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sink chest deep. It takes me too long to get out. I’ll never finish the course in time.”
    Jixie knew Jennifer had problems with the bog. She always came in each day muddy from her chest to her feet. The Sargent was giving his instructions and Jixie said, “Sir, what are the rules?”
    The Sargent sneered, “There are no rules, private. Make it in time or go home.”
    Jixie looked at Jennifer and said, “Here’s what we’ll do. You jump right in front of me and when I clear the bog, I’ll pull you out. Can you run with that much mud?”
    “That’s all I’ve done here, Jixie.”
    “Just remember; if you hit the bog, look up and give me your hand.”
    “Jixie, you can’t risk not making it.”
    “Jennifer, you’re not slow. If you can make it out of the bog fast enough, you can do it. Now shut up and do it.”
    Jennifer looked at Jixie, took a deep breath, and nodded. The bell sounded and the mass of trainees sprinted down the obstacle course. Jixie stayed behind Jennifer to make sure she didn’t stumble at any of the first obstacles. She shouldn’t have worried. Jennifer was coordinated and the first part of the course went by without problems. Jixie kept a running time in her head and knew it would be fine if nothing happened to slow them down. One of the trainees cut Jennifer off and slowed her down as she sprinted toward the bog. She made a great jump, but landed two feet from the front edge of the bog and knew there was no way for Jixie to reach her. Jixie cleared the bog, ran back and fell to the ground. She extended her chest over the edge of the bog and was able to grab Jennifer’s hand. She dug in her boots and crawled back at an amazing speed. She got her chest back over the edge of the bog, stood, and snatched Jennifer out. She held on to Jennifer’s hand and sprinted for the finish line, pulling her at a pace Jennifer could not match alone. They crossed the white line just as the bell sounded.
    Jennifer looked at Jixie and said, “How did you do that?”
    “Lots of practice. We made it.” Jixie hugged Jennifer, mud and all, as the trainer came over and said, “That was remarkable, private. How did you do that?”
    Jennifer said, “I’ve had practice swimming in the bog for four weeks, Sir.”
    Jixie smiled, batted her eyes, and said, “She made it happen, Sir.”
    The trainer looked at them, shook his head, and smiled, “Well, you make it to armor training. Good luck, Warriors.”
    Jennifer grabbed her face, screamed, and jumped up and down. Jixie mimicked her and they danced in circles. “We’re going to armor school; we’re going to armor school.” The other six women who qualified joined them in the celebration.
    Later that evening Jennifer came to Jixie’s bunk and said, “Thank you, Jixie. I wouldn’t have made it without you.”
    Jixie smiled, “I owe you, too Jenifer.”
    Jennifer’s brow furrowed, “How?”
    “You helped me find my way here.”
    Jennifer stared at her and smiled, “We’re a good team.”
    “Yes we are.” Jennifer turned and went back to her bunk. Jixie felt something inside that was different but familiar. She thought all night and finally found that the feeling was close to what she felt for her family. Was this what love is? It certainly felt odd…but good. She found that she was now going to keep an eye out for Jennifer. They were going places that were dangerous. She started processing information and abruptly stopped. She knew what it was. She felt a bond to the pretty dark haired woman. These humans really weren’t so different. Her species’ bonds weren’t done by sending harmonic vibrations but the process used by humans had the same end result. She smiled and decided that Jennifer would make a good playmate. She just had to get her ready.
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    The huge, dark green, fleet commander stared at the wall showing the Bristone Fleet that was completing liberation operations at a planet that had recently been invaded by the Swarm. Most