Page 63 (2/2)

Vwoomp

Vwoomp

Vwoomp

Vwoomp

Vwoomp

Michael noticed Bryson and Sarah at his back and he jumped It was as if he’d been teistered hihts themselves

"Okay," Michael whispered, ot down to his knees and pulled the bag off his shoulder He placed it carefully on theits top wide Then he reached in and pulled the Lance froht set it off and kill them all

It’s not real, he told hie was that? After all the years, after all the ga--for the first time it hit him just how odd life in the Sleep could be How ed, a world that wasn’t even really his

He placed the Lance on the catwalk just as Sarah said, "Uh-oh"

He looked up at her "What?"

"I think our luck finally ran out," she said, staring at her NetScreen A bead of sweat trickled down her cheek "I’ve got heat sigs all along the outside of the building At least a dozen, maybe more"

Bryson clenched his jaw and shook his head Michael felt a roll of panic in his chest

"Whoever it is, they’re co inside," Sarah said

Michael’s ht, only instinct No chance of turning back Only forward now

Place and trigger the Lance

Kill Kaine

Whatever happened after that didn’this mind to the task, he picked up the device carefully and examined it He found the keypad, flipped up the cover, typed in the code His friends stood patiently beside hilance showed him that there was a ladder on the other side of the room It led from the catwalk into the depths of the machinery He headed that way

"Our visitors are spread out across the bottoly cal it for his benefit She had to keep him inforiving him directions to bake cookies "They are clearly in search mode, scattered in soht, not socookies Heto search thelights that seera appeared to descend to the very depths of the Earth, a tunnel straight to hell An apt description And Michael was ready to blow it up