"Scanning," Came the reply, followed a moment later by, "Complete." Ava, ident for this new person is Ceferino Escobar, commonly called Spider. Confir...m." Confirming. New ident is Ceferino Escobar, to be called Spider." Spider, say hello to Ava," Serenity asked."Umm ... Hello Ava," I said hesitantly."Good evening, Spider," The voice responded."Ava is a she, and a very feminine sounding she, but she's not real, in the sense that you and I are," Serenity told me. "Ava is the household artificial. [You, I have no qualms with Drivas. Neither do I, with you Thellus, though I will defend myself. As I am sure the both of you have felt I am far beyond the both of you. Though I have to admit you are closer to talking with your minds as I do. So they want me to stop? Not going to happen][What do we have to do? What can Thellus and I do to stop this, ] Drivas asked.[As I said, have them back off THAT is the only thing that is going to save lives this day.] Sam replied to Drivas.Behind her Drivas. He’s like a father to me. I’ve been working on his farm since I left.”Relief is clear on his face as he lets out a small breath. “I see. So you want to return to the farm?”“I don’t know.” I bite my lower lip. “I don’t want to abandon it. It’s become a part of me, and—”“Then don’t.” He smiles softly, kissing my temple. “I don’t need you by my side at all times.” The smile becomes a small, playful grin. “After all, I survived for years. Surely you can break away from the farm more often than that. ” Thoughts of the 9/11 attack flashed through my mind, although I could not mention it.“A couple of Navy reconnaissance aircraft were on a mission, called Blue Moon, to get low-altitude photographs of ballistic missile sites. One pilot saw a military installation outside their planned mission parameters, and broke away and photographed it.“He came back with pictures of Luna short-range, nuclear-capable, cruise missiles. The existence of these didn’t get too high in American awareness. Tomorrow,.