“It’s certainly not psychic power. That comes from the occult, and I wouldn’t have anything to do with that,” Ann added, “But dreams and visions are known to happen for other reasons.”
"I like to study, remember and think about my dreams. It's such a fascinating phenomenon, the way I dream something and find out later that the dream was not the end of it. It is good to be able to tell all of this to you and Butler One, Ann. I never wanted to tell the people at the orphanage, but that's because I did not want people thinking that I was crazy or mixed up. After I had the dream about your origin, I thought about it a lot, and noticed that you often go off on your own. Then I decided to find out whether or not I had dreamt one of your secrets," said Arella.
"It's almost like mind reading," said Ann.
"Oh yes," replied Arella emphatically, "It's not nearly as accurate as reading somebody's mind, but it does have one advantage. You can use it to know what will happen in advance, or at least what might happen in advance. I never know whether or not my dreams will come true, or when. It's like I said before: I know I have a special talent with my dreams, because the ones that do come true do it in such a hauntingly science fictional way, like the precise details of the episodes of 'Power Woman' and 'Warpflight.' I suppose I could investigate whether any significantly memorable dream could be true, like I did when I told you about my dream of your origin. Or I could know the end of a sequence of events, if it starts by repeating something that happened at the beginning of a dream. Then there are the surprises of associated real world objects, like the book in the school library and its mysterious disappearance."
"We could go on a global search for other dream sensitives," said Ann, "Maybe your mind would go wild when there's another one around."
"No, I don't think so," said Arella, "The chances are very slim."
"Arella's response is correct, Miss O’Malley," said Butler One, "Dream Sensitives do not exhibit any telepathic or telekinetic powers... Miss O’Malley, my monitors indicate that our vehicle is being approached by an alien spacecraft cruising around the earth. Shall I leave Wildstar in its present orbital path?"
“What do you think, Wendell?” asked Arella.
“He’s fallen asleep!” said Ann, “He’s not even 9 yet. Isn’t he cute?”
Ann heard a series of strange sounds from the Wildstar communicator. It sounded like high pitched gibberish.
"The noise is an attempt to communicate with us, Miss O’Malley. I could teach you their language from Jeradd's programming of my memory, but for now it would be better for me to interpret their speeches for you, and act as a translator for them also," said Butler One.
"Good idea. What are they saying?"
"They are members of Space Force, which is an interstellar group of planet protectors with special abilities. They are based on planet Saturn, and are currently pursuing a collection of space bandits, who killed and robbed on Saturn's capital city of Safyr. They have put up a radar cloaking effect and apparently hidden their spacecraft somewhere on earth. They suspect that we are representatives of earth and are seeking our help and guidance."
"Well if those raiders have killed people, then they're definitely not to be let off the hook," said Ann, "Tell Space Force that I will put on a space helmet and board their craft, if it is alright with them."
The suggestion was approved, and Ann prepared to attempt her first spacewalk. She attached an oxygen cylinder to her shoulders, and connected it to a space helmet, and then stepped into the room with the sealed airlock, after it was opened by Butler One. She could not leave the ship using Wildstar's cylinder doorway in airless space, for it would suffocate Arella Kayne. She would also have to rely on the thrust boots kept in the sealed room, because the anti-gravity triangles would be useless. She put on the boots, and then realized that she had been a little too keen.