A lump came into his throat and he unexpectedly burst
into tears, kissed her forehead and her cheek, and whispered, "Oh,
Kathy, I missed you too, even more than I knew."
Zip's mother Elizabeth had the same red hair that he had, while his
father Allen had dark hair, now turning a dignified salt-and-pepper.
But Kathy had inherited the best of both hair colors. Her deep maroon
hair shone with health. Zip picked her up and she wrapped her arms
around his neck; then, pressing his cheek to hers, they came to where
their parents were waiting for him. Joe and Mark, neither of whom had
any brothers or sisters, were already greeting their parents.
On the evening of September 9, the asteroid streaked through the night
sky, drawing the awed attention of people all over the planet. It was
best seen from the island of Vanuatu in the south Pacific from just
after dusk to the hour before dawn when its glow was overwhelmed by the
dawnlight. Had the asteroid not been controlled, September 9 would have
been the first of the last days of life on Earth.
The day after, the President presided at a worldwide celebration in
honor of the Starmen-a celebration to honor them for their critical
role in freeing Mars from the clutches of the pirates. The celebration
had been postponed when the greatest threat ever to menace the Earth
was engineered by Lurton Zimbardo, and then turned aside.
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