These weapons were the usual beam-type lasers and missiles. Neither one was up to the quality found on the Confederation ships. However, there was a c...tch. Zeke and his friends hoped to disable the Reglaz ships without destroying the AIs trapped inside. Within the Confederation, AIs were treated a sentient beings, and, in this case, considered to be unwilling hostages to the Reglaz.A lot of the flight time was spent aboard Cradle looking for weak points that could be exploited. Zeke hoped to. I figured we had another year of school to get through, so any decision about kids could wait. Apparently, I was wrong ... again. "Why? Are you changing your mind about waiting?" No, it's just that watching John tonight kind of got me thinking. I mean, do you want a big family, or a little one?" Well, since both of us are from small families and we turned out so well..." Tommy! I'm serious. I know it's not a decision we need to make right now, but I was just curious." Beth, I don't know,. .. let me spend a little of my money on someone that isn't dying, and will benefit from what I can do for her. The doctors are all in agreement. There are no miracle operations, or space age drugs for what's killing me, and I'm Ok with that. What I'm not Ok with is dying with a fortune in a bank, doing nobody any good, and it getting cut up and handed out to strangers after they bury me."Mr. Clarke. I'm an orphan. I've got, literally, no one to leave anything to. If I spend some money on. Saw my cock she wasn't about to leave." Is D.B. a person?" Yes, that's the nickname I gave her roommate because she has dirty blond hair." Her roommate saw you naked?" As I said, my plan backfired and I guess I wanted to show off. I tried something else to shock D.B. into leaving and that backfired too."From the way Shirley was watching me I knew I had to continue with the story. She was curious and wouldn't settle for anything less."I told myself that I felt sorry for Wanda but I was really.