" I felt pretty foolish getting on that bus, I can tell you, but sinceall the other guys were in basically the same shape, nobody couldreally laugh at...anybody else., My buddy Tom made room on the seatbeside him, and we took off, and soon we were all in place, hoping thismadwoman would actually let us go." There was a TV hooked up to alaptop, and very soon it came to life and we saw the author of ourmisfortune again." She showed us an image from the dump of all our clothes burning, andthen said,. . . No bacteria, viruses, or poisonous gasses detected. Air is breathable." With that the black and silver clad figure removed her helmet with a hiss, and took a deep breath, adding "If not a lil' stale." This was Silvia "Silver" Lancaster, captain of the Green Lady. She was a relatively short, muscular, powerfully built woman with deep brown skin, and jaw-length wavy black hair streaked with blue and yellow. She spoke in the lazy, heavy accent normal for Earthers. She looked about the bridge. "I mean it," Lynn said. "Kidnapping and attempted rape are serious crimes."From behind the barn came the sound of a man bellowing like a fucking bull."It ain't attempted rape anymore," Tyler said.Lynn spun around. "Jenny! What are they doing to her?"Arms as strong as those of an octopus flailed around Lynn's chest and jerked her back before she could start to run."Hold it there, baby," Tyler said, biting through her hair and sinking his teeth into her neck. "Jenny's getting exactly what she. "Now you're going to be an entertainment mogul?" Yes. It's always been my dream to open my own nightclub. I thought of a Las Vegas casino at first, but that seemed too far from the gentleman's path. A dance club in Soho should do me better." I hear you also plan to include a pub and game area in the business. Rooms for private meetings too, and a swingers' haven. I would be very interested in that." Oh, you would?" Doug raised his eyebrows at Keira's suggestive look."Yes," Keira confirmed,.