They were far enough into the room now. They propped open the door, even, so they could leave while carrying bodies. Sonya and Elizabeth were closest to the door, therefore charged with not allowing these two to escape back through it or close them all inside. With unparalleled animation, the four of them sprang to life, clashing with their surprised guests. In a whir of motion, weapons, and noise, the two attacking Demicore were dead. “It’s hard to get answers out of them that way,” Katlin said as she stood over them. “Yeah, but it’s also hard to die at their hands if they are lying on the ground not breathing themselves,” Erik said, “Now, we need to destroy this control panel…” He tried hitting it, scraping at it, clawing it, and even yelling at it in frustration all to no avail. Then

