Chapter 14: The Door

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They have arrived at the bottom, only to stand in front of a large door with a powered down, electromagnetic lock.

Lisa: "It's probably just past this door."

Hammerhead tries ramming the door down, but can't make a dent.

Hammerhead: "What's this thing made out of?"

Chase tries phasing through it, but he comes back disappointed.

Chase: "Looks like our only way in is to get this door online."

Hammerhead: "Any idea how to get this shit online?"

Lisa flies and examines the top of the door, only to find several wires leading to a passage behind the elevator.

Lisa: "Looks like the power source is somewhere back here."

The guys examine the same area.

Chase: "Then I guess that we don't have a choice."

They begin their trek into the passage.

Meanwhile...

Fero: "(chuckling) Nothing can hide."

Fero's new eye is examining the entire area, able to detect moving heat signatures from miles away.

Fero: "Now where are those renegades?"

Fero can see the heroes heading down the passage.

Fero: "Pitiful."

Meanwhile...

Demo: "We just need to hold out a little longer!"

Demo is fighting until they reach their last legs.

Fifteen minutes later...

Hammerhead: "There's the switch."

After dealing with a couple of Accelerators, the heroes have arrived at the power switch.

Chase: "You have the honors."

Lisa: "I'm on it."

Lisa reaches out to push the button, causing the white lights above to change to blue...

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