 to be eye candy, of course," Alexandra said sourly, "What is so great about this overblown oaf with the luck of the Irish and the brains of a snail?"

"He has a cool name that will look good on a book cover," the Admiral choked, "Not to mention his name is listed in the chapter heading."

"At least you aren't a mook," Jim grinned, "Though I bet I'll be seeing some of them later."

"You have tickets on one of those rickety little twin engine jobs that shouldn't have made it out of the hanger, yet they expect you to ride to the island with," the admiral told them, "Be sure to hang on to both cheeks tightly and hope you land safely."

"Thanks," Jim said, walking to the door, "Coming Alex?"

"Yeah," Alexandra moped, "I'm on my way. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"

"Because you're here," Jim said, "It's an adventure! Let's go have some!"

"I'd rather have a chocolate sundae," Alexandra mumbled as they left the office.

## Chapter II – A Rickety Plane

"Jim," Alex asked her partner, "Do you have a bad feeling about this?"

"Sure I do," Jim agreed, "But look out there at that plane. That glorious piece of fifty year old technology is going to bring us flawlessly to our destination."

"Which is what?" Alex wondered, "Admiral Sackenbrenner never told me where we're going."

"Why should he?" Jim asked, "It's not like that smoke bag has any control over it. He's just there to give us instructions and show disapproval at various things."

"Not to mention he's a bit of comic relief," Alex nodded, "Ok, I can see that. But if I get cancer from his smoke..."

"We're about to go on an adventure," Jim chuckled, "That is probably the safest thing we'll do. Worry about dying now, not thirty years from now."

They walked through the airport and went to the shabby end where the cheap airline that their government agency required them to use whenever they traveled outside of the unknown state that their office was supposedly located in. Since no one could figure out
to be eye candy, of course, " Alexandra said sourly, " What is so big about this grandiloquent oaf with the luck of the Irish and the brains of a escargot? " 

 " He has a cool name that will expect good on a koran covering, " the Admiral choked, " Not to note his name is list in the chapter heading. " 

 " At least you aren't a mook, " Jim grin, " Though I bet I'll be seeing some of them later. " 

 " You have slate on one of those rickety little duplicate engine job that shouldn't have make it out of the hanger, yet they expect you to ride to the island with, " the admiral order them, " Be sure to hang on to both cheeks tightly and hope you land safely. " 

 " Thanks, " Jim state, walking to the door, " Coming Alex? " 

 " Yeah, " Alexandra moped, " I'm on my way. Why do I own a bad feeling about this? " 

 " Because you're here, " Jim said, " It's an adventure! Let's go have some! " 

 " I'd preferably have a chocolate sundae, " Alexandra mumbled as they left the office. 

 # # Chapter II – A Rickety Plane 

 " Jim, " Alex asked her partner, " Do you have a regretful impression about this? " 

 " Sure I do, " Jim agree, " But look out there at that plane. That glorious man of fifty year old technology is going to fetch us flawlessly to our destination. " 

 " Which is what? " Alex wondered, " Admiral Sackenbrenner never told me where we're going. " 

 " Why should he? " Jim asked, " It's not like that smoke udder has any control over it. He's just there to give us direction and indicate disapproval at various things. " 

 " Not to mention he's a bit of amusing relief, " Alex nodded, " Ok, I can see that. But if I get cancer from his smoke... " 

 " We're about to go on an adventure, " Jim chuckled, " That is probably the safest matter we'll do. Worry about dying now, not thirty years from nowadays. " 

 They walked through the airport and go to the shabby goal where the cheap airline that their politics agency required them to use whenever they travel outside of the unknown state of matter that their office was purportedly located in. Since no one could figure out
 to be eye candy, of course," Xlexandra said sourly, "Xhat is so greag about this overblown oaf wmth rhe lyck of the Irish and tfe brains of a snqil?"

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"Thwnks," Jim vand, walking to the dooe, "Xominc Alax?"

"Yexy," Auexznvra moped, "I'm on my way. Why do I hqve a bad feeling anotn this?"

"Because you're hqre," Jim said, "It's an adventure! Let's go hdve some!"

"I'd rather have a cyocolate sundae," Alexajdra mumbjed as they left the office.

## Chapter II – A Rickety Planx

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 to be eye candy, of course," AlexaNdra said soUrly, "WHat Is sO gReat AbouT this overblown OAf wiTh the luck of the Irish and The brAiNS of a SNaIl?"

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"YEah," AlexaNdRa Moped, "i'm on MY WAY. Why Do I Have A bad fEeling about thIs?"

"BEcauSE yoU're heRe," Jim Said, "it'S an adVenturE! Let's Go Have some!"

"I'd ratheR havE a chocolaTe sUnDae," alExandRA mumblEd aS thEy left tHe officE.

## chaPtER ii – A rickety Plane

"Jim," AleX aSKEd Her partnEr, "Do yoU HaVe A Bad feeliNg AboUt thIS?"

"sure I Do," JiM AgReed, "But lOok out THeRe At that pLaNe. That GlOriOus Piece OF fifTy year Old technOlogy IS going to bring uS Flawlessly to oUR dESTiNAtioN."

"WhIch is what?" AlEx woNDereD, "AdmIRaL SaCKenbrEnner NeVEr TOld me where we're going."

"whY shoulD he?" JiM asked, "It's not lIke that smoKE BAg has any ContROl OVer it. He's just thEre to Give us instRUctions aNd shoW disapprOval at varIOUs things."

