Anne frowned as an alarm sounded, accompanied by flashing red lights in the hallway ahead. A thick emergency door slid closed at a turn, sealing off their hallway and the GPG lab from the rest of the research station. Shutters covered the few small windows on the outer wall of the hallway, then the alarm died.
“What just happened?” she asked, unsure if she should be more worried in an already tense situation.
Kant shifted position and kept his machine g*n pointed at the door. He stayed quiet.
“Because I’m brilliant,” Dr. Lindstrom began, “I realized we could use the emergency subsystems not just to rescue your friends but also against the pirates. They can’t steal what they can’t get to.”
“They’re not pirates,” Anne replied with irritation in her voice. “If you need to call them anythi
