“We’ve looked around and decided on making our own island in the Bahaman’s, on the edge of the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. Near the Flor...da Key’s, Cuba and Haiti in the Caribbean.” The Empress announced to her waiting audience. Fred explained patiently to everyone gathered.“And that gets us what.” Morgan asked. Fred told Morgan.“We then take off the top of the chamber smoothly with one of the Ogomma’s main battle lasers and it becomes the perfect bowl to park the Empress Chizuko. Everything else is wet but can be salvaged." If that's all, we were lucky. Now do you see why I wanted you to go with the other women?" I spoke loudly: angry about the accident.Claire hung her head, but Elizabeth blazed out at me, "Stop it! No one could have guessed that the wheel would break at that moment! Don't blame us for it!" I hung my head then. She was right. I wouldn't have blamed anyone if it had happened any other time. We had been worrying about that wheel breaking for a long time. Unlike the informal shirtsleeve atmosphere of Saturday morning, today everybody was in their Class A’s. This time the briefer was a Brigadier General Smith, from the Army, although I saw Colonel Withers hanging around in the background. I started by saying, “I assume everybody knows why we’re here. Has everybody had a chance to get some background on this?”Most of the people just nodded and said yes. Colin Powell, the Secretary of State, said, “Yes. Nothing much has changed since we talked. Constance had a slightly mischievous grin when she said, “Oh little cousin I’m just that good. Actually Elena talked about her sister a lot while we hung out. I kept thinking it was a shame she wasn’t a lesbian. But what about little sister here?”“I’m already taken. And besides like my sister I’m also not a lesbian. Not that there is anything wrong with being one. I actually think it’s kind of hot.” Maxine retreated behind me after she said that.“No worries Maxine. I’m sorry about that. I.