Harper was depressed. He shouldn't have been depressed, He was in Phloston Paradise! Luxury cruiser! But he still didn't have Trance.

He had been trying to get Trance to notice him for days now, but she had other ideas, usually involving Dave. Harper had spent the past 4 hours wondering around the corridors of the luxurious cruiser, babe-watching and generally wasting time. Dylan was off doing who-knows what, and Beka was having a lie down. That's it; He was going to visit Beka, tell her how upset he was. About how Dave stole Trance from him, and spill his heart out to her. She was always a good listener. Yeah, telling someone about his troubles would do him some good.

He approached the door to Beka's room, and was just about to knock, but he held back after hearing voices from inside the room. It was Trance.

"Yeah and it was so good" He heard trance say, with a giggle. He could here Beka laughing too.

"Sounds great Trance" He heard Beka reply.

"Oh it was. He really knows how to do it right" Trance continued. "He moves like no one else"

"He sounds like a great boyfriend" he heard Beka say.

"Yeah, He really enjoyed playing with me, and I really loved playing with him" Trance said.

"Cool" Beka laughed.

"Yeah!" Trance said while giggling "It was so great, I was on-top to begin with"

"How did it feel?" Beka said. Harper couldn't believe what Trance was discussing with Beka.

"Great!" Trance said.

"How long were you there for?" Beka asked.

"A little while, but he forced his way on top towards the end." Trance continued.

"Wow" he heard Beka exclaim. "And so what happened next?"

"He spanked me" Trance exclaimed with a giggle. Harper almost choked. That was the final straw; He could take no-more. He no longer wanted to know what Trance and Dave got up to behind closed doors … or under warm sheets. Harper walked away.

But as usual, Harper had got the wrong idea…

"Yeah, so like ive told you, He really knows how to play chess! I didn't stand a chance, which is why I was totally spanked by him at the end. Ive never seen a check-mate so smart!" Trance said after Harper had left.

"Sounds like it! So, Have you two… got up to anything… you know…?" Beka asked Trance. Trance shook her head.

"Absolutely not, not anything naughty if that's what you mean. Im not one for rushing into… you know" Trance said while giggling. Both laughed.

"Anyway im gonna go and get changed" Trance told Beka "Daves meeting me in about half an hour, were gonna go ice skating.". She left the Room and began to make her way towards her and Harpers room.

Harper was lying on their bed, sulking, when Trance opened the door and walked in. Upon noticing him she closed the door.

"Whats up with you harper?" Trance asked calmly. She knew he was upset.

"Oh, Nothing Trance... Im just resting" Harper said, as he quickly sat up and wiped his eyes. Trance walked over to where he was and sat on the bed next to him.

"Harper" Trance started "You dont have to feel bad about me and Dave".

"I dont, Honest, Dave, Whos that?" Harper lied.

"Ok harper, whatever you say" Trance sighed.

"So hows your day been?" Harper asked.
"Great" Trance smiled. "Me and Dave had a great time".

"I bet" harper muttered to himself.

"Huh?" Trance asked. .

"Nothing Trance." Harper shook his head.

"We did loads of stuff" Trance continued "Hes so good at so many things"

"Oh, Good for him" Harper said.

"Infact, He was wondering, If you wouldent mind, If you would be interested in joining us. We could make it a threesome" Trance said with a smile. Harper almost died. He stood up in a flash.

"My god, That is it. No Trance. I do NOT wanna be a part of your and Daves SEXUAL FANTASIES!" Harper cried. He ran out of the room, and left Trance alone feeling very confused.

"Huh?" She said to herself "He only wanted to know if you wanted to play Poker with us..."

Harper approached the elevator. As the doors opened he stepped inside, the little computer screen located next to the automatic doors bleeped on.

"Good day, Destination please" The computer asked.

"Err... Artificial shores" Harper replied. The doors closed and the elevator began to make its way towards the artificial seaside that was located on boared the ship. When harper stepped out of the elevator it felt very strange, the doors had opened onto a large beach, complete with a sea that stretched off into the distance for as far as the eye could see. There were thousands of people on the beach, sitting on towels, kicking sand at one another, and lots of people playing in the water. Harper made his way out onto the sand and looked around.

"Wow" Harper said to himself "This beach must be 10 miles long".

