They finished the pizza.
After that, Chen drove them to an old warehouse on the other side of town. Not the same warehouse as before. This one had rows of computers, glowing screens, and a huge map pinned to the wall. Red dots covered it from coast to coast.
“Welcome to the Hunt,” Chen said.
Marcus looked around.
“It’s a basement with good Wi-Fi.”
“It’s home,” Chen replied. “At least for now.”
Pip walked over to the map.
“What are all the red dots?”
“Fragments,” Chen said. “Each one comes from a failed Protocol experiment. Different creators. Different systems. Same problem.”
Julian touched one of the dots.
A nearby screen lit up.
LOCATION: ABANDONED HOSPITAL, OHIO.
EXPERIMENT: “THE SLEEP STUDY.”
STATUS: ACTIVE. 47 PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE.
Dara frowned.
“Are people still trapp
