17 TILLYI straightened out my uniform for the sixth or seventh time, weirded out by how clean it was. It was usually stained with… something. I gathered a deep breath as I waited in the cargo bay. Since part of my claim was that I’d been beamed up with the animals, Valla thought it was best that we informed the Captain here. While I didn’t care much for all the little cages with my friends, I did feel safer knowing Brie was only a little further away. If it came to it, Valla could open the enclosure and she could stomp the captain into a pancake. Nervously, I waited for Valla and the Captain to return. I’d have to pretend I’d been locked up here the whole time and hope he didn’t look at the certificate too much. If he did, he’d figure out I became a Galactic Union member after my abduc

