<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/MRrZSkK.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://static.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TomSelleck-FTR.jpg)</div><br/><strong>"Have you ever wanted to live the good life like heroes on TV? You know, like back in the good days when we really had fun? Like on Magnum PI? Well, you probably know me - I'm Tom Selleck and I was Magnum for the better part of a decade and it was the time of my life!"</strong>Selleck beamed at the camera, evoking a gasp from the viewer.<strong>"And now it's your turn. That's right. Now <em>you</em> can be Magnum! Solving crimes! Driving fast cars! Fighting bad guys! Having romantic dates with Higgins! Higgins?"</strong>Selleck turned towards the camera and was apparently involved in an offscreen conversation.<strong>"How can Higgins be hot? He's <em>Higgins</em>. Wait, what do you mean <em>she's</em> Higgins? Oh. the new version. Still, Higgins, she can't be..."</strong>Looking at his phone, at the picture (https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/perdita-weeks-2.jpg?w=446&h=299&crop=1) he did a double take.<strong>"OK. Romantic evenings with Higgins. All yours for the taking at The Robin's Nest. The best food, the best accommodations, the most exciting activities. Here at the Robin's Nest. Opening soon. I'll see you there! But don't worry - this time <em>you</em> can be Magnum."</strong><br/><br/>The screen faded and the viewer, a girl with purple hair with her feet in a bucket of water, looked positively ill.<em>This</em>was to be the fate of her land. It was... just... unthinkable. It took all she had not to cry. Which was probably good, since she was in an airplane. It was causing enough strange looks just to ask for the bucket of water and more so when she put her feet in it. It had been a five hour flight, but thankfully, there were no snakes on the plane - other than that Selleck fellow, who was on the screeny thing she didn't quite understand. How did the scary man get behind the glass? Of course, her more worldly brothers and sisters tried to explain, but she had been isolated for far too long. A feeling that only intensified as the plane went down, nearly causing panic.<br/><br/>There were no lines for reentry at the airport. Hawai'i was subject to the King of The States United. But that was hardly comforting. It was well known that the Current King was an Evil Developer of Land. Far too many of her brothers had become orange skinned monsters with pelts of strange animals on their heads. Far too many of her sisters became pale witches with slim figures and strange accents reminiscent of the Eastern portion of the original Haole homeland. She was not very confident in her chances of reversing the evil about to engulf her Land. But coming here to the States United was the only shot she had.<br/><br/>Engrossed in thought, Ponipua leapt nearly two feet when the agricultural inspector put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Miss?"<br/><br/>"Yes? What is it?"<br/><br/>"Could you come with us? We need to talk about those flowers."<br/><br/>To be continued...