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stayed
there.”
    “ Yes. I think ten years has
been wiped from me in the travel.”
    She shivered at the thought. “Well,
Hathor and I can always use the Book of Spells to go to your home
and tell you what our plans are.”
    “ Thank you. And come
directly to the Ivory Palace doors. I know we usually require our
visitors to climb up the mountain to our home, but there isn’t time
for that.”
    “ We will do
that.”
    She watched as he left, feeling sad at
the way his shoulders slouched. It was hard to watch him slowly
lose his strength like this.
    “ Thank you, Great
Magician,” she said.
    “ You are welcome, Queen
Ann.” He bowed. “You may use my crystal ball to contact the Palers
and Augurs. They have the technology that will allow you to
communicate with them through it.”
    “ Like a program you can use
on your computer to chat with someone else,” she said.
    Hathor and the Great Magician gave her
a questioning look.
    She waved aside their question. “It’s
what we had on Earth. Anyway, we’ve got a lot to do. Hathor, tell
Naomi to feed the children tonight. We won’t be having dinner with
them.”
    Hathor bowed. “I will, my
queen.”
    She watched him as he left. She
wondered about the Nicals. Why would they steal the immortal powers
from the gods and goddesses of Olympia? And how was she going to
get it back from them?

Chapter
Three
     
    Alpha Head I
    Planet: Pale
    Galaxy: Enchanted
     
    Leader Paff was reviewing the weapons
report, making sure the new weapons met the appropriate safety
precautions. After several incidents regarding guns that misfired,
it was now a priority to protect the guns’ owners. He liked what
he’d read so far. It looked as if they had taken care of the
problem.
    When his intercom beeped, he turned
from the report and answered it.
    “ Queen Ann from planet Raz
desires to speak with you,” Shast, his secretary, informed
him.
    “ I will see her,” he
said.
    “ She is using the crystal
ball this time.”
    “ Thank you, Shast.” He put
the report down and clicked on his 3-D Hologram Communicator. In
front of him, an image of Ann’s face appeared before him.
“Greetings, Queen Ann.”
    She smiled. “It’s good to see you,
Leader Paff. Unfortunately, something serious has happened to the
Olympians, and I’d like your help.”
    He listened as she described the
Olympians’ predicament.
    “ The Olympians are in no
shape for combat,” Ann concluded. “They are frail without their
stone’s power. I will be going to Lone with Hathor. Would you be
willing to send any Palers with with us?”
    He sat back and considered the
problem. “There are only thirty-seven Nicals?”
    She nodded. “I know it’s a small
number and it seems that Hathor and I should be able to do this
without your help, but I would feel better if we had your expertise
in these matters.”
    “ We will go with you,” he
said. “We won’t need to send a large group of Palers like we did
three years ago in our conflict on Earth with Omin’s
clone.”
    “ Yes. I am hoping this will
only take a day. Two at the most.”
    “ It shouldn’t be too
difficult, but we must plan for great resistance on the Nicals’
part. I am assuming they will be prepared to fight us. There is a
reason they felt it was necessary to steal what they
did.”
    “ Yes. That is something we
need to consider. We won’t engage in battle unless it’s
necessary.”
    “ I can gather up some
Palers suitable for this mission in a few hours. Should we plan on
arriving on Raz at sunset tonight?”
    She agreed. “Thank you, Leader Paff. I
appreciate this.”
    “ I owe you one after your
help with Omin and his clone.”
    They ended their
conversation.
    He called in his First Commander Zak
and Second Commander Jaz. It was time to discuss their options in
this latest development.
     
    ***
     
    Grand Oak Room
    Planet: Raz
     
    Ann glanced at Hathor. “Well,
thankfully the Palers will be helping us,” she said. “Now it’s time
to