It was a simple process really that he and the rest of the crew were used to. With the ring rotating, he would have to find the ladder that would allo...w him to climb into the central areas of the ship. He continued his walk until he saw it. The tube was large enough that you could essentially walk down it, but they had ladders built in so you can climb out. Gravity and force were a funny thing, but it was how life operated on these ships.He placed his foot on the steps and began to climb. Larry went down, and he was cuffed, I noticed when he fell and rolled on the snow. That should have been it. After Larry was handcuffed, he was under the deputy's control. The deputy had no business hitting the cuffed teenager. Then I watched aghast when the deputy picked Larry up. The big man was in the process of hitting Larry again when I stopped him.I grabbed his huge arm, used his unstable position against him, twisted his arm and took him to the ground. I didn't hit him. In a lethal. "It was then that the penny dropped. Sofia was going to make the guysfollowing us miss the signal and give ourselves a minute head start,home. Mission accomplished. Sofia pushed down on the accelerator andmoved quickly away. * * *"Hey boss, it's Ken." Yeah and what did you find out? Did you find the girl?" Yeah, me and Carl found her easy just like you said, at her school." Did you follow her home?" No, we lost her." What do you mean, you lost her?". I looked across at Ellie, she smiled a sweet warm smile, “Thank you Bill” she said softly, “Thank you for everything” she said and I could see she had a glow on her face, maybe I had woken up her sexual desires that had been laying dormant for years, she stood up and we hugged, not even caring that we were still both naked, it didn’t matter.I pulled away and Ellie reached across and grabbed her nightdress and slipped it back on while I bent down into my messenger bag, “Nice arse too Bill” I.