Jane stared at Jack without saying a word.“China finally did in Iran,” Jack said. “They nuked that country back to pre-historic days — way bac... in pre-historic days — like before the dinosaurs even roamed the earth. All that was left was glass.”“Oh,” Jane said.“Yeah. Iran killed over forty million people with its nukes,” Jack said.“What did the United States do?” Jane asked.In a mocking voice, Jack said, “We shook a finger at Iran and told them that they were very, very naughty.”“They had to do. “What did you think I was doing?”My hand shook as it poured the fizzy liquid – their banter was beginning, that verbal parry and thrust. I watched inconspicuously, or as much as I was able to.“Nothing, I...”“...take a shower, too?”“...no, I...”Cee dropped her light skirt, keeping her eyes on Shy. She wore no panties and the sudden revealing of her mound triggered Shy to look straight between her legs and Shy’s look lingered just a fraction too long and Cee read it. “I can soap your back if you. " And now oil has been found here," I said mostly to myself, the new 21st century disease.We disembarked and booked into the only hotel in the small town. I lay on my bed thinking about Miss Jennifer Townsend, as the only two white people travelling we were pushed together somewhat, not that I minded for she was quite beautiful. Her father worked for the Oil Company here and she had come to visit him during her college holidays. Me this was as far as my money took me, now I must find a job so I. The Devi still had the old Celtest Engines as well, but they had not been used in over 1500years, he had used them to fly the Devastator home, when he found that ship, but they had not been used since. As good and far advanced the Celtest technology was, age and wear affected it too.He sighed and Harris reacted knowing his old friend to well and pushed the direct link to engineering. The Chief Engineer of the ship was one of the handpicked talents and he too already knew what his Captain wanted.