tour around the booths before being led to a VIP area.
****
Juno’s eyes were teary after watching Tasid interact with the little boy.
“I bet he’d be a great dad,” Benny said breathlessly.
Paige sighed and agreed. “Yeah, I’d bet that, too.”
“And did you see how he helped his mother up?” Kaycee asked. “He’s better mannered than most of the men I know.”
“And better built, too.” Jeri laughed.
Juno kept silent, admiring him privately. Not like I stand a chance at getting him.
****
All around Tasid and the other dignitaries, people filled the stadium as bands of instruments played down below on the field, and brightly uniformed people marched in patterns to the music. Errim, Jurresh, and Adonna sat with him along with three of the world leaders. Behind him sat his other officers who, from the sounds of it, had never been happier.
More music of a different sort played, and dancers came out. Dainty females looked to be floating on the tips of their toes across an area set up for them, their movements flowing and graceful.
The next group of dancers jumped and leaped, hopped and rolled around the floor to a heavier beating music, only to be replaced by others who kept their arms straight down to the sides while still managing to leap and tap around the floor.
Several long brightly colored costumes, which he was told were dragons, danced around. The small men underneath twisted and turned the creature around the arena.
Men twirling fire came out. They breathed it out in tongues of flames, as barely dressed females, in hardly more than long bladed grass skirts, swayed and waved their arms and hips, to a different sort of music, in a mesmerizing manner, with their thick flowing black hair stretching long down their backs. The only ones Tasid felt could rival them were the hypnotic dances performed by “belly dancers”. Their display of movements had his groin stirring. Fortunately, his predicament was completely concealed by his guardian wings. The day seemed to pass in a blur of colors, sounds, and expertly choreographed movements.
Humans parachuted down from the sky to land on the large green field, with colored smoke trailing behind them. Loud aircrafts flew overhead leaving an array of colored patterns. Humans rode on the backs of animals doing many different tricks.
Throughout the day, murmurs of awe and appreciation rippled around through his parents, officers, and other off world dignitaries, letting him know that he wasn’t the only one who was completely enthralled with all the different shows of entertainment, customs, and rituals.
As the sky grew dark, the stadium floor was cleared and the lights were dimmed, leaving only a dark blue glow that was cast onto the crowd. A thunderous sound began rumbling through the stadium as giant arcs of sparks exploded around the top of the arena. Suddenly a picture formed on the stadium floor, taking up the entire field, and music played loud. The picture on the field moved to the ages of the humans’ past. During each period, humans came out dressed like the moving picture under their feet, each acting out a different skit, each explained by a narrator. The music would change with the picture, and more humans would replace the ones before them. They showed tragedies, battles fought, and their accomplishments. Explosions boomed around them in bright colors and in different shapes. Humans wearing brightly lit clothes danced around while others wore black to blend in, so all that could be seen was their weapons of light shooting and slashing through the air. People were strung on wires around the stadium, doing floating acrobatics.
The final scenes were focused on what they called “the race to the moon”. The floating humans wore space suits, to appear like they were floating in space, while white dots were lit to resemble stars in space. They showed scenes from different stages of their space programs, ending with a scene Tasid recognized as
****
Juno’s eyes were teary after watching Tasid interact with the little boy.
“I bet he’d be a great dad,” Benny said breathlessly.
Paige sighed and agreed. “Yeah, I’d bet that, too.”
“And did you see how he helped his mother up?” Kaycee asked. “He’s better mannered than most of the men I know.”
“And better built, too.” Jeri laughed.
Juno kept silent, admiring him privately. Not like I stand a chance at getting him.
****
All around Tasid and the other dignitaries, people filled the stadium as bands of instruments played down below on the field, and brightly uniformed people marched in patterns to the music. Errim, Jurresh, and Adonna sat with him along with three of the world leaders. Behind him sat his other officers who, from the sounds of it, had never been happier.
More music of a different sort played, and dancers came out. Dainty females looked to be floating on the tips of their toes across an area set up for them, their movements flowing and graceful.
The next group of dancers jumped and leaped, hopped and rolled around the floor to a heavier beating music, only to be replaced by others who kept their arms straight down to the sides while still managing to leap and tap around the floor.
Several long brightly colored costumes, which he was told were dragons, danced around. The small men underneath twisted and turned the creature around the arena.
Men twirling fire came out. They breathed it out in tongues of flames, as barely dressed females, in hardly more than long bladed grass skirts, swayed and waved their arms and hips, to a different sort of music, in a mesmerizing manner, with their thick flowing black hair stretching long down their backs. The only ones Tasid felt could rival them were the hypnotic dances performed by “belly dancers”. Their display of movements had his groin stirring. Fortunately, his predicament was completely concealed by his guardian wings. The day seemed to pass in a blur of colors, sounds, and expertly choreographed movements.
Humans parachuted down from the sky to land on the large green field, with colored smoke trailing behind them. Loud aircrafts flew overhead leaving an array of colored patterns. Humans rode on the backs of animals doing many different tricks.
Throughout the day, murmurs of awe and appreciation rippled around through his parents, officers, and other off world dignitaries, letting him know that he wasn’t the only one who was completely enthralled with all the different shows of entertainment, customs, and rituals.
As the sky grew dark, the stadium floor was cleared and the lights were dimmed, leaving only a dark blue glow that was cast onto the crowd. A thunderous sound began rumbling through the stadium as giant arcs of sparks exploded around the top of the arena. Suddenly a picture formed on the stadium floor, taking up the entire field, and music played loud. The picture on the field moved to the ages of the humans’ past. During each period, humans came out dressed like the moving picture under their feet, each acting out a different skit, each explained by a narrator. The music would change with the picture, and more humans would replace the ones before them. They showed tragedies, battles fought, and their accomplishments. Explosions boomed around them in bright colors and in different shapes. Humans wearing brightly lit clothes danced around while others wore black to blend in, so all that could be seen was their weapons of light shooting and slashing through the air. People were strung on wires around the stadium, doing floating acrobatics.
The final scenes were focused on what they called “the race to the moon”. The floating humans wore space suits, to appear like they were floating in space, while white dots were lit to resemble stars in space. They showed scenes from different stages of their space programs, ending with a scene Tasid recognized as
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