CURA

"On the condition that if you two are ever horny, reading porn or watching it, that you make sure I'm far away as possible. I can handle hearing it, but these alien thingies, aren't even a baby yet. I don't want them corrupted."

James walked up with Carol to the others.

"Now why do I need porn when I have you" Guy smiled

"Well, looks like they finally decided to join us" Ian said looking over at carol and James

"Yeah." James smiled.

"Oh my..." Izzy blushed, "The redness is all me!"

"So, what'd we miss" Carol asked

"And where have you two been?," Izzy gave them a playful grin, "Actually there's something weird with me, discovered it over a cup of tea. Test it out, Carol call James something mean."

James cocked his eyebrow.

Carol just smiled "Sorry, can't think of anythign mean to say about him." Not after the pounding he just gave me.

"It was that bad huh?" Izzy laughed, "Sorry, James...she said you're violent and aggressive, and should be locked up for bashing women."

"That's not what she meant by pounding." James winked.

Carol frowned at Izzy "That's not funny."

"Oh, I know..." Izzy laughed, "I don't need my intelligence to figure out what you have been up to. But I'd prefer the alien to not know about...you know what, till its 16."

"Why not" Carol asked heading out with the others "I learned at a much younger age, in a less than ideal way."

Izzy gave Carol a kind hand to her shoulder, "Well, I've got something to cheer us both up. I do not know why Nash gave me this, but its an appointment with this expensive bridal store that makes wonderful dresses. We can have a look and pick some colours and then when we get home, order the dresses through our local store."

"sounds good" Carol smiled

"About that" Ian said getting in the limo "i think everyone here deserves some time off."

"Damn right we do," Izzy added, "We saved the President. I think that calls for a special reward."

"well he is already giving us the highest honor a civilian can receive" Ian said "but yeah, you're right. So take this time to do whatever you want."

"No title bestowed upon me could top the feeling of knowing I have my life back, and can start looking forward to the future," she replied going to Guy and grabbed his hand gently.

"I don't know, being knighted would be kind of cool" Guy smiled

"It's not all it's cracked up to be" Ian said

"Sweetie, it would only be cool if we lived in the medieval days and got to go down on one knee with a sword saluting us... Sir Guy and Lady Isabelle. I'm already liking the sound of that," she laughed.

(recap?)

"that never really happened" ian said as they drove to the airport.

"Well maybe not for us, but each year, around 2,600 people receive their awards personally from The Queen or a member of the Royal Family. Those who are to be knighted kneel on an investiture stool to receive the Accolade, which is bestowed by The Queen using the sword which her father, George VI used when, as Duke of York, he was Colonel of the Scots Guards. Occasionally an award for Gallantry may be made posthumously and in this case The Queen presents the decoration or medal to the recipient's next-of-kin in private before the public Investiture begins..."

Suddenly Izzy looked at them all and blushed, "I read a lot, therefore I should be awarded for my contribution to the English History? I'm half-English, that might count?"

"Ahh, yes well that part of the ceremony is true" Ian said "thought you were suggesting that others would kneel to you and raise thier swords in salute."


(they're on thier way to the airport. Ian's giving them all time off.)