"No" he heard a voice from behind him say. He turned to see a human woman standing behind him, smiling at him. "The actual beach is only 1 and half miles long, but the holographic projections at the walls on either side give the illuision that its much bigger and expands further than it actually does. Its Same with the sea, if you swam out as far as you could, you would eventually hit a wall, but you wouldent be able to see that wall, because the holographic projections will make you think that the horizon is hundreds of miles away." Harper nodded. The girl he was talking to was gorgeous, and he was more interested in her body than what she was saying.

"I find holographic projections Facinating... Dont you?" The girl asked. Harper shook himself out of his Trance and quickly replied.

"Me Too!" He cried, talking to her breasts "I actually made my own Holo-Wall once".

"Wow!" She said "Thats so amazing, So you build stuff?"

"Hell yeah, and im great at it. Im actually an engineer" Harper replied. The girl looked facinated, and told harper to follow him. Without any questons Harper walked after her towards a towel, in which she sat down on. Harper couldent belive his luck, he had met a sexy human female who was interested in the same things he was.

"Im Meryl" She said.

"Seamus Harper" Harper said, holding out his hand for a shake. Meryl dident bother shaking his hand, and instead changed the subject. Harper thought this to be rather rude, but he dident complain.

"Man i love artificial beaches" Beka sighed as she relaxed on the hot sand "The sun never goes behind the clouds".

"Hey look" Said Dylan , who was sitting next to her "Harpers over there talking to some woman".

"Huh?" Beka replied. She sat up from her towel and looked over to where Dylan was pointing. Dylan and Beka had been on the artificial shores for about half and hour but hadent noticed harper arrive.

"Shes actually a pretty good Catch for Harper" Dylan said.

"Huh?" Beka asked confused, she pushed her sungalsses down onto her nose and looked up at Dylan.

"Attractive, I mean" Dylan said "Shes pretty hot for a harper catch". Beka smacked dylan across the face, he let out a sqiuel of pain.

"Dylan, Im not One Of The Lads. Remember im a female." Beka said.

"Ouch Beka" Dylan laughed "Any need for that?"

"Yes. Dont talk about woman like they're objects around me". Beka said. Dylan smiled.

"I thought they were obje..OUCH" he said after receiving another smack from Bekas hand. Dylan lied back onto his towel and began to sunbave.

"Someones personality is what matters Dylan, Not their looks". Beka said as they lay side by side. Dylan burst out laughing.

"This coming from you Beka? I know you too well, All you carea about in a man is their good looks" Dylan said.

"No, Not just that. It also depends on the size of his..." Beka said before being cut off by Dylan.

"Thats enough!" Dylan cried "Beka, im not One Of The Girls. Remember im a Male".

He and Beka began to laugh.

Harper had been chatting to Meryl for only a few minutes but he was already falling in love. She was perfect. Fantastic Body. Pretty face. Brilliant personality. She even liked the same things as him, such as electronics and engineering.

"Yeah, I actually built an android once" Harper said, he was about to begin boasting about Rommie.

"Really?" she said. All of a sudden Meryl let out a large burp, but dident even say "excuse me". Instead she just laughed.
"No manners? My god shes perfect" Harper said to himself as he chuckled. "So yeah, i built an android called Rommie.. Shes actually an avatar of a.." Harper was interupted by Meryl.

"Really?" Meryl said. Harper was confused.
"Err, Let me finish" Harper said, laughing.

"Really?" Meryl replied, sounding surprised.

"Um, Yeah" Harper exclaimed, now more confused than ever.

"I find chickens to be very carrots are good" Meryl said. At first harper thought that she was trying to be funny, and laughed, but when he realised that she meant it, he stopped laughing. Oh no, She was a Crazy.

"Micheal, Are you enjoying your baked beans and ice cream?" Meryl asked Harper.

"Great, Just great" Harper said to himself "I meet the most incredible woman alive and shes barking mad".
"Really?" Meryl said once again

"Um.." Harper exclaimed, not knowing what to say.

"Re...Re..R...R..R..Rea...R...Re...R...R" Meryl began to repeat like a stuck record. "R...R..R...E..RRRR...REALLY?". All of a sudden Meryl disappeared. In a flash, She was gone. Just like that, she was no longer there.

Harper couldent belive it. He had been flirting with a hologram.