“Karyn!” Gash screamed at the top of his lungs as he charged for the shuttle. “Karyn!” “Gash, wait!” Jake Nebula tried to stop his friend, who had apparently forgotten they were infiltrating hostile territory. But Gash paid no mind to the other man’s warnings. He was already rounding the shuttle, still echoing calls for Karyn all over the forest while Jake explained to the other two how they had lost contact with the woman sent to verify Potathunder’s claims. “I mean, she could’ve just logged out…” Gran said with a shrug as Gash entered the shuttle, still hollering. “She wouldn’t,” Jake told Gran as they too approached the ship. “Not without letting us know and not without a very good reason. Not Carol.” “Who?” “Sorry, Karyn.” “Karyn!” Gash screamed again, this time his voice coming

