." Béla stopped and gasped as a muted snap sounded from inside her stomach!"Oh fuck..." she gasped as she slid forward, then the entire branch broke ...ff behind her and both she and the branch tumbled to the ground.Jake could have caught her if he hadn't been smacked in the face with a swatch of pine needles. As it was, he hurriedly dropped down beside Béla and turned her over to see if she was injured. She was curled into a fetal position and remained so even after he turned her over onto her. The telephone rang just as I was about to go upstairs and a voice said, "Put Angela on now" Sorry?" I knew who it was, but I didn't know how he knew our number and his attitude was pissing me off more than just a bit!"Look" he said, "I'm in a hurry so get the slag on the phone now!" I think you're in dire need of an attitude adjustment my friend" I said it quietly and put the receiver back down, it rang again almost immediately but I ignored it and went out to fetch Angie.They were swimming. They wanted everybody on Earth to die off so that they could have it. They came close to succeeding, but they were defeated by one person, a 15 year old boy who found a chink in their armor.“We had a difficult time getting back together, but things were looking up when I left. There are no more wars, starvation, or slavery, mostly because of the replicators. The reason that I can do a lot of the things I do is because I have my replicator with me. That is something else that we can talk about. ” You nodded your head as you moved to the table. “Jimmy will stay here until I return,” I continued. “That should be in about thirty minutes – maybe a little longer.” It was so sweet, the way you smiled at him and the look he gave you in return. “If you have any questions, he will be happy to answer you if he can.” I saw the surprise in your eyes. “Yes, my love, you may speak with Jimmy while I’m gone. I will call the room before I return and I expect you to be in exactly the same position.