The first light of morning was weak and pale. It struggled through the dirty, cobweb-covered windows of the old, abandoned Henderson Textile building. The light landed on the floor in dull, dusty stripes, doing nothing to warm the cold air or chase away the shadows that filled the huge, empty space.
After the terrifying night they'd had, no one had gotten much sleep. Their hearts were still racing from facing the OmniCorp executive, Sterling, and then running through the dark city to this new, crumbling hideout. They were both exhausted and too anxious to rest.
They gathered closely around Kaito's laptop, which was balanced on a sturdy wooden crate. In the middle of all the decay and dust, the bright screen was like a beacon of hope. Next to it sat the solid-state drive—the small, black device that held all of OmniCorp's dark secrets. It was their only chance to fight back.
