I'm one of the girls who has been selected early." Why?" Janet asked."Well the basics were as my master said. And yes, he is the man I'll leave Earth ...ith and no other. For him, he gets time to get to know me. He knows my hopes and fears and works to make my hopes come true. He supports me and convinces me to make my own life better, which means I make his better. There is no question what I'll officially be once I leave Earth, but he offers me the chance to be more and to offer him more,". "Heather was listening with only one ear. Most of her attention was on the woman approaching them, her heels clicking unnaturally loud against the polished wood. Richie finally shifted his eyes to her as well. His mouth twisted into a frown, even as his eyes roved.Terri Hollis' lithe body was wrapped in a tight, black dress and matching miniskirt, the sleeves loose about the arms. Her legs were clad in black stockings down to her calf-length boots, and topping her head was a wide-brimmed. It was eleven days since I crashed here and I had the routine down. I think it was eleven days.A man entered instead of a woman. Apparently there was a mess up in the routine."Hello," he said softly while standing in the doorway.I sat up in my bed."Can I help you?" I just wanted to meet you again," he said. "My partner is here for you tonight."A brunette woman appeared behind him."Sure," I said, eyeing the woman.I slipped out of bed. Of course, I was naked in anticipation of tonight's woman,. The Vagols had worked out some of the offensive capabilities of the pyramid while they were still fighting the Wasps. They found how to use the guns mounted on the sides of the pyramid and duplicated enough of them to mount them on fliers that they already had. These guns fired a target-seeking bullet that was able to track a laser-designated aiming point. It was overkill when used against an individual Wasp, but nobody cared as long as they had the replicator to make more bullets.The Vagols.