I have some dinner for you. You missed supper.’ Nothing more for a moment, then ‘Please? Peter, please let me talk to you.’ I had no choice. Sh...e was my mother and she said please. What could I do? I turned the lock and than moved quickly back to sit on my bed. She opened the door and stood there, a tray in her hands and a smile on her face. The tray was welcome, the smile seemed forced and insincere. Even as a kid, I could tell that. She seemed nervous as she came in, put the tray on my desk. "I didn't put herbib on her till we got back to the car - and I only made her suck herdummy while we were waiting to check out," the Nanny reported, smiling atthe memory.Jane shook her head in disbelief, even as her red-lipped smile grewimpossibly wide. "Did my baby girl put up much fuss, Nanny?"Emma grimaced and shook her head. "Nope. She was pretty good, actually -and she gave a charming little performance at the checkout, too, let metell you!" Jane looked intrigued and couldn't help glancing. The respect these players have for each other is tremendous and if co-captain Boge Hollins had an inkling of any such activity it would stop immediately. Although only a freshman, he has quickly made an impression on his teammates to be a leader and inspiration. Even Seniors like Jack "Whiskey" Daniels have conceded overall control of the team heartbeat to Hollins. The Senior players on the team saw a changing of the guard with the new head coach and then were bowled over by the leadership. I swung my legs off the bed and flashed Celadon in the process much to her delight.She grinned at me and replied, “Yes, Mother has sent my sister Cyan to attend to him.”I frowned, “How can a ship be your mother?” What the voice had said seemed strange. She had said she was ‘The Ship’.Celadon chuckled, “Zara made us. This ship had a storage of DNA, ova and sperm from the previous occupants. Mother has made several brothers and sisters before us. She also modified our DNA, so we also contain part.