She gave him a reassuring smile as she said, “I sent a power spike into the Interdiction beacons, frying their circuitry. It wasn’t enough to make...them explode, so the Terran forces will be none the wiser, but they’ll require some extensive repairs before they can be brought online again.”“Great stuff! Thanks honey,” he told her, feeling a surge of relief. Looking down at his Nymph pilot, he added, “Now we can run from the Regulus System if it comes to it. Let’s just hope it doesn’t, but I want. The asphalt of the road was cracked, wild grass and weeds growing out of any crevasse or hole. Roots of trees pushed up bulging lines across the roads. We left I-5 behind. There were barricades across it that seemed too suspicious.Birds chirped happily in the trees above us while gray-furred squirrels scampered and played. The day grew warmer and warmer as the sun rose. It would be a hot day. Heat danced above the broken asphalt. Bees buzzed around the flowers, happily pollinating, not caring. I'm celebrating with all my friends and family." Jarard said."Congrats on graduating." Jana replied with a smile."Thanks so much. You look really good tonight. Plan on going out?" Jarard replied."I'm just waiting for some friends so we can go out to the club and then have dinner." Jana said."Sounds great." Jarard replied.Then, Jana's cell phone rang in her red purse."Could you excuse me? I have to take this." Jana said as she excused herself to answer the call.While she was on the phone, Jarard. I mean really how many life size vibrating fists are you likely to sell? Maybe I'm just not used to seeing these things. I mean I am far from being a prude but I just can't imagine going to the checkout with Lucy the lifelike love goat. Jess, who's name badge was holding her very low cut top together very deep in her cleavage, came around the corner. She sized us both up then appearing to come to a decision and stepped up to us. "If I'm annoying you just say so but on quiet days like this I.