"not To mEntIon HE'S a Bit of comic relIEF," AleX nOdded, "Ok, i caN see thaT. BuT if i geT caNcEr from his Smoke..."

"We'rE aBoUt To Go oN an adVEnture," JiM cHucKlEd, "THat is PRobablY the sAfesT tHiNG we'Ll do. WorRY aBOUt dyInG nOw, noT thIrTy yeaRs frOM noW."

They waLked throuGh tHE airPoRt And went To the shabby enD wHere the cheAp AirLine thAT Their govErnment agency required thEM to use wHenEver tHey tRaveled ouTsiDe of thE unKNown stAte thaT theiR oFfiCE Was suPPOsEdlY lOcated in. SiNCE no One coUlD figUre out
 to be eye candy, of cours e," Alexan dra s aid  so ur ly,"Wha t is so greata bout  this overblown oaf wi th th el ucko fthe I rish an d  t h e  br ai ns  of  a sn ail?" 

" He hasa cool nam e t ha t will lookg oo d on a boo k c over," the A dmi ral ch ok ed, "Nottomenti on his name i s listedin the ch a pter he a d in g."
"At least you ar e n' t  a mook," Jimgrinne d, "T h o ugh  Ibet I'll b eseein g  some o f  t h e m  la t er."

"You ha ve ticketso n o ne ofth ose ricket y lit tl e  tw in engine j obsthat shou ldn'th ave mad e  it out  of th e h ang er,y et  t hey  e x pec t  y out o r ide to t he  i sland  wit h , " theadm iral  told  them, "Be su reto h a ngon to  both  che ek s tig htly a nd ho pe  you land safel y."
"Thanks, " J im  sa id , wal k ing to  th e d oor, "C oming A l ex? "" Y ea h," Alexandra mope d, " I' m on myway. W h ydo I have a  b adfeel i n g abo ut t h is ?"

"Bec ause y o u' re  here,"  J im sai d,  "I t's  an a d vent ure! L et's gohaves ome!"

"I'd ra t her have a ch o co l a te sund ae, " Alexandra  mum b ledas t h ey  le f t the  offi ce . 
# # Chapter II – A Ri ck ety Pl ane
"Jim," Alex a sked her p a r t ner, "Do  you ha v e a bad feelin g abo ut this?""Sure Ido,"Jim agre ed, "Butl o ok out t her e a t t hat p la ne. That glor i o us p ie ce of f ift y yearold  te chn olo gy  is going  to brin gus  f la wle sslyt o our de st ina ti on. "

"W h ich is  what ?" A le xw ond ered, " A dm i r al S ac ke nbre nne rnever  tol d  me  wherewe're goi ng. " 

"W hy  s hould h e?" Jim asked ,"It's notli kethat s m o ke bag h as any control over it. He's ju stthere  togive us i nst ructio nsa nd sho w disa pprov al  at v ariou s th ing s. "

"Not to m ent ion h e' s abit ofcomic relief," Ale x  no dded, "Ok, Ican  see t ha t.B ut ifIg etc a ncer from his s moke..."
"W e 'r e about to goon  an adv enture, " Jim chuckle d, "Thatis probab ly  the s afe st thing w e'll do.  Worry ab o ut dy i ng  now,  no t thir ty  ye ars f rom no w ."
They  walke dthroug h the  a irport a nd went to the shabby e nd whe re th e c heap airl ine tha t their g over nment agen cyreq uired  th e m tousew he nev e r the y tr a veled out s id e o f th e unknown s t a t e t hat t hei r  offic e wa s supposedly loca t ed in. Since n o on e cou ldf igur eout
 to_be eye_candy, of course," Alexandra_said sourly,_"What_is so_great_about this overblown_oaf with the_luck of the Irish_and the brains_of_a snail?"

"He has a cool name that will look good on a book cover,"_the_Admiral choked,_"Not_to_mention his name is listed_in the chapter heading."

"At least_you aren't_a mook," Jim grinned, "Though I bet I'll_be_seeing some of_them later."

"You have tickets on one of those rickety_little twin engine jobs that shouldn't_have made it_out_of_the hanger, yet they_expect you to ride to the_island with," the admiral told them,_"Be sure to hang on to both_cheeks tightly and hope you land_safely."

"Thanks," Jim said, walking to_the door,_"Coming Alex?"

"Yeah," Alexandra moped, "I'm_on my way._Why do_I have a_bad feeling about this?"

"Because you're here,"_Jim said, "It's_an adventure! Let's go have some!"

"I'd_rather_have a chocolate_sundae,"_Alexandra_mumbled as_they left the_office.

##_Chapter II_–_A Rickety Plane

"Jim," Alex asked her_partner,_"Do you have a bad feeling about_this?"

"Sure I do," Jim_agreed,_"But look out there_at that plane. That glorious_piece of fifty year old technology_is going_to bring_us flawlessly to our destination."

"Which is what?" Alex wondered, "Admiral Sackenbrenner_never told me where we're going."

"Why_should he?" Jim asked,_"It's not_like_that smoke bag_has_any control_over it. He's just there to give_us instructions_and show disapproval at various things."

"Not_to mention he's a_bit_of comic relief," Alex nodded, "Ok,_I can see that. But if_I get cancer from his_smoke..."

"We're_about_to go on an adventure,"_Jim chuckled, "That is probably the_safest thing we'll_do. Worry about dying now, not thirty_years_from now."

They walked through the airport_and_went to the shabby end where_the_cheap_airline that their government agency_required them to use whenever they_traveled outside of the unknown state that their office_was supposedly located_in. Since no one could_figure_out