. the committee blamed the laxity of the inventors."This machinery is centuries old and nothing lasts for ever," said the Caretakers."The problem wasn...t supposed to take this long to fix," said the Voice."Well ... we do the best we can with who we get ... the basic change will have to come from Earth or Cassandra is dead," Elizabeth said. "This beginning of the end started with Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ... and firearms." Firearms I can see," said the voice, "But Cervantes?" The end of. Things were innocent at first, They started by playing races, which of course he would allow her to win. There was the obligatory game of Marco Polo, which is not a lot fun with only two players. They also played to see who could hold their breath under water the longest, along with other games. After a while in the pool, they got hungry and decided to order the pizza. When the pizza arrived, Rob decided to open a bottle of wine for himself. When they were sitting at the table, Marie. It's so ... so ... so..." Strange?" prompted Liz.Cora blushed. "Well ... I guess so. Yes, that's a good word for how I feel. Strange." So IF it was Bob ... and of course it WASN'T Bob ... but if it WAS Bob, what would you do?"."That's the strange part! I don't KNOW what I'd do. I mean I wouldn't go screaming to the media or anything like that. I think I just want to understand. I mean I have feelings about it. It's just so ... so ... so" again she couldn't say the word."Perverted?" prompted. "I just got a little carried away this time! I knew I could get knocked up, but decided it was worth the risk! Boss, I love you, but just who in Tartarus are you to make judgments about me?"Pay Dirt was dismayed by her normally even tempered friend's outburst. Sunny was a raging sea of emotions these days as her body changed to cherish the foal within. She carefully put her mug down. Getting off of the bed, she went to Sunflower's side. "I'm sorry, beautiful. Everypony can see that motherhood.