“In place,” she assured him.There was a high-pitched sound that quickly faded into the distance, accompanied by a puff of dust from the highest pi...nacle of the peak a heartbeat later.“Wow,” Charlotte said as both women looked at Jeff.“Now, let’s do it with the same size ball at one-tenth light speed.”Another ball dutifully drifted out of the box and stationed itself in front of Jeff. This time, there was a flash of light and a rolling clap of thunder. The peak exploded into a cloud of debris. "The Putram has them."Nervous as a cat in a dog kennel, Dent paced deck of the pilot bridge as if his own energy would help propel the ship along. They were a day out of Salas and the weather was fair helping to speed them along at a good clip. Vel was about to order him below if for no other reason then to calm the nerves of the wary watch-standers who kept glancing over at him."Sail ho!" came the cry from the topside lookout." Where away?" Vel shouted up into the rigging."Two points off the. Then Doctor Marston gave her the second needle and she remembered nothing further.Chapter 4Doris started to regain consciousness very slowly. She was lying on her back and there was a great weight pressing down on her body.Where am I? she asked herself hazily. What kind of a dream is this?She tried to move but the huge mass on top of her prevented it; she realized then that her legs were stretched widely open, her thighs were apart and there was something moving on top of her, between her legs,. Freddie, why don't you walk our friend Randy out won't you?"Freddie nodded and headed for the stairs, Randy following right behind. Sarah seemed to linger in the door way for a moment and then followed behind them. Not wanting to be left in the room alone, I came with them as well.We all watched as Freddie climbed into the car, a jet black beautiful machine that seemed to purr like a kitten when he started the engine. Watching him go until he was just a speck on the Pacific Coast Highway, the.