“Whatever is beneath the protective lead layer under that hard plate steel is colossally destructive, far beyond my powers to bypass or protect myse...f against. Can that creature, that abomination that Fate’s twisted magic has created, say the same? I think not!”No ... the chances of that creature surviving a forceful trip down into that basement from hell were no better than mine. Zip, zero, null and none. Assuming that our exhausted heroines could manage to lift the stunned creature up high. .. don't have a party dress. I am most terribly sorry!"Tracy looked her up and down. "Don 't worry. It is no bother. Hmm ... you are about the size I used to be before I swelled up. I wonder ... why don't you come upstairs with me, and we can see if one of my dresses will fit?" She slung the coat on the nearest hook, and dragged Peggy by the hand. As she left the door, Tracy shouted, "Someone cover the front door, please!" She gave a big grin to Peggy, who was suddenly much brighter. "Right,. The attitude of the youngsters these days made me sick, they had respect for nothing or no-one and I had to admit to myself that I had felt a little nervous with them hanging over the fence. Putting the washing basket on the kitchen table I went into the living room to pour myself a drink, raising the glass to my lips a few minutes later I froze as I heard a sound from the kitchen. Glass in hand I walked out to the kitchen to find Mike and four of his friends pawing through my lingerie."What. It was utterly astonishing that he had anextravagant half up hair down hair, down hairdo as elaborate as anybride or pageant princess could ever wish for.Just twisting his neck looking down his back it was crazy to see four orfive layers of platinum cascading spirals piled atop each other,reaching more than half way down his spine. The only good part of hisnew hairdo was that it would help cover his bare shoulder blades on theopen back of his dress that spanned down his vertebrae towards.