" This is Cobalt," I said, letting the suit amplify and transform my words into that superhero voice. "Drop you weapons and put your hands in the air!...All that did was generate more gunfire in my direction. I grabbed every gun I could find except for one, and yanked them into the air. I pushed them all together in the middle of the warehouse with such force they fused together into a warm glowing lump. This caused some of the ammunition to be set off."Oops," I joked to Bud.The exploding garage. "*I called Brian first."Are you interested in having some fun tonight?" Sure," he replied. "What do you have in mind?" Well, would you like to watch Ellen with two guys?" You mean like just watch? Or be involved, too?" Your choice, of course," I answered. "You, me and Gary." Next door Gary?" he asked."Yeah," I replied. "He saw us on your deck this morning and came to see me. He wants to get into our little playgroup." Jen, too?" In time," I assured him. "You game?" Yeah, I'm in," he agreed. "I. I rub my bottom. It feels as though it has been torched. I'm weeping.Now, she'll demand that I pray forgiveness, I'm certain, as I wipe away my tears. I know the mantra so well: Mother Mary, forgive my sins; Mother Mary, forgive my sins.sister Emily sets down the cane and leans beside me against the desk. She is panting from her exertions but also, I suspect, from excitement.'What do you have to say, Flora?' she asks sternly.'Mmm.... Mmm....' I start through clenched teeth.'Say it!''Mmm.... .."She released her grip, and moved away, signing me to follow her out as she ended the sentence."...yet."As I followed her outside the bungalow, I noticed that it was in the middle of an arena, and Tammi pointed to the starting line of the opening sprint. I moved to it, hearing my pulse like a huge drum pounding in my head, and I forced myself to a starting position. I heard a gun being fired and I began to run as quickly as I possibly could. I saw the finishing line in front of me and.