BTW, the story is getting fairly exciting now -- I really have no idea what's going to happen next. I will probably have some time to post something tomorrow or at least on the weekend, but I don't think I can follow up on Doc's post without disappointing everyone; I'm liable to do something that will destroy all the dramatic tension built up in the story so far and make it uninteresting. I'd like to see this story become even more suspenseful than it is, put the Vanguardians into more of a desperate situation, even, if that's possible. Really up the ante... That said, I'll probably leave it to someone else to begin.