Chapter 5The four bald men in black uniforms slid M.J.'s stretcher into the mouth of the incinerator. His sparkly shoes went in first, licked by the leaping orange flames.
The masked man turned and grabbed my arm. "I'm gettin' him outta there, man. You feel up to it, you're welcome to join me." And then he let go and ran off, his dark-clad form silhouetted in the dancing firelight.
That left me with two choices: stand there and do nothing, or literally help pull my buddy M.J.'s ass out of the fire. In other words, there was no choice at all.
I'd been feeling shaky and off-balance since entering the black dome of Heavenless, but I'd have to push past it. Taking a deep breath, I charged after the masked man.
He got to the uniformed thugs before me and immediately went to work on t
