Ann was enjoying the walk when suddenly they arrived at the doorway of a very modern looking office that had been built on the warehouse floor. Dale k...ocked on the door and opened it. “David, your guest is here.” David stood quickly, giving Ann his brightest smile. “Ann,” he said, “how wonderful to see you.” He stood in front of her and took her hand. “I’m so glad that you could make it.” The touch of his hand sent a shiver down her spine. The butterflies in her stomach had doubled in size.. I have no complaints and I’ve said that on your review.”“Uh, thank you, Sir,” the assistant responded, but there was a look on his face. After a moment, the supervisor let out a chuckle, “So? I do tend to get a bit grumpy at times, and today is definitely one of those times. Unfortunately, I have a valid reason for being pissed today. I just got a call from the front office. They’re sending a helicopter to take me to the airport where a jet will be waiting. At least you get your ass chewings,. With that lightning strike – which originated in the other life, but carried over to this one in some manner – the essence of who I am got transferred from the 44-year-old me in the other life, to the 17-year-old version of me in this one. Yes, I went back 27 years in time. I've effectively lived two different lives in two different timelines."The expressions on both of their faces were indescribable. I paused for a moment, letting it sink it for them, and then went on."I can remember. This bank of 256 super computers that were the AIs worked non-stop for over 6 months before they finished sifting through all of the relevant data. It turned out that every pirate ship, shortly after its conversion, visited a certain planet in a system located on the fringe of the galaxy. The strange thing was that, officially, there was nothing on the planet to warrant such a visit.The planet was recorded as being deserted; it didn't even have an atmosphere, much less an ecosystem. The planet.