didn't travel like that. People would be married first. I told them things were different now. I. This will allow Dizzy better communications with Alexa," I offered."You would take us on as crew?" asked the redheaded Grace."And we could still have the Rock Monkey?" from Bambi."Yes to both," I answered."Can we rename her to something else?" asked Bambi. "I hate the name RockMonkey." What would you like?" I asked. "Alexa can help Dizzy to change herregistration." Hidden Treasure," answered Bambi.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The miners were secured on the asteroid, and the Hidden.