I pulled the light weight blanket off and sat up on the side of thebed. My bare feet were tiny, comparatively speaking, and my toe nailswere polished ...ink. I was wearing a long night shirt that had somethingwritten on it, though I couldn't quite make it out. I noticed a fulllength mirror over by the wall, so I headed to it to see what I lookedlike, feeling as light as a feather.The body in the mirror was exactly as I had described it. Medium lengthblonde hair (disheveled from sleeping), blue. My eyes widened with surprise as I gazed into the finely chiselled features of an alien woman."Hello," she said when I didn't respond immediately. "Do you understand me? If you do, can you help? I'd really appreciate some assistance here." Okay," I answered slowly, "how can I help you?"It turned out that Asana and her sister, Bizana were stuck. Buktohesh had a device on his body that controlled the form that they took and without it, they couldn't return to their normal physical state. Asana. "Elena sat down, and Alex brought her a cup of coffee. He finished making her breakfast, which she ate vigorously. She had not said a word yet, but finally blurted out, "Alex, I want to go home today."Alex looked at her and replied, "Today is almost over, Elena. And I have much to do yet. My food supplies are low, so I need to do some hunting and fishing. But don't worry. I'll make sure to get you up early tomorrow and get you home. Or get someone else to take you home."Hearing this last part,. . but that particular destination was quite nearby, just further up the hill from the route the cabbie had randomly taken. I wouldn't have come here on a bet before tonight, but it now seemed suddenly like a somewhat decent idea. I'd probably soon regret it though."Stop at The Crown if you would, and I'll get out there!"It was just a short drive from here and the hack pulled right up to the front pillared and brightly lantern lit steps of The Crown. There a pair of liveried doormen opened my.