“I don’t want to mmmppphhhhhh” was all Angie could start to say as Paul pushed a gag-ball into her mouth and harnessed it around her head. “T...is was your idea” he said, “just relax, you’re mine until midnight.”“MMMmmmmmPPPhh, UUUuunnnngg!! uung! NNNNgg!” Angie protested until Paul slapped her hard on her exposed ass and told her to hush. “NNNggg! NNNNAAAANNGG” Angie continued. Paul pulled a paddle from a duffel bag and struck Angie seven quick, hard times across her bottom, he pushed her. Several groups overcame the five dollar gift limit by going together to get a single gift for someone. An example would be the fancy captain's hat that I received from Tiny, Phil, and Ryan. I could wear it when we flew or when I was on the sailboat. Some others gave me a scarf to wear as a doo rag like a pirate. Sandy and Mandy gave one of those funny three cornered hats that you see pirates wear. A lot of gifts were homemade, as Mercy and Sue received a ton of handmade infant wear. They were. ”“Okay, sir.”“I know its weird for you,” I said to him, “But I am technically your father. Do you think you can try for calling me dad?”“I’ve only met you three times in my life,” he said, “It is very hard to think of you as my father.”I sat down on the bed across from him. I looked at him blandly. He looked a lot like me at his age, almost the age I was when I met his mother. He sat and looked at me.“Why are you looking at me like that?” He asked defensively.“I was thinking about how you look. “But...” Kayla began before remembering that the academy’s subjective time, while the pilots brushed up on their scouting abilities, had probably been months long. “Uh, sorry,” she said, instead.“We would like to see them off,” Jeff advised Ship.“The first team is in their scout and awaiting your order,” Ship informed him.A few moments later, they stood on the flight deck as Jeff, Kayla and Arlene saluted the scout when it stopped in front of them. It flashed its clearance lights, then glided.