ShakenandStirred (7 page)
"Can we go greet him? See if they need help like we did?"
He looked at her strangely. "Might flies alone. He doesn't have a partner."
"There is someone else on that shuttle." She began to move toward the shuttle and she left him to trail after her.
She broke into a run as the door opened and when the figure of the Dhemon emerged, she paused, a crippling disappointment running through her.
He stood on the final step and extended his hand to someone inside the shuttle. When the pale hand came out and rested in his, Tosha's heart stuttered in her chest.
The woman exited the shuttle and stood on the tarmac looking around. When she caught sight of Tosha, she screamed and came running.
"Alara!" Tosha met her halfway and swung her cousin around with all the strength she possessed.
"Tosha, I am so glad you are safe," Alara sobbed.
They were both sobbing with relief and it was only when Brodin and Mix separated them that they realized they weren't alone.
"Alara, have you had breakfast?" Eagerness to be with her cousin was unmistakeable.
Alara looked to Brodin and he nodded.
"I will be joining you for breakfast. You can tell me how your orientation has gone. Brodin said you were not on full duty yet." Alara smiled.
"It has been interesting, but I think part of it has to be told to Brodin as a debriefing. He can catch up when he gets back to his office."
They linked arms with their partners and themselves. The foursome walked back to the base with smiles and a swing in their step.
Tosha's favourite cousin was back with her, safe and alive. Anything else could wait until after she was settled in.
Tosha gave Mix a glowing grin and he smiled. She had a future here now and while Alara could give her a window into it, it didn't matter.
Vortex and Shake would do what they had to in the hopes of making the Sector a safer place. Who knew, it might eventually be fun.
Author's Note
Okay, big tease. Alara's tale will be told in
Echo in Time
. We will learn where all of the Guards have been and what they have been up to.
Thank you for joining me in the Sector Guard. I look forward to telling the tale of Brodin and Alara, or Might and Echo in Time, if you prefer.
Oh, and yes, you really can make your own hairspray with citrus. Google it.
Viola Grace
http://www.devinedestinies.com
About the Author
Viola Grace was born in Manitoba, Canada where she still resides today. She really likes it there. She has no pets and can barely keep sea monkeys alive for a reasonable amount of time. Her line of day job tends to be analytical which leaves her mind hopping to weave stories. No co-worker is safe from her character analysis. In keeping with busy hands are happy hands, her hobbies have included cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilting, costuming, cake decorating, baking, cooking, metal work, beading, sculpting, painting, doll making, henna tattoos, chain mail, and a few others that have been forgotten. It is quite often that these hobbies make their way into her tales.
Viola's fetishes include boots and corsetry, and her greatest weakness is her uncontrollable blush. Her writing actively pursues the Happily Ever After that so rarely occurs in nature. It is an admirable thing and something that we should all strive for. To find one that we truly like, as well as love.
