Sugar Dog woke with a start. Still no Trid. She ran her thoughts back down their pathways, looking for a reason he had not yet appeared.... back... back... oh yes... she had been napping at the Tavern 2... and dreamed a fabulous dream, of cabbages and kings, and a ship called the Enterprise...

"Thass it!" she yelped. "Ah reckon Ah fergot tuh tell dat Tridster Ah had dreamed him uh all-new ship! Ah fergot dem peeples ain't always plugged intuh dem alternate realities!" She yippled in glee, rolling on the floor and shaking with amusement until her sweet Sugar Dog ass nearly dematerialized. "Ole Trid can git back tuh star-trippin' an' doan know it yet! Oh lawd, Lawd, Lawsamussy, but wait till he find out dis ship only kin do certain missions! Ooo, ooo, EE!"

Trit-trotting to tne communications section, she focused her attention on the young agent at the controls. Suddenly Agent Mbo began to tap a message.... to Billy the Trid... as Suagr Dog sat back on her haunches, grinning from ear to silky ear, tail thumping in smug pleasure.

As he pushed SEND, Agent Mbo turned and SAW her, a grin breaking over his features. "Sooz!" he trilled. "Now that we are working together....!"

~S~