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Even worse, the lock on the science lab would be initiated once the power returned.
“Two… One…”
I grabbed the handrail and sprinted up the stairs four, five at a time.
The power blinked back on just as I reached for the handle. It opened, I stepped inside, and let it shut behind me.
I had made it. But the scene wasn’t over yet.
31
IVY
The lights flashed on and blinded me. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the brightness.
Right there in front of me, where just a moment ago there had been nothing, Kren stood with one arm over his eyes to protect himself from the glaring light.
A fraction of a second later, the guards noticed him too. They didn’t hesitate to grab their shock rifles.
“Kren!” I screamed, struggling in the Supervisor’s arms. “Look out!”
Too late.
32
KREN
The electric blue and white bolts of the shock rifles struck me full in the chest and knocked me to the floor. My teeth chattered and clenched so hard I must have chipped at least one tooth.
“Kill him!” the Supervisor said. “Kill him!”
“No!” Ivy screamed. “Kren! No!”
It was the sight of Ivy struggling and the look on her face that caught my attention. There was no escaping shock fire once it had hold of you. Everyone knew that. They called it Riding the Lightning and there was nothing you could do but hold on and hope it didn’t last too long.
“Too long” meant different things to different species. Sometimes it was five minutes before their heart exploded. Others were more susceptible to electricity and keeled over after less than ten seconds.
I didn’t know what my limit was but I did know I wouldn’t survive it. At least I got to look at Ivy one last time. I got to see her before I checked out. It was better than a hammer to the head, that was for sure.
The Supervisor yelled and hissed in pain. He pulled Ivy back. Her lips and teeth were stained red with the Supervisor’s blood. She must have bitten him.
That’s my girl.
The Supervisor pulled his arm back to strike her across the cheek.
“You stupid bitch!”
Smack!
The Supervisor wasn’t a strong man, but the blow was enough to knock Ivy to the floor.
She hit the deck but was up in an instant.
Rushing toward me.
Toward the shock rifles’ fire.
If she touched me, she would be fried in an instant.
