. she silently cursed. The dream had been littered with omens her grandmother had deciphered for her. Few were good. And because of them, the elders h...d sent her away, fearing the darkest times possible to come from them if she remained.In her dreams, she had seen two massive beasts in the air. One was darker than the blackest midnight, belching a green-black miasma from its jag-toothed maw. The other was a bright silver, with flashes of blue-white lightning sparking from its golden eyes. The. Ruth just listened in fascination as a pumpkin became a coach, micebecame horses, and a rat became a coachman. For a while it was gardensnakes that became the footmen, although that soon changed to lizards.There was a fairy godmother, and a beautiful dress with golden slippers.That last detail stayed in the story until it was finished and Will wasreciting it to the hobbits, who had woken just as the sun was setting.He told Jacob later that a glass slipper just sounded better.The next morning. "Meiko!" Michelle called. "I'm the one coordinating with the carrier. Is your search and rescue team ready?"I looked up. The sergeant had moved over by his men. The fatigues he had been wearing were now covered by a vacuum suit. He was holding the helmet in his right hand and glaring at two marines who were kneeling down and adjusting the legs of their suits."Sergeant, are your men ready?" I called out."All present and accounted for," the man said. "We are ready to serve."I stifled a giggle and. The second night after the rehearsal dinner everybody was drinking and dancing. e and my new found friends were able to lift a pack of smokes and a half bottle of Jack and were off to have a little fun ourselves. There were a ton of people here, campers, tents, and a few cabins. We headed for an run down cabin just out of sight of the party. We busted in with our flash lights ablaze. to our surprise two people were already there. The soon to be bride and another woman. Neither of which I.