Chapter 57A spike of activity came through the command desk in the lab. Mondo dashed over to it.
“Something’s wrong,” he said. “It’s the signal. I think I’m losing it.”
“What do you mean?” asked Tina.
“I mean I’m losing it! It’s fading or something. I don’t know how to describe it!”
Tina sat by Carter’s body on the futon. The brain net on his head was connected to the Scepter. Carter’s body shook violently as if starting a seizure. Tina cried out to him, but he would not wake up. She ran over to the Scepter and slammed her foot on the button against Mondo’s protests.
A weak pulse blasted from it. All the electronics were disrupted for only a short moment as the pulse quickly faded. They collected themselves and Tina looked quickly to Carter. He was still seizing on the futon.
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