It took seemingly forever. "M" shifted slightly once but continued to snore (he must have utterly exhausted) and did not awaken. I crawled it seemed f...r an hour, I reached Allison's side where I could whisper to her safely and not risk being overhead. The problem was, she didn't seem to see or hear me at all. Even gently poking her leg seemed to exact no response. I was exhausted and dizzy and feared that even moving another inch would cause another blackout ... I couldn't risk moving much. Jijju…..yyouu aaarrre ….ggrreeaatttt…..eee… yes jijju… Uumhhaaaaa jiju ne mujhse poocha “kaisa lag raha hai swati” oooohhh jijju… ….ittss fffiinnne….. ….I lliikke ittt vveerryy mmuucchhh…… jijju “…jijju…iinnn fffaaaaccctttt I aalllsssoooo wwaaaanntteeeddd iiiitttt fffrrroooommmm yyooouuu .… mmyyyy ddeeeaaarrrr… .yyeesss I aallssso wwaanntteeddd tthhe ssaaammee ttrreeaattmmeenntt ffrrooomm yyoouuu… ….hhhaaann ddeeaarrr ssaacchhh kkaahhttii hhoooonn mmaaiinn yyaahhiii cchhaattii tthhiii kkiii. Clean and dressed I grabbed my bike and rode back down the street to Ms. Worthington's house. I parked my bike under the carport and rang the bell, curious as to what she had in mind for me to do. "Come on in Tom", I heard her call from inside so I let myself in. It had been a couple of years since I'd been in her home, not since her husband had died. Mr. Worthington had been a friend and we'd spent many afternoons sitting in his living room while he told me stories about flying fighter planes. "Aesia propped her head on her elbow and regarded him. "Why not use the active AI's to transport you to the fleet you dispatched. At least you will be doing something and the fleet might just get there in time. After all, they will be better off with your leadership." That's it! Aesia you are a genius." He kissed her. "You go back to sleep, I have an idea I want to discuss with Dionysia."Aesia sighed as Tristan got up. "OK, but remember you need sleep too." She called after him as he padded out.