' The same orders to all Army units, prepare to attack." Yes, Sir, sending now," replied Captain Novak as she picked up her phone.Golan Heights, Israe...: 1-18-05, 5:36 A.M.Two hundred artillery pieces took aim at the Israeli defensive positions. They were unaware that the Israelis were ready for their attack. Five divisions of the Syrian army were ready to pour into Israel from the Golan Heights and Southern Lebanon. Just as the crews were about to load their guns, fourteen A-4 Skyhawks came in. I took his wrist in both my hands and pushed him off-balance, before yanking it down and back. His momentum carried him forward and yanking his arm back caused him to flip over onto his back, all the air knocked out of him.I put my boot on his throat and pulled my shield off my back. I fixed it onto my arm and looked at his friends. “You want to help him or you figure he pulled his own pants down for this?” I asked them casually, still pinning their leader to the ground with a foot on his. What a friend you have. They both laughed. Steven drove them to a motel where he already had a suite booked. Trish sighed as they entered the room and looked around. The room was spacious with a king size bed and fresh crisp white sheets. A bottle of champagne sat in ice bucket on a nearby table. Trish sat her bags down and took off her coat. Steven came up behind her and slid his hands around her waist then slid them down to her hips and then to the hem of her dress. His fingers slipped. Suspicions of being manipulated into accepting her new status as a female,and a very desireableone, were eased somewhat by other activities. Lessons in healing, the basic tenents of her new culture, and how to manage her new self in that culture took up enough time that she had very little time to worry about what she had once been.Although that was allowed as well. Through the simple expedient of giving her access to intercepted broadcasts from the New Terran Federation, and the opportunity.