" You're right," Lucy said. She didn't need to ask if he would realize his dream. With the support and resources of the Carter Clan behind him, he cou...d make those dreams come true."He's going to be very important one day," William said."What about the age differences?" Lucy asked. Kelly was starting to show her age. There was more than a forty year difference in age between her and Bill. Ling was nearly thirty years older than Bill. Linda was twenty years older. Even Claire was ten years older. "I am assuming you mean us three... and I know a perfect girl to join us. Sally, one of Kim's friends in her sorority," Julia said shocking both her mother and Kim. Neither woman was able to speak but it did not stop Julia. "Sally and I get along real good... real good, and I am sure she will come if I ask her. You'll like her," Julia said hoping to make him happy. She wasn't thinking straight causing her to blabber on and on, which made Ken laugh at the discomfort shown by the other two women.. “Be at ease gentleman and grab yourselves a chair,” he remarked in a pleasant voice.Once they were seated he began. “You must be wondering why I called for this meeting. By the way you can smoke if you wish. I’ve read the report of the raid that destroyed the Axis aircraft. But what I’m interested in is the reason for the various actions that you used before, during and after the raid which is not in the report.“I understand that you, Captain Ramage, conducted a reconnaissance of the airbase. Doug was aware of the problem and had promised himself to be easy to get along with and accepting of alien attitudes. Yeah? Well, he'd try!Finally, the spider officials filed into the room and stared at Doug in absolute disbelief! The photos and TV had helped some, but it was still a problem way down in the gut to take such a weird looking being seriously. Doug waited a few seconds for somebody to say something, but none of the spiders seemed to know what to say to such an alien being..