Malbess looked around the cabin and said in a reasonable tone,"From what Kyryn just said, no distractions would be best, so everyone should take their clothes off! The I can interface with Snowflake and the transport's computer and record this healing for posterity!" Neblae laughed and put her hands together and said,"Oh, Spirits of my ancestors! Let me keep my clothes on! Save me from the pervy android's lustful eyes!" Snowflake, the Cyclops machine-life girl looked at Malbess and remarked incredulously, "You HAVE to be kidding me! Pery android lech!" Martya started giggling and grabbed Malbess by the throat and chortled evilly, "Maybe we need to reprogram the 'pervy android chick' to do light industrial work and clothes ironing?" Martya shook Malbess gently while Malbess laughed. "Alright, alright! I might never get anything done, but I have fun and know what I like! Naked people. There, I said it!" Tall White Lady yawned ferociously and remarked,"Aw, God! I'm so tired--we need to start healing Snowflake quick before I faint from exhaustion. It's been a long year today!" Kyryn, the golden alien woman, watched the goings on with a combination of wistfulness, sadness and anger. She finally said,"I only have minutes left to me. We should act with speed to heal the Spor-Line Field damage to Snowflake. I can supervise, but not act. My power levels are frighteningly low to act." The mood changed immediately. Tall White Lady put a hand on Kyryn and asked gently, "Is there nothing we can do for you?" Kyryn shook her head. "No. I'm already dead. There is nothing left of me.. No internal organs, or even bones. Just a mind and will using the power of the Water Goddess to keep a shape until the final molecular bond breaks and that's it. We should begin." Neblae hopped down off the end of the couch and walked over to Snowflake, but looked at Malbess. "Joking aside--if you are involved in this, we can't guarantee your...'shape'." Malbess looked confused and went,"Dur...huhn?" Neblae said gravely," The Nunera system of the Four Sisters meta-probability weapon system is strange, and may change you in ways that NOONE LIVING can predict! You in or out?" Malbess looked thoughtful for a moment and said softly, "In. Snowflake is my best friend in the world! Friends help friends in need! That's what friends ARE!" Martya snapped her fingers and whistled. She said,"Let's do it!" The other women put there hands on Snowflake and dove into the artifact computer system's power. Something was very different this time. 518, the Scav man who Snawflake was fond of, lounged outside room twelve, waiting for them to finish when a flash of light ran through the ship corridor followed by a loud thump. Artificial gravity failed for an instant and the lights came back on. The fire-alarm came on followed by an announcement,"ALERT! FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN ROOM TWELVE,LEVEL ONE! CLEAR ALL CORRIDORS FOR FIRE-TEAMS!" 518 tried the door, and noticed the door was warped by the explosion from inside the cabin. It was hot to the touch when he pounded on it to no effect. The Cyclops fire-team was there in moments, when he was pushed down the corridor out of the way, while they attacked the warped door. --TO BE CONTINUED!--