I knew that with a little bit of luck I'd be the one laughing.I'm not as large as Tim, but I had both surprise and momentum on my side. I also had the...fact that Tim's injured leg had left him nearly immobile and off balance.I ran up behind Tim and pushed him into the machine and slammed the door. Before Tim could react a hydraulic vise, and the moving clamps, closed on his torso, and three five inch diameter solid carbide drills fed down into his chest. The drills were designed to cut through. Instead of a rest, we went to the 'Nautilus', and did the same thing. Here the ship had fewer openings, for each represented a weak point. This ship had even larger energy weapons and missile batteries. The latter were so large that missiles that were Mom's size could be dispatched to take out a capital ship.The process here was just the same, and a few men and Tandra searched for any weapons, that they may find use of on Masis.The light destroyer was the easiest to finish. The gaping holes. " Nothing happened last night that we both didn't want to happen, okay?" Katie bumped her hip against his, knocking him off balance briefly.Ken smiled and his mood brightened considerably. "What would you like to do today, cousin?" Let's go riding!" Great. Let's pack a lunch. We can have a picnic," Ken said."I'll go make some sandwiches, while you saddle the horses," Katie yelled, as she ran out the barn and headed for the house.*****A short while later, Katie and Ken sat astride their horses. Perhaps I arrived a bit too early but such is never a bad thing. In my pacing I came to realize my nervousness, and excitement. I felt like bursting. How do you greet someone you’ve never met? What do you say when all you’ve exchanged were words? I knew nothing except, I wanted to see him immediately. Cutting through the buzz of my own neuroses, I heard rustling around me and looked up to see a mass of faces pouring down from the top of the stairs and escalator. The crowd grew and grew, and.