Somewhere.” Mr. Seward was about sixty-five, hearty looking, and seemed happy to be riding with a complete stranger to a house out in the middle of ...nowhere, so his decision making skills might have needed a little work. “So,” he continued, “I’ve been riding all over these back roads looking for just the place. So far I’ve not found it.”We rode to the house where Abby ran out to greet me. After our kisses and hugs, I introduced George to Abby and he knelt to make himself exactly her height, took. "Everything's going to be fine. You'll come home with me and I'll take care of you... just you and me now, eh? We'll have some wonderful times together. We'll travel... see the world... whatever your little heart desires, ma chere..."She stared up at him, her eyes widening in horrified disbelief, the meaning of his words registering fully in her sickened, heart-broken brain."First, we'll get the kid for you, eh? How's that?" he said, grinning, convinced that this of all things would influence. It was expertly guided through most of the solar chaos, protected by Tabatha’s shielding enhanced by the power of the Phoenixes.Six hundred years later, when the Arcadian scientific expedition arrived to study the new dwarf star, they violently attacked the Viragoan-contaminated colony, as predicted. In the first time-loop, they blew the little artificial moon open, venting the atmosphere into space and instantly killing almost everyone inside (except the Phoenixes, of course). In the second. "********The bus stopped at yazoo and cheri stepped outside for coffee. The airwas crisp, early morning in the mountains. Cheri's nipples hardenedinstantly. A cold rush of air made her regret the skirt. She alsoregretted not tucking in her sweatshirt. Shiver bumps covered her armsand legs. She was glad she had shaved.There was a bicycle cart in the parking lot selling wild coffee. Thevendor appeared to be college age, but in these days? The woman's realage was indeterminate. Rejuvenation.