Short Affair Challenge: Protection from Harm, Part 6

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hey, all,
here is the final chapter of this challenge-as-serial.  I actually came up with another chapter, but that will be in the revised & expanded version.  BTW, this chapter is Gen, but I gave it a Gen-Mature for consistency.  so for now:

Prompt:  needle & blue
Word Count:  1,000
Link:  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12794308/27/Short-Affair-Tales-from-Section-VII

thanks again to all of you who have been following this story.