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present?”
    “If your top Weapon Designer could be present, it would help a lot.”
    Hetzel nodded and walked away. Mike pressed his collar, “Tilly?”
    “Yes love.”
    “Are you still here or did you give up and leave?”
    “I can’t understand how it takes so long to say nothing. Does everyone in the government just love to hear themselves talk or is it a genetic flaw. I have to tell you…”
    “Tilly!”
    “Yes.”
    “Josh is here and is asking for a meeting. Are you able to join us?”
    “I’ll be there momentarily. At least this meeting won’t have wasted words and wasted time sprouting …”
    “I’ll see you shortly, Love.” Mike looked at Josh, “I hate to admit it but she’s right. For someone like my wife, who says what she has to say, these meetings drive Tilly crazy.”
    Josh smiled, “How do you tolerate it, Sir.
    “I allow Hetzel to run the meeting and I play games on my terminal.”
    Josh burst out laughing, “Are you serious?”
    “Tilly had one of the engineers here develop a game called, Shooting Snakes, and it has become a big hit both here and back on Earth. The locals here don’t know what a rattlesnake is but they appear to see it as a dangerous alien. Putting the sights on a snake at long distance is challenging.” Mike looked around and leaned in close to Josh, “I beat my best score during this last meeting.” Josh laughed and wondered how Mike seemed to never age. His energy and enthusiasm were amazing. Hetzel motioned them from across the vast foyer and Mike said, “I think we’ve found a room.”
    Josh looked around the vast structure and saw hundreds of rooms lining the walls, “Couldn’t you have just ordered one to be made available, Sir.”
    Mike nodded, “I could.” He looked at Josh, “However that would be impolite to the guests that come here to use our facilities. Some meetings taking place here waited for years to be assigned a room. I’m working hard to teach the Representatives that we’re here at the will of our citizens. Not the other way around. By the way, how’s Alex doing?”
    “Fine, Sir, but he doesn’t know I’m here.”
    Mike’s eyes narrowed, “Is this a good idea going over his head?”
    “Sir, if I wait to go through channels to meet with you, how long do you think it would take? Alex would insist on going through channels.”
    “He’s not going to be happy with you about this.”
    “Sir, I can visit my Godfather without asking permission, can’t I?”
    Mike smiled, “You’re so much like your parents. The sneakiness of your father and the stubbornness of your mother. How are they doing?”
    “They both retired last week, Sir.”
    Mike’s eyes narrowed, “That’s not at all like them. Why?”
    Josh shrugged, “I think they didn’t want to be around and watch their children die.”
    Mike stared at Josh, “Are you being serious?”
    “I am, Sir.” They arrived at the door to the meeting room and Mike saw Tilly waiting inside. She stood up and rushed over to Josh and gave him a huge hug, “How’s my favorite Godson?”
    “Great, Tilly. I’d like a copy of that new game.”
    Tilly opened her large purse and pulled out a small case, “Here ya go. See if you can beat my score.” Josh smiled and returned her hug.

Chapter Five
    A lex was reviewing the status of the training exercises taking place on Sparta and didn’t like what he was seeing. The jumps were awful. Captain Weston opened his door and said, “Sir, The Leader of the Alliance requests to speak with you.”
    “Put him through to my monitor.” Alex turned his chair to face the large wall display and saw Mike Sanders appear. He was sitting at a conference table with ten other beings but it was the one sitting next to Mike that bothered him. His eyebrows narrowed as he said, “General Adams, you’re away from your post.”
    Mike looked at Alex, “Commandant, my Godson contacted me and told me his parents had retired from the service. Is this