46130 Million Years Later - Horseshoe Bay, BermudaHuman shield Simon thrashed crazily in Horne's grip as bullets flew around them in the rocky cave. "Let go!" His panic had already passed the point of hysteria. "I told you this wouldn't work!"
Horne wound his arm tighter around Simon's throat and cranked Simon's arm even more painfully behind his back. "Don't shoot!" Horne was still calling out to the gunmen as if they might cooperate. "We surrender!"
But the gunmen kept firing into the cave. One shot after another slashed past on either side of Simon and Horne. Simon knew it would be only a matter of time until a bullet finally made contact...and he, as human shield, would be the one to take the hit.
"Let go of me!" said Simon. "We've got to run! You know they're not going to
