Los Alamos, Valles Caldera, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico"Alex, are you sure you don't want to go and meet your father?" Dr. Rebecca said. His right hand shook as he stared at the fault line map of California. He pointed to a few spots right off the coastline. Disturbance and fluctuation recordings in the underwater, and often forgotten, ring of fire volcanic vents along the coast; had been reported in the last few hours. Amber came up beside him and took his left hand, still in the sling. She looked up at the map, and nodded. "What if they erupt too?" Alex turned to Dr. Rebecca. "We need to see the maps at a smaller scale, show the whole coast. Can we find up to date pictures?" She hurried back to the laptop attached to the projector. Steaming underwater volcanic vents covered the wall

