The Next Thing I Knew (Heavenly) - Plot & Excerpts
"What?" Nick asked. I hadn't meant to transmit that. Looks like Shaval is coming to visit. I've got to get back to base. Can you manage? "Well, Ciirr hasn't eaten me yet, so I'm good." See you soon. I unlatched myself from his body. Kyle emerged from Ciirr. We looked at each other then flitted back to Atlanta without a word. I went straight to Zhrrii and merged. Did Shaval give an estimated time of arrival? No. She reached out to the display and played back a recording. The transmitting symbol appeared and the same synthetic voice spoke. "Worker Zhrrii, an unauthorized trace was sent from your location. You will confine your crew to quarters and await investigation." The transmission ended. That could be a month from now, I said. We are afraid. I am too. I withdrew from her and went outside in time to see the shuttle with Nick landing. "That was fast," I said to Kyle. "They make our jets look like toys." I tapped into Zhrrii and told her about Nick's arrival then tapped into Nick. Zhrrii approached him. She wasn't frightened like Ciirr. She'd seen human bodies, but this was her first living human. She shivered with fascination.
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