. you creatures call yourselves? What do you do in our realm?" We are called 'humans', your honor." The Speaker, startled by Phil's perfect accent, le...ned forward to peer more closely at him. "We came on a mission of great importance to all life on this world. Your people have been killed, mutilated. If the evil ones who did this are not stopped, they will kill and steal and destroy until nothing is left of the Shadow-People, not even a memory." And the People of the Plains? What of them?" They. I wasn'tsure what it was but I knew it had something to do with the cold. I hopedthat I didn't get that. I shivered for a while before sleep eventually tookme.When I awoke, I could see that dawn had just started to break. That meant itmust have been around four in the morning. I didn't want to move, I felt sowarm and snuggly.Snuggly? Warm?Last night I was freezing but now it felt like I was wrapped in a warm,furry blanket. Where did that come from? I looked into my cardboard box.Looking back up. .. as he came. I heard angelssinging... with each pulse he seemed to toss me further from the world.Thoughts and dreams I never knew. Thoughts so soft and light, yet soreal... my mind was changing... I had crossed the great divide andcould not be the same. I clenched and unclenched rapidly...Another came... such stamina... I hugged him and held him to me... CurtParr was gone, I was totally a woman... and loving every second of it."YES! YES! Harder! Faster! Harder! Faster! Fuck me hard! Fuck. Finally, I stepped into the heels, slipped on thecardigan, and slipped the backpack over both shoulders, before walkingback out into my backyard.The phone vibrated again. "You're two minutes late. Your bank accountswill be locked down for two days. Proceed to your front porch. Be preparedto improvise. Don't forget the chewing gum."I walked back into the shed and grabbed the gum from the table. I poppedit in my mouth and walked back out. I was sure he wasn't bluffing aboutthe bank accounts. I.