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girls need me for anything, you come first, so don’t hesitate to call.”
    “That’s ok, Benny,” Kaycee told Benny. “You can help me do some of the shopping. I’ll get food items before my shift at the diner starts, and when you finish your housekeeping job at the hotel, you can pick up nonfood items like batteries and tampons and such.”
    “I’ve gotta run,” Juno called out as she slipped on her jacket. “Let’s keep in touch today. I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
     

Chapter Four
     
    “Got it!” Burren shouted excitedly.
    Tasid quickly made his way over to the communications officer. “Did you crack one of the languages?”
    “Yes, sir! It’s one of the more widely used languages, so that’s why I focused my efforts on it. The computer is reconfiguring to the translation. There will still be mistakes in it until we get further educated on its use and sounds, but I am confident it is accurate enough that we can now make contact.”
    “Good, have the computer translate the greeting I recorded, and send it to the space station that is orbiting Little Blue.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    Tasid paced nervously. A quiver of excitement fluttered through his stomach. “Errim, send a communication to my father with the information, and add that we’ve sent our message of first contact through to Little Blue.”
    “Yes, sir. Sending it now.”
    Tasid continued to pace on the deck. He was told he had to wait, but was never told how agonizing that wait would be. Looking around, he noticed everyone seemed to be waiting in equal anticipation, staring at either him or the screens that showed the tiny blue planet twinkling in the near distance.
    Minutes dragged by. He nearly jumped when a beeping noise sounded on Burren’s holographic monitor. Burren clicked on it, bringing up more information.
    “Sir, we’re picking up a signal. It looks like they are responding, but their signal is slow, with a lengthy delay. With your permission, I can lock onto their systems, and let it link to our signal to allow a live feed.”
    “Granted. Record the event.”
    “Yes, sir. I’ve programmed our transmissions to go through the translators, so they should be able to understand you as well.”
    Errim walked up and stood beside him. Moments later, the picture of six floating people filled the large main monitor on the front of the bridge. Their looks of shock and curiosity were clear, but it was also apparent they were afraid.
    “How is this possible?” one of the males whispered.
    “I am Captain Tasid of the Sunderic Stardust , with the United Planetary Alliance League Embassy, and this is my second in command, Errim. We greet you in peace.”
    Tasid waited patiently as the beings collected themselves. They seemed to have relaxed just slightly, when he expressed their intent for peace.
    “It is a pleasure to meet you, Captain Tasid. I am Commander Warren Tyler. These are my fellow crewmates: Victor, Stasya, Sachar, Sergei, and Cecilia. Greetings from Earth.”
    “Earth?” Tasid asked.
    “Yes. We are humans, and our planet is called Earth. What is the planet called where you are from? What are your people called?”
    “My race is the Zori, and my home planet, Gorvo, is one planet in an alliance of many, in the United Planetary Alliance League.”
    “How many planets are in your alliance?” the man introduced as Victor asked.
    “We currently have three hundred and one races in our alliance. There are three other separate alliances containing several planets, and fifty-six planets that remain neutral to all.”
    One of the females floated closer. “Why did you contact us?”
    “It strengthens us to join with others. We have found cures, and given them. We have discovered new energy sources, and provided them. Every race, culture, and planet offers something different, enriching our lives and theirs.”
    “So very true. We have so much to learn from one another,” Commander Warren said, humbly. “How is it we