Billy, Skye and Alpha worked through the night, to transform the med-lab into a slightly bigger area able to accommodate all of them who were going to try to help Kim. They made excuses to Billy's dad by telling him about Kim's illness and saying that they were accompanying her to the same "retreat" that Billy had visited. Hank was very understanding, knowing how much Kimberley meant to his son. They also had the novel experience of ordering takeout and eating it in the Power Chamber. Billy apologised about the mess to Alpha as the little droid continuously cleared up behind them, but they were both aware they had to get their energy up. Finally they had nigh on sorted it, and were settling down to sleep as much as they could before the others were due. They had discussed the mind-bonding seriously. Tommy chuckled. "I've heard stories similar to this one. Looks like Earth and Edenoi have some history in common." He held out his left hand without a word. There was no way to tear paper quietly, especially in a quiet lecture hall, but she tried to be as inconspicuous as possible. Passing him the torn off corner of her notes, she watched with amusement as Andros leaned forward to crumple the paper under his seat. The chair muffled the noise a little, and she had a sudden image of him as a delinquent kid in grade school.

With a flick of his right wrist, so quickly she wasn't even sure he had done it, Andros lobbed the crumpled up piece of paper at the kid he had pointed out earlier. It struck the shoulder of the blue hooded sweatshirt, no doubt on purpose--Andros had better aim than she did. A better poker face, too... when someone near the blue kid turned around to scan the rest of the room, Andros was already slumped back in his seat, eyes lidded and apparently two seconds from falling asleep.

          Lexian acknowledged that with a nod. "After his fight with Kramon's soldiers, Erex and Laita fled from the village. Their path eventually led them to a cave in the hills. However, this was no ordinary cave. It contained within it the Heart of Edenoi. The Heart is a giant crystal, similar in composition to the smaller ones implanted in our foreheads, to allow mental communication. That night, as Erex slept, the Heart called to him. It told him of his heritage, and charged him to lead the people of Edenoi to freedom. To aid him in this quest, it gave him a power, drawn from the ancestors of the Edenite race."
          "Insects," Tommy realized. "The Masked Rider powers."