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Mission Born: Space Twins - Chapter 14

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During the last chapter, Jess and Walter met Kat, an acquaintance of Winterlocke's who does not seem to pleased at their arrival.  If you need to catch up, find links to all preceeding chapters below: Chapter 1  Ghosts Chapter 2  The Adventure Continues Chapter 3  Sound the Alarm! Chapter 4  Will Wally Make It? Chapter 5  Twins Divided Chapter 6  World's Apart Chapter 7  Escape from Planet Orc Chapter 8  Twin's Flight Chapter 9  Docked in Space Chapter 10  Knowledge Unbound Chapter 11  Decisions Chapter 12  Training Chapter 13 An Unexpected Adventure Otherwise, let's pick up right where we left off - entering Kat's house. “So, Old Man, why you gotta be in my house when everybody is all nerves?  I hear ya been workin' with the Gnomes.  Well, ya better start thinkin' about the others out there.  I’m hearin’ that there’s an armada out there, and they’re a’huntin' all races that ain’t their own!  You got the gifts Old Man, but ya don’t use them…!”   Both Je

May Week 1| An Idea for Every Day

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(Updated 4/20/2022.) Are you ready for May?  It's right around the corner whether you are or not!  May means flowers, mothers, Star Wars, and in our family - birthdays. For your celebration considerations, we offer our ideas up to you in several different ways: If you'd like to take in the whole month at a glance, download our May Idea for Every Day calendar . Click here to download this calendar. Find even more ideas for every day on our Pinterest board. Return here  weekly to read about the upcoming celebrations in more detail.  And now, dear leaders, we will reveal to you ideas for every day of this upcoming week in May (May 3rd to May 9th). Sunday, May 3rd - World Laughter Day You’ve heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.”   Research confirms it. Among numerous additional positive effects, laughter boosts immunity and mood while negating effects of stress and pain (Robinson, et al., Laughter is the Best Medicine ).   And, let’s be honest

Mission Born: Space Twins - Chapter 13

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We're entering spacedock 79 in this chapter to commence Jess and Walter's in-the-field training overseen by Winterlocke.  If you're needing to catch up, find all previous chapters below. Chapter 1  Ghosts Chapter 2  The Adventure Continues Chapter 3  Sound the Alarm! Chapter 4  Will Wally Make It? Chapter 5  Twins Divided Chapter 6  World's Apart Chapter 7  Escape from Planet Orc Chapter 8  Twin's Flight Chapter 9  Docked in Space Chapter 10  Knowledge Unbound Chapter 11  Decisions Chapter 12 Training Otherwise, let training begin! As they came in for a landing at Spacedock 79, they could see thousands of lights of various neon colors.   The lights wrapped around the dock structure like a little boy keeping an animal from escaping his outstretched arms.   Numerous spacecraft sat on the large dark gray pads.   They were trimmed in the yellow that meant caution.   Several people walked along the edges where the lights and pads met.  

Mission Born: Space Twins - Chapter 12

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When last we left the twins, Jess and Walter were taking a much needed relaxation day before they begin their training - where this chapter picks up.  If you're not at this point in the story yet, the links below will help you catch up.   Chapter 1  Ghosts Chapter 2  The Adventure Continues Chapter 3  Sound the Alarm! Chapter 4  Will Wally Make It? Chapter 5  Twins Divided Chapter 6  World's Apart Chapter 7  Escape from Planet Orc Chapter 8  Twin's Flight Chapter 9  Docked in Space Chapter 10  Knowledge Unbound Chapter 11 Decisions You're caught up and ready to go?  Read on, dear friends! The twins were sitting in the mission room, once more.  After their day of rest, they had been outfitted by the quartermaster.  Jess had a large laser cannon resting on her back.  The thing had flames etched into the sides.  Walter had two delicate-looking pistols, made of a blue-steel, they shimmered coolly under the industrial lighting.  Their de