Chapter 47Upstairs in Control One, having just returned moments before, Drake heard the blasts—CAROOOM! CAROOOM!—and grinned. He watched now on the overhead screen as thousands of gallons of water gushed out from gaping holes and cascaded down the outer framework of the Auxiliary Building. The water, still driven by the powerful pumps at a rate of more than three-hundred gallons per second, quickly flooded the blacktop below. Above, bellows of steam rushed skyward.
Beside him, Lewis' body remained slumped forward in his chair. Drake grabbed Lewis' collar, pulled it forward, and let the body fall to the floor. Taking the seat for himself, he swiveled around to the computer keyboard and tapped in some more commands, further recovering the surveillance system. Then he paged through various e
