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my life.” He slipped his ring on his left ring finger.
The ladies each repeated his words and slipped their rings on as well. The newly bonded group exchanged kisses, and Oly announced that he had officially recorded the bonding.
Bill and Julie rose to congratulate the happy group and welcome their new son and daughters-in-law.
“Hey! I get to call you mom and dad now!” Beth teased.
“Don’t you dare!” Julie said, in mock threat.
“Ian,” Bill said, “I don’t mean to interrupt what you have planned, but I’m supposed to pick Janet up at the airport tonight.”
“Do you think she’d accept all this?” Ian asked the couple.
“I think so,” Julie said. “I know she's always been a fan of science fiction stuff, so I think she'll accept this. As for the group relationship, yeah, I know she'll accept that.” ”
“What time is she due in?” Beth asked.
“About nine, right now she’s stuck in Denver on a layover.” Bill said.
Ian grinned, “Oly, let’s go get her. Make like a private jet and land at Denver International Airport.” He turned to the Laskars, “Can either of you get her on the phone?”
Bill pulled out his cell and looked at it with a frown, “Well, I guess that answers that question. ‘No Service’.”
Ian chuckled, “Just tell Oly the number you want to call and he’ll connect you.”
Bill rattled off the number and Oly nodded to him. “Tell her to go to private gate twelve-B; we’ll be there in twenty five minutes.”
While Bill talked to lover, everyone watched the reentry and the rapid decent. When Bill got off the phone with Janet, he asked Ian, “Won’t somebody notice that we just dropped out of orbit to land at the airport?”
“Everything is computerized Bill, you should know that. Oly is the only AI in the system. He can make them believe anything he wants them to. As for somebody seeing the ship, what they will see will be something perfectly normal, like a Boeing 727 or something like that. No one will notice as long as they don’t try to either service the craft or refuel it.”
“Well shouldn’t either you or Cindy be on the bridge to fly?” Julie asked.
“Actually neither of us are qualified to pilot the shuttle yet, Cindy’s learning, but for now, Oly has to fly it,” Ian said nodding to the AI.
“Oh, but didn’t she just fly us up here?” Julie asked.
“No, Oly did. Cindy was up there so he could show her more about how to fly. She’s been going through ground school since Saturday night,” Ian explained.
“You mean she’s only been training for three nights?” Julie said fearfully.
“I guess we should explain a little more about how the Talosian method of teaching works,” Ian replied and began telling them about dream learning. He finished up as Oly announced that they would be landing in just a few minutes.
Chapter Eight
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J anet Laskar had a somewhat sad look to her, but tried her best to hide it. Ian and Bill both got her bags from the taxi and carried them to the ‘plane’. Once she climbed aboard though, her entire expression changed to one of awe, and pleasure. “God-dammit! I knew it! I knew that old bugger wasn’t jerkin’ my chain!”
Ian looked at her with concern. “Mrs. Laskar, please don’t take offense, but what are you talking about?”
Janet laughed. "My last name is actually Larson, but I'll accept Laskar. As for what I'm talking about - believe it or not, an old shaman told me." As she spoke, her voice changed to imitate mannerisms of the old Indian shaman.
"He told me about how great white men had fought a losing battle, they came here to save their people. Save them they did, but lost themselves in the process. They came from a great mountain far away, the mountain held the power of life, and of death.
“The evil ones that had beaten the great white men will come again, and the mountain will be calling the children home to restore this world, and fight the evil
The ladies each repeated his words and slipped their rings on as well. The newly bonded group exchanged kisses, and Oly announced that he had officially recorded the bonding.
Bill and Julie rose to congratulate the happy group and welcome their new son and daughters-in-law.
“Hey! I get to call you mom and dad now!” Beth teased.
“Don’t you dare!” Julie said, in mock threat.
“Ian,” Bill said, “I don’t mean to interrupt what you have planned, but I’m supposed to pick Janet up at the airport tonight.”
“Do you think she’d accept all this?” Ian asked the couple.
“I think so,” Julie said. “I know she's always been a fan of science fiction stuff, so I think she'll accept this. As for the group relationship, yeah, I know she'll accept that.” ”
“What time is she due in?” Beth asked.
“About nine, right now she’s stuck in Denver on a layover.” Bill said.
Ian grinned, “Oly, let’s go get her. Make like a private jet and land at Denver International Airport.” He turned to the Laskars, “Can either of you get her on the phone?”
Bill pulled out his cell and looked at it with a frown, “Well, I guess that answers that question. ‘No Service’.”
Ian chuckled, “Just tell Oly the number you want to call and he’ll connect you.”
Bill rattled off the number and Oly nodded to him. “Tell her to go to private gate twelve-B; we’ll be there in twenty five minutes.”
While Bill talked to lover, everyone watched the reentry and the rapid decent. When Bill got off the phone with Janet, he asked Ian, “Won’t somebody notice that we just dropped out of orbit to land at the airport?”
“Everything is computerized Bill, you should know that. Oly is the only AI in the system. He can make them believe anything he wants them to. As for somebody seeing the ship, what they will see will be something perfectly normal, like a Boeing 727 or something like that. No one will notice as long as they don’t try to either service the craft or refuel it.”
“Well shouldn’t either you or Cindy be on the bridge to fly?” Julie asked.
“Actually neither of us are qualified to pilot the shuttle yet, Cindy’s learning, but for now, Oly has to fly it,” Ian said nodding to the AI.
“Oh, but didn’t she just fly us up here?” Julie asked.
“No, Oly did. Cindy was up there so he could show her more about how to fly. She’s been going through ground school since Saturday night,” Ian explained.
“You mean she’s only been training for three nights?” Julie said fearfully.
“I guess we should explain a little more about how the Talosian method of teaching works,” Ian replied and began telling them about dream learning. He finished up as Oly announced that they would be landing in just a few minutes.
Chapter Eight
––––––––
J anet Laskar had a somewhat sad look to her, but tried her best to hide it. Ian and Bill both got her bags from the taxi and carried them to the ‘plane’. Once she climbed aboard though, her entire expression changed to one of awe, and pleasure. “God-dammit! I knew it! I knew that old bugger wasn’t jerkin’ my chain!”
Ian looked at her with concern. “Mrs. Laskar, please don’t take offense, but what are you talking about?”
Janet laughed. "My last name is actually Larson, but I'll accept Laskar. As for what I'm talking about - believe it or not, an old shaman told me." As she spoke, her voice changed to imitate mannerisms of the old Indian shaman.
"He told me about how great white men had fought a losing battle, they came here to save their people. Save them they did, but lost themselves in the process. They came from a great mountain far away, the mountain held the power of life, and of death.
“The evil ones that had beaten the great white men will come again, and the mountain will be calling the children home to restore this world, and fight the evil
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