He had also left her, with no apparent effort, as easily as discarding worn out clothes. He had gone on with his life, there were plenty of things he ...njoyed doing, he pursued his interests with a passion that few showed in their own lives.She had stayed behind, at some point of his life that seemed to matter less and less to him as time went by and he moved on. She belonged to a time lost in shadows, a time she had cherished, a time where none of them existed any longer, the lands of memory. She knew exactly what she was now, she was in the body of a life-sizeCyber Friend Doll; although the make of the body was foreign to hermemory. She stood up and saw a mirror. She went towards it. Her face wasbeautiful, with pouty lips, big purple eyes with lots of sorrow writtenin them, a pert little nose. Her hair was a little messy, probably fromshipping but it had gentle curls to it and the reddish gained inintensity the closer to her scalp it went. She spread her arms andadmired her doll. "I don't know their name or the name of the woman coming, it's not clear, but I do know this, we must be ready." Who are the bad guys you mentioned?" Jimmy asked as he walked up with Shannon."Baby, come out of there. I need to hold you," Shannon cried out."I cannot mother. If I do, I will be used once more like I was in New York. I tried to fight them but they are so much more powerful then me. I am just a babe to their powers. Our leader will one day confront them, but until he is able to,. We want to distinguish ourselves. Prize monies are fine, but I believe we value recognition much higher.”“Hear, hear!” MacAuliffe seconded. “I agree with Captain Muir.”“Viewed like this, I also agree. Well spoken!” Murtaugh nodded.“Then we are in agreement?” Benning asked.One after another, the captains nodded.“I propose a toast then: may there be much to share between us!”They drank to that, and Commodore Hastings took over again.“Splendid, gentlemen! I take great pleasure from this fine.