Narchi leaned forward and handed ChiBoo his boots, as she exclaimed,"You're over TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD?" Amma up on the catwalk chimed in,"You're pretty well preserved, for a hob-goblin!" Narchi snorted, "Hey, keep it down! AND don't mishandle my 'princely' boots! Yeah--two hundred thirty-one years in life experience, almost twenty years in THIS body. It's my eighth and last body,too. I'm willing to risk it to keep those alien lizard bastards from reaching that girl in there!" ChiBoo asked him as he swung around and started to insert his legs into the Hostile Enviromental Suit, "You think there's more than one of them?" "If they ARE based on pack hunters--bank on it! If the Measure is right...", he paused while sliding forward,"Unf..then we know they are after Pre-Human Artifacts. GUESS WHAT? One's in Ahrini's stomach. One's on Martya's arm, and apparently Toxic had one ,too!" The back of the HES sealed up and Narchi stood up with a squeal of metal. Amma shouted, "Hurry up,Narchi! I'm patched into the Security net!" He said over his PA-speakers,"Good thing this place is in such sucky condition! I'll probably get the welding of the upper wall done before they show up! I'm pretty good with a plasma welder. You better run inside before the invisible Geckos show up. The Measure said that Trow-metal is virtually immune to the Huhueyotlin weapons. I hope this screwy plan of your's works!" Chiboo paused at the door inside of Tall-White-Lady's room. She turned and said,"We'll lock, and mechanically bar the door. Hold them as long as you can. You said your pistol is as good as mine?" Narchi turned and picked up a metal sheet. He remarked, "I have eight shots at full power, you have three left at full power. I hope I can crush them to death and won't need them." Amma said,"I have TEN of the same as them. Their shields are set for others than their own--I hope." ChiBoo looked up at the face-plate of the heavy exo-suit and blinked. "Good Luck,Narchi." She looked over at Amma and said,"Good shooting, mouse-girl!" Amma Just nodded. Narchi said grimly,"To all of us!" She slipped into the room and he heard the click of locks and mechanical clanks. He cued up the pressure sensors, and accessed the security cameras. If the Measure was right--the invisible aliens should ignore him as a prey-animal worker and assault the room directly. He REALLY hoped she was spot on. Very spot on! He went back to welding. --TO BE CONTINUED!-- Media is Poser 7, Wings3d, and Blacksmith2.2