The harder he tried it seemed the weaker he got. Damn this was almost as bad as before! "Wait!" Ambrose managed to gasp out when he saw Skylos and Tw...tty getting ready to start the engines to move closer. Let the vortex close, remember when we came through." Falling on the floor Ambrose could feel the energy and the strain he was feeling starting to decrease. Skylos looked at Ambrose a moment later then at Twitty. "Had we done what we were going to, we'd be close to powerless. Thank you sire,. “No problem,” Tom replied. “I enjoyed it too. And thanks for fixing my car.”“So, you didn’t have any problems driving it here today?” Selina asked.“Nope,” Tom said. “It’s as good as new. Or, at least as good as it was before it broke down.”Selina chuckled.“What brings you here today?” Tom asked.Selina sat down on the chair on the other side of Tom’s desk, and placed her backpack on the ground. She reached down and opened the backpack, and pulled out a smaller cloth bag. She unceremoniously. I saw Billy reach into his pocket and pull out a small hand full of bills."Put your money away, the meal is on me." I can't let you pay for my meals, that's not fair." First of all, I'll decide what's fair. Which one of us is working and getting paid and which one of us needs to hold onto as much of his money as he can? Besides, I'm really beginning to enjoy our time together. I miss riding with someone."It was beginning to get hot, so I took off my jacket before reaching the truck. I think I. He tried to lunge, but his muscles refused."Howdy Zamath. Some folks on Aldis III want a chat with you. Nighty-night." She raised her pistol and fired. He slumped unconscious.Rae Arizona holstered her replica .45 Colt Peacemaker and toed her fallen quarry with a silver tipped boot. Satisfied, she unclipped her antigrav carrier, lifted him and headed for the ChronoPort stage nearby. Two Peace Patrol officers rounded a corner and galloped towards her. This was Rae's third visit to Deneb IV with.