Several hours later, Nathan and Bella walked hand in hand toward the elevators to leave the hospital. Brad’s surgery to repair his shattered left knee had gone smoothly. While he had a long course of physical therapy ahead and would never be able to push too hard on it, the doctors expected pretty much a full recovery. He and Stacy planned on coming to Virginia for a visit as soon as he was able to travel comfortably. Nate, Chris, and Tommy remembered nothing of what had happened. Bella had told the authorities onsite everything Mikel had said about the serum. Once his laptop was destroyed, the serum seemed to go dormant in its hosts, with no ill effects. The team managed to access his workrooms, recovering another computer that contained videos and detailed notes regarding his experime

