The green became a small village within the village.The arrival of the convoy was as much an event for the local people as the circus itself. It was a... farming community with little for the way of entertainment save the village cricket and soccer teams and a social life that centred around the pub. The men of the village were still hard at work on the farms but within minutes a small crowd of women was gathering, watching as the locomotive drivers opened the doors on the side of the third. I knew this would happen eventually, but I didn't think her armour would break while we were still in the hospital. I suppose the d**gs might have played a part. Her strong, brave exterior was covering a frightened woman, and it was the woman I loved. As her emotions eased, she recovered, and pulled back with a sniff. "Sorry, I got you all wet," she giggled. "I needed a shower, anyway," I replied, rubbing her back. "Let me get a chair, and let's get you home, okay?" "I'd rather walk," she. Make problems for me and I’ll shoot your sister first.” I liked that tactic. It seemed to be working well. Driving first to a slow part of the lot I pulled a bandana out and tied it around my neck, then pulled it up to shadow my face, and pulled my hat down over my eyes. I drove to a neighboring town, and circled through it several times to disorient the girls. I then drove to my hometown at the five miles under the speed limit I’d been maintaining. I didn’t expect to ever release these two, or. Its fingers flashed along the digital display in front of it. It looked at the projections which after an hour still displayed the same flashing red words. MORGALON PRESENCE DETECTED, PROTOCOL ALPHA IN EFFECT, PLANET QUARANTINED. The Unit could not get the system to display anything else since it returned from its mission on the planet over two weeks ago, and it was denied access to the mainframes link and to the ships systems. It stood up and paced around the dark room, finally it spoke aloud..