Excerpt: ALL I WANT ...

I am 65 years old and retired and all I want to do with the rest of my life is make a difference, do something important enough to justify my existance. But then I keep hearing this voice in the back of my mind saying, "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it."

CHAPTER 1 - LEXIA WYNNE MORGAN

I was late. I had stayed too long at the Pentagon and now was flying the Tryth 2-seat space fighter low and fast over Virginia, heading toward US Navy Captain Lexia Morgan's home. Fortunately I had an alien AI computer showing me all obstacles in my path: things like hills, buildings (I said I was flying low), radio and cell phone towers, aircraft and birds. Well, it was past 9:00 PM, so there weren't many birds in the dark and clear winter sky. I was pushing it, flying at Mach 2.13. I'm sure the sonic boom would be noticed (big time, yes) and might even break some glassware, like windows. I shouldn't be doing this. But I was late and had to pick up Morgan and sneak her aboard the alien starship, before the Tryth Captain, Neimovy, left earth orbit for home.