Marni The two girls will survive. Still, it took him another second to realize what it was. It wasn't hiscar... but at the same time, Tom knew that it was. He even had the keysfor it."My Explorer," he gasped in realization.Tom's Ford Explorer had vanished and in the parking space where he hadleft it was a Honda Civic that was several years newer instead. And he'dnot only had the keys for the Civic in his purse, but KNEW that it washis car."Damn," Tom muttered as he shook his head, wondering just how much elsecould change.After. “A fleet parade to honor our ancestors” queried Kimberly, “Will the Galactic Council buy it?”“There’s no reason not to” Markus stated grimly, “It has happened before, certainly not at the scale we’re talking, but there is precedent.”The plan was simple, mad, but simple. When Markus first explained, their jaws had gone to touch the floor. “We enter the Sol star system, take Earth hostage, and demand ransom from the Galaxy.”***Location: Near the Galactic CenterAboard the private merchant vessel.Read More