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“You’re welcome to look around some more, but I have a meeting now that I can’t miss.” Vincent gives us a nod and then steps inside the elevator, leaving the ruined accelerator behind. For all I know, it’s the last time I’ll ever see him. The thought doesn’t make me as happy as I once believed it would. With the accelerator gone, there’s nothing we can do but watch and wait, even though it goes against every fiber of my being to do nothing. I need to act. I need to resist. To fight. That’s what I am, down in my core: a fighter. But there’s no one to fight, and no way to defend against a future that hasn’t happened yet. Dr. Walters moves to stand beside us. “I’m sorry it all turned out this way.” He offers his hand to Adam, who shakes it. Then he turns to me and shakes my hand next, his e
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