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He had to assume the worst: that Joe, Hayley, and the others had been captured

Stepping back to the snowrabbed the handlebars and forced the e see Not even the lights would come on

“This flash-draw is really starting to annoy me,” he muttered

He flipped open a so box on the back of the snowht, but it too was drained

“Great,” he muttered

He glanced up at the sky The falling snow ht was co on to Thero’s lair, but it would be almost impossible in the utter darkness that was about to envelop the island

He knew basically where he was All he had to do was make his way down the cliff and across the snowfield and he’d run smack into the Winston Glacier Frooon Soraphed by the Russian drones

He began to pick his way down the steep face of the bluff, studying the route carefully and noticing the wreckage of the hovercraft not far from the foot of the cliff

When he reached the led shell of the vehicle, he found it half buried in the falling snow Only the engine cowling, which was still venting heat, remained visible

Kurt brushed the snoay and found the hatch ajar He forced it open and climbed inside

He was looking for anything useful: food, et his hands on He found a flashlight and turned it on Thankfully, it worked He located the radio The panel lit up as he flipped a toggle switch, but even with the headset on, Kurt heard no static He figured soe unit anyway He wasn’t going to be able to reach help with it

A fewprovided hireasy rags that ht burn if he needed a les

Without the darkness would have been Kurt’s worst enemy With the moon and stars blocked by thick clouds, and no source of artificial light on the island, the darkness would be like that of a cave, co

To navigate through it without any type of aide would be iht switched on or to carry ato be seen and shot But with the night vision goggles, Kurt could hike through the darkness like a bat using sonar

He checked his watch It was just past eight pm local tiured a three-hour hike awaited him