“Desperate times call for desperate measures, Commander,” Alex whispered. Fuming quietly, the soldier grudgingly nodded, realizing that Humanity m...st have been backed into a corner for them to even consider such a measure.“You said these ‘Xuul’khan’ were defeated. How?” Alex queried.“The Dark War, as we know it today, ended in a final fleet engagement, called the Nova Storm. One of the eight Prometheus class vessels was there, and it sacrificed itself to halt the Xuul’khani advance.” Captain. In the afternoon, all the ΔΣΕ girls would return. Colleen’s story would be told and retold, with each girl adding her own embellishments and exaggerations. A new legend would be born.The house was saved. Colleen had done it.The aroma of fresh chocolate chip cookies lured Brooke into the kitchen. They were Colleen’s favorite, and someone had managed to bake a dozen amidst the chaos. Brooke scavenged a clean cup, poured it full of cold milk, and chewed a gooey cookie between sips of milk as she. If you draw on life experiences similar to what the role you'replaying is going through, revisiting those experiences should help youto be more convincing in your performance." Hmm." Brooke nodded thoughtfully. "Makes sense."I'll just pretend David is the husband I'd like him to be. Brooke musedto herself."Do you have aspirations to be an actress, Brooke?" Rita asked."Huh? Oh, uh...well, maybe," Brooke replied. "I mean, if someone thinksI'm good..." Why do you think Rita is here in the first. " Oh how many sisters do you have left?" I was curious."Three, but they are in the outer hives." So Ariel is going to have a new batch of siblings soon? I guess that'sgood right?"She looked at me seriously, "We'll see how it goes with the new orderof things. But I hope you're right," she hugged me.I hoped I was right as well. No one really knew how the nextgenerations of Phase Spider young would react now that the successionwas no longer an issue.I went back to my office and then made the.