Adreanna

May you never know the feeling of a friend who's always there, May you never know the comfort of a family who care, May you never know a mother's voice, to soothe away the pain, May your dreams be filled with things you'll never gain. May you never know a compliment from those who rank above, May you never know the gentle touch of someone that you love, May you never know companionship from those you stand beside, May your every waking wish remain denied. May your victories be tainted by the deeds that came before, And your present always fearful what the future has in store, May your dreams and hopes be torn from you in tumult and in war,

It was Ace Merriden who first found the crystal, floating in the void in the Bermuda Nebula. He should never have been there in the first place, of course, but once he brought in the crystal that all got shuffled neatly under the carpet in the interest of getting the relic into government hands. Ace Merriden was pleased to be of help to the government, so long as the carpet was big and not too picky about what got shuffled under it. He went on his way a considerably richer man with a considerably shorter criminal record and the government scientists went on their way with one hell of an enigma. In the years that followed team after team of s