—Down on the planet, President Rowena Powell was having similar thoughts. She looked at the orange tinted cover of her most treasured possession. "P...ayboy and the Slime God" it proclaimed, even above the name, "Amazing", of the magazine. Her uncle Isaac had bought it for her when she was ten, it was already an antique then. It had sparked a young girls interest in science and it had put her on the path which after a couple of strange turns brought here here. To be fucked by an alien.She wanted. Had there been only one, or maybe even just two groups, then JTF Phalanx might have been a demonstration of force. But having three groups, a total of over 4,500 soldiers, showed the nation that the government was through negotiating.The loud, smoky atmosphere of the bar was full of people talking about work or telling war stories and Simon quickly determined that he would be happier some place else, so he returned to the Q. He noticed that a new crowd of people had arrived while he ate. A. You will probably have protection assigned to you until a new Odd Man is selected. It's our experience, that once your successor is named, even most nuts lose interest in you."Norman simply nodded a response as he mulled over what they had just said. Oh great! Now I'm a target for every maniac looking to shoot first and think second. What the hell have I gotten myself into? What if I really have to perform the duty?Chapter TwoAt the Kansas City airport, the caravan moved at full speed through a. “I want to dance!”“Hold your horses, buddy!” I chuckled, then turned back to April, “It’s nice to meet you April. Thanks for agreeing to watch this bunch of maniacs during the party!”“Josie gave me the full picture before she asked. You have quite the little instigator there.”“He’s a handful,” I chuckled. “Just like his old man.”April laughed, “She gave me THAT full picture, too!”“Now I’m really worried! If the kids didn’t scare you off, I should have!”“Maybe I like challenges!” she.