If anyone knew who Peter was, or was known to be friends with him, then that person could be in great danger. If Doc Oc was angry because Spiderman ha... foiled his latest insane scheme then what was a better revenge, killing Spidey or torturing to death one of his friends? By that same token, if there was an item hidden that only Spidey could find and that the Scorpion wanted, it was an easy stretch—even to as dim a bulb as Mac Gargan—that the best way to pressure Spidey into doing it was to. Why not take the risk with Sara?" Humph," he muttered while shutting down his thoughts."Dad, you delve too deeply into everything. What-ifs are circular. That pretty lady dancing like a dream out there turns you on. You turn her on. There's another what-if you haven't mentioned, the most likely what-if of all. What if you have sex with her and she doesn't fall in love with you, and you don't fall in love with her, but you both enjoy the sex and intimacy so much you do it over and over again. The commander gave the spaceman another once over. Porter assumed the man noted that he wore his weapons in the manner of the Border Patrol and carried himself with the same wilderness caution. While the sword was of priestly manufacture which would usually warrant further investigation, the bow was a rare treasure of ironwood along with its arrows. The knife had the look of technology about it, but the workmanship was not any better than Anshar forges. Porter wore nella breeches and a woven. Point 8 ... point 9,” with his voice becoming even more tense. “Warp 5.” Then after a moment, “Sir, we are steady at warp 5.”“Helm, there are no fluctuations?” the First asked, incredulous.“None, Sir. We are at full warp 5.0, and my boards show no fluctuations whatsoever.”“Helm, maintain warp 5.”“Maintaining warp 5, Sir.”There was no sound of a struggling warp engine, just the steady, strong tone of an engine working properly.Time drifted slowly onward with the warp engine producing a steady.