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Elite Housing
Running from Nightshade, Alice flashed to a movie she had seen long ago, a unicorn running and a bull made of fire chasing it. She hardly remembered the movie, almost wondered if it was just a dream, but the emotions were real enough.
Scorpio was at her side, the other two guards moving into defensive positions and falling back. After a couple of explosions, she glanced behind her and saw Nightshade leaping from one rooftop to another.
“We’ll get out of this,” Alice said, pulling Scorpio aside. He had been stuck in his cell and wasn’t as limber as her, not counting the fact that she’d received the first stage of enhancements and felt she could run forever.
They ducked in an alley between two tall housing units and then ran up a stairway, ignoring the looks of the frig
