"It's about time you two queers finally gotto the table. What have you been doing for the past hour?" "John," his mother scolded, "you know better t...han to call your brotherand Matt, or anyone for that matter, a queer." I was starting to wonder if John knew something, if he had heard us inthe shower, or if he was just being an annoying eleven-year-old. "John," Ianswered, "we had a lot of fun last night. Maybe you and a friend could gocamping with us the next time. Would that be cool?" "I. In this day and age all children are born male. The parents, within 7 days of birth, must decide if the child is to be male or female. From that time on the child is raised and treated as such. They are also started on a regimen of hormone and genetic manipulation drugs that will help to suppress their male hormones and assist in preparing them for this day. I have been raised as a female my entire life, I took my last pill this morning, which is what implants the new genetic code. My. "I'm from North Carolina," I replied."Is that far?" he asked."The way I have been traveling it's pretty much over a thousand miles," I suggested."Wow," the boy's mom said. "How long have you been on the road?" Well it's been almost ten days but it seems longer. I could have done the same distance easily in two days in a car." I admitted."I bet you have some great stories," the boy said."Actually it's been mostly about the people and the things I have seen. I saw ten shrimp boats leaving the. The largest stun weapon available was mounted in the APC's turret, and this was supposed to take out most of the enemy troops.The operation started at 2:00 AM. This was to give plenty of time for the human troops to arrive while there was no moonlight. All of the humans had the latest in night-vision wear, so the world looked to them like broad daylight; whereas, the native troops had to make do with their normal unaided vision.The APC hit the shore with a rush toward the main barracks.