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He offered me his hand I took it with the hand that didn’t hold Beverly’s leash, and alked away fro future
Getting from Captain Candy’s Chocolate Factory to the ferry terminal was easier said than done On paper, it was a relatively straight five-mile shot down Tennessee Street to the waterfront Froate the short, clearly labeled streets around the docks to find e needed Fishy and Fang both agreed that e needed was the actual ferryboat: it was not only designed to be relatively easy to steer, but it was made to handle the shoals and waves of the open bay, while most of the smaller, privately owned craft were likely to capsize if the water got choppy California didn’t have much of a winter compared to the rest of the world, or even the rest of the country, but we did get more wind in Noveoing to help anything, it was better if we grabbed a boat that was big enough to do the job
Dr Banks co, we had decided to cuff his hands in front of him for the journey It would leave hiood--but it would also make it less likely that he would run away Yes, any USAMRIID soldiers who happened to intercept us would immediately know that he’d been taken prisoner That was a s him in thewith us: Fang was not Which brought us to the next proble list:
We didn’t have a security team We only had one assault rifle between the four of us And we had to travel alh territory that had been ceded to the sleepwalkers, if anted to est recommendation to you is take it slow, take it quiet, and whatever you do, don’t , walking with us toward the exit to the parking garage "The van is ready for you, but you should abandon it when you reach the harbor The sound of the engine will just draw iving another yank on his cuffs "You can’t honestly expect me to stay quiet while your people treat me like a common animal"
"You can’t honestly expect ‘ noise," Fang countered He placed his hand between Dr Banks’s shoulder blades, giving the older ered forward a few feet before he lare back at Fang, who smiled serenely "You must understand my position, Doctor You have never benefited me in any concrete ed its course in any positive way What you have done is knock everything I had ever planned for ned nor desired So please, enlighten ned to show any to anyone else?"
Fishy yawned extravagantly "You’ve been hanging out with the ’s side "I think ious"
"It’s fun to watch you all treat Dr Banks like a chewy toy, but I think we should probably get going," I said, surprising everyone--evenactually looked i the Bay after dark, and I really don’t want to land in San Francisco after dark"
"Ah: that will be the next challenge," said Fang "There should be vehicles near the Ferry Building If nothing else, buildingthey could use to pick up parts when necessary"
"Hold on a second," said Fishy "What do you ," said Fang He ignored Fishy’s irritatedas he continued: "We can’t exactly scout the site before you go there I will recommend you check the dock before you land If you drive into the middle of a sleepwalker mob…"
"We all kno that ends," said Nathan He cla to be fine We’ll go to the ferry, cross the water, find a vehicle, go to Sy in reverse No proble raised an eyebrow "Do you actually believe any of what you just said?"
"I believe that’s the plan," said Nathan
"I believe we’re never going to find out whether it works until we try it," I said
Dr Banks turned his head, glaring at each of us in turn "You fools are going to get us all killed," he said "If I survive this, I’ll be telling my lawyers about you"
"Don’t be silly, Steven," I said His head snapped towardstartled I smiled "There are no more lawyers, reave hi, and Fishy and I fell into step behind the alone in the lobby I ed--somehow--not to look back It would have felt too ain So I didn’t do it
I just walked
Getting into a car was stressful for me under the best of circumstances The stress just increased when Nathan shoved Dr Banks into the back of the van and cli the front seat for me… and for Fishy, who slipped behind the wheel like it was only natural for him to be seated there I froze, my hand on the door handle, and shot a hurt, bewildered look at Nathan, who shrugged apologetically