26 THEY REACHED TERO JORO WITHIN hours. However, due to the late hour of their arrival, Rasha wasn't sure there'd be anyone at the labs. She saw an illumination, an unnatural light on in the buildings. The entrance was always bright and the robots there always working. It didn't surprise her they recognized her. They didn't break stride to make it to the mechanical lifts they used to get to the upper levels of the shiny building. Most of the labs, however, were dark but the robot at the entrance assured them that someone would be available in the lab to help them. They stepped off of the mechanical lift and on to the glossy floors. "One word: sterile,” Ladi said as she let her feet slip along the floor. "Efficient, and we need that cure now." Rasha approached the double doors at the en

