Kerry Blane grinned. "Just in case," he said succinctly, "that baby's
got a brother who gets a bite at me. My pills and me will give it the
damnedest bellyache this solar system ever saw."
They laughed then, laughed in relief and in quick, ironic amusement;
and there was a mutual liking and understanding in their eyes that
could never be quenched.
"Let's be getting home," Kerry Blane said. "Our assignment's finished."
Splinter nodded happily, reached for the controls.