Chapter 16Captain Hillary walked into the infirmary, where Margot sat by Izzy’s bed. Margot stood as the captain approached. Nearly two hours had passed since the door into the command module had reopened and the rescue squad had found nothing to do except help get Izzy to the medics. Hillary glanced over at the next bed, where Johann lay, only out of surgery about thirty minutes earlier, but she turned back and spoke to Izzy and Margot.
“Nice work, you two,” she said.
“It was all Margot,” Izzy said. “I let that bastard get the drop on me.”
“Well, he’s neutralized now.”
Neutralized. That was a hell of a word. Margot could still hear his screams as he fell under the mass of ghouls.
“What’s the status of the operation?” Izzy asked.
“Complete,” Hillary said. “Once I had control again, I
