"I want to cheer on my team." That's great, Matt," I responded."I was wondering if you could do me a huge favor," Matt said. "Could we crash at your a...partment Saturday night? Our parents would be a lot happier if I didn't have to drive home in the dark after a long day." Four of you?" I said. "I don't know if I have room for four guys..." No, it's just Cody and me," Matt said, interrupting me. "Dave and Josh are crashing at Josh's brother's apartment Saturday night." Just you and Cody?" I said.. Arched windows below the clouds allowed me to see more of the incredible spread of buildings and not all too far in the distance the white dome of the Assembly.Tall statues of black skinned gods with animal heads and golden garments lined the other wall, each at least ten meters tall. One with a bird like head had slightly glowing eyes and I was certain I saw movement. Those were not just statues but most likely disguised sentry robots.A bald headed man with heavy eye make-up approached me. He. I heard a crunching sound and the big alien groaned, even the big Xandrao had to follow physics and his big body had to follow the momentum and he crashed hard on the deck plating almost burying me, I let go and rolled away in the last moment.The big alien was making strange gurgling sounds and did not try to get up. I came shaking to my feet and with a hoarse, laboring voice I rasped.“Get up!”Har-Hi rushed by.“Captain let it be, you broke the Xandrao’s neck. He is dying.”I wiped the sweat of. The bracelet had a Miraculous Medal the size of a throw pillow hanging from one side, I remember, and a pink plastic horse hanging from the other. I was leaning on Sister Margaret’s arm, and she walked me slowly up and down the aisles. The kids all had their hands folded and their eyes on the front of the room. They didn’t look at me. Sister warned them there’d be trouble if they did. Nobody said anything, either, but then somebody — I didn’t see who, but I’m sure it was a boy — reached out as.